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Chapter 240 The Road to the Throne (9)

Chapter 240 The Road to the Throne ([-])

"Perfect attack!"

Not only was Kenny Smith unable to restrain his emotions, but everyone who saw the ball couldn't help but feel excited when they recalled Gao Tian's confident eyes when he made the shot. This ball is so tough!

D'Antoni clenched his fist and waved his arms fiercely. He knew that Gao Tian would never let him down. When Gao Tian made a shot, he knew that the ball was there. This can be said to be intuition, but it is not intuition , This is his decades of experience in playing basketball. When he looks at the perfect arc of the ball, the ball is likely to be scored.

"There are still 50 seconds left! The Cavaliers didn't call a timeout, they directly served from the bottom line and prepared to attack."

This time, James did not hold the ball and choose to advance, because Gao Tian was close to him from the beginning, and this time is not the time to ask for the ball. It is the right choice to hand the ball to the point guard with a lower center of gravity. The main thing to do is not to attack, but to spend as much time as possible to attack with the ball at the end.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glanced at Gao Tian next to him. To be honest, when Gao Tian made the three-pointer, his heart shrank with the ball that went into the net. Gao Tian was amazed by this elegant and flexible side step. Everyone likes this kind of ball full of beauty.

But he is this person's enemy, no matter how beautiful the ball is, it won't arouse his admiration, and he will only feel pain in his heart. Under the beauty of this ball, there is a cold murderous intent!

Cavaliers players and fans only felt that the ball pierced their hearts. It was terrible. The coldness like a poisonous snake clinging to their ears made them shiver, even though there were [-] people in the Quicken Loans Arena The Cavaliers fans didn't feel a little warmth when they got together.

"Murderous and deadly three-pointer!"

"Will the knight's attack be affected?"

Everyone's hearts were raised. The fans who had been standing for more than ten minutes cheered tirelessly for the team. They knew how important this goal was. If they scored, the game would basically be won. Failure to score means handing over the chance of the final tie to the sun. If they really handed over the opportunity to Gao Tian, ​​they would really hate that scene.

No one's heart can bear that kind of excitement, that rookie... No matter what, he must score this goal!

After Drew Gooden dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he stood in the middle circle and looked at Nash who was staring at him in front of him, guarding against Nash's steal. He waited, raised the back dribble to open up space, and glanced at the timer. , exactly eight seconds.

James in the bottom corner of the right wing suddenly used the cover of the big Z to get rid of Gao Tian's marking, and ran beyond the three-point line to receive a pass from Drew Gooden. It was obvious that he was planning to force a three-pointer, but

When he just received the ball and was about to shoot, Gao Tian, ​​who was struggling to get rid of the big Z's entanglement, just stood in front of him and blocked his shooting space.

"James is facing Gao Tian. Is he planning to return the last one? There are still six seconds left, and he has enough time to complete this attack!"

James dribbled the ball slowly, changed the ball from his left hand to his right hand with a crotch dribble, and took a small step forward with his right foot to point forward. This is an obvious breakthrough to the right!

James waited for Gao Tian's defensive footsteps. As long as Gao Tian took a step back, he would suddenly take a step back and choose to shoot. He knew that the sun would definitely double-team him and force him to take the ball. A key ball passed to a teammate with almost no time at the end is really... unreasonable, so he decided to end this offense with a three-pointer, and he chose to bear it himself.

Moved!

He was overjoyed as soon as he was about to retreat, he saw Gao Tian directly striding up, as if he was going to... Steal it?

What the hell?

Although he was stunned for a moment, his body didn't hesitate at all. He slapped the ball forward with his right hand, and in an instant he passed Gao Tian's right side by half of Gao Tian's body. He didn't go Thinking why Gao Tian would suddenly make such an irrational defensive decision, it was really reckless!

He took a big step to the free throw line and looked at Nash who was going forward to make up the defense and wanted to make a ball. From the corner of his eye, he accurately aimed at the three-pointer in the bottom corner. 7 of 5 points, only the most accurate player of the Cavaliers.

As a result of his thoughts, the ball flew out of his hand in an instant. After all, there was still a problem with the Suns' defense. They missed the person who should not be missed. This is the best result for the Cavaliers. Can it be compared to a shooter who made nearly [-]% of his three-pointers and ended his offense with an open three-pointer?

Obviously it is impossible, so it is impossible for the sun to give Drew Gooden such a large open space. James did not see the anxious and panic look on Drew Gooden's face, otherwise he would definitely hesitate and consider whether to pass the ball, but His position meant he couldn't see what was going on in the corner, and a fraction of a second wasn't enough time for Drew Gooden to remind James, so the spinning ball was caught by a man in white a meter away from where it really was supposed to go. The player in the jersey reaches out and intercepts.

"Lagabel! It's Lagabel, he steals the pass from James!"

Buckley growled.

"With 30 seconds to go, he made a deadly tackle!"

After seeing the ball passed by James, Gao Tian breathed a sigh of relief and didn't look at the horrified expression of James around him. He turned around and accelerated, rushed to the frontcourt to receive a pass from Lagabel and made a layup.

The sun chases two more points!

When the game was less than 28 seconds away, they were only one point away from the Cavaliers. At this time, the atmosphere in the Quicken Loans Arena was very hopeless. They watched the sun catch up from nearly [-] points behind to now only With a gap of one point, will they really be reversed by the Suns?

The silent Mike Brown called the last timeout. They must ensure that there will be no mistakes in the last attack. They can't afford to lose!

It should be said that this cursed city cannot withstand such setbacks. When it is closest to hope, it sees itself falling into the abyss. This kind of pain is incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it. They urgently need a champion. Break this curse and find a ray of hope for this city.

"Nothing lads, we're still a point ahead."

Mike Brown tried to make his tone as easy as possible. He wanted to use a confident word to restore the confidence of the players, but seeing all the silent players lower their heads, his heart sank suddenly. He knew This is difficult!

No hope is not the scariest thing, the scariest thing is to lose confidence, how can we win without confidence?

Why was the Sun able to come back all the way and beat the Cavaliers until now?

Didn't it depend on the confidence that the rookie's sudden effort brought to the Suns players.

"LeBron, LeBron?"

James, who had been echoing the stealing scene of Lagabel just now, was suddenly brought back to reality by two shouts. He looked at Mike Brown, who was looking at him seriously, in a little confusion. He didn't know why the coach called him. All the wisdom of the past seems to have disappeared at this moment.

Now he only knows that he made a mistake that could destroy the Cavaliers. He passed the ball with his own hands, and he watched Gao Tian score a layup with no defense.

No matter how strong he is, he is only a 23-year-old young player. He really shouldn't bear so many and such a heavy burden, but there is no way, the Cavaliers only have him as a star, and only a 23-year-old player can carry the burden of the Cavaliers. Daqi, whether he wants to or not, he has to bear these burdens. If he can bear it, he is a future star in everyone's eyes. If he can't, he is a player with excellent body.

The reality is very cruel, because what competitive sports want is the final result, the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit!

"LeBron, believe me, you are one of the best players in the world! Now you have to stand up, you are their leader, you want to lead us here in Cleveland, in our hometown to win the game!"

LeBron was shocked, yes, this is his hometown, in front of his family, friends, and all the people who have been supporting him in this land, he must stand up, maybe his mistake will ruin the ball team, but if he gives up now, then his mistake will definitely ruin the hope of this city!

In fact, the listless players looked surprised at LeBron James who stood up abruptly and his face was full of perseverance and disobedience. This is very rare. He would take the initiative to let everyone see his true thoughts on his face. Young and mature, he did something that was not "LeBron". This was something he never liked to do before. He buried his emotions in his heart more, digesting the ups and downs alone.

"Listen, we've come this far, we have to go one step further!"

This time it's not Mike Brown, this time it's LeBron, his voice filled the ears of all Cavaliers players, they looked at this confident man with complicated eyes, he was a boy before, but now he is qualified Known as a man, because he dares to take on his own responsibilities!

"How to defend next?"

After a moment of silence, Nash looked at D'Antoni who had been meditating and asked.

"Foul early! Send Anderson Varejao to the free throw line!"

D'Antoni hesitated for a while and said, "It's risky to do so, but they have Gao Tian, ​​they can take a gamble and let the player with the worst free throws in the Cavaliers go up to make free throws. In such a critical game, it is likely to make two free throws and one. , They are two points behind and can completely hold their fate in their own hands.

Rather than waiting for the opponent to make a mistake, it is better to hand over the final opportunity to decide the game. At worst, they can make two free throws so they can still let Gao Tian hit a three-pointer. After all, they have the most accurate shot in the world. one of the players.

"Beep!"

Just a few seconds after the Cavaliers' serve was delivered to Varejao's hands, Dio went straight down and hit the bewildered Varejao's hand hard. His habit made him fall directly on Dio's body with Dio's movements, it looked as if Dio directly pulled him down.

This left all the Suns players speechless. If they hadn't known that D'Antoni's confession was a thug foul, they would have thought that Dior was going to foul Varejao maliciously. He gave an ordinary thug foul, otherwise Dio couldn't speak clearly with both mouths.

Gao Tian looked at Varejao who was about to make a free throw with regret on his face. Even he was impressed by the acting skills of this "actor" level actor. Although there are many players in the NBA who like to play a wave of pretending to be pitiful, they can do it. It's really rare for someone as sincere as Varejao to be. He has full respect for Gao Tian, ​​a player who dares to make offensive fouls, but he really doesn't like Gao Tian, ​​a player who always wants to cheat fouls from referees.

Only players with no strength will often use this method. Really good players don't use this method that everyone despises to score and are disgusted by others.

Varejao made 63% of his free throws this season. He is the fifth-highest player in the Cavaliers. That's why Mike Brown chose to replace him just now. Otherwise, the Suns would definitely choose the more inaccurate Cavaliers The player takes a free throw.

This is probably the only way to choose a general from among the short ones.

The first free throw bounced twice on the basket and then fell into it under the gaze of everyone. Immediately, most of the people on the scene breathed a sigh of relief. At least the scheduled task was completed, but the second free throw was not so lucky. , The ball hit the back edge of the basket directly and was caught by Gao Tian, ​​who was quick-eyed and quick-handed. This was also his tenth rebound of the game. attack!

"Coach, how should we defend later?"

Everyone in the Cavaliers gathered together, and James asked worriedly.

Everyone knows that the Sun's last attack is for Gao Tian, ​​and he will choose singles, but until now, almost no one has been able to defend Gao Tian's last goal. Many teams have proved to the world with blood and tears They couldn't give Gao Tian the last chance to attack, but they didn't dare to double-team. Once the sun passed the ball so fast, it would almost leave an open spot. In such a game, they would rather play singles than give an open spot!

How should they choose?

Seeing the worried eyes of all the players looking at him, Mike Brown took a deep breath, thought about it and asked again: "LeBron, how did he defend us just now?"

"Defend us?"

James was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly realized after thinking about it, and said a little puzzled, "You mean... that we let them alone?"

"Greg used to tell me when I was in San Antonio that if you have an unguardable player, let him put the ball in the hands of the easiest player!"

"Then we'll give...Dio a chance?"

"No, to Amare."

"give him?"

Everyone was stunned. They didn't understand why the last chance to attack was given to Stoudemire who had the most abundant offensive means. Logically speaking, it should be given to Dior, who was not so good at attacking. ah!

"Give it to Dior, do you think he will choose to attack?"

Hearing what Mike Brown said, everyone immediately understood that Dior would definitely not attack when he picked it up, but chose to hand the ball to Gao Tian or Nash again, but Stoudemire was different. Will it spread?

"Remember, wait until the last five seconds before pinching Gao Tian!"

D'Antoni watched Gao Tian stand in the middle circle after receiving the free throw and waited for the last time. He was very confident that as long as Gao Tian was singled out, they would not be disappointed. There were no exceptions before, and now, there will be no exceptions. .

"Seven seconds! Gao Tian moved!"

Barkley stared intently at Gao Tian, ​​watching his heart skip a beat when James and Drew Gooden suddenly went up for a singles dribble, and everyone watching the game was the same as him, their There is a huge doubt in my mind, is the knight crazy?

At this time, the upsurge is going to miss people!

Gao Tian passed the ball directly to Nash who was open. Nash passed the ball to Dior inside before the Cavaliers' defense arrived. Dior looked at Varejao who came to double-team him without hesitation. With a flick of one hand, the ball just arrived in the hands of Stoudemire, who was unguarded at the left wing horn.

With two seconds left, Stoudemire hesitated when he saw Gao Tian who was running to the bottom line and had an open space. In the end, he chose to make a mid-range shot, with Varejao defending.

"Bangdang."

Barkley shook his head and sighed as he watched the ball bounce high off the back edge of the rim.

"Oh, the game is over."

(End of this chapter)