Chapter 25: The Warrior's Elegy

The second half of the first quarter became the opening show of the Warriors, and Chamberlain became the iron gate of the inside, even if Duncan faced him one-on-one, he had to be deflated. On top of that, Chamberlain is not only excellent in one-on-one defense, but also relies on flexible footwork, open vision and explosive power, and his help defense is even better.

Chamberlain sent three hot hats in the first quarter, and with him, the Warriors' overstretched defense suddenly became broad, and the Spurs were hindered on several consecutive offenses, and Chamberlain's defense put a lot of pressure on them.

In this way, with Chamberlain's excellent performance on the defensive end, the others can concentrate on the offense, and it just so happens that the Warriors' outside three people all came to feel today, Davis, Azubuuk and Ellis took turns firing guns, one more accurate than the other, and the Spurs were extremely ecstatic.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs were a rare lagging behind, and they were down by a score of 28:36.

Taking advantage of the break, the Warriors' commentary bench began to comment on the first quarter of the game between the two sides, and Barry opened his mouth with a rare mouthful of praise, praising him: "Z did a great job, this little guy is awesome on the defensive end, I bet that as long as he can maintain half the defensive level of this game this season, then the best defensive player must be his!" ”

Fitz nodded and said, "You're absolutely right, Barry, Z is the best defensive expert I've ever met......"

Barnett laughed, "It may be a bit exaggerated to say that, but I don't think it's too much to praise him in the face of such an excellent little guy." Who was the last person to be so good on the defensive end in their rookie season? ”

"Dwight Howard?" Fitz deliberately speculated that Howard is in fact a standout defensive player right now, and although he hasn't won the title of Defensive Player of the Year, anyone with a discerning eye knows that without the rise of a talented defensive specialist, he will be the league's new ruler on the defensive end of the restricted area.

After listening to Fitz's speculation, Barry had just drunk the mineral water in his mouth and sprayed it into the crotch of his pants, and he pouted and said, "What kind of bird feather is Howard?" Does he deserve to be compared to Z? If Z hadn't appeared, he would have been able to make a difference, and now that Z is here, I bet this kid is going to be tragic! ”

"That's Hakim Olajuwon?" Barnett said with a smile that his guess was already high on Chamberlain, and Olajuwon's defensive skills ranked among the top three in NBA history.

Fitz shook his head with a smile and said, "Okay, we can't play dumb riddles anymore, in fact you know who I'm talking about, I'm talking about seeing Bill Russell's shadow on defense from Z!" ”

Hearing this, the fans in front of the TV immediately gasped, who is Bill Russell? He was one of the NBA's most legendary basketball superstars, having won an Olympic basketball gold medal in 1956 and 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969, including an eight-game winning streak that now seems ferocious!

Russell is known as the best defensive center in NBA history, claiming to be able to help the team win championships just by defending, how strong is he? Just look at the level of respect the NBA has for him, and now the prototype of the man on the NBA Defensive Player of the Year trophy is Russell's classic defensive moves. In addition, two years later, in 2009, in recognition of Russell's outstanding contributions and immortal legacy, 'FMVP' will officially be renamed 'Bill? Russell Prize. But one thing you need to know is that Russell himself has never won the Finals MVP in his life!

There are countless rookies in the NBA right now, including Garnett's successor, Duncan's successor, Ewing's successor and even Olajuwon's successor, but no one has ever dared to be called Russell's successor, except for this year's center champion Greg Oden.

How famous is Auden now? Chamberlain scored a historic triple-double on his debut, and almost broke 20+ in rebounds, but even the most optimistic media people just said that he would be a great opponent for Oden!

Oden is known as the first homegrown super center in the United States in the 21st century, with O'Neal's strength, Olajuwon's pace, Garnett's skills, and Duncan's mentality...... But he's much better than O'Neal's free throws, he has a sprint speed that Olajuwon would envy, his bounce looks higher than the Wolf King, and he's calmer than the Stone Buddha, so until now, he's been defined by ESPN veterans as a "center that comes once in 20 years."

LeBron James is fierce enough, right? Since entering the league, he has been compared to Jordan, but so far, his nickname has been nothing more than 'little' emperor, but what about Oden? From his secondary school days, he was known as 'Auden the Great'!

The three people on the commentary bench didn't expect Oden, in fact, in the eyes of these three people, Oden the Great, who had not played a game in the NBA, couldn't get into their eyes, and after listening to Fitz's praise, Barry frowned, and he muttered: "Bill Russell? No, you don't have Russell's shadow on you, and if I had to compare him to a person, I think that person should be Wilt Chamberlain's perverted guy! ”

In the commentary of the three commentators, the second quarter began, and the energetic Chamberlain still appeared again, this time in addition to him, the starters Davis and Ellis also played, and the other two were substitutes, one was Barnes and the other was Petrus.

Popovich also changed the lineup, but he replaced Elson with Oberto, so that GDP + Bowen + Olsen, the Spurs sent the strongest lineup, and it can be seen that Popovich is going to make a difference in the second quarter.

The Spurs' players lived up to Popovich's arrangement, and at the beginning of the second quarter, Duncan singled Chamberlain with his back to the basket and scored two points with a clever turn, and then Parker stole Barnes's pass, and he broke through Davis to hit a shot, and the Spurs grabbed four points in a row.

Seeing this old Nelson jumping like thunder off the court, Davis, as the boss of the Warriors, saw that the old man was really hot, and immediately showed his super offensive firepower, he first broke through the ball to Barnes outside the three-point line to help the latter hit a three-pointer, and then the second offense, and Chamberlain came to a beautiful aerial relay, which stabilized the score on the court at once.

In the next few minutes, both sides have their own rules for offense and defense, but the Warriors have maintained the lead, Chamberlain has helped the current Warriors too much, with him on the defensive end, the rest of the Warriors can fully focus on the offensive end, their attacks are extremely sharp, ** Lianjie, even if the defense is as strong as the Spurs, they can't prevent them.

Popovich called two timeouts in a row and made two substitutions, but he still couldn't contain the crazy Warriors, and by the ten minutes of the second quarter, the Warriors had a double-digit lead at 60:48.

The fans at Oracle Stadium were overjoyed, with shrill whistles and cheers turning the stadium into a sea of joy.

The encouragement of the fans fueled the madness of the Warriors players, these people are crazy, the best thing to play is downwind, and then on an attack, Davis broke through Parker with the ball, rushed two steps in a row and then retreated from the three-point line, jumped high and shook his hand, and hit a three-pointer happily!

At 48:63, the difference between the two teams has widened, and the most worrying thing for Spurs fans is that the Warriors have played with momentum, and in terms of momentum, they are now unstoppable.

Popovich had to call a timeout again, and the Warriors players went off the court happily, Davis shook his hand and laughed: "Damn, my hands seem to have turned into a microwave oven tonight, and the hot ones can be made on a teppanyaki!" ”

Jackson pinched his shoulders and sneered, "Teppanyaki? Who loves teppanyaki pork feet? ”

Nelson Sr. squinted and smiled as he looked at the Spurs' bench and looked at the anxious and flustered expression of the usually calm Popovich.

The Warriors can afford to lose this game, but the Spurs can't afford to lose, because the two sides are not heavyweights, and the fans expect different things from them, and even the players themselves have different expectations of themselves. None of the Warriors except Chamberlain thought they could win a championship, and the Spurs all thought they could win this season.

After the timeout, Popovich laid out a very troublesome tactic, first Parker passed the ball to Oberto on the right wing, cut into the basket himself, circled under the basket and fell to the weak side of the left wing. Duncan took advantage of Ginobili's lateral cover and ran to the left side of the box.

Bowen, who was at the top of the three-point loop, received a pass from Oberto and transferred the ball to Parker, who had just landed on the left wing, and then mentioned that he went down to help Ginobili with a pick-and-roll. Ginobili ran out of the open space to attract the attention of the Warriors' defense, Parker passed the ball to Duncan, Duncan forced Chamberlain, Parker used the body of the two to shake off Davis, rushed out of the three-point line to receive Duncan's pass, and turned back for a three-pointer.

I have to admit that the Spurs' offensive organization this time is very orderly, and Parker's last shot is also very reasonable, completely throwing off the Warriors' defense.

But now the momentum of the game is completely on the Warriors' side, Parker's open three-pointer didn't hit, hit the inside of the hoop and bounced high.

"Mine!" Chamberlain jumped up with a loud shout, Duncan jumped up reluctantly, and Davis, who was next to the two, also jumped up and grabbed the rebound.

Bowen, who also entered the restricted area, also wanted to jump up to grab the rebound, but after seeing Davis jump first, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, so he didn't continue to jump, but quietly put his foot under Davis.

Chamberlain pressed Duncan with his broad body, and he raised his arm to take the rebound down, and he fell to the ground proudly, but he was about to mock Duncan, but first heard a terrible scream behind him: "Ah, God, my ankle!" ”

Hearing this scream, Chamberlain subconsciously turned around, only to see Davis, who has always shown himself as a tough guy, curled up on the floor like a shrimp and rolling with his right foot. At the same time, he was empty, and the basketball was snatched away by Bowen, who made a quick layup and stuffed the ball into the hoop.

However, Chamberlain didn't care about Bowen's layup, Davis's change made him feel uneasy, he quickly knelt on the ground to help Davis up, and asked anxiously: "What's wrong, man, what's wrong with you?" ”

Nelson Sr. decisively called for a timeout, which was the home court of the Warriors, so two team doctors immediately rushed forward.

Bydrins and Jackson rushed up together, and the two punched Bowen, and Jackson roared, "Fuck you son of a bitch, do you want to make a living my brother?" I'll fuck your whole family, you bitch! ”

Bowen looked at the two with innocent faces, and Duncan and Oberto went up to stand between the two sides, pushing the excited Biedrins and Jackson away.