Chapter 397: G6 Sun, He's Still Here! (8K chapters ask for a monthly pass!) )
After Horry hit the three-pointer, the entire Staples Center was set on fire.
It's blood-pumping, and you can't help it!
Sun Hao was the first to run over and hit Huo Li's chest.
One thing to say, Horry's performance tonight was definitely above the limit, but who doesn't have a career night!
In fact, Horry, who played for the Spurs this season, has played such a game in history, and it was in the Finals!
Now that history has changed, this performance of Horry has advanced!
And it's very timely in advance!
The Lakers, who won Tianwang Mountain, have already got the match point of the series!
O'Neill was the second to come running, and it was hard to imagine that he was that big and faster than everyone else.
He hugged old Horry and took a bite directly on the guy's bald head.
Soon, the Lakers' players on and off the court gathered together to celebrate tonight's victory.
The Spurs were a little more silent, after all, they were only one goal away from victory, maybe even one second.
And it was Horry, who played for the team last season, who beat them.
They have all kinds of tastes in their hearts.
But Duncan gathered everyone together and said something encouraging.
Don't look at Shi Buddha since he was blown by Crawford, he is no longer a laughing boy, but as a master of psychology, he has strong leadership skills.
Soon, the Spurs' morale recovered quite a bit.
Although they lost, they only lost by one goal in overtime, which shows that the strength of the two teams is between them.
And Horry played at a super level tonight, and this kind of performance can only be played at most.
What's more, the next game is played in San Antonio, and they have home-court advantage, and if they win, they can tie up with the Lakers.
A tie-break is a desperate fight, and the chances of winning on both sides are the same.
As long as they pass the Lakers, their morale will be higher than ever.
When the time comes, whether it is the Mavericks, the Wizards, or the Pistons, they have absolute confidence to beat.
"I've learned a lot."
After the game, James also went to Sun Hao's side to chat with him.
"Huh?"
Sun Hao looked at James suspiciously.
"Trust your teammates more, even when it's a crucial moment in the game."
James continued.
“??”
Sun Hao was a little confused.
Don't!
This history has changed, and James has learned from him at a critical moment.
Thinking of James' failure in the future, the reporter asked him why he chose to pass.
"Because Sun did the same with the Lakers, I trust my teammates."
Syllable!
Sun Hao felt a little brain pain.
But looking at James' serious face, Sun Hao knew that this matter was not clear.
It seems that in the future, he can only hope that James's teammates can take advantage of the opportunity to kill the ball!
After all, there are still many games in history that received James passes and assists.
What the? More lore misses?
No one will remember if you don't hit it!
……
In addition to Sun Hao and O'Neal, Horry also participated.
Coupled with Phil Jackson, and O'Neal's size, several people sitting together seemed a little cramped.
However, people don't care about these details when they're happy, and their faces are always filled with happy smiles.
The whole press conference was very happy.
Tonight's win means a lot for the Lakers.
Kwa Hori is naturally indispensable, but Phil Jackson also praised Sun Hao and O'Neill.
"They're our cornerstone, our core, and whatever you call it, that's not an exaggeration for a combination that can cut at least 50+ every night."
Well, among the 120 points scored by the Lakers, Sun Hao scored 26 points, O'Neal scored 32 points, and the two together scored 58 points.
Popovich took an adventurous approach to their double-pack, the final decisive moment.
He didn't dare do that all night.
Let's not talk about whether this tactic is suitable for the whole game, let's just say that the physical energy required to help defend the rotation is not something that the Spurs can afford.
So, just like Jackson said, Sun Hao and O'Neal are the foundation, and then there is Horry's magical play.
"Do you think Robert has stolen the limelight from you and Shaq?"
A reporter asked Sun Hao with a smile.
"No, no, I want him to play like that every night."
Sun Hao also replied with a smile.
He doesn't care about the limelight because he doesn't need that kind of thing anymore to increase his popularity.
Just like he thought before, watching O'Neill turn over the river and sea on the inside, he could easily win the game, and there was no need to challenge the high difficulty.
As he spoke, Sun Hao felt a little thirsty, picked up the wolfberry tea in the thermos cup in front of him and took another sip.
People, after all, there is only one life, even if he is a traverser, so sometimes when you can live an easy life, try to take it easy.
Of course, it's a time when it's easy to win.
Tonight was one such night.
The battle between the Spurs and the Lakers was a vigorous battle.
On the second day after they finished the game, the remaining three groups of matches also finished the fifth game one after another.
On the western side, the Mavericks really replicated the trajectory of the first round, defeating the SuperSonics at home, thus advancing to the Western Conference finals with a score of 4-1.
In the East, the Pistons and Wizards also won the game at home and got the match point.
Three of the four groups of matches are still going on, and in addition to caring about who can advance, fans are also concerned about which side will have a tie-break.
During this time period, ESPN followed the public opinion and conducted a very interesting survey, the name of the survey is: Which group of games do you think will go to the tie-break?
According to the survey, the Spurs and Lakers group received more than 50% of the votes.
Not surprisingly, the two teams have been close in the series, and it's not an exaggeration to say that they are the two strongest teams this season.
The old talk is that the league's new rules have allowed such two teams to meet in the divisional semifinals early.
Two days later, the Lakers' enclave of San Antonio is ready for Game 6 of the series against the Spurs.
During the pre-game preparation training, Horry became the object of "pursuit" by his teammates.
"Robert, don't go back to the locker room if you don't make seven threes tonight."
"Robert, in front of the San Antonio fans, see what a loss they have for you in the summer."
"Robert, don't worry, as long as you are in the open space and don't pass the ball to you, you can come and beat me."
……
Although the sixth game is a match point game, it can be felt that the mentality of the Lakers players is still very relaxed.
After training, O'Neill and Sun Hao still sat on the sidelines chatting.
"It's hard for Robert to play like that again, and it's hard to play well again this time."
O'Neill made a prediction, a very normal prediction.
In the following games, the Spurs will most likely focus on Horry.
"Rest assured, we're not just Robert."
Sun Hao nodded, and as he spoke, he gestured to Ma Long and Second Uncle Huo who were not far away.
The strength of the role players on this team is no worse than that of the Mavericks at the beginning.
"Also, I'd like to hope that the Spurs will focus on our role players this game, because then the two of us can score more points."
Sun Hao then added.
As Jackson said, he and O'Neal are the base of this Lakers team.
It's to be expected that a role player will play well every game, but you can't expect them to play well every game.
After all, the wage gap between everyone is here, if it can be done well, there will be no difference between the top salary and the base salary.
O'Neill nodded approvingly.
50+ points is the lower limit for both of them, but they can also go to their ceiling tonight.
That night, the ATT arena was full.
Like the outside world, fans are expecting the Spurs to win the game at home and then go to the Lakers to tie seven.
As analyzed after Game 5, they have plenty of reason to believe that the Spurs will be able to do so.
The anticipation of the fans can be felt in the cheers of the opening ceremony before the game.
It's hard to imagine that this is San Antonio, a well-known small ball city in the league.
The cheers reached a peak when Ginobili came out.
All this has a lot to do with the existence of Ginobili.
His scoring ability, the way he scores, is something that stands out from the rest of the squad this Spurs team.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Spurs were able to play against the Suns and Lakers this season, basically because of the presence of Ginobili.
As Sun Hao, who watched the 05 finals, he couldn't be more impressed.
You must know that the Pistons team is known as one of the strongest defensive teams in history, but Ginobili can come and go freely in that kind of defense.
20 minutes Jordan, it doesn't sound like a nickname that ordinary people can have.
Well, the opening ceremony also showed that Popovich made another adjustment and put Ginobili back in the starting lineup.
It's all back to where the series started?
Sun Hao doesn't think so.
And because he has fought so many times, he can even guess Popovich's current thinking.
Let Ginobili play the first few minutes of the start, let the Spurs and Lakers play even, or even advantage, and then replace Ginobili early.
When it came time to rotate at the end of the quarter, Ginobili was replaced with a substitute.
In doing so, Ginobili played both the starter and the substitute.
Of course, the disadvantages of this are also predictable, and the playing time is cut into pieces, which will be a challenge for the players.
You must know that the form of a player is often a continuous play.
It's just that Popovich doesn't have to worry too much about this, Ginobili is one of the few who can play and contribute.
Tonight's game will be intense.
However, Sun Hao was even more excited.
His strength has reached this stage, and it seems boring to let him play the vegetable game.
Only by defeating stronger opponents will he feel a sense of accomplishment.
So he's hoping for the Spurs tonight to put in their best performance.
Or is that the phrase, what is the strongest? Hit the strongest!
The final arrangement was over, and the starters from both sides appeared one after another.
The Spurs didn't make any starting adjustments, but on the Lakers' side, Jackson directly replaced Christie with Horry to play the starter!
It's a psychological game!
Nestrovic and O'Neill's jump ball.
The Slovenian played the ball back into the Spurs half and gave the home team the chance to attack first.
Ginobili broke through Finley with the ball as soon as he came up.
Finley did his best, but Ginobili made a fake pass to Duncan at the free throw line, and Duncan received the ball and made a fake shot to the basket for a layup.
"Smack!"
But at the moment when he made his shot, a big hand fanned his shot out of the field.
There was a stirring at the scene.
Duncan is still at his peak, and this alliance can risk his people...... It's still a lot!
When future experts do technical statistics to count the players with the most blocks in the league, Duncan has 1,489 honors as "pretending to be kings".
You may not believe this, but as the background emperor in the NBA supergiant, it is also expected.
Of course, this is off topic, but what can be seen in both offense and defense this time is that both teams are in very hot form.
Ginobili's breakout is beautiful, Duncan's cut is also beautiful, and O'Neal's block is even more beautiful.
This game, even if there are no goals scored, is still very enjoyable.
The sideline ball was sent out, and Ginobili took the initiative to attack this time, twisting his body to hit the ball with a European step board throw!
The demon knife still exudes a ghostly green light!
Spurs, come out on top!
Looking back, Sun Hao was holding the ball on the outside, and the Spurs did not wrap him up for the first time.
And a detail worth paying attention to is the same as Sun Hao and O'Neal's prediction before the game, Horry has always been specially targeted.
Although I thought that Horry would not be able to play a fifth game like that again, no one would really say that he would be given that shot again!
Popovich didn't dare to bet that Horry didn't have any bullets in his gun.
If there is, then the Spurs will have to explain directly.
After all, this is G6, and the Spurs are still the lagging side, he can't afford to bet!
But in this way, Sun Hao and O'Neal's offensive space will suddenly increase.
In a sense, Horry's performance in the last game had an impact beyond the last game!
Sun Hao, after greeting Ma Long to block and dismantle, the iconic retreat three-point shot!
The ball spun around in an arc in the air...... Hollow into the net!
Confirmed the eyes, it is the three points they are familiar with!
3 to 2.
This scene, Spurs fans at the scene said that it was a little familiar.
In the third game of the series, the confrontation between "Demon Knife" and "Ritian" is still fresh in people's memories.
Ginobili burst into Bowen, who smashed a three-pointer into the frame.
Looking back, Sun Hao continued to choose a three-point shot after the block.
Duncan's ball was very timely, but Sun Hao still chose to retreat and shoot three-pointers.
Duncan interfered, and Sun Hao's three-pointer slammed into the basket and smashed out of the frame.
But!
O'Neal suppressed Nestrovic on the inside, grabbed the offensive rebound, and then the sharks went out to sea and tyrannized the basket with both hands!
This buckle shocked the fans at the scene.
O'Neill played a bit of health in front of him, and this outburst can be said to be a bit "unexpected".
But, this is the big shark!
Popovich, touching his chin and frowning.
What he saw was not O'Neal's dunk, but Sun Hao's choice.
Sun Hao and Kobe Bryant are completely different styles of play, and there are rarely times when they have a head iron.
But just now, Sun Hao still chose to shoot three-pointers when Duncan's defense was in place.
This doesn't look normal.
Is Sun Hao very confident in his own feel? Not necessarily!
Sun Hao would normally choose to play like this, more often when he noticed that he felt good, he could shoot from the three-point line all the way to the logo.
But now the race has just begun!
So like Sun Hao, as an old rival, Popovich also guessed why Sun Hao did that.
This is clearly an attempt to expand the Spurs' defense outward!
Horry's play on the court has made it difficult for the Spurs not to focus on it, which means that O'Neal has some space under the basket.
If Sun Hao also pins down his defense to the outside, then O'Neal will have a lot of space under the basket.
This ball just now is a good example, letting Nesterovic guard O'Neal alone under the basket is equivalent to letting O'Neal own the Pacific Ocean!
This is also what makes Popovich anxious.
Sun Hao is a player, the more he fights, the more he feels the horror of the opponent's ball quotient.
This kind of player is equivalent to giving the Lakers a coach on the court!
Fortunately, on the Spurs' side, Duncan seized the opportunity to beat Malone and helped the Spurs continue to score.
4 to 5.
As long as there is plenty of firepower, the Spurs still have a good chance of winning.
Sun Hao, who continued to play with Ma Long in the front court, and once again chose a quick three-point shot after blocking and dismantling.
It looks like it's going to be quite a wave.
However, it also confirmed Popovich's speculation that Sun Hao obviously did it on purpose.
"Phew!"
Sun Hao Mamba possessed the body and missed consecutive three-point shots.
Shooters don't shoot so accurately every night, and occasionally they don't play well.
But!
O'Neal is another offensive rebound on the inside!
Nesterovic felt a little bullied.
How could there be a monster like O'Neill in this world, even if he was so big, his reaction speed was still so fast, and he could jump so high!
He struggled to hold O'Neal to prevent the other man from scoring, but O'Neal hung on him and dunked the ball in.
The baseline referee blew the whistle and signaled a defensive foul on Nesterovic.
It's a 2+1 dunk!
The scene was agitated.
The Lakers' performance tonight is very different from the previous games!
Sun Hao looks like he has become Kobe, a strong head iron on the outside;
O'Neill also seemed to wake up from his snooze and began to show his vicious fangs.
And I don't know why, although one is striking iron, it feels like the two are cooperating!
Although, there is one more basket in the middle of being beaten with grievances.
O'Neill's penalty, too!
Well, it must have been O'Neal who picked up Sun Hao's shooting bag.
4 to 8!
The Lakers' scoring is going up a little bit fast.
Ginobili, a twisted layup that went inside caused a foul on Malone's beater.
After stepping to the free throw line, he hit both free throws to help the Spurs tighten the score.
Looking back, Sun Hao blocked and dismantled...... Stuffed the ball straight into the inside!
This choice came very suddenly, but the same thing is that the Spurs' defensive rotation can't keep up, and Nesterovic is still the only one defending O'Neal under the basket!
"Bang!"
O'Neal was another one-handed smash after turning around Nesterovich.
Shark's dunk desire tonight...... Five stars!
Nesterovich's expression was extremely speechless, why is it always me who is injured?
In the retreat, O'Neill took the initiative to find Sun Hao to high-five.
The ball was fed quite comfortably.
And the key is that he also realized why Sun Hao shot so many three-pointers in the opening game, because he has rarely gotten a lot of one-on-one opportunities since the series.
It felt the same as during the regular season, when he swam to the Pacific Ocean again!
Parker's breakaway top layup was covered by O'Neal.
O'Neal is comfortable on the offensive end and aggressive on the defensive end.
And after the ball was covered, he also grabbed a defensive rebound.
The Lakers counterattacked with a wave of defense, and Sun Hao had taken the lead.
A long throw in the backcourt, from the tacit understanding of the instant kill combination, Sun Hao quickly attacked to the frontcourt, and dodging Bowen's pursuit was a one-handed split.
Los Angeles Coot!
The Lakers' bench was boiling.
Not everyone is Popovich and O'Neal, and most of the Lakers players still don't know why Sun Hao suddenly had a hard head at the beginning.
But I can't stand the dunk handsome!
Even many team members thought that Sun Hao didn't feel good tonight, so you better dunk!
Popovich, reaching out and calling a timeout.
This pause came early.
But no, no!
Now the score on the field is 6-12!
After playing more than five points, the Spurs are already six points behind!
And the key is that Ginobili is still the starter!
This is completely different from what Popovich predicted!
If this rhythm continues, then the Spurs will face a situation where the Lakers continue to pull the score apart.
Coming back from the timeout, the Spurs replaced Ginobili with Brent Barry.
The current situation has forced Popovich to make an impromptu adjustment, and he can now only hope that Ginobili will chase the points on the bench.
However, life is full of surprises.
Just like the Lakers' Horry will explode, Brent Barry will receive Parker's pass as soon as he comes up and hit a three-point shot!
Barry Sr. had a second season with the Spurs, becoming the Spurs' top scorer on the bench after Ginobili was named to the starting line.
This was also a big reason why Popovich dared to put Ginobili back on the bench in the third game.
You must know that against an opponent like the Lakers, it is easy to be knocked down in the starting stage if you make temporary adjustments to the starter.
But Barry's presence makes up for it well.
9 to 12.
This three points are crucial.
Sun Hao, after blocking and dismantling with Ma Long, is another three-point shot!
He's going to vote tonight!
Duncan didn't save very decisively this time, because Sun Hao's pass just now made him jealous, and he was ready to shrink to the basket to help defend.
But it was this momentary judgment that made Sun Hao complete a comfortable shot.
The ball swirls in the air and crosses a perfect parabola.
"Huh!"
Then with a crisp sound, Sun Hao hit the second three-pointer of the game!
1 out of 3, instantly 2 out of 4!
Forcibly increase the hit rate!
9 to 15!
This three points are also crucial!
This time, even if Sun Hao didn't spit trash talk at him like he did in Dallas, he felt that he was one head and two years old.
Because of Horry, because of Sun Hao, and because of O'Neal, the Lakers played the inside and outside tactics they are best at and want to play the most in the series!
In this case, the Spurs become dangerous, because it means that it will be difficult for them to stop and limit the Lakers' scoring!
In other words, if their own offense is not done well, it is likely that a big defeat awaits them.
Parker, three-point shot from the outside...... Hit!
answerball!
When Popovich saw it, he couldn't help but reach out and clench his fist.
Parker is not a three-point player.
Especially this season, compared to Ginobili's hot performance, his outside touch can be said to be the worst of his career.
But at the critical moment, Parker didn't relent!
Sun Hao was also a little surprised.
Although Parker has crossed paths with him, he doesn't intervene too much, so there is not much difference between Parker and history.
Tony Gyro, Little Prince Parker, Tony Three-Point is what Parker, these are all deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But the three points just now can only be said to be feng shui in turn, and the Spurs also played at a super level tonight!
Sun Hao, this time, did not call Malone to block and dismantle again, and chose to play Parker one-on-one.
O'Neal's dominating performance on the inside made the Spurs' defense unable to expand, and after Sun Hao's continuous shaking, he suddenly pulled up three points!
Parker, a little out of tune.
After Sun Hao unlocked his "shooting talent" and upgraded his long-range three-point shot to the Hall of Fame, his three-point shot has become a killer weapon.
It's very difficult to defend his three-pointers one-on-one.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, after being tragically detained by Sun Hao before, Parker was shot by Sun Haoyan again.
Sure enough, Sun Hao was still cruel to his fans.
Popovich, he can't sit still.
Sun Hao's performance outside the three-point line has changed from 1 of 3 to 3 of 5!
This feel, although late, arrives!
He can only choose to let the Lakers' role players go to the double bag like he did on the court, or let Sun Hao play like this.
He made his final choice and made a defensive adjustment gesture to Barry.
The Spurs didn't score a wave of offense, and when Sun Hao wanted to single Parker again, Barry on the other side came over.
Popovich didn't want to choose an extreme defensive approach so early, but if Horry didn't dare to let it go, Finley could take a gamble!
Although he is the Lakers' three-in-command, Finley's performance in the series is relatively average.
Sun Hao really passed the ball to Finley.
He's not Kobe Bryant, and he needs to use the double bag as an empty spot.
Of course, more importantly, he believed in Finley.
You can even understand that as a teammate of five-year partners, Sun Hao trusts Finley more than Horry.
Finley received the ball and opened up for a mid-range jumper.
"Huh!"
The basketball is safely sent to the basket!
Popovich, bet wrong!
Finley's role now doesn't require him to score too many points, but he has a good grasp of this kind of chance ball!
Sun Hao trusts him, it's not unreasonable!
12 to 20!
After a wave of attacks by the Lakers, the difference has been stretched to 8 points!
It's not a question of whether the Spurs can maintain their offense, but as long as they don't score in one round, the Lakers will widen the difference!
The good news is that with a few minutes left in the quarter, the two sides are starting to enter the bench rotation phase one after another.
Ginobili, who had been resting off the field for a while, was replaced again!
Jackson's response was to keep Sun Hao on the field!
Not long after the previous series, he did not deliberately improve the playing time of Sun Hao and O'Neal.
But in such a crucial game tonight, O'Neill has injury risks and he doesn't dare to take risks, but Sun Hao can do it!
After a season, he also knew that Sun Hao was a physical monster!
In the first round after coming off the bench, Ginobili forced the inside line, and the serpentine breakthrough dodged Finley's layup and scored!
As in the past few games, as long as it enters the bench transition section, the Lakers' interior without O'Neal is like a water curtain hole with a wide open door, allowing Ginobili to come and go freely.
The Lakers will need to add a backup center with excellent defense next season.
Of course, that's a story for later.
Phil Jackson's attention is not on this side either, he is more focused on the team's offense.
As in the previous game, as long as the Lakers' bench scoring can keep up, Ginobili's use of the bench is limited.
Sun Hao and Second Uncle Huo broke up after blocking and dismantling and returned the ball to Second Uncle Huo.
Uncle Huo's mid-range jumper from the free throw line.
The shot was a little shorter, slammed into the front of the basket and smashed out of the frame, and the rebound was picked up by Mohammed.
Sun Hao's previous assumptions with O'Neal don't seem to come true, and the Lakers' role players tonight performed similarly to the previous four games.
Just like Sun Hao thought before, this is also a reasonable thing, if the role players break out on the field, then what is the matter with the stars!
Ginobili, in the middle of the bag, broke into the inside line, and caused Anderson's thug foul!
After getting to the free throw line, he hit both free throws steadily!
Ginobili, who is on the bench, really has a bit of an unstoppable taste!
Sun Hao, after holding the ball again, did not choose to break through this time, but turned around and broke through Yudri after shaking, and shot after the confrontation with Mohammed on the inside.
The ball was difficult, but Sun Hao showed his excellent physical confrontation ability and hit the ball in!
The referee's whistle also sounded.
It's a 2+1!
After a steady hit and a free throw, Sun Hao got his 14th point tonight!
The highest in the audience!
Ginobili looked very puzzled, but in terms of scoring explosiveness, he was still one notch worse than Sun Hao!
Ginobili, again, this time the Lakers shrank the defense, and he could only choose to pass the ball outside.
Barry took the ball with a three-pointer shot...... Strike iron!
After all, there is only one Horry, and there may only be one magical play like last game.
Among the active players, only Sun Hao can play the kind of performance that Horry did in the last game!
Sun Hao, going back and continuing to play singles, this time the Spurs chose to be in the bag.
Similarly, Sun Hao did not choose to pass the ball this time!
Just like Popovich knows, when Sun Hao feels that his hands are hot, he will choose to make a difficult shot!
From the opening 3 in 1 to the current 6 in 4, Sun Hao already knows how to throw.
After a shaking fake crotch retreated, Sun Hao withdrew to the position of the fast logo.
Then, in the exclamation of the fans, Sun Hao made another three-point shot.
Looking at the basketball flying in the air, the fans at the scene silently thought in their hearts.
"Huh!"
But it turned out to be useless.
Sun Hao hit the fifth three-pointer of the quarter!
Ginobili chose to break through the inside line, and the serpentine breakthrough rubbed the board!
But in the next round, Sun Hao stepped on the logo after half the court and began to throw!
"Huh!"
And the point is, this throws it in!
This is already Sun Hao's 6th three-pointer in this quarter!
He tied the NBA single-quarter three-point record held by Antoine Walker!
The scene was in an uproar.
Popovich shook his head with a wry smile.
Familiar G6 Sun, he's still here!