199: He still has to wait (for monthly passes!)_5

Would Popovich dare to keep gambling?

He didn't.

"Avery, stop the plan we just initiated!" He truly didn't dare.

Lenny Wilkens let out a sigh of relief, but the game was far from over.

Bowen's foul was too obvious, and without a doubt, the referee called it.

Duncan stepped up to the free throw line, and the entire crowd booed, with the Hawks' cheerleaders even performing a straddle toe touch dance on the baseline for Duncan.

They hoped Duncan would continue to miss his free throws, just like Karl Malone in the last season's finals.

But the wishes of the Atlanta fans were not to be fulfilled.

Duncan was not the soft type like Karl Malone or Chris Webber; his free throw inaccuracy had nothing to do with his psyche.

In fact, at that moment, Duncan was calmer than anyone else.

As a master of psychology, he knew very well how to self-regulate.