With Popovich being ejected, the Spurs' morale has completely collapsed.
Duncan was unable to defeat four hands with two fists. Under the strong offensive firepower of the Nuggets, the "Stone Buddha" became a "tinker". However, at this time, the Spurs were riddled with holes, and Duncan could only do his best. Hu Naihe.
The Spurs assistant coach wanted to replace Duncan, but was rejected by "Stone Buddha".
McGrady can create a miracle of 35 seconds and 13 minutes. There are still 6 minutes left in the game and there is still a chance.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Duncan wants to fight to the end.
However, Duncan's teammates started to mess up early, and the Spurs' defense was full of loopholes.
Finally, with 4 minutes and 02 seconds left in the game, Duncan received his sixth foul of the game while filling in for Finley.
"Stone Buddha" is unwilling but helpless.
"Ah!" Duncan roared to the sky in a very rare way. However, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only leave it to next season.
"Stone Buddha" left the field, the Spurs took advantage of the situation and replaced it with a substitute, announcing that they had surrendered.
At this time, less than half of the remaining Spurs fans in the stands also left the field. They did not want to see the Denver people looking complacent.
However, the Nuggets had no intention of letting the Spurs off the hook. George Karl did not replace the main force, and the Nuggets continued to attack without any ethics.
Their defensive intensity was even higher, and the result was a complete explosion on the scene.
Ever since the Spurs used the "off-the-board move", the Nuggets and Spurs have been in a state of non-death.
There is no "leave a thin line in everything so that we can meet again in the future". The Nuggets just want to beat the Spurs so that they will always remember this series.
The game is still going on, and the court has completely become a one-sided offensive and defensive exercise. The Spurs' substitutes are already numb.
They don't know why the Nuggets' stars have to embarrass little people like themselves. They can't even get past halftime.
The few die-hard Spurs fans in the stands are desperate. Tonight is destined to be the most miserable night in the history of the Spurs.
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The poor Spurs substitute guard's legs were weak when he saw Li Yan, and he almost gave up the basketball with both hands.
But that's not important. If you don't give it, Li Yan will snatch it away.
"Bang!" Li Yan's long arm slapped the basketball hard. The poor Spurs boy stood there blankly. He watched helplessly as the basketball was snatched away by Li Yan.
This was completely beyond his understanding: isn't it garbage time? We all surrendered!
But the Nuggets don't care about the Spurs. You can choose to surrender, but I can also choose not to accept it.
Li Yan ran quickly and then made an exquisite long pass directly to the Spurs basket.
Kenyon Martin leaps high, and the timing and height of this pass are just right.
Kenyon Martin even completed a one-arm giant loop, "Boom!" The visual effect was full.
Even if this dunk is put into a dunk contest, it will be a perfect dunk. Even the most demanding person cannot hold up the 9-point sign.
The Nuggets bench was already in a frenzy, and Anthony Carter shook the towel up.
The Spurs assistant coach looked sad. He looked at the Spurs' main players, but no one responded to him.
Tony Parker even turned his head away.
It’s really torture!
The Spurs players are on pins and needles. They are now a little envious of Popovich and Duncan who were ejected.
"How can the Nuggets play like this? All our main players are off the court!" The local reporters in San Antonio almost cried.
"They don't follow the rules at all!" San Antonio reporters turned from sadness to anger, as if the Nuggets had done something shameful.
However, the next moment, the words of the Nuggets and team reporters directly sealed their mouths.
"When you turned off the air conditioner and deliberately knocked Li away, the rules no longer existed!"
"You just need to watch the game quietly now. This is what you deserve!"
"Whoa!" JR Smith received a pass from Li Yan and hit a three-pointer.
The score difference continues to widen, and the game has become a one-sided massacre.
The Nuggets were still pressing all over the court, and the Spurs' substitutes were already suffering from nervous breakdown, but no one came forward to save them.
These fringe players have no rhythm. Apart from the occasional hit, they spend most of the time making mistakes under the Nuggets' high-pressure defense.
"The game is out of control." Barkley explained: "The Spurs must now regret why they offended these ruthless people in the Nuggets."
"The NBA has always had garbage time training rules." Smith said: "The Nuggets actually went too far."
"What's the point?" Barkley snorted: "As for the feud between the Spurs and the Nuggets this round, this is already a very gentlemanly way."
"Don't talk about morality with the Nuggets, they will have many reasons to stop you from talking."
"Uh!" Smith thought for a moment and changed the subject: "I'm going to check what the largest point difference is in the history of the NBA playoffs."
I can no longer watch the game on the field.
Barkley and Smith had both given up on interpretation, and soon they were looking up the data.
In the 1956 Western Conference semifinals, the Minneapolis Lakers defeated the Hawks 133-75 by 58 points, setting a record for the largest point difference in a single game in the playoffs, which has not been surpassed to this day.
The game is finally coming to an end.
The Nuggets did not waste a round. Li Yan sent his 25th assist of the game. He broke the record of 24 assists in a single playoff game jointly held by Magic Johnson and John Stockton.
It is worth mentioning that Li Yan also holds the record for steals and blocks in a single game in the playoffs.
With Iverson tying Jordan's scoring record, four of the five individual data records in the NBA playoffs are now held by Nuggets players.
The only thing that slipped through the net, the highest number of rebounds in a single game belonged to the "Basketball Emperor" Chamberlain.
In the second round of the 1967 playoffs, Chamberlain met his old rival Russell's Celtics.
Chamberlain won the battle with Russell. Chamberlain averaged 32 rebounds per game. In Game 3 of the series, Chamberlain directly grabbed an astonishing 41 rebounds. No one has come close.
It is worth mentioning that this year, Chamberlain led the team all the way through and won the first championship of his career.
Carmelo Anthony received a pass from Li Yan and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. Melo's personal score was finally fixed at 58 points.
Coincidentally, the final score of the two teams was 142 to 84!
The Nuggets defeated the Spurs by 58 points and advanced to the Finals with a total score of 4-2.
This game tied the record for the largest point difference in a single game in the playoffs and firmly nailed the Spurs to the pillar of shame in history.
