area51novel Chapter 275
Chapter 275
The Spurs' home court was immersed in a tense atmosphere.
In the last few minutes, Spurs fans almost all stood to watch the game.
The nervous and anxious hearts went up and down within a few minutes. The most tested thing was the fans' hearts.
The Spurs returned to the court under Popovich's final instructions.
Their eyes were fixed on the expressionless Carter.
It was obvious that Popovich predicted Coach Frank's tactics.
Standing on the sidelines, Popovich folded his arms, as if everything was in his mind.
The small Nets would never escape his palm.
He had never expected that Roy had predicted Popovich's prediction.
Carter seemed to be expressionless on the court, but he was actually panicking.
Fortunately, he was just attracting firepower. Thinking of this, he felt much better.
Come chase me, San Antonio fools!
McGinnis served the ball from the midfield sideline.
The Nets used the old tactics again, a long snake formation,
standing in a row near the top of the arc of the Spurs,
The Spurs' attention was all on Carter. When setting up this formation, Bowen and Ginobili stood on both sides of Carter,
The two of them watched Carter, and they should not be too targeted.
In front of McGinnis was the 2.08-meter-tall Muhammad, who opened his arms to interfere with his passing vision.
This was the serving defender specially customized by Popovich for the Nets. At this moment, veteran Horry was no longer suitable to play on the defensive end.
The young and strong Muhammad had excellent athletic ability. When he stood in front of McGinnis, he invisibly brought great defensive pressure to McGinnis.
As the referee's whistle sounded,
The Nets players scattered, and all the Spurs players were nervous.
Carter broke free from the combined attack of the two on the three-point line and slid to the bottom line with Bowen.
Deng Ken stood near the free throw line to watch over Roy and control him within a reasonable range.
Popovich had also imagined the possibility of Roy attacking at the last moment,
Finally, he rejected it. According to the tradition of the NBA, the ball right at the last moment must be given to the guard in the team.
Besides, the guard of the Nets is Vince Carter, who is at the All-Star level.
This year, he was selected into the All-NBA First Team for the first time.
There is no problem with his strength or fame.
Just like Kobe of the Lakers, McGrady of the Rockets, and Iverson of the 76ers, there is no need for any doubt.
Popovich couldn't think of a reason why the Nets didn't use him for the last shot.
When Carter led Bowen along the baseline,
Roy prepared for the pick-and-roll on Carter's must-pass path.
Popovich and the Spurs players were more determined to arrange the tactics during the timeout.
They had reason to believe that after the pick-and-roll, Carter's tactics of catching the ball and shooting outside the three-point line were clearly visible in their minds.
Things went just as they expected. Carter ran outside the three-point line under Roy's cover.
Only one player on the Spurs felt that something was wrong.
That was Tim Duncan. He never believed that Roy, who had controlled the entire game in the third and fourth quarters, would give up the ball.
All this came from his gradually deepening understanding of Roy over the past many games.
Besides, this guy also had a record of buzzer beaters. He was not a traditional coach who could only attack at the basket.
He was the youngest three-point contest champion in the NBA, and even the record holder for the three-point contest!
However, Duncan's silence prevented him from speaking his true thoughts in front of the coach.
Another important reason was that he felt that he could handle any offensive means of Roy on the offensive end.
When Carter ran out after the pick-and-roll,
Duncan always stood firmly beside Roy, only interfering with his trajectory when Carter attacked.
Roy was also surprised at Duncan's obsession with himself.
Seeing that the 8-second serve time was halfway through, either Carter received the ball or attacked himself, he needed to move himself.
After Roy covered for Carter, he also started and sprinted outside the three-point line.
In Duncan's eyes, the Nets' fox tail was finally exposed. It was obvious that the opponent wanted to rely on Roy's three-pointer.
The contest between the two giants began from this moment.
Duncan followed closely behind. As long as he interfered with Roy's shot, the Spurs could directly win the championship!
Shifo was full of confidence. He believed that Roy was the last link in the Nets' tactics.
When Roy sprinted to the three-point line diagonally to the side,
Duncan also broke out his maximum movement speed.
The two were almost parallel in position. As long as Roy received the ball, Duncan could form a defense in the first time.
Popovich observed the players on the court.situation, when he saw Roy's movement, his heart tightened,
Fortunately, his favorite disciple Duncan followed him closely,
But Shifo also made mistakes sometimes, thinking that Roy was going to the three-point line to receive the ball, and he accelerated and followed without hesitation,
When Roy was about to reach the three-point line, he suddenly braked,
Followed by a counter-run that was beyond Duncan's tolerance,
Duncan's heart skipped a beat,
"I've been tricked!"
While reaching out to intercept Roy, he braked his steps,
The referee ignored Duncan's almost pulling action,
At the last moment, as long as it was not an extremely bad foul, the referee would not affect the direction of the game,
This is the default rule of all NBA referees:
The game should be left to the players to decide the result.
Although Roy was disturbed, he quickly broke free from Duncan's arm,
In the speed competition between the two, he took the initiative of half a body,
He stepped out of the restricted area with a big stride and jumped high outside the reasonable collision zone!
McGinnis, who was serving the ball from the midfield, pretended to pass the ball to Carter when Carter appeared outside the three-point line, fooling everyone on the Spurs, including Mohammed, who was defending the serve. McGinnis kept an eye on Roy's movements. When Roy ran back with Duncan, McGinnis, as an old teammate, smiled. After two years of getting along day and night, there is no doubt that he and Roy have a tacit understanding. This tactic was often used when they were in college, and the two could pass the ball to each other in the air. Almost pretending to pass the ball to Carter, when Mohammed leaned over,
McInnis threw the basketball hard towards the empty Spurs,
Everyone on the Spurs was shocked by McInnis's choice of passing the ball. Shooting and scoring outside the court was invalid.
The more he looked at it, the more wrong it seemed. The ball didn't seem to be in the direction of the basket. It was thrown so high that it would go out of bounds. Was McInnis crazy?
Until they saw Roy jumping high in the penalty area and Duncan following him,
Everyone opened their mouths wide, They understood the Nets' goal instantly, and were all shocked.
Because Roy's jump height was almost twice that of Duncan's.
They were the same height and wingspan, and Duncan's head could only be level with Roy's chest.
Looking up at Roy's jumping height, in their eyes, Roy's jump height was close to the top of the backboard.
He controlled the originally untouchable basketball from mid-air to his palm.
He avoided Duncan's foul action of pulling his arm in the air.
Through the No. 1 power forward in league history, he dunked the ball heavily into the basket!
102 to 101
The red light came on!
Lore!