The rest is just noise

"The Celtics led by up to 18 points in regular time, but were tied by the Suns."

"In the first overtime, the Suns made a near-win at the last minute, and then the Celtics made a tying shot. We are about to enter the second overtime."

Before the game started, Ernie Johnson of the TNT studio asked several bosses in the studio, "What kind of game do you think tonight's game will be in NBA history?"

Kenny Smith opened his mouth to expose Barkley's scars, "I don't think it is as good as Game 6 of the 1993 Finals. At that time, the Portland Trail Blazers led by more than 20 points at halftime, and Chuck even played in front of him during halftime.

I gave Coach Lu a bottle of 'Victory Coke' in front of a national audience, and we all know what happened."

"Shut up, Kenny...!" Speaking of this, Barkley was still a little nervous even though his hands were full of rings, "Reggie's final buzzer beater was illegal! But I agree that tonight's game is not as good as 1993.

The sixth game of the year, let alone the seventh game, is a completely different standard. In my opinion, the only finals that can be compared with the seventh game of 1993 are the seventh game of the 1992 Finals and the 1976 Finals.

The fifth game of the year’s finals.”

Buckley said: "The players on both sides have shown their strength. They are very close to the ultimate standard. If they can bring us more exciting performances in the second overtime, then this game will be great."

Qualified to be among the best Finals ever."

Best finals ever…

Louis never thought about this, nor did Lu Wuxia, nor anyone involved in this game.

Maybe this is a fan of the authorities, but only after the game is over can the person involved know what he has done.

Louis glanced at Wu Xia, and counting the five minutes of overtime, he had already played 40 minutes tonight. For the outside core, he has only played this amount of time in a finals with overtime.

The team protected him very well.

If Lu Wuxia is not injured, his playing time will be increased by at least five minutes.

Now, the game has entered the most difficult stage. At this point, the arrangements before the game, the calculations during the game and the changes at the end of the game have all lost their effect.

Both sides will bring out their best lineups and fight to the end.

"We only have one timeout left." Louis said, "If you still have energy, I will leave this timeout until the end. If any of you want to take a breath during the game, I will also use this timeout immediately! Remember

, the opponent is even more tired than us, look at Pence, he can no longer straighten his back, this is our opportunity, no one in the Suns can replace Pence!"

Afterwards, the referee blew the whistle.

The Suns' lineup has undergone some changes.

Garnett still played center, but Horry was replaced. The Suns did not replace Milicic, but asked Yingodala to serve as the fourth position. At the same time, they called up Gary Pay who came from the bench at the beginning of the season.

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This is what Louis "admires" D'Antoni. Although there are substitutes available off the court, as long as the intensity of the game becomes stronger, he only trusts the first seven players in the regular rotation.

Therefore, a veteran like Payton who still has gas in the tank can only be reduced to a member of the atmosphere team. If he hadn't fought until the second overtime, Penny would have been too weak to assume the point guard responsibility. Maybe Payton would have lost his role in this series.

You cannot appear in the stalemate phase until the end.

Seeing Payton play, Louis only felt that Wuxia's situation would become more difficult.

The old Payton still has a good defense. Although he is not fast, Wu Xia is also affected by injuries and cannot change directions vigorously, let alone absolute speed.

Even a coach like D'Antoni who values ​​offense more than life knows that anyone who wants to play offense in overtime is a lunatic.

Mitsui Hisashi's situation of bursting out when his physical strength is low will only happen in the second dimension. The reality is that when everyone has no physical strength, the defensive end must be more fierce, and the offensive end must be streamlined, only doing the most difficult defense and the simplest

attack.

The first 90 seconds of the second overtime may have been the most suffocating, hard-core, and difficult-to-score basketball game in a long time.

Lu Wuxia called for a pick-and-roll and was flanked, passing it to Yao Yue. Halfway through, Gaota, who is known for his accuracy on the perimeter, missed a rare opportunity due to poor physical strength.

Then, the Suns, who were keen on hitting the whirlwind quickly, failed to counterattack and began to grind down the position.

Garnett held the ball and hit hard, but was also flanked.

Since Payton himself is not a long-range shooter, Lu Wuxia was more decisive when he let him go.

Garnett could only pass the ball, but Payton missed a three-pointer.

Fighting for the floor ball, everyone fell to the ground.

Those who were shooting accurately in the past suddenly became inaccurate, and those who were inaccurate in the past did not suddenly find the shooting touch.

D'Antoni roared like a conscientious coach.

On the other hand, Louis stood on the sidelines without saying a word and rarely made emergency arrangements on the spot.

It seems that the basketball gods favor teams with more desire.

D'Antoni kept shouting "Diamond", and then, the Suns relied on simple diamond tactics to create a shooting opportunity for Richard Hamilton in the second minute of the second overtime.

Every mid-range shooter who is good at running is a physical monster who can't run to death.

Hamilton has played 51 minutes tonight, but his running and jump shots did not show any signs of fatigue.

He catches the ball and takes the shot as neatly as if the game has just begun.

"Bang!"

Cleverly hitting the boards is like a dunker who likes to pull the basket after dunking to stimulate the emotions of the scene, which greatly boosts the morale of the Suns.

124 to 122

The Suns took the lead again.

Lu Wuxia was breathing heavily and felt that his right foot was numb. He couldn't get any feeling from it, as if it was forcing itself to endure and had to survive the game.

Lu Wuxia came to the frontcourt and simply called a pick-and-roll tactic. Payton mistakenly chose to retreat to avoid the pick-and-roll, but accidentally gave Wuxia an open space that was not an open space - one and a half meters outside the three-point line, Lu Wuxia

Flawless is completely in a vacuum zone.

To him, this is an empty space.

Moreover, this is an open space that the opponent actively sent.

There is no reason to let it go!

When a group of people are at a loss, everyone will place their hope on the strongest one.

Lu Wuxia gave up the pick-and-roll tactic, stopped dribbling, and collected the ball to seize this fleeting opportunity.

"Wish's super long three-pointer...!"

"Uh-huh!

"

"This damn brat!" Payton cursed in his mind.

However, Lu Wuxia looked at him sarcastically.

He didn't talk trash, but he seemed to be saying, no matter whose thigh you hug, you can't win the championship unless you can make this kind of shot.

125 to 124

Kevin Garnett dribbles the ball and drives in.

More than a decade ago, when Garnett first participated in the Lakers' preseason training camp, Bird pointed out the detailed flaws in his technique. Afterwards, Louis and Bird spent several years correcting his flaws.

The difference between Garnett now and his previous life is that in this life-and-death moment, he will not rely on his preferred jump shot, but will drive into the penalty area with the ball. Regardless of whether his key ball is stable or not, he will keep one thing in mind.

, the closer you are to the basket, the closer you are to scoring.

The arena was extremely hot. Garnett's ball-handling basket quickly passed over Yao Yueban's body. He held the ball with one hand, like a shy Purumi returning from stealing fire. He pointed to the sky and played for the sun in front of everyone's gaze.

Score a life-saving goal.

The moment he landed, the referee blew the whistle. Yao Yueban, who was exhausted, could not stop Garnett even if he committed his sixth foul.

"And One!"

"Kevin Garnett wants that championship more than anyone else!"

"Yao left the field for six fouls! There will be a defensive vacuum in the Celtics penalty area!"

Yao Yue gasped for air.

When he walked off the field, he couldn't even say a word.

Louis just put the towel on his hand and said, "Leave the rest to your teammates."

Then, Pau Gasol became the center, Kirilenko became the power forward, and Mike Dunleavy came on as the small forward.

Garnett scored the extra free throw.

127 to 125

Louis still didn't say anything to the players on the court.

He just looked at Wu Xia to see when he could no longer hold on.

The Celtics have one timeout left.

Yao Yue is half full of fouls, and only one of the two Optimus Primes supporting the Celtics is left. This only one also has an obvious gap. In this tragic game, can he persevere to the end?

Lu Wuxia held the ball and faced Payton's frontcourt defense with an expressionless face.

Although he is a veteran, he did not play at all during the regular period and did not come up until overtime to replace Penny at the number one position.

He doesn't need to save energy, because overtime is a time to compete with who is tougher, and having enough energy is an advantage that cannot be ignored.

It took Lu Wuxia seven seconds to reach the frontcourt, and there were only 69 seconds left in the game.

The fatigue and heavy right foot made him realize that his condition was not good, but he would not back down.

Lu Wuxia locked up Penny Hardaway, who is the biggest hole in the Suns field.

Lu Wuxia called for a pick-and-roll, and Ginobili stepped forward and took Penny to the top of the arc.

Lu Wuxia took advantage of the pick and roll, started violently to the right, took a lightning step and then made an emergency stop jumper.

The ball flew high, and Lu Wuxia just asked Ginobili beside him, "Manu, did you hear that?"

"Whoosh!"

When Ginobili returned to defense, he asked, "What did you hear?"

"The voice of your heart." Lu Wuxia said while retreating, "That is the voice of God."

Suddenly, Louis said: "It's the last minute!"

Lu Wuxia didn't seem to hear it and asked Ginobili to switch defenses with him to face Penny.

Is this because Penny now only has a deterrent effect and is no longer aggressive?

No, that's because the penny's position is close to the bottom corner, where Lu Wuxia can observe the sun's offensive and then wait for opportunities.

Kirilenko's sweep forced the Suns' diamond tactics to be interrupted.

They routinely gave the ball to Garnett.

Then, Lu Wuxia retreated to attack, forcing Garnett to stop the ball. He saw Penny in the corner. He was open, and that was the only opportunity.

Garnett passed the ball, and Kirilenko's rotation made Pence lose the chance to shoot.

But Penny is always the most sober person on the Suns. Kirilenko's rotation will inevitably cause the Celtics to give up another matchup. His ball is passed to the top of the arc, which is Payton's position.

Gary Payton was unguarded, and it was an open space that the Celtics took the initiative to release.

The old Payton has dominated the league for nearly 20 years, but he never expected that he would become a liability to the team in his later years. The Celtics' defense of him was like giving a thumbs up to D'Antoni's choice of DNP.

With 48 seconds left before the end, Payton fired an angry three-pointer.

All sharpshooters will tell you that you can only shoot well when your mind is calm.

But there are exceptions, like Reggie Miller, who must be angry to play well.

Same goes for Payton.

The Celtics didn't respect him and forced him to take this shot with such contemptuous defense, but the outcome was not what the Bostonians wanted.

Because judging from all the details, tonight does not belong to the Celtics!

Payton's three-pointer was like a boulder smashed into a lake, and the whole place exploded.

"!@%@￥%"

The Suns fans at the American Airlines Center roared as wildly as they could, just like 31 years ago when Gar Heard (PF/SF) caught the ball in the backcourt and turned around and hit the buzzer-beating buzzer-beater in the Finals.

The Suns and Celtics entered the third overtime. Every generation has its own sports night. There are always one or two key moments in the game that will be remembered forever. You will remember your mood at that time.

, thoughts, what you were doing, who was witnessing that moment with you.

130 to 127

The Suns went ahead by 3 points with 47 seconds left in the game.

Despite the bad timing, Louis called the final timeout of the night.

Just when Louis was about to give Wu Xia a strategy for this attack, Wu Xia said, "Manu, I'll be your bait this time."

No one reacted at once.

Lu Wuxia explained: "My right foot is a little uncomfortable. If I take a shot, I am not absolutely sure. Now that their attention is on me, I can definitely create opportunities for you."

"That's it..." Louis quickly laid out his strategy after the timeout.

The content is not complicated. Lu Wuxia serves as a bait to attract the defense to pass the ball to Ginobili. If there is a chance to shoot a three-pointer, he will shoot a three-pointer. If there is no chance, he will go to the basket and score 2 points first.

There were 48 seconds left and it was not time for Bo to score 3 points.

Before Wu Xia came on stage, Louis originally wanted to give a few more words of advice, but then he said nothing.

Louis just clenched his fists and thought about good luck, good luck...

The Celtics' tactics were as planned by Louis. Lu Wuxia first called the pick-and-roll and rushed into the three-point line with the ball. Sure enough, the Suns' defense shrank for a while, and he passed the ball outside in the chaos.

The moment Ginobili caught the ball, Hamilton turned around desperately, but his fake shot failed.

Ginobili, who had lost his best shooting rhythm, held the ball and went inward. The moment he started to lay up, he felt that Garnett on the side was fierce. If he forced the shot, it might lead to a 2+1, or it might cause a foul.

, it may also be covered.

At this juncture, few people can make the optimal solution, but Ginobili knows that he is not the only one who can score.

He gave up a layup and passed the ball to Gasol in the air. The Spaniard got up and dunked.

129 to 130

With 33 seconds left before the end of the game, the Suns also requested a timeout.

Louis guessed that D'Antoni would replace Horry, after all, this man has created miracles in regular time.

Therefore, he also changed his formation.

Louis replaced Mike Dunleavy for Eduardo Najera, who had only garbage time to play during the Finals.

In terms of defense, Najera is far inferior to Kirilenko, Gasol, and Yao Yueban, but he is a little better. He has pure brutal physical contact, pays attention to confrontation, has good defense around the front, and has outstanding ability to prevent the ball.

, after Kirilenko's defense against Horry failed tonight, he could only change his style of defender.

Before going on stage, Wuxia walked past Louis.

Louis grabbed him and wanted to say something.

"Coach?" Lu Wuxia looked at his father in confusion.

"It's nothing," Louis finally let him go without saying any more words, "Go ahead and fight hard."

Lu Wuxia walked onto the field and the game started immediately.

In the last 33 seconds, the Suns had a full 24 seconds of attack time. As the leader, they wanted to play tactics patiently. However, the Celtics' defensive intensity made this attempt a luxury.

Penny's offense was frustrated, Richardson was closely followed by Ginobili, and Garnett had no absolute offensive confidence, and their balls were passed around.

Suddenly, as if it was a signal, Garnett, who was holding the ball, suddenly passed out.

Pence called Horry to pick and roll, but only a few people instantly saw through the Suns' intentions, and Lu Wuxia was one of them.

Just when Horry got the ball from Penny and was about to complete the ideal final shot from the outside, the ball he was holding up was suddenly knocked away by a force majeure.

“BLOCKED BY WISH! OH MY GOD!

!

"

Najera flew out of bounds like a desperado, grabbed the ball, and hit Penny's feet to make it pop out of bounds.

There are 8 seconds left in the game and the Celtics have the ball!

The Celtics had no timeout and Louis could not arrange the final attack. In other words, the final ball would be decided by the players themselves.

"Dad, I want to play in the NBA in the future. I want to play better than everyone else, win many, many games, and get a cooler nickname than Uncle Benj."

Louis looked at Wuxia and thought of that night 16 years ago. (Chapter 780)

"What do you want people to call you?"

"Where is God...the Son of God?"

The kid who called himself the Son of God was now right in front of Louis, winning many games and playing better than anyone else. In the last 8 seconds, in this finals that went through double overtime, he was about to decide everything.

"Wish holds the ball on the outside and faces Yingodala!"

Everyone has been frivolous when they were young. At that time, everything was clear to them, and any dream could come true. They were not afraid of dreaming, let alone anything that happened in their lives.

Lu Wuxia started having this dream when he was 6 years old. As time went by, he used his persuasive performance to convince people that he could realize all their destiny.

The moment he took the shot, the American Airlines Center made a desperate noise. In less than a second, the lights went red and the ball was scored. Phoenix collapsed, the commentator roared hysterically, and his teammates rushed in with abandon.

Lu Wuxia lay on the ground, clenched his fists and shouted: "I did it!

!”