area51novel Chapter 167
Chapter 167
Coach Frank's heart was bleeding.
Continuous adjustments did not play any role. The Spurs continued to score without any pause.
The defense could not be stopped, and the offense could not be attacked.
The nightmare of the Eastern Conference Finals was staged again in the Finals.
Although Kidd had tried hard to stabilize the rhythm of the game,
The Nets' role players no longer had the fighting spirit they had at the beginning.
The game was like this. The more they could not score, the more problems they would have on the defensive end.
The two complemented each other. The unstoppable offensive end would definitely drive Activeness on the defensive end,
It is obvious that the Nets are doing the opposite today,
It is difficult for Roy to play singles in the Spurs' interior,
On the one hand, Duncan's defense is strong, and on the other hand, the opponent can double-team him unscrupulously under the basket,
Roy can only receive the ball outside the three-point line,
The Nets are now confident in the offensive end except for himself and Carter,
Roy can only hope that with his persistence, he can create space for his teammates to get through this period of confusion,
so that the Spurs will not directly pull away from the gap and the game will enter garbage time.
Roy received the ball outside the three-point line. The Spurs changed their defenders in this round.
Robert Horry stood in front of him.
Duncan's only weakness might be that he couldn't defend Roy, a player who was almost like a bug, from the outside.
Especially outside the three-point line, Duncan, who had suffered a serious injury, could no longer keep up with Roy's small forward-like speed.
But the Spurs had a good coach.
Popovich had thought of this a long time ago and used Horry's mobility to defend.
It prevented Duncan from defending outside the three-point line, which could save his physical energy.
Roy faced Horry outside the three-point line, dribbled with one hand, and started with a three-point threat.
Horry defended very tightly, and Roy retreated two steps.
The opponent followed him closely and obviously didn't want him to have the space to start a breakthrough.
Roy dribbled directly and crushed him. The veteran Horry had good strength, but Roy's strength to defend the shark alone was no joke.
He leaned on Horry, started to accelerate, with long legs and big strides.
Horry had no way to limit Roy in this situation.
After moving sideways twice, he was directly thrown away by Roy.
After entering the three-point line, the Spurs seemed to be retreating. Like a tight pocket,
Everyone surrounded him, trying to double-team him,
An opportunity appeared on the outside again,
Jefferson hesitated and stretched out his hand, but he didn't see anyone within two steps in front of him,
Roy looked at the third Spurs player who was about to surround him,
and threw the ball out,
After Jefferson received the ball, he regretted it, and his heart was beating,
Although he also had two finals experience, the endings were not so good,
Even in the two games he won, his data was still terrible, anyway, the previous finals victory or defeat had little to do with him.
Three-pointers have never been Jefferson's strong point, and now it has almost become his headache.
In fact, he is better at attacking the inside and fast breaks.
The Spurs' inside line is too many now, so he can only grit his teeth and shoot three-pointers.
He still has some confidence in open positions, but not much.
The more Jefferson thinks about the ball, the more he hesitates to shoot.
Popovich couldn't hold back his raised mouth corners off the court.
After taking a deep breath, Jefferson's three-pointer still missed.
Popovich was finally amused and laughed out loud. The opponent's role players are too tender!
The Nets' missed symptoms seemed to be contagious, spreading from the starting lineup to the bench.
It was already halfway through the third quarter, and there was still no sign of warming up.
Ginobili grabbed the rebound over his teammate's head.
Parker ran towards the Nets' half like a mad wild mouse.
Kidd's pursuit could only be pulled further and further away by him, and finally he could only watch him enter the penalty area.
The Pampas Eagle had an extremely sharp vision and found him at the first time.
Parker made a layup before all the Nets returned to defense.
This was the true portrayal of the Nets' game in the third quarter.
In addition to Roy and Carter scoring, even Kidd seemed to be infected by his teammates' iron shots in this quarter.
How could the two of them hold on to the Spurs' tsunami-like attack?
96 to 80
The Nets only scored 15 points in a single quarter, creating a new low this season.
By the end of the third quarter, iron shots had spread to the entire team.
Even Carter gave up this meaningless open pass and would rather face 2-3 people.
In the Nets' rest area, Coach Frank was no longer able to arrange tactics. He was extremely angry!
Everything tonight was like a nightmare.
The rhythm on the court was firmly controlled by the opponent., all the initiative is in the hands of the opponent,
He looked up at the bench and saw that they all looked dejected,
It was completely different from the usual high-spirited team that could still joke with each other even when they were behind.
"Guys, what's wrong with you? Have we lost? Don't play in the fourth quarter? Or do you want to let them forget about the championship?"
"Tell me where your balls are? Don't be a bitch. If that's the case, just go and beg the Spurs to stop fighting and surrender, so that everyone can have a holiday!"
"It's just a game, the first game of the series. The sky didn't fall, and the Spurs are not gods. You gave up on yourselves!"
"Fighting with them, why can they be so happy? Even if they want to win from New Jersey, we have to These bastards have to pay the price, understand? "
Coach Frank's roar was deafening. I have never seen a coach get so angry.
The substitutes put away their previous decadent minds.
I didn't realize that Coach Frank had this ability. Roy couldn't help but look at him with new eyes.
Today's game was caused by the Nets being afraid of wolves and tigers, playing timidly.
There was no forward-looking momentum.
The momentum was three points weaker than the opponent, and the substitutes were not as good as the opponent, which made them look even worse.
The result was a complete collapse in the third quarter.
"Fuck, what's so great about winning a championship? I've also won the NCAA championship, and I'm still this awesome. They don't have two extra hands, so why should we be afraid? Kill them, if it doesn't work, we still have the next game!"
McInnis, a strong member of the team's atmosphere group, stood up at the first time under the stimulation of Coach Frank.
Seeing that the freshman McGinnis dared to express his opinion, the cowardice in the eyes of the remaining role players gradually faded, and there was light in their eyes, and they stood up one after another.
Everyone formed a circle and put their palms together.
"Kill the San Antonio Spurs! Kill the San Antonio Spurs! Kill the San Antonio Spurs!..."
The Nets are almost gone The momentum was back.
Before going on the court, Roy spoke up to cover for everyone.
"Don't have any psychological pressure. At most, you can just treat today as a training session, but you have to train in a proper manner. You have to know when you die.
Everyone, move and run. Shoot bravely when you have the chance. Don't have any psychological burden. At most, you can rush to the rebound together!"
Before the fourth quarter, Popovich habitually glanced in the direction of the Nets' rest area.
In his eyes, the Nets can be buried in the ground today.
I thought the opponent should be dejected and lifeless.
But unexpectedly, when the Nets gathered together to shout slogans, their confidence and momentum seemed to be wrong!