Chapter 255: The Last 45 Seconds
Osborne's crazy scoring stopped the Spurs, and Osborne scored 10 points in less than a minute and a half, although it was not enough of Maddy's 35.13 seconds (which had not happened at this time), nor did it catch up with Reggie Miller's 8 seconds and 8 minutes, but Osborne's scoring ability also shocked the world.
After the game, Osborne suddenly thought that the Spurs could only hear the roar of Old Man Popovich and the rain of saliva.
Sure enough, no accident, the old man Popovich was angry, and all the members of the Spurs team were shocked, suddenly silent, no one dared to answer the stubble, and no one dared to look directly into the eyes of the old man Popovich, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to raise their heads, some people seemed to be still thinking about life, of course, the tactics of the Spurs side are unknown.
However, the Pistons are a little different, originally Larry Brown wanted to give up the game directly because he was afraid that Osborne would be hurt twice, but found that Osborne seemed to be fine, and it was still the angry and shocked Osborn, who broke out and cut points, and no one could beat him.
After seeing that Osborne's injury was okay, the Pistons had hope of winning again, and Larry Brown didn't want to see Osborne's efforts in vain, he was also very excited to set up his tactics, he said to everyone: "Boys, we have finally won the hope after the hard work just now, so we must keep this form until we win the game." And then we're going to be chopping tactics, we're going to cut the Spurs' weak points, and then you're all going to cover Osborne and create space for him to shoot, of course, if you have the chance. You can also shoot on your own, but if you can't shoot, then you should all know the consequences. Well, the tactics are very simple, but they are also crucial, and whether we can win or not depends on our execution. ”
After the timeout, the Spurs organized an offense, but Osborne on the Pistons' side slashed directly at the Spurs' side, who was covering without the ball, and the referee had no choice but to blow two free throws. Osborne also received his first foul of the game.
Bruce Bowen hit both free throws, the Spurs still led the Pistons by seven points, and with 42 seconds left, Osborne's hand speed was unusual, and it only took three seconds to cut the man.
When it was the Pistons' turn to attack, Osborne motioned for Ben Wallace to send the ball to him directly, but Bruce Bowen directly pressed Osborn's full-court press and did not let Osborne receive the ball comfortably.
But Osborne used flexible footwork and running skills to get rid of Bruce Bowen, and then Osborne directly received the ball without wasting any time, and threw the ball out directly in an extremely ugly action, Osborne's crazy move made Spurs fans call it impossible, can this Osborne use the backcourt three-point shot as a conventional weapon, once or twice throw it in, but Osborne has been throwing like this, and it seems that he can shoot until the end of the game, but if this happens, The Spurs will be defeated, so this situation is unimaginable and even more difficult to accept.
But it's happening step by step, with the Pistons trailing the Spurs by four points with 37 seconds left on the game clock.
Then Osborne fouled Bruce Bowen directly and received his second foul, but this time Bruce Bowen seemed to be a little abnormal, he missed two free throws, and these two missed free throws made Popovich's old man's teeth itch, if there was no timeout available, he would have replaced Bruce Bowen long ago.
The rebound was grabbed by Ben Wallace and passed to Osborne, at this time Bruce Bowen was also a little angry, he wanted to come over and directly want to cut Osborne, but he forgot that Osborne's shooting speed was extremely fast, Osborne's three-point shot was shot, and he just came over to foul.
Old man Popovich wanted to spray Bruce Bowen to death with his saliva for his poor performance. And what made him even more angry was that Osborne actually scored a three-pointer and had to add a free throw, which almost made him faint.
Osborne hit a free throw to tie the Spurs with 28 seconds to tie the game at 81-81.
This shot made Larry Brown and all the Pistons players ecstatic, and finally tied it, which made all the Pistons addicted. However, after a little celebration, the referee reminded them that the game was not over yet.
Then Popovich signaled that he was going to make a three-pointer and run out of time, but the Pistons still practiced a slashing tactic, this time Chauncey Billups cut Tony Parker directly and sent Tony Parker to the free throw line.
Tony Parker didn't resist the pressure, two free throws, the second free throw hit, the Pistons served, this time the Spurs didn't give Osborn a chance, and directly used the tactics of chopping Ben Wallace, they thought that most of the free throws of the center in the NBA league were not very good, but Ben Wallace's free throws were very high, two free throws and two hits, and the Pistons finally led the Spurs by one point at 83:82, and the appearance of this point made the Pistons see the hope of victory.
With 24.9 seconds left in the game, the Spurs still have one more offensive chance, but the Pistons also have a theoretical offensive chance, but only 0.9 seconds, but Osborne is not willing to make a final shot in 0.9 seconds. So he decided to give the Spurs a lethal attack.
In fact, Osborne just wants to make a steal, and then launch a fast break and grab a three-pointer.
Maybe even God helped the Pistons, the Pistons' pressing defense made the Spurs make mistakes, the Spurs' delaying tactics were destroyed, and Tony Parker's passing mistakes put the Spurs in a good situation, they are still one point behind the Pistons, the ball is still in the Pistons, and the game time is only 18 seconds.
At this time, the offensive and defensive transposition of the Spurs implemented foul tactics, the Pistons just sent the ball out, Tim Duncan directly hugged Taysha Amples, and the referee also blew Duncan, allowing Taysa Ampyrins to make two free throws.
Tysha Ann Prince also has a certain finishing ability, although this does not mean that his offense is powerful, but it can show that his mental quality is also excellent.
Prince also hit two free throws as the Pistons led the Spurs by four points with just 13 seconds played.
But the Spurs only have one chance left, and they need to make a three-pointer and implement the foul as soon as possible to have a glimmer of hope.
The Pistons also strengthened their defensive intensity, as soon as the Spurs served, the Pistons pressed the whole court, but the tactical literacy of the Spurs can also be seen at the critical moment, Tony Parker passed the ball directly to Tim Duncan, Tim Duncan knew that he was not the end, he directly handed the ball to Manu Ginobili who stood on the bottom line, Manu Ginobili did not hesitate to shoot directly three-point, and the basketball was also clean and neat.
The three-point shooting tactic was successful, and the Spurs were still one point behind, and there were seven seconds left in the game, which was enough to turn the game around.
So Osborne motioned for the referees to ask for a short timeout, and the Pistons ran out of the last timeout.
Osborne told everyone directly when he got off the court: "For a while, if the Spurs carry out a slashing tactic, whoever cuts will have to deliberately miss the free throw at the second free throw, but it takes a little skill, that is, we must let the basketball stay on the basket for a few more seconds, so that we can run out of game time, of course, this is just a small trick, we all have to actively grab rebounds, this board will determine the outcome of the game." ”
Larry Brown appreciated Osborne's suggestion, returned from a timeout, the Pistons served, Chauncey Billups controlled the ball, and as soon as the basketball was sent out, Tim Duncan cut Ben Wallace, and he still thought that the center's free throws couldn't be so good.
Ben Wallace didn't score the first goal, but he wasn't nervous, because as long as the second goal didn't score, it would be fine, and sure enough, he deliberately used a little more force, and the basketball went straight to the inside edge of the basket, and the basketball jumped straight up and down, and it didn't fall until it was still, because the basketball stopped directly on the edge of the basket, and this way of killing made the Spurs cry and laugh.
Sure enough, no matter how powerful the strength is, it also needs a little luck, and in the last moments of today, luck is not on the Spurs' side. (To be continued.) )