area51novel Chapter 201
Chapter 201
There were only 22 seconds left in the game, and the 4-point gap made Coach Frank call a timeout directly.
Strictly speaking, no one was to blame for the ball just now. It was a pity that luck was not on the Nets' side today.
Too many things happened this night, but most of them were not favorable to the Nets.
Looking at the score on the court, Coach Frank felt an urgent sense of anxiety.
He picked up the tactical board and waited for the players to come from a distance.
Young McGinnis and Lagabel lowered their heads, as if they had done something wrong.
The whole state seemed very depressed.
"Raise your head! We still have a chance. Even if we lose this game, there is still the next one. The sky has not fallen. What's there to worry about!"
Frank is not afraid of losing, but he is afraid of being disappointed!
This kind of retreat at the last minute is not his style,
"Vince, you will be responsible for the main offensive task next, you will be in charge of the position and others will be responsible..."
"Roy, you cooperate with Vince's offense, whoever has the opportunity after the pick-and-roll will cooperate with the other! Don't hesitate to find an opportunity, try to end the offense within 10 seconds!"
The Nets' main task next is to score as quickly as possible within the specified time, and then commit foul tactics.
The direction of the Spurs,
Popovich pointed with the tactical board, and Bowen said:
"Next, they will definitely let Carter attack, Bruce must stay with you, Tim, if it's a pick-and-roll, you have to delay the opponent, if it doesn't work, switch defense, even if you give 2 points, you can't let the three-pointer!"
"Manu, we need..."
The two teams made the final and most critical tactical arrangements,
"Beep"
The timeout time is up, and the head coaches of the two teams are still reminding each player of the precautions while watching the players leave the bench, for fear of missing anything.
The last 22 seconds were about to decide the final outcome of the game.
At halftime, Horry stood in front of McGinnis to interfere with his serve.
In the past, Jefferson was usually on the court during this period.
Fortunately, it was just a serve, and McGinnis didn't think too much, because the coach had already designed the tactical running position when the timeout just happened.
The Nets moved at the referee's whistle. After a single screen, Carter cut outside and went to the three-point line to receive the ball.
But this tactic was a bit simple and was discovered by Ginobili of the Spurs.
He deliberately leaned back to block Carter who was running.
Facing the interference at a close distance, it was too late to change direction. Carter could only be forced to slow down his running speed, otherwise he would directly hit Ginobili.
Bowen, who followed Carter from behind, rushed over directly, and the two were tightly together again.
Popovich raised the corner of his mouth. Everything was within his expectations.
Nets, you can go on the road with peace of mind today!
Roy looked at the scene in front of him, and his heart tightened. This time, Carter couldn't catch the ball in the first time, and the following tactics were all ruined.
Coach Frank on the sidelines wanted to slap himself twice.
The overly simple tactics were directly grasped by the opponent. It was too late to adjust at this time.
The tactics were blocked, and McGinnis, who was serving, was at a loss.
Seeing that the 8-second serve time was about to expire, if he didn't serve again, it would be a violation.
Kidd was firmly guarded by Ginobili at this time, and he had no chance. He couldn't squeeze out his strength, and he couldn't get rid of his opponent.
The team was in trouble.
Seeing this situation, Roy could only grit his teeth and rely on himself.
He pretended Pretending to run, he suddenly ran back and shook off Duncan and rushed to the three-point line.
McInnis saw Roy as if he had seen a savior, but Horry in front of him was particularly hard at interfering with the pass.
The Spurs guards on the left and right were staring at him, and low-altitude passes were no longer possible.
As long as the pass was passed, the opponent's players would surround him and strangle Roy on the spot before he could pass the ball in time.
McInnis was already sweating profusely, and the referee's whistle could sound at any time.
Coach Frank clenched his fists, and his nails almost pierced his palms.
The Nets no longer had a timeout. Once the serve was illegal, the ball returned to the Spurs, which was almost a death sentence for the Nets!
Roy pointed his finger to the sky, and McInnis understood that this was the only way to serve now.
At the last moment, McInnis threw the pass into the air.
Too high!
This was the first reaction of the Spurs players. At such a high altitude, they were powerless even if they wanted to.
The basketball flew towards Roy.
Roy jumped high and caught the pass with his fingertips in mid-air.
In the entire league, only Howard had this opportunity after running more than 3 steps.
He jumped too high, and when he landed, he was further away from the three-point line.
At this time, the game timer on the court had started to move., can't think too much,
Near the midfield position, Roy was blocked by Duncan, fortunately, his teammates were already active at this time,
Carter's lack of opportunity does not mean that others have no chance, Kidd rushed out from the side,
Finally, he received Roy's pass and helped him out,
But the ball in his hand did not stay,
Roy's eyes made him understand directly,
The two of them cooperated in a wall-to-wall manner. After the ball reached Kidd's hand on the left, Roy immediately started to the left, which made Duncan's prediction that he would run to the basket fail,
At this time, Kidd acted as a screener, hitting the ground and passing the ball to Roy, and blocked Duncan who was chasing him,
Roy thus opened the gap with Duncan, and Ginobili had to switch defense,
Big against small, the Nets players tacitly retreated to the baseline on both sides,
Leaving the center of the field to Roy,
At this time, the attack time has consumed 8 seconds.
Roy glanced at the timer, lowered his center of gravity,
He broke through Ginobili, although Ginobili tried his best to interfere,
But the height and weight of the two were not in the same league.
Roy broke through horizontally, ignoring Ginobili's existence when approaching the three-point line.
Popovich's eyelids jumped, and he had a bad premonition.
Roy jumped on one foot one step away from the three-point line.
The huge height difference made Roy not worry about any interference from Ginobili.
Ginobili stretched out his arms desperately, and there was at least 20 centimeters away from the basketball in Roy's hand.
The two overlapped in mid-air. Roy faced the interference and glanced at the basket and threw the ball out.
The basketball flew to the basket with an arc.
"Swish"
Three-pointer!
119 to 120
In a desperate situation, Roy scored this crucial goal under pressure, which also allowed the Nets to retain the hope of winning.
What Popovich was most worried about happened. The young man's almost unreasonable three-pointer made the game full of suspense again.
He wanted to call a timeout, but at this moment, the timeout was almost an opportunity for the Nets to adjust.
The Spurs still had the lead, and the opponent was still anxious, because there were less than 9 seconds left in the game.
The initiative was still in the hands of the team, although this initiative seemed to be unsafe.
Coach Frank looked at the players celebrating, anxiously defending them, and directly used the foul tactic!
The next time will be the biggest test for the Nets!