NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

When the game reached a fever pitch, the two teams were at loggerheads.

The ball was finally passed to the inside line, but Yao Ming failed to score due to interference from Gasol. In the Spanish team's offensive round, Gasol also failed to hit a mid-range shot.

Both teams fought very fiercely. Every rebound that bounced up required all players to fight for it. Every ball was extremely critical, and no ball could be shot easily.

Each area was covered with water stains from sweat dripping. The stadium staff rushed in and quickly mopped up the water stains as soon as they saw a gap.

After a series of melees, neither team was able to score, but the game time was running normally.

There were only 36 seconds left. If only 24 seconds of offensive time were used, each team would have one offensive opportunity. It would depend on who could stand up and break the deadlock.

At this time, no matter whether it was the core of the team or the scrap players of the team, as long as they could score a goal, they would be the hero of the team.

To be safe, the Chinese team chose to attack normally. The two teams were in a tie. With 36 seconds, there was no need to rush to attack. The best result was to score the ball safely.

There was no need to deliberately press the time. No matter how much time was pressed, the Spanish team still had plenty of time to attack.

Point guard Liu Wei held the ball in the backcourt. The Spanish team did not dare to press the ball all over the court. Pressing the ball all over the court was a gamble. Although it increased the chance of stealing the ball, it would also give the opponent a chance to shoot in a wide open position.

Calderon led the defense of Liu Wei all over the court.

At the national team level, Liu Wei was a mediocre player. He did not have the height and wingspan of Sun Yue, nor the speed of Chen Jiahua.

But the victory was safe.

He easily carried the ball across half court and then smoothly handed it to shooting guard Yue Yi.

Yao Ming came up and screened for Yue Yi.

This was the most practical killer move of the Chinese team. When scoring was urgently needed, no fancy tricks were as important as practicality.

Just like when a team was 3 points behind in the last attack, no matter how amazing the dunk was, it was not as good as a three-pointer with an extremely ugly shooting posture but could score.

Shooting a three-pointer would make you a hero, but rushing up to dunk would make you a laughing stock.

The Chinese team was not in such a bad situation. As long as they could score, it would be fine, even if it was a free throw to get one point. The Spanish team did a good job in breaking the pick-and-roll. Gasol promptly destroyed Yao Ming's initial screen position in advance, and Yue Yi and Yao Ming failed to form a screen cooperation in the first place.

If it didn't work once, try again.

Yao Ming was moving at the top of the arc three-point line, while Yue Yi was dribbling the ball while observing the positions of Yao Ming and other teammates under Fernandez's defense.

The two had been playing a small-scale cooperation at the top of the arc, and the pick-and-roll opportunity was finally seized by the two.

Yao Ming crossed his hands and turned sideways at the arc three-point line. Fernandez was blocked, and Gasol was also blocked at the same time.

There is also a quality distinction for pick-and-rolls. The quality of this pick-and-roll is very high and perfect.

There is a lot of space, and Yue Yi immediately decided to shoot in his mind.

But he found that one of his feet was on the three-point line.

Fortunately, he did not stop the ball directly at this moment. Yue Yi quickly took a small step outside the three-point line, jumped up, and shot.

The Wukesong Arena was silent, and after a few breaths, it was instantly boiling.

Yue Yi took a bow step and stretched out his hand, posing the posture of Hou Yi shooting the sun.

This is the most iconic celebration in the future of basketball.

The cheers and shouts of the fans on the scene resounded through the sky.

The fans in front of the TV shouted and jumped, high-fived and hugged each other.

This ball made all the Chinese fans boil, and some fans couldn't help but shed tears.

The Spanish team called a timeout, but the game was not over.

Rational fans reminded their friends around them that it was okay to be happy for a while, because the Chinese team only had a big advantage, not that they won the game.

The fans' hearts were hanging again.

However, with 19 seconds and a three-point lead, the fans felt a lot more at ease.

At worst, they could play overtime, but they wouldn't lose, right?

When they returned to the bench after the timeout, the Chinese players all greeted Yue Yi, extremely excited.

Yue Yi high-fived and hugged them, and refused to bump their chests.

It would be a waste of energy to jump up to bump their chests.

He kept repeating,"The game is not over, defense... The game is not over, defense."

The players of both teams returned to the court. The Chinese team replaced Liu Wei with the tall and long-armed Sun Yue.

The Spanish team would definitely shoot a three-pointer.

They would not choose to press the time and treat these 19 seconds as the last attack.

If they shoot early and tie the score, they can get back to the same starting line in overtime. Moreover, as long as they enter overtime, Spain's chance of winning is much greater than that of China.

Among the three major inside players of China, the young and strong Yi Di has already fouled out.

Yao Ming and Da Da's physical strength is already in the state of squeezing the last toothpaste.

Even if Spain misses the first three-pointer, they still have the opportunity to fight for the rebound. As long as they fight for the ball, they will have the opportunity to shoot another three-pointer.

If the rebound is obtained by the Chinese team, Spain can still foul, at least there is a chance to pray for a miracle.

But if they press the three-pointer at the end, they can enter overtime if they make it, and the game will end directly if they don't make it.

The Chinese team knew that they would not press the time. The two high guards of Sun Yue and Yue Yi, plus the 2.01-meter-tall Zhu Ba, could better limit the Spanish team's three-pointers on the outside.

Yao Ming and Da Da still stayed on the court.

The remaining time was 19 seconds, not 3 or 4 seconds. The Spanish team would also have the possibility to grab two points first and then bet on the Chinese team's free throws.

Among all the points, the three-pointer has the lowest certainty.

Sure enough, when the Spanish team failed to get a chance to shoot from the outside in the first time, they passed the ball to Da Jia who was running into the three-point line.

Da Jia supported Xiao Jia and took advantage of the large area of the inside line to quickly hit Yao Ming.

Xiao Jia did bypass Yao Ming who was defending him, and there was a clear road ahead.

But Xiao Jia found that he could not move his body, and a pair of big hands hugged his waist.

This posture is very intimate, but Xiao Jia, a tall man, felt very embarrassed to be hugged by someone taller and stronger than himself.

The height of the two added up to 4.4 meters.

Yao Ming sent Xiaojia to the free throw line, and the time was consumed by 6.3 seconds, with 12.7 seconds left.

The fans of Wukesong Arena used all kinds of boos to disturb Xiaojia.

This is our home court.

Xiaojia missed the first free throw.

The second free throw spun around in the basket and fell in.

One of the two free throws was made, 89 to 87, the Chinese team led by two points, and the ball was back in the hands of the Chinese team.

Zhu Ba served the ball, and the Spanish team chased and blocked the Chinese team.

Fernandez made a big move, blocking Yue Yi and preventing him from receiving the ball.

The treatment of other members of the Chinese team was the same. Yao Ming, who was the receiving point in the center circle, was being firmly blocked by Xiao Jia behind him.

At this critical moment, some actions that could be called fouls are unlikely to be called by the referee again.

Positioning, Yue Yi's specialty, he used to make a living by this.

Don't compare your ordinary skills with other people's life skills.

Fernandez, I'm talking about you.

While blocking, Yue Yi suddenly accelerated sharply, shuttling between the players of both sides on the court like a little bee.

In one step, he came to Zhu Ba who was standing outside the baseline observing his teammates.

Zhu Ba breathed a sigh of relief, and the ball was in Yue Yi's hands.

After getting the ball, Yue Yi immediately ran on the court, delaying for a second.

He ran very fast and ran in a tricky position. The Spanish players wanted to surround and steal, but it was impossible.

Helpless, Calderon, unable to stop him, directly pulled Yue Yi.

Foul, Yue Yi went to the free throw line, the time was delayed by 3.3 seconds, and there were 9.4 seconds left before the end of the game.

The stadium was very quiet, and the players standing at the free throw line were their own players.

Yue Yi made two free throws steadily, and his free throw shooting rate has remained above 95% all year.

91:87, Spain's tossing and turning, not only did the time get shorter and shorter, but the score difference was also 1 point behind.

With Yue Yi's two free throws, the Spanish team used their last timeout.