Chapter 467: Bold Attempt
Byron Scott's coaching career has been anything but impressive, and since '09, this guy hasn't managed a team with a win rate of more than 35%. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info "The King of Swings", this has become the nickname of Byron Scott by fans.
But today, he has a chance to beat the league's hottest team. If this one wins, the Cavaliers will be demoralized from top to bottom. Although this season's Cavaliers are still "targeting" with high draft picks, if they continue to lose like this, the team atmosphere will be too depressing.
"We have to guard against the last 2.5 seconds, we are only 2.5 seconds away from victory!" Byron Scott may not be a master tactician, but a 2.5-second defense is not a problem for him. His tactics are not to mention getting the Trail Blazers players to shoot, and it is very difficult to even get them to catch the ball. If the situation is good, the Blazers will make mistakes in the throw-in.
Naturally, everyone on the Cavaliers team is eager to win this game, and perhaps for the team's hierarchy, it doesn't matter how many games the Cavaliers can win this season. But for the players, winning the game is the best way to prove themselves.
Everyone on the Cavaliers team played good statistics today, and the eight players scored double-doubles is the best explanation of this. If they fail in the end because of the lore, it will be too much of a loss for them. In any case, they couldn't let the unexpected happen in those last 2.5 seconds.
The coach has the method, the players have the hard work. The Trail Blazers' final offense will be difficult.
"You...... Are you sure you want to do this!?" Nicholas Batum's mouth widened in surprise after listening to Ricard's arrangement, and his expression made many fans and reporters think that he would be the executor of the last attack.
"2.5 seconds, tight defense, just one point away. This is the best decision I can make under these conditions!" Ricard finished and looked at the crowd, but no one had an opinion. In fact, even if someone had an opinion now, Ricard would have convinced him.
The French striker swallowed, looking nervous. Just when they were supposed to play at the end of the timeout, Anjie patted Batum on the back.
"It's okay Nicholas, let go of the baggage. They never imagined that we would attack in this way. It's as easy as training, huh?" Anjie's tone was very relaxed, as if it was just an ordinary attack.
"Of course you don't have to be nervous, you're a monster. Batum shook his head, and all the reporters' cameras were focused on him.
Nicholas Batum came off the bench today to score 22 points, shooting 3-of-4 from three-point range and shooting 75 percent from the field. I wouldn't be surprised if Coach Ricard had chosen to use a Frenchman for the final shot. "Seeing Ricard leave Iguodala on the bench and let Batum play, combined with what happened on the bench just now, Kenny Smith has reason to believe that Batum will be the final finisher!
However, when he saw Batum's position on the field, Kenny Smith was shocked. This guy, who has just been the focus of all the Trail Blazers players, didn't set foot in the stadium at all. He stood out of bounds, next to the referee. This means that Batum's task is just to serve!
It's not Batum, so who is it?
This has also become a question that the Cavaliers are eager to know the answer to. Of course, they couldn't guess who was going to carry out the final attack, so Byron Scott's method was to kill everyone as much as possible!
Anjie and Aldridge, who were standing inside the three-point line, were completely surrounded by the "iron bucket formation" composed of three Cavaliers. And Lillard and Matthews, who are standing outside the three-point line, have been entangled with Irving and Pargo around them.
The referee blew the whistle and passed the ball to Batum, who was standing next to him. There was no one in Batum's way because Byron Scott decided to put in an extra hand to "take care of" Anjie and Aldridge, two leading scorers.
"Hurry, hurry!" Batum muttered, his expression more nervous than his four teammates on the field.
Lillard was the first to start, and he and Wesley Matthews completed a crossover run. This movement made Irving and Pargo very nervous, and they carefully made the switch, however, nothing happened, and the ball was still in Batum's hands.
Even so, Lillard didn't stop his run. This guy plunged headlong into the crowd inside the three-point line, and it seemed that he was planning to take advantage of Anjie and Aldridge's blocking to get a shot.
"Damion here! here!" Anjie shouted at Lillard as he made a pick-and-roll. Lillard, meanwhile, struck in the direction of Anjie's pick-and-roll. Seeing this, Alonzo Key didn't think about it, and he was on Lillard's path! The answer is obvious, Damion Lillard is the last hope of the Trail Blazers!
"Haha. Two dry laughs sent chills down Alonzo's back. When is this? This is the moment of life and death that determines the outcome of the game! Laughter should not be here anyway!
Alonzo Key turned his head in response, only to find that Anjie had taken the opportunity to block Lillard and broke out of the encirclement. But what's the use? As soon as Batum passes the ball, the three people here will immediately encircle and interfere with Anjie!
However, that basketball was really passed to the three-point line by Batum. But judging from the trajectory of the basketball, this ball does not seem to be so simple......
"It's too high!" Alonzo Qui secretly applauded in his heart, I don't know if the French were too nervous, the ball was really outrageous.
"Stop him, he's going to finish the air relay!" At that moment, Byron Scott's hoarse shout reached everyone's ears! Tristan Thompson was the first to react. He immediately ran in the direction of An Jie, only jumping a little later than An Jie!
Batum passed the ball high, and Ricard knew that the Frenchman was a good passer, so he entrusted the responsibility to him. Who knew that the Cavaliers hadn't even deployed someone to interfere with Batum's passing, which made it all more likely to succeed.
Both An Jie and Thompson jumped high, but An Jie was still much taller than Thompson! He straightened his long arms and just caught the basketball in the air! At the same time, An Jie's upper limbs began to exert force, turning the one-handed ball into a two-handed ball! Thompson was originally going to break the ball, but now it has become the last barrier to interfere with An Jie in the air.
But because An Jie's force in the air is too great, Thompson's feeling is unbearable! He has been pressing An Jie like this in the air, this guy feels that he can't even straighten up. It wasn't until the moment the hoop made a loud noise that the pressure finally disappeared. Thompson, who was knocked out of balance, rolled to the ground in embarrassment.
"Ahh He puffed up the muscles of his whole body, and the green tendons and blood vessels were clearly visible on An Jie's body! And after scoring the goal, An Jie's expression was even more fierce like a beast! This picture is really ...... for Thompson, a sophomore It's scary!
Butcher, sure enough, it's not false!
"Incredible goal! Air relay kill! Oh my God, did you see it!? An Jie, who completely disappeared in this game, finally stood up and completed the kill in the way of air relay!" "The Sina live broadcast room exploded completely, because just now Ma Jian and Ke Fan saw a Chinese with their own eyes and completed an impossible task in the NBA arena!
"To be exact, this is an air relay slam kill!" Ma Jian also admired in his heart, An Jie really caught up with the good times. Now the domestic players are encouraged to develop overseas, and Anjie can start to grow smoothly from the NCAA. Compared with his own environment back then, An Jie was so happy.
At this time, even the fans of the Quick Loan Stadium couldn't help but cheer. After all, this kind of wonderful picture is hard to see in Cleveland.
There were 1.8 seconds left in the game time at this time, and An Jie completed all this, and he didn't even use 1 second!
Byron Scott slumped back on the bench, the game wasn't over yet, but he didn't have a timeout on his hand. Such a good opportunity, the Cavaliers still lost it! And the "culprit" who caused all this was An Jie, who had panda eyes and seemed to disappear from the whole game!
Thompson didn't dare to make eye contact with An Jie until he was pulled up by Valejo. What had just happened, coupled with Anjie's ferocious yelling, was the worst time of Thompson's career!
Eventually, the end-of-game beep sounded with Irving's ultra-long-range three-pointers. 118 to 117, the Quickloan Arena is still full of people, I don't know if I think the Cavaliers have won at home, but Ricard knows that Anjie has conquered all the away fans......
"What else can I say!? It's a great moment! Coach Rickard has made a brilliant arrangement in terms of tactical confusion and practicality! Batum's passing ability always comes in handy when it matters most, and if he can be a better playmaker, the point guards in the league will lose their jobs. Kenny Smith has been talking about the ball for a long time, and his 16-year career as a commentator has allowed Kenny Smith to watch countless wonderful moments. But the air relay kills people violently, God, let's let this man's heartbeat return to normal as soon as possible.
"I said Nicholas as easily as I did in training. After the game, An Jie was naturally hugged by his teammates. Among them, Batum and Anjie are the two people in the middle of the pile.
"I said too, you're a monster!" Batum was caught in the middle, shouting with joy. No matter how many times it happens, it will make a man's adrenaline rush as a result.
Various sports TV stations are rebroadcasting the picture of An Jie's lore just completed over and over again. All the fans are talking about it, this seemingly huge disparity in strength has become the highlight of today's game!
"You know what Ann, you damn guy only scored 24 points today!" After returning to the bench, Riccard "criticized" Anjie with a serious face.
"But that last arrangement, I'd say you're beautiful!" After a second, Ricard couldn't help but show his white teeth, and his expression changed from serious and fierce to happy laughter.
"There was no time, we had to just pass the ball directly into the inside and send Ann an aerial relay. Nicholas, it's up to you to pass the ball. I need you to pass that high, straight ball, Damien, and help Anjie fight for space to break through the encirclement. As for you, what you need to do is the easiest. You just have to catch the basketball, then press it into the basket, and that's it!"
Disappear for a whole game because of exhaustion? No, Anjie, just want to be the key to all this!
Lovely Clevelands, who have witnessed miracles on their own turf, but miracles do not belong to them......