When Nell Orsi saw James Harden shoot that three-pointer, his heart "clicked" and he fell to the bottom.

Paul and Harden almost killed the game, and the connection between these two guys was so deadly every time.

With the last 12 seconds, the Trail Blazers didn't have a timeout. Through the close-up of the large screen at the scene, Orsi could see that Riccard was very remorseful at the moment.

What about the Rockets? They still have a timeout in their hands at the moment. In fact, the Rockets' two interior players, Zhou Qi and Ryan Anderson, are not very suitable for the defense in the final moments.

If D'Antoni wants to make a substitution, he has to call a timeout when he has the ball. But D'Antoni didn't plan to do that, preferring to gamble on Ryan Anderson and Zhou's defense rather than give the Trail Blazers any chance to adjust.

New NBA rules this season have reduced the number of timeouts per game, from 18 to 14. The number of official timeouts was reduced from 10 to eight. The biggest change that made Rickard make a mistake was that in the last three minutes of the game, each team could only call a maximum of two timeouts!

Indeed, Adam Shaw's decision can make a basketball game more coherent and exciting. Especially in the final critical moments, the exciting game is often interrupted by endless pauses. But now, that will no longer be the case.

The league's changes to the rules did make the game look better, but it also made Ricard helpless about the current situation.

The moment Morris received the referee's pass, time was already urging him. The Rockets undoubtedly used a full-court press defense, and they were going to put pressure on the Trail Blazers on the serve!

If Lillard were still around, the Rockets wouldn't dare to be so bold. Because of Lillard's speed and breakthrough ability, it is very likely that he will break through all the shackles and make the decision to press the whole court self-defeating.

But against Shabazz Napier, the Rockets don't have so many concerns. This guy was able to get the ball through half the court safely under Paul's pressing, thank goodness!

Morris has been looking for a receiver, and if he can't pass it again, he will be in violation!

Shabazz Napier used all his best skills to finally make a splash of space. Morris seized the opportunity to make a powerful pass, and the basketball grazed Paul's fingers to Napier, and he was almost stealed!

"What a! Chris Paul's fingers if they grow two or three centimeters longer, this ball will really be broken!" Jeff Van Gundy sat in the commentary seat and was scared into a cold sweat, if Paul's steal at the last moment was successful, then the game would really be over!

Shabazz Napier didn't have time to adjust his heartbeat when he received the ball, he immediately turned to hold the ball forward, and the timer on the rebound was constantly urging him.

Chris Paul is chasing after Napier like crazy, don't look Paul behind Napier, but this guy definitely has the ability to steal from behind.

Napier didn't dare to be careless, all he could do now was run like crazy and give the ball to someone who had the ability to finish the game!

Just past half-time, Paul George raised his hand at Napier. As if seeing a glimmer of hope, Napier flicked the basketball in George's direction.

As soon as George took over the basketball, P.J. J. Tucker may not be famous, but his defensive ability is a guarantee that he can stand in the league. This guy doesn't fall behind when it comes to the league's top outside scorer.

George holds the ball with a triple threat foot. J. Tucker's eyes seemed to see through everything, and he was not moved at all. Just as George was making the move, the clock was passing for a few seconds, and the entire Trail Blazers team was already in place.

Ryan Anderson knew that he had no way to wrestle with Anjie, so he chose to go around the front to prevent Anjie from receiving the ball. In addition, Zhou Qi, who was wandering beside An Jie, could break the ball at any time, and it would be a little difficult for George to pass the ball again.

Morris Morris is by no means the best option for a key offense. Iguodala Iguodala doesn't necessarily have the ability to shoot the ball right now, Napier is so nervous that he is already shaking, how can he shoot the basketball?

After looking around, George found that this heavy responsibility had to fall on his head!

So he didn't hesitate any longer, although the Trail Blazers are Anjie's team, George is also a superstar, and he still has the ability to shoot the ball.

George shook his upper body and broke through directly! But to George's surprise, P.J. Tucker moved with him almost at the same time!

"Beautiful defense, Tucker didn't give George any chance at all! His defense reminds me of Tony Allen a few years ago, George has to hurry up because time is running out!"

George gritted his teeth, and Tucker's defense was indeed very strong. Now that it's impossible to break through, George at least has to find a space for himself to shoot.

So George deliberately took a step forward, but suddenly retreated halfway. But Tucker made a beautiful defense again, the guy quickly changed his center of gravity and pressed up, and George's stepback failed again!

"Shoot!" Seeing that there was not much time left, George had not yet got a chance, An Jie was pointing to the basket on the inside and yelled at George.

Anjie trusts George, and in the same way George trusts his idol Anjie. If it weren't for An Jie, he wouldn't have chosen to join the Trailblazers.

Although he hasn't gotten rid of the defense yet, he can only listen to Anjie now!

George was tough and forced a shot against P.J. Tucker's tight defense! It looked like Tucker's hands were almost covering the basketball, and if it weren't for George's heightened arc, the ball would have turned into a bloody ball.

The basketball flew towards the basket, but the arc was not normal at a glance. Catherine clasped her hands tightly in front of her chest, and An Xiang kept an eye on her father. He asked Uncle George to shoot directly without a chance, and he must have had his own plans!

When the basketball flew over, Zhou Qi and Ryan Anderson were both squeezing under the basket as hard as they could. But An Jie, who opened his arms, covered most of the restricted area, and these two thin and tall insiders had no chance to get close to the basket at all.

Now the Rockets can only pray, and the prayer time will end before Anjie grabs the rebound. Or, this ball will be a long rebound, and Anjie's card position will become useless.

Sure enough, the basketball hit the neck of the basket, and Tucker's excellent defense allowed George's shot to smash out of the frame.

George didn't know what Angel wanted to do, but he knew that time was running out on the timer on the rebound!

The basketball rebounded, a little farther than Anjie predicted. An Jie cursed, and immediately jumped!

At the same time, Ryan Anderson and Zhou Qi next to Anjie also jumped, and the three elders began to compete for the most important rebound. This picture seems to freeze in time and space.

Anjie is undoubtedly the tallest of the three, but basketball is, as Ryan Anderson thinks, a long rebound. An Jie had to change his center of gravity, lean back in the air, and then use the advantage of his arm span to touch the basketball in a daze!

But even if An Jie grabbed the rebound, it was useless, because there was only 0.8 seconds left on the timer!

An Jie had no choice but to use such a strange posture to move the basketball in the direction of the basket. When the basketball flew to the basket, the red light on the rebound suddenly lit up!

The ball went into the net, but no one cheered. The Rockets players didn't, and the Trail Blazers players and Angel didn't cheer either. No one knows if the ball just now counts as valid, because Anjie almost clicked on the rebound at the same time as the red light came on.

"It's so nervous! It's amazing that Ann can make a rebound in such a situation! But the outcome of the game is not certain, we need to use the defense to determine who is the winner!" Jeff Van Gundy wiped the sweat from his forehead, his heart beating wildly. If he was still Anjie's head coach now, he would definitely faint on the field due to tachycardia. It seems that he chose to retire, and the profession of BA coach is not something anyone can do if they want to.

The Rockets and Trail Blazers players split up and gathered together to wait for the referee's decision. The three referees on duty nervously walked to the technical table with headphones to watch the replay, and this situation where the referee decided to win or lose the game was the one they hated the most.

The large screen was connected to the technical station, and the players and fans could also see what the referee was seeing in real time.

Judging from the normal speed, the moment An Jie touched the basketball, the red light lit up. This is true no matter what angle you look at.

But the verdict certainly wouldn't be so rash, and the referee decided to slow down twice as fast as the ball to revisit it.

Through the slow-motion replay, people not only enjoyed the wonderful picture of An Jie leaning back in the air, but also clearly saw that when An Jie grabbed the rebound, there was still 0.3 seconds left on the timer!

Finally, the red light on the rebound comes on. At this moment, the referee pressed the pause button! Looking at An Jie again, at this moment, the basketball and An Jie's palms have been separated! Although there may only be a centimeter of distance, it turns out that An Jie did shoot before the red light turned on!

With the picture as proof, before the referee announced the result, the players of the Trail Blazers pounced on An Jie one by one.

"Kill! Another great kill! Angel, he's added another great picture to the NBA! He's a great player, he's a living legend!" Jeff Van Gundy shouted at his former protégé.

Catherine looked at her son with a smile, and ran peacefully and happily. His own father really never made plans to be unprepared! He asked Uncle George to shoot, and he really had his own strategy in it!

Harden and Paul glanced at each other, and could only shake their heads helplessly and leave the court. This damn place, still fucking nasty.......

The Trail Blazers players surrounded Anjie, and no matter what time it was, they knew that this leader would definitely step up!

In the first game of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers won the game without danger under Anjie's stunner.

1-0, although this stunner was not enough for the Trail Blazers to advance. But at least, Anjie gave the team a solid foundation for promotion.

The mighty Houston Rockets, let it go, this won't be the last victory for the Trail Blazers!