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Chapter 159 Defense!Defense!

At the beginning of the second half, the Spurs stepped up their offense, and the 76ers also had problems with their defense at this time.

Parker scored four points in a row, Noel made a tip-up, Green made a three-pointer, Zhang Zifeng made two jumpers, but soon Duncan and Alder forced the inside to score six points. Leading by 6 points at 6:50 at 55 minutes and 46 seconds.

Brown quickly called a timeout, the timeout came back, and the 76ers regained their footing.

Zhang Zifeng responded with a three-pointer, Grant and McConnell made consecutive layups, and the 76ers continued to chase points. At the end of the three quarters, the Spurs led by 66 points 59:7.

After the start of the last quarter, the two teams each scored a few points. Zhang Zifeng made a sudden effort and scored 5 points. The substitute Kenan made a three-pointer. They led the team to hit a 10-0 counterattack wave, but then Aldridge scored 6 points in a row. Overtake the score.

69:72, the Spurs lead by 3 points.

Zhang Zifeng scored a layup, McConnell hit a jumper, Aldridge made a successful foul, scored 2+1, and Green hit a three-pointer.

第四节还有3分钟时，73-78，76人队落后5分。

With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zhang Zifeng hit a jumper, 75-78, and the Spurs only led by 3 points.

The game between the 76ers and the Spurs has entered the final moment. The 76ers, the super bad team that people expected before the game, did not lose in front of the strong team Spurs.
Instead, relying on a positive defensive attitude, he still clings to the score.

The Huaxia fans at the scene watched Zhang Zifeng's performance in this game, their eyes were full of hope.

If Zhang Zifeng joins the Huaxia basketball team, there is definitely hope of reaching the quarter-finals, and there is hope for the semi-finals.

Adelaide received the ball inside again, and he should be the most depressed person in this game so far, except for Green.

Although he didn't need to defend Zhang Zifeng on the defensive end, he was constantly harassed by Zhang Zifeng and Grant on offense.

If it weren't for a few post-up shots, his statistics tonight would be very ugly.

Adler leaned back on his hips, bowed forward, and pushed Holmes away.

Holmes didn't give up, and hurried to keep up, his right arm raised high and his left extended.

Ade hit Holmes twice as hard as he dribbled with his back before. Holmes didn't give up defense even if he took a few steps back.

This kind of situation has happened throughout the game, and he also understands the firmness of the 76ers team in their defensive attitude until now.

This time Adelaide still didn't want to pass the ball, he thought he could score.

After testing with his back several times, his teammates also pulled other opponents away.

A good opportunity, Ade's body swayed, pretending to cut to the left, but his body suddenly turned to the right, and Holmes was just about to break into the inside for a dunk.

Suddenly seeing a person standing in front of him, Ade reacted and knocked the opponent down.

Ade watched Zhang Zifeng being hit by this, and his whole body fell heavily to the ground.With a bang, Ade felt the floor under his feet shake violently.

Zhang Zifeng fell to the floor, slid to the basket, and crashed into the author's reporters on the sidelines.

Lying on the ground, Zhang Zifeng took a deep breath because of the pain.

When I fell just now, fortunately, my buttocks landed first.But even so, the buttocks that are in close contact with the floor are numb with pain.

At this time, the Spurs fans and the players of the two teams all stared wide-eyed, and hurriedly looked at the referee.

Blocking foul, or offensive foul?
With the sound of the whistle in his mouth, the referee hammered the palm of his left hand with his right fist, and then swung towards the Spurs.

Offensive foul!

Both Adelaide and Duncan gathered around to argue, and Popovich also yelled at the referee loudly off the court.

Seeing that he defended successfully, Zhang Zifeng sat on the floor and clenched his fists.

My sacrifice was not in vain!

Noel and Grant hurried over and pulled Zhang Zifeng up.

With the help of his teammates, Zhang Zifeng stood up, jumped, and moved his numb buttocks.

"In order to win, Zhang Zifeng really didn't go all out. Facing the tall Ade, he still stood firmly in the penalty area. In the replay, we can clearly see that Zhang Zifeng didn't even blink his eyes when Ade bumped into him. Just wait for Ade to come over!" The live commentator exclaimed.

Brown, who was off the field, saw Zhang Zifeng standing up, and felt relieved.

Although he knew that this defense was successful, to be honest, he now hopes that Zhang Zifeng is fine.

With this defensive success, the 76ers saw hope of victory.

At this time, there are 2 minutes before the game and they are only 3 points behind.

Brown couldn't sit still, stood up and asked for a long timeout.He needs to arrange the last-minute tactics to ensure that he can score and have a chance to win the reversal.

Brown held the tactical board and shouted to his players, "Come on, guys, the game is not over yet, we have a chance to win, come on!"

"We're playing 1-4 and Jack is going to shoot the three."

"McConnell, I believe you can control the rhythm of the team, take the ball to the frontcourt, remember to pay attention to Jack. Once Jack runs out of space, you must pass the ball to him as soon as possible!"

"Jack, the opponent will definitely mark you strictly. After you run up the field, run from this side to this side. Grant, Holmes, they will help you block the defender. All you have to do is to shoot the ball. But , Jack don't attack blindly. Trust your teammates, trust them. If the opportunity is not good, you pass the ball immediately. We have to make sure the ball is successfully scored. OK?"

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "OK!"

Brown looked at Grant and Holmes, drew a horizontal line on the left side of the tactical board with a marker, and said, "The two of you are here to cover him closely, and you need to help Zhang Zifeng block the defender as soon as possible and help him create opportunities. ! Noel, you are in charge of grabbing the rebound. Once the shot is missed, you must grab the rebound."

"When Jack made a three-pointer, it immediately turned into an all-court press defense, pressing the pass into the paint, blocking the pass line, I want you to get the ball back, and we have to force the opponent to make mistakes! OK?"

"OK!" All the players shouted in unison.

"Okay, one two three..."

"Definitely!"

As he walked onto the court, Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands and shouted, "Go on, buddy! We'll win!"

With a whistle, the game started again, and the real moment of decisive battle came.

Zhang Zifeng ran to the front court, and Green opened his arms and waited.

Zhang Zifeng started to run immediately, circled one and a half circles from the right side, and ran to the left side. Green was like a gangrene, haunting Zhang Zifeng lingeringly.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng still running again, Green gritted his teeth in hatred, this damn bastard was as slippery as a loach.

If I hadn't tried my best, I would have let him run away several times.

Sneaking around, seeing Green's tight defense, Zhang Zifeng called to Grant, "Help!"

Grant and Holmes immediately moved to the high position on the left when Zhang Zifeng passed between them.

Popovich also looked very anxious off the court, and hurriedly reminded his players loudly.

"Watch out for that Chinese kid"

"Follow up!"

"Watch out for cover!"

It's a pity that Green, who was in the middle of the game, couldn't see it, when he just wanted to chase after him.

Grant and Holmes came and shut their doors.

Green was immediately blocked, and Zhang Zifeng ran out of neutral.

When McConnell saw it on the right, he flicked his wrist and passed the ball across to Zhang Zifeng.

After receiving the pass, Zhang Zifeng didn't stop, and the whole person rose into the air.

Green saw that Zhang Zifeng couldn't be hooked even if he stretched his arms through Grant.

Zhang Zifeng flew in the air, his body relaxed and stretched naturally, and he moved the ball with his fingers.

With Green's pained expression on, the ball spun and headed into the hoop.

Three points!

78:78, evenly divided!

Zhang Zifeng and McConnell had a passionate chest bump, and then gave Grant and the others a high-five to celebrate as they ran back.

Once back at halftime, Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands and shouted, "Defense, we must guard against the opponent's attack!"

Beating a strong team is a completely different feeling than beating a weak team.

Seeing that the team is in good form now, there is great hope of overturning the Spurs. The other players of the 76ers are in full swing, and their defensive enthusiasm is higher.

Parker dribbled the ball across half court, and McConnell stepped forward, trying to take the ball out of Parker's hands with both hands.

In the frontcourt, Green also kept running, trying to hit Zhang Zifeng.

But Green is not Zhang Zifeng after all, Zhang Zifeng has the whole team to cover him.

Green didn't get such a good treatment. He couldn't get rid of Zhang Zifeng just by running.

Anderson doesn't have many offensive methods. Under Grant's active defense, he is equal to stealth.

Duncan has played for nearly 10 minutes, and his physical fitness has problems.And Noll's foothold in the NBA is due to his defense. Under his defense, Duncan has not scored in the fourth quarter until now.

Without Drenthe, the Spurs can only rely on Adelaide now.

After receiving the pass again, Adelaide was more cautious this time.

The teammates opened up space for Adela, and with only 13 seconds left in the attack time, Adela moved.

At this time Duncan came over and made a pick and roll on the left.

Ad shakes Holmes away, but Noel blocks him in front of him.

Ah De accelerated to the right, and Noel just slid to keep up.

Ade suddenly turned around and was about to jump.

At this moment, Grant rushed over and jumped up to block the shot.

But Ade seemed to have expected that someone from the 76ers would interfere with him. He paused for a second, and he jumped when Grant jumped.

Ade jumped up and was about to make a shot.

Suddenly the Spurs fans screamed. "OH, NO..."

(End of this chapter)