The Spurs' starting positional defense system is among the best in the league, and their weakness is speed, not only the slow interior twin towers, but also the outside line, including Tony Parker.

The biggest enemy of a defender who relies on speed is age. This year, the 32-year-old Parker's pace has slowed down, and his breakthroughs are no longer as terrifying as they were at his peak, due to his style of play.

Parker's main offensive methods are mid-range shooting and scoring under the basket, and there are many breakthroughs with the ball after blocking and dismantling, changing direction and turning between various marches, which is physically exhausting.

The league's stars who like to play like this, Brandon Roy has lost his meniscus, Wade has worn out his knees almost, and Sam Porter and Derrick Rose, who are known for their breakthroughs and physical fitness, have torn both ligaments.

Everyone likes to watch the lightning-fast transformation of the basket and the dunk in the air, in fact, things like Ginobili's floor-flowing European step and Harden's bulldozer-style European step layup plus touching porcelain are the best balance between prolonging athletic life and effective scoring.

In addition, there are few guards in the world who play more games than Parker, who plays in the regular season and playoffs with the Spurs every year, and then plays in the national team, and has not missed several European Championships.

Yang Rui arranged tactics for the weaknesses of the Spurs, in his previous life, since 12 years, the Spurs lost to the Thunder twice in the playoffs and once to the Clippers, all of which were lost in speed, and they were afraid of chaos. Once the opponent plays with talent, the role of the defensive system is compromised.

In this life, Yang Rui's team has not run to the Spurs once or twice, Popovich has nothing to do with this move, and the weakness has nothing to do with tactics.

At the end of the timeout, the Spurs made a substitution, Split came down, and Dio came on, one big and four small.

When he was young, Dior was a god-level figure who could play in all 5 positions, and now although he is a piece of fat, he still often stages breakthrough dunks, and can also turn around and jump shots, and is a flowing fat man.

Diola responded to the high post, Duncan attacked Griffin in the low post, and adopted the same star single tactics as the Clippers, and both sides retreated quickly, and the game became a little dull.

At the 6th minute, Yang Rui made a substitution, Parsons and Chandler came on, replacing Griffin and Farid. Chandler defended Duncan and interfered with shots better.

At the dead ball in the 7th minute, Popovich adjusted again, replacing Duncan and Leonard, and replacing Matt Bonner and Ginobili. It's a bit overkill to let Duncan defend Chandler, so it's better to rest for a while, and the Spurs' offensive focus shifts to the outside.

The Spurs' interior defense has weakened, but the Clippers can't take their chances, the players on the court are not good at attacking the restricted area, and only Curry has one point of attack with the ball.

At the 8th minute, Yang Rui made another substitution, and Guy came on to replace Middleton, adding an offensive point with the ball.

Yang Rui and Popovich played against each other, and repeatedly adjusted their playing style through substitutions, targeting the opponent's lineup, disrupting the offensive rhythm, and not giving a chance to play a wave.

Guy is a star who gives him enough shot power and playing time to cut 20+, and Curry has been selected as an All-Star, and the Spurs still rely on veterans Parker and Ginobili as they did before 2010.

The Clippers led 27-23 in the first quarter, and the two sides fielded a luxurious bench lineup in the second quarter.

The Clippers five, Livingston, Wesley Johnson, Gay, Parsons, Griffin.

The Spurs five, Mills, Ginobili, Belinelli, Dio, Aaron Baines.

Baines is a very strong, blue-collar center, resembling a bearded Viking, with an angular helmet. Popovich didn't need him to attack, let him come up to defend Griffin.

This adjustment is very critical, Griffin was blocked by Baines with an impact interior play, Livingston lacked absolute speed, and he was not a guard who was good at blocking and dismantling with the inside, and the Clippers offense became weak.

Seeing that Duncan and Split were not there, Griffin wanted to take the opportunity to score more, but he hit the Clippers in a row.

Baines played 9.2 minutes in the regular season, had 3 points and 2.7 rebounds, and the playoffs were similar, leaving Griffin lightly beaten. But Baines is a player with special talents, and during his time in Europe, he was considered the strongest center in European basketball.

Admittedly, Baines struggled with defensive pick-and-rolls and couldn't keep up with fast-paced defenders after switching guards. However, he was able to use his 208cm height and 118kg body to firmly hold the penalty area, and few opponents could make him take a step back. He's very good at the card position, and if he can't be called the patron saint of the basket, he is also an excellent low post defender.

Ginobili scored five points in a row and broke through to assist Belinelli's mid-range shot to overtake the score. Yang Rui yelled at Griffin on the sidelines, "Pull away, play No. 2 and No. 3 tactics", and he hurriedly stopped attacking the inside.

The ball was handed to Livingston and Gay for the main attack, and the Clippers immediately stabilized the situation, and Mills and Belinelli could not defend alone.

This time it was Popovich's turn to be uncomfortable, and he had no other way than to reduce Mills' playing time. Belinelli, like Fournier, is the type of attack and defense.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in 2015, the Spurs had to let go of several people in order to bring in Aldridge to free up salary space, including Belinelli. Belinelli and Danny Green are both three-point shooters, and when it is 4 million cheaper, the Spurs also decisively keep Green, just because this person can't defend.

Now this Spurs offense is not inferior or even better than its previous life, but the defense is not perfect. Popovich replaced Mills and Ginobili six minutes later, and replaced Parker and Leonard to defend the perimeter.

When Duncan returned to the court, the Spurs' defense became more solid, the tempo of the two sides slowed down, and every ball was contested.

At halftime 55-48, the Clippers led by seven points.

In the third quarter, Ginobili and Fournier each hit two three-pointers, and Leonard also hit a three-pointer, and the Spurs overtook the score.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Duncan went off the court to rest, and the Clippers Farid played a cameo role as a center, and Parsons played a small ball tactic at a big forward, and a wave of running and bombing caught up with the score.

In order to strengthen the defense, Popovich mainly used a nine-man rotation, and Bonner, Joseph, Baines and others, who often played in the regular season, went to guard the water cooler.

In the last 3 minutes of the game, the person who decided the outcome appeared, and that was Curry, who had a very smooth hand. On the premise of ensuring defense and rebounding, Yang Rui's tactics arranged in the last few minutes were Curry's singles.

Griffin had a terrible performance today, and Yang Rui reduced his playing time and brought Draymond Green and Farid together to play on the interior and did a very good job of changing guards.

On the offensive end, Green is responsible for pulling out to cover, responding to passes, and waiting for opportunities to shoot, while Farid attracts defense in the low post and grabs rebounds in the frontcourt.

With this kind of system, Spurs players don't dare to wrap Curry all the time on the perimeter. Middleton and Green also hit three three-pointers each today, and they felt great. Curry draws the ball and his teammates get an easy shot.

Parker's solo defense breakout is good, but Curry's jump shot is not good. Curry first hit a shot from a distance of nearly two meters outside the three-point line in the middle, and in the next round of counterattack, he took the ball to the front court, suddenly stopped and retreated to make a jumper, and hit another one on the right side.

These two three-pointers widened the gap between the two sides to 10 points, and then the Clippers strengthened their defense, Chandler and Draymond partnered inside, the offense was handed over to Curry and Gay, and Danny Green pulled away from the outside and other opportunities to maintain the advantage to the end.

118 to 109, the Clippers got off to a good start.