Chapter 501 501. Leave the rest to me(2/2)
This time Liu Xiu didn't say anything to encourage his teammates, but the fighting spirit of his teammates improved even more than during the halftime break and the third quarter break!
The rest of the coaching staff were still amazed by Liu Xiu's incredible leadership charisma, and the bold coach quickly made personnel adjustments and tactical arrangements.
The timeout ends and players from both teams take the field.
The Spurs sent out the strongest lineup of Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, Duncan, and Muhammad. They are the strongest on both offense and defense!
The strongest in the true sense, the commentators on the court were lamenting that the Spurs had already shown their dominance by reaching the conference finals.
The Trail Blazers' lineup is very unconventional, with Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Fred Jones, Derrick Anderson, and McDyess.
McDyess is accompanied by four guys who can throw three-pointers! To be precise, even McDyess can throw three-pointers. This regular season he made 5 three-pointers when he ran out of time and scored three.
The Trail Blazers had the highest field goal percentage on the team. Randolph failed to live up to his expectations and only made two three-pointers in 6 attempts.
The Spurs knew that the Trail Blazers were going to score a three-pointer at the last moment and could not score two two-pointers to tie the score, but this rotation still surprised Popovich.
If Van Horn hadn't been on the active list due to poor defense, he would still have been sent on even if he hadn't played in the first 47 and a half minutes. How bold!
The game continues, the Trail Blazers attack and serve from the frontcourt.
The ball went smoothly to Derek Anderson, and Liu Xiu went around to the middle and ran to the right sideline with McDyess' cover.
At this time, the little flying squirrel ran from the left side of the three-second zone to the top arc. Fred Jones slid down the baseline and ran to the left corner. Because he was worried that the Trail Blazers would directly let the little flying squirrel play in singles, Popovich arranged for Ginobili to defend
The little flying squirrel was thrown away by the little flying squirrel's explosive acceleration. When Liu Xiu and McDyess were picking and rolling without the ball in the middle, Duncan made the safest defensive choice, lifting up to the top arc to block the little flying squirrel from receiving the three-pointer.
The Flying Squirrel made 4 of 8 three-pointers tonight, and Liu Xiu made 1 of 5 three-pointers. It was a very simple multiple-choice question for Duncan.
Derek Anderson immediately released the ball and delivered it steadily to Liu Xiu who was running close to the three-point line. Liu Xiu received the ball and took a step forward, turned around, took off, and shot a three-pointer...
When the ball left Liu Xiu's hand, the players from both teams became nervous. At this time, the Spurs players also recalled the crazy scenes of that crazy night...
In an instant, even the voices of the fans at the scene lowered their voices, as if they were afraid that the sound waves would affect the flight path of the ball.
"Shua"
The sound of the ball falling into the basket and sliding through the net reached the ears of everyone present through the loudspeaker. The first to react were the Trail Blazers players, butchers, parallel draft picks, coaches, gloves, etc. standing on the sidelines.
The teammates who had not sat down cheered wildly!
After the fans reacted, the cheers became even more violent and crazy!
79 to 80, with 25 seconds left on the clock, the point difference has narrowed to 1 point!
The ball was shot decisively and scored cleanly, and the Spurs were stunned by the shot.
But Popovich still made the safest choice at this time - not to call a timeout.
Parker received the serve and advanced steadily. When the little flying squirrel charged for a foul, he protected the ball and passed it to Ginobili who was in charge.
Parker complained to the referee, but the referee ignored him. At this time, if it was not an obvious foul, the referee would not call it.
Ginobili originally protected the ball well and pushed through the halftime violation under the 8-second violation, but he was provoked by Liu Xiu at the halftime.
Just past the center circle, Liu Xiu actively pressed towards Ginobili, muttering: "Come on! Come on, kill the game, or let me kill the game!"
When Ginobili heard this, he immediately headed over!
Popovich roared on the sidelines to "waste time," but Ginobili didn't hear it... It should be said that he ignored Popovich and played Liu Xiu in a single!
Ginobili accelerated to the outside of the three-point line and broke through Liu Xiu in a single, but was blocked by Liu Xiu, who had better physical strength and had the second-stage lateral acceleration bonus of the "Blocking Flow" talent!
But Ginobili did not give up. He collected the ball amidst Popovich's roar, stepped back from the three-point line, and took advantage of his height advantage to face Liu Xiu's defensive three-point shot... The demon knife didn't work this time.
!
Ginobili hit a three-pointer!
Duncan's charge was fruitless. McDyess grabbed the defensive rebound and passed it to Flying Squirrel, who counterattacked!
Popovich roared on the sidelines and retreated, his throat was broken.
With such a huge offensive advantage, he didn't even score! He even got counterattacked by the opponent!
Fortunately, Duncan and Bowen were both on the court, leading their teammates to retreat and secure their defensive positions. They did not give Liu Xiu and Fred Jones the opportunity to go straight to the basket and attack the frame.
He was blocked, but Liu Xiu entered the basket and came out around the basket. Parker, who retreated to the basket, did not dare to follow him. Fred Jones, the dunk king with the best running and jumping ability in the game, was still under the basket.
The little flying squirrel passed the ball to the right, Liu Xiu came around to catch the ball, and before Bowen could defend in place, he turned around and shot a jumper at a 30-degree angle on the right...
Hit!
Popovich called a timeout with 6 seconds left!
But as soon as the timeout was called, Popovich regretted it.
Critical moment, wrong decision!
As soon as the timeout whistle sounded, Popovich saw the opposing coaching staff jumping up and cheering, which was no less exciting than when Liu Xiu scored!
Payton, the outlaw, Kwame Brown stood up when his name was called!
The feeling of despair and powerlessness appeared in Popovich's heart this time.
Liu Xiu and McDyess, paired with these three people, how can the Spurs play in 6 seconds?
It's not like this. The game shouldn't be like this. Just now, they were leading by 4 points!
At this time, under the leadership of the on-site DJ, the fans began to chant "Kill the game". Everyone could feel that joy and enthusiasm!
Surrounded by such an atmosphere, the Spurs failed to create a miracle in the last 6 seconds. Facing the defense of the lawless maniacs, Ginobili made a three-pointer in a single three-pointer. The ball flew out of bounds before hitting something off the court.
, the final whistle has sounded.
Relying on Kwame Brown's 15 points and 9 rebounds, Randolph's 10 points and 14 rebounds, Flying Squirrel's 18 points, and Liu Xiu's 25 points + accurate buzzer beater on 9 of 24 shots, the Trail Blazers won 81-81.
Chapter completed!