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In the playoffs, especially on a stage like the conference finals, coaches from both sides are very cautious in hiring people. After all, at this time, the slightest carelessness will cause the overall situation to collapse. It is easy to make adjustments, but it must be The risk to be taken for this is something that every coach must weigh and weigh again.
And now, being forced into a desperate situation, Karl has finally made adjustments to his personnel. Of course, all of this is related to his previous excellent performance in garbage time.
Karl substituted Jefferson. Although it was a risky decision, it did not seem to go beyond Popovich's expectations. The old coach still sat calmly on the bench.
When Anthony saw Karl replacing Jefferson, he turned around and gave him a secret thumbs up.
Jefferson walked onto the court at this time, still a little uneasy in his heart. As a rookie, the coach still gave him a certain amount of playing time during the regular season, but in the playoffs, the team basically used Four-man rotation, although Mutombo is troubled by injuries, but with the Nuggets having many firepower points, Mutombo, who has stronger defensive ability and more experience, is obviously a more suitable person for the team.
But now, Karl not only lets him play, but the order of playing is even ahead of Nene. This kind of rotation is very rare in the entire playoffs, or even the entire season. It can be seen that Karl is a A very bold person, and not an ordinary one.
After Jefferson came up, the Nuggets' interior suddenly became very disadvantaged in terms of height. Brand's height is 2.06 meters. He was already a mini power forward. Now he has a height of 2.08 meters. Inside, height is not an advantage.
This point seems to have been caught by Popovich. The Spurs' offense gave up the original multi-player pick-and-roll attack and directly asked Duncan to set up a posture inside and start playing singles.
Brand's defensive pressure doubled. The All-Star power forward basically had no advantage when facing Duncan. However, in this game, his personal morale was very good, so facing him now He bent down and resisted Duncan's singles.
Duncan pushed the ball twice, but didn't move. He turned right and made a long-distance hook without any unnecessary movement. The ball hit the backboard with a "bang" and then bounced into the net bag. Inside.
The Spurs fans at the scene suddenly let out a burst of excited shouts. The Nuggets' starting center committed two fouls, and his defensive ability instantly dropped to a level. Duncan's goal was the first, and it will definitely not be the last. It can be said that after receiving Below is the picture of what the fans want to see!
Brand¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change much. He just shrugged and continued to attack.
The Nuggets' offense, after several pick-and-rolls, Anthony pulled out of the mid-range, but Bowen's defense followed closely. Anthony had no chance to make a move and had no choice but to stop the ball. As soon as he stopped the ball, Nestorovi Qi's defensive help immediately came up.
Seeing that Anthony's passing angle was about to be blocked, at this moment, Anthony suddenly chose to pass the ball and hit the ground from the left side without looking at anyone, as if he was planning to pass it there.
The ball appeared in the hands of Jefferson in the next second. As a rookie, Jefferson showed a very soft mid-range hand during training. This is why Karl dared to substitute him on the field. s reason.
There was no one defending in front of Jefferson. Duncan was covering the basket and Brand was close to him. He really had no chance to take a shot for a while.
Jefferson directly chose to take a shot. The shooting distance was near the free throw line. The ball drew an arc, and then with a "swish" sound, it accurately fell into the net bag!
Jefferson scored his first 2 points in non-garbage time in the playoffs!
Jefferson looked very excited. It is absolutely rare for a rookie to be able to make a key contribution to the team in such an important game.
Jefferson was very excited, but the others were very calm. The Spurs players didn't pay attention to the ball at all, and they just urged each other to speed up the defensive rotation. The Nuggets teammates also He just looked at him with a smile, but Anthony reached out and gave him a thumbs up gesture.
Jefferson saw Anthony's gesture, punched hard, and then threw himself into defense.
The Spurs' offense and style of play remained the same as before, but this time Duncan's shot was interfered with, and the final rebound came out of the basket.
Brand¡¯s defense was still in place, and Duncan missed a shot.For the fans, it was like rain after a long drought. They were shouting at the top of their lungs, and they didn't know if they were proving that their home team was the stronger team in the series.
No matter what, Ginobili's goal can be said to have greatly inspired the anger of the fans at the scene, suppressing the small sensation caused by Jefferson.
In the next round, the Spurs obviously strengthened their defense against Jefferson. Nesterovich directly pulled to the outside to defend Jefferson. It became very difficult for Jefferson to catch the ball. At this time, the Nuggets played Without effective cooperation, the only choice is to give the ball to Anthony.
Anthony was also very tough at the moment. Facing Bowen's defense, he carried the explosive bag and charged straight in. At the moment when the Spurs were about to help defend, he just made a "washing machine spin" and crushed the layup. , but in the end he was fouled by the Spurs, the ball missed, and Anthony was knocked to the ground by Nesterovich's elbow.
At this time, the players on both sides were making some big moves, and the Nuggets players were about to rush forward. After Anthony jumped up from the ground, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and then suppressed the anger of his teammates.
After all, Anthony is now a superstar in the league. In this move, Nesterovich was still quite dirty defensively. The referee naturally called a physical foul, which attracted a lot of boos from the fans at the scene. However, as the person involved, Nesterovich didn't say anything. It looked like he was a little angry with his actions. He also acquiesced in his actions.
Anthony rubbed his shoulders, stood on the free throw line, and made a steady free throw amid the boos of more than 20,000 people at the scene.
A physical foul, a free throw and a throw, the ball still belongs to the Nuggets. After Nash stood outside the line to serve the ball, the ball went directly to Anthony's hands. Anthony raised his hand and faced Bowen's little hand that kept extending. He held the ball high and motioned for his teammates to pull away.
Anthony was already very familiar with Bowen. After a few hard blows, he turned right. Although Bowen was not shaken, his center of gravity was still off. He took the opportunity to go directly to the basket. Nestero Vicki hurried over to make up the defense.
But at this moment, Anthony made a hidden pass, and the ball went directly from the gap to the free throw line.
It was still Jefferson standing there.
Jefferson got another open shot.
Before Jefferson took action, the fans at the scene were in an uproar.
Jefferson is about to take action.
But at this moment, Duncan, the great power forward, suddenly came out from the side and jumped directly. Duncan's ability can be seen by being able to make such a judgment under such defensive intensity.
But in the next second, something that no one expected happened. The moment Duncan jumped up, Jefferson actually took back the ball, and Duncan flew directly in front of him.
Jefferson, knocked Duncan away!
Then he took the ball and took three slow but powerful steps, like a small tank, directly towards the basket.
There is no one under the basket and no one can stop him.
Jefferson jumped up, held the ball, and pushed the ball directly into the basket with one hand, even a large palm was inserted into his hand.
"boom!"
After the explosive sound, the fans at the scene were silent.
Jefferson, the rookie, just like that, hit his third ball over the head of the Spurs, and he still went in.
"Haha, I like this kid. This kid's highlight moments are so beautiful!" Ernie Johnson couldn't help but laugh after seeing Jefferson's wonderful performance. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com