Chapter Ninety-Eight: I Can Do It

The Spurs called a timeout to lay out the next tactics.

After a timeout, Duncan served from the outside, Parker ran out to attract the Knicks' attention, Ginobili on the other side ran out from the baseline, and Duncan also passed the ball just right.

Catching the ball, Ginobili flung the ball to the right-hand side, tapped the left toe on the floor, and then pulled the ball to the left side of the body, and the basketball kept rising in the control of the left hand.

Gallinari's center of gravity also shifted rapidly with Ginobili's ball, and also reached the peak of the body's center of gravity shift.

Ginobili completely retracted the ball at this time, and the basketball obediently passed through the crotch and reached the right hand, and then Ginobili accelerated with an explosive force, which had completely thrown Gallinari away in an instant, and was about to enter the depth of the inside line.

At this time, Gallinari saw Ginobili suddenly make a sudden stop, he saw that he still had a chance, and subconsciously prompted him to rush forward, wanting to block Ginobili again.

A smile appeared on Ginobili's lips, and when Gallinari rushed up from his left, the basketball was pulled to the right, and Gallinari followed his forward momentum to block Ginobili on his left.

Ginobili made another crisp reel and shook him off for the second time.

At this time, Ginobili hurriedly retreated, and threw the basketball out of the ball, and Li Feng's block came immediately, if it was a second late, Ginobili would enjoy the big pot of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The ball was interfered with by Li Feng and naturally did not score, but McDyce blocked Corey, Duncan easily grabbed the rebound, and Li Feng, who played it back, directly pulled Duncan's dunk hand down, and did not give Duncan a chance to play two plus one.

Duncan made one of two free throws under the interference of fans, giving the Knicks more opportunities, and if they hit both free throws, the Knicks would have to bet on three-pointers if they didn't want to play overtime.

Duncan missed the second free throw, and Li Feng grabbed the rebound and immediately called a timeout.

With eighteen seconds left before the end of the game, the game had reached its most critical stage, and the oppressive atmosphere filled the entire Madison Square Garden, and everyone was speculating:

Who will make the last throw?

Al Harrington? He's got a good three-point shot!

Gallinari? The team's pure shooter!

Chris Duhon? The shot is not accurate, but the critical moment cannot be ignored!

Eddie Corey? Perhaps the most hidden killer?

Li Feng? The sharpest weapon that really only dunks?

At this time, Li Feng was very nervous, and he was guessing who D'Antoni would give the last ball?

Harrington? Gallinari? Duhon? Or Eddie Corey? Or will it be left to him, a rookie, to complete it? …… While he was thinking about it, D'Antoni spoke.

"Eddie, you're doing a great job this quarter, but now it's time for you to take it off!"

D'Antoni's words were very sincere, but his words still made Eddie Corey a little uncomfortable, fortunately, the latter was also self-aware, and it was not much use to continue to stay on the field, and the task of the last shot would definitely not be handed over to him to complete, so he nodded reluctantly.

"Larry, you're on!"

When the answer to the substitution was revealed, Larry Hughes looked calm, anyway, he has played for more than ten years, and it is normal for him to let himself play at critical moments.

"Could it be that the last shot wants Hughes to make a move?"

Li Feng and the rest of his teammates had this idea in their hearts, Hughes's three-point shot was inaccurate, and it was difficult for Anthony to bet on "Qi", but their ideas were all wrong.

"Larry, after you come on the court later, just keep moving, find your most comfortable position, you don't have to feel nervous, the last shot is not your share for the time being, your role is to attract the opponent's attention as much as possible, reduce the defensive pressure for other teammates, can you do it?" …,

D'Antoni revealed the final answer,

Hughes let out a calm "um" with a calm expression, his mentality was very correct, and he immediately nodded and accepted this arrangement, and his expression was also very firm.

"Everyone should relax first now!"

D'Antoni smiled as he spoke, how could the players continue to play when they were so nervous? Seeing that everyone's expressions gradually relaxed, he continued:

"The last shot, the four of you have a chance, and if you have the opportunity, you will shoot immediately! After you get on the field, use your speed and impact to impact the opponent's defense, if you have the opportunity, don't hesitate to shoot immediately, or hand the ball to your teammates who run out of the empty space. ”

Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the ball was in his own hands, he would never hesitate if he had the opportunity.

"Didn't you say I can't do it, I'm going to tell you I can!"

Then D'Antoni explained in detail how to run and how to block and find opportunities, Li Feng and others just listened, once they played, they still had to deal with it flexibly, tactics are always dead, and people can be constantly flexible, isn't it?

On the Spurs' bench, Popovich is also nervously arranging the defense in the last stage, he first explained two points - can't foul at will, don't let the Knicks have a chance to break through, the closer the opponent gets to the basket at the last moment, the more dangerous the team, as for the three-point shot, the Spurs' supplementary defense is NBA first-class, but the only problem is that he is still a little hesitant to defend against the last shot, who should he focus on?

"One-on-one put your opponent first, but leave that damn T-Rex to Tim to defend it."

Popovich pointed at Duncan.

"Li Feng is very likely to perform the task of the last shot, although he is still a rookie, but his strength I believe everyone already knows it, once he gets the ball, you follow closely, make good use of your height and experience, and pay attention to prevent his breakthrough, others have the opportunity to launch a pinch, rookie pass at the critical moment is not trustworthy!"

Their defensive object is very clear, that is, the Knicks' breakthrough, these veterans who have already experienced strong winds and waves have long been accustomed to this kind of scene, heard the buzz, and stepped into the court one by one quietly.

Once on the court, not only the Spurs calmed down, but so did the Knicks.

Harrington threw the ball to Li Feng in the front court, who had a ball in his hand, and his heart was calmer, this kind of scene seems to be similar, he has also completed the last stunner, the feeling of throwing the ball in the last moment is still fresh in his memory, and now, he is about to face this exciting occasion again.