After the ceremony, the Warriors Spurs starters stayed on the court.

The players familiar with the two sides greeted each other, and in the Spurs, Parker and Duncan, who started the start, were teammates in the All-Star Game with Yang Di, dealt with each other, and shook hands before the game to express friendship.

Warriors starters: Derrick Fisher, Ray Allen, Danny Granger, Jandy and Tyson Chandler.

Spurs starters: Parker, Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan and Francisco Elson.

Francisco Elson, who only came to Gregg Popovich's radar in the middle of the season, was the 12th pick in the second round in 1999, was drafted by the Nuggets at the time, and didn't enter the NBA until four years later, standing at 2.13 meters tall, weighing 240 pounds, and known for his ferocious frontcourt rebounding ability.

This season with the Spurs, he averaged 5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 20 minutes per game, including 1.2 frontcourt rebounds.

The referee blew the whistle and Tim Duncan and Tyson Chandler jumped the ball halfway through.

The two were of similar height, and Chandler held back his strength, jumping a little higher than Duncan, and won the jump ball by a narrow margin.

The Warriors attacked first, Derrick Fisher advanced with the ball, made a gesture, the Warriors followed his gesture and fell, and Youngdy walked to the elbow area to cover Ray Allen.

Ray Allen wanted to receive the ball at a 45-degree position, but Bowen was very close to the ground, and Yang Di withdrew and went inside, Tim Duncan leaned on Yang Di, and the two strong bodies confronted each other, and Fisher hit the ground and distributed the ball to Yang Di.

Ray Allen ran from Jandy's back baseline to the bottom corner of the other side.

Yang Di received the ball with his back to Tim Duncan and dropped with his arm held high in the basketball, and the Warriors opened up space for it.

Popovich stood on the sidelines, and the Warriors' offensive wave was as he expected, basically relying on Yang Di's personal ability and handing the ball to Yang Di to deal with.

Yang Di did the axis, and Ray Allen served as the offensive containment point, taking away the defensive pressure for Yang Di.

Now it depends on whether Duncan can defend against Yang Di alone, and what kind of offensive strategy Yang Di will adopt.

Oracle Arena is clamoring, Duncan's single defense is known as the top five in history, but Yang Di's offensive firepower this season is ferocious, is the sharpest spear, contradictory matchup, is a highlight of the entire series.

"Come!"

Duncan's eyes widened, a big hand raised high, his legs spread apart, and Yang Di turned from his back to the frame attack.

Duncan has a heavy tonnage and long arms, and it is not a good choice to play Duncan with his back in the low post, and after Yang Di received the ball and turned around, his vision was more open, and he noticed Francisco Elson, who was about to move in the defense of the penalty area.

This is a rare opportunity, and Elson also wants to give Yang Di a good defensive gift in such a high-profile game, such as a hot pot or something.

Yang Di threatened to hold the ball and tried to attack.

Duncan was unmoved, Yang Di suddenly dribbled and put down, took a step back, and at the same time made a gesture with his hands folded, as if he was about to step back and jump shot directly.

A trace of calmness flashed in Duncan's eyes, and he took a broken step under his feet, and moved closer to Yang Di as Yang Di moved, but did not jump.

Yang Di leaned over, sent the ball to the ground with his left hand, and took the basketball that bounced up with his right hand, and the whole person suddenly accelerated, and he was about to forcibly overtake Duncan's right side.

At this time, Yang Di's speed is much faster than Duncan's, and compared with two years ago, Yang Di's offensive skills are also sophisticated and diversified.

There were no superfluous movements, and Yang Di instantly occupied a favorable position on the right side and firmly completed the breakthrough.

Duncan opened his arms and wanted to block Yang Di.

Yang Di added another section of speed, collected the ball, and the whole person stepped on the floor and jumped suddenly, gliding in the air for a distance, Francisco Elson had no time to react, Yang Di had already grabbed the frame head-on to complete the violent dunk.

"Bang!"

Smash the ball into the net with both hands, 2-0.

This powerful slam dunk directly ignited the enthusiasm of the entire stadium, and there were monstrous cheers, people called Yang Di's name, and many people even shouted MVP.

"Awesome!"

Duncan secretly praised, Yang Di's speed is really fast, and the dribble is very good, and the breakthrough under the integration of man and ball is simply a small forward.

"This dunk reminds me of the playoffs two years ago when Duncan met Amare Stoudemire of the Suns." Yang Yi, the guest invited by the imperial court, talked eloquently.

At that time, Xiao Si's physical fitness was similar to that of Yang Di today, and Xiao Si's strength was also very good, good at breaking through, and he scored more than 30 points in the entire series, which amazed the entire NBA. In this round of the series, Duncan met Yang Di, who had a stronger scoring ability than Xiao Si at the beginning, and the two played similarly, and now Yang Di's offense is more mature, I think Yang Di may usher in a big explosion. ”

On the court, the Spurs attacked.

Tony Parker held the ball at the top of the arc, moved to the right, and then gave the ball to Duncan, who was raised to the top of the arc, and Duncan moved to the left, hand-to-hand and Finley to complete the pass screen.

"Make up one!"

Danny Granger was blocked by Duncan and didn't keep up with Finley in time, and Jandy easily filled in for him, and Finley didn't dare to shoot in front of the demonic Jandy, passing the ball back to Tony Parker, who was spinning back on the right.

Parker went around and Francisco to block and dismantle the screen, still not in a hurry to attack, calmly distributing the ball to Duncan.

Duncan raised his hand and turned, Finley caught the ball and shook it, and when the 24-second offensive time was about to expire, he took a shot.

No.

Montgomery looked at the Spurs' tactics, which were still centered on Duncan and Parker, weakening the offensive threat on the flanks and strengthening the opportunities to create frontal offense.

In today's world where swingmen abound, Popovich boldly uses Tony Parker as the core of the engine, which is not bold.

In fact, when the Warriors relied on Byron Davis for a championship last year, the league has already undergone some changes.

In addition to the more fierce running trend this season, there is also the emergence of teams like the Spurs that are quietly transforming and upgrading.

And the assertion that the so-called super point guard cannot lead the team to win the championship has long been scoffed at by many coaches.

Parker is a point guard with a more aggressive personal offense, and like Byron Davis, Parker is on the Spurs' scoring role.

The Warriors led by 2 points, and the Spurs missed the first wave of offense, and the fans were even more energetic.

On the court, the Warriors attacked for the second time, Yang Di covered his teammates, Ray Allen received the ball at the top of the arc, the two attacked at the top of the arc, and the rest of the players pulled away.

The moment Yang Di helped Ray Allen block Bowen, Ray Allen made a pull-up jump shot.

The shot was fast, Duncan had just raised his hand, and Ray Allen had already completed the attack.

The basketball "swooped" through the heart and into the net, and the referee raised three fingers to indicate that the ball was still a three-point shot.

5-0, Popovich stood on the sidelines and gestured.

"Toot ~"

Less than 1 minute into the game, Spurs called a timeout.