The defense is not just one-on-one in positional battles. The Spurs' three wings have done a great job of limiting the Thunder's fast attack.

Ibaka got the ball as soon as possible, but couldn't give it to him.

The Thunder's defensive counterattack did not start, and the ball was given to Harden who was running back.

When Harden held the ball to the frontcourt, the Spurs' position defense had already fallen.

The Spurs' defense expanded relatively largely, and Westbrook broke through to the basket with the ball.

However, Duncan held the ball in the inside, blocking his layup and getting a defensive rebound.

If you don’t fight for fast attacks and positions, the Spurs are not worth it.

Parker brought the ball to the frontcourt to play the position, and the Spurs wanted to stabilize the pace.

The Thunder are also very hard-working.

Before this game, Westbrook delivered an inspiring pre-match speech, giving the players a burst of blood.

Coupled with the atmosphere at home, they were all excited.

Parker's breakthrough layup was blocked by Ibaka, and Perkins got a defensive rebound.

The Spurs were defended twice in a row.

Perkins got the ball and threw it directly to Durant who was about to get off.

"Bang!"

The ball was not passed and was directly intercepted by Leonard in advance!

Ball rights exchange!

Except for the third young master Ibaka, the Thunder are all in the fast attack, and the backcourt is empty.

After Parker got the ball, he gave it to Duncan in the middle, and Duncan threw the ball to Tang Tian in the bottom corner.

Tang Tian made a shot from the outside.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer came into the net.

The Spurs counterattacked the Thunder!

Brooks shouted at Perkins on the sidelines.

Such a mistake has a great blow to the morale of the Thunder.

The game on the court was very intense, and Harden's three-pointer was interfered with and missed by Green.

Looking back, the Spurs' offense has not yet scored.

After Perkins took the defensive rebound, he did not dare to pass it directly at this time.

Once the pass is out, the fast attack cannot be hit.

The Thunder can only play in positions.

Durant's big loop layup caused Leonard to foul. After making both free throws, the Thunder took the lead 4-3.

But in the next round, Parker finally scored a goal in the positional battle of the Spurs, and the Spurs surpassed 5-4 again.

The Thunder did not fight again and again in the fast break, so they could only fight against the Spurs in a position, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

"I still love Popovich so much." Barkley couldn't help but speak in the commentary seat.

Because the Thunder team all played together at the beginning of the game, the Spurs' lineup will have an advantage as long as they withstand it.

The first quarter ended about 10 minutes, and the score on the field was 16-17, and the Spurs were 1 point behind.

The Spurs have already resisted this score.

Both sides have entered rotation one after another.

On the Spurs side, Parker and Tang Tian are still on the court, and Ginobili, Dior and Split replace them.

On the Thunder, Durant and Ibaka were on the court, and Fisher, Sovlosa and Nick Collison replaced them.

Tang Tian was close to Durant and did not give him a chance. Fisher's three-pointer from the outside missed the rebound and Split took the rebound.

Parker dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and signaled the team to play the hammer tactics.

After receiving the ball, Ginobili was defended. Before Tang Tian could get the position, he changed his rhythm directly and shook away Sovlosa in front of him and broke through serpentinely.

This happened suddenly, and Collison rushed out, and Ginobili drifted the ball into the basket.

The Spurs took the lead.

The Thunder's offense in the frontcourt still had no chance.

Brooks' lineup adjustment draws out.

He couldn't let all the four young masters play in the first quarter. At this time, Westbrook and Harden both left the court to rest. The Thunder lacked a point on the court that could break through with the ball, and they all ran on the outside, which seemed very crowded.

Durant finally signaled to pull away, and after receiving the ball, he leaned back against Tang Tian's turn.

Tang Tian put pressure on him.

"Bang!"

The ball popped up at the front of the basket, and the defensive rebound was protected by Split.

“defense!defense!”

The momentum was a little wrong, and the DJ on the scene took the initiative to lead the fans to cheer for the home team.

The Thunder's defensive strength has been greatly improved, and the Spurs have no chance of positional battles.

Seeing that 24 seconds were about to come, Ginobili took a three-pointer against Sovlosa's forced shaking.

Sovlosa did not lose his defensive position and directly rushed forward to interfere with the situation.

This ball is difficult.

"Bang!"

The ball hit the basket.

However, after the rebound, the ball was shot into the net bag!

21 to 17!

Ginobili scored 5 points in a row!

Durant failed to make a very long three-pointer. After the first quarter, I had a 4-point lead for the Spurs.

"Charles, do you know who the outside world generally thinks of James Harden's playing style most like?"

O'Neal spoke.

"Manu Ginobili."

Barkley quickly gave the answer.

He is also good at breaking through, organizing and taking three-pointers, and Ginobili is a Harden template, and the league still has basically consensus.

"Yes, but after the game, many fans said that Ginobili was beaten by Harden. It seems that Ginobili was a little concerned."

O'Neal said with a smile.

"Maybe he's a little old, but he's getting more and more demonic as he gets older." Kenny Smith took the opportunity to blow.

"It seems to be the tradition of this team, and Tim, Manu, and Tony have this trend."

O'Neal also echoed. He has been playing against the three guys of GDP since the beginning, and it's fine.

Back in the second quarter, Brooks replaced Durant with Westbrook. Although the reaction was a little slower, he also realized that he needed to hold the ball on the court.

The Spurs also replaced Parker and Tang Tian with Mills and Green.

In the Spurs' offense, Dior supported the ball at a high position. After seeing Ginobili cut in, he hit the ball behind the back without looking at people.

This ball was very sensual, but Ibaka helped the ball well at the basket.

Ginobili's layup angle is very bad, and he is likely to be blocked by Ibaka directly when shooting.

He directly chose to jump out of bounds, forced a small lever in the air to avoid Ibaka's block, and then made a small throw from the scene.

Super difficult attack.

The ball barely passed by Ibaka.

However, the ball's rotation was controlled perfectly. The ball actually flew upwards and then hit the board!

"Are you teasing me? How can you enter this too?"

O'Neal exclaimed directly.

Ginobili often played this kind of sexy routine when he was at his peak, but the ball just now was really not a bit sexy!

"Sexy guy!"

Barkley also gave a very appropriate evaluation.
To be continued...