area51novel Chapter 215
Chapter 215
Faced with difficulties, will Ginobili and his Spurs surrender so easily?
The answer is no.
After being pressed off the court by Popovich for such a long time,
Ginobili has a new understanding of the Nets' defensive reading.
After communicating with Popovich on the sidelines, he understands what he needs to do after he comes on the court.
He received Parker's pass from the backcourt,
while dribbling the ball, he thinks about the next attack direction,
after the timeout, this ball must be scored. In any case, it is related to the morale of the team and must not be lost!
In terms of success rate, it is definitely the safest to let Duncan play alone.
But the Nets have arranged everything in advance. There are at least two opposing players around Duncan,
Ginobili glanced at the Nets' defensive formation outside the three-point line and decided to do it himself.
Facing Carter's defense, he did not choose to fight hard, but wandered around the three-point line with the ball and observed.
Then veteran Horry pulled up to help Ginobili pick and roll, and the Nets decisively chose to switch defense.
McInnis looked at the sharpest spear of the Spurs in front of him, and did not dare to take it lightly.
Defending players of this level is definitely a huge test for him.
The two backcourts of the Spurs have different styles, and they test defenders.
Ginobili dribbled the ball a few times in the pick and roll, but did not break through as expected, but passed the ball to Horry.
Carter was a little confused. Did veteran Horry still want to play against him outside the three-point line?
McGinnis was attracted by this inexplicable pass, but Ginobili did not stop after passing the ball.
Instead, he cut inside immediately, and then Horry passed the ball straight to Ginobili.
The basketball returned to Ginobili's hands, a classic two-on-one.
McInnis was obviously deceived. When the opponent started to cut inside after running back, his reaction was still half a beat slow.
Defensive experience showed its importance at this moment.
You must know that experienced defensive players will definitely observe the situation after confirming that their defensive players are under their control.
Instead of standing there and being surprised at why the opponent passed the ball like this after passing the ball,
When he came to his senses, Ginobili had disappeared from his sight and was out of his control.
Ginobili cut to the basket and faced Roy alone. He had suffered several losses and had to be careful. Although his physical fitness was not outstanding, his basketball IQ was extremely high and his talent was not inferior to those All-Star guards. Under his extremely delicate dribbling, Roy could only stay in place and try not to be deceived by the opponent's actions. However, during the movement, Duncan behind Roy moved, and the linkage between the two made Roy lose sight of one thing while focusing on the other. Even though McGinnis had already chased and defended in place, Roy tried to control it. Ginobili still blocked Roy's vision with his body when he was close to Roy. At the same time, he quietly passed the basketball to Duncan behind him. Roy knew it was not good, and it was too late when he turned back to defend Duncan. Duncan, who occupied an absolute position in the reasonable collision zone under the basket, easily put the ball into the basket! 42 to 55 After the timeout, the Spurs' offense immediately ushered in an immediate effect. Duncan and Ginobili high-fived to celebrate.
After Ginobili's return, the Spurs immediately found the backbone of the outside line.
In the playoffs, Manu is still needed. Parker is useless without maturity.
On the side of the court, Coach Frank signaled Kidd, who was dribbling, to stabilize.
Since the Spurs are so confident, let's attack them!
After Kidd passed half court, he passed the ball to Carter.
It was just a timeout. He believed that Carter's touch was definitely still there.
Carter made a tentative breakthrough against Bowen's defense.
The fake move did not fool the cunning Bowen, so Carter decided to carry it with his body.
Carter took two steps back and started to accelerate. Bowen watched very closely, but Carter's physical advantage was still obvious.
What if he could keep up with the pace? He was still forced to squeeze away.
Bowen could only interfere with Carter's dribbling from the side.
Three-point line Just two steps in, Ginobili, who was not far away, interfered with Carter on his path.
Further ahead, Horry was ready to make up for the defense.
The Spurs' defensive level suddenly improved.
Carter passed the ball back to Kidd helplessly.
Kidd faced Ginobili again, dribbled the ball and took a step back jump shot.
This kind of ball was not Kidd's best way to score.
But Kidd was full of confidence today.
"Shua"
Ginobili's defense was actually in place, and he stillOld can't stop his shooting,
Veteran Kidd has an inexplicable confidence,
42 to 57
"Damn, Manu, you have to stop him, I've had enough of him!"
Ginobili shrugged at Popovich as he looked at the direction Kidd left,
There is no problem with his defense, this is no longer a technical problem,
He saw a state in Kidd's eyes, a determination to win the game.
As long as he is a star, there is a probability that he will burst out in this state in a certain game, and Kidd is in this posture today.
The Spurs still need Ginobili's organization.
He couldn't explain this mysterious situation to the coach.
Put your mind at ease and devote yourself to the offense.
It was another offensive round. This time Ginobili did not choose to force an attack, but played with Duncan at the top of the arc.
Duncan received the ball, and Ginobili cut inside, attracting the Nets' defensive attention.
After Duncan passed the ball to Ginobili who had already cut into the basket,
Ginobili, who attracted McGinnis's defense, did not choose to layup, because McGinnis had already jumped and was waiting for him in the air.
He came out from the baseline, and he had seen Horry in position in the bottom corner with his sharp eyes.
Pretending to shoot, he deceived Lagabel's defense.
He threw the ball behind him in the air. Horry, who was in an open position, received this ball and would not miss this opportunity at all.
The veteran was not soft-hearted and shot a three-pointer on the spot!
"Shua"
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He pointed his finger at Ginobili and raised his thumb.
It was because of Ginobili's appearance that the Nets' defense was turned upside down.
But scoring alone is not enough. The Nets have a lead of more than ten points.
You get 2 points and I get 2 points. The score difference is always there.
Ginobili led the offense, but he didn't have a good way to deal with the Nets on the defensive end.
The two teams were in a stalemate, thanks to Kidd's 12 points in the second half of the second quarter.
At the end of the half, This veteran has scored 21 points, which is an unprecedented offensive efficiency.
You should know that Kidd's average score in the regular season was only over 10 points.
Many times his triple-doubles were delayed by scoring.
His offensive desire is very low, and all his energy is focused on organization and defense.
Unexpectedly, in the finals, the experience of two failures has made him explode in this series.
Average score of 23 points, and today he scored 21 points in the first half.
It can be seen how much he wants to win in this series!