rpbooks Chapter 144 A Stalemate Match
Chapter 144 A Stalemate Match
Chapter 144 A Stalemate Match
With the on-duty referee Joe Crawford's whistle, the Indiana Pacers' away game against the Miami Heat began in the fourth quarter.
The Miami Heat's point guard on the court early in the fourth quarter was neither their starter Mario Chalmers nor the one who had been locked in a third-quarter struggle with Promise. Dwyane Wade, but the team's rookie player Norris Cole.Although the fourth quarter has always been the most critical and competitive quarter of the game, Xu Nuo felt that the pressure on his shoulders was much less than that of the first three quarters.
However, Rudy Fernandez's words made Xu Nuo unable to relax, "Don't relax your vigilance just because the opponent is just a rookie player, you must know that the opponent is not so easy to deal with." Rudy Fernandez said to Xu Nuo in this way, "You shouldn't underestimate your opponent, just as your opponent doesn't underestimate you at all."
Sure enough, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Norris Cole scored under the promised defense.Norris Cole scored Miami's first point of the fourth quarter with a layup after breaking through Promise's defense.
"You really can't underestimate your opponent." Xu Nuo said in his heart.
Of the five Indiana Pacers players on the court at this time, only one player is the team's starter, so the Indiana Pacers at this time are not as offensive as when the starters are all on the court, because this The Indiana Pacers at the time didn't have a very clear point of attack.After promising to dribble to the frontcourt, he can only hand the ball to the backup small forward Rudy Fernandez.
With no clear point of attack, the Indiana Pacers only scored two points on a layup by backup power forward Tyler Hansbrough in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. Under the leadership of De and Chris Bosh, they took the opportunity to chase the score to only one point behind the Indiana Pacers 3:81.
"Give the ball to the inside!" Coach Larry Brown called Xu Nuo to the side of the court and whispered to Xu Nuo.
After handing the ball to the inside, the Indiana Pacers scored points through the cooperation between the inside and outside.Promise hit an outside 85-pointer off a pass from Tyler Hansbrough, and the Indiana Pacers barely held on to a four-point lead.But then, Dwyane Wade used Chris Bosh's pick-and-roll cover twice in a row to break through to the inside line and score a layup. The two teams drew 85:[-]!
After Dwyane Wade's second layup, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown had only to get up and request a timeout.During the timeout, coach Larry Brown changed two people in a row. The core of the team, Danny Granger, replaced Rudy Fernandez, and Xu Nuo was replaced by George Hill.
"After this timeout, the Miami Heat will definitely send LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will rest!" Coach Larry Brown shouted to the players, " In this way, the Miami Heat's internal strength will drop a lot, so they are very likely to use zone defense tactics. In order to maintain our offensive power, we must strengthen our breakthroughs and seize the opportunity to shoot outside three-pointers!"
Among the five Indiana Pacers players on the court at this time, apart from Danny Granger, the one capable of being a powerful outside breakthrough player is the backup shooting guard OJ Mayo.Danny Granger is the team's first choice for shooting three-pointers from the outside, so the heavy responsibility of breaking through from the outside is handed over to OJ Mayo.
And as coach Larry Brown expected, after the timeout came back, the Miami Heat made adjustments to their player lineup. Became the "little emperor" LeBron James, the other four Miami Heat players are Norris Cole, Sean Battier, Udonis Haslem and center Joel Anthony.And when the Indiana Pacers launched an offense again, the Miami Heat resorted to zone defense tactics.
"It turns out that my opponent is just a rookie player like Norris Cole." OJ Mayo thought in his heart, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his face.
Seeing OJ Mayo belittle himself, Norris Cole was furious and began to have an urge to do something.But I am just a rookie player, if I really want to fight OJ Mayo, I will definitely be the one who suffers.Thinking of this, Norris Cole could only be wary of OJ Mayo, "You'd better not underestimate me!" Norris Cole said in his heart.
However, at this moment, OJ Mayo suddenly accelerated, and a dribble changed direction and passed by Norris Cole.Norris Cole only felt a black shadow flash by beside him, and then there was no one in front of him.Norris Cole had a bad feeling in his heart, and hurriedly turned and chased OJ Mayo.However, at this time OJ Mayo has come near the free throw line, and it is about to break into the paint area of the Miami Heat. LeBron James and Udonis Haslem moved at the same time, encircling and suppressing OJ Mayo.
"This is the opportunity I was waiting for!" OJ Mayo said in his heart, and at the same time, with a flick of his wrist, the ball flew towards the outside.
"Be careful of Danny Granger's outside three-pointer!" Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra shouted from the sidelines to the Miami Heat players on the court.
In the midst of coach Erik Spoelstra's yells, Danny Granger receives a pass from OJ Mayo, facing LeBron James who is rushing, at the three-point line Quick shot outside.Although LeBron James has tried his best to block Danny Granger's shot, LeBron James still hasn't touched the ball.
"Here's the ball!" Xu Nuo stood up from his seat and said loudly, ignoring the towel that fell from his shoulders.
Sure enough, the ball crossed a high arc in the air, "swiped" into the net, and the Indiana Pacers once again took the lead.
Immediately afterwards, however, LeBron James responded with an outside three-pointer on the offensive end, and the two teams tied again.
"Back to defense! Come back to defense and don't let them have a fast break!" Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat shouted at his disciples from the sidelines of the court.
OJ Mayo dribbled the ball quickly after getting the ball, and really wanted to get two points through a fast attack.However, the rapid retreat of the Miami Heat forced OJ Mayo to control the rhythm of the game and slowly organize a positional attack.Danny Granger and LeBron James each hit an outside three-pointer again, and the two teams drew 91:91!
"Danny Granger and LeBron James both hit two outside three-pointers in a row!" Reggie Miller, who served as a commentator at the scene, said loudly, "At this time, the two balls on the court The team has started the final decisive battle, and this game is getting more and more interesting!"
As Reggie Miller said, when there were about 5 minutes before the end of the game, both teams sent all their main players to the field to start the final decisive battle.
"Promise, come on! You must beat them!" Ellen Page yelled from the first row of spectators on the sidelines of the stadium when she promised to return to battle.
Hearing Ellen Page yelling like this in the arena, Xu Nuo couldn't help frowning. In his opinion, yelling like this is always a bit indecent.
"It's crazy." Xu Nuo muttered softly.
However, it is not only Ellen Page who is so crazy, but also countless fans in the stands around the stadium.In the final minutes of the game, the Miami Heat suddenly stepped up the defensive intensity, forcing the Indiana Pacers to miss two consecutive offenses, and the Miami Heat took advantage of these two defensive counterattacks to stage back-to-back alley-oop dunks.The Miami Heat at home have led the Indiana Pacers by four points 95:91 after "Little Emperor" LeBron James received a pass from Dwyane Wade for an alley-oop dunk, which made the home team on the spot The fans went crazy.
"Damn guys!" Xu Nuo gritted his teeth and moved forward with a quick dribble. Now time is the most important thing for the Indiana Pacers. Time must be saved and the attack will be completed quickly.But just as Nuo made a quick push, Miami Heat starting point guard Mario Chalmers fouled Nuo.
When on-duty referee Joe Crawford blew his whistle and promised to go to the free throw line, the fans booed everywhere except Ellen Page and a few Indiana players. Pacers fans cheer on the promise.Ellen Page was almost dancing in her seat after promising to hit her first free throw.
Just when Xu Nuo raised his hand to prepare for the second free throw, the referee on duty, Joe Crawford, blew his whistle again.On the sidelines, Indiana Pacers head coach Larry Brown requested a 20-second timeout, promised to hand over the ball in his hand to the referee, and walked towards the team's bench on the sidelines.At this time, the Miami Heat only lead by three points, and the game has completely entered a stalemate.
(End of this chapter)