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Chapter 80 Counterattack?

Newcomers who have just entered the NBA must not be fooled by Duncan's unchanging poker face. That face with a stiff expression seems to belong to an uncle with a dull mind, but don't expect a shrewd man like him. Duncan, a Wall Street financial businessman, will easily make mistakes. Letting Duncan make mistakes is almost a hypothetical question in the NBA, because he rarely appears.

But Duncan is human too, and he makes inadvertent mistakes, albeit occasionally.However, Lin Yi's smooth deception just now caused this precise robot-like character to make a common-sense error in judgment.

"It turns out that both hands can shoot the ball freely, hehe, this little guy really has enough brains to hit me once." Duncan rubbed the basketball he picked up, and at the same time pulled a weak arc on the corner of his mouth, letting him Man cannot tell what is going on in his heart.Only those who are familiar with him will know whether he is laughing or not. . .Muscles in the face spasm.

The shrewd and experienced poker face was put on by a little guy who was not yet 20 years old when he was defending the basket. What's more interesting was that this opportunity to attack was delivered to Lin Yi himself. Not good, even Popovich babbled on the sidelines.

"He's really a difficult little guy. Who taught him this? He's really cunning." Popovich thought Duncan's blockade just now was a success, but the instant change made him hopeless. Failed, it seems that this No. [-] pick is really a problem.

Duncan will no longer have psychological fluctuations because of a defensive mistake. He is not the boy from the Virgin Islands when he first entered the league. His ability to control his emotions has long been known by the entire league. He won't be called "Stone Buddha" any more, his tenacious nerves and never easily fluctuating emotions have become his hallmarks.

However, Lin Yi's diversification of offensive methods around the basket has begun to make Duncan more alert. An inside opponent who is similar to himself in terms of attack range, height, and strength may be Duncan has not encountered for a long time after Garnett. opponent, and this little guy is very smart, knows how to create opportunities by himself, and is also good at using all opportunities that don't seem to be opportunities for his own use.

However, Duncan, who is known for his calmness, was not irritated by his deceptive attacks as Lin Yi wished, and started a matchup with him. The position attack and the Heat are consuming.

This kind of unappreciative positional attack, which is spurned by many people, can make people watching the game on the sidelines and in front of the TV feel depressed and yawn or even doze off again and again, but it can save the lives of these old people to the greatest extent. Physical exertion.Repeated inside-out, tireless transfer back and forth, the Spurs have always used this rhythm to beat the opponent in the game, simple but practical.

The Spurs games have always been the most boring in the league. The last thing David Stein wants to see is the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons meeting in the finals. That is almost the natural enemy of the ratings. More dull games for defensive powerhouses?Maybe only those black-and-white games in the 50s can match it, but relying on this kind of dullness and boredom, the Spurs have won four championship trophies, and high efficiency on the court is their only survival criterion.

Taking a position near the three-second zone, Duncan repeated his offensive style. He relied on Haslem as his fulcrum and quickly rolled into the penalty area. I'm having the same situation with Bit Thomas.

If Lin Yi chooses to make up the defense immediately at this time, then Duncan will definitely choose to pass the ball directly. If Lin Yi doesn't make up the defense in place, then he will never let go of the chance of singles to the basket.

Duncan now seems to be the command tower of the entire Spurs, and all attacks start from him. Cro Hill and Mason spared no effort to run around the perimeter to find their own shots.

All the defensive energies of Wade, Marion, and Banks were taken away by the interspersed running of these outside killers. The Spurs' outside attack may be the sharpest in the league, and no one dared to ignore their three-pointers.The insiders could only rely on the strength of Lin Yi and Haslem to fight Duncan and Thomas. Duncan never confronted Lin Yi head-on, and he was still avoiding the young and vigorous Lin Yi.

Whether it's inside or outside defense, the Heat's defense has completely followed the Spurs' offensive rhythm. The two sides have been entangled in this way until the end of the first quarter, but they still failed to widen the score gap.

The score on the court was still maintained at such a slight gap of 30:28. The Heat, which led by two points, did not feel at ease. Facing these old people, they still fell behind in some places.

Duncan's big hand on the inside can still block the attack momentum of Wade and Lin Yi. The inside protector is still as hard and stable as a rock. The Spurs' overall defense is complete because of him. The fluency of the first four games.

Sitting in the sideline rest area panting heavily, Lin Yi was held back by Duncan in the past 12 minutes, and this old bone who was almost fine didn't fight him head-on.Instead, he blindly relied on his own experience and continued to attack Haslem, who was not dominant in defense, which made Lin Yi exhausted to defend, but the effect was not obvious. Duncan still scored 4 points, 4 assists and 7 assists. In terms of rebounds, Lin Yi contributed 5 points, 1 rebounds and [-] assist, but the roles of the two players were very different. Duncan led the team, while Lin Yi was unable to defend the opponent's offense.

In fact, it wasn't just Lin Yi who felt tired. In the rest area on the Spurs side, the five starters were panting desperately. This was the first time in the new season that none of the five starters were replaced for a rotation rest.A group of elderly people ran for the full 30 minutes of the first quarter without stopping. For a group of uncles in their [-]s, it was a very severe physical test.

It's not that Popovich doesn't want his players to get enough rest time. The problem is that he has no replacements. If Duncan and Bowen are off the court at the same time, the existence of Wade and Lin Yi will affect the Spurs' internal and external defense. It is said that it is an unbearable attack intensity.

Counting on Thomas and Oberto to defend that nimble little guy, that is nothing short of impossible. Once his inside defense system is crushed by that little guy, then Wade will be able to break through, split the ball, and even Go straight to the Spurs' basket.

Even in the first quarter, when the main players of both sides did not rotate, the Spurs were basically in a state of catching up. At the cost of all the main players without rest time, they could only catch up to the point where the score was two points apart. That's what Popovich worries about the most.

Disadvantages in time, physical strength, and age began to become the biggest shadow in Popovich's mind. The average age of the Spurs as a whole has almost reached the threshold of 30 years old. Almost half of the team's veterans are over 33 years old. The advantage of experience is of course important. , but in terms of staffing, the Spurs, with two fewer generals, have begun to lack the capital for their own rotation.

Unlike Popovich's worries, now Heat coach Spoelstra is more worried about his players' psychological fluctuations in this stalemate.After all, Lin Yi, the main point of the inside attack he relies on, is only under 20 years old. Facing Duncan, who is already mature, once he enters this stage of stalemate, many young people will be unable to restrain their desire to attack. It is easy to be seized by the old-fashioned Duncan.

The coaches on both sides had their own worries, and no one dared to take the step of making substitutions and adjustments easily. The second quarter had already begun, and none of the ten players on both sides had a rest.After [-] minutes of fierce fighting, they continued to step on the field, and the scenes of the first quarter were reproduced in front of the audience. It was still a clear and tasteless attack method, and it was still the rhythm of the game where hand-to-hand combat and dogfighting coexisted.

The Spurs are waiting for the moment when the young Heat will experience emotional fluctuations, and the Heat are waiting for the moment when the old Spurs' physical strength will collapse. Both teams are spending time waiting for the moment of change.

The court seemed to have entered a relatively calm period of time, as if everyone was content with this see-saw rhythm of offense and defense, and no one was willing to stand up to change this deadlocked situation.

Many things are like this sometimes, and unexpected changes always appear at the most peaceful time.

Duncan received a pass from Cro Hill on the inside and leaned on Haslem's body. His turning strength was far from what Haslem could resist, so Haslem directly put his focus on Low guards against Duncan's turn and breakthrough at any time.Even if the opponent's breakthrough method cannot be prevented, it is good to delay Lin Yi's defense. If Lin Yi hadn't frequently defended him in the first quarter, Haslem might have been beaten into a sieve long ago.

But Duncan didn't do what Haslem thought. Instead of turning around and rushing into the penalty area, he jumped directly on the spot, and the basketball in his hand fell directly into the Heat's basket in a parabola.

Lin Yi was not surprised by Duncan's rhythm change. After all, Duncan's way of singles against Haslem is always changing. The gap in height and strength gives Duncan an advantage.

But in the next 2 minutes, Duncan used this kind of mid-range jumper after getting rid of to score two goals consecutively. Choose to attack.The sudden change of rhythm made Lin Yi seem to smell something from it. Is it danger or opportunity?
Is Duncan's sudden counterattack a signal for the Spurs to counterattack?

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