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80 to 81.
The Rockets recovered a 20-point deficit at halftime and rewrote the 42-62 deficit to a one-point deficit full of vitality at the end of the third quarter.
"Do you feel like you can win the game?" After celebrating, Chen Ruoya snatched both glasses of wine in her hands and asked the first question about the story of the victory night.
Yang Yiming replied calmly that he didn't feel absolutely sure that he would win the game at that time. There were too many scores behind at halftime, which made the Rockets, including Yang Yiming, feel that the score difference has not narrowed. In fact, the Cavaliers, while their lead is shrinking, still have a psychological advantage; On the other hand, Team Rocket seems to be climbing all the time, even if the top of the mountain seems to be within reach and can be quickly climbed in one fell swoop, as long as there is one step left, it seems to be a distance from the end of the world.
trailed by 1 point, but Yang Yiming could clearly feel the fatigue of every Rockets player on the bench. Chris Paul, Trevor Ariza, Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker, Clint Capela, James Harden, plus Yang Yiming himself. The Rockets' seven-man rotation was almost physically exhausted by the end of the third quarter!
Their mad dog-like style of play on both ends of the third quarter paid off. But with a thousand kills and 800 self-losses, even if LeBron James was as strong as LeBron James got a short break in the third quarter, the veterans of the Rockets seemed to have really reached the brink of collapse. There is a cliff ahead, and if you take another step, I am afraid that everyone will be shattered.
Because when there was only one point left, these comrades-in-arms around Yang Yiming were not excited to prepare for another big fight, but gasped like cattle, and couldn't wait for the fourth quarter of the game to never start again!
But the 90-second break is just around the corner!
Luke Bamot, Yang Yiming, Ryan Anderson, Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon.
Head coach D'Antoni actually put out a pure bench lineup to deal with the start of the fourth quarter! Earn breaks for the main work? But the score difference that was finally recovered fell short like this... Gave up?!
"So how did you hold on to your faith?"
The answer to the second question asked by Chen Ruoya, Yang Yiming himself did not know.
He began to really feel like he couldn't hold on.
Especially when LeBron James, who returned full of blood through the third-quarter timeout and intersectional break, regained dominance of the court.
With this set of substitute lineups of the Rockets, the heavy responsibility of defending Zhan Huang naturally falls on Yang Yiming. But when LeBron, a lone hero, is determined to enter his "mode", I am afraid that no one can stop him at this time. Yang Yiming is naturally no exception.
Zhan Huang made a three-point turnaround jumper and hit the board.
He took advantage of Lefou's blocking and dismantling to enter the restricted area from the double bag, and Taishan won the dunk with the top of the head.
The Rockets took a double package, Yang Yiming and Ryan Anderson two inside lines to cover LeBron, but he still found the gap in the bottom corner. The ball passed to JR Smith, and the Rockets didn't have time to make up for the defense, and the latter hit a three-point shot.
Only two minutes into the fourth quarter, LeBron James has scored 8 points alone, and the Rockets have not scored a single point!
Once again, the difference has been widened to 9 points!
Mike D'Antoni didn't call a timeout, but it actually gave the Rockets' benches time to wake up.
When it was necessary to step out of a pit to chase points back to behind, they made the direction clear!
Yang Yiming missed two consecutive shots, but the third time he finally hit a small hook under the basket. After settling his tempo, he assisted Derrick Rose for a successful pinch. Rose snatched the basketball from LeBron, who had already burst into the paint, and then fought back all over the court. Rose's layup was too strong, but fortunately, Bamot followed up in time and hit the rebound.
The Rockets scored four points in a row, chasing the score to 84-89, and finally stabilized their position.
"So when do you really feel like you have a chance of winning this grand final?"
When?
Maybe it's when he shoots a three-pointer. The feeling of missing two shots at the beginning of this section made him know that it was impossible to activate the substitute scoring skills of the CAMS system - the skills that were like cheating were subject to fierce confrontation and a sharp drop in physical strength, and could not achieve 100% skill effect, so that Yang Yiming scored continuously. But the luck of the small hook under the basket lifted his confidence again, and as the Rockets pressed the score further closer, his psychological pressure lessened, and he saw an opportunity for a small misalignment: he was against JR Smith and made a decisive three-point shot!
actually went in, 89 to 92. The Rockets are three points behind!
It could be when Paul and Harden are back on the court at the same time. The Rockets' pure bench lineup was not greatly pulled away by the Cavaliers, buying nearly three minutes of precious rest for the two absolute main players. Paul and Harden were warming up at the same time on the sidelines, both of them expressionless, waiting for the next chance to die. But Yang Yiming and the others on the field seemed to feel that the "light bulb combination" had joined the battle, and they suddenly became seven against five!
Maybe it's the first time you can get back to the score! While the re-entry of Chris Paul and James Harden had to wait until after the first regular timeout in the fourth quarter, the effect was immediate. Harden steals George Hill and Paul misses Korver. Korver, the three-point shooter, obviously tried his best, but he couldn't stop Paul from leaning back to hit a three-pointer!
92 deuces!
The Cavaliers' LeBron James will definitely not be reconciled. He was unstoppable, suddenly missed the first shot under the basket, and then threw himself to steal, grabbed the offensive rebound and forced the card to score Pela.
But the other "James" is about to return the color! James Harden finally used the trick of stepping back to three points, enough rest gave him enough physical strength, and after playing JR Smith with his feet and dribbling, Harden's three-point shot directly helped the Rockets to take a 95-94 lead!
"What does it feel like when it's confirmed that there is no hope for the opponent and that the Rockets will win the G6 and finally lift the O'Brien Cup?" The Long Island iced tea in Chen Ruoya's cup seemed to be almost empty, she put the empty cup aside on the table, held the Tiger beer tightly in her hands, put her chin on the mouth of the bottle, her eyes glowed, and looked at Yang Yiming and asked.
"My body was shaking. When Harden hit a two-foul free throw from the Cavaliers and we were 110-102 with less than 30 seconds left in the game, I suddenly realized we had won. I don't know if it's the same mood for every teammate on the field, or if I'm the only one who has been climbing the mountain until now, and suddenly I look up and find that I'm already at the top of the mountain. Maybe I'm too inexperienced..."
Yang Yiming said eloquently: "Fortunately, I was already resting off the field at the last moment. I can't imagine how I could control my body if I were still on the court. I felt my hands and feet tremble and my mind went blank. If I'm on the pitch, if a teammate passes the ball to me, maybe I won't even be able to catch the ball and I'll hit it in the face. Is this the overall winner? I asked myself. But there was still some time before the moment to win the cup - James missed a three-point shot, the Cavaliers continued to foul and called a timeout. The scene was already boiling and Coach D'Antoni seemed to be still laying out his tactics, but I don't know if it was too loud or if I couldn't listen to anything at all. We hit both free throws again, and the margin was as high as 10 points – probably our biggest lead of the game. But no one cared about the point difference anymore at that time, and even though George Hill still made a three-pointer, it was all over, and the fans were already rushing onto the court and the ball was thrown into the air. ”
"The red light hasn't come on yet, but no one cares. We won, that's how we won the championship! ”