basketball player

218 Chapter 216: Time is up

"Incredible game, incredible Celtics! They chased to the end after trailing by 10 points in the first quarter! Paul Pierce, the great 'green blood man', great thinking, the 'truth' of this game! He only left the Pacers with 3.4 seconds, let's see how Coach Henson and his players can turn the rotten into a miracle!" Mike Breen was already blushing, because the fourth quarter was really exciting.

It can be said that every offense and defense of both sides in the fourth quarter was a key goal. The climax lasted for a full 12 minutes, even the last 3.4 seconds were not missed!
"This is a game for the Celtics. The Big Three broke out collectively. How long have we not seen such a situation? This is destined to be a night for the Celtics. I think this fact will be difficult to change!" Van Gundy is not optimistic that the Pacers can complete the lore in 3.4 seconds. Think about it, from reversal to overtake, and then to Pierce's classic "Thinker" celebration just now.

The "script" of this game is simply tailor-made for the Celtics!Even from the game itself, it is indeed difficult for the Pacers to complete the lore.

Although Paul scored a lot of points in the fourth quarter, Rondo is indeed the kind of point guard with strong willpower and excellent defense. Paul is not satisfied with his easy shots.

Of course, Van Gundy is well aware that Henson is the kind of coach who likes to surprise.He's more than likely going to George instead of Paul, but Pierce, who just finished a quasi-lore, certainly won't allow a second-year rookie to spoil his night.

Danny Green?His ability to make key shots is questionable.David West and Horford?These two insiders can indeed play key shots, but it is difficult for the Pacers to pass the ball directly to the inside.If Horford and West are allowed to hit the middle distance with the ball inside, 3.4 seconds may not be enough.

Therefore, Jeff Van Gundy will emphasize: "This is a game that belongs to the Celtics!"

The electronic buzzer sounded, and the entire Conseco Arena erupted into the most enthusiastic cheers of the day, and the stands behind Henson seemed to have turned into a yellow "cornfield".Even after Pierce almost killed the Pacers just now, the atmosphere in the Conseco Arena was still so warm.Brin couldn't even imagine that if the game was at the North Shore Garden, the moment Pierce scored just now would cause an earthquake.

However, as the players took to the court, Breen's eyes couldn't help falling on Henson.

The Chinese coach is the same as before, as if he is out of tune with the enthusiastic atmosphere around him.Conseco Arena was full of enthusiasm because of this game, but as a direct participant of this game, Henson was as cold as a block of ice.

"I said, we will win the game." When Rondo saw Paul, his mouth couldn't help it.Rondo's performance in today's game is actually not bad, with 10 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds, a typical "Rondo-style" data.

There is no doubt that his not bad performance gave this guy the capital and confidence to challenge Paul.

Paul seemed to be deaf in both ears, and he didn't care about the chattering Rondo at all.He stood in the designated position and waited for the referee's whistle.And the only sentence Paul remembers now is: "Your time is up!"

"Damn, hate, hate." Vogel sat on the bench and kept shaking his legs. He was extremely nervous. He certainly didn't expect the first game of this year's Eastern Conference semifinals to be so exciting.

The players on the bench stood up with their opponent's shoulders on their shoulders, ready to meet the ending after 3.4 seconds.Cameras panned across the Pacers bench, and fans spotted Stephenson with his eyes closed.This guy, who is usually extremely vicious, dare not watch this kind of moment.

Only Henson, who remained calm from start to finish, stood on the sidelines.Tonight belongs to the Big Three, and even Henson must admit that the Celtics brought him the expected huge trouble today!

But tonight's victory can only belong to Indianapolis!

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and handed the basketball to Horford who served the sideline!Everyone in the audience stood up, including Mike Brin and Van Gundy who were commentating the game!

George took the lead and cut to the basket.Now that the Pacers are only 1 point behind, the Celtics must beware of Pacers players cutting to the basket.

Then, West set a screen for Green, and Green went straight to the bottom corner, and it looked like this was an opportunity!
At this moment, Paul, standing at the free throw line, just started!George and Green successfully made room for Paul, as long as Paul can receive the ball, that's enough!
Horford very cleverly made a fake pass to Green, and then immediately handed the ball to Paul!Paul held the ball from outside the three-point line, and in front of him was Rajon Rondo, whom he hated to the bone!

"Come on, coward, come on!" Rondo's mouth was still whispering, he was not afraid at all!
Of course he is not afraid, he is very clear about the impact of the serious injury in 10 years on Paul.Before that, he was a young talent who could compete with Kobe for MVP.Before that, he was a player who claimed to have "no flaws other than height", a top dribble breaker who made old guards shake their heads and say "we can't dribble through the defense as effectively as he does"!
But now?He's just a poor guy who went through a major injury, suffered a serious decline in his numbers last season, and then ran to the East to avoid competition.No matter what the outside world thinks of Paul, in Rondo's eyes, he is just a poor guy who can't get along in the west and came to the job fair in the east!

3.4 seconds, not much time left for Paul.He didn't have the time to figure out how Rondo thought of him, but started to break through!
Explosive power, speed and physical coordination, Paul must admit that these three things have indeed declined after his injury.But his strength has not declined, he is still a defender who can top the striker!Carrying Rondo, Paul reached the three-point line!

Of course, in addition to strength, Paul also worked hard on two tricks after his injury-throwing and step-back mid-range shooting.

Now that you have lost the ability to easily get rid of the line of defense, then find a way to find another way!

So, Paul suddenly retreated, which caught Rondo off guard!When he jumped up nervously to pounce on Paul, Paul had already thrown the basketball in his hand.

His shot is very fast, he has practiced this action countless times, and repeated it countless times tirelessly.After returning from injury, he seems to be able to paralyze himself with hard training time and time again.

Therefore, Paul made this retreat shot very skillfully.The moment he threw the ball, people saw Henson standing on the sidelines, and he had already raised his arms in advance!
How many undersized point guards come back from a major knee injury, or better yet?No, only Chris Paul!When Henson saw Paul perform this action that he had repeated countless times on the training ground, Henson couldn't help raising his arms, as if believing that the basketball would definitely go in!

Everyone, everyone in the Conseco Arena, everyone watching the game from far away in Boston, their eyes were fixed on the spinning orange Spalding basketball, time seemed to pass very slowly, the basketball flew from Paul's hand to the basket, as slow as flying from Indianapolis to Boston.

Just as the basketball approached the basket, time seemed to return to normal.I saw the ball passing through the net quickly, rolling up the "white waves", and thought that the friction made a pleasant sound.

"brush!"

"Boom!" Hensen, who raised his arms high, felt a wave of sound behind him, and almost made himself fall!
"Go in! Go in! Go in! Go in! Go in!" Mike Breen kept repeating the word until his hoarse throat could no longer make any sound.

And what about Henson and Paul?
Henson still just stood there with his arms up high, and he raised his arms before Paul scored.And Paul, there's no wild celebration, he's not even smiling.

The No. 3 guard just pointed to Rajon Rondo's face: "It's my time, idiot!"

"Your time is up." Henson's voice echoed in Paul's head.
(End of this chapter)