Chapter 247: Preparing for Tianwang Mountain (Part II)
The rules of the playoffs are 2-2-1-1-1, and there are seven games in total, starting with the top team having the first two home court advantages, then the bottom team having two home games, and the remaining three games being the home game of Game 5 and Game 7 of the top team, so that Game 6 is played on the home court of the Warriors.
After losing three playoff games, the Warriors have been cornered, they have a back-to-back battle, and if they win this game, they still have a chance, and if they lose this game, then they can pack up and go home, and Chamberlain can focus on disaster relief.
There is no need for any pre-war mobilization, before the start of the sixth game, the atmosphere in the Warriors locker room was unprecedentedly heavy, no one spoke until the game, everyone's faces were tense, the domestic central sports channel CCTV-5 broadcast the game live, seeing the Warriors players playing, Su Qun, who was in charge of explaining the game, couldn't help but gasp and said: "The black clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy it, the Spurs are in trouble today!" ”
The referee tossed the ball, and Chamberlain didn't give Duncan a chance this time, he flew into the air like a warrior and slapped the ball to Billups.
Billups controlled the ball and took two steps back to stabilize the rhythm, Parker wanted to go up and steal, but Billups took the opportunity to change direction and break through Parker's defense, after the breakthrough, he simply charged, attracted Bowen to defend and then passed the ball to Ellis, and as in the previous game, it was Ellis who took the lead to score two points.
The fans in the Oracle Arena were not happy to see this, and they watched the players fight on the court in horror, for fear of repeating the mistakes of the past.
The Spurs still started the game with Duncan, and after Duncan got the ball, Chamberlain pounced directly, and his arms were enveloped Duncan like a big spider, and the latter was strangled by several back-pushes and breakthroughs in a row, and Chamberlain showed a completely different state from the previous game, and he successfully limited Duncan.
Seeing this, old Nelson had a smile on his face, this was his arrangement, after the last game, he let Chamberlain rest, he didn't have to do anything, he didn't need to train intensively, he didn't need to practice together, he just had to rest, so that he could fully recover his physical strength.
Duncan passed the ball to Bowen on the outside, and the third uncle saw that there was not much time and could only make a quick shot, the ball hit the iron, and Chamberlain took the rebound and threw it to Billups to advance quickly.
Billups was unceremoniously brought the ball to a full-court play: There is no doubt that Mr. FMVP is definitely not willing to be eliminated by the Spurs again in his career, so today he is no longer a regular playmaker.
Parker's sudden change surprised Parker, he thought that the opponent would pass the ball out of the court to organize the offense after arriving in the frontcourt, but Billups quickly shook his shoulders and made a feint and then shook off Parker and rushed to the basket, Finley had no choice but to make up the defense and pull him down, and Billups made two free throws from the free throw line to help the Warriors start the game 4-0.
It was the same as the previous game, and the fans in the Oracle Arena were even more nervous.
But then the situation was different from the previous game, Parker also broke through Billups and rushed to the basket, he encountered Chamberlain's iron hat when he shot, Jackson followed Billups fast break, and the most sneak attack to the basket to score, the Warriors opened the game 6-0.
Parker hesitated a bit as he passed the ball to Bowen and let the veteran use his experience to find opportunities. Although Bowen is no longer able to break through as much as he did when he was younger, his three-point shooting has become more and more perfect, and he hit a three-point shot from the bottom corner to open up the situation for the Spurs.
Billups patiently chose his chances, and Chamberlain pretended to be high to cover him, but after rushing out of the box, he suddenly ran back and easily shook off Oberto. Billups seized the opportunity to throw the ball to the rebound, and Chamberlain received the ball and shrunk in the air to avoid Duncan's block and then swung his arm to complete the windmill to give the Warriors an 8-3 lead.
Just after the Warriors fans in the Oracle Arena breathed a sigh of relief, what made them worry immediately happened, and then Parker led the Spurs to complete a 7-0 small **** counterattack, he first threw his own shot, and then stole Ellis's breakthrough to lead the fast break to score two more points, and finally assisted Finley to shoot a fatal three-point shot from outside the three-point line to help the Spurs complete the overtake.
The Warriors' three consecutive rounds of offense have encountered problems, Nelson Sr. frowned and called a timeout, taking the lead in substitutions, West and Petrus came on at the same time, facing the Spurs who did not have a strong player at the small forward position, the more offensive Petrus was more suitable for playing small forward than Jackson, who was stronger defensively, and Chamberlain was substituted, he had a more important mission.
After the timeout, Billups responded to the Spurs with a mid-range shot and an assist, but the Spurs showed no signs of weakness, and Parker continued his magical performance by hitting a three-pointer and Duncan dunking in the restricted area, so that the Spurs still controlled the initiative at 15-11.
Parker's bravery made the Spurs' offense crazy, the Warriors' defense was difficult to hold the Spurs' offense, and at this time Ginobili also played, he and Parker took turns to attack the Warriors' defense, plus there was a stronger Duncan in the restricted area, the Spurs quickly expanded the score to 19-13, and there were small fans in the Oracle Arena who began to cry in disappointment.
Taking advantage of Chamberlain's absence, the Spurs continued to rush for rebounds to hit the Warriors' defensive confidence, Petrus forced Ginobili to be cut off by the opponent to achieve a fast break, seeing that the Spurs were going to widen the gap to 10 points, West chased the score to 17-21 with two consecutive shots.
Billups began to find a way to contain Parker, he made an offensive foul on Parker, but West did not take advantage of the three-point opportunity, but Duncan grabbed the rebound and assisted Ginobili to shoot a three-pointer, and after turning back, Duncan blocked West's impact layup again, Parker scored on a fast-break layup, and the Spurs led 26-17 to end the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Chamberlain re-appeared, and Nelson Sr. finally sent him up, and it was clear that this time Chamberlain played again after the break, and Nelson Sr. had no intention of replacing him again.
After Chamberlain made a direct contribution on the court, he rewarded Duncan with a big hot pot in defense, Billups held the ball and quickly attacked the bag and assisted West to score a dunk, Chamberlain continued to impact the Spurs defense after coming on the court to chase the score to 23-28, the momentum of the Warriors was boosted, and the cheers of the rhythmic 'Autobot offense' resounded in the Oracle Arena.
Hearing the encouragement of the fans, Chamberlain clenched his right fist and raised his arm in a classic celebratory pose, he lived up to the expectations of the fans, and then he staged another block drama, this time the unlucky one was replaced by Kent Thomas, who knocked O'Bryant away and thought it was safe to go to the basket, and the ball was directly pressed by Chamberlain on the rebound.
"Rhythm, rhythm, rhythm!" Billups didn't rush to launch a fast break after passing the ball, but called out to his teammates to direct the offense, "Go where you need to go, in the restricted area, in the horns, in the free throw area, and outside the three-point line, I have to see people!" ”
O'Briant obediently entered the penalty area and landed, Chamberlain waited for Billups in the high post, and when he arrived, he immediately stepped forward to cover him, Billups accelerated to get rid of Ginobili, but did not shoot wantonly, but threw the ball to Chamberlain, who followed up from the flank.
After receiving the ball, Chamberlain first made a shooting feint to deceive Thomas, and then faced Duncan, he quickly turned and broke through to the basket, and after falling into position, he hit backwards fiercely, and Duncan, who caught up, did not stand firm and suffered this heavy move, and was directly knocked back, and Chamberlain held the ball with one arm and came to a small windmill.
The score was further narrowed, and the momentum of the Warriors was faintly raised again, but in the next two attacks at the critical moment, West's layup and Billups' three-point shot were not successful, Parker seized the opportunity to break through the Warriors' defense and score two points, and Duncan and Ginobili also took the opportunity to score.
Seeing this, Chamberlain gritted his teeth and stood up, he played a strong advantage in the restricted area for the Warriors to make two consecutive strong layups, and then Billups scored points, the Spurs wanted to counterattack as soon as they saw that something was wrong, Parker broke through the basket and threw it, Chamberlain flanked the wing and slammed the ball down, West fast-break dunk, and the Warriors stopped the Spurs 32-35, forcing Popovich to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the Warriors strengthened their defense, the Spurs attacked the iron, the Warriors fought back, and Chamberlain scored two points from his own shot to steal the basket to chase the score to 38-39. The Warriors stubbornly bit the score, but they were always a breath away. Then the Spurs pushed forward slowly as Popovich instructed, Duncan blocked West's layup, Ginobili turned back and stole Petrus's pass, and Barry ended the first half with a three-pointer to put the Warriors up 41-47.
Billups' mid-range shot took the game into the second half, as he stole the Spurs' opening pass and turned around on a jumper to score two quick points. Jackson re-entered the court, capitalizing on Parker's mistake and dribbling himself to the frontcourt, where he hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line and made a three-pointer to make it 46-49.
Duncan hit a jumper to hold back the Warriors' momentum, Jackson hit another three-pointer, and Billups hit a long-range shot from inside the three-point line on the right to tie the score at 51.
After that, the two sides launched a confrontation against Maimang, and the score was deadlocked, and at the critical moment, Chamberlain blocked Parker's layup again, and Billups cooperated with him to give him a pass to assist him with a dunk, so that the Warriors finally completed the comeback 59-57.
But the Spurs were unwilling to give up the lead, and the two sides were inseparable, not only the players were fighting, but the two veterans were also fighting wits, and the two called a timeout to continue to direct the team to tear up, Duncan's free throws and Parker's layup allowed the Spurs to regain control of the situation.
At this critical moment when the two sides were red-eyed, Parker was scrambled by Billups' tight defense and made two consecutive turnovers, Billups showed his big heart, and he seized the opportunity to score two three-pointers in succession, which directly detonated the atmosphere in Oracle Arena and helped the Warriors take a 67-66 lead. But Bowen didn't relent, and his buzzer-beating three-pointer gave the Spurs a 69-67 lead into the final quarter.
After entering the final quarter of the game, the two teams continued to fight hard, Chamberlain hit the basket to cause Oberto 2+1, he hit the Spurs defense one after another, and personally scored 5 points in a row to help the Warriors overtake, Duncan followed by a back to beat Chamberlain to 2+1, and the two sides tied at 74.
Parker continued to attack Duncan, and Stone Buddha scored back-to-back attacks in the low post to give the Spurs 80-76 control. At the critical moment, Jackson missed a great opportunity to chase the score with a free throw, and Chamberlain left the box and moved to the high post, and he and Billups made two consecutive pick-and-roll combinations in the high post, scoring four points in a row to narrow the gap to one point.
The Spurs had to strengthen their defense against Chamberlain, but Chamberlain not only went inside, he floated on the outside, Oberto couldn't keep up with him, Duncan could only withdraw from the restricted area, West took the opportunity to hit the rim and easily made a layup, and at this time the Spurs continued to play iron, and Chamberlain suddenly attacked the restricted area and scored four points in a row, and the Warriors led 85-80.
Duncan's two free throws saved the Spurs' hope of victory, and then Parker and Ginobili's offense were crushed, Ginobili also ate a block from Chamberlain, and in the last minute, the two sides were on fire, and Chamberlain's big heart was vividly displayed at this moment, he grabbed a key offensive rebound and forced Oberto and Duncan's bag to cut down the key two points, helping the Warriors take the championship lead 87-82.
With only 20 seconds left in the game, the Spurs had to resort to a three-point shootout and foul play, but Ginobili then missed a three-pointer and was robbed of the rebound by Chamberlain, and the Spurs were gone, and the Warriors finally took away the precious victory 90-84.
At this point, the Spurs and the Warriors have tied 3-3, and all hopes have been put on two days later, and two days later, the first battle of the season in the West will start!