Chapter 221: The Decisive Moment (continued)

Osborne was calm about his performance, as he was confident enough to make some moves that would affect the game and score some winning shots that could bring victory to his team.

The Rockets are also going to fight back, they still believe that Da Yao on the inside can bring them miracles, but they ignore that Da Yao's physical strength can no longer support the next game.

As a result, Rockets fans saw the dilemma of Da Yao's dunk missed, the catch was cut off, the rebound was snatched away, and the shot hit iron, which made some fans and viewers who wanted to see the return of the Rockets heroes very uncomfortable, after all, the game that had a chance to win was made like this.

At this time, the head coach of the Rockets knew that Da Yao's physical strength had been overdrawn, but he didn't dare to replace Da Yao at this juncture. Because if the Rockets lose, he, the head coach, will definitely carry the black cauldron, so for the authority of the head coach, he can only let Da Yao carry the black cauldron.

It's just that the Rockets' offense has not been opened, their main point of attack is only Steve Francis and Jim Jackson on the outside, and the others are seriously overdrawn and the offensive efficiency is very low.

And the Pistons also seized the opportunity, first Chauncey Billups assisted Osborne to shoot a three-pointer, and then Osborne also took the initiative to create opportunities, shooting a few very exciting three-pointers in a row, establishing an 8-point advantage in one fell swoop.

And the Rockets are still struggling on the inside, first Da Yao Qiang missed Ben Wallace, and then Steve Francis shot again to hit the status quo, in this case, if the Rockets don't play again, the game will be taken away by Osborne alone.

The head coach finally couldn't resist asking for a long timeout, he didn't want to give the impression that the team was behind and he didn't do anything, this time he still didn't make a big substitution, just replaced power forward Kevin Cato and small forward Caron Butler, and the others didn't change.

It's the Rockets' turn to attack, and the Pistons have gradually strengthened their defensive intensity, Chauncey Billups and Taysha Ann Prince pinched Steve Francis, and Ben Wallace replaced the little giants himself, so that the Rockets' offensive point was firmly controlled by the Pistons, unless the Rockets can have other players step up or Steve Francis is a big Yao, the Rockets have any hope of victory.

However, it is impossible for Da Yao to have any supernatural performance, after all, the Pistons' defense against him is the highest level, as long as he gets the ball, Ben Wallace and others will come to cover him.

Da Yao finally received the ball, and before he could raise his hand, Taysha Ann Prince and Ben Wallace surrounded him, and Prince also used his long arm to cut off Da Yao's basketball, and then Prince passed the ball out, Chauncey Billups received the ball and went directly to the fast attack, Osborne also sprinted quickly, but the Rockets' players retreated very quickly, and quickly occupied Osborne's layup route, so Osborne was not ready to go to the basket, after all, the layup is not comparable to the three-point shot, Osborne had already run one step inside the three-point line, and then Osborne made another step-back three-point jumper.

The Pistons' bucket formation became more and more tight, so that several of the Rockets' offenses were almost close to 24 seconds, but under the hasty shot, the shooting percentage can be imagined.

However, the Pistons didn't play very well, Ben Wallace's rare offense was capped by Da Yao, and then Chauncey Billups' pass was cut off by Steve Francis, and took advantage of the situation to play Tysa Amplins a 2+1. The back-and-forth between the two sides was quite intense, and there were performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

The game time is gradually approaching, there are only three and a half minutes left, and the Pistons are still 5 points ahead of the Rockets, which can be regarded as an insurance point difference, after all, it takes two rounds to catch up, but this still requires the Pistons to miss an attack.

So the Rockets began to lay out tactics again, this time putting the main point of attack on the outside players, requiring them to shoot boldly, and Da Yao was responsible for the rebounding, although he is not physically good now, but as long as he can stand on the inside, it is a deterrent.

And the Rockets also need to fight with their backs, if they don't work hard, this game will be over, thinking of their hard work and lead in the first three quarters and the efforts of the whole game, they are still very unwilling.

There was some tension on the Pistons' side, and although they led by five points, they needed a one-goal victory. Larry Brown also put the main point of attack of the game on the outside, although their main point of attack has always been on the outside, he also asked the interior players to guard the Rockets' interior, and once the interior line explodes, it will be difficult to defend.

The Rockets took the lead in firing, and the scoring guard Jim Jackson shot directly at the three-point line without being ready, and the goal was not scored, but fortunately, Da Yao on the inside was ready to pick up a rebound directly on Ben Wallace's head, and without the slightest hesitation, he passed the ball directly to Jim Jackson, this time he did not waste the opportunity, and directly hit a three-point shot. The Rockets are two points away from the Pistons.

At this time, the pressure returned to the Pistons' side, and then Osborne directly asked for the ball, wanting to single one, but the Rockets also knew that he must be the main point of attack on the outside, and as soon as he got the ball, he directly wanted to break through the inside, but at this time, there were three people to wrap him up, but he was not afraid at all, and after breaking into the inside, it was a series of beautiful singles and forced to shoot two points, which was quite a trend of winning and losing in me.

The Pistons stretched the score to a four-point deficit and gave the Pistons a four-point lead over the Rockets at 101-97.

The Rockets served quickly, and after Steve Francis got the ball, he quickly went down to the three-point line and hit another three-point shot, at this time Chauncey Billups was very annoyed, he didn't expect Francis to dare to shoot a three-pointer, which made him regret his relaxation.

However, Osborne came directly and patted Chaunci Billups twice to express comfort, and said: "Don't worry, everything has me, we will definitely win this game, I promise." ”

Chaunsibilupes knows that Osborne is a player with a big heart and a player who is good at surviving against adversity, as long as he hands the ball to him, he is relieved, although Osborne does not have 10,000 ways to put the ball in the basket, but Osborne has absolute confidence to throw the ball into the basket, which is something Osborne has proven.

Seeing that time is running out of time, the Pistons no longer have any baggage at this time, especially when Osborne is ready to carry the team's final offense again, and then Osborne finally runs out of the open space with the double cover of Tyshire Ampulins and Chauncey Billups.

Then Osborne returned to his primary scoring tool in the league, catching and shooting, and if he made this shot, he would have beaten the Rockets if he was successful defensively.

He received a pass from Richard Hamilton and shot a three-point shot, while the defenders could only watch as Osborne threw the ball.

The ball didn't go in as expected, but bounced high, and this time Ben Wallace didn't get a rebound on Da Yao's head again, he grabbed the basketball shoes and passed them directly to Osborne, who once again made a three-point shot without the slightest hesitation.

And this ball did not enter the basket without any mud and water, and the Pistons led the Rockets by six points at 104-97, with only one minute left in the game. (To be continued.) )