189. The decisive moment
With Courtney Lee's domineering performance in this offensive and defensive round, he also successfully led to the momentum of the entire Magic team.
After all, this defensive nail-down hat, coupled with the three-pointer after returning from the offense, makes people feel excited.
In the next few minutes, Courtney Lee seemed to be more confident as he played, and once the player began to become confident on the court, his efficiency on both offense and defense will rise sharply.
Therefore, this offensive and defensive round brought Li Zi not only a wonderful moment on the court, but also a confidence improvement on his personal career path.
With Courtney Li being extremely excited on the court as if he had taken aphrodisiac, he led the Magic to take the lead in gaining the advantage after returning in the fourth quarter.
Seeing that the situation on the court began to gradually become unfavorable, Rockets head coach Adelman also frowned anxiously and kept shouting at the players on the court.
Although the situation on the court is becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Rockets, Adelman dares not take the lead in taking the main force during this period, otherwise the Rockets' physical strength will be lost in the last few minutes.
Especially Yao Ming, the current backbone of the Rockets, is very large due to his height and weight, which also consumes more physical strength than others every time he moves.
In this evenly matched scene, Adelman never dared to increase Yao Ming's playing time brainlessly, otherwise in the final decisive stage, this would be a time bomb that would be detonated at any time.
Hearing the head coach's crazy shouting off the court, the Rockets also put in full force to start giving a try.
Especially Brooks, when facing Nelson, Brooks played very strongly on the offensive end. He used his excellent movement speed many times to use the pick-and-roll to target Nelson's slow movement, which was a fatal disadvantage.
Apart from Brooks, the divine bird Landry didn't have much pressure. After all, when he came on the court, he was holding the death-free gold medal awarded to him by Adelman himself.
That is, you can do some of your own personal singles without following tactics, which is commonly known as blind j8 play.
With the joint efforts of Brooks and Carl Landry, the two of them quickly stabilized their pace of collapse, both inside and outside.
After gradually regaining the rhythm, the Rockets' advantages were also revealed. On the other hand, the Magic began to gradually fall into a disadvantage.
Seeing this situation, Stan Van Gundy off the court finally couldn't sit still, and Adelman took the lead in getting all his main lineups in advance.
After all, for the Magic, this game is also a away game. If both sides play to the last moment, then they will naturally be at a disadvantage in the home atmosphere, so Van Gundy dare not place all expectations in the last moment.
Seeing that the situation on the court was obviously beginning to be unfavorable, Van Gundy was also determined to seek stability. He took the main lineup in advance with more than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, and did not want to make too many twists and turns with the Rockets.
Seeing the substitution on the Magic, Adelman also made adjustments to the lineup. Both sides took all their starts at the same time to facilitate this final decisive battle.
Back on the court, the Rockets obviously had more guard against Su Jiu's shooting at mid-range.
Because most of Su Jiu's shots in this game came from the middle distance, he only made one move outside the three-point line so far.
Although this is a bit abnormal and has a serious deviation from the defensive focus set by Adelman before the game, as an excellent coach, Adelman still knows how to help the team make some on-the-spot adjustments.
In the next few minutes, both sides also fought back and forth, and most of the offensive focus of the Rockets' offensive was at Yao Ming's hands.
After all, at this critical moment, Yao Ming is probably the only person that the Rockets are the ones that are most worthy of relying on.
Although the Magic team also blossomed at multiple points, it has seen a significant decline in hit rate.
In the end, 26 seconds before the end of the game, the two sides also played on the court:
95:95 square meters!!
And at the same time, the Magic will also be the right to the ball. Seeing this scene, Stan Van Gundy off the court also decisively called a timeout to facilitate the arrangement of the last attack of the game.
"Hurry up!!Hurry up!! We have worked hard for the whole game, and the next will be our last attack in this game, so everyone must cheer up!!"
"Xidu, you will serve this ball in the frontcourt later. Su, I will set you some pick-and-rolls on both sides, so you must try to get rid of the defenders who are following you."
"After getting the ball, try to keep the time under control. No matter whether we can shoot this ball or not, we must press until the last 24 seconds are approaching, and don't leave too much offensive time for the Rockets."
"In this way, the current score on the court is tied. Even if we don't make the last attack, it will be difficult for the Rockets to organize a complete offensive running position!!"
"Su, Dwight, Rashad, I won't arrange for anyone to perform the last attack in this ball. No matter who you are, as long as you have a better position on the court, then who will complete the end."
"But no matter who it is, you must remember and don't make mistakes! Second, try to hit the basket and cause the Rockets to foul."
"If you really don't have the chance, you can also make some mid-range shots, but try not to end outside the three-point line!!"
"Okay, the kids, all of them are ready to welcome the last attack of this game!!"
Since Howard was also relatively low in offensive efficiency when facing Yao Ming in this game, Van Gundy did not place the last attack on Howard.
Instead, let the players find the best opportunity on the court by themselves. After all, the scores on the court are currently tied. Even if the ball is not shot, as long as it takes 24 seconds and no mistakes occur, then this is a successful tactical execution.
After returning from the pause, Su Jiu took a deep breath and felt a huge pressure at this time.
Although he had completed a miraculous three-pointer kill before, Su Jiu still felt a little nervous when facing such a critical moment again.
"Don't be too nervous. After all, compared to our offensive choices, the Rockets are the ones who should be nervous about the most."
"So you should be more relaxed on the court and try to execute this last attack."
Seeing Tekoglu who was persuading him with his shoulders on the side, Su Jiu also smiled softly and nodded casually.
After looking at the timer above, there were 26 seconds of offensive time, and then looking at the people walking towards the field from the Rockets bench. Su Jiu first lowered his head and took a breath with a little nervousness, then patted his chest with his fist to cheer for himself.
"Huh~"
Chapter completed!