Chapter 885: I Just Put the Ball In (Ten Thousand Words)_3

Ewing hits a crucial shot against the defense!

81 to 80, the New York Knicks regain a 1-point lead!

When a star performs well and hits in crucial moments, it should boost the confidence of teammates on the bench, and if nothing else, stabilize the situation.

But this time, seeing Ewing score, there was no sense of relief for the New York Knicks side.

This means that guy is about to explode again!

As the ball fell into the hoop and the New York Knicks players had such a thought, it became reality.

After the ball fell into the hoop, Zhang Hao immediately rushed to grab the frontcourt!

New York Knicks players reacted quickly, Charles Oakley backed off to the free-throw line as Ewing shot.

Barkley quickly inbounded the ball, and like a quarterback, Magician made a long pass to the ball right into the hands of Kenny Anderson following Zhang Hao fast down the court.

After Kenny Anderson passed the midcourt line and received the ball, there was no one around him, but instead of going solo, he passed the ball.

Zhang Hao caught the ball while being closely guarded by John Starks, Charles Oakley quickly doubled-teamed him.

Zhang Hao took a step to avoid John Starks’ attempt to steal, leaped from the left side of the three-second area!

Charles Oakley, worthy of a top contender for the best defensive lineup, covered the air well. Zhang Hao jumped and crouched in mid-air, extended when landing, thrusting his upper body forward, emerging from under the hoop on the other side, almost flying horizontally, then Zhang Hao tossed the ball upwards…

The adjustment in the air looked as if he was hitting the ground.

However, the ball indeed avoided Charles Oakley’s air interception and John Starks’ steal attempt, successfully being shot.

Moreover, this cannonball-style toss reached its peak height and came down, spun around the rim, and rolled in!

Zhang Hao scores the ground-hit cannonball-style shot!

Zhang Hao’s personal score increases to 36 points, and the Lakers once again take a 1-point lead at 82 to 81.

This can go in!

Watching Zhang Hao, who had fallen to the ground, climb up and retreat to defense with an unchanged face, the New York Knicks players were utterly furious.

During the fourth quarter, they maintained a high level of offense. After the official timeout, only that one offense did not go well; the rest were excellent.

But no matter how well they played, no matter how hard they worked to score and take the lead, Zhang Hao could always take the lead again!

“No one understands how to take the lead better than me”…

At first, New York Knicks players thought Zhang Hao was just being arrogant…

Now, they feel Zhang Hao was merely stating a fact after the official timeout in the fourth quarter!

“Can we beat this guy?”

In the previous three quarters, when they were suppressed by O’Neal, the New York Knicks players did not lose confidence and remained full of fighting spirit, demonstrating the Hard Corps spirit.

But now, facing Zhang Hao, who has scored 15 points in a single quarter, New York Knicks players couldn’t help but have such a thought.

So desperate!

No matter how hard they try, after Zhang Hao shoots, they’re always in a losing position.

Absolutely no game experience!

Under normal circumstances, even someone as tough as Ewing might want to give up; he also indeed had thoughts of giving up. But seeing his son cheering for Zhang Hao after hitting such a counterattack lob, Ewing loudly said, “There’s still over a minute left! Don’t give up! Even if he can score, we need to score more than him!”

At this moment, Ewing’s increasingly bitter expression made his teammates feel deeply ashamed.

They were almost broken by Zhang Hao, but then Ewing stood up and supported the team single-handedly, helping the team fight against Zhang Hao, yet the leader had not retreated, and these led teammates actually wanted to give up.

They have failed the leader’s efforts!

As Ewing said, it’s not just about both sides scoring, it’s about ensuring that the New York Knicks score last and lead to the end, isn’t it?

The resilience of a team has never been something you just say you have; the New York Knicks’ resilience has always been slowly spreading from Ewing to the entire team.

Regardless of whether they win or lose tonight’s game, the New York Knicks have become stronger; their unwavering belief and team unity will surely be enhanced because of this game.

During the New York Knicks’ offense, they played a slow pace, patiently running positions, and under the Lakers’ highly targeted defense, managed to pass the ball to Alan Houston’s hands with 5 seconds left on the 24-second shot clock.

Alan Houston catches the ball, turns around, fades away under Magician’s defensive recovery, and hits a mid-range shot!

83 to 82, New York Knicks regain a 1-point lead again.

But soon, Zhang Hao posts up Larry Johnson from the baseline, Alan Houston leaves Doug Christie open to press, Zhang Hao still doesn’t pass, directly turns around and takes a forced mid-range shot facing the close defense before completing the post-up…

Hits again!

If the New York Knicks were trailing by more points, then chasing the score, they might really achieve what they intended.

But sometimes, being too hard-working, too proactive is not necessarily a good thing…

The New York Knicks continuously overtaking the score gave Zhang Hao continuous opportunities for “King of Understanding moments”!

17 points in a single quarter! Zhang Hao’s personal score increased to 38 points! The Lakers once again regain a 1-point lead at 84 to 83!