Chapter 279(1/2)
: White-hot [Sixth update]
"Clang", Shaq O'Neal's free throw came out without any surprise.
As we all know, the free throws of the 'Sharks' O'Neal are definitely the ones who can be the bottom of the center.
"Warcraft" Dwight Howard grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Wu Feng.
Wu Feng's counterattack this time was quick, and he rushed into the Celtics' penalty area, then used his strong body to play Rajon Rondo alone, and a beautiful turn and leaned back and jumped. With a "swish", the ball hit the board.
Stan Van Gundy finally began to smooth the team's offense, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
The Celtics' luck also seemed to disappear with the 'Sharks' O'Neal's free throw missed.
The Celtics' several consecutive attacks ended in failure, but the Magic players didn't feel very good, but they still played a 10-4 small**.
Doug Rivers had no choice but to call a timeout.
After the suspension, a 12-5 attack wave gave the Celtics a huge advantage again, and the Magic's just-ignited fighting spirit was greatly frustrated.
Stan Van Gundy sat on the bench, and the score that had just been pulled closer was suddenly pulled away again.
However, there is no gain. The Celtics' offense is no longer as sharp as the first half, and physical strength problems have gradually been exposed. However, the advantage at this time is enough to make them spend their money on their old capital.
At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics had a 12-point lead with 88:76.
In the eyes of many people, the outcome of this game has almost been decided.
In theory, one quarter game can save twelve points. The Celtics have established such a big advantage in the second quarter, but with the current state of Magic players, I'm afraid the game will really enter garbage time.
Stan Van Gundy waved his hand helplessly. In the second half of the second quarter and the second half of the third quarter, the Magic played simply uselessly. If it weren't for Wu Feng's outstanding performance, the game would have been impossible.
Slung in his seat weakly, wrapping his whole head with a wet towel, Stan Van Gundy looked at him helplessly.
Wu Feng was really hard in this game. In the two quarters, he kept attacking and defending, especially when other outside players of the Magic team were unable to find the accuracy, the Celtics deliberately strengthened their defense against Wu Feng.
Especially in the last few minutes of the third quarter, Wu Feng was without the ball, and there were Celtic players around him. Once the ball was in his hands, at least two Celtic players were around him, which made him do almost nothing on the court in the last few minutes.
Dwight Howard's expression was indescribable. The cold hands of the outside players made him feel stressed in the inside, especially Kevin Garnett's close-fitting defense, which made him feel distressed.
In the Magic's rest area, the players were very disappointed, and the commentator of the imperial station Sun Zhenping said helplessly: "The Magic's players are not in shape today. Relying on Wu Feng and Dwight Howard struggled to support the situation. After the Celtics' outside players opened fire together, the game seemed to have entered garbage time in advance. Unfortunately, Wu Feng's performance today was very good, but unfortunately his teammates were not in shape. I'm afraid they would lose the first game of the playoffs at their home court."
Although many domestic fans were not satisfied with his pessimistic predictions, they had to treat them calmly after seeing the performance of Magic players. After all, basketball is a collective sport. In front of the collective, it is always a bit lonely. Many fans who are unwilling to witness the Magic's defeat left the TV early after the third quarter.
The fourth quarter game finally began. With a big advantage in the score, the Celtics' offense is still so sharp. Doug Rivers' intention is obvious. In order to save physical strength, he decided to expand his advantage in the first half of the fourth quarter and lock in the game in advance. After all, after six hard games in the last round, the Celtics have been seriously troubled by their physical strength problems.
The only games that are center Dwight Howard, power forward Brandon Buss, small forward Michael Pitrus, shooting guard JJ Redick, and organizational defender Wu Feng.
At 10 minutes and 31 seconds, the Celtics have a 16-point lead. The overall situation has been decided.
"Swish", Rajon Rondo's mistake made Wu Feng steal in the midfield and hit a three-pointer on the right wing, but his three-pointer seemed to be a little late, and the Celtics players did not pay too much attention.
With eight minutes and twenty seconds left in the game, Wu Feng received a wonderful pass from Dwight Howard at the bottom line, jumped and took action, and the ball drew a wonderful arc, and the ball was handed into the net, and the Magic fell 12 points behind at 94:82.
Rajon Rondo's long shot missed, Dwight Howard jumped up and took the rebound off. At this time, Wu Feng had already passed the midfield, and one of his long passes was handed to him, and Wu Feng's layup scored two points.
With seven minutes and eleven seconds left in the game, Wu Feng made a three-pointer from the top of the arc, causing Lei Allen to foul, successfully scored four points. At this moment, the score between the two teams was 98:89, and the Magic narrowed the gap to single digits.
Michael Pitrus missed the mid-range shot, Dwight Howard grabbed the rebound immediately and made a makeover, narrowing the gap to seven points.
Within two minutes and fifty-five seconds, the Magic played a 14-2 little **, undoubtedly giving the Celtics a head start.
Doug Rivers also realized the problem. With the big score leading, the Celtics players obviously underestimated the opponent.
Kevin Garnett made a gap on the outside, Rajon Rondo grabbed the gap, missed a three-pointer, and Shaq O'Neal made a rebound foul. This was his sixth foul in this game, so Shaq O'Neal graduated from elementary school with glorious elementary school.
Seeing the opponent's main center was sent off, the atmosphere at Amway's Center Stadium became even stronger.
Doug Rivers replaced veteran Jermaine O'Neal in depressedly, and then continued to watch the game with his head down.
In the Magic's offense, Wu Feng broke through with the ball and entered the Celtics' inside line, then made a beautiful backhand layup, causing Kevin Garnett's foul.
"Good, Wu." Dwight Howard rushed up quickly and bumped into Wu Feng.
Kevin Garnett has committed five fouls at this moment. As long as there is another one, he and Shaq O'Neal will graduate early. In this way, the Celtics' inside line will be basically gone, and by then, the Magic will be able to carry the banner of counterattack.
Magic fans shouted "mvp". In the first two quarters, the Celtics' successes were made, expanding the score, making Magic fans sensitively feel the arrival of the doomsday.
However, at the critical moment, Wu Feng's consecutive scores and this beautiful 2+1 have completely stabilized the morale of the army and interpreted the value of mvp at the critical moment.
"Swish", Wu Feng's extra free throw was back. When Wu Feng scored this free throw, the audience once again heard warm applause.
98:94, the Celtics only lead four points.
Transposition of offense and defense.
Rajon Rondo organized the offense with the ball, and Paul Pierce, who made a wonderful pass at the bottom line. The latter singled Michael Pierreus and made an emergency jump shot, but was blocked by the experienced Michael Pierreus.
Dwight Howard grabbed the basketball and passed it quickly to Wu Feng.
Looking at Wu Feng who was trying to break through himself, Rajon Rondo said confidently: "Wu, your performance is really admirable, but I will not let you take the victory away from me."
Ignoring Rajon Rondo's provocation, Wu Feng's current all his thoughts are in the game.
With six minutes and eleven seconds left in the game, Wu Feng made a three-pointer on the right wing forty-five degrees. Lei Allen, who had been following him like a shadow, naturally would not let him succeed easily. At the moment Wu Feng took the ball, he slapped Wu Feng's right wrist.
Such an obvious foul, the referee will naturally not let go. Wu Feng's free throw is naturally without suspense, and he easily hits three free throws.
Taking advantage of the timeout, the imperial court cut the picture back to the studio. Yu Jia looked at the data in her hand and said excitedly: "When everyone thought the Magic team was unable to make a comeback, Wu Feng, the Magic team's organization guard, hit four goals in three minutes, helping the Magic team score a 17-5 small **. Now the score difference between the two teams has been pulled back to four points, and there are still six minutes and eleven seconds left in the game, which makes the Magic team see hope again. In this attack wave, Wu Feng made great contributions."
After the timeout, the Celtics sent out a starting lineup again. In Doug Rivers' concept, offense is the strongest defense. The reason why the Magic just now was hit by a scoring frenzy was mainly because the team did not put enough pressure on the offense, which gave them a chance to breathe.
Rajon Rondo slowly led the ball through half. Although Doug Rivers emphasized the offense, he believed that stability is the most important thing for the Celtics at the moment.
With the advantage of four points, the Celtics still have the initiative in just six minutes. Blindly fast attacks can certainly put huge pressure on the Magic, but in addition to fast attacks, the chance of mistakes also increases.
Two of Wu Feng's three-pointers just now were given the Celtics' mistakes. He naturally would not doubt the Celtics' offensive philosophy, but in the extremely fierce playoffs, offense is not enough. The Celtics, which lack defense, is difficult to make a difference in the playoffs.
Kevin Garnett once again blocked the gap. The Celtics' tactic is the most convenient to use.
After Rajon Rondo easily broke through, he immediately transferred the ball to Kevin Garnett. The latter turned around and made a jump shot. This is Kevin Garnett's advantage. With a soft touch, he has an attack range that almost spreads throughout the half. If the defensive player is negligent, he can make a fatal blow.
With the Magic's momentum, Kevin Garnett's mid-range shot was absolutely timely, stabilizing the Celtics' loose morale, and the scores of the two teams were further widened 100:94.
Five minutes and thirty seconds left in the game, jj Redick made a mistake in passing, Rajon Rondo made a long pass, assisting Ray Allen to make a layup.
Stan Van Gundy decisively called a timeout and prepared to replace Vince Carter and other main players.
After the game started again, Vince Carter and others were replaced by Stan Van Gundy.
Doug Rivers understood a little bit. With Wu Feng's outstanding performance just now, the Magic had already overwhelmed the Celtics in morale. However, JJ Redick's pass mistake had an impact on the situation. At this critical moment, the Magic must first ensure that they do not make mistakes. At present, except Wu Feng, the only one who is most capable of doing this is Vince Carter.
In five minutes and eleven seconds, Wu Feng and Gerald Wallace's outside block made the ball smoothly into the hands of Vince Carter on the right wing.
At this time, there was no one in front of him, and everyone's eyes were instantly focused on him. This was undoubtedly a key goal. In front of the powerful Celtics, Wu Feng's personal efforts were too weak after all. The reason why he performed so well just now was that the Celtics' defense was not in place was also a main reason. However, no matter where Wu Feng ran, Lei Allen followed his butt tightly. Rajon Rondodo, not far away, also focused on this side. Only once the ball had the intention to pass this side, he would decisively abandon the defending players and attack Wu Feng.
Such an open shot is naturally the best opportunity. In the previous game, Vince Carter made only four goals with eleven shots, and even had several excellent shooting opportunities, which were missed by him one by one.
"Swish", Wu Feng shook his arm hard.
Looking at the Magic Team that was revitalized, Rajon Rondo was extremely admired. In such adversity, Wu Feng could use his own strength to help the team regain himself. This ability alone is one of the few in the league.
In the face of the Magic's offensive, the Celtics did not lose themselves. The huge advantage at the beginning of the fourth quarter made the Celtics players seem to have found a reason to relax. In the face of the Magic's counterattack, the Celtics regained themselves.
Rajon Rondo quickly dribbled the ball through the half, but when he tried to break through Wu Feng, his legs and feet suddenly became numb, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. The impact of the last round of hard battles was finally seen now.
In fact, it was not just him, but Wu Feng's two calves were trembling, but he covered up very well, and the Celtics players couldn't see it for the time being.
Rajon Rondo's back pass was handed to Ray Allen, who quickly took a step forward, gently raised his hands, and made a mid-range shot.
Transposition of offense and defense.
Vince Carter quickly led the ball through the half. Ray Allen's several attempts to steal were cleverly avoided by him. At the critical moment, his stable performance was quite reassuring.
At this time, Wu Feng completely relaxed the responsibility of the organization, and even the defense of the outside line no longer revolved around him. In the words of Stan Van Gundy, the only thing Wu Feng had to do now is to run and fire freely after getting the ball.
After receiving the ball at the baseline, Lei Allen appeared next to him immediately, but Wu Feng seemed to ignore the defensive player in front of him, climbed up high, and gently lifted the ball with both hands.
Unexpectedly, Wu Feng was so bold that Lei Allen quickly blocked the block. At such a close distance, he didn't believe that Wu Feng could still take action.
"Swish", the ball entered, and it was extremely hollow into the net.
Ray Allen was extremely depressed. He didn't expect his defense to appear so pale and powerless in front of the opponent.
Kevin Garnett missed a jump shot from the turn, Dwight Howard stuck Kevin Garnett and took off this rebound that is now extremely important for the Magic.
Wu Feng easily broke through Rajon Rondo and quickly transferred the ball to Gerald Wallace, who took the ball easily. Unfortunately, so far, he seems to have not regained his touch, and the ball missed.
Dwight Howard pressed Kevin Garnett tightly behind him, and once again easily took the rebound, and a long pass was handed to Wu Feng.
"Swish", this is Wu Feng's fourth three-pointer in this quarter.
100:97, the Magic were only three points behind.
While the fans and Magic substitutes jumped up cheerfully, the scene on the court made them unable to be happy.
Because Wu Feng bent down, his whole body was trembling
This scene touched the mood of countless fans, especially domestic fans. Seeing Wu Feng's outstanding performance in the fourth quarter, such a great performance was unprecedented when he appeared on a Chinese player.
Fortunately, Wu Feng squatted for a while and stood up again. Stan Van Gundy was about to call for a timeout, but was rejected by Wu Feng. He had only physical problems just now, and suddenly he exerted too much force and his legs were a little out of control.
With three minutes and thirteen seconds left in the game, the two sides had a 100:97 match, and the Magic had a full hope of turning defeat into victory.
For the Magic, the best situation at present is to overtake the score while the Celtics are exhausted. Or play overtime, it is not a good result for the Magic.
To be continued...