professional shooting guard

Chapter 55 The last game of the regular season
Seeing Zhang Zifeng's outstanding performance, the head coach of the University of Notre Dame, Mike Bray, called a timeout.

During the timeout, the commentator also took the opportunity to explain the game.

"When Parker is troubled by fouls, the old coach K needs to rely more on Zhang Zifeng!"

"It can be seen that Zhang Zifeng feels very good today. It seems that under his leadership, Duke University can overcome this difficult period. Maybe this is why old K wants to put him on the bench!"

After the referee blew the whistle, the game continued, and the University of Notre Dame still did not replace Connaughton. It seemed that Connaughton was going to use Connaughton to contain Zhang Zifeng.

Jackson advanced quickly, and Zhang Zifeng followed Connaughton closely.

Facing Zhang Zifeng's defense, Connaughton became much calmer.

Seeing Connaughton, who was reaching out for the ball inside, Jackson hesitated for a moment, but chose to pass the ball.

After Connaughton received the ball, Zhang Zifeng immediately took a step back.

August and Beachem are undoubtedly the people Duke fears the most. When the two of them start to move, they immediately involve Duke's defense.

"I can assure you that you won't be able to score this goal. Don't waste your time. You should be tired after playing for so long. Go outside to rest!" Zhang Zifeng disturbed Connaughton with trash talk

Connaughton looked expressionless, as if he didn't hear Zhang Zifeng's trash talk.

Suddenly, Connaughton lifted the ball.

When Zhang Zifeng hurriedly raised his right hand, Connaughton took the ball back and passed it from Zhang Zifeng's right side with a blow from behind.

Beacham used August's screen from the other side to get rid of Hairston, who was marking him, and cut into the inside line. After receiving a pass from Connaughton, Beacham immediately made a layup.

Facing the impactful Beechm, Hairston's defense was a bit slower.

Connaughton, with facial paralysis, turned around and immediately ran to the backcourt.

"Connaughton's wonderful passing. Although Connaughton's offense is mediocre, I have to say that he has full spirituality in passing. It is often seen that his passing can easily tear apart the opponent's defense and assist his teammates." The commentator was full of praise for the pass just now.

The University of Notre Dame used Connaughton to pass and catch the ball, and at the same time restrained Zhang Zifeng, making him unable to help defend.

The University of Notre Dame played very patiently on the offensive end. Zhang Zifeng made 3 consecutive three-pointers but was unable to overtake the score.

A little bit of time passed, at the end of the half, Duke University 41 to 43 University of Notre Dame, two points behind.

Back at halftime, Parker was back on the field.

At the beginning, Old K left Zhang Zifeng on the court to see if he could bring them together.

But it's a pity that Zhang Zifeng and Parker are fine off the court, so they can say a few words.

Once on the field, communication is eliminated.

No matter how hard and tired Zhang Zifeng got the ball, he had to come by himself.

Parker won't pass the ball to Zhang Zifeng when he gets the ball.

Two people, you hit yours, and I hit mine.

If you can't get in, I won't say anything.

I can't vote, so don't complain.

Seeing that the two did not cooperate, Old K knew that it was impossible to forcefully fit them.

The two played for 3 minutes, and the old K replaced Zhang Zifeng.

Once Zhang Zifeng was on the court, Parker had no worries, let go of his hands and feet completely, and took over the game.

Shot from inside and outside, scored 10 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Leading Duke University to overtake the score in one fell swoop, in the 32 minutes of the second half, Duke University 65:60 University of Notre Dame.

Parker rested and Zhang Zifeng came on.

After Zhang Zifeng re-entered the court, he probably sat on the bench for too long and his hands felt a little cold.

Four consecutive shots were shot, and the University of Notre Dame took the opportunity to hit an 8-0 spurt to overtake the score.

65: 68.

Old K saw it and quickly called a timeout.

"Five minutes to go and we're going to win. Parker, I'll put you back on the field. They're a fighting Irish team, and they're not going to give us the win easily. So it's up to us to fight for it, you know. Fight! Fight! Fight!" Old K stretched out his hand and shouted, "One, two, three, Blue Devils!"

"Blue Devils!" All the Duke players shouted in unison.

Parker stabilized the situation with a mid-range shot as soon as he came on the court, and Parker played brilliantly in the second half.

No matter how hard the University of Notre Dame tried, the two-point difference was like a gutter, preventing Notre Dame from overtaking the score.

Unknowingly, in the last 40 seconds of the game, Parker made a layup to help Duke lead by 2 points.

Notre Dame coach Mike Bray looked up at the big screen at the scene, not much time, and signaled to the referee to request a timeout.

Mike Bray roared excitedly, "In the past, when you had nowhere to retreat, you went forward bravely and won. You have done it. Through your efforts, the University of Notre Dame can come to where it is today. I firmly believe that today's victory will still be Ours, go out there and make it happen! One two three, the belligerent Irish!"

"The Fighting Irish!"

All the University of Notre Dame team members also shouted their slogans in unison, and the decisive battle really started.

Back from the timeout, Parker clung to Beachem tightly to prevent Beacham from receiving the ball.

Beacham used August to cover and ran out of the three-point line to receive the ball.

Beachem didn't rush to attack, and waited until the time entered ten seconds before starting. With the help of the double screens of Prueger and August, he shot directly from outside the three-point line.

The ball flew in an arc and headed into the hoop.

A three-pointer hit, 75:76, Duke fell behind by one point.

Only 7.8 seconds left for Duke University.

Old K immediately used up the team's last timeout.

The last shot, whether it wins or loses depends on the ball.

"When it comes to the critical moment, who will it be handed over to? Jabari or Zhang Zifeng. If there is no accident, it should be handed over to Jabari." The on-site commentator analyzed.

Just as old K was considering what tactics to deploy, Zhang Zifeng stood up and begged for orders.

"Coach, leave the last shot to me, I have the confidence to make the ball!"

Everyone thought their ears were wrong, even though Zhang Zifeng shot very well.

But, the boss of the team has always been Parker, and the last shot has always been executed by Parker.

"Let me go, I guarantee that the moment the goal is scored, the game will be over." Parker also shouted.

Old K thought for a while, and finally chose Parker, "I believe you can do it, go ahead, and bring the victory home!"

"I will definitely score!" Parker said firmly.

At the last moment, just in case, but also to involve the opponent's defense.

Old K put Zhang Zifeng, Hood, and Cook with the most accurate shots on the court.

Once Parker is locked by the opponent, it depends on who can catch the ball, and whoever can shoot it!

"In the last 7.8 seconds, Duke should choose the most likely two points instead of a three-point gamble. After all, the University of Notre Dame only leads by one point." Along with the on-site commentator's explanation, the referee blew the whistle .

At the last moment, the University of Notre Dame tried its best to entangle the Duke players. Zhang Zifeng was standing on the free throw line, and Connaughton was sticking to him tightly.

7.8 seconds, the last 7.8 seconds!
As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Plumlee, who was standing outside the court, held the ball and waited anxiously for Parker to run out of the open space to catch the ball.

The Duke University players standing in the line exploded instantly and ran away in all directions.

Parker and Zhang Zifeng are the most threatening people in Duke, and their running immediately affects most of the University of Notre Dame's energy.

Cook made a circle and rushed out to the outside line to receive the ball.

"Stop him!" Mike Bray yelled as he rushed to the sidelines.

Hearing that, Jackson rushed over to defend.

At this time, Plumlee also ran to the field and helped Parker make a screen.

Cook saw Parker running out of space and immediately passed the ball.

Seeing Parker receiving the ball, Beachim immediately came over to Parker.

Parker turned around, dodged Beachum, and went inside.

"Unexpectedly, but outstanding enough, Parker passed Beacham. Chance, Parker almost faced the basket!" The on-site commentator shouted loudly.

Beachim didn't have time to be annoyed, he gritted his teeth and turned around to give chase.

August on the other side also ran over immediately, in the posture of rushing to kill.

Definitely would rather foul than give Parker a chance for a layup.

Seeing someone rushing to block, the time was coming to an end, so Parker immediately jumped up with a small toss and threw the ball to the basket without any time to think.

"Parker made a shot, will the ball go in?" the on-site commentator shouted loudly.

The moment Parker just shot, Zhang Zifeng felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

This ball will not go in!
Zhang Zifeng immediately rushed to the inside line and jumped up vigorously.

bump!
Notre Dame fans breathed a sigh of relief as the basketball slammed into the hoop.

However, when they were about to whir, Zhang Zifeng passed through the crowd and flew in mid-air like a ghost.

Zhang Zifeng's mind was blank at this moment. When he saw the basketball pop out of the basket, he reached out and tapped the basketball lightly.

The red light behind the backboard lights up instantly.

When Zhang Zifeng fell, the basketball that flew out flew to the basket again.

"Parker made a mistake in his shot, and Zhang Zifeng made a tip-up. At this time, the red light is on. Will the ball go in, and if it goes in, will there be a timeout..." the on-site commentator almost shouted.

For the University of Notre Dame fans, everyone is praying that the tip-up will not be made, or at least the tip-up will be timed out.

Everyone in the Notre Dame gymnasium is watching the ball fly through the air towards the hoop.

I saw that the ball flew towards the basket and bounced, and finally plunged into the basket.

When the basketball fell to the hoop, the entire staff at Notre Dame turned their heads to the referee in an instant.

Whether it counts as a score or not depends on the final decision of the referee.

"All we need to do is wait for the referee's final decision. The tip-up and the red light are almost at the same time. It is difficult to judge the eye-catching. The referee needs to watch the video to finally determine the answer." The on-site commentator said everyone's aspirations.

The three referees surrounded the technical platform and repeatedly watched the replay in slow motion for confirmation, and the big screen at the scene played the replay in slow motion.

At this moment, all the players of Duke University also looked at the referee anxiously.

Entered, there is still hope to compete for No.1.If you lose, you will fall into No.3.

The video at the last moment was replayed several times, and when the slow-motion footage appeared on the big screen again, it clearly showed that the red light only came on after the basketball left Zhang Zifeng's fingers.

The referee blows the whistle and swipes two fingers down, the goal is valid.

2 points!
"YES! YES! YES!" Zhang Zifeng clenched his fists and shouted loudly.

Other Duke University players cheered when they saw it.

Among the celebrating crowd, there were only two people who looked lonely.One is a guy named Hood, and the other is a guy named Parker.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng celebrating heartily, Parker showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

Why was it not me who saved the team in the end, but that guy Zhang Zifeng!

(End of this chapter)