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Chapter 43 Veterans Don't Die
"Chauncey, do you need a break?"

On the Clippers bench, Negro asked worriedly, seeing Billups' chest heaving due to his shortness of breath.

"unnecessary."

Billups shook his head, picked up the energy drink Gatorade in one hand and took a sip, his whole head was covered with sweat that could reflect the light, and the thin and breathable jersey had already been eroded by sweat on the body.

"Chauncey, actually, I think, you can really take a break and leave the game to us for now."

Paul beside him said with some concern that as an athlete, he could tell that Billups' body was on the verge of a critical point. Although he also knew that such an explosive state was rare, he was more worried about Billups. Si's physical condition.

"It's been a long time since I played so comfortably and comfortably. I won't just rest early like this, unless the opponent knocks me down."

Picking up a towel to wipe off the sweat on his head, Billups turned his head and smiled at Paul. The feeling of playing tonight made him hard to let go.

"Ok."

Seeing that Billups was so determined, Paul nodded helplessly, but out of respect for the old man in his heart, he said: "If the body really can't hold on, you must leave early. Although this season's schedule is shortened Yes, but it’s still a long time coming.”

"Don't worry, I will pay attention."

Billups nodded with a smile, reached out and patted Paul on the shoulder. He valued his junior very much, and even planned to teach him everything in this season of the Clippers.

The rest period between the first quarter and the second quarter was very short, and soon the Spurs cheerleaders ended their performance and ran to the basketball hoops on both sides of the field, and the technical table also pressed the sound of the game restarting.

"Yang, the second quarter has started!"

When Ginobili got up from the bench, he pushed Yang Ke on the left who closed his eyes to rest.

It should be all right now, Yang Ke opened his eyes abruptly, a flash of light flashed across him instantly, he left the towel and unfinished Gatorade on the chair, then got up and walked slowly onto the stage.

Neither the Spurs nor the Clippers have changed their lineups. The first offense in the second quarter came from the Spurs. In the defensive half, only Splitter, who was serving, and Ginobili, who was holding the ball, were left early. Just go to the front court to find the right seat.

Yang Ke still stood outside the three-point line in the left bottom corner, with his hands naturally placed on both sides of his body, and his eyes calmly looked at Billups in front of him.

From the corner of the eye, Ginobili has quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt. On the premise of Yang Ke's rapid acceleration, Duncan pulled out to help him take the initiative to cover him, so that Yang Ke quickly rushed to the high position.

Sure enough, it still didn't get rid of it.

Looking at Billups closely behind him from the corner of the eye, Yang Ke was not surprised at all, and ran to the other side quickly without stopping. This time, his running position was just to attract attention, and it was still the same as before. , will not participate in the attack.

On the other side, Leonard advanced his seat and made a screen for Ginobili, and then Ginobili quickly cut in with the ball, like a snake out of the hole, and quickly rushed to the basket.

When attracting Jordan to come back to defend, Ginobili didn't rush forward at all, turned around halfway, and passed the basketball directly out of his hand.The unguarded Duncan caught the ball steadily, and then directly shot the iconic rebound shot and made a successful hit.

Then, it was the Clippers' turn to attack. Billups, who received the ball from Jordan Jr., controlled the rhythm and slowly pushed forward across the half.

Billups looked at Yang Ke in front of him calmly, then raised his head to observe the situation on the field, then lowered his head, his arms shook rapidly, and accelerated directly carrying Yang Ke into the three-point line.

Sure enough, it was this trick again, a high back attack!
Yang Ke felt that Billups was close to him, and immediately realized what kind of offense and defense he had chosen, and immediately put up his full defense.

In the first quarter, he was beaten by Billups and forced to shoot several times. After being paid for two fouls, he already has a little understanding of Billups' offensive style.

Billups used his back and shoulders to quickly move his body from the back basket to the face frame in the direction of the baseline, kicking the ground with his footsteps, and combining his superb ball-handling skills with his hands to operate the ball.At the same time, the body supported Yang Ke, kicked the ground quickly and powerfully, and his shoulders shook.

coming!

A gleam flashed in Yang Ke's eyes. He knew it was Billups' feint, and then everything was as he had judged. Billups turned over and shot a jump shot after shaking his shoulders.

This time, Yang Ke, who had already predicted it, kicked his feet fiercely without retreating at all, and jumped up high. The moment Billups made a shot, he pressed his right hand, which happened to be on the hit him.

Billups couldn't even make a shot, and was directly pressed down by Yang Ke. A huge force was transmitted from his hand to his whole body. Billups lost his balance in the air instantly, and his body was heavy. He fell to the floor, the basketball slipped from between his hands, and slowly rolled to the side.

The fans exclaimed for a while, and the reporters under the basketball hoop quickly pressed their cameras. Even the two sides who were playing on the field were stunned for a moment. This is undoubtedly a neat and very beautiful hat.

But the problem is that this good hat was actually given by Yang Ke, who had already been beaten by Billups in the first quarter, and it was given to Billups in a one-on-one situation. How could this not shock them.

"Manu!"

When everyone was shocked, Popovich on the sidelines opened his mouth and roared, directly waking Ginobili up.

"Quick attack!"

Looking at the basketball rolling in front of him, Ginobili stepped forward, scooped up the basketball, yelled, and then controlled the ball and rushed towards the frontcourt quickly. At the same time, Yang Ke, who was excited because of the block, Also started up.

Paul was the first to recover from the Clippers. Feeling Ginobili rushing past him, he turned around and stepped forward to catch up with him.

"hiss!"

Billups was lying on the ground. He clearly felt the pain all over his body. It was not over yet. He gritted his teeth and slapped the floor with both hands.

With the help of this reverse thrust, he stood up directly from the ground, then dragged his heavy feet, looked at Yang Ke's back, and ran quickly.

Because Ginobili was dribbling the ball, Ginobili's speed was slower. Seeing Paul, who was gradually catching up with him, he passed the basketball back.

Yang Ke, who had just run across the half court, saw Ginobili's passing ball, adjusted his direction, ran over in a few steps, stretched out his right hand, and easily took the ball.

Looking at the three-point line not far from his toes, Yang Ke was about to adjust his posture and prepare for a three-point shot when a gust of wind blew past him.Knowing that it was the wind caused by people running fast, Yang Ke quickly protected the ball, then looked up, and found that Billups, who was panting heavily, appeared in front of his eyes!
This is impossible!Surprise flashed in Yang Ke's eyes. He had clearly seen how hard Billups fell just now, but now he got up so quickly and chased after him.

"Yang!"

Duncan's voice sounded in his ears, Yang Ke turned his head and saw that Duncan had already run into the three-point line, and had already taken his seat, and passed the ball directly without hesitation.

Duncan took the ball, glanced at Griffin who was approaching quickly, and rushed into the inside with the ball. At this time, the Clippers had only Paul, who was chasing Ginobili back quickly, so he easily went up. basket succeeded.

(End of this chapter)