eurekapd Chapter 696 The Last Ball
Chapter 696 The Last Ball
Chapter 696 The Last Ball
The second half begins quickly.
Stevens did not let Qin Tao and his main players play as usual.
Instead, continue to use the lineup led by Jeff Green and Humphries.
The Pelicans don't care that much.
You don't need the main force, we will continue to use it!
The game begins.
The absolute core of the Pelicans, Anthony Davis fired again and again!
His shooting rate is terrible, making the Celtics' insiders be overwhelmed.
The Celtics simply have Jeff Green, a hot guy.
Under the opponent's defense, he continued to maintain his own state, and for a while he was on par with Davis, and he seemed to be the absolute core of the Celtics!
As the third quarter progressed, Jeff Green gradually developed some physical problems at this point.
After all, like everyone else before, his physical strength can recover so quickly, maybe because he drank less.
After seeing the problem, Stevens immediately took substitution measures.
Besides, there is still more than one quarter left in the game. If he overdraws his state and enters the last quarter, he still doesn't know what will happen.
then.
Stevens tried to put Qin Tao and Rondo on the court.
Facing Davis again, Qin Tao was obviously more cautious and more attentive.
So under his defense, Davis' state gradually showed signs of cooling down.
This forced Monty Williams to place Davis at center forward while making substitutions.
Facing El-Farouq Aminu, Qin Tao's defense was like an iron gate, which did not give him room to display.
Facing Davis, Humphries gave up his offense and defended him wholeheartedly.
Humphries knows how rare such an opportunity is.
When his teammates are in a sluggish state, if he can't maintain his performance after he has played well, then his future playing time will really disappoint him again.
So he plays really hard defensively.
Even though Davis' offense is very diverse and threatening, he still cares about me and puts it entirely on the opponent.
After the third quarter, although Qin Tao still had no improvement on the offensive end, driven by his defense, the Pelicans did not score any surprising points.
However, they relied on Davis and Eric Gordon, who came down from the surprise army, to break out one after another, and they directly caught up with the previous point difference to only two points.
have to say.
Eric Gordon at this stage is no longer the absolute core of this team, but his shooting ability is really not covered.
After returning to the field, the pressure came to the Celtics again.
Only a two-point lead is nothing more than a goal for any team.
The Pelicans played again, as if in a high-spirited state.
Look at them again.
Except for Jeff Green, everyone in the lineup seems to have not adjusted enough.
It's not that they weren't given a chance, but that they were given a chance and the ball couldn't go in.
Take Rajon Rondo, for example.
In the first three quarters of the game, he took more than eight shots, but only hit two goals.
Coupled with Brandon Bass' 9-of-2 shooting and Avery Bradley's 4-of-1 shooting, the Celtics' main rotation players did not bring the team due help at all.
By the fourth quarter, Stevens had to make some risky decisions.
He continued to use Qin Tao, and replaced Olynyk at the center position.
Make sense.
These days are not easy for Olynik, playing time can be said to be very little, and he has not received the same treatment as last month.
Enable him now.
Stevens' idea is also very simple.
Since Davis is good both offensively and defensively, he will find someone who can open up the space and see if Qin Tao can recover.
Coupled with Phil Plessy and Chris Johnson as substitutes, Qin Tao is basically the leader on the field, so it's obviously a gamble.
After the game started, Qin Tao's performance made Stevens very helpless.
With the unconditional support of his teammates, Qin Tao's offensive end was simply tingling.
The back-up attack is very sure, and he missed three times in four hits.
As a supporting point, his reaction was obviously much slower.
Simply growing up to the present, Qin Tao is definitely not an idiot.
Seeing that you can't bring changes to the team's offense, then help your teammates score.
Don't say it!
His choices were so effective that he created quite a few surprises one after another.
First up is Olynyk.
With his long-range offensive ability, Davis treated him too confidently, which directly made him pay the price.
Olynyk frequently caught the ball in the high position and scored eight points on 5 of 4 shots.
Then there's Chris Johnson, replacing Jeff Green.
This non-draft player is completely like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
Whenever Qin Tao plays for him, he can often hit the ball.
When the game reached the last 5 minutes in this quarter, Johnson had already scored seven points with his own efforts and touch.
Under the actions of the Celtics, the Pelicans were obviously a little dissatisfied and did not respond. Instead, the Celtics once again widened the point difference to seven points!
pause!
Monty Williams called a timeout without thinking.
If the Celtics are allowed to continue, it will be impossible to win with only more than five minutes in this game!
then!
With the end of the timeout, the Pelicans hit an amazing shock wave as soon as they came up!
Davis, as the team's main attacking point, without Qin Tao's defense, completely looks like he is in no man's land!
So much so that in the last 2 minutes, relying on his performance alone, he brazenly narrowed the point difference to one point!
unconsciously!
This game has reached the final decisive battle!
At this point, Stevens once again used Jeff Green and Humphries.
With Qin Tao as a very effective blue-collar, coupled with the two of them may maintain the touch, winning this game will not be a problem!
The Pelicans naturally thought the same.
As long as Davis can hold on and they can defend better against others, then the final victory in this game will belong to them!
coming!
As they returned to the field one after another, just as the two teams met, a wave of bayonets broke out!
The constant collision between the bodies made the intensity of the confrontation suddenly rise!
Even though the Celtics are obviously at a disadvantage, they are more than mentally tough.
such.
When the game entered the last 40 seconds, the hard work of the two teams on the court kept the point difference at about two points.
Theoretically, there is only one attack left on each side, and whoever can score this goal will be able to win the game!
The game started when Monty Williams used the last timeout.
Bang bang bang! !
The fierce confrontation between the bodies immediately heated up the entire venue!
All the fans in the stands stood up spontaneously, and everyone looked very nervous!
The moment of life and death has finally arrived!
Under the defense of Humphries, Davis is like a god of war who is not afraid of anything. He uses his agility to break through quickly.
Go in!
The stadium instantly burst into cheers!
Because after Davis scored the goal, they led the Celtics by two points!
But there are still 22 seconds left. If there is any slack, the Celtics still have plenty of time to win!
Rajon Rondo took a deep breath and took the basketball, and came to the frontcourt with his teammates, shouting for organization.
however.
The Pelicans are extremely eager to win this game. They defend very hard and tough, and they don't give the Celtics a chance to run easily!
How to do?
The time has come to 15 seconds!
At this watershed, they had to make a choice immediately, whether to delay the time to prepare for overtime, or immediately fight for a round!
suddenly!
When Rondo was about to make a decision, Jeff Green, like a black panther, got rid of Tyreke Evans' defense and quickly appeared on the right sideline.
Rondo quickly glanced at the time and found that it was only 12 seconds. He finally made a decision, and it was given to him immediately.
Just because Jeff Green feels very good in this game!
next moment!
Jeff Green's choice was almost irritating, and Rondo cursed!
Because he suddenly took a step back, actually came outside the three-point line, adjusted and chose to shoot!
FUCK! !
Not only was Rondo emotional, but the other players cursed secretly after seeing it.
Because Jeff Green's three-point shooting rate is very bad!
however!
With the ball being thrown by Jeff Green, in just over a second, the basketball was magically hollowed into the net!
Silly.
Qin Tao and the others stared blankly at Jeff Green who was yelling excitedly. Everyone had an unbelievable feeling about this ball!
But when you enter, you enter.
They rushed over and yelled, as if they had won the championship.
But under Rondo's call, they immediately chose to mark people!
Because there are still 11 seconds left in the time, they must not give away the duck they got!
And the pressure has completely come to the side of the Pelicans.
As long as they can hit this goal, it can be said that the game is over!
But if they can't hit, then they can only swallow the bitter fruit at their home court!
With a gap of one point, who is the final winner?
quickly!
Because of the Celtics' full-court marking, when the Pelicans came to the frontcourt, they had already consumed five seconds of time!
Seeing that time is running out, they will naturally give the ball to Davis.
however.
When Davis received the ball and was about to start playing, he suddenly found that Qin Tao rushed towards him like a gust of wind.
But when he found out that something was wrong and was about to pass the ball, Davis seemed to swallow a fly suddenly.
Because Humphries was also like Qin Tao, and Mou rushed to Aminu's position with all his strength.
If he passes the ball now, he may be intercepted in an instant.
But time waits for no one!
Even if Qin Tao's defense is terrible, Davis must make a move.
pity.
Because of some haste and a change in mentality, Davis yelled and rushed to the basket as the ball came out.
(End of this chapter)