Chapter 136 Barkley's destiny as a heroine

With only one minute left in the game and the Knicks tied with the Spurs again, Tony Parker dribbled across half court, controlling the ball and keeping the clock down.

In the past few minutes, the situation on the court has gradually changed from Zheng Yang PK Duncan to Zheng Yang vs. GDP. After all, Tony Parker and Ginobili are no longer rookies. They can perform well even on the highest level stage of the NBA.

This is something that no other Knicks player can achieve.

They only have Zheng Yang, they can only rely on Zheng Yang!
Fortunately, after recovering his strength for a while, Zheng Yang's hit rate came back up, and even when competing against the GDP trio, he still did not lose out.

But now there is only one minute left. Whichever side fails to resupply its firepower first will be put in a passive position!

Tony Parker, who was pressing the time, launched an attack when there were only 10 seconds left in the offensive time. Now the score was tied. Pressing the time was not his main purpose. For him, the most important thing was to score the ball first.

He first used Bowen's pick-and-roll to grab some shooting space, but Zheng Yang made up for the defense in time. Even the French sports car did not have the confidence to challenge Zheng Yang in this round.

So he had to pass the ball to Duncan. After receiving the ball, Duncan was surrounded by Ben Wallace and Eddy Curry again. Although the double-team failed to defend him in the previous rounds, it would be easier for the opponent to score if he didn't double-team him.

Just when Big Ben and Eddy Curry thought that Duncan would complete the attack on his own again, Ginobili cut in at some point.

Duncan passed the ball directly to Ginobili for a layup.

The score became 86:88!

The fans in the stadium immediately cheered, mixed with some ridicule towards the Knicks.

We are leading again, with less than a minute left, victory will definitely be ours!
No matter how strong you have performed in the past, the victory in today's game will only belong to us.

When Ginobili scored the goal, Popovich on the sidelines clenched his fists excitedly and growled.

"Yes! Yes!"

They already have an advantage in hard power, and as long as they can win the opening game, the Knicks' desire to resist will gradually fade away.

In the end, the balance of victory will tip towards them.

Popovich's thinking is very clear.

Larry Brown on the other side remained silent. He currently had only one timeout left, which he certainly could not use in this round. Therefore, how to play this round depended on Zheng Yang's own decision.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zheng Yang!

But Zheng Yang didn't seem to care about it at all. He took the ball from Quentin Richardson with an expressionless face and held the ball outside the three-point line.

Everyone thought he was going to press the clock, even Bowen who was defending him thought so, so they didn't stick to him closely at the beginning.

But after creating the illusion of wanting to shorten the time, Zheng Yang suddenly pulled up the ball from the spot. This ball came without any warning, and it all happened so suddenly!
Even if Bowen wanted to make up for his mistake as much as possible, he was not Wen Ban Yama. He did not have the opponent's amazing wingspan. He was already a beat slower than Zheng Yang and could not make any effective interference.

The basketball hit the backboard, but then bounced into the basket.

Even though it wasn't a clean three-pointer, it still helped add three more points to the scoreboard.

89: 88!

"Beep!"

The Spurs requested a timeout with 26 seconds left in the game. This should be the Spurs' last attack, and they must ensure that they can score successfully.

No one knows who the Spurs will hand the ball to, Parker? Duncan? Ginobili?
Theoretically, all three of them are possible!

The Knicks had no choice but to let Quentin Richardson continue to follow Parker, Zheng Yang follow Ginobili, and Big Ben and Eddy Curry surround Duncan.

The timeout ended, Parker received the ball through running, and then pressed the time again.

They want to reduce the time left for the Knicks' final attack as much as possible.

The timer is silent, but at this moment, all the fans heard a rhythmic sound for some reason. When they listened carefully, they found that it was the sound of their own heartbeats.

There is a phrase to describe nervousness: my heart is beating in my throat!

But this is the true portrayal of the Spurs fans at this moment, their hearts are really beating in their throats.

As time slowly approached, Tony Parker finally started to move, but he did not rush inside. Instead, he passed the ball outside.

The Knicks players were concentrating on defense, not daring to lose focus for even a moment, and the basketball was finally passed to Ginobili.

There are only three seconds left at this moment, and it seems that he is the Knicks' choice for the final attack.

Zheng Yang is sticking closely, and as long as they can defend for a few seconds, they will have a great initiative.

There was not much time left for the attack, but Ginobili still seemed to be neither hurried nor slow. Suddenly, he took a step back. Zheng Yang thought he was about to shoot, so he jumped up to block the shot.

Who would have thought that Ginobili was not planning to shoot. After he pointed at Zheng Yang, he passed him in one step and then picked up the basketball.

The shot clock just ran out at this moment, but Ginobili was just a little bit faster than it.

If he had been slow for a moment longer, he might have been out of time.

The basketball drew an arc and fell into the basket, helping the Spurs take the lead again.

89: 90!

Larry Brown used his last timeout opportunity. There were two seconds left in the game. Knicks was basically outside the cliff. If there was a slight breeze, he would immediately fall into the abyss.

However, there is good news for the Knicks, that is, they are currently only one point behind, so they can choose two points or three points in the next offensive round.

During the timeout, Spurs fans were not looking at the Spurs' bench, but the Knicks' bench.

A man wearing the No. 19 jersey was standing with his hands on his hips, listening to the head coach's speech, his eyes occasionally glancing around.

That man will decide the night!

After the timeout, Eddy Curry took the sideline ball, while Zheng Yang was squatting in the left corner, seemingly having nothing to do with this attack.

The fans in the stadium booed like a storm, trying to disrupt the Knicks' goal.

Zheng Yang's relaxation did not let Bowen relax. He stared at him closely, and at the same time glanced around from time to time to observe whether there was a pick-and-roll.

But he didn't dare to get physical with Zheng Yang to interfere with his receiving the ball! The last mistake the Spurs should make now is to commit a foul. Once a foul is committed and the opponent goes to the free throw line, then they will be the ones whose lives are hanging by a thread.

Bowen didn't dare to test the referee's standards for physical confrontation at this moment.

When the referee passed the ball to Eddy Curry, Zheng Yang immediately moved.

It is not a 100% sure thing to get rid of Bowen just by running without the ball, so in the distance from the left corner to receiving the ball, Larry Brown asked the other three players on the court to set screens for Zheng Yang.

It can be said that this team currently serves Zheng Yang alone.

With the pick-and-roll, it was not difficult for Zheng Yang to catch the ball with his ability to run without the ball. After receiving the ball, he rushed into the inside without any pause.

Several people on the Spurs thought he was going to attack the basket directly, and they all rushed into the inside, but Zheng Yang suddenly stopped and shot a mid-range shot.

In fact, with Zheng Yang's playing style, under normal circumstances he would choose to stop suddenly and step back, so that he would be less likely to be disturbed.

But now there is not enough time to give him so many moves.

He didn't dare to gamble whether his shot would exceed the time limit.

He can only choose to pull up and shoot!

Bowen rushed over from the side, but it was too late, the basketball had already been successfully shot.

After landing, Zheng Yang's legs went limp and he fell directly to the ground, but his eyes were fixed on the basketball the entire time.

Or rather, the fate of the Knicks!
Even if the Spurs lose the first game, they will still have a high probability of winning the championship.

But if the Knicks lose, and the energy in their hearts is gone, then it will be really difficult!
The result of this ball could be known from the sudden silence of the stadium from the noisy boos. Zheng Yang defeated the Spurs with a quick stop jump shot.

91: 90.

The two teams kept taking turns leading the score in this game, but the Knicks won in the end!
The young No. 19 scored 48 points and a buzzer beater in a single game to prove to the world once again that it was he who brought the Mavericks the championship two years ago!
Without him, it would be doomed to fail!

Zheng Yang, who was lying on the ground, was shouting excitedly, but before he could get up, he was surrounded by countless teammates who rushed over.

I don’t know who stepped on his hand and it hurt him so much!
The key point is that countless cameras were facing Zheng Yang at this time. For the sake of his own face, Zheng Yang had to endure the pain and pretend nothing had happened.

There was a burst of celebration, and Zheng Yang also gave friendly hugs and greetings to the Spurs players. At this moment, Duncan finally showed an expression on his face, one of unwillingness.

"You played well in this game! But I will definitely win back in the next game."

"Haha, that's what I wanted to say too. We all need to work hard!"

……

After the buzzer beater against the Spurs, the most excited person was not the protagonist himself, but Barkley in the studio.

When the Knicks were executing the last attack, he had already stood up. Although Pippen did not put his finger under his nose, Pippen dared to guarantee that this guy must have held his breath nervously at that time.

And when Zheng Yang successfully made the buzzer beater, Barkley was so excited that he couldn't even finish his words!

This guy usually likes to create show effects to attract the audience's attention, but his love for basketball and his love for Zheng Yang are genuine.

He watched Zheng Yang grow up step by step, he had lows and highs, but he never left him, but continued to support him.

In a novel, this guy would definitely be the heroine.

"Scottie, Scottie, what the f*ck did I say, the Knicks are going to win this game.

Zheng led them to win the game again. He defeated his opponent with a quick pull-up jump shot to end the game.

He is a god on this court! I am going to fucking blow him up! "

Barkley shouted excitedly at Pippen, and the latter did not find any lame excuses to refute, but nodded instead.

After watching Zheng Yang's performance in this game, if you still have any derogatory words towards him, it will only make everyone look down on you.

"There is no doubt that Zheng was the best player tonight. He scored 48 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, accounting for more than half of the team's points.

It’s hard to imagine that this guy is only 21 years old. No one can have such strength and achieve such achievements at the age of 21, not even Michael.

I can guarantee that this guy will surpass Michael in the future. He will definitely become the strongest player in NBA history, no doubt about it!"

After organizing his thoughts, Pippen spoke, and his words shocked countless fans in front of the TV.

If someone says that Zheng Yang can surpass Michael in the future, then others will consider the credibility of this statement. They will think whether those people know Michael well enough and whether they know his influence on the court.

But since this sentence came from Pippen's mouth, the credibility of this sentence is beyond doubt.

There is no player in the world who knows Jordan better than Pippen. He was the second in command beside Jordan and one of the founders of the Bulls dynasty. He helped Jordan win six championships.

Even he said that Zheng Yang could surpass Michael Jordan in the future, which means that Zheng Yang's strength has really reached an extremely terrifying level.

"If possible, I would like to be his teammate and play in the NBA together!"

Pippen added another sentence!
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Zheng Yang is not aware of what is happening in the TNT studio at the moment. After the game, he also attended today's press conference.

The questions asked by reporters were basically centered around this game, but some reporters also mentioned Zheng Yang's views on the entire series.

"Do you think you're going to win the championship? I mean, do you think you're going to win this series in a few games?"

"This is not an easy question to answer because our opponents are really strong. Whether it's Tim, Parker or Manu, they are all among the best players in the league. Although we won the first game, we still have a long way to go.

I don’t like to predict too much about the future, I just want to play our game well, no matter what, I will do my best.”

Winning the first game did not make Zheng Yang feel proud, because he knew that the game would become more difficult as time went on.

The Spurs are a very resilient team. They will never give up. It is really not easy to overcome them!

(End of this chapter)