On May 20, the Clippers players had five days off, and their opponent, the San Antonio Spurs, had just reached Game 7 against the Lakers a day earlier.

Popovich can no longer complain about the league schedule this time, who told them to play Game 7 to advance, since he can't solve the opponent quickly, and now he can't complain about dragging his tired body to play the division finals.

Dunleavy Sr. said before the game: "It's going to be a great matchup, we know each other well, we respect them, and I'm sure they will too. Last year we gave the fans a great first-round battle, and this time, we are looking forward to the final matchup as well. ”

"People think the Spurs are old, but they still have great coaches, Duncan, Parker, Jamison, Ginobili are all great players, they know how to win," Ji said. People talk about MVP all day long, and they (the Spurs) just have an MVP-level point guard and interior,"

Brother Panda is not a compliment when he says this, Parker blocked God in this year's playoffs, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, beat Kidd in the first round, and defeated Byron in the second round. Davis, and now he's going to play Billups again.

The Frenchman, who plays against him in every round, is a real star player, but his appearance is better than his opponent in the first two rounds, and Spurs fans are expecting him to beat Billups again, which will give him a big chance of making the All-Star next year.

"The Zen master said they were broken cars, I think so. It's hard to say, but we all know what that means, and for those veteran players in their 30s, the longer the series drags on, the worse their form will be. Even if the person is Duncan, it will not be an exception. The Spurs have physical defects. So we're going to beat them with more impact than they can handle. Let them spend more body on every attack, every move. ”

At Ji Guosha's pre-game press conference, he hacked Phil first. Jackson, and then said bluntly: "Lao Tzu is bullying you for not having staying power, and this is what Jackson said, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

Popovich was in the locker room before the game, holding the video obtained by the spy he sent out, and showing it to his players himself. Of course, it's to see how unseen Ji Guo's face is, and how much he is underbeaten......

"He may be right, if you are in a game, you are not a match for the Clippers, but no one on the basketball court is in good shape to win the game. The Lakers' physique wasn't bad, but we still eliminated them. The Clippers were better, but we almost killed them four times in the regular season, so now, it's time to let that fox know what is awesome. ”

Popovich succeeded in motivating his players. The Spurs players are scrappy and ready to take out the arrogant dead fox. Let's see if he can still be arrogant.

Today's Spurs start: Toney. Parker, Roger. Mason, Michael. Finley, Antoine. Jamison, Tim. Duncan.

Clippers starting five: Chauncey. Billups, Aron. Afflaro, Francisco. Garcia, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu.

Ji Guoyi has become more and more arrogant recently, he certainly has a reason to do so, in the last round of the series, he averaged 29.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 3 blocks and 3.8 steals per game, which is enough to make him arrogant for a while.

Throughout the playoffs to the division finals, the two brothers' individual numbers were worthy of their status as the best team.

Ji Guoqiu played 9 games, playing an average of 41.2 minutes per game, contributing 19 points, 13.1 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 3.1 blocks and 1.8 steals.

Ji Guoyi played an average of 41.4 minutes per game in 9 games, contributing 25.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.7 blocks and 3.5 steals.

"A few old guys don't have good eyes, it's really bad!"

After Ji Guoyi entered the field, he saw that the Spurs players on the opposite side were not very friendly to him, and he secretly cursed in his heart.

"After listening to your speech before the game, in addition to the pen, it is strange to have good eyes!"

Ji Guoqiu pressed his legs on the field, he didn't dare to look at Christine who came to the scene to watch the game today, since the breakup, he found that Christine is getting better and better-looking, it should be an illusion.

"This is the house flower without the fragrance of wild flowers, that little vampire hasn't come to see the ball for a long time, you're in trouble."

"What's the trouble, people live in Los Angeles, is it weird to come and watch a game?"

"You're rehearsing this in advance, how do you explain to Little Radish when you go home?"

"Then you think it's okay for me to explain it like that?"

Ji Guoyi was about to laugh at the second panda, the referee walked to the midfield, and the game was about to start.

The 20,000 home fans in white at Staples Arena shouted "MVP" and "MVP" before the game started today......

Today, former Clippers player and current Thunder forward Artest came to Staples to watch the game, and the elder Dunleavy also mentioned Artest before the game, saying: "Artest is the most physical and dangerous player I've ever seen at the small forward position. ”

Although Artest left the Clippers and was bloodied by the Clippers in the first round, when talking about his Clippers career last year, Artest still showed a look of reminiscence, saying: "When I was in the Clippers last year, I often encountered a lot of problems, but Coach Michael didn't hate me, on the contrary, he was very sincere to me. He would come to me a lot and talk to me to make sure I had something wrong because he knew very well that I was a more emotional player. He usually spends a lot of time with me. He always gave me time to adjust myself. ”

Clippers fans know that Artest must now regret leaving the Clippers, although he is more reused in the Thunder, but that is on the defensive end, and the task on the offensive end is not much different from the Clippers. But if you are in the Clippers, almost every game is a win, but in the Thunder, you can only often accept defeats and not regret it.

Jumping the ball before the game, Ji Guoqiu played against Duncan, the panda brother who had a ghost in his heart put down his distracting thoughts, the referee blew the whistle, Ji Guoqiu jumped up and shook the basketball, and the Clippers attacked.

The Clippers players were in good form today, and after Ji Guoyi scored two points first, Afraro and Garcia scored one after another, and the Clippers started the game 6-0.

Today they opened. Very pressing on the defensive end. Nearly 3 minutes did not allow the Spurs to shoot.

The Clippers' scoring champion Ji Guo. After the opening, he was in excellent form, shooting 5 of 6 in the first quarter, and one person scored 10 points, and all of them were mid-range shots.

Brother Panda was crazy about rebounding, and today he faced Duncan on the rebound ball and completely had the upper hand, grabbing 8 rebounds in the first quarter, including 3 frontcourt rebounds. He also scored 8 points.

Ji Guoqiu got eight rebounds in one quarter, which can only show that the Spurs are not in good shape today, and it can be seen that they have not yet come out of the state of the previous round, not as well prepared as against the Lakers, and the pressure on the defensive end is not enough on the Clippers, which makes the two brothers explode together.

Fortunately, they looked at Billups and the rest of the Clippers and didn't let players other than the two brothers score high points, but that's not what Popovich wants, and Jordan's rule doesn't work for the Clippers. There are two superstars on the inside, let them play. Spurs can't win a game.

In the second quarter, Ji Guoyi's shooting rate began to decline, and the Spurs' Duncan entered the basket to show his dominance, and after coming on the court, he dunked three times and played very tough.

In this quarter, Shi Buddha scored 10 points in the restricted area, plus a mid-range shot outside the restricted area, contributing 12 points in a single quarter, becoming the strongest firepower point of the Spurs.

Duncan is no longer the Spurs' No. 1 firepower point in this year's playoffs, and even his score is only the third highest among the Spurs, only better than Ginobili, who has been playing with injuries, and his score is not as good as Jamison and Parker, and the French sports car is now the core of the Spurs' offensive end.

However, when Parker couldn't break through to the interior today, Duncan immediately re-carried the team, Ji Guoqiu's defense was already in place, but Duncan's low-post shooting in the second quarter was very accurate and difficult to defend.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Spurs, led by Duncan, completed a wave of 10-2 offense and won 32-33.

Ji then returned a three-pointer on the offensive end, but the Spurs were very steady, and under Duncan's leadership, they played the kind of pleasing teamwork that they had against the Lakers, gradually taking the lead and finishing the first half 47-51.

Billups was in a mediocre state today, Parker rarely broke through the interior in the first half, but his running shots and corner shots were very accurate, and the firepower was fierce, in addition to Duncan scoring 12 points in the second quarter, Parker also found his form on the offensive end, scoring 10 points on Billups in the first quarter, and the Spurs scored a full 35 points in the second quarter.

In the third quarter, Ji Guoqiu was determined to break the demons, and under Duncan's defense, he used his body to force the basket and scored 10 points with free throws, and the Clippers exceeded the score several times under his leadership.

Halfway through the quarter, Ji Guoyi also scored a three-pointer, and the Clippers regained a 66-64 lead.

However, nearly four minutes later, the Clippers suddenly went silent, and they made several open shots, but failed to make a single shot.

And what hurts the Clippers is that Duncan was caused by Ji Guoqiu to sit off the court with four fouls during this time, but the Clippers did not seize this good opportunity, Ginobili hit unreasonable goals in a row, and the Spurs played another wave of 10-2 and led 68-74.

After the quarter, the Clippers trailed by five points, 72-77.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Crawford scored five straight points to tie the score.

The Spurs' Jamison scored four points on two shots. Mason also hit back-to-back shots after that, and the Spurs' bench lineup also opened up a 79-89 deficit after a 12-2 run.

The Clippers bench once again cheated on the dad, and except for Crawford, everyone else was invisible again.

The old Dunley was Wu Nai and replaced the two brothers in advance, but in the face of the 10-point difference, the two of them were also affected, and they missed consecutive shots, and the Clippers fell into the abyss.

The Spurs then extended their advantage to 15 points, and although in the last three minutes, Ji Guoyi and Crawford hit three-pointers one after another, but it was too late, and the outcome had long been out of suspense.

Clippers fans had to leave Staples in frustration after the game, and the night was not for them.

Ji Guoqiu scored 20 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, Ji Guoqiu scored 22 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, Billups had 10 points and 6 assists, and Crawford had 12 points.

Duncan 19 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, Parker 24 points and 10 assists, Jamison 15 points and 7 rebounds, Ginobili 12 points, Roger Anderson. Mason 9 points.

"Well, we lost this game and I know a lot of people like to see the result. It's not the end of the day for us, though, and I like to have tough fights in the playoffs, and the bigger the challenge, the better this series will be. If there is always no challenge, the game will become boring. Didn't the ratings of the last round drop because there was no suspense? So we put some suspense on this series, and maybe the ratings for the next game will be boosted as a result. ”

Ji Guo's face was swollen after the game, and he was not ashamed to talk nonsense to the media (to be continued...... R1292