Chapter 602: Crazy and Crazier
"Don, are you alright?" Watching the audience shout Reggie Miller's name in unison after Reggie Miller's 3-point shot, the old Nelson who was standing on the sidelines also showed some complexity in his eyes, and from his frowning brows, you could see the worry and uneasiness in the heart of the old Nelson, so Avery Johnson, who was standing next to the old Nelson, also asked with some concern.
Today's game is extremely difficult for the Mavericks, although it seems that the Mavericks are still holding their breath and want to turn the situation on the court, but the old Nelson and Avery Johnson are very clear that the fighting spirit and morale of the Mavericks gradually leaked after Meng Xu leaped over Sean Bradley to complete the dunk, if it weren't for Dirk Nowitzki still hanging for the Mavericks, the Mavericks would have collapsed, but Nowitzki is now showing fatigue, in the attack before the timeout just now, due to physical exhaustion, Dirk Nowitzki's shooting moves have started to deform, which is why Nelson Sr. hoped that Nowitzki could paddle a little bit on the court during the timeout and let the rest of the Mavericks step up and pick up the baton.
As the head coach of the Mavericks, the old Nelson also felt exhausted in today's fight, the old Nelson formulated the A, B, C, D four sets of plans before the game, and they went bankrupt one by one after the game began, so that this game has been played so far, the Mavericks have no tactics and routines at all, and now they have completely reduced to X**D and relying on Dirk Nowitzki's superstar tactics, as a head coach with a strong desire to control, Today's game is also one of the few games in Nelson's coaching career that has been out of his control, so Nelson Sr. will show his worry and uneasiness.
"Hey!" Old Nelson didn't speak, but shook his head and sighed softly. Old Nelson's heart is now doing a difficult ideological struggle, the situation on the field has gradually escaped his control, whether to let it continue like this, or find a way to regain control of the situation on the field, old Nelson is really a little unable to choose, even if he chooses the latter, old Nelson now does not know how to pull the game back to his familiar trajectory, some things he can do, some things he really can't do. At the same time, in the use of Nowitzki, the old Nelson is also a little hesitant now, the old Nelson wants to let Nowitzki rest for a few minutes, but he is worried that after Nowitzki is off the court, the leaderless Mavericks will be taken away by the Pacers, and let him continue to stay on the court, his physical fitness is a big problem, in the old Nelson's nearly 30 years of coaching career, there has never been such a hesitation.
"Don, we still have a chance." It was obvious to see the strangeness in Nelson's expression Sr., but Avery Johnson didn't know what to do, and could only pray in his heart that the Mavericks' next offense could be scored, only in this way would the difference not continue to widen, as long as the score difference was not continued to widen, the Mavericks still had a glimmer of hope, and once the difference between the two sides exceeded 10 points, the last line of defense in the Mavericks' hearts would collapse.
When Steve Nash dribbled to the top of the arc and began to block Nowitzki, Avery Johnson's heart was already in his throat, looking intently at Steve Nash who was dribbling, Avery Johnson kept rubbing his hands together in front of his chest, and at the same time kept shouting: "Must go in!" Be sure to get inγγγγγγ β
After a successful pick-and-roll, Steve Nash used a light change of direction to get rid of Jermaine O'Neal, who was switching to his defense, and then rushed straight to the basket along the edge of the paint area.
After Reggie Miller's 3-point shot, the Mavericks are now 7 points behind, and with 5 minutes left in the game to end, every offense is very important for the Mavericks, whether it is 3 points or 2 points, this time the offensive Mavericks must score, otherwise if the Pacers score another goal on the backhand, the Mavericks will have no chance at all.
Meng Xu's leap over Sean Bradley's goal was the turning point of this game, after that goal, the morale was low, and the fighting spirit dissipated the Mavericks, completely relying on Nowitzki's personal ability to do the final desperate struggle, and Nowitzki after continuous ball-holding offense, also urgently needed a period of rest to recover his strength, but everyone on the court has also seen that Antoine Walker, Antoine Jamison, and even Michael Finley, one of the three cores of the Mavericks, have lost confidence and fighting spirit, At this time, Nash, as the other core of the Mavericks, as Nowitzki's most trusted brother, Steve Nash feels that he should stand up, even if there is an abyss in front of him, he can't retreat, and it's not only Nowitzki who is fighting to the death, but also him!
Completely ignoring the risk of injury, Steve Nash made a series of crazy moves and immediately rushed not far from the basket, and at this moment he has only one goal, and that is the basket.
Looking at Mutombo, who had occupied a favorable position in advance and made a defensive posture, Steve Nash did not have the slightest scruples and macros, but rushed towards Notombo with a basketball, just when Nash was about to make physical contact with Mutombo, Nash suddenly made an emergency stop and changed direction, such a violent emergency stop action caused Nash's shoes to be deformed at the moment, but Nash slipped away from Mutombo's side with such a move that was enough to destroy his careerFighting the sharp pain in his ankle, Nash jumped up lightly before Mutombo turned around, threw the basketball in his hand to the basket, and after completing this series of movements, Nash fell directly to the floor.
But Steve Nash, who had fallen, did not see the scene he was expecting, and was thrown out of the basketball by himself, and did not fall into the basket, but was slapped on the rebound by a figure who suddenly flew over.
"It's over!" After seeing the scene in front of him, despair gradually rose from Nash's heart.
"Hey." Avery Johnson, who was nervous on the sidelines and looked at Nash intently, waved his arms in disappointment, and then rubbed his face with his hands a few times.
"Steve Nash got rid of Jermaine O'Neal's defense, oh my! A change of direction of this magnitude can end Nash's career if he is not careful! It's crazy! β
"Another big change of direction, Steve Nash managed to shake off Mutombo, a very light little throw, huh? This is? Meng Xu! It's Meng Xu, Meng Xu's return defense is very timely, a very beautiful pegboard hat! β
After Michaels' series of thrilling commentary, the atmosphere of the Banker's Life Arena was instantly ignited, and no one could calm down in front of such a perfect, crucial, and violent cap.
After landing in the air, Meng Xu directly made a long pass and handed the basketball in his hand to Jermaine O'Neal at the top of the arc, and he rushed towards the Mavericks' half with all his strength, at the same time, Reggie Miller and James Posey also tacitly dropped their respective defensive objects and ran all the way towards the Mavericks' half.
After seeing the reaction of his teammates around him, Jermaine O'Neal reacted instantly, did not protect the ball on the spot, did not advance with the ball, and Jermaine O'Neal quickly passed the basketball in his hand to James Posey, who had run outside the three-point line.
Three steps and two steps with the basketball all the way, in a very short time James Posey has been close to the center circle with the ball, and James Posey started almost at the same time, because he does not have to hold the ball, Reggie Miller has run near the three-point line.
After observing the Mavericks player on his side, James Posey gave up on continuing to dribble and passed the basketball long pass to Reggie Miller, who had already entered the three-point line, and according to Reggie Miller's current position, the Mavericks player could no longer complete the defense before Reggie Miller made a shot.
Just when his teammates and the audience behind him were expecting Reggie Miller to complete the offense with a layup, Reggie Miller made a very bold decision, when Reggie Miller grabbed the basketball and rushed to about three meters away from the basket, Reggie Miller actually jumped up, he actually wanted to dunk!
You must know that Reggie Miller is now a 39-year-old old guy, and because of his poor physical fitness, in Reggie Miller's career, he has not dunked many times, such a 39-year-old guy with extremely poor physical fitness, and he is ready to have a fast-break dunk in the Finals!
After seeing Reggie Miller's offensive options, there was an immediate exclamation in the Bankers Life Arena, and even Michaels and Magic Johnson on the sidelines stood up very rarely.
"Bang!" A sound sounded, and Reggie Miller, who was flying in the air, grabbed the basketball with both hands and smashed it into the basket, and after the successful dunk, Reggie Miller also grabbed the basket and shook it twice before landing.
"Crazy, this is crazy!" Reggie Miller's actions were crazy, but at this moment the Pacers' bench was even more crazy, from head coach Rick Carlisle to the water cooler manager at the end of the team's bench, all waving towels in their hands, tactical boards, etc., rushing onto the court and yelling hysterically at Reggie Miller in the court.