play for it

Chapter 270
In the electric bell at the beginning of the game, Leonard and Anthony appeared on the stage at the same time, and their teammates were both the second team of their respective teams.

With the Spurs in possession of the ball, Gary Neal took the ball to the frontcourt unhurriedly, checked his position, raised his hand and made a tactical gesture to his teammates.

After receiving the gesture signal, Matt Bonner on the inside pulled to the three-point line as a screen, and Mike Bibby, who was defenseless, was directly blocked by the wall.All he could do was watch as Neil broke into the inside lane and made a quick stop and made a throw!

This goal did not cause much disturbance.Another battle in another place, Bibby took the ball to the frontcourt, threw the ball directly to Anthony, and ran to the other side with Neal.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Anthony turned his back to Leonard, received the ball, exhaled twice, then turned directly towards the baseline, stretched his hands upwards, and made a jump shot.

Leonard, who was engrossed, reacted quickly. Seeing Anthony's movements, he nodded without hesitation and rushed directly.

However, in the face of this oncoming defense, Anthony seems to have expected it.Bending down, the originally stretched arms contracted again at the same time, and Anthony turned to go straight to the basket!
"Have you already planned to fake it and insert it?"

Leonard, who flinched, shrank his pupils slightly.Anthony just didn't take off, so there was no violation, which means he was just fake.

Leonard's pounce is almost equivalent to actively giving up his defensive position, allowing Anthony enough space to easily kill the inside line.

Bonner, who was originally sitting under the basket, saw that Anthony was about to rush into the penalty area, but his speed never slowed down. He immediately realized that he wanted to dunk.Hastily dropped Jerome Jordan, quickly moved forward to defend, ready to take off and block the block at any time.

Staring straight at Bonner, Anthony actually has other better choices now.Such as emergency stop jumpers, small drop shots, etc., and even pass the ball, and he is proficient in these offensive methods, he can do that.

But Anthony didn't do that. He knew that this was the critical moment of the game. Although the team had already gained momentum, it still needed a boost.

Therefore, from the moment he shook off Leonard, Anthony made up his mind that this round would either be blocked or a dunk would be successful, and there was no other possibility.

Granted, the risk of dunking against the defense is high, but it's Anthony's responsibility, at least the risk he takes.Furthermore, he is very confident in himself.

"rise!"

With a kick of his feet, Anthony took off violently. With the help of the momentum generated during running, he easily sent his body into the air and flew along the trajectory in front of him.

Seeing this, Bonner, who had been prepared for a long time, followed suit and also jumped up high.However, because he jumped almost on the spot, the height of the jump was lower than that of Anthony.

Therefore, when both of them flew to the highest point, Bonner, who was originally tall, was on the same line as Anthony in the air.

Bonner raised his arm high, fingers fully spread, and swung towards the ball in Anthony's hands.

In the face of Bonner's take-off block, Anthony did not dodge anything, but let go of his left hand in the air, only his right palm tightly grasping the basketball. .

Milliseconds later, the bodies of the two collided head-on in the air, a pure physical confrontation and muscle impact.

Anthony had a little advantage, and Bonner's body, which was in the air, was tilted a little, which made his falling time and speed come earlier.

It's now!

With a chance to see the position of the basket, Anthony's right arm that controls the ball is pulled back a little distance behind his head, avoiding Bonner's blocking arm.Then he gritted his teeth, swung his right hand hard, and smashed the ball towards the basket with all his strength.

boom!
With a loud noise, the basketball hoop trembled violently, and Anthony successfully dunked the ball into the basket.

The next second, Bonner staggered and fell to the ground, while Anthony landed firmly, facing the reporters in the media area, nodding his head and slapping his chest excitedly.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

Seeing this scene, all the fans cheered excitedly, and the atmosphere on the scene became hot instantly!This goal made their blood boil!

"WOW!"

In the commentary booth, Barkley stood up and exclaimed, "This is the dunk! It's unbelievable, how did Anthony dunk this goal? How could he do that?"

Smith on the side sighed in surprise: "It's been a long time since I saw such a pure dunk! Bonner defended well, but Anthony...is indescribable."

In recent years, although due to Griffin's sudden birth, the number of dunks has become more frequent.But in the eyes of those old players, many of them are sneak attacks, not dunks.

In the eyes of the older generation, the real dunk must be like the ball just now.The defensive player was prepared and reacted, and then lost in the face-to-face confrontation and confrontation with the offensive player.

Off the field, Ginobili seemed unable to sit still, stood up from the bench, walked to the technical stage, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the field with his brows furrowed.

Amid the loud cheers of the fans, the offense and defense switched, and it was the Spurs' turn to attack.Neal was still holding the ball. When he reached the frontcourt and was about to continue to play pick-and-roll cooperation, he encountered a dilemma.

Bonner did pull out and got stuck in his position, but Bibby, who had been prepared for a long time, squeezed through the wall from the front this time and followed Neil's footsteps.

The tactics failed to work out, and seeing that there was no good opportunity, Neal had to stabilize his rhythm, slapped the basketball, and stepped back and forth outside the three-point line.

In the next offensive time, the Spurs tried several offensive tactics one after another, but none of them were blocked by the Knicks.Anthony's dunk just now made the Knicks very excited, which made them play far more than usual.

Soon, the 24-second attack time was about to run out. In desperation, Neil resisted Bibby's defense and forced a shot from outside the three-point line.

Although the ball was successfully thrown, the interference was too serious. The ball went out of the frame without accident, and Jerome Jordan also took off the defensive rebound steadily.

The amazing performance of the players on the defensive end made the cheers of Madison Garden even stronger. At this moment, they have high hopes and the most enthusiastic support for the team.And when the home team began to advance with the ball, they even made a loud cheer.

"attack!"

"Give them some color and see!"

"Blast them, let them know how powerful we are, victory belongs to us!"

The sound was messy, but it didn't affect everyone in the Knicks' expectation to hear them.After taking the offensive frontcourt, Bibby continued to pass the ball to Anthony in the low post.

Anthony got stuck in his position early in the morning, leaning on Leonard with his back.The moment he caught the ball, he suddenly tilted his shoulders to the left, and his center of gravity shifted slightly.

In view of Anthony's excellent physical fitness and comprehensive technical ability, this action touched Leonard's nerves, making him quickly move sideways to prevent Anthony's breakthrough.

However, in the next second, Anthony took advantage of the situation to pull back his center of gravity, and with his right foot as the central axis, he turned his back to the right, instantly creating a space for one step.He raised his arm and shot his signature turnaround jumper.

The basketball drew a beautiful arc and plunged into the net.

(End of this chapter)