Chapter 257: An appetizer that becomes a main course
"Stick to the three-point line!!
There was no need for Cheeks to shout, and the Philadelphia players knew exactly what to do next.
With little game time left, the Philadelphia 76ers have a three-point lead on the road, and the Pistons have two options.
The first is to play a solid success rate, create opportunities for three-point shots, and try to equalize the score in the final moments.
The second is to play a wave of quick counterattacks, quickly score two points, and then quickly adopt foul tactics after the 76ers send a baseline ball, and hit the 76ers with free throws.
In the last moments of the game, the 76ers' free throw shooting rate was really not good, and Dalem Porter's two free throws just now were one of the examples. Although the 76ers' boys are young and have better physical strength than the Pistons players, they are also fighting for almost three hours at this time, and physical wear and tear is inevitable.
Besides, free throw shooting is one of the few skills on the basketball court that will not generally decline due to age, and even many players are getting older and more accurate.
Rather than hitting the ball on the court, standing on the free throw line and facing the basket and shooting with ease is as comfortable as a vacation for veterans.
The probability of Philadelphia missing free throws exists, and it is not low, among the Philadelphia players on the court at the moment, Korver must not let him catch the ball, and he has a free throw shooting rate of more than ninety percent, if he is sent to the free throw line at this time, it is simply a gift.
In addition to Korver, Miller and Iguodala's free throws are passable, and their shooting percentages of about eighty percent are good, but neither of them is a good shooter in the traditional sense, and it is not impossible to lose a free throw at the last moment.
In addition, Bowler's shooting percentage is quite good among centers, but he has already hit one of two free throws before after fighting under the basket all over the court. It shows that the non-stop hand-to-hand combat throughout the game still affected his shooting rate to some extent.
In the end, it was Chen Mu.
Chen Mu's free throw shooting rate is much better this season than last season, but it is still below seventy percent, if he can lure the 76ers to pass the ball to Chen Mu after grabbing two quick points, and then foul him......
These truths are very simple and quite simple, and almost all fans can see the way. Even Smith and Barkley, who were streaming the game live in the West, could see the problem at a glance.
"After Durham Porter's free throws, the Pistons can quickly steal two points and then implement foul tactics, and it is better to find opportunities for Chinese boys to foul with the ball, so that ...... Well, Dyrem Porter misses the second free throw, the Pistons' rebound, a quick counterattack! Billups pushed forward with the ball, and the Philadelphia defense was quick to catch up. Billups ...... Three-point shot!! ”
Although the roar of the director in the headset continued, constantly reminding Smith to hurry up and explain the game that was being broadcast live, Smith and Barkley had long been attracted by the exciting situation in the East, and Smith couldn't help but talk about the situation in the East. Barkley even directly ripped off the headset and threw it aside, staring at the small screen with fat eyes intently, leaving the director on the other end of the headset to burst into tears.
"It's too risky...... Entered! HOHO! Billups! Chauncey Billups, big heart! Three-point hit! The game was back to a draw!! Ha ha. The game in the East is so enjoyable!! ”
Smith was also completely out of control, and the director Gu Zi yelled for a while and found that it had no effect, so he reluctantly let the technology make the picture of the Eastern game into a small window. It was placed at the bottom of the Western Game screen and broadcast simultaneously.
Since you can't stop these two living treasures, you can only cooperate......
The compromise on the TV station made the die-hard fans of the Rockets and Jazz indignant, but more neutral fans and Chinese fans were very happy and gave thumbs up one by one to show their support.
Watching two games at the same time, one of which starts nicely and the other just comes to a critical moment, is a temptation that no basketball fan can resist, at this time he only hates that he doesn't have enough eyes to look at the west with one eye and the east with the other.
Philadelphia shouted a halt, and the 76ers called a timeout! It was their last short timeout of the game! Let's take a look at the West, oh, the Rockets are slowly catching up, and the three-point shot seems to be starting to shoot! It was only at this time that Smith reacted and said the situation in the west very perfunctorily, and then his eyes immediately returned to the small screen and continued to talk about the situation in the east.
"The timeout is over, does Philadelphia still have a chance? There were 17 seconds left in the game, which was enough time to make a solid attack. Okay, Philadelphia served, Miller got to the top of the arc with the ball and 14 seconds left! ”
"Miller is dragging the clock, and Philadelphia seems to want to hit the final blow, 10 seconds."
"The weak side started to run, Iguodal pulled out to catch the ball, switched positions at the top of the arc, and started to break through! 6 seconds! ”
"The Pistons defended tightly, there were no big flaws, Iguodala was surrounded, the position was not good, the bag was clamped! The Pistons have a bag on Iguodala! Pass the ball quickly!! ”
"It's too late, it's too late! Iguodala passed the ball from a bad angle, Korver didn't receive it, and the basketball rolled to the backcourt...... It's over! The regular-time game is over! The two sides are drawn, extra time! The first overtime game of the NBA playoffs of the year!! ”
At this moment, the director's heart was broken.
Although the broadcast order of the game, the selection of the number of games, and the director have no power to influence it, this is all set by the leadership a long time ago.
However, during the live broadcast, if there is a fight between two games, such as the current situation, the director has enough power to make a picture trade-off on the spot.
At the beginning of the Western game, the full screen will be live, and the Eastern picture will be returned to the small screen in front of the commentator, and the final result of the Eastern game will be broadcast in the interval between the Western games.
This is the strategy set by the director.
When the game came to the fourth quarter in the East, Philadelphia was already behind by double digits, the Pistons were in the driver's seat, and the roof of Auburn Hills Palace was about to be torn off by the noisy shouts of the fans.
At this moment, there is no suspense in the eastern game, but the dialogue between the strong and powerful in the west has just begun, so it will bring fans a complete focus battle, as for the eastern one, it's just an appetizer!
Smith doesn't have much opinion on this arrangement, but Barkley is quite complaining, as a fan of Chen Mu's brain, Barkley also has a little obsessive-compulsive disorder. Before the first game is finished, just start the second one? I'm the first to disagree!
In the end, it was only under the collective pacification of the TV crew and Smith that Barkley sat back in his seat with an unhappy face and began to explain the western game, but his mind was still on the eastern side. That's why at the beginning of the game, he said something like "I want to watch the eastern game and then explain the western game".
The director's idea can't be wrong, it's just his luck, it's really not good.
In a game that was considered by everyone to be no suspense before the game, the strong team led by more than a dozen points in the middle of the fourth quarter, and any director would decide at this time to focus on the Western game, right?
Well, as soon as the TV station cut the signal to the west, a dazzling wave of indiscriminate bombardment began on the eastern side.
Leading, falling behind, catching up, crushing, instantaneously imminent, trance, pause, strong overtake, weak team on top, steady position, re-chasing, presumptuous and bold desperate three-point, offensive mistakes at the last moment, and then
Extra time.
The first overtime game of this playoffs could have been a wonderful scene that could have been presented in a large picture in the broadcast signal, but under the instruction of the director, it shrank aggrievedly in a corner of the screen, and fans couldn't see who was who when they sat on the sofa.
However, the large-scale picture is not shocked, the small-scale picture is wonderful, and the two commentators cry wolf, as if they have seen a shocking battle, and they are very excited. This shocking and passionate commentary made all the fans in front of the TV have been whetted their appetites, and even the most hardcore Rockets and Jazz fans will inevitably have a strong interest in the Eastern Conference game.
Is the game over there really so exciting......?
So, in the homes of sports fans all over the United States, one or several people got up from the sofa at this time, hurried to the TV, and stared up at the small pitiful window to see what was going on.
Depressed!
The director is hateful and angry in his heart.,Damn 76 people.,It's not good when it breaks out.,It's good to die or not, but it started to break out after I decided to focus on the western picture.,Isn't this a clear picture with me!
The idea of the director is naturally a little ridiculous, but the brain is not very clear when people are angry, and their mobile phones are ringing non-stop here, and their heads are bigger when they see the number.
"Do you have shit in your head??"
Picking up the phone, the leader's scolding was like thunder, and the director couldn't help but take two steps back, as if the leader was opening his mouth in front of him, and he didn't dare to say a mouthful.
"The first playoff game over there is not broadcast on the big screen in overtime, and the first quarter of the West here hasn't been finished yet! Cut to the east for me right now! ”
"Yes, yes...... This is the cut, this is the ......"
The director looked back dejectedly and explained to the technicians, and then sat back in the director's chair, tilting his head sideways and looking at the picture of the eastern game, not knowing what to say at all.
The leader who called just now, that's a super fan, pure. The choice of the picture given by the director before was also set by the leader himself, and now he has turned his face when he says that he has turned his face, and the director has no way to refute it.
Who makes the family a leader!
"It's all turned, so I hope the overtime here in the East can be more exciting......
The director sighed to himself, but he was faintly worried in his heart.
What if there is nothing to see in the overtime on the eastern side, and there is a reversal and overtaking on the western side?
When the time comes, the leader will call and scold himself again?
On the eastern side, overtime begins. (To be continued......)
PS: The first time I wrote about overtime, I felt very excited!
But don't worry, it won't be very delayed, the momentum of the game is already clear!