0727 Escape from San Antonio(1/2)
What is a surprise?
Su Yang just wants to find someone to translate what tmd is a surprise.
The temporary arrangement of Nans and Lopez to play together was just to show the Kings' strongest defensive lineup. Unexpectedly, Nans was a weaker defense than Curry in the eyes of Spurs players and coaches. That was really apart from Leonard's single-handed challenge to Antetokounmpo, all of them tried to catch Nans in attack in the other rounds, with strong hits at low posts, high posts, and pick-and-roll forced a switch...
As a result, Xiao Nansi gave a block, a assisted steal, a perfect interference, and a correct defense change.
In addition to his repeated achievements in defense, he also followed up with a dunk on the offensive end, cut the basket and assisted the ball to hit three-pointers, which was perfect.
When the Kings were about to be defeated by the Spurs in the past three games, Nans withstood the situation and turned the tide.
There are no brushes or rice paper around me.
Otherwise, Su Yang would write the four big words "National Soldiers Unparalleled" on the spot. Anyway, if it is a series of reversals, it will inevitably be praised.
"Ok, OK!"
Xiao Nansi raised his hands slightly and signaled his teammates to stop first, as if he was saying that the other game was not over yet, so he would listen to the coach's speech first.
Curry immediately put away his smile, and Su Yang took the topic: "Strictly speaking, the Spurs underestimated the enemy just now, so they will definitely not handle the attack so simply. We need to continue to be vigilant and not let them play smooth transfer cooperation..."
There is nothing to talk about in specific strategies. The two teams are now mainly competing for execution, making as few mistakes as possible, and inefficiency will be normal.
The sound of whistle sounded while talking.
The game continued, and neither team made a substitution.
The Spurs kicked off the baseline and adjusted their strategy as Su Yang predicted. They started with a regular shift in strength and weakness, and continued to run to cover the screen to seek opportunities. In the end, Leonard's forced breakthrough and substitution for defense, Nans finally gained the advantage of speed this time and easily entered the penalty area.
The Kings joined forces to block the interception, Leonard was forced to stop, the basketball passed to the weak side on the right, and Ade flew back to the defense Antetokounmpo, started to the short corner, faced Daluo's emergency stop to jump and shot mid-range shot, the basketball slammed the iron, and Xiao Nansi got the rebound and launched a counterattack.
Seeing Curry breaking through with the help of cover, the Spurs still insisted on the previous box. �
Barclay nodded proudly: "After the passion passes, this is the normal level of Larry Nance. The Spurs do not need to force their matchups when attacking, and they can strategically empty their defense. Of course, his performance in those previous rounds, if the King can reverse the Spurs, it will definitely be recorded in history. If the King fails to reverse the Spurs, it will be set off fireworks."
Kenny Smith continued: "There are obvious signs in the game, and the next will be a showdown between superstars."
O'Neal sighed a little: "The next one will be a game that relies entirely on physical instincts, and tactics are difficult to implement..."
During the discussion, the Spurs and the Kings frantically made irons, and in two and a half minutes, they only scored 5-3.
The sound of muscle collisions, the sound of floor friction, the shouts of defensive communication, the cheers and verbs on the sidelines, the referee's back and forth running, the sound effects that explode from time to time, the painful expression of mistakes, the look of the goal was temporarily suspended, all kinds of playback, and the atmosphere was suffocating.
Su Yang felt that each round was long, and he felt that everything happened too quickly. If he was not careful, he would miss details.
After the half-time game, the Kings chased to 42 to 46.
The midfielder's whistle sounded, and Curry threw the ball into the frontcourt and turned straight to the player's passage. Sweat flowed down his cheeks. Antetokounmpo behind him lifted his arms and took off his jersey, leaving only a close-fitting vest, and his sweat-soaked chest was rising and falling rapidly.
Cousins stood at the entrance and slapped his teammates one by one, as if he wanted to create some atmosphere, but he was reluctant to speak.
Back in the locker room, Su Yang followed the plan and told the Kings' performances in the first half one by one, giving feedback to the whole team.
In such a high-intensity game, feedback is very important, allowing players to know what they are doing and whether there is any problem with it.
After a closer look at the data, Curry's hit rate was only 35%, and he only made 6 shots in 17 shots, which was much worse than Curry's usual performance, but it was completely understandable because the Spurs used one-point four-way targeting him and joint defense targeting others.
If Curry doesn't take action, it will be more difficult for others to fight. Moreover, Curry invests a lot of energy and physical strength on the defensive end to truly sit in the "prevent every round" he promises. He must use a high emotional intelligence method to reflect Curry's role and increase confidence.
"Stephen, you successfully cracked the Spurs' box and one defensive strategy in the first half. Spurs Mi failed to limit your shots. As long as you continue to maintain the second half, once you play at a normal level, you can lead us to win this game..."
In addition to Curry, the Kings are the second most shot in the Kings. They made 4 of 10 shots in the half, and had 4 turnovers and 3 fouls. They were also unable to play at a normal level, but they faced Leonard head-on defense from the second quarter, which was a good restriction on the Spurs.
"Giannis, you played well on the defensive end, you made Kawhi Leonard difficult to catch the ball, and Aldridge was forced to take action several times in a bad way. The previous three games were almost invincible, and you only had 4 of 11 shots when you were defending."
Except for Curry, Antetokounmpo, Lavine, Tatum, Grant and others, who made 1 of 8 shots in total, Ross played the best in the bench lineup, but due to his limited playing time, he only made 2 of 4 shots. After thinking about it, it was really difficult to find a suitable evaluation.
"Ross, Tatum, Lavine, you will be secret weapons. I need your mid-range shots and give the Spurs a painful blow in the second half. The mid-range is the weakest area in the Spurs' defense. You three must be prepared, we need you at any time."
After a circle of comments and feedback, Su Yang and the Kings looked forward to the future: "As long as we win this game tonight, we will definitely be able to win after returning to home. What will finally wait for us will be a historic 0-3 reversal tiebreak battle!"
"It's all done!"
Cousins suddenly said to learn Chinese from Su Yang. Antetokounmpo and others were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then burst into laughter. Curry led the way, stood up, summoned the whole team to surround him, raised his right hand fists and fists, and shouted in unison.
Back at the stadium, the third quarter started.
Perhaps Popovich applied magic buffs in the midfield. After Leonard started the game, he assisted Gasol to score a layup, then grabbed a defensive rebound, and then rushed to the basket with a fast break to cause a foul by Lopez, leading the Spurs to a 5-0 climax.
Su Yang Ninja did not call a timeout, and instructed him to target Gasol, who did not play in the second half of the first quarter, and then asked Curry and Daluo to play three-man, once fouled the basket, and once was airdropped into a three-pointer, and even 5-0.
Gasol, who returned to his normal performance, showed signs of becoming a burden on the defensive end and was soon replaced.
The two teams still faced each other with high intensity, chasing each other, Popovich used his crazy roar to storm the Spurs players, while Su Yang calmly observed the position, wishing he could guide the entire team step by step in every round of offense and defense, and he was almost called a technical foul.
After the third quarter, the Kings chased to 69-72. Su Yang took advantage of the timeout and told the whole team: We have made progress again.
Although the gap is only narrowed by 1 point, assists in such a game may determine the final result, which is comparable to a million-dollar entanglement.
Curry chuckled a little embarrassedly when he heard this. He made 1 of 7 shots in the third quarter, but he made 0 mistakes.
The Spurs are targeting too hard and are not aware of the four-way team. Fortunately, Antetokounmpo and Ross, who came on the bench, seized the opportunity.
My breathing was not smooth, and the fourth quarter continued.
Perhaps he noticed the danger, Popovich directly sent Leonard and Ad to the field, and Danny Green also took the stage for two minutes before taking a hurry, but Su Yang did not dare to be careless at all. Curry and Antetokounmpo were both left on the field, and Covington returned early.
Under high pressure, only Leonard performed normally in the first three games, with rebounds and scores, while Ade made three consecutive shots. Su Yang sighed for a while: That should be the difference between the super giant and the All-Star.
On the King's side, Antetokounmpo responded to rushing to the basket, while Tatum was born with a big game player, without any slimness, and contributed 4 points.
As the fight took place, the king beat a 6-0 shot to take the lead.
But the Spurs came back after a timeout and tied 8-4.
In a state of anxiety, Leonard hit the basket as hard as he was, giving up the unsafe mid-range shot and just wanted to make a layup.
The king really couldn't stand it, and was caused three consecutive fouls, while Leonard made all 6 free throws, making his super giant full of style.
Curry's performance was still bleak, and he smashed the baskets and made irons in various ways.
In a blink of an eye, with Guy scoring two points, the Spurs led the Kings 96 to 89, with 1 minute and 19 seconds left in the game.
Cheers exploded in the att stadium.
Su Yang hugged his head with both hands and pulled his hair back, resisting the urge to stop the call, and wielding his tactics at Curry who drove the ball in the field.
Curry did as he did, but just ran across the center line and was not ready to call the tactics, the Spurs suddenly changed their defensive strategy, and stared at the four-way team and turned into a big delay and a pinch. The Kings offensive formation suddenly became chaotic, and Curry hurriedly pulled the ball and rushed to the left wing, patiently looking for opportunities.
But the Spurs changed back to stare at the four-way team, and the Kings had no good chance to catch the ball except Antetokounmpo.
Perhaps because he felt that he had a chance, Curry suddenly pulled the ball and jumped, defended Danny Green, and made a strong three-pointer.
The basketball banged and the iron bounced back.
Su Yang felt a heart hit hard, but the next second he heard the referee blew his whistle and slaughtered Ade for a rebound.
“oh! no!”
Ade was so angry that he turned around and rushed towards the referee, but was afraid of being called a technical foul, so he forced his hips to run towards the top of the arc.
However, the video playback shows that Ade pushed Lopez when he took off, and there was no problem with calling a foul.
The Kings get the ball right on the frontcourt sideline.
Su Yang shouted to arrange tactics and beat Curry's chest by the way, saying that he would always believe in him, even if he had lost 19 shots!
The referee blew the whistle to the ball. Antetokounmpo mentioned the 45-degree three-point line on the right to get the ball with the help of Daluo's cover, and then passed it to Curry who ran through the cover. The three-pointer then took the air and glided. However, it made another clang and hit the iron for the 20th time.
Su Yang felt like he was about to die.
Cheers burst out in the att stadium.
In a flash, LaVin, who rushed into the field after serving the ball, took advantage of Parker's attention and rushed to the basket, jumping up and facing Danny Green, who was making up for defense, received the ball in the air and dunked hard, and the basketball slammed the basket into the net, while the referee blew the whistle at the same time.
2 points are valid!
Add Danny Green to prevent fouls and give him an extra penalty.
Seeing this, Su Yang felt that he was alive again.
The King's bench was full of people jumping and shouting.
The booed in the stadium exploded, and Lavin made a steadily penalty, and the king chased to 92 to 96, with 69 seconds left.
The Spurs did not need to suspend the timeout, and the two teams changed their offense and defense.
It was still a regular shift in strength and weakness, but a new change was made. Ade replaced Leonard and stood at the 45-degree three-point line on the left to receive the pass better and safer, and instead created Leonard who had already stuck Antetokounmpo on his back, and then ran to the right.
The moment of superstar showdown has arrived.
The audience stood up and watched.
Leonard stood still on the left wing, bowed and made three threatening moves, and made continuous steps to test. Antetokounmpo chose to sideways and give up the bottom line, that is, the left space, inducing Leonard to use the left hand, which is not that good at.
In an instant, Leonard used the trick, crossed and stepped forward to the left, and suddenly stopped and pulled back, changing hands against the crotch.
"You little card can still do this?" Su Yang suddenly had a question in his mind. That action was played by Owen and Paul.
In just half a second, Leonard changed his left hand to his right hand, and then pulled the ball with his right hand to try to change direction in front of the body, but the force was not controlled well. The position of the right hand touched the ball was too high, allowing the basketball to escape from the protection of the torso. Antetokounmpo's eyes were quick and fast, and slapped the basketball off with a slap.
The basketball was rolling back under the force, Curry quickly stepped forward and grabbed it. He rushed to 45 degrees on the right side of the frontcourt in two seconds, made a quick stop and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer. He successfully flew Danny Green, who was best at defending fast attacks, then took the bench to the basket, and his signature shot was high.
Beep! The referee blew the whistle again.
To be continued...