Chapter 39: Lore and Anti-Lore
It's not okay to call a timeout, just overtook the score, and immediately was overtaken by Huang Jun's three-pointer, the initiative was in the hands of the Celtics in the last second, and it was in the hands of the Cavaliers in the next second.
This is basketball, you never know what will happen in the next second.
The Cavaliers have thirteen seconds left for the Celtics to attack. There is no doubt that this is enough time for the Celtics to complete an attack, and it depends on how Rivers arranges the final ball, which of the Celtics' big three will go to?
Ray Allen, who feels hot in his hand? The invincible Garnett on the inside? Or is it a very low-key game? It's worth guessing.
"Miller, who do you think the Celtics will give the final ball?" Barkley said, turning to look at Miller.
"The Celtics have a big three, it can be said that everyone is possible, but the Celtics may not ask for three-pointers, so it is very slim to hand over to Ray Allen to execute this offense, although he has a hot hand so far in this game, but now is obviously not the time to ask for three-point shots." Miller went on to say, "Pierce is defended by James, so the chance to hand it over to Pierce is also very small, so the chance to hand it over to Garnett is very big, and the Cavaliers' interior line can't guard Garnett at all." His chances of success are much greater than those of the first two."
Regarding Miller's commentary, Barkley nodded, very approving, and said, "How is it really left to the game, who will kill the deer?" ”
On the Celtic side.
At this time, Rivers was very serious, and had to be serious, the fate of the game will be decided in the last thirteen seconds, and the next attack, if it is not scored, the hope of losing the first game will reach ninety.
And it was the night they received their championship rings, and no one wanted to be the backdrop for the other team to win the first game on the ring night, which made the opponent win the first game and get off to a good start.
"The next attack, I guess I won't say, you also know how important it is, tonight is your night of honor. Do you want to be ruined by the other side tonight? Make it imperfect? Rivers went on to say, "Rondo's next ball is in your hands, it's up to you who you pass to, the first choice is the two-point shot, you know, I won't say much about that."
"Everybody is ready to catch the ball, don't stand still, run for me, Ray Allen has a great feel in this game, so as long as you run out of space, I believe Rondo will pass the ball to you in time. Rondo is a great organizer, and I won't say much about that, just know what you know. ”
"Perkins, you come up and cover Rondo and let him pass that rookie on the other side, you know?" Seeing that he nodded, Rivers continued, "Don't hesitate Rondo, you can make a move yourself if you have a good opportunity, and you don't have to pass it to the Big Three."
This is undoubtedly an acknowledgement of Rondo's current position in the Celtics, second only to the existence of the Big Three, which is of course not surprising.
The Big Three listened to Rivers' words and didn't feel dissatisfied or anything, if Rivers said who would vote, maybe the other two felt a little uncomfortable. And handing the ball to Rondo is undoubtedly a good idea.
Knight's side.
"Huang, you did a great job, and James, you passed it on very well, this is something I never expected, your trust in Huang can be described as very big, so big that everyone is incredible, even I can't believe the scene just now" Brown looked at Huang Jun James who was sitting on the bench resting and recovering his strength.
The joy in my heart was all on my face at this time, without any disguise and falsehood, and a very sincere smile.
"The next opponent's last attack will definitely be handed over to the Big Three, and I don't know who it will hand it over, anyone can possibly do it. The Celtics will most likely ask for two-point shots instead of three-pointers this time. But the defense on the outside still can't be relaxed," Rivers paused and continued, "Battier, you are guarding against Ray Allen nearby, you don't have to pay attention to anything else, you just need to keep an eye on Ray Allen for me, this is your only task." If the ball is in Pierce's hands, then you defend it one-on-one, and the other players can't help out or anything, and look at your own players. ”
"Asik, you replace Ilgoska and work with Landry to defend Garnett in a double pack, provided Garnett catches the ball, you go to the pack, and when you don't catch the ball, it's Asik who defends, Landry, you turn to defend Perkins. Huang Jun, you can guard against Rondo strictly, from the normal game, you defend against him one-on-one, it can be said that there is no problem, of course, I also believe in you. Brown said in one breath.
After speaking, he looked at the players, and then explained some details.
As the game continues, will the Celtics make the night of the championship ring perfect?
Garnett serves from the sidelines. An explosive serve, which is difficult to defend against, and sure enough, in the end, Garnett managed to pass the ball to Rondo's hands.
Rondo on the periphery dribbled the ball, suppressed for a short time, and faced Huang Jun's strict defense, what would Rondo choose to do?
Seeing that the time was almost up, Rondo was also ready to start, and the players began to run, and at the same time, Perkins came up from the inside, giving Rondo a solid cover, completely blocking Huang Jun.
Rondo rushed in directly from one side, Huang Jun bypassed Perkins' cover, and chased Rondo from behind, but Rao added the fastest speed, or there was a big step away from Rondo, Huang Jun was also helpless about this, but there was no way.
This cover, Perkins did a very good job, completely blocked Huang Jun, gave Rondo a good opportunity to break through at the same time and time, so that Huang Jun bypassed Perkins, and it was too late to catch up.
At the same time, Garnett also cut to the inside, Pierce and Ray Allen were running on the outside at the same time, there were about seven seconds left before the end of the game, and Rondo had not passed the basketball in his hand, still in his hands, but the players on the bench Brown was very puzzled, who was going to hand over the ball?
Rondo smashes into the basket and suddenly throws a high throw, and there are five seconds left before the end of the game, which is too fast, right?
"Wow, Rondo chose to make his own move, it's incredible, isn't he afraid of the dissatisfaction of the Big Three?" Barkley said immediately the moment he saw Rondo's shot.
The words fell, and the result of Rondo's ball also came out, falling a few times in the basket, and finally falling into the basket, and the Celtics' last attack was completed, and the score was successfully overtaken.
However, it is a pity that in terms of time, there are still two seconds left for the knight, leaving the knight with a chance to kill. After seeing the goal go in, Brown called a timeout at the same time.
"It's a good game, Miller, who will give the Cavaliers the ball to in the end, and now the Cavaliers are only one point behind, and there is no need to go to Bo for three points, but the ball in two seconds has not much opportunity to adjust," Barkley said.
"Well, I don't have the courage to guess now, there are too many accidents in this game. It's incredible that Celtic's last ball was given to the number nine. Miller adjusted his mind and continued, "If you have to guess, I guess the Cavaliers will give the ball to that rookie, and the chances are far greater than James."
When Barkley heard this, he immediately became interested and said, "Why? Chances are greater than James? That doesn't seem possible, right? ”
"I know you're going to say that, but there's nothing impossible, like the Cavaliers' offense, didn't James pass the ball to him? And in the end, the defensive strength of this ball is almost on James's side, and compared to James, the defense of the No. 3 rookie is obviously weaker than James, so it can be said that this is definitely possible" Miller said very seriously, unlike casually talking, he really thinks that such a result is great.
Barkley looked at Miller with suspicion, but didn't speak, just watched, Miller didn't speak, and the two sides fell silent, waiting for the game to begin.
How will the Celtics and Cavaliers set up, and who will get the ball in their hands to execute the last assist?
Back from the game, in the last two seconds, who is in charge of ups and downs?
Landry serves from the out-of-bounds.
The Celtics defended tightly, preventing Landry from passing the ball and defending it tightly.
Huang Jun, James and Battier, the three of them ran back at the same time, and then ran back, running back in a row, and getting closer and closer to the five-second violation.
Seeing that it was about to be violated in five seconds, I saw that at this time, Huang Jun ran out of a vacant seat, and James was still in the opponent's strict defense. Landry didn't have any hesitation, or no time to hesitate, and threw the ball directly into the hands of Huang Jun, who had just run out of the empty space.
Rondo pounced directly, wanting to steal the ball, but after all, it was still a little bit close, and Rondo was a gambling steal, standing on the three-point line Huang Jun, at this time there were no defenders within fifty centimeters around.
The ball came smoothly to Huang Jun's hand, and Huang Jun, who received the ball, said in his heart, "Go my partner, I believe you won't let me down" Without a trace of passing, he jumped up directly and pushed the basketball out of his hand at the same time.
Rondo pounced on the side, trying to interfere with this shot, but Rondo was slow, that is, half a step slower, and when he pounced in front of Huang Jun, he had already pulled out the basketball in his hand, and he knew whether he was in or not in the next second.
The ball flew in the air, everyone's eyes were on the ball, and some of the home fans couldn't bear to look at it, they didn't dare.
When approaching the basket, the lights for the end of the game are also on, and as long as the ball goes in, the Cavaliers win the game, and if they don't, they lose, and the result is both.
Brush, a brush made the home fans who were excited two seconds ago, and two seconds later, full of disappointment and pity. Similarly, the Celtic players are very disappointed and regretful.
"It's unbelievable that the two key balls were shot by a rookie and both went in," Barkley said, shocking him as well.
Miller didn't say anything on the side, just nodded, very agreeable.
Barkley went on to say: "It was a really good game, both teams played very well, but it was a real shame for Celtic to let the Cavaliers ruin their fantastic night. ”