Chapter 457: The Jedi Strikes Back
With the successful dunk of Cauchy, the gap between the two sides has become 7 points, at this time the Sun's players are obviously a little flustered, especially against Gan Guoyang, they don't know how to defend, Gan Guoyang originally scored three goals in a row, and everyone was ready to wrap Gan Guoyang at any time, but then Gan Guoyang passed the ball three times in a row to help his teammates score.
In the case of one big and four small, the space on the field was completely opened, Gan Guoyang was not good at that kind of delicate passing and receiving, which was Sabonis's forte, but due to the opening of the space, the reception between the players was more aspect, Gan Guoyang was able to create scoring opportunities for his teammates with his strong defensive attraction.
The coach of the Suns was in a hurry on the sidelines, constantly reminding the players on the court to be steady, in fact, they are still 7 points ahead, a big advantage, but looking at the coach's expression, it seems that they are 7 points behind.
"Hornacek had the ball, they couldn't shoot any more threes, and he passed to Tom Chambers, who was holding the ball in the low post and singled Cauchy...... But his ball was knocked out by Cauchy! Hornacek still grabbed the ball back and passed it back to Kevin Johnson, who broke through! Divide the ball, Marley breaks through again, throws! The ball didn't go in! But Mark West grabbed the rebound! ”
The Suns' offense came to a standstill, Cauchy came to defend Tom Chambers, although he suffered from height, but his strength was not at a disadvantage, Chambers was quite hesitant to hit the ball just now, and was almost broken, but fortunately, Hornacek quickly snatched the ball back.
Johnson and Marley took turns to break through, but Gan Guoyang's deterrent power in the three-second zone was too great, and Marley's throw missed, but Mark West grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt.
This is the disadvantage of the big four small lineups, when Gan Guoyang pounced to make up for the defense, there was one less big man who could grab rebounds, this ball The Trailblazers worked hard to defend, but gave the Sun 24 seconds of offensive time.
The hanging hearts of the Suns fans at the scene were also relaxed, because the ball was still in the hands of the Suns, and as long as this goal was scored, the situation would be stabilized.
"Focus, focus! Don't let up! While concentrating on defense, Gan Guoyang loudly reminded his teammates that he knew that a ball like this was a big blow to the morale of the defenders, and he worked hard to defend it, but as a result, not a single rebound was in vain.
But now, the Trail Blazers must grit their teeth and hold on, and this goal is scored or not, it is completely two situations.
"Kevin Johnson was in possession, Hornacek was stared at very badly, Johnson wanted to pass the ball to Hornacek, but he stopped it! Potter stepped forward to grab the ball, the two hugged each other, and the referee blew the scrum! ”
Kevin Johnson's experience is still too shallow, and he habitually wants to pass the ball to the Hornacek organization for this ball, but since Jim Paxson came on the court, he has been very strict with Hornacek, because Paxson himself is also a classic scoring guard in the academy, and he is very familiar with Hornacek's positioning, and Paxson does not rely on his body at all, but on judgment and positioning.
Johnson just wanted to pass the ball, and now Hornacek is being targeted, but he has already held the ball in both hands, forming a dead ball, he can no longer dribble, the experienced Porter immediately stepped forward to grab the ball, the two grabbed the ball and fell to the ground, and the referee naturally blew the scrum.
"Well done, Potter!" Gan Guoyang stepped forward and touched Porter's head hard, Porter was pressed and beaten by Kevin Johnson throughout the game, because the focus was on defense, Porter's performance in the offense was mediocre, and the fourth quarter finally began to recover a little.
It can be said that in the Portland Trail Blazers, in the fourth quarter, the only one who can control the game is Terry Porter.
"Two scrambles, crucial scrums, Porter is taller, but Johnson is more jumpy!"
As the referee threw the ball into the air, the two jumped at the same time, Kevin Johnson bounced better, but Porter, who was tall, touched the ball earlier, and he flicked the ball in the direction of Gan Guoyang.
Mark West tried his best to squeeze Gan Guoyang away, and even made a pulling motion, but Gan Guoyang still reached out and grabbed the ball, and then directly gave the ball to Drexler with one hand.
"Drexler takes the ball, head down and sprint! Marley wanted to follow, but some couldn't, but Drexler passed the ball to Paxson, who in turn passed to Gan, who dunked with one hand! The ball is in! A fast-break trio cooperated, Gan completed the dunk, the difference became 5 points, and the Suns were about to call a timeout again! ”
The three of them were fast, Marley and Hornacek couldn't stop them, and when Gan Guoyang received the ball and dunked, they interfered to give away a three-point opportunity.
With a five-point deficit and two minutes to go, the Suns had to use another timeout, and the purpose of their current timeout is to score a goal and score a goal to stabilize the situation.
But the Suns just can't score now, although the Trail Blazers are big and four small, but Chambers does not have an absolute advantage over Cauchy, and Mark West has no independent offensive ability, Hornacek and Kevin Johnson have made mistakes one after another, and Marley is not a player who can change the situation by himself, and must rely on tactical cooperation.
But the most important thing is that the mentality of the two sides is completely different; The change in the mentality of the Trail Blazers came from Gan Guoyang's refusal to pause, originally they were returned a three-pointer, and their morale was very hit, but Gan Guoyang's fastball, the Trail Blazers' players didn't have time to be frustrated, and immediately scored another one, and the morale that was hit was immediately recovered.
And the Suns' players patronized and celebrated, only to be beaten in the butt, and their mentality was a little impatient, and then Johnson and Hornacek's wrong choice showed that their mentality was getting more and more impatient, and when the Trail Blazers pressed forward and continued to score, the Suns were completely confused.
So, in the last 8 minutes of the game, several timeouts were all called by the Suns, and the Suns were actually the leading side.
"Well done, well done!" When Gan Guoyang came off the court, all the substitutes came forward to high-five him, and so far this game has fully demonstrated Gan Guoyang's leadership, and his seemingly reckless fastball actually changed the situation.
"Five minutes, five points, the Trail Blazers have a good chance to turn the tables, but now the initiative is still in the hands of the Suns, it depends on their offense, they really, really, really need to score a goal, how long have they not scored?"
The Suns really haven't scored for a long time, and at this time a huge weakness of the Suns has been exposed, that is, the lack of veterans on the court, although Hornacek plays like an old fox, but he is only in the third grade after all, not to mention Kevin Johnson, the second grade.
The only person with a lot of experience and strength is Tom Chambers.
"The timeout was over, the two sides were back on the field, and the crucial attack, all the spectators stood up and waited for this attack."
"Beep!" The referee handed the ball to Marley, and a whistle blew, the Sun Ball.
The Trail Blazers didn't press Johnson and Hornacek, Adelman didn't want to risk disrupting their defensive formation, and Kevin Johnson got the ball in a good way.
But then, Johnson began to hesitate with the ball, not only Johnson hesitated, but the entire Suns team began to hesitate, they didn't know how to run, and they stiffened there for more than two seconds.
In the end, no one dared to shoot the ball, and handed the ball to Tom Chambers inside, Chambers, as the most important reinforcement for the Suns this season, played a very big role, and he also swept away the decline of the first two games in this game, swinging quite well.
"Chambers took the ball in the waist position and went to the basket...... The ball went out of bounds and Chambers dribbled it out of bounds...... A fatal mistake. ”
When Chambers broke through from the baseline, he was unbalanced by a head from Cauchy, and as a result, the ball went straight out of bounds, and the Trail Blazers had the ball.
The hearts of all Suns fans hung in the air, and the Trail Blazers took the throw-in, ready to score the goal.
"Drexler controlled the ball, he and Gan's block, passed to Gan, and Gan caught the ball and jumped!" The Trail Blazers' offense was very fast, Drexler and Gan Guoyang played a block in the high post, Drexler passed back to Gan Guoyang, and Gan Guoyang received the ball and made a jumper at the top of the arc.
"Huh!" The ball hollowed into the net, extremely crisp, and the whole attack was so smooth that there was no slightest drag.
After the goal, Gan Guoyang just clenched his fist lightly, and then ran back to the backcourt to devote himself to defense.
There are only 3 points left in the difference.