The world of basketball

Chapter 34 The Lost Spurs

The excitement of competitive sports lies in his confrontation, strength and unknown.

The most important thing is the unknown.

For example, last season, who would have thought that the Green Army, which was short of troops and horses, would be able to play first in the Eastern Conference, and who would have thought that the Cavaliers and Pacers would be able to reach the tiebreaker before the start of the playoffs.

After the Cavaliers successfully advanced to the next round in the tiebreaker, who would have thought that the Cavaliers would sweep the Raptors [-]-[-], so that the Raptors fired the best coach and sent their own All-Star.Well, well, if DeRozan can trade Kawhi, I probably will.

After the Cavaliers swept the Raptors, who would have thought that the Green Army would kill the talented 76ers?The Green Army and the Cavaliers hit the tiebreaker.

After the Cavaliers succeeded in the tiebreaker, who would have thought that the Warriors would sweep the Cavaliers and win another championship?
Well, in fact, most people just wanted to get it.

These are not only for the team, but also for the players.

Many unfavorable players came out and played very well, such as Butler, Thomas Jr., Kuzma, etc. There are too many.

The same is true of the game itself, when the Spurs led by 2 points in the opening 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, who would have thought that the Spurs, the disciplined Spurs, the Spurs who rarely make mistakes, the Spurs who pay attention to details, and the Spurs in the back In [-] minutes, he was beaten twenty to four, and the score was overtaken.

The Spurs trailed the Blazers by three with three minutes left in the game.

Although it was only three points, the situation and the balance of victory had already slipped to the side of the Blazers at this time.

In these 7 minutes, no matter who the Spurs are, no matter how they shoot, they just don't make it, and the damn ball just doesn't go in.

Urgent, everyone is anxious, but the more anxious you are, the harder it is to let it in.

Popovich shouted on the side: "Play steadily, play steadily, don't worry, play steadily, we are ahead."

After hearing Popovich's words, although the Spurs slowed down, they were still anxious.

The Spurs only scored four points, one was scored by Jeremy Lin's breakthrough layup, and the other was scored by Adelaide's mid-range shot.

Mu Xiaobei told himself not to rush, don't rush, in fact he didn't seem to be in a hurry, but the strange thing was that the ball just couldn't go in.

Fortunately, the Spurs' defense is still there, but everyone in the Jazz feels good, and they are able to make shots that are obviously sealed in the face.

Among them, Mitchell scored three three-pointers alone, and Ingles scored one. Mitchell, Gobert and Favors scored consecutively inside. Scored one by one to widen the point difference.

During the timeout, Popovich was not angry. He has encountered this situation many times in his coaching career, sometimes it is the opponent, sometimes it is himself.

He comforted the players: "Hey, kids, it's okay, just let go. We are now [-] wins and [-] losses, ranking third in the West."

"It's not your fault that you feel bad today, but I need you to get back your feel as soon as possible. Wood, you need to increase your shots in the low post, LaMarcus, you should respond to Wood on the outside."

"Lonnie, the team needs your impact, and you Newman Yier, you try to hit the basket as much as possible, Wood and LaMarcus will give you pick and roll."

"Kyle, I know you don't feel good today, but you still have to shoot when you catch the ball. Don't hesitate. Your off-ball running is an important weapon to restrain their defense."

"Relax kids, we're only three points behind, don't be nervous."

"We're going to win, play defense, move the ball, share it, do what we do."

Popovich is not a coach who can only scold players, especially in the past two years he knows the importance of encouragement, so many times he is more like a strict and kind grandfather.

"Come back from the timeout, let's see if the Spurs will make any adjustments." Ke Fan said.

"The Spurs are a team with a strong ability to adjust, but they should not change their style of play in the future, because they are reasonable in both offense and defense." Yang Yi said.

"The problem is that they can't make the ball and the Jazz can." Ke Fan said.

"Um, yes hahaha."

Mu Xiaobei received a pass from Mudiay. At this time, playing singles is not a good choice, because behind him is the best defensive player in the league.

But Mu Xiaobei still turned his back twice, and turned around suddenly.

Gobert was not swayed by, Mu Xiaobei dribbled the ball on the spot, then suddenly pulled the ball back, dribbled from behind to his left hand, and at the same time turned his back, holding the ball in his hand and making a pick up motion.

This is a trick that a defender often does, and he can basically do it with practice.

But Mu Xiaobei is a center forward who is [-] meters tall, and Gobert didn't expect Mu Xiaobei to make such a set of moves, and Mu Xiaobei swayed his center of gravity.

But Gobert is Gobert, and when Mu Xiaobei shakes him, he can still move his arm to Mu Xiaobei's side to interfere as much as possible.

But Mu Xiaobei withdrew his hand to pick the basket, took a step with his left leg, jumped with both feet, and picked the ball up on the other side of the basket.

"Good shot, I heard that Mu Xiaobei has been learning swimming with Duncan and practicing yoga with his wife Carlin, it seems that it is very helpful for the flexibility of the body." Ke Fan said.

The Jazz attacked, and Mitchell still had no solution, and he made a three-pointer against Lonnie Walker.

shhhhh--

hit.

At this time, the difference came to four points.

Mudiay stopped and started quickly, squeezing Exum but did not choose to layup immediately, but returned to Mu Xiaobei. Mu Xiaobei received the ball and passed it to Lonnie Walker who was waiting outside.

Taking advantage of Mitchell's unpreparedness, Walker suddenly accelerated, waited for Mitchell to catch up and stopped, dribbled back, then suddenly accelerated to the basket, and scored the ball against Gobert's defense.

"Beep—" The referee blew his whistle, and Walker caused Gobert to foul.

Mu Xiaobei hurried over to pull Walker who had fallen to the ground, and after pulling Walker up, he patted Walker on the head.

The hair is high and stiff.

But it's okay, I didn't see that Manu had long hair fluttering back then!
The extra penalty was also scored. This time the Jazz still didn't run out of tactics. The ball was handed over to Mitchell in the last eight seconds. Mitchell still stepped back and made a strong shot, but this time the ball went out of the basket.

Mu Xiaobei protected the rebound and handed it to Mudiay.

There is still a minute and a half in the game, so there is no need to worry, but the Jazz's defense is also dead.

In the last ten seconds, Mudiay squeezed Exum and went to the basket, but the layup was blocked by Gobert and Favors got the rebound.

Mitchell pushed for a counterattack, but the Spurs returned to defense quickly, and the Jazz still played positional battles. In the end, Mu Xiaobei blocked Ingles' layup and the ball was switched.

The Spurs are still not in a hurry. Although they are one point behind, they still play the pick-and-roll to split the ball.

In the end, he blocked a good opportunity. Ade Daxin seized the opportunity and hit a mid-range jumper. The Spurs took the lead by one point.

At this time, there are only 32 seconds left in the game. With a one-point difference, it is not yet known who will win.

This does not prevent the Spurs fans at home from cheering and applauding the athletes of their home team.

Mudiay's idea is very simple, play a quick offense, so that the offensive opportunity in the last round is in his own hands.

Thinking about it, Mudiay gave Lonnie Walker a signal to him to make a quick two-pointer. Lonnie Walker hit the basket and made a strong shot against Mitchell, but in the end Gobert fanned the ball out of the court.

"Don't worry, hit the success rate." Popovich shouted.

Mu Xiaobei served to Mudiay, and Mudiay wasted the time. When there were eight seconds left in the final time, Mudiay dribbled the ball continuously, stepped back and shot a three-point jumper.

Duang——

Hitting the iron, the long rebound was accepted by Mitchell.

Mitchell launched a counterattack, and Lonnie Walker followed behind Mitchell. Mitchell made a layup and pressed his butt against Lonnie Walker, making it difficult for Lonnie Walker to block.

But he underestimated the height of Lonnie Walker's jump.

"boom--"

The ball was ruthlessly fanned out of the field.

"Nice job!" Mu Xiaobei yelled loudly, and hurried over to pat Lonnie Walker's head to express his comfort.

The Jazz requested a timeout.

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