super heavy artillery

Chapter 358 Fight to the last second

Chapter 358 Fight to the Last Second

With Lao Yaodao's three-pointer, the Spurs opened the point difference to 11 points.

Donovan had to call a timeout.The game lasted 3 minutes and the Thunder didn't score a single point.If the momentum continues, Thunderclap really has no chance.From leading by more than 20 points to trailing by more than 10 points, this kind of gap made Donovan, who was originally happy to see a defeat, somewhat unacceptable.

After the timeout, the Thunder went all out.Paul George had to put on the game early and fight with his teammates.

This suspension and substitution had an immediate effect.

As soon as Paul George came up, he caused Gay's defensive foul from beyond the three-point line and got three free throw opportunities.And, under boos all over the sky, he made all three free throws.Then, on the defensive end, An Luo switched defenses in time to make Mills' shot miss the basket.After Westbrook was strong on the rebound, he passed the ball directly from the baseline to An Luo, who assisted the latter to chase and score a three-pointer.

This round, Donovan was very satisfied.First of all, the Thunder's defense played a role, and the infinite switch tactics made the Spurs very uncomfortable.Based on the success of the defense, the Thunder played their own signature counterattack fast break.

In just 43 seconds, the Thunder chased the score down to 5 points.Moreover, the performance of the "Big Three" is not over yet.

After Aldridge beat Robertson's hand, Westbrook found An Luo again during the breakthrough.The latter received the ball just after appearing near the left corner with Paul George's off-ball screen.Westbrook can really pass the ball!Although he was running towards the opponent's penalty area, he was always paying attention to the position of his teammates on the field.

Of course, An Luo's position was also found well.When he caught the ball, the closest Danny Green on the Spurs was still a meter away.With his shooting speed, even if the opponent's defense is good enough, it didn't interfere with him.

With another goal, the score became 87:91, and the Thunder were only 4 points behind.

Subsequently, Danny Green got an open chance from beyond the three-point line, but missed the shot, giving the Thunder a chance to continue to close the score.And the Thunder didn't waste either.Westbrook still rushed directly to the penalty area, but this time neither An Luo nor Paul George got a good chance, so he had to come by himself.

I saw him rushing into the inside with the cover of Adams, and then made a large European step past Aldridge, who had switched defenses, and then hit the board against Gasol, and also caused a foul by the opponent.

Steadily made an additional penalty goal, chasing the score to only 1 point behind the Spurs!

Popovich can't calm down anymore!He stood up and walked to the referee's side, expressing his dissatisfaction.He has a loud voice and doesn't know how to control his emotions at all.

Maybe seeing the old guy lose his temper, Aldridge played very tough in the next round.After receiving the ball, he leaned his entire right arm on Robertson, knocking him away with great force.Then he turned around and squeezed directly to the basket, exerted a little force on his legs, and dunked the ball in with one arm.

However, this dunk did not cause too much disturbance to the Thunder.Paul George turned around and faced Gay with a super long three-pointer, directly tying the score.

The Spurs handed in a timeout.With less than 3 minutes left in the game, both sides are very cautious.

At this time, the atmosphere of the Thunder team was not as depressed as before.They were caught off guard by the opponent in the first few minutes, but fortunately they stabilized the situation in time.Now, the game has become a balance of power again, and it's time for the decisive battle.

"Guys, we must do a good job of defense! Only the toughest defense can get more chances to score. We can only win if we play the rhythm of the first quarter. Next, we will play like this..."

Donovan began to lay out the tactics for the final minutes.He still puts his hope of winning the game on the defensive end.After all, scoring is always affected by touch, and defense is the most stable thing for the Thunder.

At the same time, Popovich on the other end is also exhorting his players:

"Let's hit the basket! Paul, go to the free throw line, Danny and Rudy are outside to contain the opponent's defense... Next, we will push the defense line out, and as for the basket, leave it to Paul..."

After the timeout, the Spurs players started their first offense according to Popovich's tactics.Mills advanced to the three-point line with the ball, and then followed Gasol's screen to get rid of Westbrook's follow-up defense.The Thunder switched defenses immediately, and Adams went to defend Mills.With a huge defensive area, the problem is not big.But Westbrook didn't have a special way to face the rushing Gasol.Even if he himself is very familiar with such tactics, he can only watch Gasol score a layup after receiving a pass from Mills.

Looking back, Paul George succeeded in singles against Gay with his own personal ability, and immediately equalized the score again.

In the next 2 minutes, the offense of both sides played very efficiently.You come and go, the score has been biting, no one can seize the opportunity to widen the gap.

At this time, Westbrook seized the gap in the Spurs' defense, rushed directly to the basket, and scored a layup.Help the Thunder take the lead.But then, Aldridge stepped forward, and he tied the score with a mid-range first.Then, after Paul George missed a three-pointer, he grabbed a rebound.And assisted Danny Green to score a priceless three-pointer.

With 8 seconds left in the game, the Thunder still had a chance to pull the game into overtime.

During the timeout, Donovan quickly arranged a three-point tactic.He doesn't seem particularly worried. After all, shooting three-pointers is not particularly difficult for the Thunder.

Adams sent the ball steadily, and Westbrook stood to the right of the center line, not in a hurry to make a shot, as if waiting for something.At this time, both Adams and Paul George stood on the three-point line close to Westbrook, and An Luo used the cover of the two to get rid of the pursuers behind him and rushed out.

Westbrook moved, he took the ball straight to the left, and after attracting the Spurs' defense, he passed the ball to An Luo on the right.However, the basketball was touched by Ginobili who jumped up, and the trajectory of the flight was a little bit inward.

But the ball is not lost!An Luo rushed over, grabbed the ball, pulled it up and shot it.

After the basketball leaves the hand, the time returns to zero.Everything is on this ball!

Going into overtime, the Thunder still have 5 minutes to win the game.If not, the Spurs ended their opponent's [-]-game winning streak.

(End of this chapter)