Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 317 Lost all at home?

The players are exhausted, the fans' hearts hang in their throats, and the entire arena is surrounded by tension and anger. Now the Pepsi Center has become a full-fledged "battlefield", and no one in it can take it lightly. .

After more than two minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides went from a 90-level tie with four and a half minutes left in the game to a 1-level level in the final minute.

At this time, the Spurs had the ball. With about 1 minute left in the game, Parker carefully controlled the ball from beyond the three-point line.

Similarly, the Nuggets players also know that any next ball may determine the outcome of the game. If they lose the game, they will be 0:2 behind in the total score. At that time If they want to turn around again, and it's still two consecutive away games, I'm afraid the chances are really slim, so they have reached a peak in terms of defensive strength and concentration on the field at the moment.

The situation on the court was very tense, even a bit tense. Even the commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were parched. Taking advantage of the rare calm of the two sides, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. spoke.

"My God, Charles, I feel like I'm in a sauna. Although I've played in a lot of playoff games before, it's really not uncommon to see this level today." Smith took out a towel Wiping the sweat from his brow, he said with emotion.

"Haha, Kenny, it looks like you're sweating profusely and weak, is it because your kidneys haven't been well maintained?" Bacchus couldn't help teasing at this time.

Smith has long been accustomed to Barkley's teasing. Unlike before, he chose to ignore it. Smith turned his head and saw Barkley, who was also sweating and was two laps bigger than him. He couldn't help laughing and teasing. Get up: "Charles, the interview mirror is really missing here, or you can see what you look like now, but you are not much better than me at all."

"Haha, it's all caused by the game. Let's focus on the game. There are not many games like this. Kenny, guess who is more likely to win this game now?" Barkley hurriedly changed the subject.

"Personally, I am more optimistic about the Spurs." Smith paused for a while and said, "Although it is the Nuggets' home court, I think Popovich's handling of key balls will become the key point of the game between the two sides compared to this. At this point, it's likely to be the winner of the match."

Perhaps it was to verify what Smith said was true. As soon as he said this, there was a "swish" on the court. Ginobili got rid of Ariza's defense and hit a difficult goal with a step-back jumper.

Carl on the sidelines quickly called a short timeout. The Spurs' two-point lead allowed them to firmly hold the initiative in their hands in the next period. In the next round, if the Nuggets overwhelmed Time to play, then it is very likely to be shot by the Spurs. If you play quickly, whether the success rate can be guaranteed is one thing. Without them, they will fall into a completely passive situation. At that time, it will become more and more difficult to win the game again.

To put it bluntly, in the next round, the biggest chance for the Nuggets is to score the ball, or even a three-pointer, to overtake the score.

The timeout was very short. Although the coach was not too nervous to speak, their tactical intentions were only communicated to the players in a short period of time. In such a tense atmosphere, how much can the players understand? It all depends on the players' own abilities.

"beep!"

With the sound of the whistle on the sidelines, it was time for a timeout. Even if the coaches wanted to ask for more, it was too late. Players from both sides walked onto the court with apprehension.

After all the players were on the field, the arena, which was still extremely noisy, suddenly fell silent, and the fans held their breath involuntarily. The next round, for them who had gone up and down like a roller coaster for the entire game , It's hard not to be nervous.

The Nuggets sent the ball from the sideline, and Nash controlled the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt. The Nuggets players did not stop for a moment, and immediately started running. From their actions, it can be seen that they are going to play the ball quickly Ball, from the coach's judgment, Karl's choice is undoubtedly correct.

Anthony moved quickly to the free throw line at this time. His speed was so fast that the defensive players didn't even react. When he just landed on the free throw line, Nash's pass was like a tracking device. He flew over, and after he caught the ball, he turned around and went inside to attack.

For this ball, Karl's arrangement, the first choice is Anthony's strong play.

As soon as Anthony turned around, the Spurs' defense came up immediately. Anthony was the Nuggets' offensive trump card. Of course, the Spurs and Popovich couldn't be unaware, so almost the moment he caught the ball, the defense immediately came up. Top up.

In the previous round, Anthony hit two difficult shots under double-teaming, so this time, the Spurs' defense is better than before, and the defense is very aggressive. It can be seen that, This is Popovich's intentional instruction. At the last moment of the game, the referee will always choose to let the players decide the trend of the game.

As soon as Anthony turned around, he was hit twice in a row, and the ball almost fell from his hand. From the intensity of this confrontation, he immediately realized that the Spurs were determined not to let him score.

However, Anthony did not choose to pass the ball right away. On the contrary, he played harder and harder. This move surprised Barry and Nesterovich who were defending him, but they knew that Duncan was behind them. All didn't flinch at all, and stepped forward, and had a head-to-head confrontation with Anthony.

Anthony staggered and almost dropped the ball.

The Spurs are defending the zone defense. Ginobili is just at a 45-degree angle inside the three-point line. Although most of his attention is on Ariza, his attention is also on holding the ball. The person, that is, Anthony's body, after noticing that Anthony almost lobbed, he accelerated and rushed over.

As soon as Ginobili moved, some spectators in the front row couldn't help shouting to remind Anthony that because of the angle, Anthony didn't see Ginobili approaching at all.

However, although the fans shouted, it took time for Anthony to react. This time was enough for Ginobili to move. He rushed forward suddenly, reaching out and looking at the ball.

At this moment, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Anthony's mouth. At the moment when Ginobili's hand was about to touch the ball, he suddenly pulled the ball up, and then threw the ball out without turning his head. .

Don't look at the pass!
Ginobili hollowed out with one hand, and when he saw Anthony move again, he suddenly realized that he had been tricked!

Ariza didn't seem to expect Anthony to be able to pass this kind of ball, and he almost missed the ball, but fortunately, Anthony's strength was not too strong, so he was only a slow shot, and when he adjusted, the Spurs The team's defense has not had time to make up the defense.

An excellent open three-point opportunity, the Nuggets have never had such a good shooting opportunity since the beginning of the game.

It's just that the person who shoots the ball is the one who doesn't have much certainty.

Maybe even because of the tension of anger, Karl forgot to replace Ariza with Korver at the last moment.

But no matter what, Ariza now has an excellent open three-pointer.

However, the pressure of this ball is not small.

In the first round of the contest between the two sides, Ariza once made a three-pointer at the buzzer from outside the three-point line, and the ball was still one step outside the three-point line. Now the ball is less difficult than last time a lot.

Ariza took a deep breath, and then threw it directly.

The eyes of all the fans on the scene almost followed the thrown ball and flew out.

This ball will determine the trend of this game and even this round of the series.

The breathing of everyone on the scene almost stopped at this moment.

Ariza's shot is very flat and straight, but it looks good from the angle. Some fans can't bear the excitement, and their hands are up, ready to meet the upcoming goal.

"Dangdang!"

But no one expected that in the next second, Ariza's shot hit the basket heavily, and then jumped out of the basket!

Duncan leapt up to grab the ball at the rim, and Popovich called a timeout immediately.

The fans at the scene were in an uproar, and Nuggets head coach Carl also walked forward quickly. From his walking posture, it can be seen that although he has coached countless games, his heart must be nervous now.

Ariza looked very frustrated, such an excellent open opportunity, he was not able to throw the ball in.

Anthony was also somewhat disappointed in his heart. It was definitely a good goal to score this goal, but he also knew that three-pointers were not Ariza, especially what Ariza is good at now. Fortunately, there is still time in the game , he stepped forward, patted Ariza on the shoulder, motioned him not to care too much, and then walked to the bench.

This attack by the Nuggets took about 10 seconds, and there were still about 30 seconds left in the game. At this time, the Spurs held a two-point lead and had possession of the ball. The current situation is definitely the most unfavorable for the Nuggets. No matter what, the only chance for them to win is to defend against the Spurs' last attack, and this is obviously not an easy task.

(End of this chapter)