Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 210 Iron Blood Captain
"Raja, you can do it, you have to prove to us that you can guard him."

After D'Antoni finished talking about the tactics, he pulled Bell to encourage him. Ginobili is the kind of player who plays tricks, but at the same time he is also a player with strong scoring power. If he is allowed to open up, the Nuggets will The team's defensive pressure will become very high.

Bell nodded vigorously. Ginobili's competitiveness in this game is much higher than before. It can be seen that he is a big player, and this kind of player will become very important for defenders. difficulty.

"Everyone should pay attention to the defense. The Spurs' pick-and-roll is very fast, and they will shoot whenever they have a chance. Each of us must do our best to defend. We must win this game!" Anthony also directed at this moment said the starter.

After Anthony said this, everyone else nodded vigorously, especially Bell. He was already very nervous, but D'Antoni was still telling him that although as a player, he knew that the coach was encouraging him, but that kind of The invisible pressure still makes people breathless, and Anthony's words are not speaking to him alone, but emphasizing the team's defense, which relieves the pressure on his shoulders a lot.

This is exactly the purpose of Anthony's words. After he finished speaking, he was also relieved to see Bell's emotions relaxed. This game is too critical, and each of them must show their best state Row.

The timeout came soon, and players from both sides also came on the field, because before Ginobili hit the mid-range, this time, it was the Nuggets who attacked.

Williams is still in possession of the ball. After he pushed the ball into the frontcourt, he called a pick-and-roll and then rushed in. It was almost the same tactic as before, except this time, he gave the ball to Anthony on the right wing. Anthony Open your hand and cast.

With a "swish", Anthony made a three-pointer before the Spurs' defense came up, stabilizing the Nuggets' decline.

Seeing Anthony hit a three-pointer, Smith admired Robinson a little more. If he had been a commentator for so long, he was still not as deep as Robinson, who analyzed the situation on the court very well.

Anthony scored a three-pointer for the Nuggets. The Spurs were still not affected much. They were still playing according to the previous tactics. This time they chose to hand the ball to Duncan inside. Before Anthony's defense came up, Duncan directly Turn around and hit the board with a hook. The arc of the ball is very low, but it hits the board straight and straight, and then rolls into the net bag.

Anthony has been defending against Duncan at this time, his eyes are full of shock, just now, he was surprised to find that Duncan's offensive method has changed, although it is still the same as before, but the angle of his shot has changed significantly. It is no longer the right wing that he is used to.

This small change, at a glance, is known to be an adjustment made by Duncan himself. It seems that he has realized the way Anthony defended him since the last game, and then let him make the change himself.

This kind of change seems insignificant, but for the players, it is a terrifying thing for defenders. Anthony also experienced the horror of Duncan at this time. It is definitely not accidental that Duncan can be as stable as a rock in history. The bulb dealer is absolutely second to none in the league.

The offense of the Nuggets still relies on three-pointers. Although the players are in good condition and they have made three-pointers, compared with the crazy performance of the last game, the Spurs obviously did not have any chances after this accelerated defensive rotation. The shot was so smooth before, but on the defensive end, after Anthony successfully restricted Duncan in the last game, after all, his body is too different, and his defense is also a bit stretched.

After this back and forth, the Nuggets immediately fell into a passive situation. When the first quarter hit 8 minutes, the Nuggets fell behind the Spurs by 18:25, which also benefited from their The performance of 7 of 3 from beyond the three-point line did not let the point difference be stretched too much.

At this point in the game, both sides entered the team's rotation time. At this moment, a strange figure stood up on the bench of the Nuggets, saying that he was strange because he had not played in the previous game. The team's roster also put him last.

However, as soon as this player stood up, the fans on the scene were in an uproar, especially the two commentators. Their eyes widened at the moment, with disbelief on their faces.

It took a long time for Smith to recover, and then he took the Nuggets lineup list, and when he saw the name printed at the end of the list, he said with an unbelievable expression: "My God, what happened to this?" What, how could Elton appear in this game? This... how is this possible, how could it be?"

Compared to Smith's shock, Robinson seemed a lot calmer, but obviously he was caught off guard by this matter. You must know that although he has retired from the league, he still pays close attention to the Spurs game. As the opponent of the Spurs, the Nuggets , He also understands that Brand's absence also makes him feel that the possibility of the Spurs advancing to the conference finals has greatly increased, but he did not expect Brand to appear on the field like this at this moment, and he is wearing still Competition clothing.

After D'Antoni set up his tactics, Brand moved his body, and then appeared on the field with other substitute players. Because the game was too important, Anthony still insisted on being on the field at this moment, so the lineup on the field at this moment was Wang Zhizhi, and Bu Rand, Anthony, Dio and Roger.

On the other hand, for the Spurs, in the starting GDP, only Parker remained on the field, and the bench players Turkoglu, Horry, Rose and Willis also all appeared on the bench.

It was the Nuggets' offensive round at this time. After advancing to half court, the ball was first smashed into Anthony's hands for a while, and then he saw Brand get stuck inside, and he directly gave the ball in.

Brand is now in a very deep position, almost to the three-second zone of the baseline, and Turkoglu is defending him.

Perhaps because of the injury on his foot, Brand didn't make a strong attack. Instead, he found the right opportunity. After turning around twice, he raised his hand and prepared to hook.

At this moment, Turkoglu stepped forward suddenly, and it came down very suddenly. Brand's injured foot obviously staggered at this moment, and the gesture of the ball was crooked, and the ball hit the basket directly. .

"Bang Dang", there was a crisp iron strike, and the ball directly bounced off the net.

When Brand started playing singles, the eyes of the fans at the scene were fixed on him all the time. You must know that if Brand showed his previous competitive state, the Spurs would have a high chance of winning the game. It became very suspenseful, but they remembered that in the regular season, the Nuggets with Brand double-killed the Spurs.

Now seeing Brand's shot bounce out of the basket, and even Turkoglu did not show the advantage of crushing, their nervousness finally eased a little, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Robinson in the commentary was also relieved. He was a player who came here, and he knew that Brand was basically playing in a closed game. With such a serious injury, he must not be able to exert much strength. In this fierce playoffs, he will lose the advantage he should have, at most he can be regarded as a substitute insider, and this is obviously a good thing for the Spurs.

The ball bounced on the basket and flew up and down. Just when everyone thought that the rebound would definitely be embraced by Willis under the basket, a pair of hands suddenly killed Turkoglu from behind. out, and then tapped on the ball. The ball that was still falling suddenly went up again, and then fell directly into the net bag.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were stunned for a while, and when they saw the person who made the tip, they were all speechless.

The person who tipped the basket was naturally Brand. After Turkoglu failed to score in singles, he snatched the ball from behind Turkoglu and put the ball into the basket.

Seeing that Brand actually squeezed into the inside to make a tip-up to score in this situation, Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines, stopped doing it immediately. He immediately roared at the two inside of the Spurs. For the team, it is absolutely unforgivable to be caught with such a steady backcourt rebound.

Popovich was roaring, and Anthony went up to give Brand a high-five. This ball, for Brand, was a memorable ball for the Nuggets.

After Popovich roared, he dragged his chin and continued to observe the game on the field. If he was dissatisfied with the attitude of the players, he returned to a calm state after roaring. Obviously, it is not time for him to worry yet. The Spurs are still firmly in control of the situation on the field.

The Spurs' offense, after a few pick-and-rolls without the ball, Rose, who received the ball, used the pick-and-roll to get rid of the defense, stepped on three steps from the gap in the middle, and went directly to the basket. Because the Spurs had pick-and-rolls on the left and right, so he now It can be said that he rushed into the inside line completely empty, and when he pulled up, he was ready to dunk with both hands.

The fans at the scene cheered excitedly when they saw this scene, waiting for Rose to perform a slam dunk.

At this moment, a figure suddenly burst out from the side, and then appeared in front of Rose, stretched out his hand and slapped the ball in Rose's hand.

Rose was in mid-air, he didn't care about this hand, he just poured it directly towards the basket with all his strength.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang, and Rose pressed his hands on the basket.

But almost at the same time, a crisp "snap" sounded at the same time, and the dunk that was supposed to be dunked into the basket was slapped out of the court.

Rose, who was dunking, was also directly hit by that figure and fell back.

(End of this chapter)