Chapter 264 Chapter 275+ Chapter 6 Father's Day (Two in One Chapter)

On June 15, US time, the second game of the finals will continue in San Antonio.

With the first victory at the bottom, the San Antonio fans looked a lot more relaxed than they did in the first game.

Even some fans walk briskly, their waists are straighter than before.

With more than 40 minutes left before the start of the game, the ATT Arena is already full of seats.

Players from both sides are also making final preparations before the game in the locker room.

"Keep up what we did last game and believe in yourselves, we'll still be victors tonight."

Popovich did a pre-match mobilization before the players set off.

After speaking, he took another look at Leonard.

They have found a way to win the series, and now all they have to do is to do the details well.

For example, put more restrictions on James.

After Popovich finished speaking, the players got up one after another, preparing to leave the locker room and go to the field.

Leonard, as in the past, picked up the cross and made his last prayer to God.

It's just that tonight he seems more pious than ever.

Half an hour before the game, players from both sides came to the field.

The Spurs looked defensive, but the Heat were more serious.

Especially the head coach Spoelstra has dark circles under his eyes, and he probably hasn't slept well in the past few days.

The first game was a loss for the Heat, but for him, the head coach, the inside disadvantage was beyond his imagination.

How to limit Duncan will be a difficult problem for him to think about throughout the series.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

The Heat took the initiative to change, Haslem replaced Battier into the starting lineup.

The Heat didn't play the defensive counterattack they wanted in the first game. Spoelstra is ready to fight the Spurs.

The Spurs also made starting adjustments, with Leonard replacing Green in the starting lineup.

The old man seems to have counted on Spoelstra's substitution.

Duncan and Bosh's jump ball.

Duncan continued to suppress Bosh and won the first offensive opportunity for the Spurs.

Parker went to the frontcourt, waited for Duncan to sink to the low post, and directly gave the ball in.

Duncan has a clear advantage in the interior, and the Spurs don't need to run complicated tactics at this time.

But as soon as the ball went in, Chalmers went in and double-teamed.

This is Spoelstra's adjustment.

And it's an effective adjustment, targeting the fact that Parker doesn't have a three-pointer.

After Duncan double-teamed the ball back to Parker, Parker dribbled to the free throw line and directly chose the mid-range shot.

Chalmers received very deep, and he didn't have time to pounce at this moment.

"Shua!"

Parker's mid-range hollow pocket.

Although he doesn't have a three-pointer, but this kind of mid-range is quite stable.

The Spurs take the lead!

In the Heat's offense, Wade used Haslem's pick-and-roll to break through for a layup, but Duncan interfered and missed it.

Duncan took the defensive rebound, and the Spurs pushed to the frontcourt. With the same low-post tactics, Chalmers also closed in.

Parker catches and throws.

"Shua!"

Voted and still!

There was a whistle at the scene.

Duncan's excellent performance in the first game caught the Heat off guard, but Parker played a good season this season!

4 to 0.

Although the scorers were different, the Spurs got off to the same start!

"The Heat didn't find a way to effectively limit Tim." Kenny Smith said in the commentary booth.

The scoring was all Parker's, but the opportunity came out because of Duncan's restraint in the paint.

Spoelstra's defensive adjustments looked like failures.

James leaned against Leonard in the high position in the frontcourt, and then reached out for the ball directly.

After catching the ball, he turned his back and shoveled in hard, and made a shot after confronting Leonard hard at the basket.

Leonard stretched out his long arms to interfere.

"boom!"

The ball was missed, but James stuck the position and took off for the second time and then grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

Post up is a new technique James has developed this season, but it's not his favorite way of attacking.

But after losing the first game, he couldn't control that much anymore.

Parker then gave the ball to Duncan.

Spoelstra waved and shouted from the sidelines.

Chalmers continued to double-team, but the rest of the Heat also began to make up and switch defenses.

Duncan passes the ball to Parker, and Parker passes the ball to Leonard.

"Snapped!"

James came out of the cage and made a steal!

After the steal, he sprinted to the frontcourt.

Parker wanted to block it, but was knocked away.

James rushed to the frontcourt like a tank, and scored with his iconic one-handed tomahawk dunk!

James roared after the dunk.

He vented all his depression from the first game to this one!

4 to 4.

James scored 4 points in a row to prevent the Heat from falling into the passive situation of the first game.

Popovich got up and walked to the sidelines at this time.

Leonard rarely volunteered before the game, but it seems that the defensive effect is not good.

It's not that Leonard's defense is not as good as Diaw, but that James' desire to attack is much stronger than in the first game.

If it doesn't work, the Spurs can only double-team.

"Kawhi, you mainly restrict him from catching the ball. Now you can't stand him one-on-one."

Tang Tian took the initiative to run to Leonard's side to remind him.

Although James has suffered a lot of doubts, his hard power is the absolute number one small forward in history.

One-on-one, even the peak Leonard, is at most a limit to James, let alone now.

So limit is the only way.

Leonard nodded, except for Popovich, he only listens to Tang Tian now.

The Spurs attacked in the frontcourt, and Duncan passed the ball directly to Leonard this time.

Leonard caught the ball and pulled it out, still a bit of Kobe's charm.

"Shua!"

However, his ball did not have the spirit of Mamba, and went directly into the net.

Although James was playing consecutively on the defensive end, he looked very good on the offensive end tonight.

"A nice shot."

Barkley also spoke in the commentary booth.

This shot was beautiful, and more importantly, it was shot, which will bring greater defensive pressure to the Heat.

At this time Tang Tian took the initiative to go to Leonard and give him a high five.

Playing against James is not an easy task, and Leonard also needs such encouragement.

James continued to ask for the ball with his back in the frontcourt.

Leonard chose to go halfway forward at this time.

Chalmers didn't dare to give the ball and gave it to Wade.

Wade came around in a circle, glanced at Leonard's position, gave James a look, and then threw the ball directly over the basket.

James understood, turned around and threw Leonard away, jumped into the air to grab the ball with one hand, and smashed the ball directly into the basket!

Alley-oop!

Janeway connects!

"Boom!"

This slam dunk caused the fans on the scene to gasp in amazement.

James' physical fitness is really against the sky!

Popovich rubbed his jaw with his hand.

It looks like James is going to be a big problem for the Spurs tonight.

The lob was successful, and the Heat's bench was boiling.

The gloom on Spoelstra's face finally dissipated.

With James playing like this, the Heat will be able to firmly grasp the initiative on the court.

Basketball games are all relative. How the Spurs defend James will be a bigger problem than how the Heat defend Duncan.

After all, where is Duncan's age and his playing time is limited, but James is a man who can directly play the whole game!

"My fault."

Tang Tian took the initiative to find Leonard at this time and said.

"I should have controlled Wade's pass."

Both of them failed to defend the ball just now, but Tang Tian took all the responsibility at once.

Whether Leonard can do a good job of defending James is the most important thing for the Spurs.

Dior missed Duncan's pass inside and Haslem protected the defensive rebound.

The Heat attacked the frontcourt, and James turned his back and continued to ask for the ball.

After the previous alley-oop was successful, the Heat grabbed James and beat him to death.

This is to build up the momentum in one wave.

Leonard continued to half-circle forward.

Tang Tian also gave Wade enough pressure at this time.

Wade chooses to lob the ball in.

James jumps to catch the ball.

But Leonard's ball was very smart, and he gave the confrontation before James jumped.

James didn't hold the jump ball firmly, and his hand slipped out of bounds.

"It seems that LeBron should put more chalk on his hands before the game instead of throwing it in the air."

O'Neill said.

Barkley and Smith were already laughing aside.

O'Neal complained about Kobe before, and now he hurt James.

It seems that he didn't accidentally injure his former teammates, but caught him in the dark!

At this moment, Tang Tian reached out to Leonard to applaud him.

Popovich looked at these details on the court, and a smile appeared on his face.

Tang Tian really saved him a lot of worry.

The Spurs' frontcourt offense, Tang Tian used Leonard's pick-and-roll to come out, received a pass from Duncan, and shot a three-pointer against James.

"Shua!"

The hand rises and the knife falls.

The Spurs once again overtook the score 9 to 6!

There was a burst of cheers at the scene.

The little emperor's defensive deterrence is really useless here in Tang Tian's place!

Spoelstra rubbed his face vigorously on the sidelines at this time.

He wasn't surprised by Tang Tian's shooting. Being able to make a shot was Tang Tian's ability.

As Smith said in the commentary booth, the old problem of the Heat is still Duncan.

Although Duncan hasn't scored yet, he has sent 3 assists.

He then looked at James.

If Duncan really can't restrain himself, then he can only look at James' performance.

As long as James can play, as said before, the Heat will still have an advantage.

James changed to attack with the ball in the frontcourt.

After he took the ball, he signaled his teammates to pull away from the three-point line, and then kept his crotch on the spot.

After taking a look at the Spurs' inside defensive position, they suddenly accelerated and rushed in.

"Snapped!"

But the moment he started, Leonard directly broke the ball in his hand!

Death Coil!

After Leonard made the steal, he went straight to the fast break.

This steal happened at the three-point line, and the rest of the Heat didn't react.

Leonard rushed to the frontcourt and scored a two-handed dunk before James chased and blocked the block.

11 to 6!

There was a burst of whistles at the scene.

"Whoa, the young man is doing really well tonight."

Barkley said loudly in the commentary booth.

Once caused James' mistake, once directly steals James.

Leonard's defense in these two rounds is really good.

Tang Tian gave another high-five to Leonard who came back.

Tonight, he is already mentally prepared.

He wants a mini five-double, five reminders, five high fives.

James did not attack again in the frontcourt.

He is the kind of player with a high golf quotient. Seeing that he has no absolute advantage in the matchup, he began to take the initiative to give the shot to the players.

Popovich nodded in satisfaction.

With this step, Leonard has already reached the expectations in his heart.

Wade broke through the front court and scored a goal to help the Heat continue to score.

Although the regular season was plagued by some injuries, the Flash's state this season is still very good.

The Spurs' Zip hammer tactics in the frontcourt, Tang Tian's running position contained the Heat's defense.

Duncan made an inside pass to Diaw, and Diaw passed the ball to Leonard in the bottom corner.

Leonard's open three-point opportunity.

"Shua!"

The three-pointer went directly into the net!

Leonard made 3 of 3 shots in this quarter and has scored 7 points!

Not only did he have a strong sense of presence on the defensive end tonight, but his offensive performance was also very eye-catching.

Tang Tian was really happy for Leonard at this time.

If Leonard can also grow up, then if the two of them start together, it will definitely be a big test for the opponent's front and back players.

And in the long run, he will definitely become the core of the team, and he will also need a strong defensive player by his side.

Even Michael Jordan has Scottie Pippen by his side.

Wade is in good form tonight. After James was restricted by Leonard, he began to create more opportunities for Wade.

However, Wade's defensive pressure on the Spurs is obviously less than that of James.

Coupled with the fact that Tang Tian was defending, Wade's scoring efficiency was not particularly high.

The Spurs won a point in each quarter, entered the final quarter with a double-digit lead, and withstood the Heat's counterattack in the last quarter, winning the game 101-93.

Statistics.

For the Heat, James had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Wade scored 29 points, Bosh had 21 points and 1 rebound.

For the Spurs, Duncan had a triple-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Parker had 23 points and 5 assists, Ginobili had 14 points, Diaw had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Tang Tian scored 11 points and 3 rebounds, plus 5 reminders, 5 encouragements, 5 waves of towels and 5 high fives.

Limit James, limit the performance of role players, and establish an inside advantage.

The Spurs have played everything Popovich wanted in this game.

And they also harvested the surprise soldier Leonard.

Leonard made 6 of 9 shots and scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals. All the data set a new high in the personal playoffs.

After the game, the Spurs players were yelling and celebrating wildly on the sidelines.

After winning two home games in a row, they took a 2-0 lead on a big score.

Defending the two home games allowed them to fully grasp the initiative in the series.

Leonard sat there alone wrapped in a towel, his body trembling slightly, as if he was sobbing.

Tang Tian walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

Leonard looked up, his eyes were red, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

"He will see."

Tang Tian pointed to the sky.

Others might think that Leonard was crying because of his outstanding performance, but Tang Tian knew why Leonard was crying.

Pray so devoutly before the game, play so hard during the game, and this reaction after the game.

All because this day is Father's Day.