unfinished glory

Chapter 40 Finals preview ([-])
At the beginning of the second half, Li Chongxiao was put on the court to be responsible for defending Hamilton in order to consume his physical energy.

Popovich did not hope that the team could quickly open the score and end the battle early, but put the winner in the fourth quarter.

Hamilton is known as "running to death", but there is also a limit to physical fitness. Increasing the fighting and confrontation on the defensive end can make this limit come earlier.At the end of the game, a scorer with less physical strength, Bowen was much more calm when dealing with it.

But surprises are always unexpected. The Pistons suddenly fell into a scoring shortage. In 6 minutes, they didn't score a point.

The Spurs took the opportunity to hit a 12:0 shock wave during this period, pulling the score to 20 points.

Li Chongxiao contributed two points inside, both free throws.In one of the Spurs' offenses, he picked up the offensive rebound that Nesterovic missed. Taking advantage of Ben Wallace's unsteady footing, he directly forced it up, causing the opponent to foul.

Not only did he make two free throws, but Daben got his fourth personal foul of the game, so he had to take an early rest.

When more than six minutes into the third quarter, the score was 57:37.The Spurs, who were leading by a large margin, first chose to make a substitution. Ginobili went off to rest and replaced Barry.

Two minutes later, Duncan was also replaced and Malik Rose came on.

Then both sides hit two goals each, the score was 61:41.Then Devin Brown came on and replaced Li Chongxiao.

Popovich patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good job, kid!" Hamilton on the opposite side was only 4-for-1 from the field, and seemed to have exhausted a lot of energy, so he had already rested.

The Spurs players on the court were still playing at a slow pace, and Li Chongxiao off the court thought that the third quarter or even the whole game would be frozen.

How could he know that every time he was replaced, the situation on the court changed suddenly. First, Rasheed Wallace faced Nesterovic and succeeded in two consecutive singles.

Then Parker made a turnover and Delfino slid Devin Brown off the set and hit a [-]-pointer.Popovich could only call a timeout, but back on the court, Devin Brown's shot hit the iron again.

McDyess succeeded in singles against Malik Rose again. The Pistons scored 2 points in 9 minutes, while the Spurs did not score a single point.

Popovich was very annoyed. For the last attack, Ginobili was replaced, and he failed to hit the defensive three-pointer.

In this way, the Spurs still lead by 61 points with 50:11, but the Pistons are not without a chance.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Bowen, who had rested for a whole quarter, was on the court, and Hamilton felt a little dizzy.

The two Spurs players defending him today, one is old and cunning, with rich experience and skills, and the other is a little immature, but can run, with long hands and fast feet.

After three quarters, Hamilton scored only 6 points and made only three of [-] shots.Due to the delay in opening the outside line, the Pistons can only rely on the inside line to struggle.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs shrunk their defense slightly and strengthened their interior defense in a targeted manner.

In this way, the Pistons' two consecutive inside offenses ended in failure. The Spurs continued to open the score with Ginobili hitting a mid-range shot.

Larry Brown made adjustments first, he replaced Lynch Hunter and replaced Billups.

The effect of this substitution was immediate. The FMVP of last season hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and then stole Devin Brown and assisted McDyess to make a two-pointer.

With only 8 points left in the Spurs' lead, Popovich quickly called a timeout and arranged a defensive strategy.At the same time, adjustments were made, replacing Devin Brown and replacing Parker.

But the Pistons' offense suddenly got the hang of it, Billups made another three-pointer, forcing the Spurs to expand the defensive area, and then Rasheed Wallace got the shot space, shot with his signature straight arm, single Nesterovic succeeded.

Fortunately, Parker scored a layup, 65:60.Otherwise, the Spurs' lead will only be 3 points, a one-round advantage.

Duncan went into battle, and the Pistons' inside offense was contained, but Billups from the outside shot wide and made another three-pointer.

He didn't score a point in the first three quarters, and he made three of three three-pointers in this quarter, and he has already scored 9 points.After that, he assisted Hamilton and Prince, scoring a goal each.

When there was less time left in the last half of the game, the score on the court was 67:67. The Spurs led by up to 20 points and were tied all at once.

Seeing that Billups was hard to contain, Popovich made a strange move and once again came up with the strongest defensive lineup.The five people on the field are Duncan, Horry, Bowen, Li Chongxiao and Ginobili.

Bowen defended Billups, and Li Chongxiao dealt with Hamilton.

This lineup is slightly weaker on offense, with Duncan as the axis on the inside, Ginobili on the outside to initiate, and the other three can shoot, but they don't have the ability to play singles with the ball.

This is a strange "one-star four-shot" formation.

The Spurs were probably thinking that I can't score, but you can't score.Facts have proved that it is indeed effective. After 4 minutes, the Spurs scored a Duncan hit, and the Pistons missed all six shots.

There was a sound of "bang bang bang" iron strikes at the scene, and some viewers fell asleep watching it.The vast number of fans standing in front of the TV, especially the Huaxia fans, called out hot eyes.

In the last minute or so, the decisive moment came.

After the Pistons came back from a timeout, they played the five tigers who won the championship. This is their most tacit lineup.

For the Spurs, Popovich did not make personnel adjustments, but only emphasized the need to be cautious in offense. Facing the double Wallace, rebounds are not dominant, and he is sure to shoot again.

If the situation is not open, then give the ball to Duncan for a long time, and the others will pull away.

The Pistons were attacking, and Billups was patiently looking for opportunities beyond the three-point line.Bowen is very focused, because the guy in front of him likes to shoot cold arrows suddenly, and shoots as soon as he pulls up.

Hamilton kept running, looking for opportunities.Li Chongxiao was a little embarrassed with him, but he barely lost his position.

After 20 seconds of ink in this round, Prince singled Ginobili, barely shot, and missed the ball.

But the rebound bounced into the hands of Rasheed Wallace. At this time, the defensive formation on the field changed. When Duncan was stuck in his position, he switched to Big Ben's side, and he is now facing the Horry.

Seeing this, the players of the Pistons quickly opened up the space. "Roaring Tianzun" singled out "Mr. Big Heart" under the basket and succeeded, and the Pistons evened the score.

Popovich called a timeout, replaced Bowen, replaced Parker, and played the offense.Duncan picks and rolls, Parker suddenly or Ginobili suddenly, the two shooters are responsible for opening up the space and making up for the three-point position in time.

Depending on the situation, the breakthrough person can choose to play by himself, or guide the ball to Duncan. If there is space on the outside, he can also pass it to the shooter.

If the tactic doesn't work, give the ball to Duncan.

The ball came up and led a few hands, and after more than ten seconds, Duncan and Ginobili performed a typical pick-and-roll, and the latter rushed in.

The Pistons' defensive switch was timely, Rasheed Wallace blocked Duncan, Prince blocked Horry, and Big Ben tightly covered Ginobili's offensive line.

Ginobili dribbled to the basket to stop the ball, leaving no room for a shot.He was going to pass the ball outside, but Parker's position was not good, and Horry was also blocked by Prince.

Li Chongxiao was also followed by Hamilton and couldn't run into a suitable position. He could only take two steps back from outside the three-point line, which gave Ginobili a chance to pass the ball.

After leaping high to receive the ball, Li Chongxiao was ready to organize again, but seeing the situation on the field, the ball could not be passed.

He glanced at the timer, and there were only 4 seconds left, and then looked at Hamilton two steps away, and it was a three-pointer.

The audience in the arena had already stood up, and there was a burst of exclamation at first, they couldn't believe that they just voted like this, and then they cheered again.

Many people waved their hands, jumped up and down, and celebrated fiercely.The lovers started hugging and kissing, swaying dog food wantonly.

In Huaxia's school, the cafeteria is like boiling water and then frying a pot.All kinds of howling ghosts and wolves came from the boys' dormitory, as if spring had arrived.

Popovich's raised arm clenched his fist in the air and lowered it again.Larry Brown folded his arms on his chest, watched the ball go in, lowered his head and exhaled, put down his hands, turned and walked to the bench.

Li Chongxiao, as the protagonist, raised his hands and looked at the audience in the arena.Parker rushed over and punched him in the chest, and Duncan patted his head.

(End of this chapter)