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Chapter 167 The competition is heating up!

Su Wen's reckless and bold three-pointer with the logo shocked all the fans, not just the fans from both sides.

This was their first time seeing a non-buzzer-beating three-pointer with a logo, which was simply audacious.

However, Wilkens did not feel any discomfort. Instead, he acquiesced to Su Wen's shot and nodded secretly.

Su Wen dared to shoot like this, which proves that this guy has enough confidence in himself.

After Su Wen did this, Bird was also eager to try. When he caught the ball in the corner, he also wanted to do it.

But after all, the Celtics have very strong discipline. He hesitated and finally gave up this kind of shooting to avoid being criticized.

He passed it on.

McHale and Parrish made an in-pass attack, and the latter attacked McCormick again and succeeded.

34:30

The Sonics are still 4 points behind.

They continued to attack. This time, Bird did not dare to let Su Wen go too far. When the opponent was near the logo, he had already started to attack him to prevent the opponent from catching the ball unexpectedly.

The basketball traveled around the perimeter and came to Su Wen's hands again.

He glanced at the inside line and saw that both of his own inside lines were being pressed tightly by their opponents, so he directly chose to force a breakthrough.

First, he rushed to the left. When Bird was getting stronger, he suddenly stopped suddenly, pulled the ball to the left suddenly, and switched to dribbling with his left hand.

His change of direction was extremely sudden, and he immediately pinned the opponent in place, and then flew away in the air.

Straight into the penalty area, Parish defended him. Su Wen hit the ground with a backhand and sent it inside. McCormick caught the ball and shot.

"Shh!"

Two point hit.

After Su Wen hit the logo three-pointer, as the scoring range expanded, Dennis Johnson did not dare to double-team easily and gave up on Wood completely.

Because he tried once, Su Wen was walking with the ball and passed it to Wood, who made a sudden stop and shot.

Until the second half of the second quarter, the score difference between the two sides was still 4 points, 45:41.

At this moment, the Celtics succeeded on the defensive end, forcing the SuperSonics to make two consecutive mistakes and preventing one. They took the opportunity to create a 6:0 climax and once again opened the point difference to 10 points.

Wilkens quickly handed over the timeout and rearranged.

This is the last game of the finals, a life and death battle that determines the championship.

Both sides had to be cautious and call a timeout immediately if the offense stalled.

Wilkens paused the time to give Su Wen'er some instructions, allowing the latter to continue to strengthen the offense and stretch the opponent's defense.

Su Wen has the strongest ball-holding ability and the strongest scoring ability in the team. He must exploit this and refuse to continue to make forced mistakes.

The SuperSonics' adjustment had an effect. When Su Wen came back, he beat Bird and hit the opponent's head from mid-range.

Then it was him again, with a sudden shot from outside the three-point line, catching Bird off guard and hitting a three-pointer.

After the score difference reached 7 points, the Celtics finally lost the ball.

Bird wanted to rush forward with the ball, but was double-teamed by Davis who suddenly stepped forward and lost the ball, allowing Wood to grab it as he passed by.

Once I get the basketball, I have the world!

The three forwards and defenders of the SuperSonics immediately launched a counterattack. The three-pronged approach fooled Ainge and Johnson who quickly returned to defense and completed the end.

The Celtics received the serve, Bird quickly rushed to the frontcourt and took a position, and when Su Wen came back, he also shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

He also hit Su Wen before he could gain a foothold.

Su Wen looked at him intently and frowned.

This guy is in good shape.

Davis rushed forward with the ball and entered the paint. Seeing that his teammates were heavily guarded and couldn't get out of a good position, he simply did it himself.

He broke into the basket and succeeded in a layup while the opponent's two inside players were being pulled out by his teammates.

The score difference came to an 8-point gap.

Bird caught the ball from the outside and raised his hands high, but no matter how much he swayed left and right, he couldn't get rid of the difficult Su Wen.

Su Wen saw how good his hand was before and refused to give him a chance to make a move.

Bird carried him on his back and rushed in. Unexpectedly, he took two steps in and was stopped by Su Wen again.

He turned around and continued to charge forward, but Su Wen blocked him again. He planned to forcefully cut in, but the power given by the latter was also overwhelming. He didn't move for a long time.

The attack time passed by one second and it was about to end. Bird was so entangled that he could only pass the ball.

When it was given to McHale, there was not much offensive time left.

"Bang!"

In a hasty shot, McHale missed the shot.

Chambers grabbed the rebound. When Bird ran back, Su Wen teased: "I didn't expect the famous Larry Bird to take the blame."

"none of your business."

Bird glared at him fiercely and left angrily.

Davis scored again.

This time it was Su Wen's sudden score. He just cut into the penalty area, pulled up and shot, and hit two points.

The score difference is even closer.

Bird was still entangled by Su Wen and was unable to free his hands to catch the ball. Parish gave up the pass and turned around to beat McCormick.

Although McCormick tried very hard, he was still forced to push the ball away and put the ball into the basket.

The former was a little annoyed and shook his fist bitterly. Su Wen patted his shoulder when he passed by and said, "It doesn't matter, we can just fight back."

McCormick nodded helplessly.

The SuperSonics passed the ball and the ball came into Su Wen's hands. He burst in and hit the basket at once, scaring Parish out.

Su Wen then passed the ball to McCormick, who hit a hook shot.

After scoring a goal, his inner annoyance seemed to be vented, a smile appeared on his face, and he ran back to the backcourt shaking his head.

Unfortunately, Parish didn't keep him happy for long and immediately responded with a shot. He was unhappy again.

But this time, Suvin's sudden score failed to find him. Instead, Chambers was left empty, and McHale switched defenses.

Su Wen bypassed the latter and gave the ball to Chambers, who received the ball and dunked.

Continuous sudden points made the SuperSonics' offensive rotation system run smoothly. The scores kept rising and the point difference was soon recovered to less than 5 points.

When the first half ended, the score between the two sides was 57:52.

The Sonics are still 5 points behind.

Although the score difference is getting closer and closer, the fans can't relax and their palms are sweating nervously.

"The Celtics are indeed the defending champions. It's too difficult to chase points."

"Come on, SuperSonics, there's only one half left."

“The score has never been recovered, it’s so worrying!”

"There's only one half left, the championship. It's really nerve-wracking!"

Not only the SuperSonics fans in front of the TV were anxious, but a small group of fans at the scene were also mumbling, feeling very dissatisfied with the team's offense and their slow pursuit of points.

"I want to go to the toilet."

Wu Qihua was not only nervous, he was also so nervous that he wanted to pee.

When he got up and walked out, Liu Qingyun muttered, "Lazy people poop a lot."

"Yeah yeah."

Ouyang Zhenhua stood up with a smile and asked him: "Are you going?"

Liu Qingyun's face was stunned, and he stood up with a sigh, "Let's go."

Seeing the two of them walking together, Su Junjie's lips twitched, "Who is the lazy one?"

"Then you won't go?"

Lan Jieying looked at him with a smile.

"I'm not a lazy person." Su Junjie raised his head with disdain on his face, but the next second, he stood up and walked out.

The two of them even went to the toilet as a joke. Lan Jieying and Zeng Huaqian looked at each other and burst into laughter.

The atmosphere in the Sonics locker room was not so joyful.

After Wilkens arranged the tactics for the second half, he carried out some mobilization.

"Boys, we're only one half away from victory and a championship."

"But I won't put pressure on you, and I won't ask you to win."

Don’t you require us to win?

This is a fight to this extent!

Who would be willing to lose?

When others looked at each other and expressed incomprehension, he added: "But I just hope you don't regret it and let yourself have regrets."

Good guy!

Isn’t this still stressful?

But even so, everyone still felt a little more relaxed and less tense.

The closer we are to the championship and the closer we are to reaching the other side of our dreams, no one can remain calm.

If you keep a tight thread, it will break sooner or later.

Wilkens was too lazy to continue talking nonsense, and dismissed everyone with a wave of his hand, allowing them to move freely and adjust themselves.

The head coach ended the conversation, and Su Wen called Chambers, McCormick and others over, and said seriously: "In the second half, our opponents will definitely take strict precautions against me and will constantly double-team me."

"You guys should be careful. As long as I am double-teamed, no matter who is in the open position, be ready to catch the ball."

“I’m not going to force the ball, but I’m going to try to attract as many defenders as possible, and you’re all ready to catch and shoot.”

El Wood curled his lips and said, "Isn't it always like this before?"

"Shut up!"

Su Wen glared at him and said, "You are the only one who talks too much."

Wood immediately shut his mouth and stopped making any sound.

Su Wen then continued: "The point is, I will try my best to bring the defense to my side. That is to say, as long as there are no double teams, I will score."

"You have to cover for me!"

Everyone probably understood what he meant.

It's just that if he doesn't double-team, he will get into the opponent's double-team position and change the opponent's defense by himself.

"So, don't be nervous. It's me who should be nervous. If I fail to do it, I may become a sinner."

"Su, don't say such things."

Chambers retorted: "We are one, and we bear the responsibility for losing together."

"Don't worry." He patted Su Wen on the shoulder, "We will help you cover him."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

In the Celtics locker room, compared to the relatively calm atmosphere of the SuperSonics, they appear to be much more lively.

After all, they have won two championships and experienced three finals. They have their own way of handling the nervousness of the game.

The tactic KC Jones gave his players was to shift the offensive focus, or starting point, from Bird to the inside, with Parish having a great advantage in charge.

Let the latter attack more while paying attention to the movement of his teammates and distributing the ball at any time.

Although Bird was in good shape in the first half, Su Wen's defense was also very good, trying his best to deny him the ball and limit his shooting opportunities.

As a last resort, Jones changed the focus of his tactics, letting Parish and even McHale take action more often, with others assisting him.

"More screens, more pick-and-rolls, more penetrations, and more opportunities to create!"

(End of this chapter)