Chapter 137: The Last Stand
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"Isaiah, they're going to fight with me!"
Thomas's eyes revealed an awe-inspiring murderous aura: "Then kill them all!" ”
"Okay."
But the way he played just now was obviously no longer playable, Shangguan Yu just passed half, Dieng stuck over, and the two were entangled together, he didn't give Shangguan Yu a chance to cover in the past. At this time, Claude suddenly came out and blocked Dieng, and Shangguan Yu ran out again to cover Thomas.
Everyone's attention was on Thomas and Guan Yu, and the moment the two of them finished blocking and dismantling, LaVine, Wiggins, Downs and Dion all came over.
Thomas suddenly threw the ball out, this time in a wide area, directly to Claude on the other side.
Claude had plenty of time to adjust, as there was not a single defensive team-mate within two metres of him.
He jumped high and threw the ball out, and the three-pointer went straight into the net!
81-74, the Celtics finally recovered a little score.
Wiggins received a nice assist from Rubio and had a good chance on the baseline, but he rolled over and hit the jumper but smashed the frame.
It's Downs again!
He grabbed the rebound in the crowd and scored the second offense.
The originally boring game has now become quite good-looking, because the Timberwolves and the Celtics are completely competing against each other.
Although the rotation time has come, the coaches of both sides are not in a hurry to change.
This time Dion still followed Shangguan Yu closely, he thought that Shangguan Yu was going to cover, but Shangguan Yu did not.
A sudden backrun left him behind, and this time Thomas understood it and hoisted the ball beautifully. Shangguan Yu didn't make the first shot when he received the ball, and a beautiful emergency stop fake shot shook Dieng away.
When he shot again, Diang actually pounced, Shangguan Yu was a little afraid of being blocked, jumped to the top and didn't make a move, and leaned his hand on Dieng.
Beep!
When the whistle blew, Shangguan Yu threw the ball, and this time the arc of the shot was very flat. The ball hit the basket and was about to pop up, but in the end it rolled and fell into the basket.
Shangguan Yu played 2+1, although the person did not stand and fell to the ground, but this ball was handled calmly.
Thomas rushed over and excitedly high-fived Guan Yu before pulling him up from the ground.
Shangguan Yujia hit a free throw, and because of this goal, the morale of the Celtics was raised.
Rubio made a mistake on the pass, and the ball was picked up by Thomas, who quickly advanced to the front court and distributed the ball to Claude who followed up on the other side, who dunked in three steps.
79-83, the Timberwolves could only ask for a timeout to stabilize the morale of the army and make substitution adjustments at the same time.
The same is true for the Celtics, who have brought Smart and Tyler Zeller on the line, and now that Thomas is working well with Guan Yu, Coach Stevens wants to take the opportunity to recover a little bit of points.
The Timberwolves traded Tyus Jones and Kevin Martin, as well as Prince, and let Towns and Wiggins continue to play.
The Timberwolves reopened the ball, and after a series of passes, the ball fell into Towns again. He's a little far from the basket this time around, and he has the option to drive to the basket. Shangguan Yu was about to wrap the bag, but Tang Si reacted immediately and passed the ball out, and Shangguan Yu could only withdraw.
Downs suddenly activated, using skillful technique, to break through to the basket.
But when he got to the basket and found Taylor Zeller, still standing next to him and not moving. Tyler Zeller didn't shake and raised his hands in the air, and this time Downs chose to attack hard, but after a physical confrontation, Downs missed the layup.
The rebound bounced to the other side, and Shangguan Yu flew to grab the ball and handed it to Thomas, who retreated to receive the ball.
The Celtics double-point guard lineup has dropped in height, but now Crowder is hot with Guan Yu, and if he wants to catch up with the score, the chance is still relatively large.
Thomas breaks through the ball, Smart breaks through the ball, and Crowder breaks through the ball.
The ball came to Shangguan Yu's hands, and Shangguan Yu also broke through the ball, which was impossible.
There was already an opportunity, and there was a sudden hair, Shangguan Yu directly pulled out his shot, but this time it didn't hit!
The rebound was picked up by Towns, and the Timberwolves wanted to launch a quick counterattack, but the Celtics are now small men, running fairly fast, and the first time to return to the defense, interrupting their fast break.
This ball was handed over to Wiggins to play, and it was still Crowder who defended him, and Shangguan Yu was watching from the sidelines.
But he had to follow Prince, but Claude made a gesture with a look, Shangguan Yu pretended to leave, and suddenly the robbery caught Wiggins a little off guard. Caught between the two, he wanted to pass the ball to Downs on the inside.
Mistake!
Taylor Zeller stopped the ball at the first time, and although Smart was already running, he didn't get a pass, and Thomas took the ball and regrouped.
Once again, it will be up to the Celtics to seize the chance. Everyone thought that this goal would make the Boston duo come, but it was still Crowder who stood up.
Thomas followed the cooperation of Shangguan Yu and once again involved the opponent's defense, and Crowder found an open position, received an assist from Shangguan Yu, and hit three points again.
82 to 83, and now there is only a one-point gap between the two teams.
The Celtics made a substitution to bring Thomas on and Turner for the first moment. There are less than two minutes left before the end of the third quarter, and if you don't go to rest now, you won't have time to rest later. Coach Stevens hopes Thomas has enough energy to deal with the final quarter.
But as soon as he went, the Celtics' offense completely lost its rhythm.
On the contrary, the Timberwolves, led by Towns and Wiggins, played a wave of offensive mini-climaxes.
In the last two minutes, the Celtics only scored another shot by Shangguan Yu to score a pitiful two points. At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 93-84, and the Celtics still trailed by nine points.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the Timberwolves' starters were resting, but the Celtics did not seize the opportunity to catch up with the score, but after playing more than three minutes, the opposite side widened the difference to more than 10 points.
During these three minutes, Shangguan Yu played hard because the Timberwolves used a trap tactic. Shangguan Yu didn't have a chance to make a move, and even if he did, he would all hit the iron. They strictly guarded and forced Shangguan Yu to make mistakes. Shangguan Yu also played a lot of time today, and in the confrontation, the physical exertion was particularly large.
In back-to-back games, Shangguan Yu's physical shortcomings were once again exposed. Although Shangguan Yu is now in the best physical condition, he is not able to cope with such a high-intensity competition.
Coach Stevens put Shangguan Yu off the court to rest, but the situation on the field made Shangguan Yu very worried.
At the second official timeout, the Timberwolves were 107-94, 13 points ahead of the Celtics.
There are 6 minutes left in the game, and if it drags on for a while, it is estimated that there will be no chance of a reversal, and the Timberwolves have three less, and they are in good shape today. Coach Stevens decided to let go of the last fight and replaced Shangguan Yu on the field with a big wave. (To be continued.) )