Amid the cheers of the Staples fans, Chris St. Paul returned to the bench to rest as the score was tied at 108-108 with thirty seconds left on the timer. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

So, what exactly happened in the first 11 and a half minutes of the fourth quarter?

Let's take a look at the Spurs and Clippers at the start of the fourth quarter.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Qin Yan came out of the locker room and walked to the team's bench.

Many Clippers fans saw Qin Yan and immediately let out earth-shattering boos, apparently Qin Yan's block on Griffin in the first half made him one of the unpopular people among Clippers fans.

"Coach, I'm ready to play." Qin Yan came to Popovich and said.

"Well, it's just in time to come back, Manu is also tired, and it happens that you change shifts." Popovich looked at Qin Yan for a moment, and then buried his head in drawing the tactical map.

"Manu, I watched your performance in the third quarter in the break room, it's so handsome!" Qin Yan said adoringly to Ginobili, who was wearing a big towel and sitting lazily on the bench.

8 out of 8 in 10 minutes, who can tell that this guy is an old man in his thirties!

Ginobili smiled calmly, "Qin, my character is finished, it's up to you next, don't be ashamed!" ”

Qin Yan heard a tiredness that was difficult to hide from Ginobili's seemingly flat tone, and after taking a closer look at him, he found that although Ginobili looked like no one else, his body hidden under the big towel was trembling slightly unnaturally.

"Manu..."Qin Yan couldn't help but speak.

"Qin, don't embarrass me, otherwise you won't be able to sit firmly in the starting position." Ginobili sat down to interrupt Qin Yan's words, looking at Qin Yan with confident eyes, and at the same time, there was a flat but convincing feeling in his tone.

Qin Yan swallowed hard, he could see that it was not that Ginobili was unwilling to stand up, but that Ginobili was almost trembling all over his body now, and he had no strength to stand up at all.

It seems that the outbreak of the third quarter just now, Ginobili is overdrawing his body, or in other words, if Ginobili wants to be omnipotent like the third quarter, what he needs to pay is the price of great physical energy consumption!

At least in Qin Yan's opinion, Ginobili will not be able to play for the rest of this game.

Therefore, the Spurs' scoring task can only be left to themselves.

Parker patted his old partner on the shoulder with some guilt, he knew very well how much the old guy was overdrawn now, and he probably couldn't even open a can.

However, the double-digit lead that the old man had brought to the team at the cost of physical strength was squandered by himself in the last two minutes of the third quarter.

That St. Paul on the other side, please hurry up and become normal!

That's what Parker wanted to say before he came on the court.

It's just that today's luck is not on Parker's side, Paul is still the all-powerful St. Paul after playing, and Parker can only barely parry.

Qin Yan was very active after returning to the court, using his physical fitness to constantly impact the Clippers' defense, but the Clippers under the command of Paul also had a tenacity and were entangled with the Spurs.

Even if Qin Yan and Leonard teamed up to make Griffin and Jordan Jr. both eat 5 fouls, the two of them still did not reduce the pressure on the defense, which seriously hindered the Spurs' breakthrough offense and interior offense.

The inside line couldn't be opened, and the Spurs' outside pitchers didn't have too good opportunities, so the Spurs' offense was not smooth in the fourth quarter. It can only be said that the Clippers played a Finals-level defense in the final quarter of this game.

Qin Yanzhong's inaccurate shooting was exposed in the face of this kind of forced defense. Perhaps because the stiffness of the arm muscles did not recover so quickly, even Qin Yan's high-shot shot that was most suitable for him after being trained by Alan Houston became inaccurate.

The Spurs encountered the Clippers' tough defense, and the Clippers naturally did not have a good time. Although Qin Yan's mid-range shot was inaccurate after he came on the court, because of his presence, the Spurs' defense went to a higher level, at least even St. Paul's classmates didn't dare to pass the air relay in front of Qin Yan.

The Clippers also basically gave up the air raid style in the last quarter, on the one hand, Qin Yan's air defense ability is too good; On the other hand, air raids are also very physically demanding, Griffin and Jordan Jr. also have to take care of the defense at critical moments, and they really don't have enough energy to make air catches.

This was an unforgivable mistake in the fourth quarter, when every second counted.

The Clippers' final quarter basically became a moment for Paul to perform alone, and Griffin was invisible on the offensive end for the rest of the game after being hatted by Qin Yan, just brushing up his presence when defending and responding.

As for the other inside little Jordan, this guy was still a rough brother in 2017 when Qin Yan crossed over, let alone 2012 now.

He has no ability to attack on his own at all (it seems that he still doesn't have this ability in 2017, or Jordan Jr. will not attack on his own), and after losing the conventional weapon of the empty catch, he can only rely on the dunk after grabbing the offensive rebound or putting the basket in the open position under the basket to score.

So Paul can only fight in and out of the Spurs alone, 183 of his today is very similar to the Iverson who faced the "OK" combination alone, the same high speed, the same flexibility, and the same carry the whole team forward!

So, as mentioned earlier in this article, with thirty seconds left in the game, the two teams played to a 108-108 draw.

After being unexpectedly tied the score, the Spurs called a timeout and Popovich set up one last offense.

His tactics are actually quite simple:

"Just like when Manu was there, try your best to hand over the ball to Qin!"

Spurs full force "Understood! ”

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At the end of the timeout, the Spurs possessed the ball, and the Clippers retreated to their own half, and even if the Spurs used up 24 seconds for this offense, the Clippers still had 6 seconds left to counterattack.

Therefore, this defense is very important, and it is best to be able to defend it, even if it can't be prevented, it can't let the Spurs shoot three-pointers.

Time passed second by second, Parker was entangled by Paul, there was no way to make space, Leonard carefully controlled the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and the old Hill was about to stick to him! Blocked almost all passing routes!

And Qin Yan, the team's first choice for passing, is now watched by Griffin and Butler! Can't get rid of it at all!

"Tim!" Leonard was still a sophomore, and under this pressure, he had to ask for help from his boss, Duncan, and a short pass was going to Duncan!

Duncan also reached for the ball, however, a dark-skinned hand suddenly appeared in the path of the ball! Break the ball hard!

Chris St. Paul!

He steals, and at the crucial moment, Paul suddenly appears! Steal!

And at the moment of breaking the ball, Paul directly took the ball to the good at running, at this time, there were still ten seconds left!

If Paul's offense scores, then it will be a big reversal, and the pressure will be all on the Spurs, the Staples Center is suddenly silent, and everyone is waiting with bated breath! Expect the fatal blow from St. Paul!

However, a fair-skinned hand ruined Paul's performance.

This hand reached out from behind Paul and cut the ball off the moment Paul was in possession of the ball!

Parker! Eleventh hour! Parker, who was suppressed by St. Paul for almost a quarter, successfully countered the ball! This deadly anti-steal! Parker has made a meritorious service!

"Qin!" Despite not standing firm, Parker made a long pass directly! Qin Yan took advantage of everyone's stunned time to receive Parker's pass near the free throw line!

There are only five seconds left!

Qin Yan jumped up directly, and instead of using dry pulling, he used his own high-shot shot to shoot!

Even if he didn't score in the previous few shots, Qin Yan still chose to believe in himself at the last moment!

The basketball left his hand high, Butler's block was a little late, and, even if it wasn't too late, Butler was helpless to shoot such a high point.

4，3，2，

The LCD timer was counting down, and Qin Yan was clinging to the ball he had thrown.

1！ "Uhhh

When the countdown shows 1, Qin Yan's mid-shot hollow hit! Spurs 110:108, two points ahead!

Although the Clippers called a timeout at the first time, they had less than 1 second left!

Qin Yan, with stiff arm muscles, shot this ball that might become a lore!

Will this really be the first strike of his career?