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Chapter 68 Anxious Match

"FVCK, this kid is really fucking tenacious, doesn't he know how to back down?"

Feeling the huge power coming from the thin body behind him, O'Neal really admired the king's rookie, counting from O'Neal's appearance in the last few minutes of the second quarter, until the fourth quarter until now Well, this rookie is like a dog skin plaster, always sticking to O'Neill's body, even if O'Neill knocks him away again and again, this kid will stick on it again and again.

On the side of O'Neill, Yan Hua, who was sweating profusely and panting, was helpless after being squeezed away by O'Neill again, but Yan Hua still resisted the pain from his chest, and posted it again. After going up, he grabbed O'Neal's jersey with one hand and stuck to him as much as possible. At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Steve Nash who was controlling the ball in the distance, ready to interfere with the basketball that might fly over at any time.

Today's game is the most tiring game Yan Hua has played since entering the NBA. Not only physically, but also mentally, Yan Hua is suffering from O'Neal's "ruthless destruction". There is no way to stop this big fat man, and with that Stoudemire who comes to him to "trouble" him from time to time, Yan Hua is really exhausted physically and mentally now. If the king has not been clinging to the score, they still Seeing a little hope of victory, Yan Hua might not be able to persist long ago.

Yan Hua is like this, O'Neal, whose physical fitness is close to the limit, is not much better now. In O'Neal's career, he has encountered all kinds of difficult opponents and all kinds of rookies, but like This is the first rookie in front of him who doesn't know how to be afraid or back down. Although this guy looks thin and weak, his strength is not bad at all, and his low-post defensive skills are also very good. In the beginning, O'Neal, who is full of physical strength, can use his physical advantages to crush him in various ways. However, as O'Neal's physical strength is continuously consumed, especially when the game enters the fourth quarter, O'Neal is obviously struggling, and even feels that he is about to be suppressed. Can't stand this little guy anymore.

Since Jason Thompson is really not Yan Hua's opponent, although Stoudemire can suppress Yan Hua, but when Stoudemire puts all his energy into entanglement with Yan Hua, the Sun's offense will be impossible. Avoidance was affected, so with 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Terry Porter called a timeout and rescheduled O'Neal and Stoudemire to play together.

After O'Neal appeared on the court, the Suns regained control of the situation on the field. O'Neal, who sat at the basket, not only suppressed the King's inside line on both ends of the offense and defense, but also almost cut off the hope of the King's guards breaking through to the basket. The Kings began to use pick-and-rolls frequently, and after making shots again and again in this area near the free throw line and the top of the arc, O'Neal had to leave the basket and was forced to go to the high post to defend the Kings' pick-and-rolls, which undoubtedly accelerated. O'Neill's physical energy consumption rate.

As O'Neal was continuously consumed, Stoudemire, who had been a big hit in the previous game, also began to experience a decline in hand feel. Therefore, from the second half of the third quarter, the Suns and the Kings fell into a stalemate. It became very difficult for both sides to score every point, especially in the opening stage of the fourth quarter. In more than three minutes, neither the Kings nor the Suns scored a goal in a sports game. Constantly echoing in the US Airways Center arena, and in this sound of iron strikes, the king and the sun are getting more and more rigid, and Terry Porter and Reggie Toyce, in this case But no one is willing to take the lead in making changes, and they are all waiting for the other party to fail.

"Is this game going to be a lore?"

With 2 minutes left before the end of the game, after the Kings cooperated with Yan Hua and Kevin Martin in a high pick-and-roll, Kevin Martin hit a key three-pointer to help the Kings tie the score at 88. , and this is also the first time that the Kings have tied the Suns except for the opening stage.

"Terry Porter called a timeout. It seems that the Suns are going to adjust their strategy for the next game. Although the Kings equalized the score, the Suns still have the advantage now, especially when the game needs to be divided by lore. When winning or losing, the Suns have an unparalleled advantage over the Kings, because whether it is Stoudemire, Steve Nash, or Shaq O'Neal, they are all superstars who are not relentless at critical moments , and the Kings, there is no such player at all."

"Let O'Neal play singles with the ball? Although O'Neal's physical consumption is very serious, I still have to say that Terry Porter's arrangement is definitely a very smart strategy, because the king's center Yan Hua has now fouled 5 times , although Yan Hua's performance in this game has various problems, but Yan Hua's low-post defense and rebound protection capabilities are still essential for the Kings."

After the timeout ended, the Suns, who had possession of the ball, directly resorted to a killer move, taking Yan Hua who had already fouled 5 times as a breakthrough at a critical moment, and wanted to use O'Neal to single Yan Hua to cause Yan Hua's six fouls to end. In today's game, Yan Hua's performance in the face of O'Neal and Stoudemire's two giant insiders was very average, and his mid-range shots were also sporadic, but Yan Hua's 21 rebounds, It also made the sun feel the real threat. If it weren't for Yan Hua's repeated rebounds at critical moments, the game would have ended long ago.

Yan Hua, who has been fouled 5 times, is also very cautious in this defense, and dare not use any excessive moves. Although O'Neal did not let O'Neal seize the opportunity to make a foul, it also allowed O'Neal to hook very easily A hit helped the Suns overtake the score.

After Yan Hua scored in O'Neal's singles, Drew Gooden hit a jumper for the Kings to equalize the score. Seeing that the end of the game was getting closer, the situation on the field was still very anxious. US Airways The atmosphere in the center arena is also becoming more and more tense, especially after the Suns and the Kings both hit iron in the next round, the atmosphere on the scene is almost suffocating.

When there was one minute left before the end of the game, Reggie Toyes, who was sitting on the bench, looked calm, but his trembling feet betrayed his true mood. Reggie Toyes is very unconfident now, because since Reggie Toyes took over the Kings, the Kings have not won the Suns, and in the entire season of coaching the Kings last season, the Kings have never been able to win. The scene of holding on to the last minute with the opponent, at this time last season, the Kings had already collapsed.

With 58 seconds left in the game, the Suns with the ball, through the pick-and-roll cooperation between Steve Nash and Stoudemire, Steve Nash hit a jumper on the edge of the paint area, 90 to 92, and the Suns took the lead again score.

With 43 seconds left in the game, after the Suns overtook the score through a pick-and-roll, the Kings also responded with a pick-and-roll. Benno Udrih, who quickly rushed to the frontcourt with the ball in the backcourt, cooperated with Yan Hua's pick-and-roll, He rushed directly to the basket of the Suns. After messing up the defense of the Suns, Beno Udrih distributed the basketball to the outside again and assisted Kevin Martin to hit a three-pointer. 93 to 92, the Kings first time Go-ahead score.

After Kevin Martin's 29-pointer, the US Airways Center fell into dead silence. With [-] seconds left in the game, the Kings went ahead and there was nothing worse than that.

"Steady, don't worry, although the king overtook the score at the last moment, but now there are still 29 seconds before the end of the game, the sun still has enough time and opportunity to overtake the score."

Kevin Martin's three-pointer was undoubtedly a golden goal for the Kings, but it was very fatal for the Suns. Just when Terry Porter called the Suns' last timeout, he prepared to When arranging the last shot and the tactics after the shot, Barkley, who is a famous Sun star on the sidelines, was obviously a little anxious.

(End of this chapter)