NBA: One S-level skill per game

Chapter 200
The moment Duncan just passed the ball, a hand appeared in front of him and intercepted the ball he just passed.

"Farke, I now suspect that Li Chen is the one who studies psychology, not Tim." Barkley complained.

"Charles, I feel the same way. He clearly understood Tim's psychological research. This is not the first time. When Li Chen first entered the league, I still clearly remember his regular season game with the Jazz." Kenny Smith sighed.

"Kenny, look, I bet this game will be the most exciting finals ever."

Something happened again on the court. Just when Li Chen successfully intercepted Duncan, Parker suddenly rushed out and intercepted Li Chen.

Parker's sudden appearance caught Li Chen off guard.

But he reacted quickly. When the ball was lost, he immediately took counter-attack measures.

Before Parker could hold the basketball firmly, Li Chen stole the ball again with quick hands and eyes.

Parker, who had just won the ball, had joy on his face for an instant. The ball changed hands in the blink of an eye, which gave him an unreal feeling.

Of course Parker was not willing to give in, so he also imitated Li Chen and started to counter-steal.

At the same time, Duncan also rushed towards Li Chen and Parker attacked Li Chen.

There is a saying that says that the same moves have no effect on the Golden Saint.

Just now, Li Chen was careless and was taken advantage of by Parker. Now he was already on guard. If he was still intercepted, he would be a fool.

I saw that when Li Chen was not forming a double-team between the two, he just glanced and had the target of passing the ball.

I saw him quickly passing the ball to Jr Smith.

After receiving the ball, Jr. ran towards his frontcourt like a wild dog.

But at this moment, a figure caught up with Jr. Smith in the blink of an eye. This person was none other than Manuquinobili, who had just come back.

At the same time, seeing Ginobili follow, Jr. Smith glanced at Ginobili, his little eyes seemed to say: "Are you here to see me dunk?"

At this moment, the two of them seemed to resonate.Manu Ginobili rarely understood Jr. Smith's eye contact.

Farke, this bastard actually talked trash to him. Ginobili was furious. You know, after being cheated by Jr. Smith, he was suffocating in his heart.

Now that Jr. Smith is provoking, how can the young and energetic Ginobili not be angry?
So when Jr. Smith wanted to go for a layup, he grabbed Jr. Smith's jersey.

As a result, Jr. Smith fell to the ground.

You must know that this is Madison Square Park in New York. Manu Ginobili's intentional foul caused the entire Madison Square Park to boo.

At this time, the referee's whistle sounded and Ginobili was given a first-level flagrant foul.

Jr. Smith gets the two-throw rule.

At the beginning, Ginobili received a first-level flagrant foul and Popovich's face turned green with anger.

The grumpy old man immediately called a timeout, and then cursed Ginobili for a minute and a half.

Good guy, he is indeed a famous coach with personality, he scolded Ginobili to the point of doubting his life.

After a while, Ginobili was finally relieved because the timeout was over.

At the same time, Jr. Smith was very good and made two free throws.

The Knicks opened the game with a 4-0 lead over the Spurs.

Moreover, the ball still belongs to the Knicks. It can be said that the Spurs lost the Lady and lost troops at the beginning.

As for Jr. Smith, he started to fall to the ground and pretended to be a dead dog on the ground. After the referee gave Ginobili a first-level flagrant foul, his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer painful, and he could walk with more energy. , which made the Knicks team doctor a little speechless.

Crawford served Li Chen from the penalty line.

Li Chen dribbled the ball through the frontcourt, cooperated with Wang Zhizhi in a pick-and-roll, and broke through to the basket.

Muhammad and Duncan flanked Li Chen, and he used his personal ability to force a layup.

He caused Mohammed to foul inside, and the [Magic Ball] skill was triggered, and Li Chen scored 2+1.

At the same time, the fans cheered loudly when they saw Li Chen score a difficult 2+1.

Li Chen stood on the free throw line, "Whoa!" The basketball passed through the net steadily.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Knicks beat the Spurs to a 7-0 spurt.

Popovich couldn't sit still in the Spurs dugout and called a timeout again.

In the TNT live broadcast room.

"Haha! Popovich really has character and called two timeouts in a row."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "The Knicks showed a strong desire to attack at the beginning, especially Li Chen. The difficult layup just now was so beautiful."

"Kenny, you must know that my idol's nickname is Lucky Son!"

Hearing Barkley's words, Kenny Smith also laughed. There is really no explanation for luck.

After returning from the timeout, the Spurs launched a sharp counterattack. Parker broke through and scored, and caused a foul on Alan Houston's thugs, and was beaten to a 2+1.

The Knicks attack.

Li Chen once again broke through Bowen's defense and successfully broke through to the basket. Under Duncan's full defense, he cleverly passed the ball to Crawford at the baseline three-point line.

Under Parker's forward pressure, Crawford raised his hand and dropped the knife, and the basketball went hollow into the net.

However, at this time, Parker went to the referee to argue that Crawford had stepped on the line with the ball just now.

After a while, the referee watched the replay and found that Crawford had indeed stepped on the line.

9-3 The Knicks still lead the Spurs by six points.

Next, Ginobili hit two consecutive three-pointers to help the Spurs equalize the score.

The game then entered a stalemate, and the high-intensity defense caused the shooting percentages of both teams to drop a lot.

At the end of the first quarter, Ginobili hit another three-pointer from outside the three-point line, a buzzer-beating three-pointer, helping the Spurs lead the Knicks 25-23.

During the interval, Alvin Gentry laid out the tactics for the second quarter.

In the first quarter, the Knicks' defensive intensity was not strong enough, so they failed to hold on to their lead until the end.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter, Li Chen accurately caught Bowen's defensive mistake and hit a three-pointer. At the same time, Bowen fouled and scored a 3+1, successfully leading the score.

Li Chen stood on the free throw line. He took a long breath, calmed his mind, and then steadily shot the basketball in his hand.

"Whoa!" The basketball passed through the net accurately.

36 to 34, the Knicks once again took the lead.

At the same time, the Knicks' defensive intensity also increased significantly, causing consecutive mistakes by the Spurs.

But at the same time, the Knicks' offense was unsatisfactory, and several of Li Chen's passes failed to turn into points.

Alvin Gentry was hesitant on the sidelines. He wanted to call a timeout and rearrange his offensive tactics, but he had limited ink in his stomach and didn't know what to do.

So, he returned to his seat with a calm expression as if the old god was there and everything was under control.

This scene happened to be seen by Popovich in the Spurs dugout. At this time, he was muttering in his heart, why can this guy Alvin be so calm? Does he have any backup plans?
No, I had to be cautious, so he began to observe the situation on the court at all times.

At the same time, the Spurs have been unable to seize the period when the Knicks' shooting percentage dropped and widened the score, which made Popovich very dissatisfied.

So, he started cursing outside the sideline and finally asked for a timeout.Popovich first cursed and then began to lay out offensive tactics.

The Knicks' Alvin Gentry's tactics are very direct and brutal.

"Chen, you have to attack more, we need to score."

Li Chen nodded, but he was complaining in his heart. Without [Unfettered] and [God's Blessing], his teammates would be really weak!Especially jr, the nerve knife.

After the timeout ended, Parker cooperated with Duncan on the court in a pick-and-roll.

With the help of Duncan's screen, he successfully hit a mid-range shot, and the Spurs tied the score again at 36-36.

The Knicks were not to be outdone, and Li Chen broke through the basket again.

His effort once again attracted the attention of most of the Spurs' defense.

This time Li Chen did not insist on forcing a three-pointer, but passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi.

After receiving the ball, Wang Zhizhi threw the ball before Duncan assisted in defense, but he still underestimated the ability of the man who would later be known as the No. [-] power forward in NBA history.

Although Duncan was a step too late and failed to block Wang Zhizhi's shot, his fingertips still touched the basketball.

Boom!The basketball hits the hoop.

Duncan turned around to grab the rebound, but at this moment, Li Chen jumped high and grabbed this precious rebound.

Duncan rushed towards Li Chen again.

At this time, Li Chen also had a stubborn temper. He did not shoot and passed it to Wang Zhizhi again.

Duncan was speechless. Even though he graduated with a master's degree in psychology, he couldn't understand Li Chen's brain circuit this time.

It's so unreasonable, this ball shouldn't be passed!

Unexpectedly, Duncan failed to jump up again to block Wang Zhizhi this time. He just stretched out his hand symbolically.

Bang!The basketball hit the rim hard again and bounced up, but Wang Zhizhi seemed to have good luck, and finally the basketball fell into the net again.

38 to 36, the Knicks once again led the Spurs by two points.

As time passed by, the scores of the two teams continued to rise alternately, and the game remained stalemate.

When the first half reached its final stage, there were 3 seconds left on the clock.

The Knicks trailed the Spurs by one point, 53-54.

The Knicks had one offensive chance left.

Li Chen never forgot his goal, so he decided to give this ball to Jr. Smith.

He passed a long pass to Jr. Smith who was eager to take a shot near the midline.

After Jr. Smith received the ball, he threw it out without hesitation. The basketball drew a beautiful arc and fell toward the backboard.

When the basketball crashed into the net, Madison Square Park erupted in cheers.

With the help of Li Chen, Jr. Smith scored this incredible three-pointer from the air. Since then, the Knicks have led 56-54 in the first half.

In the second half of the game, the Spurs gradually found their offensive rhythm.

Parker continuously used changes of direction to break through the Knicks' defense, and Duncan showed strong dominance in the interior.

At the same time, other Spurs players also performed well. Ginobili was very active on the outside and hit consecutive three-pointers. The outstanding performance of the two helped the Spurs overtake the score.

For the Knicks, Li Chen also frequently used breakthroughs and passes to create opportunities to help the Knicks cling to the score.The two sides continued the stalemate in the first half, with the scores rising alternately.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs led 74 to 71.

During the intermission between the third and fourth quarters, Alvin Gentry decided to put Ariza back on the court after almost resting.

Alan Houston made consecutive mistakes, and he knew that he really couldn't play anymore, so as a last resort, he could only replace Ariza, who was more reliable in defense.

After entering the fourth quarter, both sides tried their best and the confrontation became more intense. The game has reached its climax now.

Knicks fans were also nervous, with some female fans even praying.

At the same time, the actions of players on both sides are getting bigger and bigger, especially Ginobili and Jr. Smith, two guys who have had problems with each other, committed five fouls together.

Even Li Chen, who doesn't commit many fouls, committed three fouls.

Duncan four times, let’s put it that way!Players on the court basically have four fouls.

However, there were two surprises. One was Li Chen, who committed three fouls. The other person was absolutely beyond everyone's expectations. This person was Bowen.

Now both teams are desperate, especially Li Chen. Every time he attacks, he is like a suicide squad, rushing in with two or three people on his back.

Bowen grinned every time he was hit by Li Chen. He couldn't figure out why Li Chen, who didn't look very strong, was so strong that he could compete with James.

However, Popovich saw Bowen's inaction, so he decisively called a timeout.

After a while, Popovich shouted: "Bruce, the Spurs need you to show your true defensive strength."

Bowen nodded vigorously and said, "Coach, I understand." As he spoke, a ferocious and ruthless look appeared on his face.

Seeing this scene, Popovich was very satisfied.

After returning from the timeout, Duncan caused consecutive fouls in the low post, and the Spurs widened the point difference to 5 points through free throws.

The Knicks caught up and Li Chen hit a three-pointer with a pull-up jumper. The Knicks narrowed the point difference to 2 points.At this time, there are only 2 minutes left in the game.

At the same time, Popovich wanted to rush onto the court and give it. Bowen, a bastard, promised well at the time, but collapsed as soon as he arrived on the court.

Thinking of this, Popovich couldn't help but remind loudly: "Bruce, guard against Li Chen."

Li Chen has a very good ear. After hearing what Popovich said, he paid attention to it in his heart.

Then, he looked at Bowen somewhere, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up in a meaningful arc.

It was like a devil's smile, making little Bowen tremble.

At the same time, the Spurs strengthened their defense and successfully prevented the Knicks' offense.

On the offensive end, the French sports car Parker once again played a key role. He used his speed advantage to cause damage in the interior.

The Knicks adopted a double-team defense, but could not effectively break it. This made Alvin Gentry a little helpless, so the old man lay flat.

Anyway, the Knicks have three wins, so he doesn't believe that the Spurs can also create a miracle of 3-4.

With one minute left in the game, the Spurs led the Knicks 1-94.

The Knicks requested a timeout.

This timeout is first to allow the players to breathe slowly, and secondly to plan the offensive tactics for the next minute.

In fact, Alvin Gentry's tactic is to give the ball to Li Chen.

As expected, Alvin Gentry said next: "Chen, next, you will be the main attacker." After thinking about it, he reminded again; Chen, now is the critical moment for you, so don't pass the ball anymore.

The corner of Li Chen's mouth twitched slightly, but he finally nodded.

At this time, the game has entered a fever pitch, and the winner is about to be announced.

(End of this chapter)