Chapter 837: Lore Spur
It is very likely that when the time comes, Libit and Lee Kim will break the record held by O'Neal Jr. as the youngest player to be drafted in the NBA.
O'Neill Jr. was born in October 1978 and participated in the draft in June 1996, when he was just over 17 and a half years old......
And the two boys of the Richard family advanced this record by a full year and a half, and it is unlikely that anyone will be able to break this record in the future.
Unless someone is so mad that they let their child skip a grade in order to break this record, and they have to guarantee that they will be selected in the draft, this is undoubtedly a smaller event than the odds of winning the lottery.
There is no doubt that these two kidts are definitely a special case within a special case, no one has been selected in the draft at a younger age than them before, and there will certainly be no one in the future.
Many Los Angeles media have made a lot of noise about these two boys, resulting in almost no one in the United States now ignoring Richard's two sons.
"Clay, come on!"
"Rudy, come on!"
The two boys shouted and cheered for the Clippers players on the court.
With the final minute of the game, the two points leading the Clippers didn't really mean anything, because the next step was the Spurs' offensive round.
Richard stood on the sidelines, quietly watching the game on the field.
In the offensive round of the Spurs, they played unhurriedly, quite calmly, and did not get frizzy at all because the game was about to end.
Even the young players on the field are very stable.
Richard looked at Popovich opposite, and secretly admired in his heart, this ability to adjust is really enviable.
Eventually, Parker passed the ball to Jimmy Butler, with just five seconds left before their offensive round ended.
Jimmy Butler made a three-point shot from the outside, and with a "bang", the three-point shot soared, directly overtaking the score.
The Spurs fans at the scene were completely boiling, there were still about thirty seconds before the end of the game, that is, two offensive rounds, and now the Spurs are one point ahead and have a greater chance of winning.
"Doot toot!" Richard called a timeout and replaced Gobert, who didn't shoot very well.
And the opponent's Popovich seemed to have a heart, and he also replaced Capela, who is now playing the fourth position on the court and playing coolie blue-collar power forward for Duncan, and his free throws are also quite bad.
Both managers are masters of free-throw tactics and they don't want to be stuck on a last-minute penalty.
Richard replaced Gobert with McCollum, while Popovich replaced Capela with Middleton.
The Clippers' offensive round.
Klay Thompson received the ball from the outside and shot directly for three points, which was a fast-break tactic arranged by Richard.
With 35 seconds left before the end of the game, Richard asked for the next offensive round to be shortened to less than 7 seconds, so that even if the shot missed this time and the Spurs dragged time, the Clippers still had an offensive round of at least four seconds.
It's a pity that God seems to be working against the Clippers, Thompson shot this time, and the basketball bounced around the edge of the basket, but it also failed to arch into the basket, and the rebound was collected by Duncan Sr. under the basket.
Richard smiled wryly, this game will be difficult......
If Thompson had hit just now, the Clippers would not have won this game, but they would definitely have a greater chance of winning than the Spurs.
After all, the Spurs have only one offensive round, and unless they shoot three-pointers and have to hit them, the most they can do is to pull the Clippers into overtime.
But now that Thompson misses a three-point shot, the situation is a little more difficult.
If the Spurs can score again in this offensive round, it will basically sentence the Clippers to death.
……
In the Spurs' offensive round, Richard took a deep look at Leonard on the court.
That means for self-evident, it's up to you kid next.
Leonard also saw Richard's gaze and nodded innocently.
It's still Parker who controls the ball in the frontcourt, and now that the Spurs have such a big advantage, they are naturally not in a hurry to attack.
And looking at the Spurs' situation, it is definitely impossible to play three points......
As the clock ticked by, even Richard was a little nervous, and this kind of anxious game was not common in his coaching career.
……
In the end, Parker still passed the ball to Jimmy Butler, who made a gesture to make a shot, but when Leonard flew to block it, he passed the ball to Duncan under the basket.
Duncan's current opponent is Egg Chase Green, Gobert is off the court, and Egg Chase Green is directly placed in the No. 5 position.
After Duncan received the ball, it seemed that the whole person was ten years younger, and he shot directly under the basket.
If nothing else, it will be a stabbing goal, and Duncan's mid-range shooting percentage in this position is terrifying.
But at this moment when the Clippers were almost certain to die, a dark shadow appeared not far from Duncan.
It's Brother Alphabet......
The tall and long-arm alphabet brother seemed to use the strength to eat, and the whole person's face turned red, and he stretched out his long arm to cover the ball.
Whether it was blocked or not, and there is no slow-motion replay at the moment, no one knows, but Duncan's stumbling shot, which is quite graspable, missed.
The rebound was snatched by Green.
Given the opportunity, the Clippers had a chance to win.
Richard immediately called another short timeout, the last one he had on hand.
The Spurs are leading by one point, but the Clippers have the last offensive round, and it is really difficult to say who will win and who will lose in the final moments, and both sides have a chance.
Richard laid out the tactics for the players on the field.
In fact, the tactics at the last moment, the head coach has laid them out, and it is really hard to say whether they can be implemented smoothly on the field, after all, the opponent is not a stake, and it will inevitably hinder the implementation of tactics.
The opponent is an old and spicy head coach like Popovich, so Richard simply arranged a little.
That is to play two points, no matter who gets the ball on the court, they will score two points with the means they are most sure of.
Because the basket is not particularly accurate, Brother Alphabet is responsible for sending the throw-in, and just now through the slow-motion replay, Brother Alphabet's fingers did touch the basketball that Duncan shot.
It can be said that Brother Alphabet really saved the Clippers just now.
Brother Alphabet passed the ball to Green, who had the best passing ability on the field, and then Green divided the ball.
Apparently Popovich had anticipated this, as Green had just received the ball and Middleton and Butler were in action to wrap it up.
Once trapped, it is not so easy for Green to pass the ball smoothly, and now time is of the essence, Green does not dare to delay, and immediately divides the ball without waiting for the opponent to be in place.
……
The ball was distributed into the hands of Thompson, who jumped straight up and shot in the middle.
“duang!”
Hit the iron directly, Richard sighed secretly, did he make a mistake just now, he should exclude Thompson from his two-point strategy, after all, sometimes Thompson's three-point is more reliable than two-point.
It's too late to think about anything now, and the game is coming to an end......
At this point, the Spurs fans were ready to cheer, and Leonard stepped in and picked up the rebound directly on Duncan's head.
The moment he landed, he twisted and lost his balance, and the basket shot from close range.
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"Doot toot!" The referee blows the whistle for the end of the match.
At this moment, the crisp sound of basketball entering the net also sounded.
Leonard beat the Spurs in the last 0.6 seconds and beat the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, which is definitely a super lore that can go down in history.
Popovich's brows furrowed into twists, he thought he would lose to the Clippers, but he didn't expect to lose so badly.
The kid named Leonard in front of him made Popovich sigh secretly, if this kid had been chosen by himself, I'm afraid it would have been their spurs with a smile on his face now.
It's a pity to lose.
Popovich is confident that if they beat the Clippers to advance to the Finals, their Spurs will definitely have a good chance of winning the championship.
But unfortunately, the Spurs were eliminated and missed a great opportunity to win the championship.