Duncan didn't stop Zhang Guan from scoring and even had to pay an extra penalty. Duncan seemed a little disappointed. However, no one on the Spurs blamed Duncan. Everyone could see that Duncan had tried his best to stop Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan was too strong and he just completed the attack.
Zhang Guan stood on the free throw line, preparing to complete the extra penalty.
In the dunk just now, Zhang Guan also used all his strength, and now his arm is still a little numb. Although Duncan is 38 years old, he is still the top insider in the league. Zhang Guan dunked against Duncan, but he also put in a lot of physical energy.
Zhang Guan stabilized his mind and raised his hand to serve.
"It's not good, the power is too low!" Zhang Guan felt this the moment the ball was released.
"Rebound!" Zhang Guan shouted, and Whiteside had already started.
Among the ten players on the field, no one can match Whiteside in terms of rebounding ability. Even in the entire NBA, there are very few people who can match Whiteside in rebounding.
After these games, the Spurs also know that this unknown person has a strong rebounding ability, so at this time, Whiteside has become the target of the Spurs' focus.
I saw Leonard and Danny Green, the two of them tried their best to block Whiteside. Although Whiteside is tall and has long arms, he is not a muscular man. He is even considered thin for his height. of. Under the attack of Leonard and Danny Green, he failed to seize a favorable position.
At this time, the basketball had hit the rim and bounced out.
"The extra penalty missed!" The home audience suddenly let out a deafening roar.
"I'll do it!" Duncan also signaled Leonard to block Whiteside, while he collected the rebound.
"Don't even think about it!" Although Gasol was squeezed behind Duncan, he still jumped up with all his strength. Due to his position, he could not control the ball, but he desperately picked the ball outside.
"Gasol grabbed this key ball!"
Leonard and Green were still competing with Whiteside, while Parker and Ginobili stood farther away. The Spurs' three-second area was empty. Zhang Guan controlled the basketball as quickly as possible, and then got up and shot a jumper.
"It's over!" When the Spurs players were about to rush over, it was already a step too late. Zhang Guan took action and made the shot.
"Good goal! Although Zhang Guan missed the extra penalty, the Lakers fought hard for the rebound. 152 to 150, the Lakers led by two points! I thought Zhang Guan just hit a two plus one, but I didn't expect it to be consecutive. With four points, Zhang Guan has already scored 98 points."
There was a sigh from the audience. At this time, there were less than 50 seconds left before the end of the game. If the Spurs did not score in the next attack, they would have to resort to foul tactics.
Popovich didn't call a timeout, he just yelled "Quick!" to Parker. Parker immediately understood and directed the team to make a quick cooperation. Leonard broke through and passed the ball to Green. Green made a three-pointer at the critical moment. The point shot was made, the score became 152 to 153, and the Spurs led by one point.
"The Spurs scored, a quick attack! There are now 34 seconds left, which means both teams have one chance to attack, but the Spurs are ahead and they have the advantage on the court!"
The commentator's words were swallowed up by the sounds of the scene. Everyone in the audience stood up and shouted "defense" in unison.
"If we guard against this goal, we will win!" All the Spurs players on the field were in high spirits. They did not dare to be lazy and kept an eye on their respective players.
Zhang Guan decided to shoot a quick three-pointer.
"Zhang Guan rushed to shoot a three-pointer. Oh, what a pity! The ball didn't go in!"
Duncan grabbed the rebound and subconsciously looked at the time.
"It's 29 seconds. Did it only take 5 seconds to score the last goal? No, it should be 4 seconds. It took me 1 second to grab the rebound! If you calculate it this way, even if we used up these 24 seconds In the attack time, the Lakers still have 6 seconds. If they serve in the midfield, it will be enough to organize an attack! So this goal must be scored!"
Duncan was thinking about it as he handed the ball to Parker and said at the same time: "Steady, let's score this goal."
The GDP team has been working together for more than ten years, and they have an extraordinary tacit understanding with each other. Sometimes they can understand each other's intentions with just a look.
Parker knows that this offense has two goals, one is to score the ball, and the other is to delay as much as possible to 24 seconds. If both goals can be achieved, that is the best. If only one of the two goals is completed, , the Spurs can also accept it.
Parker slowed down his dribbling and began to kill time, and the other Spurs players did not rush to move.
Finally, with only six seconds left in the 24-second attack time, Duncan moved, Ginobili moved, and Parker also moved. Duncan stepped forward to cover the screen, Ginobili made a fierce counter run, but Parker broke through directly.
These are the three people who have the best cooperation in the league. When the three of them move at the same time, it is not just a tactical cooperation, but also a mature tactical system in operation.
"Is Parker going to attack himself or pass the ball?"
"Duncan and Ginobili are both looking for the ball. Who is Parker going to pass the ball to? Duncan or Ginobili?"
"Parker is trying to break through, should he fight on his own?"
One moment, Parker was still looking around, as if he was about to pass the ball, but the next moment, Parker suddenly changed his rhythm and rushed towards the basket. He chose to lay up directly.
Duncan and Ginobili were just the best cover for Parker. For this key ball, Parker decided to do it himself!
Parker's breakthrough level is naturally strong enough, but unfortunately, the player facing Parker is Zhang Guan.
Parker made a layup, released the ball, jumped up, and stretched out his hand. A big hit is about to come!
"Parker is going to be blocked!" Everyone exclaimed, and at this critical moment, Parker flicked his wrist and threw the ball behind him. Behind him, it was Leonard who followed up.
Leonard grabbed the ball, took off, flew high like a big bird, raised the ball above his head with one hand, and prepared to dunk.
"Parker passed the ball! Wonderful pass!" People looked at Leonard. Judging from Leonard's jumping height, this must be a beautiful dunk.
"This goal is scored and the Spurs lead by 3 points, which will definitely help them become invincible!"
"If there is a foul, it might be two plus one, there will be an extra penalty, and then it will be a four-point advantage!"
At this moment, different thoughts arose in every fan's mind.
Leonard was flying in the air, his eyes full of confidence. He firmly believed that he would defeat the Lakers in one fell swoop with this fatal blow.
"Victory belongs to us!" Leonard's eyes widened with a ferocious look on his face.
"Bang!" After a sound, the basket in front of Leonard suddenly disappeared, replaced by several white uniforms with numbers on them. He could vaguely see the numbers on them.
00, 50, 44, 32... Then, the names of those people rang in Leonard's mind.
"No. 00, Johnny Moore, No. 50, David Robinson, No. 44, George Gervin, No. 32, Sean Elliott... "
These are all former stars of the Spurs. The Spurs retired their jerseys, and what Leonard saw were the retired jerseys of those famous players hanging on the ceiling of the stadium!
"How can you see the ceiling?" Leonard was stunned for a moment, but the next moment, a shaking feeling came, and Leonard felt that he had fallen to the ground.
"Beep!" The whistle sounded, and Leonard looked up. He saw Zhang Guan raising his arms and admitting his foul.
"It was Zhang Guan. He knocked me down from the air with a foul!" Leonard finally realized this.
"How is this possible? The moment I made contact, I lost the balance of my body and didn't even have a chance to adjust! I was completely powerless to fight back. Even Cousins and Howard couldn't be slapped with such devastating certainty. On the ground!"
At this time, Leonard was a little surprised. In terms of physical fitness, Leonard was known as the first person born in the 1990s. He has always been the only one to slap others to the ground. But today, Leonard was beaten by others. He was slapped to the ground abruptly. Moreover, Zhang Guan is still a defender, not a forward or center, and his height and weight are far inferior to Leonard.
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"5.4 seconds, there are 5.4 seconds left in the game! I remember that game ten years ago, the Spurs had 5.4 seconds of attack time, and now the Lakers have 5.4 seconds left. The history is amazingly similar. ah!"
What the commentator was talking about was Fisher's 0.4-second buzzer beater ten years ago. Before that, the Spurs' attack time was 5.4 seconds, and then it took the Spurs 5 seconds to complete an attack, giving the Lakers The decisive 0.4 seconds were left.
Ten years later this year, the Lakers are facing the same situation, with only 5.4 seconds left in their hands.
But back then, the Spurs were 1 point behind, and now the Lakers are behind by more than one point, because Leonard has to make two free throws.
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Until he stood on the free throw line, Leonard was still wondering what had just happened.
"Bang!" Perhaps due to the influence of the block, Leonard didn't make the first free throw.
Leonard made some adjustments and made a solid shot of the second free throw. The score became 152 to 154, and the Lakers fell behind by two points.
There are 5.4 seconds left in the game. If the ball is served from the backcourt, deducting the time of dribbling to the frontcourt, it is almost time to take action. At most, it will be a tactical pass.
The best way at this time is to call a timeout and then serve from mid-to-long range. 5.4 seconds is enough to arrange a short tactical coordination.
However, Zhang Guan waved his hand to D'Antoni, signaling him not to call a timeout.
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"It's time for the Lakers to call a timeout." Leonard thought to himself as he ran back. In his opinion, with 5.4 seconds left, the Lakers will definitely call a timeout to arrange tactics.
It wasn't just Leonard who thought this, but Popovich also thought so. He turned around and walked to his seat, picked up the tactical board, and prepared to use the timeout to lay out tactics.
However, the referee's whistle did not sound.
"What's wrong? Didn't the Lakers call a timeout? No!" Popovich immediately turned around and saw Zhang Guanzheng rushing forward.
"Stop him!" Popovich shouted.
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"Stop him quickly!" This voice came to Leonard's ears.
Leonard immediately turned around, only to see Zhang Guan rushing forward.
Zhang Guan did not wait for other teammates. He rushed through the half court single-handedly, then made an emergency stop outside the three-pointer and took aim.
"Don't let him shoot threes!"
The Spurs are only leading by two points now. If Zhang Guan makes a three-pointer, the Lakers will take the lead. Therefore, the current Spurs would rather let Zhang Guan score two points than let him shoot a three-pointer.
Duncan had already rushed forward, but the smiling expression fell into Duncan's eyes.
"It's a trap! He's going to commit a foul!" Duncan suddenly remembered that a few years ago, Tracy McGrady, who was still on the Rockets, had used this trick. That time, Duncan pounced on him and let Tracy McGrady cheat a three-plus-one. , that time also became Tracy McGrady’s Godly moment of 35 seconds and 13 minutes.
This time, Duncan hesitated. He stopped suddenly and did not rush forward, for fear of being deceived by Zhang Guan again and committing a foul.
The GDP trio deserved to have a tacit understanding. After Duncan's physical attack, Parker and Ginobili also realized that Zhang Guan was trying to commit a foul. These two old guys didn't take off, but just ran over with their hands outstretched.
"No one dares to come?" Zhang Guan looked at the basket in the distance. At this time, he had already been aiming for a second.
For a precise three-point shooter, if he aims for one second, adjusts the entire rhythm and then shoots, the hit rate will naturally be extremely high.
Zhang Guan raised his hand to shoot. Although the GDP trio was almost in front of Zhang Guan, no one took off.
However, there is another guy with an excellent body in the Spurs, and that is of course Leonard. Leonard didn't care so much and pounced directly from the side.
Zhang Guanqiu took action, but Leonard wanted to stop but it was too late. He bumped into Zhang Guan, and Zhang Guan fell to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle. Leonard's behavior, which clearly violated the opponent's cylinder, was definitely a foul.
However, people's attention is focused on basketball.
The timer on the backboard has the number "0" in the countdown.
That arc was flying in mid-air, but it was like a fan, fanning people's hearts to their throats. That feeling of weightlessness when flying occurs to everyone.
"This is a three-pointer. Will it go in?"
"The three-pointer... went in! 155 to 154, a buzzer beater! Zhang Guan beat the Spurs again!"
The red light around the backboard comes on again.
"101 points, this three-pointer was scored. Zhang Guan scored 101 points. He scored the 101st point at the last moment of the game. He scored 101 points in a single game. Zhang Guan has surpassed Chamberlain's 100 points in a single game. He is now He is the first person in history!”
(End of chapter)