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The San Antonio Spurs are a frequent visitor to the Western Conference Finals, but since winning the O'Brien Cup in 2007, this is only the second time they have been here.

After several years of adjustments, the San Antonio Spurs have once again become a top team in the league. Last year, they ran into the young and invincible Oklahoma City Thunder and stopped in the Western Conference Finals. This year, the Dallas Mavericks kicked the Thunder out of the game for them. The goal of the Spurs is undoubtedly to reach the finals, and then attack the championship again!

This season, Popovich vigorously cultivated Leonard, actually hoping that he would compete with Durant and James. But using this guy to deal with the Dallas Mavericks seems to be a good choice.

"Kawhi, how are you preparing!?" Popovich deliberately yelled at Leonard as the players warmed up on the court.

The young black small forward nodded at Popovich without any expression on his face. Kawhi Leonard is like this, a 16-year-old father who was shot and killed, a player who knows sadness and happiness, but rarely expresses these emotions. Well, Yihe has a personality similar to Yiyang...

Powerful people usually don’t clamor everywhere. Carlisle and his Mavericks don’t even know what kind of trouble they will face next...

Since the fans from both sides were present today, the ATT center was very noisy before the game started, but you could not tell whether the noisy shout was cheers or boos.

Leonard was standing across from Duncan, both the old and the young with "facial paralysis" without any expression. They just waited quietly for the kick-off, then killed the opponent and took away the victory!

"Dear viewers, welcome to San Antonio! The Texas Civil War that everyone has been waiting for has finally begun!"

Mike Brin’s yelling kicked off the game. The referee threw the basketball high, and Kaman got the ball before the Spurs Brazilian center Splitter. Yiyang took possession of the ball and the Mavericks began their first offense in the Western Conference Finals!

In the stands, some people were shouting the word "offensive", while others were desperately shouting "defense". The voices of the fans represent the mentality of the players on the field. The Mavericks and the Spurs are not at odds!

For the first attack, Yiyang handed the ball to Nowitzki. Nowitzki mentioned the high position and set up an off-ball screen for Yiyang, then handed the ball back.

A hand-to-hand cooperation is enough for Yiyang to get rid of Tony Parker, the "French Sports Car". Originally, Parker was not a player who was good at defensively, and the Spurs' defensive team did not rely on individuals, but the system!

Yiyang breaks through, makes an emergency stop, makes a jumper, and prepares to shoot. The whole action was completed in one go, and the French had no chance to block it.

But just as Yiyang was about to take a shot, his eyes went dark and his vision was completely obscured by something.

The calm and calm Yiyang glanced intently, it was Leonard's defense! The Spurs small forward leaped high, straightened his long arms and opened his big hands, so that Yiyang's shooting route was completely blocked. If you don't want to be blocked, Yiyang has only two options. Either increase the shooting arc or pass the ball temporarily.

Passing is an option with a higher success rate. Now that Leonard made up to him, Marion must have been emptied. Just when Yiyang wanted to pass the ball to Marion, he found that Parker had already made up for Marion, and Yiyang had no passing route at all!

There was no way, Yiyang had to withstand Leonard's timely supplementary defense and raise the arc to shoot. But the result can be known, Yiyang's barely shot failed to hit, and the Spurs' first defense left a deep impression on Yiyang!

"Tsk tsk, this defense is not at the same level as the Thunder!" In the stands, Stevens curled his lips. The tactical execution ability of the Spurs players is really great.

After successfully defending the new MVP of Yiyang, Leonard didn't seem to be excited at all. He pushed forward without the ball expressionlessly, as if he was just an unknown man who had just defended himself.

The two guys Yiyang and Leonard are simply "the essence of human facial paralysis!"

Leonard ran to the right 45° outside the three-point line. Without even looking at Marion, he started to run according to Popovich's tactical arrangement.

After a while, Leonard made a ball-free pick and roll for his teammates. After a while, he suddenly ran back, shocked Marion in a cold sweat. So far, Marion is still uncertain of Leonard's intentions.

At this moment, Duncan suddenly threw Dirk away and hit the middle distance. Parker made a pass, it seems that the ball still has to hit the hands of "Stone Buddha"!

But Duncan did not catch the ball after he ran to the high post, but stood in place with his hands in his crotch. This guy wants to set up a ball-free pick and roll!

Leonard's timing just started, passing by Duncan. Marion was greatly delayed by Duncan's pick-and-roll. After receiving a pass from Parker, Leonard shot directly outside the three-point line.

The Spurs No. 2 stared at the basketball into the net blankly. When the fans and DJs shouted because of his three-pointer, the guy just nodded slightly without any other expressions.

A cold wind blew, causing Carlisle on the bench to shiver. He finally realized what it was like when the head coach of the other team encountered the cold assassin Yiyang.

Cold-blooded, this is the intuitive feeling that Leonard brought to Carlisle. After working with Yiyang for a long time, Leonard was the first player to make Carlisle feel cold-blooded.

As soon as the game opened, Leonard successfully completed an excellent defense, hitting a three-pointer.

Do you think this silent boy's performance is over? Don't be naive, this is a big killer Popovich prepared for Durant and James!

For the Mavericks' second offense, Yiyang passed the ball to Nowitzki. Dirk singles Duncan, this situation naturally made the fans on both sides of the scene cheered wildly.

Although Nowitzki has fallen sharply this year, he is not helpless in the face of Duncan. The German dribbled the ball back for two steps, then suddenly turned back and withdrew a jumper!

For players like Duncan who like to "stand on the ground and block shots," it is almost impossible to block Nowitzki's high shots. Nowitzki is confident in his shooting choices, but he is about to lift the basketball over his head, but the ball seems to be knocked out by someone.

"Kawhi Leonard, his successful cut can not help but remind me of Ye. These two guys are surprisingly similar from character to playing style."

Quietly, Leonard took the basketball and left, just as he came quietly. The No. 2 small forward is advancing very fast, and only Yiyang can catch up with him. But Yiyang is not a **** after all, he can't block other people's fast break every time by nailing a big hat.

Leonard dunked and landed, the Spurs led by five points, the Mavericks didn't score a point. The Spurs fans all cheered, and the Mavericks fans were silent. Where is Leonard? The eyes are usually forward, arms open, expressionless. It's as if the person who just finished the fast break dunk has nothing to do with him.

In three rounds, Leonard's performance has assured Popovich. As long as these old guys like Duncan don't have any accidents, the Mavericks will have little chance to do anything in this game.

After the game, the Spurs' three-pointers were completely spent. Danny Green and Leonard faced two veterans Marion and Carter respectively, and they played easily and happily. Suddenly shifting the focus of offense to the weakness of the Mavericks, this must be Popovich's strategy!

The Spurs' smooth offense has also greatly improved their defensive enthusiasm. The Spurs' quick replenishment made Yiyang miserable. Now he is not good at passing, and offensive is not easy. The Spurs' defensive thinking is very clear, and they are rarely caught in gaps.

Under this tight defense, Yiyang can barely score. As for the others, they just stopped cooking.

Five minutes into the second quarter, Yiyang used a beautiful European step layup to get a three-pointer. But just 20 seconds after Yiyang made a free throw, Leonard once again received Parker's assist and made a three-pointer.

After two rounds, Yiyang broke through Parker and hit a layup under Split's nose. But less than 20 seconds later, Leonard leaned on Marion and forced a layup. The advantage of his height and wingspan was fully utilized~www.novelmtl.com~ He did not hide at all.

This is the first time Yiyang has been overwhelmed by a player in the playoffs. As long as he scores, the opponent seems to be able to continue. This situation continued until the third quarter. When Duncan, Parker and Danny Green opened the three lines, the Mavericks defense simply couldn't withstand the destruction.

The Spurs blossomed more often, and they succeeded frequently outside the three-point line. Danny Green made 6 of 9 three-pointers, Leonard made 4 of 5, and even the "Red Mamba" Matt Bonner also shot 4 of 6 three-pointers.

The Spurs made 15 of 29 3-pointers from the field. This exaggerated shooting percentage allowed them to put the game directly into garbage time when there were two minutes and forty seconds left in the game.

When Yiyang was replaced by Carlisle, he was really unacceptable. He had just eliminated the scorer Durant himself, and he would lose so badly against the San Antonio Spurs!

Yiyang sits on the bench with a blank face, you can't tell whether he is sad or indifferent. On the other side of the court, the black small forward who won the victory also looked at the big screen blankly. If you look at the facial expressions of these two guys, you might not even think that the Spurs are already 15 points ahead of the Mavericks.

After the game, Yiyang stood up and looked at Leonard. At the beginning, he was selected with the second pick in the first round. How about Leonard, who is a year later than himself? 15th pick!

A player who entered the league later than himself and was not as high as himself, just defeated himself. Yiyang was full of frustration, and he was not reconciled. Is it really inferior to Leonard?

Leonard seemed to feel someone staring at him, so he turned his head and the two players stood on both sides of the court, facing each other in the crowd.

The two looked at each other like this, without saying a word, their faces were expressionless.

Next round, come again!