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On the field, where the world's attention is concentrated, players in two-color jerseys are engaged in fierce confrontation in countless perspectives.
The people watching the game were obviously very excited, and just as soon as the game began, they seemed to have no concept of seats in their hearts.
As many as 20,000 people stood up at the same time to watch the game, accompanied by cheers and manic boos from time to time.
In the eyes of these Spurs fans, the Raptors' No. 14 jersey is always so glaring.
For them, every time they see this No. 14, they think about the fact that not long ago, this guy scored 62 points and dragged the series into a tie-break.
Spurs fans very much want the team to achieve the great cause of three championships in four years, and Wu Di, who always seems to be the spoiler, is naturally very unpopular.
At the beginning of the game, when Wu Di was introduced, the fans booed not to mention, but at the beginning of this game, every time Wu Di held the ball, the SBC Center Arena would sound a boo that was enough to shock the entire arena.
The noise was clearly designed to disrupt Wu's attacking rhythm and distract him.
In the first three minutes of the first quarter of the game, Wu Di seemed to be affected a little, and he missed none of his first three shots.
When this happens, Spurs fans are obviously more motivated, and they want to hit Wu Di's self-confidence.
However, if a superstar's self-confidence is eroded by their fans, then the player will not be able to step up to the superstar level.
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After three minutes of the match, Wu Di felt that his hand was noticeably better, and he immediately got the idea of attacking.
At this time. The ball happens to be on the Raptors' side. The score was 7:14. The Raptors trailed by seven points.
Obviously, Wu Di understands that because of the efficiency of his start, the team will fall behind the opponent.
However, Wu Di is not worried about his touch, because in his opinion, a player like him once he finds his touch. The lethality was absolutely astonishing.
Because there has been no timeout between the two sides at this time, the starters on the field are still on the field.
Delon dribbled forward, and in the process, he used his strong body to block Parker's arm that he was trying to intercept.
After half time, the basketball fell into the hands of Wu Di.
Deron has been fantastic in this playoff game, and he doesn't have the rookie slights at all. Especially in these six finals, DeLong can contribute an average of 10.5 points and 7.5 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 50.6%, and it can be said that he is the most trusted player besides Wu Di.
This is not an exaggeration. Although Milicic is said to have better personal numbers than him, Delong is an organizer. The importance is significantly greater.
In fact, for Wu Di, he appreciates Delong's mature style of play, and he does not have the frizziness of a rookie at all, which is why he can sit firmly in the team's starting organization defender.
In this round......
Wu Di held the ball high above his head with both hands, and although he wanted to attack on his own, he kept watching the situation on the court.
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According to Collins' arrangement, as long as Wu Di is present, then the decision is completely in his hands, obviously, this is a kind of trust.
For these teammates of Wu Di, they already trust Wu Di very much from the bottom of their hearts, after all, no player can score 62 points in a single game in the finals, and no player can contribute more than 37 points per game in a playoff game.
After passing the ball, Deron Williams went to the baseline.
This scene completely fell into Wu Di's eyes, and Wu Di felt that he should be a good time to pass the ball.
When Milicic covered DeLong on the baseline to block and dismantle, Wu Di's raised arms shook suddenly, and the basketball hit the inside line and fell into Delon's hands.
Delon catches the ball and makes an easy backhand layup.
9:14.
The score jumped, showing that the Raptors had completed a beautiful three-man match.
"Wu Di seems to be more inclined to pass the ball after missing the first three shots, and he is creating opportunities for his teammates." Barkley whispered.
When Miller heard this, he said with a smile: "Everyone will have a period of time when they don't feel good, Wu Di's current approach is obviously right, he knows that this is the finals to grab seven battles, so he will not be paranoid to shoot when he feels bad." ”
And things are indeed as Miller said, although Wu Di is full of thoughts of scoring by himself, but he does not have a particularly strong desire to attack at present, after all, the game needs to be played for a very long time.
After this successful pass, Wu Di had a slight realization in his heart.
The Spurs' defense is mainly due to the coordination of their players and the smooth rotation of the defense, which is the biggest threat to the Spurs' defense.
In this case, the timing of the shot will not be too good.
However, Wu Di temporarily pinned his hopes on his teammates.
After DeLong hit a goal, he obviously had an attacking feeling. In the following round, it was still Wu Di's pass after attracting the bag, and then DeLong hit a three-point shot.
Delon scored 5 points in a row, which obviously did not surprise the Spurs, after all, before, the Spurs' defense was all on Wu Di.
Popovich immediately called a timeout.
This made Wu Di secretly helpless in his heart, and this Popovich was really careful enough.
Obviously, as soon as the Raptors got up, Popovich chose to call a timeout and reschedule, which fundamentally made Wu Di understand in his heart that in this game, if they want to beat the Spurs, they obviously need to be ready for 48 minutes.
"You can see it, boys, the opponents are really cautious, and I think you need to show more tenacity than they do to compete for a championship with a bunch of guys like this. You must not let up, and you must take every round of attack and defense seriously...... In this game, every ball is a matter of winning or losing, you need to use your actions to buy playing time, knowing that this is your chance to make a name for yourself. ”
Wu Di was slightly surprised when he heard Collins's words, and the meaning of Collins's words was obviously a temptation. Obviously, he is expressing that if anyone does not play well, then they will wait to sit on the cold bench.
To Wu Di's surprise, Collins's words seemed to have played a big role.
When the pause returned, DeLong and the others stalked their respective counterparts like chicken blood.
Obviously, these guys also want to use this battle to increase their popularity.
Deron scored five points in a row, and the Spurs clearly took care of him after returning from a timeout.
However, for the Raptors, Delon is not the main scorer, after all, he can't even rank as the third scorer on this team.
And now, the Spurs focus on him defensively, but give others a chance to attack.
In the four minutes that followed, the Raptors scored from all the players on the floor, and all of them came from Delon's organization.
His passing made it easy to attack and forced all spectators to re-examine him.
As for Wu Di, he doesn't care about the opponent stealing the show, after all, one more teammate is in good shape, then the greater their hope of winning this game.
Under the excellent form of Delong and others, Wu Di is also willing to stay behind the scenes, he tries to defend as much as possible, to pass the ball to create opportunities for his teammates.
It can be said that throughout the first quarter of the game, Wu Di was more like a defender than a core player, and he was not the big killer on the offensive end.
When the first quarter ended with a score of 23:20, although Wu Di only contributed 2 points on 1-of-5, he had 5 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
For the Spurs, Wu Di's impact on the defensive end was the reason why they fell behind in the first quarter. And Popovich immediately changed the arrangement during the break.
Judging from the current situation, Wu Di's offensive efficiency is not very good, which makes everyone think that it is the reason why Wu Di broke out too much in the last game.
Although Popovich didn't think that Wu Di was not much of a threat on the offensive end today, his next arrangement still showed his thoughts.
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Wu Di was surprised that there was no one two steps in front of him, and at this time, the basketball was in his hands.
"Wu Di received a pass from Delong in the vacant position, can he throw it?" There was a loud shout from the DJ live.
SBC Center Arena, under such words, suddenly floated a trace of tension.
I saw Wu Di posing in a shooting posture very naturally, which made the tension suddenly a little stronger.
Ginobili took two quick steps and went straight to Wu Di.
Obviously, he didn't expect Delong to be able to accurately pass the ball to Wu Di from the inside three-man bag, and the most fundamental thing is that he was a little despised because of Wu Di's 2-point table in the first quarter.
And when he saw Wu Di get up and jump, a sense of nervousness immediately rose in Ginobili's heart, after experiencing the last game like that, he really couldn't look at Wu Di's shooting calmly.
Even if Wu Di doesn't feel good now, obviously no one dares to let him shoot in an empty position.
Ginobili jumped lightly and pounced on Wu Di.
However, at this time, a burst of screams from fans rang out in the stadium.
Ginobili subconsciously searched, and how could there be someone in front of him?
After Wu Di's shooting feint succeeded, he rushed directly to the inside.
Because, in Wu Di's opinion, his interior line after Delong's impact is definitely the loosest defense.
Wu Di strode forward, and when the basket was close in front of him, Wu Di burst into the air, like a cannonball.
Duncan was on the inside at this time, and he couldn't help but think of what the two of them had said before the game, and a trace of desire to guard against Wu Di suddenly surged in his heart.
Driven by this thought, the action is only done by reflection.
When he saw Duncan jumping up in front of Wu Di, the heat in the arena suddenly rose a few points. (To be continued......)