This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 118 The Moment of Crisis Arrives
"We did a good job in the first half, maintaining our strategy, trusting each other's strength on the defensive end, running on the offensive end, bringing speed up, and taking shots."

Although the game fell behind by double digits in the first half, Coach Jim still encouraged his disciples and asked them to stick to the previous strategy.

The players of the Patriots raised the team's defensive level once again, and they must close the score in the second half.

Although Al Horford grabbed two offensive rebounds after missing a shot in the first round, he still failed to put the ball into the basket. Will Thomas, who finally got the offensive rebound, scored a four-pointer The guard passed a pass to the fast-down Tony Skin, who made a successful run and scored the first two points of the second half.

Al Horford was also full of annoyance when he failed to grasp the three opportunities at the basket.

In the first half, the Crocodile team shot more than [-]% of the shots, Taurin Green and Lee Humphrey missed two consecutive outside shots under pressure, and gave the Patriots a chance to make a fast break after a counterattack. Joe Kim Noah chased back desperately, destroying Campbell's layup.

Joakim Noah really did his best for this goal.

The Patriots, who got the ball, used a back screen and gave the ball to Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin tentatively dribbled two steps in, and Zhou Lin, who attracted two defenders at once, was directly in a wide range. Shifted the ball from the right to the left corner.

Lamar Butler gets a nice shot in his sweet spot.

Lamar Butler, who did not disappoint Zhou Lin, directly hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner. This was also the first three-pointer made by the top pitcher of the Patriots in this game.

At the beginning of the second half, the Patriots were obviously more committed and the team that entered the state faster.

Scoring two goals in a row directly brought the score closer to 46-40, with only a 6-point gap.

"Florida's shooting percentage plummeted in the second half. Although it grabbed three offensive rebounds, it failed to put the ball in the basket on three attempts at the basket and two outside shots." Earl Johnson said: "Patriotic The Raptors are much more tenacious than the Alligators imagined, they played a very good defensive counterattack in the second half, and now the score is close to 6 points, if the score is even closer, the Alligators may have to call a timeout in advance."

Van Gundy said: "It has to be said that the Patriots have made it this far. Of course, it is only the beginning of the second half. After the intermission, the physical fitness has recovered to a certain extent. Whether the defense can continue for the entire second half is also a big question."

And the University of Florida Gators, who had recovered, finally took advantage of Corey Brewer's long two-pointer to score first for the team in the second half and stabilize their position.

48-40.

The score entered a tug-of-war time, and the score also increased rapidly.

At 17'02 in the second half, Zhou Lin made a three-pointer from the outside, which was also the second three-pointer of the game. The first goal in the second half, his personal score increased to 17 points.

Looking back, Lee Humphrey received a pass from Corey Brewer, ignored Lamar Butler's defense, and made a response ball.

At 15′27, the Gators replaced Al Horford in advance. Jay Lewis gave Al Horford enough to fight against. At the same time, the speed of the Patriots made the offensive and defensive rhythm too much faster, resulting in Al Horford. Panting, drenched in sweat.

Taking advantage of Al Horford's departure and the slow-moving Chris Richard's entry, the Patriots strengthened their breakthroughs, and even Lamar Butler once broke into the inside and scored two points.

During this period, Zhou Lin went inside three times. Among them, he scored 2 points on the high board and also assisted Will Thomas to score with a small hook.

比赛进行到下半时只有9′23的时候，爱国者队以53-62，落后9分。

Although the Patriots have been trying to get closer to the score, and even caught up to only 5 points behind several times, the Alligators can always find opportunities to open the score again.

The score is also constantly hovering between 5-9 points.

5 points is a hurdle.

At this time point, Coach Billy Donovan called a timeout again.

In less than 12 minutes of bench time, Chris Richard also won about 6 minutes of rest time for Al Horford and Joakim Noan. His purpose of playing has been achieved.

"Although the Patriots have tried their best, they still failed to catch up or overtake the score in the time period when Joakim Noan and Al Horford were off the court in Florida, and Joakim, who ended the rest after the timeout, Noan will return to the field again, this strongest lineup is ready to start the finishing game, the Patriots are very dangerous."

Van Gundy, who was a coach, has a good insight into Billy Donovan's deployment.

The team is dual-core inside, and they all get the rest they deserve. Although Chris Richard didn't contribute that much when he was on the court, he didn't become a burden. At least he helped the team surpass the Patriots' most impactful time frame.

"Moreover, the physical fitness of the Patriots is also a problem. The team's three starters, Jay Lewis and Zhou Lin, and Fralin Campbell, have played for three consecutive 10 minutes without even a minute of rest. Time, especially Jay Lewis, although he is still trying very hard to catch up, but from his somewhat powerless footsteps, it can be seen that he is already at the end of his strength."

Earl Johnson also realized the crisis of the Patriots and said quite worriedly.

Not only ESPN's commentary, but even domestic commentators, Ma Jian and Yang Yi can see that the Patriots' inside bench is too weak.

"The No. 55 Jay Lewis of the Patriots seems to be unable to hold on anymore, but if he rests, the inside line of the Patriots may be pierced and collapse instantly. At least he can use his weight to top it. For a player like Al Horford, although he is short, he is good at fighting, so it is basically difficult for Al Horford to push into the paint."

"The data we got is that Jay Lewis is only 275 meters tall, but his weight has reached 250 pounds, which is about 2.10 catties. This weight is almost the weight of a heavy insider over [-] meters in the NBA. The weight gives him a strong confrontation level, but it also adds a lot of consumption to Jay Lewis."

"Now, it depends on the quality of Jay Lewis' will. If he can hold on, the Patriots still have a chance. But if they can't, the game will have to be explained here."

(End of this chapter)