Chapter 119: A Final Battle
At the beginning of the second quarter, UFR was in control of the ball. The point guard held the ball for less than three seconds before a figure flashed past him and the ball was taken away.
The audience exclaimed, and Nie Chuan was stunned. It was Seton! It took only a moment to run from his position to the opponent's point guard. Seton brought the rhythm of the game into full swing from the beginning.
Larvin chased frantically, Seton was like a zigzag beam of light, every defensive player was like a mirror to him, unable to stop his progress but instead seemed to give him more speed!
Nie Chuan's heart seemed to be tightened. Seton's reputation as the fastest point guard in the league was definitely not in vain. At such a speed, the height of his jump was completely beyond Nie Chuan's imagination, and his momentum of riding a horse and making a layup completely surpassed UFR's center.
But when Larven jumped up and intercepted from the side, he reached a height comparable to Seton's. Such jumping ability made Nie Chuan amazed and admired.
Just when the ball was about to be knocked down by LaVine, Seton switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand. Instead of dunking the ball, he dunked the ball into the basket with his backhand when it was about to fall. LaVine had no chance to stop him.
The audience went crazy!
Larven's reaction and speed exceeded most people's imagination, but he still failed to stop Seton, which made Nie Chuan extremely heavy. Not only that, UFR's morale was also greatly hit.
Ben ran past Seton, his face almost wrinkled: "Hey! Do you know that you hardly passed the ball to me since the start of the game! I always scored by stealing the ball myself!"
"Then you just keep up this high level of stealing and scoring." Seton said indifferently.
"Hmph!" Ben glared at Seton's back angrily.
LaVine took a long breath, received the pass from his teammate, organized a fast break, and faced Seton's defense in the center line.
Seton reacted quickly, following LaVine like a reflection in a mirror, but LaVine didn't dare to pass the ball rashly, as the ball would be easily intercepted by Seton once he shot it.
At this time, UFR's point guard and shooting guard rushed over. They were not here to pass the ball with LaVine, but to interfere with Seton's defense. It was just a moment, and Seton got rid of the two opponents with his changing pace and continued to chase LaVine.
LaVine was extremely fast, like a rapidly burning meteor, breaking through the defense of Azu small forward Bracey and shooting guard Ben. Nie Chuan couldn't help but shout in his heart: Come on! LaVine! Score!
Larvin jumped, Azu's center rock was like a black wall under the basket, but Larvin jumped out of the dawn!
"Be careful!" Nie Chuan shouted.
Because Seton had already come to his side and was about to shoot the ball.
With LaVine's ability, he could easily make a layup, but in this split second, he twisted his body, blocked Seton, and forced the ball in with a twisted posture!
Nie Chuan clenched his fist. This ball was full of power. The audience exclaimed. Larven gasped heavily when he landed.
"It's really amazing! How did Larven do it?!"
"Don't give Seton any chance to block him!"
The audience was talking about it.
Seton looked at his undulating back and lowered his eyes, unable to tell whether it was recognition or ridicule in his eyes: "Are you sure you can hold on until the end of the game?"
LaVine looked at him coldly, then suddenly rushed forward and confronted Azu's small forward Bracey. He shook his shoulder sharply and pulled back sharply, almost stealing the ball from Bracey. But Bracey's reaction was unexpectedly fast. He passed the ball while losing his balance, but the mantis was catching the cicada and the oriole was behind, and the ball was intercepted by UFR's point guard. UFR was making waves again.
Seton moved quickly and blocked UFR's point guard. After the opponent retreated, he passed the ball to his own shooting guard, but the shooting guard had just shot and the ball was stolen by Ben Robbins.
Nie Chuan was stunned. All this happened in just a few seconds. The situation reversed too quickly and he had no way to react.
Ben ran with the ball, and UFR's defensive speed was the fastest among all opponents Nie Chuan had ever seen. However, Ben did not approach the three-point line, but jumped and shot just after passing the midline!
Owen Whishaw has also performed this stunt of long-range shooting from midfield, but Ben's shot is faster and the ball's arc in the air is more graceful.
No matter how fast UFR's defense was, it couldn't withstand such a long shot. Azu instantly brought the points that Larvin had finally recovered back to double digits.
This ball also hit Nie Chuan's brain nerves. Ben almost fought alone in this game. His ability to steal the ball is definitely top-notch in the league. Although he is not as fast as Seton, his grasp of timing is no less than Seton.
Ben, who shoots basketball, has a unique charm and is bathed in everyone's amazed gaze.
Nie Chuan subconsciously looked in the direction of Ewing, who was frowning all the time. Ben Robbins and Owen Whishaw were two completely different shooting guards. If Owen was sharp, then Ben was like flowing water, seemingly thin and silent, but once it gathered into a stream, it could sink a huge ship.
Larven frowned and exhaled. The amplitude of his panting made Nie Chuan feel that he was really tired. He could hold on until now because of his perseverance and endurance.
Nie Chuan became nervous: Don't give up, Larven! It's not easy to get to this point!
LaVine did not give up and continued to lead his teammates in organizing counterattacks. He single-handedly blocked Ben Robbins' three-pointer three times. As time entered the last three minutes, the difference between AZU and UFR remained at eleven points.
"I've never admired anyone, but Larven was really responsible today," Carlo said.
Seston once again performed a hat trick, passing three people and confronting LaVine under the basket.
The audience's attention was drawn to the game. Ben rushed to the basket and was immediately guarded by UFR's small forward. At such a critical moment, UFR could not afford any mistakes.
Seton's dribbling has always been a problem that Nie Chuan could not overcome. When Seton cut to the right side of Larvin, he brought the ball back to the left side. The ball fell beside Larvin's left foot. Larvin realized that this was a fake move and quickly pulled his center of gravity back, but Seton turned around, took the ball away, turned his back to Larvin, and then turned around and passed!
Nie Chuan stretched his neck. This was the first time he saw Seton's dribbling steps up close.
LaVine stabilized his inertia, turned sharply, and chased after him. But he was still a step too late. Seton faced the double interception of UFR's power forward and center, and made a double layup, scoring another goal!
The visual impact was so oppressive that Nie Chuan felt like his eyeballs were about to be shattered.
At that moment, Larvin turned around with the ball and rushed towards the opponent's basket. Seton accelerated to chase him, but Larvin seemed to care about nothing and passed through two opponents. Just when Seton was about to catch up with him, he suddenly stopped and jumped to shoot!
In such an urgent situation, LaVine still made a three-pointer, bringing the score difference back to ten points.
There were less than three minutes left, and Larvin's speed did not slow down. He kept pace with Seton. Nie Chuan could see from the way Larvin defended Seton how much energy and practice Larvin had spent. Seton's rhythm kept changing, but Larvin still stole the ball from him. That scene was thrilling. If Larvin failed, Seton would have passed him directly!
LaVine, who was desperate, launched another fast break. The entire UFR was unprecedentedly united. They separated Ben Robbins and Bracy for LaVine. When LaVine dribbled to the basket, he almost encountered a steal from Seton, but he turned around and avoided Seton. However, it was impossible to jump and shoot, so he could only pass the ball to his teammate. The opponent's jump shot missed, and LaVine competed with Azu's center Jushi for the rebound.
The boulder's jumping force was very strong, and Nie Chuan was terrified, fearing that Larven would be knocked over by it!
But LaVine forcefully separated the boulder, caught the rebound and suddenly dunked the ball into the basket.
The score gap was immediately shortened to eight points!
Nie Chuan just wants to give a thumbs up to Larven, he is so handsome!
At this moment, Reese pressed down on Nie Chuan's knee. Nie Chuan could no longer shake his legs and could only continue to cheer for Larven in his heart in a depressed mood.
UFR continued to work hard, and Larvin seemed to be assisted by God, stealing the ball from Ben again and starting the attack.
Ben chased after him angrily, and Seton came to Larven's side. Larven seemed to be moving at the same speed, but Nie Chuan knew that he was extremely cautious in every step.
Seton shook his shoulders and seemed about to fall, but he regained his balance as fast as a snap of a finger. Nie Chuan really doubted whether he was a human being.
LaVine had no time to dodge and the ball was taken away.
UFR's point guard and power forward rushed to block the ball, but Seton made a long pass and it was Ben who received the ball!
"Not good—" Nie Chuan shouted.
Larven tried desperately to catch up, but he couldn't catch up with Ben's speed.
Nie Chuan witnessed Ben's rapid shooting once again. The childish expression on his face disappeared and he became as cold as ice.
The basketball broke through the line of sight, passed through the long yet short moment, and fell into the basket.
Nie Chuan half opened his mouth, he knew that this goal basically secured Azu's victory.
Larven looked depressed for a moment, but he cheered up the next second: "Fight back!"
UFR fought tenaciously, and their determination to fight to the death infected all the spectators.
When the last moment came, LaVine still did not give up. He shot with zero seconds left and made a basket.
In the end, UFR lost to Azu by nine points.
The moment Larven landed, thunderous applause broke out in the stadium.