Chapter 265: Six points difference, both sides enter the final quarter!
The pressure came to the Spurs who were playing at home.

Especially Popovich.

He kept pacing on the sidelines.

You can see that he is very anxious!
However, Popovich did not conduct a tactical timeout because he understood that even a timeout during this period would not solve any problems.

The Cavaliers have now found their competitive form, especially Wang Yan, who can be seen both inside and outside!
Given the current state of the Spurs players, it is obviously impossible to limit Wang Yan.

and so!
top priority.

The Spurs players can only attack with gritted teeth!

Next round.

When Tony Parker came to the frontcourt with the ball, he immediately passed the basketball to Danny Green!

But whether it's Parker or Danny Green.

There were Cavaliers players in front of them who were interfering.

After continuous passing, the basketball finally fell into Leonard's hands!
In the free throw line area.

After Leonard received the basketball, he shot immediately.

Although, the Cavaliers' small forward Jamison was already in place for defense, and even at the moment when Leonard shot, Jamison's right hand had already blocked the shot...

But unfortunately, he was still a step slow.

In the blink of an eye, the basketball quickly turned to the opponent's frontcourt, and then quickly fell into the basket.

Basketball hits steadily.

Finally, Leonard stood up.

He single-handedly helped the team win.

In the stands, Spurs fans began to cheer hysterically.

Tens of thousands of fans kept cheering.

"Leonard stood up when the Spurs needed him most!"

“Although it was just a two-pointer, it also ignited the atmosphere of the fans at the scene!”

“Maybe this shot can give the Spurs players strength.”

Yu Jia had just finished speaking in the Tianchao studio, and sure enough, in the following defense, the Spurs players completed a 24-second defense!

Players Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler have been looking for opportunities on the outside, but unfortunately, the Spurs' defensive players are very focused.

These two players can't find any chance at all!

Ultimately the attack was declared a failure.

On the sidelines, Cavaliers head coach Scott was very angry after seeing this scene.

Even a little depressed.

He didn't understand why his outside players wouldn't pass the basketball to Wang Yan!
"Hey! Guys! Pass the ball!"

"Try to pass the basketball to Wang Yan! Let Wang Yan solve the problem!"

"I emphasize again, this is the NBA Finals! Don't make unnecessary mistakes!"

Under the head coach's complaints.

In the last few minutes, both Irving and Butler reduced their shooting frequency.

in fact.

This is not a good thing.

After all, basketball is a team sport, and all players must be able to score!
In a blink of an eye, the third quarter had reached the last minute.

In the stands of AT&T Arena, Spurs fans are still cheering for the players!

This time, the Spurs had an offensive opportunity.

Tony Parker relied on his explosive power to easily break through Irving's perimeter defense, and without any hesitation, he rushed into the inside!

Tony Parker's breakthrough successfully attracted the attention of Wang Yan and TT.

When the two Cavaliers inside players rushed to Tony Parker, the French guard chose to pass the ball immediately!
In a blink of an eye, the basketball appeared in Leonard's hands on the outside, and there were no Cavaliers players around him to interfere.

So, after receiving the ball, Leonard completed the shot very calmly.

Swish!
Another three-pointer.

Gradually, the Spurs players are narrowing the gap between them and the Cavaliers!

The last forty seconds.

Both teams have one offensive opportunity each!

On the Cavaliers side, Wang Yan is still the main attacker.

When Kyrie Irving threw the basketball to Wang Yan in the paint, three Spurs defenders rushed to Wang Yan immediately...

The three Spurs defensive players are Leonard, Tim Duncan and Split!

But unfortunately, even if all five Spurs players on the court rushed to Wang Yan, they had no way to stop Wang Yan's dunk!

Wang Yan used his strong body to withstand the interference of the three inside players and jumped up to dunk! !

buzzing.

In an instant, the sound of a dunk resounded throughout the AT&T Arena!
This time the Spurs' defense failed.

But soon, the Spurs players adjusted their mentality.

In the following period of time.

The Spurs players immediately focused on offense. At this moment, there were only 23 seconds left in the third quarter.

In other words, the Spurs still have one last chance to attack.

In the stands of the entire AT&T Arena, nearly 20,000 Spurs fans were also shouting slogans of attack in unison at this moment!
"This is the Spurs' last scoring chance before the end of the third quarter!"

"The time has come to test the Cavaliers' defense!"

In the Tianchao Sports studio, Yu Jia's tone was full of anticipation.

Coach Zhang said: "The Spurs will most likely shoot three-pointers this time. They will definitely try to shorten the point difference as quickly as possible."

Just as Coach Zhang said.

When Tony Parker pushed the basketball to the frontcourt, he did not rush to shoot, but instead tried to compress the game time as much as possible.

When there were only three seconds left in the third quarter.

Leonard suddenly moved from the free throw line to outside the three-point line!
Right now.

Tony Parker quickly passed the basketball to Leonard.

Then, Leonard took the first shot.

In the blink of an eye, the basketball fell into the basket.

He succeeded!

At the end of the third quarter, Leonard made a pull-up three-pointer and successfully helped the Spurs score!

"The third quarter is over!"

"The Cavaliers, who are currently playing away from home, are currently leading by 6 points!"

"The score is 88:82!"

"It looks like the suspense of tonight's game will only be revealed at the end of the fourth quarter!"

After Yu Jia finished speaking, Coach Zhang immediately said: "It is really difficult to play at the Spurs' home court, but I believe that the Cavaliers are still capable of winning."

……

When the fourth quarter began.

The stands at the AT&T Arena erupted with deafening cheers once again! !

Tens of thousands of fans shouted the Spurs' attack slogan in unison.

Entering the final quarter, Popovich replaced Tony Parker with Ginobili.

(End of this chapter)