Chapter 102
readx; Time is advancing little by little, and in a blink of an eye, time came to the last minute of the fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers still led by four points, at this time the Cavaliers led the opponent by four points, and the next ball possession was on the Celtics' side. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere is still a minute left in the fourth minute, the ball is still the opponent, and the suspense of the game is also very big.
Now it doesn't matter if it's a Celtics player or a Cavaliers player, or a fan or head coach of both teams. Anyway, everyone was nervous at this moment, and although the victory was only the first game of the whole series, no one wanted to lose. Every player wants to win this game and get off to a good start.
Rondo came around to catch the ball and then passed it straight out of his own hand to Pierce on the outside. Obviously, when it comes to the critical moment, you must pass the ball to the boss of the team for this crucial attack. Everyone knows how important the next attack is, if it misses. Then this game will completely fall into passivity, and it may lose this game because of it, so this ball must be handed over to the person who has the greatest grasp.
And Pierce is undoubtedly the best choice, as soon as Pierce receives the ball, James sticks it on his side. Pierce was going to hit the ball anyway, and James was going to defend it anyway. The two faced each other at this moment. This kind of matchup is what all fans want to see, because in their eyes, this kind of matchup is the best matchup of the game, and it is also the most crucial matchup, depending on who can win the opponent.
Pierce dribbled outside the three-point line, James was only a small step away from Pierce, and then Pierce leaned directly up, James also clung closely, and the time was reduced a little bit between the small movements of the two. When there were still ten seconds left, Pierce said that it was almost time for Pierce, and then Pierce activated, first pulling backwards, then accelerating, and then again feintging.
"Trying to lie to me? Who doesn't know that your Pierce feints in this regard are very true? Besides, you're a two-point shot, and since you want a two-pointer, I'm going to watch you, whether you're a feint or not. James looked at Pierce's series of actions and said in his heart. He can't let Pierce shoot a three-pointer, but a two-pointer is still okay. It's still early, but two points are better than three, right?
It would be a tragedy if he was beaten by the opponent with a two-and-one, so James chose the smart way to watch the opponent shoot. Of course, it can't be just watching the opponent shoot, but raising your hands high. Interfere with his shooting moves in front of Pierce.
There is not much time left, Pierce naturally knows, and he can only be helpless about James's not being fooled, and then he has to reluctantly make a move, and if he doesn't shoot, it will be an offensive violation. "When" the sound of hitting the iron came from afar, and the mid-range jumper missed the shot, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the Celtics. The rebound was once again taken by Asik, who completed the task given to him by the team today. Protected under the basket.
Asik has 15 rebounds so far, and in addition to rebounds, Asik has seven points and three blocks. Asik's performance in this game was undoubtedly eye-catching, and at the critical moment, he didn't make mistakes because he was a rookie. This made everyone unexpected, you must know that in the first round of the playoffs this year, the Cavaliers were worried about his mental quality, so they let him come off the bench in the first round of the playoffs.
And this game is not a first-round game, but a game of the Eastern Conference finals. And it was the first Eastern Conference Finals game of his career, and Asik's performance was eye-catching. And this rebound can be described as worth a thousand dollars, and he successfully grabbed this rebound in the middle of Perkins and Garnett. And after this rebound was snatched, the whole game was only forty seconds. The last forty seconds.
The moment Asik grabbed the rebound, Garnett stepped forward to foul him. This is undoubtedly the best choice, if Asik hands the ball to Huang Jun and then fouls, then it is equivalent to giving away points. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, Huang Jun has always maintained a 100% shooting rate in free throws. Such a terrifying free throw undoubtedly made everyone understand one thing, that is, letting Huang Jun go to the free throw line is equivalent to giving the Cavaliers points steadily.
So Garnett's foul this time was the most sensible choice, but unfortunately the team's foul count has not yet arrived, and Asik cannot go to the free throw line. That almost knocked Garnett out of the way, with Asik hitting just over 60 percent of his serve this season. And now the referee told him that the number of fouls has not yet arrived, so can he not run away? In this way, it is equivalent to a new serve, and this pass will definitely be passed to Huang Jun's hand.
As a result, as Garnett expected, the Cavaliers passed the ball to Huang Jun's hands, and in this case, the Celtics wisely chose not to foul, but to wait for the end of this attack to see. There are still forty seconds left on the clock, and if they only have a perfect defense this time, then they will hit a goal on their side and then go for a foul. It's just that all this is very passive for the Celtics.
Huang Jun held the ball to the half, and when he saw that no one came up to foul, he understood the opponent's intentions, but Huang Jun did not rush to attack. Instead, he chose to consume time very smartly, which will completely put the initiative on the Cavaliers' side, and time is decreasing little by little, and what the Celtics lack most now is also time, so Huang Jun said that he had to deal with this attack at the last second. Even if the last twenty-four seconds are violated, there is nothing.
And everyone pulled away with a tacit understanding, and chose to let Huang Jun single this attack. No one dared to come up to cover Huang Jun, Rondo defended Huang Jun's attack alone, and the outcome of the confrontation between the two in this game was inseparable. However, if you look closely, Huang Jun is slightly better, because in the game, it is not the Celtics who lead but the Cavaliers who lead, which is enough to explain a lot of problems.
10, 9, 8...... The fans at the scene silently counted the remaining time of this attack in their hearts, and Huang Jun also counted silently in his heart. Just when the number reached six seconds, Huang Jun activated. With a fierce body rushing forward, Rondo thought that Huang Jun was going to break through this time, and hurriedly took a step back. However, it was this step that widened the distance between Huang Jun and Rondo. Huang Jun just leaned forward and didn't make any movement on his feet.
"Go basketball." Huang Jun said secretly in his heart, and at the same time, he pulled it up directly on the spot and threw the basketball in his hand directly.
"Pull out a three-point shot on the spot?" Pierce, his teammates and all the Celtic players saw this scene and instantly had an idea in their minds. Then everyone turned their eyes to the basketball in the air, expecting this three-point must not be hit and the Cavaliers were expecting this three-point must be hit. Everyone has their own ideas at this moment, but who will God favor? The final result came out in the next second.
The "brush" three points ruthlessly drilled into the net, followed by the cheers of the fans in the audience, and at the same time, it was also when the Celtics called a timeout, with a seven-point difference, there was no suspense in the game. Unless there is a miracle in the final dozen seconds, the victory in this game must belong to the Cavaliers. Huang Jun's three points were so important that everyone didn't expect the ball to be hit in the end.
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The same result happened again a few days later, when Huang Jun hit another crucial three-pointer in the final moments, and the lead was only two points, but with this three-point hit, the difference was instantly stretched to five points. At the same time, the game was only five seconds away. The final victory in this game still belongs to the Cavaliers, who won their first two home games, and the point difference is not much.
The Cavaliers went on an away journey with a 2-0 overall lead, and the Celtics were hanging by a thread. If the next game is lost again, then the initiative of the entire series will completely fall into the hands of the Cavaliers. If Celtic wants to win four cities in a row, it can undoubtedly only be said to be a miracle.
After these two victories, the Cavaliers' players were very relaxed, especially James felt particularly relieved. It's been a long time since he's played against the Celtics like this, and he also thinks this year's championship chance is the closest he's had in years. So sitting on the plane to the away game, James always had a faint smile on his face. But despite this, he didn't have any intention of underestimating the enemy in his heart, and he also had to organize the Celtics to counterattack.
He still remembers that in '06, the Mavericks were also reversed by the Heat at 2-0. So James didn't dare to have such a heart to underestimate the enemy. He's going to play this game as if it were the last game of the series. Not only James, but Iverson also had a faint smile on his face. It hasn't been like this in years.
Huang Jun's mood is also very happy, whether it is the team's players, the team's fans or the team's head coach, they are very happy at this moment, because they know that the dream in their hearts is one step closer to them. Brown on the plane looked at Huang Jun with a smile, the biggest hero of these two stations is not James, but Huang Jun.
If it weren't for the crucial three points at the end of the day, the outcome of the game would have been uncertain.