no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 126 Guillotine, Black Eight Miracle!

After seeing James' reaction, the corners of Xu Yong's mouth rose.

He trash-talked James twice, but it was clear this time was different.

Last time, it was dissatisfaction with off-field factors, but this time, it is at a strategic level.

After James played his own system, the Bulls didn't work well no matter whether they used man-to-man or 2-1-2 zone defense.

So after thinking on the bench, Xu Yong thought that the best solution was to force James to play him one-on-one.

It is obviously better to let him play alone than to let him play in the system.

Of course, letting James break through the defense is only the first step. Even if someone like James gets on top for a while, he will calm down soon.

It's like fishing, finding a pond with fish is only the first step, you have to make a nest before you can start fishing.

So in the first round of defending James, Xu Yong let out a little water without a trace. After James broke through him, he staged the iconic Zhan Ax dunk and yelled at him.

Xu Yong ran forward with his head down, which made James enjoy it very much.

Of course, when Xu Yong went to the front court to ask for the ball, it was not James who defended him, but the "moon man" Jamario Moon who came off the bench.

James needs to maintain sufficient physical fitness on the offensive end, and he will not fight him offensively and defensively.

Moon is very inspiring. After being undrafted, he played in the lower leagues for seven years and entered the NBA. However, he could not stop Xu Yong.

Xu Yong went to the basket after passing Mu En, and smashed the ball into the basket in front of Big Z.

Every piece of material used to make a nest will charge interest.

After James gave Moon a look, he turned around and continued to beat Xu Yong.

It's just that Xu Yong's defense was in place this time, and he successfully defended the round after forcing him to shoot.

The Bulls played a defensive counterattack. After receiving a pass from Hinrich, Xu Yong flew to the basket and scored.

Then in the next round, James successfully broke through Xu Yong again, causing Miller, who was helping to defend, to foul and get two free throws.

With a good mentality, he also had a burst of touch, hitting two consecutive free throws.

In the eyes of the fans, James and Xu Yong started a scoring battle.

Although James can't score every time, compared to the embarrassment he faced against Xu Yong in the past, he is already ashamed today.

Even Stern in the stands has greatly improved James' performance.

Although, the Bulls have been chasing points during this period.

Facts have proved that Xu Yong knows how to fish.

He puts James on one ball and keeps the other on the ball. Although he occasionally makes mistakes, he has a good grasp of the rhythm as a whole.

James is like a hooked fish, eating the bait, but completely oblivious to the fact that he is hooked.

It wasn't until the two sides switched back to the starting lineup one after another, and he realized that the Bulls had overtaken the score, that he suddenly woke up.

He looked at Xu Yong in disbelief.

It's so insidious!

Is this something a rookie can do? !

Xu Yong's face was calm. Compared with James' abacus, this is just a small scene.

Towards his teammates, he didn't have that many twists and turns, but to his opponents, he was the one who even Kobe Bryant guarded.

But one good thing about James is that he can bend and stretch.

He could have wanted Xu Yong to know what Longyan was furious before, and now he could... tell Xu Yong that his voice was louder.

After discovering that he had been fished, no matter how much Xu Yong talked trash, he never confronted Xu Yonggang.

After staying in Cleveland for seven years, he was like a pebble that was constantly being washed away by the river. Just now, his last bit of edges had been smoothed away by Xu Yong.

He has completely figured it out. If he can win the game, why should he look good?
History books are written by the victors.

After a few years, fans will only remember who won the game, who scored what statistics, and how many people can find the video of the game?
This wave of operation from the arrogance of the king to the aura of the bastard, Xu Yong is also completely helpless.

The two sides began to enter the most intense battle.

The Cavaliers play their system basketball and hit the success rate.

The Bulls stick to a 2-1-2 zone defense. Once the Cavaliers' offense fails to score, they use defensive counterattacks to score.

The good news is that the wind and water are turning, and the Bulls' outside touch is very good tonight.

When forced into a positional battle, the outside shooter can make the ball, and the Cavaliers will have concerns about Xu Yong's attack.

And O'Neal was deeply troubled by fouls, which also gave Rose room to play.

So despite the strong lineup of the Cavaliers, the Bulls continued the situation in the first quarter and were in a stalemate with the Cavaliers.

In the third quarter, Xu Yong got better and scored consecutive points to open up the score. However, as they entered the rotation, the shortcomings in the depth of the lineup allowed the Cavaliers to chase the score back.

Stalemate, pulling, and confrontation, the game show in this game is the highest since the series.

Not only the fans at home, but even the fans who watched the live broadcast couldn't take their eyes off it.

Perhaps this is the contest between the two teams that fans most want to see. There are no off-court factors, no means, just a confrontation of strength.

Of course, it was this process that made the outside world's evaluation of the Bulls change a lot.

In the past, many people thought that the Bulls' first win was due to luck, G3 was a trick, and G4 happened because James retired due to injury. In fact, the Bulls were in an advantageous situation before James retired due to injury, and they also felt that the Bulls won. Not martial.

But in this game, the Bulls proved their strength.

Even if it is a team dominated by young people, they can still play back and forth with the first team in the Eastern Conference.

They have a bright future!
The game unknowingly came to the decisive victory in the last quarter.

The Cavaliers are still playing their system, and Xu Yong on the Bulls has ushered in another wave of fiery touch.

Two minutes before the end of the game, the two teams drew 2.

Cavaliers possession of the ball.

James held the ball at the top of the arc, facing the Bulls' 2-1-2 zone defense, he didn't break through this time, but made a cold three-pointer.

The ball is thrown hard and has very little spin.

"when!"

The basketball hit the frame without any suspense.

Noah blocked Varejao to collect the defensive rebound.

The Bulls played a fast break, but this time Rose's layup was seized by James to catch him with a big cap.

But before James could control the rebound, Xu Yong caught up with the fast break, took off the offensive rebound, jumped up on the spot, and pushed the ball into the basket with one hand.

Xu Yong's performance tonight was shown on the large LED screen at the scene. Two consecutive waves of touch have brought his personal score to 37 points.

In the Cavaliers' offense, James also played the system ball again at this time, but it was a pity that Varejao missed the mid-range jumper from the baseline.

Noah protected the defensive rebound before James rushed for the rebound, and Varejao was called for a foul.

Because the number of fouls had reached, Noah was sent directly to the free throw line.

However, Noah's hand feeling after gaining weight was really poor, and coupled with physical exertion, he even missed two free throws at a critical moment.

Varejao took off the defensive rebound, and the game came to the last minute, and the Cavaliers trailed by 1 points.

After nearly four quarters of confrontation, the offensive efficiency of both sides has declined significantly. Every point at this time is crucial.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Chicago fans at the scene could hardly sit still, and they all stood up and cheered for the Bulls.

The Bulls played a high-intensity defense at critical moments, and the Cavaliers had no chance for continuous ball movement.

James chose to make a strong charge at the last moment. He took eight consecutive steps against Noah and successfully caused a kill and got two free throws.

There were boos at the scene.

After James adjusted his breathing, the first free throw missed the basket.

He wanted to swear and finally held back. After all, failing to make a penalty is like shooting a fast shot. You can't blame the basket, can you?

Fortunately, he made his second free throw, reducing the point difference on the field to 1 point.

There are still the last 40 seconds of time.

De Nagro made a substitution adjustment at this time, replacing Noah with Miller.

He did a really detailed job on the substitution, because Noah missed two free throws before, if he kept Noah on the court and the Cavaliers used a Noah-killing tactic, the Cavaliers would take the initiative.

And he didn't call a timeout, because he knew Brown's ability. If he called a timeout at this time, it would be a chance for Brown to arrange defense.

"Come on! Bulls!"

The game has come to the last moment, Chicago fans stand in unison and cheer for the home team.

The most critical round.

Xu Yong first chose to play with the ball from behind. After being flanked, he distributed the ball to Rose.

Rose made a sudden wave with the ball, and then knocked the ball back to Xu Yong.

There was no tactical arrangement in this round, it was all about tacit understanding.

When Rose gave the ball, Xu Yong was already cutting to the basket.

Varejao showed his ability and quickly moved to the reasonable collision zone.

But before he could stand still, Xu Yong had already jumped into the air.

It's like plucking onions on dry land, but also like falling from the sky.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong exerted strength with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket hard!

The huge impact knocked Varejao out of the bottom line.

The scene boiled directly.

The referee did not blow the whistle at this time.

Neither Xu Yong was called for an offensive foul nor Varejao was called for a blocking foul.

A major feature of the Stern era is that at the end of the game, unless there is a really serious foul, the referee will hand the game over to the players.

Brown called a timeout.

At this time, there are only 20 seconds left in the game.

After Xu Yong dunked the ball, the score on the court came to 108 to 105. The Cavaliers were 3 points behind and they had no choice but to shoot a three-pointer.

Pause round.

Brown picked up the tactical board, but didn't know how to arrange it for a while.

It was really too difficult for him.

You are behind by 3 points, and of course others know that you will shoot a three-pointer, so the defense must be expanded.

But if you take two quick points, the chances of winning are much slimmer.

The Cavaliers surrounded Brown at this time. Seeing that Brown had been silent and the timeout passed, James couldn't wait any longer. He grabbed Brown's tactical board and immediately began to draw tactics.

In this scene, apart from the surprised expression of the assistant coach Mike Malone next to Brown, the others didn't think there was any problem.

Soon, the timeout expired and the game continued.

The Cavaliers serve in the frontcourt.

They ran a starburst tactic, a tactic invented by New York coach Reed Holzman, carried forward by "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, and used as a lore queen.

It seems that although James doesn't want to be the second Kobe, he must have watched the Lakers' games.

As the name suggests, this tactic is that four people stand at the free throw line and then run away in all directions, so that the opponent does not know who you will give the ball to.

It was James who served.

"beep!"

As the referee blew his whistle, all four players on the Cavaliers field scattered.

However, James seems to have only scratched the surface this time, because Jackson usually arranges a shooter to confuse the opponent.

But James didn't do that in this wave of arrangements, which made Parker and Williams, the most threatening, all stared to death by the Bulls.

James was forced to throw the ball towards Jamison in front of him, but Jamison was also blocked by Deng.

A wave of textbook tactical failure demonstrations.

Fortunately, because there is plenty of time, the Cavaliers will not have time because this wave of tactics has not been played out.

The ball is back in James' hands, and Noah is guarding him in a misplaced position.

James was half a meter away from the three-point line, and suddenly jumped up with another wave of cold arrows!
This wave of choices is very surprising, because if it doesn't make it, then the black eight's pot will never escape.

But this is not so surprising, because James has the most career-winning shots in history.

The arc of this ball is still not beautiful, and the power is obviously too strong.

"boom!"

Sure enough, the ball hit the back edge of the basket.

But the ball fell into the net bag after bouncing!

This is a fairy ball with a touch of luck!
James had an orgasm immediately after seeing the ball go in. He pouted and pressed his hands down in celebration, and then had a passionate chest-to-chest collision with Varejao who rushed over.

There was a lot of restlessness at the scene. The bull No. 23 used to take up too much of God's time. God is on the side of the Cavaliers tonight!

Denagro called a timeout.

The last 10 seconds were also the Bulls' last attack.

scored, lore;

Can't score, overtime.

When the Bulls got off the court, they all subconsciously looked up at the score. They were really close to the black eight.

The only person who didn't go to see it was Xu Yong.

The Bulls' defense is okay, that's okay.

No one can control things like fairy balls.

And now they at least still have the initiative, even if they don't score the last goal, it's just another overtime.

"Director Zhang, who do you think the Bulls will hand over to the last shot?" Yang Yi asked over the commentary seat, swallowing.

No one expected that the game would be played to this level. This is no longer intense enough to describe it, and it is really going to be recorded in history.

Moreover, the 48-minute game reaches the countdown stage, which is something most people’s hearts can’t stand.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping's breathing quickened and his face turned red.

"This ball must be for Xiao Xu. It depends on how the Bulls arrange it." Moreover, Zhang Weiping, who was really nervous, also had his professional ability on the line, and did not adjust those royal terms.

But this is also a lice on the bald man's head. It is obvious that Xu Yong's state tonight, no matter whether he wins or loses, the ball can only be given to him.

Soon, timeout is up.

The Bulls' frontcourt serve.

The Cavaliers directly set up a 2-3 zone defense.

Brown's thinking is still very clear. Three-pointers are the most unstable. As long as they defend the basket and the middle distance and drag the game into overtime, they will win.

The Bulls sent the ball from the frontcourt, and it was continuously transmitted from the outside.

Brown's arrangement was a surprise to DeNagro, and the Bulls' breakout tactics didn't even have a chance to work out.

The ball finally reached Xu Yong's hands with less than 5 seconds left, and the Cavaliers' zone defense had already rushed towards him.

Xu Yong chose the breakthrough on the right.

He is very fast, but the Cavaliers' zone defense completely blocked the basket. He could only get rid of the defense while moving, and then moved towards the baseline.

After counting the time silently in his heart, he took a drifting take-off from the bottom corner, evaded the defense and took a difficult mid-range shot with a lean back.

After getting rid of this, only James was left in front of his eyes.

James looked ferocious and rushed forward with all his might to block the shot.

Knowing the penalty scale, he knows that as long as he touches the ball, it will not be considered a foul.

But he still failed to do it. Xu Yong leaned back sharply in the air and successfully avoided his block!
The basketball flew out of Xu Yong's hand, over James' fingertips, and flew towards the basket.

"beep!"

The red light on the sidelines followed.

A shot at the buzzer.

Time stood still at this moment, and everyone's eyes followed the spinning basketball.

"when!"

The basketball finally hit the edge of the basket!

This ball is too difficult.

No, it's not over yet!

The basketball bounces up and falls again.

Bumped for the first time.

Bumped a second time.

Bumped a third time.

It bounced three times in total, but with each bounce it got closer to the basket!

In the end, it rolled right into the .gif!

The moment the ball hit the basket, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

But the moment the ball went in, they immediately reached a climax.

Everyone, even the cheerleaders sitting on the baseline raised their hands.

"Lore, it's lore, Xu Yong met the 'little emperor' James and completed the lore! Black eight miracle!" On the other side of the commentary booth, Yang Yi jumped up and shouted loudly at the first time.

God is on the side of the Cavaliers tonight.

But Chicago no longer needs God, because this gangster city already has their own Satan!

　Thank you Mavericks, Suo Lanyu, and Obsession for continuing to reward~~The climax chapter, how about a monthly pass?

　　
　
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