I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 153 Last moment
With 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the score was 82:87, and the Rockets led by 5 points.

The Rockets were able to overtake the score, and the first contributor was Joey Dorsey.

目前他的数据是12分9个篮板1个助攻3个盖帽1次抢断，简直是全能王的数据！

Of course, most of the data here is based on poor Glenn Davidson.

Dorsey completely blasted the opponent!
As for Garnett, Dorsey has not suffered much so far. Although he only scored two points under the defense of the opponent, Garnett is not feeling well and the score is not high.

However, Dorsey knew that what he was about to face was a very different Garnett from before.

There is a saying in the NBA that the difference between a superstar and an ordinary player is mainly reflected in the fourth quarter.

As a star player, especially a veteran player, it is difficult to expect them to go all out for 48 minutes. They will use their experience to rationally allocate physical energy and energy. They may look a little lazy in certain periods of time, but those who fish Time is actually accumulating strength for critical moments.

And the fourth quarter is the moment when they burst out with all their strength.

Sure enough, Garnett, who stepped onto the court again, changed his temperament. Instead of spouting unnecessary talk at Dorsey, he stared at his opponent coldly, like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.

Dorsey felt a little cold.

In fact, not only Garnett, but the entire Big Three, no, it can even be said that the aura of the entire Celtics team has changed.

This is the aura of a team that has been baptized in the finals and won the championship. At critical moments, it is as cold as a knife and as hard as iron.

In front of them, the Rockets, who have not made it past the first round of the playoffs for many years, are like a silly little sheep.

Sure enough, as soon as he came up, Ray Allen blew the horn of the Celtics' counterattack with a cold and precise three-pointer!
McGrady still wants to return one immediately like before.

He dribbled the ball at the three-point line and wanted to make a jumper, but this time Ray Allen, who likes to shoot through Yang, stuck to him like a blue-collar player, using his slightly thin The body, desperately squeezed against the strong McGrady, making it impossible to adjust the center of gravity.

Dorsey frowned and failed to complete the jump shot, but he changed his move very quickly. He dribbled the ball away from Allen with a big stride, and rushed to the three-point line. It seemed that he was going to the basket, but suddenly he stopped, Pull again.

However, just as the ball was about to be released, he saw a few big hands trying to block it from all directions.

The slightly delicate hand at the back belonged to Ray Allen, the big powerful hand stretched out from the side belonged to Paul Pierce, and the giant dark palm directly in front belonged to Kevin Garnett.

The big hands of the Big Three covered the sky and the sun, completely blocking McGrady's line of sight, full of oppressive force.

Although McGrady shot the ball, but his mind was confused, of course the ball missed, Perkins struggled to grab the rebound.

This ball is the portrayal of the Celtics' overall defense in the fourth quarter.

There is no difference between superstars and ordinary players, everyone is brave and strives to be the first.

Active chaos, fast defense, one side is in danger, and all sides support.

For a while, it was difficult for the Rockets to adapt to the change in the opponent's defensive intensity. Several consecutive offenses were hit, and the offense stagnated.

The Celtics took advantage of the momentum to pursue and scored several points in a row.

At 5 minutes and 57 seconds, Garnett got the ball to attack, and Dorsey tried his best to defend, but Garnett first used his body to hit him, and then made a jumper from an incredible angle.

Although Dorsey tried his best to take off and block the block, he was still beyond his reach, and the ball was as straight as a basket.

With a score of 90:88, the Celtics took the lead.

The Celtics, who played the main force, played an 8:1 spurt. During this period, the Rockets only scored 1 point from McGrady's two free throws.

Adelman adjusted again, resorted to the last trick, replaced Dorsey, and replaced Yao Ming, who had committed 4 fouls.

The Rockets faced the Celtics with the starting five.

Yao Ming's state is still not adjusted.

But the value of a star is that even if you don't do anything, as long as you stand on the court, your opponent must be afraid.

Yao Ming spent most of the game on the bench, with a lot of energy. Coupled with his altitude, he blocked the opponent's way to the basket as soon as he stood in the paint.

And the Celtics headed by the Big Three.Aging is serious, people get old first, and it is difficult to break through to the basket like before.

After Yao Ming played, although he didn't score, he grabbed two blue boards in a row, which stabilized the rhythm of the Rockets and prevented the situation from collapsing.

The game fell into a state of anxiety again.

Artest beat Pierce and scored two points;
Rondo made a wonderful pass to Garnett while running, and the latter broke through Scola and scored a layup;
Yao Mai connected, Yao Ming attracted the opponent to double-team inside, and suddenly passed to the outside, and McGrady was in the case of Ray Allen defending his face.three-point hit;
The Celtics played smoothly, Rondo passed to Garnett, Garnett made the ball, Pierce caught the ball and hit the basket, dunking Scola.

At 7 minutes and 42 seconds, the Rockets made another substitution, with Brent Barry and Joey Dorsey replacing Alston and Scola.

After the adjustment, McGrady returned to the organizational position of the first two games, while Dorsey appeared in the power forward position and continued to confront Garnett.

In this game, Scola actually played well, scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds, but at the last moment, his lack of confrontation ability and weak defense became the weakness of the Celtics' key attack.

Garnett's physical fitness and technical characteristics are almost the nightmare of all technical power forwards, so Adelman chose the muscular Dorsey at the last moment.

He gave Dorsey only one task: lock Garnett!
But Dorsey himself has no confidence in whether he can complete this task, because in the previous confrontation, Dorsey has already clearly felt that Garnett in the fourth quarter is different from usual.

As soon as Dorsey came up, Garnett beat him hard.

He received a pass from Rondo with his back, and suddenly turned around, looking like he was going to break through to the basket, but suddenly moved sideways, dodged the angle, and made a volley jumper.

Dorsey didn't lose his position. He tried to block the shot as much as possible, and his hands almost covered Garnett's eyes, but Garnett's shot flew steadily into the basket.

This is the stability and touch of a superstar. Even without looking at the basket, he can shoot the ball with just muscle memory and feel.

too strong!
Dorsey glanced at the coach with a guilty conscience, but saw Adelman frowning, wondering what he was thinking.

In fact, Ashuai also knows that it is a bit difficult to expect a rookie like Dorsey to defend a star of Garnett's level. No one in the league dares to say that he will be able to defend Garnett.

However, if Dorsey can't defend, it is better to let Scola stay on the court, at least "Diamond" can still play a role in offense.

Thinking of this, Adelman was ready to call Scola ready to play.

On the field, the Rockets attacked, Tracy McGrady handed the ball to Yao Ming, Yao Ming immediately fell into the opponent's pinch, Dorsey hurried over to respond, the ball was handed over to Dorsey, Garnett also stuck up like a gangrene.

Garnett deserves to be the best defensive player, his defense has no flaws, he has made up his mind, as long as Dorsey dares to attack, he must guard against this kid who doubts his life.

Sure enough, Dorsey hesitated for a moment, but then he made a move that made everyone unexpected.

He slammed the ball to the baseline.

Brent Barry just happened to be there.

Open space, three points, goal scored!

Barry's three-pointer equalized the score!
The Toyota Center was full of cheers. People were praising Barry for his rich experience and quick moves. Some also praised Barry for being old and strong, and for his accurate shooting. But only some professionals focused their attention on Dorsey. How could this kid Has such a wide vision and exquisite passing skills!

Garnett is also a little confused, this kid must be fooled!
As the score was equalized and the opponent was attacking again, Adelman postponed the decision to make a substitution.

In the next round of offense, the morale of the Rockets who tied the score was like a rainbow, showing the defensive toughness of the Van Gundy era and preventing the Celtics from attacking.

The Rockets made a comeback. This time, Dorsey pulled up to the high position and set up a pick-and-roll for McGrady. McGrady broke through to the inside, but was caught in a tight siege. He had no chance to make a phone call, so he had to pass the ball back to Dorsey.

McGrady was waiting to pull the outside line to re-organize the ball, but Dorsey suddenly passed the ball. A heavy but precise pass like a scalpel hit the hands of Ci Shiping, who was cutting to the basket.

Ci Shiping made a layup and scored!

The Rockets overtook the score!
This time, while the audience marveled at Artest's active running position, they also noticed Dorsey's wonderful pass.

Occasionally, it can be said to be fooled, but twice in a row, it has to be said to be prepared.

Adelman's heart was also trembling with excitement. He had been asking TR Dunn to give Dorsey special training, just to develop his outside ability. Judging from these two passes, the special training effect is very good!
Now besides McGrady, there seems to be another big man who can pass the ball!
How did he know that this was just the tip of the iceberg. Dorsey not only trained every day, but also used a lot of SP value that he worked so hard to save. Even if he is allowed to play outside, he can do well!

However, the success of these two passes also moved Dorsey's heart. Since he couldn't fight against Garnett inside, why didn't he try outside play?

May be able to receive unexpected results!

The Celtics are not vegetarians, and they quickly returned another one with Pierce's breakthrough layup, and the score was evened again.

It was the Rockets' turn to attack again.

Because this time Dorsey didn't go inside, but ran outside to ask for the ball.

McGrady was a little puzzled, and directed Dorsey to insert it quickly.

But Dorsey said: "I pull it out and you contrast it in, and I will make the ball for you"

McGrady heard that this was a variant of inside-out tactics. He saw Dorsey's passing ability just now and knew that he had the ability to pass the ball to himself, so he handed the ball to Dorsey, and then quickly drove back to the basket.

For McGrady, the Celtics are very tight-marked. As soon as he and Dorsey changed positions, they knew that they were going to run back, and quickly surrounded McGrady. Even Garnett, who was pulled out to defend, couldn't help it. Stepped back toward the basket.

Dorsey did not pass the ball to McGrady, but suddenly passed it to the top of the three-point arc on the right at 45 degrees, where Brent Barry had been cruising out of the chaos without anyone noticing, and made another open three-pointer, and again In!

The Rockets lead again by three points!
McGrady was a little upset that the ball didn't reach him, but when the ball went in, he didn't say much.

Billing Burley on the sidelines excitedly wrote in his notebook: "surprise"

Dorsey has shown his passing ability in the NBA, and it is still in front of opponents like the Celtics. How much of his potential has not been developed yet!

Although the Celtics were somewhat disrupted due to Dorsey's sudden emergence, their original deployment and rhythm were somewhat disrupted, but as a championship team, they did not panic.

Garnett pretended to shoot, tricked Dorsey, and suddenly went to the basket. Dorsey quickly slid back to the defense, but Garnett was tall and long, and sent the ball to the basket before Dorsey was in place.

"Snapped"

The ball was blocked, and Garnett's body collided with another taller body, the referee's whistle sounded, and the Rockets fouled!

The one who fouled was Yao Ming, who came to assist in the defense!
Yao Ming fouled 5 times!Another time will be punished!
The flame that had just ignited at the Toyota Center was extinguished instantly, and everyone knows what this means to the Rockets!
Garnett made two free throws, and the score was pulled back to only one point.

Still, Dorsey hasn't lost faith.

In fact, he can't lose confidence, because he hasn't completed any of the two tasks of the system.

The game is not over yet, and the outcome is still unknown; and for the second double-double task, he is still one rebound short!

Don't think that if you are short of a rebound, you can grab it with your hands. Stories of half a century and half a century, and cooked ducks fly abound in the NBA.

You must know that since the big baby left the court, he hasn't grabbed a rebound on Garnett's head.

The Rockets attacked again, and Dorsey pulled it out again, still asking McGrady for the ball as before.

Maddie: "Again?"

But seeing that others had no good chances, McGrady decided to trust Dorsey again, handed the ball to Dorsey, and then quickly inserted into the basket.

This time, the Celtics stepped up their defense. Not only did some people follow McGrady closely, but others also kept a close eye on them, for fear of missing anyone again.

But everyone was staring at him, but Dorsey who was holding the ball was the only one who forgot.

Seeing that no one was defending, Dorsey suddenly took the ball forward two steps, and then directly made a jump shot.

Now Dorsey is quite accurate in the middle distance and no one is defending!
"Whoosh" the ball went into the net, and the Rockets added two more points.

"FU*K" Garnett said an American curse angrily.

This kid is too cunning!
Billing Burley laughed on the sidelines and scribbled another word in his notebook: "Wisdom"

This big guy has a basketball intelligence that doesn't match his muscles!
But Dorsey was not satisfied, because he still didn't get a rebound!
The Celtics were still playing steadily. Pierce pretended to enter the paint and hit Yao Ming hard. Now the Rockets were in a state of panic. The most important thing was to protect Yao Ming from being fouled and quickly shrink across the board.

This gave Ray Allen a chance on the outside.

Pierce suddenly passed the ball to the outside, and Ray Allen once again pierced Yang from outside the three-point line and hit a three-pointer!

The score was leveled again!

In the final analysis, it was Yao Ming's foul crisis, which drew the team's attention and dragged it down.

In this way, the score has been biting tightly.

98: 98;
100: 100;
102: 103;
105: 105;
109: 107;
……

Intense competition makes people forget the game time.

It seemed that suddenly, everyone realized that the game had reached the last moment.

In the last 11 seconds, 113:112, the Rockets trailed by 2 points!
Rockets possession.

Everyone knows that when Yao Ming is in poor form, the Rockets must be McGrady for the final attack!

With almost a clear card, the Rockets launched an offense.

Frontcourt throw-in, McGrady catches the ball.

Marking him became Paul Pierce with stronger defensive ability.

This is the man who restrained the little emperor James in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The numbers on the clock changed from "11" to "10" to "9" to "8"

McGrady started, but he couldn't get rid of Pierce. After all, he no longer has the explosive power of the year.

McGrady made a sudden stop while dribbling at high speed, and pulled out!
But Pierce also stopped the car in time and tried his best to block the shot. At the same time, Garnett ignored Dorsey for the time being, and stretched out his big hand to block McGrady.

Clock "5" "4"...

Take the ball and it hits the hoop

When it bounced out, Perkins and Yao Ming were struggling to reach the ball.

But without Garnett around, Dorsey jumped higher, faster, and grabbed the rebound before them.

At this point, the timer counts to "2".

Offensive rebounds!

Toyota Center is boiling!
Dorsey's second mission accomplished!And the first item is within your reach!

Dorsey didn't have time to think about it, he was under the basket, closer to the basket than anyone.

to win!
Dorsey jumped hard and was about to dunk the ball into the basket.

"boom"

The ball was blown away!
At the same time, the whistle sounded for the end of the game!
Dorsey is still in a state of confusion, he still doesn't understand the situation, how did the ball fly so well!

But he saw Garnett falling in front of him.

It turned out that at the last moment, Garnett returned to his position and capped himself!
A master's fight, winning or losing in a split second!

Dorsey was a step too slow, Rocket Chess missed!

"Hey, rookie, you still have a lot to learn!" Garnett raised his head proudly, and taught him a cold lesson.

Dorsey didn't retort this time, because facts speak louder than words, and Garnett's words are correct.

Just as Dorsey was walking down the field lonely, Garnett's voice sounded behind him again.

"However, as a rookie, you have done a good job!"

For the arrogant wolf king to say such a thing, it shows that his performance has been recognized by the other party.

But not everyone is positive about Dorsey's performance.

When Dorsey walked to the door of the locker room, a big hand grabbed the back of his neck.

"Rookie, who do you think you are? Why don't you pass the ball to me!"

It's Maddie.

Although the coach deployed McGrady to execute the final attack, when Dorsey grabbed the offensive rebound, there were less than 2 seconds left, not to mention whether the ball could be passed in the chaos, even if it was passed, there might not be enough time Used it, so there is nothing wrong with him attacking himself.

Although Dorsey is a newcomer, he is not used to McGrady's problems.

He knocked off the opponent's hand pinching the back of his neck.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with my choice!"

Dorsey's attitude angered McGrady, and he jumped up, "You screwed up everything! Your selfishness ruined everyone's efforts! You still think you did nothing wrong! I want you to apologize to the whole team!"

In fact, McGrady's resentment towards Dorsey did not come from the last ball, it was just a pretext.

The main reason is that the opponent handled the ball a few times in the fourth quarter, which made me very uncomfortable and felt that I was being played by a rookie.

As well as the opponent's attitude, it did not show a rookie's respect for the team boss.

At this moment, Yao Ming's voice sounded: "Tracey, I think there is no problem with Joey's choice, and his performance is worthy of recognition!"

The leader of the locker room, Battier, also came over and persuaded: "Tracey, everyone feels bad after losing the game. We can understand your mood, but in the end, we can't blame Joey for the ball. In fact, he has It's done really well."

Ci Shiping, who has a straightforward personality, also said boldly: "It's just a regular season, what's the big deal! I think it's pretty good to be able to make it like this!"

Seeing that everyone was supporting Dorsey, McGrady just sneered, glanced at Yao Ming, and said: "No wonder a rookie dares not to look down on the old players. It turns out that he has found a backer!"

After speaking, he ignored the others and strode away.

　Originally, this was the content of two chapters. For the sake of the continuity of the plot, they were published together.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)