NBA villain

Chapter 643 Oracle Bone Inscription II

The starting ceremony ended, and the Warriors and Spurs' starters stayed on the court.

Familiar players from the two sides greeted each other. In the Spurs, the starters Parker and Duncan had been All-Star Game teammates with Yang Di. They had dealt with each other before the game and shook hands to express their friendship.

Warriors starters: Derek Fisher, Ray Allen, Danny Granger, Yang Di and Tyson Chandler.

Spurs starters: Parker, Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan and Francisco Elson.

Francisco Elson gradually entered Gregg Popovich's vision in the middle of the season. He was the 1999th overall pick in the second round of 12. He was selected by the Nuggets until four years later. Entering the NBA, he is 2 meters tall and weighs 13 pounds. He is known for his fierce offensive rebounding ability.

In the Spurs this season, he averaged 20 points and 5 rebounds in 4.8 minutes per game, including 1.2 offensive rebounds.

The referee blows the whistle, and Tim Duncan and Tyson Chandler both jump the ball at the center line.

The two were similar in height, and Chandler held back his energy, jumping higher than Duncan, and won the jump ball with a slight advantage.

The Warriors attacked first, Derek Fisher advanced with the ball and made a gesture. The Warriors followed his gesture and fell down. Yang Di went to the elbow area to cover for Ray Allen in a pick-and-roll.

Ray Allen wanted to catch the ball at a 45-degree position, but Bowen was very tight with the ground. Yang Di withdrew and went down. Tim Duncan leaned against Yang Di. The two strong bodies confronted. Fisher Er hit the ground and gave the ball to Yang Di.

Ray Allen ran from the baseline behind Yang Di and ran to the bottom corner on the other side.

Yang Di received the ball with his back to Tim Duncan, and his arm holding the basketball fell down, and the Warriors opened up space for it.

Popovich stood on the sidelines. The Warriors' offense did not meet his expectations. Basically, they still relied on Yang Di's personal ability and handed the ball to Yang Di to handle.

Yang Di acts as the axis, and Ray Allen acts as the attack pinch point, taking away the defensive pressure for Yang Di.

What we need to see now is whether Duncan can defend against Yang Di alone, and what kind of offensive strategy Yang Di will adopt.

The Oracle Arena is buzzing. Duncan's single defense is known as the top five in history, but Yang Di has fierce offensive firepower this season. He is the sharpest spear. Contradictory duels are a highlight of the entire series.

"Come!"

Duncan's eyes widened, a big hand was raised high, and his legs were spread apart. Yang Di turned from his back and turned into a face-up attack.

Duncan is heavy and has long arms. It is not a good choice to play Duncan in the low post. After Yang Di catches the ball and turns around, he has a wider vision and notices Francisco Elson, who is about to move in the penalty area.

This is a rare opportunity. Elson also wanted to give Yang Di a good defensive gift in such a high-profile game, such as a hot pot meal or something.

Yang Disan threatened to hold the ball and tried to attack.

Duncan was unmoved, Yang Di suddenly dribbled the ball down, took a step back, and at the same time made a gesture of closing his hands, as if he was about to step back and shoot a jumper.

There was a flash of calmness in Duncan's eyes, and he took small steps, and moved a little closer to Yang Di as Yang Di moved, but he didn't jump up.

Yang Di leaned over, sent the ball to the ground with his left hand, and caught the bouncing basketball with his right hand. He suddenly accelerated and was about to overtake from Duncan's right side.

At this time, Yang Di is much faster than Duncan. Compared with two years ago, Yang Di's offensive skills are also mature and diversified.

Without unnecessary movements, Yang Di instantly occupied a favorable position on the right side and made a breakthrough firmly.

Duncan opened his arms, trying to block Yang Di.

Yang Di added another speed, received the ball and took off, stepped on the floor and jumped up suddenly, gliding in the air for a certain distance, Francisco Elson had no time to react, Yang Di had already grabbed the frame and completed the dunk.

"boom!"

Slam the ball into the net with both hands, 2-0.

This explosive heavy dunk directly ignited the enthusiasm of the entire arena, and there was a huge cheer. People called Yang Di's name, and many people even called MVP.

"Great!"

Duncan secretly praised, Yang Di's speed is really fast, and his dribbling is very good, the breakthrough of man-ball combination is simply a small forward.

"This dunk reminds me of Duncan's encounter with Amare Stoudemire of the Suns in the playoffs two years ago." Yang Yi, a guest invited by Chaoting TV, talked eloquently.

"At that time, Stoudemire's physical fitness was not much different from that of Yang Di today, and Stoudemire's strength was also very good, and he was good at breakthroughs. He scored more than 30 points in the entire series and surprised the entire NBA. In this round of the series, Duncan When I met Yang Di, who had a stronger scoring ability than Stoudemire, and the two played similarly, now that Yang Di is more mature in offense, I think Yang Di may usher in a big explosion."

On the court, the Spurs went on the offensive.

Tony Parker holds the ball at the top of the arc, moves to the right, and then passes the ball to Duncan who rises to the top of the arc. Duncan moves to the left, hand-off and Finley complete the pass screen.

"Fix one!"

Danny Granger was blocked by Duncan and didn't keep up with Finley in time. Yang Di easily made up for him. Finley didn't dare to shoot in front of the devil-like Yang Di, and passed the ball back to the right side to come out again Tony Parker.

Parker went around and played a pick-and-roll screen with Francisco, still not in a hurry to attack, and calmly distributed the ball to Duncan.

Duncan raised his hand and turned around, Finley caught the ball and feinted, and when the 24-second shot clock was approaching, he took a shot.

Not in.

Montgomery took a look at the Spurs' tactics, but still focused on Duncan and Parker's offensive tactics, which weakened the offensive threat from the flanks and strengthened the opportunities to create frontal offenses.

Today, when swingers abound, Popovich boldly uses Tony Parker as the core of the engine, which is bold.

In fact, when the Warriors relied on Baron Davis to win the championship last year, the league has subtly changed.

In addition to the more violent running and bombing this season, there are also teams like the Spurs that have quietly transformed and upgraded.

The so-called super point guard can't lead the team to the championship, and many coaches have already scoffed at it.

Parker is a point guard with a stronger personal offense. Like Baron Davis, Parker also serves as a scoring task in the Spurs.

The Warriors led by 2 points, and the Spurs missed the first wave of offense, and the fans were even more excited.

The Warriors attacked for the second time on the field. Yang Di covered his teammates. Ray Allen received the ball at the top of the arc.

The moment Yang Di helped Ray Allen block Bowen, Ray Allen stopped and shot a jumper.

The shooting speed is very fast, Duncan just raised his hand, and Ray Allen has completed the attack.

The basketball "swished" into the net, and the referee raised three fingers to indicate that the ball was still a three-pointer.

5 to 0, Popovich stood on the sidelines and gestured.

"duo~"

Less than 1 minute into the game, the Spurs requested a timeout.

(End of this chapter)