legendary point guard
Chapter 495: One foot into the finals
"Perfect aerial twist, an acrobatic goal, Wood, Wood's crucial goal.
This was a goal that relied entirely on individual ability. Doug had to stop the game. Now Boston is in a behind position and they have to make arrangements."
Bill Walton nodded. He agreed with Hoffman's point of view. Lin Sen's goal reached the maximum level of difficulty and enjoyment. Coupled with the key attributes of this goal, Lin Sen's attack was really crucial:
"If Boston fails to score in the next key offense, Orlando is likely to take away the victory in this game.
If Boston loses this game, the result of this series will basically be determined. A 3:1 total score lead will basically ensure that Orlando can enter the finals.
Now it’s time to see Boston’s next key attack, and Boston fans are already standing up.”
"Defend, defend! They will definitely put the ball in the hands of pp or Ray Allen..." Stan Van Gundy shouted loudly. The Celtics' next choice is most likely to be two points.
Although the Celtics no longer have the physical fitness to play overtime, two points is undoubtedly the safest for the conservative Celtics, which is far safer than betting on three points.
Doc Rivers certainly knows that the team's biggest problem is physical fitness, although so far the team has not been in a disadvantageous situation due to physical problems.
But he knew that the physical fitness of the team's three big players had reached the limit, and overtime was not a good option, but the three-pointer option was too risky, and he did not dare to try it easily.
"The first choice is pp. You and kg are in the pick-and-roll. If kg has a chance, then you choose to pass the ball. The first choice is still you.
Allen, you move. If an opportunity arises on the outside, you must take action!" Doc Rivers said in a calm voice.
The Celtics fans at the North Shore Garden Arena were tangled in their hearts. After a long time, under the guidance of Danny Ainge, the team gathered the Big Three, and they also had the opportunity to compete for the O'Brien Cup again.
However, it is so cruel now that the team may bid farewell to the stage of this season in 32 seconds.
106:104, the dazzling score affects the hearts of most people for a limited time.
"I think the Celtics are going to lose. They are under too much pressure."
"Not necessarily. The Celtics have many key players and the players are experienced enough. If the Magic are not careful, they may be tied or even overtaken."
"It would be nice to play overtime, that way we can watch for a while longer!"
"Ray Allen scored 44 points, and Wood also scored 38 points. In overtime, maybe the two of them can score more than 40 points."
…
Fans discussed it while players from both teams returned to the court.
beep!
The pressure is completely on the Celtics side. Even if they use the remaining time to complete an attack, the Magic still have at least 8 seconds of attack time to complete the final attack.
"How will Boston choose to attack this time, press the time to attack with all-out force, or attack with force to leave the last hope for themselves?" Hoffman said looking at the Celtics players.
Garnett stood on the sidelines, and as the whistle blew, Garnett passed the ball to Rajon Rondo.
Rondo immediately handed the ball to Pierce after receiving the ball, and the rest of the Celtics immediately pulled away.
"Oh, are you giving it to pp to play in singles? There's a lot of pressure on Ron!" Bill Walton said, looking at Pierce holding the ball.
Artest was alone facing Pierce holding the ball, and he thought about the possibility of Pierce holding the ball and hitting him alone.
Without lowering his body weight, Artest took a step forward with his left foot, getting closer to Pierce.
Pierce did not rush to attack, lowered his body center of gravity, and made a triple threat action.
The whole body is leaning forward, with the left shoulder tending to press against Artest.
Bang!
Pierce's body collided with Artest's. The moment after the collision, Pierce swatted the ball with his right hand and withdrew his left foot.
With a shake of his upper body, Artest immediately pressed forward.
Milicic, who was watching Garnett, leaned closely against Garnett.
Garnett retreated to the center and quickly ran towards Pierce's side.
Pierce dribbled the ball continuously with his center of gravity low, and suddenly made a cross-step when faced with Artest's defense.
"PP breakthrough, kg cover!" Hoffman shouted loudly.
boom!
Artest, who was moving, bumped into Garnett. In an instant, Pierce found an opportunity to take action!
"pp, take action, this is an opportunity! Can you equalize the score!" Bill Walton shouted loudly. Lin Sen, who had caught Lin Sen from the top of the arc, had just taken off and the ball had already left Pierce's fingers.
"Rebound!" Lin Sen looked at Pierce's shot and shouted to the inside.
The moment Pierce took action, he felt a little surprised.
Garnett pulled out, and only Perkins was present inside, while Howard and Milicic stayed under the basket to protect the rebound.
clang!
The ball thrown by Pierce hit the inside edge of the basket, and the sound of iron struck all Celtics fans.
"Didn't make a shot, pp failed to make a key shot, rebound, Dwight!" Bill Walton shouted loudly, and saw Howard leaping high and grabbing the ball from the air.
Howard grabbed the defensive rebound. According to the previous timeout arrangement, he had to call the timeout immediately or pass the ball out immediately.
However, before Howard could call a timeout, Perkins hugged Howard directly.
The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and Stan Van Gundy beat his hands in annoyance off the court.
Howard stepped to the free throw line, which was a test for the Magic. This season, Howard's free throw shooting has made some progress. His free throw shooting rate in the regular season has exceeded 60%, reaching 62%.
However, the free throw shooting rate of 62% is still too low. If Howard misses two free throws this time, it will still give the Celtics a great opportunity. At this time, there are still 22 seconds before the end of the game.
"Dwight steps to the free throw line. Once Dwight makes one of two free throws, it will at least guarantee that Orlando can take the initiative in regular time. At most, it will be tied by Boston and sent to overtime.
If Dwight misses two free throws, then Boston still has a chance to survive. If Dwight makes two free throws, then Boston's game is basically over." Hoffman said as he looked at Howard walking to the free throw line.
Howard is under a lot of pressure, and he also knows that his free throws are the key to whether the Magic can enter the finals.
"You can do it!" Lin Sen patted Howard's butt and stepped back from the three-point line.
However, Howard's first free throw shot was stiff, and the ball bounced directly off the front of the basket amid boos from the audience.
"Oh, Dwight missed the first free throw, which means he gave Boston a glimmer of hope. If he misses the next free throw, it means giving Boston a new chance.
On the basketball court, such a missed opportunity is likely to have negative consequences." Bill Walton said as he looked at Howard.
Howard looked nervous at the basket, knowing how crucial this free throw was.
Lin Sen, who was outside the three-point line, looked at Howard with Rondo on his side.
Howard looked at the basket and lifted the ball. Lin Sen pushed Rondo with his right hand, preparing to rush in and fight for the rebound.
"Dwight takes action!" Hoffman shouted loudly along with Howard's action. Lin Sen pushed Rondo and rushed inside at the moment Howard took action.
"Rebound!" Howard shouted, with Garnett and Perkins occupying favorable positions inside.
clang!
There was a crisp sound, the ball bounced high, and Garnett and Perkins took off at the same time. This rebound was so crucial, they had to get it.
Bang!
Lin Sen stepped hard with his left foot just one step inside the free throw line. His whole body shot up from the ground.
Garnett and Perkins were right in front of Lin Sen, and Lin Sen's bullet speed was too fast.
He took off before Garnett, and his body got taller and taller.
Lin Sen seemed to have used up all his strength to jump up. He felt himself jumping higher and higher. He stretched his arms high to grab the basketball bouncing in the air!
And in front is Garnett's body.
boom!
The bodies of the two collided. Lin Sen gritted his teeth and his body was still rising. Everyone looked at Lin Sen in the sky with wide eyes.
Lin Sen actually competed with Garnett for this rebound, and he didn't have any advantage at all.
Garnett's hands were about to touch the falling ball. He felt Lin Sen's impact on his back and exerted force directly.
Lin Sen instantly lost his center of gravity and leaned forward.
Before Garnett could catch the ball, Lin Sen flicked the ball with his right hand.
The ball flew back toward the basket less than five centimeters away from Garnett's hand, and Lin Sen lost his center of gravity.
"Wood, Wood, Wood actually grabbed a key offensive rebound. Wood pointed the ball toward the basket, right?" Bill Walton shouted.
Lin Sen, who was in the air, directly brushed against Garnett's body, causing him to fall to the floor in a panic.
beep!
Garnett's body also began to fall, and he wanted to take off a second time.
Bang!
Lin Sen fell directly from the air and hit the basket hard.
Adriana Lima stood up subconsciously on the sidelines. Even from such a distance, she could clearly hear the sound of Lin Sen falling to the floor.
Lin Sen kept looking at the ball he picked towards the basket, and the ball flew towards the basket.
Rolling around the edge of the basket, one or two circles touched everyone's hearts.
No one spoke, everyone was waiting for the final result. Doc Rivers prayed that the ball would slide out of the basket. If Lin Sen tipped the ball into the basket this time, then the Celtics would really be four points behind.
No more drama.
Garnett regained his balance and prepared to take off, but the ball rolled around the basket three times before finally sliding into the basket.
"Wood, Wood, Wood's key offensive rebound, he pressed the ball into the basket. This was a key tip-in that was enough to change the entire series." Bill Walton roared loudly.
Lying on the floor, Lin Sen punched hard. Although the game was not over yet, Lin Sen knew he had won.
Everyone in the Celtics couldn't believe what they were seeing. They lost a rebound that they shouldn't have lost.
Now there are only 18 seconds, but they are behind by four points, which means they have to attack one and then foul the tactics, and once this attack fails, there is really no chance.
But after the timeout, Ray Allen, who had a great touch throughout the game, hit a three-point shot and hit the basket. Milicic's defensive rebound meant the end of the game.
When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the 3:1 total lead left all Celtic fans breathless. (To be continued...)
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