Zhiba NBA

Chapter 85 (84) four quarters three lore
Larry Brown is an old-school coach. He has always emphasized to the players that "play carefully", "rely on teamwork" and "defend hard". Of course, his most famous sentence is "play in the right way".

Now he is repeating this sentence that makes the players' ears feel callused, and the Pistons listen carefully. They admire the old coach from the bottom of their hearts.It was his belief in team basketball that brought the Pistons to this height.The Pistons are very close to the championship.

"There are only 30.4 seconds left in the game. Don't rush to launch an offensive. Play a 24-second attack steadily. Run out of time and leave the Rockets with 6 seconds in the end. They will be more difficult to play." Brown arranged this way: "This offense is very critical. If we can score 2 points and ensure a 4-point lead, we will basically declare victory. We can return to the home court with a 2-0 lead. Dejan, this ball will be handed over to you to organize."

Bodi Loga nodded. His English level was so-so, but he still understood the sentence clearly.

The Rockets on the other side of the field also have very clear tactics.

"Everyone knows that the key is to defend the ball. After the defense, we still have at least 6 seconds to complete the final blow." Tomjanovich said.

"Understood!" The players replied in unison.

After the arrangement was completed, Tang Shuai wanted to say a few words to boost morale, but the referee had signaled that the timeout was over and the players were about to return to the field.

With this ball, the Rockets kept Yao Ming, Gerrard, Jefferson, Tracy McGrady and Joe Johnson on the court.Joe made his debut in the finals, and Tang Shuai assigned him the task of man-marking Hamilton.Of course, Hamilton usually runs without the ball, and Joe, who is physically fit and fit, should have no problem dealing with it.

But the first hurdle the Pistons faced was serving the sideline ball. Tang Shuai's arrangement was not just a 24-second defense, but also included this pressing man-to-man defense serve.It took almost five seconds for Campbell to barely send the ball into the hands of Prince with his long arm.

The ball was finally in the hands of Bodi Loga, and he took his time and began to consume time.Gerald stared at him intently.After 10 seconds, Bodiloga waved and called a pick-and-roll, but it wasn't Campbell or Rashid who came up to the pick-and-roll. Prince led the defensive player McGrady to go forward and prepare to cover.

"Switch! Switch!" McGrady yelled while chasing Prince.He was afraid that he and Gerrard wouldn't cooperate well enough to target the wrong person.

Olajuwon nodded secretly. A good team defense must have someone stand up on the court and shout for command.Dameng himself is the core of the team's defense. As the team's last big lock in the penalty area, he often directs his teammates to move.Now McGrady already has this kind of awareness, but Yao still needs to work hard.

Prince blocked Gerrard, but McGrady jumped in front of Bodi Loga to prevent the opponent's breakthrough.But the latter stopped and dribbled the ball outside the three-point line unhurriedly, with no intention of rushing at all, and seemed to have completely seen through the Rockets' defense change this time.

It took another seven or eight seconds, and the time was almost up. Bodi Loga raised his hand to signal Prince and Hamilton to move. Before he could finish the gesture, he suddenly started, took two big strides, and entered from a 45-degree angle on the left wing.

"This kid is full of tricks, even tactical gestures are part of his fake moves, so cunning!" Bosh couldn't help complaining.

"That's why he is called a magician, a player who is difficult to see through." Yuan Fei had such a thought in his heart, but he didn't have time to say it, because the result of this crucial goal happened in a blink of an eye.

Bodi Loga got within the free throw line in two steps, and McGrady was focused enough to still stand in front of him.Bodi Loga flicked his right leg and took a big stride, then turned around and instantly turned into a back position, and his left hand seemed to be about to shoot the basket.McGrady jumped up and prepared to block the shot, but the opponent paused, McGrady had already taken off, and was completely deceived by fake moves.In an instant, Bodi Loga turned to hold the ball in his right hand and shot with a hook.

With a sound of "snap!", Gerrard grabbed the ball, and Tang Shuai hurriedly called a timeout.The audience instantly boiled, and the noise in the arena suddenly increased by 20 decibels.

Bodiloga had an unbelievable expression on his face. McGrady, who had already lost his center of gravity after being shaken by him, bounced up immediately after landing, and rewarded him with a big hot pot.

"What level of bullet speed is this? Is an NBA-level MVP such a monster?" He put away his stiff expression and smiled. "Such an opponent is really interesting."

At 96:94, the Pistons lead away by 2 points and the Rockets have the ball.7.4 seconds left in the game.

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After the timeout, the Rockets replaced Gerrard and Johnson, and the two successfully completed this key defense.Billups and Wang Zhizhi, who made accurate three-pointers, appeared on the stage and prepared for the final attack.

"Usually speaking, the Pistons' defensive arrangement this time must be to defend 3 points and release 2 points. They must also control their movements and pay attention not to foul." Kenny Smith analyzed.

"That's right, after all, you can play overtime if you lose 2 points, but you basically lose if you lose 3 points." Barkley also agreed with his partner.

Cosmos Brown doesn't think so.

"The Rockets are more likely to choose a two-pointer to tie the game, because our inside line is trapped by fouls, Ben has already been sent off, and Rashid has already committed 5 fouls. Playing overtime is very beneficial to them, and our penalty area is likely to be destroyed by Yao in overtime." Brown analyzed in this way during the timeout: "So we have to defend 2 points, of course not let them shoot three-pointers. Appropriate pressure, no matter how accurate the marksman is, the shooting rate is about 4%, and the pressure in the finals may be less than 3%! Way to play!"

What Zhi Duoxing didn't expect was that the rocket's tactics were much simpler than he expected.

McGrady retreated to the center circle and received the serve, and he directly accelerated the dribble to break through.Prince was a bit slower and couldn't keep up with McGrady's first two steps.

Because Prince followed too far, the Pistons' defense was messed up.Hamilton and Rashid each dropped their defenders to defend Tracy McGrady.It's no wonder that Prince and Bodi Loga each played 42 minutes, and Hamilton even played 44 minutes. The three of them were exhausted.

McGrady was satisfied to see the Pistons trying their best to surround him. He turned around and threw the ball to Jefferson who was open outside.

Jefferson calmly tossed the ball, bent his knees, took off, and shot, and his movements were coherent and coherent.At this moment, he was extremely confident.

After the game, the local media in Houston reported this: Richard Jefferson could hardly shoot three-pointers when he first entered the league. After several years of hard work, on June 2004, 6, he made three three-pointers at the buzzer in the first quarter, second quarter and fourth quarter of the second game of the finals!He is a well-deserved hero in Houston today!
Go in!The fans stood up and cheered, and the Toyota Center was so festive, it was like the Rockets had won the championship.The fans stood and chanted Jefferson's name for a long time, so that the referee blew his whistle several times after replaying the video.

The referee determined after replay that there was still 0.2 seconds of game time after the ball was scored.After the Pistons delivered the ball, they failed to make a shot and the game ended immediately.

At 96:97, the Rockets miraculously reversed the Pistons and tied the big score at 1-1.

　Thanks to book friend et1116 for the reward.Today and tomorrow, Durant will announce his whereabouts. The poisonous tongue sincerely hopes that he will stay with the Thunder or go to the Green Kai!

　　
　
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