The Spurs won the past two games relatively easily.

But the key to winning was mainly the five-man hard lineup that Popovich put out in the first and second quarters and in between the third and fourth quarters.

At least a 10-point lead of that came from that lineup.

So this stretch is crucial for both teams.

For the Spurs' offense, Ginobili signaled a zip hammer play, and after running the play, he cut in from the forty-five-degree angle on the left.

The Argentinian's snakelike breakthrough was very destructive, and the Clippers were forced to shrink their defense.

Tang Tian wasn't waiting in the corner at this point, he ran out an opportunity by using Diaw's screen.

Ginobili made a showy no-look long pass.

Tang Tian caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

Clean and crisp.

"I'm really curious, just how stupid were those wise guys in the Heat's front office to give up on such a suitable swingman for them?"

Watching the three-pointer go in smoothly, Barkley on the commentary booth couldn't help but complain loudly.

The better Tang Tian performed, the more times the Heat would be mentioned, and this would be recorded in history along with the future Knicks and Thunder GMs.

"They wanted to create some difficulty for themselves to win the championship, right? LeBron needs to prove himself, they all need to prove themselves, and nothing is more convincing than a difficult championship."

Kenny Smith said with a serious face.

O'Neal in the middle was amused, Smith's serious words really made him unable to complain.

While the three were complaining, Tang Tian stole Paul's pass to Griffin, and the Spurs scored another 2 points on a fast break.

5-0. Paul and Griffin's appearance didn't seem to bring them an advantage, and the Spurs still looked like they were going to widen the score at this point.

Barkley could only spread his hands.

If the Heat had Tang Tian, would they have let the Knicks win a game? Would they be tied 1-1 with the Pacers right now?

In the Clippers' frontcourt offense, Paul and Griffin ran a pick-and-roll again, and Griffin's dunk after receiving the ball was blocked by Duncan's defense.

The Spurs were preparing to launch a fast break, with Ginobili holding the ball and advancing past half court.

But at this moment, the baseline referee's whistle sounded.

Duncan was called for a defensive foul.

The whistle came... a little late.

Duncan spread his hands wildly to show that he didn't foul, but the referee on the opposite side was... bald Crawford.

Okay.

Ginobili pulled Duncan back, afraid that Duncan's gesture would bring him another technical foul.

Griffin put his mouthguard back in his mouth, and his complaint to the referee finally paid off.

"You can't give him a foul just because Griffin complains, that was good defense."

Barkley complained at the commentary booth at this time, Duncan's defense just now couldn't have been cleaner.

Only Griffin would habitually complain to the referee.

"That's because he's Joey (Crawford)."

Kenny Smith had a "you know" expression.

Griffin made both free throws, finally helping the Clippers break the scoring drought in the second quarter.

In the Spurs' offense, Ginobili's outside step-back three-pointer missed.

Turning around, Griffin received the ball and made a big turn, squeezing Duncan and sending the ball into the basket.

Duncan didn't intend to block the shot.

It seemed like just a call, but in this kind of high-level game, the psychological impact on the players is very subtle.

The Clippers launched a 4-0 run, narrowing the point difference back to 3 points.

Parker's organization, the Spurs played a successful Ai play, Tang Tian received the ball and shot an open three-pointer.

"Swish!"

"Bee!"

The moment the ball went in, the baseline referee's whistle also sounded.

Diaw was called for a foul when he was positioning in the basket.

And after calling the foul, the referee then made a gesture that the goal was invalid.

"F*ck!"

Tang Tian cursed in Chinese and went over. Even if there was a foul, how could this goal not count?

The referee didn't understand, and was stunned for a moment, but immediately signaled Tang Tian to go back.

Popovich also exploded at this time, rushing to the technical table and cursing, almost rushing to the referee to throw saliva.

Fortunately, Budenholzer behind him was smart enough to drag him back to the bench with all his might.

The situation is already very unfavorable for the Spurs. If Popovich is ejected, then the Spurs will really be in danger.

Griffin had a smug look on his face at this time.

After the last game, he complained to the referee about the standard of the penalty, and now it seems to be effective.

These two calls were immediately effective.

The referee did not change the ruling, and the ball was exchanged between the two sides.

Griffin's layup in the frontcourt caused Duncan's holding foul, and he got two free throw opportunities.

These penalties were all favorable to the Clippers. Calculating inside and out, they got about 7 points.

Tang Tian was standing on the right side of the free throw line at this time, and couldn't help but smile.

Sure enough, there are benefits to women complaining, at least men have to coax them!

"This is our home." Griffin said to Tang Tian, gritting his teeth with his mouthguard in.

After being abused by the Spurs for two games, he finally had a chance to win, and he really couldn't hide his smugness.

This sentence, "This is our home," is not Griffin's original creation.

The most classic one was Wade, who jumped onto the stand after hitting a double overtime game-winner against the Bulls in 2009, and shouted to the home crowd.

"this.is.my.house!"

What Griffin said just now was this sentence.

Tang Tian frowned slightly when he heard it.

This is a bit cocky.

But this is not your home, it's your home whistle.

Compared to the so-called Spurs' home whistle that Griffin and Paul complained about after the game, the previous two possessions were the real home whistle.

Tang Tian was a little unhappy seeing Griffin's smugness.

He is also good at trash talk.

"this.is.your.horse?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

With a different sound, the meaning of the sentence completely changed.

House is a house, which can be compared to a stadium, and then extended to become the home court.

But horse is different, horse means horse!

This is not your home, this is your horse.

"house." Griffin corrected Tang Tian's pronunciation.

"horse." Tang Tian repeated.

So, before the ball started to be thrown, Tang Tian and Griffin were there househorse.

The referee thought the two were arguing, and gave a warning whistle.

"horse." Tang Tian said, propping his legs with his hands, without raising his head.

"house!" Griffin was annoyed by Tang Tian, and shouted at him directly.

"Bee!"

The baseline referee didn't react much, but Crawford on the sideline was directly angered, and slapped Griffin with a technical foul.

Griffin was completely dumbfounded.

He immediately took off his mouthguard and explained to Crawford, but Crawford ignored him directly.

He was unwilling and was about to chase after him, and saliva almost sprayed on Crawford's face.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Paul quickly called Martin to pull him back.

This bald head is not easy to mess with.

Griffin was very depressed, but once the penalty was made, it was impossible to change, so he could only accept it.

Tang Tian was happy at this time.

Fight with me?

Your IQ is less than 30, you Shiba Inu.