newbobooks 689 Parker chickened out when faced with Su Hao's defense!
689 Parker chickened out when faced with Su Hao's defense!
What's truly astonishing is that Su Hao's speed was lightning fast.
Duncan and Jefferson didn't even have time to react; they only saw a blur before the ball flew out of Su Hao's hands.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded.
At the same time, the basketball fell perfectly into the basket.
Barkley, standing on the sidelines, looked on with suspicion. He stared wide-eyed and asked in bewilderment, "What's going on? Did someone commit a foul?" Not only him, but also Su Hao, Duncan, and other players on the court were completely baffled and had no idea what was happening.
Just as everyone was whispering and discussing among themselves, the referee finally stepped forward and gave an explanation.
It turns out that just as Su Hao jumped to shoot, Duncan tried to interfere with his defense, but his action was too aggressive and suspected of being a foul.
Therefore, the referee promptly blew his whistle and ruled that Duncan had committed a shooting foul.
And so, Su Hao got the chance to go to the free throw line.
Duncan's unintentional foul led to Su Hao's three-point play.
Su Hao walked to the free-throw line, took the basketball from the referee, took a deep breath, and then steadily threw the ball.
The basketball flew straight toward the basket and went in smoothly.
The whole process was completed in one go, without any sense of dragging things out.
George Hill smoothly passed the basketball to Parker, who quickly dribbled towards the frontcourt. At that moment, Parker, standing at the three-point line, suddenly realized that his defender had been replaced by Su Hao.
Parker inwardly groaned, "Oh no, what am I going to do? The game has barely started and Su Hao is already guarding me! I only just managed to make one three-pointer by luck!"
Parker, looking aggrieved, shouted at Su Hao, "Hey, Su Hao, I just happened to switch defensive positions with my teammate at the last minute. Does that mean I don't even dare to think about attacking when facing your defense?"
Hearing this, Su Hao couldn't help but tease, "Haha, that's not my fault. Who told you to always perform poorly when I'm on defense?"
Parker clenched his teeth tightly, looking helpless and filled with resentment.
It's worth noting that in previous games against the Clippers, whenever Su Hao was responsible for guarding Parker, Parker almost never managed to score from the field.
Most of the time, Parker is forced to pass the ball to other teammates.
And this time, there will obviously be no surprises.
As expected, facing Su Hao's tight defense, Parker hesitated for a moment, but decided to play it safe and passed the ball to Jefferson on the other side of the court.
Upon receiving the ball, Jefferson did not hesitate. Facing David Lee's close defense, he jumped up without hesitation and decisively took the shot.
In the blink of an eye, with a crisp "swish," the basketball swished through the net!
Hey, I have to say, Jefferson really just stumbled in that three-pointer by sheer luck!
After scoring, Jefferson pointed to the sky with one finger.
It was as if he were declaring that this was his home turf.
"You're getting all cocky after making just one three-pointer?" Su Hao said to Jefferson with a smile.
Jefferson's goal kept the score level between the two teams.
David Lee passed the ball to Su Hao.
Su Hao faces Ginobili's defense.
Looking at Ginobili in front of him, Su Hao took a shot directly from the free-throw line.
In that instant, Ginobili didn't even have time to react. Su Hao jumped up, raised his hand, and the basketball flew out of his hand.
The basketball traced an extremely beautiful and precise arc in the air, hurtling straight toward the basket.
The spectators on the sidelines kept their eyes glued to the basketball, their hearts pounding in their throats.
Finally, under everyone's breathless gaze, the basketball obediently fell into the hoop.
With a soft "whoosh," the ball went in.
At that moment, the score on the field changed instantly.
It's important to know that the two are vastly different in height and build, but even so, Ginobili was well aware that successfully defending against Su Hao was virtually an impossible task.
So when he saw Su Hao so easily put the ball into the basket, he could only shake his head helplessly and watch the basketball go through the net.
Shortly after the game began, Su Hao displayed amazing skill, hitting multiple mid-range shots in a row, his touch was incredibly hot.
On the other side, the Spurs were not to be outdone, with their key players Parker and Jefferson each hitting a beautiful three-pointer to keep the score close.
And so, the two sides went back and forth, neither giving an inch, and both performed exceptionally well. The situation on the field became deadlocked for a time, and no obvious problems were exposed.
Therefore, neither coach felt there was any need to call a timeout to adjust tactics at this moment.
At that moment, Ginobili quickly passed the ball to Parker.
After receiving the ball, Parker immediately faced Su Hao's tight defense.
He stood steadily in front of Su Hao with the ball in his hand, but at that moment, Parker felt an unprecedentedly powerful sense of pressure coming towards him.
The immense pressure made him feel breathless, to the point that he dared not even attempt a shot.
After the brief standoff with Su Hao, Parker realized that with his current abilities, he was not entirely confident that he could break through Su Hao's impenetrable defense.
So, with no other choice, Parker could only signal to his teammate Jefferson with his eyes and gestures to come and help him.
Just as Jefferson caught the basketball that Parker had passed to him.
At the same time, Su Hao quickly and seamlessly switched defensive positions with his teammate.
In the blink of an eye, Gordon, who was originally responsible for guarding Jefferson, had moved in front of Parker, while Su Hao stood in front of Jefferson.
Jefferson stared at Su Hao, who had suddenly appeared before him, and his heart tightened slightly.
Slightly annoyed, Jefferson yelled at Su Hao, "Su Hao, why are you guarding me again? Do you just guard whoever has the ball?" Facing Jefferson's question, Su Hao half-jokingly replied, "Well, not necessarily! I just choose who I guard randomly. Maybe I'll switch guards the next second. Why don't you just hand the ball back to Parker?"
However, Jefferson clearly had no intention of heeding Su Hao's advice.
He gripped the basketball tightly, his eyes unwavering, single-mindedly focused on winning this crucial game for his team with his exceptional skills.
Even as he saw Ginobili anxiously reaching out for the ball on the other side, and Duncan leaping high under the basket to receive the pass, Jefferson remained unmoved.
He stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, holding the basketball up with one hand, clearly intending to forcefully shoot a three-pointer right in front of Su Hao.