246. Preparing for Mount Tianwang
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The previous two teams had a record of 2-2. This game has nothing to do with life and death, but it is crucial because both sides are competing for match points. No matter who wins, they only need to win another game to eliminate their opponents.
The Spurs have high expectations for this game, and the Spurs have an advantage in the outside world, because the Warriors' core Chamberlain has been too tired in the past two days, which will definitely affect his performance. The importance of Chamberlain to the Warriors is self-evident. If he is not supported due to physical strength, then this team will undoubtedly lose.
Before the game, Barkley emphasized this point and said: "Z is a good guy, there is no doubt that he has a strong ability, even better than my rookie season. This is amazing. However, he handled things too hasty this time. He should understand his identity. He is a professional player, so he should not work so hard to deal with things outside the game, which will affect their team's record."
Kenny Smith began to sing against Barkley, saying: "I don't think so, guys, have you ever heard of the Chinese saying "Sad soldiers will win"? Z is in a bad mood now, so the San Antonios are probably going to be unlucky, and they will become victims of venting stress."
After he said that, Barkley turned his thick lips and was about to refute, but Smith spoke quickly and continued: "In addition, Charles, can you stop giving your face? A rookie who can win the best defensive player in the rookie season, the first team of the best team, the block king, the rebound king, the top three rookie who voted for the top three in the mvp? What's there to show off in your rookie season? Oh, I remember, there's really, that's when you helped Dr. J Irving play Birds, Birds, right?"
When Barkley heard Kenny Smith come up with this old thing, he became a little angry.
Barkley is a hob, which is something that everyone in the NBA knows. He dares to compete with Malone for elbows, can wrestle with Rodman on the field, and has held the big shark O'Neal. In addition, he is the only player who dares to attack the leader of the bad boy Legion Ranbill. These "honors" record his glorious years in the NBA.
However, although these honors are dazzling, they are still not as good as one thing: Barkley joined the 76ers during his rookie season, and the boss of the 76ers was league superstar Dr. J. Irving.
Although Dr. J is big and thick, he is furious, in fact, he is a gentleman, and he is not good at trash talk or tricks, but his ability is beyond doubt. Jordan announced that his only idol was Dr. J.
But if you walk too much at night, you are prone to encounter ghosts. If you walk by the river often, you won’t be able to wet your shoes. In addition, there is a Chinese proverb that the clay pot never leaves the wellhead, and the general will inevitably die. In the 1984-85 season, in a match between the Celtics and the 76ers, the top superstar Bird and Dr. J Irving met head-on.
Both of them were the top scoring masters in the league at that time. At that time, the 84 Golden Generation was still rookies. Their glow had not yet begun to shine. The league was still an era of black and white fighting for hegemony. Irving was a rare star in that era who could compete with the black and white heroes.
Every time the superstars meet, it is as wonderful as Mars hitting the earth. However, this time things have changed. Irving feels extremely uncomfortable and has made a series of shots. Everyone knows what Bird's bad mouth looks like, so the famous '36-8 (Byrd scored 36 points and Dr. J only scored 8 points)' trash talk was born.
Bird kept talking about the score in front of Dr. J., who was finally angry and couldn't stand it, so he fought with Bird. However, although Dr. J was unparalleled in the world, his combat effectiveness was really limited. The two small forwards tear each other together, and Dr. J, who was the first to make a move, was at a disadvantage!
Seeing the players of the two teams hurriedly went up to fight, and at this moment, something that made Barkley famous happened. Sir Ba, who was still a rookie at the time, rushed to the big bird without hesitation and grabbed the big bird's arms and cut the big bird's arms behind him. The big bird, who had been invincible in the field for his whole life, had no power to fight back in front of Barkley, and was just held down.
Dr. J seized that opportunity, and started practicing high-fives on the big bird's face with his hands crackling. The only time Bird was beaten up in his career was that of that time. Barkley has since become a famous player in every corner of the league, and it was from that game that established his reputation as a league leader: he dared to play the league's number one superstar in the rookie season, and when he became an old bird, what else would he dare not?
To put it aside, in addition to historic beating Bird, Barkley also had another unique thing he did, that is, to chase and beat Ran Bill.
Who is Lanbill? At that time, the leader of the Pistons, the Pistons, the first bad boy in the league, led by him, the Pistons beat whom they met, and the great emperor of a generation of genius Flying Man suffered many losses in their hands. No one in the league dared to provoke them, but Barkley dared.
In fact, the reason why Ranbir, Thomas, Dumas and others dared to go sideways in the league was mainly because they had two strong players, Chris Mahon and Rodman, in their team at that time. Barkley was very smart. At that time, he did not conflict with the Pistons head-on, but remembered the humiliation he suffered in his heart.
Finally, as Ma Hong left New York and Rodman rushed to the Spurs, Barkley's chance came. Just after the two left Detroit, the Pistons and the Suns (the Fliggy had already gone to Phoenix at that time), Barkley shook his fists and began to rush around and beat Ranbill, beating and scolding: "You are the one who is a bitch who is here? I have been waiting for this day for ten years. Don't you have a bodyguard? Call them out, I can't beat you guys, you guys!"
Speaking of the old things back then, Barkley was not angry, but began to praise himself proudly, criticizing the weakness of the league now, saying that the current stars have been castrated with male and wildness. As his partner, Smith, of course, has to constantly refute it.
Just as the two of them were quarreling, the game began.
The battle officially started after the jump ball. Although Chamberlain's physical strength recovered, his reaction was still a little slow. Duncan snatched the ball. After Parker dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he immediately waved to Duncan to cooperate. After passing the pick-and-roll, he threw Billups away and made a jump shot. Unfortunately, he failed to hit and Chamberlain took the rebound.
The Warriors counterattacked, Ellis took the lead in scoring after receiving the pass from Billups. His breakthrough was unstoppable, making Finley unable to defend, and had to switch defense with Jackson at the beginning.
The Spurs focused on encircling Chamberlain, while the Warriors wanted to use Chamberlain's power to open up the situation. In this way, the ball rights were passed between the inside and outside lines, and finally there was a 24-second offensive violation.
Then, the Spurs opened the situation through Duncan, and turned around and Chamberlain rushed to the basket, causing Oberto to make two free throws for a backup foul. Parker made a breakthrough without any mercy, which also caused O'Briant to foul, so that both sides fought fiercely at the beginning to tie the game 4-4.
Next, Billups stole Finley's pass and led the fast break. Jackson received a pass from the middle and scored a goal. The Spurs immediately took revenge. Chamberlain broke through Duncan and was intercepted by Parker. French sports car hosted the fast break and completed a 2+1. He scored 5 points in a row to help the Spurs overtake 11-6.
Jackson saw that Chamberlain was in poor form today. The Spurs-born player took the initiative to take the blame on his shoulders. Facing Old Finley's defense, he scored 5 points in a row in a fast break, and the Warriors tied the score at 11.
Duncan became the main attacker of the Spurs. He kept rushing to the Warriors' inside line to cause trouble for Chamberlain. As time went on, both sides replaced players, West replaced Ellis, Ginobili and Finley exchanged identities. After the game, the Argentine Fiery team cooperated with Duncan to attack continuously. The Spurs completed a 6-0 small **** and led the Warriors 19-13 in the score.
Chamberlain recovered two points in a mid-range shot, Parker retaliated with two free throws, the Spurs controlled the initiative in the game, Chamberlain broke out in the small universe against Duncan, and then he grabbed a rebound in an offensive and made a second attack to help the Warriors chase the score to 18-23. At the end of the first quarter, because of Chamberlain's poorness, the Warriors' offensive rebounds were completely defeated 1-7. In the past, the data in this aspect should have been reversed, and the Warriors defeated their opponents completely.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Billups made a mid-range shot, then West broke through and dunked both hands to ignite the Warriors at home. However, the Spurs substitute Brent Barry hit the Spurs' first three-pointer in the game. The Warriors' replacement for three players did not solve the offensive and defensive problems. Then Ginobi cut the basket and made the offensive and attacked 30-20.
The Spurs continued to suppress the Warriors by rebounding. Duncan hid four games of rebounding ability perfectly today. He bravely got stuck in the position and actively fought, catching Chamberlain off guard.
Fortunately, the Warriors had a West, who completed a layup of 2+1 to narrow the gap to within 10 points, but the Warriors' entire attack still makes people see no hope. Neither Chamberlain nor West could completely break the Spurs' defense line. This was exposed in the subsequent attacks. The GDP combination scored consecutively, helping the Spurs widen the gap to 13 points 38-25.
Old Nelson had to call a timeout. After the timeout, Chamberlain recovered two points. The Warriors' defense slightly suppressed the Spurs' attack. Just as the Spurs tried their best to curb Chamberlain, Old Nelson commanded Chamberlain to concentrate on dealing with Duncan. Duncan's performance was restrained. In this way, the Warriors launched a counterattack. Relying on Billups' two consecutive three-pointers, he finally narrowed the gap to single digits and caught up with 32-40.
The Warriors' defense is getting stronger and stronger, and Chamberlain even forced Kent Thomas, who came on the bench to break twice. Although he played a great role in the defensive end, Chamberlain's performance on the offensive end did not meet the fans' expectations. Billups independently supported the Warriors' offensive system, but Bowen's three-pointer stabilized the Spurs' team again.
Chamberlain felt bad, so he forced himself to attack the penalty area and dunked back and the Spurs to take special care of himself. Then the Warriors pressed the whole game, forcing the Spurs to violate the attack in 24 seconds to finally avenge the previous arrow. West seized the opportunity and scored three-pointers. At the end of the half, the Warriors chased the score to 41-47.
After halftime, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors were stronger regardless of offense and defense. West broke through the Spurs' defense and scored 4 points on their own, Pitrus made a three-pointer from the bottom line, and Chamberlain made a strong attack at the basket. The Warriors scored 49-51 in one go. What excited Warriors fans even more was that West assisted Chamberlain to tie the score at 51!
The Warriors' momentum gradually rose, and Chamberlain made another second attack and put two points on Duncan's head, helping the team stop the Spurs 53-51. The Warriors made a 12-4 attack, forcing Popovich to call a timeout.
Parker and Ginobili, who had previously been off the court, made a comeback, and the GDP combination reunited. Parker and Duncan picked up the Spurs' momentum. Duncan scored 6 points alone to help the Spurs regain their advantage 57-53.
West's attack on Parker narrowed the gap to 1 point, and Chamberlain then tied the score at 57 with two free throws.
However, the Spurs still have many talents. Parker layups stabilized the Spurs' morale. Duncan cunningly caused Chamberlain to make an offensive foul. Then West was too excited and broke through too quickly in singles and rushed out of the court. The Spurs took the opportunity to regain the initiative.
Chamberlain spent all his accumulated energy and had to return to the bench. So Billups returned to the court and led a group of substitutes to deal with the Spurs. Ginobili scored two three-pointers to the Spurs lead 67-59, Evans and Duncan scored points one after another on the free throw line. After three quarters, the Warriors fell behind 60-68.
Entering the final quarter, the Spurs opened the situation from Duncan, and the score was gradually widened. Parker's three-pointer completed a 7-3 small ****, and the Spurs regained a double-digit lead with 75-63.
Duncan gave the Warriors a devastating blow from the inside. Old Nelson could only send Chamberlain, who was still exhausted, to the court. Barnes' three-pointer slightly improved the Warriors' morale, but Parker then cut off Billups' ball and launched a defensive counterattack, causing Barnes to foul, and then made two free throws. Chamberlain wanted to make a single to boost the morale of the team, but he was actually rewarded with a hot pot by Duncan. The behind Warriors called a timeout.
Billups and Pitrus supported the three-pointers alone, but the Spurs blossomed in the whole game, and the Warriors fell behind 75-89 and entered the timeout again.
Chapter completed!