Chapter 232: The Great Heart

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On the same day, the Thunder in the West defeated the Lakers 77-75, contributing a big battle to the fans, both teams shot around 40%, and the Thunder won in a three-point shooting rate significantly higher than the Lakers. It's just that the Lakers are leading again at the beginning of the game until the last 120 seconds.

In the 120 seconds at the most critical moment, Durant and Harden teamed up to contribute 9 points, while the Lakers did not score 1 point and gave up an almost win.

In the media, the argument about the rise of the youth army has reappeared, the 76ers in the East and the Thunder in the West have shown super vitality in the playoffs, and the two teams have not lost a game so far in the playoffs.

The most amazing thing is that the first two games of the four sets of matchups that entered the second round this year were won by one team, such as the 76ers 2-0 Hawks, the Thunder 2-0 Lakers, and the remaining Spurs also led the Clippers 2-0 and the Heat 2-0 ahead of the Bulls.

Among them, the Heat is two away leads, which is almost a death sentence for the Bulls.

Rose played very hard in the playoffs, but there was always discomfort in the body, especially in the knee area, which was so painful that he could barely continue to play, and the ball doctor detected that Rose's knee wear and tear had reached its peak, and it was very likely that there would be major injuries if it continued, which scared the Bulls to force Rose to be pressed off the court, greatly reducing Rose's playing time.

This approach treats the symptoms rather than the root cause, and the most direct consequence is that the Heat have no way to fight back against the Bulls with a stronger lineup. On the stage of the playoffs. Wade and James are even more powerful. In an interview with the media after the game, Thibodeau bluntly said, "They (the Heat) are stronger than last year, the lineup is more reasonable, and they are the most powerful contenders for the championship." ”

In the third game with the Hawks, the 76ers moved to Atlanta.

Now there are more people looking at the aging eagle, and there is no advantage in the comparison of each position.

In a desperate situation, Larry Drew was forced to change formations again. He put the more attacking Hinrich in the starting position, partnered with Teague to form a backcourt double-gun, and then the remaining starting positions were Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams, and the old Jason Collins was finally abandoned and wanted to cry without tears.

On the defensive end, Hinrich defended Iguodala, Joe Johnson defended Tang Wenlong, Josh went inside to fight West, and Marvin fought hard against Gasol.

Under this lineup, the Eagles maintained their vitality and offensive power. It's just that the height is obviously inferior to the 76ers, but fortunately, Marvin and Josh can jump. is also strong enough, and when it comes to grabbing rebounds, it is not much different from the 76ers.

The change of formation worked wonders, and the 76ers' coaching staff obviously didn't expect the Hawks to come to such a hand, which is almost a life-fighting lineup, because as soon as Hinrich came to the starting position, the Hawks' bench had almost no ability to organize the offense, which would require the main team to play more time.

At the beginning of the game, the Hawks hit two three-pointers, and the 76ers offense fell into a circle of iron monsters.

The Atalanta fans at the scene sent a deafening noise, and the energy of supporting the home team should not be underestimated, and the scale of the referee's decision was more in favor of the home team.

Tang Wenlong followed the super hot feeling on the court, this game felt average, and Joe Johnson took out the spirit of kraft candy to defend, with body, attitude, and when he got serious, the defense was not as bad as people imagined.

Slowly, the 76ers relied on hard chisels and free throws from the inside to catch up with the score, but the Hawks were still in the upper hand on the court and were always able to lead the 76ers.

By the end of the first half, the Hawks led the 76ers by five points, 47-42, and the offensive end did not explode as Larry expected, and after taking Jason Collins on the defensive end, there was an unexpected quality effect.

On the defensive counterattack end after protecting the rebound, Josh's ability was liberated, and he scored a total of 8 points on the counterattack in the first half, accounting for half of the Hawks' defensive counterattack score, and when he dribbled up, he was as terrifying as James, like an armored tank.

On the 76ers' side, only Tang Wenlong scored a double-double in the half, but the shooting rate was not high, only 4 of 13 shots.

In the second half, the Hawks, who saw hope, played even harder, with Larry only using a seven-man rotation, as if Joe Johnson and Josh Smith had been on the court and had never gone down to rest.

At this time, Hinrich broke through the inside line and caused Gasol to foul, and Gasol received his fourth foul in less than 3 minutes of the third quarter. Without Jason Collins, the 76ers put Whiteside on the court to defend the restricted area, and Hawes, who had a better offense, continued to rest off the court.

But the most difficult thing for the 76ers is the cold feeling on the offensive end, Lowry has shot 0 of 4 from the outside, and 0 of 7 from the outside line, like losing the shooting skill package.

At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks still led the 76ers, 68-66 by two points.

In the final quarter of the game, the Hawks took the lead, Hinrich hit a 3-pointer to stretch the difference to 5 points, Luis was blocked by Marvin on a layup, and the Hawks sent an aerial relay in the defensive counterattack, and Marvin slammed a dunk.

In an instant, the Hawks led by seven points at 73-66, which scared 76ers head coach Collins to call a 20-second short timeout.

After returning from a timeout, the 76ers, who had improved their concentration, scored a goal from Speights' mid-range.

Then the scores of the two teams rose alternately, and Doug Collins did not dare to be careless, and put Tang Wenlong and other main players back on the court in advance, when the fourth quarter had just passed more than 3 minutes.

The Eagles were desperately furious, but the point difference was still only about 5 points, as soon as Tang Wenlong came on the court, the fans' hearts immediately pinched, and they thought bitterly in their hearts: "Why did this guy appear again!" ”

Tang Wenlong was booed by the audience, and his first offensive breakthrough on the court caused Joe Johnson's fourth foul.

"Let's do our best, the Eagles' stamina is reaching its limit, and it's hard to keep up with us!" Tang Wenlong said to Iguodala. Iguodala nodded. That's what he thinks too.

The two began to break through in turn. As soon as the Hawks contracted their defense, they immediately moved to the outside to break through again, and the score was immediately closed by the 76ers.

With five minutes remaining, Gasol played, and Tang Wenlong hit a mid-range pull-up jump shot to tie the score, and the two sides were tied at 80.

When it counts, the key two-pointer, the Hawks call a timeout.

The atmosphere gradually became solemn. Players on both sides felt their hearts racing and their lips were dry.

The Hawks broke their scoring drought first, and Josh drew David West's fourth foul to the free throw line, only to make just one of two free throws.

Tang Wenlong missed a jumper and Joe Johnson missed a layup.

At 3 minutes and 12 seconds, Tang Wenlong broke through and caused Joe Johnson to foul for the fifth time, and because the number of fouls reached four, he went to the free throw line and made two free throws. The 76ers outscored by one point 82-81.

Johnson hugged his head helplessly, and he tried to communicate with the referee. The two people shook their heads and didn't know what to say, and the audience booed.

Teague broke through to Joe Johnson, Johnson dribbled a step and pulled a jumper, Tang Wenlong's long arm interfered and the shot was missed.

Both teams then made mistakes, and Gasol's low-post pass was stealed by Josh, who barely managed to shoot a three-point shot with 24 seconds left on the offensive side, and shot a hollow ball outside the basket.

At 1 minute and 47 seconds, Tang Wenlong broke through with the ball, Johnson made five fouls on his back a little smaller, Tang Wenlong found the shooting space to shoot, hit the key 2 points, and led by 3 points 83-80.

The Hawks took a timeout, and Larry arranged a switch to make Josh Smith, who had only three fouls, defend Don.

After the timeout, the Hawks still couldn't score, and when Tang Wenlong attacked at halftime, he saw that someone else was defending himself, and decisively transferred the ball to Iguodala on the flank, and let Iguodala attack Joe Johnson.

It's just that Johnson's defense is in place this time, and Iguodala, who hit the inside, made a layup too hard and missed.

At the critical moment, the Hawks finally opened, and Joe Johnson hit a crucial three-pointer from the outside with little offensive time left to tie the score at 83.

At this time, there were 38 seconds left in the whole room, and the tension seemed to be suffocating.

Tang Wenlong attacked with the ball, pulled away and singled out Josh Smith, changed his body to the bottom line, and retreated early before Johnson's bag arrived, and hit!

The 76ers bench was boiling all at once, and their hearts were about to beat out when they saw the big heart. There are only 25.9 seconds left in the clock, and Tang Wenlong even thinks that there is still time left for the 76ers to make a final attack.

The Eagles fans prayed with a face on their faces, leading for a night, but in the end it was so thrilling.

Fans who watched this game once again felt the charm of the playoffs, especially many Chinese fans who only followed the NBA, because of Tang Wenlong, and began to like the NBA again.

The Hawks used up the last timeout and teed off the sideline, and the 76ers pressed all over the court, forcing the Hawks to almost miss the sideline ball for five seconds.

Before the violation, he barely gave the ball to Teague, who dribbled to Marvin's block and distributed the ball to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson pulled away the singles Tang Wenlong, who was the Eagles' strongest executioner and his teammates trusted him. And Tang Wenlong's defense is also trusted by his teammates of the 76ers, and at the most critical moment, he actually formed a heads-up bullfighting situation.

One second, two seconds

Joe Johnson pinched the dots, dribbled low in a small area, and looked unpredictable.

Suddenly, Joe Johnson broke through on the dribble, strode with his right foot, as if to the right, and in a flash of lightning, he dribbled behind his back and exchanged to his left hand to control the ball, and his hands were folded as if to shoot.

"Worship the Buddha?" Tang Wenlong glanced at it and judged sharply.

Joe Johnson found that he couldn't shake off Tang Wenlong, and suddenly felt a little square, seeing that time was running out, he half-turned around and made a feint, and then after receiving the ball, he dribbled two steps to the right, and turned around to jump.

Tang Wenlong saw it clearly, shouted, stepped on the floor, and soared into the air to open a giant palm like a five-fingered mountain.

"Smack!"

When the basketball was still held by Joe Johnson in his hand, it was pressed down by Tang Wenlong!

CCTV5's Yang Jian grabbed the microphone and yelled!

"Oh my God, it's a god-like defense!"

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