Chapter 315: The End
It was a life-and-death battle, and the warriors were pushed to the edge of a cliff. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Compared to the Spurs, the Warriors' system is not perfect, the players' ability to play tough games is not strong, and many details on the court are far from the same.
But with his bravery, he actually won two games.
Yang Di's average of 23.7 points and 17.7 rebounds per game in the series is amazing.
In Duncan's head, Yang Di's data has not shrunk, but is more eye-catching than the regular season, and there are even many key moments of "superstar" performance, unconsciously, the Warriors have taken Yang Di as the only core of the interior, and the tactics are centered on him.
Before the start of the G6 game, the general opinion in the media was that it would be difficult for the Warriors to win the series, but they had a chance to drag the series into a tie-break.
The key depends on Yang Di's performance.
The camera switched to Yang Di's face, the 20-year-old Yang Di stood there with a tall posture, and after a few games, his face was less immature and a little more resolute.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the spirited Yang Di took the lead in scoring inside.
Davis's lob was just right, and Yang Di made a foul on Duncan in less than three minutes, laying the foundation for a better inside attack later.
At 7:39, Brent Barry made a three-pointer to make the first three-pointer of the game for both teams, and the Spurs tied the score 9-9.
Yang Di was blocked by Duncan under the basket, grabbed the rebound in the front court and got up again, hitting the board into the frame.
After that, the Spurs began to focus on the outside attack, and Parker burst through Rent Barry and hit another three-pointer to give the Spurs a two-point lead over the Warriors 15-13 before the Warriors called a long timeout.
After returning from the timeout, Ginobili replaced Bowen and Brent Barry, who had played well, remained on the court.
The 34-year-old Brent Barry is a well-known sharpshooter in the league, shooting more than 40 percent from three-point range in his career, better than the Warriors' most accurate Mike Dunleavy.
During the long timeout, Montgomery instructed the players to keep an eye on Brent Barry.
Although he said it to everyone, his tone and eyes were always aimed at Richardson, who was red-faced by him, and his skin was too dark to be seen.
In this series, he was the most frustrated Warriors player, not only did his offensive stats shrink, but the defensive end was also beaten into dough by the Spurs.
Now even Brent Barry is acting on his head, which makes him a little unhappy, even a little annoyed, and his mentality is slightly unbalanced.
After the timeout, Ginobili took control.
The Spurs have not changed the soup, but the offensive firepower is more powerful.
After Richardson's three-point jumper missed, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by five points at 23-29 in the first quarter.
In this situation, the Warriors have a kind of decline, if Yang Di is already a super-star at this time, maybe he can still stop it, but unfortunately, he has not been able to break through to the S-level so far.
Before halftime, the Spurs led the Warriors by nine points, 55-46.
In the third quarter of the game, Yang Di steals Parker and scores two plus one on a layup in the front court, helping the Warriors chase 62-66 to only 4 points.
In Duncan's next round of offense, he received a ball from Ginobili and steadily hit the board into the frame to help the Spurs re-stabilize the situation.
The difference between the two sides remains at 5 points at all times.
At this time, the Warriors made another key mistake, Richardson and Yang Di's outside blocking and dismantling coordination had problems, when Yang Di passed to Richardson, Richardson did not grasp the ball steadily, and was slapped by Ginobili who rushed from behind.
"How did you pass it on?"
Richardson was on fire in his heart, and his tone of voice was inevitably a little rushed.
Yang Di was also very angry, frowning, his eyes widened, and a murderous aura appeared in his eyes.
Richardson was stared at by Yang Di, and turned his head and didn't speak again.
Yang Di also shook his head and followed, but the small episode between the two was accurately recorded by the camera at the scene, especially the angle chosen or Richardson yelling at Yang Di, which made people guess in their hearts that there was a gap on the court.
On the sidelines, the camera was just right for the team's owner, Chris Cohan, and the team's general manager, Chris Mullin, both of whom were frowning.
It passed in a flash, but the situation on the field was not optimistic.
After Yang Di didn't score, the Spurs broke through and caused him to foul, regaining a 72-62 lead to 10 points.
Byron Davis broke through the offensive and stepped on the line, giving up possession.
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by exactly 10 points, 69-79.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Yang Di, Richardson and others stayed on the court without resting, and the Spurs still had normal rotations, Duncan rested, and Parker rested.
Yang Di knocked away Muhammad and scored a strong dunk under the basket to score his 20th point of the game.
In the 9th minute, the Spurs returned to the court.
As soon as he got on the court, Parker forced Davis to win, turned and layup in front of Yang Di, and just dodged Yang Di's block.
Yang Di snorted depressedly, he felt that the basketball was only five centimeters away from his fingertips at most.
At 5:36, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by 13 points, 82-95.
At 4:47, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by nine points, 87-96.
At 3:38, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by 12 points, 87-99.
In less than two minutes, the Warriors still trailed by more than 10 points, but Yang Di refused to give up, actively grabbing rebounds on the court, stealing on the spot, and even eating fouls.
Many fans who shouted for the whole game stood up, looking at the Warriors players who were still fighting on the court, with tears in their eyes, unwilling to leave the court.
Yang Di raised his arms high and gasped for air, sweat soaking his clothes.
The fans on the sidelines applauded and cheered, and even though the Warriors lost the game because of it, they still loved them dearly.
Cohan and Mullin stood up together, clapping lightly and gracefully, and the two men looked at the players on the field, and then exchanged heads and ears, not knowing what to say.
Montgomery didn't have the heart to make any more substitutions, letting all the main players play the whole game.
With more than thirty seconds left, both sides stopped attacking, Yang Di shook his head, turned his head and prepared to leave.
"Yang."
Duncan's thick voice rang out behind Yang Di.
At this time, the red light at the end of the game came on, and the Warriors finally lost to the Spurs 92-107 at home.
Duncan reached over.
Yang Di understood, reached out and shook Duncan gently, and then Duncan opened his arms to hug Yang Di and hit him twice in the back.
'You've been really good, I've never seen a 20-year-old so good, you've become a team leader.'
"Thanks, Tim." Yang Di pursed his lips, his nose was a little sour, and the season was over.
"I also love your style of play, you're a role model for me, and I hope you keep going this season and win championships."
"Thanks, come on."
Duncan patted Yang Di, recognized Yang Di's strength, and also recognized the competitive friendship with Yang Di in the past few games.
Yang Di walked to the sidelines, and Popovich also greeted him.
The old man stretched out his hand, "Yang Di, you have completed an excellent season. ā
"Thank you, Coach Greg."
"Next year, or the year after, or in the future, you'll be even better, and you'll be even better." Popovich said with a smile that Yang Di is on the rise and has unlimited potential.
"Thank you." These words after the game are always moving, but they make Yang Di's heart even more uncomfortable.
Popovich hugged Yang Di, and in his ear, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a fox-like smile: "I heard that your contract expires this season?" How's that, is there any interest in coming to the Spurs and teaming up with Tim Duncan? You know, Duncan is 29 years old, he doesn't have a few years left in his prime, and the future Spurs will be your one-man team. ā
Yang Di's heart moved, and he glanced at Popovich in surprise.
Popovich chuckled and let go of Yang Di......