Chapter 261 Chapter 271+ Chapter 2: The Attacking Giant (Two in One Chapter)

On June 12, US time, the first game of the 2011-2012 NBA Finals officially kicked off at the ATT Arena.

The first game of the finals attracted worldwide attention.

At the game site, the Big Three of TNT, plus ESPN's Miller and Breen, participated in a five-man team.

Not only fans in the United States, because of Tang Tian's participation, the ratings in China on the other side of the ocean are also bursting.

On CCTV 5, veteran commentators Zhang Weiping and Su Qun also started to warm up at the sideline commentary booth early.

"Director Zhang, which side do you think has a greater chance of winning this first match?"

"I think? The Spurs should have a better chance." Zhang Weiping thought for a while and said.

"How should I put it, first of all, the Heat have just played seven games against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, so they must be weak in terms of physical strength.

And in terms of style of play, the Spurs are a typical inside-out style of play, with a much better sense of spacing than the Heat. The Heat can shoot three-pointers from outside, but they are not very accurate in the playoffs.

There is also the defense of the Spurs, Green, Leonard, Tang Tian, ​​​​their entire front line, including the perimeter defense, is doing very well, and they are not afraid of the breakthroughs of James and Wade.

The last thing is Popovich’s ability. Spoelstra on the opposite side is not bad, but if you look at the Thunder in the Western Conference finals, Popovich’s three-wing lineup is not something that ordinary coaches can come up with and dare to try. of.

In addition, this is the home court of the Spurs, so the Spurs are more likely to win the first game. "

As a commentator of the older generation, Zhang Weiping is often active in the front line of the game, and the commentary is quite professional.

"Then what do you think the Heat need to do well if they want to win?" Su Qun then asked.

"Well, it still depends on James and the Heat's outside shooters. The spacing we are talking about is also relative. If James feels good tonight, the Spurs' defense shrinks, and the Heat make a three-pointer, then the trouble is The Spurs are gone.

In fact, at this time, if there is Kobe, it will definitely be useful. He can shoot suddenly, which is better than James. "

When Zhang Weiping said this, Su Qun couldn't help laughing. This game can be said to be Kobe without the Lakers.

The commentator talked eloquently, and the scene soon entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of both sides were also announced.

On the Heat's side, Chalmers and Wade are on the outside, Battier and James are on the front line, and Bosh is the center.

After Bosh came back, he played 3 games in the Eastern Conference finals, all of which were off the bench, and this time he returned to the starting lineup.

Moreover, Spoelstra took the initiative to seek changes and put Battier, who had performed well before, into the starting lineup.

Coupled with Bosh playing the fifth position, this is also a lineup that promotes counterattack speed.

For the Spurs, because Bosh is the kind of big man who can play back and pass the ball, Popovich didn't use the three-wing starting lineup.

Outside Parker and Green, strikers Tang Tian and Diaw, center Duncan.

This is also a lineup without a center.

The two sides agreed on this.

After the opening ceremony, the starting players of both sides came on stage one after another.

Before playing, the players went to the technical table to wipe their hands with chalk.

Magnesium powder is an auxiliary tool commonly used in the NBA. It can prevent the palms from sweating and prevent slippery hands from holding the ball.

James grabbed a handful after rubbing the chalk, and threw it directly into the sky at the Spurs fans.

Sprinkle with magnesium powder.

The little emperor's signature move.

No matter home or away, he comes here once.

Most of the fans have long been used to his actions, no matter the sidelines or some fans couldn't help booing.

After all, this action is somewhat provocative for an away game.

Bosh and Duncan jump the ball in midfield after the starters come on.

Bosh is taller than Duncan, and his wingspan is not inferior to Duncan, but after the whistle, the ball was returned to the half court by Duncan ahead of time.

Shi Fu didn't beat Ibaka in the Western Conference finals jump ball once, and he finally felt proud in the finals.

The Spurs went first.

Zip hammer tactics, Tang Tian and Green's positions opened up space, and Parker used Dior's pick-and-roll on the left to break through to the basket.

As Zhang Weiping said, the Spurs have a good sense of space on the court, and the Heat's defense has expanded a lot.

After Parker broke through, he did not pass the ball to Green or Tang Tian according to the tactics, but turned around and gave the ball to Duncan under the basket.

Duncan received the ball and directly leaned on Bosh to make a shot.

Bosh is tall and has long arms, but he is not strong in confrontation. After being leaned on by Duncan, he couldn't get up.

Duncan's shot was not disturbed too much, and the ball hit the board and went into the frame.

The Spurs took the lead.

For the Heat's offense, the Spurs put up a 2-3 zone defense at the beginning.

After the ball fell on the outside for a while, Chalmers got a chance.

Chalmers' open three-pointer missed.

In addition to Battier, the Heat's role players this year are indeed not satisfactory.

Duncan stuck Bosh received a defensive rebound.

Parker held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. In the same tactic, Duncan received the ball and continued to single Bosh.

Bosh's center of gravity sank on the ball, and he straightened his arms to interfere.

Duncan turned and shot continuously.

"boom!"

The ball was missed by Bosh.

However, Duncan's movements were faster than Bosh's. After judging where the ball landed, he directly reached out and scored.

4 to 0!

Less than 2 minutes into the game, Duncan had scored 4 points and 2 rebounds.

Spoelstra was on the sidelines at this time with his hands on his hips, looking at Bosh with a helpless expression.

To say that Bosh is not weak, and he is so big, he was so crushed and beaten by an old Duncan.

Heat's offense, Bosh pulled outside the three-point line.

James chose to break through for a layup.

step.

two steps.

After stepping on the third step, he got up and fought against Dior, which caused the latter's pulling foul and got two free throw opportunities.

There were boos at the scene.

James made two free throws against boos.

All off.

Duncan received another rebound.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Duncan continued to play singles with the ball under the basket.

At this time Battier came back to help defend.

Duncan flicked his hand and gave the ball to Green on the outside.

Green made a three-pointer with the ball.

"boom!"

The shot was slightly off.

However, Duncan got stuck under the basket, grabbed the offensive rebound, pushed Bosh away, and directly dunked with both hands to score!

"Whoa whoa!"

This dunk blew up the scene, and also caused Barkley and O'Neal in the commentary to scream.

This is 35-year-old Duncan!

Spoelstra just shook his head at this time, and he called Haslem up and asked him to go on the court to replace Chalmers.

Wade made a breakthrough jumper after a continuous change of direction.

But Tang Tian gave enough pressure, and his shot still missed.

The Heat haven't scored yet!

Looking back, Parker lobbed the ball directly.

Duncan backed Bosh for the fourth time.

Wade wanted to close the ball, but Duncan forced him back with an outward pass.

Duncan then made a sharp turn towards the basket and made a backhand layup.

Bosh reached out to cover.

But Duncan shot very quickly.

"Snapped!"

"boom!"

"Shua!"

The referee blows the whistle and Bosh's thugs foul.

But after Duncan's shot hit the board, he went in!

2+1!

Duncan's 8th consecutive point after the start!

He dominates the basket!

The reaction of the fans at the scene exploded directly.

Tang Tian rushed to Duncan and yelled.

I am Stone Buddha, who are you!

He wanted to yell out.

But Duncan was expressionless.

All right.

You are a stone Buddha, you are paralyzed, you are awesome!

Taking advantage of dead ball time, the Heat replaced Chalmers with Haslem.

This move is Spoelstra's helpless move.

The Heat are good at defensive counterattacks. If they can't defend, they don't care about counterattacks.

Haslem is somewhat similar to Collison of the Thunder, the kind of player who does the dirty work.

And compared to Collison, his defensive ability is stronger, and he is not afraid of confrontation.

Duncan's penalty missed, and Haslem protected the defensive rebound.

James scored a goal against Dior's basket, finally breaking the scoring drought for the Heat.

Looking back, Dior responded in a high position and directly gave the ball to Duncan under the basket.

Duncan catches the ball and confronts Haslem before hooking it.

"boom!"

The ball bounced off the back edge of the rim.

Haslem's top defense is obviously better than Bosh.

However, relying on his height and wingspan, Duncan pressed Haslem and then grabbed the offensive rebound, and directly squeezed Haslem to score!

Duncan's third offensive rebound!

The 10th point in a single quarter!

"Dude! You can't let an old guy score in the paint like this!" O'Neal said with his hands outstretched.

"If it were me, I would definitely push him out of the penalty area!" Barkley also yelled.

"Hey! Hey! Charles, can you?" Kenny Smith broke down just in time.

"I... well, even if I can't push him out of the paint, I'll respond offensively!"

Before Barkley finished speaking, James broke through to attract Duncan's double-team and gave it to Haslem.

Haslem dribbled the ball and wanted to dunk, but Duncan stepped back and slapped the ball out of the court.

"Man, what are you talking about?" Smith said to Barkley with a smile.

"He can't." Barkley said disdainfully.

He, Lord Barge, was also the master of the inside line, much better than Haslem.

Kenny Smith admits this, and the Flying Pig is a real compliment.

But you can't ask Haslem to play like Barkley.

The money they get is different.

"It seems that what I said earlier missed a little bit. This Duncan has obvious advantages in the interior." Zhang Weiping also said in the commentary seat at this time.

Su Qun nodded.

Zhang Weiping missed out on the one hand, and on the other hand, I am afraid that none of them thought that Duncan would have such strength at his age.

The Heat sent out a sideline ball, and Wade made a shot after receiving a pass from James.

4 to 10.

But in the next round, Duncan received the ball inside and caused Haslem's thugs.

After making two free throws, he took over the Spurs' first 12 points!

12 to 4!

"That day they finally recalled the horrors they had once had at the hands of giants."

The Japanese manga "Attack on Titan" became popular last year. At this time, many otaku fans unconsciously came up with this sentence.

Duncan's inside dominance at his peak is really no different from that of a giant, only O'Neal in the commentary can compare.

Now the giant is back again.

Spoelstra was really helpless at this time.

When they played against each other in the regular season, Duncan didn't play like this, nor could he play like this!

When the inside line is pierced, there is no way to talk about defensive counterattacks!

He turned and called Joel Anthony again.

This is the battle of Sanying against Dumbledore.

Bosh missed a three-pointer from the outside, and Dior received a rebound from the basket.

Duncan made another foul at the basket by Haslem.

The game went dead ball and Joel Anthony came on to replace Haslem.

This move amused the giants in the commentary booth.

The Spurs are just an old Duncan, but the Heat are constantly changing players.

Anthony is only 3 centimeters taller than Haslem, but he and Hayes are the same type of player, with a hard enough body and a stable foot.

He really pushed Duncan out of the three-second zone as Barkley said.

Duncan didn't have a chance to make a mobile phone inside, and Parker's shot to the basket was interfered by James and missed.

After James grabbed the defensive rebound, he went to the frontcourt and sent a second pass to Battier.

However, Battier's three-pointer from the bottom corner was interfered by Tang Tian and failed to make it.

Duncan received another defensive rebound.

When the Spurs pushed to the frontcourt again, Diaw sank to the inside, and Duncan made a fake pass in from a high position.

After seeing Anthony shrink in, he shot directly from the mid-range of the free throw line.

"boom!"

Still hit the board!

Still in!

The 14th point in a single quarter!

Bosh, Haslem, Joel Anthony!

It's useless for anyone!

And more importantly, the Heat have no more insiders to use!

James gave Wade an open three-pointer with a sudden point in the frontcourt, but Wade took a look at the shot and didn't make it.

The basket at the ATT Arena tonight, reject the Heat's shot!

Tang Tian protected the long defensive rebound.

In the frontcourt, Duncan leaned against Anthony in a high position, turned around and walked to the basket, attracted Bosh to help defend, and then passed to Diaw in seconds.

Dior shook his big butt and directly dunked with both hands!

16 to 4!

The Spurs played like a rainbow.

Popovich's pre-match arrangements were very targeted, and the Spurs players played out everything he wanted with super high execution!

The Heat are really out of luck!

The point difference is constantly being widened, and the maximum point came to 17 points!

However, Duncan's age is there, and he was replaced after playing 8 minutes in the first quarter.

The insiders of the Heat team breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like it was dawn.

After the first quarter, the Spurs led 30-18.

Although the Heat recovered some points after Duncan went off the court, they still took a 12-point lead in the first quarter!

There are no burning moments, which is what Popovich wants to see.

Up on the second quarter.

The Spurs led by Parker and Diaw, plus Ginobili, Leonard and Splitter.

For the Heat, Spoelstra picked James early, plus Chalmers, Miller, Haslem and Turiaf.

James came up and passed a good ball to Miller.

However, the Spurs defended very quickly, and Leonard interfered with Miller's shot and missed the shot.

Looking back, Parker gave Dior a sudden point, and Dior's top three-pointer hit the board.

The point difference has reached 15 points!

No one expected that the finals would be a completely one-sided game!

"The Heat...they were almost eliminated by the Celtics before!"

"To be honest, I don't know where LeBron has the courage to say that he wants to win the championship. They played against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals."

"Yeah, if the Celtics didn't play badly in Game 6, the Heat wouldn't even be able to make it to the Finals!"

"Does that mean I don't want a championship?"

"Well, I'm speechless at what you said."

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The one-sided game has already made the home fans start to tease James.