On December 23, the Clippers ended their game with the Mavericks and rushed to San Antonio without having time to rest. They were going to challenge another Texas giant again the next day, the first in the Western Conference this season, last season's champion San Antonio Spurs.

The Spurs face similar problems to the Mavericks this season, and Duncan is one year older, which is not a big problem. Their problems lie with Bowen, Finley and a role player, as well as Old Barry, who performed well last season, who also went to the Seattle Supersonics this season.

These three are players who have made great contributions to the Spurs' championship last season. They are either quite old and have declined very seriously in the new season; or they have left the Spurs. Although their regular season record is not good, their role players are not competitive enough, which makes the Spurs' championship taste far less strong than last season. Everyone is not optimistic that the Spurs can defend their title this season. Don't forget that this year is even years.

Whether the Spurs can win the championship has nothing to do with the Clippers' half-cent.

In the eyes of old Dunleavy, the Clippers will definitely not win the championship this year anyway, so whoever wins the championship has little to do with them, and whoever loves it. Now what the Clippers see is to avoid losing streaks, and they will have to deal with the Suns in the next game. This is simply too bad. If this trip to Texas is not done well, it will be an N-game losing streak.

It is a good thing for the Clippers not to lose, but losing is not just that you can avoid losing.

Artest and Mobley are still in the ban period in this game. Garcia is the only one left in the Clippers' backcourt. Even the craziest Clippers fans are not hopeful if they want to defeat the Spurs with two emergency defenders in the Development League.

However, today the Spurs fans were really scared by this small broken boat and sweated coldly. Ji Guomo was facing the old Oberto and Thomas today. After being ravaged by Nowitzki, he decisively picked up two soft persimmons and pinched them hard for a long time, and the depression of the last game was revealed.

The two brothers played for 36 minutes today, Ji Guochou scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guomo's performance was radiant.

The final score was 98:103. The Clippers tied with the Spurs four times in the fourth quarter, and the battle was fierce. However, at the critical moment, Ginobili's three-pointer and Duncan's low post kicked the Clippers' efforts in one game were wiped out.

Popovich let Duncan serve as center today and has always been against Ji Guoqiu. He knew that his younger brother Ji Guoqiu was sloppy, so he let Duncan, who was in his 30s, chased Ji Guoqiu and ran behind the butt. Popovich was not yet confused.

Duncan said bluntly at the pre-match press conference today, saying that he really wanted to compete with his template on the court. Shi Fo's words were obviously polite, or in a scene, but the Chinese media took it as if they were just real. When they returned to the domestic report, they were jealous, and they almost said that Duncan took the initiative to lick the two brothers.

Although the American media no longer laughed at the Chinese media for putting the templates of Tim Duncan and Nowitzki on the two brothers, they still won't admit that the twins have such great potential. However, in this game, Ji Guohun's 36 points made the Clippers' defeat and indirectly made themselves famous.

Popovich stood on the sidelines throughout the game, roaring at the two power forwards of his team, and spitting stars flooded the entire court. The Spurs coach couldn't stand a rookie so presumptuous in the "AT&T Center Arena". If he couldn't even deal with a small red fox, could he get benefits against the Celtics in the future?

The competitiveness of the San Antonio Spurs this year has declined compared to last year, but they are still champions. Popovich does not take other opponents in the West seriously. They regard it as the biggest threat to win the championship is the Celtics in the East.

Duncan scored 25 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks against his Panda brother, Ginobili scored 22 points and 5 assists, Parker scored 20 points and 7 assists, and the GDP combination remained efficient, and all three scored 20+, and the data table looked bright red.

Ji Guomo was bullied by Duncan for a whole night after he got super data.

When Brother Panda faced the experienced Shifo, he seemed too immature on both sides of the offense and defense. Ji Guoqiu was undoubtedly much better than Duncan, who was 32 years old, but his lack of experience made Duncan seem to suppress this up-and-coming show on the court in every move, and it seemed that he didn't take much effort.

Duncan's style of playing basketball is simple and unpretentious. He does not have the athletic ability of Howard and Garnett, so he will never waste a trace of energy. Every movement on the court is simplified, difficult to make it easy, and there are never flashy movements. He is a true master on the basketball court.

Ji Guoqiu also relied on his excellent athleticism to fly over Duncan's shot on the defensive end and dunked Duncan, but this could not change the fact that he was abused. A block and a dunk could only appear in Youtube highlights, and there was no use other than that.

Ji Guoqiu has known the principle of Duncan playing basketball for a long time, and most Chinese fans also know it, just like the heavy sword in Dugu Nine Swords, which is not only a matter of skill, but also requires a lot of game experience. Didn’t Dugu Qiubai in Jin Yong’s book understand this principle only after he was 40 years old?

After the game against the Spurs, the Clippers ushered in a four-day break. Without their game on Christmas 25, they will face their opponents in the same zone on December 28, the Phoenix Suns.

Ji Guochou spent most of his rest days, except for taking time to spend lunch or dinner with Twilight Girl, spending most of his time in training and watching videos, and even his favorite game was not touched.

Duncan's ravage on him aroused Ji Guoqiu's desire to improve his own strength even more. He didn't want to be so powerless when he saw Duncan next time.

Ji Guomo has no choice but to hide in training management with giant pandas these days and sweat. His brother is working hard in the training hall. He can't always pick up girls outside, right?

After the Clippers' defeat, the official website released news that Captain Elton Brand's injury has made great progress. The captain is expected to resume personal training in early January and participate in team training at the end of the month, and is expected to return before the All-Star Game.

Elton Brand's fate has been quietly rewritten by the two brothers. Although the captain's injury is the same as another time and space, the severity has been significantly reduced. The two brothers remember it very clearly that in another time and space, Brand only played 8 times at the end of the season, and his performance on the court plummeted, leaving the ranks of the five NBA forwards since then.

However, it seems that Brand's injury should be at least half lighter. Such injuries may not necessarily cause the old captain to decline significantly. Maybe their former core still has the strength of 20+10 All-Stars.

This incident is mixed for the Clippers.

The media are also very interested in this matter. The old captain's strength before being injured is obviously much better than the two brothers at this moment, but any twin brothers in terms of potential are probably only higher than Brand. Besides, there are two now. In addition, the Clippers' outstanding record this season, the team system has been rebuilt. Now it is not an All-Star Power Forward, but an All-Star point guard, so Brandon's position is very awkward at this time.

The old captain said during an interview during his injury that he did not mind giving up his core position after returning from injury, and told reporters: "I know that once I come back, everyone will think there will be a battle between me and the twins, but in fact it is exactly the opposite."

Brand told reporters: "They can defeat the opponent's defense, the older brother can support jump shots at high positions, the younger brother can strike from the outside long range, and I can wait for opportunities at low positions, or stand on the weak side to shoot a few jump shots, cut into the basket and catch the ball and make a layup, which will make my job much easier. They are only 19 years old now, but I am almost 30 years old."

This interview was naturally arranged by the Clippers, so Brand's words were not known to be out of his true thoughts or the helpless act under pressure from old Dunleavy. In short, the old captain told reporters: "I am almost in a midlife crisis during this period. Actually, I don't mind giving up the core position. I have been in this league for 8 years and I have no objection to handing the team over to the twins. They have done a great job this season, and I think we have a chance to win the championship this season."

When talking about the twins, Brand also praised his teammates. The old captain said: "I think the twins are gradually playing dominant on the court. On the defensive end, they are better than me, but the pressure will come to them. I can use my own experience to help them avoid detours. Now they are in a good position with the team. They have the opportunity to grow in this position. They have excellent players like Ron Artest and James Percy. Artest is a beast, and many times he is our pioneer. When something needs to be done, he is that guy. When the time comes, the twins will become very, very decisive and they will pass the test because they have this ability."

Elton Brand's interview temporarily dispelled the team's internal strife, but Dunleavy would not be so easy to fool. In fact, this interview was his arrangement. Although he did not force Brand to say what he said in the interview, he knew that once Brand came back, Ji Guomeng would move to the small forward position, which would affect the team's rotation in the second and third positions.
Chapter completed!