God of NBA point guards

Chapter 621: Big Ben’s Dry Land
"boom!"

Duncan took the ball from the left waist for the second time. This time, Ben engaged in a strong confrontation, which affected the stability of his shot and missed the shot.

Kurt Thomas grabbed the rebound and the Sonics attacked.

Zhou Quan did not attack with the ball this time, but planned to pass it to Mike Miller on the left wing and let him hit one.

The Spurs asked Bowen to switch to guard him, Stephen Jackson still guarded Corey Maggette, and Mike Miller was guarded by Tony Parker. Although Mike Miller's offensive ability with the ball is not very good, the height difference is too big and his wingspan is not very good. After all, height alone is a 15cm advantage, so he thinks he can still give it a try.

If we can seize this opportunity to play high against short and big against small, we can force the Spurs to change their defense tactics.

He motioned for Mike Miller to move inside, and Miller immediately moved to his left elbow from a position 45 degrees inside the three-point line.

Ben just entered the basket, and Duncan followed suit. Upon seeing this, he immediately raised his defensive position and prepared to help defend Mike Miller.

Zhou Quan was still dribbling and did not pass the ball immediately. Due to the restriction of the three-second defensive rule, Duncan could not stay in the penalty area for a long time. He had to wait until Duncan came out of the penalty area before passing the ball. At that time, the basket It's empty next time.

At this moment, Corey Maggette on the right suddenly started cutting inside and dropped Stephen Jackson, who was not as fast as him.

"Bruce!"

On the sidelines, when he saw Cory Maggette cutting inside, Popovich suddenly shouted loudly.

Zhou Quan's position was two steps from the three-point line at the top of the arc. Bowen took one step to guard. At this time, he heard the sound and jumped forward.

At this time, Ben moved from the basket to the left low post because of the three seconds of offense, and Duncan was leaving the penalty area and heading to the left waist because of the three seconds of defense.

Zhou Quan moved, moved one step to the right and left, and while dodging Bowen, the basketball was instantly pulled up, and he pushed hard with his right hand. The basketball flew out in a straight line, directly into the hands of Corey Maggette, who had just cut into the right waist. .

"Pretty!"

Yu Jia shouted excitedly.

"boom!"

Cory Maggette took a step forward after receiving it, jumped up, dunked with one hand, and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Maggette's cut was very beautiful, and the timing of the cut was very good. It was when there was no one under the basket, and Zhou Quan's pass was also beautiful!" Zhang Lili said with a happy smile.

Yu Jia said: "If Corey Maggette didn't cut inside, the Iron Fist King must have passed the ball to Mike Miller. Duncan just went to Ben, and he could just hit Tony Parker alone."

"Yes, Zhou Quan should have thought that way before." Zhang Liyi nodded.

With Tony Parker restraining Zhou Quan, the Spurs' offense was still carried out by the twin towers, this time with the cooperation of the low towers.

Duncan caught the ball in the low post on the left wing, and then David Robinson cut into the basket from the right wing. Duncan made a fake pass with one hand, shook his base, and then quickly hit the board at a 45-degree angle on the left waist and hit a goal.

Zhang Lili said: "This is the low-post coordination tactic of the Twin Towers. The false and true correspond to each other, and the true and false combination makes it difficult to guard against.

If it's a hard fight, Ben can still withstand Duncan. He is good at defending centers with poor skills. Even O'Neal can defend him.

But this kind of technical style of play is difficult for Ben Wallace to guard. He is really not good at guarding this kind of technical inside line. "

Yu Jia nodded and said: "Yes, if Yao attacks Da Ben, Da Ben cannot guard against him."

6:7, supersonic attack.

Zhou Quan still let Mike Miller get closer to the penalty area.

His purpose is to let Mike Miller draw Duncan up from below. If Duncan comes up, there will be an opportunity under the basket. If not, let Miller single out Tony Parker.

This time, Duncan took a step inside the left midfielder. This position can not only help defend Mike Miller, but also return to defend the base and the basket in time. At the same time, he only needs to move one step outward to leave the penalty area.

Corey Maggette cuts inside again, and this time Stephen Jackson follows up, only half a step behind, with not much room.

"Bruce, don't be polite to him."

From the sidelines, Popovich's screams rang out.

Bowen's eyes flashed with annoyance. He didn't like the head coach because the head coach hated his demands. When he was in the SuperSonics, the head coach never asked him like that.

But he still pounced on Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan didn't give Bowen a chance to defend himself, so he quickly dribbled the ball and took a step back, then changed hands to control the ball and beat Bowen from the left.

He held the ball from the top of the left arc and reached the left end of the free throw line. Duncan immediately entered the penalty area and returned to the basket to defend. Zhou Quan faced front and rear double teams and quickly distributed the ball.

Mike Miller caught the ball in the left elbow and singled to Tony Parker.

Tony Parker is 188 centimeters tall and Miller is 203 centimeters tall. Including wingspan, the height difference is close to 30 centimeters. Part of Parker's defensive attention was attracted by the sudden intrusion of Zhou Quan. When he looked back, he could only look up to Miller's shot.

"brush!"

Splashes appeared and two points were hit.

"Okay! All four Sonics attacks were successful. After Zhou Quan made a three-pointer, he sent out three assists in a row." Zhang Lili said happily.

"The King of Iron Fist's sudden scoring tactics are too threatening. Just now, Duncan could only choose to defend the basket and did not dare to come up to help defend Mike Miller." Yu Jia said.

At this time, the Spurs served and then called a timeout.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Zhou Quan has already rushed to the free throw line. There is no one under the basket. Duncan must definitely return to defend the basket. How can he dare to help defend other positions? As long as he hesitates, Zhou Quan will definitely go in. Just a dunk."

Yu Jia nodded and said: "So Kurt Thomas is also very important. He gave David Robinson no chance to return to the penalty area."

"Yes, he just made a long two-pointer, and David Robinson didn't dare to let him go." Zhang Lili said.

"The Iron Fist King, Corey Maggette, Kurt Thomas, Mike Miller, only Ben didn't score, and the SuperSonics are in full bloom. The Spurs scored three goals, Duncan scored two, David Robinson one, and the other three I haven't scored yet," Yu Jia said.

Zhang Lili said: "The Spurs have the advantage inside, but have no advantage or even disadvantage in the three outside positions. In addition, Tony Parker is locked up by Zhou Quan and no one organizes the offense on the outside, so their offense can only rely on the inside and even their organization. We can only rely on the inside and Duncan."

On the Spurs bench, Popovich stared at Bowen and said: "Bruce, I told you, don't be polite to him. You must use the toughest defense and deal with him at all costs. I mean at all costs." , any means.”

A hint of gloom flashed in Bowen's eyes, he was silent for three seconds, and then said resolutely: "Mr. Coach, I can only defend the Iron Fist King with regular defensive actions. Those methods you want me to use, I'm sorry, I didn't learn it in Sonics." However, neither the coaching staff nor the Iron Fist King allowed me to use those moves." "伱?"

Popovich was angry and his eyes became more severe.

Tim Duncan, who was two seats away, was a little silent, as if he didn't hear the conversation between Popovich and Bowen.

After the timeout, Bowen did not play but was put on the bench. This was Popovich's punishment.

The Spurs sent a substitute guard, the 198-centimeter Ginobili, to play the second position, and shooting guard Stephen Jackson to play the third position.

"Manu, if you play a breakout tactic on the wing, you can go all out, but pay attention to the positions of Tim and David. They have the opportunity to pass the ball immediately." Popovich warned before going on the court.

6:9, the Spurs attack.

Zhou Quan met Ginobili at the World Championships, but he was in a different group with Argentina, so he never played against him. He was at the game when Argentina defeated the United States to win No. 3 and knew something about Ginobili.

This Argentinian has breakthroughs, three-pointers, mid-range shots, layups, and defense. His breakthroughs are also unique and he has strong ability to change directions.

But compared to Tony Parker, Ginobili, who had just entered the NBA, was still a little greener and was still in the adaptation period. Parker was more threatening, so he chose to defend Parker.

Ginobili advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, deliberately going to the left because Parker pinned the Iron Fist King to the right sideline.

Popovich was very cautious, not even letting the ball holder get close to the top of the arc, completely giving Zhou Quan no chance to help defend the center.

David Robinson still moved to the high post, and Ben defended Duncan alone in the low post.

Corey Maggette was guarding Ginobili. The latter suddenly changed direction and rushed over to the left elbow area. Because Duncan entered the basket at this time, Ben did not dare to come out to cover.

"boom!"

When the opportunity arose, Ginobili did not hesitate and made an emergency jump shot from the left elbow area. Unfortunately, the touch was a little poor and he missed.

But Duncan used his height to grab the offensive rebound over Ben's head. While scoring the second attack, he also caused a foul on Ben.

Zhang Lili said: "Cory Maggette did not guard Ginobili who just came on the field. We should pay attention to this position. Ginobili will definitely continue to attack with the ball. If the first line defense is not good, the inside line will be blocked." The defender is Duncan, so he will be very passive."

"Duncan made 4 of 3 shots. We need to strengthen our defense against him," Yu Jia said.

Zhang Lili said: "He hasn't gotten into the basket very much yet. The first three offenses were nearly two-point rebound shots. He didn't consume much physical energy. We really need to strengthen his defense."

He is not O'Neal. O'Neal's shooting in the past two points is not very good, and his position on the sideline of the paint area is not a great threat.

Duncan is different. He has a mid-range shot and is a great threat at the waist position. We cannot relax our defense on him just because he is not close to the basket. "

Then Duncan hit an extra free throw, making it a two-plus-one tie, tying the score at nine, and the SuperSonics attacked.

In the 7th minute of the first quarter, at 16:16, the two teams were tied for the third time. SuperSonics had the ball and called a timeout.

Kenny Smith said: "As for the Spurs, David Robinson should have to take a rest. He only played 26 minutes per game in the regular season this season and averaged 23 minutes per game in the first round. He is indeed old. After he comes off the court, the Spurs are not that good inside. It’s a big advantage.”

Barkley said excitedly: "It seems that the Spurs are better than last year's Lakers. There is hope of defeating the SuperSonics and the Iron Fist King!"

Kenny Smith said: "After Ginobili came up, he was responsible for holding the ball and attacking, using breakthroughs to attract defenses, and cooperated with Duncan. He assisted Duncan once and made 4 of 2 shots. His efficiency was good. As a rookie, he is very daring to take shots. .”

Barkley said: "Cory Maggette couldn't guard against Ginobili's breakthrough. Ben Wallace was restrained by Duncan and failed to provide effective defense. This is the Spurs' opportunity. If we keep playing like this, the Spurs will hopefully win." Next first away game.”

Kenny Smith sneered: "That's because the Iron Fist King didn't take many shots. He only made 3 of 2 shots, 5 points and 4 assists. If he took all his shots, what would he be like?"

"Then what is he waiting for? Let him attack!" Buckley said angrily.

At this time, the timeout ends and the referee signals the players from both sides to come on.

The SuperSonics replaced Corey Maggette and replaced Desmond Mason, who has similar style and technical characteristics.

For the Spurs, David Robinson sat out and replaced power forward Malik Rose. Bowen was still on the bench. Popovich felt that Ginobili and Tony Parker were effective on the court and could continue to play.

Zhou Quan took the ball to the frontcourt, and when he was near the top of the arc, he suddenly exerted force and easily knocked away Tony Parker with his shoulder, and thrust downward.

Duncan, who was guarding the big man in the low post on the left wing, saw this and immediately returned to defend the basket, guarding directly in front of the basket and at the top of the collision zone.

When Zhou Quan got one step in front of Duncan, he changed direction and took off. He held the ball in his right hand for a layup. Duncan jumped sideways to block the shot. However, Zhou Quan did not take a shot. Instead, he slid under the backboard and threw the ball with his right hand. The big man behind Duncan.

"not good!"

Duncan turned around quickly after landing, but it was already too late.

"boom!"

Zhou Quan's well-timed pass triggered Ben's dunk mechanism. He caught the ball in his hand and immediately plucked green onions from dry land. Before Duncan had time to turn around, he completed the brutal dunk on him.

Duncan was buckled forward and almost fell into a trap.

"Di!"

The referee's whistle sounded and pointed at Duncan.

"Oh hoo!"

The Central Gymnasium suddenly boiled.

"Beautiful! So beautiful! Haha..." Yu Jia laughed excitedly.

"Zhou Quan made a wonderful pass and received his fifth assist. Now he has 5 points and 5 assists. Ben finally scored and also caused a blocking foul by Tim Duncan." Zhang Lili smiled happily.

Next, Ben made a free throw, but unfortunately he didn't score. At 16:18, the Spurs attacked.

On the sidelines, Popovich pinched his hands and shouted to the court: "Don't let him rush in."

(End of this chapter)