Chapter 359 The calf's transformation, the last moment!
Kidd walked to the sideline, took the basketball from the referee, and started to organize the offense again.
After a series of transmissions, the ball came to the hands of Marion, who cut inside.
But his layup was severely slapped away by Griffin who was leaping high.
The ball was blown directly from the three-second zone to near the three-point line.
Curry, with his quick eyes and quick hands, won the battle with Kidd and controlled the ball.
The Rockets launched a counterattack!
During the fast break, T-Mac and George inserted from the left and right sides respectively.
Both of them have extremely strong physical fitness and can finish easily.
In order to prevent these two slender wing players from performing explosive attacks on the frame again, the Mavericks players all shrank to the basket.
And this also gives other Rockets players the opportunity to fire from the outside.
Curry saw the right moment and passed the ball to Yao Ming who was following up.
Dayao drew his bow and arrow and shot decisively from outside the three-point line.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
73:70, the Rockets took the lead.
A minute later, the Rockets made a comeback and once again staged a mercury-like counterattack.
This time, Curry used a butterfly-like dribble to pass Terry's defense and reach the inside.
Chandler took a step sideways, preparing to block.
But Curry suddenly flicked his wrist and passed the ball into the air with a no-look-pass.
The next moment, the White Monster appeared out of the sky, caught the basketball in the air, and threw it towards the basket...
"bang!"
After a powerful two-handed slam dunk, the score reached 75:70.
This is not over yet.
In the next round, Yao Ming used his signature post-up play in the low post.
With his signature turnaround fadeaway jumper, he successfully scored two points over Chandler!
77:70.
As soon as the Rockets started the third quarter, they hit a 7-0 shock wave!
But the strange thing is that no one among the Mavericks generals complained, no one was upset, and no one showed any uneasiness.
Each of them had calm expressions and firm eyes, as if they were the one in the lead.
............
The game continues.
After Kidd caught the ball in the backcourt, he advanced and raised his right hand to call for tactics.
The Mavericks will immediately start running according to the established tactics.
Soon, Terry used his teammates' pick-and-roll to sneak outside the three-point line and received a hand-to-hand pass from Kidd.
The latter also took advantage of the situation to set up a cover.
Curry followed Terry's footsteps and pursued the defense vigorously.
But in the process of squeezing through the screen, he was hit by Kidd.
This directly caused Curry to lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground.
But Kidd's hitting moves were very subtle.
From the referee's perspective, he just stood there without any illegal actions.
Not only did Curry accidentally bump into Kidd, he also fell down.
In this case, it is naturally impossible for the referee to call a foul.
Terry, who successfully caught the ball, got a rare opportunity to take a shot easily in this game.
The Jets made a move and hit a three-pointer.
77:73!
During the transition between offense and defense, Curry, who wanted to respond, resolutely broke into the Mavericks' paint.
But this time, his layup was pinned on the backboard by Marion, who was defending.
Then, the hacker took off a second time and protected the rebound.
The Mavericks took advantage of the situation and launched a counterattack!
During the transition between offense and defense, Terry once again received a pass from Kidd.
He was in the Rockets half court, having a one-on-one conversation with George!
Generally speaking, for this kind of counterattack, players will basically choose to hit the basket.
But Terry was so brave that he even made a mid-range jumper.
George never expected that the other party would choose this way.
By the time he reacted, Terry had already finished taking action.
"Shua~"
Basketball goes hollow into the net.
77:75, the score difference is back to two points!
After scoring the goal, Terry clenched his fists excitedly, his face full of excitement.
In less than a minute, he scored 5 points alone and successfully helped the team stabilize the situation!
At the same time, Mavericks fans at the American Airlines Center also breathed a sigh of relief.
They knew how powerful the Rockets were, so they were worried just now whether the home team would collapse at the beginning of the second half.
Fortunately...it was just a false alarm!
"What do I think? We showed a bit of championship temperament today?"
a Mavericks fan said in surprise to his friend.
"I feel it too."
"No matter how fierce or fierce the Rockets' offensive is, we won't panic!"
"Now that Jason has a good shot, I think we have a good chance of winning this one!"
his friend responded excitedly.
On the other side of the stand, Shen Fei was calm on the surface, but he was also turbulent inside.
The feeling the Mavericks gave him today was exactly the same as the championship team that defeated the Heat in his previous life!
The Cowboys in the original time and space also fell behind by huge margins many times in their confrontations with the Big Three, but they always found a way to turn things around!
Shen Fei also saw that kind of tenacity and stability in today's Mavericks.
[If the Mavericks win today, not only will their winning streak be interrupted, but they will also nourish potential opponents.]
[But if we can hold on to the victory, we may be able to usher in a transformation, and we can also severely damage the Mavericks' confidence.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
In other words...the next quarter or so is extremely important to both teams!
............
His eyes returned to the playing field.
In the following time, the two sides went back and forth, refusing to give in to each other.
The Rockets are blooming more, with Curry and Tracy McGrady both having wonderful performances.
As for the Mavericks, the main point of attack has become the Jets - Jason Terry.
This short shooting guard who is good at shooting has shown the attributes of a "nerve knife".
In the third quarter, he felt so good that he almost single-handedly faced off against the Rockets stars.
It was precisely with Terry's outstanding performance that the Mavericks were able to hold on to the score.
Until the end of the third quarter, neither side really established an advantage.
95 square meters!
The two teams are back on the same starting line again.
Soon, the fourth quarter begins.
The game enters the transitional phase again.
The difference from before is that Mavericks coach Carlisle sent Nowitzki to lead the team this time.
As for the Rockets, it's still a regular rotation.
Mark Jackson on the sidelines still doesn't know that he will pay the price for this "snub"!