Chapter 67 The demon sword is unsheathed, and Tony Allen appears!
The game continues.
Ginobili acts as the organizer, dealing cards online at the top of the arc.
Opposing him is the Rockets' perimeter defender, Sean Battier.
Battier is not that aggressive in defense.
During the matchup, the two rarely collided physically.
Battier usually uses flexible position selection and rapid lateral movement to always stay in front of the opponent and wait for opportunities to try to steal.
After several tentative moves, Ginobili failed to deceive his opponent, so he waved to his teammates for a pick-and-roll.
The 36-year-old veteran, McDyess, took steady steps to reach the top of the key.
Following him was Argentine diamond Luis Scola.
"Oh, there are four old guys crowded in this area."
"The combined age of the four people is 130 years old!"
Zhang Weiping laughed loudly.
All four of them are seasoned veterans.
Although this pick-and-roll is not fast, it is full of rhythm, and the several games between the two sides are very exciting.
In the end, Ginobili made a no-look pass and passed the ball to McDyess.
The latter took three steps and hit the basket.
At the critical moment, a "big bird" suddenly appeared, spread its wings and soared above the basket, and slapped the ball out.
However, the alert Ginobili immediately jumped up and caught the falling basketball.
Battier, who was facing him, couldn't react in time. When he tried to defend again, the demon sword was already out of its sheath and he shot from outside the three-point line...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
At 33:30, the Spurs took the lead.
Offense and defense transition.
Kevin Martin holds the ball and hits Ginobili in isolation.
I saw him make a fake shot, cross-step and accelerate to break through.
Ginobili moves sideways on defense.
"Bang~"
The two collided and immediately fell to the ground.
"Beep!"
The linesman blew his whistle.
But after he finished blowing, he also fell into hesitation.
This ball...who committed the foul?
At this moment, Martin and Ginobili both fell to the ground face to face, looking very painful.
Moreover, in 2010, the NBA had not yet introduced a video replay system, so referees could only make their own decisions.
After hesitating for a long time, the referee announced an offensive foul on Martin.
The duel between the two masters of finding fouls ended with Ginobili's victory.
Under the leadership of Yaodao, the Spurs played the ultimate team basketball despite being slightly inferior to their opponents on paper.
Matt Bonner, a wing with average physical fitness in the team, hit two three-pointers in a row. He also cut back to the basket and succeeded in a layup. He scored 8 points in a short period of time and the Spurs widened the point difference.
6 points.
Off the court, Rockets coach Mark Jackson saw that the situation was not good and immediately waved towards the depths of the bench.
Tony Allen took off his sports jacket and walked to the technical table.
Arranging him to play has only one purpose - to limit Ginobili's performance!
Although Bonner scored consecutively just now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the core of the Spurs' offense is still Ginobili.
With his guidance, Bonner can get those easy shot opportunities.
Soon, after a foul and the ball was dead, Battier walked off the court with a look of helplessness.
This season, his playing time has been greatly occupied by George, and his condition has declined a lot compared to last year.
But as a mature veteran, Battier has no complaints about this and is still training conscientiously and waiting for the coach's call.
He originally thought that in this game, when he faced Ginobili in the transition period, he could make Mark Jackson see his value through excellent defense.
But contrary to expectations, Ginobili's freestyle style of play made it difficult for a skilled defender like Battier to resist.
Tony Allen high-fived Battier and walked onto the court with excitement on his face.
He came to Ginobili and showed a "kind" smile: "Hey, Manu."
Ginobili's smile was a little stiff: "Hey."
Shen Fei in the box looked relaxed.
After just seeing Tony Allen play, he was convinced that the Rockets would get back the score soon.
You know, in the original time and space, Tony Allen joined the Grizzlies as a free agent this year.
In the playoffs, the Grizzlies staged a double-digit miracle and directly defeated the Spurs, the number one player in the Western Conference.
In that magical series, Tony Allen and Conley teamed up to make the GDP combination of Parker and Ginobili fall short.
To put it simply, Teacher Tony's extremely aggressive defense is exactly what the aging Ginobili least wants to encounter.
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Sure enough, after Allen came on the court, Ginobili was quickly restricted.
After the defense was strengthened, the Rockets' best transition offense was also able to be used.
George, who had just played with Allen, began to show his skills on the offensive end.
Facing Ginobili's defense, Pickle shook his hips continuously.
Immediately afterwards, he increased his dribbling strength, and followed up with a drag step after every change of hands at the hip.
George took one step at a time, with a full rhythm, making it impossible for the Demon Sword to judge his intentions.
Finally, one step inside the three-point line, Paojiao suddenly pulled out his hand after shuffling.
Ginobili's feet were completely frozen to the ground, unable to make any interference.
"Shua~"
Basketball goes hollow into the net.
"Good shot! If this ball covered his face, I believe many people would think it was McGrady's action!"
Yu Jia commented timely.
"Actually, Ginobili's defense is very good. Look at how many times Kevin Martin hit him just now, but he didn't take advantage."
"Paul George is so young, and he scored a goal easily and freely as soon as he came up. It's really amazing. No wonder it's been rumored recently that he will be a strong contender for this year's Rookie of the Year."
Zhang Weiping added.
On the court, within one minute, Ginobili suffered consecutive defeats on both offense and defense, which inevitably made him a little unhappy.
[The game was going smoothly just now, but why did the Rockets suddenly come up with two players and reverse the situation?]
Manu was confused.
But then, he decided to at least regain his place with the rookie in front of him.
Ever since, after the transition between offense and defense, Ginobili sat at the top of the key and waved to Bonner, who was facing George, to signal him to pick and roll for him.
Bonner was stunned. This was not a tactic arranged by coach Popovich.
But since it was Ginobili's request, he still trotted all the way and stepped forward to set up a screen.
After all, Manu is the only player on the team who is allowed to "play outside the box."
After the pick-and-roll, Ginobili successfully got rid of Tony Allen's defense.
At this moment, the defender in front of him is none other than Paul George!
Manu raised his right hand to signal his teammates to pull away.
"Hey, Ginobili is going to teach the young people a lesson. He directly named George and asked for singles!"
Zhang Weiping said excitedly, as if he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
The Rockets fans in the Toyota Center Arena shouted at this time to cheer up the young people in the team:
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
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Amidst the deafening sound, Ginobili rushed towards George!