Chapter 234
Chapter 234
Chapter 234
Another attack from the home team, the San Antonio Spurs!
It's Manu Ginobili again!
It's outside the three-point line again!
It's that position again!
Manu Ginobili swayed Indiana Pacers shooting guard DeMar DeRozan away from his defense with a shot fake, then dribbled a step to the left before raising his own ball.Manu Ginobili saw the position of the basket, didn't think much about it at all, and shot directly outside the three-point line with a "swipe".
At this time, there are only less than 3 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Indiana Pacers in the away game are only three points ahead of the San Antonio Spurs at home. If Manu Ginobili hits this If there is no ball, then the two teams will return to the same starting line again.
As a point guard, Xu Nuo naturally understands this very well in his heart. If the score is really tied by the San Antonio Spurs, then the San Antonio Spurs will definitely have the upper hand in terms of mentality and momentum.In this way, it will become very difficult for the Indiana Pacers to win this game.
However, no matter which team wants to win a victory from the San Antonio Spurs, it will not be too easy.
So, in order to prevent Manu Ginobili's shot, Xu Nuo gave up his defender Tony Parker and rushed towards Manu Ginobili.
"We must not let you tie the score!" Xu Nuo said in his heart.
However, Manu Ginobili threw the ball high over Xu Nuo's raised arm, drew a high arc in the air, rolled and flew straight to the basket.
"Not good!" Xu Nuo exclaimed in his heart.
Beneath the Indiana Pacers' rim, Tim Duncan, Boris Diaw, David West and Roy Hibbert were all ready to shoot the rebound.However, the ball didn't give them this chance, but passed through the net like a sharp arrow!
70:70 level!
The two teams eventually returned to the same starting line.
"It's disgusting!" Xu Nuo cursed through gritted teeth.
AT&T Arena, home of the San Antonio Spurs, was once again buzzing with Manu Ginobili hitting a tying long-range three-pointer.The spectators in the fan stands stood up from their seats one after another, frantically waving the clothes in their hands, etc., screaming excitedly.
"Why are you so excited..." Xu Nuo looked coldly at the fans in the stands around the stadium, and said coldly as if talking to himself.
And after Manu Ginobili made this long three-pointer from the outside, there were only two minutes and one second left in the game.Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown stood up and called for a long timeout.Under such circumstances, it is indeed necessary to stabilize and make a good attack.
"That old man Ginobili is really not an ordinary person, he really deserves to be the 'Argentine Demon Sword'!" Xu Nuo thought in his heart as he walked towards the team's bench.
"It's not a big deal to be tied. In NBA games, this situation is too common!" Coach Larry Brown said loudly to his disciples, "Now, we have to forget everything before and concentrate on playing well." The remaining 2 minutes of the game!"
Xu Nuo sat on the chair, although Coach Larry Brown's words came into his ears, they didn't pass into his mind.At this time, in Xu Nuo's mind, he was always thinking about Manu Ginobili's outside three-pointer just now.
At this moment, Coach Larry Brown stood in front of Xu Nuo.
"Promise, now you are the player in our team who must keep calm!" Coach Larry Brown said to Xu Nuo, "Because you are the point guard, you want to lead them to win the game. Responsibility!"
Xu Nuo raised his head and looked at Coach Larry Brown.
"I believe you will be able to do this!" Coach Larry Brown continued, "Just like you just scored in the opponent's hinterland!"
Hearing what Coach Larry Brown said, Xu Nuo smiled slightly.
"I will beat the Spurs!" Xu Nuo said firmly.
At this time, the other players of the Indiana Pacers also understood the intention of coach Larry Brown.
"It's up to you tonight!" Team captain Danny Granger patted Xu Nuo on the shoulder and said with a smile.
The corner of Xu Nuo's mouth twitched slightly, revealing a cold smile.
"Don't worry, Danny!" Xu Nuo said.
When the timeout ended and players from both teams returned to the court, Xu Nuo suddenly noticed the look in Manu Ginobili's eyes, the kind of sharp and resolute eyes again.
"What a difficult guy to deal with!" Xu Nuo thought to himself.
When referee Jason Phillips blew his whistle, the Indiana Pacers began to attack cautiously.If this attack can be made, then the Indiana Pacers still have hope of victory.But if this attack fails, then the victory that was once tightly held in the hands is likely to be handed over.
Everything will be revealed in the last 2 minutes.
As soon as Xu Nuo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, David West mentioned the high position, but David West didn't come up to catch the ball, but to do a pick-and-roll screen for Xu Nuo.Promise immediately bypassed David West and headed for the San Antonio Spurs basket.At this time, Boris Diaw and Manu Ginobili stepped forward to block Xu Nuo's breakthrough. With a wave of Xu Nuo's arm, the ball came to DeMar DeRozan outside the three-point line like a cannonball.
"Fix defense! Supplement defense! Supplement defense!" San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich shouted frantically, pointing at DeMar DeRozan who was about to shoot.Stephen Jackson immediately gave up on Danny Granger and pounced on DeMar DeRozan.
"It's better to pass the ball to Danny!" Xu Nuo shouted to DeMar DeRozan.
However, DeMar DeRozan did not pass the ball as promised, but directly shot from outside the three-point line against Stephen Jackson's defense. As a result, his shot was missed by Stephen Jackson's interference At the basket, Tim Duncan grabbed the backcourt rebound.
"What nonsense!" Coach Larry Brown said angrily.
In addition, Danny Granger was also very angry that DeMar DeRozan did not pass the ball to himself. Danny Granger reprimanded DeMar DeRozan while quickly returning to defense.However, DeMar DeRozan made another mistake on the defensive end after making a mistake on the offensive end, fouling Manu Ginobili on a shot.Fortunately, Manu Ginobili missed his shot, otherwise Manu Ginobili would have made a three-pointer, which would have been even more detrimental to the Indiana Pacers.
Coach Larry Brown looked at DeMar DeRozan grimly and called for a timeout again.
Coach Larry Brown requested this timeout not only to arrange the next offense, but also to replace DeMar DeRozan.When the timeout ended, the Indiana Pacers shooting guard on the court was no longer DeMar DeRozan, but Paul George.
"Sure enough, a substitution!" San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich thought.
At this time, Manu Ginobili walked to the free throw line and made two free throws amidst the cheers of the fans in the AT&T Arena. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs overtook the Indiana Pacers by two points 72:70 .
When the Indiana Pacers began to attack, there was a tsunami of "defensive" sounds in the AT&T Arena.Under the tremendous pressure at the last moment, the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs missed several consecutive attacks. Until the last 70 seconds of the game, the score was still 72:[-] without any change.
The Indiana Pacers used up their team's last timeout, and coach Larry Brown began betting on this last play.
Promise used the double screen of David West and Roy Hibbert to get rid of the defense, run from near the baseline to the high post, and received the ball from Paul George.At this time, the San Antonio Spurs put most of their defensive attention on Danny Granger and David West, leaving Tony Parker alone to defend Promise.
This is where coach Gregg Popovich's biggest blunders lie.
Xu Nuo faced Tony Parker, dribbled the ball slowly, and didn't attack until the last six seconds.
"It looks like this kid will pass the ball!" Tony Parker thought in his heart.
However, what Tony Parker didn't expect was that after Xu Nuo broke through to the right, he suddenly stopped outside the three-point line, and then jumped up high.
"The Indiana Pacers let this kid take the last shot!" thought Tony Parker in amazement.
At this time, Tony Parker had no time to interfere with Xu Nuo's shot, and could only watch Xu Nuo shoot the ball above his head.When the ball smashed into the basket with a "boom", there were only [-] seconds left in the game.
And it is impossible to complete an attack within five seconds. Tony Parker missed a long-range three-pointer, and the Indiana Pacers narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs by one point 73:72!
Lore!Another kill!
Moreover, it was the promised lore again!
(End of this chapter)
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