200. Victory beckons
The ball was passed! From the backcourt, Anthony Parker broke the basketball and threw the ball directly from the paint area of the backcourt through the half. When Wu Dawei received the ball in the frontcourt, there was no one around him.
The way he jumped up made the Cleveland fans in the audience scream in ecstasy!
The basket was filled with both hands and the metal rack of the basket was filled with huge moans! But it made the Clevelanders even more excited because, after going through a whole game, they finally overtook the score with about 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter!
88:89!
The success after a beautiful defensive counterattack is coming soon! The iconic offensive method of the Cleveland Cavaliers this season has once again appeared at the most critical moment!
At this time, there were 3 minutes and 51 seconds left in the game. The Cavaliers took the lead and the whole game was in full swing. The Cavaliers cheered on the bench, while the 76ers coach Doug Collins asked for a timeout in response to the cheers of the audience.
He was a little angry, but more of a troublesome and puzzled. It was obvious that a few minutes ago, his team was still ahead of his opponent so many points, how could it be... it was wiped out in a blink of an eye?
This is already the third timeout that Doug Collins requested in recent minutes. The number of timeouts that were already abundant in his hands has become very tight, but he doesn't care about this at all. He is more concerned about how to win the game.
Doug Collins has encountered this situation countless times in his coaching career, but this time he felt a little helpless. Because other teams made a big reversal, it basically set off an offensive frenzy, and the Cavaliers did. But the problem is that they always attack from the defensive end, and their offense and defense core is an extremely outstanding defensive hero!
It is precisely because he relies on every battle with the best scorer in his team on the defensive end, to get the ball and help his team find opportunities on the offensive end. You should know that the transition of offense and defense rhythm, especially when the offensive fails, is not as easy as talking about it.
Being stolen or being blocked is an emergency, and people always feel surprised about emergencies, which will always make your thinking slower down.
Doug Collins can only constantly encourage his players. Let them cheer up, concentrate, and put in 100% effort on every offense or defense! Tell them the importance of winning this game to motivate the players to continue the game.
After all, although the positions of both sides on the court have been changed a little now. The Clevelanders who played at home have become the leading side, you should know that they have only finally caught up after chasing the whole game.
The score difference now is far from the time of despair for the Phillies. The difference is just a point difference, as long as you fight, it is still unknown who will win!
"Boys, we have led the entire game! Do we want to give up now? No! We want to get back our advantage! We must win this game!"
Doug Collins sat in front of his players and shouted at them: "The next is our chance! Although they are 1 point ahead, we have the right to the ball, just one ball! We will be the winner of this game! So, I hope you can all focus and protect the ball! Don't give the Clevelanders the opportunity to take advantage of! Protect the ball, run actively, and fight for the frontcourt rebounds! Don't be afraid of their defense, our offense should be something they are afraid of!"
The old coach said a lot in one breath, with a blushing face and thick neck. It was difficult for him. But fortunately, most of the players of the 76ers listened and lost a whole game ahead, which was also very aggrieved for these players.
This one-minute long timeout was the last long timeout for the Sixers in this game, and they only had one short timeout left, so Doug Collins almost put all his hopes on the next game.
The timeout came back. The players on both sides walked back onto the court. Although no one made personnel adjustments, it was obvious that the head coaches on both sides said a lot to the players.
Iguodala received the serve on the 76ers' sideline. Facing Wu Dawei, who defended him in the second half, Iguodala did not rush to attack, but handed the ball to Zhu Holiday, and ran to the sideline on the strong side of the ball.
Obviously, Iguodala wanted to ambush the bottom corner while holding Wu Dawei and not let him participate in the assisting defense. It can be seen that after a whole night of fighting, Wu Dawei's energy on the defensive end had already made the Phillies afraid of it.
Holiday made a high pick-and-roll cooperation with Nozioni at the top of the three-point line, and then instantly forced the Cavaliers to switch defenses. Sessions faced Nozioni who held the ball near the middle distance. The huge gap in height made Wu Dawei ready to move. But Wu Dawei did not dare to let go of Iguodala. This forward guard also has good outside shooting ability.
Nozioni seemed quite confident in facing Sessions' single defense, because he jumped up and made a jump shot. Sessions' defense was quite good, but the height gap made him unable to interfere with the ball in the opponent's hand. All Sessions could do was to block the Argentinian's vision.
But the ball still got into the net!
90:89, the Phillies regained the lead.
The Quick Loan Center suddenly became quieter, but the Cavaliers were not frustrated, but they knew the pressure was back on them.
After halftime, Sessions quickly sought cooperation with Wu Dawei in a high position. The two had a tacit understanding of the pick-and-roll quality, which made the 76ers also forced to switch defenses. Zhu Holiday became the one who temporarily defended Wu Dawei, but Wu Dawei did not catch the ball, but after finishing the pick-and-roll with Sessions, he directly stabbed towards the bottom line.
When Jamison saw Wu Dawei coming towards him, he directly mentioned the mid-range position at the 45-degree angle on the left. Wu Dawei bypassed him, which forced the 76ers to make another switch to defense. At this time, Sessions' pass also came at the right time, and Jamison received the ball from his pick-and-roll position.
In an instant, Jamison became the focus of attention of the entire game. After all, the veteran scored 26 points, which is the highest in the game. If Wu Dawei is the most threatening person on the Cavaliers, then Jamison is undoubtedly the second-threatening person on the offensive end of the Cavaliers.
But taking advantage of this moment, Jamison, who had obtained the ball, only let the ball stay in his hand for less than a second, and then passed it directly. After receiving the ball, Jamison threw the ball directly to the bottom line. At the same time, Wu Dawei, who had been bypassed by Jamison before, had already cut it to the near-paint area.
When he received the ball, the inside player of the 76ers, Hawys, had not reacted at all, and Wu Dawei jumped up again!
A wonderful local cooperation between the three! In the end, Wu Dawei successfully picked the basket against Hawyce!
90:91!
The Cavaliers threw the pressure to the Phillies again.
The situation seemed to be a bit stalemate for a while, and it stayed until the last minute. During this period, both sides attacked and defended each other, and the score slowly rose to 94:95, and the Cavaliers were still the leader.
At this time, the game had entered the last 45 seconds of the countdown. The 76ers coach Collins used his last short pause. Obviously, the Phillies' offense cannot be missed. The need to score this goal and the goal must be defended has left a deep mark in the hearts of both the offense and the defense.
Iguodala still did not take the initiative to contact the ball when facing Wu Dawei's defense. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he understood that this attack was not to be missed. It was not that he did not dare to hold the ball, but that he hoped that if the team could find a better opportunity, the risk would undoubtedly be much lower. After all, the offensive time limit can be 24 seconds. If the opportunity is not found at the last moment, Iguodala will definitely be obliged.
Zhu Holiday controls the ball at a high position, and the 76ers' team's enthusiasm for running this time is much higher than that of previous offenses.
Almost everyone on the court is moving at every moment, but the more active they are, the more likely they are to backfire. The 76ers players played very carefully this time, and the pressure was getting greater and greater, so everyone dared not attack rashly.
When the players keep passing the ball but it is difficult to launch an effective attack, once they look up, they will find that there is not much time left for attack. When the ball goes around and returns to Zhu Holiday's hand, head coach Doug Collins's yelling anxiously: "Time! Pay attention to time!"
The cheers from the Quick Loan Center gradually became louder. Zhu Holiday stood outside the three-point line and looked up, and could clearly see the five seconds of the countdown display, which was dazzling.
Seeing this, Holiday quickly looked around first. Wu Dawei found that Holiday's gaze was the first to be seen and Iguodala's movement towards the top of the arc, so he directly stuck to Iguodala. The two of them were entangled together in an instant, which made Zhu Holiday's idea of passing the ball.
He started dribbling and then launched an attack on the inside. But just when he wanted to rush into the inside and shoot near the basket, he found that he was suddenly double-teamed! Wu Dawei, who had been pestering Iguodala before, suddenly appeared beside him, and the attack formed by Ramon Sessions on himself almost left him with no way out.
He couldn't even find the opportunity to take action because Wu Dawei's tall figure almost covered all the angles ahead of him. At this time, the referee's whistle sounded in the arena: "Beep~~~~~~~"
An offensive violation gesture made the Quick Loan Center burst into thunderous cheers! The Cavaliers completed the most successful and exciting defense at the most critical moment!
Although Wu Dawei did not complete steals or blocks on the defensive end this time, or even created an opponent's offensive foul, his attack with Sessions not only made the opponent unable to pass the ball and violated the rules, but also had only 21 seconds left in the offensive time!
This means that victory is almost within your reach for the Cavaliers!
Chapter completed!