Chapter 232 The counterattack of the old men
Kenny Smith looked at the exciting scenes of the first quarter, in which Ji Guoqiu once again performed his specialty in passing without watching people, assisting his younger brother in a wonderful aerial relay dunk.
"I know you have many players you like. Is Brother Panda one of your three favorite players on the list?"
Charles Barkley replied: "Yes, I have been paying attention to him since the preseason. I like his low-key work and basketball IQ. If you look closely at how he commands the Los Angeles Clippers on the court, you can tell that he is a real support center. He can help his teammates and score himself. I think his future launch is immeasurable."
"Brother Fox scored 11 points today. His scoring ability made Duncan very embarrassed. Do you think Shifo was beaten by this first-grade rookie today?"
"If this question is changed, others may choose to break the topic, but if you ask the right person, the fox is accurate in the long distance and can cut into the basket, with a strong impact. If the Spurs don't double-team, he will explode. I'm not surprised that he will explode. Now, when answering your question just now, Duncan was indeed exploded today. I think Spurs fans generously admit this is nothing. Duncan has been a background man in his entire career, but this does not prevent the Spurs from standing at the top of the league for many years, and after Duncan retires, he is destined to be the top ten players in the Hall of Fame."
On the bench of the Clippers, Old Dunley kept praising Ji Guomo's outstanding performance. He didn't expect that Ji Guomo would be so terrifying. Duncan is not someone who can beat him. Although Shi Fo has been beaten up many times in his career, there is almost no doubt that this idiot's first PF position so far, and there are not many people who can compete with him for his historical status.
"Boss. I really broke Duncan. Why am I so arrogant?"
"That's 32-year-old Duncan. Just be proud when you have such strength when you are 32 years old."
Ji Guoqiu poured him a bucket of cold water. He is very calm now. In the first quarter, Ji Guomo broke out in the small universe. It can be said that he performed extraordinaryly. As a result, his team was only one point ahead. This is not a good sign. Ji Guomo could not have been in such a state all the time.
"Fuck, I'll definitely get 40+ today. Don't look down on me." Ji Guomo knew what he was thinking, and felt that this giant panda was worrying about nothing. Instead, he felt that the Spurs could not always maintain this state, and they could not always feel so good at the whole team.
In the second quarter, both sides replaced their respective substitute lineups.
Clippers: Brevin Knight, Francisco Garcia, James Percy, Amir Johnson, Tim Thomas.
Spurs: Jacques Vaughn, Brent Barry, Michael Finley, Robert Holly, Fabricio Oberto.
Before this game, Robert Horry of the Spurs became the most criticized player in San Antonio fans. Mr. Killer had already publicly stated in front of the media that this would be his last season. Spurs fans criticized him because of his performance on the court. Robert Horry was declining too fast this year, and if it weren't for the Spurs' inside, there would be no one available. This guy who looks like Wellsmith wouldn't get a minute of playing time.
However, today, Robert Horry, who was criticized, finally broke out. No one expected that he would be the first one among the Spurs players to break out. Less than a minute into the second quarter, Robert Horry made two three-pointers, not only overturned the score, but also instantly turned the difference between the two teams into 5 points.
The Clippers players were not prepared for this at all. Who would have thought that this guy who had no scores in three consecutive games would perform like this in a critical battle?
Robert Horry will kiss his jersey every time he makes a three-pointer today. The eyes of this killer contain extremely complex emotions, including reluctance, regret, and memories...
Mr. Killer has scored countless key goals in his career, from the Rockets to the Lakers to the Spurs, and this is always the case, which is also the origin of his title.
It is worth mentioning that Robert Horry is the player with the most championship rings in the entire Spurs. After the Spurs won the championship last year, he has won the seventh championship ring. He is the ninth NBA player to have seven rings or more. He is also the only member of the Celtic dynasty in the 1960s.
Old Dunleavy quickly called a timeout and shouted to the Clippers players: "What am I saying? Our biggest enemy is underestimating the enemy and being careless! You can see clearly that there are a group of old guys who cannot run on the other side. They can no longer break through. I want you to use suffocating defense, nailing them like nails, and not more than one meter away from the defensive target. If they can still score goals like this, then I will be mine."
All the Clippers players lowered their heads, and they also felt that letting such an old guy with an average age of 35 overtake the score, really make them look like a waste.
After the game started again, the Spurs' outside line was controlled. Garcia and James Percy were both players who could serve as the main players of the team. It would be no problem to defend their counterparts. The Clippers' problem is still in the inside line. Thomas should not mention it. He only knows how to attack. This is no longer news. Another Amir Johnson has a very positive defensive attitude, but this kid has a natural low basketball IQ. Like most black players, he has a good muscle and simple mind. After the timeout, he is still tricked by Robert Horry, who has excellent basketball IQ.
Robert Horry is the greatest role player in the NBA's development so far. Amir Johnson probably won't be half of Robert Horry's achievements in his life. After the timeout, Robert Horry used fake moves to trick Amir Johnson into three free throws, and the fans of the court neatly shouted Robert Horry's name.
Old Dunleavy finally couldn't bear it anymore. He took a look at the time and the game was already 10 minutes and 05 seconds in the second quarter. He felt that Ji Guomo was very energetic today, and there should be no problem when he played two minutes in advance, so he directly replaced Amir Johnson with his brother Fox.
When the Clippers traded Billups, they exchanged the ball with Tiantou and walked off the court with a distraught look. Old Dunleavy hesitated for a moment. Still chose to step forward to comfort the young inside player.
Although Amir Johnson's performance was not good, there was nothing to do except physical fitness. The Clippers still planned to train this substitute with excellent physical fitness. Anyway, there were two brothers here, so they could not trade to make a better internal substitute, so they could only try to cultivate this little guy with good health.
The effect of Ji Guohuo after he came on the court was immediately effective. No matter how cunning Robert Horry was, he was as cunning as this little fox.
"Stop jumping around, your children are older than me, go home and hold the children honestly." After Ji Guomomoto came on stage, he released a trash talk, which made Hurry very angry.
"Boy, you should know how to respect seniors."
"Oh, are you old and confused? Why do you like to do this? Since you are so old, you should know the respect on the court - kill you!" Ji Guomo was so embarrassed that Robert Horry had no chance to connect the ball. He said this after the other Spurs players missed the shooting, and then added: "What kind of respect do you want for a thief like you who get 7 rings by holding your thighs?"
Since then, Horry has never made another shot. Ji Guomo's trash talk is too vicious, this is a slap in the face.
"This is too much." Ji Guochou said off the court.
"I know. I will apologize to him after the game!" Ji Guomori didn't care. He probably would have forgotten to apologize by then.
Regardless of whether Ji Guohun’s trash talk was too much, once the Clippers made up for the inside loopholes, their lineup immediately gained the upper hand.
The second quarter was 7 minutes and 55 seconds, with a score of 39:43.
After Ji Guomeng came on the court, he scored 5 points again in less than three minutes. Today, he felt unparalleled on the offensive end. Even Duncan could not do anything to him in the first quarter, and he was even more helpless with the old Robert Horry. What's more, Horry, who was almost 40 years old, was angry with Ji Guomeng with trash words and lost his normal heart.
However, the Clippers dug too big at the beginning of the second quarter. Robert Horry made two consecutive three-pointers and three free throws, which made them eight points behind in less than two minutes in the second quarter. Ji Guomeng led the team to issue a counterattack, which only narrowed the gap by half.
Not only did the Spurs explode in the second quarter, but their other old guy over 35 years old, Brent Barry, also continued to exert force on the offensive end, scoring five points after Horry was restricted by Ji Guohumiliation.
The youngest son of the former NBA superstar Rick Barry, the only white dunk king who can fly even a white dunk king. A fast attack not long ago actually made another dunk! Although this time it was just the least difficult double-handed dunk, it is still commendable for an old guy who is already 37 years old. Anyway, Ji Guohumiliation himself is not sure that he can still maintain this state when he is 37 years old.
Four minutes later in the second quarter, **Vic cried in his heart, and the old Spurs replaced all the main players.
Brent Barry and Robert Horry's performance during the bench gave the GDP combination enough rest time. If they had played like this in the first few games, the Spurs would not have lost three games in a row.
However, **Vic accidentally turned around and saw that Brent Barry, who had just dunked the basket, immediately put an ice pack on his knee after the game. Robert Horry next to him also rubbed his knees with pain, and he knew why these old guys couldn't be like today in every game. Even the great Hall of Fame superstars could not defeat the enemy "Time". These ordinary NBA players were even more unable to withstand the damage brought by aging. The whites could fly, and now even the most ordinary slam dunk could be injured...
The main players on both sides returned to the court, and the Spurs still used Duncan to defend against Ji's national humiliation. This time, Shi Fozhu defended against Ji's national humiliation and put eighteen feet away to the Fox brother.
Ji Guomo quickly got a three-point shooting opportunity. Since the Spurs dared to give him three-pointers, how could he have no reason not to shoot?
"Swish!"
Ji Guomeng scored this goal cleanly and neatly. The little fox used this goal to tell the Spurs that if you dare to let me shoot, I will dare to shoot you to death!
"Come on, keep letting me shoot three-pointers!" After Ji Guomeng scored, he shouted at the Spurs players, continuing to provoke the Spurs veteran's nerves.
After Ji Guomo made this three-pointer, his personal score had become 20 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block, but he didn't have an assist today, but Old Dunleavy didn't need him to assist. His mission was to score crazy points like this.
When the Spurs fans saw Ji Guomo's personal score on the big screen on the scene, they felt that it was not great. The second quarter had just begun, and the crazy fox had already scored 20 points. Do you want to get 50+ today?
Charles Barkley said: "Brother Fox hit another three-pointer, he was simply unstoppable. The Spurs should find themselves making the opponent make three-pointers at will. This is an unwise choice. The situation on both sides is three-point shooting and bad defense. Bad defense of course refers to the Spurs' current defense. I don't know what **Vic played, but when you have a bunch of sharpshooting teams that can make three-pointers at will, you must have a better defense and long-distance shooting formation."
Kenny Smith said: "It is possible that the Spurs are strictly guarding against middle distance. **Vic's team has always put three-pointers to the opponent and then firmly hold the middle distance and inside. I think a champion coach like him should have his own ideas."
The commentator and fans still can't see what the Spurs are playing on the defensive end? However, their offensive end did play the most outstanding game in five games today.
Tim Duncan has been continuously grabbing positions, blocking positions, and supporting the offensive end... Ji Guomeng sometimes doesn't know what his opponent's every move and cover is, but Duncan has made many invisible contributions by using his position, pick-and-roll, support and transfer of the ball. You can't reflect some of his contributions with data at all. Maybe many fans don't know what Duncan did until the end of the game and what he did?
Ji Guomo was blocked by Duncan's position, and Ginobili broke into the penalty area from his eyes. His brother was on the other side. Old Thomas used the same method to block Panda brother behind him. Parker inserted the blue ball straight into the Clippers' hinterland from the outside. Ginobili received the basketball in the penalty area, no one defended him, and easily scored two points with a layup.
Old Dunleavy secretly cursed on the sidelines, "Damn it!"
Chapter completed!