Popovich was just saying that out of anger; how could Ginobili dare to let Weiguo shoot?

Just as Wei Guo received the pass from Richardson, Ginobili waved for Bowen to join him in double-teaming Wei Guo. At that moment... Wei Guo had just crossed midfield.

Even with two players double-teaming him, Wei Guo still had room to dribble.

At 2.16 meters tall, his dribbling skills were even more refined than Iverson's. Every time the basketball bounced after landing, Ginobili desperately wanted to steal the ball, but he didn't, because he knew very well that anyone who did would end up being easily beaten by Wei Guo.

The double-team was to prevent Wei Guo from shooting.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wei Guo turned to face Ginobili and Bowen, and behind him, the basketball bounced repeatedly as it landed.

finally...

Bowen accelerated and caught the ball with his right hand.

"Now!"

Wei Guo's lips curled up in a smile.

Turn around...

Bowen stumbled and fell to the floor.

Wei Guo dribbled and accelerated to get rid of Ginobili, his toes touching the three-point line, and pulled up for a jump shot!

"Whoosh!!!"

The basketball went into the net.

85:88!!

The Suns are still down by 3 points.

After scoring, Wei Guo glanced at the timer; it took nine seconds to complete an attack, which was too slow.

Spurs on offense!

They continued to relentlessly target Duncan. When Joe Johnson and Marion double-teamed Duncan, Nestorovic was left wide open under the basket, and Duncan gently tossed the ball over.

"Bang!!!"

Nestorovic received the ball and dunked for a score.

......

The Suns kept the score close until the end of the third quarter.

98:101!!

The Suns are still down by 3 points.

The crucial third section...

35:30!!

The Suns took the lead against the Spurs for the first time in a single quarter, winning by 5 points and narrowing the gap to just 3 points.

Wei Guo scored only 23 points in the third quarter, with a total of 73 points in the three quarters, just 27 points away from his goal of 100 points.

Popovich looked at the national team's statistics...

Wei Guo made 11 of 15 three-pointers, scoring 33 points from three-point range alone. Although Duncan also scored 57 points and 17 rebounds, possibly putting up the best numbers of his career, the Spurs lost by one point each time Duncan scored two points under the basket and Wei Guo scored three points from the outside. This is not acceptable.

Popovich said in a deep voice, "There's only one quarter left. If we can't find a way to limit Wei Guo, the Suns will definitely be able to take the lead."

"I've already bought my fishing rod..."

A benchwarmer who hadn't gotten a chance to play since the playoffs started whispered.

Popovich was furious at these words, pointing at the player's forehead and yelling, "Fuck! You're getting out of here and going to another team next season!"

"Coach, I have a great idea..."

Horry said, "If we can't stop Wei Guo, we can foul him. We'll foul him every time he gets the ball and disrupt his rhythm."

Ginobili countered, "Once you've committed a foul, you have to go to the free-throw line. With Weiguo's free-throw percentage, fouling him would just be giving the Suns points."

"Given Wei Guo's shooting percentage tonight, it's better to foul him and give the Suns two points than to let him shoot a three-pointer."

"How could the league have such a freak!"

Popovich cursed again, then said, "I think Horry's suggestion is feasible. If we still can't stop Weiguo from scoring, we'll foul him."

then...

Popovich's confidence in using the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy to limit O'Neal's performance stemmed from O'Neal's poor free throw percentage.

Now...

Unable to think of a way to limit Wei Guo, they resort to a similar penalty shootout tactic?

What should this tactic be called... a god-slaying tactic?

The Phoenix Suns' bench.

When Gentry asked Wei Guo if he was tired, he arrogantly replied that everyone else only cared about how high Wei Guo flew, but he was the only one who cared about how tired Wei Guo was from flying.

The third quarter saw them begin to close the gap...

All the Suns players were in a relaxed state.

actually...

Only Wei Guo knew that in order to maintain this touch, he had already used six 'shooting runes'. It was too difficult to score 100 points in the extremely intense Western Conference Finals.

Without the 'Shooting Rune', even with Wei Guo's top-tier talent, he wouldn't dare to claim he could definitely score 100 points tonight.

The real challenge begins...

The Spurs will relentlessly target Wei Guo in the fourth quarter.

......

The fourth quarter begins.

Wei Guo was the first to step onto the field...

The Suns took the first possession!

Lampe inbounds the ball from the baseline, and Wei Guo receives it near midcourt. Barry tries to steal the ball but is dribbled past by Wei Guo, who then double-teams Wei Guo. Horry and Robinson then double-team Wei Guo.

Two in front, one behind!

The Spurs have started triple-teaming Wei Guo, not only cutting off his shooting space but also eliminating his dribbling space. The moment the ball hits the ground, three or four restless hands are already reaching for it!

"snort..."

Cumminsto stroked his chin. "What level...three people can defend against Brother Wei?"

This time...

Cummings was wrong.

The three-man double-team was very intense, with the ball constantly being grabbed and shoved around. Horry was even grabbing the ball with one hand and shoving Wei Guo with the other, like a mad dog.

Robinson dove to the floor and intercepted the ball.

Wei Guo glanced at the referee, who didn't blow the whistle... In the Western Conference Finals, with this level of intensity, it was understandable that the referee didn't blow the whistle. Wei Guo shrugged and didn't argue with the referee.

"Good defense! Keep defending like this!"

Popovich shouted excitedly, thinking to himself, "Wei Guo's stamina is also starting to decline, which is a good thing."

Waiting for Popovich's encouragement!

After receiving a pass from Robinson, Barry dribbled past him and shot a three-pointer.

suddenly...

A figure appeared from Barry's side and intercepted the basketball in mid-air.

Barry, "What the funk???"

He had been in the league for ten years and had never encountered anything that terrified him so much!

At this moment...

The state of Wei was as if a god had descended.

After getting the ball under the basket, Wei Guo dribbled across the frontcourt, weaving past three defenders to reach the basket.

Muhammad did not dodge!

then...

"Bang!!!"

Wei Guo delivered a powerful dunk over Muhammad!

"Bang!!!"

Muhammad was knocked to the ground.

"Beep!!!"

The referee's whistle blew...

Upon hearing the referee's whistle, Muhammad lay on the floor, tears streaming down his face. Although his body had almost been broken apart by Wei Guo's collision, it was all worth it for causing Wei Guo to commit an offensive foul.