Chapter 582: Unexpected Joy
San Antonio has always had a good basketball atmosphere, and this small city, with an NBA team like the Spurs, has become the pride of the city, and the troika led by Tim Duncan has become a benchmark of the times.
It's like the Golden State warriors in Oakland, and it's the object of conversation there.
The charm of competitive sports is that it can make a city fall in love with a sport and change the business card of the whole city to the outside world.
The league's top record, last season's defending champions, visited the city, fans flocked to the stadium, and the AT arena was packed.
In the playoffs last season, the Spurs failed to play the Warriors, but that didn't stop people here from treating the Warriors as their imaginary rivals on their way to the championship and booing them with the most "enthusiastic" shouting.
Yang Di, the boss of the Warriors, naturally suffered more differential treatment.
Yang Di's face remained unchanged, immersed in the fun of passing, which was a wonderful state.
After Iguodala's explanation, Yang Di's understanding of the pitch has risen several notches, and some unexpected passing routes and angles of passing are all presented in his mind.
Halfway through the first quarter, Yang Di sent 3 assists, and several understatement transfers on the court were handy and uninhibited.
The two sides switched back to the bench lineup, and the Spurs bench lineup led by Ginobili had a balanced offense and defense, a tough style of players, and high tactical execution, as if it was a weak starting lineup.
Monta-Ellis's eyes lit up with excitement when she saw her idol.
The head was covered with a huge change of direction, and then he shook his shoulders, "slurred", and as if he had a thruster on his feet, the beacon fire entered the Spurs defense.
It's too fast, and Monta-Ellis is thin, but the speed of this first step is lightning fast, and he has already touched the charm of the league's top breakthrough player.
After diving headlong into it, Monta-Ellis realized that something was wrong, this shrinking defense, all the space was blocked by the Spurs.
He could only bite the bullet and still turn himself to the sky with a momentum that looked at death as if he were home.
In the air, he dodged the excellent interior Francesco Elson, who the Spurs brought in from the Nuggets this summer, and twisted his waist, pulled the rod widely, and hit the board from the baseline.
missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Robert Horry.
Yang Di covered his face, and Monta-Ellis was still the same.
Although Ellis can even go head-to-head with him fiercely at times, most of the time, his offensive options on the court are not good, and it does not mean that he can say that he is right when he scores, and the criticism that should be made must be realistic.
Ginobili attacks with the ball.
In front of Monta Ellis, open up the space, then sway, change direction, and cut in from the right side with a crooked body.
is also a very explosive breakthrough, Ginobili is both soft and powerful, like a poisonous snake, killing the hinterland of the warriors with the most tricky angles.
Then in front of the young Biedrins, he skillfully used the European step to shake everyone off and hit the board lightly into the frame.
A gesture called "demon" was displayed in front of everyone.
This is Ginobili, who is still talented and unparalleled in the NBA.
Yang Di likes Ginobili's breakthrough very much, but he can't do it himself, Ginobili's breakthrough is more flexible to the ball, and how to score the ball when the body is out of balance, this is still a very serious topic, he is not a player who has developed along the way.
On the court, the Warriors bench was suppressed.
The Spurs were firm and slow to catch up and pull away, and Montgomery was under pressure and stood up to call a timeout.
At this time, at 8 minutes and 22 seconds of the second quarter, the Spurs led the Warriors 35-30, and Yang Di returned to the court after this timeout.
"Watch out for Yang Di's passes."
Ginobili pulled Francisco Elson for a pre-court meeting, although Francisco is 30 years old this year, but he was already old when he entered the league, after being drafted by the Nuggets in 99, he only landed in the NBA in 03, and now, like Yang Di, it has only been four seasons.
He has honed his skills in Barcelona, Valencia, and Europe, and when he returned to the United States, he was known for his small moves and toughness.
The dark-skinned, bald-haired Francisco is like a boss in a criminal gang, born with a fierce look, and when he heard Ginobili's pass, he snorted and said he knew.
On the court, the Warriors have the right to attack.
Monta Ellis was reprimanded by Montgomery and didn't dare to mess around again, plus Yang Di was on the field, his tactical thinking was very clear, just hand the ball to Yang Di.
Yang Di received the ball in the elbow area, turned the three-threat position to hold the ball, and Francisco immediately pasted it.
He stretched out his hand to stop Yang Di, put one hand on Yang Di's waist, and secretly pinched Yang Di.
Yang Di gasped, and his eyes became unkind when he looked at Francisco.
"Come on, come and single me!" Francisco was still clamoring for a one-on-one fight with Yang Di, but of course, he was just a provocation on the defensive end.
Yang Di narrowed his eyes and paused for two seconds.
Then he suddenly stepped out of his right foot, advanced with the ball in his right hand, and the whole person quickly took a step, and continued to keep up with his left foot to the right, forming a cross-step breakthrough on one side.
He also didn't have any fancy moves, choosing to break on one side and relying on speed to gain the first step.
Then he took a deep breath, tensed his muscles, and slammed into his side.
"Bang!"
Francisco's arm was like a weak straw pole, which was hit by Yang Di and rebounded uncontrollably, hitting his own chest, "snapping", and he felt as if he had been slapped directly.
Yang Di leaned over and accelerated, and in the second step, Francisco was cleaned up.
Robert Horry helped defend the team, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart, didn't he say that Francisco was a defensive giant, how could he be passed so easily.
"Can Yang Di pass the ball?"
The Spurs are thinking about this from top to bottom, and Yang Di's several wonderful assists in the first quarter really make people feel as if they have changed opponents.
"Smack!"
didn't have time to think about it, Yang Di dribbled with his low hand, then grabbed the rebounding basketball, shouted, stepped on the ground and exerted force, and the whole person rose into the air.
The bag was clamped, and the chase was not in time, Yang Di glided for a distance, his right hand was raised high, and his head was flat-framed with a tomahawk.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, as if through Robert Horry, the ball was dunked into the basket.
This is a visual illusion, in fact, Robert Horry is still some distance away from Yang Di, but the fans exclaimed in surprise, the thunderous dunk, the extremely shocking visual impact, and they couldn't help but sway.
Yang Di landed and glanced at the Spurs in wonder, the defensive intensity of the Spurs should not be like this, but he didn't expect that after a few passes, it made them fearful.
It was a real bonus. 89