Chapter 32: Defense! Defend! (below)

As soon as the second half began, the Spurs stepped up their offense, and the 76ers also had problems defensively at this time.

Parker scored four points in a row, Noll made a layup, Green hit a three-pointer, Zhang Zifeng hit two jumpers, but soon Duncan and Ade forced the inside to score six points, and the Spurs went on offense to lead by nine points at 55:46 with 6:50 left in the third quarter.

Brown quickly called a timeout, and the timeout came back, and the 76ers regained their footing.

Zhang Zifeng responded with three points, Grant and McConnell scored back-to-back layups, and the 76ers chased back-to-back points, and the Spurs led by seven points at 66:59 at the end of the third quarter.

After the start of the final quarter, the two teams scored a few points each, Zhang Zifeng suddenly scored 5 points, and the substitute Kenan hit a three-point shot, and they led the team to play a 10-0 counterattack wave, but then Aldridge scored 6 points in a row to overtake the score.

At 69:72, the Spurs led by 3 points.

Zhang Zifeng scored a layup, McConnell hit a jumper, Aldridge made a successful foul and scored 2+1, and Green hit a three-point shot.

With three minutes left in the fourth quarter, 73-78, the 76ers trailed by five points.

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zhang Zifeng hit a jumper, 75-78, and the Spurs only led by 3 points.

The game between the 76ers and the Spurs has entered the final decisive moment, and the 76ers, who were expected to be super bad teams before the game, did not rout in front of the strong Spurs.

Instead, with a positive defensive attitude, he still clung to the score.

The Chinese fans at the scene looked at Zhang Zifeng's performance in this game, and their eyes were full of hope.

If the Huaxia basketball team has Zhang Zifeng joining, there is definitely hope to reach the quarterfinals, and the semifinals are all hopeful.

Ade received the ball on the inside again, and the most depressed person in this game so far should belong to him except Green.

Although he didn't need to defend Zhang Zifeng on the defensive end, he was constantly harassed by Zhang Zifeng and Grant when attacking.

If it weren't for a few back-to-back shots, his stats tonight would have been very ugly.

Ade leaned back and leaned forward, pushing Holmes away.

Holmes did not give up and hurriedly followed, his right arm raised high and his left arm expanded.

Ade hit Holmes twice as hard as he had done with his back dribble, and Holmes didn't give up even a few steps back.

This has happened throughout the game, and he understands that the 76ers are now resolute in their defensive attitude.

This time Ade still didn't want to pass the ball, he felt he could score.

After a few back-to-back attempts, his teammates pulled away from other opponents.

With a good opportunity, Ade's body shook and pretended to cut to the left, but his body suddenly turned to the right, stuck when Holmes was just about to burst inside for a dunk.

Suddenly seeing a person standing in front of him, Ade reacted and directly knocked the opponent down.

Ade watched Zhang Zifeng being hit by this, and the whole person fell heavily to the ground. With a thud, Ade felt the floor under his feet shake violently.

Zhang Zifeng fell to the floor, and the whole person slid to the basket and crashed into the pile of reporters on the sidelines.

Lying on the ground, Zhang Zifeng took a deep breath in pain.

When I fell just now, it was my ass that hit the ground first. But even so, the buttocks that have close contact with the floor at the moment are numb with pain.

At this time, the Spurs fans and the players of both teams widened their eyes and hurriedly looked at the referee.

Blocking fouls, or offensive fouls?

The whistle sounded, and the referee slammed his left palm with his right fist before swinging it towards the spur.

Offensive foul!

Both Ade and Duncan gathered around to argue, and Popovich yelled at the referee off the court.

Seeing that he had successfully defended, Zhang Zifeng sat on the floor and clenched his fists.

His sacrifice was not in vain!

Noll and Grant hurriedly ran over and pulled Zhang Zifeng up.

With the help of his teammates, Zhang Zifeng stood up, jumped, and moved his numb buttocks.

In order to win, Zhang Zifeng really didn't let go, and in the face of the tall Ade, he still stood firmly in the penalty area. In the replay, we can clearly see that at the moment when Zai Ade bumped into him, Zhang Zifeng didn't blink his eyes, just waited for Ade to bump over! The on-site commentator sighed.

Brown on the field was also relieved when he saw Zhang Zifeng standing up.

Although he knew that this defense was successful, to be honest, he now hoped that Zhang Zifeng was fine.

With this defensive success, the 76ers saw hope of victory.

With two minutes to go, they were just three points behind.

Brown couldn't sit still and stood up and asked for a long timeout. He needs to plan his tactics in the final moments to make sure he can score goals and have a chance to come back and win.

Brown took the tactical board and shouted to his teammates, "Come on, guys, the game isn't over yet, we have a chance to win, come on!" ”

"We're playing 1-4 and Jack is going to shoot threes."

"McConnell, I'm sure you can control the tempo of the team, dribble the ball up front, and remember to watch out for Jack. Once Jack runs out of space, you have to pass the ball to him as soon as possible! ”

"Jack, the other party will definitely keep a close eye on you. You run to the front court, and you run from this side to this side. Grant, Holmes, they'll help you block defenders. All you have to do is throw the ball in. However, Jack should not attack blindly. Trust your teammates, believe in them. As soon as the chances are bad, you immediately pass the ball out. ”

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "OK!" ”

Brown looked at Grant and Holmes, drew a horizontal line on the left side of the tactical board with a marker, and said: "You two are here to cover him tightly, and you must help Zhang Zifeng block the defender as soon as possible and help him create opportunities!" Noll, you're in charge of grabbing rebounds. If you miss a shot, you have to grab the rebound. ”

"When Jack hits a three-pointer, it immediately turns into a full-court tight defense, a tight pass into the inside, a stuck passing route, I want you to get the ball back, we want the opponent to make mistakes! ok? ”

“ok!” All the players shouted in unison.

"Okay, one, two, three......"

"Victory!"

When he walked on the stage, Zhang Zifeng clapped his palms and shouted, "Come on, buddy!" We will win! ”

With a whistle, the game started again, and it was time for the decisive battle.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the frontcourt, and Green opened his hands and waited.

Zhang Zifeng immediately started to run, circled half a circle from the right side, and ran to the left side, Green was like an appendage, haunting Zhang Zifeng's ghost.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng was still running again, Green gritted his teeth with hatred, this damn bastard was just like a loach and couldn't slip his hands.

If he hadn't done everything he could, he would have let him run away several times.

After slipping around, seeing that Green was closely guarded, Zhang Zifeng shouted at Grant, "Help!" ”

Grant and Holmes immediately raised to the left high post as Zhang Zifeng crossed between them.

Popovich was also very anxious off the field, and hurriedly reminded his players loudly.

"Watch out for that Chinese kid"

"Keep up!"

"Watch out for the people who are covering!"

It's a pity that Green in the game can't be seen, when he just wanted to chase after him.

Grant and Holmes came and closed the door.

Green was immediately blocked, and Zhang Zifeng ran out of space.

McConnell saw it on the right side and immediately flicked his wrist, and the ball passed horizontally to Zhang Zifeng.

After receiving the pass, Zhang Zifeng did not stop, and the whole person rose into the air.

Green saw that through Grant, he couldn't hook Zhang Zifeng with his straight arm.

Zhang Zifeng flew in the air, his body relaxed, stretched naturally, and his fingers plucked the ball.

With Green's pained expression, the ball spun headlong into the basket.

Three points!

78:78, deuced!

Zhang Zifeng and McConnell bumped their chests passionately, and then high-fived Grant and them as they ran back.

As soon as he returned to the half, Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands and shouted, "Defense, we must prevent this wave of attack from the opponent!" ”

Beating a strong team and beating a weak team are completely different feelings.

Seeing that the team is in good shape now, there is great hope of overturning the Spurs. The rest of the 76ers players are all in full swing, and their defensive motivation is higher.

Parker dribbled across half court, and McConnell stepped forward, both hands trying to pull the ball out of Parker's hand.

In the front court, Green also kept running, wanting to hit Zhang Zifeng.

But Green is not Zhang Zifeng after all, Zhang Zifeng has the whole team to cover for him.

Green doesn't have such a good treatment, just by running the position, he can't get rid of Zhang Zifeng.

Anderson doesn't have many offensive means, and with Grant's aggressive defense, he is tantamount to stealth.

Duncan has been playing for almost thirty minutes so far, and he has a fitness problem. And Knoll was able to gain a foothold in the NBA because of his defense, and Duncan has not scored in the fourth quarter until now under his defense.

Without Drenthe, now the Spurs can only rely on Ade.

Receiving the pass again, Ade was more cautious this time.

A teammate opened up space for Ade, and with 13 seconds left on the offensive clock, Ade moved.

At this point, Duncan came over and made a pick-and-roll on the left side.

Ade shook Holmes away, but was blocked by Knoll in front of him.

Ade sped up to the right and slammed to the right, as soon as Noll slid to follow.

Ade suddenly turned around and was about to jump.

At this moment, Grant rushed over and jumped up to block it.

But Ade seemed to anticipate that the 76ers would interfere with him, and he paused for a second before he jumped when Grant jumped.

Ade jumped up and was about to make a move.

Suddenly, the Spurs fans screamed. “oh,no……”