299 Take the Heat
After taking the ball thrown by the referee, Zhou Yi patted the ball twice, took a deep breath, his body sank slightly, lifted the ball with both hands and raised it over his head and shaking his wrist gently, and the basketball flew out along his fingertips.
The basketball spinning in the air carried the hope of countless people. Even many Pistons fans at the scene closed their eyes, closed their hands on their chests, and prayed.
"Swish", ripples caused on the calm lake surface, and the north bank garden suddenly became gloomy.
The Pistons fans who were praying opened their eyes in surprise. The situation on the court just now made the sound of basketballs entering the net spread throughout most of the court.
In the frustrated expression of Celtics fans, Zhou Yi completed the free throw again, and the ball fell steadily into the net bag. Without any doubt, the three-point advantage had forced the Celtics to a desperate situation.
When Zhou Yi was about to get the third ball, Doug Rivers called a timeout. Although Zhou Yi's chance of losing the ball was no higher than the chance of winning the lottery, he still called a timeout. After all, this is the last chance of the Celtics.
Taking advantage of the last chance, the Celtics adjusted the roster. The five players on the court were: Jermaine O'Neal, Kevin Kevin Garnett, Paul Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo.
"Swish", the crisp sound reached Doug Rivers' ears. The confusion in his eyes did not make him lose the rationality of a coach. He quickly called a timeout. 37 seconds was enough for them to play an attack. Of course, the remaining time was enough for the Pistons to play an attack.
The Celtics players lined up near the free throw line. As the referee's whistle sounded, the four people quickly dispersed. Kevin Kevin Garnett lifted the ball high. At this time, the Pistons players focused on the outside, ignoring Paul Pierce who quickly interspersed into the inside.
Paul Pierce, who soared into the air in the inside, waved his wings like a big roc, gently snatched the basketball in the air, twisted his waist and buckled his hands back.
31 8 seconds, the Pistons temporarily led the Celtics by 2 points with 92:94. John Custer did not carelessly, but instead called a timeout cautiously. The Celtics' timeout just now made John Custer feel a little crisis.
After the timeout, the Pistons' ball rights.
Zhou Yi held the ball and organized the offense, trying to spend all the time. 31 8 seconds. If the Pistons beat this offense, then the hope of winning will be infinitely widened.
“24,23,22…”
Zhou Yi controlled the ball steadily. Despite Rajon Rondo's constant interference, the ball still jumped in Zhou Yi's hands.
“14,13,12…”
When the twenty-four seconds were about to end, Zhou Yi gave the ball to Andre Iguodala in the bottom corner. The latter was completely in a free position, so he opened his hand and sent a three-pointer.
However, surprisingly, Andre Iguodala failed to score an open three-pointer, and what's even more terrible is that the rebound was snatched away by the Celtics.
Doug Rivers did not call for a pause because he had no pause to call.
Rajon Rondo took the ball and made a quick break. Zhou Yi held him tightly and did not give him a chance to attack. Rajon Rondo took advantage of Kevin Garnett's pick-and-roll and went straight to the basket.
McGrady quickly abandoned Ray Allen and went to make up for the defense of Rajon Rondo.
However, after seeing the movements in Rajon Rondo's hand, Zhou Yi immediately shouted: "No, be careful of Ray Allen!"
But it was too late. When Zhou Yi screamed, the ball in Rajon Rondo's hand had already flown into Ray Allen's hand.
Zhou Yi rushed towards Lei Allen desperately, but unfortunately, due to his physical strength, he was still one step slower.
After receiving the ball, Ray Allen made a move directly, and the speed of the attack made the fans exclaim.
With a "swish", the ball entered!!!
95:94, the Celtics overtook one point!!!
John Custer quickly called for a timeout, with 3.1 seconds left and the Pistons still have a chance.
After using up the last timeout, the Pistons' generals returned to the field.
Greg Monroe stood on the sideline serving, and Kevin Garnett opened his ape's arms and interfered with Greg Monroe's serve.
The remaining four players of the Pistons were running desperately, but the four Celtics were like dog skin plaster, holding on. Finally, while McGrady helped him block a little, Zhou Yi ran out of the open position.
So, Greg Monroe naturally would not miss this opportunity and pass the ball towards Zhou Yi. However, Greg Monroe despised Kevin Garnett's stealing ability.
His super long arms are one of his advantages in stealing.
Under the interference of Kevin Garnett, the ball was intercepted by Ray Allen.
The Pistons' foul was eventually used in Ray Allen's hands. With two accurate free throws, the Celtics secured the victory 97:94.
At this time, there was only 19 seconds left before the game. The Pistons had no chance to pause, and they also needed to make free throws at the bottom line. With Zhou Yi's throw in the midfield, the Celtics defeated the Pistons who came from afar at home 97:94 and won the victory in this game.
Zhou Yi contributed 33 points, nine assists, seven rebounds, four steals and one block in this game; McGrady made six of three-pointers and scored 27 points in the whole game; Andre Iguodala also scored 19 points with free throws and free throws.
However, these data are not important anymore because they lost the game, and these data have no meaning to them anymore.
In this regard, the three giants teamed up to score 78 points, Kevin Garnett scored 28 points, took 15 rebounds, and sent four blocks. It's really a hot spot!
Kevin Garnett gasped and suddenly lay on the ground.
The North Bank Garden, which was still loud and gongs and thunderous applause, suddenly became silent.
Behind the team's victory, their ace players were not even able to walk. They could not even imagine how determined and persevered Kevin Garnett's thirty-five-year-old "age" supported the game in the last minute.
"Kevin is really a desperate guy!" Zhou Yi murmured to himself as he looked at Kevin Garnet lying on the floor.
Indeed, Kevin Garnett's success is probably not just his all-round football skills, his fighting spirit in the game, and the number ones in the league.
Zhou Yi was originally at the end of his strength, but he insisted on not letting himself fall and followed his teammates back to the rest area.
Chapter completed!