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Chapter 213 The Whistle One

At the end of the half, the Bobcats led the Jazz 55-44.

Old Brown did not expect that Jiang Jun really defended Delong.

Delong's performance today is relatively poor, and he has only scored 6 points and 4 assists so far. When Jiang Jun was facing off against him on the court, Delong only scored 2 points and 1 assist.

Jiang Jun himself scored 14 points and 6 assists in the first half, and his performance was far better than Delong.

"We shouldn't be so soft! If you fight like this, you are not worthy of hitting NBA at all!"

During the halftime break, Sloan got angry in the locker room. He directly accused that his players were all soft-boys and he was merciless to Deron.

Delong secretly hated him. He has always been very dissatisfied with Delong's strictness because he feels that he is the team leader and the coach should give him face no matter what.

However, the old coach Sloan cannot say anything in terms of qualifications and achievements. He does not need to give others face.

As for now, what Sloan hopes most is to win a championship, because although his record is good, not having a championship is his fault. Whenever he thinks of this, the old coach has an unknown evil fire in his heart.

And this day seemed to be getting farther and farther away. In the 2007 season, he led the team to defeat the Warriors who created the Black Eight Miracle and eliminated the Mavericks and entered the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately, he lost to Popovich, who had equally brilliant record and the more experienced Spurs. In other seasons, he almost couldn't restore the glory of the two Jazz elders back then.

A rookie player of the Bobcats actually led the team and suppressed the Jazz in both offense and defense, which made his team suffer from all sides. He would definitely not allow the team to play so ugly.

Time drives people to grow old. He doesn't know how many seasons he can coach. But his professional spirit has made him a habit. Even if he plays an ordinary game, he has to continue to command very professionally.

And even if he falls behind, he will never give up. In the first four games, although the team was behind by a large margin, he firmly believed that the results could be changed through hard work.

So Sloan kept cheering the players and even scolding and scolding them. Fortunately, his team turned around in the end.

He believes that today is also possible. His team has never lacked resilience and toughness.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Jazz's appearance was completely renewed.

Delong breaks through! Kirilenko breaks through!

Jefferson in the inside lineman made a strong fight! Millsap made a strong fight!

When I replaced the substitute, CJ Myers broke through! Kirillo Feshenko played hard!

The team was behind double digits, and the Jazz players began to play harder. In addition to strong inside, their outside line also began to break through frequently.

The two sides also had more physical confrontation. In terms of body, except for Jiang Jun and Jackson, the Jazz had the upper hand in other positions.

When Yao Ming came on the court, he was also hit by the opponent. Sloan predicted that Yao Ming had just recovered from his injury and could not have acted too much.

But Yao Ming guarded the basket and did not retreat. He played for 5 minutes in this quarter and sent two blocks. Many shots were interfered by his defense and did not make any shots.

However, the Jazz were persistent, and finally Kirilenko and Millsap used a breakthrough to get Yao Ming two fouls, and beat Yao Ming down.

Unfortunately, the Bobcats' Kwame Brown and Nahura were injured in the second half of the quarter.

The Jazz's impact on the inside and the tough tactics have achieved results.

Originally, the Bobcats' inside players Diop, Thomas, Yao Ming, Brown, Nahura and White were not injured, so there was basically no problem in the inside.

However, the injury to the two substitutes cast a shadow on the Bobcats.

However, although the Jazz took advantage of their overall physical advantages and took a certain initiative in the field, Delong's two breakthroughs returned in vain under Jiang Jun's defense. One was blocked by Jiang Jun, and the other barely made a move.

Under Sloan's roar, Deron no longer broke through, but passed the ball to other players.

Koslom and his players were desperate to find that some of the advantages the team had achieved were unable to get close to the score.

Because Jiang Jun is not affected. Although the pressure on defense has increased, Jiang Jun's organization and offense are still sharp.

The Jazz often try hard to score one more goal, and in the next round, Jiang Jun will answer with his assist or score.

So, the Bobcats seemed to be in an extremely embarrassing state in the whole third quarter, but they were still about 10 points in scores.

Shortly after the fourth quarter began, the Jazz were at a disadvantage 63-75.

Jiang Jun gave 10 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, 24 points and 11 assists, and he once again scored a big double-double, which also kept the team ahead.

However, never underestimate the hearts of the Jazz Iron Blooded soldiers. It is common for them to fall behind double digits in the fourth quarter, and counterattacks are expected.

The Jazz still adopted the strategy of the third quarter and continuously hit the inside line, and finally achieved results.

In the inside, Jefferson became a scoring madman. In the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, he scored 8 points alone.

The crazy impact of other team members also won a large number of free throws. Especially Miles made 5 free throws, Kirirenko made 3 of 5 free throws, and Deron also got 3 of 4 free throws.

In terms of defense, the Jazz adopted frequent personnel rotation to limit Jiang Jun's double-teaming.

When Jiang Jun was unable to make a move to pass the ball, the other players rushed towards the receiver, reducing the shooting rate of other players of the Bobcats.

Gradually, the score began to approach.

2 minutes and 30 seconds before the final game, Jefferson scored 3 points in a row with free throws, and the Jazz surpassed 92-91, taking the first lead in the game.

Jiang Jun used his speed to make a jump shot from outside the three-point line. In addition, Yao Ming was fouled and made two free throws in the next round, and the Bobcats gained another 3-point advantage!

However, Jefferson was in a state, and he scored a close shot 45.7 seconds before the end of the game. The Jazz were one point behind.

Next, Jiang Jun passed on Jackson's hand, Jackson fought too fiercely, his physical fitness declined, and he did not make the ball.

After that, Millsap grabbed the rebound and passed it to Deron Williams. At this time, there were only 26 seconds left.

In the last moment, Delong took the lead. After the timeout, the Jazz continued to pick and roll, Delong broke away from Jiang Jun's defense and started to jump into the three-point line.

The ball went in! 96-95, the Jazz led by one point. It was only 1 second before the end of the game. It can be said that this ball was a quasi-winning kill!

Delong yelled at Jiang Jun, and the depression that was suppressed by Jiang Jun was wiped out in the whole game.

Jiang Jun looked up at the time and smiled contemptuously. One second, it was enough!

The Bobcats fans were silent, and they could not imagine that this would be the end. Is the winning streak of their team finally coming to an end?

Old Brown was anxious and called for a timeout. He stared at the players and found that only Jiang Jun looked calm. Some of the other players were overdrawn and some were depressed and despaired.

After all, the Bobcats are back-to-back games.

"Jing, how are you physically?" Brown asked.

Jiang Jun nodded and said, "No problem!"

Brown looked at the players, quickly made a few strokes on the tactical board, and said, "For the last shot, choose ginger first. If ginger is deflated, there will be Steve, and then Augustine will choose the third choice."

The first choice for the last shot was a rookie, which was the first time for the Bobcats, and I'm afraid it's rare for all teams.

Jiang Jun smiled and smiled at Thomas, "Don't be nervous! As long as I run out of the empty seat, no matter where I am, just pass it to me!"

Thomas will be responsible for serving the mid-line ball. He has not experienced many such suffocating situations over the years. However, seeing Jiang Jun's calm smile, his heart inexplicably calmed down.

Jazz bench. Sloan took the tactical book and arranged the defense, focusing on defending Jiang Jun.

There is no doubt that Jiang Jun, who is in the best form among the opponent's players, is more likely to bear the last shot.

Because at this time, Jiang Jun had already scored 29 points and 14 assists.

As long as you defend this ball, the Jazz will create five consecutive victories, and all of these five consecutive victories will be reversed. Every game has been lagging more than double digits behind.

If so, the Jazz will be the opponent that every team has a headache.

Because it is too tenacious, you will never kill it, and if you neglect it, it will kill you.

The time to pause is up and the game begins. Thomas stands outside the line with the ball, and the tall and thin Kirilenko raises his arms and desperately stops him from serving.

Jiang Jun ran over to catch the ball, Delong and Bale chased each other from left to right.

The Jazz's defense is very tight and there is almost no open reception in the frontcourt.

As time was about to come, Jiang Jun gritted his teeth and ran to the empty backcourt.

Thomas originally wanted to call for a timeout, but Jiang Jun ran out of the open space and asked for the ball. He didn't think much about it and threw the ball over.

Kirilenko's defense in this direction was a little looser because he mainly defended Thomas' route to the frontcourt.

The ball was scattered into Jiang Jun's hands

The timer moves quickly

Delong also rushed forward, and as long as Jiang Jun was restricted for less than a second, the Jazz would win.

After Jiang Jun received the ball, he did not hesitate and adjusted slightly. The internal strength of the Dantian was circulating, and the ball was cut out from his fingertips and flew towards the basket.

Most of the fans of the audience closed their eyes. Even Brown and Jordan dared not look.

Once this ball is shot, it can be said that there is no way out.

At this time, the ball was in the air and the ringtone for the end of the game had already ringed. As long as the ball did not enter, the team would lose and the winning streak would end.

However, this buzzer-beating shot through the half-time is really hopeless.

Can it enter?
Chapter completed!
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