Chapter 241: Rebelliousness in the bones
Relying on Jackson's ruthless move, the Spurs' comeback was extinguished, and Billups then hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line to help the Warriors stabilize the lead.
As West came on the court, Billups switched defenses with him, and it became West who was targeting Parker, and Billups stood with Ginobili, so they just made up two pairs: West and Parker were both sports car maniacs, and Billups and Ginobili were good at using their brains, so the game suddenly became more exciting.
Parker quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Duncan covered for him in the high post, he threw off West and ran down the court, Chamberlain switched defenses, Parker turned around and handed the ball to Duncan, Duncan easily knocked away West and scored a layup steadily.
West followed Billups, who split the ball to him when his attack was blocked, and when he got the ball, West smiled and rushed straight inside like a full-powered crashing car. Parker struggled to defend, and West shook off the French sports car with two consecutive pulls and hit a straight jumper.
Billups motioned for Chamberlain to cover, but when Ginobili stepped back to bypass Chamberlain, Billups took the opportunity to drop off the three-point line and shoot a jumper to send the ball into the hoop.
Looking back, Ginobili used the snake step to break through to the layup, and Jackson stepped forward to make up for the defense, but Ginobili hit his awkward throw and hit two points, and also caused Jackson's foul, playing a successful 2+1.
The two sides launched an offensive battle, with 1 minute and 13 seconds left in the first quarter and the two sides tied at 30, and both sides slowed down the pace and launched tough defenses, as a result, the Spurs did not score a point in the last minute or so, and the Warriors scored two precious points with Chamberlain's dunk and entered the second quarter with a narrow lead of 32-30.
At the start of the second quarter, both sides began to rotate their lineups, and Barry came on as a substitute for Bowen, and once he came on the court, he received a pass from Horry from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer, and the lead changed hands again after just eight seconds of the opening period.
Because the substitutes came on the court and both strengthened their defense, the shooting percentages of both sides began to plummet, and both teams had multiple shots that bounced off the basket.
That's when the advantage of having a strong interior line came in, and Luis passed the ball to Chamberlain to play hard in the box, and the latter jumped sideways under Duncan's defense and scored two points. Duncan was not to be outdone, he held the ball in a high position, and Chamberlain followed him, but Duncan started suddenly, and after Chamberlain caught up, Duncan turned around, this time he had no choice but to be thrown away, watching Duncan's arrogant pick-up success.
After West and Luis teamed up to score 4 points, the score gap between the two teams gradually widened, but the next offense, Horry hit two three-pointers in a row to bite the score tightly, the Spurs felt very good, and the Warriors could only blush.
After about four minutes of fighting, Nelson Sr. called a timeout, this time pushing Chamberlain to the bench and switching to the starting line, with O'Bryant and Evans sharing the Warriors penalty area.
On the other side, Popovich was also making substitutions, and GDP came on together, and Parker and Ginobili were resting for the previous four minutes, and this time they came back in high spirits.
Seeing the combination of Evans and O'Bryant sent by the Warriors inside, the expressionless Duncan finally showed a smile, he patted Parker's ass and said sullenly: "Tony, let me come later, I have to seize this opportunity!" ”
Parker was Duncan's loyal helper, and he gave the ball to Duncan when he organized the offense.
Duncan jumped directly in the face of Evans, who was half a head shorter than him, Evans pressed up, and when he saw this, Duncan's raised arm immediately pulled back, which was just a feint before.
Evans was shocked, according to Thurmond's training, he quickly slid sideways to reorganize the defense, seeing this, Chamberlain immediately covered his face with his hands, he could predict the next action: Duncan took two steps and then stopped and retreated, while Evans was still sliding sideways, so that the two sides opened up the distance, Duncan came to his favorite 45-degree wing, and hit a jumper!
This is what makes Chamberlain feel terrifying, his prediction is so accurate when defending, like those chess players, the opponent has only taken one step, they have already thought of two or three moves or even five or ten moves later, and snuff out the opponent's intentions in the cradle.
Sure enough, when Evans picked up the fastest speed, Duncan made a quick stop and stepped back, and then hit a side jumper.
Then, Billups hit an iron Duncan to grab the rebound, and Parker reached out to signal his teammate to follow up, but he didn't continue to drink West's entanglement after hitting the frontcourt penalty area, but passed the ball to Duncan, who followed up from behind, and Duncan easily shook O'Bryant and hit a one-arm dunk.
Although the score is not very bad, the momentum of the two teams is completely different.
West stubbornly chose to play alone, Chamberlain's departure made the Warriors' offense become sluggish, and the Warriors couldn't find their core regardless of offense and defense.
Ginobili has been Bowen **** for a long time, and the defensive level has long been the same as before, West's breakthrough was stopped by Ginobili, so that he is a little helpless, if he would have stubbornly shot in the past - whether he hit or not, now it is different, he has no way to score, he passes the ball to his teammates, and let his teammates solve the problem.
However, the Spurs stepped up their defense, and the rest of the team didn't have a good chance to shoot, so the ball was still passing between the players when the offensive time was about to expire.
Billups was in a hurry, he was about to pass the ball and yelled at West, "Delonti, rush!" ”
West tried to find a breakthrough to shake off his defender Ginobili, but Billups saw that time was running out and could only pass the ball to O'Bryant in the box.
But O'Bryant's reaction speed was not as fast as Chamberlain, he did not go up to meet the ball, but stretched out his hand to passively want to catch the ball, but a hand suddenly appeared in front of him, and the ball was broken steadily.
"Attack!" No one uttered the word, but everyone on the Spurs knew what to do, Parker was about to pass the ball and rushed forward like a sports car, and everyone else ran after the frontcourt, while the Warriors were interrupted by the inexplicable break, only West and Billups ran back.
Parker ran with the ball himself, the fastest runners in front of him were Ginobili and Barry, while Horry followed behind Parker, Duncan, who stole the ball, ran behind the most, West and Billups saw that their teammates did not follow up in time, and the two immediately surrounded Parker one after the other.
Parker watched left and right as he ran, judging the situation as he ran, knowing that he was in front of West, a mad dog, and Billups, a master, and that it would be easy to be cut off if there was a rumor.
Just as he ran to the free-throw line, the rest of the Warriors finally reacted and followed, and a fast break could have been stifled like this, and the fans in the Oracle arena breathed a sigh of relief.
As a result, Parker put away the ball and ran inside but turned around to pass, Horry stood outside the three-point line, although O'Bryant and Evans both came down, but Horry received the ball for a long time, and the two were still running, and the rhythm was chaotic.
Horry easily avoided Evans' defense, and he made a decisive shot from beyond the three-point line to hit another three-pointer.
Old Nelson had to call a timeout, he looked at Chamberlain and didn't put him on the court in the end, the current Warriors are too dependent on Chamberlain, this can't work, he needs these guys to regain their wildness and become those unruly Spartan warriors.
After the timeout, the Warriors' offense did not improve, but the Spurs played very fiercely, and the GDP combination was powerful, and Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili combined to play a 9-2**** to expand the score gap to double digits.
At this time, under the pressure of the Spurs, in the roar of old Nelson, and in the sighs of disappointment of fans, the Warriors finally rose up.
Nelson Sr. replaced O'Bryant at the timeout and played Harrington, which means that none of their tallest players are two meters one, which means that their average height is just over one meter ninety-five, and again, it means that they have absolute agility and speed.
West, who is always arrogant and rebellious in his veins, was the first to stand up, he took the initiative to get the ball like a fighting dog, and in the face of Parker's defense, he directly increased his speed, used pure speed to break through, and rushed frantically to the inside.
Barry and Horry happened to appear on the wings of the penalty area, and the two of them teamed up as soon as they saw West rushing up, unfolding the bag from both wings like pincers, and they sneered at West, and put on a posture that meant that if you dare to rush up, we can sandwich you into a meatloaf.
West's face was expressionless, his eyes as cold as ever, without fear. Facing the three-way package of Parker behind him, Barry and Horry in front of him, his high-speed run did not stop or pass, and he still ran wildly towards the three-second zone.
Just as one foot stepped into the three-second zone, Barry and Horry both rushed up, and the route of the pass was blocked by Parker running from behind.
West also knew that there were two endings, but he still chose to face the bag on his own without hesitation, he twisted his knees frantically and suddenly stopped in the three-second zone, and the soles of his shoes made an ugly creak against the floor, like a sports car that suddenly braked.
Horry and Barry both sighed in their hearts, this crazy boy's physical fitness is absolutely ****, he ran so fast just now, stop when he says stop, youth is good, their knees can't stand such a toss, if the breaks through at the speed just now and then suddenly stops, I'm afraid the legs will break!
Feeling emotional, the two continued to go up to the bag.
West didn't shoot directly after a stop, but immediately followed up with the ball and took a step back, which opened up the distance between him and Horry and Barry, and jumped almost close to Parker, who came up from behind.
"you dead!" Seeing West jumping unscrupulously in front of him like this, Parker couldn't help but be furious, and he roared, stretched out his right hand high, and covered Parker's raised hands in the air.
This is where West's jump is just a feint, his left foot does leave the ground, his arms are raised, but his right foot is still rooted in the ground, and when Parker jumps, he jumps up, and rushes forward like a long jump, jumping directly through the narrow gap between Barry and Horry to the basket!
Hands up, throw, hit!
West couldn't keep his balance after making a shot and had to stumble and fall to the ground, but it was all worth it because his shot was so exciting!