Basketball Dragon

Chapter 246 Indistinguishable
At the end of halftime, the Knicks and the Spurs fought 40:40.

During the intermission, both sides were thinking about how to limit each other and how to improve their own offense.

But in the end, the emphasis is still on strengthening the details. With a strong team of their level, some heretics can't achieve much effect.

They are very familiar with their own strengths and weaknesses, and whoever does the details better has a better chance of winning.

The other is the performance of the stars. The more critical the game, the more important the star's ability to break the opponent's defense becomes.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Hai made another mid-range shot against the defense.

Then Duncan fought back, and still played 2+1 even though the inside line had come to pinch.

This makes the Knicks very helpless. It should be emphasized that Duncan cannot be stopped. It is a matter of the ability of the inside players. After Eddie Curry fell out with Marbury, he did not work hard on defense. Now he just wants to show It is also difficult to do anything.

Fouls are fouls, and if there are too many fouls, substitutions are made. Fortunately, Duncan's free throw percentage is not very high.

This is the same as dealing with James. A star like Li Hai who can shoot free throws is an advantage. No one wants to foul him easily.

Under the circumstances that it was difficult to completely limit the situation, the two teams adopted the same countermeasures, consuming players with relatively strong matchup advantages like Li Hai and Duncan.

In the fierce battle between the two sides, a veteran like Finley couldn't hold on anymore. The Spurs also replaced Ginobili in advance, offering their strongest lineup.

The backcourt composed of Parker and Ginobili, Francis and Marbury are also very difficult to limit, but the Knicks' scoring at this time seems to be easy. point.

It's just the constant confrontation without the ball and the interference that exists all the time. Doing these and maintaining the stability of shooting is already an incredible behavior in itself.

The Spurs' defense is extremely uncomfortable. The Knicks' strongest backcourt was also affected, but Li Hai was the one who was least affected. His strong body and precise shooting made it all possible. Assure.

The maximum restriction on each other and the inability to fully defend are the portrayal of the battle in the second half.

It's still about the same, although the Spurs scored more averagely, and Li Hai almost scored half of the Knicks' scores.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides tied again at 62:62. The intensity of the game was also reflected in the score. It was a coincidence that both sides were tied, and it also showed that the strength of the two sides was close.

At the beginning of the last quarter, Robert Horry hit a three-pointer.

Robert Horry is actually not a very powerful player, but this guy is a lucky general and a key man. Even if he played a mess before, he cannot be left alone at the critical moment.

Fortunately, this three-pointer is the beginning of the fourth quarter, not the last few seconds.

When it was the Knicks' turn to attack, Gortat also made free throws. Gortat is still close to confrontation, but his attitude is much stronger than Eddie Curry. If he can grow rapidly, the Knicks should be better inside. .

At this time, only a few people from both sides dared to make quick moves. Crawford was slightly more aggressive than Ginobili, but when he was on the court, he was not soft on attack at all.

The lineup dominated by substitutes played for less than 3 minutes, and the main players started to play one after another. This is the finals, and most of the substitute players just went up for a while. The real battle still needs to be resolved by the main players.

At the last moment, the defenses of both sides were relatively tight. The Spurs' offense shifted from Duncan to Parker. Parker's simple and fast style of play is also difficult to defend.

At 6 minutes and 38 seconds, Parker hit two goals to help the Spurs maintain the lead.

In the next round, Li Hai suddenly fired from outside the three-point line, tying the score with a three-pointer.

During the Spurs' offense, Parker broke through again and caused a foul. Parker made two free throws and the Spurs took the lead again.

And Li Hai made another three-pointer, allowing the Knicks to take the lead.

Li Hai had been playing Bowen sitting in the low post before. At this time, he suddenly shot a three-pointer from the outside. Even though the Spurs have always been defensive, they didn't react to it.

This is also Li Hai's old trick. He suddenly changed his attacking method to catch his opponent by surprise. This trick has been used many times, and it works so well every time. The defensive inertia formed in most half of the court is not easy to change.

Then Li Hai assisted Marbury again, allowing the Knicks to expand their lead.

But they failed to win the game in one go. At the critical moment, Duncan blocked the Knicks' offense first, and then grabbed the offensive rebounds to succeed.

The Spurs opponent, even at the last moment, was not so easy to win.

In the last 3 minutes, the Spurs' GDP remained on the court, and Horry also replaced them, so that their lineup had two different positions from the starting lineup, three to be precise, because at this time Duncan was at the 5th position.

2分27秒，吉诺比利造犯规成功，命中罚球后马刺81:80领先1分。

But immediately Marbury retaliated, causing Ginobili to foul the Knicks and lead 82:81.

The staggering of scores has been happening throughout the game, but it has slowly diminished over time, and both sides will only feel a little relieved when the score is ahead.

Unlike other teams, the Spurs' defense is relatively silent and there is not much trash talk, which makes people even more unbearable and makes people want to find some trouble.

In the key game, there is no doubt that the contest is in all aspects.

At 1 minute and 29 seconds, Parker made a quick mistake and made a mistake, but Li Hai hit the iron in the counterattack.

With only 54 seconds left in the clock, Duncan turned around after receiving the pass, shook his long arms, and put the ball into the basket.

At 82:83, the Knicks once again became the trailing side.

At 37 seconds, Francis suddenly made a shot, and the Knicks took the initiative 84:83 after the hit.

The tense atmosphere continued to spread, and the air in the stadium seemed to be condensed.

In the defense at the last moment, the Knicks almost did not have any loopholes, but Parker came in directly under the cover of his teammates. Channing Frye fouled, and he did not commit a death. Parker threw the ball in and won the free throw.

The Frenchman withstood the pressure and hit a free throw, 84:86. With only 10.2 seconds left, the Knicks trailed by 2 points.

Pause, arrange the tactics of the last moment.

Li Hai was extremely calm at this moment. At this moment, he only had two words in his mind, score.

Marbury threw the ball into his hands, and he suddenly started to catch the ball. He made a quick attack choice, and touched it as soon as he accelerated, but Horry, who was defending, slapped him down and dribbled the ball. Called out.

The referee blew his whistle, but it was a foul.

(End of this chapter)