Standing pretty old

Chapter 114

After the start of the second half, Ruan Erniu also gradually came to his senses.

He worked harder than before, and he also beat the long-established Daidai in the matchup. As usual, at this time, the Eagles should at least tie with the Spurs, but this is not the case.

"You hesitate, rookie!" Dadai held the ball with his back in the low position. After saying this, he turned around beautifully. Ruan Erniu's defense was not in place, but Daidai still hit with a difficult left hand. Cricket, take two runs.

Even if he is blown away, this guy can play a few balls anytime and anywhere with his physical talent and basketball IQ.

Ruan Erniu directly dribbled the ball across the half court unhappily, passed it to Johnson, and asked for the ball in the low post again.

Then he continued to hit Deng Dadai with his back, and after successfully chipping away at his opponent, he made a split dunk against Oberto!
AND-ONE!Ruan Erniu made a free throw and scored 3 points!
Popovich wiped his face subconsciously on the sidelines, and said to his assistant coach Mike Budenholzer worriedly: "Even if Kraft Nguyen is a rookie, his scoring ability is too strong. .If there is only one game in the playoffs, I don't have the confidence to win this Eagles!"

Budenholzer laughed: "No problem, Greg, they can't play new tricks!"

Parker once again dribbled the ball past Johnson in one step. The Eagles' point guard defense problem has not been resolved since the beginning of the season. Such an obvious shortcoming naturally becomes the target of concentrated attack when encountering a master .

Ruan Erniu rushed out, Parker flicked the ball to Oberto in the low post, and the Argentine made a low post.

Jon Jonson is attacking with the ball, facing Bruce Bowen's entanglement, he is struggling to find the answer.

"Bang!", "Bang!", "Bang!"

The basket rejected this persistent player again and again.

As a defender, Bowen himself averaged no more than 6 points per game. Today, he scored 4 points before the third quarter was over. He basically completed the task.

And what about Jijisen, who averaged 20+ per game?So far, he has only scored 8 points, and 2 of them came from free throws.

The second attack point was abolished, and the Eagles could no longer find a substitute for a stable scoring point.In the past, at this time, it was the time for Jon Jonson to keep scoring and take over the game, but tonight he was helpless.

Jon Jonson understood that even if he gave Bowen a technical foul or even a malicious foul, he couldn't recover his touch immediately.So, he had to hand over the ball again.

Ruan Erniu's space was further compressed, and he had to raise the high position to catch the ball.

This is not so much the Spurs' overall defensive strength, but rather the result of Er Niu's teammates repeatedly missing shots, which put too little defensive pressure on the Spurs.

It was the first time that Ruan Erniu had such a difficult game, even in the match against the Celtics, he had never felt this way.The defending champion is indeed strong, even up to now, as smart as Ruan Erniu, they still haven't been able to crack their defensive strategy.

However, thankfully, the Spurs' shooting percentage in this quarter also dropped.

Although the young Eagles were stunned on the offensive end, but after gaining a foothold, they themselves did a very effective defensive end.

Duncan and Ginobili misfired at the same time in this quarter, and Parker also reduced the number of singles in order to allocate his energy reasonably.

At 22:23, the Eagles recovered 1 point in a single quarter.

At the end of the three quarters, at 83:73, the Eagles trailed by 10 points and entered the final quarter.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Erniu Ruan on the bench suddenly understood something. He looked at the technical statistics on the screen, and then asked Larry Drew next to him: "I played three quarters. Any assists?"

Larry Drew went to the statistics desk to ask, and the result was, not once!

Ruan Erniu suddenly realized, and only then did he understand why Mr. Great Basic Skills deliberately provoked him in the third quarter.

This seemingly loyal man really couldn't believe it, he just didn't want Er Niu to realize that he had already lost contact with his teammates.This is the fundamental reason why the Eagles' overall offense has not improved.

Deng Daidai is not a good person!

Ruan Erniu put his arms around Jiongsen's shoulder and said, "We were deceived by the Spurs. They want to cut off the chemical reaction between us!"

Jiong Jisen also understood immediately, patted Ruan Erniu on the back and said: "Very good, the outcome is not yet decided, we still have to fight!"

The game restarted, and Jon Jonsen held the ball for halftime.

Ruan Erniu did not hesitate to mention the high position as a screen for him. After pushing Bowen to the floor, he received a pass from Jon Jonson and made a beautiful "" in the air" against Duncan's defense. "Washing machine turn around" (360-degree turn around people, the signature move of Peak Melon), and then lick the basket successfully.

In the following time, it was time for Jiong Jisen to perform.

Ruan Erniu no longer insists on single-handedly fighting insiders.He helped Jon Jonson get rid of the damn Bowen again and again.

Whether facing a misplaced inside defender or an open space, Jon Jonson finally ushered in an explosion in a critical quarter. He used his stable mid-range shots to continuously close the score.

Popovich even called two timeouts, but failed to stop Jon Jonson's scoring performance.

88:86, only the last 3 minutes left in the game.

No one can guarantee who will be the final victor. Atlanta's home fans are also extremely excited. As long as they are still watching from the sidelines, 80% of them stand up, fearing to miss this final decisive battle.

"Defense! Defense! Defense! Don't give your opponent a chance to breathe!" Woodson roared during the timeout.

"Defense! Defense! Defense! Upper legs, XX's upper legs, fuck them!" Popovich also roared.

Don't be surprised, in the American basketball world, even if it is unsportsmanlike, some people will still do it in order to win.Of course, if all this happened in the Celestial Dynasty, please be prepared to be criticized verbally and in writing.

So the question is, is Bowen really a born villain?This is not necessarily the case!

The Atlanta people finally found the key to breaking the game, but this does not mean that the Spurs have no way to fight back.

At the critical moment, Manu Ginobili became the Spurs' killer.

Facing the joint blocking of Jiongsen and Ruan Erniu, his serpentine breakthrough made another contribution and scored 2 points in the crack, 90:86.

囧囧sen used the pick-and-roll to break through and then passed the ball to the 20-foot Ruan Erniu, who made a mid-range shot, 90:88.

Tony Parker singles Anthony Johnson, 92:88.
Ruan Erniu took Deng Dadai alone, and then passed to Marvin Williams after attracting double-teams. Marvin hit 2 points open, 92:90.

The Spurs ran the ball smoothly. Parker, Bowen, Duncan, and Ginobili completed the pass and catch successively. Finally, Ginobili hit a 3-pointer against the lunar eclipse, which was not in place, 95:90.

This is a fatal blow, with only 26 seconds left in the game. In theory, in regular time, the Eagles have almost no chance of winning.Because, it is impossible for them to complete an attack in only 2 seconds.

囧囧sen used the pick-and-roll to score 2 points with a difficult layup. 95:92.

And only 15 seconds left.

Eclipse then fouled Parker and the Gauls made two free throws to make it 97:92 with 13 seconds left.

囧囧sen failed to make a strong 3-pointer, Ruan Erniu went into the rebound and made a layup, 97:94 with 7 seconds left.

Anthony Johnson fouled Parker, who made 2 of 1 free throws, 98:94, with 5 seconds left.

囧囧sen was strictly guarded against, Lunar Eclipse had to make a hasty shot, and Ruan Erniu failed to grab this outrageous rebound.

After Ginobili got a rebound from the far end, he ran up the court, and the Hawks failed to catch him in the end.

At 98:94, the Eagles fell at the last moment and ushered in their third loss of the season.

(End of this chapter)