Play with your brain

Chapter 437: A Flash of Hope
87比91，在第四节还剩下7分34秒的时候，小牛队依靠诺维斯基的三分球把比分追近到了只有4分。

"YEAH!" The German himself was very happy, and he was celebrating with his fists.

"Beautiful!" "Good shot!"... Everyone came over to give Nowitzki a high-five. If the team recovers from the most stable scoring point, that is definitely good news.

"Hey! This is not bad. The point difference is so small, the game is worth watching." Teacher Zhang has already foreseen the next game.

Sure enough, as Mr. Zhang expected, the Hornets quickly started their efforts.

Or Paul, as the queen bee, who will come out if he doesn't come out at this time?

It's also a pick-and-roll. Paul and Peja are cooperating, because with a big man like Peja on the outside, the Hornets can make a pick-and-roll anytime, anywhere.

Here it comes, after the blocker came out, Paul's choice was very interesting. Like Lao Hu, he immediately made a shooting action!

This is simply a blatant imitation, and Paul's action was of course met with ruthless...

BANG, BLACK PASS!

Swish!Peja got his chance as Paul's shot got the Mavericks' attention and the Serb made a [-]!
87 to 94, the score of the two sides came to 7 points again, and the situation of the game was inclined to the Hornets again.

"We have to see what the Mavericks do with this. This is very interesting. If you get it right, you can still hit the ball. If you can't score this time and the Hornets score again, it will be very bad. It's done." Teacher Zhang continued to predict, of course, he came back in an open way.

Of course he has to score, Lao Hu is very confident now, because Nowitzki scored just now.

With a bang, a ground pass, Nowitzki catches the ball on the shoulder in the paint. This is his old position, but the opponent's defense is still very strict.

Everyone knows what Nowitzki will do in this place, so they also know what to do.

He stretched out his hand to stick to it, and when Nowitzki made a tentative step back shot, Chandler jumped desperately. Although the ball was a bit large, Chandler seemed to think he could catch the ball.

Swish!Obviously, the boxing champion overestimated his bounce.

"Shhhhhh..." Hornets fans would not appreciate this goal.

89比94，分差来到了5分，时间还剩下6分46秒。

In the next 2 minutes, basically you scored one and I scored another, and no one gave way to the other. It seemed that both sides had found their own offensive rhythm, and the success rate was very high.

Lao Hu circled around the baseline, came to a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line again, and then he got the basketball.

A sikma step swayed, and this time Lao Hu didn't let himself retract like the previous offensive method, but immediately dribbled along the right to break through.

Peterson moved quickly, this place is not a good place, the video shows that the Chinese often scores points here.

Bang, squeak!

Lao Hu suddenly changed direction again, and the basketball and Lao Hu made a very large displacement to the left in an instant. As soon as this movement came out, Lao Hu directly collected the ball and shot. He moved very quickly and completely ignored Peterson defense.

But the responsibility of the veteran is there. He knows what he should do. Peterson immediately adjusted and flew to block the shot.

Why!The basketball was shot, and Lao Hu also lost his center of gravity because of the opponent's defense. He landed unstable and fell directly backwards. Of course, this was Lao Hu's protective action.

Beep!The whistle blew, and then, with a swish, the basketball went into the net.

"Shhhhhhh..." The fans quit. They thought this Chinese was too annoying, and his throw was too exaggerated. A shot from inside the three-point line can throw himself to the center line. What kind of person is this? !

If Hu can know what the New Orleans fans are thinking, then this guy will definitely yell for injustice.

Protective action, protective action!

"Aha!" "Beautiful!"... But no matter what, the Mavericks are so happy that the goal is scored and there is an additional penalty.

"Good shot, good shot! I don't care if you defend me when I see the ball, I just shot it, and it was really good, and then didn't you touch me? Then I'll throw it, look at it!..." Teacher Zhang didn't know whether it was an exaggeration or a loss.

"Hehehe..." However, Yu Jia could only keep laughing beside him.

Swish!With this extra penalty hit, Lao Hu brought the Mavericks' score to 99 points, while the Hornets' score was just over [-].

Beep!After the free throw, Byron Scott called a timeout, and now there are less than 4 minutes left, but the Hornets only lead their opponents by two points.

"Great! Great! Boys, you are so great! I thought we were going to lose this game, but you still made the game come back, and we are in favor! We can completely reverse it!..." This guy Carlisle was excited It's amazing, they have recovered after falling behind so much. In terms of time and momentum, no matter how you look at it, the Mavericks have a great chance to overtake their opponents.

However, if you want to win, you still have to play well.

"Defense! Defense! We need to strengthen the defense, let the opponent's eyes be all about our hands, and never let them shoot easily. Block the outside line and strengthen the outside defense..."

Carlisle is still doing what he does, and defense wins.

The timeout ended quickly, and the two sides returned to the field. There were almost no changes in personnel. The Mavericks replaced Diop because Carlisle felt that Nowitzki was a bit overkill to defend Chandler.

The point difference between the two sides is very small, and the Hornets need to make themselves safer.

It's still Paul, this time they didn't waste time, because there is no advantage anymore, it's better to be more straightforward.

Sinking shoulders and changing direction, Paul uses his superb ball control to make himself suddenly start, he wants to get rid of Terry.

But obviously, such a simple thing cannot make Terry surrender his guns, and Terry is sticking to Paul tightly.

With a bang, in the high-speed movement, Paul suddenly pulled the basketball back, and the basketball came from behind him to the other hand, dribbling the ball behind his back!

Dribbling behind the back in such a fast state requires extremely strong control and extremely fast reaction speed. If you are not careful, it will be a mistake.

But the ball was very, very stable, as if it was sticking to Paul's hand. Even Lao Hu, who was watching from the side, felt that he had to be 120% more careful in doing this action by himself.

Terry immediately reacted, he used his ankle to quickly twist the force, to be honest, such an action is easy to get injured, but this guy still fought hard!

boom!Squeak!

It's a pity that Terry's desperate defense did not bring good results, and Paul broke through.

Another back dribble, this back dribble is much more difficult than the one just now, because the whole body is moving, you must know that this basketball has no adjustment at all.

"Oh ho ho ho!..." The wonderful performance made the whole arena boil, and the fans of the Hornets had already seen that their queen bee was about to attack the basket.

But, don't forget, this is the Western Conference finals, and no one will let you succeed easily. When the help defense came up, the Mavericks' defense instantly shrank into a ball.

Whoosh!But Paul's vision is very good. It should be said that he has never looked down at the basketball. How could his vision be poor.

Peja, the Serbian waited for a long time outside the three-point line, and the ball finally came.

Swish!Shoot and hit!
"YES!..." This is really a good goal, and the point difference has become a little bigger this time.

"The ball was shot! It's difficult for the Mavericks to handle. Let's see who can stand up and solve the problem." Teacher Zhang feels that the situation has changed again.

However, the players on the court didn't pay much attention to the ball, we just need to play well.

It's just that this ball is really critical. Lao Hu chose to hand the ball to Nowitzki and let the Germans do this crucial attack.

With three and a half minutes left, and the timer won't stop easily, Nowitzki still catches the ball in his old position.

breakthrough!

It is very rare. After taking the sigma step, Nowitzki broke through directly. The German's breakthrough was unpretentious. Win said that this guy used his own big stride to break through his opponent Peja.

But don't say it, don't look at the posture or anything, but Nowitzki's breakthrough was really successful.

Peja's defense is actually mainly based on height and wingspan. He is really far behind American players in terms of defense against breakthroughs, and Nowitzki just took advantage of this.

Needless to say, after the breakthrough, it is natural to attack the basket. As the superstar of the Mavericks, Nowitzki is impossible to be timid.

Chandler came over. As a center, he actually wiped the ass of his teammates a lot of times, and his skills were not bad. The Hornets' backcourt was well protected.

It doesn't matter, Nowitzki doesn't care, he has to shoot the ball no matter what, and he has to shoot whoever comes.

With a layup against Chandler, Nowitzki once again showed his bloodliness without fear!

Crack!

Unfortunately, sometimes reality is cruel. Nowitzki passed Peja but did not escape Chandler's hat. This story tells us, people, sometimes don't be too greedy.

Snapped!
But fortunately, Diop at the basket poked the ball, this guy didn't just poke it, and finally hit the basketball hard into Terry's hands on the outside.

"Steady!" Lao Hu had just uttered these words when Terry shot the ball.

That's right, this is Terry's style, and there is nothing wrong with his choice. Time cannot be wasted at this time, and this is also a catch-and-shoot.

Bang!But unfortunately, luck does not seem to be on the side of the Mavericks.

It was really luck, the rebound returned to Chandler's hands, and then the Hornets started a fast break!

Kuang Ang!

"Oh ho ho ho!..." Another aerial work was born, and the point difference became 7 points!
　The Knicks lost, this is not a good sign, the second round finally arrived.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)