Reboot McGrady

Chapter 282 Chapter 283

On June 2004, 6, the first game of the finals.

AT&T Center, home of the Spurs.The Eagles took the lead to go to the away game to challenge the Spurs with the league's first record.

Duncan took the initiative to greet McGrady, without a smile, just like a stone Buddha, very dumbfounded, "Tracey, welcome, I believe you will do your best."

"Facing the No. [-] power forward, I will definitely try my best." McGrady shook off Duncan's arm, "Don't touch my head, I don't want to be bald yet, thank you."

"Hey, you know." Duncan was not embarrassed, and started teasing McGrady directly.

On the Spurs' side, the lineup is very harmonious and has a strong combat effectiveness.

At the center position, there is also a tall man, Rasu Nesterovic.Tim Duncan still appears at the position of power forward. As long as he is in this position, he is unrivaled. Even if his personal data may not be very good, his role is difficult to replace.

The small forward is Bruce Bowen. He has to face McGrady, and he is under great pressure. After all, facing McGrady, he dare not stretch his feet.

Two spots in the backcourt, one for veteran Brent Barry and one for young Tony Parker.

Brent Barry arrived at the Spurs a year early, so the Spurs' shooting ability in the backcourt has improved a lot, and this has won the league's first record.

Popovich is full of confidence in this year's finals. On the bench, he still has a backup player. Robert Horry is a good inside substitute and has long proved himself to be the top role player.

In addition, at the shooting guard position, there is also Manu Ginobili, who is one of Popovich's trump cards.

For the Eagles, the starting lineup has not changed much.

Center Yao Ming and his partner Ben Wallace, if big instinct can limit Duncan, Yao Ming will have an advantage when facing Nesterovic. This is Yao Ming who has grown for another year.

Tracy McGrady is the core of the Eagles, and he is in good physical condition. Although there is a slight injury to his finger, it does not hinder his performance.

Stephen Jackson and Billups, the tacit understanding between the two has already been fully developed, they looked at each other and laughed at the same time.They all feel that the opponent is not easy to deal with.

Popovich stared at Jackson and pursued him for several years, but unfortunately he couldn't get him.Turned to pursue the old Barry.

With the jump ball, Yao Ming beat Nesterovic.

Billups pushed forward with the ball, and Parker was in front of him, fighting and retreating, unable to support the opponent physically.

The ball was hoisted into the interior, and Duncan went directly to the interior to help defend Yao Ming, bullying Daben with no offensive ability.But Yao Ming immediately passed the basketball to Ben.

Daben took a step and wanted to dunk directly, but the way forward was blocked by Duncan again.Had to pass it out and give it to McGrady.

Bowen's nerves tensed up, and McGrady came.His pace is not slow, but unfortunately he is still a bit worse than McGrady.

McGrady only took one step, and Bowen was overtaken.Yao Ming has been pulled out, and Da Ben is lurking near the bottom line, where he can dunk.The left and right sides of the inner line are pulled apart, which is very layered.

"The tacit understanding of this group of people is no worse than ours." Popovich was very uncomfortable, and the Eagles were still too difficult to deal with.

McGrady cut inside, faced Barry's help defense, and made an emergency stop jumper.

Hit, the opening has a good feel.

Parker ran wildly with the ball, shuttled around the inside, couldn't find a chance, slipped out again, and gave it to Duncan.

Snapped!It was suddenly beaten at 45 degrees, but the recipe was still the same, and the taste was still familiar.

Duncan was expressionless and quickly returned to defense.What he does on the court looks very simple. He only plays basketball in the most basketball way, and his basic skills are extremely solid, but he doesn't feel powerful.

McGrady held the ball again, took the initiative to cut in, and attracted the defense.After scoring the ball, Yao Ming dunked against Ostrovic, dunked with one hand, and let out a big breath.

Ostrovic is not a strong boy, and he can't handle Yao Ming, who is gradually getting stronger.Duncan stretched out his hand and pressed the center forward's head, "It's okay, continue, pay attention to his footwork, Yao Ming needs time to practice a solid footwork."

This is Duncan's way of leadership. Regardless of whether he is on or off the court, or even his opponents, he is willing to impart experience.

The Spurs continued to attack, Duncan was still in the high position, in and out, and then suddenly gave to the inside.Ostrovic wanted to make a strong effort, but he didn't expect Daben to defend him and failed.

After being taken off the rebound by Yao Ming, Billups came again, with a very stable ball-holding mode.This time he cooperated with Stephen Jackson. After the two crossed, Billups carried Parker and squeezed into the penalty area.

The same mid-range shot, licked on the rim, succeeded.

The scores of the two teams rose slowly. As time went by, the defensive intensity became higher and higher, and the speed of the score increase also began to decline.Then Manu Ginobili came on the court and made a three-pointer the moment he caught the ball.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led by 1 point.

McGrady watched the changes on the court. On the bench, the Hawks lacked a good player to attack the tough ones. This series is not easy to play.

In the second and third quarters, Tracy McGrady and Duncan took turns showing their power, and the two leaders struggled to drag the rhythm of the game.Both sides are struggling to defend, the shooting percentage is very low, and it is difficult to score.

At the end of the three quarters, Duncan has scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, the top Mr. Steady.Moreover, his desire to win in the fourth quarter continues to increase, and he doesn't want McGrady to be the only one.

McGrady did not give up much, scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, comprehensive data.The scores of the two teams are not high. At the end of the three quarters, there are only 78:77 points.

The Spurs still lead by 1 point.

"Guys, don't worry about the intensity of the game, this is the finals." Popovich encouraged the players, "Manu, put away your crappy shots and get into the penalty area."

The Eagles' defensive mode is basically a man-to-man defense plus zone defense. Only by constantly breaking through and then using inside kills or unreasonable three-pointers can they beat them.

Carlisle was also instructing the players. He pointed to the tactical board and said nervously, "CIC, you must hit more balls in these two positions."

The Spurs are also a top defensive team. Duncan on the inside and Bowen on the outside constitute their defensive framework, constantly sharing the ball, and constantly crossing positions. Only two 45-degree mid-range shots can bring the Spurs the maximum. kill.

More than half of Tracy McGrady's points today came from shots from these two positions.

"Come on, guys. When you're in doubt, just give me the ball." McGrady relieved his teammates.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, McGrady took advantage of Yao Ming's misplaced pick-and-roll, took a step back, and succeeded in a dry pull in a familiar position.

Overtook the score and gave the Spurs a note of Mawei.

But Duncan immediately fought back, took a step inside the three-point line, hit the board, and tied the score.The two began to fight secretly.

The score rose alternately. The Eagles scored and the Spurs also scored. In the round where the Spurs did not score, the Eagles had difficulty scoring.

It was tangled, and in the last minute, the two sides were still tied.

"The strength is very close, it's unimaginable. Such a game must have put a lot of mental pressure on the players." The commentator was about to collapse, the game was too tight, and there was no chance to relax.

(End of this chapter)