"With Bayonet's free throw, the Spurs took the lead again, but they only led by 1 point. With more than three minutes left in the game, the outcome of this game is still difficult to predict."
"But it must be admitted that the physical exertion of both players has basically reached the limit, and Bayonet has even suffered from leg cramps. In other words, this game is no longer a test for both players.
The techniques and tactics are so simple, both the players’ fighting spirit and professionalism will face a severe test.”
Steve Kerr requested a timeout because he had to make a personnel change at such a critical moment.
To everyone's surprise, veteran Andre Iguodala resolutely returned to the court after the timeout.
"He actually chose to stand up at this time?"
Many people find it incredible, even mixed with some shock, that the tone of this game has become what it is now, and Iguodala is definitely the protagonist.
In a highly anticipated game, it is absolutely embarrassing to be dunked by a first-year rookie. From the perspective of a professional player, this is even extremely cruel. Regardless of whether the bayonet was intentional or not, this is
It was like a sharp knife piercing Iguodala's heart.
Judging from Iguodala's reaction at the time, it was indeed the case. The decadence and depression he showed when he walked to the sidelines was the best proof.
Therefore, many people basically understood at that time that for Iguodala, as a veteran, not to mention this game, his entire career might even end because of this game.
No one can easily break out of that nightmare.
but now.
When the game came to the most critical moment, when the away Golden State Warriors needed someone to step up, Iguodala unexpectedly stepped up.
Having the courage to stand up at this moment is definitely not a show, but a real step forward.
How strong a heart does this require?
Even Jiang Hao was shocked after seeing Iguodala return to the game. He must admit that Iguodala is a tough guy and a real fighter.
However, at such a critical moment, being able to fight against such a tough guy, even if he ultimately lost the game, he would not die without regrets, so he immediately clenched his fists.
At this moment, the ATAT Center also gave Iguodala enough respect, and all Spurs fans willingly gave Iguodala applause.
From the perspective of the game, Spurs fans certainly hope that the Spurs will win in the end, but from the nature of competitive sports, they recognize opponents like Iguodala.
Steve Kerr's eyes have rekindled the fighting spirit at this moment. When Iguodala can return to the game, he will undoubtedly be more confident to win this game. Iguodala is returning as a king.
It can definitely help the team on both offense and defense.
The Warriors had the ball. The moment Stephen Curry caught the ball at the baseline, he was attacked by the Spurs. Obviously, in this case, Popovich directly used a full-court pressing defensive strategy.
On the one hand, it is to consume Curry's physical strength, on the other hand, it is not to further enhance the intensity of the game.
Curry has very good dribbling skills, so Dejounte Murray's defense against him can only delay the time for him to advance to the frontcourt with the ball, and cannot gain too much.
Kevin Durant opened his hand to Curry for the ball on the left side of the paint area. Although he was facing Leonard's defense at the moment, Durant knew very well that at this time, he must stand up as much as possible.
, not because of anything else, just because he is Kevin Durant.
Facing Leonard's defense, Durant was very decisive and directly chose to turn around and shoot. His shooting action was very standard, but unfortunately it only hit the basket.
At this time, Iguodala, who had just come on the court, came in from the left, grabbed the rebound from Aldridge, and immediately handed it to Klay Thompson in the left corner.
Whoosh!
98:96!
Iguodala contributed a crucial rebound just after he came on the court, and his assist helped Klay Thompson hit a very crucial three-pointer.
This is his ability.
It was the Spurs' turn to attack. Jiang Hao, who received the ball from the baseline, received the same treatment as Curry, and was immediately targeted defensively by Warriors players.
However, Jiang Hao did not push the ball steadily to the frontcourt like Curry, because his dribbling skills at this stage cannot be compared with top dribblers like Curry. He is a De Zhang who was born as a point guard.
Tai Murray took the ball just past half court.
After Dejounte Murray brought the ball across half court, Jiang Hao started from the top of the arc, quickly detoured to a 45-degree position on the left, and then used Leonard's running cover to catch the ball in the gap.
He quickly took the ball to the basket and made an easy layup.
98:98!
The score is even!
Up to this point in this game, Stephen Curry has become extremely calm at this moment. He is very clear about the importance of this game. For this reason, he almost didn’t take any shots from the outside in the fourth quarter. You know, he was very calm from the outside in this game.
The hit rate class is not low.
The reason why he did this was undoubtedly to win the game. He followed Cole's advice and tried to involve everyone in the offense as much as possible.
Therefore, every time he attacks, he will always reach the frontcourt with the ball very carefully, and then he is not in a hurry to handle the ball. He always chooses to pass the ball at the most reasonable time.
This made Jiang Hao very uncomfortable, because throughout the fourth quarter, he didn't even take advantage of Curry.
However, Jiang Hao felt that he might gain something from this wave of attacks.
After Curry handed the ball to Iguodala, he completed a cross move with Klay Thompson at the free throw line, and then took the opportunity to move to the left corner.
Jiang Hao seemed to understand something at that moment, so he did not follow Curry immediately, and instead defended Durant in a suit and stood on the left side of the paint area.
Iguodala directly chose to break through after receiving Curry's pass. His breakthrough seemed extremely decisive, so at this time, both Leonard and Aldridge chose to surround Iguodala.
come over.
Jiang Hao, on the other hand, was constantly watching the movements of Iguodala's hands at this time, and his intuition told him that Iguodala's attack was definitely not as simple as imagined.
Sure enough, when he was about to reach the basket, when everyone was still surrounding Iguodala, Iguodala suddenly chose to pass the ball. He used a ground hitting action to directly distribute the basketball to the left side.
Corner, Curry is in an unguarded state at this moment.
To be honest, the moment Iguodala smashed the basketball out, he let out a deep breath. This was a bold but high-yield decision. Once successful, it would be a three-point lead, so he was relieved.
That was his biggest feeling at the moment.
He believes that Curry can hit the shot because he and Curry have completed this cooperation many times in the game before. He has always been confident in Curry's three-pointers.
However, the next second, his pupils couldn't help but dilate rapidly, because in his sight, in the middle of the basketball rushing towards Curry, a big hand suddenly appeared, and the basketball was smashed into it very ruthlessly.
"Oh, Andre's pass was seen through, the bayonet suddenly came out, and he completed the steal."
After Jiang Hao caught the basketball, he didn't hesitate at all, started quickly and rushed to the frontcourt immediately.
At this time, even though the Warriors players had reacted and quickly moved into pursuit, they still failed to catch up with Jiang Hao.
Because Jiang Hao broke out at an unprecedented speed at this time, he used a very morale-boosting dunk to help the team take the lead again.
Beep!
Cole immediately requested a timeout. There was only the last 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the game. Now it was definitely time to count every second. He had to request a timeout. To be honest, he was actually dissatisfied with the cooperation between Iguodala and Curry just now.
He was not satisfied with the choice because he felt that Iguodala had a clear opportunity to pass the ball to Durant, who was in a better position.
"In perimeter defense, we would rather let the opponent score inside than give them a chance to shoot outside the three-point line. In addition, we must be more patient. We are now 2 points ahead, and we should not be anxious.
One party..."
Taking advantage of this timeout opportunity, Popovich was not idle. He was also constantly instructing Jiang Hao and others about the defensive strategies for the next round.
The game continued. In order to ensure that Curry could smoothly bring the ball to the frontcourt, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson even escorted him throughout the entire process. It must be admitted that this is very necessary. If Curry's
If there is a problem holding the ball, then this game will be difficult for the Warriors.
When Curry stumbled to the top of the arc with the ball, whether it was Jiang Hao, Danny Green or Leonard, they all consciously covered the defensive range to the outside. They were resolutely executing Popovich's
Qi's defensive strategy is to never give the Warriors a chance to take a shot from the three-point line.
To be honest, Popovich's defensive strategy is very wise, that is, he would rather let the score be equalized than give the Warriors a chance to take the lead.
The Warriors obviously understood the pros and cons after seeing Jiang Hao's defensive adjustments, and they were willing to "cooperate" with Popovich's defensive strategy.
If it was relatively easier to attack inside, they would be willing even if they could only equalize the score difference. To put it bluntly, it was better than still being behind in the score.
Although they also want to gain a psychological advantage through a three-pointer, the three-pointer is ultimately more difficult to hit offensively.
It was Durant again. He reached out to Curry for the ball at the free throw line.
Chapter completed!