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Chapter 260 The One Who Controls the Game

This time Popovich was much more honest. Although his mouth was still reluctant, his body was very honest, and he retreated with the help of the steps given by Borrego.

From Yang Ke's foul to Popovich's T, although it was only a short ten seconds, the old man's performance was quite in place, and everything from his actions to his expressions showed that he was an old drama player.

Yang Ke was called for a screen foul, so he only had to hand over the ball, but because Popovich took a T, the Knicks naturally got two free throw opportunities, and captain Anthony personally took the penalty.

When Anthony made a free throw, Popovich, who seemed to have regained his composure on the surface, waved Yang Ke to the sidelines.

Pressing the back of Yang Ke's neck with his right hand, Popovich whispered: "Yang, Manu and Parker are not here, the team needs your organization, we need you to stay away from those troubles! Understand?"

Panting to maintain the rhythm, Yang Ke's face was full of depression, and there was even some distress in his heart. He couldn't help complaining: "Coach, I obviously didn't foul, and I don't know why the referee targeted me so much tonight."

"Say less of that."

Suddenly, Popovich patted Yang Ke on the shoulder with his hand, and solemnly reminded, "Yang, as a player, you must remember that all the referees' decisions on the court are correct!"

The orbicularis oculi and corrugator muscles contract, the eyes are narrowed, and the eyebrows are pushed down, accompanied by a slight frown.Yang Ke then tilted his head and looked at Popovich, which showed his concern and doubts about Popovich's statement.

You know, the old man complained that the referee's penalty was wrong, and he got a technical foul because of it.As a result, this kind of thinking was instilled in the back foot, which made Yang Ke a little confused.

However, Yang Ke didn't have time to think. Anthony quickly completed the free throw and made two free throws steadily.After receiving the serve from Blair, Yang Ke held the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt.

Bang!Bang!
Stopping outside the three-point line on the left, paying attention to Felton in front of him, Yang Ke slapped the basketball with his right hand, but gesticulated secretly with his hanging left hand.

After receiving the message, Dior pulled out very naturally, helped Yang Ke set up a pick-and-roll, and blocked Felton's advancing route with his strong body.Yang Ke took advantage of the situation and moved laterally with the ball, which immediately attracted the defensive focus of the Knicks players.

Walking along the three-point line, Yang Ke suddenly slowed down. He didn't have the idea of ​​holding the ball to break through.But at the moment Dior turned around and went down, Yang Ke directly hit the earth to him.

Diaw is also very smart. After receiving the pass, he took a big stride and cut inside. After attracting Chandler's defense, he slammed the ball directly to Blair under the basket. After receiving the ball, he made an easy layup.

call!
Seeing the effect of the attack, Yang Ke let out a breath, and the pressure on his body eased.In the game, choosing to conduct the ball in a timely manner and find a fleeting shot space or opportunity can often adjust the opponent's defensive formation better than breaking through with the ball.

Popovich once taught them that in many cases, simply and quickly passing the ball can break the opponent's complex rotation defense.

And the Spurs are just such a team. Although the team's assists are silent, the number of ball passes per game is unmatched.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Knicks attack.After Felton took the ball across the half court, he looked up at the situation on the court and found that it was Felders who was facing Yang Ke, and he frowned immediately.

After thinking for a few seconds, Felton made a decision, but he threw the ball directly to Felders, and then pulled it to the bottom line on the right, leaving him enough space for singles.

call!call!
Without risking reaching out to intercept the ball, Yang Ke made it easy for Felders to receive the pass.He kept his breath, concentrated his attention, and carefully defended Felders close to him.

In this round, the Knicks did not conduct tactical off-the-ball running or cross-screening, which means that there was no dislocation singles, only pure guard singles. This is the result of Felton's tentative choice to trust his teammates.

For Felders, this was a rare singles opportunity, so he adjusted his rhythm for a few seconds until he found the most familiar offensive rhythm.Facing Yang Ke's close defense, Felders directly chose to break through with the ball.

Since he has been fouled three times, Yang Ke seemed a little restrained in defense, and only had slight physical contact with Felders.And throughout the defensive process, Yang Ke kept raising his arms to show that his hands were honest and did not foul.

In the end, although Felders successfully broke into the inside line, he was disturbed when he made a layup under the basket, and the basketball was rejected by the basket.Just when the rebound was protected by Blair, the referee's whistle sounded again.

When he looked back and saw the referee's gesture, Yang Ke was completely blindfolded, holding his head in his hands, looking very depressed.

Although Yang Ke didn't step forward to argue, but this time, Green stepped up and emphasized excitedly: "Referee, this is definitely a good defense! Yang's movements are very simple and there is no foul at all."

Popovich even rushed out of the bench again, yelling at the referee, Borrego hurriedly followed, and kept pulling Popovich back.It's a pity that the old man seemed to be really angry this time, and he couldn't stop it.

"You are such a bad referee."

In the end, after the old man spewed such a sentence at the referee, the third referee on the field, who has not been named for the time being, gave Popovich a second technical foul and expelled him from the court.

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"Borrego traded Mills for Young, which was a smart decision. Young has fouled four times now and he doesn't seem to be in the right shape right now."

In the commentary seat at the scene, Smith introduced the status quo of the game very responsibly, "The Spurs should be suspended in this game. Popovich was ejected, and they lost their backbone..."

"It was a miscalculation."

After watching the slow-motion replay on the big screen, Barkley shook his head and sighed, "Unfortunately, the referee's decision cannot be changed."

Smith paused, then nodded, expressing his agreement with Barkley's point of view.Then he turned his head to look at his partner with a complicated expression, and asked, "Old man, what do you think of the referee's call tonight?"

Barkley was silent for a while. As a former NBA player, today he watched the whole process from a third perspective.Therefore, he is very clear that two of Yang Ke's four fouls were misjudgments and two were vaguely defined.

Barkley didn't forget the current situation, and there were some things that he couldn't say. After thinking about it, he said, "To be honest, I think there's something wrong with the referee's call, but it's fine."

"Well said."

Smith smiled when he heard the words. He was also an NBA player, so he has experienced Yang Ke's current experience before and understands the meaning of Barkley's words.

(End of this chapter)