Chapter Twenty-Six: Life and Death (Part II)
"Toot"
The referee's short whistle blew and Van Gundy was sweating profusely despite the heat in the stadium. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Van Gundy made a major mistake, made a mistake in such a fierce and important game, because Johnson has always been against Morning, and he is also responsible for assisting defense, Johnson committed five fouls at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and had to take turns on the court several defensive insides, but Mourning, who was silent for most of the game, obviously did not intend to let go of this good opportunity, repeatedly hardening the Knicks' inside, if it weren't for Ewing's good state today, almost the same as before the injury, at this time the Knicks had already been pulled away.
In the three minutes that Johnson went down, Mourning actually scored 6 points in a row, you must know that Mourning had not scored a double-double before that.
Van Gundy looked back at the bench and attacked if he couldn't defend it, at least he couldn't be pulled away by the opponent.
"Mo, play!"
Mo Xi slipped to his feet and ran to the sidelines.
As soon as Mo Xi arrived in front of the technical desk, he felt that someone was dragging him, and when he looked back, it was Johnson.
Johnson shouted loudly in Mo Xi's ear: "Be careful of his head when defending, let him hit the mid-range shot with his back, but don't let him attack with his face, his mid-range shot is just like that, as long as a goal is not scored for a long time after it will not be scored, try to let him hit you with his back." The former teammate stabbed Mo Ning directly in the back, and Johnson admonished Mo Xi.
Mo Xi struggled to discern what Johnson wanted to express in the loud cheers, and nodded vigorously, indicating that he had heard.
Despite Johnson's "help", it is still very difficult for Mo Ning to defend alone, because Mo Ning happens to be the most restrained power interior line, but fortunately, Van Gundy does not expect him to be able to defend Ming Ning when he lets him play, but hopes that he can share the pressure on Ewing on the offensive end.
As soon as he came up, Mo Xi faced Mo Ning's singles.
At this time, Mo Ning didn't dare to use his ineffective mid-range shot, and relied on his strength to hit it hard when he received the ball.
Mo Xi had almost no power to parry, but he still remembered Johnson's words, and would rather let Mourning dig himself deep than give him a chance to face the frame.
Mo Ning had already chiseled into a deep position, and behind him was the basket, within reach, but at this time he was a little hesitant. The person who defended him before, Johnson was shorter than him, Thomas was about the same as him, Camby may be taller than him, and there was no pressure on his back, but he was a little hesitant in the face of the 7-foot Moxi. The height difference is one of the things he hates the most, and he rarely hits Ewing with his back, because even if he chisels in, when he looks up, he has an orangutan face, and he can't see the basket at all.
Mo Ning was already close to his back for 5 seconds, and he had no choice but to lean on Mo Xi and turn in, leaning back slightly, intending to throw a shot.
Mo Ning's turn, his strength was less, and Mo Xi had a slight room to breathe, who knew that he had to inch in, and pushed out in front of Mo Ning, and at the same time raised his hands high, covering the sky and the sun.
Mourning forced a shot, the ball bounced off the rebound, and the rebound was collected by Ewing.
When he turned to attack, Ewing patted Moxi's ass and said, "Good defense." ”
It's a pity that the Knicks didn't have much luck on the offensive end, and the jumper team would have had a hard time in the fourth quarter, let alone the playoffs. Alan Houston made a not-so-good shot, hit an iron, and the rebound was grabbed by PJ Brown.
Then there was a delay from the Heat, and the ball finally got to Mourning.
Mo Ning tried hard to find an opportunity to face the frame this time, but every time as long as there was a move in this regard, Mo Xi would not hesitate to push it, even if he ate another foul for it, anyway, the Heat's offensive methods are just a few.
Mo Ning looked angry, and forced his head against Mo Xi's chest to push inward.
Mo Xi only felt as if a drill had made a hole in his chest.
Mourning came to the basket again, this time he hit Mo Xi hard, forcing him to take a step back, and then hurriedly turned around to dunk.
How do you know that at this time, Ewing made up for it, and the big hand that covered the hot day was replaced with a black one, Mo Ning hesitated, and at this moment, Mo Xi also came up, the two of them wrapped Mo Ning, and three pairs of big hands pressed on the ball, Mo Ning couldn't move.
"Drop"
Eventually, the referee blew for Ewing and Mourning's scrum. The two men had similar bounces, but Ewing still relied on his height and reach to gain possession.
The Knicks, who couldn't find an offensive opportunity on the outside for a long time, hoisted the ball inside and handed it to Ewing to play, Ewing received the ball without hesitation, lightly pushed PJ Brown, and then turned over and shot, and the ball went in. Every time a 7-foot black strong man throws such a beautiful ball, people can't help but make up the feeling of a big black bear playing the piano.
Seeing that Ewing had scored again, Mourning gritted his teeth to win the ball, but this time Hardaway did not pass him, but gave the ball to Mashburn, who cut in.
This time it was Sprewell who leaked, Marshburn dribbled and rushed up, Mo Xi hurriedly made up for the defense, and then Marshburn suddenly stopped and turned his back, and when Mo Xi was unstable and did not stick up, Marshburn suddenly jumped up, and he completed a turn shot in the air with excellent waist strength, and also scored.
The Knicks were trembling when they saw this, such a goal was too unreasonable, but this was also the way Marshburn was best at scoring. The best small forward of the twentieth century, even if the stats are not good, he is still the one who can score the most.
Mo Xi still did not win the trust of the old man of the team at such a critical moment, and the end point of the attack was almost not on him.
Finally, Mo Xi finally grabbed a chance, Sprewell missed the shot, the ball bounced far, and the Heat suddenly made a mistake, and no one grabbed the long rebound. Mo Xi relied on excellent anticipation to take the ball first.
At this time, the person who Mo Xi's back is Dan Marley.
This white guy named Lei Gong can be regarded as a template for Lei Allen, who became famous for dunks when he was young, and after proving his physical fitness, he used the three-point shot to prove that he also has delicate skills, using the three-point shot as the main offensive weapon and the physical fitness as a defensive shield. Marley's early years were bloody, and he was not afraid of physical contact, and he could make his opponents cry like a plaster.
Mo Xi is a fledgling boy, although he also knows the name of "Lei Gong", but he can't control so much if he hasn't made a move. Leaning on Marley to arch a few steps inside, when Marley was firmly centered, he cut into the top line with a standard center back turn movement, dodged PJ Brown, and relied on Ewing's cover to make a rebound.
Mo Xi, who finally scored in the fourth quarter, began to be active, with the offensive end leading the defensive end, and the defense feeding back to the offensive end. In the next two minutes, Mo Xi faintly fought against Mo Ning.
With four minutes left in the game, Johnson was replaced again, replacing Mo Xi, who could no longer support it, and after Mo Xi got off the court, he looked in through the collar of the vest and saw that his chest was already a large area of dark blue, all of which were traces left by Mourning's head.
After Johnson came on the court, the competition between the two sides became more intense, at such a critical moment, the two defensive teams showed great resilience, for both sides now fight not defense, but offense, whoever can get a point, who earns an extra point, for a while, the next three minutes actually appeared a scoring vacuum band.
However, the good times did not last long, and in the last minute, Mashburn made consecutive free throws, and the Heat overtook the score.
With 4.5 seconds left on the clock, the Heat led 77-76. Van Gundy used one last timeout.
At this moment, Van Gundy's voice was already a little hoarse, but he still said hoarsely and loudly, for fear that the team members would not hear clearly, he put the Knicks' best shooters on this attack that decided the fate of the Knicks, Ewing, Johnson, Sprewell, Houston, and Ward. Van Gundy was quick to give each of them a detailed assignment, even though that was a common tactic for the Knicks.
The timeout ran out quickly, and the five returned to the court with the Knicks' hopes again.
Johnson tees the ball off and passes it to Ward, but Ward doesn't make a shot. At this time, Houston took advantage of Ewing and Sprewell's cover to run wide and shake off defenders and receive a pass from Ward.
In such a life-and-death moment, Houston made another feint, first feigning a jump shot to fool the Heat's defense and then rushing straight to the basket from the right side.
At this time, in front of him is Mourning, one of the best super centers in the league, and there is no time to fake Houston at this time, Mourning is ready, and as soon as Houston stops shooting, he will immediately give him a block head-on and shatter the New Yorkers' dreams, just like Olajuwon did that time. Mourning was already a little fluttering in his heart, because that time, Olajuwon won the championship, and presumably he will be the same.
However, in the face of Moring, who had been prepared, Houston suddenly used an uncommon killer move, Houston threw a shot, Mourning failed to block, and the ball slid through his fingertips and flew towards the basket.
At this time, the fans in the stadium were shouting, "It'Sover! ”
And far away in New York, there are countless people shouting: "Killit! ”
The "bell" ball smashed into the front of the basket.
"Bang" the ball bounced on the rebound again.
At this time, the originally noisy venue suddenly became silent as if someone had pressed the mute button, and only everyone's heartbeat could be heard, beating violently as if the heart was about to jump out in the next moment.
Everyone waited for the verdict of the game, and finally the basketball slowly fell into the hoop under the watchful eyes of the fans in the whole line. At this point, the only time left on the timer for Miami is a symbolic 0.8 seconds. Houston killed the game.
Mo Ning watched in pain as the basketball in front of him fell to the ground, apparently he had no idea that such a result would occur.
Houston, who has always kept a low profile, couldn't help but wave his fists in celebration after completing the stunner.