Chapter 321: A Sudden Change I Don't Want to See
"Chris did the axis, he and Wood worked directly together, Wood missed the sky over San Antonio twice in a row, Robert and Oberto were too slow to make up for it, and they were more than a light-year away from Wood." Charles. Barkley exclaimed.
Lin Sen, who completed the aerial relay on the court, did not celebrate, turned and ran directly to the backcourt, stopping outside the three-point line, he stared at Tony who was advancing forward with his hands on his knees. Parker.
Eva on the sidelines takes the lead for Tony. Parker cheered, and the Spurs' offense was as steady as their style of play amid the cheers of the court, pushing through layers to tear apart the Magic's defense.
Now the defensive strength of the Magic lineup is indeed very lacking, and Lin Sen, who was blocked by Ginobili, can only watch Tony. Parker recaptures the ball and hits the basket and throws it up.
"It's a terrible defense, it's hard to get two points back and it's easy to lose it, and if I were Otis, I'd keep training Dwight and expect him to improve, just to strengthen the front line.
In fact, there are a lot of haode strikers this summer, such as Charlotte Gerrard, Chicago Andres, especially Charlotte's Gerrard, although his offensive shortcomings are obvious, but the defense has absolutely nothing to say, as a friend of MJ, I know that he will not spend too much money to keep Gerrard, after all, they still need to keep Emeka.
It just so happens that Orlando is not short of money, they have plenty of salary space, and they should think about it if they want to make a difference. Barkley said.
And off the field Stan. Van Gundy frowned, the offensive ability of the current lineup on the court is okay, but the defense is obviously not good without Howard and Milicic.
"Darko!" Stan. Van Gundy shouted at Milicic.
"Stan obviously couldn't stand the team's poor defense either. Chris wasn't a haode defender when he was younger. As for Tony. Buddy? If it had been two years ago, my knee had not been injured, and it might have played a big role before.
Replace Darko's words. His height should protect the box, and his offense could also take the pressure off Wood's attack. "Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the sidelines.
After receiving Webber's serve, Linson observed the Spurs' retreat and immediately activated.
Lin Sen's speed is fast, and the Spurs have long been deeply aware of it, seeing Lin Sen directly start the speed The Spurs players who were slowly retreating from the defense suddenly accelerated, but after Lin Sen crossed the middle line, he stopped directly near the center circle and waited for his teammates to settle down.
"When Wood speeds up, the Spurs' return speed immediately becomes faster, and that's Wood's speed deterrent." Kenny. Smith said with a smile.
When Tekoglou came to the frontcourt, Linson passed the ball directly, and after passing the ball, Linson immediately ran to the left side of the three-point line about 45 degrees. And Tekoglu slowly dribbled the ball to move on the side of forty-five, Eddie. Jones was at the top of the arc.
Bruce. Bowen is responsible for defending Tekoglu, and Tekoglu's breakthrough ability can be basically ignored, not to mention facing Bowen, but Tekoglu's height advantage also allows him to play his ability to respond as always.
Webb's up-up screen, Eddie. Jones found a catch with the help of cover, and Tekoglou immediately passed the ball over.
But Eddie. Jones first played the ball back to Chris, who was in the high post, after attracting the defense. Webb, Webb's range of attack allowed Horry to pounce directly, and at this time, Linson rushed inside, just in time for Tony. Barty's off-ball cover found the catch.
As Linson was running, Tekoglou was already on the left side of the arc. In the face of the supplementary defense, Obertolinson directly turned to the moon and threw the ball to the outside.
"Hildo's chance!" Kenny. Smith shouted loudly, and Tekoglu, who received the ball, threw the ball before Ginobili could make up for it.
Swish!
A crisp sound of wiping the net sounded in the next second.
"Sido. Cast beautifully! Lin Sen and Tekoglu gave a high-five.
As long as someone can stand up and share the burden, it is haode, and it is impossible for him to attack alone, and it is impossible to defeat the mighty Spurs.
"Hedo's three points are so timely, that's it, as long as someone can score then it's haode." Barkley said.
Popovich, who was sitting on the sidelines, turned his head to look at his disciple Duncan beside him: "Tim, you can play in a while." β
Looking at Popovich, Duncan nodded.
Switching offense and defense, Horrila missed a three-pointer from the outside, and Tekoglu took the defensive rebound and immediately handed it to Linson.
However, the Magic, who returned to the offensive end, also failed to hit and saw the ball slide out of the basket Stan. Van Gundy waved his hand in annoyance.
"It's a pity, I thought the goal was scored, Chris himself was very depressed, if it was scored, then the difference would have narrowed to five points." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at Webb, who was rubbing his hands in frustration.
Lin Sen just stared at Tony in front of him. Parker, Parker's offense is mainly a pull-up jump shot and a layup and throw-up under the impact basket, and there are almost no three-point shots, so Linson is very open.
"Want to pass the ball? You won't lose the confidence to single me as a rookie, will you? Lin Sen said with a smile.
Tony who was preparing to pass the ball to Ginobili. Parker heard Lin Sen's words and immediately dispelled this thought: "No faith? Are you kidding? It's a terrible joke. β
Under the continuous crotch, Parker's dribble was very large, and Lin Sen looked at Parker in front of him with a smile.
The time it takes for the basketball to bounce back and forth between the palm of the hand and the floor is getting shorter and shorter, and the range of motion is getting bigger and bigger.
Linson followed Parker's dribble and changed his steps, looking a little messy.
"Rookie, it's now!" Tony. Parker muttered a whisper and another big change of direction, the ball went from his left hand to his right hand, and Lin Sen in front of him slid to his right with a sliding step.
Syllable!
Parker slammed the ball hard with his right hand, and the ball flew to the ground again.
Just as Parker hit the ball, Lin Sen's right hand, which was sliding on Xiangyou's side, cut directly to the ball with lightning speed.
Syllable!
Hearing the sound of hands colliding with the ball, Parker, who was waiting for the ball to arrive, saw that Linsen's body had come to him from half a body away from him, and he immediately realized that it was not good.
"Wood strikes!" Barkley shouted.
At the same time as the right hand breaks the ball. Linson's left foot was stuck on the right side of Parker's body.
The left foot is the axis. Pull your right hand with the trend. Lin Sen, who was clinging to Parker, left Parker behind in the next moment.
"Wood, Wood grabbed the ball, pulled the ball and turned around, this is a competition of speed!" Kenny. Smith shouted as he watched the ball pull on the court and turned around.
Parker, who was cut off the ball, also turned around immediately, and accelerated at the same time as Lin Sen got up, and the whole person was tightly attached to Lin Sen trying to slow down Lin Sen with his body.
Parker's dispossession was something the Spurs didn't expect, and Parker and Linson, although entangled, were as fast as they met their opponents in a 100-meter race, so that no one else could help.
Linson, who dribbled the ball, couldn't shake off Parker under Parker's incessant impact to gain a clear advantage. Just like that, the two of them came to the three-point line in the front court.
Eva, who was on the sidelines, spread her hands into horns and shouted loudly at the field: "TP, come on, TP, you can do it!" β
βshitοΌβ For Parker's ghost, Lin Sen's mind was running rapidly.
The two men had already entered the free throw line, and Lin Sen made a sharp stop.
There was a screeching sound of the shoe rubbing against the floor, and both hands jerked the ball up.
Parker, who had been struggling to stick to Lin Sen, was caught off guard and directly staggered with Lin Sen, and when he saw Lin Sen lifting the ball with both hands, he didn't want to jump up immediately.
When he jumped, he immediately regretted it, because the time he had staggered with Lin Sen, a rookie, was enough for him to complete the attack, and this rookie didn't shoot immediately because he obviously wanted to get more.
As Parker thought. Lin Sen didn't just think about two points, but hit threes.
Parker was seen jumping. Lin Sen immediately greeted him.
Syllable!
Linson's left arm hit Parker's right hand, and the referee's whistle immediately blew.
"Rookie, I'll never let you score three points." Parker let out a low roar in his heart, and the strength of his right hand instantly increased.
Lin Sen, who was adjusting, didn't expect Parker's sudden afterburner, and the center of gravity of his body was lost all of a sudden, and the whole person fell directly to the floor.
Looking at the fallen Linson Parker, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and a smile flashed on his face.
This smile did not escape Lin Sen's eyes, and Lin Sen, who was originally going to take protective measures, was also completely aroused.
When he was about to fall to the floor, Lin Sen aimed at the basket and forced the ball out.
Boom!
Lin Sen fell sideways, the bones on his waist hitting the floor hard.
The pain rushed to his head all of a sudden, and Lin Sen couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Boom!
Swish!
The ball that was forced to run smashed into the board and fell into the basket.
"Are you alright, Wood?" Eddie running up. Jones asked.
"I'm fine!" Lin Sen grabbed Eddie. Jones's hand stood up, and the pain in the bones in his lower back was still noticeable, but it was more like a hard injury.
Carolina and Natalie on the sidelines. Portman's heart tugged, and when he saw Lin Sen standing up, his brows did not stretch out, because after the last game, as Lin Sen's closest people, they clearly remembered that Lin Sen was bruised and swollen in many places, not to mention the blood marks left by being caught.
"Even a foul can't stop my goal, maybe I should thank you for the point!" Lin Sen stared at Parker, who was not far from him, and said.
Lin Sen stopped when he passed by Parker: "Forgot to say, are you sure I was joking at first?" β
After saying that, Lin Sen stood directly on the free throw line.
At this time, Duncan also took the opportunity to replace Oberto, and Milicic also replaced Toney. Buddy.
"Wood doesn't look like he's having any problems, he just fell a lot, I heard the sound of him falling on the floor here, he had a lot of falls in the last fight, but Wood did a good job of protecting him when he fell, otherwise I'm really worried that he wouldn't be able to carry it." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at Linson at the free-throw line.
"I've been against Wood's style of play from the beginning, but he changed a lot late in the regular season, but in the playoffs, especially in the last game, like you said, it's distressing to watch, even if this style of play doesn't seem like anything now, but it will always show its impact later, and to avoid this, in addition to Wood's own development of new offensive methods such as various jump shots, the team needs to be strengthened."
In Barkley's voice, Linson threw the ball out. The pain in his lower back made Lin Sen's hand shake slightly when he made a move.
"Rebound!"
Lin Sen said loudly. However, Lin Sen was lucky. The ball smashes into the basket and bounces high and falls into the basket.
"Looks like God is helping me too!" Lin Sen said with a shrug.
The pain in the lower back slowly lessened with the movement of his footsteps. Parker was tempted to re-single Linson to prove himself after half-time, but no one in the Spurs was a privilege other than Popovich himself, not even his most beloved disciple, Duncan.
Parker passed the ball directly to Ginobili, who directly passed the ball to Duncan with his back on the inside.
Milicic, who had just come on the court, was close to Duncan, and Duncan leaned his back against Milicic.
After hitting his back twice and then starting to dribble, Linson, who was one step inside the three-point line, looked at Duncan and thought about going up to the bag.
At this moment, Duncan directly shook his way. One turned and raised the ball high with both hands, and with a little back, he directly flicked the ball out with his right hand.
Milicic jumped up and blocked as much as he could, but Duncan's throw jumped over Milicic's head and flew towards the basket.
Boom!
Swish!
"Thiem's signature board goal, Darko's defense is good, but he is facing Tim, and few people can block it head-on in the face of Tim's shots, so we can only hope that Tim's own hand will have problems." Kenny. Smith said with a smile.
Duncan, despite his average first quarter, returned to the court like the Spurs had a backbone.
Although Lin Sen's pain in his lower back is much better, it is limited to running without the ball, and when he dribbles, especially when he is bowed down, the pain will increase significantly. This forced Linson to choose more passing, and then go to find open space. But the pain affected Lin Sen's speed somewhat.
Until the end of the first half, Linson didn't have many chances, but fortunately, Spurs' hand was not very good.
At the end of the first half, the Spurs led the Magic by 10 points.
Wood was a little surprised for a few minutes, and the whole person suddenly seemed to have lost his previous spirit.
"Kenny, you're right, but I can't see the specifics, hopefully it's not affecting him, it's just an adjustment of his own state, and hopefully in the second half you can see the most haode Wood." Barkley said.
"Are you alright?"
"Would you like to take a break?"
Looking at Carolina and Natalie with concern. Portman, Lin Sen's heart warmed: "I'm fine, don't worry." β
After Lin Sen finished speaking, he directly followed his teammates to the players' tunnel.
"John, give me a massage."
"Wood, what's wrong with you?" Hearing Linsen's voice, Stan. Van Gundy turned his head and asked.
"It's not a big deal, I'll just let John massage it, John is bothering you."
"It's okay, it's my job." The team's physiotherapist immediately stood up and led Lin Sen to the physiotherapy room.
"It's a big swollen lump, you should have put ice on it earlier, I think that's probably what affected your performance." John said with a slightly reprimanding accent, in his opinion, Lin Sen was not responsible for his body.
"John, I thought it was okay, it's just swollen, it will be much better with ice, I'll pay attention to it in the second half."
"I really can't help it, next time you should pay attention, you are still young and your career is still long." John said as he gave Lin Sen an ice pack and massage.
During the 20-minute intermission, Lin Sen spent all his time in the treatment room, and felt much better after John's ice and massage.
"Pay attention to yourself, and remember to come back to me after the game." John didn't forget to remind.
After saying that, Stan. Van Gundy and John chatted a few words, and everyone walked out of the locker room.
"At the start of the second half, San Antonio took the lead!"
In Kenny. Smith's voice, Tony. Parker advanced with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, Parker hoisted the ball directly into the interior and gave it to Duncan, who turned directly to the front frame in the face of Howard's defense.
Looking at Duncan with the ball in both hands, Howard tensed.
In two consecutive tentative moves, Duncan lifted the ball one up, and Howard immediately jumped.
"Dwight was deceived, and his feet still couldn't be controlled as if they were loaded with springs." Barkley said.
Duncan, who deceived Howard, slapped the ball, directly strode away from Howard's side, and smashed the ball into the basket with his right hand.
"Thiem opened the scoring for the Spurs in the second half, Dwight was too easy to jump off, Charles was like you said, he had a spring under his feet, but it's understandable to have a player like Thiem, but once or twice can be understood, four times or five times is still like this, it's a little bit undeserved." Kenny. Smith said.
"Sido, you dribble the ball!" Lin Sen pulled Tekoglu and whispered.
Tekoglou nodded and walked directly to the baseline, and Linson immediately passed the ball to Tekoglu after receiving the ball.
Popovich looked on the field and then made a gesture to Tony. Parker immediately posted it when Linson got to the front court and was close to the three-point line.
Bruce. Bowen also stuck to Tekoglu, but Tekoglou passed the ball to Milicic, and the ball passed to Linson at the top of the arc.
Parker, who was defending him, was blocked by Milicic, and Finley on the other side pounced, and Linson threw the ball in his hand when Finley pounced in front of him.
"Three-point hit! Wood hit back with three points! Barkley exclaimed.
Linson then received the ball and assisted Milicic on a mid-range shot, and Linson became the second playmaker and pitcher in the following period, while Tekoglou played Linson's role before he came to the Magic.
Liang Haode's hand helped the Magic launch an onslaught, and at one point chased the difference to only three points, but at this moment, there was a scene on the court that the Magic did not want to see. (To be continued......)