Durant walked out of the gym. After more than an hour of exercise, he was already sweating profusely. At this time, he was ready to go to the bathroom to enjoy himself.
However, when he walked to the TV, he couldn't help but stop.
"At this time, the seventh game between the Spurs and the Lakers should be going on. The Lakers must have been crushed!" Durant shook his head and was about to leave, but then turned back.
"Take a look at the score. If the gap is big, go take a shower." Durant thought and turned on the TV.
"Huh? 100 to 102, the Lakers are only behind by two points, and the ball is still in the hands of the Lakers. This is already the fourth quarter, and the score is still so close. Is it possible that the Lakers are going to win? Impossible, they We were 0-3 behind before, how could we possibly make a comeback!"
Durant was mumbling to himself, but when he saw Zhang Guan one step away from the three-point line, he stopped and then took off to shoot. Leonard did not hesitate and pounced directly.
"Three-pointer, it's in!" Durant stared directly at the TV. At this time, he remembered the scene in the final of the World Championships in Turkey four years ago.
Just like this, Zhang Guan stopped far away from the three-point line and then shot. The powerful American team was dragged into overtime by Zhang Guan's offensive method, one after another. An overtime!
"This kind of offense again! No solution!" Durant sighed, but now Durant feels that the Spurs may be in trouble.
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"The Spurs are starting to double team!"
Popovich obviously couldn't stand Zhang Guan's unscrupulous three-pointers and began to use double-team defense. When Zhang Guan moved near the three-point line, another player stepped forward and joined Leonard. Double-team Zhang Guan.
Double-teaming is always the last resort to restrict a superstar, but it is also the most effective. If one-on-one can't guard you, it's always okay for two to guard one.
The Spurs' defensive system is mainly team defense. They rarely use a double-team defense strategy. Even when they met James in the Finals, Leonard defended James alone, and other teammates assisted in defense instead of double-teaming. . But faced with Zhang Guan's scoring method, Popovich decisively chose to double-team.
Superstars are inherently difficult to defend. Even the Spurs' defensive system can only restrict the superstars at most, but cannot say that they can completely defend the opponent. The defense must be tight to prevent others from scoring. Obviously, it is impossible.
If the opponent scores 2 points, the Spurs also score 2 points, and the two sides are evenly matched. This is acceptable to the Spurs. A team that plays cooperatively will not be afraid of comparing shooting percentages with the opponent. But if the opponent scores 3 points and the Spurs score 2 points, then the Spurs will suffer a loss.
Now Zhang Guan has been shooting from outside the three-point line, but his shooting rate is still very high. Popovich decided to use double teams to limit Zhang Guan's three-point shooting rate.
However, Zhang Guan did not sit still and wait for the next ball. As soon as he dribbled the ball across half court, he directly raised his head and shot.
"What? Is it an alley-oop?" Leonard, who was in charge of defense, looked back and saw the basketball go directly into the basket.
There were cries of surprise at the scene, and even Popovich's eyes widened, looking at a loss.
"Shooting, just throwing a three-pointer just after halftime, you don't play like this! The most important thing is that the ball went in!" Leonard looked bitter, throwing a three-pointer just after halftime. Leonard's situation is really unheard of.
"If he could score goals like this, then there would be no need for double-teaming!" Now Leonard finally feels that Zhang Guan seems to be unsolvable on the court.
Equally depressed was Duncan. He had just run back from the Lakers' basket to his own basket, and before he even got a firm position, Zhang Guan scored a goal. And Duncan had to drag his old body back to the frontcourt, which was equivalent to a return run in vain. When Duncan was young, it didn't matter if he ran a few more times, but now Duncan really felt tired of running a few more times.
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"Double-team? If double-teaming had been effective, we wouldn't have lost in the World Championships four years ago!" Westbrook muttered to himself while lying on the massage chair, looking at the TV.
At the World Championships in Turkey four years ago, the US team used the same method. At that time, Westbrook and Rose double-teamed Zhang Guan, but it had no effect. Zhang Guan was still scoring like crazy. In the end, in one overtime after another, the last drop of blood of the American team was exhausted.
"Four years have passed!" Westbrook looked at the ceiling with some melancholy. At this moment, he seemed to have a premonition that he might soon play against Zhang Guan again.
"Play again? Unless the Lakers can enter the Western Conference Finals, how is this possible? They are behind 0-3. There has never been a team that can come back from being behind 0-3!"
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Zhang Guan's magical three-pointer made the score 112-109. The Lakers led by three points, while the Spurs became passive.
At this time, the Spurs did not appear to be in a hurry. Instead, they played more and more steadily. Players picked and rolled, Parker broke through, big players supported, offensive opportunities appeared, and scoring was completed. The tactical coordination was very smooth. This is also the Spurs' best offensive method.
The Spurs team is like this, full of resilience. No matter how critical the moment is, no matter how tense the game is, the Spurs can always be as stable as rock. It is impossible for such a team to be "flushed" Taken away.
The game entered the last three and a half minutes, and the score was 119 to 119, which was still a draw. Zhang Guan has hit 19 three-pointers in this game.
"Zhang Guan has already scored 69 points. He has tied Jordan's score of 69 points in a single game. Analystically, he will challenge Chamberlain's score of 70 points in a single game set in 1963!"
Before the commentator finished speaking, Gasol successfully defended and intercepted the ball. Zhang Guan rushed to the frontcourt with the ball and made another emergency three-point jumper.
"The three-pointer... went in! Zhang Guan's 20th three-pointer in this game was also his 72nd personal point! Zhang Guan has surpassed Chamberlain's 70 points in a single game, and also surpassed David Robinson's single game. 71 points in a game! He tied Chamberlain's single-game score of 72 points set on November 3, 1962! Seventh in history, this score can currently be tied with Chamberlain for seventh in history!"
"Zhang Guan, the three-pointer comes again! It pops out of the frame! Whiteside pulls out the rebound, and the ball is in Zhang Guan's hands again, three-pointer! It's in! Oh, what a pity, it stepped on the line, it was a two-pointer points. However, Zhang Guan still scored his 74th point. This time he scored, he surpassed Chamberlain's single game record of 73 points on January 13, 1962 and November 16, 1962, as well as David Thompson's single game record. With 73 points, Zhang Guan’s single-game scoring now ranks fourth in history!”
"The free throws went in. Zhang Guan made both free throws and scored 79 points. He surpassed Chamberlain's single-game score of 78 points set on December 8, 1961. Zhang Guan's single-game scoring now ranks third in history. , there are two people ahead of him, Kobe Bryant’s 81 points in a single game, and Chamberlain’s 100 points in a single game!”
Zhang Guan scored points like crazy, but the Spurs were still not defeated. The score was now 133 to 131, and the Lakers were only ahead by 2 points.
For the Spurs, seven people scored in double figures, four of whom scored 20 plus 10. Among them, Duncan and Leonard scored plus rebounds, while Parker and Ginobili scored plus assists. In addition, Parker and Duncan is only one step away from a triple-double.
Next, both sides each wasted an offensive opportunity. When the ball returned to the Spurs' hands again, there were only 28 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Spurs still didn't panic at all, but continued to play tactical coordination step by step, or in other words, they played very patiently.
At this time, the Spurs truly reflected the foundation of a strong team. They were lagging behind, but they did not rush for success, but became more and more stable.
The ball is in Ginobili's hands. At the critical moment, Ginobili seems to be more qualified as the organizer than Parker.
Pass, support, pass again, continue to support, the Spurs' unhurried performance is like a leading team, trying to use up the 24 seconds of attack time.
Finally, when the 24 seconds of attack time were about to run out, the Spurs finally had an opportunity. Duncan made a sudden air cut, and the man almost reached the basket, and the ball also reached the basket. The moment Duncan caught the ball , everyone thought Duncan would attack directly.
Duncan attracted three defensive players. At this moment, Duncan's wrist suddenly flicked, and the ball was passed to Leonard who was about to go down on the other side. Leonard made a layup and scored the ball.
The Spurs did not choose three points, but chose a relatively safe two points. They were playing at home and were not afraid of overtime. The score became 133 to 133. The two sides were tied again, and there was still time in the game. The last 5 seconds or so.
The Lakers did not call a timeout. Meeks sent the ball to Zhang Guan as quickly as possible. They were preparing to seize time and beat the Spurs before they could gain a foothold.
"Zhang Guan! He's coming, be careful!"
"Don't let him shoot!"
Leonard rushed towards Zhang Guan like a hungry tiger pouncing on food. Before Danny Green could reach Zhang Guan, he took the lead and started to jump, opening his hands to stop Zhang Guan's shot.
But Zhang Guan just paused, and the next moment he bowed fiercely and jumped between Leonard and Danny Green.
Leonard hurriedly retreated, but he could no longer catch up with Zhang Guan. However, a hand suddenly stretched out and grabbed the basketball.
That's Ginobili's hand! The title of "Argentine Demon Sword" probably refers to his hands!
Ginobili can score, rebound, assist, and steal. He can be regarded as an all-around player, but for all these statistics, Ginobili cannot be considered very high. For example, in terms of scoring, Ginobili averaged only 12.3 points per game this season, but no one will ignore his scoring ability; and in terms of assists, Ginobili averaged only a little more than 4 assists per game, but The entire league knows Ginobili is one of the best playmakers.
Ginobili is such a player. He always appears when the Spurs need him. If the Spurs need him to score, he will score. If the Spurs need him to protect the rebounds, he will grab the rebounds. The Spurs need him. Passing the ball, he can pass the ball just right.
Now, the Spurs need to stop Zhang Guan the most, so Ginobili has to contribute a key steal.
"Whoosh!" Ginobili's hands were really fast. He slapped the ball in an instant, and then hooked the ball into his own hands.
"It's broken! It's Ginobili!"
"He is worthy of being the number one key player in the playoffs. He cut off Zhang Guan's ball at such an important moment!"
While people were marveling, the ball in Ginobili's hand suddenly flew up.
"It's Zhang Guan! Counter steal!"
The moment Zhang Guan was intercepted by Ginobili, he planned to steal the ball from Ginobili. So when Ginobili reached out to hook the ball, Zhang Guan's hand violently moved from top to bottom. With a poke, the basketball naturally flew up again.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guan moved the ball forward with his hand, and then swooped forward to catch the ball.
All these changes happened too fast. From Ginobili's steal to his counter-attack, it only took one second.
However, at this time, every second is extremely precious. This attack originally only gave Zhang Guan 5 seconds, and Zhang Guan had to dribble from the backcourt to the frontcourt. After being delayed by Ginobili, time was about to run out!
"There's no time!" Zhang Guan stood up and shot a jumper without hesitation.
Duncan had already pounced on him.
Duncan knew that after Ginobili's destruction, Zhang Guan had lost the rhythm of breakthrough and his only option was to shoot, so he rushed over and stretched out his hand to block the shot.
Zhang Guan jumped up, and so did Duncan.
Duncan raised his big hands high, his fingers spread wide, and his face showed a fierce look, just waiting for the moment when he shot the ball, he slapped him hard.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Guanqiu took action, but Duncan's big slap also suppressed it.
"call!"
Duncan's big hand fanned out a gust of wind, but it missed the point and the basketball flew over Duncan's head.
"Fadeaway jumper!" Duncan immediately realized this. Zhang Guan used a fadeaway jumper. Although this type of jumper is difficult, it is almost impossible to be blocked.
"Rebound!" Duncan shouted. He turned around and found that the basket was surrounded by Spurs players.
"Phew!" Duncan let out a long breath, this rebound would not be lost.
"Plop!" That was the sound made by the friction between the basketball and the net bag.
The ball went in!
The timer has run out to the last second!
The lights around the basket also turned on...
135 to 133!
The scene was completely silent, and in the audience, countless fans covered their faces, unable to believe all this.
"A buzzer beater, is it a buzzer beater? Zhang Guan defeated the Spurs! With 81 points, Zhang Guan tied Kobe's record of 81 points in a single game! From 0 to 3 to 3 to 3, and then to today's 4 to 3. A shocking comeback, they really did it!”
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