May 7, 2007, San Antonio, AT&T Center.

In the Western Conference semifinals, the Seattle SuperSonics challenged the San Antonio Spurs away from home.

This is the second time the two teams have met in the Western Conference semifinals after two years.

Two years ago, the Spurs relied on Duncan's buzzer-beater to eliminate the SuperSonics, and finally reached the finals and won the NBA championship.

In two years, everything has changed for the Sonics.

The only Sonics from two years ago who are still on the team are backup swingman Wilkins and backup center Nick Collison, as well as Danny Fordson, who is still in bed with a stress fracture.

Two years have passed, and the SuperSonics have changed from Ray Allen's team to yes' team.

The team's main players have also changed from Daniels, Ridnour, Lewis, and Jerome James to the current Rondo, Milicic, David Lee and Quentin Richardson.

Compared with the SuperSonics, the Spurs are much more stable.

The same Duncan, the same GDP, and Bowen, who was most hated by Sonics fans two years ago, are all on the team.

Coupled with Horry, Barry, Udrih and others, the Spurs' changes are more due to age.

It seems that the current Spurs are only two years older than the Spurs two years ago.

The SuperSonics and Spurs are rivals in the West!

The Spurs have never considered the Sonics a rival.

Mainly because Sonics fans now regard the Spurs as their number one enemy in the league.

In the eyes of many Sonics fans, if Rashard Lewis had not been injured unexpectedly two years ago, and if the Spurs and Bowen had not been too bad, the Sonics would have had a chance to eliminate the Spurs, and even enter the finals and win the championship.

That year was the closest the Sonics came to a championship in recent years.

After that year, the Sonics seemed to be cursed, declining step by step, and finally ushered in the era of yes.

It is precisely because of the past grudges between the two teams.

This round was originally the most watched Western Conference semifinals in NBA history, and it was even more exciting!

The biggest highlight is of course the 'Battle of the Shield' between Spurs No. 12 Bowen and SuperSonics No. 9 Yes!

Yes, the Son of God in the Emerald City!

Bowen, the indestructible shield of the Holy City!

The last two games between these two in the regular season were crazy.

One is to take offense to the extreme.

One is taking defense to the extreme.

Especially in the game where bald Crawford blew the whistle, Bowen walked onto the court in tears amid the applause and cheers of all SuperSonics fans, led by yes.

That picture moved the whole world.

That scene was also rated as one of the most touching scenes in NBA history by media and experts such as ESPN and TNT.

The highest honor a defensive player can receive in the NBA is Bowen in that game.

The greatest praise an offensive player can receive in the NBA is that he didn't score if Bowen was out of position in that game, and he insisted on basketball justice!

When the two teams were warming up before the game, all the broadcast cameras were on Yes and Bowen.

Before the start of this series between the SuperSonics and the Spurs, media all over the world were working hard to create the "Aegis CP" pair of Yes and Bowen.

Fans all over the world are also looking forward to whether Yes and Bowen can once again stage a super battle with ultimate offense and defense!

Looking at Ye Si's figure not far away, Bowen suppressed the violent reaction coming from his body, making himself look so arrogant and cold.

On the other side, Ye Si seemed to have noticed Bowen's gaze, and the two of them looked at each other across the distance.

The murderous looks between the two made commentators from all over the world and fans from all over the world in front of the TV extremely excited!

Look at Yes and Bowen looking so murderous!

These two peerless masters at both ends of the offense and defense were at loggerheads from the very beginning!

This game, this series is destined to be a shocking battle!

"It is the happiness and luck of all fans to see Yes and Bowen duel in the playoffs!"

In the TNT commentary box, Barkley sighed.

"Yes is one of the most talented offensive players in the history of the NBA, and Bowen is one of the most talented defensive players in the history of the NBA. The duel between the two of them is like the duel between Jordan and Payton!

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Kenny Smith also rarely agreed with Barkley's words.

"In the NBA, a player's greatest honor needs to be matched by his opponent. Yes and Bowen are one of the greatest rivals in NBA history!"

"Yes and Bowen are also one of the strongest offensive and defensive players in the new century. This game can be called the battle of the century between the strongest offensive players and the strongest defensive players!"

On the court, the murderous stares between Yes and Bowen continued.

Ye Si and Bowen were so murderous when they first came up.

This made the Spurs fans at the scene quite excited and excited.

"Bruce is indeed the strongest yes terminator in the league!"

"Bruce is the only player in the league who can defend his artistic movement without the ball. Do you think this is a joke?!"

"Bruce is one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history!"

"If yes's defense wasn't equally terrifying this year, Bruce could have won the best defensive player by relying on his artistic movement to defend yes without the ball!"

The fans are very excited now, and the players of both teams on the field are very dignified.

The more yes and Bowen value each other, the more worried they become.

For the Sonics players, Bowen on the opposite side is the only player in the league who can defend without the ball!

For the Spurs players, Bowen has already defended Yes like that without the ball. Yes, scoring 40 or 50 points against the Spurs is still as easy as drinking water and eating meat.

On the contrary, Spurs head coach Popovich was sitting off the court. He looked very relaxed now.

He loves how aggressive Bruce is from the beginning!

Now Bruce is actively looking at Yes, right?

Now Bruce is definitely challenging yes!

In the NBA, if any player provokes Yes, Popovich will feel that he is overestimating himself.

Only Bruce has this qualification!

Bruce is the only player in the world who can perfectly guard against the ball!

Bruce is qualified to look at yes with murderous intent, and he is also qualified to use his eyes to say harsh words to yes!

Popovich wants to know what harsh words Bowen is saying to Yes with his eyes now.

The fact that Yes, who has always been cold and calm, can show such murderous intent shows Bruce's status in Yes's heart!

Ye Si: Very good at acting.

Bowen: You’ll get used to it if you act a lot.

Ye Si: You Spurs players are really interesting. Do you think they all look honest but are actually full of bad intentions?

Bowen: We Spurs players are not like this, and there will never be such a person. You are!

Ye Si:……

Bowen: Sorry, I admit my mistake, you are a good person.

Ye Si:……

Bowen: Give me a chance.

Yes: What do you mean?

Bowen: I can cooperate with you in playing Bobo in this game. Can you let me go in the future?

Ye Si:……

Bowen: Don’t force me!

Ye Si:……

Bowen: Do you think I am the kind of person who sells out the team for personal glory? Let me tell you, you are wrong!

Ye Si:……

Bowen: You speak! Why don’t you speak?

Ye Si: What do you want me to say?

Bowen:……

Ye Si: I have never forced you.

Bowen:……
To be continued...