Chapter 283: Scoring Overtime
Yi Jianlian suddenly thought that the Bucks' foul accumulation in the third quarter was not yet full, and it was only twice, and he could take advantage of it.
Thunder re-made free throws.
The two sides stood in position, and the referee blew the whistle before giving the ball to Jeff Green, who was serving.
The whole process took only ten seconds, but Brooks was as anxious as a year.
The ball was re-issued, and this time it was Durant who received the ball, but Yi Jianlian and Tygibson completed the change of defense at this time.
Looking at Tygibson in front of him, Durant wanted to play one, but he had to follow the task assigned by Brusque, and found Jeff Green with the ball, who finally got the ball, and when the ball just reached him, Williams fouled Westbrook without the ball.
The latter looked confused.
It's time to serve again!
Yi Jianlian glanced at Xiao K, who stretched out his finger and gestured a 1, which means that there is one more foul before the free throw, no need to use it in vain!
Brooks' face was a little ugly, and with two fouls in a row, the price paid by the Bucks was almost equal to 0, but the Thunder's offensive time this time was nearly 40 seconds away.
Re-serve again.
This time it was Kevin Durant who received the ball, but Yi Jianlian stood in front of him again this time, and the ups and downs of his chest were not so obvious.
Obviously, Yi Jianlian has eased the most difficult period.
Durant hits a jumper.
Brooks wasn't happy at all.
Xiao K's actions at this time made his face even more ugly.
This guy called a timeout, or a long timeout!
Yi Jianlian was given another 100-second break.
It's been more than two minutes off!
How does this target his physical strength?
Brooks feels that the style of play against Yi Jianlian has been half cool.
After the pause, when he saw that there was no Yi Jianlian among the players on the court, he knew that the previous target of Yi Jianlian was a vain target!
Xiao K let Yi Jianlian rest off the court for about two minutes.
The price was the Bucks' seven-point lead, which was erased by the Thunder.
It's just that Little K doesn't care.
The "four young" of the Thunder team have been on the court for almost a quarter, and when they are off the court, who can prevent Yi Jianlian, who has rested for nearly five minutes?
***
Little K wasn't mistaken.
Two and a half minutes before the end of the third quarter, Yi Jianlian returned to the court, facing the Thunder bench lineup without the "four less", Yi Jianlian played very easily, cut 7 points in 2 and a half minutes, and opened the difference by 5 points before the end of the third quarter.
78 to 75.
The third quarter ended.
Yi Jianlian scored 14 points in a single quarter.
Add the 24 points in the first half, and the third quarter is already 38 points!
Kenny Smith looked at Yi Jianlian's scoring statistics after the third quarter of the game, and said, "It's another night of high scores that belongs to Yi!" ”
"Do you think Yi is it possible to score another 60 points?" Barkley said suddenly.
"Impossible!" Kenny Smith subconsciously replied that it was impossible for Yi Jianlian to score 60 points in two consecutive games! Why? Because no one in history has been able to do it!
But......
Kenny Smith looked at the screen, and the camera showed Yi Jianlian drinking Gatorade, but with this guy's words, anything could happen, right?
"Probably impossible, right?" Kenny Smith's tone changed and became an interrogative sentence, but the question was clearly asked by Barkley.
Barkley was very sure: "I think it's possible!" ”
***
The fourth quarter begins.
Xiao K was afraid that Brooks would repeat his old tricks, so he didn't rush to let Yi Jianlian play, and let him continue to sit and rest off the court!
Anyway, they still hold a five-point lead.
Xiao K originally thought that this 5-point advantage could allow Yi Jianlian to rest for 1 and a half minutes off the court, but what he didn't expect was that the Thunder team's return to the "four less" on the court only took 45 seconds to make the score 78-78 draw.
"Hey!"
sighed helplessly, Xiao K also had to admit that if the Bucks, who were missing the three main forces, did not have Yi Jianlian on the court, they would be blown into scum by the Thunder in minutes.
However, Xiao K didn't just let Yi Jianlian play, and said that it would be a minute and a half, then it must be a minute and a half!
Little K called another 30-second short timeout!
30 seconds plus 45 seconds, and that's pretty much it.
Yi Jianlian returned to the court, 78-78 on both sides, and neither side had an advantage.
Yi Jianlian actually didn't contribute much during this time, first rested for four or five minutes, and after going on the court, he faced the Thunder's bench lineup, and the whole intensity was not high, and after playing for two and a half minutes, he rested until now before he appeared, and the physical crisis in the middle of the third quarter was long gone.
Come on!
Target me again!
Let's see if I can make it to the end this time!
Yi Jianlian held the ball, played Jeff Green in a misplaced position, and scored the cricket ball after his footsteps shook off.
There is another 2-point advantage.
You've been looking for me just now.
Westbrook didn't specifically look for Yi Jianlian this time, and he used his body to pass Mo Williams one step and hit a pull-up jump shot.
Finding Yi Jianlian is also risky.
They almost succeeded just now, yes, but again, their scoring efficiency was low during that time, and the Bucks' seven-point advantage was cemented during that time.
And this 7-point advantage allows Yi Jianlian to sit and rest on the field with confidence.
So the trick just now is also risky, the price of not succeeding is too great, and now it is the fourth quarter of the game, and the Thunder team does not dare to target it so much.
Once again, the Thunder switched their defensive strategy.
"Defend others, don't let others score, and on the offensive end, we don't look for Yi Jianlian, find other weak points, and strive for a success rate!"
Brooks finally like George Carr, no longer thinking about how to limit Yi Jianlian, but began to think about how to improve the offensive quality of the Thunder.
Both sides are completely at this time, and no one can prevent anyone.
Yi Jianlian continued to shoot and advance, constantly opening up a 2-point or 3-point difference.
The Thunder team is through the cooperation of the "Thunder Four" to catch up with the score again and again.
It can be said that it is the four-British battle against Lu Bu, and both sides are in surprisingly good form tonight, the more critical they are, the more resolute they are, and the more they can score.
In the end, as Durant hit a mid-range shot to tie the score at 108-108, Mo Williams made a hasty shot in 2.3 seconds to end the game.
The Bucks ushered in their first overtime of the season.
Durant, who made the last shot, became the hero of the Thunder, and his improvement can be seen from this mid-range shot, if it was the former him, in order to prove himself, he would definitely choose three points to kill the game, but the consequences of that could make the situation worse.
And now, while he didn't kill the game, he saved the Thunder.
Sometimes victory is not forcible to be obtained!
Choosing the best way is the right choice for a hero!