Chapter 33: The Decisive Time Has Arrived
The Panthers' Philia was in possession of the ball after half-time, and he was killing time, but Kyle couldn't but go up and press. Filia's basic skills are still very solid, he lifted his ass and pushed it back with his body, Kyle tried to steal several times but failed, so he simply used his strength advantage to push back, the force was greater and greater, three times later, Kyle suddenly turned sideways when Filria exerted his strength again, and Filia fell to the ground with a flat sand butt falling to the ground. Kyle grabbed the ball and rushed, a split dunk, and retreated with braces.
At 45:51, the Panthers took the lead, with a six-point margin and three minutes and eleven seconds to go.
With a "beep" whistle, the Panthers' next attack was violated thirty-five seconds. Kyle passes back to Smith after blocking the pick-and-roll, and this guy hits the iron. Chris protects this vital rebound. The current Panthers are not so calm, this is a dangerous point difference, two three-pointers can tie it.
Chris attacked, using footwork, swinging left and right, and was preparing for a sideways pick-up. The whistle sounded, signaling a foul on Smith, and the merchant's hand made a move and was caught by the referee, but he actually did it on purpose. Because of the less than ten fouls, Chris can only get 1+1 free throw opportunities, that is, the first free throw hits, will get another free throw opportunity, and the accumulation of ten ordinary fouls is 100% two free throws, this time is the ninth foul, the next time is the tenth, two free throws, it is not cost-effective. So Kyle took advantage of Chris's free throw preparations, and quickly told his teammates not to foul unless they had to, and the Panthers' free throws were quite accurate.
Chris is very accurate in his free throws, but the scene at the moment still makes him feel a little mentally fluctuating. He adjusted his stance, dribbled the ball a few times, looked for his touch, aimed, and shot.
The ball flew in mid-air, everyone shielded their breath, and the atmosphere did not dare to exhale, the importance of this free throw is self-evident.
There was a "clang", and the sighs in the stadium were connected.
"Rebound!"
Players on both sides yelled, Randy preferred position, just received the ball, was poked by Kelly, the ball flew again, and then clicked, and everyone in the front court was huddled. Eventually, Larry held the ball in his arms, and before he could make a move, Philia knocked Larry down, and the two fell to the floor and writhed together, with Kelly and Brandi joining in sleeping on the floor. Brandi tossed the ball to Herrera, who was not far away, and as soon as Herrera picked up the ball, he was snatched by the quick-eyed Kyle and made a layup.
The scene erupted again into a huge boo, and the coach of the Panthers was also jumping to his feet, and they all thought that the Yale team had committed a foul! But the referee was unmoved. He was helpless, and he didn't call a timeout, their possession, they were ahead, of course there was no reason to show cowardice! Martelley burst into a state of excitement and almost lost his voice to call a timeout, but when he saw Kyle's hands on his legs and his expressionless face, he stopped the unfinished gesture. On second thought, they are now in a hot state and have a tendency to turn around, and there is no reason to interrupt this rhythm.
"Now the game is getting confusing again, St. Joseph Yale's hope is renewed, and the game is very exciting." Tony is alive again, miracle! Maybe there really is?
At 47:51, the Panthers took the lead, with a four-point deficit and one minute and thirty-three seconds to go.
The Panthers players led the ball a couple of times before it was in the hands of Chris, who had the best grip and as a leader, he had to step up. Back top, forward flip, Chris hands hands to Herrera in the open cut position, who scoops the basket and scores. Everyone in the Yale team, including Kyle, was deceived by them, and everyone thought that this key attack would be completed by Chris, but they didn't expect him to be a bait.
The scene finally erupted in cheers! The coach of the Panthers finally regained some composure, and the commentator talked again, "This goal is very fatal for the Yale team, and the Panthers have the winning ticket in their hands, Tony, what do you think?" ”
"It's a tight game, it's going to be a tough one, and Kyle's ability isn't to be underestimated, but the Panthers have a better chance of winning." This is a rare exchange between the two in this live broadcast, and the difference is to describe these two guys, and it is a disaster for them to live broadcast together.
St. Joseph's Yale team's offense this time can not afford to lose, or Smith moved in the center, Kyle and Martin took turns to respond, Larry ran desperately, Kyle used this tactic to disrupt the opponent's defensive formation, with Smith as the human wall to the basket, a hit to the ground, Kelly once again exploded the dunk, the whole offense only took ten seconds.
The score came to 49:53, still a four-point difference, and there were still 58 seconds to go.
The coach of the Panthers finally couldn't help but call a timeout to set up tactics and defense. Martelley is excited, at least for now they still have hope of winning the game, right? What's the use of saying a thousand things and ten thousand now? Everything is about the resilience of the players. But what should be laid out still has to be said. "Try to defend this shot, then we look for three points, we have two more timeouts, you go and fight, I'm here to navigate for you."
Kyle is speechless, you're standing ahead for us to navigate? Now the situation is clear, and it's a fart! Kyle was furious in his heart.
The match started again, and Filia actually chose to break through Kyle and hit him by surprise, which was really unexpected by Kyle. Filia passed the first line of defense, Kelly had to come out to block, Filia chose to pass the ball to Randy who was empty, and Herbert had to come over again to block Randy who was about to jump after receiving the ball, Randy passed the ball to their ace Chris in the air, Chris was completely empty! Don't hesitate to make a jump shot.
Came out of the box again, and was so unlucky that he had no friends.
Kelly grabbed the rebound, a long pass, Kyle spread his feet and rushed, Filia and Brandi quickly shrank the basket, and they tried to block the starting sports car. Kyle was about to hit Filia, shook his hand and chose to pass, Larry, who was empty outside the three-point line, he took the ball and took aim, shot steadily, and hit!
It's 52:53, only one minute away, and there are thirty-eight seconds left, so there's plenty of time.
Martelley took the lead, and all the Yale players on the bench stood up and howled.
The crowd in the audience cursed, and the narrator's chest was stuffy, and the scene was depressing and noisy. The DJ is weak, as if he is mourning. The Panthers' face sank, his expression was extremely ugly, and he quickly called another timeout.
"The advantage of 11 points has been squandered by your ignorance and immaturity! I'm very angry right now. But victory is ours, I firmly believe! The last attack, Flanders, you come, press until the last five seconds and then shoot, I just need the success rate, more blocks and dismantles, more runs, remember! The real strong are tempered in ice and fire, and I believe that you can withstand the pressure. ”
"Boys, victory is just around the corner, brace yourself and defend the last ball, I'm sure you can do it, go ahead." Unlike the Black Panthers' swearing, Matley spoke much more harmoniously.
The decisive moment has finally arrived!