Chapter 119: The First Glory - Rookie Competition
The nine-point difference also made the first-year players on the court feel uneasy, not to mention that there were eighteen minutes left before the game at the moment, and the continuous cooperation between Lin Fei and Durant also made the first-year guys put away their pride and pride, so that they gave up their individual heroism and became united, which was far better than their unique singles, and also allowed them to continue the offense under the crazy pursuit of the second-year. Although their offensive efficiency is still far behind that of the sophomores, the rookies in the next grade maintained the lead to the final minute and a half with a nine-point lead.
I have to say that the rookies of the class of 2008 are really strong, with breakthrough experts like the champion Derrick Rose, as well as three-point shooters like Rudy Fernandez and Eric Gordon, and the inside line has Brooke Lopez, Makgasult and Greg Oden.
"Guys, there's a minute and a half left, we're two points behind, a goal difference, I'm sure it's easy for us to do, but we need to defend before we attack, Lin, Kevin, you two pay attention to defense." Howard with big black-framed eyes looks like a coach, Lin Fei and Durant nodded when they heard Howard's words, it is true that in the second half of the game, the two of them did not do a good job of defending Gordon and Beasley.
"Don't worry, Dwight I will!" Lin Fei and Durant said in unison, and after saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the previous enmity seemed to have disappeared.
"We just need to work hard for another minute and a half to kick the sophomore guy to the losing side, and then the media will praise you all, and your performance will be recognized by the coach, think about things like this, and work hard for another minute and a half, Mike Kevin, that guy will be handed over to you, Rudy, you replace Eric, and Lin Fei will be handed over to you,...... Let's do it together! Dwyanwade was foaming at the pump, using his passion to inspire first-year rookies.
"There is a minute and a half left in the score, and there is no doubt that it has entered the final battle moment, the sophomore side still looks at Lin Fei and Kevin Durant, and the defensive pressure on the first-year side will be very high, but the sophomore is also under great pressure in the case of a possible loss, let's wait and see this last minute and a half." Pau Gasol said in a loud voice, and LeBron James has left, the first half is James commenting on the second half, James will leave after a while, this is the pre-game rule for two people to explain half of the game.
The referee blew the whistle and the players on both sides stepped onto the floor with their heads held high, and the final minute and a half of the decisive moment arrived.
Although Rudy Fernandez only landed in the NBA this season, he has been in the professional league for a long time, and he is still in the Spanish League, which is known as the world's second basketball league, and has also represented Spain in many world competitions on the international stage, which provides him with a lot of game experience, which is where the rest of the first-year players are not as good as him, and his defense is the best among first-year players, so at this time Wade dared to send him.
Fernandez still maintained a very good mentality and calmly looked at Lin Fei in front of him.
The second-year lineup is still Brooks and Lin Fei in the backcourt, but Brooks became the shooter and Lin Fei became the playmaker instead, and the ball was firmly in his hands and he did not panic because of the pressure coming from Fernandez.
Syllable!
Syllable!
Syllable!
The basketball hit the floor back and forth, and as the pace of the basketball hit became faster and faster, Fernandez's nerves began to tense and tightened, his eyes stared at Lin Fei, and his feet began to pace non-stop.
Lin Fei still maintained the momentum of dribbling and did not take further action, which made Fernandez, a guy who had experienced countless major matches, feel more and more uneasy, and he could only choose to continue to keep an eye on Lin Fei.
After the corners of his mouth curled up in an arc that would not be easily noticed, Lin Fei accelerated to the right, seemingly intending to take advantage of Fernandez's possible lack of concentration in defense to complete the sneak attack, and Fernandez, who had been nervous on the defensive end, immediately reacted, and subconsciously slid to the right to try to block Lin Fei's footsteps, and at this time, seeing Fernandez's defensive reaction, Lin Fei made a change of direction in front of his body, The huge span attracted Fernandez's body center of gravity to change with his subconscious, so Fernandz had to die and made a move to the left, and Lin Fei needed this opportunity, just when Fernandez responded to Lin Fei's attack with amazing reflexes, Lin Fei completed the change of direction again, and then his right foot exerted his left leg to Fernandez's right side, and then his right heel was up, and then accelerated Fernandez, so he became Lin Fei's behind.
Lin Fei, who shook Fernandez, did not rashly choose to shoot, seeing that the first grade was clamping him Lin Fei decisively chose to pass, and the basketball hit the ground in the narrow interior line through the hands of Howard, and Horford, who lost his defense, unceremoniously dunked the ball into the basket, and with this goal, the second grade finally completely erased the fifteen-point pit, and now there is still one minute and five seconds before the game, the game has reached a real critical moment, and any ball may have a significant impact on the final result.
"Beautiful passes, master passes, Lin showed us another side of him, it turns out that he really can't just score, the pressure is completely back on the first-year side, Derrick dribbles ......," Pau Gasol said, looking at the court.
And Derrick Rose, who focuses on speed and breakthrough, also lowered his speed and started a positional battle with peace of mind, which made the head coach of the Bulls feel very pleased.
After Lin Fei and Brooks made eye contact, Lin Fei took the initiative to stick to Rose.
In the face of Lin Fei's defensive entanglement, Ross attacked several times to no avail, and the twenty-four seconds of offensive time was not left to enter five seconds, and time did not allow him to take the individual offensive method again, at this moment Rose caught a glimpse of Mark Gasol, who was standing in the mid-range area two steps away from the three-point line, and Gasol did not have a little marking in front of him.
Basketball is like a hot potato, thrown by Rose to Mark Gasol, Mark Gasol and his brother Pau Gasol are completely two types, Mark caught the ball steadily, and saw that there was no defender in front of him, Mark Gasol immediately chose to come by himself.
After the ball was slapped hard by Gasol, his hands grabbed the ball in his hands like a huge pair of pliers, and he strode straight to the basket.
and pressed Horford to score the ball, and the first-year team once again overtook the point difference.
And the time of the game is getting less and less, and it has entered the last forty seconds, if the second grade can't score a goal or overtake, then the possibility of losing will become bigger and bigger, but the second grade players at the moment are very calm, and the ball is in the hands of Lin Fei at the first time, after all, Lin Fei's performance at the critical moment convinces everyone.
The rest of the second-year team members ran as much as they could, tearing apart the defense line for Lin Fei's attack.
After glancing at his teammates, Lin Fei was not in a hurry, but looked at Fernandez with a calm face, and after thinking about Lin Fei's plan in his mind, he gave his thumbs up and fished his head, such a seemingly simple gesture made Durant have a bottom in his heart, and suddenly ran around Beasley and then turned around to temporarily throw Beasley away, and Lin Fei immediately started his own running position after passing the ball in his hand to Durant.
Under the combination of speed and ghostly feints and changes of direction, Lin Fei quickly left Fernandez behind him.
Fernandez gritted his teeth and chased after Lin Fei, but still couldn't catch up, and Durant, who received the ball, successfully attracted the attention of two defenders and immediately threw the ball to the opposite corner, and a pass that ran through the three-point range was born.
When the basketball reached the three-point line in the bottom corner, Lin Fei had just stood firm, and the chasing Fernandez had already come to him, but Lin Fei did not hesitate at all and jumped directly against Fernandez who pounced.
With an obvious backward lean, he decisively threw the ball, and when Fernandez's palm came to Lin Fei, the basketball had already begun its journey early.
Swish!
The crisp sound of wiping the net made the first-grade rookies feel tangled, the score difference of fifteen has now become a complete history, and they are the ones who are lagging behind at the moment.
"Kevin, it's beautiful!" Lin Fei ran to Durant, completely abandoning the mustard in his heart, and Durant had a passionate chest collision.
Faced with the team trailing by one point, Wade immediately called a long timeout to set up a crucial attack, and with seventeen seconds left before the end of the game, the team was only one point behind, and only one offense was needed to complete the hope of victory to return to the first-year side.
"Wonderful game, Lin is an undoubted big heart, and now the pressure is completely back to the first grade, seventeen seconds, only seventeen seconds left!" Gasol shouted passionately.
After the pause, the first year had a half-court serve, Derrick Rose received the serve with the cover of his teammates, and then quickly dribbled to the top of the arc three-point line to form a confrontation with Lin Fei, time passed second by second, and when the time entered the last ten seconds, Rose moved.
"It's coming!" Lin Fei roared in his heart, his arms grew wider, and the basketball hit the ground back and forth in Derrick Rose's hands at an unimaginable speed, and the huge temptation made Lin Fei dare not start easily.
Time is getting less and less, at this moment, Brook Lopez suddenly pulled up to the free throw line, Rose retreated and accelerated violently, Lin Fei immediately turned to defend, but was blocked by Lopez, seeing Rose rushing straight to the inside, the corners of Wade's mouth slowly smiled.
Rose watched the basket jump high, even in the face of Horford's defense, he was not afraid, pulled the ball down, and picked the ball from Horford's side to the basket, the corners of his mouth turned into a smile, victory in front of him.
Syllable!
A loud bang froze the smile on Rose's lips, and one hand slapped the basketball out as the whistle blew for the end of the game.
When the award was over, Durant walked to Lin Fei.
"Lin, congratulations on winning the Most Valuable Player!" Durant and Lin Fei said with a hug.
"It's yours too!" Lin Fei said with a light smile.
(To be continued)