Chapter 114: Securing Victory
"Such tacit understanding is rare in the league! The judgment of each other's intentions, the grasp of timing and the understanding of the opponent, these two people are like gears fitting together. Once they start to rotate at high speed, CBU can only run along and completely lose their own formation!" Engel commented excitedly.
Espenson frowned. "Despite this, the gap between CBU and UDK is not that big, and there is still some time before the end of the game. What CBU needs is to free their point guard, Owen Whishaw. We can't let this cheetah be trapped in Reese's cage forever."
In order to catch up with the score difference, CBU launched a crazy counterattack, the distance of the pass became shorter, and the error was reduced. As a point guard, Wright ran faster, as if he had devoted all his remaining energy to the last few minutes. The fake moves were decisive and neat, and the ball was under his control, making it difficult to predict the direction. He passed Ewing and Carlo, deliberately avoided Nie Chuan who was good at stealing the ball, and passed the ball to Owen.
After receiving the ball, Owen retreated quickly, and Reese naturally followed closely.
But what Nie Chuan didn't expect was that Kristen, who had been guarding him closely, actually ran towards Reese's direction. Nie Chuan instantly understood his intention. He did not chase Kristen, but rushed towards Owen instead.
Sure enough, Christen went to block Reese, and the moment Owen got away, he rushed towards DK's basket like a wild horse.
Owen's fans cheered.
Owen's face was solemn. He knew very well that Nie Chuan was following behind him, and in front of him was the double defense of Carlo and Heishan.
Owen leaped up. He knew clearly the jumping ability of Carlo and Montenegro, but he still forced the ball to go for a layup. The audience was all worried that his ball would be dunked.
Nie Chuan, who caught up, understood Owen's purpose. He rushed directly to Owen's left hand. Sure enough, Owen quickly switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand, avoiding Carlo's block, and then passed the ball to Thomas, the power forward on the left!
But Nie Chuan had already jumped and was about to knock the ball out of Ou En's hand.
Ou En turned his head to the side, glanced at Nie Chuan's face with the corner of his eyes, suddenly raised his left arm, tightened his waist and abdomen, and dunked the ball at the last moment!
With a "bang", Nie Chuan's nerves seemed to tremble.
The commentators applauded.
"This goal is amazing! It fully demonstrates Owen Whishaw's jumping ability and adaptability. This goal is a combination of strength and skill!" Robert clapped his hands.
Even Seton in the audience applauded and said, "It's really amazing."
When Ou En landed, he looked at Nie Chuan with a hint of mockery, as if to say: Kid, you are too young.
Nie Chuan glanced at the time. There were only two minutes and forty seconds left. DK was only four points ahead of CBU. These four points could be caught up in less than thirty seconds.
If only he had blocked Christen at that time, Reese would have been able to catch up with Owen! With Reese's speed and explosiveness, he would definitely be able to block Owen's switch-hand dunk.
At this moment, Nie Chuan felt a gentle push on the back of his head.
"Concentrate and don't let your mind wander." Reese's cold voice came into his ears, and all the messy thoughts gathered into a stream at that moment and returned to the depths of Nie Chuan's mind.
They must widen the gap as soon as possible.
Nie Chuan wiped the sweat from his cheeks. The moment he saw Coach Gordon, Coach Gordon crossed his hands in front of his chest, as if hinting something to Nie Chuan, but the time was too short. Christen and Owen joined forces and were about to attack DK's penalty area again.
Reese made a swift move, stole the ball from Christen, and rushed towards the CBU basket. The entire DK was instantly motivated.
Carlo and Montenegro followed.
But Owen was very fast. When Reese got past Wright and Thomas and reached the basket, Owen caught up and jumped up quickly, almost touching Reese. Owen's momentum was too strong. Reese passed the ball to Heishan on the side. Heishan received the ball and was about to dunk, but Christen and Thomas blocked his dunk. Heishan had to pass the ball to Nie Chuan.
Nie Chuan caught the ball and made a rushing forward gesture.
Everyone knows that Nie Chuan's jumping height is not inferior to power forwards like Carlo and Thomas. The audience is expecting him to show his dunking ability again, but Wright has already arrived to block him.
Nie Chuan paused suddenly, and Wright was a little angry. After all, sudden stops and quick passes could be said to be Nie Chuan's specialty, which was always hard to guard against.
Wright couldn't tell whether Nie Chuan was going to shoot or dribble past him?
When it comes to shooting, once Nie Chuan takes the shot, his hit rate is still very high.
If Nie Chuan wants to cut in, should he go to the left or the right?
After landing, Owen turned around and was about to go to Nie Chuan, but Reese slid in front of Owen.
Nie Chuan pushed the ball back, and it turned out that it was Ewing who caught the ball!
Wright quickly changed direction, but Nie Chuan stood in front of him.
Ewing jumped and shot the ball. He looked in the direction of the ball and told himself: It will go in!
Although he is not as good as Nie Chuan in ball control, speed or explosiveness, there are two things he does very well, that is, off-ball movement and shooting!
Although he and Nie Chuan did not have as much tacit understanding as Reese, he was always clear about where Nie Chuan needed him to stay!
When the ball went into the basket, Ewing's posture was very beautiful, like a spread-out feather, and the whole world seemed to fall into silence.
The ball went into the basket accurately and made a "bang" sound when it touched the ground. Ewing smiled and clenched his fists.
Great! Nie Chuan was delighted: There were only two minutes left and they were leading CBU by six points!
At that moment, a figure rushed out with the ball, and Reese took big strides to catch up.
"Nie Chuan - defend!"
Reese's roar was heard, and it was Owen who took the opportunity to rush towards DK with the ball!
Nie Chuan's ankles moved nimbly and he quickly got closer to Ou En.
On Owen's left is Nie Chuan and on his right is Reese. He dribbled the ball and swayed his body greatly, using the European step that Owen is best at.
What a joke! There's no way you can get through!
Nie Chuan kept sticking to Owen, while Reese on the other side was about to steal the ball from Owen, but Owen changed his stride at that moment and passed the ball to Wright before he lost his balance and fell.
Ewing stretched out his arm to steal the ball from Wright, but Wright passed the ball to Christen!
Christen dribbled the ball, facing the defense of Montenegro and Carlo, and turned nearly 360 degrees to dunk!
The score gap was narrowed back to four points, with one minute and twenty seconds left.
"CBU's cooperation just now was really wonderful! From the fast break suddenly initiated by Owen Whishaw, to his forced pass in the face of Reese and Nie Chuan's tight defense, followed by CBU's cooperation under the basket, and finally Christen's turning dunk! Great!"
"Moreover, compared to CBU who are steadily catching up point by point, DK may be under more pressure because they want to widen the gap with CBU as soon as possible!"
At this time, Nie Chuan finally understood what Coach Gordon meant. When Reese was concentrating on scoring, Nie Chuan had to defend Owen.
The defensive targets between him and Reese can be switched at any time, not only the defensive targets, but even the scoring roles!
In terms of ball control skills, apart from Reese, there is no one else in DK who can compete with Owen except him, Nie Chuan. Such confidence makes Nie Chuan very clear that in the last minute, he will not give Owen any space to show himself!
Nie Chuan and Wright rushed towards the ball at the same time. Although Nie Chuan was farther than Wright, he was still ahead of Ewing.
With the deliberate interference of , Nie Chuan got the ball, but when he turned around, Thomas' arm passed by and Nie Chuan leaned back. Fortunately, he had excellent balance, otherwise the ball would have been intercepted by Thomas.
Nie Chuan passed the ball to Reese, who pierced into the core of CBU like lightning, while Owen followed closely beside Reese.
But Reese suddenly stopped and jumped up from a distance away from the three-point line. Owen stood up to intercept and his fingertips touched the basketball.
"Rebound—" Owen yelled.
At that moment, what was reflected in his eyes was the faint smile on Reese's lips.
A figure passed by Owen, and the air seemed to be taken away. At this speed, it could be either Reese or Nie Chuan!
Montenegro trapped the CBU center on the outside, Nie Chuan jumped high, caught the ball in mid-air, and was about to dunk. But Kristen rushed over, Nie Chuan held the basketball with both hands, his whole body formed an arc, and narrowly avoided Kristen, "bang--" dunking the ball!
"Oh——" the audience cheered.
At that moment, Nie Chuan was like a powerful crossbow, ready to fire at any moment and instantly fatal.
Montenegro received the falling ball, but Owen suddenly came and took the ball away with a shake, but Nie Chuan immediately defended in front of him.
He stared at Owen coldly, his steps quick, his sight seemed to have entered Owen's brain. Owen tried to change speed twice, but failed to pass Nie Chuan.
"Nie Chuan's step defense is really powerful." Ben said.
"It's not just because of the step, but also because of his control over his knees and ankles." Seton squinted his eyes and looked at Nie Chuan's figure, "This guy is improving too fast."
Owen suddenly made a powerful ground pass, and Nie Chuan stretched out his arm but was unable to intercept it. The moment Christen received the ball, Owen finally broke through Nie Chuan's defense, but when Christen passed the ball back to Owen, Reese suddenly intercepted it.
Owen opened his eyes wide and watched Reese shake his shoulders twice in a row, pass through Wright, and suddenly jump. After he took a step in the air, CBU's power forward Thomas and center jumped up, but Reese's height did not drop. At that moment he folded twice and dunked the ball!
The lines of his arms were full of tension, and his shoulders and back were like rushing water, sweeping Nie Chuan's sight. Even Owen could only look up and watch the dunk.
The audience went crazy!
There were ten seconds left in the game, and DK was already eight points ahead of CBU! DK had already secured victory.