Chapter 478: Narrowly Won
With 43.3 seconds left, Popovich called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan replaced Hawes in an attempt to bolster the team's ability to compete for rebounds.
Although DeAndre Jordan is always criticized for his "steady dìng" under the basket, that is, he likes to jump too much, but his height is there, so Doug Reeves still chooses to believe him.
Kawhi Leonard served on the sideline, and Chen Feng ran back and forth a few times before receiving the sideline ball.
Chen Feng walked around the top of the arc, cautiously looking for an opportunity, and suddenly, Chen Feng's eyes lit up and he quickly pierced the ball.
Kawhi Leonard, who cut in from the wing, received the ball, quickly rushed to the basket, let out a low roar, and hit a two-handed dunk that also caused a foul on Blake Griffin.
"Yay!" The Spurs cheered on the bench, and the Spurs fans who came to watch the Clippers' home game also stood up excitedly, clapping their hands and shouting the slogan 'Spurs come on'.
Even some die-hard old fans shouted one by one after seeing Chen Feng assist Kawhi Leonard to dunk to tie the score.
Kawhi Leonard excitedly high-fived each of his teammates in celebration.
After that, Kawhi Leonard walked to the free throw line.
"Whew", add a penalty, and the ball is scored.
At 100:99, the Spurs once again overtook the score.
This game can be described as ups and downs, and the score alternates rising. When one layer of suspense ends, another layer of suspense arises abruptly.
Although this match was not the thrilling Grand Final battle of last season, it was indeed exciting.
After the Clippers just hit a wave of counter-attacking climax. Chen Feng immediately assisted Kawhi Leonard's dunk and caused Jordan's defensive foul.
With Kawhi Leonard's two-and-one, the Spurs finally overtook the score again.
Now, the score on the court is 100:99 and the Spurs lead by 1 point.
Kawhi Leonard, who helped his team achieve a comeback, roared, his fists pounding into his strong chest in succession.
Seeing that the score was overtaken again, Clippers head coach Doug Reaves also called a timeout, ready to lay out the final tactics.
With only 34.2 seconds left, the Clippers have to put together a nice play. Not only to score this last offense, but also to defend the Spurs' next counterattack.
The fans at the scene were nervously watching the game. The excitement of the competition has exceeded their imagination. They even watched this game as if it were a playoff game.
Although this game is the home of the Clippers, fans in Los Angeles are also full of admiration for the tenacity of the Spurs, especially the Chinese Chen, who has only been in the NBA for a few years but is already one of the strongest players in the league.
The pause was over quickly. The game continued.
The Spurs defensively are very tenacious. Especially Chen Feng. Chims-Paul. Not to give him a chance to catch the ball at all.
It's a big circle. Coupled with Blake Griffin's cover, Chris Paul finally pulled near the center circle and received the touchline ball.
After CP3 receives the ball. The attack did not begin immediately. It's a slow drain of time. He wanted to run out of time before attacking and giving the Spurs a very short time to set up the final offense.
Chen Feng didn't have a chance to wipe the sweat from his face at all, he concentrated all his attention on Paul's body.
In the process of defending Paul, Chen Feng did not take the liberty of stealing. Paul is not your average point guard. If you take the liberty of stealing, it is very likely that the opponent will seize the opportunity. What's more, now is the most important moment of the game, and there is no room for carelessness.
When the Clippers had only six seconds left on offense, Chris Paul made a series of cross-steps and immediately began to break through.
Chen Feng stuck to Chris Paul, he had done his best, and it was estimated that this game was over. There isn't much left of his body.
The CP3 is not only about speed. also has a body, so Chen Feng has a lot of pressure when defending him.
However, Chris Paul is not having a good time, but he entered the NBA a few years earlier than Chen Feng, so he has more experience and decision-making ability at the last moment than Chen Feng.
Although Chen Feng has already had a few seasons of experience. But in such a short period of time, he can't make himself more experienced than a player like Chris Paul all at once.
Chris Paul turned back and leaned back. But just as he was standing on tiptoe, he suddenly passed the ball.
Blake Griffin under the basket after receiving the ball. Turn straight and lean back on one foot.
With a "swish", Blake Griffin also showed his strength at this time.
At 101:100, the Clippers took control of the game again.
After the Clippers scored on offense, Popovich directly called a timeout. Now they have one last timeout left, so it's very timely to call a timeout at this time.
The 20-second timeout passed almost in the blink of an eye, and after Chen Feng struggled to receive Tim Duncan's sideline serve, he slowly organized the team's offense.
Chris Paul pressed the defense of Chen Feng all over the court, and also reached out to steal Chen Feng's ball from time to time. However, he is very careful in grabbing the ball, and is prepared that even if the ball grabbing is unsuccessful, he will not be seized by the opponent to break through.
After swimming around the top of the arc with the ball, Chen Feng first put the ball in the hands of Tony Parker. Tony Parker then passed the ball to Kawhi Leonard, who bogged twice before passing the ball back into Chen's hands again.
There are now eight seconds left until the end of the game, and this time is also the last time of the game.
The Clippers are defending with all their might at the moment, and as long as they hold on to this goal, then the victory in this game will be theirs.
Chen Feng reached out to stop Chris Paul's steal of the ball, and then glanced at it. Tony Parker hurried over to make a pick-and-roll, and Chen Feng quickly activated, using Tony Parker's body to shake off Chris Paul's defense.
But the Clippers changed defenses very quickly, and as soon as they got rid of Chris Paul, Chen Feng had JJ Redick in front of them. Although the opponent's defense is not very outstanding, Chen Feng does not dare to underestimate it.
To be on the safe side, Chen Feng still hoisted the ball to the inside line.
5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds......
Derrick Favors spun around and shook the ball before handing it to Tim Duncan.
With a bang, Tim Duncan roared and poured the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Up......roar" The audience was in an uproar.
The home fans sighed, while the Spurs fans yelled with excitement.
With Tim Duncan's dunk, the Spurs managed to pull the score back.
102:101。
However, the game is not over yet, and the Clippers still have 0.8 seconds to make the final counter-kill.
Although the time is quite short, the Clippers definitely have a chance to kill the Spurs.
'Old Fish' Fisher had a 0.4-second kill against the Spurs, while 'Yellow Mamba' Brandon Roy had a 0.8-second beat against the Houston Rockets.
So even though they are now one point behind their opponents and have only 0.8 seconds left, the Clippers and the home fans are not giving up.
Doug Reaves called the team's final timeout, in which he had to decide who would execute the last shot.
The Spurs, for their part, also know that the game is not over yet, and they have not yet put the victory in their pockets.
During the timeout, Popovich laid out a tight defense.
Soon, the timeout was over and the main players of both teams were on the field.
The referee on the touchline put the ball in the hands of Matt Barnes, who held the ball high in search of his team-mate.
The Spurs players were all close to the Clippers players, not giving them a chance to catch the ball.
Just as the Clippers were about to violate the five-second serve, Chris Paul jumped high and caught the ball over Chen's head.
Then, I saw Chris Paul, who had just received the ball, jump up directly and forced a three-point shot.
Chen Feng had long imagined in his mind how Chris Paul would attack, but he didn't expect that Paul would choose to shoot three-pointers from the outside.
After all, the Clippers are only one point behind now, and if they play a two-point shot, the success rate is relatively higher.
However, the Clippers did not do that and opted instead to play a three-pointer.
Therefore, when Chris Paul made a move, Chen Feng was a little slower. Even so, Chen Feng still tried his best to pounce.
However, Chris Paul's bounce height was a bit high, and the shot was quite fast, so Chen Feng didn't cover it.
Therefore, Chen Feng could only watch the ball fly towards the basket.
And just as Chris Paul threw the ball, the whistle for the end of the game sounded.
Everyone in Staples Arena held their breath, and the sound of people's heartbeats could be heard even at this time.
"Bang dang", this voice broke the silence of the audience.
"Whew", seeing that this goal was not scored, Chen Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The Spurs cheered and jumped for joy, and some Spurs fans who came to Staples Stadium to watch the game were even more excited, shouting Chen Feng's name loudly.
Chris Paul and others on the Clippers all have a look of bitterness on their faces, especially Chris Paul. At the most critical time, he didn't hit the last killer ball, which made him very helpless.
102:101, with the Spurs' main power forward Tim Duncan's two-point quasi-final shot at the last moment, the Spurs won the game and successfully got the start of the new season.
Despite the home team's loss, the Los Angeles fans stood up, cheering not only for the home team but also for the visitors' wonderful performance.
Although the Spurs were opponents, they were also grateful to the Spurs for giving them a good game. (To be continued......)