plumnovel Chapter 403
Chapter 403
"The referees thought it was a normal collision, so that's naturally normal."
Wang Hao's words were also published in the newspapers of major media the next day.
And Bruce Bowen, who was already in San Antonio, saw the news.
The concussion had already eased, but he was so angry that he almost concussed again.
As a professional player with little black feet, he has the most convincing judgment on whether an action is intentional or not.
He dared to guarantee that Wang Hao definitely did it on purpose.
Since Wang Hao said that he did not intend to.
It's nothing, after all, as long as you have a brain, you won't admit such a thing.
I really have to admit it, do you think the league dare not issue a ticket?
It's nothing, Bruce Bowen is naturally very experienced as a person who has experienced it.
What really upset him was the media.
In the past, let’s not talk about the past, just talk about the tiptoe he gave Wang Hao in the previous game.
During the competition, he was not uncommonly attacked viciously by the media, verbal criticism was even easier.
But now, there is no media to accuse Wang Hao.
This made Bruce Bowen very upset. Since they were all thugs, why was he the only one being scolded.
Of course, if they knew that they were accused, the media would probably not be too happy.
After all, they couldn't blame Wang Hao because they opened up to Bruce Bowen before.
No one wants to do something like self-slap in the face!
"The league should ban the king!"
Bruce Bowen was so angry that he almost fainted because the media didn't blame Wang Hao, but Wang Hao didn't know about it.
Because early this morning, the first newspaper Wang Hao saw was this headline.
Moreover, it was none other than Popovich who said this.
I have to say that as the head coach, Popovich really has nothing to say, and various methods emerge in endlessly.
Not just on the pitch, but off the pitch.
Like him, it is naturally impossible to publicly demand the immediate suspension of Wang Hao.
First of all, the league has preferential treatment for stars, not to mention, this moment is too sensitive.
The NBA officials really want to suspend Wang Hao at this time, or if the referee has not made a penalty.
It will definitely cause an uproar, and NBA officials will not be so stupid.
Of course, this is not necessarily the case, after all, after many years, NBA officials have not done less stupid things like this.
However, at present, it seems that it should not be possible.
Since he knew that the NBA officials would not punish Wang Hao, why did Popovich do this?
Naturally, it is for pressure, and naturally it is for benefit.
It is conceivable that in the next game, the referee will definitely stare at Wang Hao seriously.
Just like Bruce Bowen, and Ron Artest... These habitual offenders will always be taken care of by the referee.
When many managers, many players, even many fans say so.
Referees will also be affected, that's for sure.
Of course, Popovich also knows that his few words are unlikely to affect the referee's judgment on a star.
But it doesn't matter, as long as Wang Hao can be restricted.
After all, with Bruce Bowen under his command, Popovich knows how powerful this big killer is.
If you really want him to sabotage unscrupulously, let alone a single person, even a team can put you down.
The Spurs have lost Bruce Bowen and can't afford to lose anyone else.
It's just that Popovich is obviously thinking too much, Wang Hao is not such an unscrupulous person.
His unscrupulous methods are only aimed at unscrupulous opponents.
There is only one attitude he wants to express, that is, to play well, then play honestly.
He is not afraid of playing tricks!
Regarding Bruce Bowen's injury, there was actually no particularly exaggerated discussion.
Just like PJ Brown in the last game.
There are some media discussions, but it is far from the point where everyone pays attention.
After all, PJ Brown is not Duncan, and Bruce Bowen is not Wang Hao.
For the media, the stars are the most attractive.
If it weren't for Bruce Bowen's end because of Wang Hao, it is estimated that there would be fewer media reporting this news.
"Sonics and Spurs, who can advance to the Finals?"
Most of the media are discussing this topic.
Even, ESPN brought in seven experts and asked them to vote separately.
Because of Tianwangshan's victory, the Sonics barely took the lead, getting 7 out of 4 votes.
It can be seen that the outcome of the two teams is not clear at all.
Fortunately, there is no need to wait too long. After two days, the game started again.
May 5, San Antonio, SBC Center Arena.
"Spurs, Spurs..."
At today's Spurs home court, the fans were uniformly dressed and led by special personnel, cheering wildly.
To be honest, it really feels like a united effort.
That's right, for the Sonics, they lost this game, and they can still hope for the next home game.
For the Spurs, this is the last stand.
Not just this game, in fact, the Spurs can't afford to lose any of the next two games.
Winning two games in a row, including an away game, to be honest, the pressure is absolutely huge.
It's just that the Spurs deserve to be the Spurs.
Under the tremendous pressure of the game, as soon as the game started, they still gave the Sonics a big blow.
Duncan supported from a high position, Parker broke through and then scored, and Duncan hit two points from a long distance.
It's just that the supersonic speed is not ambiguous, and it immediately fights back.
Gary Payton dribbled the ball halfway and handed the ball to Wang Hao, who moved the ball again.
After handing over the ball, he immediately entered the inside line and started a crazy run without the ball.
Stephen Jackson, who followed him to defend him, was obviously not used to this rhythm, and he couldn't keep up with it after three or two strokes.
Received the ball inside the three-point line on the right. If Duncan hadn't quickly assisted in the defense, Wang Hao could have shot directly.
It's just that, facing Duncan who was on the outside, Wang Hao didn't hesitate, and directly chose to break through.
I have to say that today's Duncan is not an old guy, and his feet move very fast.
He predicted the direction of Wang Hao's breakthrough, and he didn't let Wang Hao break through him directly.
In this case, without a very obvious opportunity, Wang Hao can of course choose to pass the ball.
It's just that sometimes, if there is no opportunity, you have to create an opportunity to fight hard.
Wang Hao resisted Duncan's physical confrontation, stretched his long arms, lightly picked with his fingertips, and the basketball fell into the basket.
2:2
Back to the Spurs' offense, Parker still dribbled the ball across half court in a leisurely manner.
By the time he dribbled the ball across the half court and landed on the designated position, the attack time was almost 10 seconds past.
I have to say, this pace is really slow.
Waiting for Duncan to get inside, and waiting for Parker to hand the ball to Duncan, another two seconds passed.
Here, Duncan tried singles and left to attract Gary Payton's double-team, and the time continued to decrease.
Duncan didn't dare to be careless, and quickly returned the ball to Parker. Parker didn't dare to delay, and immediately broke through.
Wang Hao quickly shrank the basket, and Parker scored again.
In the mid-distance position of the baseline on the right, Malik Rose got the basketball, which was barely an open spot.
The reason why it is barely considered empty is mainly because Wang Hao is quickly returning to the defensive position.
By the time Malik Rose finished his defense and was about to shoot, Wang Hao had already returned to defense.
Not only that, but Wang Hao, who leaped high, looked overwhelming.
Mali Kross panicked for a moment, fearing being blocked, which made him have to change his shooting action.
To be honest, it is very unwise to temporarily change the shooting action.
This results in a lower hit rate.
But Malik Rose couldn't control that much, Wang Hao's return to defense was too fast.
Other than that, he couldn't help it.
After all, if you just throw the ball toward the hoop, there's always a chance, right?
As for passing?
That's even more impossible. The Spurs' offense has reached this stage, and it is already the last moment.
"Bang!"
Sure enough, Wang Hao failed to block Malick Rose's shot, but this shot also came out of the frame.
Reggie Evans grabbed the rebound and gave it to Wang Hao immediately.
Without any hesitation, Wang Hao immediately ran wildly. Stephen Jackson was still on the other side of the baseline, unable to defend Wang Hao at all.
As for Malik Rose, he buried himself in chasing after Wang Hao.
Unfortunately, the speed is a bit slow.
Gary Payton and Michael Reed were prepared and immediately moved towards the two bottom corners.
Parker and Ginobili saw it and could only follow.
It's just that the two of them are also very experienced, and they followed up, but they didn't follow up completely.
The two stood at a mid-range distance of 45 degrees, neither far nor close, ready to defend at any time.
Wang Hao didn't hesitate, he stopped suddenly outside the three-point line, and opened his hand to make a three-pointer.
"Shh!"
The three-pointer fell steadily into the basket, and at this time, Malik Rose was long overdue.
5:2
Popovich immediately stood up from the bench and yelled at the Spurs players.
Obviously, for these supersonic offenses, he is very dissatisfied with the team's defense.
"Stephen, watch Wang Hao, don't let him fight back."
In the end, he called Stephen Jackson over and asked him to keep an eye on Wang Hao.
It's a pity that Popovich thought too much.
Today's Wang Hao is really full of firepower, making all kinds of unimaginable shots.
Stephen Jackson worked very hard, but he couldn't keep up with Wang Hao's running position at all, his speed was too slow.
Unfortunately, Wang Hao is in excellent condition today.
In the opening stage, he scored three goals in a row and also made a shooting foul by Stephen Jackson.
In less than 4 minutes, Wang Hao scored the team's first 9 points and led the team to a 9:5 lead.
And this is just the beginning.
Today's Wang Hao is really a godsend, especially the three-pointer, no matter how he shoots.
Even a few times, he even made shots against double teams and scored.
In the first quarter of the game, Wang Hao scored 18 points, and the Sonics even scored 27:20, leading the Spurs by 7 points.
Falling behind at the start of this game, the Spurs definitely don't want to.
For this reason, Duncan, who took a breath at the end of the first quarter, continued to play and played with Nick Van Exel on the bench.
Paul Westphal was also unambiguous. He also saw that Wang Hao was in excellent condition today, so he arranged for Wang Hao to continue playing.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Sonics gave a gift of turnovers somewhat carelessly, allowing Nick Van Exel to make a layup.
Wang Hao missed a jumper with a back. Looking back, when he was defending Duncan in a misplaced position, he was hit 2+1.
Just after the start of the second quarter, the Sonics were beaten to a 5:0 spurt.
This seems to give the Spurs hope for a go-ahead.
However, at this time, Wang Hao ran without the ball and received a pass from Earl Watson.
He swayed Nick Van Exel with a fake move, and then he was about to shoot.
Unexpectedly, Van Exel pulled Wang Hao by some coincidence, and then let go immediately.
Perhaps, he just remembered that this place is beyond the three-point line, and fouling is very uneconomical.
It's just that Wang Hao has already jumped up.
Although he was disturbed for a while, he still kept his center of gravity with all his strength and threw the ball steadily.
After the shot, Wang Hao fell to the ground. He lay down flatly, but raised his hands high.
Not only that, he saw the top of the arena with both eyes, and he didn't watch the basketball at all, but he made a three-pointer with his hands.
"Di!"
"Shh!"
The sound of the referee's whistle and the sound of the basketball hitting the net sounded one after another.
"3+1! My God!"
"This is the king, the incredible king, and the shot that can stop the king?"
"I think the Spurs should find a cover to cover the rim, otherwise they can't stop Wang."
……
The Spurs fans sitting behind the technical table clearly heard the live commentary.
This made them very upset.
But watching the back defense on the big screen, after the shot, Wang Hao lay down confidently and raised the gesture of a three-pointer.
This scene made them extremely uneasy.
"How is it possible? Why does this guy always score goals?"
Wang Hao didn't hear such an inquiry, otherwise, if he insisted on saying the last sentence, the feeling came and he couldn't stop it.
Pulled up from the floor by his teammates, Wang Hao made it to the free throw line and made a steady hit to add a penalty.
It was originally a small climax of 5:0, and it turned into 5:4 in an instant, and this is not over yet.
The Spurs attacked. This time, Wang Hao predicted Van Exel's pass to Duncan, and he completed the steal.
The man on the Spurs didn't even realize it. He had already crossed half court and was running towards the basket.
Glancing at the defender who was still far behind, Wang Hao was not polite and performed directly.
Almost stepping on the free throw line, he took off with one foot, jumped high, and slammed into the basket with his right hand holding the basketball.
"boom!"
Even the fans of the Spurs couldn't help it. As for the commentary of the major TV stations, they kept exclaiming.
"It's the king, our king has arrived!"
It was 3+1 again, and it was a tomahawk dunk from the free throw line. Such a goal really boosted morale.
Similarly, this blow to the morale of the Spurs is also very fatal.
Even Duncan seems to be affected.
In order to recover the score, he chose a strong singles and completed the hook before the double team came.
It's a pity that in this critical attack, Duncan's shot came out of the frame.
It's normal. Duncan's hit rate is less than 50%. If he scores every time, it is abnormal.
Fortunately, the Spurs responded in a timely manner this time, retreating quickly, and did not give a chance to counterattack.
Falling into a positional battle, Wang Hao also played singles. After attracting double-teams, he split the ball to Brent Barry.
The old guy who hasn't seen him for a long time is very stable and hits a three-pointer.
36:25
The Sonics have a double-digit lead.