Zhiba NBA

Chapter 152 (150 1) Life and Death [-] Minute
Wang Yuanfei felt very nervous at this time.He clearly remembered that in his previous life, the Rockets led the Mavericks 2-0 in the away game, but were defeated by the opponent in two consecutive sets at home, and finally lost 4-3 to the opponent and were eliminated.

Now the Rockets finally caught up to the score under Tracy McGrady's explosion and temporarily entered the fourth quarter with a 77 tie.However, because Yao and Bi were trapped in fouls before, McGrady carried the team all by himself. He played 36 minutes in the first three quarters, and now his physical fitness is unsustainable.Although Yao Ming has a great advantage over the Mavericks inside, he has committed 4 fouls.If Yao and Mai both fall, this team definitely has no strength to compete with the Mavericks.Will Rocket really repeat the same mistakes and reproduce the history of Yuanfei's previous life?

The players seemed to see Yuan Fei's worries, and cheered up.

"Tracey rest assured, we will wait for you to come back." Billups said.

"Although I had a headache when I made the fourth foul, Dampier also made the fourth foul. See if I come up and beat him!" Yao Ming was also very optimistic.

Yuan Fei smiled.All he should do now is trust these players.They are a tough team that reversed the Iron Army Pistons under the super adversity of a big score of 1 to 3, and they are the unkillable Texas Xiaoqiang.

The fourth quarter began, the Rockets arranged for McGrady to rest, and super substitute Reid appeared.

Billups fulfilled his promise and stared at Terry when he came up.Chauncey's upraised hand touched Terry's pull-up shot and changed direction slightly. Dampier tried his best but failed to grab a rebound under Yao Ming's position, but almost got fouled.

Yao Ming once again showed gorgeous footwork in the inside singles. After turning around, he made contact with the body and shot a shot with force. The referee whistled, but unfortunately the ball bounced out of the frame.

Dampier was livid with anger, but it didn't help either.He played less than 1 minute without contributing and was replaced.Yao Ming made 2 of 2 free throws.

Terry missed a three-point jumper under Chauncey's defense. It seems that McGrady was a little cold in the second half of the last quarter.Nowitzki stuck in Wang Zhizhi's position and grabbed the offensive rebound. He gave it to Daniels who broke through and caused a big foul.

Tang Shuai couldn't help shaking his head. Wang Zhizhi's strengths and weaknesses are too prominent.His lack of confrontation ability has threatened the team's overall defense, and it seems that he really can't be given too much playing time.

Daniels also made 2 of 2 free throws, and the two sides returned to the same starting line again.

Wang Zhizhi missed a three-pointer, but Van Horn couldn't hold Yao Ming when Dampier was not on the court.Dayao grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

It was a few rounds of fighting between you and me, and the Rockets gradually opened up the point difference relying on Yao Ming's inside advantage.The ace McGrady also announced his debut. After he hit a jumper, the Rockets led 82:88. At this time, the situation in Hugh City was very good.

But Tang Shuai underestimated McGrady's fatigue.His dominant offensive and defensive performance in the third quarter was very eye-catching, but it also brought too much consumption.At this time, McGrady was really tired, and he lost his sight when shooting. Then he made consecutive shots, and Yao Ming was also replaced for protection due to his fifth foul.At the last critical moment, the Mavericks took the opportunity to hit a 7-0 spurt and overtook the score 89:88.

McGrady missed 2 points again, and Pulzbilla grabbed the offensive rebound bravely, but he was cut off by Nowitzki when he slackened a little when he landed.At the critical moment, the Mavericks did not panic, and gave Nowitzki a high position to support the ball. Finley got rid of the exhausted McGrady and made a jumper!
With one full minute left in the game, the Rockets trailed by 1 points!Tang Shuai requested a timeout.This 3 minute will determine the outcome of this game and the direction of the entire series.If the Mavericks maintain this three-point advantage, they will tie the big score to 1-2 and regain home court advantage, and their hopes of advancing will be greatly increased.

After some arrangements, the Rockets kept Wang Zhizhi and Reed, who are capable of three-pointers, on the court. Together with the CTM trio, this is the most confident lineup for the Rockets to shoot three-pointers.

Sure enough, the ball was handed over to McGrady, and he pulled up a signature three-point jumper.But this time due to lack of physical strength, the force was a little less, and the ball hit the front of the basket and missed.

Yao Ming suddenly jumped up and grabbed the ball, holding it tightly in his arms.Dampier grabs the ball too hard, foul!
Dampier finally left the field with six fouls, but it was also because of his wonderful performance that he crushed Pulzbila before helping the team overtake the score.This time he can walk off the field with his head held high.

The pressure was on Yao Ming. He gritted his teeth and focused on shooting free throws.

all hit! At 91:90, the Rockets were still one point behind with 49 seconds left.

The Mavericks patiently consumed the time, experienced they would never commit low-level mistakes eager for quick results at this time, and the young Rockets eventually made mistakes.Nowitzki used the bait to attract the double-teaming of the Rockets players in the high position, and he cleverly distributed the ball to Terry on the outside from the gap.Terry made an open three-pointer and scored!

At 94:90, there are only 26 seconds left, which is desperate for the Rockets.

Tang Shuai immediately called a timeout again. This time they had to deploy a three-point tactic. After all, they had to make a three-pointer immediately and then foul to get the ball back before they could come back.

Tracy McGrady still got the ball, but this time he broke through and found Reed running to the open, and Yao Ming made a solid off-ball screen to keep Stackhouse well away from Reed.Reid catches and shoots the ball, which is still a textbook-like standard shooting style, and the ball is scored!
At 94:93, the Rockets completed the attack in just 7 seconds, with 19 seconds left in the game.In order to prevent the Mavericks from delaying time, they decisively chose foul tactics.

The Mavericks are well aware of the Rockets' strategy, and they chose to send the ball to Stackhouse.Stackhouse is very confident, and his free throw percentage this season is as high as 84.9%, which is a free throw shooter in the league.

He threw the first ball very easily, hit!The score difference is 2 points.

If another free throw is made, even if the Rockets hit a three-pointer, they can only tie and enter overtime.Thinking of this, he was even more relaxed. This foul was good, it was a foul that helped Stackhouse become a hero.

He shot the ball calmly, but his muscles were a little tense when he shot it, and he deviated a little from the original track.

Kobe Bryant once said that free throw practice should come after other practices.Only when you are very tired and your muscles are sore, can free throw training have practical significance, because physical fatigue will seriously affect the accuracy of free throws.And now, just a little bit of muscle fatigue ruined the perfect free throw.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, and Tang Shuai requested a final timeout.The Rockets have the last 15 seconds left to complete an attack!
"Tracy, can you still do it?" Tang Shuai asked with concern.McGrady seems to be sluggish. After all, his irregular training in the first half of the season has affected his physical fitness. Last season, he occasionally played 40 minutes with ease, but this time he has played 43 minutes!
"No problem, I can!" He was answered by a slightly panting but sonorous voice.

Johnson growled and urged the players to guard against the Rockets' three-pointers.If they could defend Reid's three-pointer just now, the Mavericks would have been celebrating their victory.

For the last ball, the Rockets handed over to Billups to organize the offense, and Chauncey's steady possession of the ball consumed time.And McGrady went up to prepare to catch the ball, and Howard, who had just been replaced, followed closely, trying to steal the pass.

McGrady suddenly changed direction and accelerated to take a step away from Howard. While running, he observed Chauncey's passing action.Howard was dazzled by the acceleration and deceleration, and did not respond to it.

McGrady completed a series of actions in the air, such as jumping, stretching, turning, aiming, clamping arms, and shooting. He completed it so naturally, as if this difficult shooting was a natural shot.

This ball has a higher arc and is more stable than his usual throws.

Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi have already rushed to the basket and prepared to make a tip-up.

The goal was scored, and the Rockets took the lead at 95:96!

McGrady raised his arms and roared to the sky. At this moment, he completely let go of his previous unhappiness and completely forgot all the injuries and setbacks of this season.At this moment, he is no longer a hidden danger of the team, but has become the team's MVP again!

He only left the Mavericks with a desperate 0.6 seconds.

With Terry's contorted three-pointer, the Rockets finally won this thrilling battle.Yuan Fei rushed onto the court excitedly and threw McGrady up with other players.

The history of being overturned by the Mavericks no longer belongs to this team!
(End of this chapter)