How terrifying was Tim Duncan's prime?

If some of the current fans and friends have not been able to see Duncan's solo performance at his peak, it can only be said that it is a pity.

As a fan, it's a shame not to get to see Duncan at his peak.

Duncan's technique is not as dazzling as Weber's.

Duncan's physical fitness is not as eye-catching as Garnett.

Duncan's attacking ability has been criticized by the most demanding experts all year round, believing that he can't keep scoring points with one hand like O'Neal, Abdul-Jabbar, Chamberlain, and Dirk at critical moments, and drive the whole team to stumble.

Do these problems exist?

To be fair, it does.

But only when the game isn't deadly.

When the game came to a critical moment, San Antonio was in a hurry and urgently needed a hero to step up and turn the tide like Kobe Bryant back then.

Tim Duncan, never relenting.

If you don't believe it, you can go and watch the game video of Duncan's peak, and don't be deceived by the data that he averaged less than 20+10 per game in his career.

Duncan's 20+10 contains far more gold than most stars in history.

If you have watched the video, you still don't believe it, and you still believe in the theory of evolution on the basketball court, thinking that Duncan's opponent was not strong enough at that time, so it seems that Duncan is strong.

Keel here sincerely suggests that you can go to some old fans and ask.

Ask old Nets fans what it was like to see Duncan, who was a quasi-quadruple-double in the Finals, to press Martin's offensive basket again and again with his giant palm.

Ask the old Lakers fans, who they don't want to meet in the West when they had an invincible OK combination in the Western Conference playoffs - maybe including the Kings in one of them, but only that year.

Ask the old Mavericks fans, in their invincible 2006, in the seven fierce battles between the playoffs and the Spurs, at the last moment, how Duncan played the Mavericks' interior one by one, and how he supported the Spurs' backbone in the case of Parker and Ginobili collectively undercover, and competed with the explosive feel of the Mavericks team one by one.

If you don't believe it, you can also ask the Heat fans and LeBron fans on the plane in 2014.

The core of the Spurs that year was Leonard or Duncan.

"Receiving the ball in the low post, a nice shake, a twist of the shoulder to the left, Green is squeezed away!"

"Whew......!"

The game came to the final moment of the second quarter.

Tim Duncan's strategy of single-handedly beating Green was extremely resolutely adhered to by the Spurs.

Forced by the super feeling of the Spurs' outside explosion, the Kings had no way and did not dare to trap Duncan. Because they know that as long as they let go of any shooter to get forward, the backbone of the Spurs will definitely use his amazing ball intelligence to find the flaw in the first place, send a pass, and assist his teammates to score three-pointers.

Is it more painful to be hit by a shooter with a three-pointer, or is it more painful to be beaten by Duncan again and again under the basket by Green?

The Kings, in fact, have no choice.

"Huh!"

Hook Hand Hit!

"Good ball!!" On the side of the commentary stage, Reggie Miller's voice was trembling: "Tim Duncan, the knife is not old!" The Kings brought in O'Neal Jr. too early, resulting in no suitable interior player to defend Duncan alone. And Duncan's single-handedly beating Green is simply a one-sided massacre! ”

“FXXK……！”

On the Kings' bench, O'Neal Jr. was out of breath, his legs had been soaked in ice buckets by the team doctor, the pain in his knees and ankles was so clear and ironic.

The Spurs took the lead and bombarded the Kings' defense with explosive and fast offense, causing Phil Jackson to dare not put the whole team, and possibly even the slowest O'Neal Jr. in the league.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Spurs' bench was a little slower, and in order to give Green and McGee plenty of rest, Phil Jackson sent O'Neal Jr. on the court.

This decision is not bad, and little O'Neill has done a lot for Gu Yu during his time on the scene. Interior defense, rebounding protection, positioning, covering, and pick-and-roll to open up space...... Xiao Ao has used his broken body to achieve his extreme.

But at the cost of physical overdraft.

"The king is attacking, the outside line is covering, Green is dismantled, and my cousin is rushing inside!"

On the court, after Gu Yu and Green's high blocking, the Spurs quickly shrank inside.

Transmit......!

is as strong as Gu Yu, and it is impossible to really play five on the court, in the face of the Spurs' unreasonable crazy encirclement, a return pass to the ground, and when the basketball came to the top of the arc, there was no one in front of Green.

"You throw it at Lao Tzu!!" Seeing a trace of hesitation flashing in Green's eyes, Gu Yu shouted anxiously, wishing that he could directly control Green's brain and give instructions to shoot.

Jump!

Green was woken up by Gu Yu's scolding, gritted his teeth and looked at the basket, jumped up and opened his hand, and threw out three points.

At this moment, the nightmarish palm once again appeared in the most lethal position.

"Smack"

Before the basketball left his control, Duncan's fingertips still rubbed under the basketball, the direction of the basketball changed, and Duncan jumped again and grabbed the ball in mid-air.

Green, who already had no confidence to throw three points, was stupid by Duncan's unbelievable defense this time, and stood in place for a moment.

"Whoosh......!!!"

Duncan's pass flew over his head.

The pass went straight with the Bursting Hurricane and followed a trajectory all the way. Not far away, Parker stepped on the accelerator to chase frantically and landed just near the free throw line.

Jumping to the basket, Parker also deliberately paid attention to Gu Yu's position, and after a sweep, he found that Gu Yu was really rushing towards him, and immediately shrank and passed the ball to the outside in the air.

Kawhi Leonard, three-point line shot ready.

Catch the ball, shoot.

“…… Swish! ”

Three points again!!

"Three...... Thirty points. On the side of the commentary stage, Weber was completely dumbfounded, shaking his head and muttering: "The score difference has reached thirty points......!" ”

"So you can't replace Green, the Kings really don't have a choice!" Miller also sighed helplessly: "If O'Neal Jr. is replaced again, let's assume that O'Neal Jr. is willing to do his best for the Kings, even if it is possible to take advantage of his health for the rest of his life, he will continue to fight." So Duncan's firepower is likely to be slightly reduced, but what if the Spurs play this kind of quick counterattack again? Can Xiao Ao catch up? ”

Two bottles of poison, choose one.

"Huh."

On the sideline bench, the smile on the face of the old drunkard, belonging to the winner, is almost impossible to hide.

He didn't know why, at such a time, he actually let out a laugh similar to that of his old rival Phil Jackson.

Perhaps at this moment, he really understood what it was like to be an absolute king.

When you are confident in the team you coach, to the point of being invincible in the world.

When you are confident in your ability to tune players, you are unparalleled in the world.

You, too, will make this kind of laughter, which belongs only to the victors.

"Last Attack!"

The timer ticked and there were only 20 seconds left for the half-time game.

Wei Shao advanced with the ball, his eyes looked at the scoreboard, and the roots of his teeth were about to be crushed by himself.

86 to 56, a thirty-point difference.

The Sacramento Kings, trailing by thirty points at halftime.

If you enter the second half with this score, you don't have to think about it, with Phil Jackson's character, he will definitely give priority to preserving the physical fitness of the main players, and after a little resistance, he will replace all the main players.

In Wei Shao's view, this means surrender.

Wei Shao? Surrender?

When will you be able to see the expression of willingness to surrender from Wei Shao's face?

“…… Bang bang! ”

Never!

"Get out of the way !!"

Bursting and dribbling, Wei Shao was on fire, and after a cover, he rushed straight to the basket, shouting for McGee to get out of the way, and then he didn't care about anything and soared directly into the sky.

"The skull is broken, Wei Shao!" Miller hurriedly said: "There are still 12 seconds left in the time, why don't you press the whistle to play a success rate, but you have to force it at this time...... I flew over!! ”

On the field, a jaw-dropping scene appeared, Wei Shao really pushed his explosive power to the limit. In the face of the double blockade of Duncan and Split, forcibly find confrontation in the air.

When the body and the two inside lines of the Spurs collided together, the momentum on Wei Shao's body did not weaken at all, but continued to superimpose under Wei Shao's roar.

"Roaring ——!!!!"

Roaring like a beast, Wei Shao flew higher and higher, and waited in the air until Duncan's cover began to fall, and then

“…… Bang——!!! ”

One-handed buckle!

“…… Wow——!!! ”

After a long drought, the long-lost violent buckle reappeared in the rivers and lakes, accompanied by the roar of Wei Shao after he landed, and the sleeping train arena finally regained a trace of enthusiasm.

However, in the midst of this cheer, there was only one person, frowning.

"Back to the defense, hind legs!"

Back to defense!

Gu Yu took the lead, and went back to the defense as if he was crazy, Wei Shao hadn't finished yelling, and he hadn't understood what Gu Yu was anxious about.

Above him, the basketball whizzed by.

"Whoosh——!!!"

"The Spurs' counterattack is coming!! The Spurs are not ready to press the rhythm to play the last 10 seconds, to attack! ”

With extremely accurate judgment, the Spurs players seized the moment when Wei Shao attracted everyone's attention and launched a counterattack, Parker received the ball in the front court, and the moment he was blocked by Gu Yu again, he teleported horizontally.

"I'm here!"

Wing Danny Green received the ball, and before he could shoot, Gu Yu's figure reappeared, and Green was startled.

My cousin's reaction was terrifying!

But surprise, just surprise.

And there was no panic.

"Whoosh!"

The basketball flew out of Green's hand, and at a glance at the arc, it was clear that it was definitely not a shot, but a ......

"Bang ——!!"

Relay in the air!

"Wow! Kowhi Leonard! Leonard and Green connected in the air, and the difference between the two sides instantly returned to 30 points!! ”

The cheers stopped abruptly, and the Kings players were all confused, not knowing what to do for a while.

But that person, still, did not give up.

"Five seconds left!"

Urging Dream Chasing Green to serve the baseline ball as soon as possible, Gu Yu's eyes could not see the slightest frustration.

"Give me the ball, there are five seconds left, enough to chase the ......!"