234. The Old Era Has Turned a New Page! (11,000 words)_5

On the Bobcats side, Zhang Yang continued to slack in the latter half of the quarter, shooting only once, missing, and recording the worst single-quarter performance of this Finals, scoring just 2 points... But the Bobcats narrowed the gap by 1 point, ending the half quarter 15-14 over the Spurs!

Into the second quarter, Zhang Yang did not start right away, Felton and Rondo teamed up for the start, Gerald Wallace and Okafor remained on the court, with Perkins taking the center position.

On the Spurs side, Popovich continued with his trio of key players, unconcerned about using the star players heavily, a typical strategy of a Larry Brown-style coach, with the other two being Barry and Horry.

The Bobcats continued with their first quarter tactic, Rondo, Okafor, and Gerald Wallace relentlessly attacking the inside without sparing any effort.

Bickerstaff found it worthwhile to wear down Duncan with these three players.