As soon as the referee blew the whistle, Wei Guo walked to the free-throw line.

The moment Muhammad was dunked over... Muhammad made a very obvious rightward shift, so it was a blocking foul.

really...

The referee raised one fist, pointed at Muhammad on the ground with the other, and then put both hands on his hips.

"A blocking foul?!"

Muhammad scrambled to his feet with a whoosh. "He knocked me down, and you're saying that's a blocking foul?!"

"When Wei Guo dunked, you moved to the right, so that was a blocking foul," the referee explained.

There's one thing the referee didn't say: if Muhammad hadn't moved to the right, Wei Guo wouldn't have been able to knock him down.

"I stood there for two seconds, completely still!"

"When Weiguo went for the layup, you moved..."

"I really didn't move, and Wei Guo knocked me over."

The referee, too lazy to argue with Muhammad, waved for him to leave.

"Bitch!"

Muhammad cursed.

The referee couldn't stand it. It was one thing for Wei Guo to curse at him a few times, since he couldn't understand him... But Muhammad dared to curse at him? Did he really think he couldn't understand English? So the referee immediately blew his whistle and called another technical foul on Muhammad.

"Happiness came too suddenly..."

Cummings exclaimed, "Two free throws, and we're going to take the lead!"

First, the technical foul free throws...

"Whoosh!!!"

The free throw was made.

Next is the blocking foul free throw...

"Whoosh!!!"

The free throw was made.

Wei Guo scored 4 points in one attack.

102:101!!

The Suns took the lead for the first time.

......

"Spurs call a timeout!"

......

Popovich panicked, and the Suns took the lead at the start of the fourth quarter.

The scales of victory have tipped in the Suns' favor...

"You did the right thing just now..."

Popovich patted Muhammad on the shoulder and said, "You have to put pressure on the referees, even if it means getting a technical foul, but you can't be impulsive a second time."

Muhammad dared to draw an offensive foul on Weiguo, and although he failed and received a technical foul, Popovich still encouraged him. Only in this way can players fight with their lives on the court.

"Eleven minutes left... We absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake!"

"When defending, still prioritize Wei Guo... If you can't stop him, foul him early, don't wait until Wei Guo takes the shot to foul him!"

"Blah blah blah..."

"This match..."

Popovich's gaze swept across each player's face. "Are you confident you can win?"

"have."

"have.."

"have..."

The rustling sound was like mosquitoes flying around my ear.

Popovich raised an eyebrow. "Haven't you eaten yet? I'll ask you one more time, do you have confidence???"

"have!!!"

The sound was deafening.

Popovich looked up in surprise, and the response came not only from the Spurs players, but also from the more than 10,000 spectators in the arena.

This scene...

It's really touching.

Even Cummings wiped his eyes and said excitedly, "We are confident of winning the game!"

......

The timeout has ended, and the game has resumed.

The Suns brought in their entire starting lineup...

The Spurs are on offense.

Parker blew past Nash, drove to the basket, and scored a layup over Richardson, falling to the ground while drawing a foul from Richardson.

"Whoosh!!!"

Parker stepped to the free-throw line and made the free throw.

102:104!!

The Spurs have taken the lead again.

The Suns are on offense.

Horry, Robinson, and Bowen surrounded Wei Guo, preventing him from receiving the ball. Nash dribbled to the frontcourt... Parker gave Nash a free step.

at the same time...

Joe Johnson and Richardson were also left out.

Nash hesitated for 0.3 seconds before taking the three-point shot.

"bang~~~"

The basketball bounced off the rim.

Duncan grabs the defensive rebound!

All night long...

The Suns' field goals were almost entirely scored by Wei Guo. Although Nash also made a few baskets, they were all easy layups; his touch seemed to have disappeared.

Duncan scored again under the basket.

102:106!!

The Spurs are now leading by 4 points.

Then...

The Spurs used the same tactic again. When Joe Johnson received the ball, Horry abandoned his double-team on Wei Guo and came over to help defend. Joe Johnson's shot was interfered with, and the three-pointer missed again.

......

Victory is certain!

Victory is certain!

Victory is certain!

......

The cheers of the audience for their home team never stopped.

Duncan holds the ball under the basket...

Ginobili, sitting on the bench, warned, "Tim, watch out for Weiguo, he's behind you!"

This is the first time Wei Guo has entered the paint to defend!

In Popovich's view... Wei Guo panicked and lost confidence in defeating the Spurs.

Duncan turned around and hit a fadeaway jumper off the backboard!

Wei Guo flicked the basketball with his fingertips...

"bang~~~bang~~~"

The basketball bounced off the backboard, onto the rim, and then off the rim again.

Wei Guo landed, turned around, and jumped!

Take this defensive rebound...

Nash ran to Wei Guo to receive the ball, and Wei Guo rushed straight up the court. Only Parker was closely guarding him. Nash easily dribbled the ball across the court, glanced at Richardson and Marion's positions, and then tossed the ball over the basket.

Richardson set an open screen for Wei Guo, who easily cut to the basket!

Nash's pass was very high and very wide...

No one but Wei Guo could catch that ball. Even if Wei Guo caught it, he couldn't dunk it. But... Nash had too much confidence in Wei Guo. He felt that his pass was perfect.

As expected...

Wei Guo simply flicked the ball in mid-air, changing its trajectory and sending it into the basket.

104:106!!

The Suns are still down by 2 points.

This was Wei Guo's 75th point of the game, 25 points away from 100, and three minutes of the fourth quarter had already passed, leaving only nine minutes in the game.

Can he score 25 points in 9 minutes?

If this were during the regular season, it wouldn't even be considered a challenge for Wei Guo.

But given the intensity of the game in the fourth quarter... Wei Guo was constantly double-teamed, making it incredibly difficult for him to score even 2 points. To rack up 25 points in 9 minutes... even Gentry lacked confidence in Wei Guo.

......

Duncan scores again under the basket.

......

Gentry shouted, "Screen for Wei! Let Wei receive the ball!"

"Is it really just about defending the country?"

Popovich turned and glanced at Gentry. "What exactly is this old man trying to do?"

Three-man double-teaming Wei Guo is an extremely risky move. At least two Suns players will be completely left open, and Nash, Joe Johnson, and Richardson are all capable scorers. If any one of them gets hot, they can break down the Spurs. Once someone is left open, Horry and Robinson will have to keep running over to help defend.

Popovich was initially worried that Nash or Joe Johnson would sweep him away in one fell swoop.

But...

Given the Suns' situation, even if they're triple-teamed, they should still give the ball to Wei Guo.

"call..."

Popovich breathed a sigh of relief. "Although I don't understand Gentry, if they play like this, we're bound to be the winners tonight."