boyutpedia Chapter 479: It takes 11 minutes to take the lead, but only 1 minute to collapse!
Chapter 479: It takes 11 minutes to take the lead, but only 1 minute to collapse!
30:29.
The entire stadium fell silent, and it took the Philadelphia home fans a long time to react.
Then came a chorus of boos.
Many fans even shouted, "Those who shoot three-pointers are all women, let's fight it out!"
Embiid, who was closest to the fan, glared at him.
Who the hell are you talking about?!
There are 45 seconds left in the first quarter.
Embiid dribbled the ball himself this time, and after crossing half-court, he passed it to Maxi before entering the paint.
After leaning on Sharp, Embiid reached out for the ball again.
Without hesitation, Maxi passed the ball to Embiid.
With Harden off the court, the team naturally has to focus on Embiid.
After all, he was the newly crowned MVP of the regular season.
only……
With a snap, just before Embiid was about to catch the basketball, a figure two meters away practically lunged sideways and slapped the ball away.
Seth Curry swiftly caught the ball and then sped off.
Tucker only touched Seth Curry briefly before realizing what was happening and immediately withdrew his hand.
Seth Curry glanced back after crossing the half-court line, then easily scored a layup.
With those two points, the Nets finally took the lead as the first quarter was about to end.
31:30.
There are 37 seconds left.
With 45 seconds remaining, normally both sides would each have one attack.
There are 37 seconds left. Under normal circumstances, both sides will each have one attack!
Philadelphia did nothing but give the Nets two points in eight seconds.
Philadelphia had possession of the ball, and Maxi was extremely cautious this time, not insisting on getting the ball into Embiid's hands.
After circling around a few times, the space in front of him suddenly opened up, and Maxi drove into the paint, scoring two points with a pull-up jumper.
Philadelphia took the lead again, 32-31.
The Nets have 15 seconds left.
Nash still didn't call a timeout to plan one last offensive play.
Because they were trailing throughout the first quarter, Nash used two timeouts, and he didn't want to waste another one.
Nash looked at Wang Xiucheng on the court, believing that Wang Xiucheng could handle the situation.
After receiving Sharp's serve, Wang Xiucheng first waved his hand while holding the ball between his fingers.
So everyone, including Sharp, ran across the halfway line and created space.
The entire field was handed over to Wang Xiucheng, along with Maxi, who was defending against him.
Wang Xiucheng accelerated immediately after hitting the ball, rushing out like a gust of wind.
Maxi, who was three steps away, was about to move ahead and block Wang Xiucheng's path.
He then saw Wang Xiucheng change direction and rush to the other side.
He had no choice but to immediately brake and move in the opposite direction.
The rapid change of direction put tremendous pressure on Maxi's ankle.
But he gritted his teeth and finished it anyway.
However, just as Wang Xiucheng reached him and Maxi reached out to try to cut the ball, Wang Xiucheng turned around and appeared behind him.
Maxi's outstretched hands were still frozen in mid-air!
One step later, Wang Xiucheng reached the three-point line and, without any adjustment, shot the ball.
Swish!
The basketball swished cleanly through the net!
Another three-pointer!
34:32.
This was Wang Xiucheng's second three-pointer in the last minute of the first quarter.
There are only two seconds left.
Embiid picked up the basketball and, in a fit of frustration, slammed it down hard.
Then he came to the baseline and passed the ball to Maxi.
Maxi took two steps, and under Wang Xiucheng's interference, threw the ball with one foot on the center line.
To be fair, this shot wasn't too far off target.
With a loud thud, the basketball hit the rim before bouncing off the baseline and being filmed back onto the court by a cameraman.
The first quarter ended with the referee's whistle, and the Nets led 34-32 thanks to Wang Xiucheng's 6 points in the last minute.
The Philadelphia team, which led for a full 11 minutes, ultimately couldn't withstand "King Time".
"I told you to foul, you understand?"
Before Philadelphia's substitutes even returned to the bench, Doc Rivers started berating Maxi.
The reason Maxi was allowed to foul Wang Xiucheng was to prevent Wang Xiucheng from shooting.
Maxi, on the other hand, seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness, keeping his distance from Wang Xiucheng.
Maxi didn't say anything, he just sat on the bench and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel.
The sweat was partly due to the natural exertion of physical strength, and partly due to the pressure on the ankle from the rapid change of direction.
He can feel some pain in his ankle now, but thankfully it's not enough to prevent him from playing.
After venting his frustrations, Old Li calmed down, took the tactics board from the assistant coach, and began to explain the next tactics.
Philadelphia's sexy and energetic cheerleaders put on a great show, as if they knew the season was coming to an end and if they didn't start dancing now, it would be next season.
Three minutes later, the second quarter began.
Wang Xiucheng sat down to rest, while Durant and Westbrook returned to the court.
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, Harden also returned to lead the team.
The Thunder's Big Three have come together in the Eastern Conference Finals in a different way.
The pace of the second quarter wasn't fast at the beginning, with both Harden and Westbrook intentionally controlling the time.
It seems both sides are waiting for their star players to return from their rest.
The difference is that Embiid returned after resting for 4 minutes.
Wang Xiucheng rested for a full six minutes before returning to the court after the timeout.
The score continued to climb back and forth.
Just like the first quarter, with only one minute left, Wang Xiucheng hit a three-pointer, followed by a layup after driving to the basket and drawing a foul from Embiid.
However, Wang Xiucheng failed to score this time.
In the final minute of the second quarter, Wang Xiucheng scored another 5 points.
Philadelphia, who were locked in a stalemate for a full 11 minutes in the second quarter, were once again overtaken by the Nets by two points in the final minute of the quarter.
Including the score from the first quarter, the Nets led 65-61 at halftime.
The Nets are leading by 4 points.
This time, Wang Xiucheng didn't sit on the bench for a while, but instead walked directly to the player tunnel with Durant, Westbrook, and others.
The reason is simple: the entire stadium is booing him.
There's no need for Wang Xiucheng to clash with Philadelphia fans at this time.
Although he didn't care.
……
new York.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
The first half of the Nets vs. Philadelphia game on TV had just ended when Lisa's phone rang.
She glanced at it, then waited a few seconds before answering.
"Have you arrived in New York yet, honey?"
A man's voice came out.
“Just checked in,” Lisa said.
"Get some rest today, I'll pick you up tomorrow."
"it is good."
After hanging up the phone, Lisa watched Wang Xiucheng on TV as he left the set, talking to his somewhat hunched-over teammates.
Just then, the phone rang again.
After glancing at the caller ID again, Lisa seemed to hesitate for a moment before finally answering the phone.
Lisa changed her furrowed brows into a smile, even though she knew the person on the other end of the phone couldn't see it, she still did it.
"Chaeyoung, what's wrong?" Lisa's cheerful voice rang out.
"Lisa, you went to New York? Did that playboy contact you again?"
“He promised me he wouldn’t see those women again,” Lisa replied with a forced smile.
"Heh, you actually believe this kind of nonsense?" Park Chae-young's voice rang out, sounding somewhat angry.
But Lisa responded with a firm answer.
"I know what I want."
Lisa immediately hung up the phone.