After watching the replay, the three referees deliberated and gave Perkins a foul.
The Warriors made two free throws.
Since Curry was injured and unable to continue fighting, Cole sent Livingston to take free throws.
Livingston is the Warriors' only point guard at the moment, and he's also good at free throws.
As expected, Livingston made two free throws and the score became 113:114!
With 11 seconds left in the game, the Warriors have the ball.
Then there will be some fights.
However, the Warriors did not take a timeout and were about to serve after the free throw.
The Celtics led by one point, but the Warriors had a chance to win.
If Curry is here, this opportunity will definitely be his.
However, Curry was injured, and it happened very suddenly, and the replay time was not enough for Deng Fang to deploy complex tactics.
In this case, we can only look at the players' on-field responses.
Livingston has no three-pointers, and his pick-and-roll power has dropped by more than half.
Lopez was not sure when he hit Perkins in the low post.
Laga Bell, Prince and Belinelli are all role players, and it is not a good choice for them to handle such key balls.
In critical balls at the last moment, the opponent's defense will usually be very tough. Even if the action is bigger, the referee will probably not call it off.
If your skills are not up to standard and your mental quality is not strong enough, it will be difficult to put the ball into the basket at this time.
More importantly, the Celtics' defense is very good, and they will not easily give the Warriors an opportunity to take an open shot.
The Warriors' only option is to give the ball to Livingston and let him play a pick-and-roll with Lopez to see where the opportunity comes from.
Livingston has a height advantage and a pretty good mid-range shot. As long as he wants to take a shot, he can always throw the ball.
If he is locked up, he can pass the ball with his height.
Except for Livingston, the other four players on the Warriors court have three-pointers, and the space is still very wide.
Prince served the ball from the sideline, and Livingston came out around a screen to catch the basketball.
There were 10 seconds left in the game, and the Warriors ran out of time.
Livingston dribbled the ball near the three-point line, and Lopez quickly stepped forward to block Rondo.
Unexpectedly, Rondo did not go around Lopez at all, but took two steps back.
Rondo's meaning is very obvious, just bully you for not getting three points!
Most people chase around screens, but that's against players with baskets.
Players who cannot defend three-pointers can retreat to defend.
The Celtics were very targeted, and Rondo was also very clear-headed.
Perkins, like before, still didn't come out, huddled near the penalty area, waiting for Livingston to break through.
Under such circumstances, pushing inward is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
They are waiting for you inside!
Lopez saw it very clearly, and he immediately took two steps outside and came to the three-point line.
It was useless for him to go to the penalty area at this time, Perkins was standing there.
Laga Bell, Prince and Belinelli were all followed outside the three-point line. Perkins was near the penalty area. Rondo also retreated to guard against Livingston's mid-range shot. At this moment, only Lopez was open.
The Celtics dared to miss Lopez's three-pointer mainly because Lopez's three-pointer was inaccurate in this game.
Their previous strategy was to let Lopez's three-pointers go, guarding the basket while locking up other people's three-pointers.
This strategy has allowed the Celtics to taste the sweetness and make a lot of profits. They must not give up at the critical moment.
As for letting Livingston shoot, forget it.
After all, he is a point guard, has a height advantage, and is a mid-range shooter with a higher shooting percentage.
It's the lesser of two evils, so the Celtics chose to let go of Lopez's three-pointer.
Livingston can take action if he wants to, after all, he is much taller than Rondo.
But Rondo's defense is very good, and his hit rate on strong shots is not guaranteed.
There are three seconds left on the clock.
Livingston did not hesitate and quickly passed the ball to Lopez.
At this time, the ball must be placed in the hands of the most suitable person.
Even if Lopez has no touch in this game, he still has the best chance.
Lopez didn't hesitate at all and just caught the ball and shot.
It doesn’t matter whether it was accurate or not before!
Just vote boldly!
If you make a bet, it's yours; if you don't, it's mine!
This is what Deng Fang kept telling them.
With such a head coach standing behind him, every player has strong self-confidence.
The basketball flew straight to the basket.
There was silence at TD Garden.
Everyone is watching the basketball.
If the ball goes in, you lose; if it doesn’t, you win!
The Warriors had won ten consecutive games before, so beating them was such a cool thing!
You can celebrate as much as you want if you win, but if you lose...
Leading by 9 points in less than a minute in the last minute, losing a game that was a sure win, how depressing it would be!
The basketball flew through the air, hit the basket with a bang, and bounced high.
The hearts of the more than 10,000 fans at TD Garden Arena were in suspense.
The basketball flew straight up, fell straight down, bounced twice on the rim, bounced around, and finally rolled in.
The timer also turns red instantly!
competition is over.
Lopez made a three-pointer!
The Warriors won the game 116:114!
Eleven consecutive wins at the start!
Lopez stood there and stared at the basketball with wide eyes. He didn't scream until the basketball fell into the net bag.
Oh yeah!
Big Lopez jumped two feet high, as happy as a child.
Livingston was the first to rush forward and hugged Lopez.
My teammates also ran up and jumped up and down together.
The entire TD Garden Arena was silent, and the audience was stunned and couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Leading by so much, and yet he was defeated?
Isn’t Lopez inaccurate from three points?
Isn’t our defense very good?
Isn’t Curry unable to play?
Why did you lose!
It wasn't until the basketball hit the net that Deng Fang, sitting on the bench, felt relieved.
It's really not easy to win this game.
Azubuike was absent, Lopez was not feeling well, Curry was flanked, and was injured at the last moment.
The Warriors were at a disadvantage throughout the game and kept chasing points.
This has never happened before.
In the last minute, we fell behind by 9 points, which was an almost impossible score to catch up with.
Fortunately, Curry used three incredible three-pointers to chase the score back.
It can even be said that this victory was obtained by Curry in exchange for his injury.
Seeing all this, Rivers standing on the sidelines showed a helpless smile.
You can lose this kind of game!
He didn't do anything wrong!
If I have to say what I didn't do well, it would be that Curry wasn't paid enough attention to.
As soon as Curry felt bad in the opening game, the Celtics relaxed their defense on him.
When Curry regained his touch, the Celtics flanked him a little late.
There was no double attack on Curry at the last minute.
But Rivers was also depressed.
Even if there is a double attack, we have to wait until Curry is near the three-point line, right?
Who knew Curry would shoot from mid-range?
Who knew he could shoot just two steps beyond the three-point line?
Isn’t that a waste of money?
The investment is still in, what can you do?
Rondo defends very well, and it is rare to see anyone make him so embarrassed.
Although Perkins always has a fierce expression on his face, there are very few times when he is really cruel.
What makes him do this must be that his opponent is too annoying!
Make him afraid!
I did nothing wrong, but I still lost. That can only be because my opponent was too powerful!
