Chapter 728: One minute, one second
The basketball that was spinning fast in the air has now become the focus of thousands of pairs of eyes. Although Lillard has not played in nBa for a long time, he is definitely brave enough.
When encountering critical moments, Lillard is never timid or ruthless. He is a young man who dares to take responsibility, but daring to take action does not mean that Lillard can successfully hit every key goal.
The hero's moment failed to perform as expected, and a crisp sound almost broke the hearts of the Trail Blazers fans. The three-pointer that Lillard shot failed to hit!
"No, this ball failed to score. It's over, the Spurs finally completed their revenge this time! Wait..." Kenny Smith's tone suddenly changed.
On the basketball court, after the three-pointer that Lillard threw came out of the box, a huge guy suddenly rushed over, jumped up, and grabbed the basketball that was rejected by the basket.
"It's An Jie! An ran all the way and grabbed this offensive rebound!"
"You can't let you score, you can't let you score!" Split grabbed Anger's jersey when Anger jumped. If Anger caught the offensive rebound, the Spurs would be in danger!
However, Angel was not stopped by Split. Not only did this guy catch the offensive rebound, he also planned to complete the rebate directly in the air!
"Bang!" A dunk with great force made the reinforced basket tremble unstoppable. Anjie, who was pulled by Split, leaned back and fell to the ground again!
Catherine in the luxurious box felt a sensation in her heart, but the next second, Anjie suddenly got up and rushed to Split.
"You fucked me twice today, bastard!" At this time of the game, An Jie was also very excited. The two powder barrels were already on fire, and the conflict was about to reach a point!
"Hey! The game is about to end, you all calm down!" Duncan suddenly inserted between the two, and "Stone Buddha" extinguished Mars with one hand.
Angel gave Duncan a face and gradually left the Brazilian center. But Angel still stared at Split with a tight look.
Anjie's dunk had been successful, and the referee fouled him just now when Split pulled Anjie.
This means that Anjie got a chance to score a three-pointer for the second time in a row! Popovich rushed to the referee angrily to argue. He couldn't believe that the Spurs would be in crisis because of the referee's two consecutive penalty decisions.
"You're a fucking fool! I've coached the team for so many years, and I've never seen a fool like you!" Popovich said without any hesitation. If the players on the bench quickly pulled away his coach, the old coach might have been sent off.
The game is already on the verge of losing control, and Ricard is now broken. It is obvious that the Spurs' mentality has been affected! This chaotic scene is beneficial to the Trail Blazers.
Anjie once again stood on the free throw line, and all the fans of the court once again created a quiet free throw environment for Anjie.
Although he was so angry just now, Anjie quickly adjusted his emotions after standing on the free throw line.
He threw the ball steadily, and the basketball turned around the basket twice, but eventually fell down.
An Jie scored 6 points in a row at the last moment, but at this moment, the Spurs, who were sure to win, only had a 2-point lead.
Popovich immediately used his last timeout, and the Spurs substitutes who were waiting to rush to celebrate the victory also returned disappointed.
"Continue to tighten the game and force them to make mistakes! The game is still 28 seconds away, so we have time to do all this! Let's defeat the Spurs and defeat them! Those guys are already distracted, and the balance of victory has tilted towards us! Seize the opportunity! Let's end this damn Christmas battle!" The morale of the Trail Blazers, which is still behind, is even higher.
Anjie drank a glass of Gatorade and stood up hard. "There are the last 28 seconds left, guys. When the number on that damn timer becomes zero, we must be the winner!"
"Come on! Let's break this damn disadvantage!" An Jie yelled, and the entire Trail Blazers players became excited.
They followed An Jie's footsteps and stepped into the stadium, and in the last 28 seconds, they decided to live and die!
This time, Parker no longer dared to pass the ball. He would rather run 24 seconds by himself than give the Trail Blazers a chance.
If Parker doesn't pass the ball, everyone from the Trail Blazers will naturally take the initiative to grab it. But Tony Parker's skillful ball-handling skills still allow him to implement his plan to the end.
The Spurs successfully delayed for 24 seconds again, and the Trail Blazers calmed down and did not make a foul. In the last 3 seconds, Parker made a quick stop and jumped. The basketball failed to hit, and Anjie protected the defensive rebound. When Anjie hugged the rebound, Ricard asked for a timeout.
At this time, there are 3.5 seconds left before the end of the game. These 3.5 seconds will be the last chance of the Trail Blazers!
Being two points behind means that the Trail Blazers need to hit a three-pointer to win the victory. This time, Ricard had to choose a point other than Anger to end the game. He glanced at the bench, Lillard, Matthews, Contney Lee, Batum... These guys are all a choice.
But in the end, Ricard made a decision that everyone unexpectedly said. "Keep the original lineup unchanged, Damien, you'll shoot the last goal!"
Ricard did not increase the number of shooters on the field, and he hoped to be able to confuse Popovich.
Afterwards, Ricard began to pick up the tactical board and started working hard. In order to ensure that the last attack was foolproof, Ricard prepared several plans for the players!
Lillard and Angel became the most critical figures, Angel needed to create space for Lillard, and Lillard needed to convert opportunities into scores.
"I will be responsible for attracting defense, you must seize the opportunity!" Anjie stretched out his fist and gently touched Lillard. I hope that this defender who was personally selected to join the team can accomplish all this...
"There are no additional shooters? Are they planning to let An equalize the score and play overtime?" The players on both sides returned to the court, seeing Contney Lee, Batum and Meyers Leonard still sitting on the bench, Popovich couldn't help but be confused.
If the Trail Blazers want to increase their winning range, they will definitely stuff as many pitchers as possible. But they did not do so, but maintained a normal lineup.
Ricard's plan has been successful. At least now, the Spurs will be more afraid of Anger than Lillard, who missed a key goal just now.
The referee whistled and passed the basketball to Aldridge on the sideline. Anger immediately ran towards the penalty area and pointed to the sky.
"Do you want an air relay?" Duncan and Leonard immediately became nervous. Anger relied on the outbound ball to directly pass the air relay to complete the score more than once. If they succeed this time, the exhausted Spurs will have a very small chance of winning after entering overtime!
Duncan and Leonard immediately surrounded Anjie. Anjie couldn't succeed in every difficult goal!
At the same time, Aldridge went off the sideline. Duncan and Leonard became nervous. They stared at Angel tightly, fearing that this guy would suddenly jump.
However, the basketball did not fly directly above Angel's head, but was passed to Lillard.
"Has the tactical execution failed?" Popovich looked at the court with concentration. Lillard had no chance to shoot now. It must be because of the entanglement between Duncan and Leonard that Aldridge gave up his plan to relay in the air.
The Spurs will definitely win this game!
An Jie, who had originally cut to the basket, suddenly stopped, and at the same time, Lillard held the ball and inserted into the penalty area diagonally.
Standing in place, Duncan and Leonard around him provided great cover for Lillard.
After Lillard got rid of Parker through this pick-and-roll, he ran out of the three-point line directly.
At this moment, there was not much time left for the game. Lillard, who was facing away from the basket, turned around and shot directly, and had no chance to aim at it.
"Damian just missed the key ball. This time, can he create a miracle?" Mike Bryn stood up suddenly, his heart beating up and down like a basketball.
"Beep!" The red light on the rebound lit up.
"Bang!" The basketball that Lillard threw hit the left side of the basket and bounced high. Someone had already begun to celebrate the victory on the Spurs bench. However, when the basketball fell again, it was unbiased and fell into the net!
"Win! Win! The great center of Zero, the great defender of Zero! The Trail Blazers won! A buzzer-beating kill! Ann and Damien's exquisite cooperation ended all this! Let's congratulate the Portland Trail Blazers, they are undoubtedly the biggest winners in this year's Christmas battle!" The excited Mike Bryn shouted with the dance fans.
Before Lillard could celebrate, he was suddenly picked up by An Jie who ran towards him. "I knew you could do it, I knew you could do it the fuck!" An Jie's ears were filled with cheers, so he couldn't hear what he was yelling. The more he did, the louder he would yell.
What can I do in one minute? What can I do in one second? Anjie led the Trail Blazers to sound the horn of counterattack with his performance of 6 points in the last minute; Lillard shot a buzzer-beating three-pointer in the last second to help the Trail Blazers defeat the Spurs. The two nBa stars used their actions to interpret the key role of key players at critical moments!
One point before, the Spurs substitutes who were preparing to rush into the stadium to celebrate the victory were all sad. The Spurs, who were still 2 points ahead of the Spurs a second, missed the opportunity to complete revenge on Christmas.
Catherine jumped with excitement like all the fans in the stands. On the court, Lillard and Angel were still hugged tightly by their teammates, speaking incoherently.
Outside the center of Moda, snowflakes floated quietly again. But the whole of Portland was surrounded by fanaticism like summer.
Chapter completed!