basketball court controller

Chapter 158
Popovich could see the threat of the Warriors' offense to the Spurs at once.

He immediately made adjustments and replaced him with the stronger Malik Rose, trying to limit Zhang Chen's rebounds. Unfortunately, apart from Duncan and David Robinson, other all-star insiders, Zhang Chen didn't care about other Spurs players at all.

Still unable to limit Zhang Chen, the Warriors quickly overtook the score.

Originally, in the next second quarter, David Robinson took the lead and Duncan rested, but Zhang Chen still didn't go down to rest. The young people looked energetic.

Popovich is also difficult to deal with. Real big men like Duncan and David Robinson must rest off the court, otherwise the body will not be able to withstand it. Rotate as you like.

If he doesn't follow the Warriors, he believes that even if Zhang Chen, Larry Hughes and Jamison have good physical strength, they can't hold the whole court. Before the end, the score lead was of little significance at all.

The Spurs will definitely win the final victory. After thinking about it, Popovich felt comfortable again.

Just let these frizzy boys be proud for a while, and when their complete lineup is finally on, they will immediately reap the game.

"It's the cooperation between Zhang Chen and Larry Hughes again. Both of them have excellent breakthrough ability. Even if the Spurs' defenders rushed back, they couldn't stop them."

"Yes, not to mention that the Spurs' foothold is not stable during the transition between offense and defense. Even if the opponent is in a good position, as long as there is no big man who can help defend, the two can do whatever they want."

"And the Warriors lineup can all shoot three-pointers, and except for Larry Hughes, everyone else's long-range shots are pretty good."

"Mullin hit a three-pointer. His physical strength can no longer support him to stay on the court for a long time, but his shooting is as deadly as ever. The Warriors signed him back this season. They originally thought he could give some guidance to young players. Now he can play. He is already the winner of two Olympic gold medals, if the Warriors have hope to take a step closer and hope to hit another championship, he will definitely exert his full energy."

The small lineup of the Warriors is not only extremely powerful offensively, but also not bad defensively. Zhang Chen's defense ability is actually the strongest in the Warriors, but because of his height and weight, when the "Twin Towers" are there, he will Unable to use full capacity.

So when Duncan and David Robinson appeared on the court together again, the Warriors switched back to the regular style of play, and Zhang Chen and the other three also began to take turns to rest.

At this time, it is enough for Zhang Chen and Jamison to stay alone on the court. With Mark Jackson, the Warriors will not become powerless due to the rotation of the main players.

However, in this case, the attack efficiency is definitely not as good as Duncan and David Robinson.

The advantage of the small lineup leading just now has become a consumable at this time, just like when the Spurs "Twin Towers" go down to rest, the lead created by their "Twin Towers" on the court will slowly be consumed.

The score of the two teams turned into a different kind of stalemate, and there was a feeling that no one could do anything to the other.

But at the moment for the Spurs, both the coach and the players are full of confidence, because at the most critical moment, they must have the strongest lineup on the court. In that case, even if the Warriors play some tricks, it will not matter.

On the Warriors side, too many people are a little nervous. When the Spurs' strongest lineup is on the court, they really restrict them a lot. It's not the opponent's unsolvable inside attack, but Duncan and David Robinson. Standing, the defensive range is too large, causing them to take shots far from the basket most of the time, and the shooting rate is sometimes really difficult to guarantee.

At the last moment, the opponent's defense against Zhang Chen must be even more frenzied. At that time, under that kind of pressure, even the ball that can usually be shot will be a little bit uncertain at that time.

However, the Warriors had a normal rotation in the first two games, so they were behind in the fourth quarter.

In this game, due to the staggered rotation time, the situation is a little different.

From the end of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was the period when Duncan went down to rest, that is, the period when the Spurs' inside attack was weakest. In comparison, David Robinson, whose competitive state began to decline due to his age, was easier to deal with.

And there is still a very short time, neither of them will be on the court. This is also because the current David Robinson needs to rest for a long time.

Zhang Chen went down to rest for a while in the middle of the third quarter, and then he was ready to play the rest of the time. His physical strength, don't mark the opponent's core players, let alone rest for a few minutes, even if he played full It's not impossible for the whole audience.

"The Warriors began to speed up again. They definitely hope to get enough points before Duncan returns to the court. For them, now is the most critical moment."

"Zhang Chen once again broke through the blockade of the Spurs. In the fast movement, the Spurs had a lot of difficulty trying to force him, and at this time other players of the Warriors were also very capable of scoring, especially Larry Hugh. Si's breakthrough ability is also extremely strong, even if the Spurs block Zhang Chen, it won't make much sense."

"It should be said that even if the Spurs block the two of them, the shooting ability of the others is also very good. Old people like Mullin in the RUN-TMC era are very familiar with this kind of quick counterattack."

"At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors played a small climax for the first time and once again overtook the Spurs by 77 points at 73:4."

On the bench, Zhang Chen communicated with his teammates with a confident expression, "If there is an open space, make a decisive shot. It doesn't matter if you get in or not. I will lead everyone to defeat them together in this game."

"Come on..." All the players gathered together again and shouted loudly.

In the last quarter, Zhang Chen chose the aura-like effect. When he was flanked, it was easier for someone to throw the ball in to win the game.

Duncan is still sitting on the sidelines. The Spurs are now David Robinson with four pitchers. Anyway, they can't keep up with the Warriors' small lineup. They simply concentrate on attacking to prevent the score from being stretched.

On the basketball court, no lineup is perfect. The key is to use strengths and avoid weaknesses to give play to advantages. When the opponent is on the pitcher, the Warriors will not flank David Robinson, just keep him as far away from the basket as possible.

By the time Duncan reappeared 10 minutes into the fourth quarter, the Warriors had an 8-point lead.

But the Spurs are still full of confidence. After their main lineup came up, 8 points is not a big pit.

All the opponents' main players are back, and the Warriors have also adjusted their lineup, but at this time the center position is not the starting Dampier, but the attacking Mark Jackson.

Now that there is an imposing bonus, of course it is to choose the inside line with stronger attack power. In the next time, they will use offense against offense and use continuous scoring to ensure their advantage.

"Duncan succeeded in low-post singles as soon as he came up. His Spurs on the court and his Spurs off the court are basically two teams. Looking at the Warriors' lineup at this time, they plan to use offense instead of defense. This idea is correct. Let's see if they can attack."

"As soon as Zhang Chen got the ball, he was double-teamed. Spurs coach Popovich has long said frankly that they will never let Zhang Chen score easily."

"Zhang Chen passed the ball out immediately, Jamison caught the ball from the bottom corner, and made a decisive three-pointer."

"It's hit. It seems that Jamison has a good touch in this game. The Warriors have a 9-point lead."

"Duncan got the ball in the low post again, the Warriors double-teamed, Duncan raised the ball over his head, swung it to the hoop, and David Robinson just ran over... Alley oop, the basketball was smashed in The basket, the two of them have a tacit understanding, it is obviously easier for Duncan to pass the ball outside, but he knew the movement of his partner without looking back."

"After receiving the ball, Zhang Chen made a quick shot, and the basketball went into the net. The Warriors only took 7 seconds to make the ball. There was no complicated coordination. It was completely a manifestation of Zhang Chen's personal shooting ability. When they were in the lead, they did this. It seems a little impetuous, but when the goal is scored, the situation is different."

"This is Zhang Chen's response to Duncan. He wants to prove that he is the protagonist on the court."

The last quarter turned into an offensive battle. The audience in the stands watched with enthusiasm, and the head coaches of the two teams had their own thoughts.

This is not the normal state of the two teams. Seeing the opponent's player score the ball, the heart will be extra entangled, but seeing one's own player successfully attacking, there will be an inexplicable relaxation in the heart.

Especially Warriors head coach Dave Cowens, if they fail again, this series will definitely be over.

"If you shoot well, I know you can do well, and we will win." Whenever a teammate hits a shot, Zhang Chen will encourage him loudly, and the momentum of the Warriors slowly overwhelms the opponent.

Popovich had to call a timeout when there was no problem with the Spurs' offense. It was useless if there was no problem with the offense.

But flanking Zhang Chen will definitely make the opponent open. When the game is going well, this kind of defense is their magic weapon for winning. When the game is not going well, the same defense will be a failure.

"Continue..." After calling the timeout, Popovich did not make any changes, he just hoped to feel like the Warriors.

But it's useless at all. Whether it's a timeout or a foul, the Warriors' shooting percentage has always remained at a high level.

At the last moment, seeing that the score gap not only did not narrow, but went up by 10 points, Popovich knew that this game was a failure. The Spurs did not have the kind of players who could score explosively. reason.

At 104:93, the Warriors pulled back a round at home.

(End of this chapter)