Chapter 64 Grizzly Attack
I have to say that Stoudemire's defensive habits are really bad.
After suffering losses more than once, Stoudemire still has a long memory.
Curry was already prepared for this.
Of course, Curry can also shoot a three-pointer after Stoudemire jumps up.
But the most certain thing at this time is to go inside.
Curry dribbled the ball to the free throw line, and the only defender in front of him was Channing Frye.
Curry accelerated to the basket and raised his hand for a layup.
Channing Frye had to jump up to block the shot.
Curry passed the ball behind the back, and Lopez, who followed up, received the basketball and was unguarded, dunking easily and scoring two points.
The score became 105:101, and the Warriors were still 4 points behind.
Coming back is the Suns' offense.
Nash still controls the ball and picks and rolls with Stoudemire.
The Warriors' defensive strategy was the same as before, the only difference was that Lopez took a little extra step outside.
In other words, you can shoot Nash, but be careful, I might pounce on you.
What’s more, even if you shoot, you won’t be given the mid-range shot.
Shooting from a distance is fine!
Of course, there is some risk involved in doing this.
That is to be passed by Nash.
However, the main reason why Deng Fang dared to do this was because Nash was tired.
Nash has taken nearly thirty shots so far!
This was unimaginable before.
You know, Nash also assumes most of the Suns' responsibility for dribbling and organizing offense in the half court.
He is a thirty-five-year-old veteran!
Fortunately, as mentioned before, if you have physical strength, if you dare to come up, he will directly pass you.
But in the later stages of the game, the veteran's physical problems became apparent.
Although Lopez's defensive strategy changed only a little, it still had a huge impact on Nash.
Obviously, Nash was hesitant.
Break in?
Forget it, I’m too tired!
Emergency three-pointer?
It's a bit far and I feel a little out of my depth.
There is no way, time is not forgiving, and when you are old, you are old.
Nash hesitated for a moment, then took a step forward and hit a long two-pointer.
However, the most fearful thing about shooting is hesitation.
Shooting is a muscle memory. The more decisive you are, the more accurate you will be.
Nash hesitated for a moment, and his shooting percentage immediately showed.
The basketball hit the rim and bounced out with a clang.
Lopez collected the rebound and handed the ball to Curry.
The game continues.
Curry dribbled to the frontcourt and gave Lopez a wink.
Lopez understood it and came up to pick and roll for Curry again.
Unexpectedly, Curry did not use Lopez's cover this time. He changed direction and passed from the other side of Barbosa.
Barbosa was still thinking about chasing around the screen, but he didn't expect Curry to break through directly.
Channing Frye didn't expect that he would be further away from Curry.
Curry drove straight to the basket and scored two points with an easy layup.
The score became 105:103!
Two points left!
Neither side scored in the next two rounds.
There is less than half a minute left.
It was the Suns' offensive round again, and Nash began to control the time.
Warriors players look to the bench.
Deng Fang signaled normal defense, and at the same time clenched his right fist to make a signal.
It is not worthwhile to use foul tactics at this time.
Nash's free throws rank among the best in NBA history!
A foul on him is equivalent to giving away points.
Nash was very experienced and didn't signal Stoudemire to come up and cover until there were 8 seconds left.
Even if the investment fails, we won’t leave you much time!
Stoudemire blocked Laga Bell, and Nash once again became Lopez in front of him.
Unexpectedly, this time Lopez did not shrink inside, but came out near the three-point line.
Nash was stunned.
what happened?
Aren't you going to let me vote?
I'm ready to shoot the three-pointer!
No matter how tired you are, this is the last one, so you have to vote when it’s time to vote!
Why did you come out?
However, there was only more than three seconds left, and there was not much room for thinking.
Nash is worthy of being the MVP of both worlds. Although he hesitated for a moment, he quickly reacted and rushed past Lopez with a bow.
Although Lopez is slow, he wins by being prepared, so he followed Nash and rushed in.
Although Nash broke through, he was unable to shoot because he was not far from Lopez.
In this case, Nash has only one option, which is to lay up.
However, after passing Lopez, Nash discovered that Prince had begun to shrink to the vicinity of the penalty area!
He was just waiting for Nash to make a layup!
All this was arranged by Deng Fang in advance and has been practiced many times during training.
Once the defensive strategy is set, it cannot be changed casually.
But that's regular time.
At the last moment, a sudden change in defensive strategy will often catch the opponent off guard.
As long as the opponent doesn't adapt and hesitates, that's enough!
Again, as long as you are not used to it, then I will be comfortable!
The strategy that I have been adhering to before is to let you play in a way you are not used to.
But after the whole game, everyone is a veteran who has played in the NBA for many years, so they should get used to your defensive strategy.
If you suddenly change your defense at the last moment, your opponent may be caught off guard.
This is why Deng Fang made that fist-clenching signal just now.
Nash reacted quickly. Seeing Prince return to the penalty area, he immediately passed the ball to Channing Frye on the bottom line.
Prince is guarding Channing Frye.
As soon as Channing Frye received the ball, Azubuike rushed over next to him.
It was obvious that Azubuike had been prepared.
Channing Frye had no choice but to pass the ball to Grant Hill, who was defending Azubuike.
There is only one second left.
Grant Hill didn't have any time to react after catching the ball, so he had no choice but to throw the ball out.
Of course, the most important point is that the Suns players are not ready!
No one expected that the Warriors would change their defensive strategy at the critical moment.
The Suns players all felt that this time it must be Nash's shot again, and what they should do is to go back and defend the Warriors' offense.
If you are not prepared, your hit rate will not be high.
What's more, except for Nash, no one else on the Suns team had a few shooting opportunities today.
You haven't shot much in the whole game, and you have a chance at the critical moment, with only one or two seconds left.
If he is a star player, it is easy to say. After all, he has seen big scenes and made many kinds of shots.
But the same cannot be said for role players.
Grant Hill is a veteran and was once a star player.
But he isn't now, and not for many years.
The basketball flew through the air and headed straight for the basket.
With a bang, the basketball hit the basket, bounced out, and flew far away.
Azubuike reacted quickly and jumped toward the basketball.
Barbosa was not far from the basketball, and he reached for the basketball with a diving leap.
Seeing that he couldn't control the basketball, Azubuike stretched out his hand and the basketball flew out.
Players from both sides immediately got into chaos and rushed to grab the basketball.
There is only more than three seconds left!
This chapter has been completed!
