jdhmnovel Chapter 661 Halliburton: Let's Row Our Boat!
Chapter 661 Halliburton: Let's Row Our Boat!
The fourth quarter saw both teams locked in a tight battle, trading baskets and scoring points back and forth.
Neither team can deliver a decisive blow to the other.
The game continued until the last two minutes.
Siakam and Nemhard each scored a two-pointer, giving the Pacers a six-point lead.
114:108.
Udoka bent down, clapped his hands at the Nets players, and shouted, "Run! Run, everyone!"
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball past the center line and pointed to the position in front of him. Towns immediately ran out from the inside to set a screen for Wang Xiucheng.
Turner followed Towns out, and this time Turner took a detour beforehand, trying to get in front of Towns and double-team Wang Xiucheng with Halliburton.
Wang Xiucheng repeatedly penetrated the paint tonight using Towns' screens, then either shot himself or passed to the outside, putting considerable pressure on the Pacers.
Therefore, he wanted to use a pincer movement against Wang Xiucheng at this final moment.
Using his speed, Turner circled around from the side, like a car, and cut between Towns and Wang Xiucheng, directly facing Wang Xiucheng.
Halliburton glanced at Turner.
Just then, Wang Xiucheng took a step to the side after receiving the ball, and jumped up, bracing himself against Haliburton's hand that was raised in front of him.
Before Halliburton could react, he heard Wang Xiucheng scream in agony...
"what……"
With a whistle, the referee blew his whistle and raised three fingers.
Swish!
The basketball went in perfectly!
Three-pointer, in!
With a whistle, the referee blew his whistle again and gestured towards the scorer's table that Halliburton had committed a hand foul.
Haliburton didn't look at the referee or turn around to look at the basket; instead, he looked at Wang Xiucheng in front of him.
He saw Wang Xiucheng fall backward, his hands still on the floor, paddling like oars.
This caused Wang Xiucheng to slide several meters backward while sitting on the floor, almost falling back to the backcourt.
Halliburton glared at Wang Xiucheng, "So you want us to row together, huh?"
Halliburton was taken aback. How do I know this song?
Durant and the others came over and helped Wang Xiucheng up.
Wang Xiucheng straightened his clothes and went to the free throw line.
Swish!
Additional penalty.
The Nets trailed by two points, 114 to 112.
The Pacers had possession of the ball. Haliburton carried the ball and, with a screen from Turner, went up the court. After wasting a little time, he passed the ball to Turner.
Turner didn't force a shot to the basket, so after a few moments of rest and creating a little space, he took the shot directly.
Towns failed to block the shot, allowing Turner to score two more points.
The Pacers extended their lead to 4 points.
There are now 5 seconds left in the final minute.
Carlisle yelled at the players on the field to remind them of this.
A four-point lead wasn't enough for the Pacers to win the game.
Wang Xiucheng has the ability to score five or six points, or even ten points, in the last minute, and Carlisle is well aware of this.
If the Pacers win this game, they will gain home-court advantage.
He's already this big; he doesn't want to lose this game.
"Pay attention to defense, don't let him receive the ball, watch out for fouls, fouls..."
Carlisle did not mention Wang Xiucheng's name in his speech, but everyone knew that he was referring to Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng didn't have the ball; he knew that if he did, the opponent would foul him.
Wang Xiucheng must use up his "guaranteed three-pointer card," and if the opponent fouls him again afterward, he'll gladly accept it.
Westbrook brought the ball up the court and assessed the situation.
Nemhard is with Wang Xiucheng.
Durant and Dillon were constantly moving, looking for opportunities.
Towns and Turner battled for position in the paint.
Only Wang Xiucheng seemed to be a spectator, squatting in the corner.
The sound of heavy physical contact came from inside the paint. Towns held his position and kept pushing back against Turner while stretching out one hand to call for the ball.
Halliburton noticed this and pointed to the inside position, meaning to pay attention to help defense.
But at that moment, Towns suddenly stopped and ran towards Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng also started running at the same time, heading towards the top of the arc.
With a thud, Nemhardt crashed into Towns.
Wang Xiucheng reached the top of the arc after two steps. Westbrook's ball bounced off the ground and passed to him, just dodging Haliburton's outstretched hand.
Wang Xiucheng bent down slightly to catch the ball, and then, facing Westbrook's direction, jumped up with the ball without making any adjustments.
Once in the air, Wang Xiucheng twisted his upper body like a pretzel to face the basket.
At the highest point, the basketball slipped from my grasp.
Halliburton tried to jump, but it was too late.
If Wang Xiucheng adjusts himself on the ground even for a moment, he will have time to jump.
However, Wang Xiucheng adjusted the direction in mid-air, so there was nothing he could do.
Swish!
As Wang Xiucheng landed, the sound of the basketball going through the net rang out.
"Guaranteed Three-Point Shot Card" activated!
The Nets are now down by only one point, 116-115!
There are 40 seconds left.
In theory, each side has one attack opportunity.
For the Pacers, the current task is to score on the next possession and then try to run down the clock.
Of course, don't lose the ball!
Carlisle didn't call a timeout, he just shouted from the sidelines.
Haliburton held the ball, carefully preventing Wang Xiucheng from getting close to his ball-handling hand.
With 5 seconds left on the shot clock, Haliburton still hadn't found an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.
So he passed the ball to Turner in the paint again.
Turner had a good touch inside tonight, and scoring two points was acceptable compared to shooting three-pointers from the outside.
Swish!
Turner scored two more points.
There are 16 seconds left.
Carlisle turned to grab the tactical board.
In his view, Udoka should have called a timeout at this point and then set up the Nets' final offensive opportunity.
However, Carlisle miscalculated.
Udoka did not call a timeout at all.
He chose to believe Wang Xiucheng.
This time, Dillon dribbled the ball forward.
Dillon, who is physically strong, also has a very good free throw percentage.
He's at least better than Westbrook.
When Dillon had the ball, the Pacers players seemed to disagree on whether to foul him.
The Pacers are now leading by three points.
Giving the Nets two free throws and then gaining possession is not out of the question.
However, it would be better to defend all of the Nets' three-point shooting options and only allow them to score two points inside the paint.
This will consume time for the attack.
This is perfectly acceptable for the Pacers, who are leading by 3 points.
The Pacers players are now unsure whether or not to foul.
With the competition so intense, they didn't even consider how to maximize efficiency.
This is something the coach should consider, but Udoka didn't call a timeout, and the Pacers didn't have the ball, so they couldn't call a timeout either.
This left Carlisle with no choice but to shout at the field.
But at that moment, all 20,000 fans in the stadium were chanting "Attack!"
Only Halliburton and Nemhard, who were relatively close to Carlisle, heard Carlisle's words.
But I only heard half of it.
The others, due to the distance and their focus on defense, didn't hear it at all.
"Don't give them three points, if they're going to shoot..."