Chapter 273 Countdown to winning the championship!
Intermission.

Inside the Spurs locker room.

Popovich was rarely furious. He criticized the Spurs players for their performance in the first half. In fact, in Popovich's mind, he knew very well that his players had tried their best in the first half of the game.

The reason why the Spurs fell behind was entirely because their opponents were in such excellent form.

"If you want to win at Quicken Loans Arena, each of you must give 100%!"

"The opponent is very strong and this is their home court, but that doesn't mean we have no chance!"

"I'm emphasizing that if you want to win, you have to try your best!"

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In Popovich's view, if the Spurs want to win, every player must perform at their best. Only in this way can they perhaps compete with the Cavaliers with Wang Yan.

Inside the ESPN studio.

Kenny Smith was also summarizing the first half of the game that had just ended.

"It is undeniable that both the Cavaliers and Spurs played a brilliant half-time, but the Spurs still have problems with interior defense, and Popovich's team had no way to stop Wang Yan's breakthrough."

"Perhaps... the suspense of the game has disappeared."

Charles Barkley immediately said: "I don't think so. The Spurs are only behind by 12 points, not 32 points or 22 points."

"The Spurs were able to fight their way through the Western Conference, which was full of strong teams, and make it to the NBA Finals. Perhaps Popovich can find a chance to win."

As Barkley's bad friend, O'Neal raised his eyebrows, shook his head and said, "Barkley, your idea is beautiful, but unfortunately, it is just a beautiful imagination."

"Don't forget, this is the Cavaliers' home court, they will never allow themselves to lose at home."

Ten minutes later.

Players from both teams stepped onto the field one after another.

The battle in the third quarter officially began.

The Spurs' offensive opportunities.

When Ginobili just came to the frontcourt with the ball, he was immediately interfered by Kyrie Irving, but Ginobili did not pass the ball.

Instead, he chose to use Leonard's pick-and-roll and suddenly accelerated! !

One step!
Ginobili relied on Leonard's physical advantage to successfully block the opponent's attack.

Three times five divided by two.

In this way, Ginobili easily rushed into the inside.

Under the basket.

Wang Yan and TT are both ready.

Especially Wang Yan.

He rushed to Ginobili first and raised his hands high, ready to intercept at any time!
Between this electric light and flint.

Ginobili chose to make a quick stop jump shot. Yes, this time Ginobili chose to do it alone.

Ginobili always remembers what Popovich said during halftime, and he also believes that only when every Spurs player can bring out all his talents in the game.

The Spurs can win the game!!

"Ginobili! Shoot! He didn't choose to pass the ball, but chose to pull up and jump shot!"

"Wang Yan's right hand block did not touch the basketball!"

"Sure hit!"

"Ginobili withstood tremendous pressure!"

"Two points!"

In the Tianchao Sports studio, as soon as commentator Yu Jia finished speaking, the Cavaliers' offense rushed into the opponent's half at lightning speed!
And now, the player holding the ball and advancing is none other than the famous Wang Yan. In a flash.

Wang Yan strode forward with the ball, although many players from the Spurs team also rushed to Wang Yan and tried to stop him.

But without exception, all have ended in failure.

At this moment, Wang Yan had already reached the top of the three-point line with the ball.

The entire Spurs team was under tremendous pressure, as they knew very well that Wang Yan had the ability to shoot directly from the outside!

On the sidelines, head coach Popovich also shouted loudly: "Defense!"

"Don't let him get a chance to shoot a three-pointer!"

Although Leonard and Tim Duncan tried their best, the effect was not great, because Wang Yan still managed to complete the shot between the two defensive players!

Swish!
The basketball flashed over the Spurs player's head and then quickly fell into the basket.

Swish!
A steady three-pointer was hit. At this moment, the entire stands of the Quick Loans Center were shouting Wang Yan's name!

This is Wang Yan's moment.

"Wang Yan! Mvp! Wang Yan! Mvp! Wang Yan! Mvp!"

In the Tianchao Sports Studio, commentator Yu Jia couldn't help but praise: "Wang Yan used a three-pointer to announce his strong return!"

"There's nothing the defender can do!"

"Even Spurs head coach Popovich bowed his head!"

On the court, all the Cavaliers players took the initiative to rush to Wang Yan and high-fived him to celebrate. This three-pointer once again boosted the morale of the fans.

On the other hand, the Spurs players gradually fell into despair.

At this time, a Spurs player needs to step up and change the current form of the game as much as possible.

The Spurs' offensive opportunities.

When Tony Parker quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he didn't think too much and immediately made a feint facing Irving's defense.

After taking a tentative step, he quickly accelerated towards Irving's right side.

As a speed guard, Tony Parker easily broke through with almost no effort, followed by a full sprint by Tony Parker.

He rushed directly into the Cavaliers' inside line.

Tony Parker knew very well that he needed to score, which was not an easy task because the Cavaliers had Wang Yan and TT in the interior!

Just after Tony Parker broke through Irving's defense, the Cavaliers' twin towers rushed to Tony Parker at the fastest speed.

It completely blocked Tony Parker's progress.

Under such circumstances, Tony Parker behaved very calmly. Just when he was about to physically confront the two inside generals, he suddenly chose to pass the ball!
The timing was perfect.

In a moment, the basketball appeared in Leonard's hands.

In the bottom corner, Leonard received the pass from Tony Parker, made a slight adjustment, and then shot immediately.

Jamison's assist defense was still a step slow.

All I could do was watch the basketball fly into the basket.

Swish!
Three point hit.

The Spurs players finally withstood the tremendous pressure. After seeing this scene on the sidelines, Popovich could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Defend carefully!"

"Quick! Focus."

Popovich understands that the biggest task now is to play good defense.

(End of this chapter)