The way of the center

Chapter 407 Kid, keep moving forward
"There is no other way, the Spurs are running out of time! They have to use foul tactics, this is their last straw, but..." Kenny Smith shook his head. "But foul on Aldridge, eh."

Kenny Smith didn't want to kill the result, he didn't want to hurt the hearts of Spurs fans.But the truth is, there's not much difference between getting Aldridge to the free throw line and letting the Blazers score two points straight away.

Aldridge felt that basketball seemed to be heavier than before, and nearly 2 fans in the entire ATT Center were booing him!Those goddamn signs and fans' mischief, all behind the transparent backboard, challenged Aldridge's nerves.

"Hoo hoo." Aldridge shrugged, trying to adjust his breathing.He often jogs outside the rose garden in the morning, and he is very good at adjusting his breathing.

With the ball in his hands drooping, he stared up at the basket, his knees aggrieved.People standing on both sides, such as Duncan and An Jie, also bent down and put their arms on their knees, all eyes on Aldridge.

Aldridge finally made the highly anticipated first shot. The wave of fans behind the rebound seemed to make Aldridge a little dazzled.
"Bang!" This crisp sound was very different from the sound of dunking.Aldridge shook his head, he missed the first free throw!
"It's okay, the game is still in our hands!" Anjie stepped forward to give Aldridge a high-five, followed by Gerald Wallace, Matthews and Felton standing outside the three-point line.What they can do now is to encourage Aldridge, let him relax, and let him be full of confidence.

Aldridge adjusted his state, he closed his eyes, and then opened them suddenly.In an instant, the scene in front of him became much brighter.

This time, he didn't procrastinate, but shot quickly with his hands.Duncan stood in front of An Jie in an instant and blocked it. An Jie squeezed in hard, but Duncan's positioning skills, which were not inferior to his own, prevented him from getting a chance at all.

The basketball bounced to the front of the rim, and both Anjie and Duncan tensed up.However, after the ball bounced up and hit the backboard, it fell again and fell into the net.

"Aldridge's unexpected two free throws only hit one, but even so, the Spurs are still in a bad situation. Chasing 3.3 points in 4 seconds, even for the Spurs, this is still too difficult."

Popovich used up the last timeout in his hand, Ginobili, everyone knows that Popovich will definitely choose Ginobili.

"Manu!" Even though the Spurs have many options for the last attack, it is not a child's play now. If they lose this game, the Spurs will lose the match point, and the next game to Portland will be even more likely to be rejected. Danger of elimination!Even if the whole world knows that he is going to use Ginobili, Popovich will not make another substitution to pursue any unexpected effect.

帕克今天15投仅仅5中，莱昂纳德4投1中，丹尼.格林9投3中，加里.尼尔6投0中.唯独20投11中且已经砍下了37分的吉诺比利，能够承担执行这最后一击的责任。

"Double pick-and-roll screens, crossovers to open up space! If there is no chance for a three-point shot, don't waste time, get two points first! The game is not over yet, let me remind you again, the game is not over yet!" Popovich His yelling made his face flush with shock. This stubborn old man will not easily admit defeat until the last moment.

"Ann! Don't worry about the inside, you save me from the three-point line to help defend Ginobili. They want two points, let them get what they want! If the Spurs score, I will hand the baseline ball to An Let him execute the free throw!" Ricard also explained to the players all the situations that would arise, and Popovich was right, the game is indeed not over yet.But through their own efforts, the Trail Blazers are already winning!

Play resumed, and the air in the ATT Center was suffocating.Kenny Smith on the live commentary stand clenched his fists and stared nervously at the field.

On the sidelines, Thiago Splitter stood outside the bounds, and the referee was holding the fate-determining basketball at this moment.He held the whistle in his mouth, and everyone was ready to go, clinging to the target they needed to guard.Ginobili was even surrounded by the Blazers players in the "human wall", but the Argentine Demon Sword was not in a hurry. He had encountered worse situations than this.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and at the same time gave the ball to Splitter.Ginobili, who was still in the encirclement just now, broke out of the siege in an instant and got out. Split didn't dare to slack off, seized the fleeting opportunity and passed the basketball out!

Ginobili catches the ball and the clock ticks down.First, Felton greeted him with grinning teeth, and then Anjie was ready to perform the good show of the oriole behind him at any time.

"Ann just emptied Duncan! What will Manu do?" Kenny Smith didn't expect Rickard to be so bold, making it clear that the Spurs would get two points and also prevent the Spurs from three-pointers.

Ginobili hesitated for a second, and finally chose to pass the basketball to Duncan.There is no chance to make a move now, let's get two points first!
The basketball passed over Felton's head, and Duncan was also actively running towards the basketball's drop point.Suddenly!A huge figure stood between Duncan and Ginobili, and grabbed the basketball abruptly!

An Jie jumped back so that he collided with Duncan and completely lost his center of gravity.

An Jie was almost parallel to the ground in the air, he couldn't find a support point, and fell heavily on the wooden floor.Duncan really wanted to support An Jie, but the next second, he focused on the basketball.

Duncan and the fallen Anjie fought together, and the two giants entangled on the floor.Duncan was unwilling to give up, and Anjie also held the basketball tightly in his arms, refusing to let go.

Finally, Duncan finally heard the referee's whistle.He raised his head happily, but Ginobili's disappointed expression seemed not quite right.

Duncan immediately looked at the referee, only to realize that the referee didn't blow the whistle for a foul ball.The referee's whistle signaled the end of the game!

"No, no!" Duncan looked up at the big screen, the score was desperate 108 to 104.The San Antonio Spurs failed to hold their home court at the ATT Center!

"Woo!" In an instant, the Spurs fans in the ATT Center burst out with huge boos.After winning here, An Jie didn't intend to hear cheers and applause, but soon, the next game will be back in Portland, where they will eliminate the No. [-] Spurs in the Western Conference. This is simply the best stage!

"We did it, Ann!" Aldridge's face blocked An Jie's sight, he stretched out his hand, and pulled An Jie up who was still holding the basketball on the ground.

This scene, of course, cannot escape the cameras of T.NT photographers.It is because of the existence of the two big guys, the yellow and the black, that the Spurs will capsize.

"The Trail Blazers Twin Towers teamed up to score 62 points, crushing Ginobili's 37 points, allowing the Spurs to reverse and win the game!" Kenny Smith immediately checked the data of the game, although Duncan The excellent efficiency of 10 of 7 shots scored 18 points, although Ginobili scored a game-high 37 points.But all of this is still no match for the joint scoring frenzy of Anjie and Aldridge!

62 points, which is more than half of the Trail Blazers.However, there were only two people who did this.

"Go home!" Raymond Felton jumped up at Angie and Aldridge. He "climbed" on the two pillars of the Trail Blazers, followed by Courtney Felton. Lee, Camby, Crawford. The players of the Trail Blazers were ecstatic, because this most difficult level has been passed!

Ricard smiled and looked at the Trail Blazers players on the field. These guys are all big and big, but they are still no different from the group of high school and college students he coached back then.

The delicate score of 2 to 2 was broken by the strong attacking Blazers, and they finally captured San Antonio, which had been unable to shake before.Ricard didn't even know when Popovich left the stadium, but that respectable old man must have had a bad face when he left.

"The series is still going on, the Blazers can win at the ATT Center, why can't we win at the Rose Garden?" In the press conference after the game, Popovich's attitude was still strong.But this guy knows very well that the Spurs have already lost half of their country!
"Together scored 62 points. This is the result I expected. When the team practiced, Ann and LaMarcus showed an amazing state. At that time, I knew that they would definitely be able to set off a storm in the game. Yes." At the press conference, Ricard also recalled the scene when Aldridge inspired Anjie's fighting spirit.

"Can you win the series in the Rose Garden?" Wu Hua, who rarely attends press conferences on weekdays, also spoke today.

"You may have to ask Duncan about this. If he disagrees, it will be difficult for us to do this." But An Jie's answer turned this serious question into a joke.

In any case, everyone knows that the moment to decide the outcome has arrived.Either the Spurs were out, or the game was brought back to the ATT Center.With the fifth game in the series, it is time to show the bloody and cruel side of the playoffs.

An Jie's answer was very understated, but Wu Hua knew in his heart that in that ghost boy's heart, he was crueler than anyone else!

It's possible, just possible.The game at the Rose Garden two days later will be the Spurs' swan song of the season.Wu Hua knows An Jie off the field, and he also knows the butcher on the field
Duncan originally thought that two days would be enough for him to recover, but he didn't expect that the current situation was so dangerous!
Today, the Rose Garden Stadium has completely turned into a sea of ​​red.Although the Trail Blazers' home jersey is white and the away jersey is black, red is also one of the main colors of the Trail Blazers.

This tinge of red made Duncan's chest feel as if a lead weight had been crushed, and he couldn't breathe.

18 points, which was the biggest difference the Spurs won in the middle of the second quarter.

8 points, which is when the game will end with 30 seconds left, and the Spurs are now behind.

Tony Parker's miraculous performance of 17 points and 5 assists in the first quarter made the Blazers once passive.However, the Spurs, who lacked stamina, were pulled back a little bit by the tenacious Trail Blazers.Anjie scored 24 points in the second and third quarters alone, forcing the Spurs to enter the fourth quarter with a disadvantage.

Duncan looked at the number 00 of the Trail Blazers in front of him, the man who was regarded as a hero by the believers of the torn city.He has a determined face, a great game, and he is always able to lead the team to victory.This guy, this damn guy, this damn guy really looks like his young self!
Duncan hugged An Jie and made a tactical foul. How many times has he used a tactical foul in this series?Duncan can't remember, he only knows that since the beginning of the two-game winning streak at the ATT Center, the Spurs have been passive.

The referee blew a foul, but Duncan still didn't let go.He just hugged An Jie like this, and An Jie felt that Duncan's weight was slowly accumulating on him.

"Tim, rest." An Jie knew that Duncan hugged him without malice. He patted Duncan's shoulder with his backhand, and gently removed Duncan's arm that was on his body.This guy who has written his legend in the NBA league since he was still studying in China, it's time to take a rest.But this break is not a day or two, but a whole summer.

Yes, in the 07 Finals, when the Spurs swept the Cavaliers, Duncan said the phrase "the future is yours" to James.

A year later, Angie joined the league.Duncan was taken aback.Five years later, Duncan and Ainger met in the Western Conference semifinals.

But this time, Duncan has no chance to say the phrase "the future is yours" to young people.Because now this alliance already belongs to this group of young people.In five years, too many things have changed.

"Tim, rest." This time, it was the young man's turn to comfort the old man
Anjie made two free throws steadily, and Duncan also took advantage of the last chance to score a goal.But when the timer on the backboard turned to 0.0, the red ocean in the Rose Garden seemed to be blowing waves, and the believers in the city of tearing were screaming and shouting at the top of their lungs.Some even shed tears of excitement.

Duncan didn't look up at the big screen. From the performance of the auditorium, Duncan knew the result of the game.Originally, they entered the fourth quarter with a lagging point difference, and throughout the fourth quarter, the Spurs' performance was not outstanding.

"Hey, kid. Keep going, don't stop." After finishing speaking, Duncan turned and left. Here, it doesn't belong to him, it doesn't belong to Popovich, it doesn't belong to the Spurs, it doesn't belong to the losers.

An Jie watched Duncan's declining back disappear into the entrance of the player tunnel, the great No. 21, even though An Jie had defeated him, he still thought it was a great No. 21.

"Keep going? You too, Tim." An Jie clenched his fists, friend and foe, that's what he was talking about.

99 to 107, this is the number that Duncan didn't want to see. 4 to 2, which is why Duncan lost.
(End of this chapter)