The Bucks and the Spurs gradually shifted from pure rivals to becoming sworn enemies.
The dissatisfaction from the Spurs regarding the MVP selection results, along with the post-game remarks by the winning side after every game that seemed to twist the knife, intensified the malice between the two.
This malice peaked during the fourth game of the Finals.
The Bucks fired from the perimeter while the Spurs excelled all-around, especially in the paint.
Unlike the first three games, this was a match between equals.
Both the Bucks and the Spurs demonstrated their unique strengths, and the game remained deadlocked until halfway through the fourth quarter.
Then Yu Fei broke through and dunked, causing Stephen Jackson's sixth foul, disqualifying him from the game.
The variable occurred, and Popovich substituted the Argentine rookie, Manu Ginobili, for Jackson.
Ginobili...
This was Yu Fei's first on-court confrontation with the opponent since the Finals began.