Chapter 222: The Final Blow
Zhang Kong slowly held the ball past half court, the current game is very important, to make the opponent's score not break 100, and then his own side will score more than 100, and there is only 1 minute 07 seconds left, which makes the Pacers a little dilemma.
Whether to play a fast attack, grab one more opportunity to attack, or grind time, wait until his two attacks are over, and then look at the opponent's situation, Jim O'Brien chose to grind time, and Zhang Kong became the best candidate to grind time.
After Zhang Kong passed the half, he did not rush to advance, but played hide and seek with Rondo on the outside, and the audience naturally knew that at this time, the Celtics also wanted to play the game faster, but Zhang Kong was in control of the ball, and they had nothing to do, so they could only use their best strength to shy Zhang Kong, hoping to affect his mood.
But Zhang Kong is notoriously skinless and faceless, and if you boo him, there will be no effect at all.
Looking at Rondo in front of him, Zhang Kong kept the time pressed to about four seconds before starting the official attack.
Zhang Kong's breakthrough was very simple, and after taking a step back, he rushed directly towards Rondo.
Looking at Zhang Kong's movements, Rondo was also a little unsure, this time Zhang Kong was playing with the spirit snake or the dirt stacker?
After Zhang Kong learned a kind of advancement, it really made people a little unguardable, in fact, Rondo thought too much.
Whether it's a snake or a bulldozer, he can't defend it, the only thing he needs to pay attention to is the problem of his defensive lineup, if it's a snake, then they need to block Zhang Kong in front, even if Zhang Kong advances, there is Garnett behind to make up the defense, and if it's a bulldozer type advancement, then there is only one Rondo in front, although it must be pushed through, but he needs him to make Zhang Kong's speed slower, and then fall into the Celtics' three-man package.
This is the way the Celtics deal with Zhang Kong's two breakthroughs, but the momentum of Zhang Kong's two breakthroughs is the same, there is no way to judge at all, if you use the method of dealing with the spirit snake to deal with the bulldozer, then you can only be abused as just now.
And if you deal with the spirit snake like the method used to deal with the bulldozer, it will die even worse, the most important thing about the spirit snake is the weird forward route, the other party has no way to judge which way Zhang Kong is going, according to Zhang Kong's words: You know which hand I dribble! After learning these two kinds of advancement, Zhang Kong is even more unguardable when attacking, and there is no way to deal with it.
This time Rondo chose to gamble, he himself rushed towards Zhang Kong, but he made a mistake, Zhang Kong was like a gust of wind, directly from his side into the inside, this game Zhang Kong's performance was not too good, no three-point shots scored, only relied on the shot, dunk and layup to get 14 points, and at the same time in the first quarter and later after playing, also sent 11 assists, got two doubles, but there is still a certain gap compared with the triple-double, because Zhang Kong's block is now only 8 times.
"Whether you can complete the task depends on whether the Green Army can give it or not!" Zhang Kong, like a gust of wind, floated directly into the inner line.
Garnett, who was on the inside, knew that he couldn't stop Zhang Kong on his own, so he immediately got Perkins out, but Zhang Kong didn't force it, but took advantage of the fact that the other party hadn't closed the door yet, and sent the ball from Garnett's armpit to Murphy on the inside.
After Murphy received the ball, he didn't hesitate at all, jumped directly, and smashed the basketball into the hoop with both hands.
"Beautiful!" Jim O'Brien looked at the ball, and it was rare for Zhang Kong to still think about his teammates when he was like this.
And Zhang Kong's practice of 'buying people's hearts' is very useful to others, such a relationship moment, the key game, especially the live broadcast in the United States, the last game before Christmas, can play such a wonderful dunk, which can make Murphy smile quite sweetly, and when he returned to defense, he also deliberately high-fived Zhang Kong, to show that Zhang Kong's pass just now was really beautiful.
Murphy scored the ball on this side, and the Celtics on that side immediately called a timeout, and they now need to rush for time.
1 minute 07 seconds, after Murphy dunked the ball, there were only 44 seconds left, the Pacers' attack just now used up a full 23 seconds, 98-96, the Pacers led the Celtics by two points, with the end of the 30-second short timeout, the main players of the two teams returned to the court, Doug Rivers was also ready at this time, the Pacers replaced Mike Dunleavy with Dunley Jones, his defense is better than Dunleavy, can better defend Ray Allen's three-point shot on the outside.
With the referee's whistle, the Celtics players began to run around like crazy, and the defense on the Pacers' side did not let the opponent find any opportunities to score directly, and finally when the five seconds of serving were about to end, the Celtics sent the ball out and handed it to Ray Allen in the distance, Ray Allen just fell into position, Dundee Jones stood in front of him, and in the face of Duntai Jones, who had been entangled with him for a whole game, Ray Allen didn't care too much.
Dundee Jones' defense is good, but it is only a breakthrough player like Kobe, and it is not very good to face a shooting player like himself, but at this time it is a little far from the three-point line, so Ray Allen still handed the ball back to Rondo.
As soon as Rondo received the ball, it was like a lightning bolt, straight to the inside, because at this time Zhang Kong was blocked by Perkins and was not by his side, there are not many opportunities like this, watching Rondo rush into the inside, Zhang Kong immediately chased after him.
At this time, the Pacers only have one guy on the inside, Hibbert, and this guy's block is also good, so Rondo has to deal with it carefully.
But his control of the rhythm is far from being comparable to that of a Hibbert, after rushing into the inside line, Rondo suddenly stopped, and then made a hook layup that was about to complete a turn, and Hibbert was really deceived and flew directly.
And Zhang Kong saw clearly that Rondo had already handed the ball to the other hand just now, and his left hand was just a dangling.
After shaking Hibbert up, Rondo smiled coldly and gently threw the ball in his right hand directly towards the basket.
"Good ball, this ball is a master in terms of control of rhythm and interpretation of the game!" Buckley on the sidelines couldn't help but laugh out loud as he watched Rondo go to the basket, but at this point his smile could not continue.
Zhang Kong appeared on the inside of the Pacers out of thin air, jumping up directly at a faster speed than the basketball rise, Rondo's feint just now was very beautiful, but the power when he shot was obviously not very strong, and the ball flew very slowly.
This also gave Zhang Kong enough opportunities, after Zhang Kong flew into the air, while the basketball had not fallen, he directly fanned out a big blood cap, and the basketball was directly fanned by Zhang Kong to the rebound, and then rebounded back, but at this time, Ray Allen, who was on the outside, rushed to the inside, luckily picked up this rebound, and then threw it lightly, a very perfect shot, and the basketball hit easily.
98-98 flat! At this time, there are still 32 seconds before the end of the game, and Zhang Kong looked at the ball, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, he originally thought that after this block was played, there would be a chance for his side to counterattack, but who would have thought that such a situation would occur, looking at Ray Allen in front of him, this old boy had scored a full 11 points in the last quarter.
It can be said that the Celtics were not beaten down, it was all the credit of this old boy, seeing that the goal was scored, the people on the Pacers' side couldn't help but shake their heads secretly, the luck of this ball accounted for a large part, the next ball, the Pacers' side must score it! Zhang Kong casually made a gesture to indicate that this ball was still holding time, the same as the previous ball.
Zhang Kong held the time of the ball for 20 seconds before starting to attack, gently stepped down and used, and then Zhang Kong was like the wind, directly breaking through Rondo's defense, and it was a spirit snake, Rondo made a mistake this time, but Garnett and Perkins on the inside line had already prepared, and appeared on the road blocked by Zhang Kong for the first time...... But alas, they still guessed wrong!
"Won't you and I convert?" Looking at the two-person defensive group in front of him, Zhang Kong smiled coldly, the basketball in his hand suddenly stagnated, the originally magical and mysterious footsteps instantly became sharp, and he carried his greatest strength, Zhang Kong rushed directly to the opponent's inside, Garnett and Perkins are old fritters who have played in the NBA for many years, looking at Zhang Kong's offense, their hearts couldn't help but be shocked, and the next second Zhang Kong had directly hit their bodies, Perkins's size was very strong.
So it was not knocked open, but Garnett did not resist it, and was squeezed out of a gap by Zhang Kong.
If Zhang Kong didn't squeeze out, it would be walking with the ball, but Zhang Kong relied on his own strength and impact.
Unexpectedly, he was forced to kill out of the encirclement of the two inside generals on the other side, and forcibly squeezed Garnett into the reserve.
A very light layup, hit again, and at this time the red light has just turned on, 24 seconds are all over, and the goal is still valid, 100-98, the next ball, deciding Zhang Kong's life and death, only 6 seconds left, the opponent can only shoot three points if he wants to win, and Zhang Kong is still missing a block to reach the level of a triple-double, a block, can not let the opponent score...... The double pressure pressed on Zhang Kong's shoulders, but he didn't say anything, since he inexplicably accepted this system, he has been in a state of desperation! The next ball is the final blow of the Celtics, so you must guard against it!
At this time, there are only 6 seconds left before the game, and the Pacers have already called a timeout because of the empty space just now, leaving only the Celtics with a long timeout, which Doug Rivers used just now.
This is already the last shot of the two teams to bet on their lives, if they score two points in overtime, Zhang Kong's mission fails, if they score three points, the Green Army wins, Zhang Kong's mission also fails, Zhang Kong's only chance for the Pacers is ...... Defend it down!
(To be continued)