one-handed ball

Chapter 307
"Spurs No. 24, personal foul!"

The referee's penalty was like a bolt from the blue, and the Spurs fans shouted no.They clasped their heads with their hands, somewhat incredulous to see the referee make such a penalty.

"Hey man, I didn't foul!"

Jefferson tried to argue with the referee, but to no avail.It is impossible to change the penalty for a foul, and the explanation can only make him feel better.Unfortunately, the bigger problem is that his foul count has reached 6 times and he was forced to leave the field.

Zheng Ke stood on the free throw line.

Huge boos came, some expressed dissatisfaction with the referee, and some put pressure on Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke is the player with the fastest improvement in free throws in NBA history. Just like his scoring average, his free throw percentage is also improving every year.During the regular season this year, Zheng Ke's free throw percentage was as high as 91.9%, ranking second among all NBA players, second only to Nash's free throw percentage as high as 93%.

Such a free throw percentage gave Zheng Ke great confidence. After he stood on the free throw line, he raised his arms slightly facing all kinds of funny Spurs fans behind the basketball hoop.

Made two free throws!

The Timberwolves once again led by 99 points 97 to 2.

At this time, there were only the last 37.6 seconds left in the game, and Popovich immediately made a pause gesture to the referee, requesting the final long timeout for the Spurs.

At this moment of life and death, the fans at the AT Center were sweating nervously. They couldn't sit still anymore, they stood up one after another, clasped their hands together, and looked forward to the Spurs' reversal again.

"This is a difficult moment. Zheng Ke scored 4 points in a row at the last moment, allowing the Timberwolves to regain the initiative on the field. If the Spurs want to score the last goal, they must take Zheng Ke's performance into consideration. He’s been super-skilled in this game.” The host of the local TV station in the Holy City was quite worried, wishing to become an assistant coach next to Popovich to add strategies to the Spurs.

This is a moment of fighting spirit. Whitman figured out Popovich's thinking and felt that the Spurs should not arrange unreliable three-pointers at this time, but would choose a safe layup or mid-range.So his tactical drawing board is full of Spurs' mid-range and inside tactics, hoping that the Timberwolves players will shrink their defensive formation.

After dozens of seconds, the players of the two teams stood back on the court.

"what?"

Zheng Ke observed the Spurs lineup and found that the Spurs did not replace Bogans.George Hill, Parker, Ginobili, Duncan, Bonner, and the Spurs actually switched to a lineup with a relatively short perimeter.This made Zheng Ke feel a little uneasy. As Whitman said, will the Spurs play an inside tactic?

Zheng Ke became suspicious, and subconsciously believed that the Spurs would definitely arrange a three-pointer.

The ball came out, and Parker began to hold the ball on the outside.

He dribbled from 45 degrees to the top of the three-point arc. At the same time, Ginobili and George Hill began to intersperse. The Argentine passed Duncan and ran to the bottom. Near the corner, George Hill happened to meet Parker. The two handed over the ball. Hill dribbled the ball and ran back to the place where he originally served.

This is a series of complicated moves. Not only are the audience dazzled, but there are also huge problems with the Timberwolves marking on the field. After finishing the screen, Bonner actually withdrew from the three-point line and was the first to form an open player. .

"Careful Bonner!"

Without Zheng Ke's reminder, the birdman Anderson had already rushed there, covering his whole body before Bonner could make a move, preventing him from making a move.

Bonner didn't stop the ball either, and with a flick of his hands, the basketball was directed to the bottom corner.

The bottom corner turned out to be Parker!

When did Parker pass by?Parker's appearance was too surprising. When he took over the basketball, his field of vision was wide open, and no one was defending him five meters away.

Parker took the basketball, his heels were not off the ground, and he was lightly placed on the ground, just like an elegant dancer.

Parker's three-point shooting is very bad. The year before last, last year and this year's three-point shooting percentage were only 20.00%, and the three-point shooting percentage of his career so far has barely reached 30%.It gives people the illusion that these two small French sports cars don't seem to be very good at long-range bombing.

In fact, Parker's three-point shots in the two bottom corner areas are still very accurate. Just like many people prefer to shoot from the bottom corners, Parker has always been very confident in this area.

He proudly raised his hand and made a textbook-like shooting posture.

The ball flew from Parker's fingertips, making him happy.This feeling is a very wonderful feeling. As a player, as soon as the ball is shot, I can actually feel whether it will go in or not, and Parker feels that he is going to go in!

However, not long after the ball took off, a yellow-skinned arm opened its slender and powerful hand, bit by bit, knocking down the basketball with incomparable precision!

"Snapped!"

Just like Nadal hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket, the basketball in the air instantly deviated from its trajectory, whistling and flew out of the baseline, and flew into the hands of the audience in the last three rows of audience seats.

"Hehe, I see through it better than I do."

Zheng Ke showed his first smile so far in the game, grinning and tilting his head, like a monster full of evil, looking at the "meal on the plate" within his sight.

Parker's face turned blue and white, seeing Zheng Ke's arrogance, he felt aggrieved and panicked.

It was a resounding block. Zheng Ke, like a magic soldier descending from the sky, slanted over and slapped Parker's shot away. The audience sighed in unison and cursed Zheng Ke for being shameless.As for where the shamelessness lies, it doesn't matter at all. The important thing is that the Spurs fans hate him to death.

The Timberwolves bench was in a complete uproar. The towel team leader Jordan was the first to stand up and wave the towel, while the others made unbelievable movements, completely conquered by Zheng Ke's speed, bounce and strength.

The Spurs re-serve, only the last 20.3 seconds left, and the Spurs' attack time is only 6.7 seconds left, the situation is extremely unfavorable for the Spurs.But it is a pity that the Spurs have run out of timeouts. Even Popovich, who is considered exhaustive, is a little helpless at this time. He can only gesture to the players involuntarily and make remote commands.

Duncan served from the bottom corner, and the Timberwolves followed very closely.

He directly threw the ball vigorously beyond the three-point line, and Ginobili took the ball.With no time to organize, Ginobili directly picked up the basketball, took a figure-of-eight step, and ran crookedly towards Afflalo's left side.

Afflalo's defense is very good, he doesn't push people, he doesn't jump, he puts a little pressure on Ginobili, and his hands are always around him.

4 seconds, 3 seconds.

Ginobili's direct and large fadeaway jumper, accompanied by the inertia of the jump, his movements seem to drift a little bit.

This is a technical action that was cut off, and even Ginobili, who is known for his weirdness, was forced to feel extremely uncomfortable.

Forced shooting action, offset ball trajectory.

The basketball rubbed against the net at the bottom of the rim, and there was a burst of net flowers, as if it had been thrown into it.

Many Spurs fans immediately raised their hands and celebrated loudly.It turned out that the people around him didn't move, but looked at them with evil eyes, only then realized that he had made an own mistake, he was immediately embarrassed, and retracted his raised hands embarrassingly.

Anderson hugged the non-stick basketball tightly in his arms. Duncan made a decisive decision and stepped forward to foul deliberately.

Anderson was sent to the free throw line.

This may be one of the most thrilling moments of Birdman's career, and the pressure is extraordinary.There are unscrupulous fans behind the basket rack making all kinds of troubles, making Anderson chaotic.

Anderson even missed two free throws.

The rebound was taken by Duncan. In 14 seconds, without a timeout, Parker rushed to the frontcourt.

It was a weird game, with the Spurs stuck in a timeout and the Timberwolves struggling to hold on to their slender lead.

Parker and Billups tangled all the way.

Parker lobbed to Duncan who was reaching for the ball, and Duncan finally received a pass from his teammate at the last moment.But his position is not very good, the corner is too far away from the basket, and the angle is not suitable for hitting the board.

10 seconds.

9 seconds.

Duncan held the ball and arched his back twice, knocking open a little space, turning his body to the left with the ball, using his left foot as the axis, leaning back slightly, catching the ball with his right hand like a throw, and throwing the ball straight Hitting the basket.

"boom!"

still none!

The Spurs fans are going crazy. At the last moment, the Spurs' ball frame was covered. No matter who made the shot, the troika couldn't get the score back for the Spurs.

The basketball bounced high, Zheng Ke was the first to rush over and jumped into the air.

In this case, the Spurs had no one to compete with him. They could only watch Zheng Ke, with his long arms, put the ball in his hands with a "snap", and then landed.

McDyess stepped forward and deliberately fouled.

With only the last 3 seconds left, theoretically the Spurs still have hope of victory.The problem is that Zheng Ke must miss two free throws, or only make one of two free throws.

Seeing Zheng Ke's free throw, the Spurs fans in front of the TV broke into a cold sweat.

Zheng Ke is also under a lot of pressure.Unlike Anderson, no one blames him even if he misses free throws, because he is a role player and he is not good at free throws.If Zheng Ke fails to make a penalty, people will place terms on him such as "lost the chain at a critical moment" and "unable to bear the pressure".

So Zheng Ke is much more stressed than Anderson.

Of course, his free throws are much more accurate than Anderson.

Going to the free throw line is like going to the guillotine.At this moment, the spurs had already stretched their necks and put themselves on the guillotine. The ghost knife was already in Zheng Ke's hands, and whether he could cut it off was up to him.

For the first penalty, Zheng Ke patted the ball, took a breath, raised his hand, and dialed the ball.

hit!

The ghost head knife has been suspended to the hairs of the spurs.

In the second penalty, Zheng Ke pulled up his left armguard and took the basketball passed by the referee.He patted twice, and in his sight, there was only one basket not far away.

Tap out your fingertips and press down on your wrists.

Return!

This time, the ghost head knife chopped off the head of the Spurs, completely ruining the Spurs' hope of winning this game.
(End of this chapter)