Chapter 402: The Incredible Race (1/4!) )
There was silence.
Two minutes ago they were nine points ahead.
In the blink of an eye, there is only 1 point left!
And Paul had one more penalty!
De Nagro reached out and called a timeout.
The Cavaliers directly stunned the Bulls in this paragraph.
Coming back from a timeout, Paul goes to the free throw line.
The noisy interference of the audience was overwhelming, and behind the basket was all kinds of air stick waving.
Paul took the ball and dribbled to the shot.
Add a penalty to hit steadily.
His free throws are at the same level as Yao Ming, and his 87% shooting rate so far in his career is even higher than Yao Ming.
With one minute left in the game, the Cavaliers unleashed a wave of crazy 9-0 attacks, and the two sides once again stood on the starting line.
The audience held their breath and stared intently at the field.
The next minute really made the difference between life and death.
The rest of the Bulls are trying to get moving, but the Cavaliers' defense is airtight, and the rotation of the small lineup makes it difficult for them to get a chance.
In the end, Ross chose to go it alone.
Change direction, change direction again.
Rose's change of direction was not as graceful as Iverson's, but the amplitude was really large, and it felt like his whole knee was burning.
Dodged Artest and Paul's bag, rushed to the basket at full speed and then slowed down and stopped, dodged James, and directly met Yao Ming's throw.
The ball could go over Yao Ming's fingers.
"Bang! Bang! ”
The ball collided in the basket and finally landed.
The cheers at the scene exploded directly.
A golden goal.
Rose staggered two steps after being pulled up by his teammates and returned to normal.
Tang Tian saw a pain in his knees.
This is not a demon, it is not a life.
With 35 seconds left in the game, the Cavaliers had to score that goal.
Yao Ming asked for the ball in the low post, and Noah, who defended him, directly chose to reach forward directly, and Rose also stretched out his arms to prevent Paul from giving Paul an easy pass.
Seeing Rose's movements, Paul dribbled straight to the right and rushed to the basket.
James cut from the weak side, and the Bulls did not dare to shrink.
Paul meets Boozer's high board.
The same position, the difference is the way of shooting, Paul is more to take advantage of the change in rhythm.
The basketball flew past Boozer's block and towards the basket.
"Bang!"
The ball deflected off a bit.
At the same moment, Yao Ming pressed Noah and put his right hand on the popped basketball.
"Huh!"
The ball is added to the basket.
121 flat!
And the last 15 seconds!
The Bulls called a timeout.
The audience felt like their hearts were going to jump out.
The Bulls have been playing so crazy, and the Cavaliers have tied the score!
The sidelines gave the number of timeouts for both sides, with the Bulls this being the last time and the Cavaliers having two more.
As long as they defend this ball, the Cavaliers will have the advantage.
The audience felt that their throats were on fire.
Coming back from a timeout, Rose pressed the clock on the outside.
At the last moment, it depends on who can become the last hero, and if it doesn't, the two sides will usher in overtime.
As Rose pressed the clock to the final 10 seconds, Boozer pulled out to block the pick-and-roll, and he accelerated to get past the defense in quick succession, ignite his knee again, and hit a twisted shot under the basket.
It's just that this time Yao Ming's defense was in place and he successfully covered the basketball.
The ball was fast out of the sideline, James and Deng fought hard, and the referee blew the final whistle to give the Bulls the ball.
Because of the controversy, the last two minutes needed to be automatically watched back to the defense, and the referees all gathered around the technical table.
Tang Tian looked up at the timer at this time.
With the final 4.3 seconds, this one ball was crucial.
If it was awarded to the Bulls, it would be either a Bulls lore or overtime, but if it was given to the Cavaliers, it would be the other way around.
"Try to interfere with their catches, but don't foul them, don't give them a chance to score."
Tang Tian was telling the players that at this time, the number of fouls on both sides had arrived, and fouls without the ball would also send the opponent to the free throw line.
After the timeout, the referee determined that the ball belonged to the Bulls.
Almost all the audience members at the scene had already stood up.
The last 4.3 seconds!
The Bulls brought on Korver, with Rose, Korver, Bogans and Noah on the court, with Deng serving off the court.
"Toot!"
When the referee's whistle blew, Paul stayed close to Rose throughout the court, always blocking a position to prevent him from receiving the ball.
The ball can't be sent to Rose!
There was a commotion at the scene.
The Bulls didn't have a timeout, and Deng's selection time was only 5 seconds.
He opted to give the ball to the nearest Noah.
The Bulls' tactics failed!
Noah holds the ball and wants to turn.
"Smack!"
At this moment, Artest slammed the ball out of Noah's hand.
A risky attempt.
But the cut is clean.
Right under the nose of the referee.
The referee didn't blow the whistle!
The next second Artest grabbed the ball, he directly reached out and made a pause gesture.
Ball possession for the Cavaliers!
The last 0.6 seconds!
The fans at the scene were all stunned.
And then all crazy!
The Bulls not only didn't score the final attack, but also gave the Cavaliers a ball for nothing!
Incredible race!
Artest's 7.5 million contract, it's worth it!
Noah reached out and cupped his head, he even forgot to reason with the referee.
De Nagro reacted quickly and ran to the technical table to ask the referee to watch the replay.
The referee agreed to their request and played a video replay.
After the replay, it was determined that Artest's cut ball was not hittered.
Then by the way, the time was changed back from 0.6 to 1.2 seconds.
It was a delicate time, but it gave the Cavaliers a complete chance.
"Whew!"
The tense atmosphere made James couldn't help but take a breath.
"Let's play a space ball." Tang Tian said with a calm expression.
He held the tactical board and arranged it unhurriedly, and the players saw his expression, and their nervous hearts relaxed a lot.
Pause back.
The Cavaliers made roster changes.
In addition to James and Yao Ming, the remaining three are all pitchers, Green, Anderson and Fry.
Paul sat on the sidelines.
That's why Tang Tian dared to use people like this.
On the other side, De Nagro was stunned when he saw this lineup, and he could be regarded as realizing the unpredictability of Tang Tian's tactics.
Cavaliers' frontcourt ball.
James serves off the court.
Anderson and Frye each stood in two corners, Green stood at the top of the circle, and Yao Ming was under the basket.
This is a station with a strong sense of space.
"Toot!"
There was no timeout to give De Nagro any more thought, and the referee on the sidelines still blew the whistle for the game to continue.
Yao Ming pulled to the three-point line at this time, and Green took advantage of Yao Ming's block to move from the top of the circle to a 45-degree angle on the right wing near the service side.
The Cavaliers are going to shoot a three-pointer!
And it's the point where Green has the highest shooting percentage.
James has lifted the ball.
Because of the close distance, as well as the containment defense of Anderson and Frye, the only thing that can be prevented at this time is the replaced Noah.
Noah desperately chased after Green.
James passed the ball out.