You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 928 Becoming a Giant
No one likes war unless cornered.

The strange thing is that neither the 76ers nor the Warriors have entered the so-called desperate situation.

The so-called desperate situation is a situation where there is either death or life.

But now the series is tied 2-2. Even if they lose Tianwangshan, there is still room for maneuver in the series.

The winning rate of winning Tianwangshan will rise in a straight line, but losing Tianwangshan does not mean losing the finals.

History has given the probability that the team that loses Tianwangshan has at least a 20% chance of reversing.

No one expected that the battle between the 76ers and the Warriors at Tianwangshan would be high-energy from the beginning, and then the second and third quarters would become more intense.

Before Curry retired from injury, the Warriors controlled the situation; after Curry retired from injury, Wei Xia dominated the game.

In the final quarter, Curry returned, and the two sides sent their main players to a showdown.

The fierce battle in the first three quarters did not reduce the intensity of the fourth quarter. The depth of the Warriors' lineup allowed them to ensure sufficient physical fitness. Although the 76ers played a pseudo-eight rotation, except for Wechat and Hollins, the remaining six players were all young people under the age of 30 and could carry it.

The Warriors let the 76ers die within 2 minutes with their high defensive intensity.

At the same time, Curry was affected by an ankle injury, and his shooting touch dropped significantly, failing to reach his previous level. The Warriors also suffered a 2-minute scoring drought.

82 is better than 78
This is Weixia's score in the third quarter, and the 76ers lead by 4 points.

Two minutes later in the fourth quarter, the score remained unchanged, and the 2ers still led by 76 points.

When it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Wei Xia wanted to use the cover to get the ball, but in the end, he collided with Green on the way.

Neither of them did it on purpose, they just ran too fast, couldn't stop, and knocked each other to the ground.

The power of this stroke is comparable to the classic ballet dance of Rodman and Karl Malone in the 1998 Finals.

Weixia, who was supposed to catch the ball, fell to the ground, and the 76ers' offense could only be given to Hayward.

Hayward didn't adjust the time, turned around with the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer.

What looked like a hit from Hayward's perspective actually only hit the Nets.

The Warriors wanted to take advantage of Wei Xia's fall to the ground, but they didn't expect that Wei Xia had already run back to the backcourt, and Green had just got up.

With five defenses and four defenses in the frontcourt, the Warriors' desire to counterattack fell through.

Under the suffocating defense, it is difficult for Curry to get a good offensive opportunity.

His ankle injury has reduced his speed and explosive power, and the confusion of variation dribbling is not as good as before, not to mention that Wei Xia doesn't like his rhythm shaking.

The worst thing is that he was shocked by Weixia's momentum, lacked passing power, and was cut off by Cousins. If it weren't for his teammates' effective defense and Holiday's reckless decision to force the penalty area, they would have faced a more difficult situation.

Holiday flew to the basket and was strictly guarded against.

After three and a half minutes like this, no one has been able to break the scoring shortage.

The dreary atmosphere brings endless depression, and someone must break the dreary battlefield.

Curry used himself as a bait to confuse the 76ers' defense. Wall suddenly launched an attack, so fast that no one could react, and he was put on an empty basket.

80 is better than 82
"In the past 4 minutes, someone scored for the first time!" Mike Breen said loudly, "John Wall, will he be the key player in this game?"

At this time, the Warriors asked Thompson to defend Weixia.

Because other people either have no speed or no height.

Wei Xia seems to be at the end of his battle, but the Warriors dare not relax on him.

When he got the ball on the perimeter, the crowd held their breath.

With an attack time of 7 seconds, his first step quickly passed through Thompson's defense and got involved in the penalty area. Under the siege of Gasol and Green, the center of gravity never seemed to be on him.

He passed the ball to Faried in the high post before landing.

His shooting isn't his strong suit, but he has to shoot now.

"Shh!"

Lucky for the goal, Wei Xia was happy for him, and ran back with his aching body.

He knew he hadn't suffered serious injuries.

Every time he landed, from a mechanical point of view, he "falls" very healthy and scientifically, and no part is overly stressed.

But if you frequently compete with the floor in a short period of time to see who is harder, the quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change sooner or later. It is hard to say which part will suddenly shatter like crystal glass, but Wei Xia can't care so much now.

Every time he fell, he got up stronger and faster than the last time.

He doesn't give his opponents the illusion that "putting him to the ground worked."

But doing that doesn't stop his opponents from taking him to the ground, like everyone else on the floor, everyone falls, it's just that he does it more often, like Curry.

Both groups knew who the key person was.

Faried made a lucky mid-range shot, and Curry once again used his own ball-holding threat to attract flanking attacks, and passed it to Wall with a one-handed throw.

Wall made a throw from outside the paint area.

"You can't stop it!" Wall yelled.

84 is better than 86
The Warriors' successful attacks in turn seemed to be the clarion call to wake up the whole team.

The materialization of the sound of the horn is the tsunami of the crowd, and the fanatical fans are eager to see a victory that will be declared to the world-the old king is dead, and the new king will be established!

Wei Xia's running position entered a dead corner, and Cousins' support ball could not be given out.

He wants to attack, but Gasol's defense keeps him from getting there.

The harassment from Green's weak side cut off Cousins' connection to the half court, and Wecha had to rush to get the ball before Cousins ​​made a wrong decision.

But he got the ball and there was no shot clock.

In the final half of the game, Wei Xia made a shot at the buzzer.

Three non-sticks-Curry received the ball under the basket, threw it out immediately when it landed, and sent it directly to Wall, without any defenders in the open ground, his talent was released to the greatest extent.

He still can't relax completely, the threat behind him is like a ghost in his throat, he doesn't intend to escape, they have been suppressed by this terrible opponent for two years, now is their strongest time, they must knock down this opponent!
Wall jumped up, not afraid of Wei Xia's chasing hat.

He grabbed the ball with his right hand and dunked it into the basket. Wei Xia's chasing block hit his arm. Not only did he fail to prevent it, he also got a foul.

"Beep!!!!"

The frustrating whistle sounded on the field, and there were 5 minutes and 48 seconds before the end of the game. The Warriors tied, and Wall still had a chance to score an extra penalty for overtaking the score.

The Warriors were laughing, the Warriors fans were laughing and shouting, the 76ers were gasping in frustration, and Wright called the game off.

Wright adjusted the lineup again. He replaced the only point guard, Holiday, with Robertson, who has a larger defensive area.

The 76ers must switch defenses to the end, and the rotation must be perfect.

But the price of replacing Holiday is that the task of holding the ball has to fall on Wei Xia, who seems to be unable to fight anymore.

Teammates cast worried eyes at Wei Xia, he picked up a wet towel and wiped his face, and asked, "Do you think I can't do it?"

None of them could answer this question for Wei Xia.

Just like Wei Xia himself, can he answer this question?
"I have to be honest. As you can see, I am indeed weak, but I will still return to the game, and I will not stop here." Wei Xia got up. In fact, he could sit for more than ten seconds, but sitting for more than ten seconds will not help him recover his physical strength. "Don't despair, guys, this is a hurdle we have to face!"

The referee came over and reminded them to come on.

The teammates stood up one after another.

"Every day, God gives us sunshine, so that at a certain moment, we have the ability to change all unhappy situations; however, every day, we pretend that we are not caressed by God, thinking that magical moments do not exist, that today is the same as yesterday, and tomorrow will not be any different from today." Wei Xia glanced at each of his teammates, "However, if we re-examine our lives, we will find that magical moment. It often appears in some of the most ordinary moments, such as the moment we insert the key into the lock hole on the door ; it may be tucked away in our lunch hour, or in a thousand and one little things of life that seem unchanging, but there is a moment—the moment when the power of all the constellations descends upon us and empowers us to make miracles happen."

"I will do the most ordinary things."

"I'll do the hardest thing."

"I'll do what hurts the most."

"I tell you, in order to make a miracle happen, I will do anything, believe me, anything!" The more intense Wei Xia's voice was, the more encouraged his teammates were.

The prophetic legend appeared in their hearts: Only when they are on the verge of collapse, the real Wish will wake up.

Their opponents couldn't understand, just like Wei Xia's teammates couldn't explain how he persisted.

It is this inexplicable magic power that brings the curative effect of the dead wood and spring.

The Warriors discovered that the 76ers had turned into the mad dog that gnawed again.

Starting from the defense, Wall's breakthrough layup was roughly fouled by Robertson and missed two free throws.

"Isn't that stopping you?" Robertson growled.

Even though Wall took over the game for nearly 2 minutes, he needs to pay a price if he wants to continue to take over.

Wei Xia was treated like this for the whole game, and now Robertson just put the same pressure on him, and he began to hesitate.

The Warriors, who already know how to play this game, know that when the offense can't make it, they will be ready to defend and wait for the counterattack.

Wei Xia was running, and suddenly became entangled with Green.

"Finally, you can't beat your watch!" Greenpeer growled, "I thought you could hold on!"

At this time, Wei Xia suddenly swung his elbow towards his chest, pushed his defense away from the angle that the referee could not see, ran to the free throw line to get the ball, shot a fake shot, and flew Thompson, who was assisting the defense, and then dribbled deep into the penalty area.

Very difficult, but this is the only chance.

88 is better than 87
The 76ers went ahead by 1 point again. Wei Xia looked back at Green and smiled bitterly, "Your incompetent rage is better than all refreshments."

Green wanted to fight back with anger. He got the ball at the top of the key and faced Robertson.

But if his teammates can't run, what he's doing is wasting time.

What made him angry was that his teammates really couldn't run out of opportunities. They were in a stalemate for 20 seconds. The scene left to the audience was just a forced breakthrough.

Hayward ran to the frontcourt at the most appropriate time, the ball came from the backcourt, and he shot without any pressure.

90 is better than 87
"That's it!" The teammates off the court shouted selflessly, "That's it!"

It is difficult for the Three Musketeers on the commentary stand to look at this game with a normal heart.

"Oracle Arena has been silent more than once, which is rare."

"The performance of the 76ers has made the audience doubtful. They are not sure whether the Warriors can beat the 76ers."

"The Phillies have dug out their own heart, and they can only win if they pierce the heart of the 76ers!"

The two cores who were forced to retreat were facing each other at the top of the arc.

Wei Xia defended Curry, they were all tortured by each other's team, Curry was injured for a while, and although his return boosted morale, the fiery state was no longer there.

Wei Xia has always been on the court. His burden is heavier than that of Curry. It can be said that he has been targeted better than Curry. He is still here.

The offense was forced to nowhere, and Curry could only barely play singles.

Wei Xia looked like he was about to get tired and lay down. His defensive action was not inferior to before, and his integrity was terrible. In the end, Curry's three-pointer was seriously off track and he missed the shot.

In an instant, Wei Xia judged that Cousins ​​would grab the rebound, and his intuition gave orders to his body through nerves.

He knocked Curry down on the spot and ran all the way upfield.

"Wish still has this speed!" Brin exclaimed in shock.

Cousins ​​grabbed the defensive rebound with both hands and saw Wei Xia who had already run across the half court.

He accumulated strength with both hands and passed the ball to the frontcourt with all his strength.

It was the best long pass he had ever passed, and the basketball flew to the 76ers' No. 1 player.

He didn't bother to do other moves, and stepped on the two-step gliding dunk in the paint.

"Boom!!!"

92 is better than 87
With 2 minutes and 58 seconds left in the game, the Warriors requested a timeout.

In a game of this intensity, they are 5 points behind, and they can no longer comfort themselves with the scoring efficiency of the regular season.

The brutal fact before them is that they are now having difficulty even bringing the ball to a threatening position.

At this time, the timeout is to let the players calm down, and take advantage of this time stripped from the game to adjust their state.

Tactics come second.

Wright repeatedly emphasized defense, and Kerr emphasized unity and teamwork, and cannot rely on the individual offense of the stars.

"Our lineup is much deeper than theirs, and we should be stronger on the offensive end!" Kerr yelled.

He was right, absolutely right.

The Warriors should of course be tougher on the offensive end.

The Warriors sent the ball to Curry, and they needed a collective effort to solve the offensive problems. Curry used high-position double pick-and-rolls to create difficulties for the 76ers' defense.

His drive was almost complete, and the 76ers rushed out three people in an exaggerated way to block his way, but it also left Thompson open on the other end of the court.

This is a disorder on the defensive end, and it is also the inevitable leakage of the 76ers. Curry sensibly moves the ball in a wide range, and Robertson runs at full speed to Thompson, but the opponent has already shot before the man arrives.

A shot from beyond the left three-point line.
"Shuh!!!"

90 is better than 92
"This is their best solution to the problem!" Van Gundy said, "The greatest thing about the Warriors who won 74 wins is not to have Stephen Curry, but to have Stephen Curry who can give full play to the talent of the lineup!"

The Warriors then chased and bit Wei Xia like a mad dog.

Not to catch the ball, not to run freely, and if possible, I want to let him fall off the ball, provided that he avoids the attention of the referee.

They resolutely pursued the strategy of not giving Wei Xia the ball, and it succeeded.

Wei Xia didn't get the ball, Cousins ​​got the ball.

When the Warriors invest a lot of manpower to prevent Wei Xia from receiving the ball, Cousins ​​​​will definitely have a singles opportunity.

Cousins ​​also knew that he had to seize this opportunity.

The power gushing out of his body surprised him. He knew that it was not only his power, but also the power bestowed on him by his teammates. It was the motivation brought by Wish's hard work throughout the game.

He sat out the biggest game in the Eastern Conference finals, and Wish gave it his all in that game, like tonight, to get the team here.

Cousins ​​vowed that night that he would never put his team in the same predicament again.

But Wish fought harder tonight than that day, what did he do?

15 points and 21 rebounds is good, but what is that compared to Wish?
What Cousins ​​has done since then is beyond Marc Gasol's expectations.

He was an insider in the last era. He didn't know that today's inside players can do this kind of operation-cousins ​​dropped the ball with his left hand, changed direction and swayed his center of gravity, like a bold and tall point guard, took his position with a European step, and went straight to the basket.

But he has already come to the basket, how could he easily waste the opportunity, Green missed the interference, he jumped up and grabbed again, and succeeded in making a dunk on the spot.

94 is better than 90
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Now, he's like a contemporary incarnation of Kevin Garnett.

Those who are inspired by him are not only the Haywards, but also Wei Xia.

Wei Xia knew that he was not fighting alone. He had teammates and people he could rely on, just like Kobe who stood in front of him back then.

"Back to defense!" He shouted loudly.

With 2 minutes and 24 seconds left in the game, the Warriors are still 4 points behind. They are so passive that it is unexpected. The 76ers are defending their fragile advantage with all their strength.

At this point, every point has to be exchanged for blood.

Curry sprinted inside with his injured ankle and Faried attacked from behind, missing Curry's ball but elbowing his opponent's face.

Curry's layup fell to the ground before he even shot it, and Faried was called for a foul.

Curry felt the smell of blood in his mouth. He didn't want to end up because of it, so he swallowed the blood in his mouth whole, walked to the free throw line with a murderous face and hit two goals.

"Don't lose to them, let's see who is more ruthless!" He growled in a rare way.

Wei Xia didn't get the ball, and Hayward was responsible for bringing the ball across the half.

The 76ers have no point guards on the court, and everyone who has the ability to hold the ball may dribble across the half court.

The clock was counting down, and when it entered the final 2 minutes, Wei Xia ran out to receive the ball.

pull away!pull away!

The teammate silently walked to the effective shooting range farthest from the basket, opening up the most space for Wei Xia.

The person defending Wecha is Thompson. The Warriors may need Iguodala more, but now they can only choose one of offense and defense.

They chose the offense that went all the way to where it is today.

"You can't guard against me."

Wei Xia's right hand hit the ball one after another, Thompson was cautious and did not regard Wei Xia as a powerless person who had reached his limit.

Thompson noticed Wechat's ballhandler tending to lift.

He may not be so familiar with Weixia's offense, but he is familiar with Curry's offense.

Whenever Curry wants to shoot a three-pointer with the ball, he will dribble the ball very high to match his ability to hold the ball and be ready to shoot a three-pointer in front of an opponent who is stunned or loses his defensive position in an instant.

Wei Xia raised his dribbling height higher and higher in a few seconds. In the last 4 seconds, he stopped suddenly and opened his palms to collect the ball.

Thompson's brain was blank, and what made him respond was the instinct written into his DNA.

Instinct made him jump, and he came to the top uncontrollably.

However, when he saw that Wei Xia was still on the ground, the blood in his body was instantly cold—Wei Xia looked at the dribbler who was about to receive the ball, he slapped the ball sideways to the back, and turned around to pass the shaken Thompson—three seconds, Wei Xia strode forward, and the insiders who were stretched out of the space had no time to recover, and they did not expect Wei Xia to dare to come inside.

Wei Xia not only came to the inside, but also used all his strength to jump up and fill the basket with both hands!

96 is better than 92
With a gap of 4 points, Wei Xia's personal 48th point.

The fans realized the sense of crisis, and the voice of cheering for the Warriors became hysterical.

They don't know what to do anymore, it's the only thing they can do.

They may have forgotten that this is the Warriors' offensive round. With such loud noises, they don't know whether they are cheering for the Warriors or adding additional interference to them.

The Warriors' offense dragged to the end, and Curry singled out Weixia again from the outside.

His strong three-pointer was blocked by Wei Xia's fingertips.

The ball missed the rim, but the offensive rebound was caught by Gasol.

Gasol has already thrown off Cousins' defense, and the basket is close in front of him. Perhaps the whole field of hand-to-hand combat destroyed his touch, and it may be that the fans yelled frantically, which influenced his mind. No reason can fully explain that he would cross the bridge when faced with a shot that was close at hand.

His rebound shot, which was rubbed against the rebound point, completely missed the basket.

The pressure he faced may really be beyond imagination, and no matter how remorse it is, it cannot wash away his mistakes.

The 76ers controlled the defensive rebounds.

The Warriors suddenly made a frontcourt press. Robertson, who got the rebound, was neither a good ball handler nor a good passer. He suddenly encountered a terrible intensity of pressing defense. He was as distraught as Gasol.

Worried about the eight-second violation, he risked passing the ball to the frontcourt.

His ball escaped the harassment of the Warriors players, but the height of the pass is not what humans can receive.

Just like that, a few seconds after the game time fell below 1 minute, his ball was passed out of the front field.

This is an acceptable turnover. If his ball is intercepted, or the pass is missed, the Warriors can build an offense on the spot. In that case, it is difficult for the 76ers to stop.

Now, they have to return to the backcourt to re-serve, and the 76ers can also regroup.

57 seconds, 96 to 92.

The Warriors carefully controlled the timing, and the ball was in Curry's hands throughout.

They know that the 76ers are very nervous about Curry, even if he only scored 2 points in the fourth quarter, just like Wei Xia looks like he will fall to the ground at any time, but the Warriors will never give him an easy chance to attack.

Curry took a conservative approach, and the longer the delay, the worse it would be for the Warriors.

They dragged on until 24 seconds, and the high pick-and-roll blocked out the opportunity. The 76ers' defense did not come up immediately. Curry shot the best shot after returning in the fourth quarter.

His key three-pointer did not cause a key echo.

"boom!!!"

The sound of iron strikes seemed to be louder than the usual shots, and the fans of the Warriors were going to despair. At that time, Marc Gasol redeemed himself. He grabbed the offensive rebound from the crowd and passed it outside.

With 32 seconds left in the game, the Warriors were still 4 points behind.

They need to make two shots and defend one in 32 seconds.

Both indicators must be completed, if one is not completed, you will lose.

In the most critical 32 seconds, the Warriors replaced Wall and Green, who would drag space, with Drummond and Iguodala, who can better protect offensive rebounds.

The lineup of the 76ers remains unchanged. Wei Xia looked at the position of the Warriors. In fact, his brain can no longer think and analyze calmly. He just judges the opponent's tactics based on his feelings and feelings about the game.

When he saw Curry serve the ball, he knew it must be Iguodala who caught the ball.

Thompson can only be the end point. Without Green, Gasol may be sent to the free throw line by the 76ers with a tactical foul. Only Iguodala can dominate the ball to determine the Warriors' final tactics.

Therefore, while defending Curry's serve, he gave Curry space to pass the ball to Iguodala.

Curry bluffed for a few seconds, and suddenly hit the ball to Iguodala, who was pulled two meters beyond the three-point line.

Just when Iguodala received the ball, Wesha, who should be marking Curry, made the craziest, most risky, and most shocking decision tonight-letting Curry short and double-teaming Iguodala!

Time is passing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
All the Warriors were shocked!
The audience howled to give their power to the players on the field!
Iguodala wants to find a teammate to pass the ball, not necessarily Curry, anyone, anyone!Just be a fucking Warriors player!
"AE~~~!"

The voice of his teammates came from the left, and the familiar call made Iguodala's vigilance drop, and there was a mistake in the protection of the ball.The moment he looked at the source of the sound, Wei Xia's face came into his eyes, and the next moment, Wei Xia slapped the ball in his hand from bottom to top!

Robertson on the wing jumped up and stabbed the ball to the frontcourt!

Iguodala chased the ball at full speed in fear, he didn't know how much time was left, he only knew that once the ball changed hands, it would be over!
Robertson puts a lot of power into the ball, and Iguodala can't catch it, but if it can be guaranteed to go out of bounds, the ball still belongs to the Warriors.

When the ball flew out of the field in his eyes, he gained peace in his heart, but this peace lasted less than 1/3 of a second. A hurricane-like figure flew by his side, stepping on the field in front of him and flying out of the field.

Some people will see the world clearly after getting old. Wei Xia doesn't want to wait for so long. He only needs a moment, a moment to understand that the place where the light shines is the direction where his heart belongs. He must bravely catch up and run with all his strength.
In this arena that can accommodate 19506 people, Wei Xia looks like a small person, but his body flies out of bounds, saves the ball back to the palm of his teammates, and as his teammates complete dunks, the point difference is pulled to 6 points. At the moment, the central big screen repeatedly played that moment.

He has become a giant in the eyes of all fans around the world!

The Oracle Center was as silent as the scene of a major accident, and only Mike Breen’s roar was still full of passion: "The 32-year-old Wish sent this deadly ball back to his teammates just like he made a heroic save for the Lakers to win the match point ten years ago! Ten years later, he is still him! When his opponent stops, he is desperately moving forward. He will never leave the outcome to fate. He will always seize this opportunity to become a hero. Tonight, he did it again!!!"

(End of this chapter)