650. The ball is in Curry's possession!
650. The ball is in Curry's possession!
He slammed the basketball into the hoop.
Amidst deafening cheers from the audience, Su Hao landed steadily.
As he turned and walked back to his own half of the court, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Bobcats owner Michael Jordan sitting upright on the sidelines.
At this moment, Jordan's brows were furrowed and his face was full of worry, clearly indicating that he was deeply concerned about the team's current unfavorable situation.
After all, facing the Clippers in such hot form and players like Su Hao playing exceptionally well, the Bobcats really had no hope of winning this game.
Prior to this, they had already won several games, and this season, they are ambitious and aim to make the playoffs.
Since the start of the season, after several rounds of intense competition, they have settled on seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.
However, what is worrying is that there is only a narrow one-win difference between the two teams compared to the eighth-ranked team.
If they unfortunately lose this match, they are very likely to fall out of the top eight.
At that moment, Michael Jordan, standing on the sidelines, knew perfectly well that the chances of winning this game were extremely slim.
Taking a victory from the formidable Clippers would be a daunting task for any team.
Moreover, in the previous game, the Clippers displayed amazing dominance, defeating the top-ranked Celtics in the East by a huge margin of 80 points!
Such a terrifying record made the Bobcats players feel a sense of fear deep down.
Despite the fear of facing strong opponents, the boss was personally overseeing the battle, and any team member who dared to show a lack of seriousness or a passive attitude towards the game would be in serious trouble.
It is foreseeable that he will face severe punishment from the team after the game, and may even face being laid off or traded.
For fringe players, being cut means losing a stable and substantial income.
If the core players of a team show a negative attitude or lack of effort, they are very likely to be severely punished by the team and benched!
This would leave these players in an awkward situation where they have no games to play and nothing to do.
For both the players and the team as a whole, this result will undoubtedly have a huge negative impact. In the end, it can be said that both sides will suffer!
Just then, the Bobcats sounded the charge once again.
The team's star player, Kemba Walker, quickly dribbled the ball and charged towards the opponent's defense.
However, this time, the one standing in his way was still that formidable opponent, Gordon.
However, something unexpected happened. After a brief standoff between the two, the defender suddenly turned into Su Hao!
Seeing that the person standing in front of him had changed to Su Hao, Kemba Walker couldn't help but feel helpless. He smiled wryly and shouted at Su Hao, "Hey, Su Hao, can't you find someone else to guard me? I'm so unlucky to run into you every time!"
Hearing this, Su Hao jokingly teased Kemba Walker with a relaxed expression: "Haha, what? You don't even care if I defend you? Do you expect the whole team to gang up on you?"
Kemba Walker knew very well that with his current strength, it was almost a pipe dream to successfully launch an attack under Su Hao's tight defense.
After some thought, he had no choice but to quickly pass the basketball to his teammate Augustin.
When Augustin received the ball from Kemba Walker, he found that there was very little time left on the shot clock.
In this urgent situation, he didn't have time to think and could only hurriedly shoot.
Unfortunately, the ball didn't go into the basket accurately.
But Lady Luck seems to have smiled upon the Bobcats.
Just when everyone thought the attack was going to fail, Diop seized the perfect opportunity when Su Hao was not under the basket and successfully put the rebounding ball back into the hoop.
And just like that, the Bobcats secured the two crucial points!
Next, David Lee was responsible for delivering the ball from the baseline.
The ball was now in Curry's hands. He controlled it steadily, his gaze fixed firmly on Augustin, who was defending him.
This wasn't the first time Curry had faced such a defensive situation, but this time, he still decided to take the shot himself without hesitation. Although Su Hao was in a more advantageous offensive position and was shouting for the pass, Curry seemed to completely ignore him, focused solely on breaking through the defense and scoring.
Curry dribbled skillfully, constantly changing his rhythm and footwork, trying to find an opportunity to shoot.
Finally, he made the same move in the familiar position, a short throw.
However, perhaps because Augustin's defense interfered with him, or perhaps because he wasn't having a good shooting night, the ball didn't go in cleanly as usual. Instead, it slammed heavily onto the backboard and bounced out.
Fortunately, Su Hao appeared in the right place at just the right time.
With lightning speed, he caught the rebounding basketball firmly and then tossed it into the basket with a beautiful arc.
Thus, although Curry's shot missed, Su Hao's excellent performance helped the Clippers add two more points.
Meanwhile, in the Tencent live broadcast room, Coach Zhang, who was originally full of enthusiasm and constantly commentating, unconsciously quieted down after Curry missed his shot.
One can imagine that if Curry's fadeaway jumper had gone in, Coach Zhang would have been lavish in his praise and showered him with compliments.
Fortunately, Su Hao stepped forward at the critical moment and resolved the crisis.
Meanwhile, seeing their outside offense repeatedly falter, the Bobcats began to change their tactical approach, trying to open up the game from the inside. After all, they had previously relied on the outstanding performance of their inside players to barely secure their only two points.
At that moment, Kemba Walker, before he had even fully settled into his position, hurriedly passed the ball into the paint, hoping to break the deadlock.
After receiving the ball from his teammate, Diopter was preparing to launch an attack when he suddenly noticed that Su Hao had already stood firmly under the basket, ready to fight.
Looking at the tall and tightly guarded opponent in front of him, Diopter felt a chill in his heart, and his original plan to jump up and complete a powerful dunk or a light layup was instantly disrupted.
After a brief and tense moment of hesitation, Diopter decided to force a shot, attempting to break through Su Hao's defense with a reverse layup and score.
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