super heavy artillery

Chapter 453 The Lonely Hero Davis

The game does seem to have no suspense!

101:94, the Thunder led by 37 points with 7 seconds left in the game.An Luo's two three-pointers extinguished the Pelicans' hopes!
The moment the ball fell into the net pocket, Westbrook jumped up excitedly.In the process of retreating, he patted An Luo's butt hard.The Thunder players on the bench, including Donovan, also stood up and cheered.It can be seen that everyone is really excited!On the contrary, An Luo was calmer.His performance in this game is the best in this series.You know, so far, he has made 9 three-pointers!Created a three-pointer record in his career playoffs.

In fact, he himself was very excited!After all, An Luo was still a little depressed after being targeted for two games.Still, he was cautious.I played an excellent game myself, but I can't be careless for a while and become someone else's background.

The Pelicans still haven't given up.Rondo holds the ball and keeps waving his hands, directing the positioning and tactics of his teammates on the field.Under his arrangement, Davis came to the top of the arc to cover Rondo, and then rushed in by himself.At this time, the Thunder's defense is no longer so strict!But An Luo still followed closely.Rondo didn't go straight up!A behind-the-back pass without leaving a trace passed the basketball to Davis on the outside.After the latter received the ball, he easily shook Adams and hit a three-pointer!

101: 97!

At critical moments, Davis has to be reliable!
Donovan quickly called a timeout.Although there is still a 4-point advantage in the score, the ball is also in his own hands.But he still felt the need to sound the alarm for these guys.

"What about the defense? Don't you all think that the victory is guaranteed? There are 30 seconds left in the game! A lead of more than ten points can be reversed. We are only leading by a few points now? Let's relax!"

Donovan's tone was very harsh!This made the Thunder players very embarrassed.They do relax a lot!So when Donovan said these words, everyone bowed their heads.

Because of Davis's three-pointer, the pelicans' fighting spirit has been raised a little bit.

The timeout ends and the game resumes between the two sides.

After Westbrook received Adams' serve, he stood outside the three-point line on the right and observed the situation on the field.The Pelicans' defense is still relatively outside.Especially for An Luo and Paul George's marking, it is very strict.However, the Thunder's rotation is also very active.The state of both sides performed very well in the last round.

In fact, the Thunder's offense this time was aimed at running out of offensive time.So Westbrook is not in a hurry.With little time left, Westbrook sprinted inside under Adams' screen.Holiday stared An Luo very closely this time and didn't give him the chance to make the 10th three-pointer.

But another of their scorers, Paul George, stepped up to end the offense.After Westbrook rushed in, he made a screen for An Luo. After he attracted the attention of the defense, he cut to the basket, received a pass from Westbrook, and scored a layup!
Davis has actually made up the defense, but he dare not defend too tightly!He didn't think that at such a critical moment, the referee would really turn a blind eye.That was the case many years ago!

103:97, the situation of the Pelicans once again became not optimistic.In less than 10 seconds, it is only theoretically possible to smooth out the 6-point difference.

Gentry surrendered the final timeout.Some very detailed arrangements were made for this attack.In fact, in the round before the timeout, the Pelicans should have fouled first!In that case, it is also two points, and they will be given more time.Perhaps, they are very confident in their defense.

After the timeout, Davis sent the ball to Rondo and stayed outside the three-point line.The Thunder's defense is just the opposite of the Pelicans'. Their defense line is relatively close to the inside, as if you can shoot a three-pointer just to prevent a breakthrough.

The Pelicans had nothing to do, and in the end they could only give the ball to Davis.The latter is also competitive, a little outside the three-point line, after shaking Adams up, he made a three-pointer.

"Shu~"

The ball went in again!

103:100.From the point of view of the score, the difference of one goal is indeed not big, but the situation has not changed.After all, there are only 5 seconds left in the game!The ball is still in the hands of the Thunder.The Thunder just need to get the ball out and run out of time to win.No effort at all to attack and score!

But the Pelicans finally used foul tactics.After Westbrook received the ball, he was fouled by Rondo before he could move.But Westbrook, who was standing at the free throw line, did not lose the chain!Two free throws and two hits extended the score to 5 points!
Then Davis missed a three-pointer and the rebound was grabbed by Adams.In this case, the game is basically like this!Pelicans players also did not foul.The time quickly cleared and the game ended.

The Thunder defeated the Pelicans in the away game with difficulty, rewriting the big score to 3:0, and won the match point of this series.

The atmosphere in the New Orleans Arena fell silent when the final whistle sounded, except for the blue.But after making a fuss for a while, they all quieted down.This is not Oklahoma City, and the Thunder are not like the Pelicans, which have many ties to Oklahoma City.

"We still have a chance!"

After the game, Davis left the public eye after saying such a sentence to the media.It seemed that he was depressed.Even if he scored another 41 points just now, he didn't feel happy at all.Davis' personal super performance is in stark contrast to the team's situation.The Pelicans, who lost this game, have already stood on the edge of a cliff.Moreover, there is absolutely no way to reverse it.The entire Pelicans have been supported by Davis since the beginning of this series.Mirotic and Holiday, who performed well in the first round of the playoffs, were severely suppressed by the Thunder in this series, and basically did not have any outstanding performances.Davis, who lost the support of his teammates, finally became a lone hero!
But that's not the situation New Orleans wants to see, and it's not the situation Davis wants to see.

Although the Pelicans showed tenacious fighting spirit after the game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this series is basically over.The Thunder will not give the Pelicans a chance to get the score back, and they will even end the battle directly in New Orleans!After all, the Thunder need more time to prepare for the next round.

(End of this chapter)