Chapter 116: Tug-of-war
In the mainstream media in the United States, few people are optimistic about Tang Wenlong becoming a superstar, I remember that when Tang Wenlong first entered the league, he encountered a lot of doubts as a top show. Because the yellow people in the impression are all physically weak, vulnerable, and difficult to withstand high-intensity games.
But now, Tang Wenlong has become the most talented player in the entire league.
The 76ers have never said it, but they have already acquiesced to the fact that Tang Wenlong is the core. Including Iguodala, who seems to be in his prime, he is also willing to be a green leaf.
Judging from Tang Wenlong's gradually increasing proportion of ball holding and being repeatedly reused by coaches at critical moments, everyone seems to be accustomed to this style of play.
In the prolific third quarter, he single-handedly contributed 10 points, improving his personal score to 29 points while leading the team to a comeback.
However, the Mavericks deserve to be the team with the league's top bench, and the time spent rotating the lineup constantly eats away at the 76ers' lead.
As soon as the fourth quarter began, Peja threw two three-pointers.
Tang Wenlong almost didn't squirt out a mouthful of water off the field, he didn't feel it when he was on the field, and when the main force returned to the bench to PK, the gap was not a little bit.
Fortunately, Williams is also in good shape today, and in this wave of 76ers' offense, a breakthrough shot stabilized the situation.
Collins stood and sat down again, his clenched fist thrown away.
When it came to the normal rotation in the last quarter, Tang Wenlong was scheduled to play, and Collins waved his hand and replaced the substitute, ending his state of worry.
At this point, the Mavericks led the 76ers by three points, 107-104, with seven minutes and 36 seconds remaining.
Dallas local TV host John predicted the outcome of the game.
"Obviously, the Mavericks have the absolute upper hand. The Mavericks were in the lead for most of the game, with Dirk Nowitzki firing on fire and having scored 26 points, while Terry also contributed 21 points, and the two men combined to hit eight three-pointers from beyond the three-point line, and it looked like it was still going on. ”
In fact, the trend of the game was as John expected, Tang Wenlong played less than ten seconds, and the offensive Mavericks hit another three-pointer, which was still shot by Uncle Kidd, who was not good at long-range shooting.
"Strengthen the perimeter defense!"
Iguodala raised his arms and shouted, clapping his hands to boost everyone's morale.
After blocking and dismantling the attack, Tang Wenlong received the ball in the weak-side position. He quickly flicked the ball back and forth under his crotch, suddenly reached forward, his wrist changed, and the trajectory of the basketball seemed to mutate from left to right, and the whole person completed a feint change of direction in an instant, straight into the inside of the calf.
There was a time difference so that Terry, who was making up for defense, couldn't keep up with Tang Wenlong's pace at all, and watched Tang Wenlong enter the hinterland.
The Mavericks were forced to shrink the defense, Tang Wenlong flicked the corner of his eye, and there were open opportunities in the bottom corner and left wing at 45 degrees, and Lowry and Iguodala raised their hands at the same time.
"呲~"
The toe sharded, and the red sneakers made a grinding sound on the smooth floor.
Tang Wenlong jumped high, leaned forward with straight arms, and completed a highly skillful pull-up jump shot in front of Chandler, who was making up for the defense.
Hit! 106-110, the 76ers trailed by 4 points, and Tang Wenlong scored 31st points.
Terry raised his hand, there was a problem with the overall rotation defense of the Mavericks just now, and he was not alone, but when it came to this critical moment, there seemed to be a fire burning in his heart, and he especially wanted to perform.
Terry had the ball past halftime and Kidd provided Nowitzki as an off-ball screen.
The old ball skin is experienced and skilled, although he is a defender, the quality of this cover is very high, Nowitzki delayed to catch the ball, and Tang Wenlong was actually blocked.
Nowitzki doesn't talk nonsense either, he raises his hand and shoots.
Hollow into the net, crisp and neat. At 112-106, the Mavericks led by six points.
Lowry played a pick-and-roll with Dyrem Porter, and he gave Dylimpoter a straight chance to go down, and he gave a through ball to Damham Porter. Because Tang Wenlong stood outside the three-point line, opening up the overall space of the Mavericks, the Haitian easily dunked with both hands.
112 to 108.
Immediately after, Terry missed a jumper from beyond the three-point line, and Iguodala missed a layup.
When the Mavericks attacked, Marion stepped on the sideline and gave the ball to the 76ers, who replaced Williams and replaced Meeks to further strengthen the outside firepower.
Meeks made a contribution on the court, and the three-point line got Tang Wenlong's burst ball and hit a key three-pointer. 112 to 111.
However, on the defensive end, Meeks is obviously not as fast as Williams, and Terry has changed his outside shooting state and is very clever in choosing a lethal strong burst.
Sure enough, he broke through to the inside to split the ball with Chandler, who rose again and caused a foul on Baller Bowler.
Tang Wenlong twisted his waist and walked to the standing line, standing side by side with Nowitzki, while Iguodala, who was better at the card position, stood directly at the position of power forward.
Chandler slapped the ball and the first penalty was deflected.
His face is black, and not scoring free throws at this critical moment is the most hated thing for head coach Carlisle, and he may be scolded again after the game.
This change of state of mind, coupled with more enthusiastic boos, the second free throw was even more outrageous, smashed on the neck of the basket and deflected to the right, and was firmly contained in the arms of the jumping Iguodala.
"Groove!" Chandler shook his hand, turned and ran, two stinging lights faintly behind him.
Tang Wenlong was happy in his heart, he didn't expect this foul to be earned, he ran so fast that he immediately rushed to the first echelon, and there was no Maverick player next to him.
"Hurry up, hurry up, pay attention to retreat!" Carlisle was the first to see the stolen Tang Wenlong and shouted out loudly to remind the Mavericks.
At this time, Iguodala, who was dribbling the ball, had already found the white-clad fluttering No. 1, and the long pass was like a direct-to-air missile, extremely accurate.
Tang Wenlong received the ball, and at this time, the eyes of the Mavericks players who followed the basketball finally focused on Tang Wenlong, who had already run a little outside the three-point line, and only then did he react like waking up from a dream and ran to chase after him.
Tang Wenlong suddenly stopped the car outside the three-point line, and actually threw a three-point shot to chase him!
"This shot is too hasty, too unreasonable!" The host of Dallas TV shook his head and made a sighing comment, "The 76ers players haven't arrived yet, the rebounds are ouch, they actually went in, and today's luck is really good." ”
"114 to 112, two points ahead!"
Tang Wenlong stood there and didn't move, his arm was still in the same posture of shooting, watching the basketball smash into the basket before he clenched his fists and shouted.
Carlisle asked for a timeout.
Tang Wenlong's three-point shot directly paused the Mavericks, and it seems that in this game, his shooting feel is better than Nowitzki's, and he scored five points in a row during this time, and the offensive efficiency is surprisingly high.
"Good guys, we're playing well."
Collins encouraged the players who came off the court, "The Dallas people are in a difficult situation, you listen to the cheers of the whole stadium, that is the greatest honor for you." ”
"We're still blocking the Mavericks' outside line, and once their nerve knives are suppressed, it's impossible to beat us with just two points. We did a good job offensively and did a good job of tearing up the defense. Yodi, you're doing a great job. Continue to walk at 45 degrees and corners to stay focused. ”
In the final sentence, Collins encouraged Meeks, whose presence would be devastating for the Mavericks' defense.
Meeks nodded, flattered
After the timeout, the Mavericks' offensive and defensive intensity increased by more than one layer.
Nowitzki singled Tang Wenlong, turned around and hit a backward jumper, and the two teams fought to a 114-all draw.
Then there was another tug-of-war, and with two minutes left in the game, Tang Wenlong made a layup and caused a foul on Chandler's beater, who was the fifth foul of the game, and Tang Wenlong walked to the free throw line.
With two free throws and two hits, the 76ers led by three points at 121-118, and Tang Wenlong had scored 37 points and contributed eight points in the fourth quarter.
This critical moment is also the moment when the heart is most tested!
Fans in Dallas, fans in Philadelphia, fans in the United States, fans in China, thousands of fans sitting in front of the TV watching this highlight game.
Marion got a chance to hit a back-to-back single, smashing a hook-like throw on the basket and bouncing out.
Nowitzki and Dylampoter scramble for the rebound and seemed to be shooting the ball out of bounds at the same time. At that moment, Tang Wenlong and his teammates instantly pointed towards the Mavericks half, and the Mavericks players were not slow to react, and at the same time raised their hands to point in the opposite direction.
The referee on duty looks at the referee on the sideline and asks for advice.
The sideline referee spread his hands and waved his hands to show that he didn't see clearly.
In such a situation, the referee stopped the game without question, and then the three referees got together and walked to the middle technical table. The referee put on headphones and watched the replay of the rebound just now.
The replay was performed from multiple angles, and the audience could watch the replay together.
After zooming in and slowing down several times, the audience still didn't see the clues, but the referee relied on his own judgment and the change of the ball path to finally rule the result