mtl008 513 Behind-the-back pass!
513 Behind-the-back pass!
After a short rest, the staff quickly replaced the basketball hoop with a new one.
The game resumed as the referee blew his whistle.
Two players take the field.
This time, both sides have changed their lineups.
The Clippers replaced Rasul Butler with Paul George.
This was also the idea of head coach Mike Dunleavy.
It's clear that he's intentionally grooming Paul George.
The Clippers haven't established a clear advantage on the court yet.
As a high draft pick selected by the team this year, he will definitely receive special attention and development from the team.
Even now that the Clippers have excellent players like Su Hao and Curry.
They still remember to give the younger generation some opportunities.
In previous games, Paul George was only given playing time when the team had established a lead in the score.
The game went into the second quarter without establishing a sufficient lead.
The Spurs did not choose to replace any players.
At the start of the game, Duncan joked with Su Hao.
"Su Hao, you'd better be careful with your dunks later. If something like what happened before happens again, will we have to call another timeout? We can't let the game go on until dawn!" Duncan, who is usually not fond of joking, was unusually joking with Su Hao.
Su Hao replied with a wry smile, "Then it's my fault!"
While the two were chatting, Parker had already dribbled the ball to the three-point line.
He did not choose to attack on his own when faced with Gordon's close defense.
Instead, they wanted to penetrate the paint.
Using George Hill's screen, Parker successfully shook off Gordon's defense.
He dashed into the paint, trying to score over Su Hao's defense.
In order to avoid being interfered with by Su Hao, Parker raised the arc of his shot again.
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, Su Hao snatched the basketball from mid-air with one hand.
"What's going on? Even such a high arc couldn't escape Su Hao's palm?"
"What kind of crazy move is Parker making? Why is he still thinking of attacking the paint? Wouldn't it be better to stay further away from the basket?"
"During the break just now, did the Spurs re-emphasize their offensive strategy? Did they switch to attacking the paint?"
The fans at the scene started discussing why Parker made that move.
Some had simply gotten used to Su Hao's blocks.
Even if Parker increased the arc of his shot, fans still felt it was only natural that Su Hao could defend against it.
After all, Su Hao can no longer be dealt with using conventional thinking.
"Are you a 'devil'? I've already increased the arc of my attack so much, and you can still intercept it so easily? You're practically superhuman!"
After Su Hao blocked his shot, Parker couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Ignoring Parker's surprise, Su Hao chose to respond with action.
He held the ball with one hand and advanced into the attacking third as quickly as the wind.
When the Spurs players saw Su Hao attacking alone, they immediately realized that Su Hao was trying to complete a dunk on the coast of the court again.
Jefferson quickly tried to stop Su Hao from advancing from a high position, but he underestimated Su Hao's strength and speed.
Su Hao only exerted a little force, but it was enough to make Jefferson feel his limit.
The two collided slightly for a moment, and Jefferson staggered and almost fell to the ground.
If Su Hao hadn't regained his balance in time, the referee would probably have given him an offensive foul without hesitation.
Fortunately, the referee did not blow the whistle.
So Su Hao continued his offensive rhythm and charged forward without hesitation.
He moved like lightning, taking two steps in three, and in the blink of an eye, he was holding the ball and standing just one step away from the basket.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the entire arena was extremely tense, with everyone focused intently on every move on the field.
Su Hao leaped high, ready to end the attack with a powerful dunk.
However, just as he was about to jump, he encountered Duncan's defense coming from the opposite direction.
Surprisingly, Su Hao did not choose to confront Duncan head-on, but instead cleverly passed the ball to Paul George behind him in mid-air.
Paul George was surprised and at a loss when faced with this unexpected pass.
In fact, when Su Hao jumped, he thought Su Hao would finish the attack himself. Unexpectedly, Su Hao passed the ball to him in mid-air.
Despite his own ability to score, he didn't hesitate to give the opportunity to Paul George, who had just come on.
This selfless act completely surprised Paul George.
"Su Hao's behind-the-back pass was absolutely amazing! He was already in the air, making a dunking motion, yet he still managed to pass the ball to Paul George behind him! I didn't even expect this pass, it was truly spectacular!" commentator Yang Yi exclaimed excitedly.
Su Hao's attack had drawn most of the Spurs' players to the basket.
So much so that Paul George, positioned at the free-throw line, had no defender in front of him at all.
This is a completely empty space.
It remains to be seen whether he can seize such a golden opportunity.
After receiving the pass from Su Hao, Paul George hesitated for a moment.
After all, such an open space is extremely rare for him.
Fortunately, Curry reminded him in time.
"Shoot now!" Upon hearing Curry's voice, Paul George immediately launched a jump shot from the free-throw line.
By this time, it was too late for the Spurs players to come forward and help defend.
The ball landed steadily in the basket under everyone's watchful eyes.
A cheer erupted from the crowd.
Paul George excitedly pumped his fist, then immediately gave Su Hao a gesture of thanks.
It seems this guy is sensible enough to know that Su Hao gave him this opportunity to attack.
If Su Hao really wanted to attack on his own, he really wouldn't have had that chance.
"Su Hao, why didn't you attack yourself just now? Why did you choose to pass the ball at the last moment?" Duncan asked, puzzled, under the basket.
Su Hao responded with a smile, "I don't know why I chose to pass the ball. According to my playing style, I usually wouldn't choose to pass in this situation! This time was an exception!"
Duncan could only shake his head helplessly at Su Hao's statement.
As the Spurs' star player and the player who directly matched up against Su Hao.
Based on the matchup between the two players under the basket during the previous part of the game.
Duncan was completely dominated by Su Hao and had no ability to resist at all.
This cannot be blamed on Duncan's lack of ability, after all, he is the only interior player on the Spurs' court right now.
It's unrealistic to expect him to defend against Su Hao on his own.
Seeing Duncan's distressed expression, Popovich immediately called another timeout.