Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 173
With a huge advantage in the first quarter, the momentum of the Spurs was suppressed again and declined again and again.

The benches of the two teams are very different. On the Lakers bench, there is cheers, while the Spurs are all downcast.

Although they won the last game, it was very difficult to win, exhausting their last bit of energy.

The most obvious performance is that Duncan was empty-handed at the basket and was thrown up by him. This has never happened in the entire regular season.

Seeing this situation, Popovich was very helpless. The team's defensive gate was sent off, and the main players were exhausted in the last game. They fell behind by 24 points in the first quarter, which was simply one-sided.

After working hard for a season, I still can't break the curse of not being able to win the championship in even-numbered years, and there is no hope of consecutive championships.

"Hey!" Popovich sighed.

With a wave of his hand, all the main players were replaced, and Phil's operation was the same, replacing Odom on the field and leading the bench.

The Spurs' substitutes who wanted to fight back, and the substitutes led by Odom, fought hard again, and did not relax at all because of the huge lead in the first quarter.

He still defended with all his strength when he came up, and did not give any chance to make an easy shot at all.

The first crazy performance aroused their desire to win.I secretly told myself that the victory in the Western Conference Finals belongs to us, and we are here in the finals.

"Kenny, let's look forward to the finals, shall we?" Barkley watched the game without any suspense, and started a new topic.

"At present, there is not much suspense about the result of this game. The Spurs spent their last bit of strength in the last game. The main players lacked physical strength and the huge point difference crushed them." Smith regretted. said with emotion.

The Western Conference finals, which was originally thought to be a battle between dragons and tigers, has now been beaten.

"The Eastern Conference Finals is now 2:2, and the next game will be played against Tianwangshan in Boston. What do you think of this round of the series?" Barkley asked.

It's so rare that the Western Conference Finals, the guest commentator, still have time to talk about the Eastern Conference Finals.

"Director Zhang, can you say that this round of the Lakers series has ended early?" Yu Jia looked at the situation on the court and felt that the game could no longer attract fans.

"Yes, according to the trend of this game, plus Li Tian regained his touch, and returned to Los Angeles for the next game, I think all the Lakers players will not give up this opportunity and will definitely keep the victory in Los Angeles." Zhang said the guide.

"The Lakers' three-point rain ended the suspense of the game in the first quarter. Let's analyze why this happened?" Yu Jia asked.

"With such a situation, it is not difficult to understand. The Spurs have experienced more games than the Lakers in the playoffs this season. They fought with all their strength in the last game and won the game, but the physical strength of the main players is not one.

The most obvious thing is that Gasol pulled the outside line to shoot a three-pointer. Duncan looked at it and didn't even have the idea of ​​following up.

Coupled with the return of Li Tian's three-pointer feeling, which opened up the space, Fisher, Kobe and Gasol also hit three-pointers. The Lakers players felt hot, and it was too difficult to chase points. "

The same scene is staged in different live broadcast rooms.

"How does it feel for Lee to regain his touch?" Good friend Gasol stepped forward and asked.

"It's great, the touch has returned, and your assists are going to rise again." The state is back, and the chat is quite relaxed.

"Paul, your three-pointer is so handsome." The performance was good, and everyone began to compliment each other, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

The Spurs came off the bench and failed to narrow the point difference. Phil and Popovich knew that this was the Western Conference Finals, and it was impossible for the team's stars to sit off the court all the time.

With 4 minutes left in the second quarter, there was a tacit understanding, and they were all up and down.

"Li Tian appeared together with the starter. Is this a signal that he will be the team's starter during the finals?" Yu Jia keenly noticed this change.

Many people are because of Odom's excessive physical exertion, but Yu Jia has studied it carefully, and Li Tian and the starters have more time to appear together than Odom. Except for the normal starting time, at other times, Li Tian Basically, they appear on the stage with Kobe and Gasol, and the skier stays off the field at critical moments.

"Haha, there is such a possibility. Phil is a bold coach. It's not that he doesn't like to use rookies, but that he hasn't met any outstanding rookies. Now that he meets Li Tian, ​​he will definitely increase his appearances without hesitation. Time." Director Zhang analyzed.

Then he continued, "But in a few days, we will know whether he will be mentioned as a starter."

Director Zhang feels that what Li Tian lacks now is a breakthrough. Although he has seen him use a three-threat breakthrough before, the usage rate tells him that this is not his conventional weapon.

The Spurs started the field, and the quiet AT&T Center regained a little life.

"Come on!" The shouting gradually resumed.

"Let's drown out the noise again." Bryant yelled at all the players before going on the field.

Parker stepped forward to pick and roll, Yaodao faced Fisher's defense, made a one-step pass, and hit the basket. Li Tian stepped forward to defend, and Ginobili, who was flying in the air, bypassed the defense at the last moment and gave the ball to the basket. Duncan, throwing himself to the ground.

Gasol stepped forward to defend, and Duncan turned over and hit the board again, and hit again.

Going back to see Duncan has already made a shot, seeing that there is no hope of returning to defense, looking at Ginobili who threw himself out, he still chooses to protect Ginobili.

Hold Ginobili so that the opponent will not fall to the ground.

"Thank you!" Ginobili said. He didn't expect that Li Tian would protect him. After all, this was on the court, and the two teams were fighting for the chance to enter the finals.

"It's okay, I will keep in touch when I have the opportunity." Seeing Duncan hitting the board again, he turned and left after speaking.

Ginobili stood firm, slightly dazed.

"Damn it!" Duncan complained. He had thought about poaching Li Tian before, but now, the other party started to seduce his general.

"Don't think too much, but he's not as annoying as you said before." Ginobili said, but the more he thought about it, the more interesting he was.

The Lakers' offense did not hit consecutive shots like they did in the first quarter; the Spurs' main players had enough rest time, their physical strength recovered, and their shooting percentage was pulled back to the average level.

The two teams played back and forth offensively, but the Spurs' point difference never brought the score too close.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 65:46, and the point difference was narrowed by the Spurs to within 20 points.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Phil did not relax because of the huge point difference between the two teams.

"There must be no relaxation, as long as the game is not over, there cannot be any relaxation.

In the second quarter, if you relax a little bit, you will be overtaken by the Spurs by 5 points. Don't relax anymore, and improve the defense again. Whoever dares to relax again, don't blame me for putting him on the bench. "Phil was like a basin of ice water, waking everyone up.

"Defense, defense, defense." Shouted three times, all the players left the locker room, and the second half began.

The Spurs home team locker room.

"Look at you, do you have the appearance of defending champions, this is at home, this is the game of the Western Conference Finals.

The game is only halfway through, so muster up your courage, the second half will start again, we want to win this game, the finals, the championship is our only goal. "Although Popovich knew that it was impossible to win the game, he didn't want to lose the game so uselessly.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers players, as if the game had just started, gave people the feeling that their physical strength had no limits.

It's as if everyone has had chicken blood.

They started the game with a strong defense. Although Popovich's chicken soup during the halftime break restored their momentum, but seeing such a Lakers team, the momentum that just got up was instantly suppressed again.

Strong defense, the Spurs' offense was crushed.

Fisher steals Parker's breakthrough, counterattacks quickly, and has cooperated with Kobe for many years, and they have a perfect understanding.

With a finger pointing at the basket, the basketball was thrown high into the air.

"Touch!" A tomahawk-style dunk.

"Ah!" He clenched his fists and roared angrily, telling everyone that the bloodthirsty Mamba would take away the victory.

Although the Spurs played back and forth in the first few minutes, they were still a little powerless in the face of a fierce defense. After 6 minutes of playing, the score was opened again, and it was fixed at 78:56, and the point difference returned to 20 points. .

Popovich is ready to make the last game and arranges Ginobili to appear on the stage.

At this time, Yaodao stepped forward, made a three-point shot from outside, and made a steady hit.

Looking back, Kobe made a mid-range shot, Duncan grabbed a defensive rebound, and Yaodao made another three-pointer.

He scored two three-pointers in a row.

"The Spurs started the last game, Manu Ginobili scored two three-pointers, Phil needs to let Lee play." Barkley roared.

"Yes, the Spurs, who are so far behind, hope to close the score to within 10 points in the third quarter, otherwise they have no hope in the fourth quarter." Smith nodded.

"Li, to replace the skier, we must suppress the momentum of the Spurs." Phil said lightly.

"Haha, take a look, Phil and I have a good understanding." Barkley said with a smile.

Seeing Li Tian appearing on the stage, Duncan's heart tightened and he must hold on.

Called his teammates to his side and said, "We must not give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer."

This is the real decisive moment.

But the Lakers did not give the Spurs any chance.

It was an assist when he came on the field. Fisher made a three-pointer. As soon as he caught the ball, he was double-teamed and sent the ball out.

"Answer ball." Fisher returned a three-pointer.

The spurs that were just about to take off were pressed down again.

Ginobili continued to break through and was intercepted by Kobe.

Li Tianxia made a fast break, received a pass from Kobe, and made an alley-oop dunk.

"Touch!" The basket was buckled a little crooked by him.

The small climax of 5:0 ruined the Spurs' counterattack.

Duncan hit the iron, Gasol grabbed the rebound, and Fisher threw the ball high into the air after half court.

"Touch!" It was another dunk, but this time the dunk was replaced by Kobe.

Next, the Spurs never launched a decent counterattack.

In the last quarter, all of them came off the bench directly. With a 25-point difference, the exhausted Spurs had no choice but to give up.The hope of winning this game was gone after Li Tian appeared on the stage.

The Lakers defeated the Spurs at 110:93 in a devastating manner.

In the whole game, Kobe scored a game-high 28 points; Li Tian, ​​who recovered his touch, scored 24 points; Gasol only scored 13 points because he fought Duncan at the basket.The Lakers had 5 players in double figures and won a hearty victory.

The big score came to 3:1, and the Spurs had already stood on the edge of the cliff.

(End of this chapter)