Chapter 215 10 seconds and 7 minutes, Maddie's moment!
What Shen Fei wants is a group of fans who will stand by the team regardless of victory or defeat.
As the saying goes, the peak produces false support, and the dusk witnesses devout believers.
Today is just an ordinary regular season game. Judging from the point difference at this moment, the Rockets' chances of making a comeback are indeed slim.
But Shen Fei just wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate a wave of "rational" fans.
After all, Houston fans are known for being realistic and demanding.
For a long time in the past, whenever the Rockets were in a low period, there would be a lot of empty seats in the stands.
Many of these empty seats are for season ticket fans.
Season tickets for a team are generally sold to its most loyal fans.
In other words, a lot of season tickets are in bad hands!
Shen Fei would rather redeem these season tickets at a high price than the Rockets players find that the stands are full of empty seats when they need fans to cheer them most.
For example, right now, the Rockets generals have no intention of giving up!
The fans who chose to leave the game at this time obviously lacked respect and love for the players and the sport of basketball!
nba - where miracles happen.
This was the most widely circulated slogan in the league during the Stern era.
But if even their own fans don't believe it, how much motivation do players have to try their best in desperate situations?
............
Shen Fei suppressed the anger in his heart and focused his attention on the court again.
At this time, there are only 10 seconds left in the game, the score difference is 6 points, and the Rockets have no timeouts!
Under such circumstances, the Bulls, like the Rockets, adopted a full-court pressing tactic.
However, when they were about to get into position, McGrady alertly ran to the baseline to ask for the ball, and successfully got the basketball before the Bulls implemented their tactics.
"Wow~"
With a very explosive first step, t-mac quickly passed the half court.
The Bulls players didn't even notice the Rockets serving and passively started chasing McGrady's footsteps.
However, t-mac has now stepped up its long legs and reached the fastest speed.
Among the Bulls, only Rose can keep up with McGrady.
He follows closely to the latter's right, ready to interfere with T-Mac's shooting.
McGrady knew very well that Rose wanted him to go inside and score two points at this moment.
As a result, the completed attack takes longer and the score is scored slowly. Even if the ball is scored, it cannot change the final result.
Some top players, or players who pursue statistics, when faced with this kind of opportunity, may give up the possibility of a comeback in order to add these two points.
But the 30-year-old McGrady has won the scoring title, been shortlisted for a while, and made several All-Star appearances. He has long passed the age of pursuing statistics.
McGrady wants to win now!
Therefore, he did not hesitate to collect the ball two steps outside the three-point line, leap high, and shoot.
Rose pushed his feet on the ground and jumped hard.
Even though there was not a second of rest in the second half, Rose still maintained the highest level at this moment.
The height of his jump was no less than that of Tracy McGrady!
It's a pity that he is only less than 1.9 meters tall, which is much shorter than Tracy McGrady.
Therefore, even if Rose jumps high, he ultimately cannot stop T-Mac from throwing the ball.
This is not the worst case scenario...
Because Rose exerted too much force, his body was uncontrollable and collided with McGrady in the air.
"Beep!"
While the ball was still flying in the air, the referee's whistle sounded...
Three-point foul!
The next moment, the basketball was like a shooting star, falling into the net and flipping the net over.
If you score a three-pointer, there will be an additional penalty!
"wow!!!"
"t-mac!!!"
The scene exploded instantly and the deafening screams even startled some fans who were leaving the field.
They turned around one after another and turned their attention to the playing field.
After understanding the situation, these fans returned to their seats one after another and returned to watching the game.
"Fortunately I didn't go too far, otherwise I would have missed it!"
"Okay Tracy, this shot is... too hard!"
McGrady walked to the free throw line amid jubilation.
When the referee passed the ball to him, Toyota Center shouted "mvp" for the first time in a long time.
"mvp!!!"
"mvp!!!"
"mvp!!!"
...
The fans' voices are getting louder and louder, and they are getting more organized.
McGrady, who was standing on the free throw line, heard the cheers. He remained calm on the outside, but his heart was already turbulent.
He has longed for the approval of Rockets fans for a long time!
More than two years ago, in order to fight hard for the playoffs, Tracy McGrady played "closed" and played with injuries, and finally lost with regret.
Since then, his peak state has been far away from him.
Along with leaving McGrady, there is also the recognition and love of the fans.
Among them, there are not only T-MAC's own problems (the treatment method was not agreed with the team, so he completed the surgery privately), but also the reasons for improper guidance and publicity by the Rockets management.
But no matter what, McGrady was eventually dubbed a "softie" by many Rockets fans.
He has nothing to do but wants to prove himself, but his knee injury no longer gives him such a chance.
t-mac thought that he could only try to explain the whole story to the public at a suitable moment in the future.
Maddie also knew that verbal explanations were very pale, and it was unclear whether they would be effective.
But other than that, he couldn't think of any better way.
Until... Shen Fei suddenly appeared!
Memories quickly passed through Maddie's mind like a revolving lantern.
He took a deep breath, temporarily suppressed all his emotions, focused on the game, and then shot...
"Shua~"
Extra penalty hit!
107:105, the Rockets are only two points behind!
At this point, there are 3 seconds left on the clock.
Bulls coach Thibodeau saw the situation was not good and immediately called a timeout.
............
30 seconds passed quickly and the game started again.
Noah came to the sideline and prepared to serve.
At this time, the atmosphere at Toyota Center has reached its peak.
All fans stood up and cheered for the Rockets in unison...
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
...
Amidst the overwhelming sound, Noah couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
1 second...
2 seconds...
3 seconds...
Seeing that the 5-second violation was about to occur, Noah chose to use a lob to find Rose.
At this moment, a white figure appeared out of the sky, and intercepted the ball at an incredible height as if using a Chinese martial art - a vertical ladder!
At the same time, the timer also starts counting down.
In 3 seconds, McGrady accelerated and passed Rose in front of him.
In 2 seconds, he changed direction again and passed the rushing Luol Deng.
In 1 second, Tracy McGrady arrived near the center circle.
There is no time, he can only take action forcefully!
...
...
"Shua~"
The ball went in and the light came on, McGrady completed a super long-distance kill!