Half a game down, trailing by 13 points, and in the Heat's home court, it was obviously not good news.

"Tim, attack the basket more. Manu, you're starting in the second half, drive to the basket more."

Popovich was a man who had seen the big stage, and although he was behind, he didn't lose his composure.

Tang Tian was listening intently as well.

James had played fiercely in the first half, and perhaps he would continue to do so for the whole game, but the paint was still the Heat's weakness.

Popovich's choice was the right one.

"Don't be afraid to lose. It's okay to lose or win tonight, but you have to make your presence felt."

Before heading out, Popovich rarely gave the Spurs players a pep talk.

As a master of pep talks, Tang Tian felt that Popovich's words were not very inspiring, but they were also very practical.

They couldn't really let the Heat win none of the games, but win or lose, they had to make their presence felt!

Back for the second half, the Heat were still with the same lineup.

But the Spurs had changed to a completely new starting lineup.

Diaw was not in the starting lineup, but instead of Green, Ginobili was starting.

This was the first time Popovich had fielded such a lineup.

"The Spurs are proactively seeking change," Breen said after seeing the Spurs' starting lineup in the second half.

"They need to change. If they continue to play like they did in the first half, they have very little chance of winning tonight," Miller analyzed.

"Do you think this will work?" Breen asked.

Miller thought for a moment and shook his head.

The Spurs' new lineup was clearly aimed at improving the offense, but James was in too good of a state tonight, and the Heat weren't afraid of going head-to-head on offense.

And even if the Spurs desperately brought the score back in this quarter, they would still lose in the end when their stamina declined in the fourth quarter.

Popovich obviously knew this too, and his expression was serious.

But as he said during the halftime break, now that it had come to this, there was still a chance to fight hard now, but if they played step by step, they really wouldn't have a chance in the fourth quarter.

Popovich, in his life, had only tanked once for Duncan, and he wouldn't easily admit defeat.

The Spurs attacked first after returning in the second half.

The TD Step hammer tactic in the frontcourt, Ginobili received the ball, shook off Wade, and after a serpentine breakthrough to the inside, passed it to Duncan.

Duncan hit the high bank shot after receiving the ball.

The Spurs scored first in the second half.

Ginobili's breakthrough was more agile than Parker's, and it made the Heat more unpredictable.

But in return, James scored with a four-step layup, taking small steps.

Still a 13-point difference.

Just as Miller analyzed, James was in too good of a state tonight, and the Spurs didn't have much of an advantage in a head-to-head attack.

Ginobili forcibly broke through to the basket in the frontcourt and passed it to Parker, who shook off Chalmers with the ball and continued to break through to the basket.

The Spurs' goal was clear in the second half, going straight to the Heat's paint.

Bosh was called for a foul for defending Parker's gyro layup.

Parker made both free throws, and the Spurs continued to chase points.

James broke through, attracted a double-team, and then passed the ball to Bosh, whose bank shot also went in.

In the first five minutes of the second half, the two teams started a head-to-head battle, neither could defend the other, and the score difference fluctuated between 11 and 13 points.

The fans at the scene were having a great time, but Miller and Breen in the commentary box couldn't help but shake their heads.

The Spurs didn't narrow the score difference at all, which was worse than they had expected.

It could only be said that the Heat were really in too good of a state tonight.

"Should we sub LeBron off to rest?"

Fizdale suggested to Spoelstra at this time.

Although James had good stamina, he had been the main attacker since the beginning of the game, especially in this part of the second half.

Taking advantage of the fact that the score difference could be stabilized, it was a good time to sub him off to rest for a while.

Spoelstra shook his head.

An 11-13 point difference was not safe, and it was too risky to sub James off at this time.

This game was too crucial, and he couldn't afford to take the risk.

On the court, with a 13-point difference, Ginobili's step-back three-pointer didn't go in, and Bosh grabbed the defensive rebound.

Now the Heat had a chance to continue to widen the score.

James continued to hold the ball at the arc.

After a sudden start after dribbling between the legs in place, James pushed past Leonard and continued to break in.

But at this moment, Tang Tian let go of Battier in the corner and directly came to help defend.

This was a gambling help defense.

James flicked the ball to Battier.

Battier had an open three-point opportunity in the corner.

The eyes of the fans at the scene were full of anticipation.

The Heat's role players hadn't performed well in this year's playoffs, but Battier was the only one they could trust.

And this was his best three-pointer in the corner.

Battier's first three-point attempt of the game.

The ball was released, and the trajectory looked very straight.

Cheers were about to erupt.

"Clang!"

The basketball bounced off the rim!

James had attacked a lot tonight, and the role players didn't have many opportunities to shoot, and Battier's hand was obviously not warmed up.

Duncan protected the defensive rebound.

The Heat retreated quickly, not giving the Spurs an offensive opportunity.

Ginobili signaled Tang Tian to come over for a pick-and-roll, and after the switch, he faced Battier and accelerated to break in.

Limited by his weight and speed, Battier's low post defense and defense against players who mainly shot were very effective, but his effectiveness against players like Ginobili who were breakthrough-oriented was average.

The Heat had help defense.

Tang Tian took the initiative to find Leonard for a pick-and-roll and then ran.

Ginobili passed the ball out of the double-team. He and Tang Tian had been playing together for a season and had developed a tacit understanding.

Tang Tian caught the ball and quickly took a three-point shot.

A crucial shot.

"Swish!"

The three-pointer went straight through the net!

Tang Tian hadn't gone soft on clutch shots since the start of the Finals!

The score difference came to 10 points!

The scene was buzzing.

One three-pointer wasn't much, but the one who made the three-pointer was Tang Tian, and they still remembered Tang Tian's game-winning three-pointer in the first game!

James continued to attack strongly in the frontcourt, Tang Tian continued to help defend, and James continued to pass the ball.

But Leonard predicted this ball in advance and pounced out, intercepting the ball halfway!

A successful defense!

The Spurs immediately launched a counterattack, with Ginobili dribbling forward.

Tang Tian followed up from the right.

James shouted to defend Tang Tian while retreating.

During the regular season, Tang Tian had made 6 three-pointers in a row in the first half, and his impression was too deep.

Chalmers lunged at Tang Tian.

Wade saw that Ginobili was mainly focused on breaking through.

But Ginobili chose to stop suddenly for a three-pointer.

Wade misjudged and was a little slow to pounce out again.

The ball was released, and the hearts of all the fans at the scene were suspended.

"Swish!"

Like a heavy punch to the heart, Ginobili's running three-pointer, also in!

The score difference came to 7 points!

The stalemate that had lasted for nearly half a quarter was finally broken!

Popovich nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines.

The presence he wanted was finally made after Tang Tian and Ginobili's consecutive three-pointers!