Defending champion

Chapter 457

Chapter 30 Hornets Upset

"Jack, bomb the rim, you give me the ball and bomb the San Antonio Spurs' rim. Points, I want you to open the score, open the score. Oh, shit! I don't believe anyone in San Antonio can stop you. "Byron Scott squeezed out such a sentence from between his teeth.

"The task you are facing is very difficult. Your teammates have lost confidence. Now you are alone. Can you get there alone? Jack, can you do it?"

When Byron Scott whispered these words in Jack's ear, Jack's lips were tightly pursed, his eyes were fixed on the front, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After listening to Byron Scott's words, Jack nodded. If you catch it carefully, you will find a gleam of coldness in Jack's eyes.

Even if Byron Scott doesn't say that Jack will take over the game in his own way next time.Because the last time of the fourth quarter is exactly Jack time.

"Man, the Hornets are still too young. Is this the price they pay for their youth?" Kenny. Smith pretended to sigh.

Charles Barkley saw that the team he supported had a lead of more than 20 points just now.However, it was tied in less than a quarter.This somewhat disappointed Charles Barkley, who supported the Hornets.

Seeing that Charles Barkley didn't answer, Kenny Smith felt that it was not fun at all.Therefore, he emphasized his tone: "Man, if you still say that the Hornets have the hope of winning the championship. Then I can only show that you don't read the game deeply enough."

"Shit, why don't you be disgusting. I believe in the Hornets, I believe in Jack. The Hornets must advance to this year's finals." Charles Barkley spit out this sentence, but he seemed a little emboldened at the end foot.

The timeout ends and Jack returns to the court.

At this time, the fourth quarter has reached 5 minutes and 40 seconds, and the score of the two sides is 80:80.

Comparing the players of the two sides, the Spurs players finally equalized the score after a long period of hard work, which is the time when fighting spirit is high.

On the contrary, the Hornets players, at this time, were equalized at the last moment, lost their shooting touch, and had no fighting spirit throughout the game. The Hornets players were at their most vulnerable period.

Hornets possession of the ball!

The Hornets took advantage of this timeout and brought up their best sixth man, David West.And Jack was mentioned as a small forward.

The purpose of Byron Scott doing this is to let Jack take the initiative to attack the Hornets.

Isn't Jack unable to play in the low post?Isn't that still a high position?

Jack passed the basketball from the sideline, and then a series of screens came up, sending Jack directly to the far waist on the right.

Byron Scott's choice of this position makes sense, and it's best for Jack to start the offense from here.Whether it is the front frame or the back basket, it can be played, and the right side is more beneficial for Jack's cutting.

As soon as Jack got stuck in this position, the outside basketball was immediately passed into Jack's hands.

Just a moment after Jack received the ball inside, the Spurs players immediately double-teamed Jack.At this time, the Spurs have already let go of the outside line, so they don't care about the exposed weaknesses at all, and just kill the inside Jack.

Jack faced double-teaming on both sides. He saw a large space outside, but at this time he was really worried about how the other Hornets felt.They have confirmed in the front that the Hornets' peripheral touch is in a period of drying up.

Everything is up to you.

Faced with many defenders, Jack turned over and jumped between the two Spurs, shooting the basketball towards the basket quickly.

Jack made shots in many defenses like this, but his touch was still affected. The basketball hit the rim and bounced back directly.I lost an offensive opportunity, this opportunity to grab a rebound, I can't miss it again.

Jack stepped up and forced Duncan to get stuck, and then grabbed the offensive rebound over the heads of the two short Spurs players.

After getting the offensive rebound of Jack, the Spurs players rushed over and blocked Jack at a negative angle under the basket.

"The Spurs besieged Jack." Kenny Smith yelled from the commentary booth.

"Jack is double-teamed, it's easy to make mistakes, it's easy to steal the ball. Jack pass the ball! Pass the ball."

"Kenny and Charles didn't bark. You have to trust Jack's ability." Miller replied calmly, while Barkley on the other side looked indifferent.

However, Jack really didn't have the angle to pass the ball, so he could only twist around the basket, enduring the countless claws of the Spurs groping his body.

In a critical situation, Jack just wanted to make a casual shot. He glanced at his head, and now half of his head was behind the backboard, and his whole body was at the extreme corner of the backboard.

Behind him is Duncan, and next to him are two Spurs players. The only shot angle is behind him, a very small angle, and he needs to make a clean shot.

From such an angle, Jack knew that the possibility of scoring a goal was less than one percent.

Smith also yelled from the sidelines at this time: "Jack has no shot angle, no pass gap, this ball looks like it is going to be over. The Hornets need to return to defense."

Smith was yelling, and Jack was writhing, in the last few minutes.Jack's mind fell into a blank, and suddenly a thought appeared in Jack's mind.

In the middle of the siege of a large group of Spurs, Jack leaned on his body and forced to the left, knocking Bonner back a step, and then Duncan squeezed up, and Jack had even less space.Jack's move seems to have lost any chance
Even the calm Barkley closed his eyes and muttered "It's over" to himself.

Kenny Smith showed a sinister smile, thinking in his heart: "Facing the iron wall of the Spurs, let's see whether you will die or not. The Spurs will win!"

At this time, the whole world felt that Jack's attack was completely finished, and there was no possibility of scoring a goal at all.

The Spurs team on the scene, they have already planned the vocabulary of swearing in their minds.Getting ready to blast out...

However, Jack, who had been forced to the bottom corner, kicked his legs and his body jumped like a spring.

I saw that Jack's body with his back to the basket was gradually rising. In the air, Jack turned around, his wrist shook slightly, and the basketball rolled and slid out from the tip of Jack's index finger. go inside.

The basketball stirred up a layer of gorgeous waves on the rim, which was extremely gorgeous.

The Spurs players were all waiting for a rebound under the basket, but they saw Jack turn around and shoot a jumper in the air... through a series of gaps, he actually got into the Spurs' basket like this.

At this time, the fans of the San Antonio Spurs felt extremely aggrieved.The obscene words that had already reached his lips could only be swallowed in his stomach at this moment.

The passion that wanted to erupt could not erupt at this time, making their faces flushed from suffocation.

Barkley yelled repeatedly on the side: "It's so lucky, Jack is so lucky to score. It seems that the Hornets still have hope, and we have hope."

Kenny Smith had nothing to say at this time, he could only stare aside.

For Jack's difficult goal, the Spurs' defensive players also felt that there was nothing they could do?

Therefore, when they rushed over, they continued to attack ferociously.

At this time, David West guarded Duncan and protected the inside line. When the Spurs rushed over, they were pulling on the outside line.

In the end, Ginobili made a two-point jumper near the free throw line and scored again.

Jack scored two points, the Spurs tied the game with two points, and the pressure returned to the Sonics.

At this moment, Byron suddenly jumped up from the sidelines, and made a signal to Lianlian Paul that only they could know.

How could Paul not understand Byron Scott's thoughts.Paul arrived at the Spurs half court and immediately passed the ball to Jack.

This time, Jack learned from his experience. He didn't go too deep to catch the ball, and he got the basketball in one step inside the three-point line.Jack, who got the basketball, took a short step and saw that the Spurs' defense was already moving towards him.

Can't wait, just a fake move, Jack rushed directly towards the basket.Jack's first step passed the first defender without any problems, but the problem came immediately, passing the first defender.

The three people under the Spurs' basket rushed towards Jack together, facing the defense of the three.Jack first made a fake move and shook Ginobili away, but there were still two people in front of him?

Jack can only throw himself up at this time. Jack is in the air and feels that the Spurs' two-man defense under the basket still has a little gap, so Jack holds the ball in both hands, makes a small puller, and then slits a Little change of hands.

In this way, Jack actually found a space to make a move in the cracks of people.The basketball was lightly picked into the Spurs' basket.

"Boom" The few Hornets fans on the scene, at this time, there was a roar and shouts that shook the sky.

Even if the Spurs fans at the scene didn't want to admit it, it was indeed a perfect goal.

As soon as Jack passed four, a power forward passed four Spurs players in one breath. This is a bit too fierce.

A step across the first, a feint one, and an aerial pull across two.This series of actions was done in one go, and he directly killed the Spurs from the outside to the basket in one breath.There is a feeling beyond reality.

Watching Jack put the basketball into his own basket at this moment, Duncan couldn't even imagine it.

Jack made two consecutive impossible goals, which greatly improved the morale of the Hornets.

When the Spurs rushed again, the Hornets' defense was much better.

The Spurs wanted to attack easily, but they didn't expect that at this time, David West made another new contribution. This guy suddenly intercepted the Spurs' inside pass.

Then, he immediately passed the ball to Jack, and Jack, who got the basketball, hesitated for a moment, should he be steady or rush?

In the end, Jack gritted his teeth and rushed towards the Spurs' half court with the basketball. Jack has the ability to quickly break through and switch between offense and defense, so the Spurs are also very strict about Jack's defense.Jack rushed over with the basketball.

Duncan stood in front of Jack, blocking Jack's path.

However, when he saw Jack's explosive power like a wild beast, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

The Adam's apple kept moving, thinking: Is it right or wrong for me to do this?

Even the Hornets fans at the scene couldn't help but sweat for Duncan.Compared to making offensive fouls, they don't like Duncan being injured by Jack because of this defense.

I saw that when there were only the last 10 centimeters left when he was close to Duncan, Jack made a purely small movement in front of Duncan, pulling with his left hand, then suddenly turned to the right, and switched to his right hand to dribble and break through.

A standard change of direction in front of the body, Jack used it so easily, clearly and proficiently, leaving Duncan behind in one step.

Barkley and Smith yelled at the same time: "Jack turned around and threw Duncan away."

Changing direction is not a difficult technique for a small person, but the difficulty lies in Jack, a seven-foot man, such a light body changing direction wiped Duncan past him, instantly killing his opponent.

But Jack's performance was not over yet. He changed direction once and missed Duncan. Facing the oncoming Ginobili, Jack repeated his old trick. Left behind.

Ginobili was a little silly at this time. In his worldview, there is no seven-footer who can be so extraordinary.But that's how Jack lived, and it was still so straightforward.

After begging two players one after another, Jack exerted strength under his feet, broke through explosively, and rushed into the Spurs' penalty area in one step, raised the basketball with both hands, and directly hit the Spurs' basket with one-stop dunks in the air.

(End of this chapter)