basketball dreams

Chapter 66 Mr. Key Lillard

This game is not without fierceness. In today's small ball era, even two teams with similar strengths are likely to lose suspense early in the third quarter.

But in this game, the suspense has been left until now.

84-87, the Cavaliers led by 3 points. On the surface, the two teams are basically on par now, just look at the performance in the last quarter.

But in fact, the situation of the Cavaliers is obviously much better than that of the Blazers.

On the Cavaliers' side, Seth Curry and Korver played bravely today because of the strong bench, allowing the starting players to get ample rest time, so they have a great advantage in physical strength.

As for the Blazers, at this time Lillard and McCollum's faces have begun to look a little ugly.

It's fine if they don't keep their lead of more than ten points, and they didn't achieve the desired result in the third quarter.

Soon, the fourth quarter began. Both sides knew how important the first few minutes were, so they put the starters back on the field without exception.

The first wave of the ball in this quarter belonged to the Cavaliers. Love served from the bottom line, and George Hill received the ball and advanced it across the half.

Basically, whoever can win the first few offenses will own the rhythm of this quarter.

Hill knew this truth very well, so after halftime, he consciously passed the ball to Love inside.

At this time, the star of the team is the most reliable!
Love played Nurkic with his back, and when his height was not dominant, he relied on his flexible feet to hit the basket.

But Nurkic didn't hesitate and didn't lose his defensive position.

At this time, Love changed his style of play again, taking a step back to the middle distance, and then opened his hand to shoot.

As a space-based power forward, his shooting ability is rarely matched by anyone in the fourth position, and he scores the ball very steadily. 84-89.

The Blazers attacked, and they were also very smart to hand the ball to the star Lillard.

Lillard didn't panic because he was behind by five points. Instead, he became more calm. He saw the opportunity to pass Hill in two steps, and then faced Love's defense and scored a layup with the pull bar at the basket! 86-89.

At this time, only the direct dialogue between the leading stars is the key to determining the outcome of the game.

The next few rounds became a one-on-one battle between Love and Lillard. The two scored the ball with their own abilities, and they refused to back down.

The score quickly came to 93-95, and 2 minutes had passed in the fourth quarter, but neither side gave up the rhythm of the game to the opposite side.

Neither of Lillard and Love can handle each other. At this time, they need teammates to break the offensive balance.

Naturally, the second leaders of both sides also started a direct dialogue.

Yun Chen and McCollum, when the star players couldn't tell the winner, the two of them became the key figures in determining the direction of the game.

The Blazers attacked, and Lillard stopped playing alone and handed it over to McCollum, who directly faced Yunchen's defense after receiving the ball.

"Huh..." Yunchen lowered his center of gravity, trying to calm himself down and judge the opponent's offensive strategy. McCollum is a player with extremely rich offensive methods, and he may be forced by him if he is not careful.

Two consecutive changes of direction tried to shake Yunchen away, but he judged the path of the ball in advance, and although it was very reluctant, he still blocked it.

But at this time, McCollum, who was blocked, didn't dribble any more, but raised his hand and was about to shoot. Because the center of gravity was too low, Yunchen didn't have time to retreat, and his entire upper body was pressed into McCollum's hand superior.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle, Yun Chen made a foul and McCollum made two free throws.

"..." Immediately after the foul, Yun Chen stood on the spot with his hands on his hips and sighed. The other party was much shorter than him, and his flexibility was a bit stronger. If he really wanted to touch porcelain, he was really at a loss what to do. .

Without any suspense, he made two free throws. 95-95, the Trail Blazers finally caught up with the score, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

The Cavaliers attacked, but Love didn't fight either, leaving it to Yunchen to provide tactical coordination for his teammates.

Slipping the bottom line and running out of space, Osman passed the arc to Yun Chen in the middle distance, and made a hollow hit. 95-97.

The two teams seem to have been in a balance. Once one side breaks the balance, the other side will definitely be able to bring the situation back.

Next, the score took the lead alternately as many as 7 times. The two sides chased each other and played sparks. Tristan Thompson and Nurkic even almost broke out due to the intensity of the game. Pulled away, did not let the situation expand.

With 2 minutes and 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the score came to 111-111. The two sides tied again and the Cavaliers had the ball.

At this time, no matter who scores the goal, it is very likely to become the key player in determining the outcome of the game.

So Love stepped forward. This round he caught the opponent by surprise, gave up the inside line, and went directly to catch the ball outside the three-point line. Nurkic didn't react for a while and was thrown clean by Love.

Seeing this, Yun Chen immediately gave the ball to Le Fu, who bent his bow and set an arrow, just like his name, the arrow of Cupid, the god of love, hit the ball without missing a beat, "Shua!" He scored hollowly! 111-114!

The Cavaliers successfully broke the deadlock and led by 3 points!
Love is indeed worthy of being the leader of the team. His ability to play key shots and his ability to resist psychological pressure are really admirable.

The audience has already started to cheer at this time, and there are 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the game. As long as the Cavaliers defend, the victory of this game is basically guaranteed.

After all, the opponent has been relying on the starting lineup to play, especially the outside double guns. Their physical strength is about to bottom out at this time.

Yunchen could even see the sweat dripping down Lillard's face.

Stotts seemed to want to keep the timeout until the last critical moment, so he didn't choose to stop the clock, but let the players choose their own attack method.

There is no doubt that they will definitely give the ball to Lillard. The star of the Blazers has scored 33 points today, and he made 8 of 5 three-pointers. It can be said that he is in an extremely hot state.

Facing Hill's defense, he made it clear that he wanted to force him.A big change of direction, just when Hill thought he was going to break through to get two points, Lillard actually took a step back and stepped back outside the three-point line!This is his signature move!

"Wow!" Immediately, he shot a three-pointer.

Yun Chen, who was defending McCollum nearby, was a little stunned. At such a tense and critical moment, Lillard still did these moves without changing his face and heartbeat, and he didn't hesitate to take the shot.

big heart!
Just like when he beat the Timberwolves in the first game of the season, cold-blooded and ruthless!
"Shua!" Enter!Although the ball bounced on the hoop several times, it eventually fell in and Lillard tied the game! 114-114!

At this time, there is 1 minute and 40 seconds left in the game.

The fans in the Quicken Loans Arena have all stood up at this time, and they are all looking forward to the final battle between the two sides.

However, in the next attack by the Cavaliers, the ball passed to Yunchen after several turnovers, and Yunchen made a mid-range shot.

"Bang!" Maybe it was because he was nervous, or maybe it was just because he didn't feel good, but he missed the shot.

The audience suddenly burst into loud disappointment, and Yun Chen was a little confused.

But on the field, there is no time for you to enlighten yourself.

Nurkic received the rebound, and the Blazers wanted to counterattack quickly, but fortunately, the Cavaliers responded quickly.

Once again settled into positional singles, it was Lillard again, and he still faced Hill's defense.

This time he didn't choose a three-pointer, but stuck to the defense to the middle distance, and then took a step back to open up a little space, and made a shot under extremely difficult circumstances!
"Shua!" His touch felt like a miracle, and he scored! 116-114, the Blazers overtook the score with 51 seconds left in the final game!

(End of this chapter)