Chapter 317 Evenly matched! The ultimate basketball reappears!
In transition between offense and defense, Curry passed half court with the ball.
Parker lowered his center of gravity, spread his arms, and assumed a standard defensive posture.
The successful defense in the previous round increased his confidence a lot.
After all, before the game, both the media and teammates more or less reminded him to be careful about Curry.
This second-year rookie already has some reputation in the league!
[It seems to be nothing more than that...much easier to defend than that kid from Thunder.]
Thinking of this, Parker couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
Curry didn't know Parker had so much inner drama.
Seeing that the other party was not paying enough attention, Meng Shen suddenly took action.
His shooting speed was so fast that it was difficult for Parker, who was distracted, to react.
"Shua~"
Three-pointed arrow, flames of hell.
3:2, the Rockets quickly overtook the score.
After the goal, Parker looked at Curry in confusion, then lowered his head and quickly walked to the baseline.
During the process, he didn't even dare to look at the sidelines.
Because Parker knew that Popovich would definitely be glaring and looking at him fiercely from the sidelines.
After changing sides and fighting again, the Spurs finally passed the ball to Duncan in the low post through some conduct.
Facing Griffin's defense, Shi Fo pushed twice with his back, turned around and made a hook shot, and hit the ball again.
3:4, the Spurs overtook again.
"Currently, Griffin is suppressed by Duncan on both offense and defense."
"It seems that Jiang is still old and hot. Teacher Deng is going to teach young people."
Yu Jia commented.
However, less than a minute after he finished speaking, Griffin refuted his point with practical actions.
McGrady passed Ginobili in one step beyond the three-point line.
But when he reached the free throw line, t-mac was blocked by Duncan who was assisting on defense.
Ginobili also returned to the defensive position immediately, and together with Shi Fo, sandwiched McGrady in the middle.
At this moment, t-mac suddenly saw Griffin, who was ambushing at the baseline, raising his hand and pointing toward the sky.
He understood immediately, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball.
Perhaps due to the impact of the defense, McGrady's pass was obviously higher.
Yang Yi immediately commented after the ball was passed: "Textbook defense! Duncan's supplementary defense directly caused McGrady to make a mistake."
However, the next moment...
A white figure appeared out of the sky.
It's Griffin!
He took off with both feet, and as if there were springs under his feet, he rose up from the ground and quickly reached the highest point...
"bang!"
A powerful one-handed dunk instantly lit up the Toyota Center Arena.
Many fans hugged their heads and exclaimed, with incredible expressions on their faces.
Obviously they have witnessed Griffin's "beast" moments many times, but when he dunked again, the fans couldn't help but the adrenaline surged!
"This is a pure aesthetic of violence! The spirit of sportsmanship is to pursue faster, higher and stronger. Griffin's dunk perfectly meets these three requirements!"
"Let's watch the slow motion together..."
"Oh my god, you can see through the camera that at the highest point, Griffin's head is higher than the height of the basket!"
"It's not even just a flat dunk... it's a super dunk!"
Yu Jia shouted excitedly.
After that, he suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Coach Yang, it seems that this matchup is not a situation where Duncan suppressed unilaterally."
"Hmph..."
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Griffin's dunk really boosted morale."
Yang Yi made up his mind with a hint of embarrassment.
Over the years as a commentator, he seems to have become accustomed to being slapped in the face.
Now if you change your words, you can blurt it out.
............
In the following time, the two teams reached a deadlock.
For the Spurs, Duncan rarely came out on full fire early in the game.
In the first six minutes, he made 4 of 6 shots and scored 10 points.
It can be seen that Duncan intends to do whatever he can today without reservation.
In fact, for a veteran like him, the regular season is basically in a "paddling" state.
As long as his teammates are capable enough to win the game, Duncan is 100% willing to play the role of green leaf.
But today's situation is obviously not like this.
10 points in half a quarter, which is far beyond his season average.
You know, Duncan's scoring average this season is only 13.4 points!
On the other hand, the Rockets' starting five were in full bloom, and everyone scored.
The core of the team, the Yao-Mai combination, has not gone all out to attack, but has put more energy into driving teammates.
After the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 31.
In the second quarter of the game, both sides substituted substitute players at the same time.
The game also entered the transitional phase.
On the Spurs side, Duncan, who rested for less than half a quarter, is back in action.
Obviously, Popovich has entrusted the task of driving substitute players to Shi Fo's shoulders today.
The starter who appeared with him was Ginobili.
In addition, George Hill, Gary Neal and DeJuan Blair serve as point guard, shooting guard and power forward respectively.
The Rockets have continued the habit of large-scale substitutions.
Mark Jackson waved his hand and sent out the "ultimate basketball" lineup composed of McGrady, George, Green, Tucker, and Ben.
As soon as this "weird" lineup came on the stage, it attracted warm applause from the fans at the scene.
Who doesn't want to see this novel style of basketball?
On the court, Duncan looked at the five Rockets players with a calm expression.
"If you can't open the offense for a while, just give me the ball."
Shi Fo called his teammates to his side and warned him.
Everyone nodded.
"I want to see what's so special about this so-called ultimate basketball lineup."
"Don't spread the word in a bad way, or you won't be able to fight with it."
Ginobili shook his head and said.
Most people might be frightened by Rocket's formation, but Demon Sword is not.
NBA championship? Won it!
Olympic gold medal? Won it too!
And I got it by defeating the Dream Team!
............
The game restarts.
Spurs serve.
George Hill passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the arc to direct his teammates' movements.
Ginobili engaged in a pick-and-roll with Blair on the baseline, intending to get rid of George's defense.
Unexpectedly, after Blair blocked Pickle, Tucker stepped forward and blocked Ginobili directly.
Yaodao suddenly accelerated, trying to get rid of the shoe king's defense.
But although Tucker plays the fourth position, his movement speed is no slower than that of outside players.
No matter how Ginobili moved, he couldn't get away from him.
At the same time, on the other side of the court, Gary Neal made a reverse run and left Danny Green behind.
But just when he thought his run was successful, Ben Wallace suddenly appeared and blocked the possible passing route.
Hill, who was about to pass the ball, quickly took the ball back.
Taking advantage of this time, Danny Green has returned to the defensive position.
Seeing this scene, even Shen Fei in the stands couldn't help but clapped his hands.
In just one round, the five players on the field demonstrated what "infinite defense changes" and "flexible replacement" mean, fully demonstrating the superiority of the ultimate lineup on the defensive end!