NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 269 Shi Buddha is also a temperamental
The Spurs attack.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt, looking for Duncan first.

Duncan took the position and asked for the ball with his hands. Parker took advantage of the situation and dealt the cards.

I saw Duncan leaning against Aldridge, sitting and punching in, and turned around in an instant to prepare to hook.

But at this moment, Wang Zelin on the right and Batum near the free throw line rushed over at the same time, and together with Aldridge attacked from three sides, Duncan fell into a siege.

Duncan was startled, the Trail Blazers encircled and suppressed too fast and so decisively.

But a stone Buddha is a stone Buddha!
After all, he is no longer in his peak period, and his rich experience is still not measurable for a young man.

At this time, on the right-wing three-point line, Danny Green made a sudden back run, threw off Matthews, and moved quickly to the top of the arc. Duncan scored the ball in time, and Danny Green took off instantly when he received the ball, and made a three-point shot.

"Shh!"

Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.

3:2, the Spurs lead by one point at home.

"From this ball, we can see that the Spurs players only saw the exquisite coordination of passing the ball. It is hard to imagine that this team was still known for its defense a few years ago." Director Zhang said.

"Yeah!" Yu Jia sighed and continued: "Since being hacked in 2011, the Spurs selected Kawhi Leonard, and transferred Danny Green from the Development League, won Splitter, Mills and other giants; in 12, they won Boris Diao. Unknowingly, the Spurs have completed the team's transformation around Duncan's strong inside to high positions."

"I have to say that among the 30 teams in the league, the Spurs' offense is so smooth that it can definitely rank in the top five. Perhaps this is what David Stern dreams of."

"Hahahaha!"

"Hahahaha!"

Yu Jia and Director Zhang laughed tacitly.

Of course, the 05 NBA Finals between the Spurs and Pistons was hailed as one of the greatest finals in NBA history; similarly, that round of finals was also the ugliest finals in NBA history, not even one!

How bad was that series?

On the Spurs side, Duncan, the peak, was double-dashed to only 49.1% of his shots, and he averaged only 20.6 points per game, the highest scoring team in the team. The highest scorer on the Pistons side was Chauncey Billups, averaging 20.4 points per game.

After the entire series, the average points per game of the two teams can break through 80...

In view of the above, the league began to vigorously encourage offense, because David Stern no longer wants to experience that nightmare.

Under such a trend, the inside players are undoubtedly the first to be affected, and as time goes by, the survival soil left for the big men is gradually decreasing.

Therefore, it is no wonder that there are fewer and fewer high-quality insiders. Leaving aside some other factors, the biggest reason is the change of rules.

Back on the field.

Trail Blazers attack.

Wang Zelin went to the basket again, and Splitter did not do anything to hinder it.

Aldridge pulled to the left elbow, and Duncan let him go, looking back from both ends of the paint.

Seeing Wang Zelin carrying Splitter to the basket, his nerves tensed instantly and he dared not relax in the slightest.

At this time Lillard passed the ball.

Parker wants to stop it, but the young No. 0 player in front of him is fast, and he can't stop it.

Seeing the ball come in, Duncan shrank his steps and entered the paint.

Aldridge followed up with two steps and stopped at the left elbow. He believed that his teammates would make the right handling.

For the Spurs, the defensive formation began to flow. Leonard, who was outside the three-point line on the left, quickly rushed to Aldridge inside, and Danny Green defended Batum.

But since there are two people double-teaming, there will inevitably be an open opportunity.

It's just that the Spurs' zone defense and switching speed are extremely fast. How big this open opportunity is depends on the handling ability and adaptability of the ball handler.

If the offensive side wants to seize this opportunity, the ball holder must have a wide enough passing vision and good passing ability, and pass the ball in advance when the upper body is about to be double-teamed.

And Wang Zelin happens to have this ability!

Seeing that Duncan rushed in decisively, and when the physical confrontation was about to be staged, he carried Splitter on his right arm, stretched out his left hand to grab the ball, grabbed the ball firmly, and quickly threw it to Matthews in the left corner.

Matthews was completely emptied and had already got outside the left three-point line.

Parker, who had just reached the free throw line, quickly returned to the defense, but how could there be time?

The opening opportunity has come to the final step, and now the test is the shooting ability and psychological endurance of the open shooter.

In many cases, when it comes to the playoffs, for a shooter, pure shooting skills are not so important anymore, but a big heart is more important.

A typical representative is Steve Novak, a small forward who once played for Mosaic!
The one-handed three-pointer has reached the point of proficiency. This is the most impressive thing. During the 22-game winning streak of Mosaic, Li Jie made a three-point lore today, accompanied by the classic training interview: "I didn't feel good today. I shot 300 three-pointers, and two of them missed..."

But even such a three-point master failed to gain a firm foothold in the NBA.

In addition to the factors of physical talent, it is also inseparable from the aspect of psychological quality.

After all, the regular season is different from the playoffs. The regular season is fiercer than a tiger, and there are many cases where the playoffs are as soft as insects.

Matthews is not as fierce as a tiger, but he is definitely not a worm.

Catch the ball and pull it up, and make a three-pointer from the left with a zero angle.

"brush!"

There was another splash of water.

5:3, the Blazers lead.

"Back to defense! Back to defense!"

Wang Zelin roared angrily.

In the last round, they put too much energy on Duncan, so that the Spurs shot too smoothly, and he was not satisfied with the last defense.

"Nice three-pointer, Matthews responded with his three-pointer, and he was telling the Spurs: Hey, man, we are not easy to mess with either!"

TNT commentary, Barkley said with a smile.

"Hey, both teams feel good coming up."

Kenny Smith said.

Spurs attack.

"LaMarcus, switch defenses!"

Wang Zelin yelled again at the basket, Aldridge nodded slightly, and approached Splitter.

At the top of the arc, Parker made a tactical gesture.

The Spurs players did not just stay in one position, they kept running.

The entire frontcourt was full of "squeaky" sneaker rubbing sounds, which were very ear-piercing and tickling, and the atmosphere of the game became more and more tense, like a heavy hammer continuously hitting the players' hearts, which made people nervous.

At this time, Danny Green ran over to do a pick-and-roll, and Parker used the wall to break through.

Lillard and Matthews switch defenses decisively, the latter stepping on the free throw line, blocking Parker's advancing breakthrough route.

Parker, who just broke through Lillard, saw Matthews and immediately chose to split the ball.

That direction is...

"Notice!"

As soon as Parker shot the ball, Lillard secretly thought something was wrong and turned around immediately.

At a 45-degree angle on the right wing, Leonard made a roundabout run from the bottom line and seized the open opportunity to make a three-pointer.

"Bang ~ swish!"

Leonard hit a three-pointer.

5: 6.

"what!!!!"

The AT&T Arena was boiling instantly, and countless Spurs fans wearing gray home jerseys cheered, and countless palms began to shake.

This is a carnival belonging to the home team, and it is also the most beautiful scenery in the NBA. It is also a picture that countless media reporters will definitely take every game.

Even though I have watched it so many times, whenever I come to the scene in person, it is still so spectacular.

"Kawhi!! Leonard!!!"

The heart-piercing roar of the home DJ resounded through the AT&T Arena.

"This... the small forward from the Spurs feels good today!" Terry Stotts said depressedly.

But he still didn't take Leonard to heart.

If it weren't for Wang Zelin's God's perspective, he might not have thought that the No. 11 pick in the first round of 15 years would reach the level of the league king in the future.

At this stage, Leonard does not have many commendable shining points. In addition to his fierce defense and fierce rebounding in the interior, his offensive methods are scarce, only fixed-point three-pointers and occasional small throws into the paint are not bad.

"Pay more attention to that No. 2, don't let him play so easily."

Wang Zelin put his arm around Batum's shoulders, pointed at Leonard's back, and said seriously.

Anyway, he is also a future FMVP. Although he is young, no one can say that he will suddenly explode.

"…OK."

Batum was about to shake his wits, but when he saw Wang Zelin's serious face, he quickly put away his hippie smile.

After getting the reply, Wang Zelin stopped talking and ran to the frontcourt.

Xiaoka is still in the development stage, with GDP in front of him, except for a very few people who can see clearly, the outside world generally doesn't have much expectation for this new Spurs core.

The No. 15 pick in the first round is nothing more than that. It's not that easy to become a talent.

Come to the front court and turn into the position.

Lillard hoisted the ball inside and handed it to Wang Zelin.

In fact, it can be seen from here that the playing styles of the two teams have certain similarities: when attacking, they mostly use the inside as the axis, and then spread around.

Wang Zelin lowered his center of gravity, pressing down on Splitter and digging in.

Split's defensive attitude was very correct, but he still had some shortcomings in front of Wang Zelin. He staggered under his feet and his center of gravity was unstable.

Wang Zelin seized the opportunity, turned around and jumped up violently. The shoulders of the two collided, and the opposing player fell down in response.

However, the whistle did not sound, it seems that the referee thinks this is a normal physical confrontation.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise under the basket, spreading in all directions.

After landing, Wang Zelin ignored the anger in Splitter's eyes, and shouted at Duncan who was not far away: "Hey! Tim, your little teammate is no good. I think you might as well defend me!"

Naked provocation!

It's hard to imagine that a rookie is openly provoking an established league superstar, even if the superstar is no longer at his peak.

Madness!

The Al-Quds fans were stunned by this scene, and after reacting, they booed back.

But the faces of the Blazers players have always remained calm, as if all this was taken for granted.

After a long 82 playoff games and sweeping opponents in two series, the Trail Blazers bred their own strong team self-confidence from top to bottom.

This is the arrogance of young people!

On the other side, Duncan silently raised his head, looked directly at Wang Zelin, and turned to pick up the ball.

At the same time, the players in the Holy City started to move like a clockwork machine.

Plain and silent... Under Duncan's leadership, all the Spurs seemed to have no emotion. Facing the opponent's provocation, they did not respond.

Perhaps, they prefer to prove themselves with actions.

Wang Zelin and his teammates thought so.

But soon, their minds changed.

Because, Duncan took the initiative to find Wang Zelin in the next round.

"Oh man, what did I see? Tim took the initiative to find the number 36 kid..."

Barkley fully demonstrated what it means to watch the excitement, and he began to scream strangely.

"Now let's see how Wang Hui will respond." Kenny Smith said.

"This……"

Aldridge and Batum couldn't believe it. It turned out that Stone Buddha also had feelings.

A duel between core players.

After Duncan got the ball, he started a low attack, one, two, three...

After a series of collisions, he quickly turned around and shot.

There is one thing to say, in the eyes of outsiders, this ball is just four words, plain and empty.

There is no sense of brilliance, and it has nothing to do with gorgeousness.

However, Wang Zelin was stunned and couldn't defend, watching his opponent make a low throw.

The No. 21 rookie's rebounding shot deserves to be the best in the league.

"Boy Tianchao, you are very strong, maybe you will have a bright future, but right now, it belongs to me."

After scoring the goal, Wang Zelin was stunned when he heard the words from Duncan for the first time.

8:7, the Spurs went ahead again.

Up to now, the scores of the two teams have shown an upward trend alternately.

When he came back to his senses, Wang Zelin looked at the back of No. 21 of the Spurs going away. There was no trace of frustration on his face. Instead, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled lightly: "Let me just say, how can the dignified number one player in history have no temper?"

However, that's what makes it interesting!
　The writer who hit the street cheated again

　　
　
(End of this chapter)