Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 215 A sword seals the throat

With such a short distance, the ball arrived in Horry's hands without any accident, and Horry shot directly.

"Shh!"

The crisp sound of entering the net sounded, and Horry hit the most critical shot.

"yeah!"

The fans at the scene let out a roar of shouts. They had already stood up from the stands, and now they were desperately waving their hands, expressing their excitement.

All the players on the Spurs bench and on the bench rushed towards Horry in an instant, and surrounded him in the center.

"beep!"

But at this moment, the referee on the sidelines suddenly blew his whistle, signaling the Nuggets to request a timeout.

The sudden whistle quickly brought the cheering Spurs players and fans back to reality. The game hadn't reached the final whistle yet.

But when they saw that there was still time left in the game, the tense expressions on their faces relaxed with the whistle.

There are still 0.8 seconds left in the game. At this time, the game has basically been declared over.

"It's really thrilling!" Smith looked at the Spurs leading by 2 points on the field, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, because the game was too tense, he, the commentator who has commented for many years, was also a little nervous at the moment.

"The Nuggets are too tenacious, but fortunately, Robert's performance at the last moment is very stable. If the game is dragged into overtime, it may not be a good thing for the Spurs." Robinson also said with a smile on his face at the moment , Seeing that the Spurs are about to advance to the finals of the Western Conference, he is naturally the happiest.

"You can go down and catch up with Tim later." Smith also said with a smile.

"Haha, that guy Tim always has that expression on his face. I'll go talk to Bobo later." Robinson said with a big laugh.

Everyone in the arena is excited at the moment. The Spurs have proved their stability at the last moment. In less than a second, they will be able to celebrate the team's entry into the Western Conference Finals.

However, the Nuggets bench, D'Antoni and the Nuggets players still did not give up at this moment. D'Antoni spoke quickly, and he was constantly communicating with the players. He kept drawing on the tactics board with his pen, trying to arrange the tactics for the final attack.

Anthony is standing opposite D'Antoni at this moment. He can feel D'Antoni's nervousness, but compared to others, he is surprisingly calm at the moment. He knows the last tactics from D'Antoni's explanation. The offensive tactic is to look for an opportunity to put the ball in his hands, and then make a shot. Regardless of failure or success, as the core of the team, he must carry the entire team on his body at this moment. Know this clearly.

Soon, in the eager anticipation of the fans at the scene, the time for a short timeout finally arrived. After the players of both sides arranged their tactics, they were ready to walk on the court.

Anthony suddenly thought of something at this moment, ran to D'Antoni's side before playing, and whispered something to him.

There was a look of surprise on D'Antoni's face, but he nodded at the end, and then talked to the assistant coach beside him.

Anthony saw that D'Antoni agreed, nodded and walked to the field.

Nene noticed Anthony's actions and couldn't help but came over curiously and asked, "Melo, what did you say to the coach just now?"

Anthony did not answer Nene directly, but said lightly: "You will know later."

Nene didn't ask any more questions, and a group of people just walked towards the field.

Players from both sides stood up on the field. Popovich smiled when he saw the positions of the Nuggets on the field. The last lore was handed over to Anthony. In the game, he has found the Nuggets' offensive routine. In this round, he is very confident that he can defend the last attack of the Nuggets, and he is even confident that Anthony can't catch the ball.

With a beep, the referee on the sidelines blew the whistle to continue the game. All the audience, including the players on the sidelines and the two commentators on the commentary booth, all focused their eyes on the field and the Nuggets. on this last attack.

It was Williams who served the ball from the sidelines. He kept swinging the ball and making fake moves, and at this time the Nuggets players had already started to move.

First Korver, then Bell, the Spurs' defense seemed to be relatively tight. Williams knew that this was a double shot, and the final shot still had to go to Anthony's hands, but the Spurs seemed to have expected this. At this point, they actually double-teamed Anthony, but only put Duncan under the basket to defend the two insiders of the Nuggets. This defensive arrangement was beyond the arrangement of D'Antoni during the timeout.

Williams had a dark corner in his heart, and felt that the chance of this final attack was slim.

But at this moment, the referee on the sidelines suddenly blew his whistle again. The referee waved his hand and saw the referee signaling the Nuggets to request a timeout again.

Nene is currently stuck at the basket. After seeing the Spurs' defense, he is ready to pull to the free throw line for mid-range, but he wonders if doing so will affect D'Antoni's original arrangement, so I have been struggling in my heart.

This pause gesture made him suddenly relieved. He turned his head to look at the others, and his expression was similar to his. But when he saw Anthony's calm expression, and the teaching assistant who was walking back from the technical desk At that time, he suddenly remembered the scene where Anthony talked to D'Antoni before, and he immediately realized that this timeout must be Anthony's masterpiece.

Seeing this, Nene admired Anthony even more.

Popovich didn't expect the Nuggets to call a timeout again. He was already ready to win the game. He was stunned for a long time, but he is a championship-level coach after all. It returned to its usual color, and called the players to arrange a new round of defensive tactics.

The Nuggets' bench, D'Antoni rearranged the team's offensive tactics, and in the middle of his speech, Williams suddenly interjected: "Coach, just now the Spurs' defense was too targeted for Melo. Big, do we want Brand to go to the free throw line? If the situation just now happens again, we can also let Brand have a shot. As long as we hit a 2-pointer, there is still time for overtime Chance."

As soon as Williams finished speaking, before D'Antoni spoke, Anthony said: "No, Jason, if Elton is not injured, this is a very good way, and even Raja or Kyle can come to shoot. It was the last ball, but now that Elton is injured, it will be very unfavorable for us to play extra time."

"But..." The worried look on Williams' face still persisted.

"This is the responsibility I have to take." Anthony looked at Williams and said, "Do you believe me?"

Williams looked at Anthony, he naturally would not disbelieve Anthony, but the Spurs will definitely double-team him in the current situation, as a point guard, he still doesn't think it would be ideal for Anthony to take the last shot The choice, and if it is a three-pointer, maybe Korver would be more suitable.

However, what Anthony said is correct. This kind of ball is too critical. Whether Korver's psychological quality can withstand it is another question. After all, the big difference between a superstar and a star is the ability at critical moments. It is different from the regular season or even the first 47 minutes of the playoffs. The more critical the ball, the more heart it needs.

With a final nod, Williams said, "I believe in you."

Anthony smiled and nodded without saying anything.

D'Antoni saw that Williams had no more objections, so he continued to arrange his own tactics.

Soon, the time for the second timeout came, and the fans on the sidelines were a little impatient, and they were eagerly waiting for the kick-off.

It was still Williams who served the serve, but this time the running positions of the other Nuggets players had changed a lot from before. Anthony was the first to run out.

Popovich was also taken aback when he saw this change, but fortunately the defenders he arranged were still there, and Anthony took away two defenders at once.

"This is a trap!" Seeing Anthony take away two defenders at once, Robinson in the commentary couldn't help exclaiming.

Looking at the field again, after Anthony ran out, Korver also ran out. Because of the change in defense, there was an open shot at the free throw line where Brand was standing at the moment.

Popovich was standing on the sidelines at the moment. He saw Anthony running past and was about to slip past the baseline, and then saw Brand standing at the free throw line. He immediately guessed the Nuggets' offensive tactics and hurriedly pulled away. The voice roared: "Manu, go to defend!"

Ginobili has a very high ball quotient. He saw that the Nuggets' tactics were different from the previous ones as soon as they ran. The Nuggets used to play 3-pointers, but now the intention Obviously, it was time to hit a 2-pointer, so the moment Popovich yelled, he had already ran out.

Anthony was about to slide to the other corner at the moment, when he saw Manu Ginobili, who was following him, running to defend Brand, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he braked suddenly and slammed All of a sudden, he went outside the three-point line again.

By this time, 4 seconds had elapsed for the Nuggets to serve, and Williams on the sidelines would be violating free throws if he did not serve.

But fortunately, Anthony has already run towards the three-pointer.

Williams didn't even think about it, and just threw the ball in front of Anthony running.

When Popovich saw Anthony's actions, his expression changed drastically. He finally realized that Brand was also a bait, and he was fooled!

Anthony has already stepped on the three-point line at this moment. He received a pass from Brand in mid-air, and almost at the same time as turning around, he threw the ball in his hand towards the basket.

"beep!"

As soon as the ball flew out of Anthony's hands, the whistle sounded on the sidelines.

There was an eerie silence at the scene, and everyone's eyes followed the ball. Even some spectators who were eating ice cream stopped their mouths there, just to watch the last ball.

"Shh!"

With an extremely crisp sound of entering the net, Anthony's shot went into the net hollowly!
A sword seals the throat!
(End of this chapter)