Chapter 319: Take back what you lost!
Paul Pierce received a pass from DeLong, shot outside the three-point line, only to hear a "swish", and the ball hollowed into the net. Veterans may not be as physically gifted as they used to be, and they may not be able to jump, but their experience and big hearts are deadly.
Paul Pierce is an ordinary main player and an ordinary star in the Nets, and he may not say that he has a strong 40+ in a game, but they have seen a lot and experienced a lot, so they don't care. Young people may be thrilled to score at a critical moment like this, but they take it for granted.
In retrospect, the Spurs missed the attack, and Deron grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and launched an all-out attack to complete a perfect match with Brook Lopez.
DeLong assists Lopez in the air relay and puts his hands on the basket.
Chen Feng missed a three-pointer, but big man Derrick Favors grabbed the rebound and scored with a one-handed dunk.
With two minutes and 31 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Leonard stole Paul Pierce successfully, launched a fast break, rushed into the Nets' interior with the ball, and passed the ball behind to Chen Feng, who received the ball and made a mid-range pull-up jump shot.
On the Nets' side, Delon responded with a three-pointer.
Superstars are all about proving themselves in moments like these!
Ginobili gently dribbled the ball and walked slowly.
Just as Ginobili walked beyond the three-point line and was facing the basket, he changed his movements. He suddenly stopped dribbling, his body spun naturally, his knees bent, his whole body relaxed, and he looked like he was about to shoot a three!
See Ginobili in action. Johnson immediately gritted his teeth, reflexively jumped up, raised his hands to block Ginobili, but when he jumped up, he realized that he had made a huge mistake. Ginobili didn't get off the ground in the first place.
Ginobili smiled as he leaped forward and let his body crash into Johnson, throwing him off balance.
"Drop!" The referee's whistle blew at this moment. And Ginobili also pushed with both hands at the moment when his body lost balance. Threw the ball out.
"Bang dang!" To the disappointment of Ginobili and the Spurs, the goal was not scored. However, this does not mean that this offensive is the only result, because. The referee hasn't made a foul yet!
"Number 2. Foul on the beater. Three free throws! ”
Ginobili hit two of three free throws and missed the last one, and the Nets' Garnett picked up a defensive rebound. Forthwith. Nets head coach Kidd called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Nets suddenly exploded with unprecedented strength in this game. They were like a different team, giving the Spurs a painful blow that surprised the Spurs and the fans.
With one minute and fifty seconds left in the game, the Nets finally narrowed the difference to single digits, the fans in the ATT arena couldn't believe everything in front of them, in the case of the Spurs' offense was still smooth, the Nets actually approached the score little by little, less than two minutes, and still maintained an 8-point advantage in their hands, but the fans could not see the 8-point difference, how to ensure the team's victory.
Although the ball is in the hands of the Spurs, but now they don't need to attack, they just need the team's stubborn defense, and it doesn't matter if the team scores or not, in the remaining time, as long as they make good use of the advantages in their hands and suppress the Nets' counterattack, victory is what they want to see the most.
Chen Feng suddenly stumbled and made a mistake in dribbling. For some players, as long as the time is enough, they can complete many actions, and Delong, who is defending him, is the best among them, at the moment of his god, his right hand is like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, lightning cut off the ball in his hand, and the turn is a long pass.
The Spurs players, for this mistake, were obviously unprepared, watching Garnett jump up in the three-second zone, holding his hands high above his head, and smashing down hard when the person rose to the top, such a powerful dunk made the whole arena seem to tremble.
A veteran is still a veteran!
Looking at the dazzling score on the scorer, Popovich finally called a timeout, and in just a few minutes, the Spurs' advantage of more than a dozen points in their hands was about to be exhausted, and what made him even more annoyed was that since Deron came on the court, three Nets players scored successively, and Lopez's defense, which was a little soft on the inside, was also very good at defense, and he defused the Spurs' key goals twice.
This is definitely not the strength of the Nets, and this is definitely not the strength of the Spurs, but the performance of the two teams on the court is the opposite of their real strength, there is still a minute and a half left in the game, as long as this timeout is used properly, the initiative of the game is still in their own hands.
"The Spurs' timeout is very timely, with the current score between the two sides, the Spurs still occupy the absolute initiative, but according to the performance of the two teams just now, the 6-point advantage is not very large, and the two back and forth are gone, and the Spurs must pay attention to the most important thing now is that they must not make mistakes." Zhang reasonably analyzed.
Popovich is worried about more than this, the Spurs' rebounding also took advantage of the problem, just more than three minutes, Garnett alone picked up three frontcourt rebounds in a row, directly giving the Nets three offensive opportunities, and now the game has reached a critical moment where every second counts, and every rebound is worth a thousand dollars.
The Spurs have just insisted on playing a large and four small lineup, this lineup is better than speed, but the weakness in rebounding is destined to be unavoidable, and now it seems that the lineup just now has little effect for the Nets, in order to regain the balance on the rebounding ball, Popovich re-sent Tim Duncan.
In order to give the old guy a rest, Duncan has been resting just now, but unfortunately, he still has to continue to play.
After Tim Duncan came on the court, he teamed up with Derrick Favors and had the upper hand with the Spurs on the inside.
On the side of the Nets bench, Kidd's face was very solemn, he tapped a few times on the strategy board, and arranged the following tactics to the players in a deep voice.
"At this stage of the game, both teams don't have much energy, especially the Nets. Now it's all about breathing, and once whoever gets out of the way first, there's no hope for the game. Sun Zhenping's expression also looked very serious.
Tim Duncan is worthy of being a quality player, after coming on the court, he immediately picked up a frontcourt rebound, a wonderful pass Chen Feng hit a three-point shot, the difference between the two teams opened up double digits again, this goal can be said to be the Spurs' most valuable goal so far, there is only one minute and thirteen seconds left in the game, and the Spurs' victory is close at hand.
Mills, along with a group of bench players, could no longer sit still, stood up, raised their fists high, and celebrated the Spurs' victory, and the fans at the ATT arena immediately came alive, and many began to cheer for the victory.
Kidd's face suddenly turned very pale, he was still full of confidence just now, but the Spurs' goal made him completely dead, and there was less than a minute left.
Chen Feng enjoyed the wonderful moment to the fullest, but he did not get carried away, because in front of him, Delong was standing there.
DeLong was rushing towards his own half at this time, and in the blink of an eye, he was outside the three-point line, when a dark shadow quickly passed past him. All of a sudden, Delon's movements were so slow in front of his eyes, and his every movement was not missed, watching Delon's graceful jump, and the ball flew out of his fingers quickly.
"Huh", in fact, Chen Feng doesn't need to listen, and he knows that this ball will be scored, and Delong's shooting standard just now is like a textbook.
Ginobili didn't notice Chen Feng's distraction, and saw that he was still in the Nets' half, and his heart was full of joy, this is a great opportunity to launch a fast break, as long as Chen Feng plays this fast break, he can really lock up the win.
Chen Feng just came back to his senses, only to see a huge basketball quickly fly in front of his eyes, his instinctive head flashed, Delon easily caught the ball, and a long pass was quickly handed over to Lopez's hands, at this time there was no Spurs defender in front of Lopez, and Lopez's explosive dunk seemed to tear up the Spurs' rebound.
With one minute and five seconds left in the game, the Nets players actually broke out again, no, it was Delong. After scoring five points in a row in just half a minute, everything seemed suspenseful again.
At this time, the Nets showed a strong counterattack momentum, which made the game suspense rise again, especially after Decere's new appearance, the Nets comprehensively suppressed the Spurs.
"Hey, buddy! What are you doing? Don't get distracted! Ginobili patted Chen Feng's buttocks.
And Chen Feng turned around and smiled apologetically: "It's okay!" But in my heart, I was saying that what I missed, I have to get it back!
This time it's really my fault!
Chen Feng broke through with the ball, attracted the bag, and handed the ball to Ginobili.
Ginobili mid-range jumper, "swish", the ball goes in.
The Spurs regained momentum, and the Spurs showed their value as absolute main players in key moments.
Ginobili is in desperate situations, not to say!
The Nets attacked, and as a result, the Spurs defended for three seconds, and the Nets got a free throw and a throw.
With DeLong's free throw, the suspense of the game was reborn, and there was no previous concern about the victory or defeat of the two teams, but put all his attention into the game.
Chen Feng's mood is the most complicated now, at the most critical moment of the game, his distraction made the team go to the edge of the bad cliff, Popovich's gaffe just now has a lot to do with himself, he definitely wouldn't have expected that the player he has always been the most assured of is the culprit who pulled the team into danger. (To be continued......)