Chapter 275: Sweeping New Jersey, Who is the best rookie!
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Linson has forgotten the joy of scoring just now, and now is not the end of the game, and the Magic's defensive formation at the moment relies more on man markers and teammates' active running to make up for defense.
Azubuke clung to Vince. Carter, Tekoglou followed Richard. Jefferson, as for the inside line at the moment the Magic is Dwight. Howard and Darko. Milicic's twin towers, such a defensive arrangement will at least make the Nets dare not attack the interior at will.
And Lin Sen is in charge of keeping an eye on Jason. Kidd, Kidd played so well in this game, Linson bent down with his hands on his knees and waited for Kidd's arrival, while also using this little time to recover his limited strength.
When Kidd dribbled to a distance of only about one meter from Linsen, Linsen's hands supporting his knees were half-extended, and his body was half-bowed and did not go up to hit with his body, although Kidd was 33 years old, but Kidd's physical strength was incomparable to the current Linsen.
Kidd's stats are enough to tell everyone how hard he played in this game, both defensively and offensively.
And behind all this effort is undoubtedly his desire to win, a protest against the way of sweeping this humiliating way out.
Directing his teammates to run, Kidd looked at Lin Sen in front of him, Lin Sen, a rookie, was one step away from him.
The ball passed back and forth under the crotch, the speed was not fast, and it seemed that it could be broken with a little pressing, but Lin Sen didn't dare to start at will.
Kidd didn't feel sorry for Lin Sen not being fooled, and his left wrist suddenly changed direction, and the ball that bounced off the floor flew straight to Lin Sen's side.
Lin Sen subconsciously stretched out his hand. The ball had passed through his side one by one.
"Jason. Pass! "Kenny. Smith exclaimed.
Kidd's pass increased the spin of the ball. As a result, the ball did not bounce directly in a straight line after hitting the ground, but bounced to the left with the help of Richard. Jefferson covers Vince who temporarily shook off Azubuuk. Carter.
Although Lin Sen is confident in his ability to control the ball and his passing ability, although Lin Sen can also do it for a pass like Kidd, he has the self-knowledge to be as accurate as Kidd.
Vince after receiving the ball. Carter pulled up and threw the ball before Milicic could get it in place.
Swish!
The ball drilled into the Nets to the excitement of the New Jersey Nets fans at the scene.
Vince was still in the good hands, and it was a crucial goal that put the Nets back up by one point at 98:97. With 84 seconds left before the end of the game, Vince also scored 37 points in this game, what kind of counterattack is Orlando ready to make? "Kenny. Smith set his sights on Lin Sen.
The 84-second time meant there were four offensive rounds left under normal circumstances, leaving the Magic with only two offensive chances. So the importance of this offensive is self-evident.
Lin Sen quickly dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and the New Jersey Nets' defensive formation changed to a counterpoint zone defense. Kidd stood in front of Linson, Vince. Carter defended Azubuuk, but focused more on Linson's side.
The number of times Linsen and Kidd faced each other was very limited throughout the game, and the only thing Linsen was sure of compared to Kidd was his speed and shooting, and Lin Sen couldn't think about it.
Two crotch throws in a row, and pull the ball with your right hand. At the same time, he slid to his right, and Kidd immediately moved his feet. At the same time, Carter also moved his steps to Lin Sen's side, but at the same time as Carter moved his steps, Azubuuk had already run in the opposite direction to Carter's move and went straight to the bottom left corner under Lin Sen's advance signal.
At the same time, Milicic on the inside ran near the left mid-distance to provide cover for Azubuk.
Carter didn't expect Azubuuk's run to be so resolute, and immediately temporarily evoked the help of Linson, but on the other side, Richard. Jefferson quickly took over the role that Carter had just played.
However, Linson did not give Richard. Jefferson chances, Dwight on the inside. Howard pulled out quickly, and at the same time Richard. Jefferson's marker Tekoglou cut inside from the right side at 45 degrees, and the ball in Linson's hand was passed to Terkoglou at the same time.
"Wood passes, Hildo's chance this time is actually not good!" Kenny. Smith said as he watched the ball on the field and faced Kostic's reinforcement.
After passing the ball, Lin Sen suddenly ran back, directly shook off Kidd and ran to the left side of the free throw line.
The ball in Tekoglou's hand was immediately passed, and at this time, Linson was temporarily in an open position, and Collins on the inside of the Nets had to pounce to make up for the defense.
Syllable!
Lin Sen pushed the ball with his right hand, and the ball happened to hit the ground through the Collins goal.
At the same time, Milicic, who was pulled into a mid-range position, made a quick turn and just received Linsen's ground-hitting pass.
"Oh, Collins has been pierced through the small door, Darko's chance!" Barkley exclaimed.
Vince defending Azubuuk. Carter pounced on Milicic and Collins turned quickly to try to make up for his misses, but the two of them were still a little slower, and Milicic smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.
"A goal worth a thousand gold, Darko completed his freshman in Orlando this season, 99:98, Orlando stubbornly pulled back, New Jersey was under a lot of pressure, Lawrence asked for a timeout, he had to lay out how to complete the key shot, there were 64 seconds left, there were not many opportunities left for New Jersey to shoot, they had to take advantage of it if they wanted to avoid a sweep." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the big screen.
"Wood's split shot just now did a good job, and of course Darko's turn and cut in quickly, as if I saw him before the draft, although Darko has played four seasons, he is only 22 years old, leaving him with a lot of time to grow, this season he has mainly played as a bench in Orlando, playing nearly 22 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, including nearly two frontcourt rebounds per game.
With such a statistic for playing time and being able to provide Orlando with a solid defense, there is no doubt that he is an important member of the Orlando bench. His contract expires this season. I think that kind of data can make a good contract for a lot of teams. I don't know if Orlando has the courage to keep Darko who is doing well while facing Dwight's contract extension. Barkley said, looking at the data in his hand.
"If I were Otis. Smith, I'm happy to offer a good contract, provided no other team comes out with a new contract, and the timeout is up, 64 seconds for Zuihou, a little more than a minute for New Jersey's offensive chances. "In Kenny. As Smith spoke, both players returned to the court, and the Magic players did not press the Nets' serve.
Kidd received the ball and dribbled quickly across the half, but was not in a hurry. For New Jersey, what is needed most is the success rate, not the rush of the shot.
And the defender standing in front of Kidd changed from Linson to Azubuuk, and Linson was already standing near Carter.
Carter ran, Linson followed, and Kidd didn't listen to give the ball to Carter but chose to give it to the inside.
"Unexpected passes, could it be that New Jersey has set up a tactic to open up the situation with Kostic? Is Lawrence so convinced that Dwight's defense is vulnerable? "Kenny. Smith was puzzled.
And this is the other players of the Nets running significantly faster, and Collins on the inside pulled to the top of the arc.
Lin Sen caught a glimpse of Collins running up, and had a guess in his heart, and his footsteps moved backwards, and at this time, Carter, who was in charge of defense, suddenly accelerated.
As Linson thought, Collins was doing an off-ball screen for Carter's run.
The guarded Linson's step-back was just in time to keep him from being pulled out to cover Collins in order to chase Carter, who immediately passed the ball over when he saw Carter cut in.
"Kostic passes the ball and Vince cuts in with the help of screen. New jersey! "Kenny. Smith shouted.
The attention of the fans in the stadium was on Carter, and the ball came to him, and Carter threw the ball directly to the basket with his right hand without thinking.
Although Lin Sen was not blocked by Collins, he was a little farther away from Carter because he took a step back. Seeing that Carter did not continue to impact the basket but jumped up directly, Lin Sen knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he jumped up and pounced.
"Be careful!" Kidd's voice had just entered Carter's ears as the ball had left Carter's palm and flew into the air.
In the next second, all the Nets fans on the scene wanted to rush into the air to block that damn rookie.
Syllable!
Linson, who let Collins cover, grab the ball thrown by Carter directly with his right hand.
However, because Lin Sen jumped a little far to cover the ball, his body also hit Carter's body when he took the ball thrown by Carter into his hand.
Lin Sen, who had been a little hasty in jumping, directly lost his body center of gravity and fell to the floor.
"Oh, Wood had a change and fell to the floor." Barkley shouted.
Boom!
Lin Sen fell heavily on the floor, but Lin Sen still clamped the ball tightly before falling to the floor, and when he fell on the floor, the ball still came out of his palm.
Seeing this, Collins immediately pounced, looking at the ball in front of him, Lin Sen stretched out his hands and swept the ball into his hands, and at the same time quickly made a gesture to ask for a timeout.
Despite Collins' hand, the referee's whistle sounded early.
Carter could never have imagined that this attack, the near-perfect offensive coordination, would be destroyed, and it would be destroyed like this.
"Wood was clever enough to call a timeout, which was an invaluable ball for Orlando. But I still feel sorry for him, the voice just now is so loud, Vince must not understand how Wood did it, look at the replay Wood prepared in advance, I want to say this is the embodiment of high ball intelligence? Barkley had a distressed look on his face.
Not to mention Carolina on the sidelines, Carolina has long been entangled.
She was relieved when she saw Linson being pulled up by Howard and Milicic.
"Yes, it's a direct reflection of the high ball quotient, some players are like that, they play with their brains all the time, Wood's block and timeout is too crucial, otherwise if the ball is judged, no matter how good Wood bounces, it may not be able to help Orlando grab the ball, and now the pressure is completely back on the New Jersey side, they are not only one point behind but also lose possession.
There are 44 seconds left until the end of the race. Orlando will definitely use up almost 20 seconds of offensive time as much as possible. In this way, even if this attack misses, they still have a chance to attack. For New Jersey, they have to defend well this time, and once Orlando scores, the game will be really dangerous. "Kenny. Smith said.
The short 20-second timeout passed quickly, and Stan. Van Gundy swapped Milicic because Milicic shot less than 60 percent from the free-throw line to Howard.
Replacing Milicic was Chris. Webb, Howard stood on the sidelines and prepared to serve.
With a whistle, Howard lifted the ball, Kidd and Carter stared at Linson, and finally Tekogrul pulled out to receive Howard's serve.
Tekoglou held the ball in his arms and did not dribble in a hurry, but waited for Linson to come up and catch the ball.
With Webb's cover, Lin Sen temporarily shook off Carter and ran towards Tekoglou. Tekoglou immediately handed the ball to Linson, then quickly ran to the other side and took away Richard, who was defending him. Jefferson.
After receiving the ball, Lin Sen also did not rush to dribble, but protected the ball between his waist and abdomen, leaning sideways on Carter.
Carter put his hands on Lin Sen's body and kept a sense of pressure on the ball between Lin Sen's waist and abdomen, and at the same time gently hit Lin Sen with his chest.
Linson threw his ass at Carter to keep Carter away from him as much as possible, time is just as important for the Nets as it is for the Magic.
Carter, like Lin Sen, played for more than 40 minutes in this game and barely rested, so he also knew that Lin Sen, a rookie, had reached the limit of his physical fitness.
Azubuuk ran over from a distance, and seeing this scene, Carter leaving Lin Sen's body was exactly the same as Lin Sen's choice just now, and Carter's departure made Lin Sen breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Sen pushed forward little by little. It finally stopped on the left side of the three-point line.
Time is running out and fans on both sides are worried. And Orlando Magic fans naturally hope that the Magic will score another goal, and then the victory will be almost in hand.
Tekoglou and Azubuke cut back and forth to pull the Nets' defense as much as possible, while Chris. Webb also pulled in the middle range, and Howard pulled out as well, but Kostic didn't follow too closely.
Seeing that the time before the end of the game entered 33 seconds, Lin Sen's dribbling rhythm began to pick up.
At the same time, Carter used his body to collide with Lin Sen's body again, and Lin Sen was a little confused under Carter's impact, and the ball almost came out of his hand, which made Magic fans worried.
However, Linson quickly regained control of the ball, and Carter saw hope and hit again, but this time he quickly reached out at the same time, and Kidd on the other side also pressed over.
Linson pulled the ball early, but he still stumbled under Carter's impact, and it looked like a flat boat in a storm, and the boat was in danger of capsizing at any time.
Just when his body staggered, Lin Sen slapped the ball with his left hand, and his right foot was the axis.
Leaning on Carter's left hand, he pulled the ball, and his back collided with Carter and then turned around.
"Oh, Woodra ball turns, he seems to be instantly full of energy!" Kenny. Smith shouted.
Carter didn't expect that Lin Sen, who was still crumbling just now, would make changes in such a short period of time.
After completing the turn, Lin Sen slapped the ball with his right hand and stepped out quickly with his right foot.
Carter was left behind by him, and at this time Jason. Kidd made up for it in time, and Carter could only quickly make up for Azubuike, so as not to give Azubuuk an opportunity to shoot in the open position.
Not far away, Collins was also eyeing him, and Lin Sen did not choose to pass the ball but chose to do it himself.
Lin Sen did not continue to cut to the inside, but regained control of his body and stepped back, and the whole person directly exited the three-point line.
Kidd didn't expect Lin Sen to choose to retreat instead of moving forward, but his attention was very focused and pressed straight up, rather than giving Lin Sen an open opportunity to shoot.
Looking at Kidd, who was quickly attached, Lin Sen lowered his crotch and shook his upper body at the same time.
The clock also entered Zuihou's 30 seconds, and the most important result for the Magic was to complete the offense, leaving more than 24 seconds to complete the offense, whether it scored or not.
The right hand catches the ball that passes under the crotch and slaps the ball again, and the ball passes through the crotch again, while the body shakes sideways.
What Kidd didn't expect happened, Lin Sen didn't take a step with his right foot but with his left foot, and he walked directly to the right side of his body.
At the moment of the left foot, Linsen's left hand slapped the ball, and the ball bounced through the crotch to the right hand.
To make such an unconventional breakthrough in such a short period of time, the experienced Kidd quickly retreated half a step.
Syllable!
With his right hand, Lin Sen's right foot did not step forward but directly retreated.
"Step back?"
Kidd immediately took a step forward, and at the same time Linson's left foot was withdrawn.
The whole person went straight out of the three-point line, and Kidd was about to get back in front of him.
Lin Sen didn't let him wait, but grabbed the moment before Kidd was in place and jumped directly.
"Wood, so suddenly, is it another typical Wood unreasonable goal or a stupid choice?" Kenny. Smith said as he looked at Lin Sen, who was jumping.
At this time, Kidd also jumped up, but the height of his cap was really limited, and Kidd simply stretched out his hand directly to Lin Sen's eyes.
Lin Sen's body leaned back, letting go of Kidd's palm as much as possible, and slowly the basket appeared in front of his eyes.
"Wood's step-back three-pointer, a difficult three-pointer." Barkley shouted and the ball flew into the air, with Howard and Webb and Collins Costtic battling for position on the inside.
"Don't go in!" Frank shouted inwardly.
However, God did not hear his prayers, and the ball slammed into the basket after a low arc.
Bang!
Lin Sen fell to the floor again, watching the ball pass through the Nets, Lin Sen's fist was raised high, and the light above the center of the IZOD was so dazzling.
"Wood, crazy Wood, I really don't know what words to use to describe this rookie, 102:98, 25 seconds left, New Jersey has to score before it has a chance to survive." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the Nets players walking to the sidelines.
However, when the timeout came back, Carter's three-point shot smashed out of the frame, and Webb grabbed a key defensive rebound.
Collins immediately resorted to foul tactics, and Webb, who stepped to the free throw line, made two free throws to send the New Jerseyns into despair.
Although Carter then hit a three-pointer, the Nets had only three seconds left, and Carter was fouled immediately after Linson received the ball.
Amid the boos, Linson walked to the free-throw line and watched the basket in the distance as Linson threw the ball.
Swish!
"The first penalty hit, and New Jersey's hopes were completely shattered!" Kenny. Smith said.
Swish!
Two free throws and two hits, Zuihou's three-point shot from the Nets smashed out of the basket at the whistle at the end of the game.
"40 points, 40 points, 16 points in the Zuihou quarter, rookie leader Wood played the most perfect self-redemption in the game! Swept New Jersey, the best rookie is not his own! Barkley shouted! (To be continued......)