Chapter 303 Starburst tactics, is a miracle coming?
"Cheer up and forget about the round just now!"
On the Spurs bench, Popovich roared and tried to wake up the players who had just been stunned by Chen Yan's 31 shots.
On the other side, the Suns bench.
Compared with the last timeout, the mental outlook of the Suns players has obviously changed!
Chen Yan's continuous outside scoring successfully awakened the fighting spirit of the Suns players!
"Don't rush to foul when the Spurs serve. Use the press first to try to steal or force them to make a mistake!" D'Antoni kept tapping on the tactical board.
The team is currently only two points behind. If the Spurs are forced to make a mistake and the ball is transferred, the Suns will have a chance to kill the game!
"Offensive end..." D'Antoni was mid-sentence when Chen Yan suddenly interrupted him.
"Give me the ball and I'll take care of the game!"
All the Suns players looked at Chen Yan.
At this moment, Chen Yan's eyes were very confident, just as confident as his three-point shots in the first two rounds!
Chen Yan is not trying to be a hero, he just wants to shoulder his responsibilities.
Stoudemire is currently sent off in the Suns, and Nash has almost exhausted his last drop of fuel. He must step forward!
"Chen, I support you, just go ahead and do it!" Nash patted Chen Yan on the shoulder.
Although Nash is the soul of this team, he knows that Chen Yan is currently the best person to execute key revelations.
"Don't worry, I'll cover you!"
"Keep shooting the damn ball in the basket!"
"We will defend well!"
The teammates quickly responded in unison.
The Suns have great trust in Chen Yan. This trust is not just a 3-pointer, not a game, but accumulated over an entire season.
Chen Yan has saved the Suns more than once this season. In the eyes of his teammates, he is the most trustworthy guy at critical moments.
D'Antoni nodded, letting Chen Yan handle the key ball was also his inner thought:
"Abandon all tactics on the offensive end and give the ball to Chen Yan!" D'Antoni waved his hand and delegated power to Chen Yan.
"Du~~~"
At this time, the buzzer sounded indicating the end of the pause.
Before taking the field, Chen Yan did not forget to encourage his teammates loudly: "Guys, a two-point difference is nothing. Let us work together to turn the game over and smash those **** in San Antonio!"
Under Chen Yan's call, the eyes of the Suns players were filled with flames of hope for victory, and they all screamed and never gave up!
"Ding! The host's strong willpower in desperate times is detected, and the mental attribute is rewarded with 1!"
At this time, a system prompt sounded!
Chen Yan's [Spirit] attribute was directly upgraded during the game!
Currently, the [Spirit] attribute has the highest score among all attributes of Chen Yan, with a high score of 98 points!
This is also the most essential difference between Chen Yan and ordinary players. His strong mental power allows him to maintain a high fighting spirit in difficult situations, even in desperate situations!
Pause and come back.
San Antonio Spurs frontcourt sideline serve.
Attentive fans have discovered that the Spurs have made a substitution adjustment.
They removed Argentinian Oberto and replaced him with Red Mamba Matt Bonner.
In addition to being a three-point shooter, Bonner also has one of the best free throw shooting percentages on the Spurs.
Popovich had a hunch that the Suns would adopt a pressing and stealing tactic in this round, and the basketball might not be able to be delivered to Ginobili, who had a hot free throw shooting tonight, so he added a stable free throw spot.
The Suns' lineup remains unchanged.
Even though his physical strength gauge was empty, D'Antoni still chose to put Nash on the court.
As long as Nash is on the court, he is a threat, and no one will let a player of this level go short.
Popovich's calculation was very accurate. With the Suns pressing every step of the way, the Spurs' sideline ball almost violated the rules!
In the end, Duncan had to go around the three-point line to catch the serve.
Duncan's free throw shooting percentage this season is only 60%, so sending him to the free throw line is a good choice.
But Diaw, who was responsible for guarding him, did not choose to do this.
What he was thinking about was how to steal the ball from Duncan's hands, not how to quickly send him to the free throw line!
Laga Bale quickly came around from the other side.
Two Suns players flanked Duncan, trying to force him to lose the ball or make a pass error!
But Duncan has seen too many big scenes at critical moments like this.
I saw that he was not panicking and sent the ball over the heads of the two people without shaking his hands!
The ball passed to Ginobili, who was open!
Ginobili didn't take a shot after catching the ball, and didn't even aim for the basket.
He is a smart player and knows that if the ball is missed, it will be equivalent to giving the Suns a chance to win.
Laga Bell quickly withdrew and came to Ginobili.
Ginobili didn't stick to the ball and immediately transferred it to Bonner on the other side.
"Ouch, the Suns were too hesitant on defense this round." Zhang Lili looked at the fast passing time and became anxious!
"There's no time! You have to commit a foul as soon as possible!" Yu Jia on the side couldn't sit still.
"Beep beep!"
In the end, the Suns chose to foul Matt Bonner.
At this time, there are only 13.8 seconds left before the end of the game.
Seeing this scene, domestic Suns fans complained one after another. If I had known that it would be a foul in the end, why not earlier?
But in a basketball game, you don’t know everything in advance, and everything is full of unknowns. This is the charm of this sport.
"Whoa!"
"Whoa!"
Bonner lived up to Popovich's expectations and made two free throws.
99 to 95.
The score difference came to 4 points.
Everything seems to be back to its original position.
D'Antoni called a timeout from the sidelines.
This is also the last timeout of the game for the Phoenix Suns.
During the timeout, D'Antoni pointed at the tactical board just to emphasize one thing repeatedly.
That is to pass the ball to Chen Yan!
Pause and come back.
Diaw serves from the sideline.
The remaining four Suns players collectively stood on the free throw line.
The moment the ball is served, the four players spread out in different directions at the same time, instantly opening up the space!
Seeing this, many old fans' eyes lit up. This is the most classic "starburst tactic" of the Los Angeles Lakers!
Fisher's classic 0.4-second kill back then was based on the starburst tactic.
It is worth mentioning that the background board of that game was also the Spurs...
Tactics on the basketball court all learn from each other. It is through mutual learning that the development of basketball will progress year by year.
The original intention and purpose of the "starburst tactic" is that it is difficult for the defender to determine who is going to catch the ball, so he is in a hurry and loses sight of the other!
At the moment when the Spurs players were disrupted by the movement of the Suns generals, Chen Yan suddenly stopped and walked around to the outside of the three-point line!
Dior immediately delivered the cannonball to Chen Yan's hands comfortably!
Bowen’s tight pussy!
At this time, he didn't care about Chen Yan's super-fast first step. He had only one mission, and that was to prevent Chen Yan from shooting outside the three-point line!
After serving the ball, Diaw did not go inside, but put his hands on his crotch and raised it to a high position.
He wants to create shooting space for Chen Yan!
Bowen was blocked and Duncan switched defense.
Chen Yan did not choose to attack Duncan directly, but continued to lean over and lead to the sideline.
If you take a direct shot, you are likely to be interfered by Duncan, but if you continue to dribble the ball with Duncan's current lateral speed, it will be difficult to keep up with him. Chen Yan knows this!
At a 45-degree angle from the three-point line, Chen Yan found space to shoot and then kicked off the ground with both feet.
Take off! Pull out!
No hesitation at all!
Hesitation will lead to defeat. What is needed at this critical moment is decisiveness.
"Whoa!"
A cloud-piercing arrow!
The nets flipped up!
99 to 98!
The last 8.9 seconds!
D'Antoni on the sidelines was so excited that he took off his suit!
Chen Yan's performance made all the blood in his body boil!
“ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!”
"That's crazy! Score 10 points in a row!"
"Three 3-pointers and a 31!"
"Chen's show continues!!!"
Fans throughout the American West Arena were in a state of goosebumps at this moment.
With Chen Yan's unreasonable three-pointer, the sparks on Phoenix have been completely ignited!
