basketball pope

Chapter 817 [No matter how high the Kung Fu is, I am afraid of the kitchen knife]

In the second half of the final quarter, the Spurs teenager Fournier stood up and scored 5 points in a row. With a turn from Duncan, the Spurs overtook the Clippers by 5 points.

Fournier was a backup for the 2 and 3 positions in the Spurs, and his defense was slightly inferior to Danny Green, and his offensive style was similar.He averaged 24.6 minutes, 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2 assists, while shooting 44 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from [-]-point range.

The Clippers stood out Danny Green. Curry, Griffin, and Guy’s tridents attracted defenses. As soon as the Spurs’ formation shrank inside, the ball went out. Green made two three-pointers against Fournier. Also in color.

The Clippers took another lead, and there was only one minute left in regular time.Popovich requested a timeout, and the next attack was critical.

Yang Rui dispatched Chandler. At this time, the defense must be solid, and the situation will be very favorable to prevent this attack.

At the end of the timeout, Yang Rui sent in: Curry, Danny Green, Guy, Griffin, Chandler.

The Spurs added Parker, Belinelli, Leonard, Duncan, and Split.

Popovich is also looking for stability in his employment. He is going to hit a two-pointer in the next round. Unless time is running out, he will not bet on three-pointers and will be a three-point shooter.

The game started after the timeout. Parker and Duncan failed to pass Chandler in the pick-and-roll, and Split did not cover the ball on the side, and did not help Belinelli run out of space.Popovich's move failed, and there was only a singles left. After 24 seconds were used up, the four pulled apart and the ball was passed to Leonard.

It is not the "GDP" combination that makes the key shots, but Leonard, and the tactical arrangement is enough to see that Popovich is optimistic about him.Now Leonard is the most physical guy on the Spurs court, and he's the easiest to create space.

Leonard took a deep breath. Time did not allow him to think too much, so he could only force it.

He stepped into the 60-degree face frame on the left, took a step toward the bottom line with his left foot, used his right foot as the pivot, pulled the ball up and turned halfway toward the middle. As soon as his left foot landed, it attracted Guy to move laterally.

Guy judged that Leonard was going to take a big step to turn around and shoot, and the movement quickly followed. How could he know that Leonard turned halfway and turned back, the axis of his right foot remained unchanged, and his left foot turned to the bottom line with force, Jump shot.

Leonard leaned back a lot, completely out of the space, his posture was picturesque, and the ball was hollow into the net. 107 to 108.

This goal raised the hearts of the home fans. Fortunately, there are still 38 seconds left, and the Clippers have a chance to overtake.

Yang Rui didn't call a timeout. The Clippers players have experienced many battles, and they know how to adjust at this time.

Curry took it to the frontcourt and passed to Griffin who was pulled to the middle. He ran to the bottom corner on the right, and the formation was completely opened.

Griffin’s face-frame attack is very powerful, a heads-up is an opportunity, the Spurs have no French defense, and the small man is in the middle, Griffin can rely on his height advantage to make jump shots. This season, his mid-range shooting is more accurate. One of the most accurate power forwards.

Split mainly defended Griffin and kept his distance. Griffin dribbled the ball under the crotch and was blocked on the left, and he could not get rid of it when he turned to the middle. Split has advantages in height and wingspan.

At this time, Curry suddenly cut to the inside from the bottom corner, and Chandler pulled out to cover and blocked Parker.

Griffin had lost his shooting rhythm. Seeing Curry, he hurriedly found a gap to score the ball to the baseline.Curry took the ball and accelerated past Duncan, and quickly backhanded the basketball. 109 to 108.

No matter how experienced Duncan is, his legs are not neat enough, and the side blocks are a little slower.Even if he can keep up, Curry can get out of the box from the left, and he can get a dislocation single-play opportunity.

Van Gundy sighed: "Curry is so smart. Everyone thinks he will be waiting on the outside to shoot a three-pointer. He caught the Spurs by surprise this time with an empty cut. This shot is very crucial."

Popovich didn't call a timeout either, trust the players.Duncan went to the right to attract Chandler's defense, and Split and Parker played pick-and-rolls in the middle.

Parker went to the left at full speed, took a step closer to Griffin and pulled the ball with his left hand and turned around. He threw the ball high with his right hand. Chandler let go of Duncan and made the defense a little slower, and Griffin did not cover the side. arrive.

Parker's throw was a stunt, allowing him to dodge the big man's block, hit a high percentage, and get to the rim.

109 to 110, the pressure is on the Clippers side again.

With only 11.4 seconds left, Yang Rui requested a timeout.

Mike Breen analyzed: "Next, the Clippers have two options. One is that the player quickly shoots one, and the Spurs have a chance to make a lore. If they don't score, they will foul as soon as possible, and send the Spurs players to free throws, even if they make two free throws, The Clippers also have a chance to bet on a three-pointer to go into overtime. Another option is to use up all the time, shoot at the buzzer, and decide the winner.”

Van Gundy said: "I have a hunch that Jerry Young will choose the second type. He often leads the team to lore opponents, and he will arrange shock tactics at the last minute. However, the elevator door pick-and-roll he invented back then is easy to be called for a screen foul, and he should not use this trick. already."

Of course, Yang Rui also thought of what the commentator thought of. He decided not to give the Spurs a chance to shoot a lore and take his fate into his own hands.

He doesn't need past life memories, he is already a top NBA coach based on his coaching ability.The brave who meet in the narrow road wins, if you hesitate at this time, the outcome is [-]% failure.

Yang Rui sent a swingman lineup, Curry, Danny Green, Middleton, Parsons, Guy, five people can shoot three-pointers, no inside.

Spurs sent Parker, Belinelli, Leonard, Diaw, Duncan.Split took a rest, and Popovich guessed that the Clippers had a higher chance of making a mid-to-long-range shot in the last attack. Diao, who was better at interfering shots, only left Duncan as a big defensive penalty area.

As soon as the player came out, Popovich's heart was raised in his throat. The Clippers didn't go inside, and Duncan's strength was about to become a weakness.Duncan played 33 minutes today, which is not too long. Even so, it would definitely be a disadvantage to let him go out on the perimeter.

The foul ball was issued, Curry controlled the ball on the perimeter to press time, and his teammates began to move.

The Spurs are man-to-man. At this time, there is absolutely no need for a joint defense system, and it is impossible to guard against shots, especially if all of these guys can shoot.

Parker guards Curry; Belinelli and Green; Leonard is eyeing Gay, Spurs players know that Gay has a strong singles ability; Diaw catches up with Parsons, the two are about the same height; Duncan is in charge of defending Middleton, this kind of key ball, they think it is the least likely to shoot for Middleton.

It's a pity that what they thought was too simple. The tactics arranged by Yang Rui were to create dislocation opportunities and actively move the position. Whoever faces the slow big man will shoot the ball.

In the last 4 seconds of the press time, Curry started, dribbled the ball from his hips and dribbled the ball behind his back and walked right into the three-point line, pulling the ball to feint.Only 1 point behind, choosing a mid-range shot closer to the basket will definitely have a higher hit rate.

In 3 seconds, Parker caught up with Curry, jumped from the side to block, and flew past Curry.

In 2 seconds, Curry shook off Parker to make a shot, Duncan came up to make up the defense, and Middleton was emptied 70 degrees on the right side.

In 1 second, Curry passed the ball from behind and gave it to the perimeter at close range. Middleton received the ball without hesitation, and made a three-point jumper. Parker rotated to make up the defense.

Middleton was almost empty, very well prepared, showed a big heart, and scored!

The final whistle sounded, the ball just flew into the basket, the referee declared the goal valid, 112 to 110, the Clippers beat the Spurs at the buzzer!

Clippers players rushed into the court to celebrate, and the fans cheered together.

Zhang Lili sighed: "The rookie Middleton hit the lore, and the two veterans of the Spurs can't do anything. No matter how high the kung fu is, it is still afraid of the kitchen knife."

(End of this chapter)