Chapter 199: Fatal Kiss, the Best Farewell at the Target Center
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"For a minute and a half, the atmosphere of the whole court froze, and as long as KG put this free throw in the basket, then Minnesota would have the first time in the game to overtake Orlando."
Hoffman said as he looked at Garnett, who was walking to the free throw line.
With the referee's whistle, the players from both sides returned to the field, and Lin Sen immediately felt a familiar gaze watching him.
Following the feeling, it was Garnett who was imprinted into his eyes, and Garnett's eyes were the same as the one he had when he first came to Minnesota.
Lin Sen smiled at Garnett, directly letting Garnett's eyes go to the right side of the arc.
Garnett went straight to the free-throw line, and when Garnett walked to the free-throw line, the audience rang out with a uniform MVP cheer.
Standing outside the three-point line, Lin Sen couldn't help but think back to those MVP nights that belonged to him, shook his head and focused entirely on Garnett.
After a whistle, Garnett adjusted his rhythm, and Linson was bent down and ready to rush in to grab the defensive rebound.
Garnett disappointed all Magic fans, though, as his second free throw went into the basket safely.
"KG, the second free throw still hit steadily, he didn't give Wood a chance to take a one-point lead, although it was only a small lead that could be ignored, but for Minnesota, who played the chase for nearly two hours, this comeback will greatly boost their morale." Bill. Wharton analyzed.
However, what made the Magic even more desperate was the return to the offensive end where Linson's breakaway shot was given to Chris. Webb, Webb's mid-range shot missed.
"Orlando is in danger now, the ball is not theirs. As long as Minnesota completes this offense, the pressure will be all on Orlando's side. For Orlando, they have to defend well. With 61 seconds left before the end of the race, it's not like there's no time. Hoffman said as he stared closely at the Magic fans who were quickly retreating.
Stan, off the field. Van Gundy scratched his hair in annoyance, just now Linsen's breakthrough opportunity was just right, but Garnett's defense speed was too fast, although it did not directly interfere with Webb, but it still put pressure on Webb.
Jamal. Nelson dribbled the ball into the half, and Linson did not make a tackle but spread his arms to put Nelson under pressure as much as possible.
Nelson didn't come by himself, and when the time came to twenty-four seconds and there were twelve seconds left in the offensive time, Nelson directly hoisted the ball over Linson's head.
"Jamal chose to pass the ball and still handed it to KG. Now Darko is in charge of defense, and Darko doesn't suffer in terms of height, I don't know if he can take on the team's continued defensive duties. "Bill. Wharton said as he stared at Garnett and Milicic.
Milicic placed himself completely on Garnett, and Linson, who was one step inside the three-point line, glanced at Jamal, who was in charge of defense. Nelson then quickly pondered whether to take the risk.
Garnett carried Milicic and dribbled the ball and made two false movements in a row, but Milicic did not shake, seeing that the offensive time entered five seconds, Linson decided to gamble according to Garnett's previous offensive habits.
Boom!
Garnett slammed Milicic behind him again, and Linson began to step back a little more, and his body also completed a half-turn, and his left hand covered Nelson's direction.
"It's coming!"
Lin Sen silently said, according to Garnett's previous habits, this is an absolutely good opportunity. Lin Sen didn't want to miss it, so he instantly got up and went straight to Garnett.
And at this moment, just as Lin Sen judged, he would turn around and jump after hitting it again. The best chance for Linson is the moment Garnett turns and jumps, which requires a lot of speed and timing.
"Wood ......"
Bill. Wharton shouted as he looked at Lin Sen, who suddenly started on the field.
Under the surprise of the fans in the audience, Lin Sen had already rushed to the inside, and the ball in Garnett's hand was also exposed in front of Lin Sen's eyes, and Lin Sen took the ball between Garnett's hands fiercely.
Garnett, who had just turned around, also caught a glimpse of Lin Sen who was rushing over, and subconsciously wanted to speed up his hand.
Syllable!
There was a crisp sound, but instead of the sound of a ball being drawn, it hit Garnett's arm.
"Oh, it was a thug foul, Wood made a mistake for his gambling steal, and this foul at a crucial moment could well have ruined all hope for Orlando." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen, who raised his arm high to signal that his thug had fouled him, and said.
"It's just a little bit, it's okay to play the next attack." Stan. Van Gundy pulled past Linson.
Stan. Van Gundy's attitude made Linsen more or less take out and Devon. Kathy vs. Stan. Van Gundy is just a surface and also better than Devon. Casey is a lot better.
"Coach, I'm not going to throw in the towel!" Lin Sen said in a firm tone, raising his head and glancing at the big screen, at this moment, there were 42 seconds left before the end of the game, Orlando was one point behind, and just now his beater's foul also sent Garnett to the free throw line.
Judging from the results, Wood's risky steal is very undeserved, but if you don't do it, maybe it's not Wood, many people like his gambling steal, since it is called a gambling steal, it means that we should know the risk of such a steal, in fact, from the replay, if KG is slower, then 0.1 seconds, maybe the result will be completely different.
And the game is not yet at the end of the game, it is too early to say all this, countless games have proved that a guy with a big heart will not be annoyed by a previous shot or mistake, maybe Wood will use a big heart performance to say goodbye to his old club. ”
"Bill, what you said is not bad, but if KG makes two free throws, then Orlando will be under a lot more pressure, and the first free throw will be hit."
In Hoffman's voice, Garnett's first free throw went into the basket safely.
The cheers of the MVP in the audience constantly filled Lin Sen's eardrums.
"Don't enter, don't enter, don't enter!"
That's what countless Orlando fans are saying at the moment, and while time seems to be plentiful, the pressure of being three points behind is definitely not the same as being two points behind.
It's a pity that Garnett, who has scored 35 points tonight, did not give face to his former younger brother Lin Sen.
Swish!
Another crisp sound of wiping the net sounded. The crowd cheered. A three-point lead of forty seconds of offensive time. As long as you defend well and don't let Linsen have a three-point chance, then there is a great chance of winning this game.
And Devon. Casey also shouted at the court: "Pay attention to his three-pointers, don't let him shoot threes!" ”
"Devin, obviously knows how good Wood's three-pointers are, and if you listen to the voice, you can tell how worried he is that Wood will come to the three-pointer to tie the score." Hoffman looked at Devin who was yelling at the court. Kathy.
Adriana behind the Magic bench. Lima also pulled down the collar of her trench coat to reveal her cheeks, and her hands were clasped tightly together as if she were praying.
Linson dribbled the ball through the half court as fast as he could, and at this moment the Timberwolves' defensive formation has shrunk into a 1-2-2 joint defense, which evolved from a 3-2 joint defense to make up for the shortcomings of the 3-2 joint defense.
And at the moment Devon. Casey put on such a defensive formation, and the most important thing is to control Linson's perimeter. He didn't want Linson to hit a three-point shot directly because of the poor outside defense, completely erasing the team's hard-won three-point advantage.
"Oh, apparently Devin knows how good Wood's three-pointers are, and looking at his defensive set-up, how will Wood deal with it?" Hoffman said as he looked at Linson, who was dribbling.
Jamal. Nelson kept an eye on Linson, the current 1-2-2 combo made him a little less pressure, and Ariza and Hassell were ready to fill in on either side.
Lin Sen didn't hesitate too much, and Milicic, who made a gesture inside, immediately pulled out.
Seeing Milicic pull out, Hassel and Ariza shrank their positions at the same time, ready to make up for Linson who broke through with cover at any time.
Garnett, on the other hand, did not pull it out completely, but just stood one step outside the reasonable collision zone, ready to make up for Lin Sen, who might rush in.
Syllable!
Lin Sen slapped the ball hard. Made a change of direction.
Looking at the response made by Nelson in front of him, Lin Sen changed direction again and directly accelerated.
Milicic's size successfully helped Linson block Nelson's help defense. And Ariza, who was closest to Linson, immediately made up from the diagonal side, and Garnett on the inside also moved his feet to wait for Linson's arrival.
"Hit the inside?" Bill. Wharton looked at Lin Sen, who rushed to the inside without hesitation, and wondered, at this moment, rushing to the inside to face Garnett and Ariza who came up diagonally to make up for the defense is not a very good choice.
It could even be said to be a wrong choice, but Lin Sen didn't seem to have any concerns at all, so he was very puzzled.
Garnett stared at Lin Sen, who was rushing towards him, and raised his right hand high, while Ariza on the other side took a direct step back and tried to block the breakthrough line directly on Lin Sen's right side.
Jamal behind him. Nelson pounced on Eddie Iron, who was in charge of the defense. Jones, it seems that Lin Sen can only choose to come by himself this time.
With a slam lunge, Garnett's eyes widened, and at the same time he took a step and waited for Lin Sen's arrival, while Ariza on the other side was also ready to deal with Lin Sen's breakthrough.
What the?
Garnett was stunned for a moment, because Lin Sen did not choose to rush at him, but chose to retreat.
Lin Sen slapped the ball with his left hand, and the basketball immediately changed its landing point and hit it directly to the crotch.
After a hit to the ground, the ball bounced from his crotch to Linsen's right hand, and his right hand quickly recovered.
Garnett immediately realized that Linson was likely to choose a pull-up jump shot, and the whole person immediately jumped up, hoping to use his height and reach advantage to block Linsen's shooting space, but Garnett didn't dare to press down for fear of being cheated and fouled by Linsen.
Linson jumped high, and this choice was completely unexpected by Garnett and Ariza, because Linson has not made a mid-range shot in this game so far, so much so that Garnett forgot that Linsen can actually choose a mid-range shot, although the shooting ability is not ideal.
Facing Garnett's cover, Lin Sen's body became taller and taller.
The ball left Linson's palm and fell high to the basket behind Garnett.
Swish!
A crisp sound of wiping the net sounded, and Lin Sen clenched his fist fiercely.
"One point, one point!" After whispering softly, Lin Sen immediately retreated quickly.
The whole person stood on the three-point line with open arms, glaring at Nelson, who was advancing on the dribble, and shouted: "Defense! ”
"This was Wood's first mid-range shot in the game?" Bill. Wharton turned his head to look at Hoffman.
"If I'm not mistaken, then this ball is yes."
Even if KG was Wood's teammate, he would have been deceived by Wood's lack of a mid-range shot in the whole game, and no one would have thought that he would choose to shoot from mid-range at such a critical moment. But Wood did. It reminds me of someone saying that Wood's mid-range shooting is still okay. I think he'll need to work on his mid-range shooting in the summer. "Bill. Wharton said.
German. Casey was conservative and used a short timeout for Zuihou, who was one of the team's longs and shorts, and he hoped to set up the team to be more confident of winning the game.
"There are 32 seconds left before the end of the game, which means that Orlando has at least one more chance to attack, but it is important for them to defend this timeout, and Devin called this timeout and naturally hopes that the team can use this timeout more Haode through this timeout."
"Oh, Stan opted for a substitution, he replaced Chris for Dennis, and the old guy Dennis came on again. He didn't play very well today, and now that he puts Dennis on the pitch, isn't he worried that Dennis' pace will cause problems for the team? "Bill. Wharton said as he looked at Rodman on the court.
Rodman pulled Lin Sen and a few people to explain again, and then walked straight to the inside line.
Garnett fed the ball to Nelson, who was not in a hurry at all, and the best result was to use up the 24-second offensive time and send the ball to the basket.
When the time came to twenty-four seconds and ten seconds, Lin Sen did not continue to stay in place but directly forced up.
However, Nelson passed the ball straight away, and the receiver was Garnett from the inside, but at this moment Milicic was standing in front of Garnett.
Garnett, who received the ball, did not shoot himself, but passed the ball directly to Rickie, who ran up. Davis.
Ricky. Davis didn't hesitate. Directly through Garnett to get rid of Grant. Hill's marking was followed by a quick stop and a jump shot the ball out.
Twenty-four seconds after the ball was shot, the sound of offensive time rang out, and the Orlando fans in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief because Ricky. Davis' buzzer-shot shot missed.
Rodman got straight past Blunt and stuck Garnett behind him.
"Dennis' key defensive rebound. He kept a silver lining for Orlando! "Bill. Wharton shouted loudly, and Rodman, who grabbed the rebound, immediately called a timeout.
"It was so stressful that Minnesota gave Orlando seven seconds to do a lot of things on the basketball court, such as a thrilling kill! Now I think the pressure must all be on Minnesota. "Bill. Wharton looked at Devin, who was surrounded in the middle by the Timberwolves players. Casey said.
As noted by Bill. As Wharton said, Devon. Casey was so hungry for a win in this game that he paid special attention to the defense this time, and kept loudly reminding Linson.
Although Linson only spent more than two dozen games with the Timberwolves, Linsen's key ball ability was left to Devin. Casey was impressed.
Although there were moments of New Orleans' shutouts, Washington's Zuihou stunner and the two times against San Antonio were successful fatal blows.
However, just now Linson's mid-range jumper made Devin. Casey had to pay attention, although at the critical moment when the Timberwolves were in the Timberwolves, Linson himself was inclined to three-point shooting to solve the problem, but after all, the Magic was only one point behind at the moment.
"Hildo, Chris, Eddie, Kailana, Wood, you five on the court!" Stan. Van Gundy quickly counted the players on the court and immediately began to set up.
Linson is the undisputed first choice, while Tekoglou and Webb are the second and third options when the first tactics can't be played.
Honk!
A whistle broke the oppressive atmosphere in the center of the target, and the decisive moment of Zuihou was completely here.
7 seconds!
A suffocating 7 seconds!
"7 seconds is enough time for the Timberwolves to complete a tactical offense, and you can also give Wood his own singles, what is Orlando's choice, I believe that whether it is tactics or singles, Zuihou's first shot must be Wood, although Wood is a rookie, but everyone knows that he has a big heart." Hoffman looked at Lin Sen who was walking Xiangshang and said.
Under the cover of his teammates, Linson received a pass from Webb, and Webber, who sent the throw-in, immediately cut inside.
Garnett immediately chased Webb into the interior, while Linson took the ball down and all the other players ran away.
"It's a single! However, the rest of Orlando was also in a position to catch the ball and complete a Zuihou shot at any time, and Trevor was under tremendous pressure. "Bill. Wharton said, looking at Ariza.
The basketball shuttled left and right around Lin Sen at a very fast speed, and people couldn't help but worry about whether Lin Sen would make a mistake because he dribbled too fast.
And Ariza didn't dare to make a move at all, for fear that a shot would cause a foul on the fighter and send Linson to the free throw line.
A fierce sprint was accompanied by a sharp stop, and Ariza reacted immediately, he subconsciously thought that Linson was going to choose to shoot, but in order to avoid being fouled, he did not jump.
However, at this time, Lin Sen accelerated again, and Ariza immediately retreated.
Lin Sen pulled the ball sideways and jumped directly to the left of the free throw line.
Ariza also jumped up immediately, but at the moment he was still some distance away from Lin Sen.
"Wood, mid-range pullup jumper!" Hoffman shouted as he looked at Lin Sen who was leaping into the air.
At this moment, the time on the timer has come to zuihou for a second.
"Go ahead!"
Lin Sen looked at the basket in the distance and tossed the ball out.
This ball is his farewell to the Timberwolves!
Ariza's hand slammed into the air and watched the ball fly into the air.
When the ball reached the highest air, the whistle blew for the end of the game.
"Zaijian, Minnesota!"
After landing on the ground, Lin Sen turned directly and made a flying kiss to the Minnesota Timberwolves flag above the arena.
Swish!
Behind him, the Nets made a splash. (To be continued......)