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In this Spurs offensive surge, Duncan once again anchored Lin Bei in the low post.

This time, Tony Parker made a pass and directly delivered the ball to Duncan in the low post.

The reason why it is said that Duncan in 2012 still had some of his peak left is because the Spurs would give Duncan some low-post isolation plays that season.

Duncan's average points per game have also risen against the trend, from 13.4 points last season to 15.4 points this season.

In the next season, his average score will rise further against the trend to 17.8 points.

Ultimately, the problem is that the Spurs have lacked scorers in the last two seasons.

The moment he received the ball, Duncan lowered his center of gravity and thrust his hips backward, trying to push Lin Bei aside.

With the added bonus of the [Talent: City Wall], Lin Bei was like a boulder rooted to the ground, completely unmoved, his lower body as stable as if it were made of reinforced concrete.

Duncan wasn't surprised. The reason he didn't directly confront Lin Bei in the previous round was that he had realized Lin Bei's lower body strength was outstanding.

He couldn't sit up properly, so he bounced off and did a flip-over jump shot.

Lin Bei lunged forward, his long arms completely blocking Duncan's shooting angle.

This was beyond Duncan's expectations. The young man in front of him, who was not particularly tall and seemed a bit eccentric, had such outstanding anticipation and explosiveness on the defensive end.

Clang!

Duncan missed his shot, David Lee grabbed the rebound, and the Warriors launched a counterattack.

Although the Warriors' counterattack was not slow, it couldn't outpace the Spurs, who have slightly increased their pace in the last two seasons.

Once again, the attack fell into position, and Lin Bei blocked a shot for Curry at the top of the arc.

The familiar feeling returned, but Curry's pull-up jumper missed once again.

It's not that Curry is in bad form, but rather that the Spurs' defensive rotations are too fast.

Both times, Kawhi Leonard made timely defensive adjustments.

Turning around, French veteran Tony Parker broke into the basket, and Lin Bei rushed to help defend, but the former instantly twisted his body and passed the ball to Duncan under the basket.

Duncan received the ball and made a simple layup.

The Spurs extended their lead to 2-5.

……

The Warriors' decline was expected by many, as they were not only traveling from afar, but their opponent was also the formidable and experienced Spurs.

In just half a quarter, they were outscored 14-8 by the Spurs.

For the Spurs, Duncan only took one post-up shot, and then focused on supporting his teammates.

This is actually why the Spurs are so strong; they never act impulsively or get caught up in hopeless one-on-one plays.

They will relentlessly exploit the opponent's defensive weaknesses and attack them repeatedly until the opponent is forced to make adjustments.

In this game, the Spurs focused on passing and cutting on the perimeter, cutting into and breaking through the Warriors' defense, then drawing help defense and finally passing the ball to the weak side.

Almost all of those 14 points were earned in this way.

On the Warriors' side, Curry was heavily guarded, while Klay Thompson, Dorell Wright, and Lin Bei were all too much of a role player.

If David Lee hadn't stepped up and scored 6 points, the Warriors' situation would have been even worse.

Winning this game will be very difficult.

Lin Bei's goal then became entirely to tease Duncan, who remained calm and expressionless throughout.

During the Warriors' offensive possession, David Lee set a screen for Curry, who then drove into the paint using the screen.

Even so, Leonard remained relentlessly close to him.

Seeing this, Curry quickly passed the ball to one side.

After receiving the ball, Klay didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately launched a three-pointer.

At this moment under the basket, Duncan, with his rich experience, gained a slight advantage in positioning. The instant Klay shot, he immediately turned around to block Lin Bei's power-generating position.

After several rounds of confrontation, Lin Bei had a clear understanding of Duncan's tactics.

This old man is very experienced. Even though he doesn't have the advantage in lower body strength, he can always win against Lin Bei in the paint.

Since he couldn't gain a clear advantage by relying on skill, Lin Bei simply stopped pretending and switched to mindless rushing and grabbing mode.

Klay took a three-pointer, and seeing that the arc was not quite right, he anticipated it and pushed Duncan away, who was trying to block him. He shot out like an arrow and took a leap.

Clang!

The moment the basketball hit the rim, Lin Bei grabbed it and slammed it down hard.

With a bang, he scored on the putback.

"Another putback. Dalin is still playing very well against Duncan. He has 4 points now, compared to Duncan's 2 points, he has the upper hand."

CCTV's commentary was quite unfriendly to the fans of Linbei's opponents.

Because Yu Jia and Coach Zhang always find various angles to praise Lin Bei. Take this rebound for example, Yu Jia wanted to praise Lin Bei while simultaneously putting down Duncan, making it seem as if Lin Bei had really overpowered Duncan.

In fact, the Spurs still had the advantage at 10 to 14.

Although Duncan was tightly contained by Lin Bei, his defense and his offensive influence were much stronger than Lin Bei's.

Of course, Lin Bei's putback did make Duncan raise an eyebrow.

His main concern was that he didn't understand why Lin Bei had suddenly rushed out.

It's one thing to rush out, but the key is that by rushing out, he actually managed to grab the offensive rebound first.

Turn around, and this is the Spurs' offensive wave.

De Juan Blair provided cover for the French veteran, who then charged forward, forcing David Lee to cover for him.

The old man made another pass, and Blair received the ball.

Blair has a mid-range shot; he took two steps inside and then released the ball.

However, his mid-range shot was clearly not consistent enough, and the release point was too short.

With a loud crash!

Duncan again positioned himself strategically, denying Lin Bei any support to launch an attack.

Ignoring everything else, Lin Bei rushed out again and grabbed the defensive rebound.

Upon seeing this, Duncan raised an eyebrow again, his eyes filled with even greater doubt.

Lin Bei, who had been keeping a close eye on Duncan and not missing a single subtle change in his expression, keenly noticed this.

Suddenly, a new idea popped into his head.

He casually tossed the basketball to Curry, who rushed to the frontcourt and drove straight to the corner.

Instead of engaging in a direct attack, Lin Bei simply created some space, his goal being to find a quiet corner to hurl insults.

Actually, it's not really trash talk; he just realized that Duncan doesn't buy into it.

There's no hope in a flame war, but discussing some physics can definitely work.

From the corner, Lin Bei blurted out, "Old Deng, do you know why I can predict where the rebound will land?"

Duncan still ignored Lin Bei, his gaze lingering on the top of the arc. Curry was swaying his feet at the top of the arc, and found an opportunity to pass the ball to David Lee in the low post.

Before Duncan could answer, Lin Bei continued, "The reason is that I have figured out gravity."

Duncan immediately stopped moving, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Lin Bei.

He remained silent, but he was clearly interested in the topic Lin Bei had raised.

But Lin Bei shut his mouth and stopped talking.

When David Lee turned around and made a hook shot, the score was reduced to 12-14.

As the game transitioned from offense to defense, the Spurs launched their attack. Duncan sat in the low post, remained silent for a moment, and finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He turned to look at Lin Bei in the corner and asked, "Gravity can determine the landing point of the backboard? Are you kidding me, Best Lin?"