Chapter 444 Worthy of being an MVP!(1/2)
In the first game of the finals, the Atlanta Hawks, who played away from home, were lucky enough to narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs and won a good start.
Therefore, many people think that the chances of the Hawks winning the championship are getting higher.
However, what they didn't expect was that the Hawks, who won the first goal in the finals, not only did not grasp this advantage, but instead suffered a regretful defeat in the next two games.
At this time, the championship balance tilted to the Spurs again.
However, all those who are paying attention to this year's finals are shocking, because this year's finals are simply suspense.
When the Spurs led the Hawks 2:1, the Hawks defeated the Spurs twice in a row and won the finals match point.
However, most fans have to calm down at this time, and are not very nervous and think that the Hawks have won this year's championship. After all, the previous few predictions have made mistakes.
Because of this, when the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Hawks in the sixth game, they were not so surprised.
After this game, the Hawks and Spurs played 3:3, with only one game left, and this year's championship will be decided.
This year's finals are simply amazing. The finals in recent years are much more exciting. Except for the sixth game, the other five finals are extremely intense. Both teams have shown the strength of super strong teams.
And today, the seventh game of this year's finals will be held at the At&T Center Arena in San Antonio.
This game is a bit unfavorable for the Hawks, after all, they are playing away.
The Spurs, who play at home, have made some adjustments tonight's starting lineup compared to before. "Demon Sword" Manu Ginobili once again entered the starting lineup as a shooting guard. In other positions, center Tim Duncan, power forward Boyce Dior, small forward Kawhi Leonard, and organizational defender Tony Parker.
The Hawks' starting five players have not changed much, center Al Horford, power forward Josh Smith, small forward Marvin Williams, shooting guard Cork Hinrich, and organizational defender Wu Feng.
"Dear spectators, the game is about to begin. Duncan and Horford have arrived in the middle circle and are ready to jump the ball." Ke Fan said to the audience while looking at the computer screen.
At the scene, the jump ball had already begun. Al Horford and Boyce Dior collided violently in the air. Because Al Horford's reaction was a bit slow, the experienced "Stone Buddha" successfully pushed the ball towards the Spurs. Kawhi Leonard grabbed the ball, so the Spurs got the first chance to attack in this game.
Kawhi Leonard forced Marvin Williams and then passed the ball to Tony Parker.
As soon as Tony Parker received the ball, Wu Feng appeared in front of him with high gear.
The 'French Sports Car' decisively waved to his teammates, and then Old Duncan came up and made a pick-and-roll for him.
With a "swish", Parker, who had gotten rid of Wu Feng's defense, made a jump shot from the left forty-five degrees.
In the first four minutes, the Hawks and Spurs were still extremely anxious. The shooting percentages of both teams remained at about 50%, and the difference between points was only between one and three points.
However, when the first quarter was halfway through, Ginobili, the Spurs' "demon sword", suddenly broke into the Hawks' inside line twice in a row to score three-pointers.
Not only that, he also made a wonderful pass from Tony Parker to assist him in making a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.
In a blink of an eye, the Spurs established a very strong lead.
When Manu Ginobili made a second three-pointer, Hawks head coach Larry Drew had already called a timeout, changing Marvin Williams to a bad performance and replaced McGrady.
However, this substitution did not allow the Hawks to narrow the score, but the gap became bigger and bigger.
Larry Drew was very anxious, but thinking of calling for a timeout just now and then calling for a timeout will undoubtedly be a big blow to the team's morale.
It can be said that this championship tiebreak battle is a life-and-death battle between the two sides. If you win, you will be the championship. If you lose, you will lose everything.
This game naturally attracted countless fans, both at home and abroad. The new live broadcast alone showed that nearly 20 million people watched it.
It is conceivable that this tiebreak battle attracted the attention of many fans.
Time came unknowingly, and after the official suspension ended, Larry Drew adjusted the team's lineup.
Vladimir Radmanovic replaced Josh Smith, Anthony Morrow replaced McGrady, and Jeff Teague replaced Cork Hinrich.
The height of this lineup is slightly shorter than the previous lineup, but it becomes more reasonable. Although Wu Feng was pushed to the position of the segment guard, he can defend against the number one to third positions, or even the number four positions, and Wu Feng can also defend with his outstanding body.
Vladimir Radmanovic can play both inside and outside, but what he is used to is to shoot at an open position near the three-point line, which is easy to score and easier and more labor-saving.
In fact, Wu Feng and Jeff Teague are on the court at the same time, which can basically be understood as a two-point guard playing style. Both of them can handle the ball well, and Vladimir Radmanovic and Anthony Moro, two players who can be regarded as shooters, can reflect their value.
Al Horford guards the inside and can form a defensive gate with Wu Feng from the inside to the outside, and the Eagles' defensive level can suddenly be improved to a higher level.
On the Spurs side, Tim Duncan has been replaced and replaced with Tiago Split.
"defence, defence, defence..." When Wu Feng held the ball and attacked the Spurs' half, the home fans shouted this slogan in unison, which made the Spurs' morale suddenly double.
Wu Feng passed the ball to Anthony Moro who picked up the ball from the right side just after halftime. Then Wu Feng ran to Anthony Moro and took the ball back from his hand. He used Anthony Moro's cover to kill to the basket.
Tony Parker tried his best and rushed to Wu Feng. Unexpectedly, Wu Feng suddenly changed direction, causing Tony Parker, who had not yet established a stable foothold, to be almost knocked to the ground. Taking advantage of this gap, Wu Feng got rid of Tony Parker's defense and slipped to the basket and made a layup.
With a "swish", Wu Feng opened his arms excitedly, then slapped Jeff Teague to celebrate, and retreated to defend together.
The home fans booed, and these booed him naturally for Wu Feng.
This crucial game was extremely nervous on both sides, especially the fans of the two teams.
Tony Parker just passed the half-time ball and handed over the ball to Ginobili.
Ginobili's breakthrough was extremely strange, and the difficult European step left Anthony Morro behind very easily.
Just as Manu Ginobili was about to take action, Wu Feng suddenly appeared in front of him.
Ginobili's pass and overall situation were also very good. He quickly hung the ball to Dejuan Blair at the basket, and then slipped to the bottom line and received the return pass from Dejuan Blair.
At this time, Wu Feng followed Manu Ginobili like a shadow.
After Manu Ginobili turned around the bottom line, there were only three seconds left in the attack in twenty-four seconds. At this time, the "Demon Knife" held the ball with both hands and stood on tiptoe.
Seeing this, Wu Feng quickly pounced on him. However, Ginobili immediately retracted his body, avoided Wu Feng's body and took action directly.
"Swish", the orange basketball is in the middle of the net.
Wu Feng shook his head in a little annoyed, but he had to admire the ability of the "Demon Sword" Ginobili.
The Hawks' counterattack.
Anthony Moro received a wonderful pass from Wu Feng from the outside and hit a three-pointer again.
Josh Smith and other players on the bench cheered excitedly.
Ginobili broke through and made a layup, and was blocked by Al Horford. Vladimir Radmanovic grabbed a backcourt rebound from the chaos.
After receiving the pass from Vladimir Radmanovich, Wu Feng rushed to the front court like a wild horse that broke the reins. Manu Ginobili quickly retreated and then blocked Wu Feng.
"defence, defence, defence..." The audience once again heard the defensive call.
Wu Feng dribbled the ball back and forth under his crotch, and then suddenly, he broke through Kawhi Leonard's left side with a quick step.
Kawhi Leonard was a rookie last year. Although he was very young, his defensive ability was quite good. The templates he had when he first entered the league were Gerald Wallace and Sean Marion.
Therefore, facing Wu Feng's breakthrough, he quickly followed and stood beside Wu Feng. Wu Feng passed the ball with a hit and handed the ball to Al Horford at the basket. Then he used his speed to run quickly and slipped from the bottom line to the right.
"Al!" Wu Feng shouted, stretched out his hands, ready to catch Al Horford's pass.
Al Horford and Wu Feng cooperated perfectly. When Wu Feng ran out of the open position, the ball in Al Horford's hand was already passed to Wu Feng.
When Wu Feng received the ball and made a shooting move, Kawhi Leonard tried his best and jumped up and rushed forward.
After seeing Kawhi Leonard pounce, Wu Feng not only did not panic, but instead looked calm.
Suddenly, Wu Feng retracted his shot and rushed to the basket with the ball. At this time, most of the Spurs did not expect that Wu Feng would use fake actions to deceive Kawhi Leonard and then rushed to the basket.
Wu Feng jumped very high, and his entire head easily crossed the basket.
"Damn, Dejuan, stop him." Kawhi Leonard shouted anxiously.
Dejuan Blair was not far from the basket. After hearing Kawhi Leonard's voice, he rushed up and jumped up to try to block Wu Feng's dunk.
Wu Feng ignored it, his body tense up from the air, and his whole body gathered on his right hand.
"Boom", the basketball hoops swayed, and the basket rings made a squeaking sound.
From this scene, we can see how domineering Wu Feng's dunk this time was.
Dejuan Blair and Wu Feng collided head-on, but he was in a defensive state, and his strength and bounce were not exerted to the bottom of the peak, so how could he compare with Wu Feng who gathered all his strength to launch this terrifying attack?
"Plopped", De Juan Blair fell to the ground.
"Drip", even though Dejuan Blair was in a mess in this defense, the referee did not pity him and still called him a defensive foul.
Wu Feng staggered twice when he landed on the ground, but he did not fall.
Al Horford rushed to Wu Feng and clenched with Wu Feng excitedly.
With a "swish", the booing of the home fans did not have any impact on Wu Feng's free throw, and the ball was steadily sent into the basket by him.
Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili were quickly replaced, and the replacements were Stephen Jackson and Danny Green.
At this time, there were less than three minutes left in the first quarter.
In the remaining two minutes of the first quarter, Wu Feng suddenly broke out and made three consecutive shots, helping the Hawks stabilize the situation on the court.
Wu Feng almost played the first quarter game, and there was nothing we could do about it. After all, the Eagles were already more than ten points behind halfway through the first quarter game. If Wu Feng was put down, the game might be dangerous.
Soon, the second quarter began.
Amid the booing of all the Spurs fans, Wu Feng became more energetic.
Josh Smith missed a mid-range jump shot, Wu Feng tangled to the basket from the middle, then grabbed the offensive rebound and put the ball into the basket.
As soon as he entered the inside, Tim Duncan stuck Josh Smith and reached out to look like Tony Parker asking for the ball. The latter was very obedient and called the ball out. After Tim Duncan received the ball, he hit Josh Smith behind him hard, then turned around and blocked Josh Smith behind him.
Then Tim Duncan rose up and dunked his hands.
After seeing this scene, the fans of the At&T Center Arena shouted Tim Duncan's name. The screams of home fans made the morale of the Spurs players swell again.
To be continued...