Chapter 395: Duncan Buster? (4000 word chapters)
At the end of May, the season finale of "Desperate Housewives" brought Eva Longoria a lot of attention.
This hot Mexican-born chick is all over the United States!
Big stars can always be seen in the front row of Madison Square Garden, and many of the high-priced tickets are bought by brokerage companies.
Many times, even if you sit in the front row, you won't get too many shots, but unlike Eva, who has black hair and delicate makeup, the director always finds her.
Pretty girls do get better treatment, and Eva, who is wearing a black Spurs T-shirt, smiles and waves at the camera, causing another round of cheers.
With a perfect start, New York fans are starting to enjoy the game, and tonight seems to be a familiar game of abuse!
Parker, who was about to appear again, was almost spat on by Popovich, he was indeed carried away by "love", and in the first quarter of the game, he made 1 of 5, slashed 2 points in anger, and was blocked 2 times by Li You.
The Spurs started the game with a big hole in their hips and couldn't respond until the early stages of the second quarter.
Taking advantage of this timeout, Popovich replaced the trio of Yudri, Robert Horry and Ginobili;
Parker, Bruce Bowen, Mohammed are back in the game.
Before going on the court, Popovich didn't seem to be at ease, pulling Parker and saying:
"Control the pace and stop being a rookie with only the basket in your eyes!"
At 24:40, Li You changed the team's attack after he came on the court, and in the face of the joint defense, he chose to simply and rudely line a strong attack.
Duncan, who retreated, shouted to his teammates when he returned to the basket, and the Spurs did not cover it at the first time, only Parker took the initiative to defend.
Li You also appeared again after a period of rest, establishing an early lead, coupled with the opponent's performance of pulling his hips, the Knicks naturally made a bold rotation.
The Spurs' defense shrank again, and Barry and Bowen had just moved close to the paint area when Lee Woo suddenly jumped on the free-throw line.
Li You, who completed the dunk, saw the fans in the front row shouting excitedly, gave himself two clicks, stood under the basket and continued to pretend X:
The double-digit margin forced the Spurs to pick up the tempo of their offense, and Muhammad's solid cover near the top of the arc successfully delayed Lee's pursuit.
Fisher and Barnes were substituted, and the Knicks were replaced with Kurt Thomas and no longer used the small lineup.
Stoudemire, who followed up in the rear, burst into flames with the ball, and Duncan, who had been prepared, immediately greeted him.
“Defense!.”
Lee You, who re-entered the court, always felt a sense of disobedience when he saw Parker and Brent Barry partner in the backcourt.
"The opponent has been shrinking in the paint area, and the league should really limit the zone defense!"
When the two were about to close in, Duncan in the air realized that Li You seemed to be faster than them, and the basketball crossed the defense line and smashed into the basket!
The referee blew the whistle and saw Duncan fall to the ground in embarrassment, Michaels subconsciously shouted:
On the commentary bench, Hubby Brown saw that the two sides seemed to regain their touch, and commented again:
Muhammad had already jumped up the block, and Duncan on the other side tried to straighten his left arm after jumping into the air, staring at Li You deadly.
Despite making the right defensive choices, the cutting Stoudemire was extremely fast, rising after the collision of his body in the air, and his right hand grabbed the ball and smashed through Duncan's arm!
The basket exploded, Duncan almost lost his center of gravity after landing, looked at Stoudemire who was looking up and roaring beside him, and scolded in a depressed voice:
"Shet!"
With the same tactic, the Knicks were still 131, and as Stoudemire near the free-throw line stepped up to block and pick-and-roll, the two wings began to move toward the bottom corner.
Although Parker, who instinctively slid on his feet, made a correct defensive prediction, Li You, who switched to flying with his right hand close to the ground, had a very low center of gravity, and relied on his strong body to squeeze directly past the defense.
As soon as Stoudemire stood still, Li You, whose body was shaking to the left front, immediately changed direction in front of him.
Amid the defensive cheers, the Knicks still insisted on marking.
Taking advantage of Stoudemire's backward step, Duncan decisively pulled out a jumper!
After Parker, who was led by the defense, dribbled through the halfcourt, he gave the ball to the baseline early and crossed the cover to Duncan, who was in the left blocking area.
"To just rely on a mid-range jumper, to equalize, the Spurs have to show a championship-level defense."
Although it is not clear whether there will be a "friend wife" in the Spurs in the future, watching the cordial exchange between the two on the field, a trace of gossip also appeared in Li You's mind.
The big and four small formations on both sides were average, and Fisher, who returned to his seat, immediately made excuses for himself:
Parker, who was chasing the defense, was entangled with Stoudemire, and when Lee Yoo turned and closed the ball to the paint area in front of the basket, everyone in the Spurs who had completely completed the contraction defense surrounded them.
Lao Yu wiped his face with a towel, showing that he did his best, no thighs, and the second team really didn't have a good way to face the 32 joint defense, and it was all up to the opponent to shoot.
Parker learned the lessons of the first quarter and became more cautious when it came to pick-and-rolls.
Without waiting for the blockade to happen, Li You, who was holding the ball in his left hand, suddenly stopped and blew the ball, leaned on the defense and turned his back in an instant, grabbed half of his body, and held the ball with his right hand from the top of the arc straight into the basket!
Near the free throw line, Bowen helped defend early, and Barry on the other side also shrank from the left bottom corner to the basket.
Duncan raised his left arm and immediately spotted Li You's covert pass.
Completely getting rid of the defense, Li You, who jumped on both feet, ignored the defense under the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand, and forced to take off.
Parker continued to slide to the bottom right corner of the ball, Duncan didn't pass the ball again, and faced Stoudemire's defense behind the frame, and quickly tested his right foot.
In the first quarter of the game, except for two turnovers, Duncan performed well, but he couldn't help the team narrow the difference.
"God! Lee's furious dunk shatters the defense! ”
During the march, Li You, who was facing the online defense, suddenly turned around and got rid of Bowen.
"Huh!" The two-point ball hollows into the net.
"Don't make a mistake, I don't want to replace you in the next round!"
Although Michaels felt that his partner was reasonable, he commented the most about the Knicks' game, and subconsciously added:
"Nobody can limit Lee's breakthrough and it will be a huge test for defenders."
Kurt Thomas, who changed the defense in time, naturally retreated to defense, and Parker, who held the ball in his left hand, did not break through again, came to the left elbow area, and seized the opportunity to immediately stop and shoot a jump shot!
Aiming at the movement behind him, Parker had to stick to the defense again, taking advantage of the opponent's movement, Li You changed direction under the crotch.
Parker was so depressed that he could only nod his head, many fans in the arena were still shouting, and some melon-eating people seemed to be jealous of Eva's choice of the French
At 22:38, with 8 minutes and 48 seconds left in the half, one of the two teams scored five points and the other scored six points.
When Stoudemire came to the free-throw line to block the pick-and-roll, he still didn't change the opponent's defensive formation, and Duncan and Muhammad stayed under the basket.
"Who's next? No one can stop me tonight! ”
The furious dunk and incendiary words made many fans get up and wave their fists in celebration.
If it were O'Neal, he would probably have choked back at this time, but Duncan was silent.
On the contrary, Bowen on the side wanted to step forward to provoke, but was pushed away by Li You, leaving the other party with a back of his head
Stoudemire was also excited, and stood by the paint area, kneeled, and smiled in the direction of Parker:
"After winning the game, we should invite Eva to the dressing room and maybe she will choose again."
As soon as Parker heard this, he instantly broke the defense, rushed directly to the basket, and shouted angrily:
"Falk Squid, shut your foul mouth!"
Without waiting for Li You to make a free throw, the two sides huddled under the basket and greeted each other.
Ever since San Antonio's media gossip Eva and Parker met in the locker room and fell in love at first sight, many players have teased about it.
The melon-eating crowd is envious, jealous and hateful, and although Parker was selected as an All-Star, some players still think he is a small character.
The referee separated the two sides in time, warned Stoudemire by the way, and when Li You took the basketball at the free throw line, a shout broke out in the arena again:
“MVP! MVP! MVP! ”
At 26:43, after Li Youjia hit a free throw, the score difference was still expanding.
The huge margin of points has the Spurs starting to look for three-point opportunities.
After blocking and dismantling in the high post, Parker hit a three-point iron in the left wing in the open position, picked up a long rebound, and Prince scored a one-arm dunk with a fast assist!
The Spurs scored and Duncan played the ball low on the right side to Brent Barry on the perimeter.
The latter received the ball again, faced Raga Bell who returned to the defense, hesitated and was directly stealed, and had no choice but to pay for the foul.
“Wow!”
Seeing that the Spurs were showing signs of collapse, the cheers in the arena grew louder.
On the commentary bench, Hubby Brown watched Lee Yoo dribble steadily through the half, and could only make excuses for the Spurs:
"Flying away from home, maybe it affected the Spurs' competitive form."
"Against an opponent like the Knicks, they have to respond in a timely manner, and unfortunately the Spurs can't do that at the moment."
Barry was the first to match Parker to pack Lee, and when Laga Bell received a pass on the left flank, Duncan rotated the defense in time.
Seeing that Barry was about to return to defense, Raja Bell did not risk passing the ball across the halfcourt, but returned to Li You, who was far away from the three-point line.
Duncan returned to the defense in time, and Li You faced Parker, who moved backwards to keep his distance, put the ball with his right hand, and accelerated in a straight line.
Desperately sliding to the left rear, Parker, who had established a defensive position in advance, made the right defensive choice, and Lee Woo ignored the physical confrontation and continued to push against the defense.
When approaching the three-point line, Li You suddenly made a sharp stop, dribbled behind his back, and shook out of space.
Seeing Li You looking up at the basket, Parker reluctantly adjusted his center of gravity under inertia, trying to stick to the defense again.
At the top of the arc, he pushed the ball again and changed direction, Li You led the ball forward and pretended to break through, and when Parker slid backwards again, he immediately pulled back his crotch.
The pestle stretched out his hand on the spot, Parker was powerless to jump up and pounce, and watched Li You calmly close the ball and shoot steadily!
"Huh!" Three-pointers hollow into the net.
Michaels didn't expect the Spurs to collapse so quickly, summing it up in disbelief:
"The margin has come to 20 points, and Lee almost finished the game!"
Madison Square Garden was completely boiling, and Popovich was forced to ask for a timeout.
Watching his team return to their seats with a blank expression, Popovich could only look at Ginobili.
After the timeout, both sides got their main lineups back, and although the Spurs increased the tempo of the offense, they still scored piecemeal.
After Gasol came on the field, Li You was caught in the bag, and in the case of 4 to 3, the two wings soon began to respond.
Duncan hit both free throws in the last round, and in retrospect, Gasol gave the ball to an unguarded Raja Bell at the free-throw line.
The open three-pointer in the left corner hit again, and the Spurs bench became quieter and quieter.
Glenn Robinson watched the Knicks' fluid offense straight in and out, and the joy of eliminating Ray Allen was completely gone.
In the face of Bowen's defense, Li You only needs to jump and dribble and get rid of it with a change of direction.
The Spurs can only continue to defend on the outside, and in some rounds they encounter three-point shots to hit the iron, so that they can play some counterattacks.
The point difference widened and widened, and with 1 minute and 12 seconds left in the half, Ginobili made another three-pointer, and Li You, who received a long rebound, switched offense and directly came to a three-point stop.
The basketball stumbled out of the frame, but the long rebound was picked up by Prince, who had just rushed past the halfcourt, and Popovich on the sidelines lost his mood and turned back to the bench.
In the second attack, Prince gave the ball to Gasol in the left blocking area, and Li You pretended to receive the ball, and then accelerated to run back.
The moment he got rid of Ginobili, Gasol, who had his back to the basket, sent a pass, and near the baseline on the left side, Li You, who received the ball, took a step and burst out directly!
Ignoring Muhammad, who came over to help defend under the basket, before the opponent stretched out his hand, Li You, who grabbed the ball with his left hand, slammed his arm and dunked!
"Oh!"
The referee did not blow the whistle, and the front-row fans shouted excitedly, and the dunk in the second quarter made everyone very enjoyable.
In the final few rounds of the half, Parker was still playing iron, but Duncan grabbed a frontcourt rebound on the final offense, and Parker's pull-up jumper from the free throw line helped the team score two more points.
At 37:60, the half was over, and the game was basically out of suspense.
At halftime, Popovich's chicken soup apparently didn't make any difference.
After the start of the second half of the game, the Spurs, who had flown away from home, lost their excitement and fatigue began to invade the body.
Constantly playing transition attacks, under the leadership of Li You, the score difference is still expanding.
D'Antoni wanted to look serious, but seeing that the Spurs showed no signs of rebounding, the mustache couldn't help but start smiling.
Duncan began to digest more of the ball, only it was too late for +2.
In the second half of the third quarter, Ginobili hit consecutive shots, but could not help the team close the gap.
At 22:30 in the single quarter, seeing that the score came to 59:90, Popovich changed to the atmosphere group early and completely gave up the game.
Playing 33 minutes, 9-of-17, 5-of-6 free throws, 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers, Duncan delivered a beautiful stat.
It can be expected that if he continues to play in the fourth quarter, Duncan will definitely get a double-double of 30+10 tonight.
Parker was 4-of-15, 0-of-2 from beyond the three-point line, 2-of-4 from the free throw line, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 turnovers;
Ginobili was 4-of-10, 1-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers.
The Spurs trio sat back in their seats at this point, watching the game straight in, and the entire bench was silent, except for Popovich still yelling on the sidelines, as if venting his frustration.
The Knicks, on their side, were naturally smiling and beating their opponents with ease, which gave the series a good start.
Lee Woo played 32 minutes, 13-of-19, 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, 34 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 1 turnover.
In the case of full preparation, relying on Li You's personal strong breakthrough, he broke down the opponent's regional defense.
Hill, who was dressed in a formal suit, got up from time to time to cheer everyone on, and when he returned to the bench, he covered his mouth and whispered:
"It seems that the newspapers are right, you are indeed Tim Duncan's nemesis!"
Playing small and holding the ball for three points, one-on-one single defense and strong basket, this is the reason why Li You can always play beautiful statistics in the face of the Spurs.
Li You doesn't like this title very much, Duncan is not a champion at present, and there is a big gap between the two in honor:
"The traditional interior nemesis is more appropriate, and maybe in a few years, Duncan will also shoot three-pointers from the outside."
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(End of chapter)