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The playoffs are different from the regular season.

Game 1 is even more important. The Spurs don't have a home-court advantage, so they naturally dare not let the Mavericks take the lead easily.

After the timeout, Carlisle has replaced Nowitzki and let Nowitzki partner with Li Zhen! After playing for a whole quarter, Li Zhen adapted to the rhythm of the playoffs more calmly. His strong personal strength gave Li Zhen confidence!

"Defense!!"

"Defense!!"

"Defense!!"

The fans in the Airline Center shouted frantically to help the players on the court.

Li Zhen led the defense against Parker!

Parker turned around and protected the ball across half court.

With Parker's strong vigilance, [God Cutting] didn't have much effect, and Li Zhen didn't rush to steal the ball. He chose a more conservative defensive strategy.

Duncan and McDyess were promoted at the same time, using the bull horn tactics. Li Zhen was trapped. Parker passed Li Zhen on the right, took a step forward, and passed the ball to Jefferson!

After Jefferson came to the Spurs, he was incompatible with the Spurs' style.

Last season, he averaged 19.6 points per game when he was in the Nets. This season, he averaged 19.6 points per game when he was in the Spurs. Only 12.3 points are left, and the three-point shooting percentage has also dropped from 39.7% to 31.5% this season.

Li Zhen thinks that when he said that his form was declining, it should be said that the opponents in the East were too weak.

Jefferson has more ball rights and tactics in the Nets, but not in a strong team like the Spurs. Then the Spurs often play against Western teams, and the overall strength of Western teams is obviously stronger than that of the Eastern teams. When he came to the Spurs, Jefferson's ability was just back to its original form.

After Jefferson received the pass from Parker, he took a step forward and made an emergency stop mid-range shot against Marion's defense!!

There is hope in this play, Li Zhen wanted to laugh when he saw it

""Hollow the basket!"

The basketball hit the rim.

The fans at the scene shouted even louder, as the opponent missed the shot again.

Popovich was shouting on the sidelines, and it was obvious that he hoped Jefferson would make a few more passes instead of attacking alone.

It took a whole season for Jefferson to integrate with the team, and Popovich's patience was almost exhausted.

The rebound was taken by Haywood.

Haywood passed the ball to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen did not speed up, but waited for his teammates to run over.

At this point in the game, Li Zhen's mentality was very calm.

When he came to the frontcourt, Li Zhen did not rush to break through, but passed the ball to Marion in the right corner.

Marion controls the ball on the outside, while Li Zhen uses Haywood's screen to move without the ball.

Parker is very tight on Li Zhen. In the Spurs' tactical manual, Li Zhen is the second most important player after Nowitzki!

Although Parker is over 30, his speed is not slow, and it is difficult for Li Zhen to get rid of him easily.

Parker has played in too many playoffs and has rich experience. He knows how terrifying a player like Li Zhen can be when he explodes.

Although it is very difficult to defend Li Zhen, Parker still grits his teeth and persists.

Li Zhen has no chance to receive the ball, and Marion passes the ball to the high post. Nowitzki.

Li Zhen ran towards Nowitzki. Nowitzki did not play one-on-one. He waited for Li Zhen to come over. After Li Zhen arrived, Nowitzki made a hand-off to Li Zhen and helped him block Parker.

Duncan switched to defend Li Zhen.

Li Zhen accelerated with the ball and rushed inside!!!

Duncan was slightly behind, but Li Zhen was still in his defensive coverage.

Duncan's defense can be described as covering the sky and the sun. Li Zhen was under great pressure when rushing with the ball. Duncan did not give him any chance to use the force.

After Li Zhen broke in, he did not choose to layup, but instead, he shot the ball to Nowitzki in the middle without looking at anyone.

This season Li Zhen's passing ability has been verified, and he will be praised as the rookie who is the best at passing.

This kind of pass without looking at the person is not too challenging for Li Zhen's passing technique.

The pass was very accurate, and Nowitzki received it very comfortably. Nowitzki took the ball and stepped directly to attack.

Duncan was completely led away by Li Zhen, and Nowitzki was playing against Parker.

With this kind of mismatch, King Nowitzki is almost certain to win. King Nowitzki took a step forward and made a layup directly in front of Parker.

Due to the huge height difference, Parker did not dare to foul, or he would be hit with a two plus one!!

Without too much pressure, King Nowitzki scored easily.

33 to 34.

The score was reversed.

Li Zhen and Nowitzki shook hands heavily.

King Nowitzki smiled:"Nice pass!"

Li Zhen:"It's very easy, just play like this..."

The fans at the Airline Center cheered one after another!

Li Zhen and Nowitzki's connection worked. If the Mavericks had played at this pace in the regular season, they would have won.

After the depression at the beginning, the Mavericks finally turned the situation around.

"Li Zhen's pass was very beautiful, and he completely distracted Duncan from his defense. This could not be blamed on Duncan, as he had to do his best to defend Li Zhen, otherwise this guy would have chosen to make a layup and score by himself. The Spurs still did not have many good ways to defend the connection between Nowitzki and Li Zhen."Barkley said.

None of the Spurs players on the court were discouraged, but they quickly accelerated the pace.

Parker was very fast, but Li Zhen was not slow either. Li Zhen forced the old sports car to slow down!

Parker could only pass the ball after passing half the court.

Jefferson received the ball at high speed, and he did not attack himself. He immediately passed the ball to McDyess.

Antonio McDyess was selected by the Clippers with the second pick in the first round of the 1995 NBA draft, and was subsequently traded to the Nuggets. During his career, he played for the Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons and Spurs. In the

1995-96 season, McDyess entered the All-Rookie Team, the 1998-99 season, the NBA All-Star Third Team, and won the Sydney Olympic Games championship on behalf of the Dream Team IV in 2000.

In the summer of 2009, Antonio McDyess signed a three-year, $18.97 million contract with the Spurs, becoming an important substitute for Duncan. His contract will expire in 2012.

This is a dying���A retired veteran with a wealth of experience!

Seeing the Mavericks defending Duncan, he immediately took a mid-range jump shot!

Mid-range is McDyess's specialty.

He was very comfortable shooting this ball, but just when he thought the ball would definitely go in.

A figure rushed out from the right side, and he fiercely slapped the mid-range shot that McDyess had just taken directly out of the audience.

""Pah!"

This is a volleyball-style block!

The fans cheered.

After Li Zhen's bounce and speed increased significantly, he finally made sure that he completed the block.

"OMG！！"

McDyess was stunned. He was a 2.06m tall PF, but he was blocked by a point guard like Li Zhen?

Although his jump shot was not very high, it was still a bit scary.

Li Zhen just barely reached it. He was sprinting, while McDyess was jumping on the spot. He had a big advantage.

"The sky is his limit!!!" Barkley yelled!!