LeBron James running away? He's going all in on Curry.

When the comedic "fight" between Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley in the TNT studio went viral online, the entire North American basketball community was immersed in a joyful, gossipy atmosphere.

On Twitter, the image of O'Neal angrily grabbing Barkley by the neck has been turned into countless memes by netizens.

Su Yang's sharp comment that "O'Neal needs a key outside player to help him out when facing strong teams, and only goes all out to win the Finals MVP when facing weak opponents" has been regarded as a classic quote by countless veteran fans.

Amidst laughter and lively debate about "who is the greatest champion," the second night arrived quietly.

Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena.

The battle drums of Game 2 of the Finals sounded once again amidst the cheers of more than 20,000 home fans.

Inside the VIP luxury box, Su Yang leaned back on the sofa, watching the TNT studio spat highlights still being replayed on the big screen, and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

"Shaquille O'Neal is still so easily amused. But no matter how lively it is outside, tonight's game won't be as easy as Game 1."

On the sidelines, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich stood with his arms crossed and a grim expression.

As one of the greatest tactical masters in NBA history, Popovich would never allow himself to be humiliated twice in the same way by a young team.

"beep--!"

The referee blew his whistle, and the match officially began!

From the very beginning, everyone noticed the Spurs' significant change on the defensive end.

Stephen Curry has the ball at the top of the key, and Anthony Davis sets a screen.

According to the script of Game 1, the Spurs' interior players should retreat to the pit, giving Curry more space to shoot.

But this time, there was no squat toilet!

The Spurs' defenders squeezed through the screen like mad dogs, sticking to Curry like glue!

Meanwhile, the interior defenders moved directly to the three-point line, aggressively delaying Curry and even double-teaming him!

"Defend the perimeter! Drive them into the paint! Give them two points rather than a chance to shoot a three!" Popovich roared hoarsely on the sidelines.

In order to implement this "defense against foreign invasion" strategy, Popovich made a decision that can be described as tragic—

He significantly reduced the playing time of Tim Duncan, the team's anchor and the player who had just been hailed as a god by Su Yang!

As long as Duncan is on the court, his old and slow steps will inevitably be targeted by the Cavaliers' "small against big" tactics.

So Popovich sent in Boris Diaw, Thiago Splitter, and even Matt Bonner.

He used a more flexible rotation of inside players to match the Cavaliers' fast pace of offense and defense.

The Spurs' veterans displayed a moving resilience.

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 15 points at home!

Leading 2-0!

Although the Spurs displayed formidable resilience and tactical awareness in this game, keeping the suspense alive until the latter part of the fourth quarter.

But in the end, that glaring 15-point difference felt like a heavy tombstone, mercilessly crashing into the hearts of all old-school basketball fans.

The huge gap in skill level is like an insurmountable chasm.

Old soldiers never die, but in the face of this new era completely overwhelmed by the rain of three-pointers, they can only slowly fade away, carrying with them the last pride of classic basketball.