area51novel Chapter 254
Chapter 254
Starting from the second quarter, the Nets changed their style of play.
Carter started to lead the offense and Roy assisted. This decision worked well after the start.
The Spurs obviously expected this situation. They were not surprised, but strengthened their offense.
They needed to establish a leading advantage on the offensive end as soon as possible. Everyone understands the truth that the longer the night, the more dreams there are.
After Parker dribbled across half court, he passed the ball to Ginobili. Duncan had already found a good position under the basket at this time, and Ginobili threw the ball to him.
Duncan played hard in the interior, using his strength advantage and clear footsteps to compress Roy's defensive space step by step.
Jefferson near the interior interfered with Duncan in a timely manner according to the established tactics.
However, Duncan observed the surroundings carefully while attacking, and did not give him a chance. He grabbed the ball in time.
After turning left, facing Roy, he made a fake move, and then turned right again quickly, and made a small hook before the penalty area.
Duncan's first fake move did not deceive Roy, but Duncan's skills were too solid. He still used continuous turns to make Roy jump, and finally made a small hook shot in the penalty area, and the basketball accurately hit the basket and scored.
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After scoring, Duncan rarely raised his fist to Roy to celebrate.
In his opinion, this kind of offensive method should be used in the interior, not to shoot from the outside, which is what cowards do!
Duncan was very confident and showed his fangs. Spurs coach Popovich was very happy.
Because it was extremely rare to get Duncan angry, the harmless Daidai seemed to be a different person in this game.
According to Popovich's memory, Duncan had only experienced this situation three times in the playoffs.
The first time Duncan got angry was in the 98-99 season. Duncan scored 31 points in the last game of the finals and crushed the Knicks with one hand to win the championship.
The second time Duncan got angry was in the 02-03 season. Provoked by the Sharks, Duncan scored 37 points and 16 rebounds to lead the team to defeat the Lakers away. At that time, the Lakers had the OK combination that was still at its peak.
This time, it was also the third time he got angry. It was obvious that all of this was Roy's credit. It had to be admitted that this first-year rookie did have a unique talent.
Popovich was looking forward to what kind of answer Duncan would give. He was optimistic about his favorite student.
I believe he would take action in the game, completely kill the game, and win the championship!
The ball returned to the Nets. Carter dribbled the ball quickly through the half court. Facing Bowen's defense, he seemed to be at ease.
After he passed the half court with the ball, he accelerated and broke through. At the same time, Roy behind him followed closely behind him.
Be ready to receive the ball or grab rebounds at any time.
The Nets' strongest offensive duo rushed to the Spurs' inside line. The Spurs still showed a little panic.
Entering the penalty area, Carter first faced Duncan.
Although his explosive first step did not directly shake off Duncan, it also evaded some space and passed through Duncan's armpit.
Duncan now Faced with a dilemma, Roy or Carter, he had to choose one to defend.
Finally, Duncan weighed the pros and cons and chose Carter in front of him.
Because everyone on this planet knows that once Carter jumps into the restricted area, it will be difficult to stop this guy.
Besides, except for Duncan himself, the other deterrent inside players of the Spurs are still sitting off the court.
Veteran Horry is obviously not a player with defensive deterrence in the inside.
He can stand on the court today, thanks to his experience and key ball ability, and his three-point shooting ability to open up space for the team, not his defensive ability.
If defense is really needed, Muhammad or Nesterovic are better than him!
Duncan is a low-key and unpretentious player, but it does not mean that his strength is not good.
Facing Carter's accelerated breakthrough, Duncan gritted his teeth and followed behind him, and had to pay attention to his Roy at any time. The defensive pressure is not small.
Carter, who was always one step ahead, thought he had found an opportunity.
Without completely getting rid of Duncan, he still jumped confidently.
Facing the basket, he grabbed the basketball with one hand, ready to end this attack with a powerful dunk.
Carter completely forgot that behind him was Tim Duncan, who had been selected into the All-Defensive Team for 8 consecutive years and was also a two-time MVP winner.
At this time, Duncan's career was only 9 years old. At the age of 29, he had almost locked in the strongest power forward in history.Position,
His all-round offensive and defensive power under the basket is still unstoppable, but he is seriously ignored by Carter at this moment.
In the process of chasing and defending, the basketball in Carter's hand was exposed under Duncan's eyes.
Although Duncan's jumping ability is average at this time, his height and arm span are there. It is bound to pay a price to underestimate him.
When Carter's basketball was exposed, it was Duncan's time to shoot.
His long arms interfered with the basketball in Carter's hand in the air, and he used the power of his fingertips to fan the ball away.
Carter turned his face away in confusion, unable to believe the result.
He waved his hand to the referee to indicate that Duncan hit his hand in the process of blocking the shot.
But don't forget that today is the home court of the Spurs. This ambiguous defense will not be biased towards Carter.
The referee ignored Carter's protest and signaled the game to continue.
Tonight, Tim Duncan was on the court all the time, showing his strength on both offense and defense.
The basketball that was blown away by Duncan finally fell into Ginobili's hands.
After he got the ball, he quickly made adjustments and accelerated to start the fast break mode.
He and Parker formed the main force of the Ma team's fast break.
At this time, Parker had also started. His speed was the fastest among the two teams on the court.
Ginobili was in front, and Parker accelerated and came from behind.
Although Lagabel chased desperately, he was still pulled away for a distance.
After Ginobili dribbled across half court, Parker was already in place under the basket.
Lagabel decisively gave up chasing Parker. Instead, he turned around and surrounded the Argentine with Jefferson.
The two defensive stalwarts of the Nets teamed up. Ginobili, who was running, did not slow down but began to accelerate his dribbling.
He started a snake-like breakthrough in front of the two.
He was a left-handed player, and his dribbling was a bit weird. In addition, he combined the European step with his amazing sense of balance.
When facing the two defensive players head-on, he still dodged the space for passing the ball.
After Lagabel found out, it was too late to fill the gap.
The basketball in his hand flew diagonally to Parker's hands under the basket.
Parker turned around and scored an easy layup.