1novels Chapter 424 Ginobili's debut
Chapter 424 Ginobili's debut
Chapter 424 Ginobili's debut
In Rockefeller Center, all the fans watched with wide eyes, especially after the Warriors players scored, they did not hesitate to shout and cheer.
"This is an exciting game!!" Rick Barry said with a little excitement.
"Of course, this game is so intoxicating!" Kenny Smith nodded in agreement, then pointed to Carter who was about to rush to the inside of the Warriors on the court, and said in a hurried tone: "Vince is Are you ready for a tough attack??"
After Carter started, he was followed by Bruce Bowen and Gerald Wallace.
The moment he was about to step into the penalty area, Bowen, who was originally following him, suddenly exerted strength, and Carter's center of gravity, which was directly pushing up, seemed a little unstable.
However, because this is the home court of the Warriors, and Carter still rushed to the inside firmly, the referee who saw this scene subconsciously ignored it.
"Are you coming?" Duncan was tightly entangled with David Robinson. He tried his best to resist the other party behind him, and was ready to use a big hat to teach Carter a lesson.
Seeing that Carter was about to bump into Duncan, with only one step left, his sneakers screamed as they rubbed against the floor, and then he swung his right hand back, directly pushing Bowen behind him!
"Arenas!!!" Bruce stood up suddenly, he didn't know what Carter was going to do until this moment!
Arenas's three-pointer was extremely precise. When Gerald Wallace subconsciously chased Carter, he did not leave his position, but waited for the basketball to pass back at any time!
Now, he steadily received Carter's pass, and with Gerald Wallace's quick return to the defense, he confidently threw the basketball out!
"Shhh!!"
A wonderful netting sound made the arena suddenly silent for two seconds, and Arenas kept waving his hands excitedly, as if saying to Bruce, "You will regret it!"
Arenas' goal made both sides focus on defense for most of the next quarter.
When the time entered the last 4 minutes, Wilkens called a timeout when the score was 4 points behind because of the sudden outbreak of the Spurs.
"Great, this quarter of the game is one of the highest-quality games I have ever seen. The players of both sides attack first and then defend, like a textbook, presented before our eyes. Their execution is simply amazing!! "Rick Barry said in a very fast tone, clearly expressing his excitement!
Back off the court, Wilkens quickly explained the tactics and some changes to the players, especially Bowen's exhortation, which seemed extraordinarily serious.
Tony Parker looked at Arenas who was still excited beside him with a look of resentment. Since he came to the Spurs, he didn’t know if he didn’t like Popovich, and he was constantly scolded and harsh in training. treatment!
Now, with Arenas joining the Spurs last season, Tony Parker has gradually been replaced by him in the starting position because of his slow progress.
"Damn it, why is this guy so reusable!!" Parker growled secretly, he didn't understand Popovich's intentions.
As if feeling Parker's resentment, Popovich glanced at him and said, "Tony, you are ready to play!"
"Uh." Arenas, who was chatting excitedly with his teammates, couldn't help showing disbelief after hearing Popovich's arrangement.
Judging from his previous performance, he obviously shouldn't be replaced, but now Popovich's sudden arrangement really made him feel a little aggrieved while he was wondering!
"Vince, you play the wing, Gilbert, you play the shooting guard!!" Popovich pointed at a few people with a serious face, and after glancing at the somewhat tired Malik Rose, he couldn't help feeling a little bit depressed.
Because of the lack of wing players, Popovich directly put Malik Rose in the starting position this season.
Judging from the previous preseason games, Rose performed very well, which also gave Popovich great confidence.
However, under the defense of Bowen, who showed great energy in this game, Rose did not show his due strength, but seemed extremely struggling.
In order to keep the team strong enough, Popovich could only place Carter at the small forward position, while Arenas became the shooting guard.
"come on!!"
Following the sound of cheers from the players on both sides, they returned to the court with a good fighting spirit!
Later, the Warriors tied the score again at the end of the first quarter after Nowitzki and Duncan made double hits.
"25:25!" Bruce looked up at the numbers on the scoreboard, thinking that the two teams were about to start a substitute battle, he couldn't help showing a very firm look in his eyes!
The Warriors' bench configuration will be extremely difficult for the Spurs.
Regardless of Joel Prizbilla or veteran Kevin Willis, no one is optimistic about the combination of the Spurs when they play against Ben Wallace and Barkley.
With Wallace's control of the rebound, defense and Barkley's performance on the offensive end, it is obvious that the Spurs' duo is much inferior.
If you add Kirilenko, Mark Jackson and Ginobili who was finally put on the field by Wilkens, the combination of Parker, Devon Brown and Steve Kerr is obviously even more inferior !
"Manu, come on!!!" Bruce shouted to Ginobili with a smile when he saw that Ginobili was about to come on stage.
Hearing the shout, Ginobili turned around and nodded vigorously to Bruce. Then, with a trace of nervousness and a strong desire to attack, he stepped on the huge stage of the NBA for the first time.
"Wow, our European MVP is finally going to play!!" Kenny Smith, who saw Ginobili, said loudly expectantly.
"This will be the moment to test the fineness of this European MVP. I hope he can show enough talent and energy!" Rick Barry's eyes flashed with excitement, looking forward to Ginobili's debut.
The current lineup of the Warriors is basically a small lineup configuration.
Wallace is 2 meters, Barkley is said to be 06 (actually it may only be 2 meters), plus Kirilenko, Ginobili and Mark Jackson, such a lineup, everyone knows What tactics will they play.
On the court, with Mark Jackson catching the ball, the rest of them rushed forward.
Their extremely fast speed is just as everyone imagined, and the Warriors are playing small ball tactics.
The sudden running of the Warriors made the Spurs players quickly chase after them after a moment of daze.
However, because of their old age, everything seemed unsustainable.
Ginobili ran directly into the three-point line without looking back, but Arenas, who was supposed to keep up with the defense, because of a little neglect in his heart and the suddenness of the opponent, although he tried his best to catch up, he couldn't. There is a distance of about 2 meters between the two, which seems to be a gap that is difficult to bridge.
Mark Jackson has long observed the running positions of his teammates. With his basketball IQ and ability to organize and pass the ball, he immediately discovered Ginobili who was still running wildly.
"Manu!!"
As Mark Jackson stood one step away from the three-point line, after hearing the shout, Ginobili quickly turned his head and took a look. As the basketball crossed most of the way, he jumped up directly!
"boom!!"
Ginobili dunked with both hands, causing cheers and roars in the Rockefeller Center. No one thought that Ginobili's physical fitness was so powerful!
"Six seconds, they completed the attack in just six seconds!!" Kenny Smith stood up excitedly after the dunk.
And Ginobili, who completed the dunk on the court, seemed to not have completed the dunk by himself. After a simple celebration with his teammates, he ran towards Arenas extremely fast.
"European guy, you pissed me off!!" Arenas obviously didn't want to lose face in the place where he used to play. After Ginobili quickly approached, he said something with a cold expression.
"If you can stop me by saying two things that are justifiable, then Jordan will be blocked by countless people on his way to success!!" Ginobili said flatly, and then ignored the angry Ali nas.
"Haha, Gilbert obviously suffered from Manu!!" Kenny Smith laughed playfully.
"Hey, it seems that our Mr. MVP is not a soft stubble!" Rick Barry smiled happily to himself.
For them, the thing that hurts rookies the most in the NBA is all kinds of trash talk.
However, judging from the angry appearance of Arenas, Ginobili is obviously not a child.
The ball returned to the hands of the Spurs. When Parker brought the ball to the frontcourt, Arenas suddenly shouted: "Give me the ball!!"
Hearing the shout, Parker turned his head hesitantly and glanced at the still serious Popovich. Without any instructions, he did not hand the ball to Arenas, but directly handed it to the Stuck inside, Joel Prizbilla, also a rookie.
"Damn it!!" Seeing that the basketball had been handed over to the inside line, Arenas growled depressingly, and after Ginobili laughed intentionally or unintentionally, he ran according to the tactics with a livid face!
"Joel, how are you doing recently?" Wallace pushed Prizbilla outside the penalty area and said very familiarly.
"Not bad!" Prisbilla said casually, and then followed David Robinson's footsteps and moved!
Under Prisbilla's seemingly clumsy movements, Wallace felt that there was no direction of force at all.
When he felt the strength on the right side was stronger and he was about to change his center of gravity slightly, Prizbilla's center of gravity suddenly changed again, followed by a small hook, and surprisingly scored the ball!
"Dude, it seems that you have learned a lot in the Spurs!" Wallace was not overly frustrated when he saw the basketball go into the rim, but said to Prizbilla with a smile.
"Haha, Ben, if you remain the same, I will destroy you mercilessly!" This goal gave Prizbilla great confidence, but he forgot Wallace's toughness on the defensive end!
Then, at 8 minutes, Wallace completely froze Prizbilla.
No matter how he wants to use his feet to score points, Wallace will use his tough defense to give him a tough press.
During this period of time, Prizbilla seemed to be fighting a robot, his whole body was restrained by the opponent, making it impossible to move.
(End of this chapter)