Time: Last 8.7 seconds.
Point spread: Kings trailed by 3 points.
Rockets second overall pick Jaylen Green takes a free throw.
Rockets coach Silas crossed his arms and paced the sidelines.
What was different from before was that his pace was much faster than before.
No one in the audience on the sidelines sat down, they all stood and watched the game.
At least 1/3 of the audience put their hands on their chests, praying secretly in their hearts, praying that Silas would miss the free throw.
Rockets second overall pick Jay Lundgren steps to the free throw line.
Players from both sides line up on both sides of the penalty area line.
To be honest, Jaylen Green felt a little uneasy.
These two free throws are crucial.
If it scores, the Kings have little chance. If it doesn't score and is only three points away, then the variables are huge.
Jaylen Green has almost never experienced such a scene before.
This made him uneasy.
In front of him to the left, Wang Yi stood on the penalty area line.
Seeing Jaylen Green take the ball from the referee, Wang Yi's lips curved into a faint smile.
A calm word slowly floated out of his mouth: "You'd better make both free throws. If you miss one, you know the result."
Jaylen Green was slightly shocked and wiped the sweat from his face with the collar of his jersey.
He said stubbornly: "Don't worry, I will never give you that chance."
He said this, but his heart was already weak.
Dribbled the ball twice.
He paused for a moment, adjusted his posture, and then raised his arm and shook his wrist to take action.
Bang!
The basketball bounced on the back edge of the basket and flew high into the air.
Missed a free throw.
Obviously, Wang Yi's words just now brought huge psychological pressure to Jaylen Green.
How much faster does Rockets coach Silas pace?
When the audience saw this, they immediately became excited.
Especially the spectators and cheerleaders behind the backboard were waving their arms crazily to interfere with Jaylen Green's free throw.
Jaylen Green used the clothes at the left and right collars to wipe off the sweat on his left face and the sweat on his right face respectively.
And when wiping his sweat, he subconsciously looked at Wang Yi.
This time Wang Yi didn't say a word.
He just glanced at Jaylen Green lightly, with a confident smile on his face.
Jaylen Green's heart skipped a beat.
What is he laughing at?
Did he know that I would also miss the second free throw?
In other words, even if I made the second free throw, he would still be confident of making a comeback.
No, absolutely impossible.
If I had made the second free throw, I would have been ahead by 4 points. As long as the fouls were controlled, even if he could hit a three-pointer, we were still ahead by one point and still had the ball. How could he come back?
The biggest fear is psychological fluctuations when taking free throws.
At this time, Jaylen Green's heart was overturned.
Under such tremendous psychological pressure, his hand shape had changed when he took action.
Finally, the basketball hit the front edge of the basket and bounced high again.
Bagley and Holmes both jumped high and got the ball almost at the same time.
After the two landed, they quickly passed the ball to Hilde.
Hilde glanced at Wang Yi.
I saw that the opponent was obviously prepared. There were two defensive players in front of Wang Yi, and the ball could not be passed at all.
So he quickly turned his head and ran towards the frontcourt with the ball.
As a result, the Rockets suddenly panicked.
Hield has no one to defend in front of him. If he scores two points, he will only be one point away. It will be difficult to say who will win and who will lose.
So the Rockets players went crazy and chased Hield.
Especially the two veterans John Wall and round-faced Gordon, they started chasing Hield the moment he got the ball.
When Hield ran to the three-point line in the frontcourt, he heard footsteps behind him.
His heart suddenly trembled.
There was no time to look back at him, and he instantly distributed the ball to the right baseline.
Because during training, Wang Yi said something to him.
If I can't take a shot during a fast break and send the ball to the right corner, I'll definitely be there.
This is what Wang Yi said to every Kings player.
However, after Hilde passed the ball, he looked to the right corner and found that there was no one in the right corner.
Oops, mistake.
All the spectators at the scene were already holding their heads in their hands.
Napier, the on-site commentator, shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, my God, a key mistake!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw a white figure flying towards the center line.
Like a hungry tiger pouncing on food, he pounced on the basketball that was about to fly out of the sideline.
This figure is none other than Wang Yi.
But because the attack was so hard, he couldn't hold back his feet.
It's about to cross the bottom line.
In desperation, he jumped up and gently threw the ball into the bottom corner.
Then he crossed the bottom line, and the next moment, he suddenly turned around and stepped towards the bottom corner.
Pick up the ball within the line and jump high into the air with both feet.
But the Rockets center had already caught up and jumped in front of Wang Yi.
The center is tall and has long arms. If he blocks the shot, he can definitely block the ball.
Therefore, when Wang Yi jumped to the highest point, he did not take action.
Instead, after the center passed in front of him, as he was falling, he exerted force on his waist and abdomen for the second time, flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew toward the basket.
Because the ball was shot in a hurry, it was slightly deflected.
He hit the basket on the neck and jumped up high.
"Oh——no——"
The 10,000 spectators at the scene suddenly burst into exclamations of surprise.
The commentator also burst out with a long exclamation.
"Oh - no, Wang missed the key three-pointer..."
The Kings players all shook their fists in the air in regret.
The Rockets players were holding it, and their hearts instantly relaxed.
Rockets coach Silas lowered his arms and stopped pacing, but let out a sigh of relief.
There is only more than 4 seconds left.
If the ball doesn't go in, the Kings basically have no chance.
However, at this moment, the basketball that bounced high continued to fall toward the basket.
call out--
Instantly penetrated the center point of the basket and the net.
Because the ball landed so straight, the net didn't even move.
Even if I wasn't paying attention, I thought the ball didn't go in at all.
At this time, the referee's whistle and gestures showed everyone the truth of the matter.
Three point hit!
In the last 4.1 seconds, the Kings tied!
All the Rockets players widened their eyes in disbelief.
Flat?
Is this really even?
Just less than 40 seconds ago, they were leading by 13 points.
Now it's even.
This is too science fiction.
Rockets coach Silas tugged hard on his tie.
Even the buttons of the shirt underneath were torn off because of too much force.
He cursed angrily: "Fake!"
No wonder he was so angry.
Less than 40 seconds ago, they led by 13 points, only to be tied within a few dozen seconds.
Chapter completed!