NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 114 Only Meng Jin can do it

"Bang!"

The Celtics' offense was constipated in the next round. When the offensive time was about to expire, Dennis Johnson barely made a shot from a high position but it missed.

The Celtics players on the field are battle-hardened and have seen countless big scenes, but this does not mean that they will not have fluctuations in their hearts. Meng Jin's consecutive scoring and trash talk still had a certain impact on all Celtics players.

Three seconds later, Meng Jin will make their inner fluctuations even greater.

Jordan grabbed the rebound and turned around and threw the ball with one hand.

A pass across the field!

Meng Jin received the ball at the free throw line, and only Danny Ainge followed him from the Celtics.

Danny Ainge had only one thought in his mind: he couldn't let this guy dunk no matter what.

After getting the ball, Meng Jin did not rush forward with his head down. He dribbled one step and paused, then hopped around the ball with his waist, and finally ended the battle with a 360-degree dunk.

Danny Ainge was in a panic throughout the whole process. He was ready to pull Meng Jin down when he was attacking the basket, but Meng Jin played a trick on him.

In this round, Meng Jin didn't even give him a chance to foul!

50:57.

KC Jones couldn't help it. Meng Jin had already scored 9 points in a row. He couldn't just watch the team being defeated by one person.

"Give that guy some strength! Remind him that this is in Boston, this is the TD Garden, this is our territory!"

KC Jones called a timeout and scolded his players. He didn't want to go through Game 2 again.

I don’t know how the other Celtics players felt after hearing this, but Danny Ainge felt very powerless.

He has already COSed a cloak on Meng Jin but still can't stop him. How can he increase his strength?
Meng Jin's passion infected his teammates, and the Bulls overwhelmed the Celtics in momentum, narrowing the score to just 4 points after three quarters.

Celtics fans didn't know what was going on, and it was hard to imagine that this was the Bulls team that was about to collapse in the first half.

The fourth quarter was the most intense one. Oakley had a physical conflict with Larry Bird right at the beginning.

Oakley directly pulled down Larry Bird who was cutting for a layup.

Oakley's logic is simple. He will treat Larry Bird the same way those Celtics bastards treated Jordan and Meng Jin.

This round also reflects the final quarter of both teams.

The Bulls want to overtake the score in one go, while the Celtics are determined to defend their home court honor. They will never allow themselves to lose two home courts in one series!
Thus, the most brutal fourth quarter of the entire series was born.
Dav Korsin fell to the ground and was injured during a flying tackle. The 32-year-old veteran played very hard. This was not the first time he had flown to save the ball in this game. This time he was unlucky and hit the basket directly.

Cyrus replaced Dave Korsin. Less than two minutes into the game, he received a flagrant foul. When Robert Parish received the ball and was about to dunk, he pushed him hard. Robert Parish fell sideways onto the photographer at the baseline. He was fine, but the photographer was carried away.

All Celtics fans breathed a sigh of relief and silently prayed God bless Boston.

Meng Jin and Larry Bird were passionately exchanging insults throughout the quarter and almost came to blows several times.

Jordan risked breaking his bones by taking off in the Celtics' no-fly zone, but was pulled down from the air by Danny Ainge and Dennis Johnson.

Jordan fell straight to the ground. The team doctor had already prepared a stretcher. At this time, Jordan's exaggerated physical fitness was reflected. If someone else fell like this, he would probably be disabled. After lying on the ground for 30 seconds, Jordan got up and re-entered the game. When Meng Jin saw this scene, he suspected that he was not the only one with the system.

Oakley also risked breaking his hand and slapped Bird who was running.

"PIA~"

The slap was in the referee's blind spot, and Bird pointed at the five finger marks on his face to get the foul.

Oakley completely unleashed his wildness in the second half. His rough actions caused considerable intimidation to the Celtics, but he also paid the corresponding price. Oakley was sent off with 4 minutes left in the game.

"I leave it to you." Oakley patted Meng Jin on the chest and walked into the player tunnel.

Just like that, the Bulls lost one of their strongest rebounding points.

In the last 4 minutes, Meng Jin very consciously stayed in the interior. Cyrus and Grant were unreliable. If the Bulls only relied on them and the Celtics, a group of old hands, to grab rebounds, they would be badly beaten.

In the last 2 minutes, when the game was at its most intense, McHale was injured. He lost his balance and fell to the ground while trying to block Meng Jin's dunk, spraining his right ankle.

McHale refused to leave the court, saying he would fight to the last minute. Due to time constraints, he did not even let the team doctor treat his injury and continued to play.

With 45 seconds left in the game, Larry Bird made a step-back three-pointer facing Meng Jin.

All Celtics fans held their breath. They were currently leading by 2 points. If this shot was made, the game would be almost over. If it wasn't made, the Bulls would have a chance.

"Shh!"

Three points into the net.

The entire stadium shook. The Celtics fans' suppressed emotions for half the game finally exploded. To the fans, this was a three-pointer that was enough to kill the game.

With 43 seconds left in the game and trailing by 5 points, the situation was very grim for the Bulls. Bulls head coach Collins arranged two tactics after the timeout, both of which were quick two-point tactics.

Collins felt that it was not yet time to shoot a three-pointer. He thought that the Bulls should first secure 2 points and then defend one. This was the safest strategy for the Bulls at the moment.

Jordan followed Collins' tactics and broke through to the edge of the paint area to pass the ball to Meng Jin.

After Meng Jin got the ball, he took a step forward, then passed the ball again after taking another step!

In order to limit the two players' breakthrough, the Celtics set up a solid defense in this round, with all five players shrinking into the penalty area.

Including the Bulls players, the entire paint area was packed with people. There was no space to even stand, let alone break through.

The inside is crowded, so the outside must be empty.

Meng Jin took a gamble and passed the ball to John Paxson.

John Paxson had an absolutely open shot from outside the three-point line.

This round of offense did not go according to Collins' deployment, but the result was good, the basketball accurately went into the net!

102:104.

The Bulls narrowed the gap to just 2 points.

Meng Jin gritted his teeth and punched, then immediately returned to the defensive half. It was not time to celebrate wildly yet.

There are only 28 seconds left in the game.

The Celtics' tactic in this round was very conventional, which was to drag out the time. All coaches would adopt this tactic in this situation.

With 10 seconds left on the offensive clock, Dennis Johns handed the ball to Bird, and Celtics fans stood up collectively, hoping that their hero could step up and kill the game.

Meng Jin tried his best to squeeze through Dennis Johnson's screen. He failed to defend Bird's key three-pointer in the last round, so he couldn't miss him this time. Bird was about to shoot, but he put his raised hand down immediately after seeing Meng Jin. When the two played against each other for the first time, Meng Jin blocked Bird's shot from two and a half body lengths away. This incident left a big shadow on him.

Bird chose to pass the ball to McHale. After receiving the ball, McHale faked a move and then took two steps towards the inside.

McHale was almost playing with one leg, his movements were a bit funny, and Grant followed him closely. He couldn't defend against the healthy McHale, and if the disabled version of McHale couldn't keep up, he would have to give up.

McHale jumped up with Grant as the support and passed the ball to Danny Ainge in the air.

With 4 seconds left in the offensive clock, Danny Ainge took a shot from within the three-point line.

The basketball bounced out of the basket, and at the critical moment, the Celtics gave a chance!

Meng Jin turned around and rushed to grab the crucial rebound.

"Timeout! Timeout!" Collins excitedly made a timeout gesture to the referee. Time waits for no one. If he called the timeout one second later, the Bulls would have one second less of offensive time.

The time on the court is temporarily fixed at 5.3 seconds.

Collins looked at Meng Jin, then at Jordan, and then drew a tactic: "Michael, you take the last shot!"

Meng Jin is in better shape than Jordan today, but the Bulls' biggest enemy now is time. It is too hasty to get the ball and attack the basket in 5.3 seconds. Compared with Meng Jin, Jordan is better at mid-range shots and three-pointers.

The timeout ends and Grant serves the ball from the sideline.

This time he was not bold enough to throw the ball directly to Meng Jin. Grant watched Jordan's movements and then passed the ball.

Jordan got the ball one step away from the sideline. After getting the ball, Jordan braked suddenly, then dribbled in the opposite direction with his left hand, sticking to Danny Ainge all the way to the free throw line.

Although Jordan is confident in mid-range shots from all angles, his favorite angle, his absolute sweet spot, must be the 90-degree angle facing the basket.

After Jordan received the ball, he shot in mid-air and the light came on, making the score 104-104!
Celtics fans fell into a long silence. Although this ball hit the morale, it did not make the entire TD Garden despair. The Celtics still had a chance to go into overtime.

The Celtics took the upper hand at the start of overtime. They first defended the Bulls' first attack, and then McHale scored two goals in two consecutive rounds.

The commentator praised McHale's performance, saying that he was a real man who could still make great contributions to the team despite playing with an injury.

McHale's offensive methods for both shots were basically the same. After getting the ball, he first leaned on Grant, and then took a hook shot. His lazy and effortless feeling was a bit like Jokic in his previous life.

Throughout the overtime, the Bulls were almost entirely supported by Meng Jin and Jordan on both offense and defense. Grant and Cyrus could not keep up with the intensity of the game, and John Paxson was a sieve on the defensive end.

With 2 minutes and 03 seconds left in overtime, Collins called two timeouts to help the two players recover their strength.

As soon as Meng Jin and Jordan returned to the bench, Jack Harry immediately got busy, first bringing water and towels, and then massaging their shoulders.

Grant witnessed this scene from the side, and he finally understood why Jack Harry was doing so well.

After a short break, the game resumed. The Bulls players gritted their teeth and held on, and the Celtics were similar. At this moment, Bird felt his face was a little swollen, and he could hardly open his mouth when shouting to his teammates. The most important thing was that his back injury relapsed, and his entire back was very stiff. The value of Meng Jin's elbow in G2 was still increasing.

McHale's ankle was also becoming more and more swollen.

But they did not complain, nor did they choose to rest at this moment.

Who isn’t injured at this stage?

Injury has never been an athlete's shield, and of course, exhaustion is neither. Meng Jin gritted his teeth and persevered in the last 2 minutes.

The Celtics led all the way until the last 14 seconds.

The score on the court was 109 to 112.

The Bulls had the ball, Michael Jordan took the ball, changed direction, and rushed into the inside, causing the Celtics to foul.

After making both free throws, the score was 111 to 112.

With 5 seconds left in the game, the Celtics served the ball from the backcourt and they had no timeouts left.

The Bulls pressed the entire court, and Collins kept yelling from the sidelines: "Foul! Foul as soon as they get the ball! Don't hesitate!"

Jordan kept pressing Dennis Johnson, and John Paxson kept harassing Danny Ainge, and the two guards couldn't get the ball for a while.

At this time, McHale did not dare to take the risk of forcing the ball.

McHale looked at Robert Parish outside the three-point line and decisively threw the ball over.

There is nothing wrong with McHale's choice. It is a safe approach to pass the ball to the team's high point at this time. If the Celtics don't give the ball again, they will commit a serve violation.

Robert Parish jumped high, he dared to guarantee that this was the highest he had jumped in this game, but he did not get the basketball as he wished, Meng Jin rushed over from the side and intercepted the ball!

Meng Jin has been waiting for this opportunity, as he is good at stealing high balls.

Meng Jin grabbed the ball with one hand and passed it to Jordan first, then accelerated along the center line.

Jordan passed the ball back to Meng Jin with a ground shot.

At this time, there was only one McHale under the Celtics' basket. A healthy McHale couldn't stop Meng Jin, let alone a lame one.

After getting the ball, Meng Jin performed a standard three-step dunk. He used the most conventional move to give the Celtics the most fatal blow.

113:112.

Meng Jin completely defeated the Boston Celtics with a buzzer-beating dunk!
Collins went completely crazy. He had given up on image management and was walking around the court with his head down and doing exaggerated high-kick movements.

On the court, Meng Jin vented his anger by punching the air three times.

Jordan waited until Meng Jin finished throwing punches before he dared to come up to celebrate. The two hugged each other, and soon the other Bulls players also surrounded them.

The entire TD Garden was in complete silence. Celtics fans couldn't accept what was happening before their eyes. To be more precise, they couldn't react.

After a wave of celebration, Meng Jin suddenly sat on the ground. He had reached his limit and his legs were cramping.

With the help of his teammates, he walked into the player tunnel.

Before entering the player tunnel, he taunted the Boston fans: "This place is as quiet as a library!"

Meng Jin still likes the rebellious look of the Celtics fans at the beginning of the game.

Soon, boos and insults were heard again in the stadium.

After listening to this, Meng Jin nodded with satisfaction, then walked into the player tunnel with his right fist raised, unafraid of the ridicule and abuse from the audience.

In the entire league, only Meng Jin can make the North Shore Gardens silent and then make the whole stadium excited.

(End of this chapter)