rpbooks Chapter 277 4 points behind
Chapter 277 4 points behind
Chapter 277
In the third quarter, Anthony and Billups jointly scored. Under their leadership, the Nuggets were able to narrow the point difference to only 3 points.
Such a point difference enters the fourth quarter, and it can be expected that the last quarter of the game will be a fierce competition.
Kenny Smith said: "Will the result of this first game be like the first round, and the Thunder will eventually be reversed and lose the game?"
Barkley shook his head: "This is not the beginning of the playoffs. The Thunder have found their way into the playoffs. They will not be easily defeated. They are still ahead."
The fourth quarter begins.
The Thunder attacked and the ball was in Dragic's hands.
He dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and leaned in against Billups.
But Billups didn't lose his position at all, he was always close to Dragic.
Dragic didn't get room for his shot, and he quickly sent the ball to Durant, who was waiting on the right wing.
Durant got the ball and without any pause, he raised his hand and passed the basketball to Ye Hao who had just run to the top of the arc.Ye Hao pulled up the ball and shot it directly.
JR-Smith felt that he had tried his best and tried his best to defend against Ye Hao.
But still can't prevent it.
I really can't prevent it.
In the first half, he had many chances to face Ye Hao.
Ye Hao made most of the shots in front of him.
And when he shot the ball under Ye Hao's defense, his hit rate was a bit miserable.
Comparing the two, although JR-Smith is not willing to admit it in his heart, he has to admit that Ye Hao is indeed quite awesome.
And Ye Hao's shot now is still awesome.
With a click, it was thrown in.
Another three-pointer.
The point difference was widened to 6 points.
Looking back, the Nuggets attacked.
Billups pushed the ball from the left, and after reaching the frontcourt, he crossed the ball to Anthony at a 45-degree angle on the right.
After Anthony received the ball, he swayed the ball and made a fake move, which caused Durant's center of gravity to move forward.
Follow him to release the ball and break to the left.
After taking a step, he made a sudden stop and made a fallback jumper, and shot in front of Varejao who came out of the supplementary defense.
Two points scored.
Ye Hao got the ball under the basket and advanced with the ball.
When he reached the top of the front arc, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Dragic on the right flank.
Dragic is open.
He lifted the ball over his head, apparently about to make a shot.
Billups, who had already moved towards Ye Hao and wanted to help defend Ye Hao, hurried back to defend.
But Dragic still calmly completed the shot.
His shooting action is also quite standard,
It is precisely because of the standard that Billups feels that a certain flower somewhere cannot help but mention it online.
Bang!
The basketball missed, hit the edge of the rim, and bounced out.
This is a long rebound.
Durant and Anthony rushed forward at the same time, grabbing the basketball in their hands first.
Then he passed the ball with both hands to Ye Hao on the left.
Also catch the ball, against JR-Smith.
He dribbled the ball back and forth, looking for opportunities to break through.
He suddenly started to accelerate, and while accelerating, he turned the basketball to the back, changed hands behind the back, and changed direction to break in.
JR was already swayed by him at this time.
He left JR behind, and no longer continued to rush in, but stood up from the ground and shot backwards.
Two points scored.
"Ye Hao's shooting is really stable, giving people a feeling that he can make every shot." Kenny Smith said.
Barkley said with a smile: "I can already feel the desperation in JR's heart. I have to defend against a perverted player like Ye Hao. If the heart is not strong, it will definitely collapse, and Ye Hao will blow a little bit of self-confidence. None can be found."
Kenny Smith nodded, "Yeah, it's really too difficult to play against Ye Hao. Those players who defended Jordan back then probably thought the same way."
After Ye Hao made this goal, the Nuggets failed to make the ball for two consecutive rounds.
But the Thunder team also failed to score, and the two sides were in a stalemate for the time being.
The Nuggets attack and the ball goes to Anthony, who holds the ball on the left wing.
Durant has raised his hand to put up the defense.
Anthony dropped the ball to force Durant.
In the first few quarters of the game, Anthony still scored a lot of points on Durant's cash machine.
Anthony forced Durant to move toward the baseline.
Then he took off and slid the ball into Nene's hand from the waist.
Nene turned around and made a small hook shot, and the basketball scored.
Only 4 points left.
In the next few rounds, none of the Thunder could score.
Anthony scored a three-pointer from the outside again.
There is only 1 point left.
"The momentum of the Nuggets can be ah. Now they are fast catching up with the Thunder." Kenny - Smith said.
Barkley nodded and said, "Well, let's see if the Thunder can respond accordingly."
The game resumed after a pause.
The Thunder attack.
Ye Hao received the ball at the top of the arc.
Then he shot a jumper in front of JR-Smith.
With a bang, the basketball hit the iron.
This made JR feel very comfortable.
'This kid will also be guarded by me one day!It's so cool. '
Billups advances with the ball.
After coming over, hand over the basketball to Anthony at the top of the arc to play.
"If Anthony scores this goal, the Nuggets will overtake the point difference." Barkley said, "This situation is really exciting and tense."
Anthony lifted the ball up.
Ye Hao, who was several steps away, yelled at Durant, "Stay on the defense, stick on the defense, it's like letting him make a shot."
Durant threw his hand up.
But Anthony has already taken off and shot,
This is still a three-pointer hit by the board.
The Nuggets overtook the point difference, leading the Thunder by 2 points.
"The Nuggets really overtook the score. Their scoring ability is really good." Barkley said.
Kenny Smith then said: "This kind of evenly matched situation will make the game more attractive and attractive."
The Thunder served under the basket and the ball was given to Ye Hao to advance.
Ye Hao dribbled the ball from the right to the frontcourt.
He faced JR-Smith on the right side, suddenly accelerated and broke through.
Nene and Kenyon Martin in the Nuggets' penalty area came up to plug the loophole almost at the same time.
However, Ye Hao did not choose to shoot himself, but passed the basketball to Ibaka under the basket.
Ibaka turned around and shot a jumper. With a bang, the ball missed.
The Nuggets attack.
"Defense! Defense! Defense!..." The home fans shouted loudly.
Now their hearts are lifted by Lao Gao, and they are worried about the home team.
Most of the time in this game, their Thunder team maintained the lead, but in the final fourth quarter, they overtook it at the most critical moment?
This is the hell.
They hope that the Thunder can defend the Nuggets' offense and then score the next round on offense.
In this way, it is possible to tie the score.
It's just that the result is a bit contrary to the wishes of the fans,
After Billups led the basketball across the half court, he made a false pass and gave the basketball to Nene under the basket. After receiving the ball, Nene jumped lightly and sent the basketball into the basket.
The Nuggets widened the point difference to 4 points.
Carlesimo quickly called a timeout.
From leading the opponent by ten points to now falling behind by 4 points, this must have dissatisfied Carlesimo.
"Give the ball to Ye... let him play and score."
"Defense well and guard their offensive players."
……
Carlesimo spoke loudly about his tactical arrangements.
After he finished speaking, the Thunder players looked up at Ye Hao in tacit agreement, as if he was the real team coach on and off the field.
However, Ye Hao had no objection to Carlesimo's timeout arrangement. He said directly: "Let's defend better and attack better."
In his expression, there is no worry at all, but it can make people feel that he is very confident and calm, and he is very sure of the final result of the game.
Come back after a pause.
The Thunder's offense still failed to score. After Ye Hao broke in, he shot a fadeaway jumper and hit the edge of the basket directly, and the iron popped out.
The Nuggets grabbed the backcourt rebound, and Billups quickly counterattacked after getting the ball.
For a track and field team like the Nuggets, quick counterattacks are also their familiar and favorite offensive methods.
Anthony and JR-Smith chased Billups from the left and right sides to the frontcourt respectively.
Ye Hao ran after Billups.
Billups took the ball to the front basket, and he took off and shot.
With just a slap, he felt his hand was empty.
It was then discovered that the basketball was nailed to the backboard by Ye Hao's slap.
Ye Hao came from behind, caught up with him, and sent out a chasing nail plate hat.
After blocking the shot, Ye Hao took advantage of the opportunity to get the basketball.
He passed the ball over his shoulder, passed the basketball across the court, and gave it to Durant who hadn't caught up yet.
Durant is already open, and he can completely shoot by himself.
But he still passed the basketball straight to the basket and gave it to Varejao.
Varejao jumped up lightly and sent the basketball into the hoop.
With Ye Hao alone holding back the three Nuggets in the backcourt, the Thunder played more games than they did, and played very well.
Barkley said: "From this ball, it can be seen that the Thunder can share the ball with each other and make the transfer of basketball smooth.
Durant was clearly able to shoot just now, but he didn't. Instead, he gave the basketball to Varejao, who was closer to the basket.
This is to ensure the success rate.
Play carefully. "
Kenny Smith nodded and said: "It's also a reflection of the internal chemistry of the team."
After this goal was scored, the Thunder were only 2 points behind.
Billups dribbled the ball against Dragic at the top of the arc. He made a strong breakthrough, relied on Dragic to break into the free throw line and made a free throw, followed by a jumper and shot the basketball.
Swish, he made it.
"The FMVP really deserves to be a player with a big heart. The more critical the moment, the more stable his performance." Kenny Smith said.
"Yes, Billups is still playing very steadily, not rushing, passing the ball when it is time to pass, attacking when it is time for him to attack, he is unambiguous at all. This kind of player is really easy to use. I think There are a lot of coaches in the league who think they'll have a player like Billups," Barkley said.
Looking back, Durant made a high jumper, and he also made a goal.
With a gap of 2 points, the two sides went back and forth for several rounds.
Anthony hit Durant with the ball, leaned in with his back, squeezed Durant back, followed him with a sudden turnaround jumper, and threw the basketball into it.
"Both Melo and Chauncey played well this year. Since Iverson was sent to the Pistons by the Nuggets, the Nuggets have completely become Melo's team. As for the other players, that's all. It is to cooperate with him.
No other player can divide Melo's shots like AI.Billups is also very clear that his duty in the Nuggets is not for him to score, but for him to organize the team and sort out the team's offense.Obviously he's doing a good job and that's his forte.He and Melo complement each other perfectly. said Kenny Smith.
The Thunder attacked, and Durant missed a long-range three-pointer.
The Nuggets came over and JR-Smith made a three-pointer from the right corner.
The Nuggets suddenly widened the score gap to 7 points.
And as the two sides fought back and forth, there were only 2 minutes and 21 seconds left before the end of the fourth quarter.
George Karl called for a timeout.
He is satisfied with the team's current offensive and defensive performance on the field, but they are leading now.
The reason why he called a timeout was to convey to the players the opinion of continuing to keep going. As long as they can last for more than 2 minutes, they will be able to win the first victory in this away game, and then they will be able to win the home court advantage .
Back from the timeout, the Nuggets attacked, and Billups sent another wonderful pass, and Nene played an alley-oop to score.
The point difference widened to 9 points.
The Thunder attack.
Dragic originally wanted to stay in the backcourt to catch the ball and dribble it across the half court, but was "driven" away by Ye Hao with a wave.
Ye Hao dribbled the ball across the half, and JR and Billups stepped forward at the same time.
Ye Hao stopped abruptly, pulled up against JR's body, and shot a three-pointer.
JR and Billups followed suit and waved to block the shot, but they failed to stop the basketball.
The basketball Ye Hao threw hit the center of the basket with a swish, and went into the net hollowly.
The difference is 6 points.
Looking back, the Nuggets attacked.
The whole audience was yelling "Defend, defend, defend..."
Ye Hao also bent down and lowered his center of gravity, and shouted to his teammates while standing back and standing in front of JR.
Billups still gave the ball to Anthony to play, and hit the ground to the past.
Anthony gets the ball high on the left.
He took a step back with the dribble, retreated beyond the three-point line, followed him up, shot a fadeaway jumper, and shot a three-pointer.
Bang!
The ball missed and hit the edge of the basket.
The Thunder protected the backcourt rebound.
The ball was handed over to Ye Hao.
Ye Hao counterattacked with the ball and made a layup.
Only 4 points left.
In the fourth quarter, there is only less than 1 minute left.
"In such a short game time, the Thunder have to chase at least 4 points to have a chance to win the first game. Can they do it?" Barkley asked.
(End of this chapter)