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Chapter 776 The Unique King
Chapter 776 The Unique King
"Lets Go King!"
In the Golden One Center, all [-] fans stood up and shouted cheers along with the DJ, the sound was like a huge wave.
Curry and the others returned to the bench a little nervously, and stood in an arc around Su Yang, their nervous expressions turned into anticipation.With 2 minutes and 25 seconds left, the Kings trailed by as many as 9 points. Considering that the opponent is the Spurs with a strong defense, it is too difficult to overtake.
But Su Yang has led the miracle moment many times, and Curry and others naturally have expectations, after all, they have won four games in a row.
"We must grab points!"
Su Yang clenched his fists, "There is no problem with our previous style of play, we just failed to make the ball, we have to stick to the previous style of play, and we have no choice, we can only take more and faster three-pointers , even the opponent knows it!"
Curry nodded embarrassingly. As of the timeout, he made 14 of 5 three-pointers, which is basically a serious malfunction. He usually made many of them. Unfortunately, at the beginning of this game, Tatum and others Failure to perform normally caused the Spurs to become more and more unscrupulous in restricting him, so that he didn't make many shots in the third quarter, and felt cold in the fourth quarter, hitting iron continuously.
"Dun Luo, you come on and replace Brogdon..."
Su Yang continued: "Use Paul's dislocation to defend our shooting guard's choice, give full play to your height advantage, and create a good environment for your three-point shots. In the same way, Covington came on to replace Tatum, and Cousins will also Boldly shoot three points!
Stephen must be prepared to be double-teamed wildly, they may use BOX1, and others must pay attention to support. "
On the Spurs side, Green is the main defender against Curry. Paul often switches defenses against the Kings' shooting guards. Can only gamble.
With Covington replacing Tatum, the Kings have less ball possession outside, and Curry is very likely to encounter crazy double-teams.
"On the defensive end, we adopt a three-two defense. Giannis is ready to help defend and make up at any time. Cousins just protects the frame. After grabbing a rebound, we must pay attention to the first time. The Spurs will definitely take advantage of our impatient characteristics. , trying to tackle the long pass..."
During the conversation, the whistle sounded at the end of the pause.
The whole team surrounded, shoulder to shoulder and clasped hands, fist bumping and shouting 123 kings cheering in unison, and the fans on the scene shouted in unison.
The generals of the king turned to enter the arena, Su Yang patted Deng Luo on the back: "Don't be nervous, you can fight as you usually train..."
In the case that Curry is very likely to encounter crazy double-teaming, Dun Luo will be the king's main output. For a rookie, that kind of challenge is indeed a bit big. Not for nothing.
"I see!"
Dun Luo nodded resolutely, but the tension in his eyes could not be concealed at all, he hurriedly turned and walked into the arena,
The announcer loudly announced the rotation of the two teams, and the Spurs unexpectedly put up a three-back lineup, and Mills appeared on the field.
In the ESPN live broadcast, Van Gundy showed doubts: "The Spurs have Aldridge and Leonard on the inside, and Danny Green, CP3 and Patty Mills on the outside. The defense is obviously poor. It's hard to say that Bobo is more worried about being defended." Difficult to score?"
Mark Jackson shrugged slightly: "I really don't understand, just like I can't understand that the Spurs chose to play fast-paced with the Kings, and arranged for the two cores of Leonard and Paul to play for a long time. As of now, Leonard has played 40 minutes.
Maybe it's worried that Giannis will continue to score easily under Rudy Gay's defense, but who knows. "
Beep!The referee whistles the ball to time it.
The Kings kicked off from the bottom line in the backcourt, and the five of them cooperated continuously to break through the Spurs and put pressure on the audience. Curry quickly brought the ball across the center line. Dash 45 degrees to the right from the right bottom corner.
That kind of running position looks like he is going to cover Curry's back, but in fact he feints and continues running to the top of the arc.
Ghost came out of the cover, Covington received the pass from Curry at the top of the arc, turned around and made a pass to Dun Luo, who was lifted up from the left corner, but actually passed the ball back to Curry, and Curry received the ball and bowed out Three-threat posture, ready to do pick-and-roll cooperation with Antetokounmpo.
Between the running positions, the King has separated the left two from the right, and Cousins, who is squatting in the right corner, has involved Aldridge. The King has completely dismantled the Spurs' defensive formation and vacated the entire paint area for the Spurs. The resulting defensive pressure was enormous.
There were cheers in the arena, and Curry used the cover of Antetokounmpo to break through to the right. Antetokounmpo disassembled and turned and ran towards the top of the arc.At the same time, Covington started and ran to the left bottom corner, leaving only Dun Luo, Paul, and Antetokounmpo in the entire top of the arc.
As expected, Green and Leonard one after the other, like black and white impermanence, launched a death double-team on Curry.
The defensive oppressive force, Su Yang felt overwhelming even standing on the sidelines, and he probably didn't dare to dribble more than once.
Curry on the field suddenly took off with the ball and took a great risk to throw the ball to the top of the arc. Dun Luo just used Antetokounmpo's cross-block to get rid of Paul's interference, received the pass at 45 degrees on the left, and took advantage of the trend Take off and raise your hand to score a three-pointer.
bass!A three-pointer went into the net, 104 to 110.
"YEAH!" The cheers in the arena exploded, and Su Yang roared with fists: "Come on, hit the Spurs imperialism!"
The Spurs made a fast break on the court. Paul dribbled the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the right, hit the ground and passed it to Aldridge on the right elbow, and then ran to the right corner, obviously trying to follow Leonard who stopped there. De played an elbow to cooperate, but Leonard was holding his knees with both hands and did not cooperate immediately. It may be because he was tired from playing for too long, or he may be imitating Ginobili to confuse his opponent.
In the blink of an eye, Paul and Leonard met, and Leonard gave up the screen, violently turned around and ran back to the basket.
The change of Leonard, who was blah, really played a confusing role, and Brother Antetokounmpo hurriedly retreated to catch up.
But the embarrassing thing is that Curry, because his back was facing Brother Antetokounmpo and did not communicate with Brother Antetokounmpo, probably mistakenly thought that Brother Antetokounmpo had already moved sideways in advance to change defenses, so he chose to turn around and chase Leonard, leaving Paul with a huge space. Su Yang I laughed on the spot.
"Kuzi, what are you doing?"
Curry didn't react until he hit Antetokounmpo, and hurriedly turned around and rushed back, but Paul had already caught the ball and made a three-pointer.
when!The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.
Cheers immediately resounded throughout the audience.
Antetokounmpo jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around and handed it to Curry in front of him, and the Kings team suddenly launched a fast break.
Arriving at the right wing of the frontcourt in three seconds, Cousins' early screen was formed simultaneously. Curry took the opportunity to rush to the top of the arc, while Alder and Danny Green started double-teaming without hesitation, but before they were surrounded, Curry stopped and took off. A three-pointer was shot, and the basketball rebounded with a bang.
Sighs immediately resounded throughout the audience.
But in the next second, Cousins, who had been dismantled and slid down before, jumped up unguarded, and with a bang, he made an empty catch.
"YES!" Su Yang threw his fist again to celebrate. After scoring five points in a row, the king has chased 106 to 110.
With 1 minute and 58 seconds left, the Spurs kicked off in the backcourt. Paul responded and passed it to Leonard. The 14FLAT formation started.
In a blink of an eye, there were only 12 seconds left to attack, Alder went up to the wall to cover, Leonard took the opportunity to break through to the right, and faced Cousins, who was changing defense, in a 45-degree area, raised his left hand to separate the chasing Antetokounmpo, and the referee did not whistle , Arriving at the free throw line in a blink of an eye.
The Kings immediately encircled and intercepted according to the established strategy. Leonard immediately passed the ball to Paul who was 45 degrees to the left, and then ran up to the wall for a back screen. Paul chose to press time and patiently led Curry to slowly turn to the arc. Top, find Adelaide for cover.
Screen in place, 3 seconds left.
Paul started sprinting suddenly, reached his best right elbow in a blink of an eye, and made an emergency stop and retreat in front of Cousins to make a shot.
It may be that the rhythm is too fast to let go, it may be that the pressure is too great, the basketball shot is high and biased, and it flies directly out of the bottom line.
The 1 fans at the scene burst into laughter, the referee blew his whistle to signal the transfer of the ball, and the game ended with 34 minute and [-] seconds left.
Paul stomped hard and looked up at his left hand, as if he couldn't believe such a low-level mistake.
The two teams switched offense and defense, the King kicked off from the right sideline of the frontcourt, Su Yang hurriedly arranged tactics, and the King ran the bullhorn formation again.
Antetokounmpo turned to the top of the arc to get the ball, and Curry inserted the inside line after passing the ball, went straight to the left waist, and with the help of Dun Luo and Cousins covered, he went around to the left wing area, and at the same time, Antetokounmpo On the right, hand-to-hand with Covington.
Between lightning and flint, Covington passed the ball back to the left 45-degree three-point line, and Curry took the ball and took off, drifting a three-pointer.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net!
Curry finally made a three-pointer!
The king chased 109 to 110, and the cheers in the arena burst, and some fans shouted 'you can always trust Stephen'.
Su Yang clapped his hands, and the Spurs kicked off and launched an attack as usual. Popovich didn't mean to pause.
Leonard took the ball early in the backcourt and brought it all the way to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side of the frontcourt, and the rest of the Spurs opened up space.
A heads-up situation was formed, Covington hurriedly lowered his center of gravity, while Leonard continued to change directions and swayed, retreating three-pointers.
when!The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.
Mills, who shrank to the basket early, jumped up and almost grabbed the rebound, but Cousins finally got the rebound.
Curry stepped forward to catch the basketball, turned around and ran to drive a fast break, and rushed all the way to the right wing of the front court. Antetokounmpo was instantly surrounded by the Spurs.
In a hurry, Antetokounmpo raised his hand and distributed the ball to the periphery.
Covington received the ball from a wide open space at the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Dun Luo, who was there, also received the ball open.
Paul rushed forward in a hurry, but Dun Luo's height and wingspan were all dominant, and the three-pointer steadily lifted into the air and hit the net.
112 to 110, the Kings played a wave of 11 to 0 and successfully overtook the Spurs. There were 57 seconds left in the game.
The cheers from the Golden One center burst, and Popovich stood up tremblingly, raising his hand to signal for a timeout.
All the generals of the king clapped their hands in celebration and returned to the bench. Su Yang gave Dun Luo two thumbs up: "This is your glorious moment. As long as we win the championship this year, I will put your performance just now on the table. The documentary serves as history!"
Deng Luo blushed a little shyly when he heard the words, Antetokounmpo hugged him from behind, and directly forced him to lock the man, shouting and cheering.
Several people in Curry shouted and cheered.
Dun Luo's two three-pointers are too critical!
Su Yang immediately arranged some precautions for offense and defense, and the whistle sounded soon after the timeout ended, and the game continued.
There are no substitutions on the Spurs side, it is still Mills + Paul + Green + Leonard + Alder, which is elusive.
Defensive shouts broke out in the arena. The Spurs kicked off from the left sideline of the frontcourt. The BOX formation was placed. The referee blew the whistle to count down. Alder screened and initiated a pick-and-roll.
On the King's side, Cousins delayed as usual, Paul immediately hit the pocket pass, and Alder received the ball and took three steps.
Snapped!Cousins chases after Adelaide.
The basketball fell under force, Cousins got the rebound by himself, turned around and threw it to Antetokounmpo, and Curry stepped forward to get the ball.
Cheers erupted in the arena, the King launched a counterattack, Curry had just reached the center line, and was suddenly double-teamed by Paul and Aldridge.
Cousins was running forward slowly and didn't notice the sudden situation at all. Su Yang hurriedly yelled to remind him, but the arena was too noisy, Cousins could hear it completely, mainly because his back was turned away, so he didn't pay attention. Antetokounmpo quickly ran back to the center line to respond.
But as soon as Antetokounmpo received the ball, Leonard pressed close, and accidentally landed his right foot in the backcourt, and the referee immediately whistled.
Return violation!
The ball is transferred to the Spurs!
After receiving the basketball, Cousins was dazed. Su Yang's blood pressure soared, and he quickly took a deep breath to stabilize his irritable mood.
It can be said that [-]% of this mistake was Cousins' fault. For the first time, he didn't notice that Ade went to double-team Curry. The second time Antetokounmpo ran to the center line in front of him, he didn't notice it. I never thought that I might need to meet Brother Antetokounmpo.
It can only be said that Cousins got carried away with the block before, and maybe he is still immersed in awesome memories.
Taking advantage of the Spurs' serve arrangement, Su Yang hurriedly reminded the defensive position that the 32-zone defense has been useless, but preparations must be made.
Defensive shouts broke out again in the arena. The Spurs kicked off in the backcourt. Paul took it all the way to the top of the frontcourt and asked Aldridge to cover.
Cousins continued to step forward and delay. Paul did not choose to hit the ball to Ade this time, and he went all the way to the right waist, which is still the place he is most familiar with. Cousins defended and threw a difficult mid-range shot.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.
The Spurs chased to a 112 tie.
With 29.8 seconds left in the clock, Su Yang waved his hand to indicate that there is no need for a timeout and that the Spurs would not be given a chance to make substitutions. Three guards would play better.
Cheers erupted in the arena. The King kicked off the ball in the backcourt. Facing the Spurs' pressure, Curry took the basketball, walked to the right and took the center line all the way, passed it to Antetokounmpo at the top of the arc, and then ran to the right. At the bottom corner, make a cross with Covington and cover, then turn around and rush into the paint area, preparing to use the cover of Dun Luo and Cousins to go around to the left wing to get the ball, making full use of the previous tactics.
But maybe there was an arrangement on the Spurs side during the timeout. Green and Paul yelled to communicate and stopped Curry halfway.
While there was still time to attack, Curry continued to rush left.
While Cousins took advantage of Adelaide's effort to observe the screen, he suddenly got rid of it and rushed to the basket. Seeing this, Su Yang yelled to remind him to pass the ball.
Covington, who received the ball at the top of the arc, raised his hand and put the ball straight to the basket. Cousins caught the ball against Paul and Green, forced a kick off the ground, and hit the basket with a strong dunk. The basketball exploded. The basket entered the net, and the Kings led 114 to 112.
Cheers erupted from the audience, and with 11.7 seconds left before the end of the game, Popovich asked for a timeout again.
During the ESPN live broadcast, Van Gundy took off his glasses and sighed: "This round just now was the scariest part of the Kings. Their tactical literacy is extremely high, and the players are flexible and proactive, so Dun Luo will choose to play in Covington. When he was in the position, he still went around and boldly tried to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer. Cousins was able to voluntarily give up the tactics arranged by Su Yang when he made a mistake in the last round, and then created another opportunity. It cannot be said that other teams do not have this However, based on my years of coaching experience in the NBA, the Kings are the best team to motivate players, and Su Yang created this kind of team culture."
Jackson nodded: "I heard a lot of players who played for the Kings, or players who played for the Kings, they always say the same thing, that is, they feel that Su Yang really considers them, whether they are all Star starters, or substitutes who signed a two-way contract, Su Yang can always discover their strengths, and try to cover up or improve their shortcomings..."
During the conversation, the pause on the court ended.
The game continued, the Spurs kicked off from the right sideline, Mills received the ball and handed it to Leonard, then turned and ran away.
The situation becomes pure hero ball.
Antetokounmpo bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity to take a defensive stance, while Leonard waited for a moment with the ball in his hand, then suddenly started with 6 seconds left, and hit the 45-degree three-point line on the right in a blink of an eye. Immediately stop the ball and turn to pass the ball to the left.
Paul received the ball at 45 degrees, facing Dun Luo, who was rotating to defend, and instantly passed the ball to Mills who was wide open in the left corner.
There are 2.1 seconds left in the time, and there is a huge space.
Mills pulled up and shot. Su Yang raised his hands and waited. Seeing the basketball hitting the basket, he immediately jumped up to celebrate.
The whistle at the end of the game sounded simultaneously, and the Kings defeated the Spurs 114 to 112, leading the series 1-0.
In the whole game, Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Curry scored 26 points and 7 assists, and although Dun Luo only made two three-pointers, those two three-pointers were priceless. Cousins played poorly in the first half, He made 8 of 6 shots in the second half, and his role was crucial.
For the Spurs, Leonard played 45 minutes, made 24 of 11 shots, and scored 30 points. The efficiency was not bad, while Paul made 16 of 8 shots, scored 18 points and 9 assists. Man made only 22 of 8 shots, the culprit.
Discussions related to social networks erupted simultaneously.
"Why did the Spurs insist on using a three-guard lineup at the last moment, even if Gay's defense is poor, at least he can grab rebounds!"
"Leonard's last attack, he can usually do it by himself, but he was too tired and played 45 minutes."
"I don't think there is a problem with the three guards. It's not that the Spurs played too badly, but the Kings played too well and were too extreme!"
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"Lets Go King!"
In the Golden One Center, all [-] fans stood up and shouted cheers along with the DJ, the sound was like a huge wave.
Curry and the others returned to the bench a little nervously, and stood in an arc around Su Yang, their nervous expressions turned into anticipation.With 2 minutes and 25 seconds left, the Kings trailed by as many as 9 points. Considering that the opponent is the Spurs with a strong defense, it is too difficult to overtake.
But Su Yang has led the miracle moment many times, and Curry and others naturally have expectations, after all, they have won four games in a row.
"We must grab points!"
Su Yang clenched his fists, "There is no problem with our previous style of play, we just failed to make the ball, we have to stick to the previous style of play, and we have no choice, we can only take more and faster three-pointers , even the opponent knows it!"
Curry nodded embarrassingly. As of the timeout, he made 14 of 5 three-pointers, which is basically a serious malfunction. He usually made many of them. Unfortunately, at the beginning of this game, Tatum and others Failure to perform normally caused the Spurs to become more and more unscrupulous in restricting him, so that he didn't make many shots in the third quarter, and felt cold in the fourth quarter, hitting iron continuously.
"Dun Luo, you come on and replace Brogdon..."
Su Yang continued: "Use Paul's dislocation to defend our shooting guard's choice, give full play to your height advantage, and create a good environment for your three-point shots. In the same way, Covington came on to replace Tatum, and Cousins will also Boldly shoot three points!
Stephen must be prepared to be double-teamed wildly, they may use BOX1, and others must pay attention to support. "
On the Spurs side, Green is the main defender against Curry. Paul often switches defenses against the Kings' shooting guards. Can only gamble.
With Covington replacing Tatum, the Kings have less ball possession outside, and Curry is very likely to encounter crazy double-teams.
"On the defensive end, we adopt a three-two defense. Giannis is ready to help defend and make up at any time. Cousins just protects the frame. After grabbing a rebound, we must pay attention to the first time. The Spurs will definitely take advantage of our impatient characteristics. , trying to tackle the long pass..."
During the conversation, the whistle sounded at the end of the pause.
The whole team surrounded, shoulder to shoulder and clasped hands, fist bumping and shouting 123 kings cheering in unison, and the fans on the scene shouted in unison.
The generals of the king turned to enter the arena, Su Yang patted Deng Luo on the back: "Don't be nervous, you can fight as you usually train..."
In the case that Curry is very likely to encounter crazy double-teaming, Dun Luo will be the king's main output. For a rookie, that kind of challenge is indeed a bit big. Not for nothing.
"I see!"
Dun Luo nodded resolutely, but the tension in his eyes could not be concealed at all, he hurriedly turned and walked into the arena,
The announcer loudly announced the rotation of the two teams, and the Spurs unexpectedly put up a three-back lineup, and Mills appeared on the field.
In the ESPN live broadcast, Van Gundy showed doubts: "The Spurs have Aldridge and Leonard on the inside, and Danny Green, CP3 and Patty Mills on the outside. The defense is obviously poor. It's hard to say that Bobo is more worried about being defended." Difficult to score?"
Mark Jackson shrugged slightly: "I really don't understand, just like I can't understand that the Spurs chose to play fast-paced with the Kings, and arranged for the two cores of Leonard and Paul to play for a long time. As of now, Leonard has played 40 minutes.
Maybe it's worried that Giannis will continue to score easily under Rudy Gay's defense, but who knows. "
Beep!The referee whistles the ball to time it.
The Kings kicked off from the bottom line in the backcourt, and the five of them cooperated continuously to break through the Spurs and put pressure on the audience. Curry quickly brought the ball across the center line. Dash 45 degrees to the right from the right bottom corner.
That kind of running position looks like he is going to cover Curry's back, but in fact he feints and continues running to the top of the arc.
Ghost came out of the cover, Covington received the pass from Curry at the top of the arc, turned around and made a pass to Dun Luo, who was lifted up from the left corner, but actually passed the ball back to Curry, and Curry received the ball and bowed out Three-threat posture, ready to do pick-and-roll cooperation with Antetokounmpo.
Between the running positions, the King has separated the left two from the right, and Cousins, who is squatting in the right corner, has involved Aldridge. The King has completely dismantled the Spurs' defensive formation and vacated the entire paint area for the Spurs. The resulting defensive pressure was enormous.
There were cheers in the arena, and Curry used the cover of Antetokounmpo to break through to the right. Antetokounmpo disassembled and turned and ran towards the top of the arc.At the same time, Covington started and ran to the left bottom corner, leaving only Dun Luo, Paul, and Antetokounmpo in the entire top of the arc.
As expected, Green and Leonard one after the other, like black and white impermanence, launched a death double-team on Curry.
The defensive oppressive force, Su Yang felt overwhelming even standing on the sidelines, and he probably didn't dare to dribble more than once.
Curry on the field suddenly took off with the ball and took a great risk to throw the ball to the top of the arc. Dun Luo just used Antetokounmpo's cross-block to get rid of Paul's interference, received the pass at 45 degrees on the left, and took advantage of the trend Take off and raise your hand to score a three-pointer.
bass!A three-pointer went into the net, 104 to 110.
"YEAH!" The cheers in the arena exploded, and Su Yang roared with fists: "Come on, hit the Spurs imperialism!"
The Spurs made a fast break on the court. Paul dribbled the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the right, hit the ground and passed it to Aldridge on the right elbow, and then ran to the right corner, obviously trying to follow Leonard who stopped there. De played an elbow to cooperate, but Leonard was holding his knees with both hands and did not cooperate immediately. It may be because he was tired from playing for too long, or he may be imitating Ginobili to confuse his opponent.
In the blink of an eye, Paul and Leonard met, and Leonard gave up the screen, violently turned around and ran back to the basket.
The change of Leonard, who was blah, really played a confusing role, and Brother Antetokounmpo hurriedly retreated to catch up.
But the embarrassing thing is that Curry, because his back was facing Brother Antetokounmpo and did not communicate with Brother Antetokounmpo, probably mistakenly thought that Brother Antetokounmpo had already moved sideways in advance to change defenses, so he chose to turn around and chase Leonard, leaving Paul with a huge space. Su Yang I laughed on the spot.
"Kuzi, what are you doing?"
Curry didn't react until he hit Antetokounmpo, and hurriedly turned around and rushed back, but Paul had already caught the ball and made a three-pointer.
when!The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.
Cheers immediately resounded throughout the audience.
Antetokounmpo jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around and handed it to Curry in front of him, and the Kings team suddenly launched a fast break.
Arriving at the right wing of the frontcourt in three seconds, Cousins' early screen was formed simultaneously. Curry took the opportunity to rush to the top of the arc, while Alder and Danny Green started double-teaming without hesitation, but before they were surrounded, Curry stopped and took off. A three-pointer was shot, and the basketball rebounded with a bang.
Sighs immediately resounded throughout the audience.
But in the next second, Cousins, who had been dismantled and slid down before, jumped up unguarded, and with a bang, he made an empty catch.
"YES!" Su Yang threw his fist again to celebrate. After scoring five points in a row, the king has chased 106 to 110.
With 1 minute and 58 seconds left, the Spurs kicked off in the backcourt. Paul responded and passed it to Leonard. The 14FLAT formation started.
In a blink of an eye, there were only 12 seconds left to attack, Alder went up to the wall to cover, Leonard took the opportunity to break through to the right, and faced Cousins, who was changing defense, in a 45-degree area, raised his left hand to separate the chasing Antetokounmpo, and the referee did not whistle , Arriving at the free throw line in a blink of an eye.
The Kings immediately encircled and intercepted according to the established strategy. Leonard immediately passed the ball to Paul who was 45 degrees to the left, and then ran up to the wall for a back screen. Paul chose to press time and patiently led Curry to slowly turn to the arc. Top, find Adelaide for cover.
Screen in place, 3 seconds left.
Paul started sprinting suddenly, reached his best right elbow in a blink of an eye, and made an emergency stop and retreat in front of Cousins to make a shot.
It may be that the rhythm is too fast to let go, it may be that the pressure is too great, the basketball shot is high and biased, and it flies directly out of the bottom line.
The 1 fans at the scene burst into laughter, the referee blew his whistle to signal the transfer of the ball, and the game ended with 34 minute and [-] seconds left.
Paul stomped hard and looked up at his left hand, as if he couldn't believe such a low-level mistake.
The two teams switched offense and defense, the King kicked off from the right sideline of the frontcourt, Su Yang hurriedly arranged tactics, and the King ran the bullhorn formation again.
Antetokounmpo turned to the top of the arc to get the ball, and Curry inserted the inside line after passing the ball, went straight to the left waist, and with the help of Dun Luo and Cousins covered, he went around to the left wing area, and at the same time, Antetokounmpo On the right, hand-to-hand with Covington.
Between lightning and flint, Covington passed the ball back to the left 45-degree three-point line, and Curry took the ball and took off, drifting a three-pointer.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net!
Curry finally made a three-pointer!
The king chased 109 to 110, and the cheers in the arena burst, and some fans shouted 'you can always trust Stephen'.
Su Yang clapped his hands, and the Spurs kicked off and launched an attack as usual. Popovich didn't mean to pause.
Leonard took the ball early in the backcourt and brought it all the way to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side of the frontcourt, and the rest of the Spurs opened up space.
A heads-up situation was formed, Covington hurriedly lowered his center of gravity, while Leonard continued to change directions and swayed, retreating three-pointers.
when!The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.
Mills, who shrank to the basket early, jumped up and almost grabbed the rebound, but Cousins finally got the rebound.
Curry stepped forward to catch the basketball, turned around and ran to drive a fast break, and rushed all the way to the right wing of the front court. Antetokounmpo was instantly surrounded by the Spurs.
In a hurry, Antetokounmpo raised his hand and distributed the ball to the periphery.
Covington received the ball from a wide open space at the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Dun Luo, who was there, also received the ball open.
Paul rushed forward in a hurry, but Dun Luo's height and wingspan were all dominant, and the three-pointer steadily lifted into the air and hit the net.
112 to 110, the Kings played a wave of 11 to 0 and successfully overtook the Spurs. There were 57 seconds left in the game.
The cheers from the Golden One center burst, and Popovich stood up tremblingly, raising his hand to signal for a timeout.
All the generals of the king clapped their hands in celebration and returned to the bench. Su Yang gave Dun Luo two thumbs up: "This is your glorious moment. As long as we win the championship this year, I will put your performance just now on the table. The documentary serves as history!"
Deng Luo blushed a little shyly when he heard the words, Antetokounmpo hugged him from behind, and directly forced him to lock the man, shouting and cheering.
Several people in Curry shouted and cheered.
Dun Luo's two three-pointers are too critical!
Su Yang immediately arranged some precautions for offense and defense, and the whistle sounded soon after the timeout ended, and the game continued.
There are no substitutions on the Spurs side, it is still Mills + Paul + Green + Leonard + Alder, which is elusive.
Defensive shouts broke out in the arena. The Spurs kicked off from the left sideline of the frontcourt. The BOX formation was placed. The referee blew the whistle to count down. Alder screened and initiated a pick-and-roll.
On the King's side, Cousins delayed as usual, Paul immediately hit the pocket pass, and Alder received the ball and took three steps.
Snapped!Cousins chases after Adelaide.
The basketball fell under force, Cousins got the rebound by himself, turned around and threw it to Antetokounmpo, and Curry stepped forward to get the ball.
Cheers erupted in the arena, the King launched a counterattack, Curry had just reached the center line, and was suddenly double-teamed by Paul and Aldridge.
Cousins was running forward slowly and didn't notice the sudden situation at all. Su Yang hurriedly yelled to remind him, but the arena was too noisy, Cousins could hear it completely, mainly because his back was turned away, so he didn't pay attention. Antetokounmpo quickly ran back to the center line to respond.
But as soon as Antetokounmpo received the ball, Leonard pressed close, and accidentally landed his right foot in the backcourt, and the referee immediately whistled.
Return violation!
The ball is transferred to the Spurs!
After receiving the basketball, Cousins was dazed. Su Yang's blood pressure soared, and he quickly took a deep breath to stabilize his irritable mood.
It can be said that [-]% of this mistake was Cousins' fault. For the first time, he didn't notice that Ade went to double-team Curry. The second time Antetokounmpo ran to the center line in front of him, he didn't notice it. I never thought that I might need to meet Brother Antetokounmpo.
It can only be said that Cousins got carried away with the block before, and maybe he is still immersed in awesome memories.
Taking advantage of the Spurs' serve arrangement, Su Yang hurriedly reminded the defensive position that the 32-zone defense has been useless, but preparations must be made.
Defensive shouts broke out again in the arena. The Spurs kicked off in the backcourt. Paul took it all the way to the top of the frontcourt and asked Aldridge to cover.
Cousins continued to step forward and delay. Paul did not choose to hit the ball to Ade this time, and he went all the way to the right waist, which is still the place he is most familiar with. Cousins defended and threw a difficult mid-range shot.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.
The Spurs chased to a 112 tie.
With 29.8 seconds left in the clock, Su Yang waved his hand to indicate that there is no need for a timeout and that the Spurs would not be given a chance to make substitutions. Three guards would play better.
Cheers erupted in the arena. The King kicked off the ball in the backcourt. Facing the Spurs' pressure, Curry took the basketball, walked to the right and took the center line all the way, passed it to Antetokounmpo at the top of the arc, and then ran to the right. At the bottom corner, make a cross with Covington and cover, then turn around and rush into the paint area, preparing to use the cover of Dun Luo and Cousins to go around to the left wing to get the ball, making full use of the previous tactics.
But maybe there was an arrangement on the Spurs side during the timeout. Green and Paul yelled to communicate and stopped Curry halfway.
While there was still time to attack, Curry continued to rush left.
While Cousins took advantage of Adelaide's effort to observe the screen, he suddenly got rid of it and rushed to the basket. Seeing this, Su Yang yelled to remind him to pass the ball.
Covington, who received the ball at the top of the arc, raised his hand and put the ball straight to the basket. Cousins caught the ball against Paul and Green, forced a kick off the ground, and hit the basket with a strong dunk. The basketball exploded. The basket entered the net, and the Kings led 114 to 112.
Cheers erupted from the audience, and with 11.7 seconds left before the end of the game, Popovich asked for a timeout again.
During the ESPN live broadcast, Van Gundy took off his glasses and sighed: "This round just now was the scariest part of the Kings. Their tactical literacy is extremely high, and the players are flexible and proactive, so Dun Luo will choose to play in Covington. When he was in the position, he still went around and boldly tried to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer. Cousins was able to voluntarily give up the tactics arranged by Su Yang when he made a mistake in the last round, and then created another opportunity. It cannot be said that other teams do not have this However, based on my years of coaching experience in the NBA, the Kings are the best team to motivate players, and Su Yang created this kind of team culture."
Jackson nodded: "I heard a lot of players who played for the Kings, or players who played for the Kings, they always say the same thing, that is, they feel that Su Yang really considers them, whether they are all Star starters, or substitutes who signed a two-way contract, Su Yang can always discover their strengths, and try to cover up or improve their shortcomings..."
During the conversation, the pause on the court ended.
The game continued, the Spurs kicked off from the right sideline, Mills received the ball and handed it to Leonard, then turned and ran away.
The situation becomes pure hero ball.
Antetokounmpo bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity to take a defensive stance, while Leonard waited for a moment with the ball in his hand, then suddenly started with 6 seconds left, and hit the 45-degree three-point line on the right in a blink of an eye. Immediately stop the ball and turn to pass the ball to the left.
Paul received the ball at 45 degrees, facing Dun Luo, who was rotating to defend, and instantly passed the ball to Mills who was wide open in the left corner.
There are 2.1 seconds left in the time, and there is a huge space.
Mills pulled up and shot. Su Yang raised his hands and waited. Seeing the basketball hitting the basket, he immediately jumped up to celebrate.
The whistle at the end of the game sounded simultaneously, and the Kings defeated the Spurs 114 to 112, leading the series 1-0.
In the whole game, Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Curry scored 26 points and 7 assists, and although Dun Luo only made two three-pointers, those two three-pointers were priceless. Cousins played poorly in the first half, He made 8 of 6 shots in the second half, and his role was crucial.
For the Spurs, Leonard played 45 minutes, made 24 of 11 shots, and scored 30 points. The efficiency was not bad, while Paul made 16 of 8 shots, scored 18 points and 9 assists. Man made only 22 of 8 shots, the culprit.
Discussions related to social networks erupted simultaneously.
"Why did the Spurs insist on using a three-guard lineup at the last moment, even if Gay's defense is poor, at least he can grab rebounds!"
"Leonard's last attack, he can usually do it by himself, but he was too tired and played 45 minutes."
"I don't think there is a problem with the three guards. It's not that the Spurs played too badly, but the Kings played too well and were too extreme!"
happy New Year!
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