The King of the NBA

"More than one minute, the difference is 5 points, it is difficult."

"It's difficult, but it's not impossible. At the end of the third quarter, the Timberwolves trailed by more than ten points. The point difference in this way has been caught up to only 5 points. It's not impossible to catch up with 5 points in more than a minute."

"Impossible. It's because they were lucky that they were able to chase so many points. They thought they could win? Don't dream, they have no chance at all after a minute or so."

People are talking.

At this time, someone exclaimed: "At this time, Coach Adelman didn't even call a timeout. I remember that the Timberwolves still have timeouts that are useless, right?"

When people reacted, they were all surprised.

What's happening here?

There were too many surprises in today's game, and Adelman's arrangement was the same. From the arrangement of personnel to the choice at this moment, people were confused and puzzled.

Normally, at this time, shouldn't a timeout be called, and then the tactics should be arranged carefully, trying to play well for the last minute or so, and reverse the game?

Just fight like this, is he really so relieved?

Regardless of what people think, the fact is that Adelman did not call a timeout, and the Timberwolves players did not stop to ask for a timeout. When Ning Yi made an additional penalty, the Timberwolves quickly retreated.

The Rockets, on the other hand, are obviously wasting time and controlling the rhythm.

After dawdling for a while, the Rockets started to attack. Harden ran back, and his teammates helped him make a screen, allowing Harden to throw off the defender and get the ball on the outside.

At this time, you can't double-team, you can only one-on-one, because once you double-team, you will miss someone. In this case, the result may be miserable.

The Timberwolves dare not take risks.

Martin stared straight at Harden, not daring to be careless. Harden stood outside the three-point line, crossed steps continuously, and then suddenly retreated. Martin was startled, and immediately rushed forward.

At this moment, Harden dribbled the ball behind his back, passed Martin in an instant, and took two steps forward. Seeing that none of his teammates had a good chance, and the Timberwolves didn't fully save from the inside line, he stopped and made a mid-range shot .

boom!

The ball bounced on the rim, and the hearts of the startled fans trembled.

And the next moment, the basketball fell and pierced through the net with a "shua", and the ball was still scored. There was only a little more than a minute left, but the point difference became 7 points.

The ball was so ruthless that even fans who supported the Timberwolves felt it was over.

But the Timberwolves didn't give up, and immediately returned a three-pointer. After Rubio advanced to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Ning Yi. Ning Yi suddenly scored and passed it to Martin. After taking the ball, Love made a fake shot from outside the three-point line, tricking the defender into the air, while Love stepped to the side, dribbled the ball, and made a three-point shot with nothing.

The score difference is 4 points.

On the sidelines, McHale looked anxiously.

With dozens of seconds left, the point difference has become 4 points, which is really subtle.

The Rockets attack.

This offense is very critical for them. It takes time and they must score as much as possible, and this task naturally falls to Harden again.

Facing Martin, Harden decisively chose singles, another breakthrough, but this time he just passed Martin and found that there was an extra person in front of him, and Love had already stepped forward and blocked him.

Harden scored.

"careful."

There was a sound of exclamation, and with the sound of "snap", Harden passed the ball to the steal. Martin finally made a contribution. He kept chasing behind Harden, and when he saw Love mentioning it, his heart suddenly moved. Deng can pass the ball, so he saw the opportunity, but he was actually intercepted by him.

"Martin."

Martin held the ball, and a voice came from the front. He looked up, his eyes were bright, he hugged the ball with both hands and pushed forward vigorously. The basketball flew over a small half of the court, came to the Rockets half, and fell into Ning Yi hands.

At this time, there were only tens of seconds left, and the score difference was 4 points. Ning Yi knew that two points were only a drop in the bucket, so he gritted his teeth and scored another three points.

Swish!

With a soft sound, the ball goes in.

At this moment, the auditorium was silent for two seconds, and then it suddenly became noisy. The Timberwolves fans screamed, roared, and roared wildly, cheering for Ning Yi.

With 29 seconds left in the game, the Timberwolves chased the point difference to only 1 point!

"Damn, there should be a short timeout." McHale was annoyed, walked to the sidelines, and rushed to the field and shouted: "Don't worry, play steadily, and score this goal."

There are 29 seconds left. If the Rockets score this goal, they will lead by at least 3 points. There are only a few seconds left for the Timberwolves. The time to execute an attack is very tight. Even if the Timberwolves score, they still score a three-pointer , the game is dragged into overtime.

What's more, at that time, the Rockets would definitely rather put in two points than let the Timberwolves make a three-pointer.

In the auditorium, the fans held their breath and stared at the field without blinking.

Harden took the ball in the backcourt and pushed it to the frontcourt. He was not in a hurry to attack and wasted time on the outside. When there were only 9 seconds left in 24 seconds, Harden started to act.

This time is also very particular. If you consume too much and wait until there are only five or six seconds left before attacking, the opponent will immediately double-team. When the 24 seconds are approaching, if you are double-teamed by the opponent, there is a high possibility of making a mistake.

Of course, you can't attack too quickly, so whether you score or fail to score, it is tantamount to giving the opponent enough time to calmly organize an attack.

Therefore, Harden chose this time to attack, neither sooner nor later.

Glancing at the situation on the court, Harden had some calculations in his mind. He didn't choose to shoot a three-pointer, but chose to break through. He crossed consecutively, and then broke through from the left side, using his body to squeeze Martin away, and then took advantage of the trend to make a European step.

This is what Harden is best at, and it is also the method with the greatest grasp.

But God seemed to have made a joke with him. The basketball rolled around the rim, and finally fell out, and was hugged by Pekovic.

"Not in?"

"Damn it!"

People yelled.

Harden froze for a moment, then reacted and rushed forward.

At this moment, the whistle sounded, Adelman called a timeout.

"There are 7 seconds left in the time, which is enough for us to make an attack, but it must be fast." Adelman spread out the tactical board, drew a few times on it, and arranged: "Wait like this."

Not far away, McHale's face was livid, but it was already like this, and he didn't say much, just told his players to guard against the ball.

"beep"

The whistle blows and the timeout ends.

Rubio served from the sideline, and Ning Yi stood with Love, Pekovic, and Martin.

The next moment, several people quickly dispersed, and several people walked in different directions. Ning Yi still circled around the outside line, and after a turning point, he rushed to the inside line. The Rockets players are also moving, following closely.