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Chapter 182: Deadly Two Seconds

(This chapter was completed under the harassment of my wife, so it may be quite hasty. This was a very exciting game in history. I still didn't write it out because it was too exhausting. It would be better to save more exciting things in the playoffs.)

"Sunny-Gump! He slammed hard on Parrish's head! He wasn't ready yet, as if he was still talking about these things. We saw an angry look on Parrish's face. This was really rare in the game. He must have been angry by Gan. This was Gan's fourth goal in the third quarter. In the last three minutes of the third quarter, Gan suddenly possessed God. He started attacking from near the three-point line like a defender, and he even made a 19-foot mid-range shot. This is not good news for the Celtics."

Moster's words were full of anxiety. The game reached a white-hot situation at the end of the third quarter. With the Trail Blazers' offense being repeatedly blocked, Gan Guoyang, as a center forward, was unable to receive the pass from his teammates, so he simply started to attack directly with the ball.

The Celtics were not prepared for such an attack as Gan Guoyang. Robert Parrish's height advantage turned into a disadvantage in footsteps and speed, and he could not keep up with Gan Guoyang's footsteps on the outside.

Gan Guoyang showed everyone his outstanding ball skills and amazing dribbling skills. Even his head coach Ramsey lamented that Gan Guoyang's human-ball combination is really not like a center forward.

He can start dribbling from outside the three-point line, throw Robert Parrish, then turn the basket in the frame, and then roll in and hook it directly; he can also pretend to move, tentatively step, click Parrish a little, and then rush to the basket to make a layup; he can also hold the ball in one hand and make a one-arm slash.

No one could understand why Gan Guoyang, who played like Bill Walton in the first half, suddenly became Larry Nance in the last three minutes of the second half?

But Gan Guoyang did it, and the resentment in his heart vented in his roar with that push.

Of course, Gan Guoyang himself knew that his abilities were based on the "talent" he obtained, but he also knew that he had such skills, which resulted in his persistent continuous practice.

On the up and downhills of San Francisco, in the streets and alleys of Palo Alto, on the campus of Gonzaga University, he always runs around with that ball.

Even when he grew to 6-foot-10 and became a real center, he never relaxed these exercises. A player named "Durant" in later generations always inspired Gan Guoyang to learn more techniques - in 2011 when Gan Guoyang traveled, Durant had grown to 6-foot-11 inches.

"The third quarter game is over, with a 96:96 draw, amazing scoring explosive power. The third quarter game is really exciting, Bird's explosion, McHale's awakening, and Gan's amazing continuous scores. Let's see who else will burst out with special energy in this fierce game. In the fourth quarter, let's wait and see."

Although the third quarter ended with a draw, the Celtics actually beat the Trail Blazers by 13 points in this quarter. If Gan Guoyang hadn't exploded in the last three minutes and Larry Bird came off the court, he knew if the Celtics would be the lead now.

"We performed well. We can't suppress them forever, but they don't want to knock us down with one punch! Stay stable, the substitutes must seize the score, give the main players plenty of rest and make the final sprint!" Ramsey said to the Trail Blazers' substitute player.

In fact, the situation on the field in the third quarter still disrupted Ramsey's deployment. According to his plan, the Trail Blazers should enter the fourth quarter with a certain advantage in the third quarter. It is best to replace the main force at the end of the third quarter and let the substitute finish the third quarter.

However, McHale's upside down in the inside made Ramsey dare not replace Gan Guoyang and Sampson. He knew that McHale must not be allowed to open completely. If he opened it, the Trail Blazers would almost be finished.

So Gan Guoyang and Sampson both played in the third quarter. Now at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he must give these two inside players a rest.

Can Kenny Carl and Norris hold on? He is very worried that both of them have a fatal disadvantage, that is, they are too short, one is 6-foot-10 and one is 6-foot-9, can they suppress the three-second zone?

He swept his eyes to the end of the bench and saw a figure that he rarely paid attention to.

"Schoffler, warm up, get ready to play."

Tom Schaeffler, the twelfth player of the Trail Blazers, averages no more than two points per game. The main playing time in each game is concentrated on the "last moment" of the game, provided that there is no suspense in the game.

But now, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the beginning of the fourth quarter will be a time when both sides are very strong. Whoever can start to control the situation in the fourth quarter will have the advantage of this game.

Schaeffler hesitated for a moment, took off his coat, warmed up on the sidelines, and prepared to play as the Trail Blazers center.

"Come on, Tom, you are going to come back alive. I still need you to be my sparring training." Gan Guoyang said with a smile when he saw Schaeffler preparing to play.

Schaeffler just smiled when he heard this, but his smile was a little stiff. Obviously he was a little nervous. As a thirty-year-old rookie, he had never seen any big scenes.

Schaeffler, Colt, Cauchy, Van dervich and Valentine formed the fourth quarter Trail Blazers' lineup, which is another strange lineup.

They only play inside like Schaeffler, and all other players are outside. Van der Vic can barely play power forward. This is a lineup of one, one, four, and this big strength is really poor.

The Celtics' inside players are Channing and McHale. If Schaeffler uses it to deal with McHale, I really don't know if it's enough for McHale to swallow it in one bite.

"Come on Schaeffler! You can do it!" Gan Guoyang loudly encouraged Schaeffler.

"The Trail Blazers coach sent their twelfth man, Tom Schaeffler. Is this the intention of giving up early? All their bench administrators are sent, and there is still one quarter of the game." Most did not learn from the lessons in the second quarter of the first half and continued to mock the Trail Blazers' substitution strategy.

But this time Ramsey really didn't have any tricks. He was completely dead and wanted Schaeffler to go up, and at least rely on his height to last a minute or two in the three-second zone.

"The Trail Blazers serve, Cort, gave Drexler, and passed again, Van derwich, received the ball at the low post. Do he want to single out McHale? He did not deceive McHale, and forced a shot! The ball did not go in... Schaeffler picked up a rebound under the basket and shot! He didn't go in, and he was too anxious... He grabbed the rebound again! The layup was successful! Oh, Schaeffler scored his own shot and actually threw the ball into it."

The first ball at the beginning of the fourth quarter was actually shot by Schaeffler! It seems that growing tall is still beneficial. He occupied a favorable position in the three-second zone and basically didn't jump much. The ball fell into his hand, and ended up with two rebounds and two points.

"Beautiful Tom!" Gan Guoyang was more excited than anyone else on the court. Schaeffler was accompanying Gan Guoyang for training these days, and the two quickly became good friends.

However, two points and two rebounds are Schaeffler's data in the whole game. He will not have such a good opportunity to score and grab it.

Moreover, he is not McHale's opponent in defense at all. McHale made a beautiful layup after stepping, completely defeating Schaeffler's confidence.

After four minutes of perseverance, Schaeffler finally completed his mission and was replaced by Gan Guoyang. He made two fouls with two points, two rebounds and two fouls. At this time, the score was 106:109, and the Celtics led by three points.

In the last eight minutes of the fourth quarter, Gan Guoyang experienced what basketball purgatory was in Boston Garden Square for the first time. On this cold winter night, he felt that he was about to breathe.

In the steaming stadium, huge sound waves, crazy fans, tireless opponents, Gan Guoyang felt that there were tens of thousands of tons of big stones pressing on his head.

"Persist in Gan, stick in Gan, stick in, stick in, stick in." Gan Guoyang, who played at this devil's home court for the first time, felt that his mind was about to explode. He repeatedly reminded himself that he must stick in.

"It's 3 minutes left before the end of the game. Hold on, we still lead by one point." At the last moment, the Trail Blazers finally played an extremely tough offense and tough defense, and overwhelmed the score.

Everyone was sweating like a pulp, and everyone was panting like a bull. This was the most difficult game the Trail Blazers have experienced this season. The game that defeated the Lakers did not make them so painful.

The Celtics players were also not feeling well. Larry Bird's performance was like a god descending to earth. He scored 25 points alone in the second half and scored 41 points in the whole game. His invincible personal performance still failed to completely defeat the Trail Blazers, but instead made the opponent more and more courageous.

"Drexler is in possession of the ball, he is looking for opportunities, and at the critical moment, he must stabilize. He is dribbling, jumping, shooting... The ball is in! Oh my God, Drexler's shot is in!"

In the last two minutes of the game, Drexler's 18-foot mid-range shot from the outside widened the gap between the two sides to 3 points. No one expected Drexler to choose to jump directly, nor did he expect that Drexler, who did not make any mid-range shot in the whole game, would actually make such a key mid-range shot!

The Celtics immediately called a timeout, while the Trail Blazers players stepped forward and hugged Drexler. Ramsey had nothing to say. Today, the performance of Gan Guoyang and Drexler made him begin to doubt whether he had too many restrictions on them in the past.

But now, he has no time to reflect on these. The fierce competition has left him with no time to take care of these. He must carefully arrange the tactics in the last two minutes.

The suspension ended, and the two sides launched a deadly fight for the last two minutes.

"Byder held the ball, broke through, turned around, threw the ball with his left hand... The ball went in! The ball went in! It also caused Gan's foul! Extra penalty!"

"Gan, he and McHale were misplaced... Turn around, break through McHale's defense, dunk with one hand! Causing Parish's foul... Oh my God, he also needs to add free throws."

"Byder, being double-teamed, passing... He didn't pass the ball, it was a fake move... a step back jump shot... the ball went in! The Celtics were still one point behind."

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"...Gan covered Bird's layup! Drexler's fast break! Gan rushed to the front...Air relay! They overtook again! There are 29 seconds left before the end of the game."

"Byder, got the ball at the low post, turned over and jumped back... The ball went in! He did it! I overtook it again, I can't remember how many times it was!"

"Gan, also at the low post, he passed the ball, Drexler cut the ball! He made a layup... There were 2 seconds left, and there were 2 seconds left, my god."

Most almost had a heart attack at the last moment because the scene was too intense. Both sides took the lead alternately, and the score had reached 127:126. The Trail Blazers led by one point in the last two seconds, and the situation was very good.

After two seconds, the Trail Blazers can leave Boston with a victory while maintaining their record of leading the first half without losing.

Two seconds are quick, but a lot will happen in two seconds.

The Celtics' timeout ended, and they served on the right line, two people surrounding Bird, but they did not stop Bird's catch.

"Bird-upfakes,bird-takes-the-shotit's-good!It's-good!!!OH-MY-GOODNESS!!!I-CAN'T-BELIEVEIT!!!IT-IS-GOOD-FROM-THE-CORNER!OHMY!!!WHAT-A-MAGNIFICENT-FINISH-TO-THIS-BALLGAME!BIRD!!!BIRD-FROM-THE-CORNER!!!BIRDDIDIT!!!BIRD-FROM-THE-CORNER!!!BIRDDDIDIT!!!

(Bird, back shot, Bird hit this shot!! Great!! Great!! Oh my god!! I can't believe it!! A peerless good shot from the corner!! What a magnificent ending!! The ball from the corner!! Bird did it!)
Chapter completed!
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