Chapter 988: Duel
Curry's lack of visibility from behind his back broke the ball, which made Ginobili take a big startle.
Therefore, when controlling the baseline ball again, Ginobili is more cautious.
But fortunately, Curry did not step forward to grab the ball this time, but retreated to his own half, which made Ginobili also breathe a sigh of relief.
That trick just now was so weird that even Ginobili didn't come back to his senses.
Curry retreated to his own half court and then took a position at the top of the arc, feeling like he couldn't get a shot.
Ginobili passed the ball, his intuition told him that Curry's current state was dangerous, and in order to prevent any problems, Ginobili decisively chose to pass! With a shake of the hand, the basketball flew along a strange route towards the hands of his teammates!
"Smack!"
But something is somewhat surprising that Ginobili's very strange pass was actually touched halfway and forcibly changed the trajectory of the movement!
"I'll ......"
Everyone was shocked, because it was none other than Curry, who was quite far away from Ginobili, who had just touched this ball!
This guy, how did he do it?
However, Curry didn't make a steal in this ball, because Green on the Spurs' side grabbed the ball before it was taken away by Curry.
However, Curry didn't have a frustrated expression at all, and as soon as he saw that the steal was unsuccessful, he retreated to his defensive position again.
"Be careful!"
Ginobili took the ball back and organized the team's offense again, obviously the break just now made Ginobili notice something, and now Curry's defensive range seems to be a little bigger than usual, and you should avoid him as much as possible when passing.
A high hanging pass to Jokic inside, no matter how good Curry is, he can't get this kind of high hanging ball (after all, it's too short).
Jokic has his back to the Warriors' David Lee, although David Lee has "fallen out of favor" this season, but his strength is still there, give him enough playing time and exclusive tactics, David Lee is now 20+10 is not easy to say, but 15+8 is definitely no problem.
However, Jokic is a bit similar to David Lee now, both are white and fat people with technical flow, and Jokic still has some advantages in height and weight.
With his back pushed hard, Jokic was going to force one.
David Lee's ability to move is not good, so if he needs a frame-type opponent, he has to kneel, which is why Kerr gave up on him, but Jokic actually chose to play back, which played right into his arms.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! β
Three muscle-to-muscle encounters, Jokic did not take advantage of the slightest advantage, but let the Spurs' offense come to a standstill.
"Nikolai! Pass the ball quickly! Don't go single! β
Popovich off the court began to roar, the team's offense on the court must move, not to mention that this offense has been destroyed by Curry once before, and there is not much time left!
Jokic failed to attack and was in a dilemma, when he heard the coach's voice, where did he dare to slack off, he immediately collected the ball and found his teammates to prepare to pass.
But at this time, suddenly a figure came to him, bowed his head and stretched out his hand, and "snapped" and cut accurately on the basketball in Jokic's hand! Jokic was defenseless for a while, and the basketball was cut off on the spot!
"I'm XXXX!"
was suddenly attacked by a sneak attack, Rao is good-natured Jokic couldn't help but curse, and it was none other than Curry who was originally guarding Ginobili at the top of the arc!
After the ball was successfully broken, Curry picked up the ball and ran, Ginobili pasted it up to slow down his offensive speed, but Curry actually took out a high-speed twist in front of Ginobili to change direction, his body and the ground formed a very exaggerated angle, and his ankle also showed a very dangerous angle.
"Isn't this guy afraid of another ankle injury?"
Ginobili saw it very clearly, and at the same time he was very surprised, at the moment when he was stunned because of surprise, Curry rushed past him, and because Curry's change of direction broke through, Ginobili was a little unstable for a while, so he stumbled a little and almost fell.
But in the eyes of the fans of Oracle Arena, this is Curry shaking Ginobili in a very "Ginobili" way!
A new generation replaces the old!
Curry went straight to the basket after breaking the ball and scored this counterattack perfectly!
"Prepare for a substitution!"
Popovich decisively called to the bench, Qin Yan stood up and ripped off his coat, and then walked to the technical table to warm up, ready to replace Ginobili at any time.
Now all it takes is one chance to deadball.
The Spurs attacked, Ginobili organized the team to attack, and this time it worked well and scored.
But on the Warriors' side, because Curry has entered a feeling of "heaven and earth, I am the only one", they are very sharp on offense, Curry's three-point shots, breakthroughs, and occasional passes make the Spurs tired.
Yes, he passes less, but that's not a problem, because now the strongest fighting force in the whole Warriors is Curry himself, he can handle everything, it doesn't matter if he passes the ball or not.
In this quarter, to put it mildly, Curry started his own performance and successfully led the team to take the lead, and the Spurs relied on sincere cooperation to try not to let themselves be left behind too much, but it was really not a way to go on like this.
Curry, during this period of time, can indeed be called the hero of the team!
"Smack!"
Another steal that doesn't look at people behind his back, this time it was Mills who broke off, and Curry once again fished the ball and prepared for a fast break!
But Mills hugged him, and would rather foul him than let him play the fast break!
"Tick-"
The referee blew the whistle in time, and because the team's foul count had already arrived, Curry had to go to the free throw line.
But it's good this way, at least Qin Yan got the opportunity to play.
"Uhh
With two easy free throws, Curry stretched the difference between the two teams to double digits for the first time, but Qin Yan has already come up, so whether he can continue his heroic performance in the future is a question.
Qin Yan replaced Ginobili, the old guy had a little hard to play Curry today, and it is normal to go down and rest for a while now.
Qin Yan controlled the ball, Curry actually came to defend him, the difference between the two was huge, but Curry did not show timidity at all.
This kind of feeling, Qin Yan has only experienced in James and Durant back then.
Qin Yan controls the ball at high speed, his strong body is his strongest protective armor, and coupled with his league-leading speed and flexibility, it is difficult for Curry to break the ball from him.
But when Qin Yan came to the top of the three-point arc, he didn't know why, he suddenly had a sense of danger, obviously Curry looked full of flaws, but Qin Yan didn't dare to break through easily.
It's like, as long as he breaks through, at a certain range, Curry will definitely be able to break the ball.
Dry pull shooting, Qin Yan chose to trust his instincts, and when he jumped up, he found that if he broke through just now, then Curry's hand was waiting on his way forward, and it would be a broken ball!
"Bang, bang, bangβ"
Because of surprise, Qin Yan didn't throw this ball particularly smoothly, and it took a long time to bump and bump on the basket before falling in, and because Qin Yan stepped on the line, this somewhat difficult ball was only 2 points.
However, it has finally brought the score difference back to single digits.
The Warriors attacked, Curry attacked with the ball, he had to face Qin Yan's defense, and whether he could continue his hero-like performance in the future largely depends on the outcome of this matchup!