Chapter 316: Replicating the 'Miller Moment'
Chapter 316 is copied from 'Miller's Moment'
The basketball rolled out from the tip of Cao Jian's index finger, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, the basketball pierced the sky, and finally, smashed into the basket, making a crisp sound of "shabu", and the ball went in.
The stadium fell into a deathly silence, and after Cao Jian scored this goal, it really became a nightmare in the hearts of fans, lingering.
There are four people on the Pacers' side, if it weren't for the fact that Fortes couldn't defend it inside, this would be strictly speaking, five people defending Cao Jian, but there was still no way to Cao Jian, and the ball still went in.
Carlisle was also extremely panicked, this was already a way he could think of to limit Cao Jian, but it was still useless, fortunately, the Pacers were still in the lead, otherwise, Carlisle would really collapse.
Pacers fans have watched the game for many years, they naturally understand what the current situation is, and now the Cavaliers can't score except for Cao Jian, which is an opportunity for the Pacers, but the Pacers still can't overtake the score, which is also a problem for the Pacers.
Now the two sides have fought 2-2, and now this game is also about who can get the match point first, and getting the match point is equivalent to saying that they got the initiative first.
Then the chances of winning the next game will be greater, and if the Pacers get it, then they still have a home-court advantage, on the contrary, if this game can't be won, then the Pacers will also lose home-court advantage, and it's hard to say that the Cavaliers can't not kill the Pacers at home in the next game. Therefore, there is no room for mistakes on the Pacers' side in this game.
It's really because they know very well that Cao Jian is so vigorous when they see the knight's side. They are so afraid, for fear that if one of the Pacers accidentally loses the game, then this round of the series will be in suspense.
It's not for nothing that Pacers fans are worried.
Although few people on the Cavaliers' side stood up to score except for Cao Jian, Cao Jian could also rely on his own personal efforts to drag the score to the death and not let the score pull away.
With Cao Jian's personal efforts, Cao Jian narrowed the score to only 7 points in the end several times. However, although the Pacers couldn't restrain Cao Jian, but. They rarely fall into a score drought.
Xiao Ao can't make it, Artest can't be on, Artest can't be on, Tinsley is on. Tinsley can't. Miller, except for Fortes, the others took turns bombing the Cavaliers, all in all, there is always someone on the Pacers' side who can link the score.
On the knight's side, except for Cao Jian, everyone else is invisible, Cao Jian can't score, and the others can't stand up at all. Relying on the two skills of [White Eye] and [Outlaw Three], Cao Jian's hit rate is already very high, as high as 75%. This kind of hit rate is Michael. Jordan couldn't do it either.
In addition, Cao Jian's personal score in the last 2 minutes from the end of the game also came to 65 points, surpassing his best score, which is simply a question of whether Cao Jian wants to or not.
Although Cao Jian scored very high, Cao Jian didn't make many shots, and his shots were only 5 more than James, who had more shots than the Cavaliers' second shot, Cao Jian had 30 shots, and James had 25 shots.
In this battle, regardless of winning or losing, Cao Jian was once again a god.
If the league has the award of the best performance in a single playoff game, Cao Jian will definitely be among the best in these two games, or even the first in history.
Even so, however, Cao Jian is not satisfied, to be exact, he doesn't care how much he scores, as long as he can help the Cavaliers help the team, then he can do anything, in order for the Cavaliers to win this game, Cao Jian also did everything he could and could do.
And in the last 2 minutes, the Cavaliers also trailed by 7 points.
Breakthrough encountered a backhand in the bag, the ball, the basketball came to the hands of Eric, who had been lurking outside the three-point line for a long time, Eric received the ball and adjusted the three-point shot, but the basketball was directly confiscated by Xiao Ao who flew over.
After Xiao Ao blocked it, he immediately launched a fast attack, and the basketball in Xiao Ao's hand was also in the hands of Tinsley, who came to pick up, Tinsley received the ball and quickly went down, and at the same time, there were Artest and Miller who were fast.
Now there are 2 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Cavaliers are still 7 points behind, and if the Pacers score this time, the Cavaliers will really be over.
If you want to tie the score, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky, so to speak, this goal also determines the direction of the game, the knight has a chance, or the knight is completely desperate.
And at this moment, Cao Jian stood up on the knight's side, and at the moment when Eric was taken off, Cao Jian also increased his speed to the extreme, and quickly went down.
There is another person, who is as stupid as Cao Jian, who does not accept his fate, who else is this person besides James, James and Cao Jian, because of James's position, James is in front of Cao Jian.
Like Cao Jian, James is also very aware of the importance of this ball to the Cavaliers, chasing after the defense, trying to use the chasing wind block, which he is very good at, to block the Pacers' attack, and even he has targeted Reggie in front of the fast march. Miller.
Miller was so treacherous, as he was moving at high speed, he also noticed James who was chasing after him.
James deceived him, and at the same time, he flew directly into the other section of the basketball in his hand, and behind him, Artest also started directly, taking three steps and doing two steps, pulling up directly from the ground, catching the ball in the air, trying to dunk the ball directly into the basket, and at this time.
Cao Jian, who was behind the three of them, bent his knees and kicked the ground, his legs ~ as if they were equipped with springs, burst into the air, his limbs were spread, and he threw himself directly towards the basketball in Artest's hand who was flying in the air, and directly confiscated the basketball in Artest's hand.
The fans at the scene were also stunned when they saw this scene, this is the situation of Shenma, which can not find any adjectives except for describing it against the sky. The judgment of this timing, the height of the jump, the speed. All of this is the pinnacle of Cao Jian's work.
The walkers at the scene were also shocked, the stadium walkers fans were silent again, and the scene fell into a deathly silence.
Blocked the fast attack, the referee's whistle did not sound, Cao Jian did not foul, and attacked again with the ball, this time Cao Jian's counterattack was very fast. The Pacers' defensive attention was on Cao Jian's three-point shot, but Cao Jian did not shoot a three-point shot. Instead, he sacrificed the [Butterfly Wearing Flowers] skill, went straight to the Pacers' inside restricted area, scored the ball directly through Forts, and the basketball was picked up by Cao Jian into the basket. There was a crisp sound of "shabu". The ball goes in.
The difference is 5 points.
In this round, the knight defended and counterattacked, and the knight still had a chance.
The Pacers, on their side, felt hanging, and Carlisle asked for a timeout.
Looking at Cao Jian, who was so violent, Carlisle was also extremely scared, though. With just 1 minute and 36 seconds left in the game, the Pacers still have a five-point lead. The Pacers' side seems to be winning, but seeing Cao Jian like this, he also has to take it step by step and treat the game carefully.
Request a pause.
The Pacers' tactics are extremely timely, and the execution of the players is also extremely good, and if the Pacers win this game, it will have nothing to do with this timeout.
Pause back.
The players on the Pacers' side perform their duties, organize offense with the ball, do no ball, do off-ball blocking for teammates, players keep running, no chances, absolutely do not shoot, they also treat the Cavaliers as a team of the same level as themselves, or even higher than their own level.
The slack off before the series started is long gone.
And the walkers can make these changes, it's all because there is a person named Cao Jian on the knight's side, and because of Cao Jian, the walkers can't ignore the knight.
There is a kind of person who can change many things because of his existence, and even in the eyes of ordinary people, this cannot happen and has become a foregone conclusion.
In the history of the League, such people are not uncommon, and Michael. Jordan is one, and now Cao Jian is too.
Now no one dares to despise Cao Jian, after all, not everyone can accomplish Cao Jian's feat, and not everyone can be like Cao Jian, with one person's performance, forcing a championship-level team to this point.
Cao Jian's disadvantages, but only on the offensive end, Cao Jian still can't dominate the game on the defensive end, or defense is his lifeline.
The Pacers waited for the opportunity, the basketball did not have a transmission opportunity, the second or no, the third still no, the third time no, the Pacers were still very patient, and the Cavaliers' defensive problems also appeared, leaking Miller, Miller received the ball outside the three-point line, and the three-point shot rose directly after receiving the ball.
The basketball shot, the 24-second offensive time was just over, the red light on the display board on the sideline flashed, and at the same time, Miller hit another three-pointer.
"Boom"
Miller's three-point shot also seemed to be the fuse, the ball went in, the arena was also detonated instantly, and the scene also sounded cheers like a storm crashing on the shore.
There is still 1 minute and 12 seconds left for the Cavaliers, and there are still 8 points left, and the Cavaliers have a difficult birth.
The knight asked for a timeout again.
Miller's three-pointer also pushed the Cavaliers to the edge of the cliff again, and this time the Cavaliers seemed to have nothing to do.
The Pacers generals who returned to the bench after a pause all had depressed faces, as if their parents had died, and their faces were extremely solemn.
On the Pacers' side, because Miller hit the ball at the most critical moment, morale was also raised to the maximum value of the game.
If you go this way, it's clear that the Pacers are winning.
The Pacers have an 8-point lead, and there is still 1 minute and 12 seconds left in the clock, which is 72 seconds, and there are only 3 attacks at full play, how can the Cavaliers win.
There's no way to win, there's not enough time, unless the Pacers make a mistake, but is that possible?
The Pacers are so cautious on every ball that it is easier to make them make mistakes than to just let the Pacers lose.
It was just an offense just now, and the Pacers spent a lot of effort to adjust, and the offense was also played well, so that the Cavaliers had no chance to take advantage of it, why did the Pacers in this state let the Pacers make mistakes?
If they do make mistakes, then the Pacers really can't blame others for losing, no wonder there is such a thing as luck. Because, you haven't even reached the moment to compete with your luck.
It's just a matter of hard work.
And just when everyone thought it couldn't happen, Cao Jian once again roared at the depressed knight players:
"Man, don't be downcast, it's not the end of the world, and the game is over. Cheer me up, we won't lose. ”
Cao Jian was extremely confident in his words, and his face was firm, but in this situation, how could the knight win?
There's no way to win.
This simply cannot be achieved.
Although Cao Jian was full of confidence in what he said, no one believed it, they thought it was just nonsense.
If others think it's not okay, is it really not okay?
Apparently not so.
Maybe there are many words missing in Cao Jian's dictionary of life, but he has never lacked the word persistence.
Persistence may be useless, but if you don't persevere, it will definitely be useless.
Who else says it's something that can't be done?
You must know that I once accomplished the feat of 'Maddie's moment' on the head of the Pacers.
It's not a good idea to replicate this kind of moment.
So, Cao Jian was full of confidence, regardless of whether his teammates believed in him or not, he continued: "Give me the ball and I'll take you home." ”
Pause back.
Cao Jian, as he said, came back for the first time, grabbed a three-point shot directly outside the three-point line, and the difference came to 5 points again, and this time the offense, Cao Jian only took less than ten seconds, 7 seconds, and now there is 1 minute 05 seconds left, and the Pacers are only 5 points ahead, and the Cavaliers still have a good chance.
And just after Cao Jian's goal was scored, the arena that was still noisy just now also became quiet, and the Pacers fans were silent again.
If Cao Jian is cast like this, then the walker will not be finished.
Therefore, after the silence, the Pacers fans on the scene will also point at Cao Jian and roar: "Stop him, stop him for me." ”
"Stop him. Standby at all costs. ”
However, before that, the Pacers' side needs to solve their own offensive problems.
This is not a big problem for the Pacers, although the Pacers did not ask for another timeout, however, after the timeout, it was also expected that the Cavaliers would be in trouble.
Therefore, although the Pacers did not ask for a timeout again this timeout, this offense, the Pacers' side also played with a clear eye, and did not take a chance, resolutely not shooting, which can improve the shooting rate, and can consume time.
There is not much time left until the end of the game, and the more time is consumed, the better the game will be for the Pacers.
So, the Pacers' side is going to waste time.
(I continue to ask for a variety of things.) (To be continued......)