Chapter 48 The future is mine, and so is the present
The Spurs attacked, Duncan caught the ball in the corner, and Hayes held him firmly to prevent him from entering the paint.
As a result, Duncan took advantage of his height advantage and jumped directly to hit the ball.
A very unpretentious trick, simple but effective.
The only drawback is that it's less enjoyable to watch and feels like a middle school student shooting a basketball.
Something that everyone can do will naturally not give people a feeling of being awesome.
The Rockets counterattacked, Zhang Zhiyuan also received the ball in the corner, and Duncan defended it.
Zhang Zhiyuan is much shorter than Duncan, but he still takes action without hesitation.
It's just that he leaned back a little to prevent Duncan from blocking the shot.
A backward shot requires the body to have a strong ability to stay in the air, otherwise the hit rate will be very low.
This is not a problem for Zhang Zhiyuan, who uses the King of the Final Quarter. With the bonus of shooting stability, his fadeaway jumper at this time, Kobe can only look up to him.
Zhang Zhiyuan's whole body tilted in the air, almost at a 45-degree angle with the ground, and he did not fall down for a long time, giving people an unknown feeling.
What's even more outrageous is that the ball fell steadily into the basket.
"Although you are very strong, my painting style is far superior to yours."
Zhang Zhiyuan said to Duncan in a very neutral way.
"Damn it, can you give the earth's gravity some face?"
"Let me go, where is Newton? You don't care if someone violates the laws of physics?"
"Using qinggong is a bit excessive."
"I almost thought the live broadcast was stuck for 1.5 seconds."
The fans in front of the TV exclaimed that this kind of shot can only appear in comics, which is called beautiful as picturesque.
Not to mention the fans, even the players on the Spurs bench were stunned. Those frightened little eyes seemed to tell Popovich, I don't want to play, I don't want to play.
The players on the Rockets bench were waving towels and beating the floor. They were more excited than the people involved. Those who didn't know it thought they had made the shot.
In the transition from offense to defense, Duncan caught the ball in the corner and beat Hayes again.
This time Duncan made a sudden turn, passed Hayes and rushed towards the basket.
Yao Ming made up the defense and stood in front of him.
In the past, Duncan would have made a small floater at this time, or passed the ball to a teammate, or stopped to clear the board and shoot.
But now, he first throws the basketball hard towards the backboard, and then jumps after him.
He caught the rebounding basketball in the air and dunked with both hands. At the same time, his whole body was still hanging on the basket, and the entire basketball stand started to shake.
"Waltfalk? Are you kidding me?"
Smith exclaimed.
Duncan's violent dunk was truly a nightmare.
"I seemed to see the No. 21 pick."
When Duncan was a rookie, he had more dunks. Barkley accidentally told the story about the No. 21 pick in advance.
"The Flying Devil, our Flying Devil is back, let that Zhang die."
San Antonio local station.
"The number one power forward in history is Tim Duncan. With him in the Spurs, you can rest easy."
Philip.
At the same time, the Spurs fans were almost crazy with excitement, this is their favorite Duncan.
Duncan didn't dunk many times in his life, but that doesn't mean he can't dunk. It's just that in order to prolong his career, he deliberately controlled his desire for expression.
Just being stimulated by Zhang Zhiyuan, he suddenly regained the passion of his youth.
"The future is yours, but now I want to be brilliant again."
After dunking, Duncan even communicated with Zhang Zhiyuan enthusiastically.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled, the old man wanted to deceive people, he was very bad.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball and broke through with a cross-step, knocking Finley directly and heading towards the basket.
After rushing to the reasonable collision area, Duncan knew that Zhang Zhiyuan was definitely going to dunk, but he still stepped forward to cover up the defense without thinking about what might become a backdrop.
Sure enough, Zhang Zhiyuan took off.
He and Duncan collided in the air, making people's scalp numb just watching.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan pressed the basketball into the basket with one hand. When it fell, one leg landed on the ground first. The leg and body became 90 degrees, and it looked like it was broken.
The visual effect of this dunk was also explosive, not to mention that it was Duncan who dunked on him.
"The future is mine, and so is the present."
Zhang Zhiyuan replied.
"I can't believe it. After half a quarter of rest, Zhang Manxue came back to life. The fans earned back the ticket price this time. Duncan and Zhang's crazy duel, can you believe it?"
Smith exclaimed.
"This is the most exciting game I have ever seen since I became a commentator, bar none. I dare say that there will never be a more exciting game than this in the future. If there is, I will eat Kenny."
Buckley said.
Without their praise, the fans have already gone crazy. Rockets fans, Spurs fans, Zhang Zhiyuan and Duncan fans are almost going crazy at this time.
At the scene, a middle-aged bearded man shook his daughter crazily and shouted heartbreakingly: "Look, look, look, this is the hero of our team, the god in my heart."
His twelve-year-old daughter looked hopeless and wanted to pretend that she didn't know her father.
“When gods fight, it’s really when gods fight.”
Sun Zhengping.
"What Xiao Zhang said is actually true. He really unleashed his potential by forcing himself into a dead end."
Zhang Lili sighed with emotion.
At first, he thought Zhang Zhiyuan was just talking, but now he believes it.
The Spurs attacked, but Duncan was old after all and did not continue to compete with Zhang Zhiyuan.
He set a screen for his teammate, and Parker broke into the paint for a layup.
Yao Ming had already made preparations and sent out a hot pot, but Parker did not thank Yao Ming for the hot pot.
Ginobili picked up the basketball, and Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly made a steal.
Then he dribbled the ball towards the Spurs' half, and Ginobili chased him. Everyone else stood still and couldn't catch up anyway, and everyone was tired. How could it be wrong to stand and watch the two of them perform?
Not beautiful.
As Zhang Zhiyuan ran wildly, he looked back and saw Ginobili chasing after him.
At this time, he could securely score two points with a dunk, and it was difficult for Ginobili to block it. But Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly had an inspiration and braked suddenly when he was about to reach the three-point line.
Ginobili was so selfless in his pursuit that he didn't realize something was wrong until he passed Zhang Zhiyuan. He looked back instinctively and found that Zhang Zhiyuan had actually stopped.
Without thinking, he braked instinctively.
But his body was still moving forward due to inertia, but his head was looking back, and his feet were still trying to brake.
This anti-human action directly caused him to fall to the ground and roll on the ground twice. It was quite funny and quite touching.
This fighting spirit deserves respect.
Fortunately, this is a wooden floor, not a concrete floor.
Zhang Zhiyuan has already taken off and shot a three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
"Hey, chocolate shop? I want to order two chocolates as big as basketballs, no, three... let's make ten."
Smith took out his cell phone and pretended to call the chocolate shop.
Buckley looked at him with frightened eyes.
There are chocolates as big as basketballs, and you have to order ten of them. It’s better to kiss a donkey’s ass. That’s at least easier.
On the court, Zhang Zhiyuan walked up to Ginobili and made a celebration gesture of signing autographs for fans.
He also said: "Don't be depressed. It's not a shame if you can't guard against me. It's your honor to fight with me."
These words are a bit disrespectful to the seniors, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, Zhang Zhiyuan is already a representative of arrogance and brainlessness in the eyes of others. At this time, being polite and gentle will be ridiculous, and he is simply crazy to the end.
When he becomes truly invincible, those who think he is crazy will understand that he is not arrogant, he is just telling the truth, and it is just that ordinary people cannot understand it.
"Cool, super cool."
"Manu, it's your pleasure."
"Manu, take my place, I long to be humiliated by death."
The fans at the scene were ignited by Zhang Zhiyuan's wild words, shouting excitedly, and at the same time taunting Ginobili.
"It's so arrogant that I can't stand it anymore. Can someone come and extinguish his arrogance?"
Barkley complained.
"Why did he burst out suddenly? This is not normal. Many athletes in sports competitions burst out suddenly, and scandals broke out afterwards..."
San Antonio's commentators could no longer mock Zhang Zhiyuan based on his strength, so they found another way to suggest that fans Zhang Zhiyuan might have used doping.
This kind of bullshit is something that even a stupid Spurs fan would believe.
Decades of NBA history have clearly told fans that doping has little benefit for basketball.
On the court, the game continues.
The Spurs counterattacked and scored.
89 to 93.
No matter how wonderful Zhang Zhiyuan played, the Spurs were always holding on to the score.
Next comes the moment of competition of will. Whoever relaxes first and makes a mistake will lose.
The Rockets attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed, and Hayes missed the mid-range shot.
The Spurs attacked and Duncan scored two more points under the basket.
91 to 93.
Unable to establish a leading advantage even after using plug-ins? Zhang Zhiyuan was a little anxious.
He suddenly ran back to catch the ball, and Ginobili and Bowen caught up with him, sandwiching him between them.
Zhang Zhiyuan could neither start dribbling nor pass the ball at an angle.
He didn't pass the ball again.
Even if he loses, he must hold the victory or defeat in his own hands.
Zhang Zhiyuan took off and threw the ball in a very non-standard posture. Bowen also hit Zhang Zhiyuan's arm.
"This ball is too difficult..."
Before Sun Zhengping finished speaking, the whistle sounded and the ball was scored, 31.
Popovich called a timeout, and the Spurs players gathered around, ready to listen to Popovich's new arrangement.
Zhang Zhiyuan also came over and said to Popovich: "Give up, tactics are ineffective against me."
"Madefak..."
Horry tried to fight with Zhang Zhiyuan, but was stopped by the Spurs assistant coach.
As for why a man weighing over 100 pounds can hold a big man weighing 200 pounds, this is unknown.
Other Spurs players also became angry, and Zhang Zhiyuan left calmly.
It's so exciting to just show off and run away.
"Don't be influenced by him, we can just fight as usual."
Popovich reminded.
Although that is said, it is impossible for those players to remain indifferent.
Seeing Zhang Zhiyuan showing off so unscrupulously, they felt uncomfortable all over.
The timeout ended and Zhang Zhiyuan hit an extra free throw.
91 to 97.
The game continued, Parker made a mistake when breaking through, and the basketball was cut off by Hayes.
He had a lot of attributes sucked away by Zhang Zhiyuan, and he misjudged his speed.
The Rockets counterattacked and Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed.
Just when everyone thought he would continue to make strong shots, he passed the ball to Alston who was following.
Alston scored a layup.
91 to 99, the Rockets have gained a great advantage.
The Spurs attack and Duncan shoots.
The Rockets counterattacked and Yao Ming scored from the basket.
"The Spurs are out of business, they have lost morale."
Buckley asserted.
"I would have despaired if I had encountered such a superb opponent."
Smith sighed.
In this game, the Spurs actually played quite well on the offensive end, but unfortunately their opponents did better than them.
After a few rounds, the point difference between the two teams stabilized at double digits.
The Rockets attack and Zhang Zhiyuan once again makes a heart-breaking move.
Facing a double team, he made a strong shot and scored another three points.
96 to 110, the Rockets lead by 14 points.
"Having no opponent is also a kind of invincible sadness."
Zhang Zhiyuan opened his arms and said calmly.
"..."
The Spurs players are so angry that no words in the world can describe it.
The Spurs attacked, and an angry Finlay swung his elbow into Zhang Zhiyuan's face.
Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan dodged quickly and only missed it.
Whistle sounds, first-degree criminal.
Zhang Zhiyuan made two free throws and gained the ball.
The first free throw actually missed, and Zhang Zhiyuan also smiled awkwardly.
No one will care about this flaw.
The second free throw was made, 96 to 111.
The Rockets sent a sideline ball, Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed, and Battier hit an open three-pointer.
96 to 114.
The Rockets led by 18 points with 1 minute and 50 seconds left in the game.
Van Gundy replaced Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming to prevent the Spurs from jumping over the wall.
Finley had already waved his elbow just now, who knows if Bowen will step in again.
When Zhang Zhiyuan came off the field, the audience stood up and applauded.
In this battle, he made 20 of 28 shots, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws. He scored 52 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.
This efficiency value is terrifying.
On average, every time he takes a shot, he scores 1.73 points.
After a few minutes, the game ended.
99 to 119, the Rockets won by 20 points.
Kobe turned off the TV and walked to the arena with mixed emotions.
This was his dream script, but it happened to be stolen by Zhang Zhiyuan.
He was unwilling to give in and vowed that he would also play such a game.
"The game is over and the Rockets have pulled back a game. If Zhang can maintain this state, maybe we will witness a miracle in this series."
Smith said.
"You mean the Rockets reversed course and entered the Finals?"
Barkley asked, although the Rockets won, he is still not optimistic about the Rockets' reversal. The reason is also very simple. The possibility of a player breaking out for four or five consecutive games is too small.
"No, I mean you will eat ten chocolate basketballs in one go. That is definitely a miracle."
Smith said.
"..."
Buckley.
"This is a great victory. With the spirit of never admitting defeat and the determination to break the boat, Zhang Zhiyuan led the team to win the game..."
Sun Zhengping said passionately.
"With 52 points in the Western Conference Finals, this game alone will go down in history."
Zhang Lili.
"This is the Rockets' home court, and Finley won't give the ball to the bad guy. Although we lost one game, we are still in the lead and have a huge advantage."
San Antonio local station.
...
At the scene, Zhang Zhiyuan signed several autographs for the fans before leaving the stage.
Several fans who got the autographs were so excited that their eyes filled with tears, as if they had received a family heirloom left by their grandfather.
"Tony, let's break up."
A black girl who came to watch the game with her boyfriend said to her boyfriend.
"Why?"
Tony's face was filled with ten thousand whys.
"Because I have fallen in love with Zhang, my heart will always belong to him, and I can't deceive you."
The black girl said seriously.
When Tony heard this, he almost burst into tears. He lost his girlfriend while watching the game and didn't know where to go to reason.
At the post-match press conference, the Spurs came out first.
If it wasn't forced by the league, they really wouldn't want to be interviewed.
Present were Popovich, Duncan, Ginobili and Parker.
"Greg, what do you think caused Zhang's outburst?"
the reporter asked.
"Of course it's you reporters. If you hadn't stimulated him with enough food, how could he have exploded with such strong fighting power?"
Popovich was angry. He really wanted to find Triski and beat him up.
The audience laughed at this.
The reporter continued to ask: "Are you afraid of the unstoppable Zhang? Are you worried about him performing miracles?"
Popovich smiled and said: "Of course, I am scared to death. I have prepared a white flag. Are you satisfied?"
The audience will definitely not take this kind of nonsense seriously, and will only feel Popovich's calmness from his chatter and laughter.
"Manu, what was it like playing against Zhang in this game?"
Popovich was too difficult to deal with, and reporters turned to the players.
"Tired, I tried my best to defend, but he still made many incredible goals."
Ginobili said helplessly.
"Tony, do you still believe that you can advance?"
"certainly."
"Tim, how do you evaluate Zhang as a player?"
"He is an incredible player with endless potential."
...
The Spurs' press conference ended quickly. The reporter wanted to interview Zhang Zhiyuan more and was not very interested in the Spurs.
Soon, the Rockets appeared.
Only two people attended, Van Gundy and Zhang Zhiyuan.
Yao Ming quietly scored 24 points in this game, but Zhang Zhiyuan was the only protagonist today, and no one would deny this.
Although Van Gundy appeared on the court, no reporters paid attention to him.
Everyone's microphones were all pointed at Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Zhang, why can you play such a wonderful game?"
the reporter asked.
"Because I want to win."
Zhang Zhiyuan answered casually, but both reporters and the audience felt the determination in his words.
Because he wanted to win, he gave it his all.
"Do you think you can continue to win? Can you keep playing like this?"
The reporter asked again.
"This is a superfluous question. I was behind 0-2. When Tracy McGrady was injured, I firmly believed that I could win. Now that we have pulled a game back, you are still asking this question. If I don't believe that I can win, what will I do?
Do I look stupid for risking my career?"
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
Everyone was sweating after hearing this. They actually wanted to say that people who gamble their careers casually are indeed stupid.
"If, I say if. If you fail, what are you going to do after quitting the NBA?"
the reporter asked.
"Then I can only go home and inherit the family property, lie in the yard and bask in the sun, and become a boring millionaire."
Zhang Zhiyuan said in a regretful tone, which made countless viewers burst into tears.
This kind of failed life is the life they dream of.
"What if the fans forgive you for your reckless remarks and want you to stay in the league?"
the reporter asked.
"You are a spy sent by the Spurs, right? You specifically found an escape route for me to shake my fighting spirit. I can tell you responsibly, there is no way."
Zhang Zhiyuan said disdainfully.
If he told the fans that he had never thought about leaving the NBA, then this counterattack story would be less tragic. Therefore, he firmly refused to admit it.
"Too cruel."
"It's really hard."
"A real man never leaves himself a way out."
Some passionate spectators couldn't help but get excited.
.......
[The Rockets beat the Spurs 119 to 99, China’s Zhang Tianshen came and scored 52 points.]
In today's game between the Rockets and the Spurs, China's Zhang burst out with endless power...
[The most exciting Western Conference Finals in history.]
In this game, China Zhang played many wonderful moments.
In actual combat, he took off from the free throw line and dunked. After shaking the opponent, he let the opponent get up and then shot to score 31, facing the double team of Ginobili and Mike Finley.
Extreme pull in the air, blocking Duncan, three-pointer at the buzzer before halftime, hitting Duncan backwards, dunking Duncan, stealing and deceiving Ginobili to chase for a three-pointer...
[A collection of classic Chinese quotations from Zhang.]
In the game that defeated the Spurs, China Zhang played a shocking performance. At the same time, he also sprayed a lot of classic trash talk and some super cool quotes in this game.
Do you want my autograph? Let's do some double-teaming to show respect for me. I prefer four points.
You played well. Your team's score has surpassed mine. After I die, I will have plenty of time to rest. I want to play the whole game now.
Hold it for me and drink it after I make the shot. There are only two outcomes in this series, I win easily or I win with difficulty.
Although you are strong, my painting style is superior to yours. The future is mine, and so is the present.
It's not a shame that you can't guard against me. It's your honor to fight with me. Tactics are ineffective against me.
Having no opponent is also a kind of invincible sadness.
...
Apart from classic quotes, Zhang Zhiyuan also contributed a lot of classic moves in this game.
These have become moves that fans compete to imitate.
For example, shoot a three-pointer and then go drink water to show off.
Or maybe you hit your opponent and say, "I want to get 4 points."
Even Zhang Zhiyuan's celebrations have been imitated by many fans.
After humiliating an opponent, giving the opponent his signature is considered a secondary humiliation.
Because of this action, there were even a lot of conflicts on the court, but this is a story for another day.
A Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals completely made Zhang Zhiyuan very angry, and even became so angry that he went out of bounds.
Athletes and spectators in other sports are more or less aware of him.
His commercial value is still soaring, but NBA team managers and brand owners can only drool at this cash cow.
Zhang Zhiyuan's attitude is firm, and they are not sure whether Zhang Zhiyuan can continue to stay in the NBA in the future.
According to the analysis and guesswork of those experts, the possibility of staying is very small.
"What a pity."
I don’t know how many people sighed like this.
Zhang Zhiyuan obviously performed superbly, but not many people are optimistic about his comeback against the Spurs.
We can't blame those people, the main reason is that it's too difficult to be a super player continuously, and it has never happened before in NBA history.
"I believe he will perform miracles."
Liu Yan said this in his blog.
However, these words are more like emotional support and irrational.
