Chapter 333: The Knicks
"Huh", listening to the sound of the basketball entering the net, Chen Feng shook his fist excitedly.
"Huh", it was another Spurs outside cooperation, the ball passed through the hands of Chen Feng and Ginobili, and finally fell into Leonard's hands, almost the same position, Leonard almost copied the goal just now.
In fact, many people say that a player like Leonard who has too long an arm span and too big a hand may not shoot too accurately, but Leonard is now shooting nearly 40% of his three-point shots, and most importantly, this guy is still improving.
For Leonard, what he needs to do is to follow in the footsteps of Chen Feng closely, his shooting ability is because Chen Feng has moved some training methods out of the Tianwang system, and the most benefited are the young players of the Spurs, especially Leonard.
Facing the Spurs, who were in full swing, Vogel had to call a timeout again and make changes to the lineup. Paul George was re-onboarded, and his restraining effect on Chen Feng was obvious, so that George Hill could juggle Ginobili's defense, and the pressure on the Pacers' interior players was much less.
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"Smack", Chen Feng faced the oncoming basketball, his right hand gently dragged at the bottom of the basketball, the ball crossed his head and flew into the hands of Ginobili behind him, and his whole person had already flown out of the bow and arrow like a string.
Ginobili received the ball and stood on his feet, holding the ball high with both hands, and nudging with his right hand, the ball flew diagonally to the basket at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, and Paul George saw the arrogant figure of the half-court rapid breakthrough. In a hurry, he hurriedly chased after him.
The right foot stepped heavily on the floor, and the whole person took advantage of the momentum to rise into the air, and the huge inertia made Chen Feng's right foot take a step forward.
Looking at the basket in front of him, Ginobili's pass flew right above Chen Feng's head, and he quickly took off the basketball with his right hand. A small slalom placed the ball on his waist, and the whole person shrank in the air, dodging the hoop overhead.
"Ah......h Straighten your waist hard. The whole body actually stopped in the air. Holding the ball in both hands, he slammed it down on the basket above the back of his head.
"Bang dang", a huge slam dunk resounded throughout the ATT Center Arena, and nearly 20,000 fans at home were all boiling.
The game continues!
Turner, who came off the bench, seems to have gradually adapted to Chen Feng's mark-to-man defense, and he is also comfortable with it. Dribble quickly across the half-court.
Paul George receives the ball on the right wing. Several attempts to break through. Leonard was unimpressed, and Paul George reluctantly passed the ball away.
George Hill received the ball and accelerated in an instant, getting rid of Ginobili who was defending him. Before Leonard's defense. The right foot has been stepped on hard. By a fraction of a second, he passed through Leonard's defense. With the third step, he soared into the air.
Tim Duncan was already in position in the box, his hands raised in the air trying to block his opponent's shots. Paul George twisted and rolled over in the air and gently pushed the ball out with both hands.
Turner's catch-up from beyond the three-point line. Transfer the ball. Paul George took a light step and hooked his hand at a small angle under the basket, and the ball grazed the rebound and fell into the hoop.
Chen Feng personally took the ball across the half court and quickly walked outside the three-point line on the right wing, and Paul George did not dare to slack off.
Chen Feng quickly rushed to the middle line with the ball, and at this time Leonard had already pulled it over to block and dismantle, and Paul George was in a hurry, so he hurriedly took a step back and bypassed.
But when he stood in front of Chen Feng again. The orange basketball had already flown over his head, and Chen Feng had already completed his shooting action and landed steadily on the floor.
The pick-and-roll tactics are both easy to break and hard to break, and the Pacers have always used the pack-and-roll tactic to shoot the Spurs' pick-and-roll. However, this time, Turner was a step slower to make up for the defense, and was directly shot by Chen Feng.
"Huh", Chen Feng's three-point shot hit.
Ten seconds later, Roy Hibbert made a turnaround layup under the basket to pull back two points.
With two simple passes, the ball quickly passed the half, and Chen Feng just passed the half, and received the basketball with a return pass.
"Slap", the crisp sound of basketball, Chen Feng's body blew over like a gust of wind, Turner's right hand was still stretched out in front of his chest, but the person he was defending was gone, although it was not the first time he had encountered such a situation, but a trace of frustration still rose in his heart.
Although he was a substitute, Turner never thought he was worse than the starter, you must know that he was one of the core players of the team when he was with the 76ers, and if it wasn't for Philadelphia's decision to rebuild, Turner would still be thriving.
Turner is a very well-rounded player, as the team's substitute, this season's playmaking ability has become more cloudy, and sometimes he has a hot head and plays more brainless, but the flaws are not hidden, and the team also needs him to come up and break through, shoot, and steal points. It's just that Turner and the Pacers don't seem to have much chemistry, and there are constant conflicts with Stephenson.
For most of the season, although he averaged 6 minutes less playing per game than last season, Turner still delivered 13.7 points, 3.4 assists and 2 rebounds, and Turner has undoubtedly become one of the best sixth men in the league.
Paul George's defense has not yet been in place, Chen Feng has already risen from outside the three-point line, almost at the moment of the sharp turn of faith, excellent movement of nerves, Paul George has tried his best to jump up, and his right hand is also raised high, but at this time, a shallow smile on the corner of Chen Feng's mouth made him feel a little uneasy in his heart, but Chen Feng was obviously already in the air.
The body flipped slightly, the wrist sank, and the ball jumped over most of the court and flew into the hands of Ginobili on the bottom line.
Roy Hibbert had already noticed Ginobili's run, and in the face of the menacing Roy Hibbert, Ginobili's shot did not hesitate at all, but the force of this shot seemed to be a little larger, and the ball flew out along the rim of the hoop.
Roy Hibbert's heart was relieved. But then the heavy footsteps of "knock, knock, knock......" shattered his dream, and a figure rushed out from outside the three-second zone and picked the ball directly above David West's head.
Leonard slid to the basket to the other side, thrust hard at the waist, and flipped his wrist down with his right hand.
"Drop", David West instinctively dodged, stepped into the three-second zone with his right foot, and slapped Leonard's body directly with his raised hands.
Leonard's free throws landed safely in the net, and the Spurs extended their advantage further.
In the all-important fourth quarter, although Paul George was also back on the court long ago. But alas, Paul George's return to the court didn't save the Pacers.
When Chen Feng assisted Leonard to hit another three-pointer to expand the margin to 25 points, the Pacers also lost hope of a comeback.
In the end, the Spurs defeated the Pacers 116-99 at home, ending their opponent's three-game winning streak while extending their winning streak to sixteen.
For a month or so, the Spurs didn't even lose a game. And they are still creating their own legends.
Two days later, the San Antonio Spurs traveled to the Big Apple to challenge the brand-new Knicks with Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler.
And the San Antonio Spurs, and also the Knicks, have also lost their competitiveness from last season this year, and it seems that no one else will play except for Anthony.
The Knicks are showing signs of recovery, and Coach Woodson can't wait to take the Spurs to stimulate the team and restore the team's self-confidence.
However, the Spurs are not easy to bully, and head coach Popovich went toe-to-toe with Woodson before the game, saying that it will not be easy to beat the San Antonios.
Tonight's game is the second time the Spurs and Knicks have met this season, and the Spurs have won each other in one meeting, and that game was a bloody slaughter.
This time again, the Knicks will have to pull back a game led by 'Melon' Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.
In this game, the starting lineup of the Spurs is: center Derrick Favors, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Leonard, scoring guard Chen Feng, and playmaker Parker.
However, the Spurs also have a lot of problems. The biggest problem is stamina because this game is their back-to-back and it is away.
As a result, the Spurs' form has been tested quite a bit.
Derrick Favors and Tyson Chandler jumped the ball, and the Spurs gained the offensive rights, and Favors slapped the ball into Chen Feng's hands.
Chen Feng lightly slapped the basketball a few times, exhaled lightly, and then quickly moved forward with the ball.
Hardaway Jr. was already in front of him just after halftime, and the Spurs' current form made it look like the Knicks had a better chance of winning, but they didn't take it lightly and put more energy into defending Chen Feng and Derrick Favors.
In the tactical arrangement before the game, Woodson repeatedly emphasized only one sentence, no matter what the situation, as long as the ball is in the hands of Chen Feng and Derek Favors, the players on the field must recklessly pinch the two forward, willing to give other players some empty space, and cannot let these two have the slightest breathing room. Of course, those three old guys are definitely the top priority of the defense.
Chen Feng didn't stick to the ball at all, and quickly passed the ball out. Then, Chen Feng showed a speed-like speed, easily passed by Hardaway Jr., and the ball returned to him at the first time.
The moment the ball arrived in his hand, Chen Feng's speed suddenly increased, from static to moving, giving people a strange abruptness. (To be continued......)