The Way of the Center

Chapter 467: Bold Attempt

Byron Scott's coaching career is definitely not brilliant. Since 2009, the team coached by this guy has not had a winning percentage of more than 35%. "King of bad performance", this has become a nickname for Byron Scott by fans.

But today, he has a chance to beat the hottest team in the league. If they win this game, the Cavaliers' morale will be boosted from top to bottom. Although the Cavaliers this season are still "targeting" high-ranked draft picks, if they continue to lose like this, the team atmosphere will be too depressing.

"We must defend the last 2.5 seconds. We are only 2.5 seconds away from victory!" Byron Scott may not be a tactical master, but it is still not enough for him to arrange a 2.5-second defense questionable. His tactic is not to mention letting the Blazers players shoot, it is very difficult for them to catch the ball. If the situation is good, the Blazers will make mistakes in the throw-in.

Everyone in the Cavaliers naturally wants to win this game. Perhaps to the senior management of this team, it doesn't matter how many games the Cavaliers can win this season. But for players, winning games is the best way to prove themselves.

Everyone in the Cavaliers played good data today, and the eight players scored in double figures is the best interpretation of this. If they fail because of the lore in the end, it will be too bad for them. In any case, they can't let the accident happen in the last 2.5 seconds.

The coach has methods, and the players have hard work. The Trail Blazers' last attack, I'm afraid it will be full of difficulties.

"You... why are you sure you want to do this, Boss!?" After hearing Ricard's arrangement, Nicholas Batum opened his mouth in surprise. His expression made many fans and reporters wonder I think he will be the executor of the last attack.

"2.5 seconds, tight defense, only one point away. This method is the best decision I can make under these conditions!" Ricard finished speaking and looked at the crowd, no one had any objections. In fact, even if someone has an opinion now, Ricard will persuade him.

The French striker swallowed, looking very nervous. Just when the timeout ended and they were supposed to play, An Jie patted Batum on the back.

"It's okay, Nicholas, let go of the burden. They never thought that we would complete the attack in this way. It's as simple as training, huh?" An Jie's voice was very relaxed, as if this was just an ordinary attack generally.

"Of course you won't be nervous, you are a monster." Batum shook his head, and all the reporters' cameras were on him.

"Nicolas Batum scored 22 points today off the bench, and made 3 of 4 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 75%. If Coach Ricard chooses to use the Frenchman to execute the last shot, I will not feel at all Surprised." Seeing that Rickard left Iguodala on the bench at the critical moment and let Batum play, combined with everything that happened on the bench just now, Kenny Smith has reason to believe that Batum will be the last Terminator!

However, Kenny Smith was taken aback when he saw Batum's position after playing. This guy, who has been the focus of all the Blazers players just now, never stepped on the court at all. He stands out of bounds, by the referee's side. This means that Batum's task is just to serve!

If it's not Batum, then who is it?

This has also become a question that the Cavaliers are eager to know the answer to. Of course they can't guess who will carry out the final attack, so Byron Scott's method is,

Watch everyone as much as possible!

Angie and Aldridge, who were standing within the three-point line, were completely surrounded by the "iron barrel formation" composed of three Cavaliers. As for Lillard and Matthews standing outside the three-point line, they have always been entangled with Irving and Pargo.

The referee blew the whistle and at the same time passed the ball to Batum who was standing beside him. There is no obstruction from anyone in front of Batum, because Byron Scott decided to put in an extra manpower to "take care" of the two scoring experts, Angie and Aldridge.

"Quick, quick!" Batum murmured, his expression more nervous than the four teammates on the field.

Lillard was the first to start, and he and Wesley Matthews completed a crossover. This running position made Irving and Pargo very nervous. They completed the defensive switch cautiously. However, nothing happened and the ball was still in Batum's hands.

Even so, Lillard didn't stop his run. This guy plunged headlong into the crowd inside the three-point line. It seemed that he planned to use the pick-and-roll of Anjie and Aldridge to get a shot.

"Here Damien! Here!" Angie yelled at Lillard while running the pick-and-roll. At the same time, Lillard attacked in the direction of Angie's pick-and-roll. Alonzo Key saw this situation, without even thinking about it, he was on Lillard's only way! The answer is already obvious, Damien Lillard is the last hope of the Trail Blazers!

"Haha." Two dry laughs sent chills down Alonzo Ki's back. what time is this This is the moment of life and death that determines the outcome of the game! In any case, laughter should not appear here!

Alonzo Ki turned his head in response, only to find that An Jie had already rushed out of the encirclement by taking advantage of his chance to block Lillard. But what's the use? As soon as Batum passes the ball, the three people here will immediately surround and interfere with An Jie!

However, that basketball was really passed into the three-point line by Batum. But judging from the flight trajectory of the basketball, this ball seems not so simple...

"It's too high!" Alonzo Ki applauded secretly in his heart. I don't know if the Frenchman was too nervous. The pass of this ball was really outrageous.

"Stop him, he's going to complete the alley-oop!" At this moment, Byron Scott's hoarse shout reached everyone's ears! Tristan Thompson was the first to react. He immediately ran towards An Jie's direction, only taking off a little later than An Jie!

Batum passed the ball very high. Ricard knew that the Frenchman is a good passer, so he entrusted this important task to him. Who knows that the Cavaliers haven't arranged anyone to interfere with Batum's pass, which makes everything more likely to succeed.

Both Anjie and Thompson jumped high, but Anjie was still much higher than Thompson! He straightened his long arms and just caught the basketball in the air! At the same time, An Jie's upper limbs began to exert strength, changing his one-handed ball into two-handed! Thompson was originally going to steal the ball, but now he has become the last barrier to interfere with Angie in the air.

But because An Jie exerted too much force in the air, Thompson felt unbearable! He kept pressing An Jie with his back in the air, and this guy felt that he couldn't even stand up straight. Until the moment when the basket made a loud noise, the pressure finally disappeared. Thompson, who was knocked off balance, rolled to the ground in embarrassment.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Thompson looked up, and the first thing he saw was An Jie shouting hoarsely to the surroundings. He tightened his muscles, the veins and blood vessels were clearly visible on An Jie's body! After scoring the goal, An Jie's expression was even more ferocious like a beast! This scene, for Thompson, a sophomore, is really... so scary!

Butcher, it really is true!

"Incredible goal! Alley-oop lore! My God, did you see it!? An Jie, who had completely disappeared in this game, finally stood up and completed the lore with an alley-oop!" The entire Sina live broadcast room It all exploded, because just now Ma Jian and Ke Fan saw a Chinese with their own eyes and completed an impossible task in the NBA arena!

"To be precise, this is an alley-oop dunk lore!" Ma Jian also praised in his heart, An Jie really caught up with the good times. Now the country is encouraging players to develop overseas, and Anjie was able to grow smoothly from the NCAA. Compared with his own environment back then, An Jie was so happy.

At this time, even the fans at Quicken Loans Stadium couldn't help cheering. After all, such a wonderful picture is hard to see in Cleveland.

There were 1.8 seconds left in the game, and An Jie did all of this without even using 1 second!

Byron Scott fell back to the bench. The game was not over yet, but there was no timeout in his hand. Such a good opportunity, the Cavaliers still lost it! And the "culprit" that caused all this was An Jie, who seemed to disappear from the whole game with his panda eyes!

Thompson didn't dare to make eye contact with An Jie until he was pulled up by Varejao. What just happened, coupled with Anjie's ferocious yelling, was the worst time in Thompson's career!

In the end, the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, accompanied by Irving's ultra-long-range three-pointer. 118 to 117, the Quicken Loans Arena is still full of people. Those who don't know think that the Cavaliers won at home? But Ricard knew that Anjie had already conquered the away fans...

"What else can I say!? This is a great moment! The alley-oop lore, whether in terms of tactical confusion or practicality, Coach Ricard has made an exquisite arrangement! Batum's biography The ball ability can always come in handy at critical moments, if his organizational ability can be better, the point guards in the league should lose their jobs." Kenny Smith said that the ball time is not short, 16 years In his commentary career, Kenny Smith has watched countless wonderful moments. But the alley-oop dunk lore? God, let this man's heartbeat return to normal quickly.

"I told you about Nicholas, it's as easy as training." After the game, Anjie was naturally embraced by his teammates. Among them, Batum and An Jie are the two people in the middle of the crowd.

"I also said, you are a monster!" Batum was caught in the middle and shouted happily. No matter how many times such a lore happens, it will make the man's adrenaline rise.

Various sports TV stations are rebroadcasting the scene of An Jie's lore just now over and over again. All the fans are talking about it, this game that seems to have the greatest disparity in strength has become today's highlight event!

"Did you know Ann, you damn guy only scored 24 points today!" After returning to the bench, Ricard "criticized" An Jie with a serious face.

"But the last arrangement, I want to say that you did it so damn beautifully!" A second later, Ricard couldn't help showing his white teeth, and his expression changed from serious and fierce to a happy smile.

"There's no time, so we're going to throw the ball straight in and give Ann an alley-oop. Nicholas, you pass this one. I need you to pass that high, straight ball, Damien, help Ann. Jay fights for the space to break through the encirclement. As for you, what you need to do is the simplest. You only need to catch the basketball, and then press it into the basket, that’s all!” This is the last timeout of Ricard. All arrangements made by the team.

Disappearing an entire game because of exhaustion? No, An Jie, I only want to be the key to everything!

Poor Clevelanders, they have witnessed miracles on their land, but miracles do not belong to them...

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