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Chapter 229 Still Lost to Time

Of course, the Rockets are not kids who can be slaughtered. He knows how to fight back when someone kicks twice. My Neighbor Totoro hit a three-pointer. Yao Ming scored 2+1 under the double-team of two people, and the point difference came to 21. point.

The goal of the Spurs is very simple. They want to narrow the point difference to within 15 points before the start of the fourth quarter. The suspense is lost directly.

After entering the fourth quarter, a 10-point difference between the two teams is a hurdle, and a 20-point difference is another hurdle. A gap of more than 10 may be adversity for the team, but it is not without a chance to comeback. With a little effort and a bit of luck, you can still win, but it is not so easy to score 20 points. Most teams are already desperate when they see this kind of point difference.

20 points, what is this concept?This means that I have to beat my opponent by 12 points in the last 20 minutes before I can score overtime, that is, the Rockets must not score for 10 consecutive rounds, and the Spurs must score for 10 consecutive rounds to even the score. It might be a little faster with a three-pointer.

But the Rockets are not fools. If they were fools, they would not beat themselves by 20 points in the first three quarters. If this point difference is reached, the Rockets have too many means to win the game, whether it is a good hand feel against the Spurs or a hand feel When playing against the Spurs when it is not good, I believe that the Spurs do not have a good way to win.

So the old men of the Spurs also know that if they want to advance, they must bring the point difference back a little before the fourth quarter, otherwise time will wait for no one!
Parker used his speed to overtake Calderon, and then, with Totoro's big hand covering the sky and the sun, he could not see the basket, and flew horizontally in a lying position to score the ball.

Totoro turned around and forced Finley, and finally hit a mid-range shot from the horn position.

Ginobili received a pass from Duncan two steps outside the three-point line, and shot directly and decisively.

My Neighbor Totoro used its housekeeping skills [running and running around], forcibly throwing aside its own offensive tactics, and messed up the Spurs' tight defense line by running around. In the midst of the chaos, Yao Ming suddenly left the penalty area. After Duncan left, Calderon, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, saw Totoro who got the opportunity to slant into the inside line, and threw the ball high into the sky. Totoro beat the three Spurs defensive players, with absolute bounce advantage Overwhelming Huashan, he dunked the ball into the basket.

The Rockets home fans immediately burst into cheers and applause.

Calderon's pass and control skills are very superb, but he has not yet reached Kidd's level of perfection, which can be seen from his average of 5.4 assists per game in the Raptors.

But after coming to the Rockets, Calderon's average assists per game did not drop but rose. Under the premise that the Totoro averaged 6.7 assists per game and 31.7% of the ball possession rate, Calderon could still average 6.5 assists per game. The data is 1.1 more than when he was in the Raptors, and the efficiency is nearly doubled. If you ask Calderon how he did this, he will tell you that it is not because of his own passing. Increased strength.

But being teammates with two Chinese, Totoro and Yao Ming, is really tm happy.

Don't talk about Yao Ming, as long as your point guard has the ability to pass the ball to the little giant under the opponent's defense, it will be an assist. Yao Ming's footwork at the basket is not as good as Dameng's, but his finishing ability is better than Dameng's. At a higher level, Dayao's ability to finish at the basket may not be as good as that of Shaquille O'Neal, but his figure is more flexible than the current O'Pang.

Yao Ming is such a player who has no solution to receiving the ball in the paint. If he doesn’t brag, he can’t be black. The world, especially some domestic trolls, always think that Yao Ming’s success is only due to his height, but he ignores his basketball talent in other aspects. It is also exceptional.

Dayao can only last 35 minutes per game at the level of NBA confrontation, but those who don't understand the strength of NBA inside confrontation don't know how hard it is for a person who is 2 meters 26 and weighs 280 pounds to survive In 35 minutes, Dayao made a turnaround jump shot from two bottom corners, a hook, precise free throws, and a stable shooting rate from the mid-range. People think that these skills can be learned through sweat rather than talent, but Don't you see that there are so many black players in the league who are as tall and jumping as Yao Ming, and their physical fitness is even higher than Yao Ming.

And Totoro, not to mention, a combination of open and fake products, has the top qualities of black and yellow races, as long as he is paired with a point guard who can pass the ball, then the enemy's own penalty area will be their nightmare.

You don’t know when there will be a monster with top moving speed, top penetration awareness, height of 2 meters, bounce of 10 cm, and wingspan of 120 meters. It will jump high in front of you, and it will be a slam dunk in your face. .

Totoro's physical quality is absolutely anti-human. When he jumps up, he can kiss the basket lightly, and when he stretches his hands, it is beyond the reach of others. high enough on the line.

The Spurs did not give up. Under the leadership of the troika, other players also made achievements, but the Houstonians here were not to be outdone. With the involvement of two Chinese, other Rockets players continued to make contributions. In the second half of the third quarter, the offensive mode actually started.

97:79, it is hard to imagine that this is a score in the playoffs and the Spurs' life-and-death battle. The Spurs' defense system has always shocked the league, and it has been enduring under the auspices of Shi Buddha. In the first half, relying on Totoro's breakthrough points and Yao Ming's containment to break the iron barrel formation.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams was fixed at 18 points. In the end, neither the Spurs nor the Rockets achieved their goal. In the third quarter, they tried their best to recover 9 points, and the rest they left was the insurmountable obstacle.

"Kenny, why don't you ask me who will win this match?"

In the commentary booth of the Dragonborn Cave Arena, the two head commentators of t.nt, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, were sitting in the middle. Barkley suddenly asked his old partner a question without thinking.

As the treasure of one of the three major TV stations in the United States, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith have always been the ace commentary combination in the field of t.nt basketball. Barkley's poisonous tongue and Smith's gag make them cooperate seamlessly. Well, they won't be commentators who can't hold back any words in a game, but in the second half of the third quarter just now, the two old clappers watched the game without saying a word.

"Hehe, old man, why do I have to ask you such a stupid question? Anyone who knows you knows that you are a complete Totoro fan, so of course the Rockets are supporting this game. Now that the Rockets lead by 18 points, you may still have Any other answers?"

Kenny Smith couldn't help but scolded this big ass in his heart for being boring. It was something that anyone could think of. He still asked knowingly, did he have nothing to do when he was full?

"Yes, I do think the Spurs have no chance, but have you ever thought, if the Rockets are now 18 points behind, do you think the Rockets still have a chance to beat the Spurs?"

Barkley chuckled, but he didn't care much about Smith's impatient attitude. Instead, he posed another problem to his old partner.

"There should be no chance, right? I admit that this year's Rockets are very strong, and their two rookies have successfully exchanged their potential in the first season, but the Spurs are not a youth team like the Trail Blazers after all. They Both the players and the coaches have enough experience in the playoffs, and they have three championships in hand, so they should not make major mistakes to allow the Rockets to even out the 18-point difference."

Smith thought for a moment and then expressed his thoughts, but Barkley, who was sitting beside him, shook his head in disapproval.

"No, even if the Rockets are 18 points behind, I still think the Rockets won in the end. This is not an unfounded speculation because I like them more."

Barkley smiled inscrutablely, "Your analysis is very reasonable. The Spurs are not the kind of team that will give others a chance, but you forgot the two most important points. In the NBA, some things are not perfect. It's something the team can control."

"Are you saying that the Spurs' physical strength is in crisis? But that's not enough for them to lose [-] points, right? Oh, I understand what you mean, you want to say that in fact, in this game, the league wants the Rockets Win, right! Damn it!"

Kenny Smith knew it was not good just blurted it out, and bit his own tongue in desperation. Seeing Barkley laughing and rolling forward and backward, Kenny Smith really wanted to put the water glass in front of him on his head .

As a commercial league, the NBA has traces of their manipulation in almost every important game. Although the manipulation of the league is not explicit, every game manipulation may not be as they wish, but this phenomenon does exist. Almost senior fans Everyone in the industry knows it, but they don't usually talk about it.

Then, this big ass actually said what he wanted to say but couldn't say through his own mouth. I guess I will get a warning and a fine from my immediate superior after the explanation is over. He MLGB.

The break in the third quarter ended quickly. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs sent Bonner, Amy Udoka, Kurt Thomas, Brent Barry and Ginobili to the bench. , there is no way, as Kenny Smith first understood the reason, the physical crisis has always been the natural enemy of the Legion of the Elders.

Fighting the Rockets up to [-] games, although each of them has at least one day of rest, but when the home and away games alternate, half of the day is basically spent on the plane bumps, plus the The Rockets are extremely hot and fierce in every game. Except for the first big victory, they have to play until the last few minutes to decide the winner.

Duncan and Parker have averaged [-] minutes per game in this round of the series. Ginobili, the super sixth man, is even better, with an average playing time of [-] minutes per game. This is not like Popovich at all. Strange employment style.

The explosion in the second half of the third quarter just now is the last energy of the old men. If they are not allowed to go off to recharge, they will be pressed on the ground and rubbed on the field. It is better to send some new troops to try. How much can you recover by momentum?
Furthermore, the three wagons of GDP are already quite old. Not only will it not be of much use to let them go to the game with exhausted physical strength, but it is also a bet on the end of their careers. Playing games with poor physical strength will easily make players There was an injury, but for the same injury, Chinchilla might be able to recover in two days with his youth and strength, but Grandpa Duncan and the others might never be able to set foot on the NBA court again.

The head coach of the Rockets, Rick Adelman, also had such considerations. Yao Ming, Battier and Calderon were all replaced after playing the third quarter, but the second team they replaced was much more luxurious. Iguodala, Lowry, David Lee, Marco Gasol, among these four players, there is an All-Star, a quasi-All-Star, a qualified main force and a potential rookie, plus the quasi-superstar Dragon who seems to have unlimited physical strength and does not know what fatigue is. Cat, no one would believe that this lineup is a substitute if it is placed outside.

The Zhuge Go field frowned after seeing these muscular men on the field. On the contrary, Adelman smiled complacently. It was Popovich who used to calculate others in the rotation, but who knew that he was caught by the opponent this time? The old man made a pose.

The Rockets can play too many players. Some of them are older, but the overall age is still young. Ashuai can make Dayao, Grizzlies, President, Totoro and Calderon fight in the third quarter. The Spurs fought hard for a whole quarter, so that they would not dare to tear Duncan and Parker off to rest. When he had to do so in the fourth quarter, he was taking out this lineup. This is not a bully, it is What?
Moreover, the Spurs let a "Best Defensive Player" Bowen at the beginning of the game. The Rockets reached the second round of the playoffs without any injuries.

All Popovich can do now is to pray for Ginobili to run away and throw a few unreasonable three-pointers in a row. He doesn't expect this lineup to chase points, but at least he can't be pulled by the opponent. As long as they survive the first 2 minutes and let Shifo and the French sports car take a breath, they still have a chance for the Spurs!

But the ideal is always beautiful, but the reality has always been skinny. When I saw the old Barry forcibly breaking through, I wanted the old man to chat about the teenage madness and remember the dunk, but was pressed down by the young and vigorous Iguodala. Totoro After receiving long passes and scoring layups under the premise of Amy Udoka's foul, Popovich knew they had no chance in this game.

(End of this chapter)