The Whip of the God of Basketball

Popovich felt a little scratched his head. He didn't expect that Leon had such a card in his hand. He put Reid on the bench and used his strength later. In fact, Duncan was in good enough condition tonight, but Reed's touch was really unbelievable. He made three consecutive three-pointers, each of which he picked up and threw the ball. What the Spurs are most afraid of is the shooting guard who can sense when the offense is coming, especially Kobe. It seems that Reid is not easy to handle now.

Popovich replaced Ginobili during the timeout, replaced Turkoglu, let Turkoglu play small forward, and then asked Bowen to move to the shooting guard position to contain Michael Reid. Popovich doesn't often do this kind of headache-inducing thing. He knows that the problem in the third quarter is not Bowen or Ginobili's problem, but the Spurs' weakness at the shooting guard position. , they do not have a qualified substitute player at this position to ensure the offensive power of the back line during rotation.

At this time, Popovich will be a little envious of Leon. He does have better cards. Now people with better cards are playing cards in different ways, which makes the Spurs and Popovich a little bit overwhelmed.

After returning to the court after the timeout, after replacing Turkoglu, the Spurs suppressed the Celtics from the perimeter. The Celtics' defense was undoubtedly under pressure. Sure enough, the Spurs relied on Turkoglu's role as a turret and beacon on the outside and successfully ran out of space on the baseline. Bowen caught the ball and responded with a goal from Reid with his best corner three-pointer.

Tonight, Bowen had an eye-catching performance on both the offensive and defensive ends. On the defensive end, he used entanglement and dirty defensive techniques, which made Paul Pierce unable to find his offensive sense all night long, making the Celtics offense lame. leg. On the offensive end, he only shoots corner three-pointers, and he shoots them wholeheartedly. He doesn't seem to be a threat, but he is able to shoot when people are not paying attention, which is extremely insidious.

At this time, the score difference between the two sides became 1 point again. Such is the power of three-pointers on the court. It seems that there is only a one-point difference, but it brings completely different feelings to the players and fans of both sides.

The Celtics started their attack, and Leon did not adjust the lineup. According to the plan, this lineup can play for three more rounds. According to Leon's vision, he did not think that this lineup could completely open up the score on the court, and his highlight was placed in the last three minutes.

However, when Reid got the ball, the entire Spurs defensive players felt a little nervous. Bowen had already put aside Pierce and began to face Reid one-on-one. This 32-year-old outside veteran has been unknown when he was young. Now he has finally found his position in the Spurs - a corner three-pointer and super defender. He puts out the fire wherever it breaks out.

Now the fire in Reed's hands was burning hot, and he wanted to put out Reed's fire.

But Reid's hands were hot, but his mind was not. He was quite calm. Facing Bowen head-on, he first called a single screen, then held the ball and used the screen to cut in from the right at a 45-degree angle. He did not rely on speed, but used strength to push against Bowen. Then he suddenly made a powerful back turn at the ribs, using his well-developed shoulder muscles to push against Bowen's armpit, and then made a move with his feet. Jizzi, his whole body was wiped into the three-second zone with just one touch.

Bowen didn't expect this shot at all. He didn't expect Reid's skills at the basket to improve, he didn't expect his strength to increase, and he didn't expect that he would be out of position. Duncan was exposed in front of Reed. Although Duncan tried his best to block Reed's layup, Reed made a beautiful left-hand pull and the ball hit the basket and made a very beautiful two-pointer.

Some fans on the sidelines even shook their heads, because in their impression Reid was a shooter who could hit three-pointers with extremely fast release speed, but it was rare to see him score in this way. Although his drawbar is not graceful and his time in the air is not long, for Celtics fans, this is enough.

After the goal, Reid still looked neither sad nor happy, no matter that Garnett on the bench had become a super cheerleader waving a towel, no matter that Arenas was minding his own business with his hands raised - as if the ball had nothing to do with him. It's like it's related. Reid silently ran back to the half court to prepare for defense. At this time, what he was thinking was, "If Bowen scores another three-pointer, it will be a tie."

Bowen didn't get another chance to shoot a three-pointer. This time the Celtics successfully defended Duncan's attack. Dalembert used all his strength and 200% concentration to interfere with Duncan. He made a hook shot and grabbed the backboard and threw the ball to Pierce. Pierce finally used a powerful two-handed dunk in the fast break to vent his depression so far in the game.

"Duncan is also a little tired. It would be nice if he could stay tired." Leon thought to himself as he watched the Celtics widen the point difference to 5 points from the sidelines.

Leon couldn't help but think of the bad memory of being given everything he wanted by Duncan in the finals last year. If he were a player, he really wished he could punch him and knock them out. Unfortunately, he couldn't do that, and there were no players under him at the time. to block him.

Sure enough, Duncan, who just missed the hook, immediately caught the Sigma Step in the offense and hit a 45-degree jumper. Dalembert was so stunned when he defended Duncan that he didn't expect that he would suddenly make such a move. Another three-point difference.

It seems that no matter whether Duncan is tired or not, Popovich will not let Duncan rest in the third quarter. He knows that once Duncan comes off the court, the Celtics will add Garnett and Brown, and the difference will be three minutes. It will definitely open to more than 10 points.

At this time, Leon began to put pressure on the referee. He began to play a lullaby to Crawford and kept saying to Crawford, "You whistled too laxly on Duncan!"

When Garnett returned to the court and was pushed away by Duncan with his shoulder during a defense, and then after Duncan hit a small hook, Leon roared at Crawford.

"Are you blind? Even if I look with my butt, I can see that Duncan's shoulders are heavy when he takes the ball. It's a foul if he has to hit the ball. Are you blind?" Leon's fierce words naturally attracted people. Come to Crawford to a T.

"Fox, you'd better be honest. I know you're awesome, but I'm the best here. Pay attention to your wording and your identity. I'll remember one T. If you have another one, you won't feel so good." ." Crawford warned Leon, and Leon looked at him directly from the nose, but he stopped talking, his goal had been achieved.

At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led the Spurs by four points 80:76. Duncan single-handedly supported the Spurs' offense in the third quarter and scored 16 points. Apart from him, only Bowen made one shot. Three points, Ginobili scored two points with a layup.

Duncan played the entire third quarter, and his performance was the same as last year's finals, but the Celtics opposite him were no longer the Celtics last year. Their offensive power was more powerful, and it was no longer possible for them to have Garnett. Knocked down by Duncan alone.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Duncan sat on the bench to rest. He still seemed very relaxed, without any pressure caused by the team falling behind. His mental quality was surprisingly good.

But the other person's psychological quality is not that good.

Referee Crawford, who has been disturbed by the noisy atmosphere of North Shore Garden - the fans have been yelling at him, the endless head coach - Fox Leone's injurious skills are as terrible as his fists, and the visiting coach is complaining ——Popovich’s roar always makes people have the urge to roar with him, which makes them exhausted and irritable to the extreme.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Crawford called a foul on both sides, and his standards for defensive actions suddenly became stricter. This is very beneficial to the Celtics, who are leading, playing at home and focusing on offense.

Sure enough, when Bowen was called for a foul by Crawford again while defending Pierce, Popovich finally couldn't stand it anymore and started roaring at Crawford.

"Foul! Another foul! Where were you in the first half? Do you have a standard? That's how you become a referee!" Popovich almost rushed onto the court. He knew that in the fourth quarter, if Bowen's The action is not allowed, then Pierce breaks out and the Spurs will be finished.

Crawford walked up to Popovich and told him to be quiet, and threatened to give him a T or even be ejected from the game if he yelled again.

At this time, Duncan was still sitting on the bench like a stone. He glanced at Crawford and suddenly smiled. He didn't know whether it was Crawford's bald head or the sweaty look on his head and hunched back that made him feel... funny.

"Why are you laughing?" Crawford looked at Duncan and asked.

"Nothing." Duncan replied, then withdrew his gaze and continued to meditate, preparing to go on stage to solve the problem.

"Get out." Crawford suddenly faced Duncan, and then pointed outside, indicating that Duncan was sent off.

Duncan was stunned and his mouth was open. He didn't understand what Crawford meant.

Popovich was also stunned, but he quickly came to his senses. His eyes were wide open and he was on the verge of going crazy. The assistant coach on the side had already begun to hug him.

Crawford seemed very calm. He put the whistle into his mouth, blew hard, and then said to Duncan: "Get out, you are sent out."