Although Martin took the initiative to show his kindness to his third uncle, after all, the third uncle on the battlefield was not moved at all, thinking, "At the beginning, Carter also said that he would invite me to the best nightclub in Toronto, but in the end, he fulfilled his wish.
There is no need to compete, you can go every day. You are so childish."
When Martin saw his third uncle's contemptuous and slightly murderous eyes, he knew that his efforts had been in vain, so he looked at Edison on the sidelines with a resentful look, and then returned to the game.
If the player guarding you is Artest, you have to be prepared to have bruises on your muscles; if the player guarding you is Garnett, you have to be prepared to have your face washed with saliva; if the player guarding you is Nash, you have to be prepared
Be prepared to score 30 points; if Bowen is guarding you, all I can say is, prepare your family.
How to ensure that you are not injured when facing Bowen's defense has always been a topic studied by 28 or 9 other teams in the league except the Spurs, but they have not found a satisfactory solution. In the end, it was Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer's heart-to-heart analysis.
After that, two feasible plans were given: 1. Don’t jump in front of Bowen, that is to say, don’t shoot, layup, or dunk; 2. If you want to shoot, make sure Bowen is more than 2 meters away from you at the time.
So it is two meters to ensure that when you land, Uncle San's feet will not appear directly under your body.
Martin is still young, and his career has just begun. He doesn't want to lie down or jump on one leg to leave the att center. But the head coach lets him play for offense. He has to shoot, so he can only choose the second one.
method.
Martin was originally a player known for his fast and unpredictable movements. Now he is followed by Uncle Bao, and his running is even more elusive. Often the inside line of the two teams is still competing in the paint area. If Martin
Like a swimming fish, it slips through the cracks between people.
Facing the slippery Martin, the third uncle had no good skills but couldn't use them. He hated it because his teeth were itching. But there was nothing he could do. Martin was too fast, and Bowen would bite his teeth in pursuit.
Not on.
When Nash saw Martin running so happily, there was no Spurs player within 2 meters of him, so there was no reason not to pass the ball to him. So the Magic's offense became another assembly line, Martin threw away Bowen - Nash passed the ball -
- Martin takes a step and shoots - Howard prepares to rush for the offensive rebound. Brother is possessed, or it may be Brother Zeng. As you know, my level is too different and I can't tell the difference between the two tough guys.
In short, Martin made no mistakes today. After making two mid-range shots in a row, he turned around and hit a three-pointer in the air.
Relying on Martin's outstanding performance, the Magic played a 7-2 spurt and quickly broke the deadlock in the game. As soon as the Spurs' assistant Vicki saw it, he immediately applied for a timeout, and then started cursing with a livid face. Others
The substitute originally planned to go up and give a high-five or something to boost the morale of the main player who was coming off the field, but when he saw **Vicci's posture, he immediately hid far away. The other substitutes were also happy.
With a smile on his face, he looks very relaxed.
There is a saying that "win the game without changing the formation." Edison saw that the team had taken the lead and planned to further expand the advantage.
"Kevin is in very good shape now, so we let him attack more. Brand, stop going to the low post. Stand in the high post to involve him, and then look for opportunities to give Kevin the ball. Do you understand?"
In a sense, the Magic are now Edison's team. Although he is young and can only be regarded as a junior in the NBA, basically no one in the Magic will challenge his authority. Therefore, although his arrangement will make Nash
Playing a supporting role with Brand means losing certain personal data, but the two of them have no more opinions.
Of course, this also has something to do with the personalities of the two people. If you let Kobe or James do this kind of thing, just wait and see the fun.
And **Vitch also made relevant adjustments at this time. He removed Bowen and replaced him with Finley.
"It seems that Vicki is planning to attack. Indeed, once they are in good condition, it is difficult to guard against running pitchers like Martin and Hamilton. Generally speaking, the NBA allows players a lot of room for mistakes and adjustments.
Small, when you are in an open position, you may only have 0.5 seconds to take a shot, and then there is no chance, because the opponent's defense will be very fast. But for players like them, 0.5 seconds is completely enough, but Martin is still a little short.
, he still needs to dribble a lot and can't just catch the ball and shoot, but he is still very good. And with the cover of his teammates, they can win these 0.5 seconds very easily, so you can't guard him."
"So if they are in good condition, the only thing you can do is pray, wait for them to feel cold, or find a way to make their hands feel cold, and don't let the score gap get too wide during this period.
There is no doubt about Finley's personal ability. He can be said to be the first firepower of the Spurs from the outside. I personally think he is stronger than Ginobili because he has a body. When he comes out, Martin cannot guard him, so even if Martin is
If he can keep making shots, the Spurs can also hold on to the score. And as I just said, although Finley is over 30 years old, his body is very tough. If he breaks through, he will definitely knock Martin out, and maybe Martin's touch will be knocked out.
No more." Although Gervin is a legend of the Spurs, as the 4th scoring champion of the league, he still prefers offense, so when the two sides show a situation of fighting each other,
At that time, he was much more excited than before.
Edison watched **Vitch's substitutions and secretly gave a thumbs up. In fact, many people have a misunderstanding about the Spurs. Although the Spurs started out on defense, **Vitch is not conservative. He is very courageous in many cases.
, If you have to fight, fight with each other, never give up.
Although the Spurs' changing moves are very targeted and are like a shot to the Magic's chest, the game is decided by people and cannot be decided on paper.
When Martin saw Finlay appear on the stage, he breathed a sigh of relief. The big stone in his heart finally fell away, because he finally no longer had to face off against his third uncle. As for whether Finlay's appearance would blow him up, he didn't think too much about it.
After all, a regular season victory or defeat is insignificant compared to a career.
Many times, if a player has a good mentality, he will perform better, and when there is little pressure, he can perform to an unexpected level.
Finley is a good player, but he has a problem. He is not a microwave-like player. He cannot maintain a good state as soon as he comes on the court. He needs to warm up. I think this may have something to do with him playing the main force for many years.
When playing as the main player, he can use the time before the game officially starts to shoot two balls to find his touch, but he does not have this opportunity as a substitute.
Historically, apart from Stern's deliberate suppression, another on-court reason for the Spurs' playoff defeat this season was Finley's performance. But the next season, Veach replaced him as the main force in the playoffs.
Position, so that he can perform much more freely. Of course, the main reason why the Spurs won the championship that year was that the Mavericks were hacked and James was guaranteed to enter the finals.
After Finley came on the scene, he immediately took over the Spurs' offense. As a veteran, he also knew that his current touch was not good, and the team did not give him a chance to find his touch, so he planned to break through. After all, the closer to the basket, the better
The easier it is to score, and Martin's body cannot stop him.
So Finley asked other players to spread out, and then prepared to break through from the wing. At that time, Jordan evaluated Finley as the player who most resembled him in the league, so his breakthrough ability was evident and he was very sharp.
Finlay was extremely confident and didn't even sway. He was just preparing to break through with Martin. In fact, just as he thought, as soon as he came into contact with Martin, he only received a little force and Martin began to retreat. But it was tight.
A second later, he realized that the script was not what he thought. Martin retreated a little too hard, and he didn't feel any strength at all.
"It's broken." When Finlay reacted, Martin had already flown 2 meters upside down and lay down on the ground.
The referee's whistle also sounded at this time. Finley threw the ball to the baseline with a depressed look, then sighed helplessly, turned around and walked back, explaining to the referee calmly as he walked, "I don't have anything extra."
He fell by himself." Finley's expression and tone were calm, without any anger. He did not ask the referee to change the decision, but just reminded the referee not to let Martin deceive him in the future.
As for **Vicci, he yelled at the referee, but as soon as the referee turned around, he also turned around, not giving the referee a chance to look at him to avoid getting hurt.
The result was reversed. Brand served as a fulcrum in the high post and waited for him. Other players ran around him. In the end, Martin ran out of a space and made a mid-range shot after catching the ball.
Although Finley's offense was unsuccessful just now, it was not his problem, but other Spurs players still came to let him play.
Finlay still planned to break through, but this time he was much more careful and did not dare to swing his arms too much for fear that his elbow would be too high and the opponent would lie down again. Finlay had no doubt that Martin would continue to dive without restraint.
, because he often sees similar situations with his current teammate Ginobili.
But this time Martin really didn't plan to dive. After all, it would be painful to fly 2 meters and throw himself to the ground. If the fall numbs his hand, then there will be problems with the offense. So he planned to gamble and steal once. Anyway, he was standing
You can't stop the opponent there, so why not save some effort.
While he was careful and his movements were stiff, he let go and pounced. As a result, Martin actually poked the ball out. On the other side, Nash had quick hands and eyes, got the ball, and then made a long throw.
Roy rushed out immediately, took two steps to get the ball at the three-point line, then looked back at Ginobili, slowed down, and started a three-step layup. Ginobili
As soon as he saw Roy's posture, he knew that he couldn't stop him. If he got stronger at this time, he might give someone a 2+1 chance, so he stopped and looked up at Roy for a layup.
Roy saw that he had not deceived the 2+1 opportunity, so he exerted force with his feet, jumped high at the same time, turned around, and performed a double-hand dunk. Although the move was very beautiful, the home fans still responded with boos.
After Roy's dunk, the Magic already led by 9 points, which was not a lot, but the Spurs had a big problem.
Finley used to be the big brother in the Mavericks. Although he came to the Spurs for the championship. For the championship, **Vitch asked him to play as a substitute. He accepted it, but every time he played, he still thought in his heart Brother Zhu can save the world just by showing up.
But Martin's two rounds completely disrupted the rhythm of the game, so he became impatient. The result of his impatience was that the Spurs originally got a chance and asked him to over-pass to the other side of the open space, but he directly made a three-pointer He took a shot from outside the line. Although he had made similar unreasonable three-pointers many times, he missed it this time and the rebound was received by Howard.
As soon as Finley's ball was released, **Vicci called a timeout. Even if it was going smoothly, he couldn't accept such a random hit, let alone the current headwind situation.
After the timeout, **Vicci beat Finlay hard. The sound was so loud that it even reached the Magic side in such a noisy arena. But after the restart, he didn't take Finlay down and let him Go fight Martin.
The next game was a battle between you and me. The Spurs relied on more skilled cooperation and the Magic's helpless Duncan to start to take advantage of the court. But the biggest problem for the Spurs at this time is that they do not have explosive scoring power. They may have a stable offense. But each ball is drilled in bit by bit, which is very laborious and wastes time.
The Magic have too many talented players. Although they are at a disadvantage as a whole, there is always someone who can break out. For example, Howard once was double-teamed by Duncan and Horry and grabbed the frontcourt three times in a row. Rebound, and then score. This ball has no technical content, no blocking or anything, it just can jump, like there are springs under the feet, it takes up space, and the Spurs have nothing to do inside.
So when the game entered the last 4 minutes, the Magic still had an 8-point advantage.
Leading by 8 points in 4 minutes is not a very safe score, but **Vic's performance greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
Here, Nash was dribbling the ball just after halftime under Parker's interference. The referee's whistle sounded. Nash was still surprised. I didn't make any moves. Parker was also very clean. Why did the whistle sound? But when he looked back, he found that the referee was pointing. It was Horry, who fouled Howard without the ball.
"The tactic of cutting Huo?" Edison was petrified at that time. Even if he was beaten to death, he would never have thought that someone would use the tactic of cutting Huo now. Edison looked at **Vicci on the other side of the court, his eyes widened, and his brain was usually quite sensitive. Instantly crashed.
Howard's free throw shooting has always been like that of a legendary center, hovering around 55% all year round. In fact, it is said that his shooting percentage in normal training is close to 80%, but I don't know why it doesn't work as soon as he plays. It is said that his psychological quality can withstand pressure. The ability should be very good.
Howard went to the free throw line and made 1 of 2, which is not bad. After all, it is difficult to achieve a 50% shooting rate in one offense.
But at this time, Edison began to struggle with what to do. It was unrealistic to replace Howard. After all, his athletic ability was not comparable to Varejao, but if he stayed on the court, he was worried that Vicky would continue to cut. After thinking about it, Edison Just grit your teeth, don't make any substitutions, and let Howard be on the court.
As a result, Vicki really started to cut, and it was the first time Howard encountered this situation. He was not prepared and failed to make the next four free throws. The Spurs' Ginobili made a layup and a three-pointer.
, narrowing the score.
Fortunately, the game entered the last two minutes and the Spurs could no longer cut Huo.
When the game entered the final 40 seconds, the Magic led by 3 points and had the ball.
Edison decided to play for 24 seconds. As long as the ball went in, the game could basically be won. But Nash's last shot was too weak and hit the front edge of the basket and bounced out.
Edison couldn't help complaining in the audience, "Nash, as a man, you are short at such a critical moment."
The Spurs called a timeout.
"Next, we will only guard three-pointers. If they go for a layup, let them go, but be careful not to foul, especially Roy. You must be careful against Ginobili." Because he gave up the inside and was worried.
The opponent fouled quickly after taking the shot, so Edison did not let Howard play, leaving Martin, Nash and Iguodala on the court with three better shooting outsiders.
But he didn't expect that the veteran **Vicci also figured this out. The player who bullied the Magic was not tall enough. As soon as the ball was released, Horry made a three-pointer. Martin faced Horry who was 10 centimeters taller than him.
There is no way.
As the most famous key player in the league, Horry's ability in the last minute is enhanced, with a shooting percentage of at least 80%. Basically, as long as he has a chance to take a shot, he will definitely score.
It was the same this time. After the ball flew for more than 1 second, it fell into the basket obediently. The two teams tied the score at 95-95.
With 16 seconds left in the game, the two teams were tied again.
Edison was confused. According to his memory, the best choice at this time was to let Roy perform the final attack. Because although Nash shot accurately, his singles ability was not strong; Hardaway had degenerated into a fixed-point shooter; and Bu
Although Rand has strong singles ability, he is an insider. At this time, he is easily restricted and has difficulty in getting time.
Roy, on the other hand, can play in isolation, has good mental quality, and is an outside player, making it easier to catch the ball.
But Roy is just a rookie now. If it weren't for his rookie season, Edison would not hesitate to let Roy attack even at the end of the season. But this is not the problem, and strictly speaking, Roy has not played a serious game.
5 games, is it appropriate to put so much pressure on him at this time? If he fails to make a shot, will it have a negative impact on his psychology?
In fact, this is also a common phenomenon in the sports circle. Many coaches in key games prefer to use veterans. In addition to their rich experience, another consideration is to train newcomers. If they play well, everyone will be happy.
, if they don’t play well, many newcomers with poor psychological quality may lose confidence, and then their entire careers will be affected.
The most typical example is shooting player Emmons, who made major mistakes in the decisive shot in many Olympic Games. There are also Ibrahimovic in football, James who played in the finals in those years, and Dirk Nowitzki in the playoffs.
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A full 10 seconds passed, and Magic players gathered around him, but Edison did not speak. He was silent and thinking. Edison knew that he had to make a choice. He could not let Nash lead the players to perform at the last moment.
At this moment, Roy took the initiative to take a step forward and said, "Coach, let me do it."
Edison looked at Roy, or stared at Roy. At this time, Edison's mind was spinning rapidly, making a fierce decision between agreeing and disagreeing. In the end, he was moved by Roy's iceberg-like eyes, "Okay.
, you make the final attack, and the others cooperate. Nash, you serve the inbounds ball, Howard and Brand help him block the ball, Hardaway, you go to the other side to attract, don't miss the ball."
Normally, the tactics can be varied and varied, but when it comes to the final shot, there is basically no difference. The only suspense is to see who makes the shot and who comes out to catch the ball.
When he came on the court again, Hardaway put his arm around Roy's shoulders and taught him his experience, "Boy, you have the ability, we all believe in you. When the shot is made, don't pay too much attention to that time, don't think about it.
You must make a sure kill and don't leave time for the opponent to make the last shot. You must know that even if you don't take the shot in the end, it will be fine. At worst, we will play overtime."
As a former key man in the league, Roy still respects Hardaway very much, and the advice Pence gives him now is very good. In fact, he was thinking about this just now. Roy listened to Hardaway's words and kept nodding.
, and then said, "Thank you, Penny, I know, I'll pay attention."
**Veach did not expect that Edison would let Roy make the last shot, and 99% of people did not even expect this. Therefore, the Spurs' defense against Roy was not tight, and he easily received the ball. When he received the ball
When the ball was passed, everyone in the Spurs reacted, especially Finley, who was guarding him, and he was 120% alert.
"Edison gave the last shot to a rookie. He was really bold. The rest of the Magic were far away, but Finley defended very well. Time was running out little by little. There were 10 seconds left, 9, 8,
7…”
When the commentator counted to 3, Roy moved. He shook his shoulder to the left, and then suddenly accelerated to the right. Finley reacted quickly, but he just took a side lunge and planned to block Roy.
What follows is an emergency stop and then a backward tilt.
"This rookie actually chose to take a shot from outside the three-point line. The ball went in, the red light came on, and the Magic defeated the Spurs."
After the ball was released, Roy did not perform many show-like behaviors, such as turning around in advance and raising his arms in celebration; nor did he clench his hands into fists or extend a few fingers; nor did he keep raising his shooting hand, waiting for the ball to go in with a look of surprise on his face.
He looked at his own hand.
He put his arms down just like he usually shoots, then raised his head and looked quietly at the orange basketball in the air.
But after the ball went in, he immediately seemed like a different person. He hit his chest hard, and before he could make any other moves, other Magic players pounced on him. Especially Howard and Josh.
Smith moved the fastest, and then they surrounded him and beat him.
Edison did not rush forward, but gave Roy a thumbs up from a distance.
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This is a big chapter. I should update it for the second time today, and I am starting to gradually try to resume the second update.
