Chapter 108: Master the key rounds to win the game! The Holy Lion has arrived!
The San Antonio Spurs vs. the Denver Nuggets is definitely a highlight of the Western Conference playoffs in recent years.
Just like the Bulls vs. Pistons back then.
After the Spurs eliminated the Nuggets last season, Popovich's ridicule of Ryan already made the two sides very angry.
And this season, Bird's words in previous interviews have heightened the tension between the two teams to the point of irritation.
Big Bird's words, "Whatever the Spurs do to me, I will do to the Spurs" is equivalent to acknowledging that the Spurs are using dirty means to advance.
And show your attitude: If you use it, then I will use it too!
Although the Pacers fell because of the Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Bird did not feel that players should be weak on the court.
In fact, Bird felt that the Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills had less to do with violence and more to do with IQ!
Artest didn't dare to hit the boss, he only dared to hit the fans to vent his anger. The key is that he hit the wrong person.
If he hadn't hit the fans, Stern wouldn't have punished the Pacers to death.
Of course, Bird is not the kind of head coach who takes the initiative to dirty people up.
With his character of "I can beat you in a casual fight, there is no need to play tricks outside the game", he couldn't do that either.
However, if the Spurs really dare to use that method to destroy the Nuggets' best winning window, then everyone should stop winning!
Popovich was naturally very uncomfortable after hearing Bird's words. Although I did it, how could you say that?
Didn't that slap me in the face?
So he also responded forcefully in the interview:
"I don't know what Larry was trying to say, I just know that we got to the Western Conference Finals one game at a time, not anything else.
After defeating the Mavericks, the Nuggets thought they had broken the Texas curse.
But actually, Texas Orthodoxy is with us!
Whether the Nuggets can successfully get out of Texas this season is uncertain.
Larry is indeed a good coach, but we have more experience winning.
We know how to win against opponents who have won twice. "
What Popovich said made not only Nuggets fans disgusted, but neutral fans also wanted to vomit after hearing it.
You really want to be a bitch and still build a memorial arch.
How dare you say this after reaching the Western Conference Finals one game at a time?
If you hadn't stolen a G5, you would still be playing tiebreaker with the Suns, and you might not even get your turn in the Western Conference Finals!
What Popovich said is equivalent to a little fairy who goes to nightclubs every day saying that her innocent and cute mouth is only used for eating!
Originally, the Nuggets were holding the Sun Hammer this season, and they were quite hated in Phoenix.
But at this time, almost all Suns fans support the Nuggets!
For a team like the Spurs, if they were allowed to enter the finals and win the championship, it would be a complete joke!
Justice must be served!
In fact, Suns fans don't have to worry, justice will definitely be served. Because Daddario discovered that after beating the Mavericks, Ryan's entire state changed.
In the previous two rounds of the series, Ryan would occasionally take time out to walk her and make some ambiguous jokes in the car.
But preparing for the Spurs, Ryan really only went home in addition to training.
Last night, Daddario deliberately chose an angle where he could overlook the ball, put on black ripped socks, and sent Ryan a selfie: "Want to go for a ride?"
In the end, Ryan just replied: "Just wait until I have a good time with you in the offseason!"
This shows how dedicated Ryan is to defeating the Spurs. He can't even tempt him to watch the ball!
Before defeating the Spurs, Ryan didn't want to waste a drop elsewhere.
This refers to sweat.
After practice the day before the series began, reporters swarmed Ryan and surrounded him.
Everyone knows that this is a focus battle, so naturally everyone wants to share a wave of traffic.
An ESPN reporter asked Ryan: "How does it feel to be against San Antonio again? Are you worried that the team will lose to the Spurs again?"
Ryan is calm and confident:
"Mood? Very excited!
The Denver Miners' branding iron is now hot and hard, and the Spurs are welcome to experience it! "
This answer didn't sound like much to most fans, but it made Daddario blush.
Really hot and hard, what is Ryan hinting at
Reporters also discovered that when interviewing Ryan these days, he was unsmiling in front of the camera.
It seems that Ryan has really entered hunting mode!
That's right, the Pistons blocked Jordan three times that year.
Nowadays, the Spurs are still strong and strong, and it is not impossible to defeat the Nuggets for the third consecutive year.
But since Ryan can become the youngest player to win MVP+DPOY, why can't he break through his rivals faster than Jordan?
Ryan is very optimistic about killing the Spurs.
Ryan himself is also full of confidence. Even Wang Feng can make headlines once. What is impossible for me to defeat the Spurs?
In the first game of the series, Ryan did not disappoint everyone!
In G1 of the Western Conference Finals, Tim Duncan, who was destined to be great from the first day he entered the league, gave a convincing performance. He scored 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks with a terrible shooting rate of 80%!
But the Spurs were defeated 90 to 111.
The reason is simple. Except for Duncan, everyone else in the Spurs is locked up.
Ryan defended Parker alone as always, allowing Parker to only score 11 points.
For comparison, in the last round of the series, Parker averaged 20.8 points per game.
Ginobili was also limited by AK, scoring only 13 points on 4-of-11 shots.
This magical knife failed to activate under AK's defense today. Two of the GDP were defended, and the Spurs' defeat was doomed.
On the other hand, for the Nuggets, in addition to Ryan also scoring 28 points, AK47 also scored 21 points.
The most murderous thing is that first-year Monta Ellis also scored 19 points as the sixth man today! Among them, he made 3 of 4 three-pointers!
Bird was extremely proud, which is why he needed Monta Ellis.
Ellis' inability to draw does not affect the team's overall strength.
But once you start pumping, you can get twice the result with half the effort!
Popovich's face was full of black lines, and he finally experienced the feeling of being killed by a nerve knife.
Really bad taste!
After scoring 42 points in the opening game, the Nuggets gave the Spurs a 21-point defeat in the playoffs.
It seems that the Nuggets really no longer fear the Spurs.
Ryan's hard and hot iron made the Spurs cry for their parents!
But Popovich and Duncan were not panicked. In the post-game press conference, they were both quite calm.
After all, these two are people who have won three championships together and experienced countless big scenes.
They know that a series is made up of seven games.
The Nuggets are at best temporarily leading, far from winning.
In the second game, the Spurs immediately began to counterattack!
That night, the demon sword finally came out of its sheath. The Argentinian used ghostly breakthroughs, passes on the edge of mistakes and unexpected steals to score 30 points, 10 assists and 3 steals!
The AK47 has tried its best, but today this Argentina is invulnerable, and even the AK cannot hurt him at all.
How invincible is Manu today? The most classic scene came from the third quarter, when Ginobili used a forward change of direction to pass AK, and then passed by Ryan who came up to defend like a spiritual snake.
After entering the penalty area, Ginobili faced Nene and Webber who were rushing back to the basket, jumped up and dunked with one hand to score! In this round, he was equivalent to a one-on-four!
And this wave of one-on-four is the epitome of Ginobili's magical performance today.
As for the crotch pass in the crowd, which makes Popovich scold her one second and smile the next, there are countless more.
Although Parker is still restricted by Ryan, thanks to the performance of Duncan and Ginobili, the Spurs' offense is much better than in the previous game.
In addition to Ginobili's heroic performance, the Nuggets' own offense today was very average.
Ryan, as the MVP, was as strong as ever. He made 9 of 16 shots and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 26 points.
However, the AK47's firepower failed to continue, scoring only 10 points on 4 of 15 shots.
AK's outside sight was not there today. It was very uncomfortable to break through the inside and was defended by Duncan in various ways.
Although Weber scored 17 points, his shooting percentage of 7 of 17 was not high.
Big Bird has also discovered that the further he goes to the back and the more critical the game is, the lower Webber's hit rate is!
Even if he is already a role player in the Nuggets and does not need to take on too many responsibilities, he will still be nervous at critical moments.
Bird couldn't even imagine how the king dared to use such a person as the core.
Because the Nuggets' offense was average but Ginobili and Duncan had highlight nights, the Nuggets ultimately lost 87-91.
The total score of the series comes to 1 to 1!
After the game, Popovich was extremely proud:
"It's still a familiar script. At first, everyone thought the Nuggets had hope this year, but then they felt they were evenly matched. What happened after that?
We just play slowly and advance as usual! "
The Holy City media also cheered. After 1-1, the next two games were played in San Antonio.
With the home court advantage, we might be able to get match point in one go!
Sure enough, in the first game back in San Antonio, the idiot went crazy again.
He scored 31 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks!
Double team in the low post?
Most of Duncan's points today didn't even come from the low post!
His 45° jump shot made Weber's head smoke!
Idiot's 45° rebound is just like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook. It is an exclusive skill that others may not be able to practice even if they want to practice it.
Duncan's career field goal percentage on rebound shots is as high as 60.4%, which is a solid number.
The scene we often see in this game is that when Duncan was pressed closely by Weber at the edge of the penalty area, he turned around in a very awkward posture and threw the ball with one hand, and he was still able to hit the board steadily!
This is probably the difference between Duncan and Webb. Looking at the mid-range shooting data alone, Webber is higher than Duncan in both quantity and shooting percentage.
But you, Weber, don't have such a stable way to score in this critical moment.
On the contrary, Duncan, who usually looks like a mid-range shooter, can wipe the board at 45° at critical moments, and he can do it better than the female Bodhisattva.
So in order to restrict Duncan, Nene had to increase the range of the flanking attack. Even if Duncan had not entered the three-second zone, he would help in the flanking attack.
As a result, Horina broke out again!
Horry scored 15 points today, which may not sound like much, but all 15 points came in the second half!
This guy who is usually useless, but jumps out at critical moments, is truly a champion.
You have to say how good he is, he has only averaged 4.2 points per game in the playoffs so far.
But if you want to say that he is useless, he can often stab his opponent in the chest with a knife at critical moments!
The king of role players deserves his reputation!
He is worthy of being the man who will be used as a shield by James fans when someone mentions that James has not won enough championships. The sentence "How can Horry not be the GOAT with so many championships?" will leave you speechless.
Duncan and Horry helped each other contain each other's defense in the second half, and coupled with Ginobili's outstanding performance, the Spurs finally defeated the Nuggets by 6 points!
The total score of the series was overtaken by the Spurs 2-1!
It's not hard to imagine how angry the San Antonio fans were.
Popovich was even more arrogant.
He mocked mercilessly after the game:
"You keep saying that we have bad dirty moves. Where are the dirty moves? And, look at the current situation. Against the Nuggets, we don't need any non-basketball moves at all!
Ryan, your soldering iron is cold, take it back and heat it up! "
After the third game, many fans were helpless.
I originally said I wanted to see justice served by Ryan, but it turned out...
I'm afraid this is not the evil force Spurs who are going to advance again!
Some media controlled by Nike also took the opportunity to create a public opinion:
"Ryan only knows how to talk harshly, but in fact he can't get past the Spurs at all.
Why did the Nuggets win the first game? Because Monta Ellis broke out!
After Ellis performed normally in the last two games, Ryan had no way to defeat the Spurs.
Therefore, Ryan's only hope of winning is to count on first-year Ellis to break out.
But Ellis can't play that well every game.
Therefore, with his strength, he can't beat the Spurs at all!
Ryan may not be the wateriest MVP in history, but he is certainly one of the wateriest! "
Since Ajan failed to surpass Ryan once again, Nike can only find a way to slow down Ryan's forward pace.
It's undoubtedly the best way to describe MVP as a softie who relies on first-year rookies to win.
Don't tell me, many people think this statement is reasonable.
After all, the Nuggets lost twice in G2 and G3, and Monta Ellis really didn't perform well.
For a while, the outside world was pessimistic about the Nuggets' promotion situation.
The famous columnist Bill Simmons wrote this in his article:
“I have to admit that Ryan and the Nuggets have improved.
In the first game of the series, people even thought that the Nuggets could surpass the Spurs.
But...all this is like a replica of the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals!
When the Bulls met the Pistons for the third time in 1990, everyone recognized that Jordan was already the best player in the world, and everyone felt that Jordan was about to succeed.
They did drag the game into a tiebreaker tenaciously.
But in the end, it was still Detroiters who went to the finals!
The Bulls also improved at that time. They went from 1 to 4 in 1988 and 2 to 4 in 1989, and in 1990 they were able to reach a tiebreaker with the Pistons.
But there is still a long way to go before victory!
The Nuggets are like this now, they can deal with the Spurs more easily, and Ryan is considered the best star in the league.
Maybe next year, the Spurs will no longer be able to hold down Ryan.
But this year, the Nuggets are still some way away from overtaking the Spurs! "
Bill Simmons has no grudges against Ryan, and he has no prejudice against Ryan.
So he didn't mean to belittle Ryan. He wrote this article from an extremely neutral perspective.
This truly reflects people's views at this stage. After the Spurs' two consecutive victories, most people feel that the veteran Spurs can still hold on for another year.
Most people feel that the young MVP has to pay tuition on his way to the championship.
But Bird scoffed at this:
"It makes no sense to compare Jordan's experience with Ryan's, because the great Michael in your minds was swept by me in the first round when he was in third grade!"
Bird seemed to be faking it, but he was actually telling the world in a faking way: "Ryan and Jordan are different!"
In fact, the difference between G2 and G3 is only a few points.
In Bird's view, the Nuggets' hard power this season is similar to that of the Spurs, which is fundamentally different from the previous two years.
In the past two years, the Nuggets were able to occasionally win a few games in the series because of Ryan.
But the overall strength of the team is indeed worse than the Spurs.
But this time it was different. In both G2 and G3, some key rounds were not handled properly, resulting in losses.
In G2, Bird played Monta Ellis instead of Miller at the last moment, originally hoping to add an offensive point.
Who knew that Ellis not only failed to score at the last moment, but also allowed Bowen to steal two mid-range shots.
In G3, at the critical moment, Horry made a mid-range shot with both defenses blocking his face, and Webb made a passing error, which led to the loss of the game.
Of course Bird would not say that losing two games in a row was just bad luck.
He just feels that there is no qualitative gap between the Nuggets and the Spurs.
As long as G4 handles the key rounds more carefully, they will definitely win the game!
Moreover, the Spurs are not completely immune to mistakes at critical moments.
Many outside media and fans believe that Ryan will repeat Jordan's old mistakes and lose to the Spurs for three consecutive years.
But Bird believes that Ryan’s opportunity to defeat the Spurs is this year!
There is no doubt that the ratings of series G4 reached a new high.
Although G4 is not a life and death battle, it is still better than a life and death battle.
If the Spurs get a 3-1 score, the Nuggets will indeed be in danger.
What's even worse for the Nuggets is that this crucial game happens to be played at the Spurs' home court.
All fans know that San Antonians will not let go of this opportunity to push the Nuggets to the bottom.
They will definitely try their best to make Ryan fall in the Holy City!
Before the game started, Ryan walked into the tunnel wearing sunglasses and a suit.
When reporters saw Ryan, they all started taking photos frantically.
The ESPN reporter also stepped forward and handed the microphone to Ryan's mouth:
"Ryan, after advancing in the last round, you said you hoped to face the Spurs this round, but now the situation seems not ideal.
If you had to choose again, would you still want to play against the Spurs? "
Originally, this was an embarrassing question. After all, Ryan was beaten black and blue by his chosen opponent.
But Ryan just nodded firmly:
"No matter how many times I choose, I will choose the Spurs. If the Spurs are not torn into pieces, the victory will not be complete."
The reporter was stunned for a moment, victory?
Right now, what the Nuggets should be thinking about is how to avoid being eliminated, right?
The Spurs will never let victory slip away today!
Indeed, in tonight's Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs have almost all the ingredients to win.
Duncan continues to be a god on the offensive end. In this round of the series, Duncan was uncharacteristically, scoring 30+ points in a row.
Ginobili did not play for too long today because Popovich found that AK47 felt very good offensively today and beat Ginobili several times by name, thus shortening Ginobili's playing time.
As a result, Ginobili played more comfortably in his limited playing time because he saved more physical energy!
Ginobili made 5 of 5 in the first half, including 2 three-pointers!
Horry continued his good form in the previous game. As long as Nene dared to double-team Duncan, Horry would dare to score.
Duncan, Ginobili and Horry all performed well, and Popovich simply didn't know how he lost!
The Nuggets have indeed been suppressed and have not taken the lead since the beginning of the second quarter.
Until the last 1 minute and 08 seconds of the fourth quarter, when Ryan assisted AK47 to hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets were still 1 point behind.
After the Nuggets scored, Popovich paused the game, hoping to arrange the last minute or so.
At the scene, Spurs fans were already partying.
Although the score difference is not big, this game is simply a replica of G2 and G3!
The points difference between G2 and G3 was also not big, but because the Spurs always took the initiative, the Nuggets couldn't catch up at the last moment!
Mike Breen was also very worried. Although he was a neutral commentator, he really didn't want to see the youngest MVP stop here.
But the Spurs are really too stable, especially Duncan, who once again scored 31 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks today.
Duncan is the kind of player who looks tepid on the field, but will be shocked when he looks at the stat sheet.
He doesn't have devastating dunks like O'Neal, nor does he have the exaggerated volleyball daring that Big Ben often does.
You feel like Duncan is just throwing in a mediocre 45° wiper one moment, and scoring a hook the next.
Then before I knew it, it was 31 points!
In addition to Duncan, Ginobili, who shot 5 of 5 in the first half, only made 3 shots in the second half, 4 of 7. In total, the Argentine made 9 of 12 in the game today, with a ridiculously high shooting percentage!
Except for the first game, Ginobili has been amazing in three consecutive games!
It looked like the Spurs were just one step away from match point.
The camera showed Bird. The best coach of the year did not yell at this critical moment, but just sat calmly among the players.
Bird knows very well that no matter how long the Spurs have been leading, the game has just begun!
The last moment, the last moment again.
In both G2 and G3, the Nuggets lost at the last minute.
This time, Bird will never allow the same situation to happen again!
At today's critical moment, he had two ideas: the defense should be arranged in every detail, and the offense should give the ball to Ryan as much as possible!
With the help of assistant coach Thibodeau, Bird made quite detailed arrangements for the next defense!
In high-level games, most of the time the two sides play pretty much the same. And what determines victory or defeat is often just one or two rounds!
The game restarted and the Spurs attacked in an attempt to widen the point difference.
Duncan first ran out to the three-point line to set a screen for Parker.
As soon as Parker got around the screen, Ryan came up again without missing a second, blocking Parker's way.
Parker was about to cry. He was the Spurs player who was beaten the worst in this series, bar none!
While Duncan, Ginobili and others were killing each other randomly, Parker was prevented from scoring 20 points in four games, and his shooting percentage was not even 40%!
This is the reason why Ryan can get DPOY despite not being in the top five in the league in blocks or steals. His defensive versatility is truly rare in history.
In the last round, Nowitzki was eliminated, and in this round, he choked Parker, who was completely different from Nowitzki.
Seeing that Ryan prevented his pick-and-roll in time this time, Parker had no choice but to hit the ground and pass the ball to Duncan.
After the Holy City Shifo got the basketball, he pushed away Weber with one hand, raised the basketball high with the other hand, and prepared to dunk directly in two steps!
Naturally, Nene immediately defended to the basket and raised his arms to protect the frame.
Seeing this, Duncan turned his wrist in the air and sent the raised basketball to Horry's hands.
However, Horry did not get a shot.
Because AK47 moved towards Horry in advance this time, blocking Horry's shooting space.
But the Spurs' offense was still stagnant, because Horry saw Kirilenko coming over to defend and passed the ball to Ginobili almost without thinking!
Since Kirilenko comes to defend himself, Ginobili will definitely be left empty!
Ginobili is also ready to catch the ball and shoot. If he scores another goal, he will almost send the Nuggets on the road and get the match point!
But when the basketball was about to fly into Ginobili's arms, the Argentinian saw a big hand suddenly stretch out and poke the basketball away!
Ginobili's eyes widened. The person who stabbed the basketball away was actually Ryan, who was beside Parker just now!
Because Ryan's steal prediction attribute is not high, he has not made many steals, and there are very few such steals.
But the reason he was able to react this time was because Bird had just simulated the defense on the tactical board in advance and explained every step of the defensive position to everyone in detail!
He just told Ryan that once Kirilenko goes to replace Horry, Ryan will immediately abandon Parker and run towards Ginobili.
Ryan did so, and Horry passed the ball. Although Horry's pass was very timely, Ryan still relied on his wingspan advantage to deflect the ball away from its original trajectory!
The stolen basketball flew out of bounds, but Ryan did not stop pursuing it.
He jumped up and passed the ball back to the court in the air!
After this, Ryan fell heavily into the crowd.
However, the ball was firmly obtained by the double-knife turkey!
Mike Brin shouted excitedly:
"Key steals! Ryan doesn't have many steals this season, averaging less than 1 per game.
But at this critical moment, Ryan successfully intercepted the Spurs' pass!
He first blocked Parker's pick-and-roll breakthrough, and then intercepted Horry's pass to Ginobili!
Worthy of being the youngest DPOY in history!
The Nuggets now have a chance to overtake the score! "
Bird let out a long breath, and then raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
In this critical round, it's time for the Spurs to suffer!
However, this is not over yet. After careful defense, it's the attack's turn.
The double-sword turkey counterattacked immediately after getting the basketball, but the Spurs retreated quickly and did not allow the Nuggets to start a fast break.
At this time, Ryan had climbed out of the crowd and rushed to the frontcourt.
The Spurs' defensive attention also fell on Ryan.
But the double-knife turkey suddenly passed the ball to Kirilenko who cut in unexpectedly!
The ball was passed so suddenly that the Spurs' defense didn't react.
But the experienced Duncan still moved in the right direction, blocking Kirilenko's attack route and blocking the basket in front of him.
Kirilenko saw Duncan, but did not slow down. He seemed to be directly challenging the Stone Buddha in the Holy City!
Sure enough, the Russian jumped up to meet Duncan, and Duncan stretched out his hand to jump to block the shot.
Of Duncan's three blocks today, one went to Ryan and two to Kirilenko.
So in Popovich's view, Kirilenko is simply seeking death!
This team with no championship experience always handles key rounds very roughly!
But when Duncan was about to take off to block the shot, he realized that there was no ball in Kirilenko's raised hand!
Duncan immediately turned his head, only to see Ryan holding the ball with both hands, jumping with both feet, and black clouds flying over the city!
It turns out that just one second before Kirilenko made a layup, he secretly passed the ball to Ryan who also cut in! This move was a fake pass. Although it failed to trick Duncan into jumping up, it created enough space for Ryan to score!
Giving the ball to Ryan to finish at the critical moment, the Nuggets strictly implemented Bird's second tactical point after defending!
After receiving the basketball, Ryan jumped directly on the spot, then suppressed Duncan with his arms raised high, and dunked directly to score!
"Go-ahead! Ryan made an incredible leap and dunked Duncan, the patron saint of the Spurs, on the spot, and led his team to a 1-point lead in the last 50 seconds of the game!
This time, can the Nuggets change their fate? "
The game continued, and Popovich urged everyone to be careful on the sidelines!
As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, Ginobili did something that almost made him angry to death.
That damn Argentinian with long hair actually passed the ball from outside the three-point line at this critical moment, trying to feed the ball directly to Duncan!
And instead of wearing Kirilenko’s crotch, he wanted to wear Weber’s crotch!
It's okay to wear someone who is close to you, but if you wear someone who is far away from you, it is simply a suicidal behavior!
Popovich wanted to go home to get his revolver. He had to empty all the bullets at Ginobili's head!
But what's even more amazing is that because the ball was passed so fast, Weber really didn't react!
When he felt a cool breeze blowing under his balls, Weber knew something was wrong!
The basketball actually passed through Weber's crotch and fell into the hands of Duncan behind him.
The fans at the scene cheered, first Kirilenko faked a real pass, and now Ginobili penetrated the crotch from a long distance.
The excitement of this game is almost overflowing from the screen!
The basketball passed through Webber and fell into Duncan's hands. Duncan caught the basketball, turned around, faced the empty basket, jumped up and dunked with one hand!
Popovich smiled happily, put away that damn revolver, I will make love breakfast for Ginobili tomorrow!
Duncan's unguarded one-handed dunk will undoubtedly score easily!
But when Duncan swung his arm down hard to slam the ball in, the Nuggets No. 0 wearing a sky blue away jersey jumped into his field of vision.
Popovich's smile froze. No, it was impossible. He couldn't stop Duncan from dunking.
"boom!"
There was a loud bang and Lane fell to the ground.
Button? No, Ryan just blocked Duncan's dunk with one hand in the air, making Duncan's chance of an empty dunk vanish!
Spurs fans were dumbfounded. What Duncan got was obviously a dunk opportunity.
Under Ryan's defense, even dunks are unsafe! ?
This time, Popovich and the Spurs really panicked.
They failed to take the lead in the last 40 seconds of the game!
Bird immediately paused the game and arranged the attack that determined the outcome!
As long as there are no mistakes in the key rounds, this match will be decided!
Popovich roared excitedly, telling the players that the next defense must not mess up their position, and must not miss anyone.
Popovich didn't want to be killed by a role player at the last moment!
After returning from the timeout, the Nuggets' starting five were still on the field.
In the CCTV studio, Yu Jia was already sweating profusely:
"In the last 40 seconds, this attack will determine the outcome!"
After Bird arranged this attack, the Nuggets had no timeouts.
So this is almost the Nuggets' last chance!
At the beginning of the game, the double-handed turkeys controlled the ball for half the game and then delayed the time, trying to finish the 24 seconds as much as possible.
In the last 10 seconds, Ryan reached outside the three-point line to catch the ball and took over the game!
The fans in the ATT Center swallowed their saliva and felt fear in their hearts.
Ryan called on Weber to come out to cover, hoping to use the pick-and-roll to break through.
The Spurs followed the old method and wanted to double-team Ryan the moment he used the screen to break through!
But at this time, Ryan, who has the talent of "instant start", dribbled the ball so fast in the first step that Duncan didn't have time to double-team Ryan!
Duncan had just taken a small step, and Ryan had already passed by him!
This season, Ryan has cracked the Spurs' pick-and-roll double-teaming strategy in all aspects.
Ryan entered the penalty area under the pursuit of Duncan and Bowen, but after rushing to the basket, Ryan suddenly passed the ball back to Weber who stayed in the mid-range!
Popovich was a little surprised. Is Bird crazy?
Or is it that Ryan was forced to pass the ball?
Because at the critical moment, using someone like Weber, who is known for his mistakes, he is simply digging his own hole and jumping out of it!
But
Duncan really didn't dare to completely let Webber shoot.
If Weber loses control at critical moments, we can't let him make a wide-open jumper.
Wouldn't it be more worth the loss if he was killed at a critical moment?
Seeing Webber raising the basketball with both hands ready to shoot, Duncan quickened his pace and pressed forward.
But Duncan didn't jump because he knew that to interfere with Webber, who had extremely poor psychological quality, a little pressure was enough!
Weber threw the ball hastily, and the players on the field knew as soon as they saw the flight path that the ball was crooked!
And it's not even a little bit crooked. Weber will probably end up being a non-conformist!
But just as the basketball was flying toward the basket, people saw Ryan, who was stuck by Bowen in the penalty area, suddenly turn around without the ball and walk towards the basket with Bowen as the axis.
All members of the Spurs suddenly felt chilled. Webber's... was an alley-oop! ?
Popovich cursed secretly, this alley-oop was impossible to complete!
Ryan only tried to get rid of the ball after Weber threw it, and it was too late.
And after Ryan walked to the basket, Bowen was still between Ryan and the basket. Ryan had no chance at all!
For most people, this alley-oop is really impossible to make.
When Ryan turned his back and walked towards the basket, the basketball had already flown over the head of the basketball.
Under normal circumstances, the basketball will fly directly out of bounds.
But Ryan is no ordinary player!
Bird arranged this deliberately because he knew that with Ryan's bullet speed, he could easily catch the basketball flying above his head!
It’s still the same principle, give the ball to Ryan in the critical round to finish!
Because the probability of Ryan scoring outrageous goals at critical moments is higher than the probability of others scoring ordinary goals at critical moments!
Sure enough, Ryan turned his back and walked to the basket and jumped up. Bowen also jumped up to interfere, but Ryan's height killed Bowen instantly! He spread his legs and almost sat on Bowen, caught the basketball, and then smashed and dunked with both hands to score!
"An incredible alley-oop combination! From the beginning, the Nuggets' offense wanted to use this tactic!
Weber attracted the defense and pushed Duncan away, and Ryan found a finishing opportunity under the basket!
Their surprising tactics caught the Spurs off guard!
In today's game, the Nuggets handled the critical moment perfectly!
In the last 17 seconds, the Nuggets led to 3 points!
They are almost going to give Denver the win!
Ryan deserves to be the MVP. In these key rounds, he contributed a steal, a block, and two incredible dunks!
These are the keys to the Nuggets' reversal!
Just like Bird said, Ryan and McNamara are different!
He won't be blocked by the same opponent three times! "
Under the roar of the on-site commentator, Ryan landed, and then jumped up and punched in a rare excitement!
Ryan knew that this hit was enough for him to win the game, at least make the Nuggets invincible!
Popovich opened his mouth and couldn't believe what just happened.
Rushed out in time to steal Horry's pass to Ginobili.
He jumped off the spot and dunked Duncan, the Spurs' talisman, and then blocked Duncan's inevitable dunk.
Then just now, he actually completed such an exaggerated alley-oop!
Popovich closed his mouth and turned into gritted teeth.
The Spurs were obviously so close to 3-1, but that damn No. 0...fuck!
Sure enough, in the last 17 seconds, because the Spurs could only shoot three-pointers to tie the game, the Nuggets' defense was much simpler. They only needed to defend the three-point line without worrying about other positions.
In the end, Ginobili, Horry and the old Barry who was replaced were all blocked from three-pointers, and Duncan had to shoot a three-pointer himself.
In fact, in the last round of the series against the Suns, Duncan made a tying three-pointer!
Therefore, Nuggets fans were still a little nervous when they saw Duncan take a three-pointer.
Only this time, because Webber stayed close to Duncan, Duncan's three-pointer was interfered with.
In the end, the three-pointer hit the front of the basket. At the same time, the backboard glowed red.
97 to 94, the Denver Nuggets successfully tied the total score at 2-2 in the crucial fourth game!
Ryan's performance of 1 break, 1 risk and 2 dunks in the last moment completely killed the Spurs!
Facts have proved that as long as they master the key rounds, the Nuggets can win!
In today's key round, Bird's strategy is to let Ryan finish as much as possible and let Ryan decide the game.
He did it quite right!
With 35 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Ryan killed the game at the critical moment. Ryan is fully worthy of his MVP status!
The youngest MVP is not planning to die just yet!
At the end of the game, Ryan also turned to look at Popovich and yelled at him: "I will chop off your heads this year! There is no San Antonio today, only the Holy Lion is coming!"
Popovich was so angry that he smashed the tactical board. He couldn't believe that with Duncan and Ginobili already playing so well and without Monta Ellis breaking out, Ryan could still lead the team to win. ball!
The thorn in Ryan's side is even more thorny now!
Popovich was angry and stared at Ryan, frowning.
Right now, it seems like it’s really impossible to win this round of the game unless Ryan is dealt with!
Thank you. I really don’t want to be a reward from African chieftains and other big guys. Thank you everyone! Today I will present two chapters in one! My conscientious husband kneels down to beg for his monthly ticket. Thank you to my adoptive father!