Chapter 256: The Last Moment
The main forces of both sides had already played the third quarter, and now the score was very tight, and in the last three minutes, no one dared to make easy substitutions.
Xue Ding attacked with the ball, and the 76ers still chose the 3-2 joint defense mode to focus on defending the outside.
For the Trail Blazers, at such a time, only Xue Ding can hold the ball and attack comprehensively, Ade is more of a fixed-point shot, Chandler does not have the ability to hold the ball at all, and Fernandez and Batum are more suitable for scoring in sports battles.
So the 76ers boldly made a bag of Xue Dingjing.
Xue Ding knows very well that if he is in a hurry and starts to pass the ball, he will immediately pass the bag, and he still has the ability to deal with the bag, once other teammates face the bag, they will either pass the ball in a hurry or shoot in a hurry, at such a critical time, there is no room for mistakes.
Xue Ding made a tactical gesture, Ade immediately mentioned the three-point line to block and dismantle, with the help of Ade's tall body, Xue Ding easily passed through the defense and rushed to the inside, Iguodala followed closely behind, ready to chase the hat.
As long as he runs, he will never slow down, which is Xue Ding's biggest characteristic and has become a distinctive feature in the alliance.
So much so that now for Xue Ding's defense, there is such a rumor, that is, Xue Ding is rushing up, and he must make up for the past, if he doesn't make up for it, then 100% is in, but the defense is over, and the 100% chance can still bet on Xue Ding's pass, and then there is a 50% chance to bet on his teammates.
Obviously, Brand is the faithful enforcer of this iron law, and he has never hesitated in the face of Xue Ding's breakthrough throughout the game, whether it is because of this Xue Ding and Chandler's many wonderful air relays, he will not hesitate.
The ball is still like this, Xue Ding rushed in, Brand made up for it as soon as possible, Xue Ding jumped up, passed, and Fernandes, who had been ambushed for a long time in the low corner on the right, received the ball and hit an open three-point shot.
Score 78; 78, with 2 minutes and 35 seconds left on the clock, the two sides were tied and continued to return to the same running line.
The 76ers attacked, and after the ball passed half court, it was directly handed over to Iguodala, who as the core of the team, was not score-oriented, as the team's most versatile person, Iguodala won the recognition of his teammates and head coach through defense, as well as his organizational skills.
At this critical time, handing the ball to him is to hope to play its organizational skills, because William Moss will be brainless once it is critical, which has become a joke for the 76ers.
It's William Moss's speed, but sometimes he doesn't know what he's going to do, which is actually a mockery of William Moss's poor overall view.
Iguodala dribbled, Smith stepped forward to block and dismantle, after a smooth block, Iguodala quickly broke through, Ade had to make up for the first time, Smith received the ball outside the three-point line, raised his hand and hit a three-point shot.
With 2:15 left on the clock, the 76ers once again took a three-point lead.
213 height, tough ball style, although the body is thin, the defensive strength is not very good, but has a good mid-range shot, at a critical time, Smith played an important role.
Xue Ding made tactical gestures while dribbling, allowing his teammates to pull away a little and keep running.
Fernandez and Batum crossed positions to lead defenders to the bottom corner, and Ade mentioned a 45-degree spot at the free throw line, with Chandler guarding the inside.
Just now, Xue Ding assisted Fernandez for three points by breaking through the pass, so now Xue Ding has put himself in a situation where he wants to go alone, and the 76ers have not come up.
Seeing Green one step away, Xue Ding directly pulled up, shot two steps outside the three-point line, jumped straight up, pushed his hand in the air, and hit it simply with a bang.
The score was 81:81, the time was 1 minute and 51 seconds, and the two teams were tied again.
Xue Ding's heart began to be a little anxious, and he still lacked four assists, but when the current score was behind, the only person who could stand up and chase the score was himself.
In the face of the 76ers' bag as always, Xue Ding rushed over at an accelerated pace, and Smith, who had been prepared for a long time, moved sideways to make up for it, Xue Ding turned his back to dribble, and in the process of turning, he saw Batum standing at 45 degrees on the left side, and passed the ball over for the first time.
Batum catches the ball and hits a three-point shot.
Xue Ding excitedly high-fived Batum to celebrate, Batum was very happy with his goal, and Xue Ding was even more happy that this pass was converted into an assist.
There are also three assists, but the time is only 1 minute and 38 seconds, and Xue Ding feels a little hanging.
With three points behind, the 76ers played more carefully, Iguodala held the ball at the top of the arc, and Williams and Green were constantly running around Iguodala.
Iguodala changed direction in front of him, then accelerated directly through Batum's defense, and then braked the car in one step, and William Moss came around from behind, received the ball at the first time, and raised his hand to hit two points.
Time passed slowly, and both sides were attacking safely, and at this time, safety became the safest guarantee.
Xue Ding held the ball and came to the three-point line in the direction of 45 degrees on the right, and Green pressed very tightly and did not give enough room to shoot.
Xue Ding continued to play tactics to clean up, Chandler continued to guard the inside line, Batum and Fernandez continued to cross the run, and when they bypassed Ade, Ard directly blocked and hung up the two people who were chasing, forming two empty spaces in an instant.
Fernandez quickly ran to his preferred corner, and Batum went straight to the top of the arc on the left side of the front.
Xue Ding quickly passed the ball to Batum, who made a feint and directly lit up Iguodala.
Power? Green quickly stepped in on the defense, and Batum quickly hit the ball to Fernandes, who was standing in the bottom corner, and passed it directly.
Fernandez received the ball and shot, and hit the empty position, and the result showed two points, and the Trail Blazers were very dissatisfied, but through the referee on duty, it was found that this was indeed the case, and the score lead came to 3 points.
The 76ers attacked, and the ball took turns in several positions, and Iguodala, who finally received the ball, made a three-point shot directly on the spot.
The ball hit steadily and the two sides were tied again.
In the next two rounds, the two sides went back and forth, and the score still rose alternately.
Iguodala hit another low-corner three-pointer to give the 76ers another huge lead, with 26 seconds left and one more offensive opportunity.
Xue Ding received the ball and dribbled slowly, and now the 76ers are leading by three points, and they must score three points to have a chance to enter overtime, otherwise, it makes no sense to score two points.
The 76ers are also well aware of this, so they directly strengthened their defense on the outside, and everyone only followed their own defenders, so as not to let them have the opportunity to shoot three points easily.