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The ceremony was a big success, but the ceremony was a big success.

Han Yi did see a large number of old Spurs fans crying because George Gervin was back on the Spurs' home court, but isn't this kind of ceremony a sign of weakness?

The Celtics also returned to the finals after 12 years, so why didn't they consider bringing in the Lord of the Rings Bill Russell to kick off the game?

That's because the finals are indeed new to this Celtics team, but for the older generation of the Green Army, entering the finals is nothing but an honor, so why show off?

Moreover, the premise of this so-called ritualistic activity that can really make people burst into tears is that you can win this game. As long as you lose, these useless gestures will eventually become a joke!

George Gervin leaves, and the referee comes on and throws the ball into the air!

Ben Wallace tried his best, and then lost without any suspense!

But when Tim Duncan received the pass from the young general Avery Johnson, Duncan turned around and found that the person facing him was not Ben Wallace, who was tough enough but allowed to be ravaged by him helplessly, but Han Yi, who was known as the three-man today!

Tim Duncan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Popovich also frowned:

"Is Han Yi going to play three or five?"

At first, when Popovich saw that the Celtics chose to put Han Yi at the third position and put two pure blue-collar insiders with no offensive ability in the interior, he thought it was to further save Han Yi's physical strength.

Han Yi's physical strength is already extraordinary, but no matter how extraordinary he is, he is still a human being. He will feel tired after 48 minutes without a break. Han Yi played 47 minutes in the first game and won, and played 44 minutes in the second game and lost. This means that in this matchup, as long as the Celtics want to win, Han Yi basically cannot play at the right pace.

So choosing to let Han Yi avoid the inside melee and choose to roam outside can greatly reduce Han Yi's physical overdraft on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can more effectively curb a wave of very accurate outside shots by the Spurs in the last game.

All of this makes sense. Popovich just took a look at the Celtics' lineup and guessed it.

But when Han Yi went to defend Duncan in the first round, Popovich was confused again.

Whether it was the first or second game, the Celtics would let Han Yi play against David Robinson and Ben Wallace against Duncan most of the time, and only at the last critical moment would they choose to let Han Yi go against Duncan.

The reason is very simple. Han Yi does not defend Duncan, just like the Spurs will not let Duncan defend Han Yi. They are the greatest protection for their absolute offensive and defensive core.

But today, the Celtics are obviously more determined and dare to let Han Yi directly face Duncan on the defensive end at the beginning of the game!

In that case, how can you let Han Yi play the third position and save some energy?

But this is obviously not something Popovich should consider. Popovich shouted to Duncan:

"Tim, beat him well in the interior. Since he dared to defend you so early, you have to make him pay the price!"

Popovich did not hint at this, but directly stated that although the current Celtics' combat power has been significantly improved compared with last season, who will play against them? If they play against the Spurs, as long as Han Yi is not there, the others are just appetizers and cannot even be on the main table.

Duncan didn't need Popovich to remind him of this. Facing Han Yi, Duncan was always full of fighting spirit, but his understanding was still shallow. He didn't consider fouling at all. Tim Duncan only considered one thing: how to score under Han Yi's nose!

According to the data of this year's playoffs, Han Yi defended 121 interior attacks alone, and defended 93 of them, with a probability of 76%!

Definitely worthy of this year's DPOY honor.

After the first two games, Duncan has found that the gap between his strength and Han Yi is getting bigger and bigger. In the NCAA, the strength of both sides was evenly matched, but in the NBA, Duncan's strength is obviously suppressed by Han Yi!

Obviously, if you want to beat Han Yi, if you rely on brute force, you will be blocked!

If it was a player like O'Neal who put all his points into strength, it would be extremely difficult to face a melee monster like Han Yi. But for a guy like Duncan who only had strength as a supplement and full of technical points, even if he was at a disadvantage in strength, he still had a way to put the basketball into the basket.

Basket!

After Duncan’s footsteps in the interior were repeatedly faked to find space without success, he suddenly pulled back and took a mid-range shot!

“Duang!”

The basketball first hit the neck of the basket, and when Ben Wallace flew up to grab the rebound, the basketball actually rolled into the basket!

This touch is really amazing.

0:2!

Tim Duncan didn’t let everyone stand up and wait for the first ball to be scored before sitting down for too long. In the first attack, he put the ball into the basket beautifully under Han Yi’s defense!

After scoring this goal, Duncan didn’t look at Han Yi, but just waved his fist lightly and immediately returned to defense!

Duncan felt: what playing the third position is all nonsense. Since Han Yi is directly against me on the defensive end, he will take the initiative to find me on the offensive end. It seems that the outcome of today’s game will be decided in the duel between the two of us!

But Popovich was still unwilling: It is your Celtics' business to use Han Yi so wastefully. We, the Spurs, will not be so stupid as to use Duncan to fight with your Han Yi!

Unlike Duncan's technical style of play, Han Yi's inside attack cannot be said to have no skills at all, but I can say responsibly that he has some skills, but not much. The reason why Han Yi's success rate in attacking the basket is high is because he is strong enough, fast enough, and has strong impact. When attacking the basket, these three elements are still fully lethal.

Even if Duncan's defensive skills have reached the second top level now, facing a monster like Han Yi, he will inevitably suffer a lot of fouls!

Just as Popovich said that the Celtics cannot do without Han Yi, how can the current Spurs leave Duncan?

"The plan remains the same. David will still defend Han Yi. It's not time for Duncan to go up yet."

David Robinson looked at Han Yi, then at Popovich who was gesticulating behind him, and felt a chill in his heart:

"Oh no, am I a cannon fodder again?"