Chapter 350: White Heat
Before halftime, the Spurs and 76ers were tied at 49. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Fierce matches, dizzying tactical battles, and endless individual skills, the two teams performed textbook tactical movements, and explained what the best team is.
The 76ers felt that the Spurs were very difficult, and the Spurs also felt that the 76ers were tricky.
"It's even more terrifying than the knight I met six years ago." Duncan's expression was solemn.
'That's right, and they've got a really balanced squad and a strong bench. Ginobili, as the leader of the Spurs' second-team lead, has the most say in this regard.
"Usually in the third quarter, the 76ers' offense will have a wave of high-pitch, and it is important to defend against this wave of offense." Duncan nodded.
What he said was that superstars generally liked to be more autonomous in the third quarter. Including Kobe Bryant, James, and Tang Wenlong, who is now playing against him, is like this. Because this quarter of the game is very critical, if you can't open up the difference, and then play again in the fourth quarter, it is likely to drag on until the last moment, and once it is the last moment, the factors that determine the winner and the loser will increase a lot of unpredictability.
After Ginobili and the others heard this, they suddenly felt awe-inspiring in their hearts, and secretly thought that the third quarter would inevitably be more difficult.
On the other side, in the 76ers locker room, the atmosphere is also relatively dull, although everyone is a veteran player who has been on the court for a long time, but it is also one of the few teams that has encountered such tenacity as the Spurs, they almost do not make mistakes on the court, and they can always ensure a strong concentration when defending.
"It is still necessary to strengthen the breakthrough of the outside line and reduce mistakes." Doug Collins laid out the first-half stats, "We actually had two more turnovers than the Spurs in the first half, and we didn't have as many offensive rebounds as the Spurs. ā
As soon as the words fell, the young players of the 76ers blushed slightly, saying that the Spurs were an elderly team, but when they were on the court, they didn't feel their sluggishness at all, and some places were more vigorous than their young people. (Good dirt)
Can't bear it......
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The referee's whistle blows, and the players of both sides start the second half of the game.
The Spurs, who didn't win the jump ball, had the first offensive opportunity, and Duncan, who fell to the low post, received the ball and beat David West, then turned his back to dribble and hit a small throw with his right hand.
Basketball went to the net, and the Spurs took the lead in the second half, leading by two points at 51-49.
At the beginning of the second half, the 76ers made a lineup tweak, Ray Allen replaced Lowry as the starter in the second half, and Tang Wenlong was moved directly to the point guard position, at least on the offensive end.
When Tang Wenlong controlled the ball over half court, the Spurs were still defended by Leonard alone.
In the first half, Tang Wenlong scored a total of 11 points, Leonard's defense contributed a lot, he did a good job when Tang Wenlong did not force a shot, and he only committed a foul, which is a very critical and important thing in the rest of the second half.
Tang Wenlong dribbled twice under the crotch at the top of the arc, dribbled the ball behind the basketball, exchanged the ball to his right hand at will, and then flicked it to Ray Allen who ran out in advance.
Ray Allen received the ball and clicked directly in the air.
Then Danny Green, who pounced on him, jumped up subconsciously, and then Ray Allen dribbled sideways and opted for a long-range pull-up jumper.
missed, the rebound rolled out after a circle, and Duncan gently put the ball in the hands of Parker, who turned back to protect the rebound.
The French sports car started in an instant, and the speed was very fast, Tang Wenlong retreated to his own half, and Iguodala followed, and the two formed the first line of defense.
Then Iguodala followed Parker, and Tang Wenlong ran to the other side to stop Leonard, who was ready to cut at any moment.
Parker continued to change direction without shaking off Iguodala, and when he saw that there was no particularly good opportunity, he stopped and waited for the other Spurs players to follow up and regroup.
Split missed a mid-range shot and the rebound was grabbed by David West.
In the 11th minute, Tang Wenlong singled Leonard with his back, his shoulders staggered, his steps staggered, and he turned around with a standard step-back jumper like Jordan.
hit, the two teams fought to a 51-all draw.
What a classic and collectible action, Tang Wenlong's fans were intoxicated by Tang Wenlong's picturesque and elegant posture, and couldn't help but evoke the purest basketball dream.
The talented super scorers of the post-Jordan era seem to have mastered a bunch of scoring skills, and no matter how you compare them, the back-to-back jumper after the back single is undoubtedly the most efficient way to do this. It's just that different scorers use this skill with very different amplitude, rhythm, technique, and final effect.
Tang Wenlong's shooting ability is the best in the league, and his arm span and bounce are at the top level. Just like just now, Leonard's defense was actually not out of position, and the final cover was also very oppressive, but Tang Wenlong still scored.
Then at 8 minutes and 14 seconds in the third quarter, Tang Wenlong had another chance to shoot from the bottom line, turned around and hit a backward jumper, and scored 4 points in a row in the third quarter.
The 76ers led the Spurs by two points 56-54.
Popovich's heart tightened, and there was no change in his face, but he couldn't help but be a little worried, worried about Tang Wenlong's offense, worried about Leonard's defense.
In the next round of the Spurs' offense, Parker missed a jumper from the free throw line.
The 76ers attacked, Tang Wenlong elbowed the ball and stood, holding the basketball high to make tentative steps, he looked at Leonard, but Leonard watched his feet change.
His heel was always off the ground, and then there was a very deceptive change of direction breakout.
First feint to the right, then dribble behind the right hand to the left hand, step on the ground with the left foot, step out with the right foot to the left, and at the same time the left hand holding the ball grabs the basketball and pulls it back, and the body rotates counterclockwise without warning, and suddenly changes back to the right to break through, and by the way, it passes Leonard, whose center of gravity has been shaken unsteadily.
Tang Wenlong was thinking about playing with his back to solve the battle, but he didn't think that he would play a street ball like a ghost, and the effect was that he entered the Spurs in the blink of an eye, and then the Spurs line suddenly shrank.
At this time, his vision was extremely broad, like a magician, and he found the teammate who was vacant on the field in an instant - Iguodala!
Iguodala shoots a three-pointer from the bottom corner and hits! 59-54, 76ers lead by 5 points!
It was a rare margin of margin in the first half, and Popovich immediately called a timeout very cautiously, and the 76ers and Spurs both took a break and walked back to their respective benches.
The audience applauded, and the four large screens hanging in the center of the stadium immediately replayed Tang Wenlong's second pass just now, especially Leonard's gorgeous dribble that had been passed in a row before, and at the most thrilling time, Leonard's long fingers were even less than five centimeters away from Tang Wenlong's ball path.
Tang Wenlong looked up at the replay, and shouted in his heart that it was dangerous, the opponent's young man had a surprisingly good arm, and his palms were outrageous, and the defense was really very oppressive and aggressive.
Coming back from the timeout, Ginobili came on to replace Danny Green, who didn't play much.
On the Spurs' first shot, Ginobili broke through and drew a foul on Iguodala, sending himself to the free-throw line and killing the 76ers.
The Argentine hit both free throws as the Spurs trailed by three points at 56-59. (To be continued.) )