plumnovel Chapter 249
Chapter 249
The players that the Spurs were most afraid of before were Kobe and Harden, because these superstars are extremely capable in singles, and their offenses are often unexpected and unreasonable.
Such a highly disciplined Spurs have nothing to do.
And this Warriors team not only has players with strong singles ability, but also two.
The most frightening thing is that the discipline of the Warriors is no worse than that of the Spurs, or even stronger.
Because Zhou Yang is the commander on the field, the temporary coach!
He will make the fastest response decisions based on various changes on the court.
This gave Popovich a headache.
As Nelson Sr. expected, after the timeout, Duncan increased his offense.
He beat Chandler one at the rim, through footwork and solid fundamentals.
But the second time, it was not so easy.
Zhou Yang predicted Duncan's footsteps in advance through "Fantasy Footsteps".
Just when Duncan turned around and was about to make an iconic 45-degree mid-range shot, pop!
Zhou Yang made an early shot and knocked the ball out of Duncan's hand.
Duncan was shocked, and hurriedly directed his teammates to counterattack, but Zhou Yang had a wide vision, and sent a long pass, whoosh!
Curry received a pass from Zhou Yang from beyond the three-point line and launched a counterattack.
Barbossa also started from the other side at the same time.
Although Parker and Ginobili tried their best to chase and defend, Curry made a super long three-pointer, whoa!
Hollow hit again!
The Oracle Arena once again erupted with thunderous roars.
The Warriors' attack only took more than 3 seconds. This is the ultimate running and bombing!
After playing for more than 8 minutes in the first quarter, the two sides began to replace the substitute lineup one after another, and Zhou Yang also took a rest.
At this time, the score came to 24:17, and the Warriors led by 7 points.
Just when the Warriors players thought the situation was going well, the situation changed suddenly.
The Spurs' substitute was in a brave state, and after coming up, he quickly caught up with the score.
This is the norm for the Spurs, and their bench lineup is not much different from the main offensive power.
George Hill, Bonner, Split, McDyess, Novak.
These are very practical players.
Under the attack of Hill and Bonner, Warriors substitute Livingston missed several consecutive shots, which put the Warriors into an offensive drought.
On the Spurs side, Novak and George Hill hit consecutive three-pointers.
Tony Allen played hard. He basically locked George Hill at the beginning, but Novak and Bonner opened it again.
After the first quarter, the score came to 36:34, and the Spurs led by 2 points.
Old Nelson knew that the Spurs were difficult to play, but he did not expect to encounter difficulties in the first quarter.
As long as Zhou Yang takes a break, the Warriors' offense will be in trouble.
It's okay against other teams, but it's really difficult to come off the bench when you meet the old-fashioned Spurs.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Zhou Yang had no choice but to make an early appearance.
Popovich also had a countermeasure. He asked Bonner to cling to Zhou Yang so that he would not exert his strength.
Of course Zhou Yang was not used to him, just when Bonner was pulling him, Zhou Yang used his brute force to get rid of him easily!
But Bonner's acting ability is really top-notch. Every time Zhou Yang gets rid of it, he will be the first to sue the villain, fall to the ground, and behave in great pain.
Ginobili did this job before, but after Ginobili was put on the starting lineup, his desire to perform declined, and Bonner became the one who liked to perform.
The referee was also deceived and called Zhou Yang two fouls.
In addition to one foul in the first quarter, Zhou Yang fouled three more times.
There is light in the eyes of the Spurs players!
Zhou Yang's face was ashen, and he walked to the sidelines angrily.
At this time, just over 2 minutes into the second quarter, the Spurs were only 4 points behind.
As long as Zhou Yang does not play, even if they are 10 points behind, the Spurs have the confidence to catch up.
Popovich was also excited, and the shouts on the sidelines were 2 degrees higher than before!
"Fast up the pace! As long as Livingston is prevented from dying, the others will be left alone!"
The old man could see the strength of the Warriors' substitute at a glance. As long as Livingston was strangled, the offensive power would be reduced by more than half.
The old Nelson had no choice but to replace Curry in advance.
Fortunately, both Zhou Yang and Curry are second-year rookies with unlimited physical strength.
After Curry played, he and Livingston formed a double offensive point, which eased the decline.
The two sides began to stalemate, and the score rose alternately.
Zhou Yang sat on the sidelines and slowly calmed down. He found that there were more and more 3 free throws in the last half.
It is impossible to say that there is no deliberate element from the referee.
As a player, it is useless for Zhou Yang to complain.
Both he and Nelson Sr. were punished by the league for complaining about referees.
So now I can only think of ways to avoid being whistled as much as possible.
Zhou Yang reviewed himself. Indeed, recently he prefers to use his body and confrontation.
Because this kind of style of play explodes, it is easy to stimulate the morale of the team, but at the same time it will also be targeted by the referee.
That being the case, it can only dodge and fight as much as possible.
Zhou Yang remembered that before time travel, many fans said that the NBA was getting softer and more sissy, which made sense.
The referee is simply blowing, and the confrontation is getting less and less.
Business exchange, data explosion!
So boring.
In the first half of the game, Zhou Yang did not play again.
Curry was also targeted very hard in the second quarter, unable to support himself alone.
Although he scored 18 points in the second quarter alone, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by 13 points.
65:52, half time.
The Golden State Oracle Arena was full of curses, some fans were scolding the referees, and some were scolding the Spurs players.
When Zhou Yang returned to the locker room, his teammates handed over the mobile phone and let Zhou Yang take a look at the status of the All-Star voting.
Although Zhou Yang was not interested in this, he felt strange to see that the number of votes for James and Kobe had suddenly increased a lot today, while his own vote remained stalemate.
The teammate explained: "Just now the Heat beat the Celtics, James scored 37 points and sent 12 assists, so his votes soared, and the Lakers ended halftime, leading the Rockets by a big score, Kobe scored at halftime 23 points, so the number of votes has also increased."
Zhou Yang understood that he didn't perform very well in the first half, and the team was behind, so the number of votes did not increase.
The All-Star voting is like this. It changes every moment of the day and is closely related to the performance of the players.
Of course, for superstars, the basic disk is all there, and the number of votes will not be low.
But if you want to overwhelm the stars of the same level, you need to perform well in the near future.
Zhou Yang didn't want to fight for this, but the team's victory was more important, so he made up his mind to work hard in the second half.
Otherwise, I only scored 12 points in the half, and the Warriors' overall offensive firepower can't stand it!
The second half of the game began.
The Spurs players were full of confidence, and immediately launched an onslaught after their debut.
Parker, Ginobili frequently reached the restricted area.
Because they recognized Zhou Yang and did not dare to help defend easily.
But they were wrong!