MM Racing Chapter 163
Chapter 163
The Spurs' offense is indeed at the top level in the league.
After Carter dribbled the ball across half court, he did not give it to Kidd.
Instead, he signaled Roy to set a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line.
The pick-and-roll between Carter and Roy became increasingly unsolvable, and the Spurs chose to switch defense.
When Carter took Mohammed away and tried to break through, Ginobili surrounded Carter's breakthrough route to form a double team.
Seeing that there was no chance of a breakthrough, Carter passed the ball back to Roy.
The enemy's road is narrow. When Bruce Bowen met Roy again,
The lower body couldn't help but tighten, and there was a kind of testicular sadness.
One was saved, and the other was gone forever, and even lost the ability to be a father.
This was the first time the two met since Bowen was suspended for intentional injury last time.
The fans in the stands of the Nets were not polite at all. The camera was given to Bowen.
The whole audience burst into huge boos.
This guy is really too dirty. Except for the fans of his own team, there are almost no fans who like him.
Roy, who was dribbling the ball, was not polite to him. He changed his face-to-the-basket shot to his back.
He pushed Bowen from the three-point line to the free throw line like a bulldozer.
The Spurs could only stare blankly, not daring to double-team Roy.
You should know that Roy's assists per game exceeded those of all the Spurs players.
Bowen likes sticky defense, so Roy let him stick to him, stick to him with his back, and he couldn't hide!
Then he dribbled the ball back, half-turned, jumped backward on one foot with his left foot, and raised his right foot high.
Bowen was so scared that he took a step back, his back covered in cold sweat.
Roy easily hit the goal by standing on one leg in front of him.
It is obvious that Bowen has a strong psychological shadow about Roy's leg-lifting action.
Popovich frowned off the court, but this kind of physical and mental trauma can only be healed slowly over time.
As the Spurs' defensive vanguard, he is responsible for dealing with the opponent's arrows.
Bowen is already an indispensable part of the Spurs. This series requires him to keep a close eye on Carter.
Popovich plans to give him some advice when he leaves the court.
In the Spurs' offensive round, Ginobili once again found Duncan in a good position under the basket.
Chandler was obviously powerless against this type of inside player.
He was beaten back by Duncan's back-to-the-basket attack.
Fortunately, Coach Frank had made arrangements in advance. Jefferson in the bottom corner had to guard Bowen on one side and harass Duncan's dribbling on the other side.
Duncan's most powerful ability is his ability to assist. Even if he doesn't score, he can still influence the progress of the game with this ability.
When Jefferson double-teamed, Duncan quickly passed the ball to Bowen.
Jefferson was so scared that he immediately went back to defend. Bowen then gave the ball to Duncan again.
After repeating this twice, Jefferson no longer dared to double-team Duncan.
Duncan also found an opportunity under the basket and turned around to make a small hook shot, which hit the basket.
At the beginning, both the Spurs and the Nets were in good shape and played back and forth.
In the following games, both sides were above the level and the scores rose alternately.
At the end of the first quarter,
33 to 30
the Spurs led by three points away from home.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs took the initiative to make changes.
Replaced Muhammad, who performed poorly in the first quarter, with Robert Holly.
The Nets continued the lineup of the first quarter.
Coach Frank found that the Spurs changed their lineup again and seemed a little unconcerned.
After all, when the lineup was changed and Muhammad was replaced as the starting player at the beginning, he was still blown up by Roy in the interior, which was not threatening.
After the opening of the second quarter, the Spurs had the ball.
Unlike when Muhammad was on the court, the four inside lines under the basket were full of people.
Holly directly pulled Roy to the three-point line.
Roy didn't dare to let him go. After all, he was a famous key man, and no one dared to leave him alone on a stage like the finals.
In this case, only Duncan and Chandler are left in the interior.
The Spurs will never drag their feet when passing the ball.
Every pass they make is very targeted.
Duncan, who is in a good position, starts to turn around when receiving the ball.
Chandler, who is still preparing for a back-to-back single defense, is pushed away from the side by Duncan.
Then Duncan hits the basket with a rebound in Chandler's astonished eyes.
In just one round, Duncan fully demonstrated to Chandler what it means to turn around, block with the body, and cut inside to rebound.
It is completely the basics of the basics of the interior.
But it is so easy for him to do it. Even if Chandler tries hard to stop it,
Duncan still easily resolves it. The nickname of the full-level basic skills is not for nothing.
Coach Frank off the court immediately understood the sinister intentions of Horry on the Spurs.
He signaled to Roy off the court that the two of them should switch defense in the next round.
ThisPopovich saw everything.
Not only did he not take any countermeasures, but he smiled.
Kidd crossed the half court with the ball and faced Parker's defense.
He chose to break through, but his breakthrough had almost no lethality.
With Duncan standing under the basket, the Spurs made it difficult for him to have a chance.
Kidd used his body to push Parker away and passed the ball to the three-point line.
Jefferson, who received the ball, did not choose to shoot a three-pointer under Ginobili's defense, but continued to break through.
But Duncan was like Optimus Prime under the basket, resolving the breakthroughs of the two one by one.
Jefferson passed the ball to Roy on the weak side helplessly.
Facing the five-time champion in Horry's defense, Roy dribbled and stepped back,
Unexpectedly, the opponent seemed to have anticipated Roy's idea and jumped early,
Interfered with Roy's shot in mid-air,
"Ding"
Even Roy did not expect Horry's defense to be so sharp,
The basketball that bounced under the basket was controlled by Duncan,
Kid tried to harass Duncan's pass but failed,
Parker received Duncan's long pass and drove straight in,
The retreating Carter blocked Parker's desire to attack the basket,
He dribbled the ball back to the three-point line , waiting for Duncan to get into position and reorganize the offense,
Duncan was late, Roy had already switched defense according to Coach Frank's request,
Following Duncan into the paint under the basket,
Chandler could only be pulled to the three-point line by Horry again,
This season's two strongest inside players met for the first time in this series,
Unlike Chandler's weak lower limbs, Roy was much better behind Duncan, but that was all he could do,
Duncan was able to hold his own against the peak Shark,
As a top power player He obviously didn't use his full strength when he singled out Chandler.
Teammates all trusted Roy's single defense ability, and the Nets players closely guarded the other Spurs players.
But Duncan, who used all his strength, was beyond everyone's expectations.
Roy was being pushed back by his inside line. Kidd, who saw the situation was not right not far away, couldn't help but reach out to Duncan.
Duncan got the ball and dribbled past Kidd's steal.
Ginobili, who was inserted at high speed from the side, received Duncan's pass in the air and avoided Carter's defense and dunked successfully.
The Spurs' substitution had an unexpected effect, surprisingly good.
Due to Robert Horry's containment, the Nets' basket was empty.
Without Chandler's help defense, the Nets were stretched when the Spurs players attacked the basket.
Chandler on the offensive end had no offensive ability and could not retreat.
He suddenly became useless on the court.
Coach Frank made up his mind and decisively called a timeout.