Chapter 529: San Antonio Plasticine!
Two tie-breaks!
"Defend defend!! Keep up!! The movement of my feet gives me more strength!! ”
Game 6 of the series, already in the third quarter.
The Kings players, with the mentality of stealing seven, entered the game early, and really got into the groove earlier than the Spurs, and took the initiative in the first half of the game.
But the old Spurs also seemed to have expected that the Kings would fight to the death, not only were they not intimidated by the king's high shooting percentage in the first half, but they were more steady. No matter how the Kings fired frequently from the outside, hitting consecutive mid-to-long-range shots to quickly open the score, the Spurs still maintained their offensive rhythm, constantly hitting the Kings' basket with complicated passing and cutting positions.
The away win in the Tianwang Mountain game once made the Kings players, and even Sacramento fans, believe that the Kings are more than capable of competing on an equal footing with the Spurs.
The first half of Game 6 seemed to confirm this point, with the shouts of the fans resounding in the sky at one point, enough to send chills down the spine of any visiting team.
But what happened then told everyone a cold truth:
"The team leading the series 3-2 with match points in hand ......"
"Bang bang...... Call! ”
“…… It's always the Spurs! ”
With the home commentator's almost desperate sigh, Parker made a sharp stop in the middle distance, and the basketball came out of the arc so perfect that you don't need to look closely to guess that this goal is ......
"Huh!"
There is no doubt about it!
“…… YES!!! ”
After completing this mid-range shot, even Parker, who was already a veteran in the absolute sense, threw his fist excitedly.
Because of this goal, let the Spurs ......
"It's overtaken! Finally overtaken! From the opening to the present, the Spurs lead the score for the first time!! ”
“YEAAAAAAAH——!!!”
On the Spurs bench, the bench players all jumped up from their seats, waving towels and cheering loudly, as if this wasn't a sleep train, not the home of the Kings, but AT-T, the home of the Devils!
“…… ! ”
This kind of scene, where can Gu Yu endure it, he turned around and asked his teammates for the ball, and the words "I want to single" in his eyes were about to pop out.
"Cousin!"
Evans also knew that Gu Yu's temper came up, and no one could pull it, so he handed over the ball directly after half time, allowing Gu Yu to choose the offensive method at the top of the arc.
Wait a minute......
Singles?
Kings, why did they suddenly change back to the singles team?
In the previous game, didn't the King use those two perfect tactics to defeat the Spurs? Why not continue? Why not use tactics that have already proven to be successful and continue to fight for victory?
The reason is simple.
“1-2-2! Remember the respective locations!! ”
The moment Gu Yu held the ball, the Spurs did not immediately take a crazy package move as in the previous game. Instead, Leonard stood up front alone, defending Gu Yu alone, and Parker and Green quickly retreated to either side of the free throw line.
Under the basket, Duncan and Split were on the court at the same time, and they did not replace Split because of the Kings' strong outside projection ability, as they did in previous games.
The Spurs, no longer following the rhythm of the Kings, played their own choices.
122 Joint Defense!
"It's Greg, ......!"
Seeing the defensive strategy given by the Spurs, all the emperors who know the ball on the scene couldn't help but sigh, the old drunkard really deserves his reputation!
"Bang, bang, bang"
Gu Yu dribbled at the top of the arc, Leonard's physical fitness was better than Gu Yu's, a pair of long arms were particularly sticky, he couldn't shake it off at all, and he also made gestures to knife the ball from time to time.
Gu Yu's dribbling is already the top level in the league, but there is still no way to get out of the vacancy smoothly.
It's not that Leonard's defense has reached any historic heights, but because of the flanks, Parker and Green. As long as Gu Yu dares to take a step into the three-point line, the weak side will immediately rush up.
And if Gu Yu used those two sets of tactics to start the attack like in the previous game. Cousins' blocking, not only can not open up space for the two, but will squeeze the Spurs' wing defense, Gu Yu is caught by the double at the same time, Cousins goes down to the basket, and will also encounter the double defense of Duncan and Split.
EVEN IF EVANS COMES TO PLAY GU YU'S PREVIOUS ROLE, POP-OUT TO THE TOP OF THE ARC, GU YU MUST GET SOME FLANK POSITIONS IN ORDER TO OPEN UP SPACE FOR EVANS. At this moment, the Spurs will immediately complete the defensive split, and in the duo that encompasses Gu Yu, one of them separates to control Evans at the top of the arc, and the other follows Gu Yu and continues to control the wing space.
And when you change to the THRU series tactics, the result is the same:
The ball carrier at the top of the arc will be caught in the trap if he moves sideways or goes inside. As long as the ball moves and moves from the initiator's hand to the top of the arc, the bag will be instantly disassembled and become a one-to-one marker.
122 joint defense, at the top of the arc is such a magic, one person sticks to the top of the arc three points, two people control the three seconds area and two wings, the entire middle is crowded.
Regardless of the fact that your king has a thousand changes, and the tactical trait that must be launched from the top of the arc, he has been inherently restrained by the 122 joint defense.
"Watch the time!!"
After several attempts at tactical running, he failed to find the most suitable position, and the basketball turned around and returned to Gu Yu's hands.
There are less than 5 seconds left to attack.
Breakthrough!
Must break through!
“…… Bang bang bang! ”
Accelerating the short body, Gu Yu knew that he could not make a strong throw within the control of Leonard's long arm, and he had to use his breakthrough steps to find space. Rushing to the basket with an arrow step, Gu Yu's whole person was almost parallel to the floor.
But as required by the 122 joint defense, Gu Yu had just crushed out a trace of space from Leonard's side, and Green on the flank had already been sandwiched.
"Whoosh!"
Pass!
Gu Yu passed the ball to the wing, Garcia was alert, and he had deliberately moved towards the direction of the 30-degree three-point line.
But basketball has just come into Garcia's hands
“…… I'm here! ”
Danny Green, it's already in place!
"What kind of defensive speed is this......?!"
The tactical execution of the Spurs players has made everyone staggered. Green is like a teleporting ninja who can time the bag to split.
"DeMarcus!"
Garcia was completely unable to deal with the ball after receiving it, and in the face of Green's defense, Uncle Garcia was not able to complete a personal breakthrough with the ball, so he had no choice but to pass the ball high and give it to the inside.
But Cousins' life was not easy.
"Bang, bang, bang"
With his back to the ball, Cousins was like a bulldozer, trying to run it inside.
But Split's strength and tonnage were too much, and no matter how Cousins crushed, he stood still and worked hard for a while, but Cousins not only did not squeeze out the space, but went out a little.
Spread it again!!
"Whoosh——!
Near the middle, Gu Yu was already running empty-handed, cutting through Leonard's side, ready to catch the ball and impact the basket.
Cousins' passing strategy should be in place, and Gu Yu's running can also be regarded as a solution.
It's a pity that the 24-second offensive time limit has arrived.
"Beep beep beep ——!!"
The referee's sharp whistle sounded, Gu Yu had just received the ball, and before he could make any moves, two mountains had already appeared in front of him, covering the sky and the sun.
"Sacramento Kings, offensive time out, 24-second violation!"
“…… YEEEEEEES!!! ”
24 seconds!
The Spurs have not made such a wonderful defense for a long time after picking up the pace and transforming into an offensive powerhouse. The King's tactics were all ineffective, and he was defended for 24 seconds without the slightest chance.
“…… Damn it! ”
Gu Yu was so angry that the ball in his hand slammed into the floor, Garcia on the side hurriedly rushed forward, took the basketball from Gu Yu's hand, turned around and passed it to the referee, and then hugged Gu Yu and walked to the backcourt, not forgetting to appease Gu Yu's irritable mood along the way, for fear that the team owner would suffer a technical foul.
In fact, not only Gu Yu, Evans, and Cousins also had a depressed face, their faces were full of doubts about life, and it was difficult to understand what was going on.
To be honest, the Spurs' defense gives much weaker physical contact and overall intensity than the previous five games, which can be described as "suave".
If I had to use one thing as an analogy, the Spurs' previous defense was like a steel helmet, and whatever you knocked, I would respond in the toughest way.
And now the Spurs' defense is like a piece of plasticine, you can pinch it as much as you want, it is full of elasticity, and it looks weak, but it is even more difficult to tear it apart with a sharp blade. If you don't pay attention to it, you stick together again and recombine into one.
Under the high-intensity defense, the Kings players, who are still playing like fish in water on the offensive end, can't find a breakthrough at all in the face of this plasticine-like sticky defense, and their every move is very uncomfortable.
"Bang bang...... Swish! ”
On the other hand, the Spurs' starting lineup is in stark contrast to a bunch of weirdos on the bench, and the whole team is expressionless like cyborgs, running steadily and tactically.
Duncan's single Thompson was as easy as eating ice cream, half-turning and hooking, and it was easy to score two points.
"What's going on......!"
Seeing Thompson's appearance of being bullied by Duncan into Shabi, Cousins was angry, and the anger of not playing well on the offensive end just now had not disappeared, and he turned around and yelled at Thompson: "Don't give any defensive pressure, you might as well not come up!" Chasing dreams is better than your defense!! ”
"I ......"
"Pause! We ask for a pause! ”
No way.
Westphall could see that the emotions of the Kings players were on the verge of exploding, and everyone was waiting patiently, just waiting for the time when the string in their brains would completely collapse.
In this moment of despair, there is only one thing to hope for.
"Grandma's, it's so unpleasant!"
Westfaal's eyes looked at Gu Yu, who was looking unhappy.