You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 294 The key ball lost (413)

22 seconds before the end, 96 to 90, the Suns led the Lakers by 6 points.

The Lakers have the ball, and they are ready to serve the sideline.

"Anti-Kobe! Anti-Kobe!" Steve Kerr yelled in a loud voice, "At this time, you only need to keep an eye on Kobe!"

The Sun's defensive deployment, as Cole said.

Nobody defends the touchline.

Raja Bell hit Kobe with all his strength, and Marion, who was supposed to defend the sideline, got stuck in front of Kobe.

The two best defenders inside and outside the Suns sandwiched Kobe one after the other.The Lakers didn't expect to send the ball to Kobe at once. There are 22 seconds, just make sure to catch the ball smoothly, and then pass the ball to Kobe smoothly.

Compared with the risk of directing Kobe to bypass two people, it takes two passing steps for a third party to take the ball and then transfer it to Kobe, but the safety index is the highest.

Odom sent the ball to Weixia who rushed from the basket.

Tim Thomas chased it out.

In order to create opportunities for Kobe to catch the ball, Odom ran towards the basket after serving the ball. Kobe made a realistic inward escape movement. Marion didn't dare to let Odom into the empty city, so he gave up the position in front of him to Kobe.Therefore, Wei Xia successfully handed the ball into Kobe's hands.

His job is done, the rest is up to Kobe.

Facing a member of the future All-Defensive Team of the Year, as a result, Kobe got the ball from Weixia's hand, one meter away from the three-point line.Wei Xia, who passed the ball to him, didn't even have time to open his position, so he pulled it up.

The biggest difference between Kobe and Jordan on the offensive end is that the former lacks the heaviness of the latter's high-intensity defense.

No matter how good the defense is, Jordan's offense always makes people feel that the defense is still in a bad mood.And Kobe, he can make teammates and opponents simultaneously: Fuck this is it?

Then, with a swish!The time stopped at 17.9 seconds.

93 is better than 96
"Faced with the easiest defensive choice in the world, the Suns handed over a 0-point answer sheet!" Cole said disappointedly.

The Lakers are still desperate, they have no timeout, and the Suns don't need to call a timeout.

They sent the ball to Nash, who made 92 percent of his free throws, and waited for Wesha to foul him.

Two free throws were made, 98 to 93.

The Lakers without a timeout need to take a risky long pass.

But it is impossible for Kobe to have a chance to catch the ball. Odom's long pass was given to Wecha.

Such a fast pace is not what Wei Xia is used to, but he has to make a move.

His three-pointer eventually hit the right side of the basket and flew out. With 9.8 seconds left, Bryant fouled Bell, who had a defensive rebound.

Seeing that Wei Xia was in a daze, he came over and patted him on the head.

If Wei Xia didn't mean it, he probably meant "a good vote".

Kobe's consolation was priceless, but Wei Xia was not happy at all.

They lost.

Bell's two free throws only made one goal, 99 to 93, 6 points difference, 9.8 seconds. Although the Miller moment of 9 seconds and 8 minutes has happened in the NBA, the current Lakers obviously have no basis to copy what Miller did to the Knicks.

The Suns are no longer trying to keep Kobe from receiving the ball with two people covering their wings.

Marion forced Kobe to a position two and a half meters away from the three-point line, just one or two steps away from the out-of-bounds. Kobe shot the ball as soon as he took it. The super difficult ball burst out of the basket head-on, with 6.3 seconds left.The game is actually over at this moment, Wei Xia rushed to grab the offensive rebound, and then gave it back to Kobe.

Another three-point strike.

ended.

99 is better than 93
With a gap of 6 points, the Suns defeated the Lakers and kept a home court, but their home court advantage has fallen into the hands of their opponents.

"If I were a Suns player, I wouldn't be too happy," Kerr said. "They almost lost Game [-]."

Albert agreed with Kerr: "Yes, they were very close to losing Game [-], if the Lakers can play steadily in the third quarter."

"Although they lost the second game, the Lakers have already proved their strength. If the sun can't wake up, it may be difficult for them to break through the first round."

The conclusions of Cole and Albert are meaningless to both parties.

Wei Xia's mood was like being pressed by a big stone on his chest, so heavy that he didn't even want to say a word.

He scored the team's second-highest score: 22 points.

At the same time, there are 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Second in the team in rebounds, second in assists, and second in scoring.

As a sixth man defending Nash, he played brilliantly, but he missed a key three-pointer. If that shot can be made, the score can be tied, and the Lakers don't have to foul the Suns.By then, Kobe, who owns the Lakers, will never lose to the Suns.

Once again. Weixia inevitably thought of the key shot he missed against the Timberwolves in the regular season.

Just when he was about to shut himself up, Kobe came over and gave him a hard push.

If it wasn't for Wei Xia's steady footing, he would definitely fall badly.

"Even if I miss a key shot, you don't have to treat me like this?" Seeing that Wei Xia can still make jokes, Kobe was relieved.

"Yes, your mistakes are simply unforgivable, but I don't feel like blaming you, let Phil do it, he is more professional." Kobe said flatly.

Wei Xia turned around and bumped into the on-site reporter who had been waiting for a long time.

They asked him how he felt about missing clutch shots.

"It's like being punched in the face." Wei Xia said vividly.

Then, the reporter asked a very troublesome question: "Steve Nash is having a hard time attacking under your defense. Many experts think that it was a mistake for Coach Jackson to replace you in the third quarter. What do you think?"

It's not surprising that experts have such an opinion.

Nash scored a game-high 29 points in the first three quarters, 6 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, and 35 points in the game.

It can be seen that his offense is mainly in the first and third quarters.

In those two quarters, one quarter was in the face of Parker, and Wei Xia couldn't prevent it when he came.In one quarter, Wei Xia was replaced after scoring three points in a row, and it was even more out of control after that.

In the relatively sluggish second and fourth quarters, Wei Xia was the main defense throughout the whole process.

Experts who don't play but are good at observing details and analyzing data will naturally come to the conclusion: Weixia can block Nash, and it is a big mistake for Jackson to replace him in the third quarter!
Out of the need to maintain stability, Wei Xia helped Jackson find a reason: "No, I applied for the exit myself. I played for a long time and felt very tired."

This is called too much talk, Wei Xia forgot, the second half had just started.

His speech made the public more suspicious of Jackson, and Jackson naturally believed that Wei Xia had ulterior motives.

"How do you feel about the two games in Phoenix?"

"We had a good confrontation, and most importantly," Wei Xia said seriously, "we gained confidence."

Not the confidence of feeling strong, but the confidence of "we can beat the sun".

In the two home games of the Suns, they won one and lost one, and they were very close to winning the second game. Although they failed to hold the lead, the Suns themselves also had problems.

Their defense is terrible, and Nash himself is easy to become a breakthrough, and he is still the backbone of the team. If his performance fails, the entire Suns team will be ruined.

This is the advantage of the Lakers.

Also relying on the performance of the head star, if Kobe becomes a small blacksmith in Los Angeles, the Lakers can greatly reduce his offensive position.

The organizer of the Lakers is not Kobe, he is just a tool man who attracts double-teams on the offensive end.

If it weren't for the fact that his teammates were sometimes too disappointing, he would beat five every day when he was full?Who doesn't like to solve the opponent with a fake move with the left hand and the right hand in one-on-one, there is no such chance.

The Lakers could live without Kobe, but the Suns drowned in minutes without Nash.

This is the difference, the essential difference.

Wei Xia is not the only one who has this idea.

"We know that we have the ability to beat the Suns. The games in the series are basically played to the last round," Kobe felt the same as Wei Xia. "This will be a very difficult series. I think we must play well and stay aggressive. We should play the game with an aggressive mentality and get them with this mentality."

The reporter said that the outside world is not optimistic about the promotion of the Lakers.

Looking at the Phoenix brand on the other party, you know that the visitor is not good.

Kobe replied with a dark face: "For a while, the outside world was not optimistic about us entering the playoffs. Therefore, we didn't care about the opinions of the outside world before, and we don't care about it now."

The gossip reporter asked about Kobe and Nash's confrontation in the first quarter, whether they were rivals, or whether they had a problem or something.

"I wouldn't say we're a rivalry. They're winning, we're winning, so we've been competitive, but it's not a rivalry. We have a good relationship off the court, but on the court, we try to win. That's how it is. He's a top guard in the league, and so am I. We've both beaten each other. Off the court we have a good relationship, but on the court our job is to win."

The most critical question is about MVP.

Kobe rolled his eyes like Wei Xia, but unfortunately he didn't do it well.

Wei Xia's white eyes have the effect of spraying trash, and Kobe's poor imitation looks like a sign before eating poison and foaming at the mouth: "I don't care."

Kobe is bombarded by the media, which is already a daily routine, and he adapts very well.

Jackson was asked no less than Kobe, after all, he made a very controversial substitution.

The reporter's first question was quite friendly, asking him what he thought of the defeat.

Jackson replied calmly: "Before the start of the second game, we said to ourselves that we should play better than the first game. When you return to the home court, you must play better than the first two games. The series has just started from the third game. We hope to win the third game. If not, then try to win the fourth game. We will always win."

Then, here comes the reporter with bombshell questions.

"Wish said that it was his own request to replace him in the third quarter because he felt out of breath at the time. Is there such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)