nycdaug Chapter 656 Mazura's Cursing and Swearing!
Chapter 656 Mazura's Cursing and Swearing!
There wasn't much time left in the third quarter.
After a brief internal struggle, Mazura decided not to substitute Jaylen Brown.
Jaylen Brown committed his third foul, so his margin for error is still acceptable.
However, two minutes later, when the "King's Time" arrived, Mazura regretted her decision.
With a whistle, the referee pointed to Jaylen Brown, whose arm was still outstretched.
Just after crossing the center line, Wang Xiucheng suddenly turned and charged towards Jaylen Brown.
Jaylen Brown really didn't intend to reach out, but Wang Xiucheng shamelessly came over and took the ball in front of him to shoot.
Wang Xiucheng didn't even jump; he just stood on the floor to shoot.
Heaven and earth conscience!
Jaylen Brown didn't really intend to block Wang Xiucheng, but he didn't know why he reached out subconsciously.
Then, Wang Xiucheng placed his wrist on his palm.
Jaylen Brown swore that he really didn't touch it, and that it was Wang Xiucheng who put it on his hand.
But that incompetent referee still blew the whistle and called a foul!
With this three-plus-one play, Wang Xiucheng scored 4 points for the first time in tonight's game.
The players on the field had committed too many fouls, which made them afraid to foul Wang Xiucheng as recklessly as they had in the first half.
So, just as the time was about to reach zero, Wang Xiucheng made another throw-in.
6 points!
Thanks to Wang Xiucheng's "Wang Time" in the third quarter, scoring 6 consecutive points, the Nets took a 90-80 lead on the road, their first double-digit lead.
Both Mazura and Jaylen Brown were swearing.
After a short break, the fourth quarter began as scheduled.
Wang Xiucheng did not rest and continued to play, which made White, who had returned to the court, twitch.
Sure enough, in less than three minutes, White, who was being extremely careful, was still fooled by Wang Xiucheng.
When the referee pointed at White and gestured towards the scorer's table that White had committed a hand foul, White joined the chorus of curses.
Seeing White already had five fouls, Mazura once again entered a state of inner turmoil.
Should we replace White?
If you're replacing him, you should bring Pritchard on.
Given Pritchard's height and wingspan, his presence on the court would be tantamount to handing points to Wang Xiucheng.
If they don't switch, White, who already has 5 fouls, will continue to be attacked by Wang Xiucheng!
"Watch out for fouls." Mazura shouted at White in the end, but still made the decision to keep White on the court.
Wang Xiucheng looked at White in the distance and almost burst out laughing.
Rather than substituting White, White, who already has five fouls, is actually more useful to me.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled the ball to the three-point line, switched defense with Westbrook, and shot a three-pointer over White.
Bang!
The ball didn't go in.
Wang Xiucheng pursed his lips.
With a snap, the backboard was slapped away by Towns and flew towards Wang Xiucheng.
Wang Xiucheng jumped high behind White and stretched out his arm to reach for the basketball.
White also jumped to grab the ball.
However, even though he could have contested the ball with Wang Xiucheng at the last moment, White still didn't go all out to touch it.
Wang Xiucheng scooped the ball into his hand and then shot it again, this time over White.
Swish!
This time, the basketball obediently fell into the net.
For Wang Xiucheng, with the three-point shooting percentage stacking card, the probability of missing two consecutive shots is even lower than the probability of making them.
In this way, Wang Xiucheng would pass the ball whenever he had the chance, and if his teammates couldn't create a good opportunity, Wang Xiucheng would switch onto White and shoot himself.
As the final minute of the match approached, time was ticking away.
The Nets maintain their 10-point lead.
Although Wang Xiucheng orchestrated the Nets' offense with remarkable fluidity, the Celtics' three-point shooting also came alive.
This is why the Celtics were able to keep the score close.
But to the dismay of Celtics fans, whenever the Celtics seemed to have a chance to close the gap, someone from the Nets would step up and score consecutively, bringing the deficit back to double digits.
The entire TD Garden stadium was filled with standing fans cheering for their team.
Everyone knows that the most crucial minute of the entire season has arrived!
Fortunately, the Celtics had possession of the ball.
If they can make a three-pointer in the shortest amount of time, it's not impossible to tie the score.
Mazura substituted Pritchard onto the pitch.
The intention is obvious.
Pritchard, who only committed one foul, made 1 of 5 three-point attempts in this game.
At a time like this, Mazura is unlikely to let him come up and shoot three-pointers.
Of course, if an opportunity arises, you can't afford not to invest.
His only purpose in coming on the court was to foul Wang Xiucheng.
Both Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have already committed four fouls.
If they foul Wang Xiucheng, even if they tie the score and force overtime, Wang Xiucheng will be able to exploit the potential threat of five fouls.
Swish!
In 12 seconds, Tatum couldn't find an opportunity to shoot from the outside, so he could only drive in and score two points first.
Towns retrieved the ball and stepped off the baseline, then waited a moment before passing it to Durant.
At this point, there's no need to insist on passing the ball to Wang Xiucheng.
Durant, with his higher free throw percentage, is also a very good option.
Pritchard hesitated for a second, seemingly unwilling to commit a foul on Durant.
But time was running out, and he couldn't afford to waste any more time.
With a whistle, the referee blew his whistle, pointed at Pritchard, and issued a foul.
Time froze at 46 seconds remaining.
Durant tossed the ball to the referee, turned and high-fived Towns, then high-fived Wang Xiucheng and a few others.
Arriving at the frontcourt and standing at the free-throw line, Durant, unconcerned about getting dirty, wiped his shoes with his hand before taking the ball from the referee.
He spun around, shook his shoulders, and threw...
Swish!
Swish!
Both free throws went in.
This means that the Celtics' fouling strategy was not successful this time.
The only good news is that the clock has stopped.
Tatum personally dribbled the ball towards the frontcourt, where Wang Xiucheng defended him.
With an average of 4.2 steals per season, anyone who encounters Wang Xiucheng will be cautious and wary.
For other people, a steal might just be a steal.
But for Wang Xiucheng, the steal was just the beginning.
TNT has a statistic that if Wang Xiucheng successfully steals the ball, there is an 87% chance that he will successfully counterattack and score points.
So even Tatum has to be careful.
After nearly ten seconds of trying to shake off Wang Xiucheng and find a three-point opportunity, Tatum, unwilling to force a shot, could only use a screen to enter the paint and score two more points.
Then, when the basketball was passed to Dillon, Pritchard ran past Wang Xiucheng to the other sideline and fouled Dillon.
Dillon's free throw percentage is 84.4%, so fouling him was not a wise choice for the Celtics.
Dillon, who had a technical foul on his record, stuck out his tongue at the Celtics fans at TD Stadium, looking smug.
The TD Arena erupted in boos and even some insults.
But for Dillon, he was already used to it.
"Don't provoke the fans. If you do it again, I'll give you a technical foul," the referee said to Dillon as he backed away.
Dillon suddenly nodded like a good boy and then walked towards the free throw line.
However, just as the referee turned around, Dillon once again made a crying gesture towards the fans on the sidelines.
This caused the fans to boo loudly again.
Several rednecks even stood up and made lewd gestures towards Dillon.
Wang Xiucheng patted Dillon on the shoulder from behind, "Focus on the game."
Dillon didn't turn around, he just nodded.
The referee turned around again and saw Wang Xiucheng and Di Long talking. He looked at the excited fans on the sidelines with some confusion.
what happened?