Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 273 The Beginning of the Western Conference Finals 4
Oden's position created favorable conditions for Middleton to catch the ball, allowing him to block Thompson who followed him, but after receiving the ball, he was still entangled by Thompson who bypassed him, and Thompson was very tight. Middleton, who was facing the basket sideways, couldn't find a chance to make a shot.

At this time, Yi Jianlian, who had served the ball, ran to the weak side at a 45-degree angle. David Lee followed Yi Jianlian all the time. Grant picked and rolled for Middleton, but Barnes, who was defending, was Continue to entangle Middleton.

Obviously from these actions, it can be seen that Cole also guessed that Da Zhuang must give priority to three-pointers, so the defense of the outside line is very strict.

At this time, Oden on the inside also pulled out and continued to cover for Middleton.

At this time, basically everyone thinks that Middleton should end the offense with the ball. In fact, Da Zhuang did arrange it this way. The reason why this game can be entangled with the Warriors until now is because of Curry and Thompson. To do this with full firepower, the biggest credit is Middleton's performance on the outside.

So far in the game, Middleton has made 12 of 8 shots from beyond the three-point line, with a 60.00% six-point shooting percentage. It can be said that in Cole's eyes, Middleton is an absolute target to be guarded against.

Here, after Oden is in place, Middleton is also in a posture to use Oden's pick-and-roll to complete the shot. At this time, all the defensive attention of the entire Warriors is attracted by Middleton.

At this time, Middleton, who used the pick-and-roll to complete the turn to face the frame, jumped up. Thompson, Barnes and David Lee all rushed over, but the next action of Middleton made the three of them and Cole on the sidelines He was shocked, because Middleton who jumped up made a shot, but instead of shooting, he threw the ball in the air to Yi Jianlian, who was completely emptied on the weak side.

David Lee, who was originally defending Yi Jianlian, was completely out of position, and Curry was the closest to Yi Jianlian.

After receiving the ball, Yi Jianlian quickly completed the shot before the opponent's defensive player rushed over.

After the basketball flew a certain distance, it fell into the basket precisely.

While the Timberwolves fans in the stands were celebrating with Da Zhuang and others, the referee's gesture made Da Zhuang very angry.

The referee indicated that it was a two-pointer, and Yi Jianlian stepped on the line at the moment of the shot.

Although Da Zhuang has been protesting with the referee, the referee insisted on his judgment after watching the video.

The screen on the court is also constantly replaying the moment of Yi Jianlian's shooting.

But to be honest, this ball is really suspected of stepping on the line.

Da Zhuang also shook his head and felt helpless. At this critical moment, two points and three points are two completely different concepts. If it is three points, for the Warriors, their next offense must only be three points Otherwise, after they complete the offense, they can only bet on the Timberwolves' free throws, and then the offense after the free throws, but now it is two points, which is a lot more options for the Warriors.

And the most important thing is that there is no timeout in Da Zhuang's hand.

At this time, the score became 94 to 92, and the Timberwolves led by two points, with the last 29 seconds left in the game.

If the Warriors' attack time is controlled more accurately, the Timberwolves still have 5 seconds to attack, but the Timberwolves without a timeout will only have 5 seconds from the backcourt serve to the completion of the attack.

Cole also applied for a timeout.

"Focus on defending the opponent's three-pointer. Remember, you must keep up. Don't have a little defense. Play full-court man-marking, especially Stephen and Clay. These two are the key defensive targets. Once the opponent picks and rolls and covers If there is a dislocation, you must post it as soon as possible, and don't give the opponent a chance to turn around easily, understand?" Da Zhuang explained to the team members with a tactical board.

A regular pause of 60 seconds passed quickly.

Players from both sides returned to the field again.

David Lee served the ball from the sidelines, and the basketball was handed over to Curry, but Dinwiddie did a good job of defending him. Curry returned the ball to David Lee, but at this time the Timberwolves defense appeared on the field. There was a loophole, and LaVine, who was replaced, didn't notice the opponent's screen when defending against Thompson, and Barnes hit his chest all of a sudden.

This made Thompson easily get rid of the defense, and at this time David Lee's pass also handed the ball into Thompson's hands, and the nearest Dinwiddie and Grant all rushed directly towards Thompson.

But at this time, Thompson passed the ball, and the basketball flew directly from the left to Curry, who had been transferred to the right. Although the nearest Yi Jianlian tried his best to extend his right hand to complete the block, he still failed. Block Curry's shot.

Soon everyone's eyes were on the basketball flying in the air.

In the end, with the sighs of tens of thousands of Timberwolves fans at the scene, the basketball fell into the basket precisely.

Cheers erupted from the Warriors' bench, and Curry on the court also spat out his braces excitedly.

Da Zhuang on the sidelines also grinned helplessly. To be honest, the ball was really experienced by LaVine, which caused it to be blocked by the opponent's pick-and-roll, which caused more and more loopholes in the defense.

94 to 95, the Timberwolves trailed by one point, with the last 11 seconds left in the game.

There is no way to call a timeout, but the time is much more than expected. The Warriors also have no timeouts. Now the two head coaches can only trust their players when they attack and defend.

Both of them stood on the sidelines with their arms folded, with very serious expressions on their faces.

The Warriors also adopted a full-court defensive strategy against the Timberwolves. Dinwiddie received the ball after using Grant's cover, and then dribbled the ball to the frontcourt under Curry's interference. Time passed a little bit.

Seeing this situation, Middleton immediately stepped forward and completed a cross run with Dinwiddie, and the basketball was directly handed over to Middleton by Dinwiddie.

At this time, there were only 4 seconds left. After receiving the ball, Middleton accelerated and then made an emergency stop to win a little space for himself to shoot, and then without any hesitation, he directly completed the take-off shot.

Thompson, who didn't touch the ball, set his sights on the basketball like everyone else on the scene after landing.

In the end, the basketball flew for a certain distance.

Bang!The sound of the basketball hitting the rim made the Timberwolves fans sigh again.

Although Oden grabbed the rebound, the red light came on and time was up.

95比96，森林狼以1分之差输掉了这场比赛，双方的大比分也是变成了1比1。

(End of this chapter)