Chapter 218 218, quasi-lore

In the fourth quarter, like a microcosm of the first three quarters of the game, the two pairs were entangled until the end.

With 30 seconds left in the game, the two teams were tied at 112-112, with the ball in the hands of the Rockets, and D'Antoni called a timeout to lay out a crucial attack.

Coach D'Antoni gave Harden a three-point play from the bottom corner.

At the end of the timeout, Anderson served, and the Knicks were all on their own half, as long as they prevented the Rockets' offense, the remaining time was enough to play a counterattack.

Paul was firmly in control of the tempo, at this point in time, there was no rush, absolutely no rush, and when there were ten seconds left in the offensive time, Paul began to direct his teammates to run.

The continuous cross-cover is to give Harden a chance to run to the bottom corner.

Indeed, let Harden run smoothly,

"Paul, pass!" As soon as Harden got into position, he reached for the ball.

Paul passed the ball directly horizontally, and at this time, on the route of the two, Anthony's figure appeared, reached out and patted it, and cut the ball directly.

After thousands of calculations, I didn't calculate it, and after Anthony was blocked, he actually caught up with him as soon as possible.

This steal is enough to change the outcome of the game, and the balance of victory and defeat may be shifted.

After Anthony broke the ball, Sessions, who didn't perform very well in normal games, actually started to rush up directly, and Anthony didn't stop at all, and threw the ball over directly.

Paul had just noticed Anthony's movements, and by the time he could react, Sessions had already run some distance.

If this goal is scored, then the pressure is all on the Rockets' side, and there is not much time left.

The whole arena watched Sessions nervously, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

Paul frantically chased Sessions from behind, but he was still a step too late, and by the time he arrived, Sessions had already made a layup.

The scene suddenly erupted in warm applause, and the audience cheered.

Anthony also waved his arms excitedly.

Coach D'Antoni immediately called a timeout, and there were nine seconds left in the game.

The pressure was all on the Rockets, and everyone had serious expressions and listened to the coach's tactics.

"I guess the other side also guessed, we're definitely going to let Harden, or Paul complete the offense, this time, I'm going to bet, Ray, do you have confidence in yourself?" D'Antoni suddenly looked at Cheng Lei seriously.

"No problem!"

"Okay, Paul, you and Harden cover Cheng Lei!" With that, D'Antoni began to draw tactics on the tactics board.

Serving on the sideline, Capela passed the ball to Anderson, Anderson held the ball and stared at his teammates, Harden and Paul began to run at the same time, Anderson first helped Cheng Lei block and dismantle, Cheng Lei smoothly slipped to the other side, did not stop, but ran directly in the direction of Harden.

When passing by Harden, as soon as the two went up, Harden clapped his hands and pretended to reach for the ball.

At this time, Paul rushed towards the inside line, and Cheng Lei appeared directly in Capela's sight.

Swish...

Anderson quickly passed the ball with three seconds left.

After Cheng Lei received the ball, he took a step away, one step away from the three-point line, and threw the ball directly.

The Knicks never expected that the last offensive opportunity arranged by the Rockets would be given to a newcomer, and everyone watched Cheng Lei throw the ball.

The hearts of the fans at the scene were tugging, watching the ball fly in the air, drawing a beautiful line.

Swish...

The ball hollowed into the net, and the Rockets overtook in the last minute, and with two seconds left, Cheng Lei put in a crucial shot.

The Knicks called a timeout, and with two seconds left, there was little left for them.

"There are still two seconds, and everyone is not happy yet, so you must not be careless!" D'Antoni told the players as he began to set up the target.

The Knicks don't have many cards, and the last attack, either Anthony or Porzingis, can block these two points, as long as the two of them catch the ball and attack the bag directly.

For two seconds, apart from attacking, they didn't have room to pass the ball after receiving it.

Sure enough, after the timeout, Anthony and Porzingis were standing relatively far away, the whistle blew, everyone ran, Anthony and Porzingis did each other's blocks, Anthony ran outside the three-point line, and Porzingis rushed to the inside.

"Pass!" Rushing out of the three-point line, Anthony immediately reached for the ball.

Cheng Lei judged that the ball was to be played for Anthony, so he rushed up decisively, and Harden and the two of them wrapped him up, and Courtney Lee, who served directly, looked directly at the inside.

"It's not good, I'm going to fight Porzingis!" Cheng Lei hesitated for a moment, and Anthony rushed out of the bag.

Courtney Lee passed the ball straight out.

After Anthony received the ball, he directly pulled it up and threw it.

"Don't enter, don't enter!" Cheng Lei kept praying in his heart.

Boom... The ball was a little shorter and smashed in front of the basket, we won, and Cheng Lei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not good, Capela, rebound!" The next moment, Cheng Lei immediately exclaimed.

Porzingis had already jumped high and the sound of the end of the game sounded, and Porzingis spotted the ball and put it in.

After a two-second pause, the Knicks fans at the scene suddenly erupted, boiling, and overwhelming cheers, celebrating this hard-won victory.

Cheng Lei was originally holding his hands high in celebration, but for a while, he was embarrassed and didn't know how to put them down.

"This ball is overtimed!" Paul walked to the bench with a calm face.

"Wait, brother, did they time out this ball?" Cheng Lei asked Harden.

"Paul said it was overtime, wait for the referee's final decision!"

After continuous replay by the referee, it was found that Porzingis' hand only clicked the ball a moment after the red light came on, and in the end, the ball was invalidated and exceeded the time.

The fans at the scene suddenly became silent from the excitement just now, and they could only blame the ball for being too unlucky.

The few Rockets fans in the stands excitedly waved their Rockets jerseys in their hands.

provoked the dissatisfaction of the Knicks fans on the side, and the two sides sprayed each other on the opening stage, but fortunately, it did not cause a physical confrontation.

The Rockets returned to the locker room with an exceptionally difficult victory.

"Ray, how do you feel about this quasi-lore!" Paul rolled his clothes into a microphone and interviewed Cheng Lei.

"The ups and downs of life are really exciting, and my heart can't stand it!"

The game was full of twists and turns, and in the end, Lady Luck was still on the side of the Rockets.

"Well, in this game against the Knicks, everyone should also see that we still have shortcomings in some aspects!" Coach D'Antoni showed up in the dressing room.

"Against a team with superstars, we need to be mentally prepared to play tough battles!"