The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 307 [Overtake!Pivotal】

Popovich replaced Bonner with Blair and stepped up the post defense.Bonner failed to make a three-pointer on the court, but the defensive end was an obvious loophole.

Although Blair is short in height, he can resist Gortat outside the penalty area, and the Clippers' inside offensive point advantage is not so great.

Ye Feng started the main attack with the ball again, and Gotatra went to the outside to cover.Ye Feng played by himself when no one was double-teamed, and passed the ball when someone was double-teamed. The Clippers' offense was very smooth.Although Kidd, who is the best passer, has been sitting on the bench.

The Spurs also scored through non-stop passing and pick-and-roll misplacement offenses, but the score was pulled in anyway.At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers were only 92 points behind 95 to 3, and they had a good chance to reverse and win.

In the fourth quarter, both sides sent a few substitutes to compete first, so that the main players could take a rest.The Clippers sent Love, McGee, Barnes, Thornton, and Kidd, and the Spurs sent McDyess, Splitter, Alonzo Gee, Gary Neal, and George Shea. you.

Thornton's presence on the field guaranteed the offense, but the other players were in such poor condition that they couldn't make any shots. They played for 4 minutes as a substitute, but the Clippers failed to take advantage. The point difference widened to 7 points, and they took the lead in replacing the main players.

马刺也不是每个人发挥都出色，杰弗森和布莱尔得分都很少，防守叶锋的任务也没做好。他们加起来才得到了14分9篮板，叶锋已经砍下了26分7篮板5助攻2抢断2盖帽。

The Clippers put Curry and Thornton on the court together, increasing the offensive points.

The Spurs started desperately. They led by up to 21 points. They were not willing to be reversed at home. The Spurs were heavily defended outside. The best player was Duncan. He had a way to hit the ball against Love, McGee, and Gortat. Going into the basket, Ye Feng single-handedly defended, and he pulled up to the high post to cover for Parker and Ginobili, playing very flexibly.

The Clippers' offense was better. With 3 minutes and 02 seconds left, Curry relied on Smith's screen to break through, attracting the defense and passing the ball to Ye Feng. Xiang, passing Jefferson on the right, made an emergency stop and made a jumper, and finally overtook the score 113 to 112.

This was Ye Feng's 7th point in the fourth quarter. Two vicious fouls by the Spurs sent him to the free throw line. He made 4 of 3 free throws and even made a mid-range shot.

Popovich angrily requested a timeout, and this was the first time the Clippers took the lead.In the auditorium, the fans also fell silent. The Spurs seemed to have lost their face and couldn't stand it anymore.

Barkley said with a smile: "This is really a wonderful game. In terms of physical strength, the young Clippers must have the upper hand. Ye Feng proved today that he is the best player. He only scored 8 points in the first half. Now 33 points credited."

Smith said: "Duncan also scored 24 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks today, blowing up the Clippers inside. His crazy performance is rare, and his performance today is too good."

Barkley said: "Love played very poorly today, and he only scored 6 points and 11 rebounds. McGee was even worse, with 4 points and 4 rebounds. It is surprising that Gortat's state is good, and he scored 10 points. 4 rebounds and a block. How to defend Duncan well at the last moment is a problem that the Clippers need to solve. Someone from the Clippers should stand up, and now Ye Feng is consuming energy on both ends of the offense and defense."

Barkley is right, now Thibodeau is arranging tactics for defending Duncan.He didn't know who to send up to defend well. Duncan was amazing today.No matter who plays, it will be a disadvantage. At this time, arranging double-teams is also afraid that the Spurs' outside players will show their power.When the opponent plays a good game, Thibodeau sometimes hesitates in arranging tactics.Thibodeau is far inferior to the "Zen Master" Jackson. Sometimes KFC can still close his eyes and rest his mind at the last moment, allowing the players to adjust themselves...

The Clippers rarely fight their opponents to the end, and the current situation makes Thibodeau even more nervous.When the Rockets were an assistant coach, he experienced many stalemates until the end of the game. Basically, the Rockets were the side that was reversed or lore, and there was no experience to learn from.

The easiest way at this time is to rely on the personal abilities of the stars and hand over the offense to the best offensive player in the team.Of course, the Clippers arranged man-to-man defense for Ye Feng and Thibodeau. He chose Love as the player on the field.At this time, it is especially necessary to protect the rebounds. If someone steals the offensive rebounds and makes a second offensive goal, it will be wronged to lose.

Thibodeau said: "Kevin, you have to protect the backcourt rebounds. Yeh, you fight Duncan in the low post. Don't let him enter the penalty area and interfere with his shooting. Josh keeps an eye on Jefferson from the outside. Pay attention to defending with Ye. Steph, Parker is yours, don't let him break through. Matt (Barnes), guard Ginobili."

At the last moment, Thibodeau chose to deploy Matt Barnes.As a coach who attaches great importance to defense, at critical moments, defense must not be lost.Thibodeau felt that the offense should be handed over to Ye Feng, and there was no need to arrange too many pitchers outside.If the Spurs double-team and the perimeter is open, Barnes can also shoot.

Popovich has seen a lot of scenes like this. This season, the Spurs and their opponents have played three times in the end, all of which have won.Popovich drew quickly on the tactical board and said: "Control the rhythm, hit the success rate, give the offense to Tim, let him attack in the low post, DeJuan covers in the high post, after the misplacement, you can catch the ball and play alone. Here, Tony (Parker) and Manu (Ginobili) intersperse running, pick and roll offense, Richard (Jefferson), you look for opportunities on the perimeter. Get back to defense as soon as possible after the shot, don't let the Clippers play fast When offensive and defensive positions are attacking, Richard, your task is very heavy. Don't let Ye Feng catch the ball and entangle him. If he runs on the pick-and-roll, De Juan should post it immediately. In short, he must not be allowed to enter the penalty area. , so that he can only shoot. Got it?"

"Understood!" The Spurs players shouted together.

The timeout ended, and the players from both sides returned to the court for the final decisive battle.

Ye Feng was under a lot of pressure, what the players needed most at this time was to maintain a calm mind.Ye Feng murmured in his heart: "This is just a regular game, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's just a show, if you score, you earn money, if you don't score, it won't affect your future defending title."

But is it really okay if you can't get in?Ye Feng unconsciously thought of the fans' comments, LeBron James is good at everything, but because he disappeared several times in the fourth quarter, some fans said he is not a leader.It seems that the leader has to score more points in the fourth quarter than in the first three quarters, thinking of this, Ye Feng quickly stopped.

Fans look at things from a completely different angle than players. No one can guarantee a perfect state in every game. People are not machines. They can play reasonably. It is already remarkable to lead the team to catch up with the score at a certain period of time.

Speaking of pressure, Ye Feng believes that the Spurs players are under more pressure now, this is the Spurs' home court, and now they have been overtaken again.If they are afraid, they should be afraid.

Ye Feng stood beside Ginobili and took a few deep breaths.Now he is also a little tired, so he must persevere to the end.This is the last game of the four consecutive games. After the game, you can go back to Los Angeles to sleep well and have a day off.

At the beginning of the game, Parker slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt to control the situation. Curry did not go up to grab it hard, and the Clippers also wanted to delay time. At 2 minutes and 51 seconds, Parker passed the ball to Jefferson on the right, who then handed over to Manu Ginobili, Duncan pulled to a high screen, Ye Feng switched defenses, followed Manu Ginobili, forcing the opponent to pass again... …

After several passes, Jefferson lobbed the ball to Duncan in the low post. With 6 seconds left on the shot clock, it was enough to complete a play. Ginobili reached the bottom corner, Jefferson was at 60 degrees, and the two three-pointers were relatively accurate. The players opened up and created singles opportunities for Duncan. If the Clippers double-teamed, they would have to bear the risk of being put on a three-pointer.

After the pick and roll, the man who defended Duncan has been replaced by Love.

At this time, Love's mood was complicated. He didn't have much playing time today, and Duncan taught him a good lesson.At the critical moment, the most important task fell on his shoulders again.Thibodeau also likes his mentality with him. Among the inside players, his mentality is the best, and he dares to fight tough battles after two years of training.But a good mentality does not mean that he can defend. Love used the original Hayes method of defending Duncan. He got stuck and quietly put one hand on Duncan's waist, trying to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Duncan had just dribbled two steps, and before he could turn around, the referee blew his whistle and called Love a foul for pushing.Love asked the referee to argue wrongly, and the referee gestured to indicate that he was wrong in raising his elbow. Love could not continue to argue, otherwise he might suffer a technical foul.

This is the most typical home whistle, and the penalty is very beneficial to the Spurs, because the Clippers have fouled 4 times, and Duncan was sent directly to the free throw line.

Duncan's free throws were not very accurate, but this time he made two free throws and overtook the score 113 to 114.Leading by one point, the mentality immediately changed.

The Clippers attacked, Curry took the ball to the frontcourt, passed it to Barnes, Barnes handed it to Smith, Ye Feng kept running without the ball, circled the baseline and finally got rid of Jefferson .

Smith passed the ball to Ye Feng, and the Clippers players pulled away immediately.Ye Feng was thinking about how to fight, but Jefferson came up on defense again.

With 5 seconds left on the offensive clock, Love came out for a pick-and-roll, Ye Feng broke through from the right, and Blair switched up, sticking very tight.

The ball was already in place, Ye Feng dribbled the ball twice in a row, pulled the ball up with his right hand and turned to the left, Jefferson came up from the outside and formed a front and back attack with Blair.

This defense reflects Jefferson's rich experience in the game. The timing is very good. If you double-team Ye Feng earlier, you can pass the ball.

Ye Feng could only choose to pull out. Although he avoided the two people's blocks, he shot a bit reluctantly, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Duncan took the backcourt rebound, Parker received the pass and took it to the frontcourt without haste.

At 2 minutes and 17 seconds, Parker dribbled the ball and Duncan was on the inside. Other players kept running and passing the ball, but failed to pass the opportunity. Love and Duncan desperately grabbed positions and pushed Duncan out of the three-second zone with strength. Duncan's position is not good, so his teammates did not pass into the low post.With 7 seconds left in the clock, the ball was in the hands of Ginobili.

Blair's outside pick-and-roll, after a dislocation, Ginobili was going to single Ye Feng.

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