There are 4 minutes and 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter. 91 to 94. The Rockets trailed by three points and Van Gundy called a timeout.

During this time, both sides defended tightly, and the Rockets mainly relied on Yao Ming to play alone. The Spurs relied on Duncan and his teammates to block and pull together. In terms of pick-and-roll effect, the Spurs are better than the Rockets. Hayes's line of sight narrowed, and it was already difficult to judge the movement of his teammates, and the timing was a little worse.

After the players left the game, Van Gundy looked at the sweaty Hayes and asked, "Do you want to take a break, your physical exertion is too great." ”

"No, I don't want to mess up the rhythm with a few minutes of rest, we have to get back over as soon as possible." Hayes gasped. He competes with a narrow field of vision, and in order to see other people's movements clearly, he needs to concentrate more, so the physical exertion is very high. None of the Rockets had seen a panting Hayes before.

"Spurs' stamina has dropped even more, Ginobili is already panting like a dog, I won't let him score again! Don't let up when you're on the defensive! It's been the last few minutes, and I'm all cheering up! Battier exclaimed. Battier, who is always like a gentleman, said such things, and everyone was surprised.

Hayes went into battle with an injury, which inspired Battier's blood name.

Sean was right. Prevent them from killing. Van Gundy exclaimed: "Now there are only four minutes left in the game and every attack is crucial. Yao Ming went off to rest first. We're going to get up to speed, David and Paul (Millsap), you two have to fight for the rebound! This is the key to victory. If they pull away and let Duncan single, they will foul if they can't prevent it! We've got to win! ”

"We're going to win, everyone, be loud and cheer up! It's the last few minutes, take out all your strength! Fisher said: "Usually it is Chuck who shouts slogans, he is the loudest, today he is very tired, I take the lead, everyone is okay, right?" ”

"Shout." Yao Ming said with a smile.

"Sweep the Spurs!" Fisher shouted.

"Sweep the Spurs!" The Rockettes roared in unison.

Hayes went from being the loudest to the least vocal, and if he yelled, the wound would hurt, so he could only move his lips.

"Don't be overwhelmed by their momentum. Defenders are marked, be ruthless! You all know how Bruce (Bowen) defends, you have to learn from him, don't mess around at this time, we're going to win! "Vicky also cheered the players on.

The Spurs all had a cold face, just hummed and responded from the heart.

Drexler said: "The game entered the most critical moment, although the Rockets were behind, but the momentum was stronger, and the pressure was still on the Spurs' side. In addition to ensuring the success rate of their offense, the rocket must also be prevented, if the score is pulled away at this time, it will be difficult to play. ”

"Maddie still hasn't been played. I think Van Gundy made the right choice, Maddie was too lazy compared to the blood that the rest of the team showed when defending. In the first two rounds, the Clippers were too weak for the Suns to play positional offense, which was not so obvious, and in the previous games, as long as Maddie defended, Ginobili could maintain a high success rate. The best players shouldn't be on the bench at this time. Matt Bullard said.

"It's better for the Rockets' best players to sit down there. If he strikes a few more times at this time, this game will not be able to play. Drexler laughed. He felt like he was starting to move in the direction of Barkley, and he couldn't help but think about Maddie.

Yao Ming sat on the sidelines and began to cheer for the players on the field like a substitute.

Van Gundy said: "Don't shout, you only have two minutes of rest, it's up to you at the last minute, get back to your strength quickly, and at the end we need a consistent score." ”

"Understood." Yao Ming wiped his sweat with a towel and said.

The game went on and Spanoulis stayed on the pitch, playing twice as much time today as Fisher and playing well. Up front, he gave the ball to Battier, David Lee blocked Finley, Battier broke through from the high post, and Duncan made up for it.

Duncan stepped in front of Battier and blocked the breakaway. It's easy because Battier, despite being a small forward, isn't good at attacking with the ball.

Battier passes the ball back to David Lee. David Lee didn't catch the ball and directly dialed the ball to the middle with both hands.

Hayes, who had moved to the middle under Millsap's off-ball cover, received a pass from David Lee, turned and squeezed under the basket to force a shot. Oberto is 206cm tall, but Hayes has more power and pushes Oberto to score a jumper. 93 to 94.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan singled David Lee, he took a few steps, turned to the middle, and then dangled a shot to shake David Lee up. David Lee opted for a foul and Duncan pushed the ball out with one hand. The ball bounced a few times on the basket and went in.

Duncan added a penalty and went in. 93 to 97.

The Spurs players returned to the defense and let the Rockets fall to attack, Millsapra pulled out the outside to block the pick-and-roll, and Spanoulis glanced at Hayes and suddenly turned around.

The Spurs were unanimous that Spanoulis could pass the ball, but he unexpectedly opted for a personal break. He rounded Parker like lightning, then took a big arc to the left, and with a wrong step, he took Oberto past the defender in a big stride. One step further, Spanoulis is in the three-second zone, and the basket is in sight.

Spanollis made a quick stop, stepped forward, and made a shooting motion with both hands on the ball, Ginobili made up from the weak side, and he didn't have time to think about whether Spanollis was a real or fake shot, took a big step, and jumped up to block.

Spanoristo's hands snapped back and the ball was passed to the weak side. Battier, who catches the ball.

It's empty!

Battier made a 3-pointer from 60 degrees on the left. Unfortunately, no matter how stable the pitcher is, there are also open spots to miss, Battier didn't score this ball, and Hayes suddenly came out and rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound in a group of interior longs. When he landed, he was already in the reasonable collision zone, and he didn't care about 3721, turned and pushed Oberto away, and jumped with all his strength. Duncan tried to block and hit Hayes on the head, but that didn't stop Hayes' momentum, and Hayes scored a two-handed dunk under the basket, causing Duncan to foul.

Hayes hung on the basket for a while before falling to the ground. David Lee rushed up and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

"It doesn't hurt or itch." Hayes looked at David Lee, a smile on his lips.

Hayes relied on his good touch and scored a penalty. 96 to 97.

"I didn't expect the Rockets to use Hayes as the offensive core at this time. Hayes scored five straight points. Spurs players who play with two eyes should take a hard look at it. Drexler shouted, "The Rockets still have a chance, they bite the score." ”

The Spurs baseline ball was slowly released, Parker controlled the rhythm steadily, and it took more than ten seconds for Oberto to block at a 60-degree angle on the left side, and Parker did not break through, but passed the ball out. A figure flashed out, bypassing Parker and Oberto, and without hesitation, boldly rushed to the basket. Ginobili came, and the man who made up the defense was Hayes.

If you want to go to the basket, no way! Hayes screamed inwardly. Got in the way of Ginobili.

Ginobili didn't score a point in the first quarter, his heart was on fire, this opportunity, he never gave up, Ginobili didn't pass, he leaned forward with half of his body, buried his head deeply, and rushed up. Hayes defended closely, and after a very slight physical contact, Ginobili suddenly threw the ball off and fell to the ground.

"Toot!" The referee's whistle blows.

Ginobili fake fall! But all Hayes could do was look at the referee with an innocent face.

The camera was shown on the big screen, Hayes barely touched Ginobili, and the Argentine fell as if he had been murdered, and the fans in the stadium gave Ginobili the most violent boo. This kind of exaggerated action can only be done by the Portuguese footballer "Diving Luo".

However, the referees still gave Ginobili two free throws, and he hit both free throws, 96-99.

Hayes couldn't make a pull-up jump shot after his teammates blocked it, the Spurs counterattack was also blocked, and Duncan grabbed the rebound and touched the ball out of the line.

The Rockets asked for a substitution, and Yao Ming came on and replaced Millsap. The Rocket handed the ball to Yao Ming for a single, but unfortunately Yao Ming disappointed and turned around and couldn't shoot.

The Spurs attacked, Duncan singled David Lee, and after Duncan burst to the basket, David Lee chose to foul.

Duncan hit both free throws, and the "cut Deng" tactic failed, 96-101.

Duncan's greatest thing is not only his technique, but also his mental quality. Duncan usually sucks at free throws, but when it comes to crunch time, he won't be relentless.

The origin of the nickname "Stone Buddha" is not just because Duncan is always expressionless on the court. You can't destroy Duncan's psychological defense, when you are thinking about the goal just now after Duncan, Duncan may have played a 2+1, this is Duncan, always keep a normal heart, just think about how to score the ball in front of you or how to defend the opponent, and will not be affected by the opponent's provocation.

The Rockets' tactics were to use Yao Ming as the core offense, but the Spurs saw through this and let Oberto defend Yao Ming in front of him. At this point, it's important to have a point guard who passes the ball well, and Spanoulis is clearly not that kind of person. The point guard hesitated to pass, Yao Ming was unstable in receiving the ball, and was almost stealed, after stabilizing his body, Yao Ming took a few shots, lacked confidence in shooting, and passed to Hayes.

Seeing that the 24 seconds were about to run out, Hayes had no choice but to shoot backwards and barely shoot. Although he dodged the block, the shot hit again and Duncan grabbed the rebound.

Some people say that a real player with a big heart is not soft at critical moments. In fact, there is another kind of big-hearted player, Duncan's role in critical moments is not how many shots he throws, but how calmly he can handle the ball.

Duncan once again singled Yao Ming and broke through to the middle with the ball, attracting Hayes' help defense. He calmly passed the ball out of the line, and the veteran Finley shot in the open space......

(To be continued)