Albert adjusted his breathing and there was a penalty.

20 to 9.

The score difference was reduced to only 11 points in a blink of an eye.

Just then a short whistle sounded on the sidelines, and Westbrook and Bamford both came back early.

In this period, the substitutes of the Devil's team used their aggressiveness and defense to bring back the suspense of the game.

The pressure is now on the Bruins. If they can't score in the next round, the Devils will have a chance to narrow the gap to single digits.

"Defend! Defend!"

The emotions of the fans at the scene were reignited and the cheers were deafening.

The Devils' defense was still very good, but the Bruins had three of their five starters back, and their offensive threat was back.

Westbrook chose to take a mid-range jump shot directly after cutting out and receiving the ball.

Although the movement was a bit stiff, the ball still landed steadily in the pocket.

The Bruins finally broke their scoring drought.

Moreover, after the offense and defense switched, Albert's shot after the pick-and-roll was interfered by Westbrook, and the rebound was also protected by Bamford.

Westbrook was actually blocked on this ball, but he still managed to squeeze through and interfere.

On offense and defense, the Bruins stabilized the situation on the field through personnel adjustments.

At this time, the camera was turned to Sandek on the Devils' bench.

It is obvious that the Devils were able to catch up with the score on the one hand because their substitutes played well, but on the other hand it was also due to the Bruins' lineup problems.

Therefore, Sandek also faces a choice: whether to continue to keep these substitute players on the court or to replace the main players in advance.

Sandek looked back at the bench and finally did not make any substitutions.

He chose to continue to believe in the group of people on the field!

Of course, the players on the field did not feel this detail, and they still tried their best to defend as in the previous round.

This time their efforts paid off. Bamford's layup was deflected by Xu Yong's defense and the rebound was grabbed by Xu Yong.

"Come on! Devil Team!"

When Glaser dribbled the ball forward, the cheers of the home fans rang out again.

Although the score gap did not narrow further in this period, they could still feel the tenacious fighting spirit of the players on the field.

For fans, this is the greatest charm of basketball.

Of course, the fans' cheers could not solve the difficulties encountered by the Devils on the court. Albert was closely watched by Westbrook in this round, and Xu Yong's off-ball movements were also closely followed by Bamford.

Most of the shot clock had passed, and the Devils still had no good offensive options on the field.

The camera on the scene was given to Sandek again, and Sandek still did not make any adjustments.

When the camera cut back, the ball was in Xu Yong's hands, and the Devils team only had ten seconds left to attack.

It was too late to organize an attack at this time. Albert wanted to come over to receive the ball. Xu Yong trusted him so much before, so he came over to receive the ball.

However, Xu Yong did not throw the pot away, but signaled Albert to pull it away.

With 8 seconds left, Bamford is playing close and pressing defense.

Judging from the coaching staff's arrangements before the game and Xu Yong's performance in tonight's game, Xu Yong is a dunker who can shoot three-pointers.

The best option to deal with this kind of player is to press closely and not give him a chance to shoot.

As for breakthroughs, unless Xu Yong's first step is fast enough and his explosive power is strong enough, he will not be able to break through his defense.

But Xu Yong has never demonstrated this ability.

With 6 seconds left, Xu Yong leaned over and used a triple threat to clear space for himself, then he took a single step and passed Bamford!

The "unless" that Mbah a Moute mentioned, he happens to have all of them!

Because Bamford was too close to the defense, he had no time to take remedial measures after being passed.

Xu Yong rushed to the basket amid the fans' exclamations. After seeing the opponent's inside player Alfred Aboya making up for the defense, he jumped up and pulled the ball over his head with his right hand.

After seeing this, Aboya raised his hands and jumped at the same time, trying to stop Xu Yong's dunk.

"Bang!"

There was a physical confrontation between the two men in the air.

Then the next second, Aboya was knocked back by Xu Yong.

“Bang!”

Then Xu Yong paused in the air and slammed the ball into the basket with his right hand.gif!

The fans at the scene were stunned.

Not only the fans, but even Nash and others in the stands showed shocked expressions.

Xu Yonggang's performance from the start to the final pass not only demonstrated his control skills, but also perfectly demonstrated his core strength.

Only with excellent core strength can you have such a swift first step!

Only with excellent core strength can you maintain your balance after an aerial confrontation and complete a dunk over another player!

And there was another important reason for their shock, which was that they had only heard about Xu Yong's seven three-point shots, but had not heard about Xu Yong's dunking ability.

So even though this dunk was done over the Bruins' substitute center, the visual effect it brought to them was no worse than the one over Griffin!

"It's so similar." Marion blurted out after recovering from the shock.

"Yes, they look very similar." Although Marion didn't say it directly, Stoudemire also echoed it.

The dunking posture just now and the number "23" on Xu Yong's back easily made them think of that person.

No, that god, the only basketball god in the hearts of their players.

Of course, the scouts were just as surprised as they were.

Their targets before the game were Westbrook, Love and Harden, but Xu Yonggang's shot can be said to have attracted their attention.

Although this does not mean that Xu Yong will be selected by them, one thing is that Xu Yong's name appeared in their laptops.

Or to put it another way, Xu Yong appeared in the sight of the teams behind these scouts.

Sandek also looked surprised at this time. Of course, his surprise was different from that of others. He was surprised at Xu Yong's ability to attack with the ball.

Xu Yong had never shown this before.

From those seven three-pointers to his current ball-handling ability, Xu Yong always manages to surprise him.

The fans at the scene burst into prolonged cheers, and on the Bruins side, Howland directly reached out and called a timeout.

Although the score difference on the field was still 11 points, Xu Yong's dunk had a great impact on the morale of both sides.

The live camera was turned to Xu Yong, and the cheers from the fans continued to grow louder.

Under the camera, Xu Yong's expression was as calm as ever, as if the goal just now was not worth mentioning.

Xu Yong did not really feel much sense of accomplishment at this moment, because there were many objective factors that contributed to the goal.

First, Bamford didn't know that he had the ability to attack with the ball, and pressing too hard gave him the opportunity to break through.

Also, the player he dunked over, Aboya, was not strong at all, which obviously was not as pleasurable as dunking over Griffin in the invitational tournament.

If I could have the chance to dunk over Love, that would be like Guan Yu killing Yan Liang, and I would feel a great sense of accomplishment.