Defending champion

Chapter 456 The situation changes suddenly
Chapter 29 Sudden Changes
However, it seems that Popovich's luck has been used up today or what?
As soon as Jack encountered double-team defense in the low post, he immediately released the basketball in his hand.

After Butler received the ball, he handed the basketball to Paul, who was in the open position.

Paul was in a completely empty position at this time, raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, and with a sound of "swap", the basketball hit the net!

Although Paul usually focuses on organizing offenses, his three-point shooting percentage is also very high and stable.

When Ginobili came back on this side, he also hit back with a three-pointer from the outside.

Popovich unswervingly double-teamed the inside Jack, and his palms couldn't help but sweat for his crazy move!

Jack is still in the low position. This time, the Spurs' double-team defense against Jack has been implemented to the end.

Jack is in a state without the ball, but around Jack, there are still two or three people to defend at all times.

Paul dribbled the ball to the free throw line, Paul passed the ball back, and the basketball was handed over to Peja Stockovic, who was completely neutral at the bottom corner of the three-pointer.

Peja Stockovic is in such a position, and it is still vacant.

Of course, Peja Stockovic would be unceremonious. He tiptoed lightly, his wrist shook slightly, the basketball rolled and swiped out from the tip of his index finger. With a sound of "swap", the basketball hit the net, and the basketball was still in the basket A layer of brilliant spray was stirred up on it.

Relatively speaking, the Spurs are not so lucky.Parker scored suddenly, and the basketball came to Finley in the bottom corner.

"Boom" the basketball was bounced high, and Tyson Chandler accepted the rebound.

The Hornets team went down quickly, the air connection between Paul and Butler, and the "booming" Butler's flying dunk.

San Antonio couldn't stand it either, the Hornets were attacked by a group of hot shooters from the outside.Seeing that the score was about to be gradually opened up, Popovich quickly requested a timeout.

However, their suspension did not have a noticeable effect.

After returning from the timeout, the Hornets blasted off an 18-3 run.

Popovich's successive timeouts did not find a solution to the problem, which is very rare in his coaching career.And it all started with Jack.

The Hornets are very happy to encounter this kind of defense. However, the touch of shooting cannot be sustained.

In the 8th minute of the third quarter, when the score between the two teams reached 78:56, the Hornets' firepower finally began to go out.

At this time, Jack was off the court to rest, and the Hornets were not playing so passionately.

After all, they have already led San Antonio by 21 points. For the Hornets, this kind of game seems to have lost its fun.

However, just when the Hornets thought they were safe and felt they had won.

The San Antonio counterattack, like so many games, is completely the Spurs' habitual counterattack, quick and fast, and the three-pointer is raining.

When Manu Ginobili threw one three-pointer after another into the Hornets' basket, when San Antonio's fast break pierced the Hornets' defense again and again.

When the Hornets suddenly woke up, San Antonio had chased the point difference to only 8 points.

From the end of the third quarter to the third minute of the fourth quarter, it was only a few minutes.San Antonio has caught up to this point.

Jack, who was resting after the end of the game, was replaced back to the game with more than a minute before the end of the third quarter.

As soon as Jack returned to the game, the San Antonio people still resolutely double-teamed him.

At this moment, the Hornets' shooters felt as if they had been exhausted just now.

The Hornets' own basket seemed to be covered, and the sound of "boom" and "boom" resounded throughout the sky in New Orleans.

However, at this time, the fans of the San Antonio Spurs on the court erupted into applause like a tsunami, like a tidal wave of applause, which completely flooded the basketball court in an instant.

Byron Scott couldn't watch his team win the first three quarters and then come back in the last quarter.If that happens, it's more than just a game lost for the Hornets.

This is the first game, and the impression of the entire series will be profound.

If they lead by so many points in the third quarter, however, the game is still lost.This has a great impact on the morale of the Hornets.

The Hornets will lose their will to fight in front of San Antonio, and San Antonio will have infinite confidence when facing its own team.After all, even such a difficult big counterattack, they have done it, what else can't be done?

Byron Scott called a timeout again.At this time, he called all his players to his side, and Byron Scott said very seriously in front of them: "Boys, this is the most difficult moment for us. It is the most difficult time What I want to tell you is, forget that you are a shooting team, three-pointers. Now we have to compare with the San Antonio people in willpower and defense. The most savage blow has broken the will of the people of San Antonio. Now is our last chance, cowardice or bravery, it's up to you."

The Hornets players listened carefully, but not many really understood.At this point in the game, Byron Scott was right. What matters is not tactics anymore, but the will of the players, the will to win, and the confidence to win in the strongest possible way.

The situation is critical at this time, but Byron Scott can only do so much, because he only has 60 seconds at this time.

The old man couldn't change a team in 60 seconds, and Jack returned to the court with his teammates at this time.

But the Hornets, who returned to the court, did not use their will to fight. They continued to make three-pointers when they came back, and they continued to shoot three-pointers directly in the open space left by San Antonio.

Sometimes shooting is so strange, under strong defense, it will make a shot.However, when there is no defense, no shot will be missed.

At this time, the Hornets' weakness was exposed, relying too much on shooting.at the same time.In today's game, the Hornets had the upper hand from the beginning and were not prepared for a fierce battle.

At this time, fighting against San Antonio, who was behind for a whole game, the Hornets lacked the will to fight, and were repeatedly beaten into fast breaks by San Antonio.

Although Jack is on the court, at this time, Jack alone cannot complete the defensive weight of five people.He can't double up, he can't guard every San Antonio player.

San Antonio's score was directly tied with the Hornets after 1 minute.

At this time, wave after wave of applause hit the basketball court like a tide.In an instant, the basketball court was swallowed up.

Byron Scott really couldn't stand it anymore.A timeout was called again. At this time, Byron Scott knew that he was too foolish to pin his hopes on the entire team.

At this time, the Hornets are already in a bit of a mess. Now the Hornets need one person to come out, an absolute core. The team deserves No.1 to come out and carry the entire team.At least resist for a period of time and use your own actions to lead the entire team forward. This is the role of a superstar.

Who can Byron Scott pick in the Hornets?Only Jack can be chosen.

So when the timeout was called again, Byron Scott just asked the rest of the Hornets to defend.

However, the following words were whispered in Jack's ear:

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