748: Eyes of Death, Death Comes(1/5)
Wayne stared at the Warriors players before the game started.
Of course, the Warriors fans at the scene wouldn't care about Wayne's eyes.
Who cares about a dying person?
They sang, shouted, and fantasized.
They are all looking forward to the Game 7 in Portland two days later.
Even, looking forward to the second game with the Cavaliers in the finals, looking forward to the scene of winning the cup.
It is the same as "the goddess just glanced at me and I had already thought of the names of our two children."
Falling behind by 21 points in the third quarter is not the most desperate moment in NBA history.
After all, the OK Lakers once completed a super comeback from falling behind by 27 points in the final quarter against the Mavericks in 2002.
But then again, the Lakers' reversal also happened during the regular season.
The regular season and the Western Conference Finals cannot be confused.
In the history of the Western Conference Finals, the most famous late reversal also happened to the Lakers, and it was also related to the Trail Blazers.
The tiebreaker of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, Lakers VS Trail Blazers.
At the moment of life and death, the Lakers trailed by 15 points in the final quarter.
But O'Neal began to wake up in the fourth quarter, and Kobe continued his output, pulling the team back from the edge of life and death and helping the team reach the finals.
It was also in this game that Kobe and O'Neal staged the classic alley-oop of the century.
But at this time, it was also the life and death moment of the Western Conference finals, and the Trail Blazers were 21 points behind.
The difficulty is undoubtedly greater than that of the Lakers.
Moreover, there is a saying that the Lakers' reversal was not only OK but also because Stern used the mysterious power of the president at that time.
At that time, the Lakers and OKC were the most popular teams and combinations in the league, and Stern never wanted to see the Lakers fall in the tiebreaker of the Western Conference Finals.
So in the last quarter, the whistle was relatively biased toward the Lakers.
Tianzun took a big risk and was called for a foul. Sabonis was inexplicably caught in a foul crisis, so that he didn't dare to guard Shaq later.
Now, the Blazers don't have a whistle to help.
Because even if Stern wants to help, it will be the next one.
The Trail Blazers and the Warriors are playing in a tiebreaker, which is what Steve could not have wished for.
The tie-break will definitely have a high box office. Isn’t it delicious to work hard?
If the Trail Blazers fall behind in the final moments of the game, the president will definitely help.
But today, Wayne can only rely on himself.
Before the game started, the local commentator in Oakland stressed over and over again that in the history of the Western Conference finals, there had never been a 21-point reversal in the last quarter.
This is not the regular season, this is the Western Conference Finals.
The Western Conference Finals means that the strength gap between the two sides is not that big, and it also means that no one will give up the game easily.
Therefore, a 21-point reversal in the final quarter is simply a fantasy.
They were all bragging about how great Thompson was and how the tiebreaker should be played.
No one thinks that the Trail Blazers can really turn over.
No one thinks they can win, except themselves.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors immediately deployed five small lineups, seemingly trying to win the game in one go.
After all, they already lead by 21 points. As long as they suppress the Trail Blazers for a few more minutes, they can ensure victory.
Therefore, there is no need to hold back the ultimate move until the end.
Just turn it up!
The Trail Blazers attacked first, Curry continued to control the ball through the half, and Wayne calmly stood on the left side of the court.
At this time, Curry hit the ball to Tucker who was in the high post.
Tucker provided support from the high post, and then Wayne suddenly started and played hand-to-hand with Tucker.
While Tucker handed the ball to Wayne, he also blocked Green who was guarding Wayne.
Seeing this situation, Iguodala quickly switched defense to Wayne. Wayne did not force a breakthrough, but took a step back with the ball and made a three-pointer before Green could double-team him!
Iguodala's block was very timely, but after all, due to the height difference, the interference was not particularly strict.
In the third quarter that just passed, Thompson was there as soon as he took a shot.
And now, it's Wayne.
"With the knife in his hand, he hit a three-pointer. Wayne hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, sounding the horn for counterattack. He shot very decisively. It can be seen that Wei is still fighting for victory!"
Of course, it was just a three-pointer and it didn't attract everyone's attention.
Because even so, isn't it still 18 points ahead?
Moreover, if the Warriors' offense succeeds, the point difference will be 20 again.
To others, the shot seemed like nothing.
But for the Trail Blazers and Wayne, this shot was crucial.
This goal established their confidence in counterattack.
Wayne told everyone to leave the offense to him, and he kept his word.
For Wayne, he also experienced the power of the "Eye of Death" for the first time.
Several years have passed since Wayne acquired this special move.
But during this period, Wayne never triggered the effect of this special action once.
Even Wayne has used the shameful skill of Tough Guy Three Company more than once, but Death Eye has never been used once.
This is not just because of retirement, but because it is simply impossible for any team to let the Trail Blazers fall behind by more than 20 points in three quarters.
But today, this team showed up.
Of course, the Warriors' lead of more than 20 points over the Trail Blazers in three quarters was also unconventional.
Thompson's radiant performance in the third quarter was truly unexpected.
But anyway, Wayne finally triggered the badge once.
The first time, and possibly the last time.
He will definitely take advantage of it!
According to the system description, all of Wayne's attributes have been improved to a certain extent, which means that Wayne is now stronger than in his heyday!
18 points doesn’t seem too difficult!
The game continued, and the Warriors were still looking for Thompson. But in the fourth quarter, Butler's defense against Thompson became tighter.
He had already started to take action. When he realized that Thompson was trying to distance himself, he quickly grabbed the jersey.
So not long after the Warriors' offense started, Butler was called for a defensive foul.
Although Stern changed the league's style of hair whistles after returning to power, Butler's defensive action just now was enough to be called a foul even under this scale.
Although it was a foul, Wayne still touched Jie Bao's head.
In short, don't let Thompson catch the ball and shoot easily!
The defense started again, and the Warriors were still looking for Thompson. This time, Green used a secret moving screen to knock Butler away, allowing Thompson to get a shooting opportunity.
Wayne naturally went up to cover the defense very actively. Seeing this situation, Tom hit the ground and gave the ball to Green.
In the third quarter, the Warriors were able to lead the Trail Blazers by so much, not only because of the Buddha's glory, but also because of Thompson's containment, which allowed others to get many scoring opportunities.
In this attack, Thompson is equivalent to repeating his old tricks.
The moment Thompson passed the ball, Wayne turned and chased Green.
If it were placed in the third quarter, Wayne would definitely not be able to catch up after his speed has deteriorated.
But now, with his enhanced abilities, Wayne took two big steps and caught up with Green again!
Of course, Green knew nothing about this. He didn't realize that a terrifying hunter was following him at all.
He was even thinking about how to mock Wayne after scoring the ball.
Just after he jumped up and lifted the basketball, Wayne slammed in from the back door, knocked the ball away with a slap, and then knocked Green down.
After blocking the shot, Wayne took another two strides and ran out to chase the basketball that was shot away by him.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of ball is difficult to recover.
But Wayne jumped up before the basketball hit the ground, stretched out his long arms, and retrieved the ball.
Defense successful!
To be continued...