Chapter 347: Three Points for Survival
"Huh!"
Fernandez didn't relentless this time and hit this ultra-long three-pointer!
"This goal is a continuation of life, Fernandes scored a beautiful goal, a difference of 5 points! And this time it only took 5 seconds to attack the Trail Blazers, there is still one minute left, the Trail Blazers still have a chance, and the suspense of the game is still there! CCTV commentator Yang Rui said excitedly.
"This three-point is really crucial, and then we have to see how the Trail Blazers' defense goes!"
"If they can defend it this time and the Trail Blazers can score quickly, then there will be a chance in this game!" Director Zhang analyzed.
After scoring the crucial three-pointer, Xue Ding and Roy came up to high-five him and made eye contact, and Fernandez quickly nodded.
The Mavericks sent the ball out from the baseline, and the Trail Blazers suddenly began to press the defense all over the court.
Xue Ding and Fernandes suddenly swooped in on Kidd, while others blocked his pass, just waiting for Kidd to get the ball out.
But as a great point guard, Kidd seems to have anticipated the Trail Blazers' sudden pressing defense.
Unhurriedly, he easily defused the Trail Blazers' pressing defense.
The Trailblazers are not reluctant, after all, they have not yet reached the point of fighting to the death.
After the tight defense was broken, he quickly retreated to the backcourt and reorganized the defensive formation.
The Mavericks are also in no hurry to attack, and they keep passing the ball on the outside.
Their goal is clear is to use as much offensive time as possible, because the biggest difficulty for the Trail Blazers right now is that they don't have much time left.
With seven seconds left, Nowitzki received the ball from the outside.
In the face of Batum's defense, the three threats suddenly accelerated and rushed to the basket.
Although Batum was a little stunned, he quickly caught up with Nowitzki and did not lose his defensive position.
"Beep!"
Nowitzki burst to the basket and suddenly stopped jumping back and threw his hand.
Batum, who was jumping as hard as he could to block Nowitzki's shot, was whistled for a foul and sent Nowitzki to the free throw line.
"There's no way around this, Batum isn't as tall as Nowitzki after all, he's done his best! Although Nowitzki's shooting touch today is not very good, you must know that fouling him at this time is equivalent to giving Nowitzki a score! He's averaging nearly 95% of his free throw line per game this season! ”
"You're right, although Nowitzki didn't shoot well in this game, his free throws were so stable that if he made free throws to the Trail Blazers this time, it would be getting smaller and smaller!" Director Zhang continued.
After Batum was whistled for a foul, he ran to the referee with an innocent face and danced and complained, thinking that the defense just now was a good defense and there was no foul.
Pritchard also walked up to the referee to complain, arguing that the ball was not a foul.
But all this to no avail, and the referee did not change the sentence on that!
Nowitzki on the free-throw line!
"That penalty gave Nowitzki two free throws, and if he had made both free throws, Portland would have only theoretically won the game!" Said live commentator Michael Joe.
"You're right, when the referee blows for this foul, it means that the game is over for the Trail Blazers, and it is basically impossible to chase seven points in less than forty seconds!" Dell Curry said, shaking his head.
"A miracle happened here! What if there is a miracle? ”
"Of course, if the Miller moment and the Maddie moment come back, then the Trail Blazers do still have a chance!"
"Huh!"
As they spoke, Nowitzki hit his first free throw.
"Dirk's free throws are too stable, let's see if a miracle happens!" Dale Curry said.
"Huh!"
Nowitzki hit both free throws!
97 to 90!
Mavericks lead by seven points!
"Beep!"
As soon as the ball was released, Pritchard called a short timeout.
Time passed quickly, the Trail Blazers served frontcourt, and this time Batum appeared on the sideline, and everyone stood at the free throw line.
As the referee's whistle blew, everyone in the audience began to run.
The Mavericks' defense was very good, and they didn't give Xue Ding any of them a chance to catch the ball and make a three-point shot.
Except for Chandler.
Chandler was running to the top of the arc to catch the ball from beyond the three-point line, and Batum passed the ball through.
As soon as the ball was released, Batum quickly entered the field and ran towards Chandler, who sideways to cover him and pass the ball to Batum with his hand.
We're two steps away from the three-point line!
Batum catches the ball and jumps!
Super long three-point shot!
At this moment, it was as if the air had frozen, and everyone on the scene was completely silent, only the "squeak" sound of basketball shoes and the floor could be heard.
The ball slowly arced through the air.
"Bang!"
The basketball slammed into the front of the basket and bounced out.
"Three-point direct shot !!"
"Missed !!"
"Rebounding! Xue Ding grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Rudy in the bottom corner, who shook Butler in the bottom corner and adjusted to shoot the ball! ”
The on-site commentator shouted emotionally.
"Bang!"
Another dull sound of iron came out, but it was a pity that Rudy didn't grasp this opportunity, and Haywood and Marion under the basket were firmly stuck in position and did not give Xue Dingchong another chance to grab rebounds.
Haywood landed the rebound in his hand.
With 36 seconds left on the clock, the Mavericks still led by seven points.
"Beep!"
Xue Ding didn't give up and immediately rushed up to foul Haywood and send Haywood to the free throw line.
"This foul is the best option for the Trail Blazers, and Haywood should be the most inaccurate free throw on the court for the Mavericks, who is shooting less than 60% of his free throw percentage this season!" Yang Rui checked Haywood's free throw percentage as soon as Xue Ding fouled Haywood.
"That's right, let's see how Haywood's free throws go, if they all go in, then the Trail Blazers don't have a chance at all!" Director Zhang said.
"Bang!"
As soon as Director Zhang's words fell, Heywood bounced out of the frame for the first time under the boos and interference of the audience!
Haywood then adjusted his breath and threw the second penalty in a steady shot, the ball slicing in a beautiful arc in the air before settling into the net.
Two free throws and one hit!
98 to 90!
"With 36 seconds left, it's too hard to catch up with the 8-point difference, and the Trail Blazers don't have a timeout, so they have to dribble the ball to the front court as soon as possible and then grab a three-pointer!" Director Zhang looked at the score on the field and said.
"It's really a game that basically doesn't stand a chance! In the history of the NBA, miracles like Miller Moments and Maddie Moments have only happened once! It's too hard for the Trail Blazers to catch up with 8 points in those 36 seconds! Yang Rui agreed.