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Chapter 199 Battle of Tianwang Mountain!D'Antoni's wrong step

Chapter 199 Battle of Tianwang Mountain!D'Antoni's wrong step

Phoenix, which is about to enter the middle of May, is getting hotter. People in the reinforced concrete city feel it especially strongly. The hot sun is whipping the earth, but this can't stop the passionate Phoenix fans from organizing most of the games without the official Suns. Phoenix fans spontaneously took to the streets and paraded in the streets near the American West Arena. They held up slogans and shouted chaotically but passionately. They knew that the Phoenix boys who were in trouble now needed their encouragement and support. All the fans in this city need to stand up and cheer for them.

Mike D'Antoni stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and watched all this quietly. His calm face couldn't tell what he was thinking. The air conditioner in the office was turned on very low, and every corner of the room was filled with the smell of cigars. Anthony habitually stuffed the cigar to his mouth, and vaguely saw D'Antoni slowly closing his bloodshot eyes under the smoke.

Mike, how do you choose?

Popovich's smile kept appearing in his mind, lingering, and this question made him feel painful, tangled, and at a loss like a maggot attached to the bone.

He knows that his choice is likely to determine how far the Suns can go this season. He is afraid that he will be sorry for the expectations of the fans. Maybe the fans can accept the current failure. After all, the Suns seem to have at least three years to win the championship, but the management of the Suns The higher-ups can't accept it, because only they know the Suns of next season. The future Suns may not be stronger than the current Suns. They can't win now, and the future is even more unknown.

One wrong step, one wrong step!

D'Antoni shook his head, opened the window that had been closed all night, and felt the blazing sun outside. D'Antoni squinted his eyes, and he made up his mind that maybe the moonlight will not be bright tonight, but tomorrow's sun will burn the earth !

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"Charles, do you think the sun has a chance tonight?"

"You shouldn't ask me that question, you should ask the boys in Phoenix."

Barkley's face is obviously not very good-looking. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the momentum of the Spurs is now in full swing, and as time goes by, the strength of the Spurs is gradually improving. From being beaten by the Suns in the first game to the fourth The outside line and the inside line together defeated the Suns who were almost doing their best. Although they are at the home court of the Suns, it is obvious that the Suns are at a disadvantage. Can they come back?

Barkley didn't know. If he was asked to give an answer, he could only say that he was very uncertain.

Popovich waited for three games and finally waited for the recovery of the Spurs' outside players' touch. Once the outside players had the threat of shooting, Duncan on the inside would be more at ease. Povich is obviously about to start reaping the fruits of his victory in the battle of Tianwangshan. Will he give the sun a chance?

At this point, it is a real life-and-death struggle!

The beginning of the game showed the determination of the two sides for this game. Every ball and every offensive opportunity has players fighting desperately. Even Nash ran inside to wait for an opportunity to grab rebounds. Yes, D'Antoni gave up blocking The outside line of the Spurs, this is the home court of the Suns, he is betting that the outside line of the Spurs does not have such a high shooting percentage!

The fierce competition at the beginning also obviously made the Spurs players in the away game feel a little at a loss, and the Spurs' defense also made it difficult for the Suns to implement tactics. A large number of outside defenses and interference caused the Suns players to play at home. The shooting rate is also very low Low, the opening 3 minutes, the two sides did not score a point.

"This is a meat grinder battle!"

Kenny Smith showed excitement. This game was beyond his expectation. This kind of muscle collision reminded him of the era he experienced. Compared with before, the current league is too gentle. Of course , The fouls whistled by the referee will increase with the intensity of the game. After Lagabel pulled Duncan's layup fiercely, the two sides almost broke out. Duncan would not say anything, but the Spurs players did not Fortunately, the referee separated Lagabel and Bowen in time. Otherwise, this game that the whole world is paying attention to is likely to turn into a brawl. Westtern can not tolerate.

The fans in the American West Arena saw the Spurs players being so arrogant on their territory, and they were immediately enraged. Everyone stood up, applauded and roared, and the security guards on the side of the stadium had to watch as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Fans with grim expressions, prevent them from rushing down and tearing up those Spurs players.

The atmosphere is becoming more and more tense, everyone from the fans to the players is tense. After the first quarter, everyone is doing their best to complete their tasks. In such a depressive and cruel atmosphere, the first quarter of the game At the end of the home game, the Suns temporarily lead the Spurs with 28:23. Both sides feel very bad, but the Suns players are playing at home after all. Their inside impact has brought foul trouble to the Spurs inside, although Duncan is only one quarter It gave the Suns three blocks but it was all worth it. Duncan also got three fouls, which is a good sign!

For the sun.

The game gradually progressed, and the players on both sides began to gradually adapt to this kind of defense. Although the fans saw more of the iron, the Spurs players were gradually able to compete with the Suns outside. At halftime, the Suns still led the Spurs, but The lead went from 5 points at the end of the first quarter to only 1 point. Obviously, the Spurs have gradually found their rhythm.

D'Antoni glanced at the tired players in the locker room, and seeing them gasping for breath, his heart suddenly became dark. He had no choice but to rely on this method to maintain the poor life of the sun.

Thinking of his own decision, D'Antoni felt a little at a loss, can he really do it?

"It's rare to see the Suns fight like this. It seems that D'Antoni is really at the end of his rope. Up to now, the main players of the Suns have only rested for less than 2 minutes, and this is only the first half. It seems that this game In the game, D'Antoni intends to let the main players play at least 10 minutes!"

Speaking of this, Kenny Smith, who was full of emotions, was a little puzzled. He murmured a little puzzled: "But this is the defensive habit of the Spurs! Why did D'Antoni give up the strengths of the Suns and don't score with this picture?" In the end, the Spurs have the advantage of Duncan in the end, is the shooting that the Suns can rely on in the end really reliable?"

"Put a year's work on the table and let those last few shots decide?"

Barkley was silent for a few seconds, "D'Antoni is already a red-eyed gambler!"

"He has no bargaining chips anymore, except, Gao Tian?"

"But can Gao Tian, ​​who hasn't had any outstanding performance in four games, be able to perform as brilliantly as in the regular season?"

They were arguing fiercely. They really couldn't understand D'Antoni's dementia behavior. In the fourth quarter, the physical strength of the Suns' main players may have problems. What is D'Antoni planning to do?

Popovich looked at Gao Tian, ​​who had been crazily playing singles with the ball since the beginning of the fourth quarter, and his mouth twitched. Originally, he thought that D'Antoni was planning to drag the Spurs into the water and finally bet on the Suns players in the fourth quarter. More accurate than the Spurs, this is his style, but Popovich didn't expect D'Antoni to make a decision that seemed to be an extremely failed decision, letting a rookie who didn't play much in four games decide the game?

This was really beyond his expectation, but he wasn't afraid, because the Spurs' style of play was doomed to make them more terrifying the more difficult the game was, and he didn't believe that Gao Tian could still have an explosive touch when he was chasing and intercepting Gao Tian. It would be too unreal to take the game away.

This is the fact. Although Gao Tianhen tried his best to play inside, the Spurs' double-teaming and various black hands and black feet in the defense caused him to fall several times on the way to the charge. In addition, he was finally affected by the intensity of the game, including him. All the players, including the Spurs, felt bad. Under the continuous erosion of the Spurs' inside line and the sighs of the Sun fans, the Spurs won the Tianwangshan battle 98:93 in the away game. The balance of victory in the series was almost It has fallen to the Spurs, and their probability of winning the series is as high as 80%!

(End of this chapter)