Defending champion

Chapter 318 The Time of Decisive Battle

Chapter 1: The Moment of the Final Battle

The Rockets were completely fooled by the attack wave of the Hornets.The morale of the Rockets has now become extremely low.Rockets coach Rick Adelman is also very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Rockets.

"Guys, what are you doing? What are you doing? Are you herding sheep? You have to cheer up! We didn't lose, and we still have a chance to win." Adelman said to He shouted in the voice of the Rockets players.

"Control the tempo, we are leading now. We have to control the tempo and slowly increase the success rate. I don't believe that the Hornets can catch up with that score in the last quarter. close."

"The most important thing to defend is to defend Jack. The task of Tracy defending Jack is mainly given to you. Battier, your evil task is to prevent Peja Stockovic from shooting a three-pointer... ..." Adelman kept drawing the tactic of waiting on the recording board next to him while talking loudly.

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"Our tactics for the current game are to stay the same and listen to Jack's command on the court." Byron Scott glanced at the Hornets players present.

"Beep..." After Byron Scott finished speaking, he motioned for everyone to come on stage.

Without Paul, Byron Scott's technical and tactical arrangements are difficult to fully implement in the game.All he can do now is put the ball in Jack's hands and let Jack figure things out.

Hornets attack!
Jack dribbled the ball through the half court, and as soon as Jack took possession of the ball, McGrady rushed out from the inside and flanked Jack. At the same time, behind McGrady stood Alstom, who was eyeing Jack.Seeing McGrady approaching closely, Jack couldn't help showing a sneer in his heart.

Like two ox horns, standing obliquely in front of him, one defends slightly forward, and the other defends slightly behind, an obvious double-team tactic.Jack

Not daring to get too close, he shook his hand and passed the ball to Peja Stockovic.

As soon as Jack's ball arrived, Battier immediately appeared in front of Peja Stockovic. Battier, known as a defensive expert, showed Peja Stockovic to death.

Peja Stockovic didn't even get a shot.

Reluctantly, the ball came again and ran out of Butler's hands.

Butler was used to a ball-protecting posture when catching the ball, but when he turned around, he didn't see anyone stepping forward to defend him, so he was stunned.

Three meters away, Alston stood sideways, butler hesitated, should he shoot or burst?
Sudden, this is really irrational, there are obviously 2 big guys guarding the inside, it is difficult to score, shoot?At the three-point line, the hit rate is not guaranteed.

David West was forced to pull to the bottom corner of the outside line, making him even more uncertain. There were three people around Chandler's position. Once the ball was in his hands, he would be double-teamed immediately, and he couldn't pass it.

Butler thought for a while, but in desperation, he could only wander around the perimeter, looking for opportunities.

"Give it to me!" Jack came running from the other side, and later, McGrady chased after him closely.

A clever Butler stood sideways and just passed the ball into Jack's hands, while McGrady was slightly blocked.

Jack held the ball without thinking about it at all. The 24-second attack time was running out, so he stood up and opened his hands to shoot.

"Dang!" There was a loud sound of smashing iron, and the basketball hit the basket and was immediately grabbed by Mutombo, who had already been prepared.

"Return to defense!" Jack shouted, and first ran back with all his strength.

McGrady ran to Mutombo's side, took the ball and walked towards the Hornets half court from the sideline.

"Defend well, and be ready to defend at any time!" Jack shouted loudly.

McGrady didn't intend to pass the ball at all, and raised one hand high, shouting loudly at his teammates' running positions.

First block, second block, third back block, McGrady is constantly moving behind his teammates, looking for the best shot opportunity.McGrady's goal was determined to score the ball.

"Pull it away, you Butler go up! Don't let him shoot." Jack shouted, staring at McGrady behind the figure.

It's time to make a move!

Jack thought to himself, suddenly, as Battier ran a sideways pick-and-roll from the inside, Butler was firmly stuck to his side, and McGrady, who had become unguarded, finally touched the free throw line Less than one meter in front of him, he paused, received the ball, bowed his body, then stretched out his body and jumped up.

McGrady's long-awaited opportunity finally came, and McGrady's face said that raised a high arc.McGrady's body kept rising in the air, kept rising until it reached the highest point, McGrady's wrist pressed lightly, and the basketball rolled out from between McGrady's hands, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, brushing straight Swipe to the basket rolling strokes.

"It's not that easy! Don't even think about shooting in front of me." Jack's eyes blazed coldly. After waiting for a long time, he ran from the inside line on the left, reached full speed in two steps, and rushed towards McGrady without any hesitation.

McGrady was extremely surprised in his heart. He never dared to make a move because Jack was still not attracted. He was still standing inside, staring at him, but time could not wait any longer. Just be a Battier After the beautiful split, McGrady's eyes widened, "I can't hesitate any longer!"

McGrady told himself that as soon as he gritted his teeth, he took a step forward and shot when he got up.

Just when he finished all his movements and just jumped off the ground, McGrady finally saw Jack move.

He really rushed out, just like the motionless poisonous snake, attacking at the best time and at the fastest speed.

McGrady took a deep breath of air and told himself that when you shoot a basketball, you must be responsible. You should only have the basket in your eyes.

The shot was made, and when the ball left McGrady's index finger, the feeling told him that the goal was definitely scored, but was it really so?

The ball rolled very quickly, and it quickly rubbed against the air, turning into a trajectory with a very high arc, flying high into the sky.

A big hand covering the sky appeared in front of McGrady in vain, and immediately, it completely blocked McGrady's sight of shooting.

The radian exposed from the corner of McGrady's mouth was completely covered by dark clouds in an instant, and McGrady's face became extremely pale, and he was shocked in his heart: "When did this guy appear here?"

The spectators in the stands on the court saw this scene, which made their blood and even their cells feel crazy.

Jack has never jumped so high. When he rushed out of the inside and accelerated towards McGrady, he had already seen McGrady's jump and the ball had already been released. He didn't think he would miss it, because Jack didn't even Think about what will happen after this!
Will the ball go in? What if it goes in?What kind of morale loss would the score draw cause again?
He didn't think about anything. In his eyes and in his heart, there was only the basketball that had just been gently lifted from McGrady's hands.

I will not let you succeed!

The extreme anger suddenly made Jack excited to the extreme in an instant. His thoughts and mind were completely gone, and what was left was only the instinctive desire.

Take this ball!
No yelling, no scary facial expressions, Jack is like a bronze statue, so calm!
The moment the ball was shot, Jack was already one and a half meters away from McGrady. He swung his hands vigorously behind him, then took a slight step with his foot, and then arched his feet, followed by a geometric change in speed. Like a black bird, it jumped into the air, raised its right hand high, and reached for the basketball rolling in the air.

He really jumped straight up like a spring, jumping so high, but with such an elegant posture, perfectly displaying the curves of his body in the eyes of all the audience.

The churning basketball was like a child caught by its mother, and immediately stopped being naughty, and stayed there quietly without making a sound, and the only thing left was the black figure that once crossed the air.

Jack staggered to the ground, and after taking a step forward, he immediately stabilized his body, threw the ball lightly on the ground, then dribbled the ball, and accelerated forward.

Like a lifeless object, McGrady quietly let Jack pass by him, the whistling sound rang in his ears, the black figure flashed in front of his eyes, and the floating number 33 passed through his heart like this. skimming.

Quietly tore his firmness.

"Picking the ball in the air??" a spectator murmured.

"Is this a block or a steal?" Another spectator shook his head in disbelief, as if asking himself, and shouted as if venting his excitement.

Kenny Smith closed his eyes, and his mind was like playing a movie, playing the terrible scene just now repeatedly.

It is so sudden, so thrilling, but also so beautiful, like a black lightning, shocking your heart and your whole sensory organs.

"Jack, how high can you jump?" Charles Barkley shouted as if sighing.

"It's really scary. I've never seen such explosive power. It's unbelievable! The height of the block just now is in my entire career. Except for me and Jordan, there are no basketball players who can do this. Besides, there is only Jack." Charles Barkley said.

Kenny Smith next to him felt nothing after hearing the first half of the sentence.However, the more he heard the end, the more Jack felt something was wrong.Kenny Smith said: "Charles, didn't I say you? What about this person? You can't be so shameless? In my impression, haven't you always been a floor player?" Kenny Smith gave Ken Ni Smith choked on this sentence.

Even though Charles Barkley had a thick face, after hearing what Kenny Smith said, his old face still turned red all of a sudden.

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Seeing Jack's fierce defense as the coach of the Rockets, Adelman also shook his head with a helpless wry smile.While facing the hatred of Jack in his heart, he also felt very sorry. Why can't such a talent be owned by him?
After Jack scored this wave of fast breaks, the score between the two sides came to 9 points.This is the closest point difference between the two sides since the third quarter.

At this time, as the leader of the Rockets, McGrady was insulted by Jack one after another.McGrady also sounded the horn of their counterattack this time.

Team Rocket attacked.McGrady saw that the offense in the previous few sports games failed to score the ball. This time he tried to adjust and change his style of play.

The Rockets passed the ball a few times, and the ball finally came to Battier's hands, and Peja Stockovic, who was defending Battier, immediately slid over to defend him.

Battier is also a knack for deep breakthroughs. At the moment when the center of gravity of Peja Stockovic's defense shifted, Battier moved, and along the right side, Battier rushed forward diagonally.

Peja Stockovich shouted loudly, forcibly staggered his feet, stopped immediately, and tried his best to block it with both hands.

But Battier passed by, just passed by so simply, dodging Peja Stockovich, Battier did not accelerate, but after attracting two Hornets players double-teamed, his body fell Turn, face outside, pass the ball.

The ball was passed out almost in parallel, which shows how solid Battier's basic skills are.

McGrady stood there quietly, watching the basketball flying towards him, opening his hand, catching it, getting up, pulling it out, the movements were coherent and natural.

There was nothing he could do about Butler's supplementary defense. Butler's hands almost completely covered McGrady's eyes. Butler's supplemental defense was completely fine.However, there is no way that McGrady's hand style today is too smooth.

After receiving the ball, McGrady threw the ball directly to Ganba, and the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air. With a sound of "swipe", the basketball hit the net, and the very clean and crisp sound of the basketball brushing the basket and hitting the net sounded.The basketball stirred up a large wave of gorgeous waves on the rim.

McGrady hit a three-pointer, which directly suppressed the Hornets' counterattack arrogance with a three-pointer.

After McGrady's three-pointer, the point difference between the two sides came to 12 points again.Currently, the ratio between the two teams is now 70 to 82, and the Hornets are 12 points behind.

Jack patted the back of Butler who was in a daze, then ran forward and returned to the defense without saying anything.

Butler also let out a long sigh of relief, his face flushed with excitement again, Butler gave a loud drink, clapped his hands vigorously, and quickly ran back to the frontcourt.

Jack had the ball in half court, and Jack was immediately flanked by a flanking defense. Jack needed this kind of effect.

As a good point guard, the most important point is that what you need to learn is to size up the situation.Jack is undoubtedly doing a great job at this point.

After Jack dribbled the ball for halftime, Alston and McGrady immediately came up to pinch. They wanted to use this method to delay the time for the Hornets to attack.In his previous life, because of his height, Jack always played the role of point guard when playing games.How could Jack not know this?

Faced with McGrady and Alston's pincer defense, Jack used his own skillful dribbling to get rid of it. Jack stopped suddenly and directly handed the ball to David West who had a singles opportunity inside. hands.

Facing Hayes' defense, David West dribbled the ball with a side shot and immediately exerted force. Hayes, who was defending him, immediately felt a huge force attacking his chest. David West It was also crazy, David West used his own strength to squeeze enough space for himself to shoot, turned around, hit the board and hit the ball into the basket.

David West used his personal singles ability to narrow the score to only 10 points for the Hornets.

Hayes is also a very competitive person, otherwise, how could such a small man become the reason for the Rockets' starting power forward.

During the round when Hayes came back, Hayes used the same blocking method as David West just now to get the ball at the basket.Alston puts the ball into his hands.

With a side shot, his body immediately exerted force, and David West, who was defending him, suddenly felt a huge force coming. This force was irresistible to him no matter what. anti-open.At this time, David West also had a good experience of what it means to be bombarded.

Now the adrenaline of the Hornets fans is also stimulated by the way the Hornets play between the two players on the court.Waves of applause from the fans at the scene invaded the basketball court.

Feeling empty behind, Hayeston roared, holding the anger of being insulted just now, turned around and raised the ball, wanting to make a big dunk.

When he raised the ball with one hand, he slapped it hard.

It is like a poisonous snake that has been waiting for a long time, and the moment the prey enters its attack range, it strikes.

"Snapped!"

This is the sound of the ball hitting the hand.

"Yo!"

That was Hayes' blurted exclamation when he felt his hands were empty.

Jack had already expected that Hayes would hit David West in a single.Jack has been waiting here for a long time.Jack picked up the basketball that fell on the ground with one hand, let out a loud cry, and ran forward at an accelerated speed.

Butler understood at the first moment, dodged McGrady next to him, and ran forward with all his strength.

McGrady, who was far outside the three-point line, also understood at the same time. Instead of turning around and returning to defense, he paused and ran towards Jack.

The distance between the two of them is only three meters. Under full strength, three meters is too little, and the reaction time given is also extremely pitiful. In this short period of time, what Jack has to face is the calm McGrady. Right in front of him, the calm face told himself that he would not let himself be flashed by so easily.

In a flash, Jack responded.

This was a wonderful reaction. When the game had passed for a long time, McGrady was still so surprised and couldn’t believe it when he recalled it. He said that until now, he still didn’t understand how Jack did it. He really deserves to have All the talents a great player has.

(End of this chapter)