area51novel Chapter 243
Chapter 243
Popovich's timeout was timely.
67 to 62
Sure enough, the Spurs were very resilient and were able to find all opportunities to score in this situation.
The GDP combination was rated as the most successful trio after 2000, and it definitely has an irreplaceable role and ability.
The tacit understanding and complementarity of the trio are the absolute key factors for the Spurs' success.
The Nets were led by Jefferson through the half court.
Although Jefferson's assists and organizational skills were not very good, he could share the pressure of holding the ball with Carter with his strong body in breakthroughs.
After half court, Jefferson found Roy on the three-point line.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Roy's performance allowed the Nets to recover a lot of points.
Coach Frank, who was off the court, also saw this and signaled other players to temporarily hand over the organizational rights to Roy.
Carter was more suitable to contribute his strength on the offensive end.
Roy held the ball on the three-point line. When he wanted to break through again, Parker of the Spurs actually gave up on Lagabell.
He double-teamed Roy on the three-point line.
"What kind of play is this? Is it so extreme?"
Roy himself was a little confused. He didn't know that Popovich thought so highly of his offensive ability.
He started to double-team directly from outside the arc three-point line. Do you really think I'm a lone wolf who won't pass the ball?
Lagabell was also stunned.
"You don't treat me as a human, right?"
He retreated to the three-point line and waved to Roy to indicate that he was in an open position.
Roy got rid of Duncan's long arms and passed the ball to Lagabell.
The moment Lagabell received the ball, the Spurs' rotation had already arrived. Horry flew to Lagabell.
It turned out that this was the Spurs' confidence in double-teaming. They learned from the Nets, using rotation defense and relying on players' running defense to defend.
Lagabell faced Horry who rushed over. He was not obsessed with shooting,
The ground pass was given to McGinnis who was close to the basket,
Theoretically, the closest player to McGinnis was Bruce Bowen,
But he did not dare to leave Carter open, and when the distance between the two was about the same,
The difference was whether McGinnis dunked or Carter dunked,
When the Spurs could not give up the original defender and switched defense without hesitation, loopholes appeared,
McInnis, who was unattended under the basket, easily dunked with one hand before Duncan returned to defense.
67 to 64
"Bruce, what are you hesitating about? Switch defense, switch defense resolutely. Don't be afraid of Carter. I'm ready to defend him!"
Ginobili was very angry about Bowen's hesitation. He disrupted all the defensive tactics of the Spurs.
The original perfect rotation was stuck under the basket.
But Bowen also had his own difficulties. He was Carter's main defender.
It was clear that at that distance just now, after Carter received the ball, Ginobili had no way to deal with Carter at that position.
Carter only had two choices: dunk or layup.
Compared to the defensive end, Bowen is definitely the more authoritative one. For the team, he is the kind of player who is even willing to commit crimes.
It's a pity that some things can't be said to his teammates.
Since he likes to switch and keeps complaining, then switch once in the next round, let him suffer a little and understand his good intentions.
The Nets were chasing points very closely, and the Spurs had to ensure their success rate to maintain their lead in this stalemate.
Ginobili quickly passed the half court with the ball.
After Parker's singles incident, he decided to treat Parker as a fixed-point shooter.
It was obviously more certain to distribute the ball by himself.
After half court, Jefferson came up again.
In the last round, Jefferson's defense was actually very effective. If it weren't for Ginobili's counter-running at the last moment,
The last round would definitely be a beautiful defense.
Not only did he have to dribble across half court, but he also had to face Jefferson's pressure-type defense full of physical contact.
The intensity was beyond Ginobili's expectations.
Since Jefferson has only been working on the defensive end, he does not need to take responsibility on the offensive end.
This allows him to focus on defense. Waste your own energy,
Do whatever you can to make Ginobili uncomfortable,
Ginobili's solo attack was blocked, and he focused on the inside,
Took a look at Duncan who was fighting with Roy, and then gave up the plan,
It would definitely be a disaster to draw Roy out, which was a rare consensus that he and Parker could reach,
In their eyes, Roy was undoubtedly a movable wall, and it was an insurmountable one,
Ginobili set his sights on Horry,There have been several pleasant pick-and-rolls in this game.
The cooperation is quite pleasant.
He stretched out his hand to signal Horry to do a pick-and-roll with him.
Old players like Horry only need a gesture to immediately understand Ginobili's idea.
In order to avoid the mistake of both of them being blocked before,
McInnis deliberately followed a step slower. When Horry blocked Jefferson,
he went around from the side.
In fact, there was a gap at this time, but Ginobili was still relatively stable in the finals.
His three-point ability is definitely enough, but it is not the top one. The hit rate of 38% can only be said to be enough.
This opportunity only lasted for a moment. After hesitating, when McGinnis approached him, the opportunity was gone.
Ginobili didn't expect that the opponent was still so difficult after the pick-and-roll. He could only break through horizontally.
Finally, under pressure, the ball was passed to the penalty area, and Duncan, who was already in a good position, was in the hands of the penalty area.
Parker, who was not far away, watched all this, and for some reason, he lowered his head and laughed.
"See if you dare to laugh at me next time, damn Argentine, you are still the same.
I can't break through the ball, and you Ginobili can't break through it either!"
It's not that the relationship between the two is bad. In fact, they have a good relationship in private.
But the two are in a competitive relationship on the court. Ginobili has always had the upper hand during this period.
Because Parker is indeed inferior in organizational ability.
And the Nets are not afraid of players like Parker. They have two defensive gates, Kidd and Lagabel, on the outside,
which makes Parker's speed advantage completely unable to play, and there is a natural inside barrier like Roy in the inside,
which can reduce Parker's power to less than 50%.
Duncan took the ball and started the back-to-the-basket mode again.
During the timeout just now, Coach Frank optimized Duncan's help defense.
When Duncan dribbled the ball to play singles, Roy defended him alone.
When Duncan tried to turn around, the Nets would make up for him.
Sure enough, when he reached the estimated area, Duncan found the opportunity to turn around.
When he picked up the ball with both hands, Carter's double-team arrived.
This made Duncan very uncomfortable. The laborious singles were restricted before they even started. Bowen ran out of position.
Duncan didn't think much and passed the ball.
I thought it was another inside-outside line pass and cooperation.
But the Nets, who had suffered a loss once, had already set up a trap.
The pass was made. This time it was Lagabell. He gave up Parker and suddenly ran back and jumped high, intercepting Duncan's ball from mid-air.