Chapter 308 Two to One
0:4, the Knicks attacked, Nash dribbled the ball forward, and boos started again.

This is not his first time playing in the finals. Last year, when the Knicks played away against the Lakers, Lakers fans also booed him when the Knicks were attacking.

But no one is as loud as the Spurs fans. The Spurs fans are almost throwing up their lungs. The pressure is much greater than that of the Lakers' home court.

He changed direction drastically, got rid of Tony Parker, crossed the center line from the right wing, and quickly killed down.

At this time, Parker caught up again and stuck to his left side.

"The speed of the two is almost the same, so be careful." Zhang Heli said.

"Parker himself is also a defensive loophole," said Yu Jia.

"With the blessing of home court, the players will be more excited and in a different state," said Zhang Heli.

Nash was very cautious, called for a pick-and-roll by the Postman, and then broke through the wall.

Nazir was defending the Postman and immediately switched defense after he came out, but Nash was faster and broke through one more person and headed towards the penalty area along the arc.

He Zhongqiu was outside the penalty area, and Duncan was guarding outside the left waist position, but he did not return to defend the basket. The one who returned to defend the basket was Bowen in the high position.

"Whoosh!"

Nash passed the ball to Josh Howard at the top of the arc.

"Bang!"

Ginobili on the left wing had already moved one step away, but Josh Howard still took a three-pointer but missed.

Bowen grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Spurs attacked.

Duncan used the high pick-and-roll tactic again. Parker first passed the ball to Duncan, then cut into the penalty area without the ball, and then received the return pass from Duncan.

Because it was a three-two zone defense, Battier, who was broken through, naturally would not follow Parker, but continued to guard the high position, with He Zhongqiu below defending Parker.

This time, He Zhongqiu did not rush to block Parker. Instead, after Parker received the ball from Duncan, he turned around and followed Parker.

At this time, the Postman also entered the penalty area and blocked Duncan who was following closely.

Parker noticed this situation, rushed to the basket, pulled to the left, and just out of the restricted area, he suddenly turned like a top and made a high toss.

“What a high jump!”

He Zhongqiu took a step forward and jumped, which scared Parker, because the ball was just a little bit away from being caught.

"Bang!"

The shot missed, but the rebound was grabbed by the Postman, which was considered a successful defense.

Duncan turned around and returned to defense immediately. When He Zhongqiu saw that there was no chance for a fast break, he became less anxious.

Nash took the ball and moved forward.

This time, the Spurs fans didn't seem to boo as loudly. He had just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he got to the front court, he was startled by the sudden surge in boos.

Tony Parker noticed Nash's reaction and immediately stole the ball, almost succeeding.

Nash managed to protect the ball with great difficulty, but it was already dead.

Battier quickly came over to respond, Nash passed the ball first and then received it back, thus avoiding a crisis of mistake.

He Zhongqiu received the ball in the high position, and after Nash passed the ball, he immediately ran to the right wing, trying to take Bowen away.

But the Spurs' rotation defense also belongs to a zone defense system, defending the ball but not the person, so Bowen not only did not follow him, but immediately launched a fierce double-team on He Zhongqiu.

Of course, he still didn't dare to do those hurtful actions, but his stealing actions were very fierce, and together with Duncan, he exerted strong pressure on He Zhongqiu.

But He Zhongqiu held the ball above his head with both hands. With the strength of his claws, no one else could knock the ball out of his hands.

At this time, Josh Howard ran to the top of the arc and Nash blocked Ginobili.

He Zhongqiu immediately passed the ball, Josh received it and made another three-point shot.

"Bang!"

After missing the shot again, Nazr grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Spurs attacked.

Zhang Heli said: "This won't work. Josh Howard is actually allowed to shoot three-pointers in a row. He hasn't mastered the three-pointer yet.

And Nash was affected by the home fans, and Josh Howard, who is in his second year, must be the same, and his condition is not good either."

Yu Jia said: "Nash's running position has some problems. He should go to the left wing and set a pick-and-roll for Battier. Battier's open three-pointer is very accurate."

Zhang Heli nodded quickly and said, "Now our teammates' offense is not good enough, Zhongqiu should step up. We can't rely on others, we have to open up the situation ourselves."

Ginobili attacked with the ball, Duncan pulled out to make a pick-and-roll on the left wing, and the former rushed to the restricted area.

He Zhongqiu immediately followed Ginobili, and at the same time Battier in the high position immediately moved down to double-team him, forming a fierce double-team.

At the same time, the Postman also returned to the basket from the low post on the right wing. Ginobili did not dare to rush in and face a triple-team. As soon as he entered the left waist position, he immediately stopped and turned around to pass the ball to Duncan behind him.

But neither He Zhongqiu nor Battier dared to ignore Duncan's presence and had already made preparations.

When Ginobili turned around, the two of them surrounded him in time, not only blocking the opponent's pass, but He Zhongqiu was also quick-eyed and quick-handed to knock the opponent's ball away.

Battier grabbed the ball and immediately passed it to Nash who was already fast on the right wing.

"Shh!"

A huge boo sounded at this time.

"call!"

Nash took a long breath to let out the pressure in his heart, then slowed down the pace after crossing the center line, waiting for his teammates to get into position, and did not rush into a fast break.

He Zhongqiu entered the restricted area from the free throw line. Duncan did not block him but went around to defend.

At the same time, Nazir came over and started double-teaming early.

"The two inside players double-teamed the restricted area in advance, which is different from the first two games." Barkley shouted.

"The postman is empty," said Kenny Smith.

He Zhongqiu stepped into the legal collision zone and turned around, but the Spurs' two inside players all blocked his way.

But just then, the postman ran in and stood next to Nazir.

When He Zhongqiu saw this, he quickly ran to the low right wing and raised his left hand.

"Whoosh!"

Nash, who was wandering outside the top of the arc, reacted quickly and passed the ball with one hand just as He Zhongqiu ran out of the penalty area.

He Zhongqiu took a step forward, received the ball at the right waist position, and immediately jumped up to shoot off the backboard.

"Oh!"

When Duncan bypassed Nazir and pounced on the postman, He Zhongqiu had already completed a 45-degree rebound and the basketball bounced into the basket.

"Well done!"

He Zhongqiu extended his right hand to the postman.

"Snapped!"

The postman clapped his hands happily and ran to the backfield.

Zhang Heli said: "Beautiful! The low-post tactical cooperation between the two inside players allowed Zhongqiu to get a nearly two-point open spot."

"To deal with the early double-team tactics, the Postman needs to play more flexibly." Yu Jia said with a smile.

Zhang Heli nodded and said, "The Spurs' rotation and defense are very fierce and fast, otherwise they would not have lost the most points in the league. It can be said that they are the best defensive team in the league, losing fewer points than the Pistons."

2:4, Spurs attack.

The Spurs had already failed in two consecutive attacks, one of which was a turnover, so they were more cautious in this attack.

The Spurs' cautious offense is characterized by slowing down the offensive tempo and reducing mistakes. After all the players are in position, they pass the ball to Duncan in the low post.

In the low post on the left wing, Duncan received the ball, swung downward first, then immediately turned upward, landed on his right foot and jumped, shooting a 45-degree bank shot.

"Snapped!"

But He Zhongqiu made the correct judgment, followed the rhythm of Duncan's shaking, and blocked the ball from the air.

"Oh!"

There were cries of disappointment from the SBC Center.

"Blocked? Great! Duncan is indeed the superstar with the most blocked shots." Yu Jia shouted excitedly. Zhang Heli laughed and said, "The Spurs have failed to attack three times in a row. The Knicks played well on defense these few times. Now they need to adjust their offensive state."

Nash took the ball and pushed it forward amid boos.

This time, He Zhongqiu ran directly to the basket.

The Spurs did the same thing, with their two inside players double-teaming in advance.

The Postman in the low post on the right wing found an open space and immediately stepped out and asked for the ball, and Nash's ball immediately flew over.

Nazir didn't dare to defend the Mailman, because the Mailman would definitely pass the ball to the basket and Wolverine would get the opportunity to single out Duncan under the basket, so the Mailman's position had to be filled by someone else.

In the right elbow area, Ginobili had already pounced and his defensive speed was very fast. The Postman had just received the ball when he was one step away.

Josh Howard is open again, and Bowen in the high position moves one step to the right wing. As long as the postman passes the ball, Bowen will immediately defend Josh Howard and will not leave a large open space.

But at this time, He Zhongqiu suddenly broke through the double-team, ran to the free throw line, and opened his hand to ask for the ball.

The postman quickly passed the ball. If he didn't pass the ball, He Zhongqiu's attack would be over in three seconds.

"squeak!"

At the free throw line, He Zhongqiu received the ball and Duncan immediately followed.

But the next moment, He Zhongqiu quickly turned right, took a step forward and flew towards the basket.

"boom!"

When he was dunking with the ball in his left hand, Nazr jumped up to block the shot but was knocked over, and the Spurs' basket exploded.

"Oh, beautiful! Zhongqiu pulls out from under the basket to catch the ball, then cuts in and dunks. Now it's level." Yu Jia said excitedly.

Zhang Heli said with a smile: "If he pulls out to receive the ball, one of Duncan and Nazr must follow him, and there will be no double team.

Then Zhongqiu cut in and dunked. With his ability to attack the basket, not to mention Nazir, even Tim Duncan couldn't stop him. "

4:4, Spurs attack.

The Spurs have failed in three consecutive attacks, and this time they are more cautious than the last time.

Tony Parker carried the ball to the right wing, first passed the ball to Duncan in the low post on the right wing, then bypassed Nash and cut into the penalty area.

Duncan received the ball, dribbled and tried to push it past He Zhongqiu, but failed. At this time, Parker cut in beside him and he immediately passed the ball.

Parker received the ball and rushed into the penalty area, immediately attracting the double-team of He Zhongqiu and the Postman.

Battier in the high position did not come down to double-team, but instead stayed in the high position and did not give Bowen any open space.

But at this moment, Parker jumped up, swung the ball towards the basket with both hands, and then threw the ball behind his head.

At the same time that He Zhongqiu and the Postman jumped to block the shot, Duncan received the pass, quickly took a step inside, and while jumping up, he sent the ball onto the board with his left hand, and the basketball bounced off the backboard and into the basket.

Barkley said: "The combination of strong-side pass-cut + breakthrough tactics..."

At this time, Kenny Smith said quickly: "Wolverine, please come down, the postman, please send it..."

He Zhongqiu knew that the defense had failed when Parker passed the ball.

So the first moment he landed, he started a fast break, not giving Duncan any chance to quickly return to defense after the attack.

The Mailman also reacted quickly. When he saw Wolverine coming down the field, he turned around and saw Duncan score the goal. He immediately picked up the ball and rushed to the baseline, ready to make a quick throw.

After Duncan hit the rebound, he found Wolverine was running down the court and quickly chased after him. Nazir quickly stood in front of the Postman to stop him from running down the court.

However, the postman was so experienced that he immediately found an opportunity to pass the ball.

When Parker cut in, Nash had been on the right wing outside. He was almost down the court and there was no one defending him, so the postman passed the ball to him.

When he dribbled the ball to the left three-point line, the fastest Spurs player to return to defense was Bowen at the top of the arc, and he also reached the top of the arc, while He Zhongqiu crossed the center line.

He immediately changed direction and rushed to the basket, forcing Bowen to rush into the basket.

But he didn't shoot. Instead, he pulled the ball from under the basket to the right wing and threw the ball high into the air behind Bowen.

The next moment, He Zhongqiu rushed down from the free throw line, took off, and caught the ball in the air.

Bowen turned around and looked back, startled, and quickly dodged to the side.

"boom!"

The next moment, there was an extremely loud sound of the basket exploding.

The huge figure passed by Bowen with a strong wind, which made his heart shrink.

Barkley said excitedly: "Beautiful! Wolverine made the most fierce fast break dunk..."

Jordan said: "Wolverine's fast break is his big weapon against Duncan. It is difficult for the Spurs to defend against Wolverine's fast break.

Among the inside players, even the fast Garnett is slower than Wolverine.

Among the four super centers, David Robinson, who is the fastest, should be slower than Wolverine during his peak period. "

Kenny Smith said: "Admiral Robinson is fast, but that is compared to other inside players.

The speed of the Wolverine is comparable to that of an outside player. It used to be the speed of a small forward, but now it is comparable to that of a guard. "

Jordan praised: "He has too much explosive power. He can greatly increase his short-distance sprint speed, so he can be compared to a guard."

"O'Neal's explosiveness is terrifying, but I now think Wolverine's explosiveness is even more terrifying," said Kenny Smith.

Barkley nodded and said, "He starts very fast. With his explosive power and stride, I think he can even catch up with Iverson and Wade within 30 or 40 meters."

"Tsk tsk, what a pervert!" Jordan said with a smile.

6:6, the two teams tied again, and the Spurs attacked.

As the game continued, with the advantage of home court and Duncan's stable performance, the Spurs' offense became more and more stable.

At the same time, on the defensive end, the team used a powerful rotation defense system to achieve a good defensive effect against the Knicks.

Although they didn't dare to use dirty moves on defense, their defensive actions were very fierce. The Knicks hardly got any wide open shots from the outside. There were plenty of small open shots, but most of them were missed.

In addition, Popovich asked Ginobili to defend Nash, and his defensive effect was far better than Tony Parker, causing Nash to make many mistakes.

Under the pressure from the Spurs at home, the conditions of Nash and Josh Howard did not improve, which affected the Knicks' offensive state.

Although He Zhongqiu played very hard, the game was eventually lost with a score of 90:106, a loss of 16 points.

纳什全场13投3中只得7分，但有7次失误，约什霍华德7投1中，邮差8投2中，状态奇差。

Sixth man Crawford was not in good shape either. He played for 31 minutes, more than Josh Howard, but only made 14 of 4 shots.

The other players were in poor condition, and the Spurs' defensive strength was more inclined towards He Zhongqiu, with a large number of troops surrounding him alone.

He Zhongqiu fought for 43 minutes, made 29 of 15 shots, a hit rate of 51.7%, 10 of 8 free throws, scored 38 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks, but was unable to lead the team to victory.

邓肯砍下33分16篮板7助攻3盖帽，帕克15分8助攻，吉诺比利18分4助攻，三人联手贡献66分。

At the end of the game, Zhang Heli said: "GDP's defense was too good, with 7 blocks and 10 steals. The Knicks also had 7 blocks, but only 4 steals. The team had 18 turnovers, while the Spurs only had 7. It was not unfair for them to lose this game."

Yu Jia said: "4 to , we must win Game , otherwise it will be disadvantageous for the Knicks if it ends in a to tie."

"Even when he was double-teamed in advance, Zhongqiu was still able to perform like this. There is no problem with his condition. It mainly depends on the condition of Nash and the others. They were not in good shape tonight." Zhang Heli said.

On the sidelines, Duncan accepted a post-game interview with TNT TV.

"Tim, you played well today. You shot 62.5% against Wolverine, which is higher than his efficiency. How did you do it?" the reporter asked.

Duncan wiped his sweat with a towel and panted, "With tactical coordination, using breakthrough passes and pick-and-roll tactics, we can temporarily get rid of Wolverine."

"Now the score is 2-1 and the Spurs still have two home games. Do you think they can equalize the score at home or even take the lead and get match point?" the reporter asked again.

Duncan smiled and said, "Anything can happen in this series. We will try our best to do our best and take care of all the details."

He Zhongqiu and others returned to the locker room, and Rick Carlisle immediately summarized the game.

"Gentlemen, I know the home fans put a lot of psychological pressure on you, but I hope you can adjust your mental state in the next game."

"This is crucial. We'd better win Game 4, otherwise we will be in a passive position."

After this game, many media outlets adjusted the championship odds of both teams, and the Spurs' numbers rose significantly.

The GDP trio received praise from the media, but Nash, as the Knicks' outside core and offensive engine, who only scored 7 points, was criticized by many media, which increased his pressure.

(End of this chapter)