Chapter 306: Leonard
"Drop", after the whistle, another sound sounded "Wow".
The Time Warner Center Arena suddenly became noisy, and in the disadvantageous situation of the team, Gil Grister played such a beautiful 2+1, which naturally increased his momentum.
Gilgilliste scored comfortably and the ball was a draw.
Derrick Favors took the initiative to ask for the ball on the inside, and Heywood, who was responsible for defending him, was not small, but his defense was not good, of course, far worse than the young and strong Derrick Favors, so the pressure on Derrick Favors was limited.
Derrick Favors suddenly squeezed Haywood past and made a beautiful turnaround jumper that hollowed the ball into the net.
In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs played very well, combining inside and outside, and blossoming more.
In the first quarter of the game, the San Antonio people scored 31 points from the Bobcats, and the Bobcats' interior offense was frustrated in the second half of the first quarter, but fortunately, Gilgilliste stepped up in time to revitalize the outside firepower of the Bobcats, and the Bobcats hit four three-pointers in the first quarter of the game, biting the score tightly and only trailing the Spurs by 3 points.
The first quarter ended with the score at 31-28 and the Spurs leading by three points.
In the second quarter, the Bobcats replaced the inactive Walker and replaced him with Sessions. The Spurs attacked first, and Mills controlled the ball to organize the Spurs' offense.
Mills was roaming around the top of the arc looking for an opportunity, and suddenly, pulled to the baseline and broke through to the basket.
Just as Sessions rushed up, Mills suddenly flicked his wrist. The ball was passed out. It was Leonard who cut to the basket from the middle of the game, and Leonard was replaced after only five minutes in the first quarter, so he was back on the field at the beginning of the second quarter.
After receiving a pass from Mills, Leonard took a sharp step and rushed to the basket.
In the face of McRoberts's supplementary defense, Leonard made a direct backhand layup, the ball scored, and also caused McRoberts's defensive foul.
Leonard excitedly shook his chest, high-fived Chen Feng and others, and walked to the free throw line.
"Huh". Leonard adds a free throw.
The lessons of the first verse have been learned. Haywood was more inside and more aggressive on offense, scoring a dunk on the head of backup center Jordan Hill in the opening wave of the game for the Bobcats. and caused a defensive foul on the opposing team.
Release the basket. Heywood let out a low growl.
In order to prove themselves to the Spurs. Heywood has been working on it.
Haywood's free throws are accurate, and this season it's been over 70 percent.
Leonard broke through with the ball and pulled back sharply. Drop back to beyond the three-point line and make a three-point jumper. The three-point shot flew to the side of the basket, and after jumping three times on the neck of the basket, he fell into the basket unwillingly.
The ......Time Warner Center Arena was in an uproar.
Witnessing Leonard's performance, the fans at the scene have already begun to applaud.
The Bobcats attacked, and Sessions successfully hit the Spurs basket, but missed the layup, and Dio grabbed the defensive rebound.
was dunked on his head by Haywood before, and Jordan Hill was not angry in his heart. In the next attack, he turned his back to Heywood with a small hook, but unfortunately the ball was touched by Heywood's fingertips after the shot, and the ball jumped twice on the basket, but it still didn't go in.
Jordan Hill's offense was very sudden, Dio had already run out of the corner to play for the outside players, and he himself was blocked by Haywood, and he could only watch the rebound fall into the hands of Haywood.
The Bobcats were slower to push, and by the time Sessions took the ball across the halfcourt, the Spurs players had already set up their defenses.
The ball was handed to the right wing Gil Girlist, as if to make history repeat itself, the same feint, but it did not deceive Leonard, Leonard just symbolically nodded his foot, trying to deceive Gil Gillist.
Gilgillister was naturally not fooled, but he saw that Leonard was not fooled and he had no chance to attack, so he passed the ball through the ball and handed it to Sessions.
Sessions took advantage of his speed, shook off Mills' defense, pulled to the side and shot a three-pointer, but unfortunately he didn't feel good and the ball didn't go in, and Haywood grabbed the offensive rebound again, and then hit a dunk.
Popovich looked at all this with a frown, but fortunately, the Spurs were still 5 or 6 points ahead of their opponents, otherwise, he would definitely ask for another timeout to teach his disciples another lesson.
Leonard controls the ball and breaks through the baseline.
Suddenly, Leonard flicked his hand, and the ball flew straight to Dio, who ran backwards from the middle to the basket. After receiving the ball, Dior took a step directly and then dunked with one hand.
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Duncan easily picked up the offensive rebound, and the ball was thrown out again. Several consecutive misses seemed to affect Leonard's confidence, and although he had a chance, he didn't make a shot, but passed the ball to Mills on the baseline.
The Spurs' current offensive focus is mainly on Leonard, but in addition to Leonard's scoring ability, Leonard's playmaking ability is also excellent, and his playmaking ability is definitely not below the average point guard.
By the time Mills ran to the baseline, Sessions had already noticed. Mills held his breath and had a premonition that his chance had come as soon as the ball reached Leonard. With Leonard's excellent big-picture vision and selfless performance on the court, it is not difficult for him to find his current position.
Just as Mills was about to touch the ball, a figure sprang out of the crowd and sent a strong blast of air into Mills' face. Mills's heart tightened, and he immediately quickened the movement in his hand.
Well, finally feeling the temperature of the basketball, Mills shouted in his heart. When his fingertips touched the ball, his heart was filled with excitement.
But the moment the hand touched the ball, the fingers suddenly hurt, and the ball was quickly snatched away.
The moment Sessions stole the ball, Leonard reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to defend Sessions. However, his pace was a little worse than Sessions, who passed the half.
Leonard didn't give up, though!
The three-point line and the free throw line flashed in front of him, and after glancing at Mills, who had already fallen into a good position to defend in front of him, Sessions roared, sped up, and passed through Mills's side with a change of direction.
Although he got rid of Mills' defense, it also took him a little time.
Sessions quickly rose to his feet and prepared for a layup.
However, the moment the ball was shot, the basketball was pressed the rebound.
Pegboard hat!
Sessions fixed his eyes, Leonard?!
Yes, it's Leonard!
Everyone gasped, including the person in question, Sessions.
After not catching up with Sessions before, Leonard did not give up and still tried his best to catch up. Fortunately, Mills blocked Sessions, which cost him a little time before Leonard bought time to catch up and reward Sessions with the pegboard hat.
After Leonard finished the block, he grabbed the defensive rebound directly, then dribbled the ball and quickly attacked the Spurs halfcourt.
In the first minutes of the second quarter, the Spurs, led by Leonard, played an excellent game, extending the deficit to double digits in one fell swoop.
And at this moment, based on the need to rotate the lineup, Popovich called a timeout. Now, the Spurs are 41-30, 11 points ahead of their rival Bobcats.
Thankfully, there was an explosive Haywood, and without Haywood, the Bobcats would have fallen even further behind.
After the timeout, the Spurs replaced Chen Feng with Mills, Wesley Johnson for Leonard, and Derrick Favors for Jordan Hill.
And the Bobcats also replaced Sessions with Walker, and Haywood was replaced by De Sangana Diop.
With the help of Derrick Favors' cover, Chen Feng went straight to the basket and saw that there was only De Sangana Diop in front of him, and he was paying attention to Duncan next to him. Therefore, when Chen Feng hit the basket, he did not stop, but kicked his legs to the ground, raised his right hand holding the ball high, and after flying for a distance, his whole body stretched out, and he used the strength of his upper body to dunk the ball down, fully demonstrating the agility and bounce of Chen Feng's body.
"Pretty." Xu Jicheng, who was far away in the live broadcast room of the imperial court five on the other side of the ocean, praised.
Among the fans in the arena of Time Warner Center, there are also many fans cheering for Chen Feng's goal.
After high-fives with Derek Favors, Chen and his teammates immediately retreated to defend.
Eduardo Nahura pulled to the outside to cover, McRoberts actually slipped out of the perimeter, Duncan did not stick to McRoberts, coupled with Eduardo Nahura's cover, McRoberts easily shook off Duncan's follower and pulled to the other side of the three-point line.
"Huh? Want to shoot a three-pointer? I don't guard against you, you vote! Duncan said disapprovingly.
However, the next moment, Duncan was shocked, and his eyes were even bigger than a bull's eye.
After McRoberts pulled to the other side of the three-point line, Walker, who was in possession of the ball, passed the ball to him. After McRoberts received the ball, he didn't make any pauses, his hand rose and fell, and the three-point shot was raised.
Just listen to the sound of "swish", and the ball will shoot into the net.
"Watch out." Popovich shouted into the field.
Duncan nodded expressionlessly and served from the baseline.
In fact, this goal was Duncan's carelessness. Although McRoberts is a power forward, his career three-point shooting percentage has reached 33, which should not be underestimated.
Chen Feng organized the offense, and Maddie scored a layup.
On the Bobcats' side, De Sangana Diop made a high jumper, but under Duncan's interference, this goal was not scored, and the rebound was grabbed by Chen Feng.
Chen Feng grabbed the rebound and rushed to the opposing half, followed by Eduardo Nahura and Walker, who was holding his breath. The man gritted his teeth and clenched at Chen Feng, obviously not wanting him to easily fight into a fast attack. (To be continued......)