Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 123 We still have 35 seconds left, what if!
Amway Arena, home of the Orlando Magic, South Coast, Florida.

After ten o'clock in the evening, the game between the Knicks and the Magic has entered the last minute before the finale.

At this time, the score of the two sides on the field was 112:116. The Knicks recovered 10 points in the last quarter and were still 4 points behind at this time.

The game has reached a fever pitch.

During the timeout, Lu Ming listened to D'Antoni's tactics, then gulped down water, gasped for breath, and took the opportunity to recover a little energy.

In this game, facing Matt Barnt's strict defense, Lu Ming played very hard. In addition, because the team trailed by 14 points after the third quarter, Lu Ming only rested for less than a minute in the fourth quarter, and then appeared again.

So far, Lu Ming has played 42 minutes.

very tired.really tired.

This is the first time Lu Ming has played more than 40 minutes since he landed in the NBA and took over the Knicks. Moreover, he played the point guard position.

Even more tired.

Before the game, when Howard was warming up, he walked to the Knicks' half court and whispered to Lu Ming, "Lu, the coach said, I'm in the game today, so I can't talk to you!"

"Then you're not going to dunk me, block me, and defend me?" Lu Ming asked with a smile at the time.

"Ah, I think about it, but I can't, I really can't! The coach said, I can't fight anymore in this game! Oh, you know, although Mr. Van Gundy is annoying sometimes, but most of the time, he is pretty good to me." Howard explained with a bitter face.

"Is it really impossible?" Lu Ming wanted to laugh again at that time.

"Really, it's too bad. Why don't you, Lu, wait for the All-Star game, let me dunk, block again, and then let me defend you again, how about it? I know, you signed with Nike, or Mr. 698, you will definitely be in the All-Star." Howard suddenly suggested.

What is Mr. 698?
I'm still a 798 artist!

"Here, Dwight, but the two of us are in the east." Lu Ming really didn't know where Howard's obsession came from.

"Oh, it seems to be." Howard scratched his head, and he was happy.

Lu Ming really wanted to tell him at the time that a school dropout from Jinzhou was on the run. In order not to be dunked again by the FMVP on his toes, and he didn't want to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, he insisted on choosing the All-Star teammate first.

This is the famous incident of turning enemies into friends by letting him join and become your teammate if you don’t want to be dunked by him.

Lu Ming didn't say anything, because Howard was called away by his teammates again.

Then, seeing Howard's calm and serious face during training, Lu Ming felt that today's game might not be easy to play.

But I didn't expect that the game would be so difficult.

Matt Barnes was designated by Van Gundy to start this game, and he only had one core task, which was to stalk Lu Ming and lock him up.

Then on the offensive end, occasionally sneak a three-pointer or two.

Although Barnes is not considered a defensive master in terms of defensive skills, but in terms of enthusiasm and toughness, he is definitely the perimeter defensive player that a team needs most.

So under Barnes' oppressive defense, until now, Lu Ming took 25 shots, but only hit 8 of them. He scored 23 points with free throws, and only scored 7 assists and 3 rebounds.

The playmaker can't play well, and the team has no other pioneers who can play singles, so the Knicks' tactics are in a mess, and they inevitably lag behind.

Especially in the first three quarters, Lu Ming was almost locked in by Barnes. He only made 13 goals out of 3 shots, missed a single free throw, and only scored 6 points.

Fortunately, in the fourth quarter, Lu Ming, who only had a 1-minute break, missed the time of being on the court at the same time as Barnes, so he adapted to the defensive intensity a little bit, regained some touch, hit 12 of 5 shots in a single quarter, and got 17 free throw opportunities, scoring [-] points.

Because of this, the Knicks were able to catch up to only 1 points behind in the last minute.

However, because the two centers of the Knicks, Milicic and Earl Baron, are unable to play the role of Howard, so judging from the current score on the court, Van Gundy's exchange tactics can be regarded as a success.

"Lu, how do you feel?" D'Antoni asked worriedly after drawing a tactic of handing the ball to Lu Ming.

"Phew, I'm okay!" Lu Ming said almost gritted his teeth.

"Next, you still dominate the offense, and the others are actively running to try to hit the ball successfully!" D'Antoni looked at Lu Ming, then looked at the others, and shouted loudly.

Trying to inspire blood in everyone.

There was a physical crisis in the core, and D'Antoni realized that no one was available.

In this game, the only two reliable players were Wilson Chandler and Tony Douglas, two role players who served as substitutes most of the time.

钱德勒17中9，拿到22分，托尼11中7，拿到17分。

However, both of these two were the same as Gallinari, who was 10 of 5 in the first three quarters and 3 of 2 three-pointers. By the critical moment of chasing points in the fourth quarter, they were basically invisible.

If it weren't for Lu Ming, and with the help of David Lee and Harrington, the Knicks would have surrendered a long time ago.

After the long timeout, the Knicks attacked.

Lu Ming, who got a little rest time, squeezed Matt Barnes hard, broke through to the inside line with difficulty, faked Howard, and then passed the ball to Wilson Chandler, who was supporting the inside line.

The latter faced an empty basket and scored a crucial 2 points.

114:116, the Knicks are only 2 points behind!
"Run! Quick!" Big Van Gundy didn't call a timeout, and immediately shouted with both hands, directing the team to fight back quickly.

After passing the ball, Lu Ming only had time to support his knees with his hands, so he ran forward with all his strength.

But by the time he gets past the halfway line, the Magic's offense is done.

White Chocolate dared to pass the ball behind the back at the critical moment. Fortunately, Howard had long arms and big hands, caught the basketball, and took advantage of the opportunity to dunk the ball vigorously.

The point difference is back to 4 points!

There are only 35 seconds left in the game.

Seeing this, domestic fans who still remember McGrady, who scored 14 points with Yao Ming during the Yao-Mc period, even thought in their hearts, "No way, no way".

Seeing the situation, D'Antoni gritted his teeth and called the last timeout, preparing to arrange it carefully.

We still have 35 seconds, what if?
Moreover, the team is only 4 points behind now, and the difference of two goals may not use the extreme situation of borrowing time from God at McGrady's moment.

"In this game, Lu Ming has played for 42 minutes. For a rookie, it is not easy. Moreover, it can be seen that Barnes' defense has given Lu Ming a lot of trouble." Yang Yi said in a low voice at the CCTV commentary.

He didn't have the idea of ​​35 seconds, and even felt that the Knicks were powerless in this game.

So I said a few words for Lu Ming in advance.

Avoid the over-aggression of some people afterwards.

After all, this is Lu Ming's first match after signing a big contract. How many people are waiting for him to fail.

Sun Zhengping also said, "That's right, that Barnes is definitely a defensive player in the NBA. Moreover, he only has one task in the game, which is to defend Lu Ming. Compared with Lu Ming, who is both a father and a mother, and the offensive organization single-handedly catches him, it is much easier."

"..."

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said "hmm".

Then, the game continued.

The audience shouted "Defend! Defend!", and many audiences in front of the screen silently recited "McGrady's moment! McGrady's moment!"

In these two voices, Lu Ming finally came to White Chocolate with a successful cover.

"Change defense! Change defense!" Seeing this scene, Big Van Gundy was so anxious that he was about to jump.

How could the other four members of the Knicks do what they wanted? Everyone was holding a defensive player, but they didn't give them a chance to switch defenses, and they just let Lu Ming eat white chocolate alone.

However, something like chocolate is too sweet, and if you eat too much, it is easy to cause bad things.

So under the attention of all the Knicks fans and the tension of the Magic's home crowd, Lu Ming, who has tried and tested white chocolate singles.

Overturned!
Backed up entirely by a willpower, Lu Ming successfully broke through the white chocolate, faced the almost unguarded middle distance, and threw the basketball. Duang let out a short sound!

The sound of Yang's playing ball buzzed in Lu Ming's mind.

He didn't have time to react at all, and subconsciously rushed forward to grab the rebound, although at this time, the rebound was already controlled by Howard, ready to pass the ball to his own defender.

Just as Howard was about to pass the ball, he saw Lu Ming with red eyes rushing towards him.

Nervous Howard hurriedly held the basketball high in the air, turned around not to look into Lu Ming's eyes, it was too scary, and let him get a foul on him.

Moreover, at that time, Lu Ming almost threw himself on Howard, desperately grabbing the basketball.

beep!
The referee's whistle, although late, arrived.

"This is? Lu is not trying to kill Huo, is he?" Barkley frowned and said at the TNT commentary seat.

"It's a bit late to cut at this time, isn't it? In my opinion, it should be that Lu used common foul tactics, just because the basketball happened to be in Howard's hands at the time. After all, this is within 2 minutes, and players without the ball cannot be fouled." Kenny Smith disagreed with Barkley's statement.

"The referee returned the watch. After Howard made a free throw, the Knicks still had a full attack time. In theory, if Howard's free throw is reliable, Lu still has a chance." Barkley said.

"However, there is no timeout in D'Antoni's hands. No timeout means that they have to serve from the backcourt. Unless they play a 7-second offense, it is impossible to win the game." Kenny Smith defaulted to what Barkley said was reliable, referring to Howard's usual 50% free throw percentage and 2 free throws.

In this case, the Knicks do have a theoretical possibility to recover and even win the game.

It is only a theoretical possibility.

If both free throws are made, then the Knicks have only one run left, which is to fight for time and score two three-pointers, while defending the Magic and trying to score overtime.

In most cases, Howard made both free throws, which is difficult to do.

However, in this game, Howard, who really didn't say a word to Lu Ming, made 10 of 7 free throws at this time!

brush!
Under the breath-holding of the audience, Howard scored the first free throw!
But still no one spoke, they were waiting for the second free throw.

Howard was also very nervous, and for the second free throw, he almost took aim at Su Shen's early [-]-meter run before making a heavy shot.

Almost at the same time, the basket crowded together.

but!

brush!
This Huo's second free throw, hit!

The Knicks are down to 6 points!
Lu Ming, who picked up the ball from the basket, slapped the ball hard twice, and then handed it to David Lee who was about to serve, "We still have a chance! Serve it quickly!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately ran back to get rid of Barnes.

David Lee also made no mistake and sent the ball to Lu Ming.

After receiving the ball, Lu Ming immediately dribbled the ball and ran up the court, while keeping an eye on the positions of his teammates and defenders.

Barnes followed Lu Ming all the time, and after halftime, he successfully overtook him, turned around to defend face-to-face, and was ready to step forward to defend at any time.

He knew that at this time, Lu Ming no longer had the strength to complete the complicated breakthrough operation.

Lu Ming also didn't give him a chance to post it, because then, he might not have the strength to do breakthrough operations.

So at a big step beyond the three-point line, when the Knicks' attack time was only 5 seconds past, Lu Ming suddenly received the ball, raised his hand and tiptoed to throw the basketball.

"Fuck!"

Barnes only stretched out his hand subconsciously, and hurriedly looked back to see if the ball was scored.

"Lu Ming! Lu Ming made a shot! Three-pointer! Oh! Watch out for the rebound!" Suishun Wang Meng explained excitedly. Lu Ming's three-pointer hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

However, this time, David Lee used his excellent rebounding sense to grab the rebound that bounced a little farther, and then immediately distributed it to Lu Ming from the outside.

After Lu Ming received the ball, Barnes had already defended him, and he had no chance to make a move.

But time waits for no one. At this time, Lu Ming had to pass the ball to his teammates. Gallinari, who was the most accurate three-pointer before, chose to believe that his teammates could score a key goal after being invisible for almost a quarter.

Or, just force it and fight it.

The choice between the two only appeared in Lu Ming's mind for a fifth of a second, and he had already jumped over, against Barnes' defense, and forced a shot from the same position!

Barnes's operation is very big, in regular time, it is definitely a shooting foul.

However, at this time, um, at this time in 09, under normal circumstances, the referee would not call a foul.

But just such a forced shot without a chance at all, it was scored!
Reed!
"Grass!" Barnes cursed in a low voice.

Lu Ming just clenched his fist, and immediately called his teammates back to defend, "Defend this ball, we will definitely win!"

"Defense!" The teammates also gained strength, roaring to cheer each other up.

Speaking of which, the Knicks in the past didn't even have the chance to compete for one goal or two goals at the last moment.

Either they lost early, or the whole team went crazy for no reason, caught the opponent by surprise, and then won a game coldly, or they were compared with other teams that were equally bad, and they couldn't score more.

Basically, there is no chance to play such a critical moment.

To say that you are not excited is a lie.

Even the odds of hope have bottomed out.

Van Gundy didn't call a timeout at this time.

Because the timeout is called, it is tantamount to calling for the opponent, so the players on the field are allowed to dominate the game.

There is a point guard like White Chocolate that makes everyone panic, an inside superman like Howard, a three-point shooter like Lewis, Matt Barnes, well, this guy doesn't count, and Vince Carter, uh, in today's game, his shooting percentage is even more exaggerated than that of the opposite Lu Ming, less than 30%.

But, enough is enough.

Because the Knicks, who dare not and do not want to foul at all, do not pose too much threat to the Magic on the defensive end.

So after spending almost all of the time, the basketball passed through the hands of White Chocolate and was given to Rashard Lewis, who caught the ball and shot.

Three point hit!

Cold-blooded and ruthless, he killed the Knicks to tie the game and play an overtime opportunity.

"No more! There are only 3 seconds left, and the Knicks are gone!" Yang Yi was full of regret.

"Congratulations to the Magic for successfully defending the home court. I also applaud the Knicks for fighting hard until the last second! Through this game, especially the last quarter, everyone must have a new understanding of the Knicks. Especially Lu Ming, he can adjust his touch in time when his hand feels bad and the opponent is marking the whole court. He can keep the suspense of the game until the last few seconds. Such a Knicks, such a Lu Ming, deserves everyone's applause!"

Wang Meng looked at Lu Ming who had given up the last attack and wasted time dribbling after receiving the ball, and his voice was uncomfortable.

The field, despite giving up the attack at the last moment, accepted the defeat.

But when the final whistle sounded, looking at the cheering Magic players and home audience, and thinking about the frustration of losing at the last moment after almost winning the game, Lu Ming gritted his teeth and looked at everything in front of him, full of dissatisfaction.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't change the fact that he successfully overturned in the first game after signing the big contract.

Moreover, in this competition, the answer sheet that Lu Ming handed over was too "luxurious"!
(End of this chapter)