Not only the Pacers fans, but also the Bulls fans far away in Chicago and the domestic fans who followed Lu Yi online were also extremely nervous.
The two sides had fought to such a level that it made people feel nervous. It was as if they were watching a playoffs level game.
The Pacers 'offense might not be among the best in the league, but their defense was among the top three in the league. Otherwise, the Bulls wouldn't have fallen behind by nearly 20 points in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter.
In the first six games, the Bulls had beaten their opponents by a large margin. The game had entered garbage time early, and there had never been such a tense and critical moment.
This was the moment that tested the players 'hearts the most, as well as the fans' psychological endurance.
The Pacers had the ball. Paul George held the ball in the corner position and faced Lu Yi, who was defending against him alone. In this game, the Bulls did not double-team any of their players. They were always man-to-man defense. Only when they entered the paint would two or three players quickly retreat. This was looking down on their outside shooting ability.
George aimed at the basket and pretended to shoot, shaking Lu Yi up in an instant. Then, he took two steps to the side to widen the distance between the two of them before attacking.
"Swoosh!"
He had managed to get his third three-pointer that night with great difficulty. He had missed three three-pointers in a row.
After the goal, there was a sensation at home. Everyone stood up and waved their fists in celebration. The star player had made a key shot, and it was a three-pointer. He had a four-point lead, forcing his opponent to attack twice to complete the lead. Under such circumstances, they could finally take a breather.
However, good times did not last long. They never expected Lu Yi to return the favor so quickly.
He took the initiative to ask Rondo for the ball and sent it to the front field. He no longer tried to get rid of his opponent's entanglement and waited to receive the ball. At this point, whoever was going to block would not easily let him receive the ball in the front field and start the attack. With this awareness, he chose to dribble the ball through the front field.
Even so, George still appeared in front of him and constantly interfered. Fortunately, Lu Yi's ball control attribute was very high. With a turn, he easily shook off George and left him behind.
He had lost his position!
George stepped forward to give the body a resistance to interfere with his dribble, careless shots, making himself lose his defensive position. After he was shaken off, he realized that this problem could very well lead to a fatal mistake.
Sure enough, after Lu Yi got rid of him, he immediately accelerated, not giving him any chance to get close to him at all. He appeared at the top of the arc like lightning.
George's loss of position could only be replaced by someone else, so Teague chose to abandon Butler and pounce on Lu Yi. The accuracy of the latter's head arc was too terrifying.
His choice wasn't wrong, but unfortunately, he met the cunning Lu Yi. The latter feigned a shot and lifted him up. Like George, he quickly moved two steps and attacked from three directions.
"Swoosh!"
Three points were firmly in the pocket!
After he succeeded, Lu Yi smiled and ran back to the backfield easily.
On the sidelines, McMillan felt like he was about to have a heart attack. He did not expect Lu to be so bold as to shoot a three-pointer and even score. It was simply unreasonable.
More importantly, he realized that the more critical the moment, the more accurate Lu Yi's shooting was. He was basically a player with a big heart, born for big scenes.
He opened his mouth, wanting to call for a short pause to arrange his tactics and let his heart calm down, but in the end, he endured it.
F@[￥!
He had already gotten 62 points. What was the use of setting up more traps against him?
Yes, after this three-pointer, Lu Yi once again scored 62 points, tying his career scoring record. After only one match, he had scored 62 points twice in three days. It was unbelievable.
The home fans felt disgusted as if they wanted to eat a fly, but the Bulls fans cheered excitedly and celebrated.
At that moment, they actually had a feeling that as long as Lu Yi got 62 points, they would be happy even if they lost the match.
Compared to the long regular season, winning one of the 82 games was no better than getting high scores for the star players on his team. Just like that, after they celebrated, they became very relaxed.
Victory or defeat did not matter anymore. Lu's performance had once again exceeded their expectations. They were already satisfied.
However, they were satisfied, but Lu Yi did not dare to give up the game easily. He returned to the defensive end and continued to work hard. George's previous three points had alerted him. Therefore, as long as George appeared, he would appear and cling to him.
George felt very uncomfortable. Lu Yi was like a maggot in his bones, following him like a shadow, not leaving his side for a moment, making it difficult for him to get the ball easily. As a result, his teammates could only give up on passing the ball to him and attack on their own.
Fortunately, Easley and Teague worked together to cut into the basket, shake off Robin, get rid of Butler, and make a layup.
The 99:102
gap returned to three points.
At this time, there was only a little more than half a minute left before the end of the game. At most, they had time to attack once.
Lu Yi continued to hold the ball and walked toward the front field. He also learned from Rondo and suppressed the rhythm to consume some time. George didn't dare to easily intercept the attack again. Instead, he followed closely behind Lu Yi and blocked his way, putting pressure on him.
Lu Yi ignored his close proximity and forced him to charge to the front and cross the center line.
When he reached the top of the arc with difficulty, he paused for a moment and looked at the time.
25 seconds left!
George thought he was aiming at the basket and immediately stuck close to him to prevent him from making a three-pointer.
However, Lu Yi turned 180 degrees, avoiding George, and quickly ran to the side. When Rondo saw that he had shaken off his opponent, he immediately blocked George's path of pursuit and defense.
"Swoosh!"
With only half a meter of space, Lu Yi took advantage of the fact that Ace had yet to land and fired a three-point cannon.
The orange basketball drew a beautiful arc and plunged into the net.
65 points!
He also successfully helped the team to tie with the other team for the first time.
Once again, the stadium fell into a despairing silence. Every fan looked at Lu Yi's eyes. They were secretly trembling and gnashing their teeth, wishing they could tear him apart.
Too terrifying, too unreasonable!
How can your three points be so accurate? The more critical the moment, the more accurate the throw was.
Even Curry isn't as awesome as you, right?
Unfortunately, McMillan did not have the time to experience a rookie like Lu Yi like them. He quickly called a time-out.
"There's no time. We can't just sit around and wait for death, and we can't play overtime. Lu's condition was too terrifying. There was no cooldown time for his hand. If they went into overtime, no one could guarantee what he would do or how many points he would get.”
"Now, I want you all to pass the ball to Paul, then provide him with help and cover him. We can only attack for two points and take the game away as soon as possible.”
"Good!"
The five Pacers nodded their heads in agreement, and George's expression was even more solemn.
He was a little afraid of Lu Yi's attacks because he really could not stop him. He was so accurate that it was as if he was letting a sniper shoot him from three meters away. He hit wherever he pointed and was extremely accurate.
Now, he did not dare to think too much. He only wanted to win the game.
The 30-second pause passed in a flash.
The match resumed.
Unlike them, the atmosphere in the Bulls was a little more relaxed. Now that the score was tied, they only needed to defend the last twenty seconds to enter overtime. With Lu Yi's condition, there was a high chance that he would win if he went into overtime.
That was what they thought and did.
As soon as they entered the defensive end, they immediately put in all their effort to defend. It was so tight that their opponents felt suffocated. It took them a long time to send the ball out.
Aesley took the ball and quickly found George, strictly executing McMillan's deployment.
George looked at Lu Yi with a sharp gaze. When Ashley came to cover him, he directly attacked.
He took big strides and plunged into the basket at an extreme speed.
However, at this moment, he stepped into the three-second zone and was suddenly squeezed by Lu Yi, who was chasing behind him. He slipped and fell!
He was suddenly shocked and made a decision in a hurry. He held the ball in his arms and prepared to find his teammates. Just as Turner's figure appeared in his line of sight, the basketball in Desire's arms suddenly disappeared.
How did he…
He looked around in fear and was shocked to find that the basketball had somehow fallen into Lu Yi's hands and was being carried by his opponent to the front court.
"Stop him!"
George, who could no longer catch up with the defense, got up and shouted as loudly as he could to remind his teammates.
However, the next moment, he despairingly discovered that Lu Yi was in the free-throw line in the front court. With a series of crazy maneuvers, the basketball was sent and pulled by the latter. Teague was knocked down, and then he jumped up to shoot.
"Swoosh!"
At the same time, everyone who was watching the match on the Internet stood up in unison. They looked at Lu Yi, who was flying in the air and attacking from mid-range. They exclaimed,
"Jordan!!!"
(This chapter is very long, almost 3,000 words, just to lure out this killer move, kaka!)）
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