"The Spurs deserve to be a top team, and they are extremely experienced." Yu Jia explained: "They quickly climbed out of the quagmire in the second quarter."
"The Nuggets still have the lead. George Karl needs to make adjustments. The Spurs cannot be dealt with in such a rigid manner."
"Li Yan's role has not been fully utilized, which is the strength of the Nuggets." Director Zhang added.
Chinese fans basically have the same view. They believe that the Nuggets clearly relied on Li Yan to establish their advantage. As a result, in the third quarter, a large amount of the ball was given to Anthony and Iverson in singles.
"Mader, does George Karl understand football?"
"I'm better than him at everything, just give the ball to Li Yan."
"Yes, it's not the first day anyway. Let's take a rest. In the third quarter, Master Li should take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory."
"Fuck you, do you really not regard Master Li as a human being and won't take a break for even a minute?"
"George Karl killed Master Li before, and you all scolded him. Now that Master Li is allowed to rest, you will still scold him!"
"What do you know? You have to withstand this kind of critical game. Do you have the Mamba mentality?"
“Your Mamba has been catching fish for more than half a month!”
"Forehead……"
Pause back.
The Nuggets once again put on a smaller lineup.
Li Yan, Iverson, JR Smith, Carmelo Anthony, Nene Hilario.
Nene was favored by George Karl because of his good offensive skills.
In this lineup, Li Yan is both a father and a mother.
On the offensive end, Li Yan needs to hold the ball to push the rhythm and sort out the team's offense.
On the defensive end, Li Yan needs to shift to the 4th position and guard the Nuggets' inside line with Nene.
The advantage of this arrangement is that, except for Li Yan, everyone is in their original positions, and there is no need to change their defensive roles.
It's just that the requirements for Li Yan are relatively high. Looking at the entire NBA history, there are only a handful of stars who can do this.
Many fans believe that Li Yan made George Karl famous.
Popovich on the Spurs also made substitution adjustments.
Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley, Tim Duncan.
Obviously Popovich expected that George Karl would change to a smaller lineup after his offense was blocked.
The Nuggets began to speed up, and the Spurs were not to be outdone.
Tony Parker is also a point guard with both speed and rhythm changes, and Ginobili, Bowen, and Finley also have slow legs and feet.
The one with the heavier load on the Spurs is "Stone Buddha" Duncan, but just like George Karl trusts Li Yan, Popovich also unconditionally trusts Duncan.
In Popovich's eyes, Duncan is omnipotent and he can persevere.
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Nuggets offense.
Li Yan advanced quickly, and the Nuggets players were all speeding up.
Coming to the frontcourt, JR Smith got a chance to catch the ball through running.
Li Yan quickly passed the ball.
After JR Smith caught the ball, he bent his knees, jumped up, and shot the ball, all in one go!
The basketball drew a high arc in the air and hit the net hollowly.
JR Smith raised his hands in the air to celebrate with Li Yan.
Spurs offense.
Parker held the ball and put pressure on him, waiting for Duncan to get into position.
The Nuggets brought the offensive rhythm very quickly, and the Spurs were under a lot of pressure. It would be wise to slow down the offensive end.
Basketball to Ginobili.
The "Argentine Demon Sword" rushed into the paint with a super change of direction, his iconic European step, and a beautiful change of rhythm.
Ginobili threw his body into the air against Nene and took a shot during the confrontation.
"dUang!" "Beep!"
The ball didn't go in but it caused a defensive foul on Nene.
Ginobili got two free throws.
Nene held her head with her hands in disbelief. It was too difficult. This was just Ginobili rubbing against herself.
Because he is afraid of Li Yan, Ginobili now looks for Nene for breakthroughs.
Nene was troubled by Ginobili, who has experienced "touching porcelain". He has already committed 4 fouls.
"Manu is a veteran who knows the rules of the league." Barkley said with a smile: "Nene suffered a lot from him."
Ginobili stepped to the free throw line and remained unmoved in the face of crazy "boos" from the fans.
After being "booed" a lot, I got used to it.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" Two free throws were made.
Nuggets round.
Nene received a pass from Li Yan and attacked the basket. Under Duncan's interference, the basketball missed the basket. It was a pity.
Fortunately, the Nuggets' defense switched quickly and the Spurs failed to counterattack.
The two sides fell into a positional battle.
This round is a pick-and-roll between Duncan and Parker.
Parker broke into the penalty area, and Li Yan's help put great pressure on the "French sports car".
Parker passed the ball to Bowen outside, and J.R. Smith made a quick move, "Bang!"
JR-Smith changed the route of basketball flight, and Iverson had quick eyes and quick hands.
After getting the ball, "Answer" galloped forward!
"Whoa!" Iverson scored a layup.
"Wow! A beautiful counterattack. The Nuggets' offensive and defensive transition was very fast. Iverson scored a key goal. Who said Iverson was old? At this speed, Ginobili could only follow behind and eat dust. Yu Jia said excitedly: "The answer is still the same answer!"
The game continued to be stalemate, and the Nuggets stabilized the situation, but the Spurs also played very steadily.
Duncan put a lot of pressure on the Nuggets.
"Stone Buddha" is rich in experience, and he can always complete the supplementary defense through accurate judgment.
The Nuggets' internal offensive efficiency is not very high. They can maintain the lead by relying on the defense to catch mistakes and transition between offense and defense.
Li Yan also felt the pressure. He was accompanied by Bowen when holding the ball on the outside. When he broke through to the inside, he would face Duncan's help in defense.
Li Yan had at least two rounds where he was beaten due to Duncan's interference.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Spurs tied the score tenaciously.
The two sides then fell into a tug-of-war, with the scores of the two teams constantly taking the lead.
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Time came to the last 26 seconds.
110 to 110, the two sides were tied again.
The Nuggets assigned this offensive round to Anthony.
"Melo" is the player with the strongest finishing ability on the Nuggets, and there is nothing wrong with George Karl doing this.
It's a pity that "Melo"'s "radio gymnastics" was ruined by Michael Finley just halfway through the operation.
Very serious mistake.
Parker picked up the basketball, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away.
Li Yan was near the free throw line at this time. The ball was intercepted so suddenly that Li Yan could not catch up with Parker.
However, "Melo" Anthony, who just made a mistake, rushed towards his own half like crazy.
Sure enough, face is really important to a man. Li Yan has never seen Anthony running so fast.
"Bah!" "Melon" pressed the ball down.
The whistle didn't sound, there was nothing wrong with the ball.
Anthony "dedicated his crime" with 12 seconds left in the game.
