dognovel Chapter 327 The goddess of luck is a bitch!
Chapter 327 The goddess of luck is a bitch!
After Lin Long successfully defended Duncan's goal, his confidence skyrocketed. He adapted to the majority of the game and was finally able to seize the opportunity of Duncan's attack.
Excited Lin Long once again dribbled the ball and took a shot just after halftime!
It's a pity that this time the basketball was not obedient, but hit the basket and bounced out.
After the game, the two sides entered a wonderful balance again, the Celtics scored, the Spurs scored, the Celtics hit the iron, the Spurs will definitely return you a mistake.
The good news for the Celtics is that everyone other than Lin Long is finally getting some touch back and starting to score.
It's just that the growth rate and scoring efficiency of both sides' scores have declined significantly.
With only 40 seconds left in the third quarter, the score was 103:92.
The difference was narrowed to just 11 points.
Bird was very satisfied with the result of the third quarter. He knew that against a team like the Spurs, it was impossible to turn the score over in one breath. So he removed Lin Long and let Lin Long rest for the last 40 seconds. Add in the break and a short start to the fourth quarter, and Lin Long gets 5-6 minutes of rest.
With this level of competition and the Celtics' current personnel composition, Bird tried his best, and he could only find such a little time for Lin Long to rest. 31
But to everyone's surprise, the Spurs' bench suddenly exploded during these 40 seconds!
The championship shooter Kerr, who defected from the Bulls, hits 3 consecutive shots from beyond the 3-point line!
And only the first of these 3 goals was a shot that Kerr got through his normal movement!
The second goal was a pass error by the Spurs. The Celtics broke the basketball back to the center line. When Kerr struggled to control the ball, the attacking time was running out. He threw the ball from half court in desperation. , the basketball hits the bullseye!
The third ball is even more amazing. The Celtics failed to hit the last 3 seconds of the attack, and the rebound just fell into Kerr's hands. On his side of the 3-point line, Kerr used all his strength. Toss to the opposite side.
"Shh!"
A long shot that spanned 4/3 of the game and hit the buzzer!
Kerr is like this, scoring 9 points in 40 seconds and beating the Celtics 9:2!
The score gap that had just been narrowed to 11 points was widened to 18 points again!
Su Jun couldn't help but sighed: "Tonight's lucky goddess is completely biased to the side of the Spurs, she is living in the Spurs' home, she can't go away! The kind of stubborn that can't be driven away!
Yang Jian laughed and said: "This metaphor is too good! I like it. In addition, I think that these 40 seconds will probably be a key node in the final decision of the game! Bird paid a painful price for his prudence, Let's look forward to the fourth quarter!
In the 40 seconds at the end of the third quarter, Bird no longer dared to let Lin Long rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he sent Lin Long, and the bandaged back to the court. Aaron Bryant.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Celtics fielded the strongest lineup they could come up with for a last-ditch effort.
For Bird, he is very concerned about whether the team can get 34 consecutive victories in his own hands, this kind of opportunity is absolutely rare.
But Bird cares more about the health of the players, especially Lin Long's!
With continuous high-load operations and crazy output, and continuous 50+ performances, Bird was worried about Lin Long's health and stamina. He was worried that Lin Long would be injured because of fatigue.
In that case, no amount of regular-season winning streaks would turn into a joke.
"5 minutes! Fight for another 5 minutes. If the difference cannot be reduced to less than 10 points within five minutes, give up the game!"
Bird silently set a bottom line for himself in his heart.
All of the Celtics' main force returned to the court without a break, and they had to show their full intensity at the beginning of the fourth quarter!
Bird's choice, everyone can understand and guess.
But to everyone's surprise, Popovich also sent a full lineup!
The Spurs, which have always been known for their long rotations, deep benches, and less playing time for their main players, rarely extended their playing time!
"Popovich is going to kill the Celtics in one wave! Don't give them any chance to counterattack! This is a very wise choice, he is trying to avoid committing himself and the Celtics at the end of the third quarter. Same mistake."
Smith continued his analysis.
"Bird's negligence in the last 40 seconds of the third quarter made the team's efforts in the entire quarter completely in vain, and the sudden explosion of Kerr and the 18-point difference may be the most important turning point in this game!
Seeing the Spurs deploy their full lineup, Lin Long patted Aaron and others on the shoulders with ease and said, "See that, brothers, they're scared! They don't dare to use the 2 lineup to deal with us!"
"Playing all the main players now will be their biggest failure in this game! They want their players to fight with us in terms of physical strength, patience, and toughness!"
"Brothers, this is courting death! No team in this league can beat us at this point!
Lin Long's words made the Celtics players once again raised their endless fighting spirit. They wanted to gamble and make the Spurs' plan completely fail!
Johnson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and the Spurs once again started their machine-like transmission of the ball. After a few passes, Johnson got an open opportunity at the top of the arc and immediately pulled up a 3-pointer.
"Boom!""
The Spurs, who had been prepared for the entire game, finally hit the nail on the head!
This is the voice of almost every Celtics fan.
Big Ben took off the rebound and was just about to find a defender, but Lin Long suddenly shouted: "Ben! Throw it forward! Now you grab the rebound and throw it forward for me!
Big Ben's eyes lit up with excitement when he heard Lin Long's cry!
Lin finally discovered my potential and talent!
Without hesitation, Big Ben used his strength and threw the ball in the direction of Aaron in the frontcourt!
Just as Aaron wanted to slow down to catch the ball, he was surprised to find that the ball actually gave a lot of advance!
Even this advance amount is a little too much!
For this ball, 95% of the people in this league can only stop running with a wry smile and watch the basketball roll out of bounds.
But Aaron is reluctant to pass up such an opportunity!
Give up the word, it was never in his dictionary!
Aaron gritted his teeth and tried his best to dash towards the frontcourt!
Almost in the blink of an eye, Johnson was left far behind him.
As far as speed is concerned, Aaron is definitely one of the top 4 or 5 people in this league!
Aaron rushed all the way to the position near the bottom line, and finally hugged the basketball, but he could no longer control his body, and 457 was about to fall out of bounds!
In the nick of time, Aaron saw a green figure running at full speed towards the basket, and immediately threw his hands heavily and passed the ball out, losing his center of gravity and lying on the ground!
"Boom!
Fortunately, Aaron's hard work was not in vain. Lin Long, who followed up quickly, jumped high and bombed the basket violently with both hands, scoring two more points for the team!
"Nice job Aaron! Just do it, run! Just blow their chrysanthemums like that!
After landing, Lin Long excitedly gave Aaron a high-five to celebrate. This ball was their rare and smooth attacking round tonight!
Big Ben shouted in the same excitement in the backcourt!
This ball, he is the chief designer!
The Spurs continued their meticulous tactical system. Duncan raised the high post and played a classic high-low match with Robinson. After Robinson turned in a row, he licked the basket with a low hand and wanted to score points, but was beaten by the already prepared big ben. Jump up and nail the basketball directly to the backboard!
Then Big Ben took the basketball, spotted Lin Long and Aaron, and threw the ball toward the front court.
It was still big and far, and Aaron rushed forward frantically with gritted teeth.
Once again, he saved the basketball on the edge before it went out of bounds, this time he didn't even have time to observe, he could only rely on the observation just now, and threw the ball in the direction where Lin Long should be.
"Beautiful Aaron!
The position where Lin Long took the ball was about to reach the free throw line, but instead of rushing forward to the basket for a dunk, Lin Long took a step backward, and after the whole person got out of the 3-point line, he took the shot calmly. Shoot!.