Chapter 44: A Resilient Heart
As a shooter, Li Cheng's three-point shot may not be able to pass the test, but his mental quality is definitely qualified.
A tenacious heart can make a legendary player.
At the most critical moment, Li Cheng's heart was unswerving, and the basket in front of him seemed to be no longer an iron ring, but a sea!
Li Cheng's body was agile and light, and his whole body seemed to be rhythmic in a strange rhythm, and the basketball also flew into the basket after throwing a graceful arc.
"The ball is in! We need players like that, players who dare to shoot in a draw. Mark Boyce shouted, "We took the lead again, and Lee's shot gave us the lead again." ”
"Lee-Lee-Lee-" The fans began to chant Li Cheng's name again.
And Li Cheng waved his hands up and down when he returned to the defense to provoke the atmosphere of the scene and make the atmosphere of the scene more enthusiastic.
At this time, the Raptors were already preparing to attack. Now the gap between the two teams is only two points, and such a gap is just a matter of one ball, and a three-pointer may be able to help the Raptors overtake the score!
"Old fellow, do you think you can score a goal on my head?" Li Cheng started chattering again, "You said that you are so cowardly, can you satisfy your wife?" ”
Anthony Parker really hated the sharp-toothed rookie in front of him, "When Lao Tzu played in the NBA, you didn't even have hair!" You'd better shut up Lao Tzu. ”
"My dear senior, you just score a goal on my head! You see, we only have a two-point difference, and you can overtake it by scoring three points. ”
"Humph!" Anthony Parker doesn't bother with Lee, but he seems to be really looking for an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.
At this point, Bosh was in trouble on the inside. He was caught between Murphy and Foster, unable to jump to the basket and make threatening passes. Seeing that he was about to be whistled for an offensive violation, Bosh casually passed the ball out.
"Old fellow, you've got a chance." Bosh's casual pass happened to Anthony Parker, and Li Cheng was regretting that he couldn't break the ball successfully, but he also said teasingly.
Anthony Parker was really angry with Li Cheng, he snorted coldly, then bent down and began to dribble, it seemed that he was really going to single Li Cheng.
Although Li Cheng said it lightly, when the opponent was really ready to attack, he still didn't dare to be careless. He himself knows his defensive level, which is just a notch higher than the legendary "eye defense".
Li Cheng has suffered losses before, and he doesn't defend Anthony Parker at all to prevent his shooting, and he is one step away from him to prevent his breakthrough.
Anthony Parker quickly saw Li Cheng's thoughts, he pursed his lips disdainfully, and shot directly from the jumper.
Lee Cheng was betting, he was betting that Anthony Parker's shot would not go in. He knew that Anthony Parker was stimulated by him, and his mentality when shooting was definitely not peaceful enough. And now Anthony Parker is at least 20 feet from the basket, which is not close. In addition, Anthony Parker didn't shoot a few times today, and his last shot was in the first half, and he hasn't shot for so long, and his feel will definitely be affected.
Li Cheng decided to make such a gamble after analysis. Sure enough, Anthony Parker's shot was denied by the basket, and Murphy protected the rebound.
The Pacers wanted to fight back, but the Raptors were quick to defend and their counters didn't seem to work.
However, Li Cheng's route suddenly folded, and he should have run to the basket, but he ran outside the three-point line. At this time, Foster had just run into the three-point line, and Li Cheng's running route changed again, and he ran to the right side of the court.
Li Cheng ran a "V" shape and also ran for chances, but on the counter-attack, Tinsley's pass was half a beat slow. Bosh's hand was about to seal Li Cheng's face, and the ball was passed to Li Cheng's hand.
Regardless of whether the opportunity is too good now, Li Cheng's backward jumper shot again. The parabola drawn by the basketball passes exactly past the basket.
Because the lean angle this time was too large, Li Cheng lay directly on the ground after throwing the ball. He scrambled up from the ground, and the "pistol" pose reappeared, while he also made a "blow the barrel" motion. He seemed to be expressing, "The barrel of my gun is hot, blow it quickly." ”
Li Cheng's action once again provoked loud cheers from the fans at the scene.
The on-site director also gave Li Cheng a close-up, his handsome face and a different kind of celebration, which made the fans at the scene, especially female fans, let out a piercing scream.
At this time, Li Cheng had already scored 23 points, and he was still 2 points away from his goal. And tonight, he hit 11 of 18 shots, and the shooting rate of 45% is not a problem at all. There are still 2 minutes and 19 seconds left before the end of the game, which is enough time.
The atmosphere at the scene has been completely ignited, and many fans have stood up.
The atmosphere at home was ignited, and the morale of the players who played at home was naturally high.
"Dragon King", who had been fighting alone all night, could not perform any more magic at this time, his shot was deflected wide again, and he flicked his fist in frustration, but the Pacers took advantage of the situation to fight back. Tinsley showed off his unrivaled streetball skills, making two big swings in a row that sent TJ Ford to the canvas before he sprinted inside and scored with a pull-up layup.
"Whew! Beautiful goal, the morale of the Pacers has been completely burned! Mark Boyce said into the microphone.
Then the momentum of the Pacers was no longer something that a single-tree Raptors could stop, and Granger scored three more points, a wave of 9-0 attacks, and the score went from a 93-93 tie to 93-102 again. Mitchell called a timeout.
But Li Cheng was depressed, there was less than 1 minute left in the game, and he hadn't scored the last two points yet!
"Damn, no matter what, let's go up later! The last two points are getting first, saying that if the task is not completed in this way, Lao Tzu will have no place to cry. Who knows if there will be a penalty for this comic system if the task fails? Li Cheng thought to himself in his heart.
After the game restarted, Li Cheng had an opportunity to shoot in an open position, but his shot was rejected by the basket.
"Isn't it!" Li Cheng himself was a little unconvinced.
Li Cheng's shot was off this time and did not affect the overall situation of the game at all, and the fans at the scene were still happily waiting for the victory to come, but Li Cheng was sweating in a hurry.
In the last 21 seconds of the game, this should be Li Cheng's last chance. Even if the Pacers don't make it this time, the Pacers won't grab rebounds anymore, and the Raptors won't attack again.
If Li Cheng still steals the opponent and completes the shot in the end, he will have to be sprayed to death by all the media after the game. So he must seize this opportunity and can't fail again. Of course, if he still doesn't score this time, even if he braves the world's condemnation, he will have to give himself another chance to score.
"Hey! Danny, give me the ball. Li Cheng shouted at Granger.
Granger was already not ready to attack, but when he saw Li Cheng asking for the ball, he thought Li Cheng still wanted to play, so he passed the ball over.
Li Cheng slowly dribbled the ball to the position he was most familiar with, and when the 24-second offensive time was about to end, he slowly jumped up and then shot.
A tenacious heart and a decisive shot can determine a person's fate......
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