Chapter 18: Wizards on the Run
This time, the Spurs' defensive speed was very fast, and they didn't give the Wizards a chance to break quickly, but Gong Feng was not in a hurry in the face of such a Spurs, and slowly brought the ball to the frontcourt.
But at the moment when Gong Feng was on the three-point line, Wang Zhizhi suddenly went to the three-point line to block Gong Feng, and Gerrard suddenly accelerated to the basket at this time, pulling the defender to the basket.
After Gong Feng blocked and dismantled, he attracted two people to wrap up and quickly passed to Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhizhi did not stop the ball, and in the face of Parker's defense, he shot without a trace of hesitation, although the ball did not go in, but it still surprised Parker's cold sweat.
But in the moment when the Spurs relaxed, the most trusted person in the Spurs team was not happy, because Gerrard was firmly stuck in Duncan's position at this time, and in the face of a veteran forward's marking, Kwame did not hesitate to dunk the ball into the basket.
Popovich finally couldn't sit still in the face of this situation, and immediately called a timeout, if he didn't call now, he would inevitably fall into the trap arranged by the Wizards, and such a wizard was only played by Wang Zhizhi alone.
"The Wizards actually played a change of tempo at the opening point? This is something that hasn't happened in so many games! And I feel that the current Wizards players are very confident, the kind of self-confidence that believes in teammates and believes in themselves even more, and the Wizards can play such a rhythm before the halfway point of the game, and I believe that it will give us more self-confidence in future games. Kenny Smith is highly praised for the changes to the Wizards.
"Ha, I don't think the Wizards can improve so much in a short period of time, if this game is a little different, it must be a change in the person who holds the ball, in the previous game, Jordan played the first shot, and now? Three rounds passed without even touching the ball......"
At this moment, Kenny pulled on Rabarkley's pants and said, "It doesn't have to be the arrangement of the Wizards, and I think Jordan is also very good as a deterrent." ”
Barkley's mouth opened, and in the end he didn't say much, at this time to say that these statements obviously provoked internal contradictions among the Wizards, fans liked his big mouth, but they didn't necessarily like his way of instigating Jordan.
"Very good, Gong Feng, you played very well, even if I can't touch the ball as a deterrent, I am willing now."
Jordan didn't think much about it at this time, as the second return, Jordan already knew what he wanted to pursue, since the day he got a salary of 1 million, Jordan has taken his identity as a player very lightly, and he wants to see that the Wizards can go further.
"Thank you boss for your appreciation." When Gong Feng heard this, he immediately replied with a military salute.
Jordan faced such a bow peak, patted Gong Feng's shoulder, and didn't say anything more, but the look on his face was very positive.
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"Duncan, after you get on the court, you hold the ball and organize the offense, transfer Kwame out of the inside, play our double-tower tactics, pull away the opponent's defense, and let go of our outside line, Jackson, you play in a while, remember I want you to be ready to grab rebounds and cards, Parker, I want you to control our rhythm, take your time, don't give the rhythm to the Wizards, do you understand?"
"Yes!" Everyone replied very seriously, like an army.
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The Spurs are very strong, and it is not easy to limit the Spurs in this league from scoring, although many people say that the current Spurs rely on Duncan to be a father and a mother, but the rest of the Spurs are now completely for Duncan.
For a Spurs like this, there aren't many ways for the Wizards to do it, and it can even be said that there are very few ways to do it, especially on the defensive end, especially when Kwame has to be paired with Duncan.
As for why it has to be done, of course, because Kwame is only a nineteen-year-old young man, the regular season is not a playoffs, and every game must be won, and for the current Wizards, every little advance of Kwame can ensure that the team improves a lot, and the future of the Wizards is more guaranteed.
There are only 2 chances to play against Duncan in this way, and what if you lose this game and be called a pseudo-strong team?
Of course, it doesn't mean that Kwame and Duncan are in the opposite position, and the Wizards have no chance of winning, basketball is like this, whether you are facing a team of superstars or not, as long as you can guarantee that you can score one more point than these superstars, even the group of super underdogs has a chance to succeed.
What's more, the current Wizards are not a weak team.
Gong Feng began to completely start to attack with the ball in this game, if he can not fall into the position, he will definitely not fall into the position to play the game, and Wang Zhizhi's blocking and dismantling is the whole game, Duncan may be able to keep up with the footsteps of Gong Feng, the Admiral can not keep up with his footsteps most of the time, plus Hamilton's play, the team has another outside fulcrum, and Gong Feng's passing range has increased again.
When defending, no one on the Wizards team will never skimp on their physical fitness, and from the moment any of the Spurs players hold the ball, there will never be a chance to relax.
When helping to defend, the players are also very active in running, actively seeking physical confrontations, even when Gong Feng is against Parker, you must know that Gong Feng hated physical contact the most in the past.
Popovich faced such a somewhat unfamiliar Wizards team, who didn't sit in a chair much for most of the first half, and shouting became the main theme. The first half of the game ended at a time when the Wizards could show that they could be very strong, and although they didn't lead the Spurs, the Wizards did everything they could defensively.
At the beginning of the second half, the advantage of the Wizards appeared, and the Spurs also met a nemesis, Tyrone Lue.
When the Lakers selected Tyrone Lue in the draft, it was prepared to defend players like Iverson, and it can also be said to be for players who are extremely fast defensively, when the Trail Blazers were nicknamed flying squirrels, Iverson was such a player, and Tyrone Lue also became famous in the game with Iverson.
Although many people think that Tyrone Lue is a defensive black hole and a dispensable player now and in the future, as a player who can play in the league for 10 years, a player who is only 182cm can survive in this league for ten years, and survive for ten years with an average of more than 20 minutes per game, he cannot be a completely underestimated object.
In this game, Tyrone Lue began to use his height 'advantage' to constantly attack the Spurs' interior, and in order to defend Parker, he ran all over the court.
Although the Spurs' hand can still be maintained, in such a high-intensity game, it is inevitable that there will be a significant drop in physical strength, not to mention that the Spurs are now a well-known senior team in the league, or in a back-to-back game.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Wizards seized the five minutes when the Spurs were distracted due to physical reasons and quickly stretched the gap to more than 10 points, and Popovich sighed in the face of this situation.
Leave Jackson, Parker, Duncan and other young and strong people on the court and start to steal points with the Wizards.
Although the Spurs, who finally let go of everything, surprised the young players of the Wizards in a cold sweat, it still did not change the final result.
The Wizards won by a score of 106-96.
Jordan only played about 10 minutes in this game, and didn't even play when the Spurs were chasing points in the final frenzy, which was the Wizards' biggest win so far, and the most favorable response to the pseudo-strong team narrative.
After the game, Popovich was very sure of the current performance of the Wizards, and even highly praised everyone on the Wizards, and did not mention whether the two teams had grievances, but his words revealed optimism about Gong Feng's offense with the ball, and optimism about the opening rhythm of the Wizards.
Gong Feng and Kwamei, who won 20+10 in this game, appeared at the post-match press conference.
In this Q&A, Gong Feng was also very humble, saying that winning this game was a very fluke, and as for Popovich's praise of himself, it seemed that he couldn't hear it at all.
The two sides ended the season in a very friendly atmosphere, and everything will have to wait for the next meeting.
However, the Wizards did not have a good time in the next game, and in this competition with the Spurs, it can be said that they overdrew their physical strength in the game, and in the next back-to-back against the Nets, the second in the East, they suffered the bitter fruits they planted.