Chapter 142: Crisis

The game entered the most critical moment, and Collins was understandable to arrange it this way.

But when it really came to the court, the 76ers players found that the Celtics did a particularly good job of breaking through defense, shrinking the defense as soon as they were clamped, and all kinds of auxiliary defenses were layered on top of each other, as if they had set up countless lines of defense.

"This is a pocket array!" Director Zhang blurted out admiration.

After the pause came back for the first offense, Tang Wenlong missed a strong layup after bursting to the inside, and was grabbed by Garnett for a rebound in the backcourt.

He clapped his hands regretfully, quickly got up from the floor, and turned back to defend.

The Celtics' offense started from the weak side, Rondo commanded Garnett to come out and do a block with him, Rondo moved to the line after his back, and immediately got an open opportunity to break through with Garnett's block.

He has long arms, he looks good with the ball, and when he dribbles the ball, few people can break him.

The 76ers' strategy for Rondo has always been to shoot but not to shoot, and after Rondo came in, Lowry, who came around from the other side, waited two steps in front of him.

Rondo's sudden sudden stop, opening his hand is a jumper.

Lowry was taken aback, Rondo actually dared to use the attack he was not good at at at this time? He gritted his teeth and pounced on his step, shouting at the same time as he hoped to interfere with Rondo's shot.

The basketball crossed a trajectory and fell into the hoop after hitting the board!

"You can get in!" Collins' face was even more ugly, Rondo rarely made a mid-to-long range shot in a game, and was the most unqualified athlete in the league's point guard position, but he just threw it at this most critical time. 81 to 75. Celtics lead by 6 points!

Tang Wenlong raised his head, and the timer showed that there were still 2 minutes and 47 seconds left.

Collins didn't call another timeout on the sidelines, despite the intense atmosphere created in the North Shore Gardens at this time. Boston is full of excitement.

Tang Wenlong attacked with a frame, and Pierce defended strictly.

The other players of the 76ers opened up space, and the two of them were left in the left half, and the more critical the stage, the more relied on the individual ability of the star.

Tang Wenlong broke through in steps, blocking Pierce with his left hand and running two steps inside.

The Celtics immediately shrunk their defense, brazenly exposing the three-point line to the 76ers. It seems that the players who decided that the 76ers did not dare to shoot three-pointers.

Tang Wenlong's body slammed down, dribbled under his crotch, and broke through from the left side instead.

Pierce slowed down as well. Then approached Tang Wenlong and reached out to interfere with Tang Wenlong's dribble.

Tang Wenlong closed his hands again, as if he was about to shoot, but he changed in an instant when he was about to close. Take a big step to the left with your left foot. After stepping on the floor, he turned around and made a jumper.

Hit! 81 to 77.

The cacophony of the North Shore Gardens became much quieter.

"Defend this ball, defend it!" Iguodala cheered up his teammates, and Tang Wenlong's step-back jumper just now boosted the team's morale slightly.

Celtic fans are also nervous, it seems that the difference in strength between the two teams is not as big as imagined, and anyone can lose the game because of one or two missed goals at critical moments.

Basketball was handed to Pierce, who is now the most efficient individual player in the Celtics.

But this series Pierce played hard. The average of 16.4 points per game is not even as good as his regular season performance this year, and the biggest reason is because he has encountered Iguodala's super gate-like defense.

After the Celtics tactical run. Pierce opted for a step-back jumper that was not much different from Tang Wenlong, but was interfered with by Iguodala and missed.

The 76ers went on offense with 2 minutes and 21 seconds left.

Tang Wenlong fell to the low post again, and the effect of the back singles was average, but he liked to catch the ball in this way, which was very stable.

"Bang!" Under the confrontation with Pierce, Tang Wen took a small leap to take the pass that was hoisted in from the outside.

After receiving the ball, he turned and passed, and after being recognized by Pierce, he turned to a face-frame attack, and took a false step to shoot a direct mid-range backward jumper, Pierce defended well, and the basketball was interfered with and smashed on the front line.

The fans from Philadelphia who came to cheer on the scene sighed in unison, only to be immediately drowned out by the cheers that surged into the stadium.

The clock is ticking into the last two minutes.

The Celtics blocked the attack, Garnett and Speights were one-on-one in the middle distance, and after a few steps of testing, he suddenly pulled out the ground and jumped! The arm is held high like a giant pillar of optimus.

"Huh!"

The net flower flies, and this time the middle distance actually hits again!

Garnett's shooting percentage in this game is also not high, with only 4 of 14 shots so far, plus only 5 of 15 shots.

This reversed style of play broke Philadelphia's heart, and it was too bad luck to be able to shoot in an unsure shot.

The offense and defense rotated, Tang Wenlong broke the ball to Iguodala, Iguodala raised the ball on the outside and shook it, and then also hit the inside, Ray Allen, who defended Iguodala, was very good at defense, and Iguodala didn't have a good chance at all.

After the stagnation, the basketball was distributed to the outside Lowry, and more than a dozen seconds of offensive time had passed.

Pierce decisively grabbed and hindered Tang Wenlong from receiving the ball, Tang Wenlong turned to the outside line, and found that the old ball skin was a clever mess, so he ran back to the inside line.

At this time, Lowry had to force Rondo by himself, Rondo's height and arm span were better than him, and his defense was one of the best in the No. 1 position.

At the free-throw line, Garnett gave up his defender and joined Rondo in the game for Lowry.

Lowry panicked, and subconsciously forced a jump shot.

"Smack!"

Rondo stretched out his long arm and quickly cut off the basketball in Lowry's hand, who was about to take a jump shot, and almost in the blink of an eye, he picked up the basketball on the ground and rushed across the half court!

Grass!

Tang Wenlong was really angry, he took up his legs and chased back, but Rondo ran fast.

Tang Wenlong rushed to the three-point line, Rondo grabbed the basketball with one hand, and completed a glider-driven dunk, the first dunk in the entire series so far! 83-77 with 1 minute and 29 seconds remaining.

Collins had no choice but to call another timeout, which was one of the only two timeouts left in the game for the 76ers.

Tang Wenlong walked back to the bench without saying a word, Lowry had an embarrassed look on his face, he also knew how fatal this last-minute mistake was, but the time was too tight just now, and he could only choose to attack like this.

Collins comforted Lowry, "You're doing a great job, Kyle, you're doing a great job." Don't have too much psychological pressure, this is not a match point, even if we lose the game, we still have a chance, everyone cheer up! ”

Collins said the end, clapping his hands and cheering up the team's morale.

Tang Wenlong looked at the arena in a daze, and his heart swelled with infinite exhaustion......

……

After a timeout, the 76ers serve in the backcourt.

Time passed minute by minute, Tang Wenlong and Iguodala crossed in the penalty area to cover the run, Tang Wenlong moved, and immediately attracted the Celtics to defend heavily, and when Iguodala also turned forty-five degrees, there was no one following him.

Lowry came over with the ball, and Iguodala took a step outside to find a feeling and shoot a three-pointer! (To be continued.) )