basketball court controller

Chapter 162
Of course, Zhang Chen opened up absolute control in this round, with one offense and one defense, becoming the winner of the game.

The ball in Duncan's hand fell to the ground and fell right under his feet. At this time, he was still very rational and reacted very quickly. He immediately squeezed the Warriors players to bend down to pick up the ball.

Seeing that Zhang Chen also reached out his hand quickly, Duncan immediately fell to the ground, hugged the basketball in his arms, and began to call timeout.

"Beep..." The referee's whistle sounded, but it wasn't that Duncan successfully applied for a timeout, but that 24 seconds had expired.

With only the last 5 seconds left, the Warriors made a free throw from the baseline. The opponent would definitely be fouled when the ball was sent. Zhang Chen rushed to catch the ball, while the Spurs tried their best to prevent the player who was so accurate with his free throws from receiving the ball.

When all eyes were on Zhang Chen, the veteran player who served the baseline ball, Blaylock, threw the ball away. Only then did everyone realize that Larry Hughes had run into the opponent's half court at some point.

By the time the Spurs reacted and chased after him, he had already run around in the opponent's half and passed the ball out.

The last 5 seconds ended like this. The prudent Spurs made such a mistake at the last moment, which made people very embarrassed. This also showed how much pressure Zhang Chen put on the opponent.

At 100:98, the Warriors won the crucial fifth game, the battle of Tianwangshan, a victory.

Winning three games in a row, the performance of the Warriors has impressed the entire league.

In Game [-], the last-ditch Spurs made their final move, which was not new at all. They increased David Robinson's playing time to the same level as Duncan's.

“双塔”在场上奎战40多分钟，101:90力克勇士，双方的总比分变成了3:3。

Entering the tiebreaker, whether it is life or death, this is the game.

Such big fights attract a lot of attention, but they are not special.

In the East, Iverson and Carter staged a soaring point battle. Iverson scored 50+ in two games, and Carter also scored 50 points in the third game. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors fought 3:3, while the other side The Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Hornets also fought 3:3, and there will be tie-breaks in all three battlefields. Such an Eastern and Western semifinal is probably a record.

As long as the Lakers easily defeated the Kings 4:0, they are now resting and waiting for their next opponent.

Both Kobe and O'Neal have maintained a healthy Lakers team, which is undoubtedly very strong.

Before the seventh game of life and death, David Robinson said in an interview with reporters, "I am in great shape. Even if I play the whole game, there will be no problem. I will do my best to help the Spurs win the game."

The Spurs will definitely not back down at this time. As for whether David Robinson's physical strength can support him to play a game of more than 40 minutes, the Warriors dare not bet on it. They can only find ways to deal with the "Twin Towers" way on the field.

When interviewed by the media, Zhang Chen was full of confidence, but no one knew what the Warriors were up to, whether they really had a solution, or whether they were suspicious.

On May 5, the Spurs played at home, and Game 20 of the Western Conference Semifinals kicked off.

The main lineups of both sides have not changed. At the beginning of the game, the Spurs were the first to attack. They are still persistent in finding the inside, and the defense of the Warriors seems to be no different.

But as soon as the Spurs sent the ball on the second offense, they found that the situation was completely different.

"The whole court is pressing, the game has just started, the Spurs have only started the second attack, and the Warriors have started the full court pressing, which is really amazing."

"Warriors veteran Blaylock stuck to Terry Porter tightly. The old steals king is very experienced in this kind of defense..."

"Terry Porter stopped the ball. He was looking for a partner who could pass the ball. Derek Anderson was stuck tightly by Zhang Chen. He passed the ball towards Daniels."

"Come on, Larry Hughes squeezed to Daniels' side in an instant, and dropped the racket to the ground. Zhang Chen picked up the basketball quickly and completed a layup."

"The Spurs were forced to almost miss the ball, Duncan came over and caught it, but he couldn't dribble past half court, Jamison was next to him, Terry Porter took it from Duncan Get the ball and run forward with the screen he's in place."

"The ball was stolen again. Terry Porter didn't get rid of Blaylock. When he was about to speed up, the ball in his hand was poked off. Facing Terry Porter, who is also a veteran, Blaylock didn't worry about his footsteps." Can't keep up, at this time his super judgment played a vital role."

"Jamison scored a dunk. The Warriors' complete pressure on the court caught the Spurs by surprise. They had to call a timeout just after the start."

The full-court pressing tactic has always been used for sure, the effect is unpredictable, and it is extremely energy-intensive, but if it is only used for one game, it can become a strange move. The so-called strange move is also a very risky move. If it is not used well, it may be defeated. , the Warriors have no other way. It is too difficult to restrict the "Twin Towers", so let's start with the opponent's weakness. The opponent's weakness is the outside line. They will try to prevent the opponent's outside line from dribbling and passing. The basic auxiliary work of the ball is not good.

Of course, the premise is that the Warriors have a group of steals masters. Among their five main players, there are four players who can be called steals masters.

Blaylock, averaged 2.4 steals per game, Zhang Chen, averaged 2.1 steals per game, Larry Hughes, averaged 2.0 steals per game, Jamison, averaged 1.5 steals per game, this is the steal data of the four Warriors in the regular season , By the way, the steals king Iverson averaged 2.5 steals per game. Taking the data of the steals king as a reference, we can see how powerful the Warriors are in steals.

It can also be said that there is no longer a team in the league with three players averaging more than 2 steals per game. The team with the strongest steals, the Warriors ranked second, and no team dared to rank first.

It just so happens that the Spurs basically don't have good outside ball-handlers, either too old or not solid in basic skills.

If it weren't for the relatively high risks associated with this move, the Warriors would have thought of doing it a long time ago.

Faced with such a posture, Popovich is also downcast, and has been bullying others with the inside line, and now they are being bullied on their outside line, retribution.

Can only be a substitution, the Spurs replaced the "Little General" Avery - Johnson and Terry - Porter to play double point guard.

However, the age of the two point guards of the Spurs, the main player Terry Porter is 38 years old, and the "little general" who came off the bench is 36 years old. If they were young, they would have no pressure to work together to break the tight press, but now, The 34-year-old Blaylock of the Warriors is not counted. Zhang Chen, Larry Hughes and Jamison are all young people. They are fast, good in body and quick in response. .

"It was stolen again. The Spurs were already behind by 12 points before the end of the first quarter. They even had some difficulty passing halftime. Is this still the number one Spurs in the Western Conference during the regular season?"

"The Spurs' lineup is a bit top-heavy. Facing the sharp press of the Warriors, their weakness as a perimeter player is infinitely magnified."

"This kind of situation is really unpredictable. The two teams have always played inextricably with each other before, and the crucial tiebreaker will have a one-sided trend."

"I don't know how long the Warriors' full-court press can last. If the Spurs don't think of a way, their season will be over."

If you ask Zhang Chen how long the Warriors can hold on to the full-court press, he will tell the questioner very frightenedly that they can hold on until the opponent collapses.

Now it is the Spurs who are in a hurry. As long as the opponent can't think of a way to break it, they will definitely press on without hesitation. As long as the score reaches a certain gap, it doesn't matter if the physical strength of the subsequent games is affected.

The Spurs home fans cheered loudly for the home team at first, but when they saw the score opened up a little bit, their eyes began to show a dazed look.

"Damn, damn, damn..." Spurs head coach Popovich was going crazy. Every coach in the NBA knows the tactics of breaking the press, but the players on the field can't implement it effectively at all.

If he was given a day of targeted training, he believes the situation would be much better, but this is already the seventh game in progress, he doesn't have any time, and the Spurs don't have any time.

Before, he didn't consider that the opponent would press the whole court from the beginning. Although the Warriors are a team with very strong steals, he has never seen them so crazy.

He wondered if he should replace a big man to increase the ball possession, but he immediately realized that he was in a hurry.

If you replace the inside line, so what if you can break the pressing defense, then the Warriors will have an advantage without pressing the whole court.

At the end of the half, the Spurs were 30 points behind. Their locker room was silent. Popovich didn't even have the strength to curse. They are not a team that can score explosively. Even 30 points can almost sentence them to death.

On the other side of the Warriors' lounge, all the players were excited.

"Everyone must not be careless, and put more effort in the second half to completely defeat them."

Although it was a reminder to prevent accidents, Zhang Chen was also smiling. Even he did not expect that the pressing against the Spurs could be so successful.

If it goes smoothly, it will go smoothly, and if it doesn't go smoothly, it will go wrong in every way.

Not long after the start of the second half, the Spurs replaced the substitute lineup, and the Warriors also let the main players rest. In the battle between substitutes and substitutes, the Warriors actually had an advantage.

The score gap has not narrowed, and the main force of the Spurs has not returned to the court.

At 111:72, the seventh game between the Warriors and the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals ended with the Warriors' rout.

Two days later, they will start Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the game early.

Finally, there is only one big step away from being the strongest in the West.

(End of this chapter)