Chen, how are you feeling now?" Vicky walked to Chen Feng's side, sat down, and asked with concern.
Chen Feng took a sip of water, smiled at **Vicci, and replied: "Well, I'm a little tired. It's really difficult to play against Chris!"
Hearing Chen Feng truthfully express his thoughts, **Vicci nodded with satisfaction.
"In the process of chasing points just now, you consumed a lot of energy. Have a good rest. I will let you play in the fourth quarter. And that time is the best time for you to perform." **Vicci smiled.
Said to Chen Feng.
"Yeah, I understand." Chen Feng nodded and replied.
**Vic took a look at the situation on the court, and suddenly his face was extremely ugly, because now the Spurs' outside line was basically blocked by the Clippers, and they had no offensive ability.
Except for Tony Parker, who performed reasonably well, Patty Mills, who just came on the court, was no match for Chris Paul.
So **Vic made the substitution without hesitation and replaced Kawhi Leonard with Tim Duncan.
At this time, the Spurs' lineup on the field was a bit strange. Derrick Favors and Duncan formed a barrier inside. Diaw, who had always played power forward before, was assigned to the small forward position. It looked like **Vicci
He is determined to compete with the Clippers. In fact, Vicki also
I made this choice out of desperation. On the one hand, my side's outside performance was not good, and on the other hand, my side already had an advantage inside. So after replacing Tim Duncan, the Spurs' inside line was weak.
It has even more advantages and can cause huge damage to the Clippers' basket.
"Shet, this old guy Greg is so shameless!" Clippers head coach Doc Reeves cursed in an angry voice after seeing the changes on the court.
Although they also have players like Blake Griffin here, a Blake Griffin can't even handle Derrick Favors. What's more, Tim Duncan plus Duncan? And here's Jordan.
Although his physical fitness is superb, he is not heavy enough to suppress Favors!
Chris Paul looked at Patty Mills' defense and suddenly made a cross-step to Patty Mills' left side. Patty Mills' speed was slower than Chris Paul's, but his body
His quality is good, and his agility is also good. His center of gravity shifted to the left, and he was blocked in front of Chris Paul.
Chris Paul bumped into Patty Mills and wanted to forcefully eat Patty Mills, but how could Patty Mills, who had equally excellent physical fitness, be afraid of him forcefully eating him? Patty Mills opened his arms.
Standing firmly in front of him.
Patty Mills' strong defensive ability on the ball, proficient pace, quick hands, sharp eyesight and diligent attitude make him a strong player on the Spurs bench.
Moreover, he is relatively conservative in defending people and rarely takes risks to steal the ball.
In fact, this is Chris Paul's carelessness. If he completely increases his speed, it will not be difficult to overpower Patty Mills. But he has to rely on explosive power to overpower Patty Mills. Patty Mills' strength
And explosive power is not so easy to eat.
Seeing Patty Mills open his big hand to stop him, Chris Paul was also slightly surprised.
Chris Paul pulled hard to the left and then passed the ball behind the back to Matt Barnes who was ambushing in the bottom corner.
Matt Barnes glanced at the basket and then shot a three-pointer.
"Bang," Matt Barnes' three-pointer hit.
Matt Barnes missed a shot and Tim Duncan grabbed a defensive rebound.
Now for the Clippers, every shot is quite risky, because if the shot is missed, the rebound will most likely be grabbed by the Spurs.
Needless to say, Derrick Favors is the rebounding king, and Tim Duncan and Diaw are also good rebounders, both veteran level players.
Jordan couldn't suppress Favors, and Griffin was a little confused when it came to dealing with Duncan. Diaw is a nimble fat guy!
Patty Mills relied on his excellent breakthrough ability to slowly break into the Clippers penalty area. Just when Chris Paul, who was guarding him, thought that Patty Mills was going to attack, Patty Mills passed the ball.
Tony Parker, who was at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, received a pass from Patty Mills from outside the three-point line and made a direct three-pointer.
Parker's three-point shooting is not his strong point, but after Chen Feng became the star, Parker really worked hard on his shooting!
For the Clippers, Chris Paul also made a three-pointer using the cover of his teammates.
Tony Parker cooperated with Tim Duncan in a pick-and-roll, ran back, received Tim Duncan's ground pass, and succeeded in a layup.
Then, Chris Paul made another reverse lob and lobbed the ball to DeAndre Jordan under the basket, who hit the ball with a hook. It was really eye-catching!
In these waves of offense, both sides have played very efficiently. Or in other words, both sides have not done very well defensively in recent times.
Under the leadership of Chris Paul, the Clippers' generals all had baskets, and Chris Paul also sent out 4 assists in the third quarter.
After three minutes of facing off against Patty Mills, Chris Paul also had to take a rest.
After all, he couldn't play the entire third quarter, which would consume too much energy. And he still needed to save most of his energy to prepare for the showdown with Chen Feng in the fourth quarter.
During the period when Chris Paul was off the court, the Spurs slowly reduced the score to single digits.
The Clippers don't have Chris Paul's organizational support, and their offense is not as smooth as before.
Moreover, the continuous missed shots made the Clippers' mentality even worse. The Spurs took advantage of this opportunity and played an 11:5 wave to recover 6 points.
During this period, Doc Reeves called a total of two timeouts. But it was of almost no use.
The Clippers' backup power forward Glen Davis received a pass from Jamal Crawford on the baseline. He had a very good chance, but he still missed the shot.
The Spurs took the opportunity to launch a fast-break counterattack. Patty Mills passed the ball across half of the court and accurately delivered it to Kawhi Leonard, who had just arrived on the court.
After Kawhi Leonard received the ball, he dunked directly with both hands.
The fans in the audience roared, and countless boos were directed at the Spurs players.
Now, the score on the court has become 70:71, and the Spurs have narrowed the gap to only 1 point behind.
Now, with 23 seconds left in the third quarter, the Clippers have one last chance to attack.
Jamal Crawford dribbled the ball slowly to the frontcourt. After trying to set the rhythm and succeed in this attack, the Spurs had no time to attack.
Jamal Crawford passed the ball to Matt Barnes. Matt Barnes looked up at the time and saw 9 seconds left.
At this time, Matt Barnes began to break through with the ball.
After Paul came off the court, the initiator of the attack on the court was naturally Crawford, but he didn't feel very good today, so this time it was Matt Barnes who attacked.
However, during the breakthrough, Matt Barnes made a fatal mistake. The ball was intercepted by Kawhi Leonard.
I have to say that Kawhi Leonard's defense at critical moments is very impressive.
After Kawhi Leonard stole the ball, he did not take credit. He dribbled the ball to the Clippers half alone, but passed the ball directly to Patty Mills, who had already rushed to the Clippers' three-point line.
There are only the last three seconds left.
After Patty Mills received the ball, he shouted loudly, used all his strength, increased his speed to the fastest, and then avoided Jamal Crawford's block and made a layup at the buzzer.
"Whoa", with Patty Mills scoring 2 points on a layup, the Spurs finally took the lead.
72:71, the Spurs took the lead by 1 point.
At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two sides was fixed at 72:71, with the Spurs leading their opponents by 1 point.
This section is crucial for the Spurs.
However, although the Spurs have now gone ahead by one point, it is very difficult to take away this victory at the Clippers' home court, Staples Arena.
"Tim, you took the time to have a good rest in the first few minutes. This game is not easy to play, and we must take advantage of our own advantages. So, you will play again soon." **Vicci said to the bench.
Duncan, the old guy who was drinking mineral water at the table, said.
After saying this, he then asked Chen Feng: "Chen, how are you resting now? Can you fight?"
Chen Feng nodded without hesitation, "Greg, let me play now, I'll be fine."
In the first three quarters of the game, the Spurs and Clippers played very fiercely. The score kept rising alternately, and no one had an advantage.
Soon, the intense fourth quarter began.
The first few minutes of the last quarter of the game are destined to be reserved for the performance of the substitutes. The main players should take advantage of this time to replenish their physical strength.
At this time, Paul has not returned to the court, so Chen Feng, who is assigned to play, can take advantage of this opportunity to lead the team to widen the point difference.
Currently, the Spurs' lineup is: point guard Parker, shooting guard Chen Feng, small forward Tracy McGrady, power forward Tim Duncan, and center Jordan Hill.
Chen Feng broke through with the ball, and then made a wonderful pass to Tim Duncan under the basket.
Unexpectedly, Duncan, who had always been tepid, jumped up directly after receiving the ball and dunked across DeAndre Jordan.
"Bit", the referee blew the whistle first.
Immediately afterwards, a "bang" sounded again in Staples Arena.
