All-round Athlete

Chapter 930 Surpassing Chamberlain (Second)

At the beginning of overtime, the Spurs were as stable as ever. The first ball was passed among the five players, and it was Parker's floater who scored the ball in the end.

The Lakers continued to attack for seven seconds. After Zhang Guan and Gasol made a pick-and-roll, they threw a three-pointer before the defender rushed up, and it really made it.

"84 points! Zhang Guan surpassed Kobe, and came to the second place in history in scoring in a single game!" The commentator sighed: "I thought Zhang Guan had no chance to go further, but I didn't expect that there would be overtime. ! Although Duncan’s 0.4-second shot saved the Spurs, it also gave Zhang Guan a good chance to break the record!”

On January 22, 2006, the Lakers played against the Raptors at home. Kobe made 28 of 46 shots and 18 of 20 free throws in this game, scoring 81 points.

But now, Zhang Guan has surpassed Kobe, and there is only one peak left in front of him: Chamberlain's 100 points!

"At present, Zhang Guan is only 16 points away from Chamberlain's 100 points. Do you think it is possible for Zhang Guan to surpass Chamberlain?"

"Overtake Chamberlain? How is that possible? Oh, I'm not saying that Zhang Guan's scoring ability is not good, but that Zhang Guan doesn't have so much time. Don't forget that this is only overtime. The entire overtime is only 5 minutes. We've played one round now, and the rest of the time is going to score 16 points? Unless the Lakers give all the shots to Zhang Guan!"

However, the situation really made this person right. The Lakers really put all the offensive power in the hands of Zhang Guan. Including Gasol, they put their focus on defense.

In fact, for the Lakers, their physical exertion is also very serious. If they are only defending and supporting, the effect is still very good, but if they are attacking, I am afraid that they do not have so much energy.

D'Antoni's tactics originally required the players to run, and the basketball had to be debated quickly. While creating scoring opportunities, it was also a great drain on the players' physical strength. In the playoffs, the intensity of the game is much greater than that of the regular season, and it will also consume a lot of energy for the players. D'Antoni's team was as fierce as a tiger in the regular season, but it was still unable to go further in the playoffs, and there were also factors in this aspect.

It's just that D'Antoni is very lucky this year. He has such a super scorer as Zhang Guan under his command.

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"Zhang Guan, make an emergency stop jumper! Go in! 91 points! Only 9 points away!" The commentator looked at the time, and he suddenly realized that with Zhang Guan's offensive efficiency, he would have to score 9 points in the remaining time. , it doesn't seem to be a very difficult thing.

In the past two rounds, the Spurs continued to expand their defenses, leaving only Duncan sitting under the basket, which was obviously guarding against the Lakers' three-pointers.

It is a consensus in the NBA that no one can die by shooting three-pointers, at least before the Warriors won the championship, the coaches of each team thought so. Especially since the Celtics' Big Three won the championship, the Big Three model has become a standard for championship teams, and the success of the Miami Heat has confirmed this. So in this era, if the team wants to win the championship, the purpose of building the team must be to recruit three All-Stars to form the Big Three.

However, in this game, Popovich had doubts about this consensus, because he found that his team was really about to be shot to death by a three-pointer!

And Zhang Guan also shot two mid-range jump shots interspersedly. He said it was a mid-range two-pointer, but in fact it was almost considered a "long two-pointer". They all rely on this kind of long two-point retreat to make a living. However, after two or three years, this long two-pointer is considered to be the least offensive scoring method.

For Zhang Guan, it is also very good to use this scoring method occasionally. For example, he has scored 91 points now, and there are still 9 points left before the 100-point mark.

On the sidelines of the game, Popovich, as a coach, was already sweating profusely like the players.

Popovich has always been very confident in his team's own tactics and in the Spurs' defense. However, today he discovered that there was a player on the court that the Spurs could not defend at all. Long-range three-pointers, mid-range jumpers, and close-range shots to the basket, Zhang Guan is proficient in all offensive methods, and his shooting percentage is still very good, which makes the targeted defense that the Spurs are good at at a loss. The so-called targeted defense must be preparing for a certain offensive method. However, when the opponent's offensive methods are very comprehensive, targeted defense becomes a "loophole defense".

"From the beginning of the third quarter to the present, Zhang Guan has not rested. He has been playing for almost 50 minutes. Don't you feel tired? God, hurry up and let that guy feel tired!" Bobo Thinking of this, Wei Qi suddenly laughed at himself.

"In the NBA, facing an extraordinary superstar, praying to God may be the only way for a coach!" Popovich suddenly flashed this sentence in his mind.

He once scoffed at the words, if prayers are useful, what would a coach do? It's better to take the church and find a priest to come over and congratulate the players! But just now, Popovich began to pray.

"I really have no choice! Now, I can only trust my players!" Popovich sighed, and he looked at Duncan, who was his longest-serving disciple and his most trusted partner .

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Zhang Guan started suddenly, and rushed into the three-second zone next to Leonard. Although Leonard tried his best to defend, the speed gap made him always half a beat slower, unable to keep up with Zhang Guan's rhythm.

Almost at the same moment, the Spurs' help defense also rushed over, but the speed of this help defense player was not enough to affect Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan's figure flashed, and he had already rushed to the Spurs' basket.

There, there is the last line of defense in the Spurs, the number "21", which has blocked Zhang Guan's way forward.

Duncan has judged Zhang Guan's forward route, but he knows that he may not be able to jump up.

For a 38-year-old veteran, it was almost impossible to jump up, let alone after playing 40 minutes in the playoffs.

But if you don't jump, you may not be able to stop Zhang Guan's layup just by standing there. Duncan believes that with Zhang Guan's physical fitness, it is normal for him to buckle himself.

"Foul, I can only foul! There is less than one minute left in the game, and the foul at this time is worth it! If Zhang Guan misses a free throw, it will be a profit!" Duncan thought of this, and slapped Zhang Guan directly. , even if this slap can't touch the ball, it will slap Zhang Guan's arm and break his layup.

"It's Duncan!" Zhang Guan knew that he was facing the most difficult insider in the league, and then he saw Duncan rushing towards him.

"Duncan, can't even jump? He's old. Maybe ten years ago, he could really stop me, but now it's impossible. Wait, no, he came for fouls! Zhang Guan instantly understood this.

"Ha!" Zhang Guan yelled loudly, he raised his arm vigorously, and at the same time, Duncan's hand was pressed on Zhang Guan's arm.

This layup turned into a contest of strength. Zhang Guan tried his best to maintain the layup posture, and Duncan also suppressed all the strength of his body to stop Zhang Guan.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle also sounded at this time, and he blew a foul on Duncan.

However, the two players on the court did not stop, as if they did not hear the whistle. Zhang Guan continued to complete the next moves, and an old fritter like Duncan knew that since he had been called a foul, he had to commit the foul to the end, and Zhang Guan must not be allowed to score this goal.

"Fight it!" Zhang Guan gritted his teeth. He knew that under this kind of struggle, he could not talk about the touch, and he might not be able to make a layup, so he changed his action and decided to dunk directly.

"He wants to dunk directly! Don't even think about it!" Duncan also sensed Zhang Guan's intention. He knew that he had already committed a foul. If Zhang Guan scored the ball again, wouldn't it be two plus one? !

However, Duncan suddenly felt that his feet seemed to be off the ground.

"What's going on? I obviously didn't take off! Why did my feet leave the ground?"

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However, in the eyes of others, Zhang Guan had already jumped into the air, while Duncan hung on Zhang Guan's body and was pulled into the air abruptly.

"My God! Zhang Guan abruptly pulled Duncan up!"

"With a Duncan hanging on his body, does he still want to dunk?"

"Boom!" Zhang Guan just let Duncan hang on his body, and then smashed the basketball into the basket with both hands.

"Aw! Aw! Aw!" Even the home fans couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

"The goal is scored! This is definitely the best goal of the day! My God, with a Duncan hanging on his body, he completed the dunk! How much strength does this have to do? Can Shaquille O'Neal do this back then?"

"Duncan even used fouls, but still couldn't stop Zhang Guan from dunking. It seems that today's Spurs are completely unable to stop Zhang Guan from scoring.

"96 points, Zhang Guan's 96th point! And it's a two plus one, if the penalty is also hit, Zhang Guan will get 97 points! At that time, Zhang Guan only needed a three-pointer to surpass Chamberlain. 100 points! A three-pointer, with Zhang Guan's touch today, maybe the next attack can be done."

"100 points in a single game, I thought that even in another 100 years, it would be impossible for someone to break this record. Unexpectedly, today I may be lucky enough to witness this miraculous moment! Maybe today, we will be able to witness it with our own eyes. An existence beyond Chamberlain appeared in front of us!"

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The second chapter is delivered, and there will be a third chapter later.