Chapter 232 232, was killed by the counter-extinction
"There are only 30 seconds left in the game, we are two points behind now, this goal, no matter what, we have to defend it!" Coach D'Antoni said with a solemn face.
"This ball, they will definitely get out of time, and they will attack at the end, and they must not be allowed to shoot three points, if they break through, there is no way to stop them, and they can choose to foul!"
"We've run out of timeouts now, if we can defend this ball, we'll have six or seven seconds, and if Paul has the chance, you can shoot it yourself, Ray, you're ready to take it at any time!"
"Ariza, you go, this ball, you must guard Wade!"
D'Antoni has laid out the tactics in advance, and now, it depends on whether the ball can be put down, and if it can be put down, then Harden can be replaced for the last attack.
If you can't prevent it, this game means you are going to lose.
At the end of the timeout, the Cavaliers' possession of the ball, the Rockets retreated, Ariza took Harden's place, defending Wade, the task is arduous, as one of the league's top killer tasks, the more Wade arrives at this time, the more stable his play is.
The atmosphere was at its most tense, and as expected, the Cavaliers were not in a hurry to attack, and now, they were ahead, they had the advantage, and the ball was still in hand.
LeBron carefully controlled the ball in the top circle, Cheng Lei firmly stuck to LeBron, not giving him a chance to rush up, and this kind of defense, if LeBron forced to shoot three points, Cheng Lei can also stop it.
As is often the case, LeBron is likely to create excellent opportunities for his teammates at times like this, and he will only make his own shots unless no one else has a chance.
Cheng Lei was defending LeBron while observing the situation on the field.
Little by little, twenty-four seconds of offense, and with nine seconds left, LeBron began to move.
First, he dribbled the ball sideways, and after taking a small step back, he directly increased his speed, and he wanted to forcibly squeeze the thunder inside.
Cheng Lei was mentally prepared, his whole body muscles tensed, and he directly confronted LeBron, LeBron had already played the whole game, and his physical fitness was not as good as it started.
At this time, Wade quickly ran over and reached for the ball.
Cheng Lei was about to give it a fight to break the pass, and suddenly, he saw an excellent opportunity for Lefu in ambush in the bottom corner, Anderson paid too much attention to the defense, and was a little far away from Lefu.
"It's not good, it's going to be passed over there," I could only gamble, Cheng Lei didn't think much about it, and rushed towards the bottom corner as soon as possible.
Sure enough, Wade's request for the ball was just a feint, and the real target was an ambush in the bottom corner, LeBron shook his hand and passed the ball directly.
This time, Cheng Lei bet right, the moment LeBron passed the ball, Cheng Lei had already taken a step ahead of time, and directly broke the ball.
At the critical moment, Cheng Lei stealed, and moreover, he still stole LeBron's pass.
Coach D'Antoni was so moved that he was about to cry, it was so thrilling.
After breaking the ball, Cheng Lei passed the ball to Paul, and ran towards his front court at full speed.
Paul glanced at the big screen, there were ten seconds left to complete an attack, and this time was enough.
At this time, Harden sat on the court and rubbed his hands, and without a dead ball, he could not be substituted, and could only pray that his teammates could score the ball.
The Cavaliers' defense also came up all of a sudden, and everyone knew that now that Harden is off the court, the absolute main force of the Rockets is Paul, and the last offense, if nothing else, will definitely be Paul's shot, so LeBron directly gave up Cheng Lei and concentrated on defending Paul.
And now, the defense of Cheng Lei has become Calderón, and the pressure on Cheng Lei is not so great.
Paul tried to swoop twice, but he couldn't get rid of LeBron, and the other players were also defended by the Cavaliers' tightest defense, and Cheng Lei was also in a hurry, so he didn't have a chance to run.
Seeing that there were only five seconds left in the time, Cheng Lei decisively ran towards the three-point line, and stood two steps away from the three-point line, making Calderon stunned all of a sudden, not knowing what Cheng Lei's intentions were.
Paul didn't think about it, and threw the ball directly to Cheng Lei.
After receiving the ball, Calderon thought that Cheng Lei would dribble at least one or two steps close to the three-point line and shoot, but after Cheng Lei received the ball, he shot two meters away from the three-point line.
Everyone held their breath and looked at the balls flying in the air.
Cheng Lei stood anxiously, and he didn't dare to take a breath.
"Come in, come in!" Everyone on Team Rocket was shouting in their hearts.
Zhuo Jiayue in the stands covered her eyes with her hands, and she didn't dare to look at the field.
In a short period of time, it seems like half a century has passed.
Swish!
The ball went in, and the Rockets overtook the score in the final moments.
This voice is so beautiful, it is probably the best sound Cheng Lei has heard now.
Watching the ball enter the basket, Cheng Lei yelled excitedly.
The Rockets fans all jumped up from their seats, waving their cheering sticks.
"Be careful, the game isn't over yet!" Suddenly, Paul cried out.
Thompson had picked up the ball for the first time and sent it out, with three seconds left, Wade received the ball and rushed straight to the front.
Seeing that the time was coming, before half of the court passed, he threw the ball directly towards the basket with both hands, the ball flew in the air, and when the game time came, the red light turned on.
This ball mobilized everyone's nerves, and everyone stared at the ball that was still flying in the air.
Today's game is so exciting that people with bad hearts don't dare to watch it.
Rockets fans haven't recovered from the excitement of overtaking the score just now, and suddenly their hearts are in their throats again.
"No, the top of the ball's flying arc seems to be straight towards the basket!" Cheng Lei looked at the ball in the air in disbelief, this flight trajectory was a bit scary.
When watching the ball get closer and closer to the basket, the faces of all members of the Rockets became more and more ugly, and the ball went straight to the basket.
Swish...
The ball actually hollowed into the net.
Three points, the referee directly showed a gesture, and on the big screen at the scene, the score also became 103:101, and the Cavaliers killed the Rockets at the last moment.
The audience was silent, deathly silent, the fans of the Rockets covered their heads, they couldn't believe that this was the truth, one moment they were celebrating wildly, and the next moment, they were slapped in the face with a shoehorn, and they felt like they wanted to cry without tears.
As for the Rockets, they all walked back to the players' tunnel with their heads drooped and a towel over their heads.
Wade jumped on the comment bench excitedly, waving his arms vigorously as if he was the king here.
Cheng Lei's heart was broken, this feeling, even breathing hurts, victory is like the moon in the mirror, turned around, and flew away.
"Everyone is doing very well, it's just that this time, Lady Luck is not on our side!"
In order not to let this low-pressure atmosphere bother everyone, De Shuai opened his mouth to comfort everyone, as the head coach, he has seen a lot of this situation, even if it is as strong as the Spurs back then, isn't it that Fisher completed a stunner today, it is not shameful to be killed, the season is still long, everything he did in the regular season is just preparing for the playoffs in the future.
He hopes that the players can recover as soon as possible and continue to play at home in the next game two days later, against the Grizzlies, an old opponent who has already played twice before.