Chapter Seventy-One: Reversal

David Blatter never expected that he was still laughing at Brett Brown's on-the-spot adaptability in his heart just now, and in the blink of an eye, the person in the dilemma has become him, not only the players, but also the NBA coaches There is a subtle competition relationship, although the coaches will not put this competition on the table, but if there is an opportunity to step on the other side, they will naturally not let go, but David Blatter stepped on the pegboard today.

Seeing David Blatter on the sidelines showing a tangled expression, LeBron James was even more angry from his heart, evil to the sidelines, he was not intolerant of the coach pointing fingers at him on the sidelines, at least when he was in the Heat, he rarely questioned Spoelstra's on-the-spot command, what he couldn't tolerate was this shameless behavior of obviously not having enough level and pretending to be a big-tailed wolf on the table, and he had already made a pause gesture before Tristan Thompson sent the ball.

"Hey...... It was gone in a minute. Although considering the possibility of the Cavaliers calling a timeout, Ding Wei still regretted that the 76ers were able to win at least two outside shots in this minute, and even if they only hit one three-pointer in those two chances, they had chased the difference back to within 10 points, but now they can only watch time slip away.

"Excellent, very good, very good!" Brett Brown slapped loudly to boost the confidence of his players, he didn't expect his decision to have such a good effect, but now is not the time to celebrate, "Then they will definitely sacrifice the defensive press, this could be our chance, Ding and Robert have to pick up Michael at any time, Henry and Luke can also go to the outside to ask for the ball, as long as the ball is moved to the open space, they will shoot immediately." Nolens, I need you to play the whole fourth quarter, now please give me a good rest. ”

Nolens Noll nodded, now the only winning weapon of the 76ers is the three-point shot, although he will protect the rebounds better on the court, but there is one less threat on the offensive end for no reason, maybe Henry Simms, who has a larger range of movement and better projection, is indeed the best choice at the moment, and he naturally will not have any objections.

"Come on, Henry!" The comics patted Henry Sims on the shoulder and encouraged, although they hoped in their hearts that it was themselves who was on the field at this moment, but all this was nothing compared to winning this game, and their blessings were sincere.

"Look at me!" Henry Sims cocked his thumb to himself, "Ding, you must give me the ball in a moment, I want them to show them what it means to be a big guy with a big heart." ”

"Well, your heart is pretty dirty." Ding Wei said lightly.

Ding Wei's sneering joke once again turned the 76ers' bench into a sea of joy, and if you only saw this scene, you would not have thought that they are still behind by more than double digits.

"The 76ers are in a good mood right now," Mike Brin nodded and smiled as he looked at the happy players on the screen, "and I'm suddenly very optimistic about them." ”

Larry Brown and Iverson looked at each other and swallowed what they wanted to say, and they were now more concerned about whether the team in front of them would win the game than they were about bickering.

Ding Wei looked at the Cavaliers' bench in the crowd, he could feel the anger contained in James's frowning brow, but this anger could not be contagious to his teammates, so far, most of them still think that the Cavaliers will definitely win this game, perhaps in their eyes, the 76ers are just a snail slowly climbing up from the bottomless dry well, and it only takes a slight move of a finger to undo all their previous efforts.

However, what they don't know is that the snail never cares how fast it crawls, it only cares if it has reached that goal, and that goal is called victory!

When the Cavaliers returned from a timeout and were somewhat carelessly engaged in their offense, they were stubbornly blocked by the 76ers, and the 24-second offensive time that was more than enough in their eyes suddenly became tight, and when J.R. Smith received a pass near the bottom corner, he forgot to shoot in the face of Robert Covington, who was coming over with a menacing defense!

"24 seconds violation!" The referee's whistle and Mike Breen's roar sounded at the same time.

"It's a great gift," Esker rubbed his hands together excitedly on the sidelines, "our chance has come." ”

James glared at J.R. Smith, who was still in a daze, even if the ball didn't go in, he wouldn't say anything, after all, the 76ers' defense had done a very good job, but this kind of mistake was something he couldn't tolerate, he wanted to say something, and finally suppressed his anger, after all, he is no longer the stunned young man who has just entered the league, and knows that some words can't be said directly on the court, especially for J.R., a character like a bastard.

Nigro Scarbrightan was quietly cowering in a corner of the bar, both hands holding a cold sweat in his palms, but he didn't notice it because it was so exciting for him.

He is a native of Philadelphia, he has been a 76ers fan since the day he was born, when he was three years old, he went to the scene to watch the NBA game for the first time in his father's arms, it was the Eastern Conference semifinals in the 00-01 season, the 76ers and the Raptors tie-break, although now he can hardly remember any details of that game, but he firmly remembers one person, that is the soul of the 76ers, Allen Iverson, this little man who is only 1.83 meters, His love and dream of basketball remained true for many years later.

However, when Allen Iverson's No. 3 jersey was raised high on the ceiling of the Wells Fargo Center on March 2, 2014, it dawned on him that the idol of his height could never return to the game he once loved, and even when Iverson announced his retirement, he was still looking forward to seeing the basketball dancing elf on the floor of the Wells Fargo Center again. And at this moment, his heart seemed to be suddenly gouged away, and since then, he has been in a state of confusion, and even wanted to give up his hard-won varsity jersey, until he inadvertently turned on the TV in the bedroom on a boring night, and saw the thin figure on the screen, even if he was thrown far away by the opponent in front of him, he still gritted his teeth and chased forward, until the scene of finally nailing that damn layup to the rebound, from then on, He remembered the stubborn old boy who wore the No. 11 jersey of his hometown team.

However, an even bigger surprise was yet to come, an accident at Baker Park on Christmas Day made him and the old boy another crossover, even in the face of the former legendary Dr. J and his battle-hardened teammates on the street court, leading a group of high school students 76ers No. 11 was still fearless, although the game was not too technical, let alone comparable to the intensity of the NBA court, but it gave Negro a deeper understanding of the old boy. If before this, he only had a little curiosity and appreciation for Ding Wei, then after this game, he has become a die-hard fan of Ding Wei, and he will trust him unconditionally no matter what the situation.

Unconsciously, this trust in others has also been transformed into his own courage: he can now practice 200 three-pointers after losing a game, until he can no longer hold the basketball with both hands; Once taciturn, he can now turn his lips back when he is ridiculed by his opponents, paying no attention to the intimidating and threatening gazes of his opponents; He was once timid and fearful, but now he can use his thin body to block the steel pipe waved at his companion in a group fight between young people...... Although he was carried to the hospital in the end, he fled with an opponent who was frightened by his crazy actions.

Courage does not mean that he will not be afraid, when he hid in the bathroom of this bar and sent out the voice message of solidarity with 76 people and Ding Wei, every hair on his body almost stood up, and any wind and grass outside the door almost made his fragile little nerves collapse instantly, but he trembled like this, and said his heart to all the fans who were watching this game through ESPN, this is already the greatest courage, just like he sat in the dark corner of this bar, As seen through the huge TV screen above the bar.

The final whistle blew, and Ding Wei, who had squeezed out the last bit of strength, seemed to be a piece shorter in an instant, holding his knees with his hands and gasping for breath, the statute of limitations of the tactical bonus card had long passed, and the offensive momentum of the 76ers had also been greatly curbed under the continuous pressing defense of the Cavaliers, but their defense surprised everyone again, and Nolens Noll insisted on facing Mozkov, who was taller than him and weighed a little stronger, to complete his third block in this game, Hollis Thompson fell to the ground and fought for the ball with Kyrie Irving, Robert Covington blocked a pass that James was bound to win with his face in a defense, and Ding Wei, because of repeated saves and forced layups, left an unknown number of bruises on his arms that were much fairer than his teammates, which looked shocking.

David Blatter on the sidelines was silent, he always thought that with the Cavaliers' ultra-luxurious roster configuration would at least make him invincible in the Eastern Conference, even if Budenholzer's Hawks robbed him of his inevitable Eastern Conference All-Star coaching position, he just thought it was the opponent's shit luck and the Big Three have been riddled with injuries. But it finally made him realize that he really underestimated the determination of an NBA team to win, even if it was a team that was once at the bottom of the league.

LeBron James was also silent, he once thought that he would return to the Cavaliers as a king, and with the assistance of Love and Irving, he could reproduce the glorious achievements of the Heat period, but now it seems that the Cavaliers are not the Heat, and Irving and Love are not as good as Wade and Bosh, especially Wade, although the Flash, who is over thirty years old, cannot be as fresh and angry as he was when he was young, and act recklessly in the opponent's restricted area, but whenever the team is in a desperate situation, he can always appear where he needs him most, Then use a breakthrough to forcibly tear through the opponent's airtight defense, or use a steal to end the opponent's stormy offensive, he is like a banner of the heat, burning in the hunting wind, and here, he is still the king of the golden iron horse that dominates the world, but there are fewer knights who charge for him and are willing to shed blood.

Even Mike Brin, who has been talking, was silent, and although he had been hoping that the 76ers would win this game, like most supporters of the 76ers, he had no faith in it in his heart. He was just as shocked when the fantasy miracle was turned into a reality by the 76ers' players.

"Aaron, maybe we should go and have a drink together after the live broadcast." Larry Brown looked at the 76ers players who were hugging each other tightly on the screen and whispered to Iverson next to him.

A flash of surprise flashed in Iverson's eyes, and this surprise lasted only half a second on his face before turning into a relieved smile, and he nodded slightly:

"Okay."

The camera gradually zoomed out, and finally fixed on the scoreboard at the top of the Quickloan Center arena, 76ers (away team) VS Cavaliers (home team), the score: 96-93.