Chapter 125: Guillotine, Black Eight Miracle!
After seeing James's reaction, the corners of Xu Yong's mouth rose.
He trash talked twice to get James to break the defense, but it was clear that this time was different from the last time.
Last time it was dissatisfaction with off-field factors, but this time, it's strategic.
After James played his own system, the Bulls did not work well in either man-to-man marking or 2-1-2 joint defense.
So after thinking about it on the bench, Xu Yong thought of the best solution, which was to force James to one-on-one with him.
It's obviously better to let him play alone than to let him play the system.
Of course, letting James break the defense is only the first step, even if a person like James is on the top for a while, he will soon calm down.
It's like fishing, finding a pond with fish is only the first step, you have to make a nest before you start fishing.
So in the first round of defending James, Xu Yong released a little water without a trace, and after James broke through him, he staged the trademark Zhan axe slam dunk and yelled at him.
Xu Yong lowered his head and ran forward, which made James enjoy it very much.
Of course, when Xu Yong went to the front court to ask for the ball, the person who defended him was not James, but the "moon man" Jamario Moon who came on the bench.
James needs to be physically fit on the offensive end and won't play offensive and defensive battles with him.
Moon was inspirational and played seven years in the lower league to make it to the NBA, but he couldn't stop Seo.
Seo Yong went to the basket after passing Moon and smashed the ball into the basket in front of Big Z.
Every piece of material in the nest is subject to interest.
After throwing Moon a look, James turned around and continued to beat Xu Yong.
It's just that this time Xu Yong's defense is in place, and he successfully defended this round after forcing him to shoot.
The Bulls played a defensive counterattack, and Xu Yong received a pass from Hinrich and flew to the basket to score.
Then in the next round, James successfully broke through Xu Yong, causing Miller to foul and get two free throws.
He also had a good mentality, and he hit two free throws in a row.
In the eyes of the fans, James and Xu Yong started a battle of points.
Although James can't score every time, compared to the embarrassed appearance of Xu Yong in the past, he is already a shame today.
Even Stern, who was in the stands, was a big change in his opinion of James' performance.
Although, the Bulls have been chasing points during this period.
It turns out that Xu Yong knows how to fish.
He put James on one ball and not on the other, although there are occasional missteps, but on the whole, the rhythm is in place.
James was like a hooked fish, eating the bait, but he didn't notice he was being caught.
It wasn't until the two sides switched back to the starting lineup one after another, and he found that the Bulls had overtaken the score, that he suddenly woke up.
He looked at Xu Yong in disbelief.
It's so insidious!
This is something that a rookie can do?!
Xu Yong looked calm, compared with James's abacus, this is just a small scene.
For his teammates, he didn't have so many twists and turns, but with his opponents, he was the one who Kobe Bryant was the one who guarded against him.
But there's one good thing about James, and that's that he's able to bend and stretch.
He could have wanted Xu Yong to know what Long Yan was angry about, and now he could ...... Tell Xu Yong that his voice was a little louder in front of him.
After finding out that he had been caught, no matter how much Xu Yong output trash talk, he would not confront Xu Yonggang.
After seven years in Cleveland, he was like a pebble constantly washed by the river, and just now, his last edge and corner were smoothed out by Xu Yong.
He's completely figured it out, if he can win the game, why should he look good?
History books are written by the victors.
Years from now, fans will only remember who won the game, who won what stats, and how many people can find the video of the game?
This wave of operation from the spirit of the king to the spirit of the king Ba, Xu Yong also completely lost his move.
The two sides began to enter the fiercest battle.
The Cavaliers play their system of basketball and play with a success rate.
The Bulls, on the other hand, stuck to a 2-1-2 combo and used the defense to score once the Cavaliers didn't score on offense.
The good news is that feng shui takes turns, and the Bulls have a good feel on the outside tonight.
When forced into positional warfare, the outside shooter can throw the ball in, and the Cavaliers will have some concerns about Xu Yong's pinching attack.
And O'Neal is deeply troubled by fouls, which also gives Rose room to play.
So despite the strength of the Cavaliers' lineup, the Bulls continued the situation in the first quarter and were in a stalemate with the Cavaliers.
In the third quarter, Xu Yong came to feel and continuously cut the score to pull the score away, but when it came to the rotation, the defects in the depth of the lineup allowed the Cavaliers to chase the score back.
Stalemate, pulling, confrontation, this game presented the highest spectacle of the game since the series.
Not only the fans at home, but even the fans watching the live broadcast were watching intently.
Perhaps this is the contest between the two teams that fans want to see the most, there are no off-field factors, no means, and it is a clash of strength.
Of course, it is this process that has made the outside world's evaluation of the Bulls change a lot.
Before, many people thought that the Bulls' first win was luck, G3 was a trick, and G4 was even more because James was injured, so there was actually a situation in which the Bulls were dominant before James was injured, and they also felt that the Bulls were not victorious.
But in this game, the Bulls proved their quality.
Even if it's a team with a predominantly young age, they can go back and forth with the No. 1 team in the East.
They have a bright future!
Before the game knew it, it was the final quarter.
The Cavaliers are still playing their system, and Xu Yong on the Bulls' side has ushered in another wave of hot hands.
With two minutes to go, the two teams were tied at 104.
Possession of the Cavaliers.
James held the ball at the top of the arc, and in the face of the Bulls' 2-1-2 defense, he didn't break inside this time, but made a three-point shot with a cold arrow.
The ball is thrown hard and the ball spins very little.
"Phew!"
The basketball smashed out of the frame without any suspense.
Noah jammed Vallejo for a defensive rebound.
The Bulls played a fast break, but this time Rose's layup was seized by James and a nailboard hat was chased.
However, before James could control the rebound, Xu Yong's fast break followed, directly took off the offensive rebound, jumped on the spot, and pressed the ball into the basket with one hand.
The LED screen at the scene showed Xu Yong's performance tonight, and the two consecutive waves of hand feeling have brought his personal score to 37 points.
The Cavaliers' offense, James also hit the system at this time, but it was a pity that Vallejo's mid-range jumper on the baseline was missed.
Noah defended the rebound before James rushed to grab the rebound, and Vallejo was whistled for a foul on the ball.
Because the number of fouls had arrived, Noah was sent directly to the free throw line.
However, Noah's hand feeling after gaining weight was really poor, coupled with physical exertion, he actually missed two free throws at a critical moment.
Vallejo grabbed a defensive rebound, and the game came to the final minute, with the Cavaliers trailing by two points.
After nearly four quarters of confrontation, the offensive efficiency of both sides has dropped significantly, and every point is crucial at this time.
"Defend! Defend! ”
The Chicago fans at the scene basically couldn't sit still, and they all stood up to cheer for the Bulls.
The Bulls came up with a high-intensity defense at critical moments, and the Cavaliers didn't have a chance to run the ball continuously.
James opted for a strong rush at the last minute, and he took eight consecutive steps against Noah to get a kill and get two free throws.
There was boos at the scene.
After James adjusted his breathing, the first free throw was deflected off the basket.
He wanted to burst into foul mouth and finally held back, after all, not being able to score is like shooting fast, you can't blame the basket, right?
Fortunately, he hit the second free throw to narrow the gap on the court to 1 point.
There are still 40 seconds left in the clock.
De Nagro made a substitution at this time, replacing Noah with Miller.
He did a really detailed job in terms of substitutions, because Noah missed the first two free throws, and if he continued to keep Noah on the court, the Cavaliers would have a trick of cutting Nuo, and the initiative would be captured by the Cavaliers.
And he didn't call a timeout, because he knew Brown's ability, and if he called a timeout at this time, it would be a chance for Brown to set up defense.
"Come on! Bulls! ”
The game was in its final moments, and the Chicago fans stood in unison to cheer for the home team.
The most critical round.
Xu Yong first chose to play with the ball on his back, and after encountering a pinch, he gave the ball to Rose.
Rose burst with the ball and then knocked the ball back to Xu Yong.
This wave of rounds without tactical arrangements is completely tacit understanding.
When Rose gave the ball, Xu Yong was already cutting to the basket.
Vallejo showed his ability to move quickly into the reasonable collision zone.
But before he could stand still, Xu Yong had already "rubbed" and soared into the air.
It is like pulling onions on dry land, and it seems to fall from the sky.
"Bang!"
Xu Yong exerted his strength with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket fiercely!
The massive impact knocked Vallejo off the line.
The scene boiled directly.
The referee didn't blow the whistle at this point.
Neither Xu Yong was blown for an offensive foul, nor was Vallejo for a blocking foul.
One of the hallmarks of the Stern era was that in the final moments of the game, the referee would give the game to the players unless it was a really serious foul.
Brown called a timeout.
There are only 20 seconds left until the race.
After Xu Yong scored this ball, the score on the court came to 108-105, and the Cavaliers trailed by 3 points, and they had no choice but to shoot three.
Pause the round.
Brown picked up the tactical board, but for a moment he didn't know how to set it up.
It was really too hard for him.
You're three points behind, and of course people know that you can shoot threes, so the defense is definitely outstretched.
But with a quick two-point run, the chances of winning are much slimmer.
The Cavaliers players gathered around Brown at this time, seeing that Brown had not spoken, and the timeout had passed a little bit, James couldn't wait, he grabbed Brown's tactical board, and then immediately began to draw tactics.
Except for the surprised expression of assistant coach Mike Malone next to Brown, the others didn't even think there was anything wrong with this scene.
Soon, the timeout was up and the game resumed.
The Cavaliers serve in the frontcourt.
They ran a starburst tactic, one invented by New York coach Red Holzman, carried forward by Phil Jackson, and used as a lore tactic.
It seems that although James doesn't want to be the second Kobe, the Lakers' game is certainly not less watched.
As the name suggests, this tactic is for four people to stand at the free-throw line and then run away in all directions, so that the opponent doesn't know who you're going to give the ball to.
It was James who served.
"Toot!"
As the referee's whistle blew, all four people on the Cavaliers field scattered.
However, James seems to have only learned a little bit this wave, because Jackson usually arranges a shooter to confuse the opponent.
But James didn't do that with this arrangement, leaving Parker and Williams, the most threatening ones, targeted by the Bulls.
James could only be forced to throw the ball at Jamison in front of him, but Jamison was also locked by Deng.
A wave of textbook tactical failures.
Fortunately, because of the abundant time, the Cavaliers will not have time because this wave of tactics has not been played.
The ball was back in James' hands, and it was Noah who was misplaced to defend him.
James was half a meter away from the three-point line, and suddenly jumped up and there was another wave of bald cold arrows!
This wave of choices is very surprising, because if this doesn't enter, then the pot of the black eight will definitely not be able to escape.
However, this is actually not all that surprising, as James has the most goal in his career in history.
The arc of this ball is still not pretty, and the power is obviously on the high side.
"Bang!"
The ball hit the back edge of the basket.
But the ball bounced off and fell into the net!
It's a fairy ball with a hint of luck!
Seeing the ball score, James climaxed directly, he pouted and made a celebration with both hands pressing, and then had a passionate chest bump with Vallejo who rushed over.
There was a lot of agitation at the scene, once that Bull No. 23 took up too much of God's time, and God was on the Cavaliers' side tonight!
De Nagro called a timeout.
The last 10 seconds were also the Bulls' last offense.
Score, lore;
Can't score, overtime.
When the Bulls players got off the court, they all subconsciously looked up at the score, and they were really a little bit away from the black eight.
The only person who didn't go to see it was Xu Yong.
The Bulls are doing well defensively, that's fine.
No one can control something like a fairy ball.
And now they at least still have the initiative, even if the last goal is not scored, it will only be another extra time.
"Coach Zhang, who do you think the Bulls will give this last attack to?" On the side of the commentary seat, Yang Yi swallowed his saliva and asked.
No one expected that the game would be played to this extent, this is not fierce enough to describe, it is really going to go down in history.
And this 48-minute game is played to the countdown stage, which ordinary people's hearts can't stand this.
At this time, Zhang Weiping's breathing was a little faster, and his face turned red.
"This ball, it must be for Xiao Xu, it depends on how the Bulls arrange it." And Zhang Weiping, who is really nervous, is also online in business capabilities, and he does not have those royal terms.
But this is also a lice on the bald head, a clear thing, Xu Yong's state tonight, no matter whether he wins or loses, the ball can only be given to him.
Soon, the time for a pause came.
The Bulls' frontcourt serve.
The Cavaliers went straight to a 2-3 defense.
Brown's thinking is still very clear, the three-point is the most unstable, as long as they guard the basket and the mid-range, and drag the game into overtime, then they will win.
The Bulls send the ball out of the frontcourt, and the continuous transmission on the outside.
Brown's arrangement was unexpected by De Nagro, and the Bulls' sudden scoring tactics had no chance to play.
In the end, the ball was in Xu Yong's hands, and there were only less than 5 seconds left, and the Cavaliers' joint defense had already pushed towards him.
Xu Yong chooses the breakthrough on the right.
He was fast, but the Cavaliers' joint defense completely blocked the basket, and he could only move away from the defense and move towards the baseline.
After mentally counting the time, he took a drifting jump in the bottom corner, dodged the defense and then took a difficult mid-range shot with a back.
After this escape, only James was left in front of him.
James's face was hideous, and he pounced on it with the strength of the milk to cover it.
He knows the scale of the penalty and knows that as long as he touches the ball, it will not be considered a foul.
But he still couldn't do it, Xu Yong leaned back sharply in the air and successfully dodged his block!
The basketball flew out of Xu Yong's hand, past James's fingertips, and towards the basket.
"Toot!"
The red light on the sidelines followed.
Whistle-blowing shots.
Time stood still in this moment, and all eyes followed the spinning basketball.
"Phew!"
The basketball ended up stumbling on the edge of the hoop!
This ball, it's too hard.
No, it's not over yet!
The basketball bounces up and falls.
Turned it upside down for the first time.
Turned it up a second time.
Turned it up for the third time.
It bumped three times, but each time it bounced, the closer it got to the basket!
In the end, it rolled straight into .gif!
The moment the ball hit the basket, everyone's hearts chuckled.
But the moment the ball went in, they immediately climaxed again.
Everyone, even the cheerleaders sitting on the bottom line, raised their hands at once.
"Lore, it's lore, Xu Yong completed the lore against the 'little emperor' James! Black Eight Miracle! On the side of the commentary seat, Yang Yi jumped up and shouted loudly for the first time.
God was on the side of the Cavaliers tonight.
But Chicago no longer needs God, because this gangster city already has their own Satan!
Thank you for the unruly Maverick, Suo Lanyu, and the obsession to continue the reward~~ Climax chapter, is it okay to take a wave of monthly passes?
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