legendary point guard

"Wood, you played at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but you distribute your energy yourself. The last moment is the most critical." Stan Van Gundy looked at Lin Sen and said.

Lin Sen nodded: "No problem, I know what to do."

"That's good, Grant, you and Eddie continue to play, pay attention to the offense..." Stan Van Gundy quickly explained, and Lawrence Frank on the other side of the technical table was also quickly making arrangements.

Although the team is only four points behind the Magic, that is, two two-pointers, such a point difference is very small and looks easy to chase, but the Nets have played such a chaser role for three quarters and are still in this role.

This made Frank a little depressed, so he planned to seize the opportunity when both sides were competing with the second team at the beginning of the fourth quarter to catch up and even overtake the score.

"Vince, you started playing in the fourth quarter. The team needs your offense. I won't say much else. You should know what to do." Frank looked at Carter and said.

"I will." Carter nodded. At the end of the third quarter, he rested for more than three minutes and recovered a lot. He also wanted to help the team catch up with the seemingly small 4-point difference as soon as possible, playing the role of catching up. He knows how bad the player's role is, especially as the game time dwindles and the pressure increases.

"The fourth quarter is about to start. The difference of 4 points is not too big, but New Jersey has caught up for three full quarters. Let us wait and see whether they can catch up in the fourth quarter." Hoffman said.

beep!

A whistle sounded, and both players returned to the field.

"Oh, Wood didn't continue to rest off the court but returned directly to the court. The Nets didn't sit on the court. Vince didn't sit on the court. Lawrence planned to catch up during this period, and Stan's arrangement obviously exceeded Lawrence's expectations. ’” Bill Wharton said.

As Bill Wharton said, Frank really didn't expect Lin Sen to play at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and he stopped Nakba who was about to play: "Persian Jane, you are responsible for Wood. Let him shoot at will, even at the expense of your offense."

"Lawrence held Persia Jane and seemed to give an impromptu explanation. I think he should be responsible for defending Wood. After all, Lawrence must not have expected Wood to play at the beginning of the fourth quarter when he was deployed off the court." Hoffman said. .

At this time, the Nets lineup consisted of insiders Clifford and Mickey Moore, and the position of the small forward was Persia Jan Nakbar, the shooting guard was Vince Carter, and the point guard was Eddie House.

The Magic's insiders are Darko Milicic and Tony Batty, the small forward is the team's sixth man Grant Hill, and the back line is the veterans Eddie Jones and Lin Sen who joined the team in the mid-term.

The fourth quarter began with the magic ball, and Milicic sent the ball to Lin Sen, who immediately took the ball forward.

After leading the frontcourt, Lin Sen did not rush to attack, but stopped on the center circle line and waited for his teammates to take their positions. Nakba stood on the three-point line and waited for Lin Sen.

Milicic didn't go directly to the position** but directly stood outside the three-point line. Lin Sen also started to use Milicic's cover to throw off Nakba's defense.

Milicic, who covered Linsen last night, did not stay in place but ran directly to the left along the three-point line, while Grant Hill, who was standing at [-] degrees to the left, ran to the top of the arc at the same time.

Milicic's running just helped him block Vince Carter who was defending him, and Lin Sen, who was able to throw off Nakba with the help of a screen, did not rush to the inside but directly passed the ball behind his head.

Grant Hill, who was above the free throw line, steadily caught Lin Sen's pass, and Grant Hill, who was temporarily unguarded, threw the ball directly.

"Grant made a mid-range shot, found opportunities with consecutive screens, and the six-point difference. New Jersey suffered a blow at the beginning of the fourth quarter. They must work harder." Bill Walton said loudly.

Offensive and defensive transition, Vince Carter received a pass from Eddie House and faced Grant Hill's defense. After a feint, he jumped up and shot.

"Vince fought back powerfully. Hearing the cheers of the audience, you can tell that New Jersey fans are looking forward to this kind of Vince." Hoffman said.

Lin Sen, who returned to the offensive end, dribbled the ball through the half court and gave the ball directly to Grant Hill instead of controlling it to the end. Nakba clung to Lin Sen.

Lin Sen, who was leaning on Nakba, swayed and turned to Nakba's left side. Nakba immediately moved his feet, but Lin Sen pulled his body back and ran from the right side of his body.

Milicic, who received a pass from Grant Hill inside, immediately passed the ball out. It was too late for Nakba to chase after him. Eddie House immediately threw away Eddie Jones who was defending him and rushed towards Lin Sen .

Eddie Jones didn't stay in place and waited for the other Nets players to switch defenses, but ran directly to the corner three-point line, and Lin Sen passed the ball directly.

"Opportunity!" Bill Wharton shouted.

However, Eddie Jones missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

"Dako tip-in!" Milicic jumped up just after the ball left the basket, and the ball flew back to the basket with a touch of his right hand, but unfortunately, Milicic's tip-up also failed to hit. It turned around and slid out.

Seeing this scene, Frank immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Mickey Moore handed the ball to Eddie House and the Nets quickly switched from defense to offense.

Vince Carter once again received a pass to face Grant Hill's defense, holding the ball between his waist and abdomen with both hands and posing the most basic three-threat.

Lin Sen on the right side of the three-point line looked at Carter and Hill sideways. Grant Hill stared at Carter closely. Carter directly forced a breakthrough after consecutive tentative steps.

Lin Sen saw that Carter was forcing a breakthrough, and immediately moved to the top of the arc. Eddie Jones, who was defending Eddie House, quickly shrank the line of defense to pinch Carter.

Facing Jones' defense, Carter did not attack to the end but chose to distribute the ball to the top of the arc. Eddie House was waiting at the top of the arc.

"Vince scored the ball, and Eddie House at the top of the arc has a chance!" Hoffman shouted.

"That's not necessarily the case." Bill Wharton on the side said with a smile.

Seeing Carter's goal, Lin Sen, who was two meters away from Eddie House, jumped out like a cheetah.

House, who stretched out his hands, was about to catch the ball, when a figure rushed up, and House subconsciously grabbed the ball, but a palm appeared between him and the ball directly.

Snapped!

"Wood, Wood steals!" Bill Wharton shouted.

Without a good fast break opportunity, Lin Sen simply pulled the ball into his arms.

Frank on the sidelines waved his arm in frustration. The opportunity just now was really good. If House hit the three-pointer, the situation might change, but all this was ruined by Lin Sen, a rookie.

"Bill, I finally understand what you mean. Wood's speed is too fast. Even though I have commented on Wood's games a lot, I still underestimated his speed." Hoffman turned to look at Bill Walton and said. .

Lin Sen dribbled the ball forward without rushing, and Nakba stood in front of Lin Sen.

Only at the end of the fourth quarter could it be the real critical moment, so Lin Sen didn't bother with Nakba at all, but gestured to Tony Batty.

Tony Batty pulled out immediately, and Lin Sen used Tony Batty's cover to directly attack the inside line. Mickey Moore watched as Lin Sen rushed in and adjusted his footsteps to stand on top of Lin Sen's offensive line.

Seeing Mickey Moore standing not far away, he had a plan in mind, adjusted his pace and rushed over.

Mickey Moore waited for Lin Sen with his arms raised high. When he was two steps away from Mickey Moore, Lin Sen clapped the ball with both hands in his arms, and rushed towards the Mickey Moore.

Seeing this scene, Mickey Moore raised his arms high for fear of being fouled by Lin Sen, a rookie.

His left foot went directly to Mickey Moore's left side, and Moore moved his feet immediately, but Lin Sen's right foot quickly landed on Mickey Moore's right side.

He raised the ball high with both hands, and at this time Clifford on the other side of the basket threw his right hand high.

Seeing that Clifford Linson who was rushing over quickly received the ball, his left hand reached out from behind Clifford who was rushing over and gave a light push.

Milicic, who was originally defended by Clifford, caught Linsen's pass steadily, and Milicic, who was unguarded, easily dunked with both hands.

"The score was beautiful, Darko dunked again, and the point difference returned to six points again. This is Wood's tenth assist and another double-double. Wood is simply a double-double machine." Hoffman said.

However, returning to the offensive end, the Nets directly hit a jumper by Vince Carter, and the point difference returned to 4 points again.

The game continued, but the Nets still played the role of a chaser, and the Magic's lead was not large, hovering between three and six points.

Seeing that the time is getting less and less, Frank on the sidelines is also a little anxious. If this game cannot be won, then the possibility that they are 0:3 behind and want to complete a big reversal and advance to the next round is infinitely close to 0, so this There is no room for loss in a game. Once he loses, he can imagine what kind of criticism he will receive. Not only will he be criticized, but it will also be difficult to keep his coach.

"Lawrence requested a timeout. There are still 6 minutes before the end of the game, and Orlando still leads by 4 points, which means that New Jersey has been doing useless work in the past 6 minutes."

"Bill, it's not useless work, but hard work. Vince has been working hard. In the past 6 minutes, he scored 8 points by himself. Everyone can see the physical exertion. On the other hand, Wood organized the whole team very easily. Offensively, it only took two shots and it was an open shot." Hoffman said.

Frank naturally knew this too, but he didn't dare to replace Carter, who had a good touch.

A whistle sounds and the timeout ends.

The Nets replaced Crawford with Krstic, Mickey Moore with Richard Jefferson, and Nakba with Jason Kidd.

"Oh, Lawrence has changed, one big and four small. Obviously he hopes to catch up with the point difference as soon as possible. How will New Jersey defend?" Bill Walton looked at Stan Van Gundy who was standing on the sidelines.

Van Gundy didn't expect that the Nets would use a lineup of one big and four small. Now it's too late to adjust the lineup, so we can only wait and see.

Back from the timeout, the Nets' lineup of one team and four teams brought trouble to the Magic. Chris Webber's footsteps were no longer young and he couldn't keep up with Richard Jefferson.

Under the pull, Richard Jefferson finally received a pass from Kidd and hit a large two-pointer directly from the high position.

However, the disadvantage of the Nets' lineup is also obvious, that is, their defense. Back to the defensive end, the Nets' inside defense is too weak. Chris Webber received the ball and directly singled Richard Jefferson to succeed.

Seeing this scene, Stan Van Gundy didn't adjust the lineup at all. After all, the Nets' defensive end is destined to not do well.

Just as Van Gundy thought, despite his excellent offensive performance, the defensive end's protection of the inside line was too weak, so that he just scored two points and was quickly chased back by the Magic.

When the time came to the last 3 minutes, Frank took the lead in making a change, replacing Eddie House with Collins.

However, after changing the lineup, the Nets' offense did not have the advantage just now.

"Wood, the key layup, five points, New Jersey is behind by five points, the time left for them is getting less and less, and their opportunities are getting less and less." Bill Wharton said looking at the big screen. There was only one minute and ten seconds left at the end of the game.

The Magic led the Nets by 104 points at 99:5, and the Nets fans at the scene fell into silence. Although the difference of 5 points was not that big, it was really hard for them to see the Nets chasing the Nets all night and failing to catch up. Lost confidence.

"Jason!" Carter leaned on Grant Hill and shouted at Kidd. Carter, who had only rested for 6 minutes, was already exhausted.

"Vince is asking for the ball, and he is still insisting. In this game, Vince fully played his worth. Without him, New Jersey would have been defeated." Hoffman said, looking at Carter.

Kidd lobbed the ball directly to Carter, and Carter leaned on Grant Hill with his back.

Hill pressed against Carter's back tightly, and he could feel Carter's physical exhaustion. Hill knew that as long as he defended the ball, the Magic would not be far from victory.

For him who came to Orlando with lofty goals, it is undoubtedly of great significance to help Orlando go further in the last year of the contract.

Suddenly, Carter's shoulders shook, but the shaking was much different from the beginning of the game. Hill was not moved at all, but Carter in front of him didn't care so much and turned over and took off.

Carter jumped up, and Hill jumped up too.

The whole body leaned back, and Hill blocked Carter's shooting sight as much as possible.

Carter's body almost formed an eighty-degree angle with the floor, watching Carter throw the ball at the basket.

"Vince, try hard to shoot the ball. This shot is very difficult. Vince's physical fitness has reached its limit." Bill Wharton looked at Carter and said.

The ball left Carter's fingers and flew into the air, and the ball fell to the basket under the watchful eyes of Nets fans.

clang!

With a crisp sound, the ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced high, but luckily the ball still fell into the basket.

"The key goal is still three points away. As long as we defend well, New Jersey still has a chance." Hoffman shouted.

After throwing the ball and falling to the floor, Carter got up and immediately ran to the backcourt. Looking at Carter's back, Lin Sen admired him very much.

After receiving Milicic's serve, Lin Sen slowly dribbled the ball towards the half court and looked up at the big screen.

The big screen clearly showed 104:101, and the Magic still led by 3 points. At this time, there were 53 seconds left before the end of the game.

Richard Jefferson watched Lin Sen, who was parked near the middle circle, run up. For the Nets, every second counts.

Looking at Jefferson running towards him, Lin Sen dribbled the ball calmly without any nervousness.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

The entire izod center resounded with the shouts of the fans. Carter's goal just now injected a little confidence into them again. They are looking forward to the Nets' reversal.

Seeing Jefferson rushing towards him, Lin Sen narrowed his eyes, which made Jefferson feel uneasy.

Just when he was less than one meter away from Lin Sen, Lin Sen, who had stopped in place, moved and sprinted fiercely.

Seeing Lin Sen who was rushing towards him, Jefferson immediately adjusted his pace, but Lin Sen didn't give him a chance at all.

呲!

Lin Sen's customized version of the playoff legend generation under his feet rubbed harshly against the floor, and he made a big change of direction and directly moved away from Jefferson's body.

Vince Carter saw this scene and shouted at Jefferson: "Switch!"

At the same time, Carter threw away his defending Grant Hill and rushed towards Linsen. He must defend Linsen's ball, and only when he defends will he have a chance.

Seeing Catlinson rushing up from the side, he still didn't panic.

Snapped!

Afraid of the ball, a horizontal pull and Carter opened a little distance again. After the pull, Lin Sen did not rush into the three-point line but directly threw himself into the air.

"Oh, Wood jumped up, and he chose a three-pointer? Isn't that a bit hasty?" Hoffman said, looking at Lin Sen who jumped up and stopped outside the three-point line.

The Magic fans in front of the TV couldn't help worrying about Lin Sen's impulsiveness. Although they all knew Lin Sen's three-point ability, they still hoped that Lin Sen would be more cautious at such a critical moment.

But Lin Sen, who was jumping up at this moment, didn't know what they were thinking, he only knew that he was going to throw the ball in.

Stan Van Gundy looked at Lin Sen in the air, he was as worried as the Magic fans.

Looking at the basket in the distance, Lin Sen flicked his fingers vigorously. The basketball left Lin Sen's fingers amidst boos all over the court.

Swish!

A crisp sound of scraping the net accompanied by loudspeakers impacted the eardrums of every Nets player.

107:101, the three-point difference became 6 points at this time.

"Wood, three-point, a key three-pointer, a three-pointer with a big heart, an unreasonable but reasonable three-pointer, this is Wood!" Bill Wharton roared.

Frank called for a timeout the moment he saw the ball go into the rim.

Stan Van Gundy glanced at every player: "The Nets are likely to choose a three-pointer. If they choose to grab two points, then we will let them go. Even if they make it, we will not pay any penalty. We lead by six points. This is a safety As long as we grasp the last 30 seconds, we will be the final winners, let them go fishing, and we will move forward!"

Back from the timeout, the Nets chose a two-point attack, but Carter's shot hit the basket and Chris Webber took the defensive rebound and the Nets immediately fouled.

When Howard sent the ball to Linsen again, Kidd put it back immediately. At this time, there were 22 seconds before the end of the game. Linsen walked to the free throw line and completely smashed the basket with two free throws under the boos. web ideas.

With Carter hitting the frame with a three-pointer, Howard scored a rebound, and the Nets stopped fouling.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Bill Walton shouted: "3:0! New Jersey has stepped into the playoffs with one foot." (To be continued.)