Chapter 432: Breaking the Cocoon into a Butterfly
At this time, Crawford stood at the bottom line with the ball. Seeing that the players on both sides did not move, he picked up the whistle on his chest and then rang. ∈♀
The referee has absolute authority in the game, let alone the referee. Even when Crawford whistles, even if the Rockets players complained a lot, they could only go to both sides of the free throw line.
At this time, Bickstaff was constantly making personnel adjustments, replacing Capela with a three-in-one lineup, and it seemed that he was going to be ready to grab this key rebound.
You should know that in the previous key round, Tang Shuai also missed the free throw with 2+1. If he scored in front, then the goal just now would be the ultimate goal.
Tang Shuai took a deep breath, and the scene was exactly the same as that of more than a minute ago. The difference is that this goal will be decisive. If you score, you may win 99%. If you don’t score, you will have to play in overtime.
Crawford made a "1" gesture to him and then threw the ball to him.
Before Tang Shuai received the ball, the fans in front of him were shaking the air stick in their hands. Not only these people, but also the whole audience was filled with interference. The decibels of the sound had reached a harsh level.
Not to mention Tang Shuai, even other players showed some uncomfortable expressions on their faces.
Tang Shuai received the ball and took a deep breath.
He breathed in and he forgot all the noise around him, and his attention was all focused on the basket.
He could not hear the disturbances around him, but could hear the "bang" sound of his heart.
He took a deep breath, took the ball and drove it in place twice, and then chose to make a jump shot.
The green free throw bag can no longer guarantee the hit rate at critical moments. He would rather believe McGrady's pull bag.
The scene was shocked, and no one expected that Tang Shuai chose to jump shot and free throw at the last moment.
The basketball flew out of Tang Shuai's hand and then flew straight towards the basket.
The noisy interference disappeared the moment Tang Shuai took action, and everyone at the scene looked at the ball. They looked at the flying ball without blinking.
"Gurl!"
Some fans couldn't help swallowing.
Bickstaff couldn't help but clench his fists, but soon, his eyes slowly widened, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.
The basketball began to fall and flew towards the basket obliquely.
"Swish!"
The basketball shot into the basket with an arc at an angle of nearly forty-five degrees!
Free throw, enter!
The Clippers completed the overtake in the last 1.2 seconds! They were 10 points behind their opponents at most in the fourth quarter!
The game is not over yet, and the Rockets have no timeouts.
Howard stood at the basket with the ball, and Harden and Terry ran towards the frontcourt.
There is still a last chance.
Howard saw the opportunity and threw it in Harden's direction.
"Bang!"
As soon as Howard's ball was thrown out, Brewer jumped up and slapped away.
"beep!"
The final whistle sounded.
The Clippers win!
4-2! The game did end within six games as Bickstaff said. But the winner was not the Rockets, but the Clippers!
The Clippers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals!
"I don't know what to say anymore. This is a great victory." Barkley looked at the game in front of him, and looked excited and didn't know what to say.
Without Paul and Griffin, the Clippers reversed and defeated their opponents at home!
They won the series! Without being favored by everyone!
Brewer, who shot the last ball, seemed extremely excited. He rushed to Tang Shuai and picked him up. Then the players on the Clippers' field and the players on the bench all rushed to the field.
Tang Shuai was then lifted up and then was thrown into the air by his teammates.
They have no matter where this is, and this victory deserves any way to celebrate!
The Rockets players looked at the celebrating Clippers, their eyes full of envy and unwillingness, especially Harden. His body was trembling slightly and his emotions were a little broken.
On the other side of the court, Paul and Griffin looked at each other and felt panic acid at the corners of their eyes.
Their emotions are no longer described in words.
Tang Shuai fulfilled his promise and won the game with a super tough attitude at the last moment.
There is no better ending than this. It is more touching.
"The future of the alliance will have a place." At the end, Barkley looked at Tang Shuai with emotion on his face.
At this moment, Tang Shuai had already broken out of his cocoon and turned into a butterfly.
When Tang Shuai was thrown into the air again, his eyes turned white and then appeared in the alien space of the packaging system.
"Congratulations, Master, you scored 39 points. You just broke the Clippers rookie playoff score record maintained by Griffin and obtained a single consumption package with a 20% ability bonus." Xiao Luo ran to him with a happy look, and his face almost rubbed against his face and said.
As Tang Shuai's strength continued to improve, Xiao Luo's attitude towards him became more and more intimate.
Tang Shuai's mood has not recovered from the Rockets' mood at this moment, and he has no time to care about these details. He just stared at the single consumption pack with golden light in front of him.
The alien dimension space is the same as the human mind. There is no concept of time here, which just gives him time to calm his excitement.
Xiao Luo didn't blink when he saw that Tang Shuai didn't blink for a moment, so he didn't say anything.
"Huh..." After a while, Tang Shuai finally let out a long sigh.
"I didn't break my promise, I really did it." He murmured to himself.
"Master, you are the best!" Xiao Luo saw that Tang Shuai came to his senses and immediately came forward to say.
Tang Shuai was in a very good mood. After reaching out and touching Xiao Luo's head, he then returned to reality.
The Clippers' celebration is coming to an end. After all, it is at the Rockets' home court. The players also know that it is enough to stop. After venting for a while, they stopped.
At this time, Tang Shuai finally contacted the other side again.
"Tang, you are a hero!"
"Don, you are God tonight!"
...
The team members praised him endlessly. Tang Shuai was also a little fluttering.
At this moment, he turned around and looked at the Rockets players. After a while, most of the players turned around and walked towards the locker room, but Harden was left. He looked at them unwillingly.
When he looked over, the eyes of the two of them happened to meet.
A strange look flashed in Harden's eyes, and he turned around and walked towards the locker room.
This is the case with the NBA playoffs. Success, king and loser, there will always be wins and losses. Those who lose can only choose to leave silently.
The Rockets' post-match press conference, Harden, Howard, and Bickstaff attended the final press conference of the season.
Their faces were not very good when they were killed by the Clippers, especially Bickstaff. Being eliminated means that he is about to lose his job.
"A game that everyone unexpectedly wants, is this outcome beyond your expectations?" At the press conference, local media from Houston took the lead in asking Bickerstaff.
"It's my fault. I should have been on hold earlier in the final stage of the game. The Clippers will not play such a **, and we can win this game that should have won." Bixtaff did not give a positive answer, but took the initiative to take responsibility.
"James, what do you think? Is the last penalty very controversial? After all, that penalty is equivalent to directly announcing the outcome of the game." The reporter nodded and then changed the person asked the question to Harden.
Harden's eyes were a little red: "I can't say if there is any problem with the penalty for the game. Because these are not something I can control, but..."
He paused and said, "Don of the Clippers performed well, if it weren't for him. We should have been able to win this game easily, but he changed the game."
The reporter widened his eyes, and Harden's answer was obviously beyond his expectations. He followed and asked, "Are you praising your opponent's performance?"
Harden glanced at the reporter with a slanted glance, frowned slightly and said, "It's hard to accept losing the game. But I don't deny the facts."
Harden's words left the reporter speechless and could only sit down in disappointment. From his answer, it was obvious that Tang Shuai's performance had won his heartfelt respect.
The Clippers' post-match press conference is much easier than the Rockets. It is definitely a happy thing to win the series.
In addition to head coach Kassel, there were Pierce and Tang Shuai who hit key goals in the game one after another.
"Coach Sam, I'm very curious. Your tactical deployment in the last moment made Paul and Don play key balls continuously. This was arranged in advance, or was it just a coincidence?" The reporter's concern has shifted from the win or loss of the game to how to win.
"It's Paul. He gave me some advice, I adopted it. It turns out that his judgment is correct." Kassel said with a blunt smile.
"Sam is always a good person to take advice, he is a good head coach." Pierce praised.
After saying that, the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing out loud. From this, they could feel that the atmosphere of the team was quite good.
"We saw a rising star today. Without CP3 and Blake, Tang led the team to win the game with excellent performance. In my journalist career, the last time I saw LeBron with such phenomenal performance, your performance was really great, Tang." The next reporter who was named stood up did not ask a question immediately, but praised Tang Shuai directly.
Tang Shuai seemed flattered. This was the first time he encountered this situation at a press conference. He hurriedly said: "Thank you for your praise. My performance is inseparable from Sam and Paul and other teammates. We won this game together, and I am not the only one."
The reporter nodded with a smile. Tang Shuai's modesty made the reporter's view of him higher. I believe that after returning, he will write an article with extremely high evaluation. He then asked: "It's very difficult to win this game. We can see that the number of free throws on both sides in this game was 13 to 40. The Rockets won a total of 40 free throws. They hit 32 of them. Is this the main reason for making the game anxious?"
This reporter obviously came prepared. The last time Tang Shuai publicly questioned the referee's penalty after the game, he must have asked this question based on this.
Chapter completed!