Chapter Sixty-Eight: I Love Three Points
The Nuggets led the Hornets by more than 20 points before, and now they only have 6 points left, and the Nuggets are naturally a little empty.
On the court, the Nuggets played tighter and tighter, and the ball came up and concentrated in Anthony's hands.
Anthony just got the ball, and Horn immediately went over to wrap Anthony with Ariza. At this time, the Hornets are very resolute, that is, they would rather let the rest of the Nuggets score, and never give Anthony a chance.
Anthony could only pass the ball to Billups on the outside at this time, and Billups also played really at this time.
He took a slight dribble in front of Paul and looked like he was looking at the court, but suddenly shot a three-pointer.
Billups' cold three-pointer was very powerful, Paul didn't pay attention to it, and Billups's three-pointer hit.
"Brush!"
Billups gave the team a mouthful of milk at a crucial moment, and the margin was stretched back to nine points.
Billups played Paul once, and Paul controlled the ball to the Nuggets' half, and immediately played Billups' old arms and legs.
Paul took advantage of Horn's pick-and-roll, and continuously changed to left to right, right to left, and the old Billups leg was sore, and just when he was a little weak, Paul turned around and drilled into the penalty area.
The Nuggets' defense was punctured all of a sudden, and the Birdman had to pounce to make up for the defense, and then the Nuggets' defensive system was out of order, Paul stuffed the ball in mid-air to West on the bottom line, West took the ball and quickly transferred it to Horn on the outside, and Horn took the ball and the other two rushed out to defend.
At this time, Horn saw that Paul under the basket was actually empty, and he passed the ball overhead, and Paul flew up with one hand and made up the basketball into the Nuggets' basket.
The Hornets played at a super level at this time, and the team's coordination was super perfect, almost playing with the Nuggets' defense.
The Nuggets were shown off by the Hornets at a critical moment, and their morale was greatly damaged, and at this time Anthony also felt that the game was going to lose! It's okay to lose to others, but this is where to put Horn's own face.
Anthony was starting to fight hard at this point, knowing that as long as he received the ball, he would be caught by a double bag.
So he came up and was ready, he immediately reacted when he received the ball, he went to the flank and made a position to squeeze Ariza near the penalty area, and then suddenly ran out to get the ball.
Billups made a well-placed pass to Anthony, who received the ball just as he stepped out of the three-point line.
After getting the ball, Anthony immediately put his legs together, adjusted it directly, and then jumped directly to shoot three points.
Anthony's catch-and-shoot skills on the run were as perfect as a shooter, Ariza was too late to run, and Horn didn't chase it out at all.
"Brush!"
Anthony responded directly to the Hornets with a 3-pointer, and the margin returned to 10 points.
When Anthony hit a 3-pointer, the Nuggets immediately cheered.
Anthony is finally starting to exert his power, and the Nuggets finally see a glimmer of hope.
The Nuggets began to fight back, and the Hornets were also in a state of excitement at this time, Paul played again with the ball, and the team cooperation on the Hornets' side was almost perfect.
West covers, Horn cuts, Paul breaks through, the basketball quickly transfers, when Horn runs to the other side, Belinelli gives Horn a cover very quintessentially, so that Horn gives Harrington and turns it into a misplaced play Anthony Carter, Paul passes the ball out at this time, Horn takes a slight probing step, and then doesn't look at Carter, and shoots a three-point shot directly on his head.
Carter was too short to defend Horn's chest, and Horn had no pressure on his shot.
"Brush!"
Anthony hit a 3-pointer, and Horn immediately responded with a three-pointer, and the margin was nine points again.
109;100, the two teams were still in a fierce exchange of fire, Anthony hit a three-pointer, and Horn immediately returned the color.
Horn's performance is really a bit against the sky, and he has become the team's most important scorer like Anthony.
The Nuggets hit again, and Anthony still wanted to replicate the last catch, but at this time, Horn went out to wrap the ball in front of him, so that Anthony was in a bad position the moment he received the ball, so Anthony had to throw the basketball out.
Billups received the ball and shook Paul with a feint, and then he took a step towards the Hornets in the box, if Billups was young, this step would have passed, but he was only a little slower at this time, Paul followed from behind and suddenly clicked the basketball.
Horn took a big step up and grabbed the basketball, then turned back and passed it to Paul.
The Hornets seized this opportunity and played a fast break all at once, Paul took the ball like a sharp sword and poked the Nuggets' vital point at once, the Nuggets three players went back to defend and forgot to follow Horn, Horn had run near the bottom corner at this time, Paul jumped and attracted the defensive basketball and fell into Horn's hands, Horn took the ball and shot.
"Brush!"
Another three-point shot was made, and with Horn's three-point shot, the difference between the two teams was back to 6. This is another close score from the Hornets after the Nuggets' main team returned to the court. After that three-point shot, combined with Horn's minute-by-minute shot at the start of the fourth quarter, Horn had hit eight three-pointers in a row.
8 three-pointers, which is a very terrifying shooting percentage!
The Nuggets and the Pepsi Center were all shot a little stupidly by Horn, Horn hasn't shot so many three-pointers in the years since he entered the NBA, but today Horn just did it, as if he suddenly got the hang of it, and he soared 8 three-pointers at once.
When Horne hit a three-pointer, the players on the Hornets side jumped up with excitement.
Nuggets fans and players look at Horn with a deep sense of powerlessness, if a big man of 2.10 meters makes a three-point shot, what else can stop him! Not at all, Horn's current performance is simply beyond common sense.
The Nuggets players all looked at Horn weakly, but Anthony's eyes were bursting with fire.
He really couldn't believe that this guy, who was still a blue-collar worker before, actually hit 8 three-pointers tonight, what a terrible thing he could do.
Anthony is super depressed at this time, Anthony is a player with a very buggy body and a very comprehensive technique, but his basketball IQ is not the best, and he is easy to get started. When it came to the Hornets' half again, Anthony lost patience and got the basketball and actually turned around and shot a three-pointer against the double defense of Horne and Ariza.
This ball is too difficult, "Bang! Anthony missed a three-pointer, Paul picked up the basketball, turned around and rushed towards the Nuggets' half.
The Nuggets followed and ran back quickly, and Paul's first choice was to pass the ball to Horn on the wing, and Horn quickly raised his hand with the ball.
Anthony and Harrington, who came on guard, flew together, dodging the two men, and Horn moved a step laterally and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.
"Brush!"
Horn's three-pointer hit again, 106-109, and the difference was reduced to 3 points at 106-109, and Horn closed the gap to 3 points in the final moments, at which point Horn had already put the dagger down the throat of the Nuggets.
The Nuggets can only call a timeout again!