Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Before the Knicks completely take control of the initiative, the Spurs actually have a chance to reverse the situation.

It was the first round after the timeout. The Knicks were actually a little careless. K-6 came back. D'Antoni originally planned a pick-and-roll K-6 to break through or mid-range, but maybe his intention was too obvious. Draghi

Qi's pass to Keliu was intercepted by Parker.

Dragic had no choice but to commit a tactical foul and the Spurs kicked the ball from the sideline.

The Spurs still looked for Duncan who had performed well before.

Duncan and Parker collided with each other at the top of the arc, and then quickly turned around to get rid of Randolph and turned his back to get the ball!

Parker took advantage of the situation and then pulled away directly. Duncan, who received the ball, took a step directly without stopping the ball, squeezing Randolph to start a breakthrough.

Leaning on Randolph to get to the basket, Duncan jumped up forcefully, holding Randolph with one hand to prevent Randolph from easily jumping to block the shot, and throwing the ball towards the basket with the other hand.

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Ball protector with details!

To be honest, Duncan's move is basically stable. Duncan may have thrown such a goal thousands of times in his career.

However, Duncan only remembered Randolph in front of him, but did not notice that Zuo Li was approaching quickly behind him.

Leaving McDyess, Zuo Li followed Duncan and Randolph towards the basket in order to help Randolph in time to defend. Zuo Li knew that Duncan was very powerful.

His singles ability is very strong, and he can basically take down most of the insiders by himself using his height and confrontation.

After seeing Duncan pushing Randolph for a layup, Zuo Li no longer hesitated, started suddenly, and rushed toward the basket.

Duncan threw the ball toward the backboard with one hand. Just as the ball left his hand, Zuo Li had already reached him!

Rushing from the side and behind, Zuo Li jumped up high and lunged at the basketball Duncan had just shot with murderous intent.

"Be careful!!! There is a thief!"

His teammates loudly reminded Duncan, and Duncan also spotted Zuo Li taking off.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to catch the ball that has already been shot.

He swung his palm out, and when the basketball was about to hit the backboard, the left palm had already arrived.

Although Duncan was still half a body away, Zuo Li couldn't use all his palm strength, but this did not prevent him from hitting the basketball with the front half of his palm.

Snapped!!!

"It's covered!" the commentators shouted almost simultaneously.

With a volleyball movement, the basketball was slapped hard onto the backboard.

After Duncan landed, he wanted to fight for the ball, but unfortunately he was held back by Randolph and watched helplessly as Zuo Li took the ball.

Zuo Li took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack on his own. He dribbled the ball behind his back and shook off Parker who was rushing to steal. There was a smooth road ahead of Zuo Li. Zuo Li took advantage of the situation and glided in three steps to dunk!

"Wow, Drexler, maybe you should change your nickname. He is the real glider." Barkley joked about his old Rockets teammate.

This goal made D'Antoni breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he made a mistake and made a mistake, but at least the round was successful.

This ball also changed the situation of the game. The Spurs' rhythm was interrupted. In the next round, Parker broke through and failed to score. Zuoli assisted Curry to score another counterattack.

Then Randolph interfered with McDyess's shot. Zuo Li grabbed the rebound and assisted Keliu, who arrogantly chased after him and hit a three-pointer!

A wave of 7-0 opened the score again.

But this time, the Spurs failed to catch up, and even Duncan missed a close tip-in. This really showed that he was tired.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks had a double-digit lead 87-77.

The Spurs were naturally unwilling to lose like this, but the Knicks once again used 25 points in three quarters to defeat Ginobili in the fourth quarter...

After 7 minutes of fighting, Popovich found helplessly that not only did the score not shrink, but it lost another five points.

Looking at the exhausted team, Popovich also understood that there should be no miracles tonight.

So Duncan was simply removed early and the veteran who played 35 minutes was given a rest.

After that, Ginobili continued to lead the team for 3 minutes and then left.

The game entered garbage time with about 2 minutes left.

The final score was fixed at 108-97. The Spurs lost at home by 11 points. This was their fifth loss this season.

The Knicks won five consecutive games across the year.

The star of the game was Crawford, who scored 30 points, which was also his highest score in a single game in the past two seasons.

However, it was the indomitable Duncan who received the most praise. Although his 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks were average compared to his peak period, his energy in fighting on the court was still praised by people.

Ginobili still maintained a high level with 18 points and 6 assists.

The Spurs lost because of their physical strength and substitutes. After all, Curry and Randolph, the two substitutes, scored a combined 34 points, more than twice as many as the Spurs substitutes.

But Zuo Li did a good job, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, just an average performance.

So after the game, many people said that the Spurs are still not as good as the Knicks. After all, the Knicks don't even need Zuo Li to go all out to win.

This certainly makes sense. Playing the Spurs at this time is relatively easy when the hand feels online. After all, the Spurs' shortcomings are too obvious.

But Zuo Li also knows that the welfare period is only two years away, and the Spurs will make a comeback.

So when facing reporters, Zuo Li said: "Don't worry Spurs fans, we will become real opponents sooner or later, maybe in the next few years."

On the other hand, Popovich really didn't believe it.

Talking about missing the most likely reversal of the ball at the end of the third quarter, Popovich said: "The ball didn't go in, but like I told them, if this is the worst thing that has ever happened to you in your life, you

It's going to be a pretty easy life. So we're going to get over the loss and get ready for Friday. But I'm proud of my guys."

As for Zuo Li, Popovich was also full of praise: "That block was phenomenal. I don't know who else could block Tim from that angle. I believe this is not the same for Tim."

It's an easy thing to understand, but it just happened. Zuo Li stopped us and he took the initiative. There may be something wrong with our formation. D'Antoni did a good job. We will learn from it next time, maybe in New York.

, the situation will be different.”

"What do you think about Zuo Li saying after the game that you will become a real opponent one day?"

"Hahahahaha, that boy is just comforting us. Listen to me, he is very cunning. Don't underestimate him because he is young."

Popovich, who was laughing loudly at this time, would never have imagined that Zuo Li's words were not polite, nor were they poisonous, nor were they meant to deceive them. In a few years, this would actually happen.

Unexpectedly, they would join forces to give basketball fans around the world a battle that would go down in history for two years.

Of course, the current Spurs still need to find a new path, otherwise even if Randolph does not go to the Grizzlies, the Spurs will still be at risk of being hacked.