Chapter 424: More Anxiety
The bearded man and the oil tycoon next to him stood and watched the game throughout the fourth quarter, and they themselves were restless to see Anjie working so the court. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this moment, all the fans in the Rose Garden, regardless of their status, regardless of their income, all belong to the same kind of people, and their hearts are also connected.
Van Gundy's final long timeout left all the sports channel cameras glued to the Thunder's bench.
Westbrook had a terrible day and Kevin Brook had a terrible day. Although Durant improved in the fourth quarter, he was not as good as he could have been in the overall situation. Who will Van Gundy choose to make the final throw, Bledsoe? Batum? Or Seforosa, who once completed a stunner on the Thunder.
"Kevin, you're here for the last ball." Jeff. Van Gundy has many advantages as a coach, but the disadvantages are also obvious, too rigid!
Even though Durant shot 2-of-8 from beyond the three-point line today, he still thinks the scoring champion should be responsible for making key shots.
"We only equalized the score with this goal, but if the game goes to extra time, we are no different from the winners! Russell, you attract the defense! Morris, you make the wall for KD! Serge, provide false cover for Westbrook's feint! Sephorosa, interspersed with running to disrupt the Trail Blazers' defense! With a few simple strokes, Van Gundy drew the final attack tactics on the tactical board.
As for how to play at the last moment of the game, Van Gundy has already made arrangements and set up several sets of plans, and the Thunder team usually does scenario training for this situation. Now, all Van Gundy has to do is lay out the tactics, and as for how to execute it, the Thunder players have already solved it on the training floor.
"Ann, is there anything wrong with you?" Ricard beckoned the team doctor, and he knew that he had overloaded Anjie, but there was no way to do it for the sake of victory. Now, he had to first make sure that there was nothing wrong with An Jie's body.
"There is some soreness in the calves, nothing else special." Anjie only answered Ricard's question debriefingly, and he didn't want to delay Ricard's time to set up his tactics for personal reasons.
The team doctor pressed An Jie's calf and nodded slightly at Ricard, who picked up the tactical board with confidence.
"The Thunder have too many offensive endpoints, first of all we can't foul, and in the last 26 seconds, the Thunder will definitely drag it until the end. Secondly, Ann, you can't ignore the three-second zone today and go all out to cover the three-point line. If you both make a save, there's a good chance the Thunder will grab an offensive rebound and score. Ricard knows that everyone on the Trail Blazers is being guarded cold, and Anjie, who is the only hot player, is now exhausted. He didn't dare to guarantee that his players would be able to make a difference at the free-throw line, so he didn't dare to let his opponent score two points as easily as he did in the previous series.
Although it was only 26 seconds, this timeout was the most important of the game.
When the players from both sides re-entered the field, the Rose Garden Stadium suddenly boiled over. The bearded man and the oil tycoon shouted "defend" in unison to the rhythm of the DJ on the spot, and Ibaka, who was about to block for Durant, stood next to the referee, and after the referee signaled that the two sides should not move too much, he hit the ball to Morris outside the bounds and blew his own whistle.
"Toot!" As soon as this sound came out, Westbrook immediately came out, he received the basketball, and began to control the time.
Westbrook alternated between the midline and the three-point line with crotch dribbles. Felton didn't dare to get even half a step closer, and Westbrook's speed he had already learned.
It wasn't until the timer on the rebound became ten seconds left that Westbrook suddenly started! At the same time, Sergi. Ibaka shook off Aldridge's arm over his shoulder and moved high to block Westbrook.
"Is it Russell!?" Anjie nervously guarded the basket and saw Ibaka block for Westbrook, but Anjie ignored Morris's move.
At this moment, Morris has secretly set up an off-ball cover for Durant. Durant was originally careless, but suddenly accelerated a reverse run, making Gerald . Wallace was half a beat slower. When "Elvis" chased back with all his might, he was strictly blocked by Morris!
Westbrook suddenly jumped after borrowing the pick-and-roll, and everyone thought that this frizzy guard who likes to shoot a lot was the last point of attack for the Thunder! As everyone knows, Westbrook, who was in the air, changed his shot to pass, and the basketball was quickly transferred to Durant!
"No!" The bearded man and countless Trail Blazers fans covered their heads, and Durant, this guy, was already unconsciously in the empty position! Now, he'll be shooting threes without any interference!
"Win!" Van Gundy clenched his fists, and his tactics finally worked. As long as Anjie collapses, the Trail Blazers will collapse entirely!
Durant didn't make any adjustments, and he shot when he caught the ball. When he took the ball out, he saw a terrified Gerrard. Wallace lunged at him. What's the use of that? Durant even heard the laughter in his own heart.
The basketball went over everyone's heads and approached the basket under the gaze of more than 20,000 pairs of eyes in the court. Westbrook has raised his arms, and Gerald. Wallace was desperate to find a hole in the ground to get into.
However......
"Kevin got an open three-pointer! He voted! No! No, no, no, the basketball is out of the box! Ann protected the defensive rebound, the game is over, the game is over! Kevin. Durant, the league's best scorer, didn't succeed today! This is an open shot! It's not impossible for the Thunder to win the game, they completely lost at their own hands! ”
In an instant, countless fans were cheering for Durant's three-point shot. The moment he won the match, Ricard jumped up and swung his fist in the air. As if God's favor, Wallace ran around the pitch with his arms raised. However, when T.NT's photographer pointed the camera at An Jie, they found that An Jie was just sitting on the ground, expressionless, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Anjie is tired, he is really tired. This guy understands that he was completely defeated by Van Gundy today, and if it weren't for Durant and Westbrook's delay, the Trail Blazers would not have been able to win at all.
Aldridge and Marcus. Canby worked together to hold An Jie's armpit before he helped everyone up. An Jie walked into the players' tunnel under the cheers of the fans, but this guy couldn't get excited.
"What a fucking damn one! We deserved to win! "Back in the locker room, Jeff. Van Gundy threw the tactical whiteboard in his hand onto an unused locker that smashed a hole out of it, and it looked like thousands of dollars in compensation for Jeff. Van Gundy couldn't run away. You know, this is the home of the Trail Blazers. This locker is also the property of the Trail Blazers.
Westbrook and Durant hung their heads and remained silent. Although Van Gundy said that everyone is to blame for losing, this time, the responsibility really should be borne by Westbrook and Durant.
Westbrook shot 8-of-22, Durant made 10-of-23 and Seforrosa shot 3-of-12. The Thunder shot just 37.8 percent from the field in this game. With such a shooting percentage, no matter how clever the manager's tactics are, they can't help the team win.
In the locker room of the Trail Blazers on the other side, the Trail Blazers, who kept their first home court, were not very happy. The Thunder team still hasn't found a way to limit An Jie, and An Jie slashed 40 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks in this game, which is also the reason why the Thunder team can't catch up. But it's clear that Jeff. Van Gundy has found a way to limit the Trail Blazers. It's just that today, Anjie's excellent performance and the poor performance of his two former good brothers saved all this.
106-109, the Trail Blazers won the third game of the series at home. But this victory has put the Trail Blazers in an even more dangerous situation!
The tired Angel didn't even attend the post-match press conference, and he was the last player to leave the Rose Garden Arena. If it weren't for the bearded man still waiting for him outside, An Jie would have rested inside for a while.
To say that Anjie was the last player to leave Rose Garden is because Ricard was the last to leave.
After Anjie left, Ricard went to inquire about Anjie, the team doctor. Although he was not injured, Anjie's condition is also not optimistic.
"There was only one day between the two races, and Ann's over-tension in the muscles and excessive lactate production would not completely improve until the next game began. Anjie will definitely be able to play in the next game, yes, but he will play very hard......"
"Really...... Thank you. Riccard listened, staring at the ceiling with vacant eyes. Just as Van Gundy was powerless about his players, Rickard was equally powerless about the Trail Blazers' lack of hard power on the roster.
In order to get Angel, Nelsey gave away almost all the chips he could come up with. Contney. Lee and the Nets' top-three picks are the only two things the Trail Blazers have gotten since they traded for Anjie.
Contney. No matter how good Lee's performance is, he is just a trick. The Nets' top-three protected draft picks, even if they end up in the hands of the Trail Blazers, will play a role next season.
Nelsey knows the roster needs to be strengthened, but he's eyeing this summer's draft and free agent market. Due to the lack of chips, this is now the strongest lineup that Nelsey can piece together for Anjie and Ricard.
The only thing Ricard can do now is to lead the least luxurious squad in the Eastern and Western finals to attack the finals and even the O'Brien Cup.
Angel is tired, this is indeed a big problem. However, the series has only been played for three games, and God knows what will happen to the Trail Blazers after that.
The Western Conference Finals, this is indeed a big stage. But again, it's a grinding hell.