243. Resolutely put out
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Duncan is a veteran of the playoffs. He deeply understands one truth, that is, in a bayonet-like event like the playoffs, either do not foul or commit a foul, and you will commit a foul to death. You must not let the opponent take the opportunity to score 2+1.
Billups was dragged out of the air by him like a sack. When he fell to the ground, Chamberlain even felt the stadium shake.
Duncan also knew that he had caused trouble. After the foul, he immediately raised his arm, looked at the referee with a wry smile, and admitted his foul.
Chamberlain was angry, but he knew that fouls were very common in the game. He could no longer be as naive as before. He would get angry every time he encountered the opponent's intentional foul. If he was really immature, he would never grow into the kind of superstar that Old Nelson expected.
Billups was more durable. He stood up after resting on the ground for a few seconds. Unfortunately, he missed both free throws. The pain in his shoulder had a huge impact on his feel, making him grin every time he raised his hand.
This missed two free throws to the Spurs fans in a brief joy. They just turned around and missed Duncan's mid-range shot and was interfered with Chamberlain and got the rebound by Chamberlain, which made them feel a little regretful.
Chamberlain passed the ball to Billups, the Spurs strengthened their defense, and the Warriors had no better choice for passing the ball, so Chamberlain just pushed the ball with a ball in the inside.
Barkley in the studio saw this and nodded and said, "The closer to the ring, the higher the shooting rate, the lower the shooting rate, the more you go to the outside. This is a fact that idiots know, so if a team has an excellent inside line, then it will be much easier to play. You see, the Warriors' outside line is locked up now, and Z's position is very important. He can attract double teams and pass the ball out. It's so simple that it can destroy the carefully arranged defense of the Spurs."
But Chamberlain did not do what Barkley did. After getting the ball, he was short and rushed away with a fierce attack. He directly threw Obert away with speed and violence, and penetrated from the low post arc to the basket like a tiger down the mountain.
Duncan has done a lot of research on Chamberlain's recent games. He knew that this kid had a beautiful support skill, so he did not stick it up quickly. He just took a slight step to the right and focused on O'Brient who followed up next to him, but he also maintained a threat to Chamberlain.
Chamberlain was alone and broke into the inside line. He was like Zhao Zilong who broke into Cao's camp. Facing Obert and Duncan who were fighting left and right, he kept his face open. He held the ball high and made a layup when he got under the basket.
Obert subconsciously jumped up, but after Chamberlain raised his arm, he held the ball and stretched his arm in the direction of O'Brient. Duncan, who had been paying attention to this, immediately shouted and rushed forward with a sudden acceleration, trying to steal it.
Seeing this, Chamberlain smiled coldly, his arm that was sending the ball was retracted, and at the same time he stomped his feet hard on the floor and jumped up. He heard a roar like a muffled thunder in his mouth, and he shouted and rose into the air. After jumping up, his body stretched out like a strong bow, raised his right hand high, and he would dunk with one arm when he acted.
Duncan realized that he was fooled at this time, but he reacted quickly and had excellent physical fitness. He shouted loudly and rushed forward two steps, then jumped up to block the ball that Chamberlain raised.
But Chamberlain did not dunk recklessly. Facing Duncan's style behind him, he stretched his body and leaned forward, hit Duncan's arm with his shoulders, and then calmly threw the ball in his hand out.
"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle, and almost at the same time, the basketball was thrown out of Chamberlain's hand, bounced down on the rebound, and fell into the basket.
2+1!
Cheers at the Oracle Stadium collapsed and tsunami. Chamberlain turned around and slapped hard with Billups, while glaring at Duncan and shouting: "Hi, No. 1 pick, this is what I gave to you!"
Chamberlain is the kind of player who can keep passionate all the time. His attention is on how to defeat his opponent and win. From his own perspective, he seems to be a explosive pack, containing infinite power. Every time his teammate is insulted or provoked, he will ignite his explosive pack and make him stronger!
The stronger the enemy, I am stronger. This is Chamberlain's character.
Chamberlain's 2+1 became the battle flag for the Warriors to counterattack, as if he had sounded the horn of ****. Then West stole Ginobili's breakthrough, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and suddenly pulled up the long jump and shot a three-pointer.
The Spurs were not to be outdone. Duncan singled Chamberlain with the ball in the penalty area. He used an experienced step back jump shot to Chamberlain and scored two points.
Seeing this, Chamberlain immediately took revenge. He covered Billups at a high position. After the latter broke through, he passed the ball in his hand. After getting the ball, he turned around and threw away Obert and rushed into the penalty area, jumped sideways and dunked.
For a moment, both sides played in a difficult game. Duncan broke through 2 points in the penalty area and scored, causing O'Brient to foul, and made a free throw. Then Chamberlain took the ball and attacked, attracting Duncan to double-team and then passed the ball to O'Brient. The latter missed the jump shot, Chamberlain grabbed the frontcourt rebound and passed it back again, O'Brient took another move and finally hit it.
Duncan also showed all his strength and no longer played the trick of hiding the main players. He made a jump shot at a high position to deceive Chamberlain, and made a jump shot at the basket. The two sides tied 61 times in this battle.
After that, the scores rose alternately, and the two teams tied 63, 66 and 68 respectively. The fans on the scene were very excited. The attack efficiency of both teams was very high, but the defense was also very tough. In other words, they played a high-quality exciting game.
In the second half of the game, the younger Warriors once again controlled the situation on the court. West made a mid-range jump shot, and Billups' long-range three-pointer left the Spurs behind again. Although the Spurs also performed, the GDP combination was already older, and the core Duncan had too little rest time in this game, so it was impossible to stop the Warriors' bombing. After three quarters, the Warriors led the Spurs 84-74.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duncan played again. He was determined to completely defeat the Warriors with three consecutive victories: this attempt is very deterrent. Young teams like the Warriors are most afraid of losing morale. Once they lose morale, no matter how strong they are, it is useless. For such a new player in the playoffs, nothing can hit people better than losing one after another. For this reason, Duncan is going to have a life of life.
Unfortunately, the Warriors are not only young new players. Their point guard is a veteran and a playoff experience. No less FMVP-level point guard than Duncan, Billups!
At the critical moment, Billups played a big role. He saw Duncan's intentions, so he took the initiative to attack without hesitation at the beginning and made a strong attack by himself: first he made a breakthrough and threw a throw, and then pressed Parker to pass the ball and dribble the ball and fast attack. This time he avenged himself for his fast attack. After taking off, he hit Parker and then took action. He scored 2+1 and scored 5 points in a row to expand the lead to 15 points.
Duncan had to stand up. He faced Chamberlain who was replaced with defense and broke through continuously and entered the basket at all costs. After scoring 2 points, he grabbed Ellis's iron-shot rebound, assisted Ginobili to contribute three-pointers, and restored the score gap to 10 points again.
Old Nelson decisively asked for a timeout. He replaced O'Brient with Evans, used him to specifically limit Duncan, replaced Ellis with West, and strengthened the defense to deal with the last ten minutes.
After returning from the timeout, Old Nelson's lineup rotation played a role. As soon as West came on the court, he used Chamberlain's cover to make a continuous breakthrough. He broke through Parker and Bowen one after another. Facing the last Duncan, he changed direction and accelerated and entered the basket, making a quicker throw.
At the last moment of the game, the depth of the Warriors' bench began to be reflected. West is now not inferior to Ginobili, and he has rested more. In this way, he successfully attacked the Spurs' defense line at the last moment. The tired Spurs fighters had no choice but to suppress West. However, facing his breakthrough that was as fast as the wind and as thunder, he could only use fouls to deal with it.
West and Chamberlain sent a 9-0****. The Spurs were defeated. Duncan finally couldn't stand it anymore. He was sweating all over and the jersey was wet as if it was fished out of the water.
At this time, it was a critical moment, and the importance of physical strength was reflected. Parker, the youngest in the GDP combination, stepped forward, he scored in the inside to catch the ball and layup, and kept helping the Spurs to keep a close eye on the score.
Popovich asked for the last timeout and readjusted his tactics. After the timeout came back, Duncan scored two consecutive goals, followed by Ginobili's wonderful pass from outside the three-point line, and the latter once again showed his ace killer's character and easily scored a three-pointer. The Warriors were not afraid at all. Chamberlain immediately responded with two points and dunked in front of Duncan.
In the end, with both sides gritting their teeth and insisting, the game entered the countdown stage. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs were too far behind. The Warriors finally took the first home victory 102-94, and stood at the starting line with the Spurs again with a big score of 2-2.
Both sides treated this game with all their strength. After the game, they were exhausted with Chamberlain's explosive physique, let alone the others?
In the past, Winnie would give Chamberlain a pressurized training after every game, which would help tap his physical potential and help recover the next day. Today, there was no way. Chamberlain almost fell asleep when attending the press conference. He was so tired, as Popovich boasted at the press conference: "This child has taken on too many things that he shouldn't have taken on at his age, and has made all his efforts for responsibility. He is an amazing young man, and his future is limitless!"
When I returned to the Cliff House Villa, it was already half an hour on the West Coast time. Li Qun turned on the computer and went to the msn classmate group. Chamberlain asked tiredly, "Don't you sleep?"
Li Qun typing on the keyboard and said carelessly: "There is a group party today, your fan group. I have been hosting these parties these days. They are cheering for you. Today is a Sichuan fan party. I just accompanied you to participate in the game but couldn't join. Now I have to chat for a while."
"When is it?" Chamberlain said depressedly at the clock, "Are those fans all night owls? And when did you organize these fan groups?"
Li Qun gave him a blank look and said, "They are all in China. Now they are at noon in China. I just got off work and I happened to have time to chat. These groups were created by my friends. I wanted to give you a surprise, but who knew you didn't appreciate it!"
Chamberlain laughed awkwardly and hurriedly came up and said, "I don't know about this. Come on, I'll go up and say hello to them."
Chapter completed!