You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 772 Faith Follows Everywhere (1363)

"Wish is currently averaging 40 points per game in the Finals, well above his playoff and regular season scoring averages."

"We can't help but ask, has he reached his personal best with such performance?"

Van Gundy and Mark Jackson's questions, no one can answer.

Mike Breen's conclusion is more vivid: "Wish is terrible as a player. He averaged 40 points per game in the finals, but we don't think this is his limit."

At the beginning of the second half, when Wei Xia hit the long shot with a distance of one meter from the three-point line in front of Leonard, the ESPN commentary commented on this.

The point that the Spurs are most like Princeton is that every time they attack, they let the inside catch the ball too much in the high post.

This person could be Duncan, it could be Splitter, it could be Dior.

Because they are capable of responding.

In this round, their tactics came out, but Danny Green, who cut inside, forgot that his finishing ability in the paint area was far inferior to that on the outside.

His throw was touched by Cousins.

The ball flew into the air and fell, and Holiday caught it.

Just as the 76ers were about to counterattack, the Spurs fouled in time, preventing the young man from squandering his talent and running.

"Same location, please be careful."

Wei Xia said to Leonard.

Leonard was worried about cheating, but Wei Xia's expression definitely didn't look like he was talking nonsense.

This time, just after halftime, Nash passed the ball to Wei Xia.

Wei Xia dribbled the ball, facing Leonard in front of him, and made a one-handed left and right change at the most amazing speed, shaking his defense away.

The moment Leonard retreated defensively, Wei Xia pulled up again.

It was a strong shot before, but this time it was a jump shot after shaking off the defense. It was still difficult, but who doubted that he couldn't make it?
Wei Xia's three-pointer flew over Leonard's head.

Everyone looked at the ball, and Wei Xia said slowly: "You are still not careful enough, Kawhi."

"Shh!"

60 is better than 69
Only 9 points away, the second half has just begun, Wei Xia scored two three-pointers in a row, giving the Spurs the greatest pressure since the opening.

The Spurs' offense continued to have problems.

Parker called the pick-and-roll to shoot, and he could easily get rid of Nash, but the defense capabilities of Weisha and Holiday were enough to help the former make up for it.

Parker missed a shot and Duncan made an offensive rebound.

Green picked up an offensive rebound from the outside and shot a three-pointer directly, but still missed.

Wei Xia caught the landing point of the long rebound, flew to grab it, and turned to Nash.The Spurs, who were worried about being hit back, had already retreated halftime, and the 76ers continued to fall.

Wei Xia changed positions.

His dynamic has become the focus of the audience, and the threat he poses makes every Spurs fan terrified.

They remembered the No. 24 back then, the monster who solved them only by shooting. Wei Xia was like that monster tonight. He didn't need to use his physical fitness at all, and he solved all the problems by shooting.

Same angle, different orientation.

Wei Xia received a pass from one meter outside the three-point line on the right.

"￥@%...￥"

The Spurs had indescribable cries and howls at home. They knew better than Leonard himself what it meant for Wei Xia to receive the ball.

Leonard did his best, lowered his center of gravity, and opened his long arms. He didn't believe that Wei Xia would continue to shoot three-pointers, he would always go to the basket.

Wei Xia held the ball, and a certain clip of Kobe's goal flashed in his mind, and his limbs followed that clip.

He reproduced that action exactly——Wei Xia's hands grasped the ball, from his chest to the top of his head, and turned around twice. Several times, Leonard made a wrong judgment that he wanted to shoot/no, he wanted to break through. When he turned for the second time, Leonard became numb to his own judgment.

He couldn't be sure which of Wei Xia's attacks was serious.

At the moment when his expression showed hesitation, Wei Xia directly pulled it up.

With a tall and straight body, a confident face, and a soft shot, he made three consecutive outside shots.

This is territory Leonard has never approached, and it's a privilege the Spurs are unlikely to grant him.

Weisha showed how a superstar takes over the game. His third three-pointer, under the gaze of countless Spurs, made a hit!
63 is better than 69
Wei Xia, who scored 9 points in a row, hit the Spurs' first timeout in the second half.

Three balls, three ways and one finish.

Wei Xia didn't seem to put the Spurs in his eyes. His shooting was extremely ruthless. He caught the Spurs' scoring shortage in a few rounds, and the ball saw blood. Every shot made the 76ers take a big step forward.

Because his offense was too crisp, the 41 lineup that Jay Wright specially prepared to make him play more comfortably did not come in handy.

The existence of the shooter is to stretch the space, and Wei Xia is precisely one of the players who need space the least.

The Spurs came back from the timeout, but they still didn't play well.

They replaced Splitter with Diaw.

The Brazilian is good at standing defense, and he is also good at assisting defense, but the functionality is too single.

At this time, the Spurs' offense was like stagnant water, and it was time for creativity, so Diaw stepped in.

But Diaw didn't change the status quo of the Spurs' offensive sluggishness. They made a pass error. Fortunately, the 76ers made a mistake in the middle of the fast break. Otherwise, they would not only waste a timeout opportunity, but also allow the 76ers to catch up to 4 points.

Duncan's high pick-and-roll, Dior's right-wing support, ran for a long time, and Tony Parker executed the finishing blow.

And Parker didn't seem so easy. He ran to the left wing to catch the ball. Holiday's help defense kept up. He shot against the defense.

"Shh!"

71 is better than 63
"This is what we need!" Elliott yelled. "Scoring efficiency must be improved."

Meanwhile, the Spurs need another thing.

Elliott's eyes were fixed on Wecha, just like the Spurs fans at the scene, and the audience all over the world.

Everyone is looking at Wei Xia.

Spurs fans want Wecha to create pressure under their watch and miss or pass.Neutral fans hope that the timeout just now did not let his offensive subside.

Wei Xia didn't catch the ball, and Leonard frantically restricted him from catching the ball.

The fierce off-ball defense made the 76ers unable to find a position to pass the ball.

Some of Leonard's actions have involved fouls, perhaps because he is at the Spurs' home court, and because Leonard committed three fouls in the first half, the referees were particularly cautious about his calls.According to the standards of the first half, Leonard has left the field with six fouls this round.

Wei Xia didn't get the ball in that round, and neither did he in the next round.

The 76ers opened the situation through Hayward.

This criticized and underestimated white striker held the ball from one side and passed Diao.

Although Hayward's explosive power is only mediocre, Dior's fat body gave him the foundation from the third position to the fifth position.However, it was also this fat body that proved how much he wasted his talent everywhere, which made him lose the agility to keep up with Hayward.

Hayward shook him off and hit an open jumper.

The Spurs moved the ball quickly, allowing Parker to break the game with speed.

Parker passed the first hurdle, ignoring the second hurdle, and Weisha followed him, catching up as fast as he could, and blocked his ball from behind his head.

Leonard defends off the ball in the same way as before.

But this time, Wei Xia was no longer obsessed with holding the ball from the outside. He ran to the low post, stuck Leonard, and the ball came.

The moment the basketball fell into his palm, Leonard was just thinking about what he was going to do when Wei Xia turned around and made a fallback jump shot.

The ball goes in.

From this goal, Wei Xia played four consecutive low-post attacks.

The first ball was turned and leaned back, the second ball he used a skyhook, and the third ball swayed Leonard to make a successful shot.

The fourth shot was the most beautiful. His fake action caused Leonard to be shaken twice in a row, then turned and went to the basket, trying to wipe the board, and was blocked by Duncan.

Everyone knows that without Duncan, it would be impossible not to score this goal.

The more pressure Wei Xia put on, the heavier Leonard's expression became.

It's not that he doesn't know his mission. Since the start of the third quarter, Wei Xia scored 15 points in half a quarter and only conceded one goal. If it weren't for Duncan's excellent defensive awareness, he would score 100 points with a 17% shooting rate.

There is one more thing that is happening.

The Spurs' home air conditioner was broken, and sure enough, the staff couldn't fix it in the first place.

This is a new challenge for players who play games in 20-degree arenas all year round.

In the arena with nearly 2 people, the air conditioner suddenly lost, and the temperature rose sharply-this is definitely not good news for the Spurs.

Because most of the Spurs are old men, the temperature rising in vain will increase the physical consumption.

As for Wei Xia himself?It is a pity that although in reality he has been playing in an air-conditioned arena, every night, he has to travel back to decades ago, playing in the non-air-conditioned Boston Garden as Havlicek.

The arena that suddenly became hot was definitely not a blow to him, or a bad change.

It should probably be said that this is a calling.

The 76ers have already led the Spurs 2-1. As long as they win this game, they will be 3-1. No team in history has completed such a reversal in the finals.

Win this game and the championship is in sight.

Years of preparation, years of hard work, for this moment.

Wei Xia has a belief in his heart, which cannot be expressed in words. Every persistent decision and every tenacious attack conveys this belief.

From this moment on, the belief in winning is like a shadow!

Wei Xia came to the low post again and Hayward passed the ball.

He catches the ball with one hand, follows a backward step, and swings the ball.

Leonard, who had lost all his dimensions, responded to every move Wei Xia made.He was swung behind like this.

Wei Xia rushed to the basket from the baseline with the ball.

Duncan's defense was just standing, so when Wei Xia jumped up with all his strength, the arm span of the stone Buddha was not so much a disturbance as a scenery along the way.Wei Xia's body flew under the basket. He grabbed the ball with his right hand, swung out the big windmill with one arm, and smashed it backhanded towards the basket that had floated behind him!

80 is better than 79
The 76ers overtook the Spurs!
The Spurs requested a timeout for this.

Wei Xia landed, glanced at Leonard, and then opened his eyes wide in surprise, he found—Kawhi Leonard smiled.

(End of this chapter)