This move instantly shook Nash off!
but...
Wei Guo had already caught up, and Ginobili had no intention of stabilizing the pace first. He waited for his teammates to return before launching a three-pointer.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went into the net.
37:37!!
Less than four minutes into the second quarter, the Spurs scored 11 consecutive points to tie the game.
......
"Suns request a timeout!"
D'Antoni called a timeout.
He had to call the timeout; the Suns had gone more than three minutes without scoring a single point, and they were having problems on both offense and defense.
In the new season, it's rare for opponents to score more than ten points when Wei Guo is on the court. D'Antoni won't blame the player; he'll just take out his whiteboard and want to explain the offensive tactics to everyone.
Wei Guo accepted the drink Cummings offered.
Just as D'Antoni was about to speak, Gentry stood up. D'Antoni immediately handed the clipboard to Gentry, who took it, threw it on the bench, and said in a hoarse voice, "Give... ah... the ball... ah... to... ah... Wei Ge."
It was a simple sentence, but Gentry had an incredibly difficult time saying it!
"Pfft..."
Wei Guo sprayed his drink all over Marion's forehead.
Marion picked up a towel to wipe his head in annoyance. "Brother Wei, even though Lao Jin's hoarse voice is awful, you don't have to burst out laughing, do you?"
"Haha..."
Wei Guo patted Marion's buttocks and said, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it."
This is Gentry's most frequently used and most effective tactic: once the team is in trouble, don't think about anything else, just pass the ball to Wei Guo.
D'Antoni wanted to say that even if he gave the ball to Wei Guo, he should at least talk to the others about how to make runs, right? He couldn't just give the ball to Wei Guo and then ignore everything else... But Gentry's throat was really sore, and he himself thought his voice sounded bad. After saying that, Gentry shut up.
so...
D'Antoni's timeout was pointless.
......
After the timeout ended, the Suns players returned to the court looking bewildered.
Wei Guo received the ball on the baseline, dribbled it across the frontcourt, and gave a tactical signal for Stoudemire to come over for a screen. With the help of Stoudemire's screen, Wei Guo drove straight into the paint!
He raised the basketball high with one arm, and his whole body soared into the air.
Duncan and Bowen were positioned under the basket. Bowen jumped and hit Wei Guo's arm, but this did not stop Wei Guo from dunking.
Set the sky ablaze!
"Bang!!!"
Wei Guo delivered a powerful one-handed slam dunk, sending the ball crashing into the basket!
After scoring, Wei Guo turned to look at the referee. Bowen's defense was clearly a foul, so it was a '2+1'. Wei Guo waited for the referee to blow the whistle and then take the free throw.
But...
The referee seemed to be blind; he walked to the baseline and signaled for the Spurs to inbound the ball.
D'Antoni was the first to panic, yelling at the referee, "Bowen just hit my hand, why didn't you call it?!"
The referee ignored D'Antoni!
Wei Guo understood that the referee was deliberately favoring the Spurs. After a ten-game winning streak, the Suns had already encountered more than one biased call. This wasn't a crucial moment, and there was no need to argue with the referee over this play. However, not responding wasn't in Wei Guo's nature, so he nodded amicably to the referee with a shy smile on his face and said, "NmLGb!"
Although the referee couldn't understand, he politely returned Wei Guo's smile.
The Suns players all knew what Wei Guo meant by that, but fortunately they were all professionally trained and had a strong ability to suppress their laughter, so they wouldn't get a technical foul for laughing out loud.
39:37!!
Wei Guo's powerful shot put the Suns back in the lead.
D'Antoni thought to himself, "Is this Old King's tactic... I could do it too."
But...
D'Antoni had to admit that this tactic was indeed very effective.
The Suns started scoring, but that didn't mean the game was in a better position. They still had to defend against the Spurs' offense. Parker and Ginobili were like two sharp knives, constantly stabbing at the Suns' vital arteries.
Duncan moved towards the basket to draw Wei Guo's defense.
If Duncan runs to the three-point line, Wei Guo will simply leave that spot open. He doesn't believe Duncan would dare to blindly shoot threes in such an important game. Duncan doesn't shoot threes at all. Duncan entered the league in 1997 and has played this season, but the total number of three-pointers he has made is less than the number of three-pointers Wei Guo has made in a single game.
Perhaps this is the difference between Duncan and Weiguo...
If Duncan still had that accurate three-point shot, he would be the only player in the league who could go toe-to-toe with Wei Guo. But there aren't that many "what ifs" in the world. Besides... as an inside player, Duncan didn't need to shoot three-pointers. One trick is enough to make him successful.
Just like a famous sports commentator's assessment of Wei Guo, as long as Wei Guo can't score 5 points on a single shot, he can't remain undefeated forever.
Speaking of the Spurs' offensive play...
Parker drove to the vicinity of the free-throw line, and Wei Guo suddenly stopped guarding Duncan and began moving towards Parker.
Parker took a floater from the free-throw line...
Wei Guo immediately stepped forward and jumped, his large hand seemingly woven by God, catching the basketball in mid-air.
......
"Oh my God!"
The audience covered their eyes, exclaiming, "That hat-grabbing was too brutal!"
“Wei Guo can’t do this... he’ll destroy Parker’s confidence in basketball.”
"That jump is terrifying!"
"I heard a joke the other day: this year's number one draft pick, Dwight Howard, said his jumping ability is no less than Wei Guo's."
"Hahaha... Holy crap!"
......
The audience's reaction was absolutely brilliant.
Wei Guo was able to catch the basketball in mid-air thanks to his incredible jumping ability and anticipation. It was because he anticipated Parker's next move that Wei Guo was able to decisively abandon Duncan and help defend Parker!
After catching the basketball...
Wei Guo dribbled the ball and charged forward, followed by nine players.
His teammates were also chasing after Wei Guo. Although they knew that Wei Guo would definitely score on this fast break, that block just now really boosted morale, making the Suns players want to chase after Wei Guo.
Ginobili stood outside the three-second zone, trying to draw an offensive foul on Wei Guo with his body.
"Manu, have you ever heard of the 'snake-like breakthrough'..."
Wei Guo left those words behind, changed his footwork, dodged Ginobili by circling the ball, and raised one arm high!
"Bang!!!"
Another powerful one-handed dunk!
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