Chapter 406: Stuffy

The players on the Spurs bench were complaining to the referee, saying that Anjie had committed a foul just now when he got rid of Split's defense!

However, the referee ignored it, admitting that he might have missed something just now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoBut the Spurs' Ginobili is just as unclean when he gets rid of the defense!

Because the referee's blow in the second game of the series was too biased in favor of the Spurs, the league also officially explained that they would be more flexible when grasping the "home court advantage".

Therefore, since Ginobili is not a foul like that, if the referee blows An Jie for a foul, wouldn't it be a foul in his face?

"Son of a bitch, I'll play later, don't blame me for moving too much!" Stephen Jackson, the hot-tempered Spurs on the bench, whispered a broken thought, watching the team's hard-won three-point advantage be beaten to only one point in an instant, and no Spurs player would feel good in his heart. And An Jie's performative backbasket jumping dunk on the spot added fuel to the fire in the hearts of the Spurs players!

Even Tim Duncan, who was used to facial paralysis, gritted his teeth unconsciously. Anjie and Aldridge are definitely the most difficult inside opponents he has encountered in recent years!

But fortunately, at least Duncan himself played well on the offensive end today. Aldridge wanted to defend himself, and he was a little short of fire. This was demonstrated by Duncan in the first quarter of the game.

So after the attack, Duncan finally received a pass from Tony Parker under the expectant eyes of the fans at the ATT Center. After winning the ball, Duncan directly faced the frame, intending to make a tough breakthrough!

Unexpectedly, Duncan just took three steps, and Aldridge cleanly cut off the basketball in Duncan's hand! Duncan immediately fell to the ground to save, but only made a nose of ash, and the basketball was picked up by Raymond Felton, who was full of strength again.

"Duncan's down-to-the-ground save, you know how hard the Spurs are when you see this scene. Even Duncan jumped at the ball, and they were a little embarrassed when they were playing at home. ā€

Kenny Smith is right, the Spurs are really embarrassed. When the massive Duncan finally stood up, he looked up only to see Gerard Wallace taking advantage of Duncan's mistake with a dunk in the fast break.

Duncan didn't expect Aldridge to attack him, in fact, Aldridge just wanted to gamble, because once Duncan forced a breakthrough successfully, then he had little chance of remedy. Who knew that this bet would allow him to successfully cut the ball off!

On the second offense after the error, Duncan opted for a more conservative approach, back-slashing the hook after the advance. The basketball finally entered the net, but Duncan's expression did not relax at all. Whether they can stop Anjie and Aldridge from scoring is the most important thing. If the two sides continue to play against each other like this, it will be the Trail Blazers who will win in the end.

Duncan and Parker combined for six straight points, and Angel and Aldridge also responded in response. The dominant team was still the Trail Blazers, and five minutes passed without the slightest change in the situation. Popovich patted Ginobili, who was resting on the bench, this demon knife, it's time to take it out and see the blood.

"The boss told us to shoot more from the outside, Tim, and if they chase me after the pick-and-roll, I'll find a way to get you the basketball. In short, we tried to be as efficient as possible and avoided Angel and LaMarcus!" Ginobili put his arms around Duncan and Parker after coming on the court, and explained Popovich's set-up word for word. Duncan and Parker didn't make any responses or expressions, but the more they did, the more they made their opponents nervous. Because from the look on the other person's face, you can't tell what they're muttering. The most terrible enemy is the unknown enemy.

Gerard Wallace was the first Trail Blazers player to lose shape since Ginobili's re-entry. Just now, Ginobili still remembered his "ravage" Gerard Wallace, and before he was mentally prepared, Ginobili once again magically hit a three-pointer on the head of Gerard Wallace!

This time, Ginobili pretended to rush forward, but just stepped into the three-point line and pulled back to the crotch, and then retreated to the outside of the three-point line.

Gerard Wallace's center of gravity swayed rapidly with Ginobili's movements. He tried his best to interfere with Ginobili's shot, hoping to make up for the space that Ginobili had created. Wallace's shot must have interfered with the shot, but this three-pointer still hit it hollow.

Gerard Wallace almost fell after the jump interference, but Ginobili had a strange but very effective trick that always made the defenders unguarded. After quickly adjusting his center of gravity, Gerard Wallace was also very well coordinated, so he did not fall.

As soon as Ginobili came on the field, he continued his previous magical performance. The ATT Center is back alive and Spurs fans are seeing hope of winning again.

With Ginobili attracting firepower, Duncan is also much easier on the offensive end than before. He finally got out of the haze and regained his excellent form in the first quarter. The Spurs have scored in a couple of rounds in a row, and they have all scored beautifully. But the score, which has always been in a state of anxiety, has not changed in any way.

The Trail Blazers' bench is much less thick than the Spurs, and their role players play very averagely. But Anjie and Aldridge, the two Popovich who knew it would be dangerous, but still couldn't stop the inside twin towers, is the reason why the Trail Blazers can still keep the two sides in the lead now.

Ginobili has gone crazy, this guy seems to have returned to ten years ago, and he shot too smoothly and directly challenged the restricted area guarded by Anjie.

Rickard replaced Gerard Wallace, Jamal Crawford and Wesley Matthews to defend Ginobili, but none of them were satisfied with Rickard's defense.

His serpentine breakthroughs were frequent, and they also caused Anjie and Aldridge to be saddled with several unnecessary fouls.

Before you know it, Ginobili's score is already quietly rising. By the end of the second quarter, Ginobili had scored 14 points at halftime!

Popovich is glad that he has one Manu to break the deadlock, at least for now.

Both Ricard and Popovich said a lot in the dressing room at half-time. One half is enough for these two attentive men to find a lot of problems. And now the first thing they have to solve is to get rid of the shortcomings of the team just now.

Even if you can't stop him from backing to the basket, you can't just go all-in with a top defense. Ann only needs a simple step to pass you with a top defense!" Popovich was staring at Brazilian center Split all the time as he said this. Maybe it's because the expectations are too great. In short, Split's defense against Anjie was completely subpar!

"What about our cooperative defense? What about our joint defense? Have you forgotten how we won the first two games? When Ginobili broke through, I couldn't see where the joint defense was! Damn, you don't have to worry too much about Tony Parker or Kawhi Leonard, those two guys didn't have a good hand today. I'd rather let them go, and I'd have to restrain Ginobili. Move faster, and be smarter in defense. If he rushes at Angel and LaMarcus, you can stop him halfway, and if you foul, you will foul! What we have to do is very simple, just guard one person, just guard against Ginobili alone, and we will win!" Rickard's tone was much higher than that of Popovich, after all, Popovich was also an old man, and he had to keep his blood pressure under control at all times. But the strong-blooded Rickard can vent loudly and unscrupulously.

Despite the adjustments made in one way or another, Popovich and Ricard have pointed out some shortcomings that arose in the first half. But in the third quarter of the game, the process was much the same as the second quarter that had just ended.

The same explosive performance of Ginobili.

Three-pointers, mid-range shots, breakaways, assists, and kills...... Today's Ginobili is exactly a white Argentine version of Kobe Bryant. He seems to be capable of anything and looks like he's going to take over at any moment.

Scoring in front of Ginobili is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. In fact, there are a lot of balls in it, and Ginobili shoots against the defense. Even once, when Ginobili threw a throw, Anjie felt his fingers rub against the basketball. But the basketball still stumbled into the basket.

Ginobili's style of play is like that, it's thrilling, it's all about the kind of ball that makes or breaks on the line. And after the ball is scored, it feels endless.

As for the Trail Blazers, the style is very different from Ginobili's heartbeat.

Although Anjie did not create the myth of 17 shots and 17 shots, his joint attack with Aldridge was still desperately stable.

Anjie hit Split twice in a row, and Aldridge will put another shot in the next round.

When the entire three-second zone was blocked by the Spurs, the Trail Blazers' offense really hit a block at first. The Trail Blazers' three starting perimeter players did work hard today, but the only downside was that they didn't score all the time. It wasn't until Crawford and Contney Lee, who came off the bench and performed well, that the Trail Blazers' offense finally diversified.

Now, the Trail Blazers can rely on Crawford and Lee to force the Spurs players to defend with three-pointers, and once they do, Anjie and Aldridge can turn over the sea on the inside, and so on.

During this period, Ricard and Popovich used up all the timeouts in this quarter, and they kept figuring out each other's ideas, but in the end, it was the Trail Blazers and Spurs who entered the fourth quarter of the game with a very small point difference!

80-77, the Trail Blazers gave the team a three-point lead with a three-pointer from the corner open by Gerard Wallace.

At this time, not to mention the elderly GDP, even the young An Jie and Aldridge are also sweating and breathing.

It was a bit dull, but it was too hard. Scorched, intense, close to the scoreline, these words can all be used in this game. The only thing missing is the great shots.

Countless neutral fans chose to change the channel, and some young fans dozed off at the sight. But in fact, in terms of intensity, this game was the highest in the series.

For the sake of match point, both sides spared no effort to let go. Anjie doesn't want to take an early vacation, he still wants to continue to move forward in the playoffs!

An Jie breathed as he tilted his head sideways to look at the Spurs' bench on the other side of the court.

Tim Duncan is still expressionless, Ginobili is still grinning, Tony Parker is still calm, and Popovich is still growling.

"A bunch of old demons. An Jie leaned against the bench, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath. As far as he has just observed, the three old carriages of the Spurs are also planning to play to the end.

"Heaven damn the number one in the west!" An Jie suddenly opened his eyes suddenly, his breathing became even, and his eyes were full of killing intent. This means that the tired An Jie has entered the combat state!