one-handed ball

Chapter 313 Unfavorable Situation

The skirt of his chest was already wet with sweat, and the slightly trembling limbs sent a message of fatigue through the nerve center.

Jefferson took the water glass handed over by the staff, gulped a few mouthfuls of water, then sat down on the bench, panting heavily.

"How is it, Richard? Can you still hold on?" Popovich asked Jefferson with concern, his mind was already spinning wildly, thinking of a replacement for Jefferson, and planning a new round of offense tactics and lines.

Jefferson shook his head, but his eyes were firm, and he said slowly: "I can coach, I can continue to fight. I feel that Zheng Ke's strength is stronger than before, and my physical strength is exhausted faster than before. .I have completely given up on attacking myself now, and I am going to defend him with all my heart.”

Popovich was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly nodded and smiled and said: "Since you are absolutely sure that you can continue to fight, then go ahead. I believe you can, use your willpower and strong fighting spirit to overcome Everything, child."

Jefferson later recalled that at that moment, Popovich was like a messenger of God. He guided me to fight bravely with the big devil. I suddenly felt a new power emerge from my dry body. The strength surpassed everything before, and let me cross to a new realm.

Jefferson exploded.

No one expected that at the last moment of the fifth battle, Jefferson, who had been in the background, suddenly broke out.

It's not about the performance on the offensive end, but the great achievements on the defensive end, especially the defense against Zheng Ke, which is jaw-dropping.

In the last 2 minutes, Jefferson, whose physical strength was on the verge of desperation, stuck to Zheng Ke like a mad dog.

Zheng Ke made a dribble error in an attack with the ball, and Jefferson directly took it down!

No one expected that Zheng Ke, who was praised by everyone for his ball-handling ability, would be directly taken out of the basketball by Jefferson. When Jefferson rushed to the frontcourt, there were not even Timberwolves players who returned to defense.

Zheng Ke didn't have time to regret after being taken out, so he rushed towards Jefferson like a rocket.

Jefferson's speed is still far behind Zheng Ke's. He was the first to start, but Zheng Ke came from behind. The two fought for half the time. Zheng Ke kept stretching out his terrifying long arms, faintly trying to take out the basketball return.

Jefferson stopped attacking, and directly passed back to Ginobili who ran from the outside.

Ginobili made a three-pointer with a jumper and made it!

The Spurs overtook the Timberwolves by 107 points 105 to 2.

After the Timberwolves attacked the ball, Billups lobbed it to Zheng Ke, who was asking for the ball with his back.

Everyone opened up the space, ready to let the two of them single-handedly play in the low position on the right side of the basket. In this place, if there is no double-teaming, Zheng Ke is a sure thing.

Sure enough, Duncan came to double-team Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke's vision was blocked, and he re-distributed the ball to Billups on the outside.After Billups got the ball, Zheng Ke ran out and played a pick-and-roll with Billups.

Billups, who was holding the ball, gave it to Zheng Ke. Zheng Ke tapped a step on the right side, jumped up and shot.

"Find a hat!"

Jefferson roared like a lion's roar, then jumped up like a spring on his legs, and his outstretched hand touched Zheng Ke's wrist amazingly.

Zheng Ke has never worried about his shots being blocked, but it is inevitable that he will miss.

This time, the shot went out of the frame. It was obvious that he didn't grasp the sight of the shot, but in the opinion of experts after the fact, Jefferson's well-placed defense played a vital role.

The Timberwolves are in an extremely unfavorable situation. Fortunately, the next Spurs attack also missed.

The rebound was grabbed by Zheng Ke from a group of elders, and he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

At this time, there were 52 seconds left in the game, and the Timberwolves trailed by 2 points. Whitman asked the referee for a timeout.

In ESPN's live broadcast, Zheng Ke's two failed offenses were played back and forth, and Jefferson's excellent defense at this time was praised by the host.

Magic Johnson laughed twice, and then said proudly: "If the Spurs really get rid of the Timberwolves like this, it would be a good thing for the Lakers."

When Weber heard this, his face was slightly mocking, and he said, "Do you also think that the Timberwolves can kill the Lakers?"

"No, no, no." Johnson quickly shook his head, denying: "How is it possible, the Lakers are so strong this season. I just think that a team with a sharp fast break like the Timberwolves restrained the Lakers, including last year's playoffs. The Timberwolves under the leadership of Chris beat the Lakers with fast breaks. The Thunder can win two games this year, and the same is true."

Webber laughed twice and teased Johnson: "I thought you were going to say that the Spurs are weaker than the Timberwolves, hahahaha."

If the game goes on to the last 2 minutes, it is still anxious.Then victory is actually hard to be sure, luck and strength are indispensable.A big heart is never the only criterion for judging a star, and the head coach will play an important role at such moments.

After some arrangement by Whitman, he also drew a very detailed tactical line for the Timberwolves players.

When the referee whistled, Zheng Ke on the sidelines sent out a basketball.

After he delivered the basketball, with the help of Pekovic's off-ball screen, he went straight to the Spurs basket.But Duncan and McDyess never left the restricted area, preventing Zheng Ke from coming over.

As soon as Zheng Ke was delayed by the two of them, he was entangled by Jefferson, who was like a mad dog.He turned and ran out of the three-point line, and then received a Billups ball.

Pretend to shoot, dodge right foot.

Zheng Ke naturally made a tentative step, and before Jefferson could react, he took a diagonal step, and at the same time, he dribbled the ball and moved with his back against Jefferson.

Zheng Ke held the ball in his right hand, shook his shoulder, and twisted his body to turn around. The distance between the two was very tight. Jefferson immediately felt the changes in Zheng Ke's body muscles, thinking that Zheng Ke was really going to turn around. This place Turning around at an angle would probably pass him immediately, Jefferson was really startled, and his body center of gravity shifted slightly.

Unexpectedly, he was still deceived. Zheng Ke withdrew the half-turned basketball, accelerated and passed his defense.

"Go eat shit!"

Zheng Ke cursed in his heart, then accelerated his figure, kicked his calf on the ground, like a standard javelin warrior, holding the ball behind his head, and at the same time stretched his free left hand forward, as if to block all obstacles.

"Bang!"

At this time, there is still such a bounce and strength.

Whenever Zheng Ke took off, no one would humiliate himself and want to seek blocks. The painful lessons of the predecessors told them that the slam dunk king's tiger's whiskers are not easy to stroke.

41 draws in 107 seconds, accompanied by cheers all over the sky, Zheng Ke quickly retreated to his own half.

The game became more and more exciting, and there were already hundreds of millions of fans watching the game at this moment.Fans all over the world are paying attention to this game. Whether they are fake fans or real fans, they are all good fans at the moment.

Wade, James, and Kobe Bryant are all superstar players at home, watching the game on the Internet or on TV.On the TV screen, Zheng Ke's score was counted by ESPN. Counting the two points just now, Zheng Ke got a high score of 45 points. It is already common for him to get such a score.

Popovich also requested a timeout as usual.

Before the start of the playoffs, no one thought that the Spurs would push the Timberwolves to such a point.The usual view is that the outcome is [-]-[-], and that is the odds after Love is injured.But as the Spurs continue to win, the odds of the Timberwolves are getting higher and higher, and now they are on the verge of being eliminated.

There is nothing more wonderful than this in life.

Last year, a dark horse broke out among the heroes, rushed all the way to the finals, and picked up the championship trophy in front of a group of prophets.When people are optimistic about defending the title this year, things have happened again and again.Maybe fate is really doomed, maybe as netizens said, the Timberwolves are accumulating character and preparing for the next blockbuster.

After a timeout, the Spurs serve from the sideline.

It was Ginobili who was serving the ball. He kept spinning the basketball in his hand, observing the dynamics of the players on the field with his eyes, and then saw the timing. Parker's hands.

40 second, 39 seconds, 38 seconds.
The game time entered the countdown, and the two teams also officially confronted each other.

Fans prayed, hoped the Spurs would make a turnover, or miss a shot or something, and cursed everything they could.

Parker made a pick-and-roll with Duncan at the top of the arc, then changed his dribbling route and went straight to the basket, and Billups followed suit behind him.

The Timberwolves' defense was very tight. The inside players Anderson and Gibson formed a pair of ghosts hitting the goal. After Parker dribbled in, he found that there was no good chance to get the ball out, and was about to pass the ball outside.

Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a familiar black coming in, and subconsciously hit the ground and passed the ball.

It was Duncan who returned from the pick-and-roll. Duncan received a pass from Parker on the paint line, his eyes widened, and he looked at Gibson, who was coming from Park, and raised his arms high.

The straight-arm shot that inside players love most has a very soft touch.

"Shh!"

There is no board, but it passes through hollow!

"I buy Karma!" The target center suddenly wailed, Duncan's shot was too demoralizing, and the time was only 27 seconds left, but the Spurs led 109 to 107 by 2 points, which made the fans feel very frustrated.

Also frustrated are the Timberwolves players on the field. Although they will not lose their confidence in victory, they are always panicked when someone scores a key goal at this time.Especially Gibson, Duncan hit a ball on his head again, which made him feel very guilty.

The heat in the air is getting higher and higher, and Whitman is rushing to arrange the tactics of the last attack on the tactical board!

"In short, the first attack is still handed over to Zheng Ke, but I guess the Spurs will heavily defend Zheng Ke, so when Zheng Ke has no chance, the second attack is handed over to Chauncey! We mainly focus on the success rate, looking for a layup and a direct attack opportunities at the rim, and even draw fouls.”

The referee blew his whistle, and Whitman was still unsatisfied, still spitting and instructing the Timberwolves players.

(End of this chapter)