Chapter Seventy-Six: Toughness is a fighting spirit
In this way, two teams with completely different styles, each using their own skills, began to staggered the scores on the field. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Gary, give the ball to Shaq!"
Seeing that he had been unable to open the difference, the "Zen Master" couldn't help but command on the sidelines.
The long-term balance of power on the field is definitely not the balance of offense and defense, but the storm quietly brewing in the clouds, no one knows their team better than Phil, and if it is gorgeous, it will not be able to endure hardship, and it will not be necessary to use those ugly defenses throughout the game, and it is even more common to drop the chain at the last moment. Against the Spurs, who are good at defending and seesawing, these are deadly, and he doesn't want to lose again.
The key thing is that he wants to test the strength of the referee's decision......
Payton, who was desperate for a championship ring, did not disobey the coach's remote command and dropped the ball to O'Neal just after halftime.
O'Neal, who was extremely depressed in the last game, exploded under the atmosphere of the home court, and several consecutive offenses and defenses have successfully scored 8 points, Chamberlain has nothing to do about it, and no matter how good the trap is, it is impossible to catch the prey on the side.
Seeing O'Neal get the ball, Jackson on the sidelines made a strong offensive gesture. Popovich, who understands his opponent's thoughts, is also nervously watching here!
Equally nervous was Nesterovich, whose eyes were wider than ever.
The audience once again set off a wave of heat: "Shaq, kill him", "Shaq, kill him" cries out everything.
In this call, O'Neill was drunk, and he quickly turned around to avoid letting Chamberlain get a chance to violate himself, and at this time, Malone had already entangled Duncan!
Facing the galloping O'Neill, Chamberlain stepped closely, and the shouts of the audience also made his blood boil.
"I must guard against this ball", he shouted in his heart!
Closer, closer, O'Neal getting closer and closer to the basket, and every impact of the "shark" would make Chamberlain take a step back, a force that Chamberlain could not resist. But the thumping sound Chamberlain did not give up, he met him again and again, just not to give O'Neill a chance to jump.
In Popovich's eyes, it was a perfect defense so far.
Barkley also said: "In this one. . . The defense of the countrymen is very good. ”
Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Chamberlain, O'Neill jumped hard. He pushed Chamberlain with his hand, and when he jumped, his left leg knee was raised to waist level.
It was a clear push foul and the referee didn't say anything.
Chamberlain, who was pushed away by O'Neill, heard Popovich's frantic protest, and the idea of "home whistle" flashed, Chamberlain rubbed his body again, and O'Neill's raised knee was just on his abdomen.
Being hit and colliding are two completely different concepts, one is a unidirectional force and the other is a mutual force. Chamberlain, who was pushed to the abdomen, only felt that his chest was stuffy, as if all his internal organs had been transferred.
Tough, toughness is a skill and a fighting spirit.
Even so, Chamberlain still stubbornly stuck to O'Neill, at this time he had no way to focus his gaze, he could only rely on his own feelings, and cut off his palm fiercely, he only had one belief in his heart, no matter what, it was not good to score!
Chamberlain's palm hit O'Neill's arm hard, and under the conditioned reflex, O'Neill's straight arm drew a clear arc. But that didn't stop O'Neal's dunk either. At the same time, the referee finally wielded the authority in his hands!
The Spurs' basket is screaming again!
The fans began to shout "whoops"!
Chamberlain, who flew out upside down, was awarded a defensive foul by the referee!
O'Neal fell from the basket, walked up to Chamberlain, who was still under the basket, played with his lower back, and stretched out his big hand to Chamberlain.
"Boy, this is Staples!"
O'Neill leaned on his stomach and whispered in the ear of Chamberlain, who was pulled up by him!
"Smack!"
Chamberlain opened O'Neill's outstretched hand, which was definitely not a sign of friendship, and struggled to get up from the floor: "So what? Do you think I should be afraid?"
Rejected impolitely, O'Neal shrugged his shoulders indifferently and walked to the free throw line with a bully step.
Well, the process was good, but the results were as bleak as ever.
O'Neal still hit the free throw and the rebound was grabbed by Duncan, but that didn't change the situation. After that, the Lakers, when they were attacking, looked for O'Neal as a point, and broke the trick with their strength, and the situation changed for a while, relying on the straight line of shooting rate, the point difference was slowly widened, and the Spurs entered a crisis.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers had a seven-point lead over the Spurs at 24:17.
It's not that Popovich hasn't thought about substitutions, but he doesn't dare, Chamberlain is on the court, and he can still make O'Neal a little cautious, and he can also help Duncan control the rebound, if he is replaced with Nesterovic, he can't even think about the scene.
At this time, Nesterovic was very disappointed, when Chamberlain fouled and failed, he thought he would play, but he didn't, when the score slowly widened, he thought he would play, but he still didn't, at the end of the first quarter, he thought he would definitely play, but he still didn't. Popovich's tactical guidance woke him up from his dream all at once, he didn't get a chance, he knew it.
Popovich took the tactical board and quickly squatted in front of the main force who had just left the game, and his words shocked not only Nesterovich, but also everyone. "In the next quarter, we'll use small balls, Manu, Parker, and you cooperate with Zhang."
Popovich ignored the player's expression and uttered something even more shocking: "Tim, help Zhang control the rebound."
Help, which means Duncan assists Chamberlain in controlling the rebound. Popovich's words made Chamberlain suddenly the core of the entire main lineup.
Seeing Duncan nodding in agreement, Popovich glanced at the stunned Chamberlain: "Zhang, you catch the ball in the free throw area, but don't be hard, pass the ball if the opportunity is not good."
As he spoke, Popovich drew another circle in the three-second zone of the tactical board: "We are here, in this small space, executing our tactics, repeatedly covering, repeatedly cutting into the air, creating opportunities for throwing and breaking. The way we play now is to fight with them for speed and energy!"
"Bruce, bullish on Kobe". Finally, Popovich admonished Bowen in a meaningful tone.
Bowen nodded firmly, the artistic conception can only be understood, not spoken!
The game restarted, and the Spurs immediately executed the tactics laid out by Popovich as soon as they came on the court, and the Spurs players around the three-second zone repeatedly screened, repeatedly broke through the pass, and tried to find the gap in the pass in such a small space.
In the end, Ginobili broke through under Bowen's cover and then quickly passed the ball to Chamberlain in the crowd.