Almighty Athlete Chapter 420: Decision time
Wei Shao has a depressed expression. In a contest just now, he failed to break through Zhang Guan three times, but Zhang Guan successfully scored two points in one breakthrough. From the result point of view, in this round of competition, Wei Shao lost to Zhang Guan.
"Damn it!" Wei Shao's face was full of anger, which was followed by Zhang Guan, the key is that Zhang Guan also used a streetball action, which is equivalent to showing Wei Shao's face fiercely, any An NBA guard who is caught by the opponent's show will be unhappy, not to mention the young and powerful Wei Shao.
"I originally thought that Zhang Guan only relied on speed and power to make breakthroughs, but I didn't expect him to know the technology of breakthrough! Why? The speed and power are better than me, and what technology can complete me! I am not convinced !" Wei Shao's eyes flashed a little unwilling.
Wei Shao tried again to break through. He wanted to return a ball, but was still hindered by Zhang Guan. In desperation, Wei Shao passed the ball to Durant, Durant jumped, basketball missed the basket.
"Don't shoot, Durant has missed the ball three times in a row! It seems that this period of time, Durant's feel is more general!"
"If Durant has a better shooting percentage, he won't hit the fifth overtime at all."
"I think Durant's shooting behavior is a bit deformed, it should be affected by lack of physical fitness."
"Should coach K replace Durant and take a break."
"It is estimated that the US team is afraid to change Durant to the end. The US team needs a leader to be present. If Billups is still there, it may be able to replace Durant’s leader, but now Billups And Odom are exhausted, they can only rely on Durant!"
"What about the rest of the American team? Granger, Iguodala, and Ross are also the bosses of their respective teams?"
"Iguodala and Granger are not qualified leaders, otherwise their team's record is more than that. As for Rose, it is still too young to lead the US team at this critical time."
On the court, Zhang Guan once again broke through with the ball, and it was still the difficult Sam Gaud.
"It's Sam Gold again! Westbrook and Ross are being teased again by Zhang Guan. Now it is 138 to 134. The Chinese team leads by 4 points, which is a safer score."
Durant's expression is solemn. He knows that he must score the next goal, otherwise, the Chinese team is likely to open a six-point lead. Overtime is no worse than regular time, with a six-point lead in overtime, which is more difficult to chase than six points in regular time.
"With my current feel, I shouldn't continue to shoot." Durant thought. If it is in a general game, he may also choose to shoot to find the feel, but the importance of this game today is self-evident, which makes him dare not to be sloppy in every decision.
This time, Durant chose to break through.
Suddenly to consume more physical energy, which is a burden for Durant now, but the breakthrough shooting rate is obviously higher, it is really not a foul, and can also score two points by free throws .
"Durant, forcibly break through! This ball is there and scored two points!"
I saw Durant throwing away the pace, and in the blink of an eye, he passed through between the two defensive players and then faced Zhang Zhaoxu, who was 2 meters 21 in height, with a lever action to put the ball into the basket.
"Due to Durant, in the face of the strict defense of the Chinese team, it can still break through to the basket to complete the layup! Huh? What happened to Durant?"
The surrounding auditorium shouted in surprise. Durant landed on the ground after he layup, but instead of running, he grinned and limped.
"Durant is injured!"
The United States players immediately gathered and the referee terminated the game.
"Leg cramps!" Durant said, gritting his teeth.
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The leg cramps in the game can be large or small. Some people just need to move twice, while others may feel pain for several days. However, for a player with a strong body like Durant, fighting for leg cramps really shows that the physical exertion is too much.
Leg cramps are not really a serious problem. We normal people also have leg cramps. Under normal circumstances, calcium supplementation is just fine. But for athletes, this kind of leg cramps caused by excessive physical exertion, if you do not take a break, the next step is likely to occur muscle strain, which is much more serious than leg cramps, even in the NBA There are no fewer players who have fallen due to a small muscle strain.
Like LeBron James, for example, he often chooses to take a break directly after his leg cramps, and even leaves the field for inspection to prevent muscle strain. Today's Durant, after experiencing a leg cramp, obviously can't continue to stay on the court. Even if he doesn't leave the field to be checked immediately, it is impossible for him to continue the game.
The United States replaced Durant and Rudy Gay replaced Durant.
As the team's leader, Durant's end is a major blow for the US team, and the five people on the court suddenly seemed to have lost their backbone. For example, Iguodala, he is indeed a very good player, but it is not suitable for being a team leader; for example, Ross, he would like to take the leadership role, but young he does not have that prestige, Can convince everyone else.
Durant is also a restriction on Wei Shao on the court, so that Wei Shao will not make a blind shot. After all, in the Thunder, Durant is the big head, Wei Shao is the second head, so In the dream nine team, as long as Durant is present, Wei Shao will not play very unrestrained. Now that Durant is off, Wei Shao immediately starts the "Sahuan" mode. No matter whether the shot is reasonable or not, the score will be cut first.
Wei Shao's ability to score points is indeed exaggerated. In terms of scoring ability, Wei Shao is better than Ross, and the reason why Wei Shao's data is not as good as Ross is more because of the existence of Durant. Too many possessions, and Ross is the boss of the Bulls. After Durant left the Thunder in the future, Wei Shao averaged 31 points per game, which also proved that his scoring ability was not weaker than Durant.
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"Westbrook, a three-pointer, 139 to 140, the US team chased by only 1 point. There are 1 minute and 12 seconds left in the game, it seems that the outcome of this game is still unknown!"
After the goal, Wei Shao looked very excited. He roared loudly, venting his emotions, and the 1 point difference also gave the US team hope.
Deng Huade hesitated for a while, or chose to call a timeout to let the American team feel cool.
In the NBA game, each overtime will have two 20-second short timeouts. In the rules of the World Championships, there is only one timeout for each overtime, and the timeout is 1 minute. So after Deng Huad called this timeout, at least in this overtime, there was no chance to call another timeout.
There is 1 minute and 12 seconds left in the game. The Chinese team holds the ball. Zhang Guan chose a breakthrough. This breakthrough attracted the defense of the three players of the US team, including Love at the center position. Zhang Guan took the ball homeopathically. Passed to Zhang Zhaoxu inserted into the basket, Zhang Zhaoxu directly scored two points with a dunk. After all, he has a height of 2 meters and 21, although his muscle strength is a bit sorry for his height, and his offensive technique is also very rough, but he has excellent mobility and a quick take-off speed. The direct dunk under the basket is still stable.
He was very excited after scoring a goal. This is his first time scoring in this game. As a purely defensive blue-collar player, he basically has no ability to score in singles and can play in the US team. He scored two points on his head, and when it was so critical in overtime, every point was precious. This time the dunk was enough to remember him for a lifetime.
"The American team seems to be surprised. They should have never thought that Zhang Guan will choose to pass. The current score is 139 to 142. There is a gap of three points and there are 52 seconds left in the game. In theory, the American team has two more times. Offensive opportunity, and the Chinese team still has an offensive opportunity! The next American offense will be very crucial, if they can score, there is still a chance to maintain a difference of less than 3 points, and if they do not score , Maybe the difference will exceed 3 points."
A difference of 3 points can be tied with one ball, and a difference of 4 points requires two **** to tie. This is obviously a world difference.
Everyone in the U.S. team understands this, and their expressions are very serious at this time. Although few of them broke into the second round of the NBA playoffs, they already regarded this game as The final moment of Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Although Wei Shao's expression was serious, his eyes flashed with confidence.
"Let me rescue the American team!"
Without any pause after receiving the ball, Wei Shao directly jumped three points.
"Grab a three-pointer! Westbrook! Oops! Unfortunately, the vote was missed!"
Although Wei Shao is good at scoring, his three-point shooting rate is indeed a slag. His rookie season's three-point shooting rate was only 27%, and last season, his three-point shooting rate even decreased At 22%, it was once regarded as the famous "blacksmith" in the NBA. In Wei Shao's entire career, his average three-point shooting has just reached 30%, which is obviously unqualified for a top guard.
Although the three-point line of the World Championships is closer to one meter than that of the NBA, the three-point line is still not the offensive method that Wei Shao is good at. On the last goal, Wei Shao shot with a good feel. After a 1 minute timeout, his feeling slowly cooled down, and he naturally lost the shot.
basketball missed, Love was struggling to rush over, and it was Zhang Zhaoxu who was fighting for this rebound.
"Where did the Chinese team come from so many big guys!" Le Fu clearly felt that the opponent was more than ten centimeters taller than himself. Although the opponent's strength was more general, he couldn't withstand himself at all, but this big guy could jump Up.
"This ball is not easy to grab!" Love knows that he can't catch this rebound, and with one hand, he put the ball in the direction of the bench.
Iguodala jumped sharply and grabbed the ball before it went out of bounds. Then he used a fake move to shake off Ding Jinhui who went forward to defend, took a step forward and chose to shoot.
"Whoosh!" basketball bounced into the basket after hitting the board and scored two points!
"141 to 142, the American team chased another point!"
As soon as the commentator's voice fell, the Chinese team had already sent the ball. Zhang Guan luck rushed to the frontcourt with the fastest speed.
"Be careful of fast breaks!" Iguodala, who just scored, stepped forward immediately, preventing Zhang Guan from advancing.
However, Zhang Guan has been completely speeded up. Iguodala has been unable to stop Zhang Guan using conventional means. He did not hesitate at all. He stepped forward and ran directly to Zhang Guan. The next moment, the two collided.
An irresistible impact suddenly hit Iguodala on the ground, sliding towards the billboard next to it.
"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded, which was obviously a foul by Iguodala.
At the same time the whistle sounded, Iguodala's head also hit the billboard.
"Iguodala fouls, Zhang Guan is going to take a free throw!" the commentator said.
In the rules of the World Championship, overtime is the continuation of the fourth quarter, so the fouls in overtime and the fouls in the fourth quarter are cumulative, which means that if the team fouls in the fourth quarter reach With the number of free throws, even the first foul in overtime will send the opponent to the free throw line. The rule in the NBA is that within the first 3 minutes of any period of extra time, there is no limit of three full team fouls. The team will be allowed one foul in the last two minutes without a penalty. .
Iguodala climbed dizzy from the ground and saw that Zhang Guan was standing on the free throw line. This reflected it. The rules of the World Championships are different from those of the NBA. He is used to playing in the NBA, thinking that the team still has the number of fouls that do not require free throws, so he took the initiative to foul, but forgot that the World Championships are not like this. In fact, Iguodala was too late to think so much.
If the foul does not require a free throw, then using one foul to delay the action of the Zhang Guan is obviously worthwhile, but the foul requires a free throw, which is equivalent to giving the opponent two points and losing one foul.
Zhang Guan scored both free throws, and the US team struggled to catch up with the score and was pulled away again.
The U.S. team made a quick two-pointer and once again reduced the score to one point, leaving the Chinese team with 23 seconds of offensive time. This is an embarrassing number. The Chinese team can completely maintain a one-point lead and spend the last 23 seconds, so next, the US team will inevitably use foul tactics.
However, the American team still hopes to steal. They have adopted a tight defense.
Ross stopped in front of Zhang Guan, hoping to stop him from catching the ball, but Zhang Guan had several emergency stops in a row and changed direction. He easily shook off Ross and ran out of his seat, then successfully received the serve.
Ros saw that Zhang Guan took the ball and knew that the press of the audience had no effect. He chose to foul Zhang Guan without hesitation, and then sent Zhang Guan to the free throw line.
At the critical moment, Zhang Guan did not have a soft hand and made two free throws. The score became 143 to 146. The US team was still three points behind.
At this time, there are 21 seconds left until the end of the game, and Shashevsky finally called a timeout.
21 seconds is enough for the US team to play a tactical match. If it is in the NBA, there may be a coach who will first try his luck with a two-pointer, but in the World Championships, there is only one overtime timeout, and there is no front court service after the timeout, so Shashevsky decided to arrange the final attack.
Now, only three-pointers can save the US team and score a three-pointer. The game will enter the sixth overtime. The US team still has a chance, but if it does not score, the US team can only be runner-up. .
"Billups and Odom are missing, and there are two missing first-pointers. Ross and Westbrook’s three-pointers are not reliable, and the Chinese team will also target targeted three-pointers. ~IndoMTL.com~ Now, I can only gamble!" Shashevski thought of this and turned to look at Stephen Curry, who was standing on the outermost edge.
"Steven, you will perform the last shot!" Shashevsky said.
"Me?" Curry was stunned. In this game, he didn't even get 1 minute of playing time, even less than Guo Da at the end of the Chinese bench. But now, the US team has reached the most critical moment of life and death, Shashevsky chose Curry!
Compared to other teammates, Curry played only one year in the NBA and was a pink newcomer to the Dream Nine team. However, in the rookie season, he made a total of 384 three-pointers and made 168 hits. The three-point shooting rate reached 43.7%, which is also the highest three-point shooting rate of the Dream Nine team.
Only Shashevski said: "For this goal, the Chinese team will definitely focus on defensive three-pointers. They will go against Andre (Iguodala) and Danny (Gran. Jay), will defend against Kevin (Le Fu), will guard against Eric (Gordon), but the Chinese team absolutely can't think that the last attack will be completed by you who didn't get the chance to play! On the court, the Chinese team will never be vigilant. They will despise you and even relax their markings, and this is precisely our chance to make a comeback!" (Unfinished.)