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Chapter 234

"Three points!"

Wade shook his head helplessly, although he was already wary of Yang Ke's quick three-pointer, but only at the moment when he actually made a move, did he realize that it was all useless.After all, Yang Ke's shots have no rules at all, let alone grasp his rhythm.

Wade was even a little depressed. A player who plays so casually and has excellent viewing ability doesn't look like the Spurs' style.

This rookie's three-pointer has improved again...

Looking deeply at Yang Ke, Si Bo frowned, his hands in front of him were inadvertently closed, and his big finger turned back and forth unconsciously.

Then, the Heat's offensive round.James took the ball across the half court, seeing that Dior was still defending himself, he was overjoyed.No offensive player would like to face the candy-like Leonard, even if he is still a little immature.

After his teammates pulled away, James directly turned on the crushing mode, carrying Dior with the ball to kill inside.But because Popovich asked to strengthen inside control, Dior uncharacteristically gritted his teeth and resisted.

Lu encountered stubborn resistance, not to mention James' speed slowed down, and when he rushed to the free throw line, Blair directly threw Bosh, who was pulled out, and ran over to form a double-team with Dior.

"Go away!"

With a roar, James hugged the basketball tightly with both hands, leaning on his strong body, forced a gap, and threw the ball towards Bosh.

And Bosh, who received the pass in his sweet spot, made a direct mid-range shot and scored two points.

Although there is still no defense against the offense, the Spurs can still accept this result.After all, James spent a lot more energy in this round than before.

Bang!Bang!
In the transition between offense and defense, Yang Ke still firmly slowed down the offensive rhythm. You must know that a fast pace is what the Heat often do, and the Spurs are better at positional warfare.

After a delay of about ten seconds, Yang Ke approached the three-point line with the ball, and Dior, who was on the inside, once again brought up the pick-and-roll for him.

Will it suddenly strike again?
He licked his lips nervously, feeling Dior's position on the right, and Wade slowly moved his feet, making preparations for defense in advance.But his eyes were fixed on Yang Ke all the time, deeply afraid that he would make a sudden move again.

The shaking rhythm of the shoulders accelerated, and Yang Ke stepped forward with his left foot, and his body also tilted to the left, as if he was about to rush forward along the left front.

Seeing this scene, James, who came out following Dior, opened his arms in an instant and made a delaying movement.Wade even stepped forward with his right foot, and walked half of his body around Dio in one step.

Logically speaking, the most reasonable way to prevent pick-and-rolls should be to switch defenses directly, so as to ensure that after the change, the small defenses on the inside and the big defenses on the outside will not be too out of place, and at worst, they will wait for an opportunity to switch back later.

But who let the Spurs have the wonderful existence of Dior in the Spurs, not to mention his physical strength, and his skills are not weaker than outside players at all.The Heat also tried switching defenses before, but found that Wade couldn't stop Diaw at all, so they made adjustments.

"Squeak~"

At this moment, Yang Ke suddenly forcibly retracted his left foot, and the friction between the sole of the shoe and the floor was very ear-piercing.Immediately, he stretched out his right foot, and the whole person began to rush forward to the right in an instant.

It was as if, from the very beginning, Yang Ke never planned to play a pick-and-roll with Dior.He took a big step out, took a step inside the three-point line, and then didn't rush in again. He made a stop jumper on the spot and scored two points.

Can't go on like this!
Taking a deep breath, Spoelstrom suppressed the urge to call a timeout.He stared fixedly at the field, gritted his teeth, and frowned, muttering to himself, "The Spurs' offense is based on Yang and Diaw's pick-and-roll coordination. How can we adjust it..."

On the court, James with the ball had a dark face. They changed to open the score, rather than continue to change direction to stalemate. Obviously, there was something wrong with the team's defense.

James deliberately wanted to speed up the offensive rhythm, and after taking it to the frontcourt in three seconds, he didn't stop, let alone wait for his teammates to get in position.He directly launched an attack very domineeringly, forcibly squeezed through the double-teaming of Dior and Blair, and succeeded in dunking with one hand.

"Hiss, purely relying on the body to break through!"

Yang Ke gasped, it was hard to imagine that Dior and Blair couldn't stop James.He even had some doubts, if he blocked it himself, would he be knocked into the air.

"Di!"

Yang Ke shook his head, and when he was about to catch the ball, he heard the voice of the Spurs asking for a timeout.Very puzzled, he turned his head and found that the person calling timeout was Manu Ginobili.

Yang Ke walked off the field a little confused, but found that Ginobili went straight to the team doctor.Thinking of something, my heart tensed up, and I followed directly without taking any other actions.

Popovich also saw this scene and walked over with a serious face.First, he glanced at the team doctor who was conducting a preliminary and rough inspection, then looked at Ginobili and asked, "What's going on?"

Wiping off the sweat on his forehead, Ginobili twitched the corner of his mouth and said softly: "During defense, I hit my groin, and now it hurts a little."

Geek!

Popovich's heart jumped. The groin is an important part connecting the abdomen and thighs. Once injured, it needs to rest for a long time.In other words, if Manu Ginobili really suffered a groin injury, he would have to rest for at least 4 to 6 weeks.

In the final stage of the regular season, if Ginobili is injured for more than a month, it can basically be declared that he is reimbursed for the season.

The team doctor also knew the seriousness of this matter, so he did not make any judgment after a rough inspection. Instead, he looked up at Popovich and said with a serious face: "I need to take him for a comprehensive inspection."

Nodding, Popovich said: "It is necessary, take him away immediately, and you don't have to worry about the game."

Looking at Ginobili who left under the help of the team doctor, Yang Ke's face was a little complicated. It was hard to imagine that his teammates who were fighting side by side a few minutes ago had to leave the field without warning.

"Yang, don't think too much."

He reached out and patted Yang Ke's shoulder. Popovich remained calm and said slowly, "The game is not over yet, go get some energy drinks."

"Ok!"

Yang Ke was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, turned around and walked towards the seat.He understood very well that although Popovich still looked calm, in fact, the depths of those wise eyes were already full of negative emotions.

Moments later, the news of Manu Ginobili's injury and early exit spread throughout the arena.While the home fans were surprised, they prayed and blessed him one after another.The Heat, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief. Ginobili was injured and retired, and their chances of winning were greatly improved.

(End of this chapter)