Chapter 247: Winners and Losers (3rd Update)

Is that the end of it? When the score difference returned to 7 points, the hearts of all Knicks players and all Knicks fans sank.

At this time, with this point difference, it is a hundred times more difficult to win all of a sudden.

"Cheer up, we still have a chance." Seeing a trace of hesitation in the eyes of his teammates, Roy hurriedly clapped his hands loudly to encourage everyone, although he was just a rookie, but Roy at this time was also the style of the boss of the team.

"Hurry up, we'll pay them back right away."

Roy shouted that he had already killed half time, and now the biggest enemy is not the opponent but time, so he must use the fastest time to hit a goal back, whether it is 2 or 3 points.

Standing in front of Roy is his old friend DeRozan, who knows Roy's shooting habits and methods quite well, and the two have no secrets at all.

Roy is also well aware of DeRozan's ability, he knows that the probability of a strong shot is low, but this moment does not allow him to think too much, and with 1 minute and 12 seconds left in the game, Roy faced DeRozan with a three-pointer.

"It's short, rebound!" Roy's shot didn't feel right, DeRozan's interference was in place, even though Roy had 40% of the "Spot Shooter" level 2 ability to ignore interference, but DeRozan still seized that half of the opportunity.

Trouble, Roy's heart sank, the ball really hit the basket, there was chaos in the penalty area, Valanciunas and Noah were entangled, Sikayam also pushed around with Porzingis, in the chaos, a figure suddenly rushed into the penalty area, he saw the opportunity to lightly the ball and make up for the basket! 109:114。

The person who made the basket turned out to be Derrick Rose, who was the first to notice Roy's throw and the first to act, and he fought hard to win.

"Come on! Come on! We still have a chance to defend mentally! Rose stepped back and applauded his teammates.

It's really a life-saving goal, Roy's fighting spirit that has just been low was instantly stimulated again, there is still a difference of 5 points, and there is still 1 minute 08 seconds left in the time, and there is still a chance to defend this ball.

At the last moment, the crowd was emotional, the media was looking forward to it, the bench players held their heads, and only DeRozan was still calm. In fact, although he lacks the temperament to be the boss of the team, he is indeed much more mature than Lowry in terms of skills and mentality.

He knows that the more times like this, the more he needs to be steady, his eyes are glued to Roy's eyes, four eyes are facing each other,-for-tat, as long as this ball is scored, the Raptors' hope of winning can exceed 90%.

"Roy, I haven't been at my full strength during the summer training camp, but you'll see right away."

At the critical moment, DeRozan's words suddenly increased.

This is a psychological interference method, Roy has suffered such losses before, and although DeRozan is not trash-talk, it has a similar effect. DeRozan wants to interfere with my judgment, he doesn't have anything "at the bottom of the box", it's definitely a distraction.

Roy, who made up his mind, was unmoved, but DeRozan suddenly started and accelerated to break through to the basket? Or is it DeRozan's familiar breakout throw? Or maybe it's a pull-up jumper? Roy remembers clearly, in addition to the layup, DeRozan only has two scoring methods: a pull-up jump shot and a break-through throw, which trick is used?

Roy is confident that he can defend any move anyway, he knows DeRozan too well, they have been training together for a summer, and there is no reason to lose to DeRozan than Roy one-on-one.

DeRozan jumped, is it? Roy was instantly shocked, DeRozan is not a pull-up jumper, this is a step-back jumper! Could it be that Rozan really kept a hand?

The block was nearly ineffective in front of a step-back jumper, and all Roy could do was pray that the basketball wouldn't fall into the net.

But it backfired, and when the basketball passed through the Nets, Roy's heart was almost cold.

At 109:116, the score gap returned to 7 points, and there were only 49 seconds left in the game.

The Knicks immediately called a timeout.

"Don't give up, everyone! There's still time! (Ross)

"Roy, cheer up, don't forget that you said you were going to lead us to win the game, and if you win today, I'll lead you to win the reward (referring to the nightclub)." (NOAA)

"Roy, win the game, and then we'll head back to New York." (Porzingis)

There were so many sounds passing through Roy's eardrums that he felt his brain empty.

49 seconds, 7 points behind, "There are less than 3 minutes and 20 seconds left, the time is decreasing, and the chances are getting slimmer......

On the pitch, he didn't listen to a word about Honacek's set-up, his eyes scanning his teammates and scanning the stands.

Some of them are dazed, some are nervous, some are uneasy, some are silent Chinese fans, some are flying Raptors fans, some are buried in their arms, and some are still shouting and cheering, this scene Roy is so familiar.

Is it the same impulse you had last summer?

Roy's eyes suddenly appeared in front of the scene of last summer, single-handedly passing the test to win the "Ronald McCup Summer 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament".

If it was possible before, why can't it now?

There was still time, Roy suddenly felt the blood, felt the strength, felt the fighting spirit, and the body that was already in a "state of fatigue" was also recovering at an alarming speed.

Fighting spirit, the most valuable asset on the basketball court, as long as you don't admit defeat, there will be miracles.

"Rookie, if I were you, admit defeat early, go back to the locker room to take a hot shower, and go back early to reunite with your girlfriend, you are doomed, don't waste time." As soon as Roy came on the court, he waited for Lowry's taunt.

This sentence undoubtedly angered Roy.

"I'll kill you here tonight." Roy pointed to the three-point line in front of him, his eyes full of murder.

That kind of momentum made the old Jianghu Lori shudder.

came, Roy suddenly ran up, at the last moment of the game, his physical strength seemed to become more abundant, DeRozan didn't expect Roy to have such amazing physical fitness, he didn't follow Roy after running a few steps, Roy who received the ball stepped directly in front of the three-point line, and in front of him was Lowry who had just mocked himself.

Roy was not verbose, he made a "Yan X" three-point shot against Lowry, a stable shot, a beautiful arc, and a wonderful goal, Roy made his first three-pointer.

112:116, this attack took only 4 seconds, and there was still a 4-point gap.

"Fouls, fouls, fouls." Before he had time to celebrate, Hornacek quickly reminded his players to use foul tactics, there was not enough time for the Knicks to complete two normal offenses, and they had to use foul tactics.

Rose decisively fouled, Lowry was sent to the free throw line, this "little steel cannon" with a mouth full of running trains is not good-looking, but the free throws are stable. Under pressure, he hit both free throws, and at 112-118, the Knicks could only call the last timeout of the game with 44 seconds left.

"The biggest problem right now is that there's no timeout, so I have to go through the next few rounds of the game all at once, and Roy can shoot three points or two points for the next shot, but it has to be fast. Defensively, we use man-to-man pressing, and if we can't make a mistake, we can commit a foul decisively, and the three-point shot is our only chance. ”

Hornacek kept comparing with the tactical board, in fact, at this time, all tactics are fake, everyone knows that to foul and stop the table to shoot three-pointers, but how much can it really succeed?

The NBA has such a story playing out every day, but very few teams can turn the tables at the last minute.

44 seconds to surpass the 6-point gap, one look at the sky, two look at the ground, three look at people.

The Raptors' defense of Roy has reached the point of frenzy, DeRozan always wraps his hands around Roy in an open shape, and he almost hugs Roy.

But no one can stop Roy's desire to attack, he runs wildly, searches frantically, and no matter how much physical strength is expended, he has to get the basketball. Roy almost received Rose's pass with his hand, or in the position where he had just scored, and still started decisively.

"You're too naïve." DeRozan shouted, if Lowry didn't have any height advantage against Roy just now, then DeRozan had a way to interfere with Roy, he jumped high in the air and spread his body to interfere with Roy's shot.

And at this moment, he realized that Roy didn't jump right away, the time difference?

That's right, Roy was a shooting feint just now, and by the time DeRozan reacted, it was too late, Roy not only played a time gap, but he was also ready to kill DeRozan in one go, and his body pressed against DeRozan's falling hands.

The two sides touched, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately, "Foul on the beater".

“oh no!” In DeRozan's desperate sigh, Roy's ball in his hand also shot.

4 points for cheating? Yes, that was Roy's plan, and his plan worked, and as the basketball passed through the net, the entire court seemed to freeze, save for the referee's crisp whistle and the clear, effective three-point gesture.

3+1! 2nd 3+1! Roy did it.

"3+1, oh my god, is Roy going to replicate that 'Maddie Moment' back then? It was horrible, the score was chased to just three points, and Roy still had a free throw, and now with 30 seconds left, it's hard to say. ”

"Mike, I have to say, when people get old, the heart is a little unbearable, no matter who wins or loses this game, I think I'm going to lose sleep tonight, oh please, it's all played to this point, let the Knicks win the game."

After Roy made a free throw, the score was forced to close to 116:118, and it was really only 2 points away.

In the last 30 seconds, the Knicks regained hope, as long as they held on to this ball, then the team had a glimmer of hope of turning defeat into victory.

Seeing the situation unexpectedly turned, Hornacek decisively canceled the defensive strategy of pressing all over the court, and now they want a defensive success rate.

Lowry was controlling the basketball near the halfway line at this time, his face was extremely ugly, obviously the 3+1 attack just now hurt the morale of the whole team, but now neither side has a timeout, everything can only be left to fate.

"Steady, steady, hit the success rate, hit the success rate!" Coach Casey's throat was about to burst, just in front of him, Roy completed two three-point shots, scored 7 points in a row, and his whole body was about to explode.

Attack time passes by second, 10 seconds, 9 seconds, 8 seconds......

Lowry is still waiting, the final offense must be done by himself, which is what a team boss should do, and now it is Derrick Rose who is guarding himself on the weak side, and there is no reason for him to miss.

After 5 seconds, the static Lowry activated, just like the usual tactics that have been trained thousands of times, Valanciunas pulled up to cover, and the other three quickly withdrew to leave Lori room to break through.

Using cover, Lowry passed Rose in one step, and there was Noah in front of him, although the big man was not slow, he still couldn't keep up with Lowry's "one-step breakthrough".

"Lowry got past Noah, he had a chance to go to the basket!" The fans held their breath, and the victory or defeat was in one fell swoop.

Lowry seems to see the dawn of victory, but he can't see a bolt of lightning coming from the sky, who is it? Of course, it was Roy, and the mantis catching the cicada and the yellow finch were behind, and Roy was ready for this final blow.

Roy struggled to put the ball on the rebound, but it was still alive, and Porzingis got the basketball and quickly passed it to Roy with only 6 seconds left.

Roy started his horsepower, in front of him was DeRozan, who was rapidly retreating, behind him was Lowry, who was desperately chasing, and Powell, who was rushing to the side, and the three of them were about to block Roy in the middle line.

At this time, Roy had completely released all his energy, his change of direction was extremely fierce, and there was almost no slowdown, Powell was thrown off in an instant, leaving only DeRozan and Lowry still struggling to defend.

6 seconds, 5 seconds, 4 seconds...... The fans stared at the time on the timer with wide eyes, their hearts beating wildly and restlessly, who would the victory belong?

No, this crazy game has gone beyond the meaning of victory and defeat, and the question now is whether Roy will complete a shocking comeback?

Three seconds later, Roy was already in front of the three-point line, everyone knew he was going to shoot a three-pointer, DeRozan and Lowry jumped up to block almost at the same time.

"Jordan-style step-back jumper", Roy burned all his physical strength on this extremely physical last trick, he jumped lightly in the air, leaned back gracefully, and shot calmly.

Time and basketball are in a race.

Players and fans are praying.

That's fate.

When he shot the three-pointer, Roy felt a thrill that he had never felt before, a feeling of dominating everything.

At that moment, Roy saw Lowry, whose face was distorted by nervousness, DeRozan who gritted his teeth in disobedience, Hornacek who was half-crouched on the ground and clenched his fists, and saw fans in the stands who were hugging their heads and hiding their faces or looking up to the sky and sighing.

Thanks to basketball, it makes me so extraordinary.

Roy fell to the ground and couldn't see if the ball went into the net because he was blocked, but the faces of the people around him said it all, he won, the New York Knicks won.

"I'll kill you here tonight." Roy stood up and repeated to the collapsed Lowry......