Chapter 399: 4.3 seconds of attack
Novak's three-pointer gave the Knicks a two-point lead at a critical moment. A two-point advantage isn't really much of a lead in basketball, but when it matters most, the two-point difference is very important.
"Now that the pressure is all on the Mavericks and Yi, Novak's performance today is too exaggerated. Pretty much as long as it's Jeremy. Lin gets the ball to him, and he's sure to hit the shot. "Mike. Brin was well aware that Novak was playing at a super-level level today. Under normal circumstances, Novak averages one or two three-pointers per game. But today, his hand is really hot.
Although Novak's play is not in the normal range, Yiyang and the Mavericks can't complain about anything. The only thing they can do is play better when their opponents are playing at a higher level.
In the last minute, Yiyang controlled the ball and advanced. Every second of the race from now on will determine the final outcome.
Jeremy Lin has played 45 minutes so far, and it's fair to say that he's barely rested. Every second that Yiyang is on the court, Jeremy Lin is by his side. So far, Yiyang has scored 28 points on Jeremy Lin's head. Of these 28 points, each point was scored by Yiyang when he faced Jeremy Lin directly.
Sweating profusely, Jeremy Lin opened his arms tiredly, his defense against Yiyang today was not very good, and this crucial defense made Jeremy Lin a little nervous.
Yiyang, as the attacking party, was very calm. He unhurriedly called Nowitzki to block himself, and when he saw the Germans leaning towards Yiyang, everyone became nervous. The blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation of these two guys is the Knicks' main point of conceding points today.
With the help of blocking and dismantling, Yiyang easily "slided" into the penalty area, and Jeremy Lin tried his best to obstruct it, even at the expense of grabbing Yiyang's jersey. The battle between the two Asian defenders was in full swing, and the referee was blind to the not-so-obvious irregularities for the sake of spectacle.
Yiyang suddenly stopped and braked under Jeremy Lin's grasp. Subsequently, under the interference of Jeremy Lin, Yiyang threw a backward jumper.
"Step-back jumper?" Barkley was stunned again, what other tricks this guy had not yet been revealed.
In fact, the step-back jumper is not Yiyang's strong point, he just happened to be a natural reaction of his body, allowing him to make the most suitable technical move at the moment.
Jeremy Lin didn't jump, just raised his arm to interfere with Yiyang. But Yiyang's slightly backward jump shot allowed him to successfully "escape" the interference.
The basketball hollowed into the net, and Yiyang's goal was scored very crisply, without dragging the mud and water.
"It's great to shoot immediately after the pick-and-roll, and Yi's offensive consistency. 30 points, and 30 points have been cut at Madison Square Garden today! And the game is not over yet, and this number is likely to continue to rise! ”
After Yiyang's goal, the score of the two teams was tied. The Knicks fans burst into the biggest cheers they could give, and everyone hoped that the cheers would be turned into power and poured into Lin.
Jeremy Lin is not in danger, and now he has absolute self-confidence. In the face of a man who can score 38 points in Kobe, he will not have stage fright at all because of the critical moment in the last tens of seconds.
Smith draws the defence and then runs off the ball himself to find opportunities. This Chinese-American also knows that it is very difficult for him to hold the ball and play with Yiyang now. That's why he needs to run off the ball and cover to deal with Yiyang.
After winning the ball, he didn't rush to attack, but waited for Jeremy Lin to run. When Jeremy Lin then ran out of space with a no-ball screen, he passed.
The basketball fell firmly into Jeremy Lin's hands, and as soon as he received the ball, Yiyang posted it. At this time, Jeremy Lin was at the free throw line in front of the basket, and he did not hesitate, taking the ball and going to the restricted area.
Yiyang naturally clinged to Jeremy Lin's side, but Jeremy Lin, whose morale was boosted, did not flinch. He squeezed Yiyang to the basket and jumped to the basket without completely getting rid of the defense.
Instead of letting Jeremy Lin score easily, Yiyang gave him a little confrontation. Jeremy Lin, who was in the air, was pushed by Yiyang and lost his balance and fell to the ground. Before falling, he tossed the basketball in his hand softly.
Yiyang thought that the defense of this goal was very successful, but the moment Jeremy Lin fell to the ground, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth. The worst thing is that the basketball that Jeremy Lin threw out before he fell to the ground also hit the rebound!
"What!?" Yiyang excitedly turned around and questioned the referee, and when he was subjected to the same intensity of confrontation just now, the referee was indifferent. But now, the referee blew himself for a foul!
If it were in normal times, Yiyang would definitely raise his hand silently, indicating that he had indeed committed a foul. But now it's different, if this ball is judged to be a foul, it means that at this critical moment, Jeremy Lin will get a chance to hit a three-pointer!
"It's just a normal confrontation! If that's a foul, it's when I was pushed down just now! Yiyang ran to the referee and yelled loudly, Marion stopped him, if Yiyang received a technical foul at this critical moment, it would be too cost-effective.
As a veteran, Marion has long been accustomed to the differential treatment of referees. It's New York, it's Madison Square Garden, it's Jeremy Lin's home turf! At the critical moment, the referee's whistle must have been directed towards Jeremy Lin.
Fortunately, Marion stopped Yiyang in time, because the referee almost directly awarded Yiyang a technical foul just now.
Yiyang reluctantly retreated beyond the three-point line, while Jeremy Lin stepped to the free throw line, and Madison Square Garden instantly became silent.
"Jeremy was at the free-throw line, and if he hit both free throws, it would have changed the game in an instant. Let's see if this Asian guard can lead the Knicks to victory again! ”
Jeremy Lin didn't get impatient because it was two key free throws, and he adjusted his breathing to stabilize himself. For the first free, the basketball hollowed into the net, and the Knicks fans cheered.
In the second free throw, it was obvious that Jeremy Lin's shooting posture was still affected by his physical fitness. The basketball bounces around the hoop, but eventually "climbs" into the hoop.
"With 2 free throws and 30 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks had to end the game on their next offense. Otherwise, Lin Crazy will drown even Yiye! "Mike. Brin was sweating profusely, and the rivalry between the two Asian defenders did not disappoint the fans. At 30 seconds, the Mavericks trailed by two points, and the suspense remained. Perhaps, there will be a lore in this game?
After Lin's free throw, Carlisle immediately called a halt to the game. He used up the last timeout in his hand to lay out the final attack that would make the difference.
"Do you think Coach Carlisle will arrange for Dirk to shoot the key shot now, or will he arrange for Yi to take the key shot?" On the commentary stage, everyone was speculating about the tactics the Mavericks would use.
"I think it's going to be Dirk, because he's more experienced and he's very solid in key moments."
"I think it's going to be, he's the real core of the Mavericks right now!"
Everyone has a different opinion on this issue. Whether it is Yiyang or Nowitzki, this is a tactical advantage for Carlisle. Now, D'Antoni doesn't know whether he should set up a defense against Yiyang or Nowitzki.
Carlisle yelled nervously in front of the players with a tactical board, but no one knew what he said at this point. The pause is over, and the time has come to reveal the answer.
Nowitzki stepped out of bounds and appeared to be the serve for this attack. But it is likely that Carlisle was a trap for Nowitzki, who deliberately used Nowitzki as a serve player in order to make the opponent less wary of Nowitzki.
The referee hits the ball to Nowitzki, who holds the basketball up and appears to be looking for someone. Yiyang suddenly ran back and got out of the crowd. Dirk waited for the opportunity and passed the ball out in tacit understanding.
"Now he is also holding the ball, but he is not in a hurry to attack, but first to stabilize the rhythm on the outside and delay time!"
For 30 seconds, Carlisle doesn't plan to give the Knicks extra time. Of course, this also means that the Mavericks themselves have no chance to try again. This attack will directly determine the final fate.
When there were only 10 seconds left in the 24-second attack time, Yiyang started. He hoisted the ball to Nowitzki, and D'Antoni immediately got nervous, did Carlisle want Nowitzki to hit a 2-pointer and drag the game into overtime?
Nowitzki holds the ball and rolls over. But instead of shooting, he passed the basketball again!
"Fake the truth! Also received a basketball from beyond the three-point line! "Mike. Brin widened his eyes and exclaimed, as soon as his words fell, Yiyang shot the basketball!
The entire Madison Square Garden arena was staring at basketball with fear, and if this goal was scored, then Yiyang would put an end to Lin's madness in the league.
Looking at the spinning basketball, Jeremy Lin felt like his heart was about to pop out. However, the basketball slammed to the front of the basket, and Yiyang missed the shot!
"No!"
"It's over! It's over! I also missed the last chance! ”
"Lin Crazy will continue to sweep the world, he defeated the same fiery Yi!"
Everyone shouted loudly, Yiyang couldn't be annoyed, and after Jeremy Lin received the pass and ran out a few steps, he directly hugged him and made a tactical foul!
"The free throws weren't there yet, which meant the Knicks had another chance to tee. Time is running out, and the Mavericks may not be able to recover! O'Neill craned his neck and stared at the arena, unwilling to let go of any of the images.
The Knicks sent the ball to Jeremy Lin, and Yiyang fouled again, finally sending Lin to the free throw line.
Although the game was not over yet, all the Knicks fans in the scene were already cheering. With 4.3 seconds left on the game clock, Jeremy Lin made two more free throws. Unless there is a miracle, there is no way for the Mavericks to turn the tables around!
Jeremy Lin panted and stepped up to the free-throw line, having only had a total of three minutes of rest today, and he was actually exhausted. As soon as he made a free throw, his movements were a little deformed. He only hopes that now, he will not make a mistake.
However, the more you think about one thing not to fail, the easier it is for you to fail. A distraught Jeremy Lin missed the first free throw and slammed into the left side of the basket.
This made all Knicks fans shudder. But soon, they regained their composure. The Mavericks don't have a timeout, and they still have to shoot from the backcourt to the frontcourt, which is simply impossible with just 4.3 seconds left.
For the second penalty, Jeremy Lin was under a lot of pressure inside. He knew that if the penalty was missed, there was a good chance that the game would change.
Jeremy Lin, who was messed up in his mind, coupled with the limitation of physical fitness, actually missed the second penalty in a row!
"Oh!" There was a sigh from Madison Square Garden, and at the same time, Yiyang had already begun to rush towards the front!
Masimmi grabbed the defensive rebound, and the time on the timer began to beat. 4.3 seconds, the game is not over!
Masimmi didn't have confidence in his long pass, so instead of passing the ball directly to Yiyang, he stuffed the ball into Terry.
Terry did not hesitate after receiving the ball, and threw the ball vigorously in the direction of Yiyang. At this time, the Knicks' retreat was not fully in place, and Yiyang received the basketball two steps away from the three-point line, and at this time, there was no time to adjust for him!
So, after receiving the basketball, Yiyang shot directly two steps outside the three-point line. I didn't score the winning goal just now, but this time, there must be no accidents!
Jeremy Lin rushed over and stretched out his hand to interfere, but Yiyang didn't even blink his eyes!
Halfway through the basketball, the red light on the rebound is already on, and the game is over!
The next second, with a piercing electronic beep, Knicks fans raised their arms. However......
"Brush!"
The Nets were flooded with "white waves", and Yiyang put his hands on his waist, like a cowboy who took someone's head and then collected his gun!
"Lore!?" Mike. Brin even forgot to yell, what the hell happened in those 4.3 seconds!?