rpbooks Chapter 354 Defensive Victory
Chapter 354 Defensive Victory
Chapter 354 Defensive Victory
Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were on Curry's path, forming screens one after another, allowing Curry to reach the top of the arc smoothly.
Kawhi Leonard's defense has its own unique features. Instead of directly chasing and defending, he used another route to run in front of Curry who came out of the bag, lowering the center of gravity to defend.
Curry receives the serve from Iguodala, ignores Kawhi Leonard in front of him, and shoots a three-pointer.His shot took only 0.4 seconds, and even the top defenders had difficulty responding in place. Kawhi Leonard failed to complete the block, so he could only block his sight and interfere as much as possible.
The basketball flies very fast in mid-air, draws a super high arc, and pierces the needle hollowly!
Spurs 108-107 Warriors, 11.1 seconds left!
Popovich had one timeout left and didn't call out directly, but wanted to leave it for the defensive round.
Patty Mills served from the bottom line, was strongly interfered by Draymond Green, and almost violated the five-second serve.
Duncan is the Spurs' pinnacle. He ran out of position with experience and responded to Patty Mills' serve. Before the Warriors fouled him, he immediately passed the ball to Ginobili on the right.
Ginobili got the ball and started running quickly, trying to kill the last time.
Curry happened to appear in Ginobili's path, hugged him with both hands around the waist, and sent him to the free throw line for a tactical foul.
Ginobili and his teammates completed the high-five, went to the front court to execute free throws.
Curry arched the braces out with his tongue, put them in his mouth, and looked up to watch the last moment.
Duncan and Ginobili consumed a total of 3 seconds, 8.1 seconds left before the end of the game!
Ginobili is good at hitting key shots. He has been a soldier for half his life, and he is very sure of this kind of key free throws.Simple adjustment, two free throws!
Popovich looked at the performance of his proud disciple, with a slight arc on the corner of his mouth, and looked at the score.
Steve Kerr called the last timeout and set up the final play.
Spurs 110-107 Warriors, 8.1 seconds left.The Warriors needed a three-pointer to send the game into overtime.
"Is there going to be extra time?" George asked leisurely, leaning back in his chair.
Xu Tian focused on watching the game and didn't answer George.
Nick Young said, "Paul, how about the two of us upping the ante?"
George became interested: "What kind of overweight method?"
"When betting on whether to make an overtime, it is also a $1000 bet." Nick Young expressed his thoughts.
George thought for a while and said, "Do you think there will be overtime?"
Nick Young said: "I still believe in the Spurs, I don't think so."
George had a huge contract and didn't care about thousands of dollars. He said, "Okay! Then I'll bet $1000 on overtime."
Xu Tian looked at the two people who were betting against each other beside him, he didn't quite understand, shook his head and went back to watch the TV.
Tyson Chandler was interviewed in place of the Lakers tonight, arrived late in the visiting locker room, and was a little surprised to see his teammates still in their warm-up suits.It wasn't until I heard Mike Breen analyzing the game on the TV that I realized that my teammates were watching the Spurs and Warriors game.
Stan Van Gundy mentioned the current MVP competition and expressed his opinion: "In the current MVP odds list, Stephen Curry ranks first with 1.32 odds, and Xu ranks second with 1.36 odds ...If the Warriors lose this game, the consequences will be very serious."
Mike Breen said: "According to the rumors in the market, the sponsors can influence the trend of the awards. Now Stephen and Xu are not affiliated with Nike or Adidas. They are equivalent to the same starting line. As for who will be elected in the end, it depends on personal performance. In addition to the team's record, it also depends on the media reporters' preference for these two people, after all, the MVP is voted by many media."
"Xu at the beginning of the season will not be favored by the media. It is a pity that he has represented another kind of extreme dedication, love and fighting spirit. He is widely loved by the public, and the huge overseas market behind him will definitely affect the media. choose."
"If that's the case," Mike Breen said, "Steph will not only lose the finals MVP, but also lose the chance of consecutive MVP."
"It's just speculation now, and it doesn't represent the final result."
After listening to the conversation between Stan Van Gundy and Mike Breen, George said: "Xu, no wonder you want to support the Spurs. It turns out that this game is so important."
Xu Tian said: "Actually, it's not too important. As long as you play the performance you should play, good things will happen."
Nick Young asked: "Don't you want to compete for MVP?"
"I'm not a saint, and I want to trigger the Rose clause to increase the salary of the contract extension. How can I not want to compete for the MVP. But this kind of award is not under personal control. You still have to do what you should do, and wait for time to give the answer."
"What's your favorite award?" George asked.
Seeing the Warriors and Spurs players returning to the court, Xu Tian looked at the TV screen and said calmly: "The first thing is the championship. If there is a chance, I would like to challenge DPOY."
George didn't think that Xu Tian wanted to compete for the defensive award, so he didn't speak for a while.
The visiting team's locker room fell silent, only the sound of the game and commentary on the TV remained.
According to the tactics arranged by Cole, the Warriors created opportunities for Klay Thompson and Curry to receive the ball at the same time through several successive screens from the strong and weak sides.
Iguodala watched the Spurs' defense, making sure Popovich sent Kawhi Leonard to guard Curry and turned the ball to an open Klay Thompson.
Klay Thompson is not good at handling the ball. He needs to shoot immediately after receiving the ball. Without any hesitation, he pulls up and shoots according to his habit.
Ginobili sprinted out from behind, took off from the blind spot of vision, and met the basketball that Klay Thompson had just shot from behind.
Klay Thompson was taken aback, quickly picked up the ball again, leaned forward, faced Patty Mills' defense, and tried again for a three-pointer.
Duncan mentioned the line in advance, jumped hard, and his fingertips touched the basketball that had just lifted into the air.
The basketball changes course slightly and hits the back edge of the rim.
Draymond Green squeezed Aldridge away with tyrannical force, grabbed the offensive rebound, and turned to find his teammates.
Curry came into Draymond Green's sight. Since there was not much time left and there was no time to think, Draymond Green passed the ball to Curry at the top of the arc.
Curry faced Kawhi Leonard's defense and suffered a physical confrontation. As soon as he received the ball, he encountered a tough physical confrontation.
Kawhi Leonard's long arms and big hands created convenient conditions, aggressed into Curry's hand holding the ball, and directly completed the steal.
Key defense to win the game.
Draymond Green saw Kawhi Leonard stealing Curry and swears in frustration, but the final whistle has already blown, and he can only accept the loss helplessly.
Ginobili and Duncan high-fived to celebrate the hard-won victory.
(End of this chapter)