Chapter 451: It's All About Winning (Part II)
"Toot!"
The sideline whistle blew, Green sent a sideline ball, and Curry received it.
As soon as Curry received the ball, the Warriors' offense followed.
Barnes and Iguodala started to run back along the baseline, Iguodala swam around the free-throw line, and Green came on the court to make a pick-and-roll for Curry after serving.
Curry took advantage of Green's pick-and-roll to break through quickly, and in the process, Green turned around and made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Barnes.
The five-man lineup was quite quick on the offensive end, and after Curry broke through and compressed the Clippers' defense, he didn't look back, throwing his hand and hitting the ball backwards.
Barnes receives the ball and raises his hand to make an open mid-range shot.
"Huh!"
Barnes hit a solid shot from mid-range.
Once again, the difference has been stretched to 3 points!
The moment the ball went in, Kerr reached out and clenched his fist, and he proved his ability as the best coach at the crucial moment, boldly giving up on letting Curry or Thompson attack, and instead chose Barnes, who had the least defensive pressure, and Barnes finally lived up to expectations.
Barnes is a high-pick rookie selected by the Warriors themselves, this is the fourth year of his career, the so-called contract year, after rejecting the Warriors' 4-year 6400w early contract extension, he is obviously seeking a contract with a maximum salary, but the Warriors' poor statistics are the biggest obstacle, and it also makes his future seem uncertain, and this key shot just now has added a lot of chips for him in the summer.
Absolute one!
Cassel reached out and called a timeout, and the two-pointer was rather deadly.
Tang Shuai looked up at the scoreboard, 120-117, and there was exactly one minute left in the game time.
He turned his head to look at the Warriors' bench again, and after hitting the crucial shot, Barnes was greeted heroically off the bench, and even assistant coach Walton gave Barnes a high-five.
"Hey, Don." Brewer patted Tang Shuai as he walked by.
Tang Shuai retracted his gaze, and then walked towards the bench with Brewer.
Players can only grow in the face of anxious games, the stronger the opponent, the faster the growth, although the Warriors were a little chaotic in the fourth quarter, but the final shot still showed the strength of their defending champions, and the role of playing against such an opponent was twice the result with half the effort.
After the pause, Tang Shuai held the ball to the frontcourt, and before he could start attacking, the Warriors' double bag came up immediately.
Tang Shuai almost did all the scoring in the final quarter of the Clippers, and you don't have to think about it to know where the defensive center of gravity of this ball is.
Tang Shuai saw the bag clip, a changeable cross step, brushing Curry's body and rushing directly in.
The perfect combination of speed and power is vividly reflected in this moment.
Green and Barnes on the inside line pressed up directly, and the four of them began to surround Tang Shuai like crazy, and they were determined not to let him score.
However, at the moment when the Warriors were encircled, Tang Shuai suddenly made a cold pass, and with a "bang", the basketball came out of the bag, with a rotating arc, and passed diagonally to Pierce's hand.
There was an exclamation at the scene, and even Cole was stunned, and in the final key ball, Cassel actually made the same decision as him!
Iguodala turned and pounced, but it was clearly too late.
Pierce stood one step inside the three-point line and raised his hand to make a mid-range shot.
The basketball makes a perfect arc in the air.
"Huh!"
There was a crisp sound, just like Barnes just now, and Pierce's mid-range hit steadily!
The audience at the scene exploded at once, and after the last game, Lao Truth once again hit the key ball at a critical moment!
Kerr kept shaking his head on the sidelines, compared to the Warriors' offense in the last round, the Clippers' tactics are not too simple, but the only difference is Tang Shuai, Tang Shuai's threat to break through is too big, even if it is a double bag, it can't be stopped, and it is precisely because of this threat that Pierce is given such a good opportunity to shoot.
The Warriors didn't call a timeout, not that Kerr didn't want to, but that the Clippers' back-to-back scoring streak in the previous period had forced all of their timeouts.
Curry pushes to the frontcourt and reaches out to organize the offense from the outside.
Thompson kept running back inside and outside looking for offensive opportunities, but under the strict defense of the Clippers, not to mention the space to shoot, there was no space to catch the ball.
However, Thompson's run held back the Clippers' defensive focus, and Curry threw the ball to the other side with a flick.
It's Barnes again!
Taking advantage of the shift in the Clippers' defensive center of gravity, he ran out of the interior and raised his hand to receive Curry's pass.
Turning around is a mid-range shot!
Jeff Green was more than two meters away from him at this time, and his jump interference was quite limited.
The basketball flew out of Barnes' hand, past Jeff Green's fingertips, and down to the basket.
"Bang!"
Barnes' shot was almost perfect, but his consistency was still a little worse, and the basketball hit the rim of the basketball and then bounced off the basket.
Jordan Jr. and Draymond Green jumped up the gun almost at the same time, and that's when the disadvantage of the five-man lineup became apparent, and Jordan Jr. used the power advantage to squeeze Green into his arms and grab the rebound, and the Clippers got a crucial rebound.
The audience burst into cheers.
After Jordan Jr. grabbed the rebound, he turned around to find Tang Shuai, but the moment he landed, he suddenly felt a trip under his feet, and he didn't stand still, and fell directly to the ground.
He was falling, and it was impossible to hold the ball and protect himself at the same time, so he instinctively threw the ball away with his hand and then supported the ground with his elbow as a cushion.
He protected himself and lost the ball, and after the basketball fell out of his hand, he rolled straight out of bounds!
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle sounded on the sidelines.
Possession of the ball by the Warriors!
There was a sudden boos at the scene, and Tang Shuai rushed up to the referee and shouted at the referee as soon as possible: "Draymond has fouled!" It's a foul ball! ”
Little Jordan himself may not have seen it, but everyone else, including him, saw it, Green was squeezed out of the air by Little Jordan and landed, and just after landing, he actually used a "scissor leg", Little Jordan was tripped after landing, which caused the ball to go out of bounds, but the referee didn't blow Green's foul at this time, but blew Little Jordan out of bounds!
It's ridiculous!
The referee chose to ignore Tang Shuai's protest, picked up the ball out of bounds and prepared to serve.
"It's a clear foul!" Cassel also walked to the sidelines at this time and yelled at the referee.
The boos at the scene were even more deafening for a moment, perhaps no one expected that after the "kicking" action in the last game was not blown for a foul, now such an obvious "scissor leg" action was also selectively ignored.
"We need a video replay!" Still smarter than Loops, when he rushed over and grabbed Cassel, he shouted to the referee.
The Clippers players are also very emotional at this time, and they are all still standing in place, and it seems that there is a tendency to not play.
The referee saw this, blew the whistle, and then motioned to the linesman to come over, apparently under heavy pressure, ready to watch the video replay of the game.
The video was played back over and over again, and the audience also followed the slow motion that happened in front of them over and over again on the big LED screen, and the slow motion showed that Green obviously raised his head before lifting his legs at the moment he landed, which was obviously a deliberate scissor leg!
After the referee finished watching the video, he made a decision.
Green didn't foul! It's a normal protective move! Warriors' frontcourt ball!
When this result came out, the entire stadium suddenly exploded, and the boos came all over the world.
"Black Whistle! Black Whistle! ”
This was followed by a flood of invective.
Tang Shuai couldn't help laughing, this referee's eyes are too bad, right? However, he also knew in his heart that the referee was obviously conniving at Green by making this decision, and he also hoped that the Warriors would win this game, after all, if this game was lost, the defending champion would fall behind 1-3 and many people would not want to see.
This time, the referee was unmoved by the boos and scolding, and the linesman took the ball to the baseline, and then motioned for the Warriors to serve.
Barnes quickly went to the bottom line at Kerr's behest.
The Warriors are ready to kick off.
"Defend! Follow your people! Kassel saw that the referee was not ready to change his mind, so he could only call the players to retreat, if the Warriors stole a goal at this time, then the game really didn't have to be played.
"Hold your spot!" Tang Shuai also realized this, and turned to shout to his teammates.
"Toot!" Just as the Clippers were in formation, the referee's whistle sounded on the sidelines.
Barnes sent the ball, Curry dribbled it to the outside and continued to organize.
He was unhurried, and at this time, there were only more than forty seconds left before the game, and the Warriors were leading by one point and still had the ball, so it was natural to consume as much game time as possible.
The game went by second, and when the Warriors' offensive time was left in the last 10 seconds, Curry beckoned Green to make a pick-and-roll, and then rushed inside.
He rushes the ball very fiercely, and his intention is quite obvious, even if he can't score, he has to make as much damage as possible.
The Clippers players are also very aware of this, and at this time, fouling Curry is basically giving away points, and giving away points at this time means admitting defeat, so they are quite careful in defensive actions.
Curry managed to burst into the interior line, made a sharp stop and turned to shake off Jeff Green, and turned around to play the board.
This ball is quite beautiful from the emergency stop to the shaking, which can be called Curry's classic move.
But just as he could make a shot, a black shadow suddenly pressed from under the basket.
"Smack!"
Little Jordan came over to help defend him, and it was a big blow to his face!
Little Jordan rushed the ball quite fiercely, and after the whole person rushed out of the court uncontrollably, and the basketball was directly smashed into Curry's shoulder after being released, and it bounced out of bounds!
The referee's whistle sounded again, and the Clippers had the ball!
As soon as the penalty came out, the entire stadium was boiling in an instant!
It is said that feng shui takes turns, and after this round, the ball is back in the hands of the Clippers.
When little Jordan saw the referee's gesture, the whole person became excited, waved his fists hard, and then shouted at the audience: "This is Los Angeles, this is Los Angeles!" We're the Clippers! We're the Clippers! ”
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