Almighty Athlete: Black 8 miracle
The Lakers and Spurs have gradually switched to the main lineup.
"Manu, you were too careless just now." Parker said.
"Unexpectedly, that passerby was somewhat capable." Ginobili looked unhappy. As a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years and is known as a "demon knife", he was rewarded by a passerby. A big hat really made Ginobili's face a bit unbearable.
"The passerby player is also seven feet long anyway, standing there, facing the breakthrough, it is easy to be blocked." Parker took the ball and said, "Look at me later! I help. Take revenge and beat that passerby down!"
Parker’s breakthrough ability is definitely the world’s top. It can almost be said that he met who was a surprise. When he was young, others had to take two steps to prevent him from breaking. The purpose is to prevent him from breaking through, and as he grows older , Parker’s number of breakthroughs has also decreased a lot. After all, a breakthrough is a more easily injured offensive method. As he gets older, he doesn’t work as hard as he did when he was young.
Seeing Parker holding the ball, Splitter stepped up to a pick-and-roll and formed a dislocation defense. Parker directly faced Whiteside, and then Parker rushed past Whiteside in disguise.
Whiteside also swiftly caught up, preparing for a big cap from behind Parker, but Parker also guarded against this. Instead of layup directly from the side, he crossed the rim and made an anti-basket.
"Pop!" A big slap directly pressed basketball onto the backboard.
"Parker was also covered? Did he cover Ginobili just now?"
At the same time everyone was surprised, Whiteside swiped his arm and threw the ball directly to the front court, while Zhang Guan had already started, catching up with the ball and layup and scored two points.
Parker's expression was also a little uncomfortable. The next ball continued to be a pick-and-roll breakthrough. This time he did not directly choose a layup. Instead, he passed the ball to Duncan who followed up and played a match.
However, Whiteside followed up again. Although Duncan was not covered this time, Duncan was forced to increase the arc of the layup and the ball bounced out. Whiteside grabbed the rebound.
The ball was handed over to Nash, and Nash pushed forward quickly, and the Spurs' defense was not in vain, and the players quickly returned to defense.
Nash pretended to make a breakthrough, then hit the ground and passed the ball to Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan took a three-pointer, but unfortunately basketball bounced out of the box.
"Rebounds!" Leonard yelled and charged up while Splitter stuck the white edge behind him.
However, what Splitt did not expect was that Whiteside, who was not in a dominant position, jumped up and pushed basketball into the air with his long arms, and then jumped again to grab a rebound.
Split is an excellent defensive center. His size and position, as well as excellent defensive awareness, are the foundation of his foothold in the NBA, and he can play pick-and-rolls, which allows him to Get a starting center position in the talented Spurs.
However, Split is really not good than bounce. This guy basically has no bounce ability, let alone a second bounce. And many black insiders like Whiteside are high jumpers.
The most important thing to grab a rebound is to rely on the card position, occupy a good position, can offset the opponent's height advantage, can also offset the opponent's bounce advantage, but it is difficult to offset the opponent's continuous bounce ability. Those masters who bounce continuously can first put the ball in the air to a position that is more beneficial to them, and then use the continuous bounce ability to get the ball in their hands. From this point, Split really couldn't beat Whiteside.
Whiteside got the rebound and did not attack. He knew that his task was to grab rebounds and blocks, so he passed the ball directly, Nash took possession of the ball again, and then cooperated with the pick and roll again to pass the ball to Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan feels bad, the three-pointer is still a little short, but Whiteside once again grabbed an offensive rebound from the crowd, this third offense, Zhang Guan finally made a three-pointer.
"Grab two offensive rebounds in a row, and two blocks before, where did the Lakers find this guy."
"Whiteside, I have never heard of this name. Where did this guy come from? How could he rebound so much!"
Losing two offensive rebounds in a row, the Spurs home fans vaguely remembered a boo.
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Duncan panted, and he felt very tired just playing in the half quarter.
"Damn it!" Duncan whispered in his heart. For the 38-year-old, running around on the court like a lad, his body is indeed a little overwhelming.
As for the Lakers, Nash's situation is similar to Duncan's. Nash is 40 years old, two years older than Duncan, and has a back injury. In the high-intensity confrontation of this kid in the playoffs, Nash can last 20 minutes in a game.
Fortunately, the Lakers do not lack guards. Meeks and Farmar can play as point guards. Although Marshall is a defensive loophole, he is a very good player in bombardment tactics.
The current score is 89 to 83. The Lakers are temporarily leading by 6 points. Although the lead is not much, the rhythm of the game is in the hands of the Lakers.
Whiteside grabbed another rebound, and D'Antoni on the sidelines nodded in satisfaction.
"Whiteside is a nice young man." D'Antoni muttered to himself.
In this game, Whiteside became the key to the victory of the Lakers. Although he had no achievements on the offensive end, he had already grabbed 13 rebounds and contributed 4 blocks. With him on the court, the Spurs Don't dare to attack the inside easily.
Many fans are concerned about the three data points, rebounds and assists. Not many people pay attention to blocks. In the annual statistics of the nba, the average points per game is 30+, the average rebounds can also be twelve or three, and there are many guards with an average of 10 assists per game. Compared with the top blockers, the average blocks per game are also very high. Hard to exceed 3, Howard, a player who is more able to jump, averaged only 2.9 blocks per game in his best season.
Many fans feel that one block is to allow the opponent to score two points less. Even if the average is 3 blocks per game, which means that the opponent scores 6 points less, it is enough to throw in two more three-pointers. But in fact, the role of blocking can not be reflected by statistics.
The big center may not cover a few times in a game, but when he sits at the basket, he can act as a deterrent. For example, when Dayao is on the court, if the opponent wants to make a breakthrough, he will first carefully consider whether he will be covered by Yao's slap. Therefore, Yao has performed well in the season, that is, he averaged 2 blocks per game, and more often when Yao is on the court, his opponents dare not easily attack the basket.
Today's Whiteside played exactly this role. After 4 blocked shots, the Spurs players felt a trace of fear. When they attacked the basket again, they would inevitably appear fearful. Even Duncan shied away from blocking shots like Whiteside.
Whiteside is a player with outstanding physical talent and passion for playing. As long as he doesn't commit a second, any team will welcome him with both hands. There are also many players of this type in the NBA. For example, McGee, such as Stephenson, behave like an All-Star when not committing a second, and when committing a second, it is annoying, and no team wants it. If Whiteside played solidly in his rookie season, he would certainly not even miss the ball.
Whiteside’s sudden outburst broke *Vicci’s deployment before the game. If *Vicci knew that the Lakers had such a shot-blocking king, they would never choose to attack the inside line. For this reason, the Spurs The team lost the first move and the score was always behind.
The game finally entered the final two minutes, the Lakers still held a 7-point lead, and this time, it is often a time for superstars.
Up to now, Duncan has been on the court for more than 36 minutes. He feels a little tired, and he can't even keep up with the rhythm of running. Now Duncan's state is not suitable for offensive with the ball.
Leonard stood up at this moment. When everyone felt that Leonard was just a defensive vanguard, he showed a good offensive ability. It's just that Leonard is responsible for scoring points on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, he has to limit the scoring of Zhang Guan, which is still a bit powerless.
Zhang Guan's three-pointers did not disappoint. At such a critical moment, every three-pointer made by Zhang Guan seemed to give *Vicci a heavy hammer in the chest.
"Are you going to lose?" *Vicci had a look of unwillingness in his eyes. As the Spurs coach, he certainly didn't want to lose at home with a 3-1 lead.
However, as time passed, the Spurs’ hopes of winning became less and less, with 5, 6, and 7 points. The difference between the two sides was always hovering between these numbers. The Lakers could not match the score. The gap widens, and the Spurs will find it difficult to catch up.
The shouts of the fans on the scene are getting louder and louder. They are eagerly expecting that the team can catch up with the score at the last minute and even overtake it. But in the face of a bombarded team, as long as the opponent's shooting percentage does not drop, all the Spurs can do is stalemate.
But stalemate means that time is consumed every minute and every second. The Lakers are eager for time to go faster, but the Spurs can't afford it.
"Substitution, the Spurs are substituting! Danny Green and Mills are on the court!"
The Spurs’ two newly replaced three-pointers both made more than 40% of their three-pointers, especially Danny Green, who averaged 3.2 three-pointers per game, and the offense basically relied on three-pointers.
"The Spurs are trying to shoot three-pointers! But this is normal. They have defended a few consecutively and have not prevented the Zhang Guan from scoring. They can only fight for three-pointers! Oh, Zhang Guan steals and shoots directly to the basket. , Two plus one!"
The audience booed everywhere, but Zhang Guan steadily took the ball in.
"The key to a fatal steal was to hit the city with a two plus one. The point difference suddenly became 9 points. The Spurs needed three three-pointers to tie. And the Lakers had to guarantee three rounds. Not to score."
"In this game, if the Lakers win, the total score will become 2 to 3. The Lakers are only one game behind, and the next game will be played in Los Angeles. The Lakers are likely to score. It equalized to 3 to 3! Do you think the Lakers will stage a black eight miracle?"
"Impossible, the previous Lakers were behind 0-3. No team has ever been able to turn defeat into a victory with a 0-3 behind! Maybe the next game will return to Los Angeles and the Spurs will win away. !"
Amidst people’s discussions, the Spurs still lost 103 to 109 at home to the Lakers. The score in this series has also become 3 to 2, and the Spurs still hold two match points.
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Los Angeles fans never thought that this round of the series would return to Los Angeles. They thought the last game was the last game of the Lakers this season.
However, the Lakers gave Los Angeles a huge surprise. They won the Spurs away and delayed the game to Staples Field.
In the last game, Whiteside became famous in World War I. At least when he returned to Los Angeles, many people could call his name. This made Whiteside feel that even after the season, the Lakers were unwilling to If you renew your contract, you can also win several training camp contracts.
On May 2, the sixth contest between the two sides was held in Los Angeles.
From the score of 0 to 3, to catch up to the score of 2 to 3, and then return to the home court, so that the Lakers fans have a feeling of aftermath. And when the game started again at Staples Arena, the fans dedicated their most enthusiastic performance to the home team.
The entire Staples arena is full of a yellow ocean. All the fans are wearing yellow T-shirts. They waved the Lakers flag. When every player of the Lakers played, they shouted loudly. The name of the player.
This scene has not appeared for many years. The last time Staples became like this was the 2010 Finals when the Lakers faced off against Celtics. The fans at that time were as enthusiastic as this.
In recent years, the Lakers have not played the performance that fans expected, and it is difficult for Staples Arena to reproduce the grand occasion of the year.
But this season, the Lakers, a team sentenced to death, rushed into the playoffs abruptly, making every Los Angeles fan feel a miracle, and now they look forward to a miracle happening again!
It would be a miracle if it can come back after 0 to 3.
Many people don’t believe in miracles, but they are looking forward to miracles. More people want to witness a miracle with their own eyes. Therefore, they came to the home court of the Lakers and they have to witness with their own eyes how the score changes from 0 to 3. It's 3 to 3!
"mvp!mvp!mvp!mvp……"
The moment Zhang Guan held the ball, the audience shouted "mvp" loudly, making the whole arena tremble, and when Zhang Guan scored a goal, the audience stood up and shouted loudly. .
And this is only the first quarter!
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Duncan wiped the sweat from his head. He looked at the audience around him in despair. At this moment, he seemed to be back in the playoffs in 2001. It was the second year of the Lakers dynasty. At that time, the ok combination Unstoppable, the Lakers that year only lost a game when they faced Iverson in the Finals. The rest of the road to promotion was a sweeping sweep, including a 4-0 sweep of the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
The Spurs of that year were the first in the Western Conference in the regular season. However, they were unable to fight back in front of the Lakers. Duncan only remembered that he and David Robinson could not stop the Lakers at home. Live a fierce O'Neill. In that game, he and David Robinson scored a total of 33 points, while O'Neal scored 35 points alone!
The Staples Arena at the time was like this!
At that time, Duncan was just a fledgling young guy, but now Duncan has reached the end of his career. But the home game of the Lakers thirteen years ago is still lingering in his mind. He didn't want to recall the scene that was swept away, but the fans at the scene made him have to remember that scene.
"These people may have the fans of the time, or they may have the children of the fans at the time...This is the home of the Lakers!" Duncan took a deep breath, but the air was full of Lakers fans' desire for victory!
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On May 2, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 111-107 at home. Zhang Guan scored 51 points, and the Spurs also scored in double figures with six players. The two sides fought until the last minute to decide the outcome.
The total score of the two sides has also become a 3 to 3 tie, and then it will enter the seventh game of the tiebreaker. If the Lakers win, it will create a "Black Eight Miracle."
In the history of the nba, there have been five black eight miracles. The Nuggets beat the Sonics in the 1994 playoffs; New York beat the Heat in the 1999 playoffs; the Hornets beat the Mavericks in the 2007 playoffs; the Grizzlies beat the Spurs in 2010 , The 76ers beat the Bulls in 2012. Among the first two black eight miracles, the first round of the playoffs at that time was still five games and three wins, which was much less difficult than seven games and four wins.
However, there has never been a turnaround with 0 to 3 behind. The most recent comeback was in the 2003 playoffs. The Mavericks led the Trail Blazers 3-0, and the Trail Blazers caught up to 3-3. However, in Game 7, the Trail Blazers lost to the Mavericks and ultimately fell short.
In terms of strength, being able to get 3-0 in a series shows that the strength gap between the two sides is relatively large. If you lose one or two games at this time, it may be due to luck, but losing four games in a row, theoretically Analysis is basically unlikely to happen.
The black eight miracle, a 0 to 3 comeback, the next game between the Lakers and the Spurs carries too much, and it is destined to attract the attention of the world.
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The competition has not yet started the media, the media has begun to warm up.
espn asked some experts to conduct a survey. Among the 18 experts, only Magic Johnson voted for the Lakers, and the other 17 experts voted for the Spurs. The Magic's vote is because he used to be a Lakers player, so he will support the Lakers.
Yahoo Sports launched a popular vote. Among the more than 3,000 fans who participated in the vote, fewer than 300 supported the Lakers, and almost all of them were fans in Los Angeles.
Obviously, neither experts nor ordinary fans are optimistic about the Lakers.
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"There are many objective factors for the Lakers to win three games in a row. First of all, two of the three games are the Lakers' home games. We all know that the Lakers' home record this season is very good. As for the away win, it was entirely because the Lakers sent a surprise soldier Whiteside, *Vicci’s tactics happened to be restrained. Returning to San Antonio this time, I think *Vicci will surely play steadily~IndoMTL.com~ Once the Spurs are stable Coming down, the Lakers are afraid there is no chance!"
In the studio, Barkley's "poisonous milk" Spurs is fierce.
"But the Lakers have Zhang Guan, a super scorer after all. He scored 51 points in the last game and helped the Lakers beat the Spurs!" the host asked.
"In the first few rounds of the playoffs, Kobe also scored close to 50 points in San Antonio. Didn't the Lakers still lose to the Spurs?" Barkley asked confidently.
In front of the TV, Zhang Guan pressed the pause button.
"If you can't win by 50 points, then 60 points! If you can't win by 60 points, then 70 points! The big deal I will also have 82 points!" Zhang Guan sighed softly. Sorry to say that it is too late for the pass.
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