Chapter 723: They Won't Go In!
The third quarter ended with 89:86! The Nets quickly broke through when the opponent's strength was not very strong, narrowing the gap between the two sides to 3 points! At this time, the atmosphere at the scene became somewhat awkward. It's not clear if their team can win in the end.
"At the end of the day, there's nothing to hold back. The defense turned into a full-court press. If you're on the outside, you have to score quickly as soon as the opportunity comes out! If you are inside, pay more attention to the opponent's defense and rebounding......"
Driven by the DJ, the atmosphere of the scene has been restored again! This team should be the first round of the playoffs! I'm going to give them a taste of the Nets tonight! Chen felt his blood surging at this time, and he was already looking forward to the next game.
The risk for the Nets this quarter is that the guards don't have a good playmaker. And the task of organizing it was given to Rose and Williamson. The two of them still have some ability in this regard.
When the Green Shirts returned, their lineup changed to Horford, Morris, Jason, Terry, and Irving. On this side of the Nets, Mozgov, Allen, Williamson, Crabbe and Rose!
Crabbe holds the ball through the half. Stevens meant to give Hayward a break. The game will come up again in a moment! If you play so quickly, you may not get a good result later.
Williamson took the basketball and feigned offense when passing the ball to Allen, who immediately threw the basketball into the net! 89:88! Owen took the basketball and was just about to say something when he saw Crabbe rushing over quickly!
After dribbling the ball, I saw Rose immediately turn around and increase the speed to pass them, and their jumper in the front court was directly interfered with by Williamson! Mozgov got the rebound and passed the ball to Allen and almost lost it!
Rose, who was in the front court, quickly took the basketball and immediately came out to shoot a jumper and hit a three-pointer! 91:89! Brooklyn overtook the game! Jason went to the sideline to serve the ball to Owen, and Owen didn't think too much about it at this time, and directly passed the rose in the backcourt and passed the ball to Morris in the half!
Mozgov immediately received his fourth foul of the game! Chen Yinan was shocked! Stevens saw it and asked for a timeout after Morris hit 2 free throws! 91:91!
"Seeing that the other party is starting to play with their lives. Hayward will go up later. The opposing Mozgov is now close to six fouls. Show him closely! Take the opportunity and let him foul until he is off......"
Chen didn't speak for 20 seconds. The players don't quite know what he's thinking at the moment. In the end, only Chen Yinan's slight sigh was heard. What you see on the players' side is a sigh.
The scene was very noisy. Celtic fans don't seem to want to give them a chance, so they make noise on the other side.
"Jefferson, you can go up in a moment," Chen said after a moment's thought.
"Coach! Hayward I can guard against him, I ......"
"You can't play today. Garnett! And Jefferson. You two play. Mozgov was last on. Remember! Kevin, Allen, Jefferson, give Rose and Crabbe more opportunities when the opportunity comes! We can't afford to drop too much in efficiency......"
In fact, now Chen feels that this game is basically coming to an end. And the final victory may not be won by the Nets. Similar to the previous game, the Nets' center may be about to leave the court with six fouls! This means that there is no good center forward in the team.
In such a situation, Chen had no choice but to let the wolf king come up and fight. And in the No. 3 position, Williamson basically didn't have much of a role today. In this way, the task of organizing the next game is in the hands of Ross alone.
Jefferson took a pass from the Rose after halftime and used his rhythm to quickly stagger Hayward and hit a 2-point jumper! 93:91! The Nets bench immediately cheered!
There isn't much timeout left for either team at the moment. After Terry took over the basketball, he quickly passed the half court and was directly cut off by the roses! Crabbe took the basketball on the other side and went to the front court to go straight into the net with three points! 96:91! Chen Yinan was suddenly a little surprised by these two rounds!
Brooklyn stretched the margin to 5 points at once! Morris didn't shoot a jumper after receiving Irving's pass! Garnett got the rebound and made a quick pass to Rose. With no one defending in the frontcourt, Rose directly hit a three-pointer again! 99:91! Stevens was about to take a timeout.
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"Yes, we have a better chance in that case. But it's still not 100% sure that we're going to make the playoffs right now. We still have a few games to play."
Chen was very happy at this time, he looked at the reporter and said with a smile.
"Well, in the playoffs, you meet the Green Shirts, and it will end up a few to a few points. Who will make the cut? A reporter stood up and said. The scene was immediately quiet. Chen's smile faded.
"That's a good question. If we meet in the playoffs, it's going to be a tough game. But how far it will be in the end, everyone will come to see it when the time comes. ”
The team did not let the players go back to the hotel after the press conference. Instead, they returned to TD North Shore Garden Arena.
At today's press conference, reporters have also been asking questions on this topic. I believe that the veteran players of the Nets are all on the team, and we still remember the eighth place in the East and West with the Nuggets in the end a few years ago, right? ”
"I know," Jeremy Lin said at this point. It was already relatively quiet in the arena at this point. Only some of the staff are still doing something in the venue.
"I remember, it was very enjoyable to watch on the bench at that time~" Jefferson said with a smile, and after he finished speaking, the players around him, including Chen Yinan, laughed along.
"Seriously, my impression of you at that time was that it was devolved to the Development League~ yes, that game now looks back and feels like it happened yesterday. The Nets may be in even worse shape now than they were then. We've got a few games to play. However, it is not certain whether the position in the east can be maintained. We don't pay much attention to the West right now, but in the East, you should know that there is a team competing with us for eighth place in the East! The right to qualify for the playoffs! ”
After the game, the Nets players looked excited. However, after hearing this, the expressions of the players on the scene also became quiet.
"We're going to play against them in the next game. What I want to say today is that the gap between us and them is very small. Either we'll go home, or we'll send each other back......"
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"I don't care who they won today, even if they win against the Warriors, they won't necessarily win us!" Drummond's sweat came out a little more at this point. Today they beat the Magic by a big score! However, in recent games, they are already ranked 9th, and the Nets are now in 8th place in the East due to their recent wins.
Just two days ago this season, the media was still discussing the final spot between the Pistons and the Nets in the East, and the final spot is still undecided. So the next game is against the Nets, can you win against them? A reporter stood up at this time and continued to ask questions.
"Not only will we win against them, but we will do the same as today!! They're the next magic! They won't go in! "Drummond hasn't come back in the form of today's game at this point. Still more excited! Tonight he got an amazing result of 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists!
It was a great night for Detroit fans.
"So if you advance to the playoffs, will you be able to win the Boston Celtics in the first round?"
“...... This question...... It's still a little far. Let's think about it after we win the Nets...... "The Pistons didn't win a single game against the Celtics in the regular season this season!"
When asked who could stay with the Celtics, the Pistons seemed to sober up a little bit all of a sudden. yes, into the playoffs...... Maybe their goal for the season is over......
For the Pistons, everything they've done this season is to get back into the playoffs! And they did hit a good score! Even Detroit fans don't really think much about how far the Detroit Pistons can go in the playoffs.
Being able to make the playoffs is proof that Detroit is starting to recover! However, fans still hope that the Pistons can win against the Celtics!
As soon as Chen returned to the hotel, he opened his laptop and began to watch the footage of the Detroit Pistons' last few games! I have to say that although there are wins and losses, their form on the field is indeed significantly different from last season!
On the whole, their performance is not so consistent. This will also be a big problem for them. If the form is good, the Pistons' offense is really good. But when the form is down, the team seems to have become a different team. And they can't always guarantee good form.
Chen was quite relieved to see this.
118:115! In the end, when the Nets were tied between the two sides, Crabb hit the most critical three-point of the game and directly killed the Celtics!
Horford had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in this game! Morris 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists! Hayward had 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists! Brown had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Irving had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists!
It can be said that the Celtics were actually more active at the beginning of the whole game. But the efficiency on the third quarter is not high. In the end, he didn't take the opportunity to be killed by the Nets!
Nets' Mozgov 11 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists! Garnett 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists! Williamson had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 4 turnovers, and Rose had 33 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists! Crabbe 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals! Jeremy Lin 10 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists!
Williamson was somewhat depressed after the game...... Although he won the game, he didn't score many points in this game. And when I wanted to play and talk to Chen about it several times, I was rejected...... The game also set a new low for Williamson's stats this season.
When they came to the home court of the Pistons, the opponent's momentum was very ferocious! This is true for both the players and the fans! This season, the Pistons are better than the Nets in the following games!
In this case, the two teams will see who wins the most. But today they ran into it. That means there must be a team that is going to be winless.
"The opponent's small forward is very good right now, you have to pay attention to this." Van Gundy spoke very seriously to his players.
"Hmph, looking at the last game, Williamson only scored 8 points. How powerful can it be. It's really time to fight, and he, a newcomer, is probably going to stop eating~" Harris said without feeling anything. Looking at the players around me, they basically agreed.
"Just look at the youngster's average per game stats to see how ridiculous your words are right now! Don't take the enemy lightly, the opponent will grasp our season and it will be over directly. Drummond's rebounds in tonight's game are crucial! As long as the other party is allowed to reduce this data, our chances may be greater......"
After all, it didn't take long for the Pistons to quiet down in the locker room and began to listen to Van Gundy's analysis of the game.
I have to say that the role of the coach of the team can not be underestimated this season!
"At the beginning of the game we were mainly trying to do it. For such a team, they still have a certain ability in their current ranking. So let's see if they're doing very well right now. If we are in good shape, then we have to work more on defense. As long as their efficiency comes down, our chance has come! ”
At this time, the Nets are very quiet. Chen was in the stadium and they were talking about it, and the team was listening to Chen's arrangement very quietly in the hotel and here!
The atmosphere of the scene was very warm at this time! Today's starters on the Pistons' side are Drummond, Jon, Harris, Bradley, Jackson! On the Nets' other end are Mozgov, Allen, Jefferson, Jeremy Lin and Goodwin!
At the beginning of the game, Drummond directly got the basketball and passed the ball to Harris, who jumped up and hit a three-point shot without dribbling a few steps! The cheers from the scene immediately rose to a loud end!
Lin quickly held the ball to the frontcourt, and after Goodwin took the basketball, the base pass was directly cut off by Harris! It was too late for Jefferson to go after him! Bradley hit a three-point jumper after going to the frontcourt! 6:0!
Now it seems that they may have been in good shape at the beginning. Jefferson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, used his rhythm to pass the opponent in the confrontation with Harris, and immediately went to the basket after being slapped by Drummond with a big pot lid!
Jon passed the ball to Jackson, who dribbled to the front court and scored a layup! 8:0! At this time, the fans at the scene cheered fiercely as if the game was over!
If this ball misses again, I'm afraid it will call a timeout. Chen thought to himself. Allen served to Goodwin, and Jefferson didn't wait for Harris to stand firm and jump quickly to hit a 2-point shot after receiving the basketball in the front court!
Bradley got Drummond's serve and went to the frontcourt. Harris didn't jump after taking the basketball! Jon got the rebound and passed to Jackson. The latter missed a three-pointer and Drummond got the rebound and passed the ball to Harris. Bradley hits a three-point shot after getting the basketball! Chen was about to take a timeout at this point.