The Fifth Point Guard

Who can make STO displeased?

Not the same guy who sits in the Spurs coaching chair.

Popovich, who is known as Zhuge Wo Bah.

To be honest, if someone like Bowen can be chosen as the starter, who knows that he is useless but always reuses him, the quality of the coach is not much higher.

Achievements and quality are not necessarily directly proportional, just like our learning and moral character are not necessarily directly proportional.

What's more, in addition to Bowen, he also brought in players with bad records such as Horry and Elson.

It's no different than proving that Popovich is actually a ruffian.

At most, the difference is that of a ruffian.

Shentong's departure has an all-round impact on the Cavaliers. Even if James is still on the court, facing the repeated bombings of the Spurs' GDP, even James, who is as strong as James, cannot sustain it.

Paul Silas looked at Popovich on the other side, and at that moment the other party also looked over.

Eye contact.

"snort."

Popovich rolled his eyes triumphantly.

Silas knew that Popovich had publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with himself on many occasions by saying that he was a donkey coaching Shentong and could win the best coach.

As Duncan succeeded in hitting Big Z under the basket, Silas called a long timeout.

He must plan his tactics in a targeted manner, otherwise the next game will be just a formality and defeat is certain.

However, when each tactic was drawn, Silas discovered that this tactic already assumed the presence of Shentong. If JR Smith or other players were used to replace it, it would not have the corresponding effect.

For example, if you put Eric Snow on the team, it is impossible for them to use double-teaming tactics, and they may even let you go. This is completely different from STO's influence on the court.

Silas scratched his head.

At the critical moment when he was needed most, Shentong appeared!

The protagonist always has to appear at the most critical and urgent moment, not one second earlier or one second later.

James was the first to see STO.

The forehead lines suddenly piled together.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Following James's eyes, everyone immediately looked towards Shentong.

Seeing so many pairs of eyes suddenly looking at him, Shentong touched the back of his head and said, "Hey, what can I do here? Of course it's to play ball!"

"Eh? Is your foot okay? I heard from Anfernee that your foot injury is quite serious." Wagner immediately jumped to Shentong's side happily, holding Shentong's arm with one hand, and bent down to poke Shentong's instep with the other.

"Don't worry, it's just a bruise. It'll get better after soaking in ice water for a while." Shentong replied with a forced smile.

"Wow, then you can play? In this case, we can still play, and we are only 12 points behind." James immediately said with a smile.

Shen Tong took two steps, struck a pose, and said, "How about it, am I not doing well?"

The confidence of the people and the morale of the team came back immediately!

Hardaway watched the conversation between Shentong and everyone and stood silently.

He knew that if he opened his mouth, all the efforts made in Shentong's return would be in vain.

Hardaway knows what Shentong wants to do.

Now that he's back, he must be ready.

"Hey, are you really okay? I heard from Anfernee that you need to rest for at least a week."

As the head coach of Shentong, with an attitude of being responsible for the players, Silas reconfirmed his concerns with Shentong.

"no problem."

Shentong made an OK gesture.

Silas and Shentong looked at each other for a moment.

"I understand, I don't like that guy either. Just try your best to fight. But you have to remember that your health is more important to me for the outcome of this game. You can lose the game, but you will definitely You can't force it, once I find that you are not in the right state, I will replace you immediately." Silas said.

Shen Tong nodded.

The timeout ends and players from both sides reappear.

When they saw Shentong, who had disappeared for two quarters, come back on the court, the Spurs players couldn't help but be stunned.

Parker: Didn't his foot get twisted? He recovered so quickly?

Ginobili: This guy can't be faking his injury. Could it be that winning this game is so important to him?

Duncan: Staying is my normal state, but I think Shentong’s expression is not right. He must be playing injured.

It's the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

Wagner dribbled to the frontcourt, looked at Shentong, and then at James, wondering how to play this ball.

He still has some scruples about Shentong, after all, his feet

But in an instant, Wagner figured it out.

As Silas said, if Shentong plays with an injury, then he would rather lose the game than continue to play at the risk of serious injury.

so.

He directly used his speed to beat Parker, and then suddenly sent a pass when he broke into the penalty area.

The height of this ball should not be the slightest difficulty for Shentong in ordinary times.

The best place to pass the ball is just on one side of the basket, in the blank area defended by Duncan and Oberto.

Shentong squatted on the spot, then gritted his teeth and jumped up fiercely.

He grabbed Wagner's alley-oop pass with one hand and smashed it directly into the basket!

"Sure enough, Shentong's feet are no longer a problem!"

Wagner raised his hands happily and stepped forward with James to high-five Shentong in celebration.

"Brother, good job!"

"I knew you could do it!"

The two of them patted Shentong on the back at the same time.

"Um!"

Shentong turned his head and gave James and Wagner a thumbs-up gesture.

The two immediately fell silent.

The smile on Shentong's face was uglier than crying, so fake that Varejao, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't stand it anymore.

Beads of sweat fell from Shentong's forehead.

His eyebrows and eyelids were trembling slightly.

It seems that Shentong's foot injury is still serious.

He is fighting for the team's victory!

Thinking of this, the fire of winning in James and Wagner's hearts was rekindled under the influence of Shentong.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Spurs had just served but not yet passed the half-time, Shentong called the other four people together to whisper a few words.

"When you pass the ball to me later, try to give the ball to the floor, do you understand?"

The other four people immediately understood what Shentong meant, and also confirmed the suspicions of James, Wagner and others.

Duncan's advantage in the paint is quite obvious.

When he wants to play hard in the paint, even the famous double-Wallace combination can't stop him.

Shake your shoulders and turn to the other side.

The coquettish turn made Gooden jump forward.

Just as Duncan was about to perform a windmill dunk on the spot, who knew that the early preparations had been completed perfectly, and just when he was just about to dunk the ball into the basket, a King Kong fell from the sky with a huge palm, and gave Shi Buddha a big hat from the front. !

This block by James can be said to have used unprecedented power, and Duncan was unexpectedly knocked to the ground in a very rare situation!

The five-flowered horse and the golden fur will be exchanged for fine wine!

This hat came just in time.

It's like adding a pack of MSG to the goddess's Coke.

The Cavaliers team immediately launched a counterattack.

James' tank-like impact made him stand out.

The Spurs players returned to defense quickly.

Seeing that there were three people under the opponent's basket and they had already taken their positions in advance, James responded and passed the ball to Shentong who had just arrived from the outside.

There is a large open space in front of Shen Tong in Return of the King.

He didn't take off, he just stood there and threw the ball purely with the strength of his wrist.

It's a three-pointer!

"rebound!"

chanted Spurs substitutes from the sidelines.

After returning to defense, Horry and others immediately blocked the position under the basket.

"Uh-huh."

The ball hit the ball hollow and didn't even touch the edge of the basket.

After scoring the goal, Shentong raised his hand, and his side face showed a bit of handsomeness under the light.

"Wow, Shen, it's okay, and I've never seen this hand before!"

Wagner went up and slapped Shentong gently.

Shen Tong turned around, with fire in his eyes.

"One more push and I'll send you to see the King of Hell."

Turned.

"Ah, it hurts."

Wagner:"."

In the next attack, the Cavaliers were united and once again prevented the Spurs' attack.

This time James' breakthrough found Shentong ambushing in the bottom corner.

Another standing three-pointer.

The ball hits the inner ring of the basket and turns around several times before falling into the basket.

Hitting two three-pointers in a row made Popovich afraid to be careless.

In fact, when Shentong played, the wily Popovich knew that Shentong must be playing injured.

Because his beloved general Bowen has never failed.

This is what Popovich thinks about Shentong's appearance.

Although the return of the King can stimulate the Cavaliers' performance and improve morale, it can only be a short-term benefit after all.

Shentong's foot injury makes it difficult for him to perform on the court, and may even become a vulnerability on the defensive end.

Popovich judged that STO's appearance would not have a good impact on the Cavaliers, but would instead be beneficial to their team.

Therefore, in terms of defensive arrangement, he asked the team to increase their defensive investment in James.

But judging from Shentong's performance during this period, he miscalculated.

Ginobili passed Shentong, who had an injury to his right foot.

His foot injury is really serious!

Just when he was thinking this, Wagner suddenly appeared ghostly in front of Ginobili.

When did he come?

There was no sound at all!

Just when Ginobili passed Shentong, one of Wagner's hands was already on Ginobili's ball.

"Snapped!"

There are times when the demon sword fails.

The score on the court was 74-78.

After Shentong scored 8 points in a row, the Cavaliers were only 4 points behind.

There are still 3 minutes left, some fight!

At this time, the lagging Cavaliers were not impatient, but the Spurs strengthened their defense on Shentong's outside line.

As long as Shentong is positioned near the three-point line, even without the ball, someone from the Spurs will definitely follow closely.

And Shentong's ankle injury prevents him from making tactical moves.

James missed a layup, and the Cavaliers' offensive climax came to an abrupt end.

Looking back, Ginobili made up for it and hit a layup with a snake-like breakthrough.

74-80, the score difference widened slightly again.

When Shentong ran through the Spurs player area, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted when he saw Popovich looking confident.

This may be what aces have in common.

It's like Rukawa Kaede hates the Hainan team's coach Gao Tou.

At this time, everyone from STO and the Cavaliers understood that at the last moment of the game, when the score was behind, they had to hit the success rate to have a chance to catch up.

Shentong dragged his right foot and came to the basket, stuck Ginobili behind him, and opened his hand for the ball.

This is a low-post singles game!

But Shentong's foot injury does not support him from making any footwork under the basket.

Ginobili is originally a flexible player, and Shentong's offensive choices are a bit puzzling.

But on the court, STO wants the ball as an order.

The ball moved from James' side to Wagner on the line.

Wagner dribbled the ball along the three-point line to a 45° angle to the right and lobbed the ball to Shentong.

Facing Ginobili, STO has a certain height advantage.

After getting the ball, Shentong dribbled the ball on the spot, directly used his left foot as the central axis, turned to the left, straightened his arms without taking off, and threw the ball towards the basket.

This is the turnaround jump shot I learned from Kevin Garnett!

The technique of shooting without jumping.

The ball hits the board and bounces into the basket.

Ginobili was dumbfounded.

Can you shoot a basketball like this?

Only the Cavaliers players know that STO has recently used this trick in training matches.

At that time, they just thought this action was very weird. The entire rhythm was half a beat faster than a normal turnaround jumper, making it hard to guard against.

This trick is usually used occasionally to disrupt the rhythm of the defensive players.

But at this moment, this move is simply the most suitable killer weapon for Shentong whose right foot is injured.

The two sides began to enter a tug of war.

The GDP combination and the SLD combination were almost indistinguishable when Shentong's right foot was injured.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers were still 2 points behind.

There are 23 seconds left.

Cavaliers possession.

Silas called a timeout.

Just when Silas was about to arrange the final attack, Shentong suddenly said: "Paul, I have a plan."

The pause ends.

The Cavaliers replaced Big Z and Gooden and replaced them with JR Smith and Marshall.

Obviously, the Cavaliers are going for three points.

Playing overtime is obviously not what the Cavaliers want to see.

Shentong also felt that his right foot had reached its limit.

James serves from the sidelines.

Wagner, Smith, Shentong, and Marshall lined up in sequence.

The Spurs players followed closely next to the players they were marking.

The referee blows the whistle.

Wagner, Smith, and Marshall immediately dispersed, breaking up the Spurs' encirclement.

Shentong used his greatest strength to run to the outside to catch the ball.

James' ground pass is quite powerful.

This ground pass cannot be practiced well without a few years of practice.

Even Shentong, who has an injury to his right foot, can receive it very comfortably.

With the ball in hand, Shentong stood there, with Ginobili and Parker staring at him in front of him.

He raised his head and kept looking at his watch. When there were still 5 seconds left on the clock, Shentong suddenly kicked the ground with his left foot and chose to break through!

God knows how painful Shentong's breakthrough was, but the Spurs, who were afraid of him, immediately adopted a double-team.

Parker came over and the Spurs fell into the trap!

Shentong's right foot could no longer exert force. The moment before he fell to the ground, he jumped with his left foot and passed the ball to the open Wagner.

Wagner had less than 2 seconds after receiving the ball.

Raise your hand, raise the ball, shoot!

While the ball thrown by Wagner was still spinning in the air, the final whistle had already sounded.