Chapter 250: A Change of Mood
Even though this is the home court of the Spurs, seeing Billups' wonderful pass and Chamberlain's domineering dunk, the ATT Center Arena still resounded with earth-shattering cheers, and countless Warriors fans stood up and toasted together to celebrate this beautiful offense.
It was a feast for the eyes, and the fans not only had the wine, but also the delicious taste of the wine, and it was a wonderful game.
Chamberlain threw his fist hard and slammed his chest, like a Spartan warrior who had killed a hundred enemies.
At this moment, he is indeed a warrior, worthy of the name of his team, and at the same time he did kill people, under his heavy buckle, Thomas who was knocked off was lying on the ground in pain, and he couldn't stand up for a while.
Duncan and the others hurriedly surrounded him, and Barkley in the TNT live broadcast room exclaimed: "SUPER-Z BETTER RUN AWAY QUICKLY, HE COMMITTED A CRIME, HE MURDERED POOR KENNY THOMAS......"
Kenny Smith frowned, "Hi man, you're calling the wrong name, that guy's name is Kent Thomas, not Kenny......"
"Who cares what his name is?" Barkley interrupted Smith nonchalantly and laughed, "Now the fans just want to know if poor Kenny died from a comminuted fracture of his whole body from the impact or if he broke his neck." â
He deliberately provoked the old partner by using the name 'Kenny' as a pun on Smith.
Chamberlain couldn't continue the penalty because the referee gave an official timeout, Thomas was indeed injured, Chamberlain's impact may have caused some damage to his sternum, and his back hit the floor, which obviously made him very uncomfortable.
The Spurs' team doctor hurried on, but Thomas's injury should not be serious, at least he was not carried down but helped down.
This time, no one condemned Chamberlain, only Barkley said that Chamberlain murdered Thomas, and others such as Spurs fans could only complain sadly. The guy was already sprinting with all his might, and it was clear that that kind of attack couldn't be stopped!
Although this imposing dunk made Chamberlain feel proud, it was obviously not his expectation to injure Thomas, who had also gathered around Thomas nervously waiting for the team doctor's decision, which was why the fans did not blame him.
After learning that Thomas would definitely not be able to play in this game, many Warriors fans in the audience rejoiced, so that the Spurs' bench depth was greatly reduced, and the Warriors were one step closer to victory.
Chamberlain is not very comfortable, they are competing, but this is not a war, this is a competition, the purpose is 'faster, higher, stronger', not 'fiercer, more ruthless, worse', in the end they are just professional players, this is their work, because of their work and hurt others, which makes Chamberlain, who experienced this kind of thing for the first time, a little difficult to accept.
Of course, this is also the reason why Bowen is so unpopular in the NBA, he is indeed too bad and ruthless, Chamberlain's dunk is according to the ball, hurting Thomas is an unintentional mistake, and a lot of the reason is to blame Thomas for not being able to do it - for example, if a car hits a person, then of course the owner must be held responsible, but if a person sees a car is speeding up by himself, then how can the owner be blamed?
Bowen has always followed people, and his goal is to get the best of the opponent off the court, and then weaken the opponent to help the team win.
Seeing Thomas being helped into the players' tunnel, Popovich's heart sank, listening to the cheers of the Warriors fans behind him, he did not feel annoyed, but a little gloomy: Is this the cycle of heaven? Bowen has hurt so many people before, and now God is finally going to punish his team? But if that's the case, then God is a little too cruel to him, because this is the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Chamberlain felt a little guilty, a soft ball on his wrist bounced out when he made a free throw, Duncan grabbed the rebound, Parker took the ball to the front court and suddenly started to shake off Billups, and rushed directly to the inside to throw a shot. Billups wasn't very nervous after being breached, because he knew that Chamberlain was in the box, and as long as Chamberlain was there, Parker would be waiting to eat the hat.
In the face of Parker's layup, Chamberlain did not jump up and block as before, but hesitated for a moment, and when he made up his mind to defend, the fighter plane was fleeting, and Parker's throw hit.
Not only that, but then Chamberlain's offense became very irresolute, his force against Duncan was no longer so fierce and brave, Duncan successfully blocked his breakthrough, Chamberlain found himself blocked under the basket when he could only pass, Parker jumped out and poked the ball down, assisted Nowitzki to break through to the layup to help the Spurs overtake the score, leading the Warriors 32-29.
Seeing this, old Nelson's heart also sank to the bottom, he hurriedly called a timeout, Chamberlain walked off the field with some frustration, he knew that the reason for all this was on himself, but thinking about the damage caused to Thomas before, he was really uncomfortable: at the age of 19, he was still a kind young man after all, just like he didn't want to see his teammates hurt, he actually didn't want to take the initiative to hurt others.
Old Nelson understood this, but he couldn't help but get angry, and when Chamberlain came out, the old man's temper flares up, and he roars, "Damn it, Z, what are you doing for me?" It's a race, it's a knockout, it's not a damn charity game, look what you're doing......"
"Old Tang, I'll come!" A crisp voice rang out, and Winnie walked briskly up.
Old Nelson was so angry that his chest was agitating up and down, he didn't want to see such a good situation being buried, and if Chamberlain kept this mentality, then the rest of the game would not have to be played, and the Warriors would be waiting to be.
Winnie didn't care that more than 20,000 fans were watching them now, and she didn't care about the dense guns and short cannons in the hands of reporters on the side of the stadium, she held Chamberlain's palm with her hand, looked him in the eye and said: "Z, don't look back, look ahead, you need to look forward!" Kent Thomas is injured, but instead of frustration and remorse, I'll accompany you to the hospital to see him after the game, that's respect for him, and if you hold back in the game because of that, the Warriors fans will be disappointed, maybe it's a career for you, it's just a show. But you have to know that for those Warriors fans who have been waiting for more than ten years or even decades, this is their dream stage, and what they need is a real warrior to charge forward like a warrior! â
Chamberlain barely bothered to brace himself and said, "I know, Winnie, I'll forget that scene just now......"
"If we lose this game, the millions of Warriors fans here and in front of the TV will probably never forget this game for the rest of their lives." Winnie reached out and stroked Chamberlain's cheek and said, "Don't you understand? Warriors fans want to see you lead them to an all-time championship! â
The long guns and cannons on the court began to crackle, but Winnie didn't care, and Chamberlain was in no mood to care about such a thing now.
Winnie's encouragement finally worked, and Chamberlain looked back at the audience behind him, and the Warriors fans tore their throats and shouted, "SUPER-Z!" MVPïŒ â
Chamberlain squeezed his fist and stood up, he nodded heavily to old Nelson and said, "Okay, BOSS, let me continue to play, the game is the game, and it has nothing to do with personal feelings!" â
Old Nelson's heart suddenly burst into joy, this old man was so emotional, he waved his big hand and roared: "Very good, stinky boys, go on the field, go teach the San Antonios a lesson, go tell them who is the overlord of the West, go and make them despair!" â
Although Chamberlain's mood has improved, it is still very difficult to recover the previous state of God blocking and killing God, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha, and on the contrary, the Spurs are inspired by Thomas's injury, and they are full of aggression regardless of offense and defense, firmly holding the initiative on the battlefield.
The two teams are inseparable, the score has not been able to pull away, Chamberlain, who returned to the court, still has a bad hand, and the Spurs' continuous peripheral attacks have been in vain, and the two sides have launched a defensive battle, every player is extremely difficult to hold the ball every time, and the transfer of the ball is like a chain without lubrication, which is very obscure.
The Spurs really want to take advantage of Chamberlain's slump to complete the counterattack, and it is best to score ****, but Chamberlain's previous ferocity has brought them a shadow, and they always can't help but look at Chamberlain's position first when shooting, so that the shooting speed is slow, giving the Warriors a chance to defend and counterattack.
Parker didn't want to go on like this, and when it was the Spurs' turn to attack again, he waved his teammates to open up space, and Duncan also left the box to take Chamberlain with him, and there was no doubt that he was going to use a single break to help the team open up the situation.
Seeing this, Spurs fans stood up nervously and expectantly, they were confident in Parker's ability, and now they want to see a wonderful breakthrough in front of them, because they really didn't counter Billups' crotch pass and Chamberlain's violent dunk.
Parker leaned down slightly, the orange ball bouncing on the floor, constantly shifting between his left and right hands, West turned sideways and watched Parker vigilantly, his muscles were tense, his eyes kept on Parker's shoulders, and his mind was judging the direction of his attack.
Suddenly, Parker's dribbling speed began to pick up, and the ball hit the floor with a dull 'thud' sound, like a war drum on an ancient battlefield!
Parker's right shoulder was pulled out horizontally, and the jumping ball jumped to his right hand at once, only to see the body of his bloody hand pull outward, his shoulders trembled violently, and his left foot took a quick step towards Lu's right front, like a meteor flying through the sky, and rushed towards West's left side.
"Get out!" West roared, he moved quickly and straightened up in front of Parker to block his attack, and Parker's right hand holding the ball drew a thin line directly in front of West, his left foot suddenly retracted and stepped forward to the left, and the ball in his hand bounced quickly on the floor and returned to his left hand, his body twisted and changed direction, and swept towards West's right side!
"!" West scolded in his heart as soon as he saw that he had been deceived, the center of gravity shifted to the left like lightning (relatively speaking, the offensive side is on the right, and the defensive side is naturally to the left), the wind brought by Parker's rapid breakthrough whistled in his ears, and when West struggled to move to the left, Parker's body shook violently again, the ball in his left hand was handed over to his right hand again, and the sole of his shoe rubbed the floor and his body moved half a meter horizontally, and then changed hands!
At this time, West could only try to move to the right side, but because his body was still moving to the left due to inertia, there was a conflict between his feet and inertia, and his body shook for a while, and then he staggered two steps and was directly shaken to the ground!