Chapter 256: Eight Seconds Left

In history, there have been many miracles, even miracles, like Jordan's sixth game of the final finals of his career... A shot that shook off a defender would kill the game, and the ball was called God's last shot, which is a classic of the Finals.

And in the playoffs, in the regular season, there are countless such classics...

The most famous, and the most well-known to the majority of fans, has to be Maddie's 32.13 seconds, and at the same time, because this game happened to the Spurs, it made this more difficult.

This is a game that took place on December 9, 2004, at Toyota Center in Houston, where more than 16,000 Houston fans had the privilege of witnessing history.

Of course, thousands of those more than 10,000 Houston fans eventually left the game early, because the Rockets were still 10 points behind at the end of the game.

Ten and one minute and two seconds!

Needless to say, I know what this means.

So the Houston fans left in order to avoid traffic jams on the way home.

And the part of the fans who left now regrets it very much, they are just over a minute away from witnessing the miracle.

Because in those last thirty seconds, Maddie, the man who was known as the man who moved God, shot a total of four three-pointers. Including a three-plus-one made in front of Duncan!

Duncan Spurs 2004!

This series of data is enough to show that that era happened to be the peak of the Spurs, and it was the Spurs trident that must win the championship in odd-numbered years. A player can reverse the score of such a team in such a way, which shows the great ability of this player in that game.

This is also something that countless Houston fans, as well as countless Maddie fans, are proud of.

To put it simply, it's not just about shooting four three-pointers in the last 35 seconds, it's about the disciplined Spurs.

Being able to do such a thing has to be said to be a manifestation of ability.

This is also the reason why Carter and Millsap both had similar scoring performances but did not become gods.

Maybe Millsap is a little better, he faces the Heat's Big Three.

But that was only the first year of the Heat's Big Three, when they were still in the run-in period, and certainly not as disciplined as the Spurs in '04.

This is the greatness of Maddie, and this is the most fundamental reason why Maddie's moment can be passed down to this day and have the most impact.

But it's such a miracle that Houston fans are proud of, and think it will never happen again, in this game, in this game between the Bulls and the Rockets, it turned out... It's going to happen again!

And this time they Team Rocket became the background, the man like Maddie...

It's Li Ming!

His unreasonable three-point shot was calm and cold-blooded, perhaps in response to that sentence, and sooner or later he would have to pay it back.

The Rockets are not without chances, as they still have a two-point lead, and there are less than 30 seconds left in the game at this time, as long as they can press the time until the last attack. And hit that ball! That... The victory in this game was still their initiative.

At this time, the Rockets' audience was fortunate to have Paul, the calmest ball-handling master at a critical time, who was in control of the court.

He slowly dribbled the ball and kept a safe distance from Li Ming!

What is safe distancing? Even Li Ming suddenly took a step forward and couldn't reach the distance of the ball.

Twenty-four seconds of attacking time... Paul pressed so firmly that there was no urgency on his face. It's like every tactical run being executed.

What he's doing now isn't what he wants to drag, it's what he should have done...

That's how it feels ... Li Ming did not envy the abilities of others, after he got the system.

But seeing Paul so calm, he was a little envious of this man at this moment, at least he couldn't be so calm.

He wasn't in a hurry, Li Ming wasn't in a hurry, anyway, it took more than thirty seconds... It's definitely enough for their Bulls to play another offense, and if they want to drag it, drag it out!

Now it's about the success rate of the defense and the success rate of the attack.

As far as Li Ming is concerned... He has plenty of confidence that he can score the ball. So all he has to do now is defend well.

And Paul was the man he felt the hardest to guard against in the whole game, so he had to be cautious.

Twenty-four seconds of attack time passed quickly, and soon the last seven seconds were reached.

Paul had to move!

Paul chose to break through, Li Ming pressed over, this time Paul didn't make fake moves, and he didn't have time to make more fake moves. He actually regretted it a little because he pressed too much time.

The consequence of not faking was that Li Ming was caught, and the two had physical contact.

But Li Ming didn't make a move, just pressed it with his chest...

At this time, Li Ming gave full play to the advantages of his body and resisted Paul to the death!

Paul couldn't move forward and could only pass back, and it was Harden who received the ball at this time. In fact, passing to Harden at this time is a very good choice, because Li Ming is already defending Paul.

Without Li Ming's defense, presumably Harden can do a good job.

Harden made a shot, he chose a ball-handling breakaway, and it was LaVine who defended him, and he managed to make a foul.

The moment the whistle sounded, Li Ming subconsciously glanced at the timer... Eight seconds left!

I thought about it in my heart. Somewhat glad ... Because there's still plenty of time!

“!!!”

Harden walked to the free-throw line and was greeted by a barrage of shouts.

Harden listened to these encouragements, and obviously looked much more relaxed, he needs encouragement at this time, and the audience can give him exactly encouragement.

Encouraging Chocolate, Harden hit both free throws.

The margin was back to four with eight seconds left.

The Bulls asked for a timeout, and LaVine walked with his head bowed in frustration as he left the game. Li Mingchao glanced at him and patted him on the back, in fact, he defended very well, but he defended Harden in the process of breaking, as long as you dare to go up and defend. Then he would dare to make a foul.

There's no way around it!

"Okay, let's not think about those things yet, we have to focus on the next ball!" Hojberg could also see LaVine's frustration, so he encouraged LaVine before talking about tactics.

Hoiberg's tactics are also very simple, in fact, there is no need for Hoiberg to say, Li Ming can guess... It's definitely about handing him the ball and letting him make the final shot.

As long as he can hit a three-pointer, then the Bulls can still play, and if he misses, then they will definitely lose this game!