After the game started, the pace of both sides was very slow and the defense was very good.

There is no need to say much about Anjie's inside line. The Spurs also use overall defense under the arrangement of Vic. It is difficult for the Thunder to get a chance. Therefore, when neither side could score in the inside line at the beginning of the game, both the Spurs and the Thunder's outside players chose to try their hand outside the three-point line first.

However, the strict defense not only makes it more difficult for both teams to score in the inside, but outside the three-point line, they often shoot with interference.

Tony Parker and Westbrook made a three-pointer alternately, but they didn't even make the ball. Seeing this situation, Jeff Van Gundy quickly called for a timeout, otherwise it would be too late to wait for the Spurs to adjust.

Vic also took this opportunity to make arrangements. The situation where both sides stabilized their defense and could not score goals made many neutral fans drowsy.

"This is the ugly game between the Thunder and the Spurs. Apart from mid-range shots and free throws, the two teams didn't even score layups." Charles Barkley was complaining again.

"Don't worry, fans who choose to watch this game won't care about these things. And after the coaches of both teams make slight adjustments, their offense will definitely improve." Kenny Smith was very confident in Van Gundy and Vicky's coaching level.

Just as the commentary and joked with the three T.nT's styles, the time of the suspension passed unexpectedly. In the blink of an eye, the players on both sides returned to the court again.

In terms of the lineup, Van Gundy replaced Costic and brought Morris up.

This move undoubtedly shattered the inner fantasies of many fans. Van Gundy wanted to hold on to the end.

The Spurs were relatively weak in the interior last year. Although they introduced Antonio McDyce this year, it is undeniable that this did not bring much improvement to their interior.

The reason why Duncan played in the fifth position was because he did not have a good center.

After the timeout, the Thunder took the lead in attacking, Westbrook advanced quickly, and Anger did not step forward to pick-and-roll, but was trying to get in.

Although Duncan is not a Brutalist insider, his strength is not weak. Anjie cannot stay in a position for a long time. As long as he stands firm, Duncan will try his best to push Anjie outside.

An Jie still raised his arm high and opened his hand to ask for the ball. It seems that only by holding the spherical frame can he pass the stone Buddha's yi barrier.

Seeing that Durant had not yet run, Westbrook made a high pass and let Anger attack.

"Ann got the ball, how will he deal with Duncan's defense??" Kenny Smith was excited. The inside duel between Anger and Duncan is finally about to be staged.

After Anjie took the ball, he made several tentative steps, but Duncan did not move at all, just lowered his center of gravity and leaned against Anjie.

Afterwards, An Jie stepped forward with his left foot, but actually dribbled the ball to the right, intending to pass Duncan with a quick tentative step.

This move may allow Anjie to deal with most inside players, but it is obvious that Duncan is not included.

With a quick move, Duncan easily stopped Anjie.

After being blocked, An Jie leaned against Duncan and took the opportunity to jump and shot directly. Duncan was afraid of being fouled, so he did not jump, but just raised his hands to interfere with An Jie's sight.

Anjie was indeed blocked by Duncan's long arms, but he still threw the ball into the box.

There were no gorgeous steps, because An Jie could not use those things when facing Duncan's defense. There was no exciting dunk, because An Jie's fake moves could not deceive Shi Fo at all. The two high-ranking inside players were overwhelmed by the ordinary shot after turning around.

When the Spurs attacked next time, Tony Parker also found Duncan with a good position in a "tactful understanding".

After Duncan received the ball, he sat back hard, and Anjie was pushed away with a small step. Seeing this, Anjie quickly adjusted his center of gravity and prepared to face Duncan's second impact.

Unexpectedly, Duncan leaned back just a feint attack, pushing Anjie away and winning the space for himself. Duncan turned around and retreated, with almost no jumping shots. The basketball steadily turned into the square score and tied again.

As always, Duncan scored a 45° angle shot, and he used a very simple move to get a chance to score.

No celebration, no expression. Duncan is like nothing, come back to defense quickly.

"This is the showdown between two basic skills gentlemen. They don't care about the scene, they only care about the most efficient way." Mike Brynn shook his head. Although it was an important game, I guess the ratings of this game should not be too high.

Fortunately, Durant suddenly worked hard in the second half of the second quarter, which saved the fans who were trapped in "digging".

Although Durant's shooting percentage is not high under the Spurs' tight defense, he dared to break through and got a full nine free throws!

The most important thing Vic did in the first quarter was to complain to the referee. If it weren't for these nine free throws, the Spurs would have been able to establish a lead long ago!

Tony Parker made an O-Ye shot, Westbrook made an O-Ye shot, Ginobili made an O-Ye shot, and although Durant scored 2 points in a single quarter, he only made two of his 6 shots.

After reading these data, you can probably guess how ugly the scene in the two sides' quarter is.

If it weren't for Duncan's 3-for-4 shots and Anger's 3-for-5 shots, then the number of goals in the yi quarter game would be a handful.

It was not until the substitutes of both sides came on the court that their situation of hitting each other was finally improved, but the bench players did not play much time and did not play much mobile phones, so they still failed to make the game look better.

However, after Morris grabbed the offensive rebound, he started to jump and dunk on the spot, which gave fans some comfort.

25 to 25, the Spurs evenly distributed the game, and Durant made 8 free throws, ensuring that the scores of both sides were normal.

"What do you think of the battle between the two sides in the second quarter? Charles?"

"The score of 25 to 25 may make many people mistakenly think that this game is very intense and exciting. But I still want to advise the audience who have just turned on the TV to change the channel quickly and don't hesitate." Barkley pretended to be serious, not only did not reduce the ratings of T.nT, but instead aroused the curiosity of fans. Many people chose to continue watching this game, wanting to find out.

This is why Barkley is never serious but can become the most popular commentary of T.nT.

Reggie Miller may be very professional, Kenny Smith may be very pertinent, but Charles Barkley is the only thing that T.nT and other channels are different.

Although both sides did not hit the ball in the yi quarter, it was not because there was any problem with their offense, but because the Spurs and the Thunder did a good job in defense.

Van Gundy knew that it would be difficult to break the Spurs' "chain defense" with the personal abilities of the third young master alone. Only when Xue Weich made the distribution of the shooting rights more balanced can the Thunder have the opportunity to open up the situation on the offensive end.

"An, you hold the ball more in the second quarter, but I don't want you to perform singles, you organize." Compared to Westbrook, Van Gundy believes more in the organizational ability of Anger, the center. If Anger hadn't been unable to dribble through the half-court, maybe Van Gundy would have asked Anger to play the number yi position.

"Morris, your task is to do an off-ball pick-and-roll for your teammates." As he said that, Van Gundy picked up the tactical board and started drawing.

Everyone listened very seriously because everyone has their own tasks on the offensive end. This time, scoring is no longer a "private matter" of the Thunder Third Young Master.

In the second quarter, the two sides continued to fight fiercely, and Argentinian Manu Ginobili replaced Gis Bogans, the fake, and came to the second position, while Andrew Morris also replaced Kostic, the fake, to assist Angel in defending. As of now, the coaches of both sides are still very conscientious.

Although he made a 5-for-5 shot in the second quarter, Vic still gave Ginobili the right to fire. Once this monster guy got his shot, the Spurs would have a greater chance of winning.

Sevorsa's defense in the first quarter was the biggest reason for Ginobili's poor shooting percentage, but this time, Ginobili used Duncan's tacit pick-and-roll to bypass the wall of Sevorsa and penetrated into the penalty area guarded by Morris.

Since Angel had to follow Duncan to mention the high position, the Thunder's basket barrier became Morris. However, in front of Ginobili's unpredictable European step, the young Morris did not allow the Argentinian to score directly, but was still confused to apply for a foul.

"Do you need to transfer An out of the three-second zone?" Van Gundy touched his chin and sacrificed Duncan's threat on the offensive end to clear the Thunder's defensive pillars. This is something that Vic cannot do.

After Vicci's intentions were revealed, Van Gundy did not make any adjustments immediately. He planned to take a look first before making a decision.

The subsequent attack, Angel, was the Thunder's offensive command tower near the free throw line, as Van Gundy arranged.

He allocated the ball well, giving everyone the opportunity to take action. However, the opposite was that the Spurs could score the ball after getting the ball, and the Thunder's offense was obviously not so efficient.

Angel held the ball with the basket and handed the ball to Westbrook. After Westbrook broke through, the Spurs quickly contracted, so Westbrook had to pass the ball.

Severosa got an open shot and he would get an open shot, which was completely within Vic's expectations. The Spurs dared to shrink quickly and miss Severosa because he had missed two open shots in front.

The third time, Sefrosa made a decisive move. She had the determination, but the feel had not yet come back.

"Sefrosa's touch was cold! Although he also defended Ginobili very hard, he himself could not score on the offensive end."

Under similar tactics, the Thunder's shooting percentage was much lower than that of the Spurs. Seeing that the score was slowly being widened, Jeff Van Gundy had to change his strategy.

"You said you would win the Spurs in this game! Look at the score, it's already nine points! We are nine points behind gentlemen!" Van Gundy knocked the tactical board with his fist to emphasize the difference.

To be honest, the Thunder's tactics were implemented, but the player's feel is indeed a problem that Van Gundy cannot solve.

Nine points, more than three minutes, if you want to stabilize the situation, the Thunder must score!

"Last three minutes! An! Give me more attacks in the inside!"

"Ah?" An Jie looked up in surprise. He thought Van Gundy was going to replace him. After all, he only took two minutes to rest in the second quarter. Unexpectedly, in the last three minutes, Van Gundy actually asked him to perform singles.

"Your shooting feel is really bad. During the halftime break, I will let you out five minutes in advance to practice shooting. But now, we must hold on to the score! If the score is widened to double digits, we will be very difficult in the second half!" Van Gundyyi began to set up a tactic of dispersing shots because it can pull off the Spurs' defense.

But with poor shooting percentage, he could only bite the bullet and ask An Jie to bite the last time.

After returning from the timeout, Morris was replaced by Ibaka because the Thunder now needs more offense than defense!

When Yi came up, Vic immediately changed. Anjie no longer took the ball at the high position, but began to wrestle with McDace.

Duncan widened his eyes when he saw this. Could it be that the Thunder would play in the inside while he was away?

Sure enough, except for Durant who was following outside the three-point line, the other three Thunder teams pulled to the weak side. The entire half of the half was freed for Angel.

When An Jie received the ball, he immediately turned around and got rid of it. McDace hurriedly followed. As soon as he got up, he saw that An Jie suddenly braked, turned back and let himself get lost.

With a simple step, he got rid of the defense, An Jie easily hooked, and the Thunder finally scored!

However, Ginobili's snake-shaped breakthrough caused Anjie to foul again. Seeing that the lead was still very obvious, Vic decided to let Duncan continue to rest.

Sure enough, for the second attack of the Thunder, Anjie was still taking the ball from the low post.

"Coach Van Gundy has set up a single tactic for the center, but he has been throwing his own bets at the beginning of the second quarter. Isn't it too early?" Kenny Smith couldn't help asking when he saw this unusual scene.

"Indeed, in most cases, Coach Van Gundy will only make this arrangement if he really can't start the situation in the fourth quarter, or if the Thunder team's inside advantage is obvious. But now, the Thunder team's outside players clearly cannot score goals, allowing Angel to chase two points and two points at the risk of being double-teamed and making mistakes. It is indeed the only way to do it." Reggie Miller answered Kenny Smith's question.

The second time, the person who defended Angel became Matt Bonner, but it still didn't help.

Under the "titled" of An Jie's footsteps, Bonner was finally deceived, while An Jie easily arched his waist and got off the defense, made a layup with his low hand and scored another two points.

The third time, Angel signaled Westbrook to take the ball first, so he ran out of the low post and stepped forward to pick-and-roll.

Seeing Anjie winking at him, Westbrook instantly understood Anjie's intention.

He broke through with the ball, but An Jie, who was going to pick-and-roll, suddenly ran back and slammed into the inside line.

Matt Bonner was completely deceived by this fake pick-and-roll, and he reached out to grab Angel's jersey. But Angel had already received a pass from Westbrook and flew into the air!

"Bang!" The powerful yi buckle was so strong that countless Thunder fans and Chinese fans who were dozing off in front of the TV were woken up by the voice.

Opening his eyes, An Jie was hanging on the frame, and the referee blew the whistle in his mouth.

Matt Bonner made a foul and Anjie got the chance to score a three-pointer!

With a steady hit, the Thunder will approach the score again.
To be continued...