Chapter 816 [No matter how high your kung fu is, you are afraid of kitchen knives]

In the second half of the final quarter, Spurs teenager Fournier stepped up and scored 5 points in a row, plus Duncan's turn to hit the board, and the Spurs overtook the Clippers by 5 points.

Fournier was a substitute at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions with the Spurs, slightly inferior to Danny Green defensively, and had a similar offensive style, both of which were open and three-pointers. He averaged 24.6 minutes per game, with 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2 assists while shooting 44% from the field and 41.5% from three-point range.

The Clippers stood up with Danny Green, Curry, Griffin, and Guy tridents to attract the defense, and the Spurs line shrank inside, and Green shot two three-pointers against Fournier.

The Clippers took another one-point lead, with only one minute left in regulation time. Popovich called a timeout, and the next offense was crucial.

Yang Rui sent Chandler, and at this time he must defend solidly, and the situation will be very favorable to prevent this attack.

At the end of the timeout, Yang Rui sent: Curry, Danny Green, Gay, Griffin, Chandler.

The Spurs have Parker, Belinelli, Leonard, Duncan, Split.

Popovich is also trying to stabilize his staff, and he is ready to play a two-point shot in the next round, unless he runs out of time, he doesn't bet on three-pointers, and he goes on a three-point shooter.

When the game started after a timeout, Parker and Duncan couldn't get past Chandler, and Split didn't cover the ball on the flank, and he didn't help Belinelli run open. Popovich's arranged run failed, and all that was left was singles, and with almost 24 seconds left, the four pulled away and the ball was passed to Leonard.

It wasn't the "GDP" combination that threw the key shot, but Leonard, and the tactical arrangement was enough to see that Popovich was optimistic about him. Now Leonard is the most physical man on the Spurs court, and he is the easiest to create handroom.

Leonard took a deep breath, time didn't allow him to think too much, so he had to force it.

He took a 60-degree step on the left side, took a step towards the baseline with his left foot, used his right foot as the axis, pulled the ball and half-turned to the middle, and his left foot hit the ground, attracting Guy's lateral movement.

Guy judged that Leonard was going to take a big stride and turn around to shoot, and the movement quickly followed, but Leonard turned halfway and turned back, the axis of his right foot remained unchanged, and his left foot turned to the baseline with force, and he made a 45-degree backward jumper.

Leonard leans back and swings out of space completely, in a picturesque position, with the ball hollow into the net. 107 to 108.

This goal lifted the hearts of the home fans, but fortunately, with 38 seconds left, the Clippers had a chance to overtake.

Yang Rui didn't call a timeout, and the Clippers players have been through a lot of battles, and they know how to adjust at this time.

Curry took the front court and passed to Griffin, who was pulled to the middle, and ran to the bottom right corner himself, and the formation was fully stretched.

Griffin's face frame offense is very powerful, heads-up is an opportunity, the Spurs can't defend together, the small man is in the middle, Griffin can rely on his height advantage to pull out the jump shot, this season he is more accurate in the shot, is one of the most accurate big forwards in the league.

Split defended Griffin and kept his distance, Griffin's crotch dribble was blocked on the left side, and he couldn't get rid of it when he turned to the middle, and Split had an advantage in height and arm span.

At this time, Curry suddenly cut inside from the bottom corner, and Chandler pulled out to cover Parker.

Griffin had lost his shooting rhythm, and when he saw Curry, he hurriedly found a gap to distribute the ball to the baseline. Curry received the ball and accelerated past Duncan in one step, and scored a quick backhand layup. 109 to 108.

No matter how experienced Duncan is, his legs and feet are not neat enough, and the side blocks are a little slower. Even if he can keep up, Curry can get a misplaced singles opportunity by going around the box from the left side.

Van Gundy sighed: "Curry is so smart, everyone thinks he's going to wait on the outside to shoot a three-pointer, and he caught the Spurs off guard on the inside this time, and this shot is very crucial." ”

Popovich also did not call a timeout, believing the players. Duncan drew Chandler to the right side, with Split and Parker playing in the middle.

Parker went full speed on the left, took a step closer to Griffin's left hand to pull the ball and turned to pass, while he framed him and threw the ball high with his right hand, Chandler let go of Duncan to make up for the defense a little slower, and Griffin didn't cover the side.

Parker's throw was a stunt, allowing him to dodge the big man's block, hit a high percentage and fell hollow into the basket.

109-110, the pressure is on the Clippers' side again.

With only 11.4 seconds left, Yang asked for a timeout.

Mike Brin analyzed: "The Clippers have two options next, one is that the player makes a quick shot to hit one, and the Spurs have a chance to shoot a shot, and if they don't score, they foul as soon as possible, and send the Spurs player to free throws, even if they hit both free throws, the Clippers also have a chance to bet three points into overtime." Another option is to use up all the time, press the whistle and shoot, and decide the winner with one goal. ”

Van Gundy said: "I have a hunch that Jerry Young will choose the second option, he leads the team to often kill opponents, and will arrange surprise tactics at the last moment, but the elevator door block he invented back then is now easy to be blown for cover fouls, and he should not use this trick." ”

Of course, Yang Rui also thought of what the commentator thought, and he decided not to give the Spurs a chance to shoot and take his fate into his own hands.

He doesn't need memories of his past life, just his coaching ability, and he is already a top coach in the NBA. When the brave meets on a narrow road, if you hesitate at this time, the outcome is eighty percent of failure.

Yang Rui sent a lineup of swing people, Curry, Danny Green, Middleton, Parsons, and Gay, all five of whom could shoot three-pointers and had no interior.

The Spurs fielded Parker, Belinelli, Leonard, Dior, Duncan. Split rested, and Popovich guessed that the Clippers' last attack was more likely to shoot from long distance, and on Dio, who was better at interfering with shots, leaving Duncan as a big defensive box.

As soon as the player came out, Popovich's heart rose to his throat, the Clippers didn't go inside, and Duncan's strong point was probably about to become a weak point. Duncan played 33 minutes today, which is not too long, and even so, it would definitely be a loss to let him go out to defend the perimeter.

The throw-in was delivered, Curry controlled the ball on the perimeter and his teammates started to run.

The Spurs are marking, and at this time, they must not be in a joint defense system, and they must not shoot without stopping, especially if these people can all shoot.

Parker Defense Curry; Belinelli and Green; Leonard has his eye on Guy, and the Spurs players know that Guy has a strong ability to play alone; Dio followed Parsons, and the two were about the same height; Duncan is responsible for defending Middleton, the kind of key ball they feel is the least likely to shoot Middleton.

It's a pity that what they think is still too simple, the tactics arranged by Yang Rui are to create misplaced opportunities, actively run, whoever faces the slow big man, who throws this ball.

In the last 4 seconds, Curry started, dribbled under his crotch and dribbled behind his back, walked to the right side and entered the three-point line, pulling the ball and shaking. Only trailing by 1 point, the choice of shooting close to the basket will definitely have a higher shooting percentage.

Three seconds later, Parker caught up with Curry, jumped sideways to block it, and flew in front of Curry.

In 2 seconds, Curry shook off Parker and wanted to shoot, Duncan came up on the side to make up for the defense, and Middleton was empty at 70 degrees on the right side.

1 second, Curry passed the ball behind his back and gave it to the periphery at close range, Middleton received the ball without half a minute of hesitation, jumped and shot a three-point shot, Parker rotated to make up for the defense, the size was too much and one step slower, and he could only interfere slightly.

Middleton was almost empty, very well prepared, showed a big heart, and the ball went in!

The final whistle blew, the ball just flew into the basket, and the referee declared the goal valid, 112-110, and the Clippers beat the Spurs!

The Clippers players rushed onto the court to celebrate, and the fans cheered together.

Zhang Li sighed: "Rookie Middleton shot a lore, and the two Spurs veterans can't do anything, this is called no matter how high the kung fu is, I am afraid of kitchen knives." ”