am i proud?

Chapter 151 Lore (today's second update)

I have to say that Scott's mood can be described by the word "terrible". Just 1 minute and 39 seconds ago, they had a lead of 16 points, but now they only lead by 5 points!

1 minute, 39 seconds and 11 minutes... With Scott's eager IQ, how would he know how the Pistons did it?
Of course he didn't know, but Kidd, who was sitting next to him, knew all about it... As for the rotten sweet potatoes and rotten eggs on the Nets bench, what would they use to block the offensive frenzy of the Pistons' main players?

If it weren't for their head coach's poor on-the-spot adaptability, even if a few of their main players were allowed to play for a minute or two, wouldn't they be able to win this game?

Of course, it’s not too late to call a timeout. Although the Pistons have started and their shooting touch seems to have returned to normal, Kidd firmly believes that as long as they slow down the pace and seriously defend every ball, it will not be easy for the Pistons to overtake the score!
The most important thing is...Scott, please stop talking, okay?
Scott was still telling the players about the next offensive tactics. Kidd snatched the tactical board in his hand in a rage, and then said loudly to the players: "Everyone, it is now a critical moment. On the offensive end, we will continue to stick to the pick-and-roll as before. The point is that we must defend against the Pistons' offense!"

Scott was taken aback, and immediately yelled loudly: "Jason, what are you doing?"

Kidd didn't back down, looked straight at him and said angrily, "You don't want to interrupt, this game is just as I said, and I will be responsible for winning or losing. If you are not convinced, you can complain to the boss at any time, and I will follow through!"

Scott was trembling with anger, unable to speak for a long time.

Kidd continued to say to his teammates: "Now the most important thing for us on the defensive end is to defend against Darling Wang! Maybe everyone can see that his touch has recovered, and none of us can defend him one-on-one, so as long as he gets the ball in the frontcourt, we will resolutely double-team, and we must not give him a chance to single out!"

Van Horn, Martin, Kittles and others nodded one after another. The players are not fools. What Kidd said is more reasonable than Scott. They naturally trust the team boss more.

The changes of the Nets this season can be described as earth-shaking. This season's slender team has transformed into a powerful Eastern Conference. The outside world generally believes that this is the credit of head coach Scott. In fact, everyone in the Nets knows... If there is no Kidd, they are likely to be the same slender team!
So don't look at Kidd's time in the Nets is not long, his prestige in the team is unmatched, even the head coach Scott can't match him.

The timeout was very short, and players from both sides appeared again. This time, the Nets replaced all the main players, and the Pistons also replaced Robinson.

During the period just now, Robinson finally took the opportunity to take a good rest. Now is the most critical moment of the game, how could Carlisle continue to put him on the bench?
To be honest, Carlisle was really surprised and delighted, because he really didn't expect Wang Dalin and the others to catch up with the score... Although they haven't completely caught up, but they are 1 points behind at 39 minute and 16 seconds ago. I don't know how much better the current situation is!

The difference of 16 points is naturally not necessary to continue to work hard, but the difference of 5 points... This game must be up for grabs!

And the quarrel between Kidd and Scott was seen by the audience just now, and Carlisle and the others are no exception... It is conceivable that the current situation of the Nets is very bad in such a scene of discord between the generals, so even though they are the one behind now, their confidence is much stronger than that of the Nets.

"Prevent this ball!" Wang Dalin shouted loudly.

The teammates also shouted in unison: "Prevent this ball!"

Billups is undoubtedly the most nervous player on the Pistons. He knows very well that Kidd will be the one who beats the Nets most of the time. Coupled with his teammates' pick-and-rolls, it will be difficult for him to guard against the No. [-] point guard in active service.

And before playing, Carlisle also specifically told the players that Kidd must be double-teamed, and even if Van Horn or Kittles are emptied, Kidd must be strictly guarded.

In the past, Carlisle would definitely not have made such an arrangement. After all, Kidd's offensive efficiency has never been high.

But tonight's situation is different. Kidd's shooting touch in the second half was obviously better than that in the first half, especially the three-point shooting. Billups really dare not let him go.

Kidd slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Van Horn immediately came to pick and roll for him, Billups went around the screen and continued to match Kidd, but Kittles came to help him block again, this time Billups was finally blocked, Kidd immediately rushed to the inside.

Wang Dalin blocked his breakthrough route very vigilantly, Kidd was too late to stop and directly bumped into his arms, Wang Dalin yelled and fell to the ground and slid far away.

"beep!"

The referee finally blew Kidd's charge with the ball. Some things can never be done again. The star whistle can't take care of you every time... Besides, Wang Dalin is also the key care object that the league executives have specially confessed. You can't just ignore him at all, right?
"Shet! This is a defensive foul!" Kidd became angry and rushed to the referee to argue.

"Jason, calm down, I can see clearly, this is an offensive foul!" The referee said lightly.

"No, you didn't see clearly, he didn't stop at all just now!" Kidd was still relentless, and continued to chatter beside the referee.

"Are you questioning my penalty? Jason, if you don't want to get a T, I advise you to disappear from my face immediately!" The referee's expression was still understatement, but the words he said were extremely lethal.

Kidd pouted, but forced his anger back.

To be honest, the defender Wang Dalin did not completely stand still this time, but considering the misjudgment in the first half, it is very reasonable for the referee to "find the whistle" and return him at this time.

Wang Dalin was lying on the floor laughing, Big Ben and Billups stretched out their hands to pull him up, and the two staff hurriedly wiped the floor where he lay down with a mop.

Since the Nets had already committed fouls in the fourth quarter, Kidd's offensive foul gave Wang Dalin a chance to get to the free throw line.

Wang Dalin was in a good mood and made two free throws... 75:72, the Pistons were still 3 points behind.

For the Nets, this point difference is already quite dangerous. If they still can't score in the next attack, the Pistons can tie the score if they make a three-pointer.

At the critical moment, Kidd stepped forward. This guy is indeed a player with a big heart. He used the pick-and-roll to break through Billups, and was double-teamed by Wang Dalin and Robinson.

This dunk is full of power, and Martin's jumping ability is quite explosive. Even Wang Dalin thinks this dunk is full of violent beauty.

The audience immediately booed and cursed earth-shatteringly... Detroit fans are not easy to provoke, no matter who dares to make trouble in the "Palace of Auburn Hills", they will definitely send him "the most sincere" greetings, thinking that even Jordan was scolded bloody by them back then.

The Pistons attacked again. Wang Dalin was about to single-play Van Horn after receiving the ball in the frontcourt, but saw Kittles hugging Daben, making Daben look confused.

"beep!"

How could the referee turn a blind eye to such an obvious foul?
"Fuck! Is this going to play 'shark-cutting tactics' on us?" Wang Dalin smelled something wrong...Ben's free throws were worse than O'Neal's. The Nets' actions in this way undoubtedly captured the most fatal weakness of the Pistons.

Not surprisingly, Daben missed both free throws. The Nets took off the defensive rebound and did not rush to make a fast break. Kidd took the ball and dribbled slowly across the half.

"when!"

The Nets hit the ground in this attack, but the Pistons just dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and before passing the ball a few times, Martin threw himself directly on Big Ben's back.

"Fuck! Do you want to be so shameless?" Wang Dalin complained secretly in his heart, but he was more anxious, "They really want to 'cut the shark', what should we do?"

Kidd naturally came up with this idea, how could Scott be so smart?

As long as the Pistons attack, they will immediately foul Big Ben, and letting this guy go to the free throw line is almost equivalent to an offensive strike, and the most important thing is that other Pistons players cannot participate in the offense at all.

"Aren't you, Wang Dalin, a cow?"

"I don't even give you a chance to attack, so what can you do?"

Daben finally took a breath this time, making one of two free throws, and the score came to 77:73.

The Nets launched an attack again, and Billups immediately stepped forward and hugged Kidd. This was Carlisle yelling and instructing him to do it from the sidelines. In this case, the Pistons must cause a dead ball to call a timeout.

The expression on Carlisle's face was extremely dignified. At this moment, he had to replace Da Ben immediately so that the opponent could not continue to "cut the shark". However, if Da Ben was replaced, the Pistons' defensive strength would immediately drop to a notch, and the Nets' offense would undoubtedly be smoother.

However, if he insists on keeping Big Ben on the court, the Nets can replace him with a substitute player who keeps fouling him. With Big Ben's free throw percentage, the Pistons will no longer be able to catch up!

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault!" Big Ben's face was full of self-blame, "If I can make those damn free throws, they won't dare to foul me!"

Billups pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, this game will be handed over to me and my third brother. Didn't we play well during the time you were injured?"

Wang Dalin also smiled and said, "That's right, brother, you believe in us, we will definitely win this game!"

Williams stood up again. He didn't expect the Pistons to send him to play at such a critical moment, but as a good professional player, he was ready.

Those who are eligible to compete for the "Best Sixth Man" are not outstanding professional players. Although they play as substitutes most of the time, they may not only be ranked sixth in the team in terms of strength!

Of all the players in the Pistons this season, Wang Dalin, Billups and Hamilton are naturally in the top three in terms of offensive efficiency, and Williams is second only to them. He is slightly better than Robinson.

At the end of the timeout, players from both sides returned to the court again. Since the number of fouls on the Pistons side has not yet reached, the Nets can only serve the sideline ball in the frontcourt.

At the last moment of the game, the Pistons players all worked extremely hard on defense, especially Billups, who clung to Kidd tightly and refused to let him catch the ball anyway.

In desperation, Van Horn had no choice but to serve the ball to Jefferson first. As soon as the ball was passed, he immediately turned pale with shock. He saw Wang Dalin appear out of nowhere.

"Shh!"

Unlike almost all players in this era, Wang Dalin prefers this kind of chasing three-pointer during the fast break. In his opinion, there is a wide open anyway, rushing to the basket and dunking one...how can it compare with a three-pointer?
Still the same sentence, as long as you are accurate enough, why not?
After almost the whole game, Wang Dalin finally recovered his shooting touch at the end of the game. Wang Dalin felt infinitely happy in his heart... This is so timely!

At 77:76, the Pistons were still 1 point behind, and there were only 42 seconds left in the game.

"Defense!" Wang Dalin yelled loudly, and all his teammates yelled after him... At this moment, the five players of the Pistons on the field were absolutely solemn, and their absolute momentum was like a rainbow (well, this word seems familiar?).

"Fuck, this is going to be difficult!" Kidd frowned and dribbled the ball halfway through, still complaining in his heart that Scott didn't call a timeout in time... Even a good player like him, facing such a difficult situation is quite tricky.

After thinking for a moment, Kidd decided to come by himself.He used the pick-and-roll to break into the three-second zone, and when he saw Wang Dalin coming to help defend, he wanted to trick him into jumping up with a fake move, trying to call him a foul.

But Wang Dalin had already seen through his intentions, and kept his body's center of gravity perfectly. Kidd had no choice but to force his shot. Under Wang Dalin's strong interference, it was lucky that the ball was not blocked on the spot, so how could he score it?

Wang Dalin turned around and took off the rebound and passed it to Billups immediately. Billups dribbled the ball quickly and Kittles tried to grab it a few times, but Billups dribbled very steadily and didn't give him any chance at all.

Kittles had to retreat to his defensive position, and Kidd switched over to face Billups again.

"Give it to me!" Wang Dalin asked for the ball with his back on the wing, and Billups immediately lobbed it into his hands.

This time, he leaned back a lot, and his right foot was naturally raised to form a perfect "golden rooster independence" posture. Van Horn was opened up by him to shoot, and there was almost no way to send any interference.

"Shh!"

The goal was scored, 77:78, and the Pistons finally overtook the score!

Kidd couldn't help but "click" in his heart...

"Are we going to lose?"

"No! I absolutely cannot admit defeat!"

"Isn't it just leading by 1 point? As long as we can score a goal, we can overtake the score immediately. With less than 30 seconds left in the game, it is not so easy for them to score the last attack!"

As the saying goes-"Only in times of crisis can a hero show his true qualities", the Nets have undoubtedly reached the most critical moment in this game, and Jason Kidd is duty-bound to stand up.

Pick-and-roll...passing...breaking...forced shots...drawing fouls...

He still stumbled in this attack, and the Pistons' defense was also in place, but Kidd still made Wang Dalin a foul with his strong core strength.

With 7 seconds left in the game, if he makes two free throws, even if the Pistons still have a chance to attack, they may not be able to score in such a short time.

But the reality is often full of drama like this. Kidd, who has always been a free throw like an old dog, missed his first free throw and failed to make it!

For the second free throw, Kidd took two deep breaths, and then made his signature free throw action "blow right hand kiss"... It is said that he invented this action specially to express his love for his wife.

I don't know if Kidd's wife who is thousands of miles away gave him a blessing in the dark. He finally made a steady free throw... 78:78.

Carlisle called another timeout with seven seconds remaining, and it was definitely better to be able to serve down the field than the baseline.

"I guess they all think that we will hand over to Darling to shoot this ball, so I decided to let Chauncey you play this offense!" Carlisle arranged the tactics of the final attack concisely.

"What? Let me hit it?" Billups seemed to not believe his ears, and there seemed to be a big exclamation mark written on his face.

"What? Do you think you are not competent?" Carlisle asked with a slight smile.

"No... I just... think it's too sudden!" Billups stuttered a bit, obviously Carlisle's decision surprised him a lot.

"Second brother, you have to believe in yourself, and we will help you attract the opponent's defensive attention. You just need to single out Jason!" Wang Dalin patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

"That's right, second brother, you have to believe in yourself. Didn't you tell us last time that you want to be the number one point guard in the league?" Da Ben also laughed, "If you want to be the number one point guard in the league, you have to beat Jason in this game first!"

"Okay, I see!" Billups' expression finally returned to normal, and the only thing left in his eyes was calm.

"beep……"

The referee's whistle sounded, and the players from both sides appeared on the field again.

Hamilton came to serve this frontcourt sideline ball, and the Pistons players lined up in a row. They had to play a very common "explosive run".

When the ball was passed to Billups, Kidd was still there shouting: "Keep Darling King!"

The Nets players did take strict precautions against Wang Dalin. There were already three Nets players within three meters of him. Even Kidd looked this way from time to time while defending Billups.

"Then you deserve it!" Seeing that Kidd was more than 1.5 meters away from him, Billups immediately pulled out his hand without hesitation. Kidd suddenly turned pale with fright, and it was too late to defend him.

"Shh!"

"beep……"

The crimson basketball passed through the basket smoothly, and the whistle sounded at the end of the game.

(End of this chapter)