Zhiba NBA

Chapter 215 (210 [-]) The Spurs Who Don't Give Face
"You said, will the Spurs let us go?" Johnson is young and always has beautiful fantasies about the future.

"I used to think it was possible, but now it's definitely hopeless." Billups smiled bitterly: "The media paid too much attention to this game, and it was very hot. Now Popovich doesn't dare to release water. If he releases water, the Spurs will be drowned by the saliva of fans all over the world."

Popovich's mind was completely guessed by Billups, and he was secretly cursing the media at this time.Originally, the Spurs achieved 59 wins and secured fourth place in the Western Conference. The final victory or defeat is irrelevant.But this time they fought this focus battle under the attention of the global media, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"If we can prevent the Rockets from breaking the record, can our names be recorded in history?" Ginobili joked.

"Manu's idea is good, everyone relax, just treat this as an ordinary game." Popovich said.

"No problem!" The Spurs players got up and walked towards the player tunnel.

Seeing the full lineup of Spurs Muhammad, Duncan, Finley, Ginobili, and Arenas starting, the Rockets, although prepared, are still disappointed.

"The Spurs really don't give face." Jefferson laughed.

"We don't need them to give us face!" Billups seemed to be still worried about what happened in the Western Conference Finals last year, and said in a bad tone: "Hit them down!"

The game started, and Yao Ming won the ball first.Bosh catches the ball and hits a long mid-range shot.

Duncan hit a jumper under Bosh's interference and returned the favor.He stared blankly at Bosh after scoring the goal, as if to say: "Young man, this era is still my world."

Yao Ming played low singles, swayed Muhammad away with his nimble steps, and then bypassed Duncan who came up from the help defense and made a shot.

The Spurs saw that the inside line could not take advantage, so they switched to the outside line.But Ginobili made a careless dribble error, and Jefferson broke the ball to launch a counterattack. He made an easy layup, 2:6.

Adversity shows his true qualities. Arenas made a strong three-pointer in the face of the defense, and then he stole the ball and made two free throws for two fouls, overtaking the score.

It's been the last game of the season, and the Rockets naturally can't show weakness.Reed Biao scored a three-pointer and the Rockets took the lead again.The two sides staggered to lead, and the Rockets led by 2 points after the first quarter.

Soon hit the confrontation of the second team, the Spurs left Ginobili to lead the team, and the Rockets left Bosh to lead the team.As usual, the Rockets' bench lineup is a strong point, but this year's Spurs' bench is very strong.The experienced Nesterovic, Hawley, Barry, and Van Exel are all veterans who have played in the league for many years and have achieved great fame.In particular, the veteran Van Exel felt very good today, hitting two consecutive three-pointers to help the Spurs lead again.

Lao Fan was also a star player. He was selected to the All-Star team in 98 and averaged 16+9 per game at his peak.At this time, he was nearly 35 years old, and his strength was not as good as back then. In the Spurs, he could only serve as the third point guard behind Arenas and Udrih.But it is this old ball ruffian who has played very little time this season that props up the team at this time.

The Spurs have old ball ruffians, and the Rockets have newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers.Spanoulis forced a breakthrough, and Lao Fan's legs and feet couldn't catch up with him at all. Spann reached the basket as if no one was there, and easily made a layup.

Rocket pressed the gourd and picked it up, Lao Fan was stunned by Span.Here, Finley and Barry got mad again, and the two hit three three-pointers in a row.Fortunately, the Rockets are not weak on the outside, and Roy and Turkoglu also fired back 2 goals.At the end of the first half, the Rockets temporarily fell behind by 50 points at 40:10.

"Steady down, victory belongs to us!" The Rockets heard a loud encouragement as soon as they entered the locker room.

When the players who had just left the field heard this familiar voice, they became excited instantly.

"How is your body?" "How long will it take to come back?"

The speaker was naturally McGrady who had been absent for a long time.

"I will definitely be able to come back in the playoffs, please hold on. When I come back, we will win three consecutive championships together!" McGrady said with a smile: "But now this record belongs to you, take it!"

"It belongs to each of us!" Yao Ming said.He naturally included McGrady in one sentence.

The arrival of Tracy McGrady seems to have given the Rockets players more motivation. In the second half, they defended harder and ran more actively.Billups's pass always seems to be able to tear the Spurs' defense, and Yao Ming's singles is a difficult problem for the opponent.

On the other hand, Ginobili and Youdri were in a very sluggish state, and they made frequent mistakes when they hit the iron.If Duncan and Arenas hadn't played well, I'm afraid the Spurs would have collapsed long ago.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, the score was tied at 83.It was exactly the same as the battle with the Jazz a few days ago.

At the critical moment, Billups made a rare mistake, and his pass was intercepted by Finley.Finley made a one-stop fast break layup.

"Damn it! You must be killed!" Billups wanted to make up for his mistakes, and forced a three-pointer, but unfortunately the bullet came out.Arenas grabbed the rebound and pushed the fast break directly, all the way to the basket and then gave Duncan a mid-range shot, 87:83.

At the last moment of the game, Billups, who is usually the most stable, became impatient, and seemed to ruin the rocket's good situation.

"Chauncey, hold on!" McGrady, in a suit and leather shoes, cheered loudly for his teammates on the sidelines, "We will definitely win to the end!"

Hearing McGrady's voice, Billups seemed to regain his composure.Instead of rushing to shoot, he made a steady back-up organization. Finally, he found Bosh who was open and passed the ball in place.Bosh catches and shoots and hits two points!
In the last 56 seconds, the Spurs, who led by two points, made a foul.Arenas slowly took control of the ball, but Jefferson suddenly stepped forward to double-team, and Billups surrounded the opponent.Arenas was caught off guard and barely passed the ball to the other corner. Bosh's nimble long arm reached out and intercepted the ball!

Reid was already running ahead, and he was about to layup after receiving a pass from Bosh.Ginobili pulled it off and made a defensive foul!

Reid took a deep breath, made two free throws steadily, and evenly split the score!

The Spurs substitute Oberto made a serve error, and Reid made a successful steal!Oberto rushed to foul!
The sharpshooter Reid made two free throws again steadily, and the Rockets went ahead by 2 points!
Arenas, who was miraculous throughout the game, did not reappear his miraculousness this time. He missed a strike, and Yao Ming grabbed the priceless rebound.With less than 24 seconds remaining, the Spurs players had to foul him.

Yao Ming was already very tired, but when he stood in front of the free throw line, "MVP" shouted from the audience, which gave him more strength.

Yao Ming made two free throws steadily, killing the suspense of the game.

As the Spurs missed the final three-pointer, the game ended. At 87:91, the Rockets narrowly beat their opponents at home and achieved 9 consecutive victories, which also created the record for the highest win in a single season in the history of the regular season!

73 wins and 9 losses!A new record was born!
　The first 73-win team in history should be clear, the Warriors in the 2015-16 season.Despite losing the championship due to injuries and other reasons, the Warriors still dedicated a great season for us.They deserve the respect of fans as much as the championship Cavaliers.

　　
　
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