George Karl called a timeout.
12 seconds is enough time to implement a complete strategy.
In George Karl's plan, Anthony is still the candidate to execute the final attack. There is no way, who makes "Melo" have the strongest ability to make strong shots on the Nuggets.
Li Yan had a headache. He didn't like a decisive victory. If possible, wouldn't it be better to achieve a steady victory? "Betting on your life" in the last round was not a good choice.
George Karl's tactics are easy to understand, which is to control the time and give the ball to Anthony to finish.
One-on-one, Anthony shoots directly; if he is double-teamed, he passes the ball.
Marcus Camby is responsible for grabbing rebounds for the second offense, increasing a certain amount of fault tolerance.
Li Yan is a little worried about George Karl's arrangement. Anthony is completely different from James. Let alone whether he has the ability to pass such a key ball. At this time, the probability of "Melon" passing the ball is basically not good.
In Li Yan's view, it is most reliable to add bUff to assist his teammates in completing the final attack.
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Nuggets sent Li Yan, Allen Iverson, JR Smith, Carmelo Anthony, and Marcus Camby.
On the Spurs' side are Bowen, Horry, Finley, Oberto, and Duncan.
The Nuggets' sideline ball came out and Iverson received the basketball.
Popovich obviously also knows the Nuggets' tactics. In Popovich's view, the Nuggets will definitely not be stupid enough to challenge Duncan in the paint.
If it ends with shooting, Anthony will definitely be the Nuggets' first choice, followed by JR Smith and Iverson.
As for Li Yan, beyond the free throw line is not his "sweet spot."
Iverson spent a little time holding the ball, preparing to find Anthony. Anthony was also ready to catch the ball at the right three-point line.
Li Yan observed that there were no Spurs players on the passing line between the two, which was very abnormal.
Seeing the positions of Duncan and Bowen, Li Yan suddenly felt bad.
not good! This is a trap.
The Spurs let Anthony catch the ball, and then blocked Anthony through inside and outside attacks.
With Anthony's vision, it is impossible to pass the ball, and he can only make a mistake in the end.
Iverson pushed the ball in Anthony's direction, but——
"Whoosh!" A black shadow flashed past, it was Li Yan.
The basketball was intercepted mid-flight. Li Yan's operation shocked everyone.
The fans were dumbfounded, the Spurs players were dumbfounded, the Nuggets players were dumbfounded, and Popovich and George Karl were stunned.
At such a critical moment, Li Yan completed the steal. Well, it was just his teammates who made the steal.
"Ding!" The system's voice sounded in Li Yan's mind, and Li Yan knew that he was stealing Nick Young's famous scene.
At the critical moment, Li Yan had no time to deal with the system.
After getting the ball, Li Yan threw the ball directly to the basket without making any extra moves.
"Fuck!" Anthony and George Karl were both stunned. Good guy, you just threw the ball out so casually?
The basketball drew a strange low arc in the air, and the trajectory of the basketball was very obvious.
Is this going to overtime?
Just when everyone thought it was about to enter overtime, a black shadow rose into the sky.
"It's not a shot, it's an alley-oop!"
Duncan came out to help defend. At this time, Oberto was under the Spurs basket.
Oberto, who has mediocre height and jumping ability, is unable to stop Marcus Camby.
Camby took off with Oberto on his back.
"Boom!" Camby pressed the ball hard into the basket.
112 to 110!
After a moment of silence, the Pepsi Center erupted into a shocking wave of sound.
"WOW!" "WOW!" "WOW!"
"Unbelievable!"
The fans in the stands began to celebrate wildly.
Inside the TNT studios.
Barkley was equally excited: "Oh my God, alley-oop, unbelievable way to finish."
"The Spurs must have never imagined that with Tim Duncan on the court, the Nuggets chose an alley-oop on their last possession."
"It's amazing. Li Yan stole the ball from his teammates and then sent out an assist..."
"Forget it if the Spurs don't think of it. I don't think the Nuggets even thought of it." Smith smiled: "Look at George Karl, everyone is stupid!"
The Pepsi Center was like a roaring tsunami, and many fans stood up excitedly.
The Nuggets bench was also in jubilation, with Kenyon Martin and Anthony Carter dancing their towels into the air.
Canby rushed to Li Yan, and he lifted Li Yan up: "Li, you know I have always wanted a moment like this, and you helped me realize my wish."
Marcus Camby is undoubtedly an elite player, but it is a pity that in the 1996 draft when the stars were shining, he was inconspicuous and even had the reputation of being a "parallel import".
Under the names of Iverson, Kobe, Marbury, Ray Allen, Nash and other amazing talents, the spotlight has never stayed for him.
Now, he did it.
…………
There are still 0.4 seconds left in the return time, and the Spurs still have a last chance to attack.
In theory, the Spurs still have a chance to create a miracle victory.
The victim of "Old Fish" Fisher's classic "0.4-second kill" was the Spurs.
It's a pity that the Spurs, who had seen the pig run, failed to replicate the classic. When Ginobili caught the ball and shot, the buzzer that ended the game had already sounded.
112 to 110! The Nuggets defended their two home games and led the Spurs 2-0 in the series.
"A very exciting game. Li Yan assisted Marcus Camby to complete the alley-oop. He was so courageous. You must know that Li Yan stole the ball from his own teammate."
"Li Yan has a top-notch overall view and is worthy of the title of God of Point Guards."
"The Spurs are in danger. They cannot afford to lose in the next two home games. Once they lose one game, they will be in danger."
The G2 game between the Nuggets and Spurs was very intense, with ups and downs during the game. The two teams alternated the lead 22 times.
Li Yan's statistics are very comprehensive, with 27 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks, dominating both offense and defense!
Anthony had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Iverson had 29 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. The "golden double guns" scored 57 points together, maintaining the Nuggets' offensive base.
For the Spurs, Duncan had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, Parker had 23 points and 6 assists, and Ginobili had 21 points and 4 rebounds.
"GDP" all scored in double figures and showed full resilience in the game.
The Spurs played very well, but lost at the last minute.
Popovich shook his head reluctantly and did not win any away games. The Spurs fell into a passive position in this series.
