bull

Chapter 834
(two chapters in one)

In the last 3 minutes, Bai Jidong steals Rondo, rushes across the half court with the ball, chases and hits a three-pointer from outside the three-point line, and catches up to 4 points.

Bai Jidong scored 55 points, and the Celtics called a timeout again.

The severe form of the game made Rivers restless, and he could only call a timeout to adjust the state of the players.

McGrady didn't say a word, and when the timeout was about to end, he said, "Doug, let me play."

Rivers looked at him, and the McGrady now was the McGrady he was most familiar with.

The role positioning of the Celtics' Big Four is clear. Pierce is the captain and the core of the team; Garnett is the defensive core and the soul on and off the court; Ray Allen is the killer; Tracy McGrady is the ace.

"The game is like crossing the ocean, guys, only those with a strong will can reach the other side!" Rivers shouted.

His words were very inspiring. Hearing his words, the Green Army all had rosy faces and wanted to go on the court to fight the Timberwolves.

Bai Jidong covered his head with a towel, took the Gatorade from the teaching assistant, and took a long gulp.

"It's so fucking bad, I hate this taste!"

Hearing Bai Jidong's complaint, the teaching assistant laughed and said, "This mouthful can help you accomplish many things."

"I hope so." Bai Jidong threw down the towel and led his teammates to the field, "Brothers, we have had such moments, right?"

Bai Jidong continued: "Boston doesn't know what it feels like, they don't know how to win in this situation, but we do!"

"We climbed to the top and watched the view from the top. Boston will linger, but we are used to it. That's why we will win in the end!" Bai Jidong shouted, "Come on, you annoying guys, you Wolf of Apolis!"

When Bai Jidong returned to the court, he saw Mai Di.

Even though it was a bit late, the match still proceeded as Bai Jidong expected.

In the last 3 minutes, McGrady returned, the Celtics led by 4 points, and the decisive battle was imminent.

"I thought you would continue to be a coward." Bai Jidong said to Mai Di.

McGrady said lingeringly: "I can't stand off the court and watch you steal all the limelight by yourself."

"Since you don't want to see me win the championship, then what did you do?" Bai Jidong said so that Mai Di could hardly refute, and could only speak with performance.

Mai Di dribbled the ball halfway, Bai Jidong quickly stepped forward to grab the ball from him.

At this time of the game, Bai Weidong's movement speed and energy are as if the game has just started.

McGrady is not the former McGrady, he can calmly deal with Bai Jidong's defense, "Do you really think this is useful?"

"As long as you feel a little bit uncomfortable, it will be useful!" Bai Jidong said in a deep voice.

McGrady snorted, took the first step vigorously, and passed Bai Jidong's defense.

This guy's breakthrough is still so difficult!Bai Jidong thought secretly.

Fortunately, Vashabek made up the defense in time and blocked McGrady, and Bai Jidong walked in front of Pierce to change defense.

The Timberwolves' defensive integrity and execution were clearly on display in this possession.

Whether it's the tenacity of one-on-one defense, or the supplementary defense after the defense is out of position, the overall tacit understanding has reached the point where it can be completed without communication.

McGrady couldn't break through Vashabek for a while, and was forced to pass the ball to Pierce.

Pierce's hit rate against Vashabek tonight is less than 45%, and against Bai Jidong, this figure must drop by at least 10 percentage points.

Pierce's thinking is relatively clear, Bai Weidong's defense is different from Vashabek's, he must be more cautious, otherwise it is very likely to end miserably.

In the defense of the critical round, Bai Jidong made Pierce desperate. He couldn't even find room to shoot, let alone score.

Bai Jidong drove him to a corner, making him rush to attack.

"Rebound!" Bai Jidong yelled.

This is another war.

After finally defending against the Celtics' offense, if they lose rebounds, it will be a heavy blow to the team's morale.

Medved's strength is far inferior to Garnett's. He has no advantage in being stuck, and it is difficult to get rebounds.

For now, the only option is to shoot the ball out. Although it cannot guarantee the landing point of the ball, it is better than being picked on by Garnett.

Bai Jidong watched the rebound fall worriedly, worried that Medved would not be able to catch Garnett.

When he saw Medved slap the basketball, Bai Jidong immediately judged the flight path of the rebound and ran over to pick it up.

With the ball in one hand, Bai Jidong raised his eyes to see McGrady rushing towards him, trying to take the ball away from his hand.

Bai Jidong reacted accordingly, dribbled the ball behind McGrady's steal, accelerated in a straight line, and ran forward.

At this moment, no one could stop him from scoring. Bai Jidong ran fast, rushed to the frontcourt, and smashed his head and face at the basket in front of him.

57 points, the point difference is only 2 points, and the game time is two and a half minutes.

"Boston's lead is about to come to naught, the White Wolves are too strong!"

Weber yelled excitedly, and Barkley and Smith were speechless.

At first they were really not optimistic about the Timberwolves, but now, they hope that the Timberwolves will win.

People's feelings change with the changes of things, and so do likes and dislikes.

Especially for the particularly subjective visual experience of competitive sports, if you like it, you like it, and if you hate it, you hate it.

Barkley and Smith preferred the Celtics before, because they found a lot of special things from the Celtics.

Similarly, they like the Timberwolves now, but also because the Timberwolves have shown the characteristics they like.

Compared with ruling like a king, the audience prefers to turn from being underestimated to turning over.

The Timberwolves are going through this process. They were originally kings. The birth of the Celtics super team made them the most neglected dynasty team.

For most of the season, the Timberwolves didn't even get as much attention as the Celtics in the West.

The media is all over the world advocating that Zilv will reunite in the finals after 25 years.

Such a lively publicity was not reversed until the Timberwolves played that epic winning streak at the end of the season.

Although the reputation has changed, there is still an unshakable view from the outside world, that is, the Celtics will be the championship this season.

Before the start of the finals, the gaming company gave the Timberwolves a 1% win rate.

They have only a 1% chance of winning.

What's more, someone computer software designed a simulation mechanism to simulate the results of the game between the Celtics and the major teams in history.

What they came up with was that no team in NBA history could beat them four times in a single series.

The 07 Timberwolves were not good, the 96 Bulls were not good, and the Celtics were not good in 86. They are the best team in history.

And this recognized best team in history is still short of a championship to crown itself.

It was only one victory away from establishing the status of the best team in history, but it was stubbornly blocked by the opponent.

Bai Jidong stood in front of them like an indestructible barrier, whenever they thought that the Timberwolves had been defeated, Bai Jidong immediately made them fearful.

Is this the strength of the white wolf?Mai Di has never felt that he is inferior to Bai Jidong.

Up until now in this series, he admits that Bai Jidong is stronger than him.

"But we will definitely win!"

McGrady has never been so passionate, and the calm feeling that he can grasp everything is rippling in his heart.

Tracy McGrady holds the ball from a high position and is proud to come up with a pick-and-roll.

Bai Jidong didn't expect him to be so active, just about to keep up, he didn't want McGrady to stop and make a three-pointer as soon as he used the pick-and-roll.

"Shh!"

"The [-]-pointer silenced the fans at Target Center!"

"This is the terrible thing about Boston. They have no shortage of scorers at critical moments. T-Mac stood up!"

Bai Jidong looked at Maddy, and Maddy was also looking at him.

The eyes of the two met and focused fiercely.

Bai Jidong saw fighting intent in Mai Di's eyes, he didn't speak, there was no need to say any more.

Here and now, in this situation, there is only one battle.

The two came from the same place, both descendants of the old bull team, and now they each lead a team to face off in the final.

A man is angry, as he should be.

Bai Jidong held the ball across the half court alone, and as soon as McGrady's defense settled down, the competition between offense and defense began.

Bai Jidong's offense is the strongest spear, but Mai Di's defense is not the strongest shield.

McGrady used the pick-and-roll to shoot three-pointers, but Bai Jidong used other means.This is a display of offensive skills, Bai Weidong dribbles the ball with both hands, constantly changing the rhythm.

"To the left? No!" McGrady's pupils shrank rapidly. He saw Bai Jidong sway his defense back, then took an unusually swift step back, retreated beyond the three-point line, and made a three-pointer.

"White Wolf made a three-pointer and he scored 60 points!"

The Target Center is buzzing again, everyone under the roof is a fan of Bai Jidong.

Bai Jidong's response to Mai Di's ball aroused the cheers of the audience, they shouted like courtiers greeted the emperor and shouted long live.

"White Wolf, it's just started." McGrady snorted coldly.

In less than half a minute, the two scored a three-pointer each, and the point difference was still 2 points.

McGrady's figure is like a lone shadow under the long wind. When dribbling, the softness emanating from him seems to freeze time.

Time passed so slowly at this moment, Bai Jidong breathed, trying to see McGrady's movements and intentions clearly.

If he could see clearly, McGrady would not be McGrady.

Bai Jidong took the initiative to push forward, trying to let Maidi show his flaws.At this moment, McGrady's ball holder suddenly slapped the ball towards Bai Weidong's crotch.

"Look! What an audacity!"

"The person defending him is the white wolf!"

Even Bai Jidong didn't expect that McGrady would fight with him at the critical moment. This man is indeed a lunatic who can make any move easily.

There's no time to be surprised, though.

McGrady is not just wearing Bai Jidong's crotch, the ball has added spin, and it can bounce back when hitting the ground through the crotch. McGrady changes the direction of the ball, and then pulls out a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

Posed as gracefully as a dancer finishing a fine dance, Maddie's feet scissor-like in the air, neatly separated.

Bai Jidong looked at the ball in the air, it flew too high, obviously less than a second, it felt like a day had passed.

"Shh!"

McGrady walked gracefully and ran back calmly.

The bustling target center fell silent again, this was the first time they saw someone who could play with Bai Jidong like this.

"Although it broke out in the end, tonight's game is definitely the best game of Tracy McGrady's career!"

"Let's look at the shot just now. You won't get tired of watching it a hundred times. This will definitely become a classic, and it will be played repeatedly on TV by NBA officials as a promotional highlight!"

Even Weber was dumbfounded: "This action is really shocking!"

Bai Jidong looked at the back of No. 1 who was going away, and said excitedly: "Very good, this is what it should be like tonight."

"Let's see how the white wolf responds."

Everyone knows who the ball is going to be.Holding the ball, Bai Jidong slowly approached McGrady, his every step was targeted.

It became easier to defend Bai Jidong, and McGrady knew he was going to shoot a three-pointer.Bai Jidong has many kinds of offensive threats, but now he focuses on shooting three-pointers.

Then there is only one offensive threat, and McGrady just needs to keep an eye on his three-pointers.

Therefore, McGrady's defense became so strong that Bai Jidong needed a whole set of moves to create shooting space.

First, he tried to dribble the ball to the left, and then suddenly to the right. Before McGrady's defense was in place, Bai Weidong squatted down, and pulled the ball back to make an emergency stop.

McGrady is slightly shaken on the defensive end, but it is not over yet.

Bai Weidong dribbled the ball in a wide range, turned around, and pulled back sideways, followed by a series of dribbles in front of his body.

McGrady's defense is always a problem. If you switch to a defender of Artest's level, you can lock Bai Jidong when you know that Bai Jidong has only one offensive option.

McGrady knows that Bai Jidong is going to shoot a three-pointer, but he still has a lot of taboos about Bai Jidong's series of dribble breakthroughs.

Bai Jidong just grasped his taboo, so he opened and closed, like a god's help, instantly shaking Mai Di to the ground.

With one hand on the floor, McGrady raised his eyes to look at Bai Jidong, and saw that he made a three-pointer without defense.

"Damn it!" Maddie hammered the floor.

"Shh!"

Bai Jidong hit a three-pointer and once again chased the point difference to 2 points.

The audience at Target Center was going nuts, their emotions flipping back and forth between great hope and great disappointment.

All were on their feet, they knew what they were witnessing.

"T-Mac and White Wolf sublimated this game!"

"This was just a great finals, no different from those anxious, difficult, great finals in history, the performance of the two of them made this game full of legend!"

In less than 50 seconds, the two scored two three-pointers each, clinging to the score.

There is still one minute and 50 seconds left in the game, and the point difference is still 2 points, but no one can guess the direction of the game.

Bai Jidong played against McGrady with the strongest defense he could. Under this kind of defense, McGrady could only dribble around the outside line, but he couldn't get shooting opportunities like before.

"I will follow you like your shadow!" Bai Jidong shouted.

With the two of them fighting, the level of the game has gone up.

Just like the 1987 Finals, the fateful duel between Magic and Bird.

In the end, the magician ended his nearly ten-year entanglement with Byrd with a peerless hook.

The grievances between Bai Jidong and Mai Di are not as vigorous as the black and white duo, and few people know what they have experienced.

Now, they have the opportunity to put an end to this grievance on this stage.

Until the end of the game, no one will give up, McGrady has killed red eyes.

In order to create space for him to shoot, Garnett ran up the pick-and-roll.

The rock-solid pick-and-roll provides the greatest convenience for McGrady's offense.

Medved's defense made up. McGrady's previous two three-pointers made him enter Medved's list of "kill him and don't let him shoot".

Medved took off. If McGrady threw the ball, he would get a blood cap.

"not good!"

Medved's face showed panic, and McGrady didn't jump.

After Medved took off, McGrady deliberately stepped forward with his feet, and then jumped up lightly.

Medved's body fell on McGrady's shoulders, and McGrady was prepared for this, rubbing Medved's shoulders skillfully.

"Beep!"

The referee whistled, and Medved's brain was blank.

Medved's foul did not affect McGrady's shooting at all.McGrady shot the ball according to his usual shooting feeling.

"OH my god! Tracy hits four!"

The Target Center was in a panic, and some fans seemed to see the word failure hanging over their heads.

"No!" cried the vulnerable fan.

"It's okay." Bai Jidong said out loud.

His teammates looked at him, Bai Jidong said: "Leave it to me."

Teammates had nothing to say and could only choose to trust him.

Besides, this man never disappoints.

The pack of wolves on the field pinned their hopes on the white wolf, while the pack of wolves off the field prayed for a miracle to happen.

Hardaway said nothing, just watched the game.

Even though the situation is so critical, he has a strong premonition: We will never lose!
"The defense just now was good, now let's turn the page." Bai Jidong said to Medved.

Medved passed the ball in a daze. If the team lost the game because of the foul just now, he would not be able to face this group of teammates.

Madija made a free throw and scored four points, and the point difference was pulled to 6 points.

Bai Jidong raised his head, McGrady was right in front of him, he didn't retreat to the backcourt.

"Are you looking for death?" Bai Jidong's speed was enough for him to pass Mai Di.

Choosing to press the frontcourt, although it is better in terms of momentum, the price is heavy.

Bai Jidong just accelerated, and McGrady couldn't keep up. Fortunately, Pierce's reaction was fast enough, and he stretched out his hand to pull him down.

Pierce's foul cut off Bai Jidong's advance, and the Timberwolves had no choice but to serve again.

"Paul saved you." Bai Jidong said.

McGrady backed away silently, Pierce patted him on the back, he was very aware of the pressure on McGrady.

However, only he can bear this pressure, and he is the only Celtic who has the ability to start such a duel with Bai Jidong.

After re-serving the ball, Bai Jidong escaped from the green army's meat grinder confrontation, received the ball, and immediately launched an attack.

Bai Jidong continuously switched hands and dribbled the ball, and changed directions with his left and right hands. The range was so large that McGrady couldn't believe that it was done by a person with the same height as him.

Such a range is not something that ordinary people can accomplish.

McGrady's defensive pace keeps moving with Bai Weidong's swing.

McGrady pays attention to every movement of Bai Jidong and analyzes quickly, he wants to find the flaws in these changes.

Bai Weidong suddenly walked in front of McGrady, the ball jumped into his palm, and McGrady's first reaction was - he wanted to shoot!
However, this was a fake shot. At the moment McGrady was cheated, Bai Jidong lowered his body and continued to dribble, and then made another shot on the other side.

Mai Di flew over, Bai Jidong lowered the ball with a smile on his face, Mai Di's eyes were full of helplessness, he was fooled again.

He didn't jump just now, he just posted it, and this time he jumped.

When Bai Jidong shook McGrady for the first time, he was able to shoot. In order to make McGrady foul, Bai Jidong did it again.

Small belly, revenge on the spot, this is the white wolf.

Bai Jidong first used his hands to protect the ball, then used his elbow to block McGrady's body, stabilized his body, aimed at the basket, and shot.

The referee's whistle sounded simultaneously, and a three-pointer was hit!

The fans at Target Center were going crazy, they were down and up, like they had dual personalities.

Bai Jidong stood on the free throw line, gave McGrady an ambiguous look, and then added a free throw to score his 67th point.

"Unknowingly, the White Wolf once again surpassed the records of MJ and Elgin Baylor, and included the No.2 single-game scoring record in the playoffs and finals."

No one noticed that Tracy McGrady also scored 40 points, which is rare in the Celtics, where everyone is a soldier and everyone can score.

Maddie remembered something inconsequential.

He thought of those who were defeated by Bai Jidong in recent years.

James, Nash, Duncan, Nowitzki, Heat, Jagged Pistons... He defeated all the superstars of his generation and sat on the throne for three full years.

Will I be defeated by him too?

We, KG, Pi, Ray...will all be defeated by him?

No!

McGrady's eyes were bloodshot, and with the determination to fight the White Wolf to the end, he dribbled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and without delay, a three-pointer was achieved.

"Again! God! This is Tracy McGrady hitting four consecutive three-pointers!"

"It's okay, I'll get it back!"

Bai Jidong told the people around him that no one doubted what he said, just give him the ball.

I don't want to give up my position!

I am No.1 in the world!
"I'm going to bury you all!"

After Bai Jidong said these words, he made exactly the same move as McGrady - directly making a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

Mai Di jumped up, raised his hand and waved towards Bai Jidong.

Mai Di's finger lightly touched Bai Jidong's arm, and the referee's whistle sounded again.

It's an optional foul, but it's the center of the target and it's White Wolf, so the whistle goes.

McGrady looked at the ball with a gloomy expression.

The ball rose high into the sky, like the sun shot down by Hou Yi, passing through the center of the basket.

"Another 1 points, Minnesota has a chance to catch up to [-] point this round!"

Bai Jidong stood in the center, attracting the attention of the world.

Within 2 minutes, Bai Jidong and McGrady scored four consecutive three-pointers.

Bai Jidong scored 14 points and McGrady scored 13 points.

"Such a confrontation may only happen once in a century."

In 2 minutes, each scored four three-pointers, 1 point difference.

With 1 minute left in the game, Bai Weidong made an extra penalty and scored 71 points.

McGrady wants to continue this war, but the legend will eventually end.

Under Bai Weidong's tough defense, McGrady had no chance to score from the very beginning.

McGrady wanted to continue the previous offensive, but the result was disappointing.

Bai Weidong's defense was even stronger at this time, preventing McGrady from being able to make a shot.

Barkley and Smith looked a little disappointed that the expected duel could not continue, but they were quickly skipped.

In the confrontation between Bai Jidong and Mai Di, the two briefly forgot how critical a life-and-death battle this is.

The Celtics have the match point in their hands, and they can win the game if they persist until the end.

Even if they only win by 1 point, they are still winning. As long as they persist until the end, they will win.

The Celtics deliberately pressed the game time to the last second and handed the ball to McGrady, who had made all four shots before.

The touch did not continue to favor McGrady, and the ball flew out of the court along the basket.

The ball belongs to the Timberwolves, and there are 36 seconds left, and the difference between the two sides is only 1 point.

The ball was in Bai Weidong's hands, the audience was silent and focused on his ball.

"I think you've seen the end."

Bai Jidong dribbles the ball, like a magic stick that can predict the future.

Mai Di thought that Bai Weidong would be like them, pressing the time to the last second, but...

But Bai Jidong did the most unlike him thing.

McGrady stopped racing, but Bai Jidong didn't. In front of McGrady, he directly pulled up a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

"Oh my god! The White Wolf hit a three-pointer to reverse the game, and the Timberwolves overtook it!"

"Personal 74 points, there will be no greater performance than this!"

"Just because you stopped, doesn't mean I will stop." Bai Jidong said leisurely.

Maddie's eyes were red and he wanted to call back.

His teammates wanted him to calm down, and Rivers directly used the last timeout tonight. He needed to stabilize the emotions of the players.

"Don't worry, let's play an offense, don't be nervous, the dominance of the game is still in our hands!" Rivers yelled.

Casey yelled: "Successful defense! You are only one successful defense away from victory!"

If someone wants to ask how a person can be as crazy as a mad dog, Bai Jidong will recommend him to look at the current Casey.

The timeout ends and the Celtics prepare to serve.

Starting from the defensive reception, the experience accumulated by the Timberwolves over the past three years has produced results.

Strict marking, dedication, and meticulousness make people feel like a machine.

Everyone knows what they're supposed to do, and everyone's invested in this tight defense.

The Celtics sent the ball out with difficulty, McGrady got the ball, and the man who defended him was Vashabek.

The Celtics' tactics are extremely simple, call a pick-and-roll and let McGrady shoot directly.

This is for the sake of safety. If McGrady fails to make a shot, they can still rush to the offensive rebound, and foul on the spot if they can't reach the rebound.

McGrady has found a comfortable shot point, and if he can make this shot, he has great confidence in hitting the ball.

Vashabek's physical fitness destroyed his touch, like a fierce bird flying to its prey.

McGrady looked at the person in front of him in horror, and his shooting hand shook violently.

"boom!"

Garnett turned into a wolf, frantically pushed Medved away, vowing to take the rebound.

Just when Garnett thought that the rebound was already in his pocket, Bai Jidong appeared. His former teammates accurately judged the position of the rebound, rushed ahead of him, and hit the rebound into the air.

Garnett was shocked and wanted to jump up to fight, but found that the rebound had flown out of the area under his control.

Bai Jidong scored the rebound, and the audience shouted MVP.

Garnett lost his mind, swung his palm, and hit Bai Jidong's hand with the greatest force he could.

"Snapped!"

When Garnett's hand came down, Bai Jidong's brain was blank, and then a sharp pain that made him scream went to his nerves, and he immediately covered his hand.

The referee called Garnett for a thug foul. Since the number of fouls had already been reached, Bai Jidong directly got two free throws.

"White Wolf has a chance to score 76 points!"

"Wait, there's something wrong with White Wolf!"

"Is the white wolf injured?"

Everyone looked over.

Bai Jidong put down his painful hand and said, "I'm fine!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

He has two free throws, and he needs to make them all. He can't let someone else replace him, even if the pain in his fingers is piercing.

The target center was dead silent.

The referee sent the ball out.

Bai Jidong didn't adjust.Open your hand and cast.

"middle!"

The cheers of the audience almost burst through the roof.

Then, the second penalty.

"Shh!"

Bai Jidong didn't know why his fingers hurt so much, but he scored the two most critical free throws tonight.

They led by 3 points and the Celtics did not have a timeout.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The audience was roaring, McGrady dribbled the ball, borrowed a pick-and-roll to the top of the arc, and shot a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Maybe it was just a little bit of strength, this three-pointer finally hit the front of the basket.

(End of this chapter)