The strongest basket king

Chapter 556
In the last 14 seconds, with a gap of 1 point, the Nuggets must design tactics.

Xiang Chu rarely came to the three-point line to cooperate with his teammates. After a screen, he went down, and after no chance, he came up to catch the ball, ready to play with the ball.

The Thunder have made all kinds of defensive preparations. If the Nuggets make a shot from the outside, they will have two people blocking Xiang Chu to protect the backcourt rebound.

Even if everyone else recognizes it, the whole alliance knows how big a threat Xiang Chu is at a critical moment.

After the Nuggets cooperated, only half of the time was left. Xiang Chu didn't plan to shoot outside this time.

Lei Ting was also unambiguous, and came directly to attack, and would never give Xiang Chu a shot.

In addition to Ibaka who came to help defend, Durant also defended next to him.

Xiang Chu used the beast behind when he received the ball, and then used the overlord step while the three of Thunder were not surrounded. In fact, the opponent had been preventing him from hitting the basket, but the direction was not under the basket.

In fact, if Xiang Chu passes the ball at this time, his teammates also have a chance, but Xiang Chu's passing skills are not strong, and the pass is likely to make mistakes in a double-team situation, so it is better to do it by yourself.

The opponent didn't expect Xiang Chu to rush to the side at all. At this time, his body's reaction was faster than his thinking. Wherever Xiang Chu went, all the defenders followed.

I saw Xiang Chu suddenly throwing the ball on the basket half sideways. Everyone had never seen Xiang Chu's shot in this way, but his eyes were still attracted by the basketball.

In fact, Xiang Chu threw it casually. Even if he felt good in his heart, it was impossible to use street ball moves to complete the attack when he was double-teamed. After throwing the basketball in his hand, he immediately turned around and squeezed towards the basket.

Kanter, Ibaka and Durant all looked at the basket, and there was a slight gap in their attention.

It was at this moment that they didn't notice Xiang Chu, and Xiang Chu squeezed in.

A random throw on the backboard also touched the rebounder. Xiang Chu jumped high, grabbed the basketball with his big hand in midair and sent it lightly. The basketball hit the backboard and went into the basket.

At this time, there are only 1.3 seconds left in the game, which is a quasi-lore.

After the Thunder suspended, the Nuggets also arranged a defensive strategy, and Durant was the first key target.

There is only a 1-point gap, and the Thunder can send the ball to the basket, but it is more likely that the outside star will make the shot.

The Nuggets' final defense was one big and four small, and Jokic's movement speed is obviously not suitable for this moment.

Xiang Chu feels that the Thunder will still let Durant shoot, unless he can't catch the ball, he will choose Westbrook. The possibility of choosing to hang inside is too small, after all, he is inside.

Therefore, Xiang Chu had to do the opposite, and be ready to rush out to help defend at any time.

It's not about rushing out after seeing the serve is successful, but the opponent makes a judgment at the moment of serving.

You know, he is very familiar with the top four teams in the Western Conference. He also played a simulated game before the game. He is very clear about how the Thunder serve and what tactics they use.

So when the opponent sent the ball, Xiang Chu had already rushed towards Durant.

His prediction will not be wrong, and even if Durant wants to pass the ball, it is too late, it doesn't matter whether the inside is empty or not.

Just as Xiang Chu judged, Durant pulled up and shot after receiving a pass from his teammate.

Gallinari only had time to raise his hand in front of Durant to interfere, but Xiang Chu jumped up from behind.

There was a person in the middle, and Xiang Chu's big hand was still covering the sky, completely restricting Durant's shooting line.

Durant subconsciously adjusted the height of his shot, his body was distorted, and the basketball shot was also deviated.

The goal was missed, and the Nuggets narrowly beat their opponents and won the match point.

After the game, George Karl said proudly: "The key to winning is to go all out, and everyone has been fighting."

He once again praised Xiang Chu, who scored 40+, "He is a very competitive player, and he always plays with strong energy and passion."

Coach Donovan said with some regret, "They did a great job of covering our shooters. Usually we send a lot of assists, but they did a good job of returning to the position and blocking the passing lanes. Now we must Much better at moving the ball."

"We made too many mistakes in the crunch time. Just couldn't remember who we were guarding and how we wanted to play. But I also said that the Nuggets were tougher than us today, they were fighting for rebounds, and multiple players came forward and hit. The Nuggets did a great job on the rebounds tonight and beat us again, and Xiang Chu did a great job to give them the win."

Thunder had already stood on the edge of the cliff, and Donovan wanted to show his composure, but what the outside world saw was helplessness.

It is normal to sweep the opponent in the first game. If the Nuggets can sweep the Thunder, it will put a lot of pressure on the opponents in the Western Conference Finals.

In the Warriors game against the Spurs, Curry still did not come back.

The Spurs, who returned home, seized the opportunity and took a 2:1 lead in the series against the Warriors.

Aldridge and Leonard scored 74 points together, Clay and Draymond Green scored 72 points together, but the Spurs still have the old demon knife, scoring consecutive points at critical moments to help the team.

The Spurs at home have stronger offensive power, and it is normal for them to play such a game, but the Warriors can't perform better on the offensive end. If Curry can't return with full blood, the Warriors are really in trouble.

In the game between the Eastern Cavaliers and the Eagles, the Cavaliers once again beat their opponents to win the match point.

The Cavaliers and Nuggets have again maintained a consistent progress, but the specific battle situation is somewhat different.

The Hawks still took the lead at the start of the final quarter, but Frye showed his power on the bench for the Cavaliers. Coupled with the steady bursts of James and Irving, the Cavaliers beat the opponent by almost 20 points in the first quarter, which almost shattered the confidence of the Eagles.

Among the four semi-finals, their group may have the most disparity in strength.

Although the Nuggets also 3-0 the Thunder, the Thunder did not have such a big gap in strength, but the Nuggets didn't give them a chance.

In the game between the Raptors and the Heat, DeRozan and Lowry showed their strength at the same time in the rare final quarter. Wade was alone, and the Heat lost the game by 4 points.

The strengths of the two teams are very close. The Raptors are slightly stronger but unstable. It can only be said that both have a chance.

When there are only eight teams left in the playoffs, time passes quickly, and the attention of all teams will increase. This is an increasing law, and the teams left behind will attract more attention.

On Olivia's social media, she and Xiang Chu's fans have already chanted sweeping slogans.

Neutral fans want the game to be more intense, and more intense, but the die-hard fans of the team don't care, as long as they like the team or star Niubi, it's over.

As usual, Xiang Chu blocked the outside information, what competitive sports need most is attention.

"Win the game well, no regrets, nothing else. On the field, what we have to do is to purely pursue victory. Brothers, focus, come on!"

(End of this chapter)