627. Opportunity
When the timeout came back, the New Yorkers holding the ball in their hands knew the importance of the next attack. They had to put the ball into the basket to get rid of this current disadvantage at this time.
And now there are still the last 48 seconds left in the game, which means that no matter how time the New York Knicks delays, they will almost leave a last chance to attack the Cleveland Cavaliers who play at home!
So in fact, they certainly have two choices. One is to attack quickly once, so that they can get two attack opportunities within these 48 seconds; the second is to drag to the last moment of the offensive time limit and launch an attack.
However, Mike Woodson, the head coach of the New York Knicks, did not make such arrangements for the players. He just told the players that as long as there was a little chance, he would attack resolutely and ignore the others!
So at this time, the first priority of the New York Knicks was to make this offense. During the timeout, Mike Woodson, as the head coach, emphasized this point repeatedly.
Of course, when the game begins again, the New York Knicks players also know that this attack will determine the fate of the New York Knicks who will play away in this game tonight!
How to score a goal in this offense will become the top priority for the New York Knicks in the next game. For this offense, whether the New York Knicks players have confidence or lack confidence, they must throw the ball into the basket at this time.
Because only in this way can they have the opportunity to win the game, otherwise, waiting for the New York Knicks will only be a failure!
This is certainly not a scene they are willing to see, because for the New York Knicks, they will not be willing to lose at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Among the remaining fourteen teams in the Eastern Conference, the last thing the New York Knicks wants to lose is the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It is not only because of the various grudges and revenge between the two sides before this, but also because the Cleveland Cavaliers have defeated a team from New York in the last round of the game.
The New Yorkers don't want to see the fact that they personally sent the Cleveland Cavaliers into the goal of the Eastern Conference Finals this season. So at this time, all the players of the New York Knicks must try their best to avoid such a situation at this time.
Because they don't want to be stepping stones for the Clevelanders, and their performance is still so good this season. This will make the New Yorkers less willing.
So at this time, of course, they hope to score this goal, because at least in this way, they can regain the lead on the basketball court.
Only when you gain a lead at this time can the New York Knicks win this game tonight, otherwise for them, their chances of failure are much greater than their chances of winning the game.
Of course, for the New York Knicks at this time, their situation must be very unoptimistic. They only have the last 48 seconds of the game, and if they want to win the game, they must do their best.
And even if they put their best, they may not be able to win this game tonight and bring the series back to New York.
Currently, the Cleveland Cavaliers of the New York Knicks who are currently playing away with a score of 107:106. It is naturally the one who has the upper hand at this time.
Because even though they were unable to defend the New York Knicks' offense in the next defense, they still had a chance to end the game!
So at this time, the New Yorkers' hearts must be much more nervous than the Cleveland Cavaliers!
Of course, when the players from both sides come back to the basketball court, the psychological burden of the New Yorkers must be relatively large. And at this time, a successful offense is obviously not easy to be successful.
Because the Cleveland Cavaliers are a team with excellent defense, they will definitely try their best to win this game at this time; this will naturally increase the difficulty of the New York Knicks winning the game in this game tonight.
Most importantly, the Cleveland Cavaliers will definitely bring more pressure to the New York Knicks away in this next defense.
This is unquestionable. In the next attack, the New York Knicks must throw the ball into the basket, so the pressure will be obvious to them at this time.
However, despite the pressure at this time, the New York Knicks players still have to withstand the pressure. Of course, they cannot be defeated by the pressure at this time.
Because this is their only chance to continue their lives in this round of series. If this attack cannot be achieved, then the New York Knicks will be so far away from the victory of this game that people can't see the end...
With the referee's whistle, the game was about to begin again. Cameron Anthony stood outside the boundary, and then he took the ball passed by the referee, and then sent it directly to Jason Kidd, who ran to the center line to approach.
Although this time can be said to be the most critical time to this game tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers did not implement a tight defensive strategy at this time.
They let Jason Kidd easily pop out of the inside line, and after running to the high position, he directly received the ball. Kyrie Irving, who was responsible for the match against him, had no intention of breaking his ball.
Obviously, this is because although this is the most critical moment of the game, the time for the game is quite sufficient, so the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, did not give the players such tactics.
When Jason Kidd got the ball, Kyrie Irving stood in front of him and even set off a defensive posture.
This is the defense required by the players during the previous timeout. In this defense, the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, is that in this defense, he cannot lose his position no matter what!
Because for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they don’t need any exciting defensive counterattacks. All they need is a successful defense, so Byron Scott asked the players not to make risky steals and intercept the ball, and always keep themselves in front of the opponent, which is the best defense!
Because only in this way can we best limit all the opponent's intention to attack.
However, Jason Kidd controlled the ball, and he had never thought about attacking himself. After all, he was old and his attack ability had long been degraded to a level that was often ignored...
So for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cameron Anthony, JR Smith, and even Eman Shampoo are the top priority for their defense at this time!
Especially Cameron Anthony, as the core of the New York Knicks, has scored a high score of 38 points in this game tonight.
So at this time, the New York Knicks are likely to hand over the ball to him to solve it. However, at the beginning, the New York Knicks were not prepared to end this attack with singles. Cameron Anthony ran to the inside to cooperate with Tyson Chandler to cover, but this did not cause too much trouble to Wu Dawei.
When Cameron Anthony came out of the inside, he still did not get rid of Wu Dawei. The moment he received the ball, Wu Dawei immediately ran to him.
At this moment, the game time was already consumed a lot. So when Cameron Anthony received the ball, he did not stop for too long. He took the ball in both hands and launched the offensive directly!
Toward Wu Dawei's defense, Cameron Anthony tried hard to knock Wu Dawei away and then rushed into the paint area. But at this time, Wu Dawei also seemed particularly tough, and he did not show any intention of giving in at this time.
Although if he was forced to fight against Cameron Anthony, he would be very likely to be called by the referee. But Wu Dawei felt more that the referee would not be called by the referee, because this is the home court of the Cleveland Cavaliers after all.
Cameron Anthony did not knock Wu Dawei away, and the New York Knicks' attack was almost gone.
Spike Lee, who was standing on the sidelines, was like Mike Woodson, the head coach of the New York Knicks. He felt extremely nervous at this time. Especially when he saw Cameron Anthony not gaining much advantage in the confrontation with Wu Dawei, Spike Lee became even more nervous.
Because at this time, there is little time left for the game. If Cameron Anthony still cannot complete the attack, then the New York Knicks will be in danger in this game tonight.
Cameron Anthony, who was confronting Wu Dawei on the basketball court, understood this very well, so even at this time, even though he encountered Wu Dawei's tenacious blockade, Cameron Anthony still pushed Wu Dawei into the inside line. When he pushed to the near-paint area, he suddenly jumped up unexpectedly, and threw the ball towards the basket in a very irregular way!
Wu Dawei was not prepared for this because it was too sudden. But this did not make Spike Lee and Mike Woodson's frowns stretch out!
Because it was obviously not a good move, Cameron Anthony obviously chose so hasty because he realized that he had not had much time to attack this time!
And when the ball was thrown into the basket by Cameron Anthony at this moment, it did not penetrate into the basket, but bounced on the basket a few times and then began to fall down!
I think it is obvious that Cameron Anthony's rush to take action was simply a gamble on luck. Now, it is obvious that Cameron Anthony's luck did not gamble!
The ball hit the basket, which was simply bad news for the New York Knicks. Spike Lee was about to close his eyes, and at this time, Tyson Chandler, who was inside, was entangled with Dwight Howard!
Although he did not grab the rebound at this time, he used one-handed force to fly the ball away!
No one was able to grab the rebound this time, and the ball flew outside the three-point line!
In everyone's eyes, JR Smith took it into his hands!
In other words, the New York Knicks, who played away, have regained the chance to take action!
At this moment, there are only 26 seconds left in the game. The New York Knicks once again obtained a complete 24-second offensive time limit through Tyson Chandler's point grab.
Cameron Anthony was controlling the ball from the outside at this moment, which made Spike Lee and Mike Woodson on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief.
But this did not make them nervous or feel any soothing.
Because after all, the score is still 106:107. Although the New York Knicks who played away have the chance to end this game, they are still behind at this time!
In other words, if they still cannot throw the ball into the basket, the New York Knicks still cannot have the chance to win this game!
But at this time, Tyson Chandler had fought hard in the paint area, giving the New York Knicks a chance to do it again. This time, it was almost possible that there was only one!
For the New York Knicks, they don’t have many opportunities. If they can’t catch this time, then they really have to say goodbye to their efforts in a season!
The situation on the basketball court is still very bad for the New York Knicks today, but it is not only for the New York Knicks, but also for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They did not protect the backcourt rebound just now, and they missed the team's best opportunity to take the initiative in this game tonight!
Chapter completed!