Chapter 690: The Sky of San Antonio
"Tim Duncan backs Anjie! We can see that Duncan's offensive desire is very strong, and there is nothing to be done, there is not much time left, and the Spurs must score quickly to keep the last glimmer of hope. Duncan turned and hooked!scored!The ball went in!The great San Antonio hero, Duncan stood up for the team again!"Just when all the Spurs fans were already desperate, Duncan gave them a glimmer of hope with a successful back-to-back single.
3-of-8 shooting, that's the percentage of shooting Duncan handed over today. It can be said that throughout the series, Duncan was guarded by Anjie. But at the moment, no one cares if Duncan's shooting percentage is too bad. As long as he can score the key goals, he is still dangerous.
"Ann, what are you doing!Concentrate, we're going to win, we can't drop the chain at this time!" Rickard yelled at An Jie from the sidelines, and An Jie nodded silently.
Anjie admitted that when he faced Duncan just now, his attention was indeed not as focused as he was at the beginning. Duncan spelled it like this, which brought a big impact to An Jiedu.
But An Jie knew that he could not be merciful. Even if Duncan has been beaten to the point that he can't stand up, An Jie must strike and give him the final blow!
So soon after Duncan scored, An Jie shook Duncan away with a footstep, easily picked the basket, and successfully scored again. Everyone applauded An Jie's superb footsteps, and secretly felt sad about Duncan's old state.
"There's no hope, and as long as Ann is still on this field, San Antonio will never see hope. "Jeff Van Gundy doesn't want to pour cold water on Spurs fans, but it's what it is.
After an attack, An Jie's consecutive hits were finally interrupted. His flip jumper stumbled out of the frame, and Duncan's best effort greatly disrupted Anjie's shot.
But the Spurs' nightmare didn't end there, as Aldridge jumped to the basket at some point and took advantage of his height and reach to pick up an offensive rebound on Dio's head.
The Trail Blazers' No. 2 jumped on the fly and didn't give the Spurs any chance to make up for it.
Aldridge easily put the basketball into the basket, and a minute passed, and instead of closing the score, the Spurs widened the gap again. At this time, Duncan felt like a deflated ball, and suddenly softened.
In the 17 years he has been in the league, Duncan has seen countless counterattack games. So he also knows very well that unless God appears, otherwise, the Spurs will not be able to catch up in this game......
"Tim, serve!" it wasn't until Parker tugged at Duncan's jersey that Duncan came to his senses. There was still no expression on the face of the "Stone Buddha", and people were speculating about what Duncan was in a daze just now.
But Popovich could see that his No. 21 boy could no longer move. The San Antonio Spurs are on the verge of losing their second home game.
Tony Parker's pass was broken by Lillard, the basketball flew off the baseline, and the Spurs re-served. Taking advantage of this dead-ball opportunity, Popovich made five substitutions, and it was clear that he wanted to replace all five of the starting five. This means that Popovich has given up!
Tony Parker looked at the big screen and then at the basketball that was lying quietly on the ground. The French did not want to leave yet, and he was not willing to let San Antonio fall like this. But Duncan and Ginobili's tired bodies have been constantly reminding the French that the Spurs are really old.
"Damn!" Parker reluctantly walked off the field with Cory, who had replaced him. The three DP sat on the bench with a dejected expression, and in front of them was Popovich, who was also blind.
Wu Hua picked up the camera and froze the picture. The expressions of these four people are really meaningful.
Seeing that Popovich gave up the game, Ricard also replaced the main team with a second team. An Jie breathed a sigh of relief, and every break was a relief for An Jie. Only after experiencing it first-hand know that playing against the Spurs is by no means as simple as it seems.
The game resumed, but there was a dead silence in the ATT Center. None of the 18,000 fans left the stadium, and although they had no hope for the game, they wanted to accompany the group of big boys through the last few minutes.
In this atmosphere of despair, the electronic beep at the end of the game was like a clarion call for freedom, relieving everyone.
It's over, it's all over. It's not just this game, but now that the aggregate score is 3-1, the whole series is almost over.
Duncan suddenly buried his face in a towel, he didn't want the image of his tears to be seen by others. It is precisely a veteran like him who can see reality more clearly.
While it's not uncommon in the history of the NBA to fall behind 3-1, it hasn't really happened in the history of the Western Conference Finals.
The reason is simple, when the game reaches the level of the Western Conference Finals, usually both teams are very strong. It's almost impossible to win three straight games against a strong opponent while you're behind.
Unless, unless, the Spurs burst out en masse after returning to Portland, winning two games in a row. However, given the current state of Spurs, the probability of this happening is too small.
The team's shooting rate was 38.9%, and the shooting rate of Spurs fresh blood such as Leonard and Danny Green did not exceed 30%. Tony Parker shot well, but he was only able to score 14 points. These 14 points are also the highest score for the Spurs today.
On the other hand, on the Trail Blazers' side, Anjie had 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Aldridge also scored 31 points. While the Spurs did a very good job defending the rest of the Trail Blazers, the Spurs were equally powerless when AnJie and Aldridge combined to score 71 points.
"Win!" Aldridge shook his fist hard, the low-key Trail Blazers second-in-command knew he had one foot in the Finals. Stepping into the finals also means that Aldridge has the opportunity to use another championship to make his mother with breast cancer proud.
Seeing that his teammates were very excited, An Jie's mood was also very good. Indeed, this Spurs team is really strong this year, and people say that this year is the best chance for the Spurs to win the championship, and this is not true.
It's just a pity that the Spurs have met a bad opponent. If they were to speak directly to the Heat, the Spurs would not necessarily lose. But the war in the west is sometimes so tragic.
It wasn't until Duncan was the last to walk into the tunnel and disappear onto the court that the ATT Center fans were finally willing to leave the court.
Angel loves the San Antonio fans because they will always be there for the team whether they win or lose. But there is no way, An Jie also wants to win, and he also wants to win the championship. And the only way to step into the finals is to break the hearts of this group of cute fans.
I'm sorry for all of you who love basketball. Tonight, only Portland fans can feel the joy of victory.
After the press conference, An Jie and his teammates got on the plane home. If nothing else, they should be able to finish it all in Portland, in front of their fans.
Half an hour after the Trail Blazers' plane took off, the Spurs' plane also took off from San Antonio International Airport.
Duncan leaned his head against the window, unable to close his eyes and fall asleep anyway. The higher the plane flew, the fainter the bright star of San Antonio became. It's like the Spurs this season, and now it's become bleak.
Maybe this team really needs a new leader to make him shine again.
Duncan's eyes fell on Leonard, the young small forward who couldn't sleep just as much as Duncan. He was watching the game footage, studying why he couldn't beat the Trail Blazers.
This fool, if he wants to beat the Trail Blazers, is not something that can be done by watching a night's video. Leonard needs to accumulate, he needs to grow. Only then will the Spurs have any hope of regaining their way out of the West.
But Duncan didn't bother Leonard, because it was also part of his upbringing.
"Come on, boy. Duncan whispered to himself, closing his eyes.
The sky of San Antonio, it's time for someone else to hold it up.
The two planes followed the same trajectory, goodbye San Antonio, it's not that you are not strong enough, it's just that at this moment, everyone is living in the era that belongs to Anjie......