Start without the ball

Chapter 36 The Last Moment

The timeout passed quickly, and the main players returned to the field.

The Celtics have accumulated 4 fouls in the fourth quarter, and Donovan asked George and Westbrook to make more breakthroughs.

At first, the Thunder did manage to score some points at the free throw line.

However, the Celtics all shrank and strictly guarded against breakthroughs, and the Thunder's weakness of insufficient long-range shots from the outside was exposed.

第四节中，威少三分2中0，乔治三分2中1，弗格森三分1中0。

Instead, the Celtics' offense continued to target Adams' poor pick-and-roll defense.

This is the actual basketball court. If you have a loophole exposed in a certain technical link, and the opponent happens to be good at exploiting this loophole, then the loophole will be infinitely magnified.

Irving is like a fish in water in the pick-and-roll with Horford.

With 3 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game, Irving has scored 34 points.

The score between the two sides was 105 to 96, and the Thunder trailed by 9 points.

Donovan was very anxious. If there was a player with an excellent three-pointer on the field at this moment, the situation would definitely be different. He looked at Li Haoyu who was on the bench.

Li Haoyu saw that his mission was about to be wasted, and when the team needed him, he also looked at Donovan, and the two eyes collided.

Confirmed the eyes, it is the right person.

Donovan: "Lee, you go and replace Ferguson."

Li Haoyu got up before Donovan finished speaking. He knew that the team needed him at this moment.

Walking towards the technical table, it happened that Horford grabbed a rebound and fouled, Adams stood at the free throw line, and Li Haoyu entered the court smoothly.

Tengxing live broadcast room.

Ke Fan: "Can Li Haoyu change the situation on the field and save the lagging Thunder?"

Su Qun: "At least this is an attempt. Donovan knows how to adapt."

Adams made one of two free throws and the score came to 105-97.

Horford protected the rebound and was about to pass to Irving when he found Li Haoyu was clinging to him, so he had to pass to Jaylen Brown on the side.

With 3 minutes left in the game, Li Haoyu had a long enough rest and had sufficient physical strength.

He must guard against Irving first, and not allow his scoring to rise again.

Jaylen Brown dribbles upfield and waits for Irving to get away.

Li Haoyu didn't give him this chance, and still stuck to Owen tightly.

Jaylen Brown could only choose to come by himself, and called Horford to come up for the pick-and-roll.

Westbrook was blocked and Adams stepped forward to delay.

Jaylen Brown doesn't have Irving's speed and dribbling, he can't get rid of it, and time is slowly consuming.

In the end, the pot was thrown to Tatum. Tatum made a strong shot against George and was blocked. George grabbed the ball.

The moment Li Haoyu saw George got the ball, he pressed shift and ran forward.

It's a shooting guard's sense of the fast break.

George's long pass was in place, Li Haoyu received the ball in the center line and went straight to the frontcourt.

Li Haoyu didn't stop shooting three-pointers. He had just entered the court and felt unsure. At such a critical moment, he couldn't take the team's victory or defeat as a trifling matter.

Dribble into the three-second zone, kick off the ground, raise the ball with his right hand, and smash it into the basket hard.

"boom!"

Li Haoyu recovered two points for the Thunder as soon as he played.

105:99.

After landing, Li Haoyu didn't delay, and hurried to Owen's side, continuing to defend.

Irving gestured to his teammates, and it seemed that he was going to play tactics.

Owen led Li Haoyu to the bottom corner on the right.

Horford came to cover, and Irving ran along the baseline to the left corner.

Li Haoyu turned his back and went around, and when he was about to continue to follow, he found that he couldn't run, and Horford pulled himself very covertly.

The referee didn't see it either.

Without Li Haoyu's follow-up defense, Owen smoothly came to the left corner, where Hayward was covering.

Owen was empty, and reached out to the top of the arc for the ball.

The Jaylen Brown pass at the top of the arc passed the ball immediately.

next second.

"shit, why is he here?"

Li Haoyu intercepted his pass, accelerated to the frontcourt, adjusted his footsteps within the three-point line, and kicked off the ground.

"boom!"

Another dunk!
105 to 101.
The Thunder's home court erupted with shouts of mountains and tsunami!
On the bench, all Thunder players stood up and applauded Li Haoyu.

The Thunder rallied, and Stevens called for a timeout.

The director played back the attack just now.

When Li Haoyu was pulled by Horford in the right corner, seeing that he could not catch up with Irving, he accelerated to the top of the arc.

Jaylen Brown has been paying attention to Irving on the left, but did not notice Li Haoyu chasing him.

After passing the ball, Li Haoyu made a successful steal.

TNT commentary seats.

O'Neill: "His ball quotient is terribly high. Seeing that he couldn't catch up with the defender, he turned to the top of the arc to steal. Irving, who was open, could only act in a hurry."

Barkley: "He's already scored 33 points!"

After returning to the bench, Li Haoyu and his teammates clapped hands.

Donovan: "Great job! Now we are only 4 points away. Continue to maintain defensive strength and we will definitely win this game."

After speaking, Donovan made some arrangements, and the timeout passed quickly, returning to the game.

Celtics backcourt serve
Li Haoyu ran to Owen's side and continued to defend.

The ball was sent to Jaylen Brown, and Brown advanced slowly.

Irving also walked slowly from the backcourt to the frontcourt, two steps ahead of the center line, covered by Horford.

The moment Li Haoyu was blocked, he turned his back and bypassed the cover.

But Irving didn't use the screen to move forward, and ran laterally to Jaylen Brown's side to get the ball.

Stevens' timeout worked and Irving got the ball.

Li Haoyu hurried to defend in front of Owen.

Owen signaled everyone to pull away, he didn't even call the pick-and-roll, he wanted to fight Li Haoyu one-on-one!

Owen dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, but Li Haoyu did not move.

Suddenly Owen suddenly changed direction to the right, and Li Haoyu moved his center of gravity to follow.

Seeing Li Haoyu's center of gravity came to the right, Owen immediately turned around and passed Li Haoyu in an instant.

Coming to the basket, facing Adams who was supplementing the defense, Irving cleverly pulled the bar to avoid the block and made a layup.

107:101.

Irving scored the 36th point and stabilized the Celtics' offense.

Li Haoyu is already 3 points behind Owen, but he is not impatient, but full of fighting spirit!

After reaching the frontcourt, Li Haoyu landed in the left corner.

Westbrook knew that the most stable shot at this time was Li Haoyu, and he signaled his tactics two steps away from the top of the arc.

Grant came to cover, and Li Haoyu ran 45 degrees to the right with full details of his running position.

Jaylen Brown chose to go around and was a step slower, but he was still able to follow behind.

On the other side of the field, in the right corner, George ran 45 degrees to the left with the help of a screen.

Li Haoyu and George passed each other at the free throw line, and Li Haoyu covered Tatum, the pursuer behind George.

Jaylen Brown saw that Tatum was blocked, and in his eyes, George's offensive threat was greater, so he went after George.

At the moment when Tatum was covered by Li Haoyu, he chose to take a detour and chase after George.

Both of them went to chase George, and Li Haoyu was free at 45 degrees on the right.

After receiving the pass from Westbrook, there was still time to adjust his breathing. When he jumped to the highest point, he stretched out the basketball in his hand.

"Shu~"

The basketball crossed a beautiful arc and fell into the net!
Li Haoyu scored another three points.

Scored 36 points to tie Irving, chasing the score to 107-104.

The Thunder are only one ball behind!
There are 54 seconds left in the game.

Donovan requested a timeout.

Donovan: "Good job, now we have to come up with defense, don't foul, then I will arrange the offense."

TNT commentary seats.

Barkley: "Which side do you think the victory will belong to?"

O'Neill: "I watched this game, and the side with the higher score at the end won."

Buckley:
Back from the timeout, the Celtics served in the frontcourt.

Tatum holds the ball at the top of the arc.

Irving was still watched dead by Li Haoyu. When Tatum pressed the time to 5 seconds, he forced George and was interrupted for a layup.

Adams toughly protected this precious backcourt rebound.

Give the ball to George.

After George dribbled to the frontcourt, facing Tatum, he directly pulled out his hand.

As a superstar, George has great self-confidence, and he believes in his shooting.

"Shh!"

George lived up to expectations and hit this crucial three-pointer toughly.

The two sides battled to a 107 tie, with 25 seconds left in the game.

The baseline ball was sent to Tatum.

Stevens called a timeout.

Tengxing live broadcast room.

Ke Fan: "What a wonderful game!"

Su Qun: "This is the charm of competitive sports. You never know who will win until the last moment."

Pause ends.

Irving landed at the free throw line with Horford and Hayward.

Owen moved, and when Li Haoyu was about to follow up, he was firmly caught by Horford and Hayward.

Stevens' tactics allowed Owen to get the ball smoothly, and Li Haoyu hurried out of the double-team to defend.

Irving pressed time, took a step away from the top of the arc, lowered his center of gravity, and dribbled the ball steadily.

When time was running out, Owen directly started to break through.

When Li Haoyu was about to keep up, he found that Owen was too fast, and he seemed to be carrying the wind, directly leaving himself behind.

Owen burst into the basket and kicked off the ground, Adams defended.

Adams knows Irving's ability to finish at the basket, and this supplementary defense exerts confrontation.

Owen couldn't stand the confrontation, lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

"drop"

The referee blew the whistle, Adams fouled, and Owen made two free throws.

The Celtics quickly ran to Irving and pulled him up.

Irving flexed his shoulder, found out he wasn't injured, and walked to the free-throw line.

Pisacek Energy Stadium was full of boos, disturbing Irving.

Owen made the first free throw.

"boom!"

The fall to the ground just now was still a little affected, and he failed to hit the first free throw.

Irving took a deep breath, adjusted, and took the second ball from the referee.

"Shu~"

The second free throw was made, and the Celtics led 108 to 107 by 1 point.

Owen scored the 37th point and surpassed Li Haoyu.

There are 1.3 seconds left in the game.

Donovan called the final timeout.

Stevens rounded up the Celtics and said:
"Be sure to defend George to death. He is the greatest offensive threat. Donovan will definitely send the ball to George."

Owen: "Where is Russell?"

Stevens: "With his current shooting state, Donovan will not hand over the last attack to him. Everyone will stare at Paul George."

The timeout returns, and the players of both sides return to the field.

The home fans stood up nervously.

Li Haoyu fell at 30 degrees. His task was to open up space. On the last attack, the conservative Donovan chose to believe in Paul George, who hit the tie-three.

George fell to the basket and Grant came to cover.

Tatum was delayed a step by the screen, but he still tried his best to chase George who was running to the top of the arc.

Adams at the free throw line spotted Tatum's route and blocked Tatum firmly with his body.

George came to the top of the arc, there were no pursuers behind him, it was empty! ! !

Westbrook, who was serving from the sideline, saw that George was empty and was about to pass the basketball in his hand.

Suddenly, Jaylen Brown, who was defending Li Haoyu at 30 degrees, saw that George was emptied, and ran to the top of the arc with all his strength. He wanted to intercept the basketball!
Westbrook's sensitive motor nerves have captured this, and if the ball is sent, it will definitely be intercepted by Brown.

What to do, Westbrook hesitated.

At 30 degrees, Li Haoyu saw Brown going to defend, and rushed to the basket with all his strength.

Westbrook saw Li Haoyu move and hoisted the ball to the basket.

In desperation, Westbrook passed a bit too high.

After Li Haoyu saw the ball, he roared angrily, he didn't want to lose.

He doesn't want to lose this game, let alone Kyrie Irving.

The speed of running suddenly accelerated, and the muscles that kicked the ground burst out with strength that they didn't usually have.

Li Haoyu stretched out his right hand high.

Go, with my dream of basketball, with my desire to win.

The hearts of the Thunder fans at home were hanging, and they clenched their fists and looked at No. 7 in the air.

Li Haoyu caught the basketball with his raised right hand!
Slam the ball into the box hard!
"boom!"

The red light is on!

Li Haoyu dunked the lore to kill the Celtics, and the fans in the audience burst into thunderous shouts.

On the court and on the bench, all Thunder players rushed towards Li Haoyu who had fallen to the ground.

Li Haoyu raised lore's right hand high, allowing his teammates to push and hug him.

The eyes looking at the camera are like a lone wolf in the snow field, with a murderous look in the cold.

He won.

Won the game and beat Kyrie Irving!
　This chapter has been written for a long time, so it was delayed. I apologize to the readers who are waiting for the update at 12 o'clock, and type lightly.

　　
　
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