"That's not good!" As soon as the game began, many of the commentators saw that something was wrong.

The Clippers players started pressing defense as soon as they came up today, and the old men of the Spurs have always been slow to heat up, and they were forced to be scramble for a while.

Ji Guoyi broke a horizontal pass to the Spurs in less than a minute of the opening game, counterattacked and scored two points. Allen hit a fast-break three-pointer and the Clippers opened the game with a 5-0 start.

The Clippers not only stepped up their pressing on the defensive end today, but they also played very aggressively on the offensive end.

The Spurs are still holding a 3-2 lead, and this game is again on the home of the Spurs, so it stands to reason that the San Antonio players should not be too pressed, they should not be too nervous.

But the real situation is that in terms of player pressure, the pressure on the Spurs players is greater than that of the Clippers players, because once they lose this game, the Spurs have a good chance of becoming the only team in NBA history to have a 3-0 lead and be overturned, which is even more tragic than the original "Maddie moment".

Well, Maddie looks like it's on the other side, and the Spurs are really declining!

The Spurs players are too nervous on the court, mainly because they pass too many basketballs, and when they should shoot, they are always hesitant to win and lose.

The Clippers captured the psychology of the Spurs players, and at the beginning of the game, they rushed and slammed into the game, trying to take the "momentum" of the game to their side, and then it was easy to play.

The Spurs opened with only Ginobili's strongest attack**, hitting a drifting jumper from 18 feet out, and the Spurs' second offense was still completed by Ginobili, but unfortunately this time he missed the shot outside the three-point line.

The Clippers hurriedly strengthened their defense against Ginobili, and at the same time arranged for O'Neal to attack inside.

The elder Dunleavy let O'Neal partner with Ji Guoyi today, but he knew that the tactics of the last game would soon be cracked by the Spurs, and today he moved O'Neal back to the starting position.

O'Neal opened the game with Randolph in a heads-up in the low post and hit back-to-back shots. The big shark is clearly in good shape.

Ji Guoyi didn't play around the front defense today, O'Neal's co-defense speed was too slow, it was impossible to help him fill the position, and he and Duncan were one-on-one on both offensive and defensive ends.

On the offensive end of the Clippers, Ji Guoyi is mainly responsible for opening up the Spurs' defense for his teammates, and he is a huge threat outside the three-point line. It would leave the Spurs empty interior defense. Even if O'Neal is not in good form today, Billups' breakthrough can be a big threat.

Of course, Ji Guosha will not only have such a little effect, today he will get a lot of opportunities to single Duncan, as long as the Clippers can pull the Spurs' defense, they will have at least three positions to play one-on-one singles, the most sure of which is naturally Ji Guoyi.

In the first quarter of the game, Ji Guoyi relied on this kind of singles after pulling away to get 6 points and 3 assists. He also has a lot of assists, because once they have a successful breakaway, the Spurs players have to retract the box to protect the basket. At this time, there will be a lot of vacant opportunities on the outside of the Clippers, as long as Ji Guoyi can pass the basketball out, it is a classic breakthrough tactic.

The Clippers have three players who can hold the ball and attack the offense - Ji Guoyi, Billups, and Iguodala, all three of whom are good at playing positional battles, so as long as they take turns to break through with the ball, the Spurs' defense is not easy to arrange the direction, and if there are some blocks and covers on the inside, it will be difficult for Randolph, a fat man, to help defend in time. The Spurs' defense will be torn apart.

In the first three games, Ji Guoshi held too much ball. The Spurs can directly focus their defense on his side, so as long as Ji Guoyi hands over some ball possession and gives full play to his teammates' ability to hold the ball, the Spurs can't do everything

All three of the Clippers' players are not bad at shooting the ball, and Iguodala is a player who has averaged more than five assists per game all year round, and this style of play can completely unleash this selfless swingman.

Iguodala was somewhat unstoppable today. His barrage of offense left Travis exhausted on the defensive end, and with 7:30 left in the first quarter, Travis received a second personal foul and had to go off the court.

Spurs bench small forward Kreiza was even more unable to stop Iguodala. Popovich could only use Ginobili and Gary. Neil partnered in the backcourt, and as a result, Iguodala's offense once again drained Ginobili's stamina, leaving the Spurs' only in-form player out of action.

Ji Guoyi only took 4 shots in the first quarter, but he was extremely efficient, which was his best way to play. Even if he just stands there, even if he doesn't do anything, he plays a role that no other teammate can replace. The point is that he can't stand on his own, and always wants the spotlight to shine on him, which is very similar to Kobe's mentality, always asking the sun to revolve around him.

In the second quarter, the Spurs were still attacked by Ginobili, Duncan fell to the low post, and Randolph raised the block, but Iguodala chased after him, and Ginobili's connection with Duncan was severed.

The Clippers' tactic today is to use the tight defense of Iguodala, Billups and Ray Allen to cut off the connection between the Spurs' outside and interior lines, and force the Spurs to play all kinds of inefficient singles, which these old men are not good at.

Ginobili forced passes to the inside on several occasions, but was repeatedly tackled.

As soon as the Clippers broke the ball, they immediately rushed wildly, playing fast attacks many times, and the point difference gradually widened.

With 5 minutes and 20 seconds left in the second quarter and a score of 38:28, the Clippers led the Spurs by double digits.

The Spurs' offense was not good, and Popovich frequently moved his troops to replace the two big and three small lineups composed of Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, Hill and Randolph.

Randolph was the main defense of Ji Guosha this time, and the fox brother naturally would not let go of this good opportunity, and broke through continuously to blow up this guy who was a beat slower than him.

But the Clippers also failed to defend against the Spurs' offense, and they were hit by Parker, Ginobili and Hill on a fast break.

Seeing this, the elder Dunleavy hurriedly replaced O'Neal with Jordan Jr., the Clippers' defensive speed problem was solved, and the Spurs' two-big and three-small tactics were restrained again.

Popovich made a gesture on the outside, O'Neal just got off the court, the Spurs immediately took the initiative to reduce the tempo and fall into the position to attack, Ginobili and Parker broke through decisively, and kept walking to the free throw line, only two minutes later, Jordan Jr. was replaced again.

Jordan Jr. couldn't control the foul, and Dunleavy Sr. put the strong Joel this time. Anthony replaced, let the Canadians and Randolph engage in hand-to-hand combat, and once again let Ji Guosha go to the opposite position with Duncan.

Those who care should be able to find out. Today, the Clippers will definitely put at least three players on the court who can attack with the ball and give full play to Ji Guoyi's containment.

If the Spurs wrap Ji Guosha, there are still two players on their side who can break through with the ball, and they can play more and less on the weak side; If the Spurs don't cover Ji Guosha, then let the fox brother single out Duncan and Randolph, which is also very efficient.

The first half ended. The score was 48:41, and the Clippers led by seven points into the second half.

Today's timeouts for both teams were not enough, and the two coaches kept moving their players, but the score gap was stable, and the Clippers always led the Spurs by 6-10 points.

It is worth mentioning that Ji Guoyi had half of the ball possession time today than before, and only made 9 shots, but contributed 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Today his true hit rate is even more than 70%.

In the first half, the Spurs still suffered from athleticism, not to mention the fox brother, Iguodala kept switching in the second and third positions today, and whoever performed well in Ginobili, Neil and Travis will use his muscles and explosiveness to entangle the opponent.

Ginobili was out of breath after the first half, and the Argentine's physical strength has been a problem, today with Iguodala and Ray Allen entangled. After the first half, he was almost out of energy.

Ji Guosha is the opposite, after handing over the ball. He was off the ball most of the day, and with that lazy look on his face, it was a bit like a walk on the court, taking Duncan and Randolph around in circles.

However, this kind of circle play only made Popovich more worried, and the entire defense of the Spurs would have to change with Ji Guoyi's movement. Of course, they can choose to ignore Ji Guosha. But Popovich can think that the Clippers will definitely hand over the basketball to Ji Guozhi at that time, and let him always play Duncan or Randolph alone, anyway, he has an absolute advantage.

In the second half, Spurs opted to focus on offense. After the Clippers shared the ball with Ji Guoyi, there were too many points that they could attack and couldn't defend at all, so there was only one way to score more points than anyone.

than scoring, Ji Guoyi said that he was the best at this.

In the third quarter, the fox brother was unrelenting, and continued to shoot and hit three-point shots at the beginning of the game, raising his personal total to 20 points.

The Spurs players pretended not to see it, and Parker and Ginobili took turns to break through, but they repeatedly hit the iron under the defense of Ji Guoyi.

In order to create space for his teammates to break through, Duncan simply pulled to the mid-range to shoot a half-volley, trying to call the fox brother out of the restricted area.

Ji Guoyi didn't go out with him, and gave Duncan the opportunity to shoot the middle distance.

The Clippers let the Spurs shoot a half-volley, Duncan made the first two shots, and then hit three consecutive iron shots, and the embarrassing moment came.

Duncan's mid-range shooting has always given people a slightly stiff feeling, and as soon as he shot, it makes people feel that the ball may be smashed into the basket, and in recent years, it has always been smashed to the basket, and this year's Duncan's long-range shooting rate is only 40%, which is not high.

Ji Guoyi's offense in the third quarter let Duncan know why his mid-range shot was inaccurate? Because there's no rhythm!

The Spurs defended Ji Guosha, and they didn't dare to stick too close, the latter's breakthrough lethality was too high, and if they were close, one step would be passed, and the inside line would not have time to fill the position.

As a result, Ji Guoyi often takes two tentative steps, and he can get enough space to shoot, and when he feels good, he can make the opponent drink a pot with such a simple move.

In the third quarter, Ji Guoyi's hand was good, and in the face of Duncan's defense, a tentative step made the latter have to take a step back, otherwise Shi Buddha really couldn't do the slightest delayed action.

Ji Guoyi did not hesitate, and immediately jumped out of his hand, and his body was still slightly leaning back.

Duncan was helpless against such a shot, and the basketball swiped into the basket.

The Spurs have been difficult to break through in the face of the Clippers, because they have never been able to solve two major flaws.

One is that in addition to Duncan, who will provide a stable firepower point on the inside?

This problem, with the arrival of Randolph this season, has been resolved.

The offensive problem is solved, and the second question is, who will defend against Ji Guosha's offense?

This problem, the Spurs have not been able to solve it so far, as long as the fox does not come nonsense, Duncan and Randolph can't prevent such an inside line, and the Spurs' small forward position itself is a big hole, and it can't be done if you want to find a forward gate to misplace the defense.

So once the Clippers play smarter and know how to exploit their opponents' weaknesses, the Spurs will fall on this deadly problem.

In the critical stage of the third quarter, Ji Guoyi scored 6 points in a row in the face of Duncan's defense, widening the difference to 12 points in one fell swoop.

At the end of the quarter, Ginobili ran out of energy and missed consecutive shots and was replaced by Popovich.

Duncan was the fourth offender by Ji Guosha, and he also sat back on the bench.

The Clippers went on a 16-4 run in the final five minutes of the third quarter to turn the score to 80-60 in one fell swoop.

At this point in the game, the winner is decided.

If the Spurs can't find a way to restrain Ji Guosha, they won't be far from fishing. (To be continued......)