Zhiba NBA

Chapter 222 (220-[-]) The Imperfect Comeback
There was an uproar in the audience. The MVP-level superstar McGrady actually made a three-point shot when no one was closely guarding him.

Even the Mavericks players were surprised, and Nowitzki was stunned before reacting and took the rebound.

"Probably just luck." The Mavericks players thought so.

Adelman soon replaced Tracy McGrady and did not give the Mavericks players more opportunities to observe.But it is not an option to always let McGrady sit on the bench, after the first half is over.Ashuai and Yuan Fei discussed it and decided to let McGrady play for a while in the third quarter.

"I hope you don't lose the chain." The mentality of these two at this time is a bit like parents sending their children to the examination room, full of hope and uneasy.

But the damned Mavericks happened to find a feeling in this link and hit a wave of climax.

Nowitzki steals Yao Ming, and Harris assists Howard to hit a jumper.

Billups missed a jumper, and Nowitzki's signature golden rooster hit independently.

McGrady missed a three-pointer and Terry made a three-pointer.

Harris steals and assists Nowitzki for a layup.

All of a sudden, the Rockets were hit with a wave of scoring climax, and the little advantage they had worked so hard to save in the first half was squandered, and instead became the lagging side.

McGrady made a strong breakthrough for a layup, but he didn't get rid of Howard, but was stuck by his opponent.He forced his shot and slid out of the basket.

This performance disappointed the Rockets fans in front of the TV.The Mavericks fans at home saw the hope of victory.

Yao Ming desperately grabbed the rebound and handed it to McGrady.

"Hit it, I believe in you!" the little giant roared.

McGrady jumped high, stretched his body and shot the large two-pointer.

Hitting the iron missed, Dampier protected the rebound.

At that moment, Nowitzki's eyes widened, and he could see every detail clearly.

"I'm afraid McGrady hasn't fully recovered. He was obviously unnatural when he took off just now. He squatted down a lot and exerted force very deliberately. It may be because his muscles have suffered a certain degree of injury." Nuo Tianwang, who has a good brain, immediately analyzed a lot of content.

Yuan Fei and Adelman looked at each other and nodded.Adelman called a timeout and put Roy on.But this substitution seems to have come a bit late, and it really exposed the cards.

The Mavericks home fans even booed and shouted: "Change McGrady! Change McGrady!"

McGrady walked off the field expressionless, still looking sleepy.He sat down and stared blankly at the field.No one could tell whether he was angry or sad at this time.

Yuan Fei glanced at him worriedly, but didn't say anything.He believed that the Tracy he knew was a decent fellow who didn't need much sympathy.

The players are also very worried about McGrady. It may be that the concerns among comrades distracted their attention. The players seemed to be restrained and did not show their best form.As the game progressed, the score not only failed to catch up, but was further pulled away by the Mavericks.

When there were only 5 minutes left in the game, the Rockets were still 7 points behind.Billups made another pass error, and Howard stole the ball to launch a counterattack.

Roy, the freshman coming from the bench, ran fast, and he was the first to return to the defense to stop Howard's advance.Howard turned his head and gave Nowitzki an outside shot for a three-pointer.

The iron missed, but the ball bounced far, and it returned to the forward Nowitzki.He took advantage of the trend and made a layup, 81:90, and the point difference widened to 9 points!

There is not much time left, and the Rockets can only chase points through their powerful three-pointers.Bosh missed a three-pointer at the top of the arc, but Turkoglu grabbed the rebound and threw it to Billups in the corner.Big Heart Chauncey made a three-pointer.

Terry missed a jumper and gave the Rockets another chance to fast break.Billups quickly handed over to Bosh, Bosh pinned down the defensive players and then gave the cutting Roy a layup, 86:90.

Nowitzki missed a jumper, and the Rockets handed over the singles to Yao Ming in the low post, only 2 points away!In the last 2 minutes of the game, Johnson requested a timeout.

After a timeout, the Mavericks made an off-ball screen and gave the Jets Terry a three-pointer, but still missed.But this ball was exactly the same as the three-pointer just now. It also bounced very far and fell into the hands of Nowitzki, who was one step inside the three-point line. He took two steps back and made a three-pointer, but still missed.

The voices of the home fans were almost hoarse. At this critical moment, the Cowboys suddenly lost their shooting touch.Stackhouse fought bravely out of the crowd and grabbed the offensive rebound again. He handed it to Van Horn, but Van Horn was about to make a shot but was slapped by Yao Ming with a big hat.Howard picked up the floor ball, which is still owned by the Mavericks.

Nowitzki was still calm, he yelled to make his teammates calm down and reorganize the attack.Due to the entanglement for a long time just now, there is only 1 minute left in the game, and the Mavericks are still in the lead. They should slowly consume time.

It was still Terry's shot, but he was blocked by Billups!This time Bosh grabbed the ball astutely, and the Rockets finally got the ball back after many twists and turns.Billups loudly commanded his teammates to run, took advantage of Terry's unpreparedness and suddenly started, after two strong steps, he stopped and hit a jumper, 90 draws!
Stackhouse hit the basket hard and caused Roy's foul. He made two free throws and helped the Mavericks lead again.There are only 18 seconds left in the game!

The Rockets request a timeout, Jefferson off, Reed on.Jefferson played this game for a long time, and he was almost exhausted.Replacing Reed, the super shooter, is obviously for the final attack.

Billups spent the time patiently, and when the countdown of the timer reached 9 o'clock, he finally started it.The Mavericks also replaced the short Terry. At this time, Chauncey was facing the tall and fast point guard Harris.He aggressively reached out to interfere, trying to cause more trouble for Chauncey.

Chauncey observed the situation calmly, and Reed had already been stared down by Howard, the opponent's defensive arrow.Yao Ming actively sought positions in the paint.Is it for Yao Ming or outside?At this point Bosh has run up to meet him.

Chauncey made a decision in an instant, Bosh caught the ball and turned around to shoot. Nowitzki was a little slower and did not cause interference.

It's a pity that the ball bounced out of the basket, Yao Ming and Diop desperately stuck in the basket to prevent the opponent from grabbing the rebound.A figure suddenly jumped out from beside them. It was Roy. He stretched out his hand in the air and hit the ball into the basket!
Rookie Roy made up for the quasi-lore!There are only 4.1 seconds left in the game.

With Nowitzki missing a three-pointer under Bosh's tight defense, the game is over!The Rockets defeated their old neighbor 92:91 without any risk, rewriting the big score to 3-0.

(End of this chapter)