Vol 6 Chapter 27: Three-point record

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This year's Western competition is indeed fierce enough. In the four playoff games, in addition to the Blazers 4-2 victory over the Rockets, the other three groups have reached the seventh game.
On May 3, both the Thunder and the Clippers defeated their opponents at home. The two teams will meet in the Western Conference semifinals. In a playoff game held in the east on the same day, the Pacers also defeated the Hawks at home and eliminated the Hawks 4-3.
This is obviously a bad sign for the Lakers. All three teams defeated the seventh matchup. All the home teams won and the away team was eliminated. The next game between the Lakers and the Spurs was held at the Spurs' home court.
Returning to the ATT Center Arena once again, the Spurs are all united, and the Spurs fans also made the Lakers feel the pressure of the Devil at home.
"BEAT-L.A.! BEAT-L.A.! BEAT-L.A......."
This slogan should be very familiar to the Lakers. BEAT-LA, "beat the Lakers". In 1980, the Celtics played against the Philadelphia 76ers. The fans saw no hope of winning. The audience shouted "BEAT-LA" The hope of defeating the Lakers was given to his opponent Philadelphia. This slogan is particularly loud in the playoffs. For more than thirty years, as long as it is a key battle to enter the playoffs, every opponent of the Lakers, whether direct or indirect, has played this slogan at home.
Today, this slogan was heard again at the ATT Center Stadium.
"If the Lakers can win this year, it will create a miracle! It's not just a black eight miracle, a 0-to-3 defeat, but no one has ever done it." A photographer sighed.
"If this is the Lakers' home, it's possible, but here is the Spurs' home. The Lakers have no hope. This year the Spurs are too strong!" Mike Wells said. He is ESPN's ace sports reporter, and this time he came to the scene to report this battle of focus.
"But you look at the Lakers lineup, it's not weak," the photographer said.
"The Lakers' lineup is not weak, there are inside and outside, and there are top star players, but the two sides are not at a level on the tactical level. D'Antoni is still a little bit against Popovich! You are waiting Look, this game will be a tactical victory, just like it was a few years ago!" Wells said.
Between the two talking, the game has already started, and the two sides sent the regular starting lineup, and nothing has changed.
Of course, the Lakers still run and bang, pay attention to fast offense and fast-paced conduction ball, but what made D'Antoni did not expect that the Spurs actually chose to fight right!
It is indeed "again," like the Spurs playing the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs.
D'Antoni couldn't help but return to a few years ago. At that time he was the head coach of Phoenix Suns. Under his training, the Suns have been the top three teams in the West for several consecutive years, and are considered to be the most championships. Powerful contender.
However, in the playoffs, the Suns lost to the Spurs. In the 2005 Western Conference finals, the Suns lost to the Spurs 1 to 4, and in the 2006 Western Conference semifinals, the Suns lost to the Spurs 2 to 4. At that time, the Spurs actually played against the Suns!
That was the most painful experience of D'Antoni's career. He vaguely remembered the first match between the two sides. At the home team of the Suns, the Sun scored 32 points in the fourth quarter. This is for a shelling team. A single block of 30+ is a normal number. The opponent Spurs scored 43 points in the fourth quarter!
At that time, the Spurs dared to compete with the Pistons' "Five Tigers" defense team, and the Sun, which is good at shelling, under the normal conditions of its own play, the vitality can not be compared to the defensive Spurs. This is really true for D'Antoni. Is a very profound lesson.
Now, the Spurs are reappearing. They want to attack the Lakers, and this time at the Spurs' home, they have an advantage.
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"Tony Parker!" the DJ at the scene shouted Parker's name because he scored again.
In the right fight, Parker must be more efficient than the old Duncan, and now Nash is also a loophole on the defensive end. Parker can easily score on Nash.
At the same time Danny Green and Ginobili, who came off the bench, also played very well. Split did not come to this tactic, so it was replaced early. Instead, Boris Dior got more opportunities to play.
Every time the Spurs scored goals, the scene would boil, and the "BEAT-L.A." shouts still sounded, but the Lakers did not fall behind.
"Zhang Guan, three-pointer! Re-entry! The ball was beautiful, and the ball was scored against Leonard's defense. 28 to 28, the Lakers equalized again!"
"Zhang Guan, stepped back with a 3-pointer and scored! 37 to 38, the Lakers narrowed the gap to 1 point!"
"Zhang Guan holds the ball, time is running out, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, three-point shot! Enter! Buzzer three-pointer! Leonard has sealed the ball Zhang Guan’s face, but Zhang Guan still scored the ball! At the end of the first half of the game, with the Zhang Guan buzzer 3-pointer, the Lakers temporarily trailed the Spurs by one point 64 to 65."
Popovich looked at the statistics, and suddenly there was a feeling of upset.
In the first half of the game, Zhang Guan made a total of 23 shots, but the key is that 15 of them were shots outside the three-point line, and Zhang Guan shot 9 three-pointers, and the three-point shooting rate reached 60% ! Zhang Guan scored 27 points just by three-pointers, and counted two-point shots and free throws, Zhang Guan scored 37 points in the first half!
More than 30 points were scored in the half, and some of the active players, such as James and Durant, really let them score desperately. 30 points in the half is not difficult. Chamberlain had scored 59 points in the half at the time, and Bryant also had 55 points in the half.
In terms of hit rate, Zhang Guan is not very exaggerated. Kobe’s 81 points in that game had a shooting rate of more than 60%. The 65 points in a single game and 62 points in a single game were two times. The shooting rates were 59% and 58%, respectively. The shooting rate reached 61 points in a single game. 61%. For those strongmen who can score more than 50 points in a game, their shooting percentage remains at about 60%.
However, what most worried Popovich was the 3-pointer made 9 of 15 shots!
In NBA history, the most frequent three-pointers in a single game is JR Smith's 22, and Zhang Guan has already cast 15 three-pointers. He only needs to shoot 7 three-pointers in the second half to catch up. Tie JR Smith's record, and then shoot 8 three-pointers, you can break this record.
However, at the time, JR Smith made 22 three-pointers, but only hit 10, but Zhang Zhang shot 9 in the first half!
Kobe is the one with the most three-pointers in a single game in the NBA. He played 12 of 18 three-pointers against the Supersonics in 2003. His three-pointer shooting rate was as high as 66.7%. This record will not be perverted until 2016. The quasi-Curry was broken. At that time, Curry only used 17 three-pointers to make 13 shots, and the three-point shooting rate was as high as 76.5%.
Today's Zhang Guan's three-point shooting rate is exactly 60%, which is not as good as that of Kobe in that year, and far less than that of Curry in the future, but it is enough to shock Popovich.
When the Warriors won the championship next year, the NBA only became popular for throwing three-pointers. At that time, some teams in the NBA that were good at shooting three-pointers were able to shoot more than 30 three-pointers per game, and D'Antoni accounted. The Rockets are even more perverted, averaging 86.8 shots per game, 40 of which are three-pointers. Almost half of the team's offenses are done outside the three-point line.
This season, the Spurs only averaged 21.4 three-pointers per game. Master Popovich watched Zhang Guan throw 15 15-pointers in the first half. How could he be shocked.
Throwing a three-pointer is exactly three years later, and even after three years, the Spurs already have the experience to deal with the Warriors, but they will still have a headache when they encounter the rocket that throws a three-pointer. Now that he met a team that bombarded and threw threes in advance, Popovich was at a loss for a while.
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In the second half, when Zhang Guan scored two more 3-pointers, the commentator began to sit still.
"Zhang Guan, you only need to score another three-pointer to tie Kobe's record of 12 three-pointers in a single game! Now it is less than half of the third quarter, it seems that Zhang Guan breaks this record, yes There is no suspense!" The commentator's voice just fell, and Zhang Guan shot one step ahead of the three-point line.
"Three-pointers, scored! Twelfth! Zhang Guan made the twelfth three-pointer in this game! He has tied Kobe's record of twelve three-pointers in a single game, if If he cast another one, he would be able to break this record!" The commentator shouted excitedly, and in front of the TV, countless fans were also excited for it.
The NBA record is definitely not every day. Fans spend time watching the game, naturally they want to see a wonderful matchup, and if they can witness the birth of a new record, regardless of whether the game is wonderful or not, regardless of the result of the game, for the fans to come Say it is worthwhile. For neutral fans, Zhang Guan's performance deserves their applause.
It's just that for the Spurs fans at home, this is not good news. The opponents broke the record at their own home, and it is still such a crucial game. It is indeed a morale.
Leonard is the most injured morale. He is responsible for defending the crown. As the top defender in the league, even if he meets LeBron James, Leonard does not counsel, but in today's game, he However, Zhang Guan's three-point shooting is still inevitable.
James is a player who relies heavily on breakthroughs. His mid-range shooting accuracy is not high. It is the kind of player who does not need to guard too deliberately but can not let him shoot. In the future, the Warriors defended James and even took a two-step back defense.
James' shot is really nothing in the eyes of the Warriors' "perverted". However, in the 2004 playoffs, the Warriors "perverted" are just out of the embryonic stage.
The three-point shooter in the NBA has always been dominated by interference, and there is no desperation to defend. The result of desperately defending a three-point shooter. Tracy McGrady has told the whole league with a wonderful performance of 35 seconds. How will it be. However, when Curry's "abnormal" appeared, no one in the entire NBA could prevent him. Parker even stated that the best way to prevent Curry is to prevent him from catching the ball. Once Curry receives the ball, the only thing he can do is start praying.
Of course, afterwards, the NBA's back door also summarized some methods to deal with Curry, such as using height to pressure, disrupting Curry's dribbling rhythm, full-field defense, early bagging, etc., each defender has a special aim The vast majority of Curry’s methods interfered with Curry before he shot.
It's just that Leonard now knows these tricks, he still defends the crown in the same way as he used to prevent three-pointers, and naturally it is a variety of deflation.
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13 three-pointers, it seems only a matter of time, and for the Spurs, they hope that this time comes later.
But it should come, but now it is only half of the third quarter. Zhang Guan has a lot of time to score the 13th 3-pointer.
"Zhang Guan, 3-pointer! The frame missed!"
Spurs home fans took a breath, but it was at this time that Whiteside escaped from the crowd and took the ball to the outside. Bezmore grabbed the ball and immediately broke the ball. After attracting the Spurs' attention, the ball was distributed to Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan, let's make another three-pointer and score! In the 13th 3-pointer, Zhang Guan broke Kobe's record of 12 three-pointers in a single game!
Fans at the scene sighed in disappointment, and Popovich immediately called for a short timeout.
In fact, the Spurs' scores have not fallen behind. The main purpose of Popovich's suspension is to stabilize the military and keep the players psychologically unaffected.
I have to say that the Spurs players are still very stable. They did not show panic, but continued to carry out the tactics set by Popovich.
I have to say that the Spurs are really powerful. Even if they are playing right, they are not weaker than the Lakers. Moreover, the Spurs' defense is obviously better than the Lakers. With a high three-point percentage, the Lakers must have been pulled away by the Spurs.
At this time of the game, the Lakers can only continue to believe Zhang Guan's feel.
"Three-pointer, scored again, the 14th! Hit the 14th 3-pointer in a single game! Zhang Guan set a new record! At the same time, this is Zhang Guan's 23rd shot in this game, he broke JR Smith A record of 22 three-pointers made in a single game!"
At the end of the third quarter, Zhang Guan scored the 14th three-pointer, followed by the Spurs through an exhausted offensive to end the third quarter, the score of the two sides is 92 to 94, the Spurs still lead Two points.
For the Spurs, Duncan had 12 points, Parker had 16 points, Ginobili had 11 points, Leonard had 11 points, Danny Green had 12 points, and Dior had 10 points. Six people in the team even scored in double figures. Zhang Guan scored 56 points by himself!
"56 points in three quarters. Today's Zhang Guan is too scary. Do you want to go for 80 points?"
"If Zhang Guan plays the fourth quarter, maybe it can really break the 80-point mark, and there are 24 points away from 80 points. For top scorers, 24 points in a single quarter is not impossible."
"The Spurs also scored in double figures for six people. Mills and Belinelli were about to score 10 points. If they were given a few more phone calls in the fourth quarter, they would definitely be able to score in double digits."
"I can see that this is a contest between the star and the team. The Lakers are now completely relying on Zhang Guan's three-pointer, while the Spurs are only five people."
"That's right, these are two different basketball concepts, whether it's teamwork or superstars. The final result will be announced soon."
"The fourth quarter has begun! Look, Zhang Guan has no rest, he is still on the field! So he is going to play the fourth quarter!"
"Zhang Guan didn't have a rest in the third quarter, and then he had to play the fourth quarter again. He was desperate."
"The Lakers are two points behind, and by this time, they can't do it without fighting! D'Antoni wouldn't dare to let Zhang Guan rest at the end."
"Three-pointer, scored again! Zhang Guan's three-pointer scored again! The 15th three-pointer, 95 to 94, the Lakers finally overtake!"
Zhang Guan scored the 15th 3-pointer of the game to help the Lakers overtake the score.
The next second, the sound of mountains and tsunami broke out on the scene.
"BEAT-L.A.!"
Spurs fans do not accept backwardness, they want to beat Los Angeles!
"BEAT-L.A.!"
The Spurs players clenched their fists in excitement. They glared at every Lakers player, and their expressions showed a strong fighting intention.
"BEAT-L.A.!"
D'Antoni unconsciously felt his hands start to tremble, he knew that the moment the Lakers overtake the score, the decisive moment finally arrived!