CHAPTER 405: UNBREAKABLE! (b)
“BOOOOOOO――!!”
The whole court booed, the pressure from the whole world, standing at the free throw line, and had a chance to close the margin even further.
Such a scene has been fantasized many times in the hearts of many basketball lovers. In our fantasies, we stood at the free throw line, in the face of this taunt, still maintained an almost cold calm, our hands did not tremble, we hit the free throws steadily, and the whole court shouted with one shot.
Chen Mu not only fantasized about it, but also did it.
"Huh"
Plus free throws, 96-82, 14-point difference.
Pistons possession.
"It's too fast...... It's so fast! ”
Smith was so excited that he couldn't stop nodding and said, "The 76ers' counterattack is coming too quickly!" ”
Swift counterattacks, scoring after successive successful defenses, narrowed the gap to a point where it seemed that it could catch up. It's only been two minutes into the fourth quarter, and it's not all settled!
"The piston hasn't stopped yet?" Barkley looked suspiciously at the Pistons bench, and although Sanders was quite unhappy with the team's performance and kept yelling, he didn't call a timeout.
"Maybe I want the main force to rest a little longer." Smith speculated: "After all, the main player of the Pistons is older than the 76ers, and on the one hand, it is necessary to rest more. On the other hand, there are still two cores on the 76ers' side, so that the physical substitute players will consume a lot, especially the physical energy of the Chinese boy, as long as the point difference is not narrowed to within 10 points, after the Pistons main force returns, the probability of winning is still very large. ”
"That makes sense, but ......" Barkley frowned slightly, "I still think it's time to call a timeout, the 76ers are now attacking with a lot of momentum." In fact, carefully calculated, among the 76ers' past six or seven offenses, only Louis Williams missed a hasty shot, and the shooting rate was very scary. ”
"The Pistons are starting to be able to hold up. It's because the offense is playing well. But now that the offensive shooting percentage has declined, the 76ers immediately began to chase down the points quickly. It seems that the 76ers have only narrowed the gap by a few points, less than 10 points, which doesn't seem to matter. But this wave of attacks began to erupt in the second half of the third quarter, and it has not been held back until now, and the Pistons' defense is very problematic! ”
"The Pistons attack, Starkey holds the ball, see if we can score this time!"
Smith knew what Barkley meant, but he always felt that Sanders' choice was not too much of a problem. The 76ers' offense is fierce, but everyone knows it. The core of the 76ers is Chen Mu, and Chen Mu has not scored more individual points during this period except for one two plus one.
In addition to Chen Mu, the other 76ers players all belong to the level of "hard work can be prevented", so as not to worry too much.
This paragraph feels good, and the next paragraph will slide, so what's so worrying about it?
Barkley's idea was relatively more sound, and Smith was odd. Barkley, who is a fan of Chen Mu's brain, how could he support the Pistons at this time?
"High block, Mark Hill down, Starkey passes. It's beautiful...... Attacks! The 76ers flank Mark Hill! What a surprise! ”
On the field, Mark Hill took the ball and turned around, and Chen Mu held his hands high in front of him like an iron wall. AS AN UNDERSIZE INSIDER, MARK HILL'S HEIGHT IS AN ISSUE. In the face of Chen Mu, there was no chance to find.
At the same time, Iguodala boldly let go of Hayes, a swift bag. The bet is on Mark Hill's biggest hidden flaw that has never exceeded 1 assist in his entire career:
Jason Marc Hill is a black hole on the pitch that few people are aware of.
With a strong body, the height of a small forward playing a power forward, and even occasionally playing the center position, Mark Hill's entire career, even if calculated on a 36-minute weighted basis, averaged 1.1 assists per game.
Mark Hill is a standard coolie interior lineman with almost zero attack power when away from the basket, but he is very efficient and lethal under the basket.
It's a pity that there are too few interior players with this height and who have to make a living under the basket with excellent passing ability. The simplification of the role of the pitch allows Mark Hill not to have to take on too much responsibility on the offensive end.
And the fact that almost all opponents are half a head taller than him under the basket also makes it difficult for Mark Hill to send passes. Basically, as soon as the basketball is in his hands, it's the moment to end the offense.
Looking back at his four-year NCAA career in Cincinnati, he has never averaged more than 1.3 assists per game. In fact, it was a bit difficult for him to say that he was a black hole in the stadium before, but the truth is that Marc Hill is not only not very good at passing, but also not very good at passing.
This time, it was quite a risky move for Iguodala to let go of the fiery Hayes, betting that Mark Hill would not be able to get the ball out in time.
Iguodala won the bet.
"Break the ball! Iguodala broke the ball again! 76ers' fast break! ”
Fast knife basketball, Iguodala turned around and started to impact, a 14-point gap, there is still half a quarter in the fourth quarter, everything is still possible!
"Louis!"
Hayes scrambled up, Iguodala delivered the ball to Williams, and the lad was at full speed, roaring forward like a supercar.
"The Pistons' defense is prepared! Quick response! ”
Smith nodded frequently, although the Pistons have begun to focus on offense in recent seasons, the foundation of the defensive team has not been lost, and a wave of high-quality defense at critical moments can still be expected.
"Louis's mind must not be overheated! Fortunately, calm down and see how to choose...... Rodney Carney! After receiving the ball, there is someone defending in front of you...... He...... Straight shot three points!! ”
In the eyes of the world's amazement, Rodney Carney, the 76ers who had been playing soy sauce all game, suddenly came to an unreasonable choice. The defender in front of him raised his hands high, almost covering his eyes, but he still stood up and found space to shoot by bouncing.
"Beep!"
When the referee's whistle blew, defender Afflaro subconsciously reached out to block it, but he didn't expect Carney's dry pull height to be so amazing this time, and his right hand slapped on Carney's supporting hand on his left hand, and was caught by the referee.
Three-point foul.
Three free throws!
The fans of Auburn Hills Palace hate Afflaro to death at this time, Carney's three-point point has no reason at all, there is no need to be so pressing, and now he has given the opponent three free throws for nothing, isn't it funny?
"Good luck this time, let's calm down next time!"
Chen Mu also smiled bitterly, thanked Aflaro's family in his heart, stepped forward and patted Carney's head and said, "We want a success rate, a success rate!" ”
"Haha, boss, I've counted it!" Carney smiled shamelessly and turned back to the free throw line.
Fart!
Chen Mu really has no problem with single-celled Carney, what has he calculated, you can't even figure out how much 5+5 is equal to can you calculate this?
Just now, Carney was just a hot head and wanted to be a hero.
Standing at the free throw line, Carney hit two of three free throws, 96-84, and the difference was further narrowed, with a 12-point gap.
The piston shouted to stop.
"This pause is late, tsk tsk~"
Barkley shook his head frequently with the appearance of a prophet, and said with a fat mouth: "There are about 9 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and this timeout is very embarrassing." According to the overall rotation of the Pistons this season, it is generally about 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter to gradually become the main team. After this pause, do you want to go to the main force? Or is it only part of it? Sanders is going to have a headache. ”
"Well, it's not just Sanders who has a headache, Cheeks is probably thinking about this too!" Smith nodded: "The main force of the 76ers usually comes back about 7 minutes in the fourth quarter. Now that this timeout is called, substitutions are possible, but in the end, continue to let the Chinese kid and Andre be present? Or do you want them to go down and rest for a few minutes, until about 7 minutes? Sizz, if it were you, what would you choose? ”
"Hey, you brainless, have you forgotten Lao Tzu's wise saying?" Barkley laughed, looked at Smith and said, "After you die, you have time to rest, don't change Lao Tzu!" ”
"Haha, I wish you won't be able to walk in the future." Of course Smith knew about it, and laughed.
"If Lao Tzu gets fatter, he won't be able to walk now!" Barkley didn't forget to laugh at himself.
76ers bench.
"Chen, Andre, how's it going?"
Cheeks knew his decision was risky, and from the third quarter to now, Chen Mu and Iguodala have not rested for a second. No matter how iron-clad the two are, it is difficult to support such a long continuous battle.
In order to reduce the physical wear and tear as much as possible, leaving Chen Mu and Iguodala on the field, and leading the substitute players to fight, Cheeks gave instructions: the two starting cores, don't participate too much in the offense, focus on containment on the field, and the main work is defense and response organization.
The scoring, leave it to the bench.
So far, both Louis Williams and Carney have done a decent job, but the Pistons will definitely make targeted adjustments after this timeout. Physically, the young 76ers core no longer has an advantage.
If the Pistons put a relatively young outside pair, Billups, Hamilton and Prince, on the court early. With the abilities of Louis Williams and Carney, it will be difficult to break through this barrier.
Who will be given the task of scoring?
"Coach, let me go."
Just as Cheeks and Chen Mu Iguodala were exchanging physical strength, a timid voice sounded.
Kyle Cornwall.
"If I play, the outside space will be bigger, Chen and Andre can do the cover and send the pass, and I will score on the offensive end!"
"Kyle......!"
Chen Mu looked at his good brother gratefully, and there was a warm current in his eyes.
"Even if I felt a mess before, I'm still a shooter for the 76ers......!"
Korver nodded firmly, his eyes full of determination. (To be continued.) )