Chapter 146 Winning the Rookie of the Month(1/2)
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Spurs replaced Ginobili, who had been resting on the bench for a long time, and prepared for the final battle.
Parker dribbled the ball forward and came outside the three-point line to organize the offense.
Duncan quickly came up to coordinate the pick-and-roll.
At the same time, Jefferson stepped forward and set an off-ball screen for Ginobili.
The French sports car bypassed the screen and broke into the three-point line. When he saw Ginobili cutting towards the basket, he immediately hit the ball to the ground and passed it over.
The advancing Ginobili received the pass, took a smart European step, shook off Maggette who was changing defense, rushed to the basket and scored a layup.
The Warriors quickly sent a baseline ball. Sun Yi dribbled the ball quickly and came to the three-point line. Seeing that Blair was defending him, he waved to the inside.
Randolph quickly left the penalty area and brought Duncan out.
On the other side, Sun Yi didn't wait for Randolph to step forward to set up a pick-and-roll. He suddenly accelerated, passed Blair and rushed into the penalty area.
Duncan, who was pulled out, saw this situation and immediately moved sideways to block the ball, delaying Sun Yi's breakthrough speed.
Sun Yi attracted Duncan's defense and hit the ball to the center.
Randolph received the pass, immediately took three steps to rush into the penalty area, jumped into the air, and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand.
Looking back, Duncan came to the right low post to attract double-teams and passed the ball out.
Parker received the pass, quickly started to break towards the basket, relied on Curry to shoot an arrow and threw the ball into the basket.
It was the Warriors' turn to attack. With the help of a double screen, Curry stepped out of the three-point line, received Sun Yi's anticipatory pass, and hit a three-pointer, narrowing the point difference to only 2 points.
In the following games, the Warriors and Spurs used their offensive strengths to help the teams score.
At the last moment, no one dared to make a mistake, so there were fewer passes and cuts.
On the Spurs bench, Popovich looked at the situation on the court and frowned.
The performance of the Warriors tonight was beyond his expectation, especially the Naoshizi tactics, which allowed the Warriors to reverse the situation. Even after the Spurs increased their defensive intensity, the Warriors were able to score points with various combinations.
With about 2 minutes left in the game, Ellis hit a three-pointer from the outside, rewriting the score to 93-92, and the Warriors went ahead by 1 point.
On the Spurs bench, Popovich immediately requested a timeout and called the players back to the bench to arrange tactics.
"Tim, is your physical strength okay?" Popovich stepped forward and asked with concern.
Duncan took the mineral water handed by the staff, took a sip and replied: "Pop, I can still finish this game."
Popovich nodded with confidence, gathered the players together, wrote on the tactical board, and then said: "Next, give the ball to Tim and let him handle the ball."
The Spurs players nodded to show their understanding.
Not long after, the timeout ended and the game continued.
Parker dribbled to the outside of the three-point line and hoisted the ball into the paint.
In the mid-range area on the right, Duncan received the pass, turned around, and faced Randolph in singles.
Randolph was nervous and excited at the same time. He was suppressed by Duncan throughout the game. At this critical moment, he wanted to prove that his defensive ability was not bad.
Immediately, Randolph lowered his center of gravity to prevent Duncan from breaking through.
During the timeout, Nelson told him that if he really couldn't defend himself, he would just shoot and not shoot.
Duncan took a tentative step and raised his hand to make a shooting motion. When he found that Randolph did not pounce on him, he immediately faked it and shot a mid-range jumper.
Randolph reacted immediately and did not rush to interfere. Instead, he took a step forward and stretched his arms to interfere.
"boom!"
The basketball hits the board and bounces into the basket.
93:94!
The audience suddenly burst into cheers and shouts.
Spurs fans shouted in unison: "Defense!"
"Duncan is still extremely stable. Now the pressure is on the Warriors. Let's see how Sun Yi and the others handle the next attack." Director Zhang worriedly analyzed the situation on the court.
On the court, Sun Yi controlled the ball and advanced to the top of the arc to organize the attack.
Curry and others used the "elevator door" tactic to attract the Spurs' defensive attention.
Ellis in the right corner suddenly started and cut along the baseline towards the basket.
Sun Yi had quick eyes and quick hands and passed the ball.
Xiao Gongju received the pass, escaped the interference of Ginobili who was chasing behind him, and flew for a layup.
95:94!
Looking back, the Spurs repeated their old tricks, and Duncan once again faced Randolph in singles.
This time Randolph defended very well and seriously interfered with Deng's shooting.
Sun Yi retreated to the basket, grabbed the rebound, and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
The Spurs retreated very promptly and did not give the Warriors a chance to counterattack.
Falling into a positional battle, Sun Yi waved to Curry and made a tactical gesture.
Upon seeing this, the primary school student understood the situation and quickly ran over. Instead of engaging in pick-and-roll cooperation, he passed by Sun Yi, received the pass hand-in-hand, and ran towards the top of the arc.
After Sun Yi passed the ball, he took advantage of the situation and blocked the pursuit, leaving Parker behind.
Curry came to the top of the arc and quickly threw the basketball in his hand just as the Spurs defender arrived.
A swish sound!
Hollow into the net!
98:94!
At the critical moment, Duncan stood up for the Spurs. He came to the low post to attract double-teams and then sent a wonderful pass.
Ginobili cut in from the middle, received the pass and flew for a layup and scored 2 points.
At this time, there were 40 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Warriors led by 2 points.
On the Warriors bench, Nelson asked for a timeout to arrange this key attack.
"Pull them all apart and give the ball to Sun for a post-up play."
Nelson believes that Sun Yi's back play is the most stable way to score.
The rest of the Warriors had no objections and nodded in agreement.
Not long after, the timeout came back and the Warriors attacked.
After receiving the ball, Curry dribbled the ball forward in a leisurely manner, reaching outside the three-point line and pressing on the clock.
Ellis and others took their defenders away.
Sun Yi ran to the weak side and leaned against Blair, reaching for the ball.
On the Spurs bench, Popovich saw the Warriors' tactics and was not surprised.
Players like Sun Yi cannot be viewed from the perspective of a rookie.
On the court, Sun Yi received the pass, lowered his shoulders and lowered his center of gravity, hitting Blair's chest with crazy output.
Although Blair is physically strong, he can't help but suffer like this.
He really wanted to fall to the ground and draw a foul.
But at critical moments, if the action is not too big, the referee will basically not call the penalty.
As a rookie, Blair would not bet on the star whistle.
After Sun Yi knocked out some space, he shook his shoulders left and right to shake Blair's center of gravity, then turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.
Blair failed to react and could only watch Sun Yi take a shot.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hits the net hollowly and hits the target steadily!
100:96!
"Good shot! Sun Yi's fadeaway jumper is just like a textbook standard!" Yang Jian said with emotion.
"Sun Yi's fadeaway jumper looks like Kobe Bryant's. If I hadn't seen the Warriors' No. 9 jersey, I would have thought it was Kobe Bryant playing on the court," Director Zhang boasted.
Back on the court, when Sun Yi was retreating from defense, he deliberately passed by the Spurs bench and celebrated with "good night" in front of Popovich.
Popovich saw this scene and understood what the rookie wanted to express, and laughed angrily.
At this moment, he felt that this guy was like a young man who had just entered the league.
How can there be any young player who is not frivolous!
On the court, the Spurs launched an attack.
At this stage, quick two points can no longer solve the problem, so we can only gamble on three-pointers.
To be continued...