SWDnovel Chapter 867 Underestimating the Enemy 2 (Page 12)
Chapter 867 Underestimating the Enemy 2 (Page 12)
During a timeout, the New York Knicks' team table was in chaos.
The team's head coach Norman Thomas was reprimanding him. He changed his usual serious but not angry attitude and roared at Porzingis, Dwight Howard and others.
In the second half of the game, the performance of the two was indeed disappointing.
"We have 1 minute and 30 seconds left! We don't have many chances left...Dwight, Kristaps, you guys go off and rest first..."
"DeMarcus, DeAndre, I need you to protect the team's basket, and you must catch the rebound in our hands later..."
"Zhao, you control the ball and launch the attack... Zach, Adrian, you seize every opportunity to help Zhao cover..."
call out.
Before head coach Thomas could finish speaking, the referee's whistle sounded again.
Players from both sides take to the court.
With the score trailing so far, fans throughout Madison Square Garden couldn't help but become nervous. Obviously, no one expected that the Warriors would force the Knicks into a desperate situation.
Snapped.
The ball was issued and the Knicks advanced with the ball.
As soon as Zhao Feiyang got the basketball, Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala came up to double-team him. Zhao Feiyang quickly threw the ball and the ball was given to Zach LaVine.
After receiving the ball, LaVine dribbled across half court, and Zhao Feiyang rushed to his side as quickly as possible. LaVine directly handed the ball to Zhao Feiyang. After handing over the ball, he stood to his side and fended off the pursuing Curry.
Zhao Feiyang stood on the three-point line without hesitation, raised the basketball and threw the ball decisively towards the basket.
Swish.
A three-pointer hit the basket steadily.
94:101.
There are 1 minute and 11 seconds left in the game.
The Warriors fought back.
Curry held the ball through half court.
Zhao Feiyang also directly followed Curry to guard him, clinging to Curry like brown candy. Under his interference, Curry struggled to dribble the ball past halftime.
After reaching the top of the arc, Curry observed Iguodala on the wing running out of space, so he threw the ball into the opponent's hands with a long pass.
Iguodala received the basketball and rushed to the basket with the ball. His steps were very fast, but when he was about to dunk, he was interfered by Cousins. Cousins jumped high to block Iguodala's dunk space, forcing Iguodala to pass the ball again at the last moment.
Snapped.
The person who received the pass this time was Klay Thompson.
He faced LaVine's interference with a feint, avoided LaVine's block, and then chose to step back to distance himself.
boom.
Thompson's shot deflected out of the basket.
The basketball bounced out.
Draymond Green and Cousins jumped up at the same time in the penalty area. Cousins was much harder than Howard before. Even if Green's hand had touched the ball, it was snatched away by him.
After getting the ball, Cousins also quickly passed the ball, and the basketball was given to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang accelerated with the ball and ran wildly. After halftime, he deliberately glanced behind him. He even shouted "Zach". Curry, who was following him, believed it. Unexpectedly, when Curry turned around, Zhao Feiyang Lift the basketball and throw the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the basket.
Curry was successfully fooled by Zhao Feiyang's "deception"!
96:101.
There are 45 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Warriors gave the ball away again.
This time Curry was guarded and he simply handed the ball to Thompson. Thompson took the ball across half court and pretended to shoot a three-pointer, but actually waited for Green to come up to the high post to cover.
He dribbled the ball into the two zones and was about to seize the opportunity to take action. Jordan, who was missed by Green, stepped up in time.
Thompson did not choose to be reckless and decisively passed the ball to Iguodala in the right corner of the basket. After receiving the basketball, Iguodala raised the basketball and shot a three-pointer.
Swish.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
Iguodala's three-pointer made the fans at the scene who originally had some hope suddenly become worried. Many Knicks fans couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. Even Coach Thomas in front of the team sighed softly and then Moved his eyes elsewhere.
30 seconds left.
The point difference is still as much as 8 points.
As soon as the Knicks sent the ball, Zhao Feiyang couldn't wait to dribble and rushed out. In order to save time, as soon as he passed the three-point line, he raised the basketball and threw a long three-pointer.
Swish.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
99:104.
5 points left.
There are only 25 seconds left.
All the fans were extremely nervous. No matter who it was, they all stood up from their seats in the stands. The same goes for players from both sides, who all stood up and waited for the final result.
The Warriors gave the ball away, and this time Curry no longer had the ball.
The person who got the ball was Iguodala, but he didn't rush to dribble the ball across half court.
Seeing that the Warriors were stalling for time, the Knicks rushed up to press the defense. Iguodala passed the ball and the basketball fell into Thompson's hands. Thompson dribbled twice and another player came up to grab the ball. He planned to give the ball to Curry.
Curry has already rushed to the half court at this time. As long as the ball is in his hands, he will have the opportunity to throw a three-pointer.
Thompson didn't think too much and threw the basketball with a long pass.
Snapped.
What shocked the audience was that Zhao Feiyang rushed out of nowhere. At the same time as Thompson threw the basketball, he jumped high in the air and intercepted the pass.
After the steal, Zhao Feiyang quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Amid the crazy shouts and cheers of the fans in the audience, Zhao Feiyang rushed to the three-point line with the ball.
This time he stood at the top of the arc, put his hands together with the ball, and immediately jumped up to take the shot.
Unfortunately, the basketball bounced out of the basket and his touch was a little ineffective at the critical moment.
Fortunately, the person who caught the rebound was Adrian. He did not choose to hit it himself, but once again threw it to Zhao Feiyang who was standing at the three-point line.
Zhao Feiyang caught the ball smoothly. He didn't have any time to hesitate and continued to jump up and throw the ball towards the basket.
Swish.
This time the basketball finally scored.
102:104.
The Knicks are only 2 points away.
Unfortunately, there are only the last 5.1 seconds left on the timer.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
The Knicks called a timeout.
In order to prevent the Warriors from taking advantage of the chaos and delaying time, coach Thomas used a timeout to interrupt the Warriors' rhythm and also took the opportunity to let the players return to the court to rest.
The audience burst into applause when Zhao Feiyang walked off the court. Although the game situation was still very dangerous, his performance at the critical moment had conquered the fans.
As the super core and leader of the team, the strength he has shown proves that he is worthy of it all.
"We did a great job just now! We have to work harder next... we will find a way to foul later and send their people to the free throw line..."