929 Harden collapsed again
Almost everyone does not understand Wang Yi’s approach.
But Michael Jordan in the commentary box analyzed:
"If Durant is allowed to shoot a three-pointer, with Durant's three-point shooting rate of 3 out of 7 tonight, he is likely to make it, and then the Kings' chance is really not great. So Wang Yi chose to foul out.
He went to the free throw line, he made two free throws, and the Kings were only three points behind, so Wang Yi still had the chance to make the final push to send the ball into overtime."
O'Neal next to him looked a little unbelievable when he heard this.
"But if it is true as you said, then Wang Yi must hit the last shot. If he cannot hit the ball, he will still lose. Then it is better to defend well and let Durant shoot a three-pointer. Durant today
The late three-point shooting rate of 3 out of 7 is actually not too outrageous. Is Wang Yi really so confident that he will definitely hit the three-pointer at the last second?"
Jordan smiled this time.
"You don't understand the self-confidence of players of our level, and I don't blame you."
Jordan not only had skills that surpassed everyone, but also had confidence that surpassed everyone.
When trailing by one point at the last minute of the game, even the coach was a little nervous, but Jordan handed the coach a glass of water - don't worry, I won't let you lose the game.
There was also the finals between the Bulls and Jazz that year.
The Bulls trailed by one point at the final minute.
Jordan stole the Jazz's Malone and came to the frontcourt.
The average player will definitely choose to take action as quickly as possible at this time.
Even if you miss the buzzer beater, you can still grab rebounds and organize a second attack.
However, Jordan slowly dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and didn't take action until the last second.
This is absolute confidence in one's own actions.
At this time, Wang Yi was like this.
Since he dared to give Durant a free throw, he had absolute confidence to hit a three-pointer to catch up with the score.
At this time Durant was standing on the free throw line.
He took a deep breath and relaxed his shoulders.
Wang Yi stood on the penalty area line.
He didn't trash talk his opponents like he usually does.
Just smiled at Durant.
This smile made Durant's heart thump again.
Nima, why are you laughing at this time?
If it was Durant who was in the Thunder team, he would probably have a lot of psychological fluctuations at this time.
But now Durant has grown up and has experienced several finals. His psychological quality is much stronger than before.
Therefore, although his first free throw bounced twice on the rim, he still made it.
He hit again on the second ball.
There are still 17 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Kings are still three points behind.
Everyone thought the Kings would call a timeout.
However, Durant has suffered losses before. Wang Yi likes not to call a timeout at the last moment and can often catch his opponent off guard.
So after making the free throw, he quickly clapped his hands heavily to remind his teammates.
"Return to defense, return to defense..."
The Nets players did not dare to relax for a moment and quickly retreated back.
Wang Yi, however, was still carefree and walked slowly towards the front court.
After the Kings served, Beverley planned to dribble to the frontcourt.
However, at this moment, Wang Yi, who was halfway through, suddenly turned over and asked Beverley for the ball.
Beverley immediately passed the ball to Wang Yi.
When Nets coach Steve Nash saw this, he shouted loudly from the sidelines: "Defense, he has a three-pointer from the backcourt!"
However, it's too late.
When all the Nets players saw Wang Yi's careless behavior before, they thought he was going to come to the frontcourt like the previous ball. They never expected that he would catch the ball directly in the backcourt.
At the same time, no one thought that he would really dare to shoot a three-pointer directly from the backcourt.
This is the last ten seconds of the game to grab 7 in the finals.
Even Stephen Curry at his peak would not be able to shoot after halftime in this situation.
But that’s what Wang Yi did.
He stepped on the free throw line in the backcourt and took two steps forward.
Before he even stepped on the center circle, he had already taken action.
Even Durant and Harden pounced, but it was too late.
Under the gaze of hundreds of millions of eyes around the world, the basketball streaked across the dome of the Golden Center 1.
Like a missile, it blasts towards the target under the guidance of the guidance laser.
boom--
Right in the center of the basket!
115 square meters!
At this moment, this three-pointer seemed to instantly destroy James Harden's confidence.
He felt that his steps were a little weak.
He often fails at critical moments in the playoffs.
This year, under the leadership of Durant, we finally became tougher and played until the 7th game.
And he performed very well in Game 7, hitting three of four three-pointers and scoring 27 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds.
He thought he would definitely break the doubts that had been raised against him this year.
However, Wang Yi's series of operations at this time, especially this three-pointer from the backcourt, made him feel as if his body was hollowed out in an instant.
He looked blankly at Wang Yi in the backcourt.
Ever since Game 1 of the Finals, this guy has said that he will beat the Nets in Game 7 of the Finals.
That's exactly what he's doing now.
Is this guy really the devil?
At this moment, Durant also felt that his self-confidence seemed to be shaken a bit.
Will this guy really kill the Nets?
O'Neal saw Harden's blank look in his eyes: "No, James Harden has collapsed. His psychological defense has collapsed. He has a habit of falling apart in the playoffs, and that James Harden is back again."
Jordan also commented unceremoniously: "So why do we only say that James Harden is a superstar, but he will never reach the level of a superstar. He always collapses inexplicably at critical moments in the playoffs. Such a player is
Playing in the regular season, his stage is not in the playoffs at all, he is not worthy."
As a legendary superstar with a big pattern, Jordan always encouraged those players who were pursuing or even surpassing some of his records.
But for a regular season superstar like James Harden, a star who falls apart at critical moments in the playoffs.
With Jordan's competitive spirit, he had three words for Harden: he looked down upon him.
At this time the Nets used their last timeout.
During the timeout, Nets coach Steve Nash asked a very difficult question.
"If Wang Yi really wants to kill us, he will probably continue to foul after playing again. Send us to the free throw line, and then he will kill us again. He will not watch us shoot three-pointers."
"So it's very important who we pick up the ball from."
"Kevin has the highest free throw percentage in this game. Kevin, you take the ball."
Durant nodded.
Although he feels a little uneasy, after being trained in several finals, his psychological quality is stronger than other players.
Chapter completed!