The strongest basket king

Chapter 212 The Scale of Winning and Losing

The Spurs made targeted adjustments in the third quarter. They let Splitter defend Xiang Chu, and then Duncan and Parker led the team's offense from the beginning.

Xiang Chu was not polite, and he made a strong attack under the basket on the court, causing Split to foul.

But Splitter didn't play much in the first half, and only had one foul on him. He didn't care too much about Xiang Chu's kills.

After the Spurs changed the use of Duncan, Duncan was obviously in better shape in the second half than in the previous games, and he hit several mid-range shots.

The two sides fought in this way, maintaining a delicate balance, that is, no one can restrain the other, but neither side can play an overly smooth attack.

On the sidelines, Popovich stroked his beard. This was a situation he created, but he was a little worried about the current situation in his heart. If this continues, can they beat the Nuggets at the last moment.

If this situation continues, the two sides are likely to compete for stars at the last moment.

This is a bit risky, but Popovich also believes that his disciples will not let him down. They have played in the playoffs many times together, and similar scenarios have been experienced many times. They will win the Nuggets.

It's just that I didn't expect it before being forced to this position by the Nuggets. The Nuggets without Gallinari are actually unbalanced inside and outside.

Xiang Chu had a magical skill, but it wasn't so obvious to others.

But he's improved in rebounding and other areas, and that could almost turn things around when the two teams are evenly matched.

So the other party is right to think that he has become difficult, but it is impossible to intuitively find out where he has grown.

As a result of Splitter's tougher confrontation with Xiang Chu, he fouled four times in a single quarter, and his fouls have come to five times.

During the period, the Spurs also tried to attack from the outside, but the Spurs had too many shooters, and Popovich couldn't control the time for each shooter to show off. Danny Green, who was ready to play, continued to hit the iron, and the Nuggets' lead expanded.

The Spurs can only replace Ginobili, using the most traditional style of play, with GDP as the main attack.

Even if the power of GDP is not as strong as it was at its peak, it is still very good. The Spurs did not allow the Nuggets to continue to gain an advantage in the way they are best at.

At the end of the third quarter, GDP scored 8 points in a row, and the score gap between the two sides was the same as at the end of the first half, still 4 points.

Xiang Chu made 3 fouls after three quarters, and he controlled it well.

Although he disabled Splitter, the Spurs didn't need that buddy at the critical moment, so the main combat strength of both sides was well protected in this game, and how to develop depends on the decisive victory at the end of the quarter.

In the final quarter, the Spurs scored two three-pointers in a row, and George Karl quickly replaced Xiang Chu.

In fact, at this stage, George Karl really has the urge to let Xiang Chu play the whole court. If the situation is good, there will be time to rest, and if the situation is not good, he will play immediately.

Because of the problems with the Thunder, the Spurs can be said to be the Nuggets' strongest opponent in the playoffs. Thinking that if they beat the Spurs, they will have a chance to enter the final battlefield. George Karl's core will definitely not hesitate at all.

Xiang Chu's coming up can't help the three-point defense, but he can score to prevent the opponent from suddenly coming back.

Xiang Chu scored as soon as he came up, and his efficiency was absolutely indisputable.

And as long as he plays, the Spurs have to make changes. It only takes three points to give up the inside line. To be honest, the Spurs dare not be so desperate, and it is not necessary now.

The Nuggets changed quickly, and the Spurs hadn't had time to overtake, and the score between the two sides fell into a stalemate again.

The little advantage that the Nuggets didn't dare to go away with the Spurs' three-pointer. The two teams are back and forth, and the score rise is extremely intense.

Duncan didn't rest for too long on the Spurs side, and Splitter only came up for a while.

The Spurs are also worried that their home court will be won by the Nuggets, and the home court advantage they earned will disappear again.

The Spurs just don't want to entangle the Nuggets for too many games now, but it is more difficult to kill the Nuggets than they expected. Popovich feels a little bit hard to get off now.

How to deal with the Nuggets is really difficult.

In the last 5 minutes, the two sides tied 84:84.

At this time, Ty Lawson made another mistake and was intercepted by Parker. This is not the first time that such a situation has occurred.

Facing Parker, Ty Lawson's physical condition is not at a disadvantage, and the styles of the two are also slightly similar, but Parker's performance at critical moments is much ahead of him.

The Spurs did not fight back, but Duncan made a mid-range hit in the end.

Since the last quarter, this is the first time the Spurs have taken the lead, which is not a good sign.

"Everyone, calm down and concentrate." Xiang Chu applauded to remind his teammates.

If he lost the game due to an inexplicable mistake, Xiang Chu would definitely not accept it at all.

The Nuggets attacked, the ball failed to pass to the inside, and Brewer caught the ball from the bottom line and made a three-pointer.

The ball missed, but Xiang Chu grabbed the offensive rebound again, and the two sides tied again.

There was no opportunity to switch from defense to offense, and the Spurs did not get a good shot. Parker missed a three-pointer, Xiang Chu grabbed a rebound, and the Nuggets quickly counterattacked.

Ty Lawson was still very decisive in the counterattack. He made an emergency stop and made a mid-range hit, and the Nuggets took the lead again.

The Spurs came back and ran another pick-and-roll, but this time Duncan missed.

It is impossible for Duncan to hit the middle distance every time. This is also an opportunity for the Nuggets.

A quick counterattack failed to find a chance, and Xiang Chu reached out for the ball when he went in from outside the three-point line.

The ball was in Xiang Chu's hands, but he hadn't reached his usual attacking position, and the Spurs didn't attack right away.

He dribbled the ball in a rare way, turned around and wiped it in front of Split.

Everyone didn't react, Split subconsciously pulled a hand, the sixth foul, Split sent off.

Although Xiang Chu's three training templates are pure No. [-] positions, they are not bad at hand. Xiang Chu rarely uses them in official games, but he has used them in normal training and simulated games.

Now at the critical moment, he saw an opportunity and showed his skills without hesitation.

It doesn't matter if the Spurs send one off. Splitter is often not on the court at the last moment anyway, but their foul count is up, and Xiang Chu walks to the free throw line.

The home fans loudly interfered, but Xiang Chu didn't feel too much fluctuation in his heart.

Fatigue may have a little impact on his free throws, and he has never paid much attention to off-court factors.

With two free throws, the Nuggets led by 4 points.

And the time has entered the last 3 minutes.

The Spurs attacked again, Danny Green missed from beyond the three-point line, and the balance of victory and defeat instantly tilted a lot to the Nuggets.

The atmosphere of the entire stadium instantly became more dignified.

(End of this chapter)