"I have set foot on the top of the mountain and fallen into the abyss, but I have never thought of giving up!"

Just when the Trail Blazers came to the Holy City with a big score of 2:0, many Trail Blazers fans thought they would come back 3:1 and even sweep directly into the next round. When the Trail Blazers lost two games in a row!

At the post-game press conference of Game 4, Zhou Si dropped the first sentence.

Although he knew that the game in the Holy City would be difficult, Zhou Si did not expect that the team would lose so hard that they would be unable to fight back!

The Spurs' style of play has not changed. What has changed is the mentality of the Trail Blazers players. They were frightened by the momentum of the Spurs at home from the beginning.

He couldn't make any shots from the outside, and he seemed at a loss in the paint under Duncan's clutches.

Although Zhou Si helped the team hold on to the score with a burst of singles, his physical strength was exhausted too quickly and he was no match for the Spurs' wheel battle!

At this time, Zhou Si felt like he was back in the NCAA!

Although the strength of teammates has improved, the strength of opponents has improved even more!

In the NCAA, he was able to change his destiny against the odds, but in the NBA, he still can't do that due to his strength.

The Trail Blazers were like being caught in a whirlpool, slowly being swallowed up.

After these two games, many problems were exposed. Zhou Si needs more offensive methods and more physical strength!

Lillard also needs to enrich his offensive methods, other teammates need to improve their self-confidence, improve the stability of outside shots, experience inside attacks and playoffs, the team's tactical execution also needs to be improved, etc...

But that's all for the offseason and next season. The question now is how to win this series!

Having already reached this level, no matter how small the hope of promotion is, Zhou Si doesn't want to give up!

Therefore, changes must be made next!

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On May 13, the Trail Blazers ushered in their fifth "Tianwangshan" game at home. For team leader Zhou Si, this was undoubtedly a severe test.

The Battle of Tianwang Mountain generally refers to a key battle. For example, if you want to grab the match point, it is called the Battle of Tianwang Mountain. Generally speaking, as long as you win this game, you will have a high probability of winning the final victory, and it will have a significant impact on the trend of the game.

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For example, the winner of this game will have a 3:2 lead, and the probability of winning the series will be much higher!

Before the game, the media reported the game vigorously, attracting countless people's attention!

Will Zhou Si lead the Blazers to continue to defend the home court, or will the Spurs win three games in a row?

Everything is unknown!

Before the game, the Spurs also showed the momentum that they must win this game!

Duncan said that Game 5 is a game that the Spurs must win. He believes that if they lose this game, the Spurs will have to play a tiebreaker, which will be too stressful for them.

Before the game started, Barkley talked about yesterday's battle at Tianwang Mountain!

Like the Spurs and Trail Blazers in the Western Conference semifinals, the showdown between the Thunder and the Warriors also reached Game 5. The previous big score was also 2:2!

This surprised many reporters who were optimistic about the Thunder!

In the eyes of many media, there are only two super teams in the Western Conference: the Thunder and the Spurs.

In the showdown between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, if Zhou Si's strength hadn't suddenly improved and caught the Spurs by surprise in the first game, his fate changed in the second game. If he had hit the buzzer beater, the Spurs might have swept the Trail Blazers. Now, the Spurs advance.

It’s only a matter of time!

On the Thunder team, both young men are still fierce!

But the Wave Brothers who entered the playoffs began to set off a tsunami!

Yesterday's battle at Tianwangshan was an exciting one. Both teams were fighting for every inch of ground. They fought fiercely until the last 20 seconds and were still inseparable.

The score at that time was 118:117, and the Thunder were 1 point behind. Then Durant hit a mid-range step-back jumper under Iguodala's strict defense to successfully complete the quasi-win, leaving only 0.7 seconds for the Warriors.

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When he hit this mid-range shot, the entire Energy Stadium was boiling, and all the Thunder fans felt their adrenaline surge!

After scoring the goal, Durant punched his chest with his right hand and pointed his index finger to the sky, extremely domineering!

Just when everyone thought the game was over, Curry, who was near the free throw line, ran away from Westbrook's close defense and came to the three-point line. After receiving Iguodala's serve, he turned around and shot a three-pointer!

Whoosh!

Basketball buzzer beater!

The scene fell silent for a moment.

After scoring the goal, Curry was so excited that he gritted his teeth and shook his head in celebration!

His teammates also rushed up to celebrate with him!

This counter-attack is a classic!

With a big score of 3:2, the Warriors overtook the opponent in a corner and got one step closer to the Western Conference Finals.

What makes Thunder fans even more upset is that after losing the Tianwangshan battle, it was rumored that the two young men had a quarrel in the locker room. This made the Thunder team, which was already in a desperate situation, even more difficult!

Going back to the game between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, after the opening ceremony before the game, the starting players of the two teams came on stage one after another.

For the Spurs: Parker, Ginobili, Danny Green, Leonard, Duncan!

Trail Blazers: Lillard, Courtney Lee, Miles, Zhou Si, McGee!

Coach Stotts' face became a little ugly after seeing the Spurs' starting lineup!

Even if you win, you still need to change your formation?

Although Ginobili had performed averagely before and even told reporters that he was ready to retire, Coach Stotts still felt huge uneasiness!

The Spurs still implement Popovich's well-researched "1,2,3 rule" against Zhou Si!

That is to say, "one person is guarding without the ball, two people are double-teaming the ball, and three people are breaking through the blockade"!

Of course, this move is not invincible, but when other Blazers cannot open it, this move is very deadly!

Zhou Si played very tough from the beginning, shouldering the team's offensive responsibility and repeatedly killing the Spurs' inside line.

But the most eye-catching thing on the court is not him, but the bald Pampas Eagle!

Demon Sword ushered in an explosion as soon as it opened!

He hit a three-pointer against Courtney Lee when he came up, and then assisted Parker and Duncan in succession.

The latter two benefited, Parker hit a mid-range hit, and Duncan scored with a chop from McGee!

Less than two minutes into the game, Ginobili made another serpentine breakthrough and caused Courtney Lee to foul and then made two free throws, helping the Spurs start 9:4!

Ginobili scored 5 of the 9 points alone, and the other 4 points were also due to his two assists!

The demon sword comes out of the body, no one can defeat it!

Zhou Si could only change the defensive strategy set with coach Stotts and instead defend Ginobili alone, trying to push the demon sword back into its sheath!

Yaodao was held down by Zhou Si, but the rest of the Spurs team opened up!

The first two big wins have boosted the Spurs' morale. They also started off hot today, with each player scoring 7 points. In the first quarter, they led the Trail Blazers by 17 points, 35:18!

In the second quarter, after a two-minute break, Zhou Si returned to battle and started bombarding from the outside!

One of the goals scored "3+1" against Leonard, and we were 13 points behind at 63:50 at halftime!

In the third quarter, Zhou Si's touch dropped and Danny Green hit consecutive three-pointers. After the score difference reached 17 points again!

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Si continued to compete with the outside world. At one point, the score was "3+1" and then he hit a three-pointer in front of Leonard to narrow the point difference to 8 points!

Zhou Si scored 18 points in a single quarter, but still failed to win a victory for the Trail Blazers!

119:108!

The Spurs had the last laugh, while the Trail Blazers had their dreams shattered!
Chapter completed!