Chapter 243: Resolutely extinguished
Duncan is a veteran of the playoffs, and he deeply understands a truth, that is, in a bayonet event like the playoffs, either you don't foul, or if you foul, you will commit it to death, and you must not let the opponent take the opportunity to play 2+1.
Billups was dragged out of the air like a sack, and Chamberlain even felt the pitch shake as he fell to the ground.
Duncan also knew that he was in trouble, and immediately raised his arm after the foul, looked at the referee with a wry smile, and admitted his foul.
Chamberlain was furious, but he knew that fouls were common in games, and he couldn't be as naΓ―ve as he used to be, getting angry every time he encountered a deliberate foul, and if he really had been so immature, he would never have grown into the kind of superstar that Nelson Sr. hoped for.
Billups was more durable, he rested on the ground for a few seconds before standing up on his own, but unfortunately he missed both free throws, and the pain in his shoulder had a huge impact on his hand, making him grin every time he raised his hand.
This missed two free throws plunged Spurs fans into a brief period of joy, but in retrospect, Duncan's mid-range shot was interfered with by Chamberlain and Chamberlain took the rebound, which made them a little regretful.
Chamberlain passed the ball to Billups, the Spurs strengthened their defense, and the Warriors didn't have a better option for several passes, and Chamberlain reached for the ball on the inside.
Seeing this, Barkley in the TNT studio nodded and said: "The closer you get to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage, and the lower the shooting percentage the further you go to the outside, this is a fact that fools all know, so if a team has an excellent interior line, it is much easier to play the game, you see now, the Warriors are imprisoned on the outside, Z's key position is very important, he can attract the bag and then divide the ball out, it is so simple to destroy the Spurs' carefully arranged defense." β
But Chamberlain didn't do what Barkley did, and when he got the ball, he was short and slammed away, and he shook off Aubert with speed and violence, and went straight to the basket from the low post like a tiger.
Duncan has studied Chamberlain's last few games very deeply, and he knows that this kid has a beautiful strategy, so he didn't stick it quickly, but just faintly stepped to the right side of Chamberlain, focusing on O'Bryant who followed up next to him, but also maintained a threat to Chamberlain.
Single-handedly into the interior, Chamberlain was like Zhao Zilong who broke into Cao Ying, facing Aubert and Duncan who were killing left and right, and when he arrived at the basket, he held the ball high in both hands and made a layup.
Obert subconsciously jumped up, and Chamberlain raised his arm but took the ball and stretched his arm in the direction of O'Briant.
Seeing this, Chamberlain smiled coldly, retracted the arm that sent the ball, and at the same time stomped the floor with both feet and jumped up, only to hear a thunderous roar from his mouth, and he rose into the air with a loud shout, and after jumping up, his body stretched out like a strong bow, and his right hand was raised high, and he was about to buckle with one arm.
Duncan only realized that he had been fooled, but he reacted quickly and was in excellent physical condition, so he rushed forward two steps with a loud shout, and then jumped up to block the ball that Chamberlain had raised.
But Chamberlain did not dunk recklessly, in the face of Duncan's style from behind, he stretched his body and leaned in, hit Duncan's arm with his shoulder, and then calmly threw the ball in his hand out.
"Toot!" The referee blew the whistle, and almost at the same time, the basketball was thrown out of Chamberlain's hand, bounced off the rebound, and bounced off the basket.
2+1οΌ
There was a landslide and tsunami of cheers in Oracle Stadium, and Chamberlain turned around and high-fived Billups fiercely, while glaring at Duncan and roaring, "Hey, Zhuangyuanlang, this is what I gave you back!" β
Chamberlain is the kind of player who can keep his passion flowing all the time, his focus is on how to beat his opponent and win, from his own point of view, he seems to be a dynamite bag, containing infinite power, and every time a teammate is insulted or provoked, he will ignite this dynamite bag and make him stronger!
The stronger the enemy, the stronger I am, this is Chamberlain's character.
Chamberlain's 2+1 became the flag of the Warriors' counterattack, as if he blew the horn of ****, and then West stole Ginobili's breakthrough, rushed to the front court with the ball, and suddenly pulled up a long jump shot and hit a three-pointer.
Not to be outdone, Duncan singled Chamberlain with the ball in the box, and he gave Chamberlain a well-timed step-back jumper to score two points.
Seeing this, Chamberlain immediately launched revenge, he covered Billups in the high post, the latter broke through and divided the ball in his hands, he got the ball and turned twice in a row to shake off Aubert and rush into the penalty area, jumping sideways and dunking it successfully.
All of a sudden, the two sides played back and forth, and Duncan broke through the penalty area to score 2 points and caused O'Bryant to foul and hit a free throw. Then Chamberlain held the ball and attacked, attracted Duncan to wrap the ball and then gave the ball to O'Bryant, who missed the jumper, Chamberlain grabbed the rebound in the front court and passed back again, O'Bryant shot again and finally hit.
Duncan also showed all his strength, no longer playing any tricks to hide the main force, he deceived Chamberlain with a high-post jumper, scored a jumper under the basket, and the two sides fought to a 61-all.
After that, the score alternated between the two teams, and the two teams were tied at 63, 66, and 68 respectively, and the fans at the scene were very addicted to watching, and both teams were very efficient in attack and tough in defense, that is, they played a high-quality and wonderful game.
In the second half of the game, the younger Warriors once again controlled the situation on the court, West's mid-range jumper and Billups' long-range three-point shot left the Spurs behind again, although the Spurs also performed, but the GDP combination was already older, and the core Duncan had too little rest time in this game, so it was impossible to stop the Warriors' bombardment, and the Warriors led the Spurs 84-74 in the third quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the game, Duncan once again appeared on the court, and he was determined to completely break the confidence of the Warriors with three consecutive wins: this attempt is very deterrent, and a young team like the Warriors is most afraid of losing morale, once there is no morale, it is useless to be strong. And for this kind of playoff rookie, there is nothing more devastating than a losing streak, and for that reason, Duncan is going to play with his old life.
It's a pity that the Warriors are not only young newcomers, their point guard is a veteran, an FMVP-level point guard with no less playoff experience than Duncan, Billups!
At the critical moment, Billups played a big role, he saw Duncan's intentions, so he did not hesitate to attack physically at the beginning, and attacked by himself: first a breakthrough throw, and then pressed Parker's pass mistake to dribble with the ball, this time he avenged himself, hit Parker after jumping, and played a 2+1 score in a row to extend the lead to 15 points.
Duncan had to step up, he faced the switching Chamberlain at any cost to break through and hit the basket, after scoring two points, he grabbed Ellis's rebound, and assisted Ginobili to contribute three points, recovering the score gap to 10 points.
Nelson Sr. decisively called for a timeout, he replaced O'Bryant with Evans, used him to limit Duncan, replaced Ellis with West, and strengthened the defense to deal with the last ten minutes.
After returning from the timeout, Nelson Sr.'s lineup rotation worked, and as soon as West came on the court, he used Chamberlain's cover to make a continuous breakthrough, he broke through Parker and Bowen successively, and faced Duncan, the most sluggish Duncan, a change of direction and then accelerated to the basket, and easily threw the shot.
In the final moments of the game, the depth of the Warriors' bench began to show, and West was now as strong as Ginobili, and he had more rest, so he managed to break down the Spurs' defense in the final moments. The tired Spurs couldn't do anything about it, and Ginobili tried to contain West, but in the face of his swift and thunderous breakthrough, he had to deal with fouls.
West and Chamberlain sent a 9-0 ****, the Spurs were defeated, Duncan finally couldn't bear it, sweating profusely, and his jersey was wet as if it had been fished out of the water.
At this point, the importance of physical strength came into play, and Parker, the youngest member of the GDP team, stepped up to the plate, receiving the ball and making a layup on the inside, helping the Spurs to keep the score tight.
Popovich asked for the last timeout, readjusted the tactics, and after the timeout, Duncan hit two consecutive shots, followed by Ginobili's wonderful pass to Horry outside the three-point line, the latter once again showed his true colors as an ace killer, easy three-point score, the Warriors were not afraid at all, and Chamberlain immediately returned two points and dunked in front of Duncan.
In the end, with the gritted teeth of both sides, the game entered the countdown stage, and the Spurs trailed too much at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the Warriors finally took the first win at home 102-94, and regained the starting line with the Spurs with a score of 2-2.
Both sides did their best to treat this game, and after the game, Chamberlain's explosive physique was exhausted, not to mention the others?
In the past, after every game, Winnie would give Chamberlain a pressurized training session, which would help tap his physical potential and help him recover the next day, today there was no rut, Chamberlain almost fell asleep when he attended the press conference, he was so tired, as Popovich boasted about him at the press conference: "This kid has taken on too many things that he shouldn't have at his age, and he has put all his effort into responsibility, he is a great lad, and his future is limitless!" β
When he returned to the Cliff House Villa, it was already half an o'clock in the morning West Coast time, Li Qun turned on the computer and went to the MSN classmate group, and Chamberlain asked tiredly, "Don't you sleep?" β
Li Qun tapped on the keyboard and said casually: "There is a group party today, it is your fan group, I have been hosting these gatherings for the past few days, they are cheering for you, today is the Sichuan fan party, I accompanied you to the game just now and failed to join, now I have to talk for a while." β
"What time is it?" Chamberlain looked at the clock and said depressedly, "Are those fans night owls?" And when did you organize these fan bases? β
Li Qun glanced at him and said: "They are all in China, and now it is noon in the country, is it okay, people have just gotten off work, and they just have time to chat, these groups were created by me calling on friends, I wanted to surprise you at the beginning, who knew that you didn't appreciate it!" β
Chamberlain laughed, hurriedly came up and said, "I don't know about this matter, come on, come on, I'll go up and say hello to them." β
Li Qunyi pulled the keyboard away and said deliberately: "There are a lot of male fans here, since they saw my photos, they have pursued me, you better not chat with them, what if you are annoyed and go to Sichuan to beat people?" β