Chapter 330 Against George
The goal just now reflects Hibbert's fatal weakness, although he is tall enough, but his lower game is too unstable, and his confrontation is not as strong as imagined.
The game restarted, and the Pacers lineup did not change, but on offense, they focused on strong play on the inside, and the ball was more in the hands of David West.
George Hill passed the half-court and the ball was quickly handed over, and Stephenson, who received the ball, was also non-sticky. Chen Feng's fierce gaze made him feel weak in his heart, and the few breakthroughs just now were almost taken out of his hand by Chen Feng, but fortunately, his reaction was not slow.
Paul George got the ball out of the way and into the hands of Roy Hibbert on the inside.
After watching the Pacers' game before the game, Popovich was ready for their interior pick-and-roll.
David West, Roy Hibbert ran back from the bottom line, Roy Hibbert gently blocked Derek Favors's position, his wrist shook slightly, and the ball quickly rebounded into David West's hands, David West took advantage of his body's cover, the left wing ball was thrown high, Derek Favors watched the ball fly over his head, but he was tightly stuck by Roy Hibbert, and could only watch the ball go into the net.
Popovich shook his head helplessly, everyone knows that this team's offense is not good, but this is also relative, with David West and Hibbert's inside, the offense will not be much worse, right?
Chen Feng quickly passed the ball out, and Leonard got up after receiving the ball and threw it. Although Leonard's shot was a bit sudden, Paul George's extraordinarily long arm span. Or blocked Leonard's shooting position in time.
Looking at Paul George's eyes, Leonard did not panic, his hands that were about to shoot suddenly pressed down, passed the ball, and the whole movement was very smooth.
"Huh", the emergency stop jump shot after receiving the ball, Chen Feng's entire shooting action was done in one go, and more importantly, Chen Feng's shot hit, and the fans in the ATT Center Arena naturally did not hesitate to cheer them.
"Huh", another inside pass from the Pacers. Pick-and-roll cover. Only this attack was completed by Stephenson.
Chen Feng's breakthrough shot, Leonard hit a three-point shot after receiving the ball on the right wing.
"Squeak", the sound of sneakers rubbing against the floor can be heard clearly, at the moment of receiving the ball. Chen Feng actually activated it in an instant. Let's Paul George, who was in charge of defending him. Only watched him pass the half.
However, he didn't give up the chase and kept chasing behind Chen Feng, unless Chen Feng rushed directly into the inner line so much. Otherwise, Chen Fengxiu wants to get a chance to shoot on the outside.
The tactical intent of the Pacers is very obvious, using Paul George's excellent defensive ability to limit the role of Chen Feng on the court, but such a misplaced defense, the Spurs are also happy to see it, Wang is not afraid of Wang, Popovich is not afraid, and Chen Feng is even more afraid!
Chen Feng decisively broke through to the inside of the Pacers, at this time the opponent's defense line has not been set up, compared to passing, his direct attack is undoubtedly more threatening, and Paul George has been following him without giving up, if he hesitates a little, he may be haunted by himself.
Paul George's defense is an indispensable weapon for the Pacers, although he does not have Uncle Bao, Iguodala at his peak is compared to Battier, but his defense is also very strong.
It's too late for the rest of the Pacers to get back to defense, but under their basket, Stephenson is still standing, Stephenson's all-round skills are more prominent when defending outside players, agile reflexes, and unusually good reach, which is a huge threat to any guard player.
Stephenson stood outside the three-second zone, looking at Chen Feng intently, he did not choose to take the initiative, Paul George's pursuit defense has left Chen Feng with no choice, at this time the Spurs players have just passed the half, with his position at this time, he can't observe the team's position at all, as long as he is slightly distracted, he will immediately fall into a more dangerous situation.
Seeing that Chen Feng and Stephenson were about to collide together, with the size of the two of them, plus the latter's extraordinary arm span, once Chen Feng was really close to him, it would be difficult to find a chance to make a move.
Many Pacers fans stood up excitedly, and an opponent's mistake was far more inspiring than a goal of their own, especially a player like Chen Feng who once made them feel cold.
When Chen Feng and Stephenson were about to collide together, Chen Feng's right toe hit the floor heavily, and his whole body forcibly stopped, but the strong inertia made him half of his body fall forward, but this seemingly inevitable action made an excellent goal.
Chen Feng's sudden stop, Paul George behind him was caught off guard at all, it was too late to barely stop, the whole person slid past Chen Feng, Chen Feng's half body leaned forward, and made way for him.
Stephenson was already ready to deal with Chen Feng's strong attack, but Chen Feng's unexpected movements made him lose his target all of a sudden, and in a panic, Paul George's body had already crashed into it at a rapid pace.
"Smack", the two defenders of the Pacers team's solid collision together, in order to avoid the team from being hurt, at the moment of impact, Stephenson immediately slackened the strength of his whole body, and the whole person was knocked straight out of the bottom line.
Chen Feng jumped up easily under the basket, and the ball fell into the basket, making a "swish" sound.
The Spurs' rest area was a sea of joy and it was definitely a great shot.
"Drop", the referee's whistle suddenly sounded, and Pacers coach Vogel called for a timeout.
After the timeout, the game resumed.
Both teams made changes to their respective lineups, with the Pacers replacing Roy Hibbert for Masinmi; The Spurs replaced Leonard with Ginobili for a three-guard lineup.
George Hill took the baseline serve from the team and then dribbled towards the Spurs halfcourt.
Marcinmy stuck inside the Spurs, pressing Derrick Favors and reaching for the ball from George Hill. When George Hill saw it, he decisively hoisted the ball high into the basket.
After receiving the ball, Masimmi turned around and made a jumper, but Chen Feng, who came out of the flank, slapped the ball away, and Ginobili grabbed the ball.
After seeing the ball fall into Ginobili's hands, Chen Feng rushed towards the Pacers' half court with all his strength.
Ginobili naturally understood Chen Feng's move, so he made a long pass, and the ball flew in front of Chen Feng. Chen Feng accelerated again, grabbed the ball at once, and then rushed into the Pacers' three-point line.
As soon as he rushed to the three-point line of the progressive walkers, Chen Feng showed his dunk strength. Chen Feng jumped up, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and flew towards the basket.
The fans in the audience looked at Chen Feng excitedly, and they all knew that Chen Feng was going to dunk.
With a "bang", Chen Feng completed this thunderous dunk, and the fans broke out into bursts of cheerful cheers.
After the Pacers sent the ball out from the baseline, the Spurs players had already retreated to their own half, and the Spurs' tactical intention was obvious, to drag down the tempo as much as possible in the game and drag the Pacers into a positional battle, so that the Pacers, who could not score themselves, had a lower scoring estimate.
George Hill frowned slightly, just after half of the court, the opponent directly pulled out to defend, the rigorous defense gave George Hill a headache, he was not worried about what mistakes he would make, but for the Pacers players, the sooner the ball came out, the better.
As soon as Paul George saw George Hill's situation, he quickly pulled it out, took the pass from George Hill's hand, and quickly handed the ball to the inside line.
Stephenson receives the ball near the free-throw line and leans back with his right hand, and it is Ginobili who defends him.
In the middle of his search, Stephenson's wrist flicked and the ball fell from behind to David West, who used his body as a cover to hit from mid-range.
Vogel nodded slightly, with the return of David West, the Pacers' style of play has changed a lot, strengthening the offensive power of the interior, although the role of David West on the court is decreasing, but David West still maintains a good competitive state, and his shooting at critical moments is still so trustworthy.
Because George Hill's defense is not very good, so Paul George gave the Pacers a lot of help on the defensive end, the defensive movement is not very big, he is considered a defensive master, he has made a superstar level figure, although many people think that he has not fully developed his talent, but in fact, he has made an All-Star, and he has excellent performance on both offensive and defensive ends.
Paul George completely adopts close defense against Chen Feng, and it is the kind of close defense that does not let up a single step.
Any player needs enough space to start, but Paul George's entire body is almost attached to him, and this kind of defense is very demanding for defenders, in addition to excellent explosiveness and reflexes, it also needs to have a certain amount of physical confrontation ability.
In close defense, if it is easily bounced away by the opponent, it will not be able to achieve the desired effect at all, but this defensive effect is also obvious, the offensive player is difficult to choose, and in the process of ball control, due to the very limited space to play, it is easy to make mistakes if you are not careful.
Feeling the oppressive force coming from Paul George's body, Chen Feng was secretly surprised in his heart. Fortunately, he was physically strong, and if he had changed to a player with slightly inferior confrontation ability, he would have been squeezed away by him under his repeated collisions.
The ball quickly got into Ginobili's hands, and with Chen Feng's position at this time, even if he forced a breakthrough, the rest of the Pacers players had enough time to make up for it. (To be continued......)