Chapter 244: Win the match point
The only thing that can bring the bull back to life now is an injury on the king's side.
If the Kings' main players are injured, the Bulls may still have a chance to turn the defeat into victory.
But so far in the playoffs, Davidson has protected his players quite well, and he can play a little less time, so he has not let the players be overloaded at all.
Davidson, of course, is also very clear about what it means to play the Bulls once there is a player injury.
Finals 3 kicked off in Chicago, and the Kings still had a 10-plus lead in the first half.
But at the end of the third quarter of the second half, Bulls fans had a piece of joy for them.
Murraysan fell heavily to the ground as he struggled for a rebound under the basket, and although the exact extent of the injury is not clear, it is certainly not light.
This cast a shadow on the hearts of the kings, and in a good situation, they suddenly injured the Zhengyin center in the team, and I don't know if this will be the turning point of this round of the finals.
The Kings fans who watched the live broadcast were also nervous and felt that something was wrong.
Davidson let out a long sigh, Muressan's injury naturally had a huge impact on the King, and according to his prediction, the King still had a good chance of sweeping the Bulls to advance.
But now with Muresan injured, sweeping the Bulls has become unrealistic.
However, if he wins the championship, Davidson is still confident, and in any case, now that the Kings have two wins, the chances of winning the championship are still quite large.
All eyes are on the situation on the court, and this game is the match point game of this series.
If the king can win it, with a big score advantage of 30, it is basically safe to win the championship.
No team in history has been able to complete a counterattack in the case of 30.
And if the Kings lose this game, it may really be a turning point in this round of the finals.
Paused time, Davidson's face was solemn.
"Guys, it's a bit of a bad game for us right now, and we're going to start playing fast for the rest of the game."
With Murraysan injured, the only thing left on the Kings' side is the fast-break strategy, putting Doug Christie and putting Barkley in the No. 5 position.
The generals also had a hint of sadness on their faces.
"Don't worry, even if we play fast-breaking, trust me, the Bulls will definitely not be our opponent."
"Steve, for the rest of the game, you have to be brave enough to take responsibility for your own offensive engine." Davidson said to Nash.
Nash nodded and replied solemnly: "Don't worry, coach, we will definitely win this game." ”
"That's right, our strength was much stronger than the Bulls, but now even if we don't have Muressan, the other party is up to the sky, that is, we are on the same level as us, as long as we play steadily, the Bulls have absolutely no chance of turning the tables." Barkley embodies the value of a veteran at such a critical moment, and his words make the generals feel a lot more at ease.
The timeout ended, and both sides returned to the pitch.
The Zen master's face was naturally smiling, and there was no endless road, seeing that he was about to be taken by the king to get the match point, but it turned out to be this kind of thing, and he was really lucky.
But in an instant, he couldn't laugh.
At the end of the timeout, as soon as the Kings returned to the court, Nash and Daba each hit a three-pointer to stretch the margin to a terrifying 17 points.
As high as 17 points, as long as the Kings play steadily and don't give the Bulls all kinds of offense, it is obviously extremely difficult for the Bulls to equalize the 17-point difference.
The Kings have veterans like Ross Barkley and Richmond on the court directing the young players to stabilize, and now the only thing they need to do is stabilize the situation.
As the minutes of the game passed, there was no smile on the faces of the Bulls fans at the scene.
Although the score was gradually getting closer, it was too slow, and when there were three minutes left in the game, the Bulls were still seven points behind.
"Huh!" With another three-pointer from Nash, the margin returned to double digits.
Bulls fans know very well that unless Jordan turns the tide, the Bulls will be completely finished in this game.
At the last moment, Jordan did come out, but the efficiency was not ideal, and he was not able to lead the team to complete the overtake at the last moment.
"Doot toot!" The referees blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Bulls trailed by seven points at home and lost the crucial game.
The Kings directly hit a big score of 30, which made them basically invincible.
At the press conference after the game, Jordan's face was pale, and he was beaten into a 30 situation, which was obviously difficult for Jordan to accept.
During the rookie contract, Jordan actually experienced the taste of being 30, and he was 30 in the first round, and he was also 30 by the same team.
This team was the green Kai who was in full swing at that time.
But later, after the rookie contract ended, Jordan never experienced the taste of being 30, even the Pistons led by his father before had never played Jordan's 30 score.
Now that Jordan has been beaten by the Davidson-led Kings to 30, it's strange to think that he can accept it.
The Kings team is quite special in Jordan's eyes.
Davidson, the head coach, is the heir of Daddy.
Barkley in the team is his old enemy again.
The two newcomers, Big Bus and Nash, are the newcomers in this alliance who can threaten their status.
For various reasons, Jordan naturally has a reason to win the king.
But now it is tied at 3:0, which makes Jordan crazy.
On the other hand, the king's post-game press conference was peaceful, after all, with the match point in hand, even if there was an accident of a player's injury, it still made the king happy.
Two days later, it was still the home court of the Bulls, and this game was a life-and-death game for them, and if they lost, the Bulls would be embarrassed, which was equivalent to being swept by the Kings.
As a team that was called the strongest team in history last season, it is undoubtedly quite embarrassing to be swept this season without much change in the team lineup.
This game is definitely a back-and-out battle for the Bulls, and now in this situation, they can lose this round of the Finals, but they must not lose this game.
On the Kings' side, Muresan is still unavailable, and Doug Christie starts this game.
As soon as the game began, the King's side launched a fierce fast attack.
Nash flew to the front court and within seven seconds got the ball into the hands of Christie, who is now also playing without the ball on the offensive end.
"Huh!" With a bang, Christie hit a three-pointer without the ball.
Turning his head, Jordan singled Nash's mid-range shot but failed to succeed.
Next, Richmond and Daba made contributions on the offensive end, and Barkley on the inside now seems to have become a complete blue-collar player, only responsible for interior defense and rebounding.
Naturally, Barkley also wants to make a dazzling performance in the Finals and then win the Finals.
But he knew very well that he couldn't mess around at this point in time, and the entire Kings team was counting on him to guard the restricted area.
On the offensive end, you don't need yourself at all, with four pitchers on the outside, if you mix it up, the rebounding ball will definitely be blown up by the opponent.
In this way, let alone say, maybe you won't even win the championship.
After weighing the pros and cons, Barkley naturally wholeheartedly restrained his mind and did his job.