NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 49 The Last 2 Minutes
The Suns called a timeout, and at the same time, D'Antoni also looked at Wang Chao.

"Wang, how is your recovery?"

Everyone can see how hard Wang Chao played in the first three quarters. D'Antoni also knows that his physical fitness is seriously overdrawn, so he is not in a hurry to arrange Wang Chao to play.

But now the situation is critical, and it's time to go.

Unknowingly, Wang Chao has become one of the most efficient and stable scoring points for the Suns.

At this most critical time, Wang Chao's appearance will significantly increase the success rate of the Suns scoring.

"Ah."

Wang Chao nodded.

Counting timeouts, free throws and dead balls, Wang Chao has rested off the court for nearly 20 minutes.

This time is not short, and it is enough for Wang Chao to recover a little bit of physical strength. The last 2 minutes are completely enough to fight with all his strength.

"Very good, Wang Chao will be replaced in a while, we will follow the No. 3 tactic..."

After the timeout, the two teams returned to the field, and the Mavericks became vigilant when they saw Wang Chao appear on the field.

Wang Chao, who scored 30 points in three quarters, is currently the Suns' highest scoring player and their biggest threat. If possible, they certainly hope that Wang Chao can sit obediently on the sidelines all the time, but this is obviously unrealistic, so what the Mavericks can do It is to let Josh Howard continue to stare at Wang Chao and not give him a chance to easily shoot a three-pointer.

The Suns had the ball, and Nash quickly ran across the half court after receiving a pass from his teammate. In the last 2 minutes of the game, his offensive rhythm was still extremely fast, and it did not slow down.

The Mavericks had settled down ahead of time, and Josh Howard, who was standing next to Wang Chao at the bottom corner of the three-point line, felt his heart tighten.

"coming!"

I saw Wang Chao, who was standing still, suddenly swayed, and ran towards the corner on the other side for a three-pointer along the baseline.

Josh Howard, who had been walked by Wang Chao countless times in the first three quarters, of course knew that the opponent was going to start running again.

He immediately followed Wang Chao without hesitation, but this action made Howard's heart sink.

Wang Chao ran much faster than he expected, and he couldn't keep up for a while!
This is not surprising. Wang Chao could rest for 10 minutes in the fourth quarter, but Josh Howard couldn't. He is the Mavericks' second scoring point and needs to assist Nowitzki to score together.

So although Howard's physical strength is better than Wang Chao's, but with only the last 2 minutes left in the game, his physical strength is already on the verge of limit.

On the other hand, at this time, Wang Chao's total running distance in this game has exceeded 5 kilometers. The third stage of the long-distance runner's talent has started, and Wang Chao's running speed has a 10% bonus compared to the initial one.

Under the addition, Wang Chao's speed of 74 can exert an effect in running that is no less than 85 or even higher.

With one increase and one decrease, it is natural for Howard to have difficulty keeping up.

Seeing that there was a little distance between the two when they passed the basket, and when Wang Chao ran past the basket and Josh Howard gritted his teeth and chased after him, Marion, who was standing around the penalty area, also saw the right time and crossed over to do something for Wang Chao. Set up an off-ball screen pick-and-roll.

Howard was immediately separated by Marion's pick-and-roll.

Seeing this, Nowitzki didn't have time to think about it, and immediately chased after Wang Chao's defense.

But as a result, the Mavericks' formation was in chaos, and Nash took the opportunity to rush inside and pass the ball to Marion, who scored a layup.

At 115:115, the two teams returned to the same starting line with equal points.

Although this goal was not scored by Wang Chao, it was indeed his behavior that opened up the Mavericks' defense and made it easier for the team to score.

The offense and defense switched, and the ball came to the Mavericks.

The Mavericks also know that at this critical moment, they have to attack the opponent's weakness. Nowitzki has scored 50 points, and his physical strength is close to the limit. Moreover, Marion is following the defense all the way. Doesn't guarantee a consistent score.

Therefore, the basketball was handed over to Josh Howard. After all, he was facing the weakest defensive point of the Suns-Wang Chao.

Reasonably speaking, Wang Chao's defense may be worse than Nash's. He can't prevent breakthroughs with the ball at all, so he can defend some shooters who mainly focus on shooting like him. With his excellent height and arm length, he can still have some effect.

In the first four games, Josh Howard scored countless points on Wang Chao's head, but at this moment, he is a little bit powerless.

Standing in front of Wang Chao holding the ball, Howard decided to use the safest way to break through after struggling for a long time.

But when his body was also somewhat overdrawn, the lethality of his breakthrough with the ball was far less than before, and he was actually stopped by Wang Chao first.

After some inkblotting, the 24 seconds of attack time are running out.

In the end, Josh Howard could only use a tentative jumper to end the attack. Wang Chao's defense was very good, his palm completely covered the opponent's line of sight, and the shot naturally missed the frame.

only……

Nowitzki plucked onions on the dry land under the basket, overwhelmed Marion to grab an offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

117:115!The Mavericks regained a 2-point lead, and Nowitzki's personal score also came to 52 points.

"Damn... Can this guy still score?"

According to Wang Chao's memory, Nowitzki should only have scored 50 points in this game. This is about to end soon, and he still has to deal with it.

Fortunately, there are 1 minute and 21 seconds left in the game, and there are still many opportunities!

The Suns fans who thought they would catch up to the 2-point difference soon, watched with concern as the Suns failed to score 2 points in the next few rounds. He also failed to make a particularly good mid-range shot.

The only lucky thing is that the situation of the Mavericks is similar to that of the Suns. They also failed to score in these few rounds, and they even seldom took shots. Most of them were forced to make mistakes or go out of bounds.

But such a stalemate is obviously extremely detrimental to the Suns, because they are behind by 2 points, and they don't have the capital to waste too many opportunities in the remaining time of the game.

Soon, the game time of 1 minute and 21 seconds became 27 seconds.

The Suns have the ball, and the score is still 117:115.

D'Antoni called the final timeout and worked out what might be the final play.

With a 2-point difference, with only 27 seconds remaining, it is necessary to fight for a three-pointer!
As long as they can score a three-pointer with 24 seconds of attack time as much as possible and reverse the score, then the possibility of the Mavericks scoring a goal and winning the game with only 3 seconds of attack time left is very small.

D'Antoni is not prepared to play two points for overtime.

And the person responsible for shooting the most crucial three-pointer is of course Wang Chao, who is the most confident in three-pointers.

(End of this chapter)