Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 89 90 [Unbelievable scene]

It's actually not surprising that Durant asked for the ball. So far in this game, the Warriors' best offensive performance is Durant and Curry.

As far as the entire Warriors team is concerned, it is Durant and Curry who can execute shots at critical moments.

Durant seems to be the most suitable one when Curry holds the ball and is restricted by high intensity and has no chance to make a shot.

The Spurs players knew this very well, so in the next second, in addition to interfering with Durant's reception as much as possible, they shifted their defensive focus to Durant.

Especially Leonard and Aldridge even chose to double-team Durant at this time, which also caused Durant to fail to even advance with the ball after receiving the ball.

Seeing that the 24-second attack time was constantly being consumed, Durant became anxious, and he chose to force a shot at the most difficult time.

Facing the defense of Leonard and Aldridge, he actually chose to force a shot.

next second!
Swish!
beep!
Durant not only hit a difficult mid-range shot, but also caused a shooting foul by Aldridge.

For the Spurs, the situation suddenly became severe at this moment, because the cost of the Spurs' comeback for this defense was not just a 2+1. With the shooting foul against Durant just now, Aldridge's fouls have already increased. Man, unfortunately was sent off.

Aldridge is the inside pillar of the Spurs. He was sent off at such a critical moment, and the impact on the Spurs was simply too great. Everyone knows how important rebounds are at this critical moment. Now that Aldridge is lost, Only Pau Gasol is left on the inside, which is really hard to imagine for the Spurs.

Popovich immediately requested a timeout. When Aldridge was sent off, his expression looked calm, but to be honest, his heart was obviously not as calm as the surface, so this timeout adjustment will become very important.

"Rudy, you go on the court, and then Paul leans to the inside as much as possible. Everyone remembers that this kind of time must not be messed up. We have a chance to win the game, so we must remain calm, but calmness does not mean hesitation. Once there is a chance , then make a decisive move, Jiang and Kahuai try to resolve the battle on the outside as much as possible, we don’t have any advantage on the inside right now.”

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs sent Rudy Gay to replace Aldridge. In addition, Manu Ginobili replaced Danny Green.

Obviously, in this offensive round, compared to Danny Green, Popovich trusted Ginobili more. He let Ginobili come up to organize the offense with the ball at this time, which is also against Jiang Hao to a certain extent. And a kind of liberation for Leonard, because Ginobili's pass is obviously very dangerous.

The Warriors had suffered from Ginobili in the first two quarters, so they didn't dare to be careless at this time.

Especially Drummond Green, he even told Klay Thompson directly, don't be soft on defensive strength just because Ginobili is a veteran, and must foul when it is time to foul.

Durant took the lead to go to the free throw line. If his free throw hits, the Warriors will get a one-point lead. Otherwise, the scores of the two sides will still be tied.

As the league's top scorer, coupled with his ability to handle the ball in the clutch, Durant did not disappoint the Warriors in the ensuing free throw.

100: 101!

With 56 seconds left in the game, frankly speaking, the winner of this game is still full of suspense.

After it took 5 seconds to bring the basketball to the frontcourt, when everyone thought that Ginobili, who was moving with the ball, was going to find a chance to hand the ball to Leonard or Jiang Hao, the Argentine But chose to break through with the ball.

That's right, it's a breakthrough with the ball.

Manu Ginobili's choice not only made the Warriors players unexpected, but even the Spurs players like Jiang Hao were a little confused.

Therefore, a very funny scene is that Ginobili completed the layup very easily.

"Haha, this is Manu Ginobili, the Golden State Warriors leaked a huge hole at this moment, which was completely caught by the experienced Argentine"

There was a tsunami of cheers at the AT&T Center, and Ginobili more or less tilted the balance of victory to the Spurs.

102: 101!

The pressure came to the Warriors, and Steve Kerr would never miss the opportunity to adjust the timeout. With two timeout opportunities in this game, he decisively used it once at this time.

And Popovich is taking advantage of this key timeout, and once again made personnel, that is, Ginobili, who just made a contribution, was replaced by Danny Green, and Rudy Gay, who replaced Aldridge, was also replaced by Kyle Anderson. replace.

Popovich's intention for this substitution is very simple. It's the Spurs' turn to defend. Of course, he is the player with better defensive ability. Whether Danny Green is compared to Ginobili, or Kyle Anderson is compared to Rudy. Gay, they're both better defensively.

Back from the timeout, the game continued. Curry immediately chose to break through with the ball, but it was obvious from his actions that his breakthrough was only tentative. When he broke through to the free throw line and was blocked, He gave the ball to Durant again, and in this case, his first choice for the pass can only be Durant.

And when Durant got the ball, the Spurs' defensive players immediately became nervous. This guy is the kind of guy who can force a shot and hit it, without any accidents. This time, Durant will continue to choose to force the shot.

However, in this case, when most of the Spurs players focused on Durant, no one noticed that Klay Thompson suddenly appeared in this weird unguarded corner on the right. Location.

Therefore, in the next second, what appeared in front of everyone was that Durant threw the ball directly to Klay Thompson, who was unguarded in the right corner, the second after he made a shooting posture.

Swish!
Klay Thompson, who made 8 of 2 three-pointers in this game, became the hero at this moment. He hit a very gold-rich three-pointer.

102: 104!

With Klay Thompson's three-pointer, the Warriors finally had a lead that could win the game with 30 seconds left in the game.

A 2-point lead may not seem like much, but at such a critical moment, he is almost a mountain lead.

With the last 30 seconds left in the game, both sides seem to have an offensive opportunity, but to be honest, from the Spurs' point of view, if they want to win this game, their next offense cannot be tolerated. If there is a loss, first of all, at least equalize the score, and secondly, try not to leave as much attack time for the Warriors as possible and prevent the Warriors from the last wave of offense.

Honestly, it's so hard.

Greg Popovich used the last timeout opportunity with a gloomy face. To be honest, he was very dissatisfied with the mistakes the players made on the defensive end just now, but at this time, he could not scold the players. What he could do , is to quickly deploy the next wave of attacks.

"Be sure to keep calm, don't worry, don't think that you must hit a three-pointer, and perform your own duties. Well, the opponent is also very nervous in this situation, and they will make mistakes. This is our opportunity... ..."

The on-site director moved the camera back and forth on Jiang Hao and Leonard at this time, because when Aldridge was sent off, Jiang Hao and Leonard had a high probability of being able to save the team at such a critical moment Germany.

Of course, after Popovich put Ginobili on the court again before he played, the camera also came to Ginobili.

"Greg Popovich chose to gamble. He chose to let Ginobili appear on the court at the last timeout opportunity. He was betting that the team's next offense will be successful. Otherwise, Danny Green's ability on the defensive end is much better than that of Manu Ginobili."

After suffering the loss of the last round, when the game continued, the Warriors gave enough respect to Ginobili who was holding the ball this time.

Even under the influence of Jiang Hao, Ginobili took a lot of effort to bring the basketball to the frontcourt.

And then, Ginobili chose to stand still, as expected, he is a veteran. In this situation, Ginobili can still control the ball so calmly. Jiang Hao also gave Ginobili a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.

However, the attack time waits for no one.

24 seconds!
20 seconds!
……

Seeing that the Spurs' 24-second offensive clock is running out.

Of course, the Warriors will not take the initiative to foul. They are the leading side. At this time, they only need to use high-intensity defense to prevent the Spurs from taking a chance.

16 seconds!
……

12 seconds!
Only the last 6 seconds are left for the Spurs to attack.

At this time, even Ginobili was a little bit untenable. He was trying to break through, but facing Klay Thompson, he had no chance.

"Manu"

With the last four seconds of attack time left, Jiang Hao, who was entangled with Klay Thompson on the right side of the paint, yelled at Ginobili. Compared to Ginobili facing Klay Thompson, Lai Leonard faced Kevin Durant. He felt that he had the best chance to face Stephen Curry, so he chose to volunteer. As for whether he would fail, he had no chance to think about it.

After hearing Jiang Hao's roar, Manu Ginobili almost tried his best to squeeze out a gap, and immediately handed the ball to Jiang Hao.

And when Jiang Hao received the ball, there was only 2 seconds left for him to take the shot. However, at this moment, the scene that made fans all over the world feel incredible was that he did not ignore it immediately. The shot, but the whole body suddenly and quickly tilted back quickly, and then Curry, who was almost leaning towards the slope, chose to shoot.

(End of this chapter)