Chapter 142: Destroy the opponent with the greatest strength
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Several three-pointers in a row, the Timberwolves quickly opened the score, this time betting, Vicky obviously lost, the Spurs' outside defense has done a good job, and the space for the Timberwolves is not too big, but the Timberwolves still threw the ball in.
However, after a wave, the Timberwolves still haven't been able to ensure the continuation of their hand, after all, the Spurs are not the kind of weak defensive team, and if it is the kind of team full of holes, these outside players of the Timberwolves can still score.
Seeing that the Timberwolves stopped their three-point storm, Vicky was also relieved, gambling to lose a game, but the final winner of this game is still inconclusive, Vicky looked at the timer on the sidelines and nodded, "It's time to fight back."
"Vicky is David Robinson, isn't he afraid that we will continue to score three?" David Robinson D'Anthony in front of the tech desk exclaimed.
"Our current three points are no longer as continuous as before, that is to say, the power of our umbrella tactics has come down, he is not afraid of our tactics now, and now he is ready to fight back, but it's a pity" Zhuang Fei sighed and said, as soon as the Timberwolves' momentum was broken, Vicky noticed it, and his eyes were too poisonous.
"It would be nice if I could pull away a little" Zhuang Fei looked at the scoreboard a little distracted, the current score is 85-79, the Timberwolves are leading by 6 points, and there are still five minutes left in the game, this 7-point advantage is really not much. Thinking of the Duncan Zhuang Fei in the third quarter, his heart was still full of worries, it would be good if he could lead by more than 10 points now.
"Zhuang, are we going to change people now?" asked D'Antoni. The current on-court players for the Timberwolves are Nash, Mobley, Pierce, Jackson and Duncan. The height is just not enough. D'Antoni also has some worries, after all, the Spurs are on the twin towers.
"That's it, for the Spurs Twin Towers, is there a difference between the effect of Lewis and Mobley," Zhuang Fei said with a wry smile.
At this point in this game, Zhuang Fei has nothing to do, and the final result depends on the player's performance in the last five minutes, he has no cards in his hand now, and he has no cards in this game. But there is still a trump card in the next game, if he can drag this game to 2-2, then he is confident that he can use that trump card to destroy the Spurs, if this game is made 1-3, maybe that trump card may not be enough.
"This game must be won," Zhuang Fei, the Timberwolves player on the court, clenched his fists tightly
"Is it going to start again?" It was the first time Garnett felt so powerless. He's not afraid, he's never afraid of a person, even when facing Jordan, he'll be brave enough to meet him, but Duncan gives him the feeling that Jordan can't give him, and this person has always been his target. I thought that I was very close to him, and I thought that after defeating the Jazz King, he had grown up and was already capable of fighting Duncan, but from today's game, it seems. It's really far from it. He couldn't do Duncan's freedom and take-and-take, and Garnett knew it was a basketball realm. There aren't many players in the entire history of the NBA who have been able to do this to that extent.
"First in the league? Hehe, I must be dreaming now" Garnett's heart was full of bitterness. Now the reality he faces is no longer a question of being number one in the league, but a question of whether he can hold on to this win for the team, he is now the team's only interior player, and he is now facing Duncan and David Robinson.
"I'm going to hold on to this win for the team, no matter what, I'm going to win this game," Garnett thought fiercely as he looked at Duncan, who was getting closer and closer to him, and burst out with endless fighting spirit again.
Jackson's eyes stared at Duncan in front of him, he didn't dare to relax at all, he had participated in the defense of Webb before, but now the momentum he felt from Duncan was definitely not comparable to Weber, looking at Duncan with an expressionless face, every dribble of Duncan in place was like knocking on his heart, he couldn't use his best kraft candy defense to stick Duncan, he was afraid, he ran Duncan and then broke through him, he knew very well that if he was broken through then Duncan would face Garnett directly, When the time comes, the situation of the second quarter will be played out again, and Duncan, who is inside the free throw line, will not be able to prevent several people. His goal was to keep Duncan from getting the ball into the free-throw line. According to the head coach's arrangement, so that Duncan can't enter the free throw line when he has the ball, and the ball goes into the Timberwolves basket, then two people defend, one goes around the front, and the other top person clamps Duncan so that he can't catch the ball. He didn't know if this could restrain Duncan, but he believed in Zhuang Fei, and Zhuang Fei said that if he could, he would definitely be able to.
"It would be nice if the Spurs didn't have Duncan, and the Spurs were able to get Duncan, which is just another big shame for the league's draft system" D'Antoni complained on the side, of course he knew why the Spurs were able to pick Duncan that year, and he is just complaining now, complaining for no reason.
Zhuang Fei ignored his assistant, he now wants to see how Duncan's ball is handled, this ball is very critical, if Duncan can't score then it will also provide a lot of confidence to the Timberwolves players.
"The coach really knows Tim, and now the coach is trying to force Tim to death outside the free throw line," Carter said with a sigh in the stands.
"Why? Thiem's ball-handling breakthrough is very good, and Jackson's one-on-one may not be able to stop him" James Posey was a little puzzled.
"One-on-one? Hehe, didn't you see that Pierce kept looking at Tim? As long as Tim dares to move, then he will go up directly to the pinch, so this is not a one-on-one but a two-on-one, although Tim breaks through very well, after all, he is very tall, even a top outside line can't easily break through under this kind of joint defense" Ragabel sighed and continued: "If my guess is correct, as long as Duncan gives the ball to his teammates and goes to the basket without the ball, then what awaits him is the forward strategy invented by the coach in the NBA, and it is a sandwich that goes around the front and a top defense"
"So, what about Tim being sealed?" James Posey was stunned, can the coach really seal the captain?
"Sealed? No one can kill Tim. Of course the coach knows it, he knows best, but the coach can get Thiem to score in the toughest way possible, and if the Spurs' perimeter players can play a little better, the Timberwolves are no match for the Spurs at all. It's impossible for a coach to concentrate so many people to seal Tim now," he said, and his mood became depressed, if the Grizzlies had even one person who could stand up and share his worries, then he wouldn't end up losing to the Spurs alone.
Duncan was afraid to hit the ball, and looked at Jackson motionlessly, time passed by second, Duncan was always fixed there like a stone, Duncan did not move, and the others did not move.
"Coach, you really know me," sighed in his heart. Duncan, who had been fixed there, moved, and saw that Duncan was preparing to attack. Jackson in front and Pierce on the side both tensed.
"Is Duncan going to break through?" Jackson suddenly felt his palms sweat, Duncan didn't do anything, his palms were already sweating.
However, to the surprise of Jackson and Pierce, Duncan did not choose to break through, but dribbled back. Retreated directly to the top of the arc, then gently looked up at the basket, and then slowly threw the ball out of his hand. Duncan's series of moves was very slow, the three-point shot was not his regular weapon, and he didn't practice the speed of his shot.
But it was this slow three-point shot that made Zhuang Fei on the sidelines suffer a heavy blow to his chest. Some memories of the past come flooding back like cháo.
"Coach, why do you let me practice three-point shooting, I don't think this is useful to me" Duncan looked at Zhuang Fei with a dissatisfied look at the training hall in Wake Forest.
"Haha, Tim. The coach felt that Ling's free throws were too bad, and he couldn't practice well. But Ling's shooting is very good, maybe the coach wants to change a training method. In fact, it is also asking you to strengthen the free throw, to see if the three-point line at the top of the arc is parallel to the free throw line, as long as you can easily hit the three-point shot on that line, then the free throw should be no problem, the free throw is like a shot," Carter quipped on the side.
"That's right, that's what it means, and maybe you will use three points to kill your opponent when it is critical." Looking at Duncan's hardship, Zhuang Fei said with a smile, and the other Wake Forest players also looked at Duncan with a smile on their faces, and this was the time for them to start their NCAA title defense journey, and everyone was full of energy to improve themselves.
But in the end, Zhuang Fei still didn't see Duncan practice three points according to his requirements during the training session, but to Zhuang Fei's surprise, his free throws became better when Duncan went to the draft, which is also a mystery that Zhuang Fei has been unable to figure out.
Everyone on the court looked at the big man who was shooting threes at the top of the arc, including Duncan's former teammates, including Duncan's current teammates, and Spurs head coach Vicky.
The ball was high in amplitude and slowly flew towards the basket, at which point the air was almost frozen, and everyone was waiting for the outcome of the ball.
"Brushed" the hollow into the net, Duncan was still expressionless, and after seeing the ball thrown, he turned back to defense.
"Tim actually three points? Doesn't he hate three-point shooting the most? Carter looked at Duncan with a shocked expression, in order to avoid three-point practice in the training session, Duncan could collide with head coach Zhuang Fei.
"I said why did his free throws get better in the end, it turned out that he didn't give up the three-point practice at the top of the arc, it turned out that he just didn't want his teammates to see his most embarrassing side and secretly practiced, he was really an arrogant person" Zhuang Fei off the court felt very bad in his heart, and actually cultivated such an opponent for himself.
Compared with Zhuang Fei, D'Antoni next to him was even more surprised that he couldn't close his mouth. It was the first time he had seen a player like this.
Duncan's three-point shot won't be his main offensive weapon, and he doesn't plan to use it again, but it's clear that his three-point deterrent effect is enough to win him enough offensive space.
The game is still advancing, the Timberwolves' score advantage is being eaten away little by little, although the Timberwolves' offensive success rate is already very good, but Duncan, who turned on the star mode, still makes the Timberwolves very crazy, even if Zhuang Fei has made enough detailed arrangements for Duncan, but still can't prevent him from scoring.
As the score drew closer, Garnett became more and more impatient, long lost the arrogance of the bet with Pierce at the beginning of the game, and now he has been driven crazy.
"Kevin calm down, we're still ahead now, don't worry" At this time, Nash, the playmaking guard on the Timberwolves court, saw a hint of Garnett's abnormality, because Garnett was obviously too big when he was blocking and covering him. If it's not for the referee not holding on tightly, then the ball is an offensive foul.
"I see" Nash's reminder was still useful, and Garnett's mind was much calmer, but Duncan was so strong. But the current leader is still the Timberwolves, and that's enough.
As the game drew to a close, Vicky began to be anxious, although Duncan had intimidated the Timberwolves with his individual ability, but the tenacious Timberwolves had always been ahead and had never let the Spurs come back.
'Is this really a young team? I don't think there is any team in the league that is as old as them," Vicky looked at the score that he had finally turned over, and when there were 20s left in the game, Nash took advantage of Garnett's cover to shoot a key shot to exceed the score by one point again. This Timberwolves simply can't be treated like a normal young team, they are just too tenacious. It's the same as not being able to fight at all.
There were 20s left in the game, and the ball was in the hands of the Spurs at the end. Vicky did not call a timeout, according to the current trend, Spurs have the initiative, and he believes that this goal can be scored by Spurs. If a timeout is called and the Timberwolves are given a chance to adjust, then it will be troublesome, and who knows what strange tactics the Chinese will come up with.
The Spurs' final ball was given to Duncan, who decided the outcome of the game.
Jackson suffered the same thing again, and Duncan once again confronted him from outside the free-throw line. And Duncan stopped there again, slapping the ball again and again. Cold sweat broke out on Jackson's forehead, and now his legs were a little trembling, and this extremely tenacious defensive warrior was actually frightened by Duncan's indifferent might.
"Not good. Stephen was fooled" Zhuang Fei on the sidelines regretted for a while, but Jackson still didn't hold on. In the end, it moved, and then taped Duncan. This also disrupted Pierce's movements, because the Timberwolves' defense was not arranged like this, but when Jackson was about to stick to Duncan, Duncan also moved, turning and leaning and pushing and turning, Jackson was completely squeezed away by him and then got rid of it, the action was done in one go, it was obviously premeditated, Duncan was just waiting for Jackson to hold on to himself.
Looking at Duncan who was getting closer and closer, Garnett at this time was very strange that he had become unusually calm, without the impetuousness just now, he now felt as if he was completely in a closed world, unable to hear everything in the outside world, and there was nothing in his eyes except Duncan and basketball, this was the first time he had such a feeling, which made his heart extraordinarily calm. Closer, one step, two steps, Garnett counted silently in his heart.
Now the coach's bench on the sidelines, the stands outside the field, there is no sound, the silence is terrible, and even the outermost row of spectators can hear the fierce gasping of the players.
Now all eyes are on Duncan and Garnett, and the victory of this game will be decided by both of them. Both of these two are the first people on their respective teams, and this kind of direct dialogue is the most exciting and the most worrying, especially the fans in the field, this game against Duncan Garnett almost did not win, what will be the outcome of this matchup?
Garnett watched Duncan's movements carefully, he wanted to guess Duncan's next move from Duncan's movements, and if he could guess Duncan's next move, then he was confident that he would be able to stop Duncan's score this time.
At this time, to the surprise of the fans at the scene, Garnett and Duncan actually jumped up at the same time, please note that it was at the same time, not in order, the two jumped up at the same time as if they had discussed. However, one is a dunk and the other is ready to block.
Duncan, who was flying in the air, was a little surprised, but he didn't expect Garnett to be able to predict that his action was a dunk, except for the dunk at the beginning of the second quarter, Duncan barely dunked again.
Garnett stretched out his right hand, his hand covered the ball again, almost at the same time, Garnett also felt the huge force that hit again, Garnett's face became hideous, and Duncan's cheeks also had a trace of sweat droplets, the two faced each other directly, this time Garnett, who was fully prepared, did not collapse with one blow like last time, but even so he was still at a disadvantage.
Just as Duncan was about to feel that he had won this direct conversation, his expressionless face showed great horror, because Garnett, who seemed to him to have reached the end of his crossbow, stretched out his left hand again and swept it to the side of the ball with almost the last bit of strength.
With a "scared" sound, the ball flew out of the control of the two and flew out of the field, and at this moment, the referee's whistle also sounded, and the game was over.
Garnett, who lost his balance, fell to the ground, and everyone in the scene fell silent as death when they saw this scene.
With a "bang", the silent arena let out a huge roar again, and the fans at the scene were all chanting Garnett's name for a while.
Duncan looked at Garnett in surprise as he fell in front of him, still unable to believe that Garnett would have predicted his dunk in advance.
"How do you know I'm going to dunk?"
Garnett looked at the puzzled Duncan, and his heart was particularly happy, this was the first time he had defeated this man head-on.
"It's simple, because I know you're a proud man."
Duncan didn't say anything, nodded noncommittally, and left.
"Because I'm just like you, I'm also a very proud person, and I'll use my best strength to crush my opponent at the end," but Garnett's words Duncan didn't hear.
"Kevin, this gamble won again" looked at Pierce and the Timberwolves players who came around, and then listened to the cheers of the audience, Garnett smiled.
Pierce and Duncan both won the opening game, while he won the last.