On December 29, the Warriors took a flight to San Antonio.

After checking into the hotel, Sun Yi and his party went to their respective rooms to put away their luggage, and then went to the restaurant for dinner.

In the afternoon, the Warriors conducted daily training.

Although the record is mediocre, the Warriors players have a very good mentality and the atmosphere within the team is quite harmonious.

On the sidelines, head coach Nelson looked gloomy and worried about gains and losses.

"Steve, do you think we can beat the Spurs?"

"Sir, to be honest, if it were a series, it would be very difficult to beat the Spurs with the current lineup of the Warriors, but this is just an ordinary regular season. Maybe we can give it a try." Cole said his thoughts

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"Well, you're right. I'm confused. I shouldn't ask such ridiculous questions."

After self-reflection, Nelson continued: "We have to make some changes and catch our opponents off guard in order to have any hope of winning."

Cole nodded, agreeing with Nelson's point of view.

"Go and call the members of the coaching staff over, and we'll hold a temporary meeting." Old Nelson ordered.

Cole left quickly and summoned members of the coaching staff to the conference room for a meeting.

This meeting will give birth to new tactics to deal with the next opponent.

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On the game day, after the Spurs completed their daily training, head coach Popovich accepted interviews with media reporters.

"The Warriors are a very young team. They have many talented players. The teacher has established an excellent team culture and tactical system for the Warriors. They are rising rapidly and their future is limitless."

Media reporters were not surprised after hearing Popovich's answer.

This is Popovich's daily operation, and he will give poisonous milk to his opponents in every important game.

But at this stage, the Warriors have only achieved a record of 16 wins and 15 losses, ranking ninth in the Western Conference.

The Spurs achieved a record of 25 wins and 7 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Is it really necessary to poison the milk?!

Popovich looked at the media reporters who looked puzzled and sneered inwardly.

You vulgar people don't know the profound meaning contained in it!

At the same time, domestic attention to this game is also very high.

Just in time for the weekend, the sports channel will broadcast this focus battle, and it is difficult to lower the ratings.

Domestic fans are very much looking forward to what kind of sparks the first matchup between Sun Yi and Duncan will create.

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December 30, San Antonio, Att Center Arena.

At this time, the fans had already entered the venue and were seated, patiently waiting for the game to start.

After the two teams warmed up, the opening ceremony began.

The starting players of the Warriors who played away games took the lead.

Curry, Ellis, Maggette, Sun Yi, Randolph.

Immediately afterwards, the starting players of the Spurs at home came on stage.

Parker, George Hill, Jefferson, McDyess, Duncan.

During the jump ball session, Randolph took off hard, hit the basketball first, and knocked the ball back, giving the Warriors the first opportunity to attack.

Duncan was too lazy to fight with the young man, jumped symbolically, and then quickly retreated towards the backcourt.

Sun Yi quickly ran to the frontcourt and took a position. When he saw the player defending him, as expected, it was McDyess who defended him, not Deng Dudu.

A big killer like Duncan will definitely not overdo it. He will follow young people all over the field and will only play a decisive role at critical moments.

On the other side, Curry dribbled the ball to outside the three-point line to organize the offense.

Sun Yi quickly stepped forward to provide Ellis with an off-ball screen, and then cut to the outside to attract the defensive attention.

After more than thirty games, other teams have understood a message: Sun Yi has adapted to the NBA's three-point line.

Therefore, we don't dare to let Sun Yi continue to wander around on the outside. Maybe he will use all his firepower to score high scores again.

At the same time, Ellis bypassed the screen, came to the mid-range area on the right, received Curry's pass, stopped and jumped to shoot.

Duncan, who was standing near the penalty area, quickly rushed over and interfered with the shot.

Bang!

The basketball bounced out of the frame and missed!

Under the basket, Randolph grabbed the offensive rebound and was about to take off twice to attack the frame, but was blocked by Deng who was driven back to the basket.

Sun Yi was also amazed when he saw this scene, and at the same time lamented that Deng Daidai, who has entered the end of his career, is still so good at assisting in defense.

At this time, Duncan was already 33 years old and technically a veteran, but Sun Yi didn't think so.

This guy will play for six or seven more seasons in the future, and even lead the team to the fifth championship in his career as a core player.

Is this something a veteran can accomplish?!

It can be said that Deng Daidai becomes more and more demonic as he gets older, and is affectionately called "Rookie No. 21" by fans.

The game continued, the Warriors sent a baseline ball, Curry received the pass, tried to break through, but was unable to break through the defense of Tony Parker at his peak, and then passed the ball out.

Sun Yi received the pass, made a three-threat action, and took a tentative step. Seeing that McDyess did not step forward to defend, he directly picked up and threw the basketball in his hand very coolly.

McDyess reacted immediately and rushed to interfere, but the effect was minimal.

"Dang!"

The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out.

"Oops! It's a pity. Although the goal was not scored, it has to be played like this."

In the sports channel studio, Director Zhang made a comment.

On the court, the Spurs protected the defensive rebounds, and Parker dribbled the ball forward quickly.

When the French sports car came outside the three-point line, it saw Duncan actively asking for the ball in the low post on the right side and immediately passed the ball over.

After Deng received the ball in a daze, he lowered his shoulders and weight, and directly punched Randolph in the chest.

Randolph was very uncomfortable with the rebuke, and he couldn't express the pain in his heart.

Before the game started, he didn't think he would play against Duncan.

After all, Deng Dadai is recognized as the number one power forward in history.

But I didn't expect that this old guy would serve as a center and bully a second-year rookie.

It’s so difficult!

On the other side, Duncan pushed his back into the area where he was most confident, and immediately turned around to shoot the ball. This set of technical moves was smooth and smooth, without any unnecessary flaws.

After the basketball hits the board, it rebounds into the basket.

0:2!

Randolph quickly picked up the basketball on the ground, stepped out of the baseline, and quickly sent the ball out.

Curry received the pass and quickly dribbled forward. Seeing a familiar figure in front of him, he immediately passed the ball.

Sun Yi, who was running, received the pass, came outside the three-point line, raised his hand and made a fake gesture of praying to Buddha.

McDyess kept the coach's instructions in mind and did not dare to let the Warriors' No. 9 take a three-pointer easily, and immediately pounced on it.

Seeing this, Sun Yi raised the corner of his mouth, changed direction and rushed past McDyess.

Duncan, who retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, quickly stepped forward to cover the situation.

Sun Yi didn't want to face Deng Daidai so quickly, so he threw the ball to the right.

Shi Fo reacted quickly and reached out to intercept but didn't touch anything. He knew that this time the defense was over.

On the other side, Randolph rushed to the basket and jumped up hard. He caught the pass in the air with both hands and dunked the ball into the basket.

After scoring the goal, Randolph beat his feet and chest to vent his frustration. When he retreated from defense, he expressed his gratitude to Sun Yi.

When the Spurs attacked, Parker dribbled to the top of the arc, passed the ball to Duncan, and then quickly ran without the ball.

Deng Dadai received the pass, turned around and faced the frame for a single, and tried to reach the center with his right. Seeing Randolph's center of gravity shift to the left, he immediately took off and shot.

Seeing this, Randolph obviously couldn't keep up and became depressed again.

"boom!"

After the basketball hits the board, it rebounds into the basket.

2:4!
To be continued...