Chapter 34 The Last Critical Moment

Popovich looked at the player standing in front of him and didn't dare to breathe, and directly scolded, "I asked you to play on the court. Did you call me to play like this?" I need you to take out your defense. Duncan is not on the court. Can't you play anymore?

"Duncan, he is a human, not a god. He also needs time to rest. What do you want to do? If you don't want to play, you can tell me. You see, there are still so many teammates on the bench who haven't played. You don't want to play, but they want to play very much. You don't play well. You don't play well. Why do you say I change you to the field?" After scolding like this, Popovich still hasn't get any improvement. He continued. "Let's get together in advance for GDP later. I wanted Duncan to rest for a while, but I didn't expect you to be so weak"

Popovich really wants Duncan to rest for a while, because Duncan is old after all, and gradually enters the title of veteran. Popovich is still very clear about this point. If Duncan is still very young, he will never let him rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter, because that The team's score has fallen behind, so he will definitely send Duncan to the field, but it obviously won't work.

Duncan has been in this league for more than ten years and has been a veteran. Now Popovich has begun to pay attention to Duncan's physical condition and consciously give Duncan more opportunities to rest to avoid injury. This is undoubtedly the best way, but Popovich has no choice but to send Duncan to the stage.

As a player, Duncan is naturally very eager to play, so he has no problem with the coach's words.

There is no personnel adjustment on the Cavaliers' side. It is still led by James. The Brown Cavaliers also wanted to replace Huang Jun just now, but in the end, I think about it. After all, it is their Cavaliers who will lead, and the leading advantage can also be said to be very large. The very advantage is indeed relatively good. It's just that there are still ten minutes left, and the situation may still be reversed.

Parker dribbled the ball and handed it directly to Duncan, who was inside at half. It was not James who would defend Duncan, but as a substitute for insider Asik. Asik's performance this season is obvious to all. It can be said that he is excellent. As a second-round show, his performance is completely beyond his worth.

In addition to James's ability to defend Duncan, Asik is also the best in this venue, so it is a very wise decision to hand over Duncan's defense to him, and it is also a challenge to Asik. After all, Duncan is a very difficult superstar to defend, which is indeed a test for him.

Duncan played Asik in singles with his back. Asik firmly resisted Duncan behind Duncan and prevented him from easily entering the three-second zone. Duncan did not give up, and he did not think about using his strength to push the young Asik away, but chose skills.

Duncan first turned around to face Asik, and then a false shake. Asik thought that Duncan's middle shot ability was excellent, so he jumped up, but he didn't expect that the other party was just a simple fake move.

In the final analysis, Asik didn't know enough about Duncan, so he didn't know how Duncan played at all. Naturally, Asik, who was shaken, could no longer put pressure on Duncan in defense. He saw Duncan gently step to the inside line, followed by a one-handed dunk. He easily scored two points for the Spurs and pulled the score back to single digits.

On the Cavaliers' side, James first arrived at half-time, and then received a pass. James looked at Mason, who was defending in front of him, and his eyes were full of disdain. He made a gentle move, and then made a direct long-range two-point jump shot, completely ignoring Mason's defense in front of him.

Mason also jumped up, but he didn't cover James's shot this time. He could only watch the ball throw out. Then maybe James didn't feel very well. The ball was not scored, and the rebound was directly grabbed by Duncan and handed over to Tony Parker's hand to organize the team.

Tony Parker chose to drib the ball to the half-time quickly. At the half-time, he did not choose to stabilize it at the first time, but adjusted it, and then went straight to the inside. At this time, it was just a substitute player Gibson who defended Parker. In the face of Gibson's defense, Parker broke through directly. Obviously, Gibson's defense was not enough in his eyes. Gibson himself knew that after all, his defense was really not good.

However, Gibson was still very persistent. Looking at Tony Parker trying to break through himself, he increased his attention and stared at Tony Parker closely to see if he could see if he could see the opponent's breakthrough route and find the best way to defend.

But does Parker have such a good defense? If it was such a good defense, it would not be a sports car, let alone the Spurs' first start, so Gibson's wish was destined to be empty.

Parker suddenly dodged, coupled with his light footsteps, directly passed Gibson's defense, and then a reverse basket and scored two points for the Spurs. At this time, the Spurs were only six points behind, which was a very good signal for the Spurs.

Then the game lasted until five minutes in the fourth quarter. At this time, the Spurs had already caught up to only one point, with a score of 83 to 84. The Spurs were one point behind the Cavaliers at home. During this period, Huang Jun did not play and had been resting off the court.

At this time, the Cavaliers also called a timeout, obviously to arrange the team's tactics in the next five minutes, and then Huang Jun and others will definitely return to the field. Everyone present knows that whether it is players, coaches or fans watching the game on the scene, they know Ken. All the main forces will definitely be replaced.

"Smith, it seems that this game is very interesting. At one time, it was ten points ahead, but now it is only one point, but I still believe that the Cavaliers can win this game, because I believe in Huang Jun." Barkley looked at Smith and said.

"Ha ha, right? Then continue to watch the game. The result is only known when the game is over, don't you think so?" Smith also looked at Asik and said disapprovingly.

When the last five minutes of the game began, the lineup on the field was as expected. Both sides were all starters, without any hiding.

Huang Jun controlled the ball and changed direction continuously. Then he found a vacancy and directly opened the gap and broke through to the inside line. In the face of Duncan's defense, Huang Jun's eyes scanned everywhere. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he passed the ball in his hand. The ball was not passed to Landry or passed to The insider Ilgoska's hand was worn in the bottom corner.

Batier in the bottom corner has just run out of a vacancy, which is obviously a very good opportunity for Batier. You know, Batier's three points in the bottom corner is very accurate, so Huang Jun's pass is very good, very timely, completely beyond all expectations.

Everyone thinks that if the ball is to be passed, it should be passed to the inside player. Unexpectedly, Huang Jun came with a large-scale transfer ball, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Batier, who received the pass at the bottom corner, shot directly with three points, very quickly, because if he didn't take action, I'm afraid there would be no better chance to take action. Because someone next to him came over, he had to take action. Although it looked very hasty, the opportunity was very good, and Battier didn't have any in his heart. There is no sense of hurry, and it can also be said to be very stable.

Brushing, a crisp net sound came out, three points into the net, and then Battier smiled and returned to the defense.

Next, Spurs Ginobili missed three points, and the rebound was picked up by Huang Jun. The main reason was that too many people were competing for this rebound, while Huang Jun was always nearby, and he was also very concerned about this rebound, so when he saw it fall to the side, he did not hesitate to go straight forward to give the rebound. I picked it up and launched a counterattack in the first place.

However, the Spurs' retreat is still very fast, so Huang Jun's counterattack did not succeed, but what does it matter? If he can't make a big deal, he will stabilize the attack of the position battle. It's not just the counterattack and fast attack.

Huang Jun, who stabilized, directly handed the ball to James's hand. Let James complete this attack. The Cavaliers are ahead of the Spurs in the score. It can be said that the initiative of the game is completely in the hands of the Cavaliers. The Spurs not only have to perform well, but also depends on the Cavaliers's face. Only when the Cavaliers keep making mistakes can the Spurs have a chance to win the game.

James directly and easily passed Mason's defense, but James did not choose to break through the layup, but directly pulled out the jump shot. The Spurs' defensive strategy is very simple and wise, that is, let you James shoot and prevent your breakthrough, so everyone watched James jump shot.

And James is really very powerful. This jump shot hit directly. Although James's jump shot hit rate is not very high, it is not a mess. At that time, his hit rate is still very high. The main reason is that James dares to throw at the critical moment. Knowing that the direct jump shot was not very good, I also chose the jump shot.

The Cavaliers pulled the difference to six points again, which is really very good for the Cavaliers, because the time has been reduced little by little. If the Spurs want to win, in addition to scoring the ball, they should also pray that the Cavaliers do not score, and also ensure that they do not make mistakes. Once they make mistakes and are scored, the Spurs The game is even more difficult.

The Spurs naturally know this and know how important each attack is to them.