Chapter 238
: Repairing the Decisive Kill [Second Update]
However, just when Stan Van Gundy was very excited, Roll Deng, who was in a hot hand, hit a three-pointer again, and the Bulls widened the gap to double digits again. (, watch the latest update of this book)
However, just as the Bulls began to cheer, Gerald Wallace received an inside pass from "Warcraft" Dwight Howard and then hit a three-pointer.
"yeah!!" The fans of Amway Center Stadium stood up excitedly.
However, after the Bulls called a timeout, Kyle Korver, who came on the bench, became the Bulls' surprise.
He made three consecutive three-pointers and scored 9 points, the Bulls once gained a 16-point advantage.
With two minutes and fifty seconds left in the third quarter, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy called out a 100-second timeout.
At this time, the Bulls still led by 12 points with 88:76.
Both sides have very high offensive efficiency and the score is also very high.
After the timeout, Wu Feng volunteered and got Stan Van Gundy's affirmation, Wu Feng walked towards the court.
Vince Carter, who had been off the court, also returned, and Brandon Bass replaced Ryan Anderson.
The Bulls also made adjustments to the roster, Roll Deng was replaced by Morris Peterson, and Derek Rose was replaced by C.j Watson.
After the game started, the Magic's situation did not improve much and was still suppressed and beaten by the Bulls.
At this critical moment, Magic's center Dwight Howard played a crucial role.
He frequently scored 9 points in the inside line, and in less than two and a half minutes, the Bulls' offensive firepower became much weaker during this period.
With Dwight Howard's outstanding performance, the Orlando gradually reversed the passive battle. At the end of the third quarter, the Magic closed the score to only 6 points behind with 88:94.
As the game entered the last quarter, the competition between the two teams became even more intense.
The situation on the field was in a stalemate for a while, and the score was in a stalemate.
The Magic Team, who played at home, was naturally unwilling to sit in front of the elders of their hometown, and they launched a fierce counterattack in the last quarter.
Wu Feng and Vince Carter, who had a rest for nearly a quarter, teamed up to score 6 points, helping the team quickly narrow the gap to 2 points.
Faced with the opponent's fierce counterattack, the Bulls' state has fluctuated. Not only are there not many ways to do it on the defensive end, but there is also a scoring drought of more than two minutes on the offensive end. (, watch the latest update of this book)
The Magic became more and more courageous. Vince Carter and Michael Pitrus scored two consecutive three-pointers, helping the team to overtake the score with 100:96 and gained the initiative in the game in one fell swoop.
Tom Thibodeau had to call a timeout and switch Roll Dun, Derek Ross and Carlos Boozer to the field in advance.
The Magic used Nazel Mohammed to replace Dwight Howard with a break. During this period, Dwight Howard's outstanding performance sounded the horn of the Magic's fierce counterattack.
At this moment, there are still seven minutes and thirty-three seconds left before the end of the game.
After the game started again, the Bulls scored only 2 points in nearly two minutes, while for the Magic, Michael Pitrus, who came on the bench, scored another three-pointer, and the Magic once overtook the opponent with 103:98 for 5 points.
After a long period of adjustment, Wu Feng's condition has improved.
Although he suffered some losses in front of Derek Ross in the second quarter, the game was not over yet and he still had time to prove himself.
At four minutes and fifty-one in the fourth quarter, Wu Feng made a backward jump shot at the basket and caused Derek Ross to make a defensive foul.
With extra free throws, Wu Feng once again won a 5-point lead for the Magic.
Tom Thibodeau stood anxiously on the sidelines, and saw that the Bulls, who still had a ten-point advantage in the third quarter, were actually 5 points behind.
Tom Thibodeau was about to call for another timeout, but Stan Van Gundy took the lead and called for a timeout.
Stan Van Gundy noticed that Wu Feng's physical strength had declined a little, so he replaced him without hesitation.
Chris Du Hong, who replaced Wu Feng, and Gerald Wallace also replaced Michael Pitrus to enhance the team's offense.
Although Michael Pitrus had a good offense during this period on the court, his performance was not very stable.
The "World" who had been resting for a while also returned to the court, partnering with Brandon Bass in the inside, and Vince Carter is still the shooting guard position.
After the game started again, Carlos Boozer, who had been silent for a long time, scored 6 points in a row and the Bulls overtook their opponent by 1 point.
The two sides gradually fell into a stalemate again, but in the next two minutes, Derek Ross scored 4 points by himself. Three minutes before the end of the fourth quarter, the Bulls once took a 5-point lead. During this period, the Magic did not score.
But after that, the Magic began to stabilize the situation, with Gerald Wallace and Dwight Howard scoring 8 points in a row, and the Magic once overtook their opponents by 3 points.
Now, the score between the two sides is 114:111.
After Roll Deng scored a jump shot from the middle distance, Dwight Howard did not panic and scored two consecutive strong inside attacks. Since then, Derek Ross, who performed well in the whole game, took advantage of the opportunity to get two free throws, but he only made two free throws.
However, Curt Thomas grabbed the offensive rebound and handed it to his teammate Roll Deng, who not only made a layup but also caused a foul by Gerald Wallace.
Stan Van Gundy quickly called for a timeout, and there were less than two minutes left before the end of the game.
After the brief timeout, Stan Van Gundy struggled for a while and finally decided to replace Chris Du Hong.
After Roll Deng made a free throw and hit the free throw, the Magic led the opponent by only 118:117 by 1 point.
Wu Feng organized the Magic team's offense. At this time, Derek Ross' physical strength dropped a lot, and Wu Feng almost rose to his peak using his rest state.
"Derick, it seems that your physical strength is not enough left!" Wu Feng said in response to Derek Ross' defense.
Ross smiled and said, "Wu, your provocation is useless to me. I guess your physical strength is not good, otherwise you wouldn't have been resting for so long."
"Yes, I've been resting off the court for so long, and now I've recovered all my energy. And what about you? Haha, let me deal with you next!" Wu Feng said with a smile.
"Come on, this time, we will definitely not lose to you."
Wu Feng used Dwight Howard's pick-and-roll to break through to the near-the-bottom paint area, and then used Brandon Bass' cover to make a jump shot. With a "swish", the basketball came into the net.
The Bulls naturally would not be willing to give the victory away. Roll Deng made an unreasonable three-pointer outside the three-point line and told the Orlando people that it was not that easy to take the victory from their hands.
The two sides once again tied, and Wu Feng passed the ball to Gerald Wallace, who rushed into the opponent's basket with the ball in his arms, blocked the layup in the face of the defensive players, but failed to make a breakthrough.
The game completely entered the countdown stage, Derek Ross was sweating profusely, but at this moment he ignored it. The breakthrough pass was given to Roll Deng on the outside, and Roll Deng took a deep breath and made a three-pointer again, "swish", and went in again.
The home fans all held their breath at this moment. Now it was the most critical moment. Even the two commentators sitting on the sidelines closed their mouths and watched the game with all their attention.
Stan Van Gundy called for a timeout again, the Magic were already 3 points behind, but the game was only 46 seconds left.
After the timeout, Dwight Howard stepped forward at this critical moment. Dwight Howard bravely dunked at the basket and narrowed the gap to 1 point.
At this time, there are only 31 seconds left before the end of the game.
Derek Ross faced Wu Feng's defense and broke through and passed the ball, giving it to Carlos Boozer's hands.
Carlos Boozer was calm and singled out Brandon Bass.
The Bulls are still 1 point ahead, so they have the initiative. And they will have to spend all their time and leave enough offensive time for the Magic.
With only five seconds left in the twenty-four seconds of attack, Carlos Boozer passed the ball to Roll Deng.
Roll Deng's touch was so hot tonight. It was precisely because of his omnipotence outside the three-point line that the Magic played so hard.
But this time, Roll Deng's magic is no longer there.
With a "clang", under the full defense of Gerald Wallace, Roll Deng failed to score this goal.
"Warcraft" Dwight Howard quickly protected the rebound. At this time, there were only 7 seconds left in the whole game.
Stan Van Gundy called the Magic's last timeout for this game.
After the timeout, Gerald Wallace failed to score in the last 3 seconds of the game. However, Dwight Howard once again became the Magic's savior.
He beat the Bulls' two big men and completed a fatal patch on their heads.
124 to 123, the Magic overtook 1 point.
"Wow...", all the fans stood up and cheered.
However, the Bulls still have 1.2 seconds left, and Tom Thibodeau shouted the last timeout of the game in time.
The time-out time has come, Carlos Boozer serves on the sideline, and Gerald Wallace keeps interfering, but the ball is still sent out smoothly.
After receiving the ball, Roll Deng only transported it for a moment and then shot it. Just as the ball was spinning in the air, the whistle at the end of the game also rang.
Everyone stared at the ball, holding their breath, and the whole audience was terrible.
"Clang", the Bulls showed disappointment all over the top and bottom, and the Magic narrowly defeated the Bulls with 1 point.
The biggest contributor to the Magic team's victory in this game was not Wu Feng, but the "Warcraft" Dwight Howard!
Chapter completed!