Chapter 533: Please enter the urn
On the morning of June 13, Li Kaiming woke up wearing earplugs, and as soon as he took off the earplugs, the noise downstairs was like a magic sound, rampage into his ears.
But after getting used to it the previous night, the quality of sleep last night was very good, although it can't be compared to not wearing earplugs, but at least the spirit is much better than the last game.
Seeing the others, Li Kaiming found that everyone was also in good spirits, he smiled and glanced at everyone, "I lost too much the day before yesterday, I must fight back tonight!" ”
Thompson, who was next to him, moved his wrists and neck, his bones clicking, "My hands are already!" I'll let them know what it means to be a flame from hell! ”
The expressionless robot also interjected, "Me too!" ”
Li Kaiming smiled and nodded, "Okay!" Then let them see what real strength is! ”
At nine o'clock in the evening, the At&A center was still overcrowded, and the fans in short-sleeved cheers were squirming in the ant nest like ants.
But tonight's Wizards players didn't have any expressions on their faces, and even Sanders on the sidelines was busy communicating with the coaching staff, and he didn't see any signs of bad spirits.
Popovich on the sidelines frowned, could it be that the group of people opposite him had such a high quality of sleep? Got used to it after one night?
Probably not......
After ten minutes of pre-game preparation, the fourth game of the finals officially began!
After overcoming a difficulty, looking back, Li Kaiming suddenly found that even other difficulties had disappeared.
In addition to the players' mental state returning to normal, tonight's referee is no longer the annoying Tony brothers, which makes Li Kaiming's mood very comfortable.
After coming up, the Spurs still won the ball first, Tony Parker dribbled to the frontcourt, the Spurs still played team cooperation, and finally the ball passed to Danny Green, who received the ball in the bottom corner and made a three-point shot.
However, Thompson, who has returned to normal form, is also very serious when chasing defense, and Danny Green's shooting is iron under his interference.
Li Kaiming on the inside picked up the rebound and handed it to Hinrich to dribble across the half court, and then the two big men on the inside went out to make a double cover for Hinrich.
Li Kaiming's outside dismantled and attracted the attention of the Spurs, while Hinrich and Blatch took the opportunity to attack the basket, Hinrich dribbled and stuck Parker, and then slowly moved to the restricted area, a throwing feint shook up the inside Split, and then threw the ball directly to the basket, and Blatch was in place to catch the dunk!
Start 2-0!
The Spurs attacked, and after arriving in the frontcourt, they used team cooperation, and the two shooters ran to help Duncan create a misalignment, the latter received the ball and hit Leonard with his back, and hit the ball twice to the basket, encountering Brache's help defense, Duncan trembled and scored with a hook hand.
There was a cheer in the AT&A center, and Popovich on the sidelines was also relieved, it seems that the players on his side are in good shape, as long as he can maintain the same state as the last game, he is also full of confidence in this game.
However, the smile on Popovich's face didn't last long, and the situation on the court changed in the other direction entirely.
In addition to returning to form on the offensive end, Sanders also prepared a tactic specifically for the Spurs, and he even specifically consulted Li Kaiming what this tactic should be if it is described in the idiom of Huaguo.
Li Kaiming pondered for a while and then said his answer: "Please enter the urn!" ”
That's right, judging from the court, the Spurs' offense is also playing very well, because they can find the mismatch for several consecutive rounds, especially for Duncan on the inside.
And Duncan is not the number one forward in history, at such an age, after receiving the ball in the interior misalignment, he can still use a variety of unpretentious actions, turning, hooking, or hitting the board, to score the ball.
The Spurs led the Wizards by 1 point 27-26 in the first quarter with Duncan's play, of which Duncan alone scored 10 points, hitting 5 of 7 shots, and the shooting percentage was also very high.
After the second quarter came up, the Wizards did not come up with the most offensive firepower of the five-outside lineup as before, but let Bracy go off the court and sent McGee to replace the center.
Hinrich also went off the court, and Kenny came on as a substitute to act as a tool for dribbling through the half, and as for the remaining Li Kaiming trio in the starting lineup, according to Sanders, when will the Spurs be beaten to surrender tonight and when will they be rested.
Sanders also considered taking McGee up, after all, the Spurs have two big and tall insiders, if Li Kaiming is allowed to play against him alone, then the Wizards' offense will inevitably be affected, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Putting McGee on the court and letting the two oldest veterans in the starting lineup go down for a break, the playing time of the five-out lineup could be shortened in this series against the Spurs.
At the beginning of the second quarter, after Hinrich went down, Li Kaiming officially took over the ball and became the team's undoubted ball control core, while Kenny, the point guard who came off the bench, was completely reduced to a shooter.
Li Kaiming held the ball and singled Duncan, and after an acceleration change of direction, he came to the middle distance and missed.
The Spurs grabbed the rebound and continued to run through the half, and this time they easily helped Duncan create a misplaced opportunity again, who received the ball inside and singled Thompson, arched his back a few times before going to the basket, and turned around and threw a shot!
Duncan clenched his fists back after the goal, and today's game allowed him to find the feeling of his prime, as long as he got the ball in a misplaced position on the inside, it was basically either a goal or a foul.
What he didn't notice, however, was that his breathing was getting heavier and heavier unconsciously......
At halftime, the Spurs trailed by one point at 48-49, but Duncan scored 21 points in the first half alone, paying tribute to himself.
Duncan's ability to play like this at the age of nearly 37 is like a dead wood, so when he stepped onto the free throw line, many fans in the AT&A center began to shout "mVp!" ”
And the Spurs' home commentator on the commentary bench was even more excited with tears in his eyes, "That stone Buddha is back!" ”
However, Popovich on the sidelines frowned deeper and deeper......
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Wizards started again, and after coming up, Li Kaiming singled out to hit the inside, causing Split's foul to go to the free throw line, and in the face of the boos of the entire AT&A center, he hit both free throws with a blank face, like a shooting machine.
After the Spurs attacked and ran out of tactics, the players were surprised to find that the best opportunity was actually on Duncan's side, and the Wizards' change of defense caused the interior line to be misplaced again!
Although I wondered why the Wizards wanted Duncan to score so easily, Tony Parker on the outside still gave the ball to Duncan in the restricted area, who pushed Leonard to the basket after a fierce physical confrontation with Leonard, and then received the ball and turned around with a hook hand!
However, a scene that shocked the fans of the whole stadium happened!
Duncan's hook hand actually dangled around the basket, and then fell off the other side and didn't go in!
Blatche, who took up position on the other side, won the rebound, and the ball was dribbled past half court by Hinrich, and a mysterious smile appeared on Sanders' face on the sidelines.
After playing more than half a game, you should be tired, right? Isn't it our turn to fight next?
After Hinrich arrived in the front court, he directly blocked and dismantled with Li Kaiming, Parker and Duncan still cooperated very well on the defensive end, Duncan shouted a left cover with an expressionless face, and then rushed over with Li Kaiming.
However, this time, Xinrich actually changed direction directly with a low hand, and passed Duncan in one step!
Tony Parker didn't expect Duncan to be broken through so easily, and he chased after him anxiously, but at this time, there was only one Split left under the basket, and he couldn't do it at all, and finally Hinrich threw and hit!
48 to 51! Popovich's face was very ugly, and at this time he had already seen the intention of the other side.
However, the exciting part is still to come, after the Spurs ran tactics, and in the end, the ball could only be passed to Duncan on the inside.
At this time, the Spurs players on the court also reacted, and they were able to pass the ball to Duncan so smoothly, probably not because of the Spurs' clever tactics, nor because they were actively running.
Looking at it now, I am afraid that the reason for this is that the Wizards deliberately let them pass the ball like this, or rather, the Wizards deliberately guided them to pass the ball to Duncan alone!
Duncan was a little bit on the fire after receiving the ball, he didn't play, he didn't play, he missed his young self very much at this time, if he could be three years younger, he wouldn't be tired like this after playing half a single game.
However, there is no time capsule in this world, Duncan, who received the ball, tried his best to push away Thompson behind him, and then turned around and hit the board!
Call! Call!
At this time, Duncan only felt that his lungs were like bellows with a big hole, and no matter how he breathed, he felt that there was not enough oxygen.
The Wizards served to the frontcourt, and Li Kaiming took the basketball from Hinrich at the right time, and then the Wizards pulled away and let Li Kaiming one-on-one against Duncan.
At this time, Duncan felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, but he still endured the fatigue and lowered his center of gravity to stand outside the three-point line.
Li Kaiming faced Duncan, first changed direction in a small range to find a rhythm, and then suddenly his arms straightened, the amplitude became larger, and a drag step mobilized Duncan's center of gravity, and then used the space to start directly, and Duncan was cleaned in one step!
The Spurs still chose to defend Li Kaiming's teammates and let him play alone, so after passing Duncan, except for Split under the basket, Li Kaiming was empty in front of him.
He made a quick stop in the middle distance and scored two points!
48 to 53!
Popovich on the sidelines called a timeout, he was ready to take Duncan down to rest for a while, no matter how good the player is, there are times when it falls, and even the all-time number one forward can't escape the jurisdiction of time.
However, whether this Spurs team has Duncan or not is completely two teams, and it is Dio who replaces Duncan, but this type of player is completely unable to match Li Kaiming, so the Spurs have no choice but to start packing......
When the Spurs were forced to change their defensive strategy, the balance of victory in this game tipped in favor of the Wizards.
Under Li Kaiming's exquisite pass, the Wizards' shooters will accumulate two games of bullets and shoot them all in the second half!
Popovich panicked and took Duncan and Ginobili, but it was too late, and the game ended with the Wizards beating the Spurs 115-93 to score a terrifying 66 points in the second half.
Li Kaiming played 41 minutes and got a triple-double of 33 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists, helping the team win the fourth game, and the finals have come to the match point!