Almighty Athlete Chapter 29: Rookie No. 21
"Must kill! Let's kill!"
The Lakers have jumped off the bench and they are celebrating victory.
However, in the next second, the referee made a time-out gesture. The referee thought the game was not over. They had to determine whether it was a lore or a quasi lore. They had to make sure they entered the ball. When the rim, the time is really over.
The referees gathered around the small screen and watched the video carefully, but the scene was silent. At the scene, in front of the TV, countless people were waiting for the referee's final sentence!
The referee is still confirming and negotiating, and the broadcaster has given a slow motion replay of the goal just now.
"It seems that the ball comes first!"
"Yes, the moment you score, there should be time."
"I will return to the table, I will definitely return to the table, and here is the home of the Spurs, so I will definitely return to the table, the Spurs have a chance!"
The fans on the scene also saw a slow-motion replay on the big screen. This feeling of escape made them instantly boil.
The return to the table is very certain. The three referees have already reached a consensus, but the key is how much time should be given to the Spurs.
0.2 seconds? 0.3 seconds? 0.4 seconds? What is certain is that it is definitely less than 1 second, not even 0.5 seconds.
The referee is extremely cautious. This is the seventh game in the series, and it is the last goal scored in the game. It is also related to the first ever 0 to 3 major overturn. If the controversial penalty is imposed, the slobber of public opinion will drown these referees, so every 0.1 seconds, the referee will carefully consider.
Finally, the referee made a conclusion.
"0.4 seconds! The referee returned to the watch for 0.4 seconds! From the video, it was about this time when the ball was scored. This time the referee's penalty was still very fair." The commentator said.
"0.4 seconds, it was 0.4 seconds! Don’t you forget that the 2004 Western Conference semifinal was also the Lakers vs. Spurs, the same time it was 0.4 seconds! The history is surprisingly similar, but this time It's the Spurs holding the last 0.4 seconds!" the guest beside said suddenly.
Many young fans may have just heard about it from the mouths of their predecessors, and those older fans recalled the scene.
In the 2004 Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers’ F4 team was expected to have high expectations. In the Western Conference semifinals, they met the Spurs who won the championship last year. In the fifth game of the two sides, the battle of the Tianwang Mountain, the distance is over. With 11.5 seconds left, Kobe hit a quasi lore and the Lakers led 72-71. The Spurs' attack was blocked. The last attack only had 5.4 seconds left. Duncan faced O'Neill's defense. When the body was out of balance, the ball was thrown in. The Spurs overtook the score 73-72, leaving the Lakers time It is exactly 0.4 seconds.
Then, it was Fisher’s 0.4 second lore that helped the Lakers win the Battle of the Heavenly King Mountain! That lore, has been praised by fans so far.
The lore is now exactly ten years away. This decade seems to be a reincarnation. Today, the referee gave the Spurs 0.4 seconds, the same time as the Fisher lore ten years ago. .
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0.4 seconds means that the ball will be thrown out immediately after taking the ball, and no time is allowed to stop the ball. That was the case of Fisher’s lore. He did not hesitate to catch the ball after throwing it, and then threw it at the basket. Later, according to slow motion playback, the moment the ball was shot, there was 0.1 seconds left until the end of the game. It takes 0.3 seconds at the fastest from catching to shooting.
At the same time, the Spurs have to face a choice, whether they want two points or three points. The two-pointer scored can be tied, and then the two sides entered overtime. If the three-pointer is scored, the Spurs can directly overtake the score and give the Lakers a counter-attack!
And the Lakers have only one option, which is to guard against threes! If a two-pointer is scored, at most it will be overtime, and if a three-pointer is scored, the Lakers will lose, and it is a farewell to this year's playoffs.
No one can guess what tactics the old fox Popovich will use. A two-pointer looks like it would be bigger. After all, the Lakers’ defense is a three-pointer, but Popovich is also completely It is possible to do the opposite. Even if the Spurs choose a three-pointer, no one will question, because that is Popovich's choice.
The game restarted, and the Lakers replaced the five best athletes, with only 0.4 seconds left. At this time, it’s no longer important what kind of assist defense awareness, supplementary defense awareness, etc., because the Spurs are basically It is impossible to pass the ball again, this is a one-on-one man-to-man defense, and it only needs to be guarded once, so athletic ability has become the most important factor.
Duncan was ready to serve, but before the ball was delivered, Popovich requested a timeout.
"Popovich used this service to test the defensive deployment of the Lakers. A short timeout of 20 seconds was enough for Popovich to arrange new tactics." The commentator said.
The 20-second short pause was fleeting and the players returned to the court again, and this time the serve was replaced by Ginobili.
The referee’s whistle sounded, and the Spurs players immediately scattered and rushed towards the open space.
I saw Danny Green running back, and suddenly there was a space to catch the ball.
"Be careful of Green!"
As soon as the words fell, Bezmore gave the gap to Feng Chu, and at the same time, Leonard bowed down and extended his arm to catch the ball.
"Leonard has a chance!"
At this moment, Ginobili threw the ball out. Instead of throwing the ball out, he threw it directly in the direction of the basket.
"High pitch? Is it an air relay!"
Parker suddenly bent down, rushed out of the gap, rushed towards the basket, and then jumped up.
"It's Parker? Is it Parker's air relay! Playing the air relay with the point guard, who can think of this tactic, only Popovich!"
Whiteside immediately rushed over, and he believed that with his height and wingspan and bouncing, Parker would never get the ball.
But Parker is just a trap, he is to attract the attention of the Lakers. Another person jumped high, he appeared in the air, intercepted the basketball in the air with one hand, and then gently supported, basketball turned into a beautiful arc and flew to the basket.
On the tall back, there was a number like this: 21!
It is the No. 21 rookie of the Spurs, Tim Duncan!
He completed this attack with an air-relay one-handed throw.
basketball is still flying in the air, but the lights on the backboard frame are on.
"Oops!" Gasol turned his head and looked at the trajectory of basketball flying in the air. Gasol could feel it by instinct alone, and he was afraid that the goal had been scored.
"Poof!" basketball accurately entered the basket.
"Goed in! The goal was scored! A 0.4 second goal, Duncan, Duncan, he saved the Spurs!"
"Same as ten years ago, a 0.4 second goal. Ten years ago, the Lakers knocked down the Spurs with 0.4 seconds, and today, ten years later, the Spurs gave the Lakers a heavy blow in the same way. It’s a pity that it’s a two-pointer. If it’s a three-pointer, the Lakers are going home!”
"Is this what the Lakers are paying for the lore ten years ago? The same 0.4 seconds, the same goal. But today God seems to have given the Lakers a ray of hope, 135 to 135, next is Overtime!"
"Overtime, this wonderful contest, finally to enter overtime!"
The scene instantly fell into a tumult, the fans jumped up excitedly, they cheered and jumped, they were even more fortunate, Duncan pulled the Spurs back from the edge of death, the kind of smooth aftermath Pleasure, the kind of heartbeat that scores at the last moment, is really difficult to describe in words.
The Lakers are frustrated. They never expected that in 0.4 seconds, the Spurs turned over and the cooked duck flew away!
D'Antoni sighed a long time. There is really no way to meet a player like Duncan. This is the ability of superstars. They can't be made possible. For a coach, if he meets the super-level performance of a superstar, he may only pray that his luck is just as good.
And this time Popovich’s tactical arrangement was indeed good enough. Ginobili served, Parker attracted Whiteside’s attention, and Duncan completed the shot with an air relay throw, GDP combination. The coordination of this attack was completed perfectly.
D'Antoni forcibly regained his spirit. He opened his mouth to comfort his team members: "It's okay, the game is not over yet, we still have a tie, and there is overtime. By that time, we must beat the Spurs!"
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"Don’t be too happy first, we haven’t won yet, we are just entering overtime now!" Popovich’s face was still cold, and his words were like a pot of cold water pouring in The Spurs players' minds calmed them down instantly.
The Spurs fighting at home should be less fearful of overtime. Everyone knows about playing at home. The longer you play, the better the home team will have. But another factor that the Spurs have to consider is age.
The Spurs are younger indeed. IndoMTL.com~ The "Mediterranean" on Ginobili's head is what makes people feel lamentable. As for the No. 21 rookie, they are all 38 years old, making him play for more than 40 minutes in the high-intensity playoffs, it is really difficult for some strongmen.
It is said that the Spurs' substitutes can be similar to the starting players. The replacements have the same effect as the starting players, but when the time comes to the point, they still have to rely on the "old age" GDP combination.
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"The thin and dead camel is bigger than the horse! The Spurs are really worthy of the top team, Popovich is also the top NBA coach. At least in the tactical game just now, D'Antoni was defeated. Popovich..." Zhang Guan looked across, the Spurs' GDP combination was still on the court, and the other two players were Leonard and Danny Green.
"And Duncan, is this guy really 38 years old? No. 21 rookie, this title really deserves its name..."
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Ball jumping, overtime officially started. (To be continued., Your support is my biggest motivation.) 17-02-2704:07:01