Chapter 39: The Last Throw
"Wood really surprised everyone, completely desperate to attack the basket, the goal was somewhat lucky, but it was the most pleasant compliment for him, if he hit the free throw then Minnesota was only one point behind, and now there are 58 seconds left before the end of the game, almost a minute, and it is difficult to know who will win and who will lose." Bill Wharton said.
Hoffman, next to Bill Wharton, smiled: "If Minnesota wants to come back and win, I personally recommend that Wood not take on the task of defending Gilbert. ”
"Looks like you're right." Bill Wharton said with a smile as he turned his head.
Lin Sen, who stood on the free throw line, looked at the referee on the bottom line.
The various boos in the audience became louder and louder, and many fans in the audience behind the hoop waved large white towels in their hands.
Even more exaggerated was a big fat man with his bare upper body, and the fat on his chest trembled as he shook.
Lin Sen glanced away from his gaze, took the ball and stopped looking at the fat man.
After slapping the ball, Lin Sen watched the basket and threw the ball.
In the boo, Linson's penalty smashed on the basket and bounced, but the ball fell and got into the basket.
made the MIC center a voice of regret, they thought that Lin Sen would miss this key free throw, but they didn't expect the ball to play a joke with them.
Chen Hao was also taken aback, but he was immediately relieved when he saw the ball go in.
There are 58 seconds left until the end of the game.
At this moment, the Timberwolves are still one point behind, so the importance of defense this time is self-evident.
The Timberwolves quickly returned to their positions and waited for the Wizards' offense.
Returning to the defensive end, Linson did not defend Arenas and instead handed over the defensive task to Hassel.
Hassel stared at Arenas in front of him, Arenas stepping in succession, his face completely full of confidence.
Boom!
Arenas' body collided with Hassell, and at the same time the ball was pulled in a change of direction.
Hassell's defence showed some gaps, which were caught by Arenas.
Lin Sen watched the jumping Arenas immediately pounce, but it was still not enough to affect Arenas' shooting.
The crisp sound of wiping the net made the cheers in the MIC center go crazy again, and the depressed Wizards fans who were made by Linson's two-plus-one were completely rejuvenated at the moment.
Devin Casey looked at the celebratory Arenas with some helplessness, tonight's Arenas felt so good.
"Gilbert's key mid-range shot, he completely ignored the Trenton defense, and the three-point lead put all the pressure back on Minnesota." Hoffman said as he looked at the score.
Caron Butler looked at Lin Sen in front of him with a serious face, the rookie in front of him was too cunning, especially since he had to deal with the blocking and demolition of Lin Sen by others.
Now the game has reached a critical moment, as long as you can prevent this attack, then the first win of the season is not far away.
Rather than rushing to dribble, Linson held the ball at his waist and the standard triple threat move didn't look like it was going to attack.
As time passed second by second, Lin Senmeng's hands grabbed the ball and lifted it up, and his originally bowed body straightened in an instant, like a prelude to shooting.
Caron Butler stood up and reached for Linson with his right hand, but he didn't jump, apparently fearing that Linson's movement was a feint.
However, this was enough for Linsen, who quickly took the ball away, and Butler immediately put his hand down, feeling a little happy that he didn't jump.
But Linson's speed was so fast that Butler stepped back and tried to block Linson, but soon he was blocked by one man again.
"Damn it's cover again!" Butler muttered.
Lin Sen's did not slow down, and in the face of Stevenson, who wanted to pull up to make up for the defense, he changed direction and rushed directly to the inside.
Jamison watched Lin Sen raise his arms as he rushed inside, and Lin Sen jumped at Jamison without any fear.
But the next second, the ball left Lin Sen's hand.
Syllable!
The basket let out a wail, and Haywood was knocked off the baseline by Garnett's legs.
Garnett let go of the basket, celebrated briefly with Linson, and immediately ran to the backcourt.
Eddie Jordan reluctantly used up Zuihou for a long timeout at the referee.
He must use this long timeout to ensure that the team can get the victory for Zuihou.
"Wood's pass was just right, and now he and KG are really skilful at interacting with each other, and it's beautiful to see how Wood passed the ball from behind his back to KG with his left hand after his jump." Hoffman watched the replay on the big screen and exclaimed.
"It's only one point again, there are still 30 seconds left before the game, and the suspense of who wins and who loses continues." Bill Wharton continued.
After the timeout, the Wizards didn't rush to attack, and the pursuit of success and game time was the most important thing for them.
The Wizards have already made up their minds that even if they can't score, they will use up 24 seconds of offensive time.
Arenas controlled the ball, Hassell didn't dare to let Arenas go too far, and Arenas didn't rush to attack.
Devin Casey watched nervously on the court, and as the clock ticked by, the Timberwolves fans were nervous.
It wasn't until there were only eight seconds left in the twenty-four seconds of attack time that Arenas was activated.
Under Hassell's defense, Arenas missed the shot with 24 seconds of offensive time.
Garnett grabbed a vital defensive rebound under Madsen's cover and immediately used up a short timeout for the team.
Bill Wharton looked at the Timberwolves' bench: "Gilbert missed the most undeserved shot, leaving only 5.3 seconds left for Minnesota, if you want to win then Minnesota must make good use of those 5.3 seconds, who will take Minnesota's Zuihou shot?" ”
"It's KG or Rookie Wood, who has scored 29 points tonight, or someone else." Hoffman said.
"I think KG is more likely, after all, Wood is still a rookie, even though he has a big heart, but it was only in the NCAA arena and not in the NBA, I don't know how Devin will set it up." Bill Wharton looked at the Wizards bench again.
At this moment, Eddie Jordan is nervously arranging: "They should be handed over to KG, then Brandon's task is to keep an eye on him, don't let him have a comfortable chance to shoot, if they are handed over to the rookie, it's best to stop him from making a shot, if not, then don't give him a chance to shoot on the outside." ”
"Forcing him to go inside, preferably forcing him to shoot from mid-range, understand?" Eddie Jordan swept through every member of the team.
"Understood!"
The Wizards shouted in unison.
"The first choice of the ball is given to KG, KG you serve on the sideline and then immediately cut inside, for a chance to shoot in the middle distance, Eddie, you are responsible for covering KG." Devin Casey drew two offensive lines on the board for Garnett to catch the ball.
"If KG doesn't succeed, then the second option is ......" Devin Casey looked at Mike James, who had anticipation on his face.
Looking at Ricky Davis, Ricky Davis wanted to put a plaster on his face and let me come.
Without stopping at Ricky Davis's face, Devin Casey looked at Linson: "Wood, you're the second choice......"
Linson was in charge of the team's key offense in the NCAA last season, and he was never afraid to take a shot.
But this is the NBA after all, and although he also thought about taking on the zuihou shot himself, he still had some head bang when he was really asked.
Looking at Devin Casey, Lin Sen nodded.
Ten seconds later, the referee's whistle blew for both players to take the stage.
Ricky Davis and Mike James looked at Lin Sen who was walking towards the court, and their eyes were full of unwillingness.
Bill Wharton looked at the five Timberwolves who walked up to the court: "Who will take this zuihou shot?" KG or Wood? ”