The way of the center

Chapter 196 Duncan's Jedi Counterattack

Many Chinese fans who have learned to be smart have not turned on the TV until now. Maybe only watching the fourth quarter of the Spurs and Thunder game will not make people drowsy.

78 to 74, they did not miscalculate, the score of the two teams was anxious, and the suspense had to be revealed in the fourth quarter.

96 to 95, 78 to 76, 104 to 103 These are the scores of the last three matches between the two teams last season. It can be said that every time these two slow-paced and defensive teams meet, they have to play until the last minute to win burden.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Van Gundy and Popovich "tacitly" left the main players on the bench first.Let the substitute players play the first half of the game first. If the score is still very anxious, then the main players of both sides will play in the second half of the game and start a decisive battle.

Antonio McDyess, as a famous former All-Star player, he taught Morris a good lesson in the interior.

Morris has never been afraid of the kind of guy who confronts him head-on, but when he meets a skilled opponent like An Jie, he is a little at a loss.

And McDyess not only has outstanding insider skills, he also has a sophistication and treachery that Anjie doesn't have.

He used a variety of different scoring methods to score goals in front of Morris, a stunned young man, and even caused a foul by Morris while scoring a goal, and got a chance to play a three-pointer.

McDyess' brilliant performance allowed him to score 9 points in half a quarter. When the Spurs fans looked at the big screen excitedly, they found that the score was still not opened.

McDyess single-handedly led the Spurs second unit in scoring, while the Thunder stabilized the situation with the efforts of Nick Collison and Morris.

McDyess, who is entering the end of his career, has difficulty carrying the impact of Morris in the low post, and Matt Bonner's slow footwork also allows him to give Collison a lot of open shots.

The bench lineups of both sides have completed the mission of allowing the main players to rest more. They scored a lot on the field, but neither side can establish an advantage.

This is the Spurs and the Thunder. Under normal circumstances, neither of these two teams will lose the chain.The key blow that often determines the outcome is the last shot.

The Spurs have just won two consecutive victories, and they don't want the momentum to stop there. After all, the Spurs' results so far are not outstanding. In order to hit the rankings, they must fight to the end.

Although the Thunder have done well, they haven't had a winning streak for a long time.

Whether it is from the perspective of mental factors or tactical factors, the conditions of these two teams are too similar.

The battle between the substitute players lasted for a full 7 minutes, and the physical strength of the main players on both sides has basically recovered to a better state.

Popovich didn't expect Van Gundy to be calm. It seems that if he doesn't take the GDP up, Van Gundy will not let the Thunder's three young players take the lead.

Popovich's veteran Van Gundy knows very well that the only safe way is to follow Popovich's footsteps.

Anyway, the score is still leading alternately, it is better to let the Thunder three have more rest, so as not to run out of stamina at the last moment.

There are 48 minutes and 4 seconds before the end of the 50-minute regular time game, and the game has entered the second official timeout.

This official timeout will make everyone watching the game feel long, because after that, both Van Gundy and Popovich are bound to bring their strongest lineup to the field and make a final desperate fight!
The fans are naturally looking forward to the last 4 minutes of the game. Sure enough, after the commercial ended, the lineups of the two teams were completely changed!

On the Spurs side, Duncan is still at the fifth position, confronting Anjie.As for the power forward, Popovich chose to keep McDyess, who performed well, on the court, so as not to be sniped by Ibaka again, and he could also have one more option on the offensive end.In the third position, Durant and the old flying man Richard Jefferson faced each other, and Sefoloza continued to defend Ginobili, who might explode at any time, at the shooting guard.As for the number one position, Parker and Westbrook will continue their duel.

It can be said that apart from the change in the position of the power forward, the other four players of the two teams are all starters.

Excited fans were looking forward to seeing a decisive battle like sparks hitting the earth. As a result, the Spurs and Thunder still played positionally without haste.

"I don't know how to say the game anymore, I really don't want to watch it myself. What are they doing? What are they doing!? An offensive climax can allow them to quickly establish a lead, but these two conservative coaches still Let their players play positionally! My God, do they still want to play overtime?" Charles Barkley held his head in his hands in "pain", but he spoke the aspirations of many fans.

Sefoloza made a layup, and Tony Parker responded with a throw.

An Jie made a tip-up at the basket and Duncan tied again with a small hook.

No breaks, no turnovers, no transitions.Without transition, there is no scoring climax.

The defense on both sides is very tight, from the first quarter to now, it has been like this.

The game went on for a long time, until Tony Parker missed a mid-range shot, and Anjie grabbed the offensive rebound and quickly transferred the ball to the outside.

Durant didn't hesitate to catch the ball and shoot it. The basketball bumped against the rim, but it still fell into the net.

After the ball, the score became 96 to 91, five points. This is already the biggest difference between the two sides in the fourth quarter!

After the missed shot, the Frenchman seemed a little tired, so he rarely made mistakes when passing the ball in the next round.

Parker's pass to Ginobili was too random, and Sefoloza suddenly sprinted and intercepted the ball midway.

Finally, there was a mistake in the fourth quarter, and there was a scene of switching offenses.

However, Parker's tactical foul will completely obliterate the possibility of a wonderful picture. After being violated, Sefolosha missed a layup and was sent to the free throw line.

At this time, there are only 31 seconds left in the game. If Sefoloza makes two free throws, the game can basically be declared over.

It's a pity that the Swiss gave the Spurs a chance with the first penalty.

"Sefoloza's touch today is really bad, he can't even make a free throw!"

97 to 91, Sefoloza, who made only one of two free throws, left a glimmer of hope for the Spurs.

An Jie found that Duncan seemed to be more and more active. At critical moments, everyone would usually look for opportunities to play three-pointers, but the Spurs were different. Seeing Duncan running actively, he seemed to be the end of the Spurs' offense in the last 30 seconds point.

Unexpectedly, Duncan flicked his wrist after catching the ball several times, and George Hill, who performed well in this game, got an open three-pointer.

The entire tactic was arranged by Popovich for George Hill.Even GDP was used as bait for the second-year guard.

George Hill did not live up to Popovich's expectations of him. The three-pointer went into the net, and Anjie could only pick up the ball under the net.

The game was played on and off, and the last 30 seconds seemed to be longer than the previous three quarters.

Both Popovich and Van Gundy have left the timeout until now. Almost every time they play a ball, he both have to call a timeout to arrange something.

With 9 seconds left, the score was 100 to 96, and the Thunder had a four-point advantage.

Even so, Van Gundy was restless.Other teams may have been powerless in this situation, but the Spurs are the most special one!
It was just the sound of iron striking, which chilled the hearts of the fans in the ATT Center!

Tony Parker's three-pointer missed again. Both the Thunder and the Spurs had an outrageously low three-point shooting percentage in this game. Even in the end, this did not change.

Just as the Thunder fans started to cheer, a guy wearing a black No. 21 jersey jumped up before Anjie and made up for the ball that popped out of the basket.

"Tim Duncan! A key tip-up! Anjie lost perhaps the most important rebound at the last moment!" In order to prevent Duncan from receiving the ball, Anjie defended the front this time, but it turned out that Duncan Easily seize advantage of favorable rebounds for positional advantage.

Duncan still has an expressionless poker face, this number 21 who is always ignored, has not conceded defeat! 98 to 100, the Spurs are only two points away!

At any rate, An Jie used several gorgeous footsteps to score, making himself the focus of the audience.But Duncan, he always seemed to disappear.You can always see him occasionally hit the mid-range shot, and occasionally hit the hook.But Duncan's unpretentious game style makes it difficult for him to be remembered by fans.

However, before he knew it, when Duncan's data appeared at the bottom of the screen, he had already scored 22 points, the highest score of the Spurs team!

Tim Duncan is the low-key but most important part!
Jeff Van Gundy decisively called a timeout, and arranged the tactics for the final attack.The situation he least expected to see still appeared.

"This is the situation again. The game between the Spurs and the Thunder is always the most boring and exciting." Kenny Smith stared at the court intently. What happens next is possible!

Ibaka sent a sideline kick, and the Spurs players were also very nervous.No matter which one of Thunder's three young masters, there must be a possible end point.

However, under the interference of the Spurs' close-fitting players, Anjie and the others had no chance to catch the ball at all, and Ibaka's ball was naturally delayed.

The timeout has been used up, and if the ball cannot be sent out, it will be a timeout violation!
In Ibaka's panic, he made a lob pass to make Durant perform the final blow. Unexpectedly, Durant, who was about to catch and shoot, suddenly appeared in front of Durant, with two numbers "21" written on it.

"Duncan steals the ball out of bounds! These mistakes by the Thunder at the last moment are simply undeserved! They ruined the victory with their own hands!" This is not the first time that the Thunder have made a mistake at a critical moment. Was dragged into overtime.But there are people on the Thunder who don't think so.

The incident happened suddenly, and the Thunder's half court was empty.After Duncan steals, he quickly holds the ball and advances because he has no teammates in front of him who can pass the ball.

In the last two seconds, Duncan has stepped into the free throw line.He jumped high, ready to continue the game with a one-stop layup after a steal.

But behind Duncan, there was always a Thunder big man in a blue jersey chasing him.

The fast-advancing Duncan didn't have time to worry about getting behind him. If he hadn't been solid, such a big height might have prevented him from advancing to the opponent's half so quickly.

"Hey, young."

"It's a pity, it's all here."

"Duncan is such a pervert. The game he was about to lose was dragged into overtime by him."

Everyone believes that the miraculous Duncan has saved the game on his own. As an insider, he made consecutive hits at the last moment and also steals a dragon in the backcourt. Can this not be called miraculous?

But there are people in the Thunder who don't think so.

Tony Parker raised his arms in celebration, while Ibaka put his head in his hands and looked at everything caused by his mistake.

At this moment, there was a crisp sound from the other end of the basketball court.

"Snapped!"

This is the sound of capping! ?

(End of this chapter)