Basketball UFO

Chapter 12 The anxious game (page 12)

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Although Hardaway is a tall combo guard, he has a traditional point guard mentality. He assists his teammates first and then thinks about scoring himself. Seeing that the team's score was caught up, they stepped up their active attack.

Facing Sam Cassel, Hardaway controlled the ball and chose to play a post-up single.As soon as Sam Cassell exerted his strength, he discovered that Hardaway was missing. The opponent retreated, his steps were very fast, and he had already left the space.

Whoosh! Hit the mid-range shot near the baseline.

"Similar style of play, but a completely different feeling." Carter quickly passed the half, his head still spinning.

Hardaway's handling of the ball just now was similar to Cassel's. Cassel used his body to fight and hit the space sideways with his shoulders, which gained strength; while Hardaway used his deft footsteps and paper-thin technical movements to gain skill.

He immediately cleared up space and paired it with a precise mid-range shot, which was really intimidating.

Carter was controlling the basketball, hanging inside, and Bradley was playing from behind. He had no advantage and couldn't sit in, so he had to pass to the outside. Kendall Gill took advantage of Carter's screen to turn over and hit the mid-range shot.

Fortunately, these people in the team's backcourt are all capable of scoring. Otherwise, the Nets would not even have to think about the playoffs, and they would just be in trouble until 97 to steal Duncan.

The game continued. Because of Hardaway's pass, the Magic team ran smoothly and opened the score again, reaching a 5-point gap.

The half was almost over. Carter took the initiative to hold the ball and called Williams to come out. However, Williams couldn't make a mid-range shot, so Vaughn let him go directly and still defended the inside. They already know Carter's impact and don't give him any space inside.

Taking advantage of the screen, Carter suddenly pulled across and hit Williams in front of him. Without a defensive player, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Oh well, I got in anyway. Today, I failed to score on my first two attempts, but I still shot the third time.

Calipali was even more nervous than Carter, and his palms were a little sweaty. "Vince is so bold. He missed a few balls and still dared to continue shooting without being affected at all."

Anfernee Hardaway immediately responded, but was fouled by Cassel and sent to the free throw line.

Bang, swish, one of two free throws. Hardaway had already scored 14 points at halftime and also sent out 2 assists. The team played smoothly under his guidance and performed very well.

There was still a 3-point gap. Carter grabbed the ball with one hand, stood still with the ball, and watched the players running on the court. Cassel ran back from the baseline and had an opportunity. At this moment, Carter's pass flew out like a cannonball.

After entering the paint, Cassel grabbed the ball and made a backhand layup. Close the score to 1 point.

Cassel has a high golf quotient and established a tacit understanding with Carter at the earliest.

At this time, the half-time whistle sounded. The Nets entered the second half with a 1-point deficit.

In the second half, Hardaway was still strong. He continued to use lively passing to drive the team. Center Grant also quickly scored in double figures.

Cesar is also sorting out the team's offensive and defensive rhythm, but the cooperation between teammates is not tacit, and mistakes occur frequently. Carter made two mistakes.

Once inside, Bradley wanted to try a back-up shot again, but he really couldn't handle Grant. While he was hesitating, he saw Carter running in reverse, throwing away Nick Anderson, and cutting in from the middle.

Quickly give the ball to Carter. After receiving the ball, Carter stepped towards the basket and flew into the air.

David Vaughn came up and blocked Carter. Unexpectedly, Carter was still flying in the air and waving his arms towards Vaughn.

When another player dunks, his whole body seems to be frozen, his arms are stretched out and hanging on the basket, and the visual impact is about to explode.

The take-off action is like the breeze blowing on the face, but the dunk action is full of strength. The combination of fierceness and domineering and elegant and unrestrained. Each of these actions makes people feel relaxed and happy.

The fans in the audience shouted wildly and saw Carter's super dunk again.

"It's so exciting. Even if we lose the game, seeing Carter's dunk is worth it."

"Carter's dunk was so inspiring. He is the leader of the team!"

The fans' enthusiasm was ignited, and it didn't matter that the team was 4 points behind. But Carter was obviously not satisfied and worked particularly hard on defense.

Today, Nick Anderson was very difficult to guard by Carter. If Gerald Wilkins and Ronny Seikaly hadn't stepped up from the bench, the two scored 20 points, and the Magic would not have been able to take the lead.

The Nets' bench didn't even have anyone who could score. Xavier McDaniel and Tony Massenberg combined for only 10 points. Witzel was a strong player who frustrated Pippen back then, but it was a pity that he didn't last long.

Pippen is the top outside defender. The only players who can defeat him in recent years are Wiesel, Jerome Cauchy, Richard Dumas, etc. Let’s talk about a few players. They all have one characteristic, which is explosive impact. , then the muscles and bones become strong.

Of course, Hardaway also had the upper hand against Pippen. He was an alternative, playing with paper in the wind, which Pippen could not adapt to.

After Carter dunked, Hardaway again lobbed the ball inside to Grant, the angle was just right. Grant got up and was fouled by Bradley.

Bradley has committed 4 fouls and is ready to take a rest.

Grant missed the first free throw, Bradley came off the field, and Tony Massenberg came on as a substitute.

The second penalty was still missed. Massenberg controlled the rebound and gave it to Cassel who responded immediately.

Cassel had already seen Carter start, and immediately passed a long ball, hitting the opposite three-point line, and Carter just caught the ball. However, Anfernee Hardaway had already predicted it and returned to defense in place.

Carter ignored it, took a step, changed direction, avoided Hardaway, flew up, and slashed diagonally towards the basket.

Hardaway knew that after Carter started, he could no longer stop him and did not continue to intercept. Watch Carter fly to the basket and succeed in a split dunk.

Helplessness became the background for Carter's dunk.

Another beautiful dunk, this time tying the score, the fans in the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers, "It's so wonderful, Carter's fast break is unstoppable."

After Hardaway took possession of the ball, he immediately hit Cassel with his back, stepped away, and was out of shooting space again. This time he missed a little, and was rebounded by Carter.

Hold the ball and get down quickly. There is no chance and you will fall back into position. The two sides went back and forth, playing fiercely, and the score could not be opened. As long as the Magic takes a slight lead, the Nets will immediately equalize or even exceed by a small score.

The Nets also failed to establish a lead, and the weak inside line was easily beaten again. Grant had already scored his 16th point today, and David Vaughn also scored 10 points, which was a superb performance.

"Control inside, damn it." Carter yelled at Massenberg. The scolding was also directed at Williams.

The inside line is really out of control, allowing the opponent to get whatever they want. When Hardaway cut in, the inside combination could not stop him, and was fooled by his footsteps and agility.

Carter rushed inside with the ball, attracted the defense, took a step inside, and suddenly passed the ball from the midfielder to Cassel.

Cassel raised the knife and threw it before Hardaway's defense was in place.

Hit! Cassell has a big heart and can always withstand pressure at critical moments.

Kendall Gill felt very bad and only scored 12 points today. The pressure was on Carter and Cassell.

Cassell made a three-pointer and the Nets once again took the lead by 1 point.

The Magic called a timeout and redeployed their tactics. The third quarter is about to end, and the team has not been able to open up the score, which is much different from previous expectations.

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