Chapter 124: The battle to the last moment
In the locker room at halftime, all the players who came on the pitch in the first half were seizing the time to rest and relax their tense bodies in the first half.
Coach Ricky Adrubatu is looking at the tactical board with a sad face, Ricky Adrubatu is not the kind of coach who is good at inspiring, and when the team needs it most, he is silent thinking about the tactics of the second half.
When the half-hour break was halfway through, Ricky Adumbatu spoke: "In the second half we played like this, put most of our energy into the attacking end, and we used the attack to destroy them!" "It's exciting to say, but in Jonny's opinion, it's an unreliable adjustment.
Sure enough, the second half turned out just as Jonny thought, and Ricci Adubatu's adjustment was unreliable.
The Magic wanted to destroy the Hornets with offense, and this was exactly what the Hornets were doing, and the Hornets didn't defend well, they were a group of short guards on the outside, and Divac on the inside was more offensive, so even if the Hornets wanted to defend, they couldn't do it. So when the Magic played the Hornets in the second half, Hornets head coach Dave Cowens laughed happily.
Offense, that is the strong point of the Hornets, and the Magic rushed all the way to second in the regular season, relying on defense, the presence of Marcus Camby and Doug Christie makes the Magic's interior and exterior defense very good, but when the Magic gives up these defenses, in fact, the Magic does not have any advantage.
So in the second half, even though Jonny began to take over the game on the offensive end, the difference was still hovering between one and two points, and the Magic couldn't close the gap at all. Even the commentators began to exclaim: "This is an unexpectedly wonderful game, the Hornets are unexpectedly tenacious, there are 3 minutes left in the game, the difference between the Magic and the Hornets is still only 2 points, and the Hornets are leading!" ”
Jonny's face was grim, Marcus Camby quickly pulled out to make a block for Jonny, he blocked Tony Smith solidly, and Jonny took a sharp step forward after the pick-and-roll, and hit a mid-range jumper.
"Jonny Lee's mid-range jumper hit again, and the Hornets replaced Tony Smith to defend Jonny in this game, but Tony Smith's defense was still a disaster, and he allowed Jonny to score 37 points, but fortunately, the other main players of the Hornets in this game performed well, and with 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Hornets still had a chance to win this game!"
The game began in the second half, or in the second half of the second quarter, when Jonny began to take over the game, and it became a game for Jonny against the four in-form main players of the Hornets. When the Hornets created an open spot with a continuous pass and Verrattidivac went on an empty blue, Jonny wanted to curse his mother, if he continued to play like this, the Magic would really lose.
Ricky Adumbatu clearly knew that, and with a little more than two minutes left, he decisively used the penultimate timeout.
"Phew, I think everyone should feel the danger of the situation, the game time is running out, do we really want to win a game against a team like the Hornets on our home court? Are you willing to be in such a situation? By the way, I forgot to mention, on the Bulls' side, they have already won the bullet by a big score, our opponent is the Bulls, but the Bulls are far better than us! ”
There are 2 minutes left in the game between the Magic and the Hornets, and far away in Chicago, the second game between the Bulls and the Bullets has long ended, and their game is not like the game between the Magic and the Hornets, with more free throws and more timeouts, so the game ended early, especially in the fourth quarter, when the two sides sent substitutes to play, and even Mars did not play.
In the Bulls' home locker room, a group of Bulls players are watching TV.
"Hey, this year's supersonic speed is not very good, and it takes so much effort to fight a timberwolves."
"That's it, there is magic, and there is no winner yet, it seems that there is no opponent in the east."
Several Bulls players were discussing the playoffs, and when they switched to the live Magic and Hornets game and were about to continue the switch, Michael Jordan suddenly said, "Don't change it, that's it." ”
In the surprised eyes of many Bulls players, Michael Jordan frowned and watched the TV.
"Jonny Lee, three-point shot! Entered! Crucial three points! With 32 seconds left in the game, Jonny Lee's three-pointer gave the Magic a three-point lead! Magic took the initiative on the field! ”
"Oh! No! Unbelievable! Glen Les' three-pointer was also hit! The Hornets' attack took only 3 seconds, and with 29 seconds left, the initiative actually came to the Hornets again! ”
The fierce game quickly attracted everyone, but Jordan was not among them, and he watched the Magic attack this round, quietly hiding in the corner, in a daze.
And at that moment, Jonny moved again, a sudden turnaround run, shook off the somewhat embarrassed Tony Smith, and then took the ball and opened his hand to make a three-pointer.
"Huh!" It's in again!
"Jonny Lee's three points are in again! With 17 seconds left on the game, the Hornets had the ball for the last time, but with the Magic leading by three points, they could only equalize at best, unless they hit a four-pointer. "The commentator was still talking about the situation on the court, and the Hornets took some effort on their serve, but once they sent the ball, they started to wear time.
17 seconds, 16 seconds, 15 seconds
With the clock ticking five seconds on, Boggs, the ball-carrying bug, moved and the rest of the Hornets started running to muddy the waters for one of them to hit the equalizer.
At this time, Jonny keenly spotted Glen Les outside the three-point line, his position was too special, the top of the arc of the three-point line was on the left, and Verrattidivac was moving quickly, and then suddenly appeared next to Doug Christie, blocking Doug Christie solidly.
At this time, Doug Christie was a little desperate, and the Magic fans on the court also let out an exclamation.
When Glen Les felt he had a complete free shot, he shot a three-pointer at the top of the three-point arc.
Jonny jumped out in one step!
"Boom!" There was another exclamation in the arena, and silence ensued.
But then there was a crisp snap, and the whole arena was thrown into a furious cheer.
"Jonny Lee's block! Jonny Lee's Block! He covered Glen Rice's three-pointer! Magic narrowly won by three points on their home court! There was a lot of exclamation and excitement in the Bulls' home locker room.
The sound on the TV was getting quieter and quieter, but no one noticed that Michael Jordan was frowning and thinking about something