"Toot!" The whistle blew and the first half of the game ended.

The score was 43-40, with the Hornets temporarily trailing by two points at home.

Because in the second half of the second quarter, Duncan's back singles kept eating West, and West's defense still had some problems, not to mention, in terms of height, he also suffered a little as a big forward.

Duncan scored five points in a row inside, and Parker's throw shot, the Hornets' score was pulled away by the Spurs. Fortunately, they recovered a few points at the last minute to close the gap between the two sides to three points.

The second half of the game continues!

The Spurs' defensive tactics against Jongwook gradually gained traction after an offseason of precipitation.

Now, they are strictly guarding against Zhong Yu's breakthrough, on the outside, sticking to Zhong Yu, and trying to prevent Zhong Yu's jump shot.

With such a two-pronged defensive tactic, coupled with the perfect cooperation of the players, Zhong Yu was also limited today. Throughout the first half, Jongwook only scored 12 points, 12 points is already a good score for a player, but for Jongwook, it is a bit unconvincing.

"Jong-wook is restricted. Today's game once again exposed some of his shortcomings. "There were basketball commentators commenting in the studio.

"What shortcomings?"

"Fitness! His physical fitness is the biggest shortcoming. It can be seen that Zhong Yu's speed and strength have increased now, but they are still not strong enough to match his skills. Every time he breaks through, he can cut through the perimeter lightning and tear up all the defensive power, but after he reaches the inside of the free throw line, he puts away the basketball and faces those muscle [***] interior players, it is difficult to find his offensive entry point. ”

The Spurs just took advantage of that one of his weaknesses and blocked his path before he could make a lightning-fast layup. If Zhong Yu is on the inside and has quite strong layup skills, then the Spurs' defense will not affect him too much. However, the current situation is that Zhong Yu's layup skills after breaking through are not so good, and it is difficult for him to avoid the Spurs' strict defense. ”

……

In fact, this is the case.

Zhong Yu could feel the Spurs' strict defense against him, which made him a little depressed.

The second half of the game has just begun, and those who watched this game have a clear feeling that the Hornets are now less efficient in handling offensive balls than before.

When the positional warfare offensive was at a stalemate, they didn't fight as well as before.

It usually takes a breakout from Paul and then a layup to open the game.

Another attack!

The Spurs guarded the interior through thick and thin, and Paul struggled to break through into the interior, but the space in his head was completely locked, and at that moment, he immediately passed the basketball out.

Zhong Yu interspersed from the inside, received a pass from Paul, shook off the opponent, and directly made a neat stepback jumper.

As the sound of the basketball entering the net sounded, Zhong Yu quickly retreated, and he scored two points.

At this time, everyone suddenly realized that the offensive efficiency of the Hornets was not as high as before, and a large part of the reason was that Zhong Yu had not stepped up for a long time.

He's basically defended by the Spurs as an outside shooter, and while his jump shot is still accurate, he's struggling to tear apart the Spurs' defense with his breakaways.

That's a big question.

Of course, the breakthrough threat is not enough, but Jongwook still has his sharpest weapon - the jump shot.

His jump shot is still a lethal weapon that threatens opponents.

However, after studying Jong-woo's style of play, the Spurs are now focusing on Jong-wook's second and fourth zones, loosening their defense against the other half of the court.

They also figured out that Jongwook's area of expertise was on the left side of the half, and on the right, his performance was not so terrifying.

Another attack, Jongwook shook off the opponent after a few runs and came to the left half, and then immediately made a shot, intending to jump. But at the last moment when he threw the ball, Duncan suddenly pounced, and after Zhong Yu was excited, he changed the basketball from shooting to passing, and the basketball bounced on the ground, bounced up and flew into West's hand.

West made a jumper, and there it was.

Jongwook got an assist, but he wasn't happy in his heart.

In today's game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a problem with him here. His scoring is no longer as casual as before, and although his jump shot is still accurate, the problems he encountered in the breakthrough have made his fans not so optimistic.

Back on the bench, Zhong Yu's expression was still the same, although the situation he had just encountered made him feel a little frustrated, but he would not give up because of this.

He never gave up believing in himself in the most difficult times, and at such times, all he had to do was to surpass as much as possible.

Scott didn't say anything else to Chung Yu about this, because at this time, everyone also knows that every player has his own deep vulnerability.

They didn't want to touch what Zhong Yu didn't want to touch now.

Of course, if they knew about Zhong Yu's openness, it might be a different idea.

The final quarter of the game began.

At this moment, the score of the two sides is 65:59, and the Hornets are six points behind their opponents going into the final quarter. Such a trailing score, on the Spurs' away side, seems a bit big.

The players of the Spurs are actually more depressed.

In today's game, they managed to limit Jongwook and limit his terrifying inside charge. Only, in this way, Paul was ......

The two of them will always have such a relationship, once someone pushes down one of them, the other person can quickly pop up.

Paul has scored 22 points and 12 assists in the last three quarters, and it is not known what this guy is going to achieve today.

The game is officially underway!

At the beginning, the two sides began the most tragic fight, every attack and defense, fists to the flesh, almost desperately playing.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! West's ball collided with Duncan three times, and it wasn't until Duncan took half a step back that West suddenly jumped up and made a mid-range shot.

Then, the Spurs tangled with the Hornets for another 20 seconds before Bowen hit a three-pointer from the outside.

This kind of fight, in the eyes of fans, is really exciting.

The scores of both sides are rising, and no one has pulled away from the other.

With three minutes left in the game, the score was 80-76 and the Hornets trailed by four points.

Zhong Yu controlled the ball and began to break through, but when he was inside, he was almost stealed by Duncan, and quickly put away the basketball and passed it to West, who quickly cut in. West passed the basketball back to Paul, who was on the perimeter, adjusted a little, and shot a three-pointer.

With this ball, Jongwook and West attracted enough firepower for the Hornets, and Paul had more time to shoot.

Otherwise, Paul has a shortcoming that he is slow to shoot three-pointers, and he needs to think about it.

It's just that Zhong Yu still feels a little unhappy, if he can directly break through the ball just now, it may be an exciting dunk or something.

In this way, the Hornets pulled back three points, and the Spurs' lead was in jeopardy. However, at this time, Ginobili was also quite decisive, he also hit a three-pointer from the outside, and the score gap returned to four points again.

By this time, if it were the usual Jongwook, he could already take over the game with Paul or even alone, win the inevitable battle of the Hornets, and maintain the record above the six-game winning streak.

However, today's Zhong Yu really felt a little constrained because of the Spurs' disgusting defense.

Then, the game between the two teams once again fell into a positional battle.

Every attack and defense is a tragic fight with white knives in and red knives out.

"Huh!" With 57 seconds left in the game, there were still two points left between the two sides, and Paul at this time, the fish generally drilled inside, and then hit a layup to score two points and equalize the score.

After a last-minute battle, the game between the two sides reached the final moment.

10 seconds left!

The score situation was 87:86, and the Hornets were 1 point behind!

At this moment, the arena has fallen into a boil, and there are slogans for the Spurs to rise up, and every fan, at this moment, is booing for this attack of the Hornets.

Then, Paul suddenly broke through!

With the help of Zhong Yu, he passed Bowen, and then, in an instant, passed Ginobili, and suddenly came to a place near the free throw line, and the clock had 3 seconds left!

Paul shot!

It's still the throwing he's good at, the basketball leaves his hands and crosses the sky.

By the time Duncan came up to defend, it was too late, and Paul's basketball, after a high parabola, fell straight into the net.

"Huh!" Paul killed the Spurs at the last moment!

With only one second left on the clock, the score situation was 87:88, and the Spurs trailed by one point.

Their last throw was made, and the Hornets won the game!

Every player rushed up and hugged Paul tightly, and Zhong Yu was the same! At this moment, their hearts were not only excited but also excited, excited about Paul's lore.

Only Zhong Yu, behind the real happiness, there is an indescribable feeling, this feeling is the broken wall behind the prosperity, he feels as if he has become a spectator.

Of course, he's not exactly a spectator either.

In this game, he still scored 23 points, and also had several assists.

It's just that, during the game, he has not played his previous role in the Hornets.

His performance today is a bit regrettable for the fans.

All of this comes from the Spurs' defense against him. However, in this league, there are too many coaches who study these, and soon, other teams may have to do the same, and at that time, the Zhongyu myth may slowly come to an end.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yu felt it, as if the wedge sign was a little hot.

(To be continued)