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252. Stone Buddha is about to cry

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Most fans have the impression of Duncan's offensive end that they are shooting through the board. This offensive method has become his feature. Whether in the paint area or on the wing, he can always use the rebound to hit the ball, and the 45-degree angle of the left and right wings is even more accurate.

But what few people know is that Duncan's cross-cutting hook shot is even more powerful, but few people can force him to use this move with difficulty.

When he first entered the league, Duncan was not famous for playing boards, but made a small hook layup after cutting across from a high position. This was his most proud offensive method. O'Neal had also used this move to beat O'Neal so speechless.

However, with the retirement of the Admiral, the Spurs have not had good signings at the center position, so Horry has to play the power forward, and Duncan plays the center position at the guest center - thanks to the Sharks for their aging and the league center for their decline, otherwise Shi Fo would not play the center position. Because of this problem, he almost fell out with the Spurs and followed Grant Hill to join the Magic.

After becoming the center, Duncan's high-level offense has gradually decreased in recent years, and low-level offenses have become more and more. Such changes have little impact on Shifo. His low-level offensive skills are very good, because of his strong strength, fast foot movements, quick turn, and realistic fake movements. He can often turn around in the low post and shake off his opponent after holding the ball, so he gradually became happy to play in the center position, until this season's best Chamberlain came out like a comet!

He came to the familiar low post again and was ready to hook and layup again. Duncan was confident. He was going to use this move to teach the Warriors a lesson, let you let me go and let you underestimate me, and Evans actually came to defend me, and when Evans defended me, he was still fucking not going around. Isn’t this asking for death?

He didn't believe Evans could guard against his hook, but the fact happened unexpectedly - Evans followed Duncan's jump, his arm span, height, and jump were not as good as Duncan, and it was a delusion to block the other party.

But he did not have any delusions, but pulled Duncan on his right arm, pulling him down directly.

‘Dou’, the referee blew Evans a foul, and the latter also cooperated to raise his hand.

Duncan stood on the free throw line in depression. Chamberlain picked up the ball and handed it to the referee. When he went back, he shouted to Duncan: "Hey, baby, there are 100 million fans watching you free throws, you must send this damn ball into the ring!"

Duncan glared at Chamberlain with hatred, stood on the free throw line and sighed sadly, aimed at the paint area in the middle of the rebound and shot out, silently saying "I will hit the board." The result was very cruel. The basketball bounced out quickly after hitting the paint area.

Seeing this, Evans screamed strangely: "Man, beautiful hitting the board!"

Parker frowned and reminded Duncan: "Don't worry about these ****s, Tim, don't hit the board, this is a free throw!"

Duncan cursed in his heart whether I didn't know this was a free throw? Who the hell stipulates that the free throw is not accurate? I don't believe this evil. He muttered in his heart, and he took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, then adjusted his attack posture, shaking his wrist and taking a free throw.

‘Bang!’ The ironclad sounded, and Duncan couldn’t help but curse: “I believe him, it’s evil!”

Chamberlain took the rebound and passed it to Billups. The latter patiently organized his teammates to pass the ball. The ball was constantly passed in the hands of several people. Jackson used Chamberlain's cover to throw away Finley and ran out of the three-point line along the baseline. Seeing this, Billups passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, Jackson quickly jumped out, and the basketball entered the net with hollow.

It was the Spurs' turn to attack again. This time Evans came up and interfered with Duncan's holding the ball, but Duncan used his flexible steps to mention the top arc of the penalty area and still took the ball into his hand.

Seeing Duncan get the ball, Evans grinned and rushed up quickly, then pushed Duncan behind him, and pushed Duncan with his strong chest muscles against Duncan's back, pushing him to push him out of the low post.

In this way, it is exactly what Duncan wants, because he is very good at fighting with his opponent in a tight way.

The reason is that Duncan is too smart. He is very accurate in his judgment of the center of gravity of the defensive players. He can often judge the opponent's center of gravity when the defensive players just topped the top, and turn around to the other side of the center of gravity. In addition, the speed of turning is fast, so the success rate of such back hit is very high. With his speed and explosive power, how many people can still catch up if he is thrown away?

In addition, Duncan's back-playing has another characteristic, that is, his footsteps are changing in a variety of ways, which often makes the opponent unable to find his shot point, thus unable to block it. However, since last season, due to the gradual increase in age, Duncan's footstep movements are not as flexible as before, so he has gradually increased the back-playing based on fake moves. Its confusing and coordination are very strong, so the success rate is still high.

This time, after he judged Evans's center of defense, he immediately shook his shoulders and threw away the latter. After passing Evans, he put away the ball and took three steps, raised his arms and wanted to lay up. As a result, he took one step, and a Jackson came out of the wing and pulled him down.

It was another free throw. If Duncan didn't know the Warriors' plans now, he would not have been able to get a bachelor's degree in psychology at university.

Knowing that the Warriors were going to talk about their free throws, Duncan gritted his teeth and stood on the free throw line. He secretly warned himself in his heart: "Tim, don't panic, isn't it just a free throw? Ha, have you forgotten that you had scored twenty free throws last night? Well, I also lost ten free throws last night - Damn, how can I think about these things? Don't think about it anymore or not, hurry up and get free throws. God, bless me, I must hit both free throws. When I go back, I will give you more incense sticks!"

‘Swish!’ ‘Bang!’

"Damn!" Duncan closed his mouth just now and watched Chamberlain easily and freely win the rebound, Shifo's face began to turn something wrong.

At such a critical moment in today's Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Duncan's free throw feel was really bad. Although his board was still as accurate and his back was still sharp, he could not perform it. The Warriors made consecutive fouls, and the Spurs' offense encountered a crisis.

In more than 3 minutes, the Spurs relied on Ginobili's layup to score two points, while the Warriors bombed the ball in a desperate situation. The Spurs players were so angry that they wanted to play foul tactics against Chamberlain. As a result, he made four free throws in a row, and the Spurs were dissatisfied.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Warriors quickly expanded their lead to 56-44, and their lead reached double digits, which was fatal in a key battle like Tianwang Mountain. Popovich had to call a timeout and personally mention Duncan's favorite disciple.

Popovich's warning to Duncan is very simple, that is, to use his talents more and help his teammates score.

Duncan's offense is not only reflected in his personal good singles ability, but also in his role in the team's offensive system. He has strong support ability, high pick-and-roll quality, and good ball-shot vision. Although he is not as good as Chris Webber, he can organize the team's offense like a defender, but he is definitely more than enough to support the offense.

In addition, his pick-and-roll ability is particularly strong, because he is fast and has accurate mid-range shots, which poses great threats, so that Ginobili and Parker can fully utilize their breakthrough advantages. Duncan is good at reading the opponent's defensive levels and can always find the most reasonable way to deal with the ball, so it is impossible to truly block players of his level.

As the score grew bigger and bigger, Duncan finally calmed down and did not confront the Warriors head-on. For other super insiders, such as Garnett or Nowitzki, such evasion-like behaviors are absolutely unbearable, but Duncan doesn't care, he only cares about how to win the championship.

At the critical moment, the Spurs players were also very powerful. Bowen and Ginobili's three-pointers passed through the net. The Spurs' precise shooting caused the Warriors' defense to be in chaos. Duncan seized the opportunity to attack the ring. The Warriors player had no time to foul for a while and he scored 5 points in a row. In this way, the Spurs' scoring efficiency improved and completed a 13-3 attack****, and scored the score to 57-63 in one fell swoop.

But the Spurs have not narrowed the gap since then. When the Warriors saw that the Spurs had a counterattack momentum, the players launched various crazy fouls against Duncan, which caused Shifo to dare not get the ball. As long as they got the ball, Jackson and Evans made consecutive fouls. In addition, O'Brient, Barnes, Harrington and Pitrus were warming up on the bench. Their intentions were very clear. As long as their teammates were sent off for full fouls, they would go on the court and continue to foul on Shifo.

Billups signaled his teammates to keep his position stable. An old man in his family is like a treasure. Especially if he has a big heart veteran like Billups at the FMVP level, the wonderful things are even more. Billups not only talks empty talk, but also leads by example and faces Ginobili's defense without any mercy in the top arc of the three-point line and hits a three-pointer.

However, the resilience of the Spurs is by no means comparable to that of the Warriors. Billups' three-pointer aroused their resistance. Parker rushed into the basket and caused Chamberlain to foul. He made two free throws to help the team keep a close eye on the score.

Then Billups assisted West to break through and scored a layup. The Spurs looked for an opportunity to take revenge. Parker found another gap and rushed into the penalty area. This time he was blocked by Chamberlain after taking off. The ball was directly captured in the frontcourt. Billups seized the opportunity and made a fast break counterattack and got two valuable points.

Duncan deserves his honor as a top superstar in the league. The Spurs attacked again, the Warriors strengthened their defense. The ball circulated among the outside players several times, but no one could find an opportunity to attack. Duncan ran back and led Evans out of the penalty area and then killed him. Ginobili passed the ball in time. After Duncan got the ball, he made a cross-cut shot against Chamberlain's defense. This time Evans didn't have time to foul, and Chamberlain had already carried four fouls and did not dare to stretch out his hand. He just watched the ball fall into the ring.

With less than thirty seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Warriors maintained a five-point lead with 71-66. Billups decided to waste the opportunity for this offense. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and slowly dribbled the ball five or six meters away from the three-point line.

Chamberlain came out from the inside of the three-point line to help Billups pick-and-roll, while Duncan pushed Evans away and stared at Chamberlain vigilantly.

10,9,8,7…

Just as five seconds left, Billups moved, he suddenly increased the frequency of the ball, and his strong body ran forward like a cannonball, then threw the ball towards the rebound.

"Boom!" With a muffled sound, Duncan's heart sank and turned to look. Evans was hanging on the ring majestic. Spurs fans sighed. After Chamberlain just left the penalty area, he attracted Duncan and Oberto. Billups did not follow the ordinary path. He did not believe in the principle of strength. He believed that Evans, who had not scored a point in this game, gave a wonderful assist.

This is the level of a super point guard!
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