Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 603 The most desperate team!
With 1 minute and 45 seconds left in the game, the Bobcats finally stopped tying the Lakers' score and instead overtook the Lakers by 1 point with a three-pointer from Thabeet.

134 is better than 133!

This extra point created a completely different level of pressure in the game.

In such a game, most All-Star players may lose their luster due to the tremendous psychological pressure and the pressure of this one point.

However, the stars on the court of both teams in this game brought great surprises to the audience. These 10 players on the court were all players who exceeded the standards.

"However, I didn't expect that in the final stage of the decisive battle, the Bobcats could actually put pressure on the Lakers. It's incredible..."

At this moment, many active NBA stars in the stands were extremely shocked, especially those in the Western Conference. They had played against the Lakers more than once or twice this season, and had played key battles with the Lakers.

When playing against the Lakers at crucial moments, it was basically the Lakers that put pressure on them. Basically, the Lakers were very calm.

But this time, the Lakers were not so calm, and even lost control of the critical moment. The Bobcats got rid of their control and even brought huge pressure to the Lakers in turn.

Maybe such pressure is not worth mentioning for stars like Yao Ming, McGrady and Kobe, but pressure is pressure. The Bobcats have overtaken, and the Lakers fans on the sidelines are nervous, so they are nervous.

Even Popovich on the sidelines was pacing nervously and shouting at the players to calm down.

On the contrary, Du Kang, the head coach of the Bobcats, was very calm and relaxed. He didn't care at all whether the Lakers players could score on this attack.

"Obviously, Coach D seems to have more confidence in the Lakers than Popovich!"

Barkley's joke made many nervous fans in front of the TV stunned, and then they smiled knowingly.

This time Barkley was right.

Du Kang is indeed very confident in the Lakers players on the field.

No one in the world knows better than him how strong the players on the court are in scoring at critical moments.

Not to mention Yao Ming, Kobe and McGrady who were on the court, even Ebanks who did not play had purple and gold key ball skills.

So at this moment, Du Kang never thought that the Lakers would make mistakes, and no Bobcats player on the court expected the Lakers to make mistakes.

We will defend as we should and will never relax just because the pressure is put on the Lakers.

Duncan's defense on Yao Ming became tighter and tighter. Not only did he stick closely to Yao Ming under the basket, but also when Yao Ming moved out, Duncan would follow him closely.

Yao Ming will never be given any easy attacking opportunities.

If Yao Ming wants to attack, no one can stop him, so just attack with force!

Not only Yao Ming, but Kobe and McGrady are also being closely followed and confronted by Jordan and Beasley.

There were less than 2 minutes left in the game, and at this moment, both teams had already pushed the intensity of the game to the maximum.

McCaw has the ball, with Rose in front of him, but his peripheral vision is always on the three older brothers, because he and Antetokounmpo are supporting roles. He and Antetokounmpo can also attack, even in the critical moments of offense, he and Antetokounmpo can also rank in the top 5% of all NBA players, and they are very reliable key ball players.

But at this moment.

The most trustworthy people in the entire Lakers team and the entire world are Yao Ming, McGrady and Kobe, the three big brothers of the Lakers.

It's difficult to pass the ball directly to the three now, as the Bobcats defend them extremely tightly.

Even if the ball can be passed to the right place, letting three people fight one against one is definitely not a good offensive option.

At this moment, McCaw was very calm and called for Antetokounmpo to come out for a pick-and-roll without any hesitation.

Instead of calling Yao Ming, Antetokounmpo was called.

"Very calm and very smart!"

Seeing McCaw's tactical choice, many professionals at the scene were amazed.

At this moment, even a fool can see who the Lakers should be the one to execute this attack, but at this moment, cooperating with these three people and passing the ball to them is very dangerous and risky.

The defense that the three Lakers bosses are facing now is terrifying.

The most taboo thing is that teammates blindly pass the ball to three people, making them face more pressure.

They are the best final-shot players, but at this moment, they are not necessarily the most suitable players to handle the offense.

Because they will face very strong defensive intensity and movements. If they make a mistake, does the referee have the courage to call a foul at this moment?

In comparison, he and Antetokounmpo faced the least defensive pressure.

Ross was intentionally letting him attack.

However, since Thabeet is so tall and relatively thin, he would be at a disadvantage if he wants to increase intensity for Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo is the strongest forward player in the league and the number one in the forward-forcing tactics.

It's actually good enough that Antetokounmpo didn't push Thabeet. If Thabeet pushed Antetokounmpo, he would definitely be asking for trouble.

So, at this moment, the whole world is waiting for Kobe, McGrady and Yao Ming to take action.

However, Antetokounmpo and McCaw are the best options to handle this offense.

Seeing that McCaw has the demeanor of a great general at this moment, Du Kang on the sidelines is actually very pleased.

Basketball IQ has always been the most important for players like McCaw, Westbrook and Rose.

Obviously, although McCaw's basketball IQ cannot match that of Rose, he is already a very qualified organizer.

In this regard, Westbrook is even a little behind. Even Westbrook, who was made up by Kobe in the Western Conference Finals, is probably not as good as McCaw now.

McCaw and Antetokounmpo set a pick-and-roll. Antetokounmpo blocked Rose in front of him, while McCaw took advantage of the situation to super accelerate and passed by Thabeet's left side.

Thabeet's burst of speed is definitely top-notch among small forwards, but he is still too tall, and it is definitely impossible for him to head-on block McCaw, who is perhaps one of the fastest point guards in the NBA.

However, although Thabeet was unable to block McCaw head-on, he always followed McCaw sideways.

Seeing McCaw rushing in, Yao Ming immediately went to the right corner, and of course Duncan had to give up the basket and follow him.

The reason why he gave up the basket this time was not only because Yao Ming had hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner before, but more importantly, Duncan felt that Thabeet was covering McCaw from behind. Although the basket was empty, it would not necessarily give McCaw a chance to attack and score.

After McCaw started, Yao Ming, Kobe and McGrady all moved outside the three-point line. The three of them are the top three-point shooters in the NBA.

The threat they posed when they pulled out was so great that the Bobcats players couldn't let go and could only follow them.

Therefore, the entire three-point line was left empty by McCaw, Antetokounmpo, Thabeet and Rose.

Now, the situation is very clear!
McCaw can attack on his own or pass the ball to Antetokounmpo who is following up.

Of course, Tabit also saw the situation clearly, and now he is under the greatest defensive pressure.

He is now one-two.

Rose can be almost ignored. Given his height, he played almost no role in this retreat.

At this moment, Thabeet couldn't help but give a thumbs up to McCaw in his heart.

This kid’s offensive organization was so beautiful this time!
Should I upload it myself or upload it?
Tabit can only gamble!

Thabeet bets McCaw will pass!
Because McCaw was rushing up so fast, at such a high speed and too deep, it was difficult for him to get up!
So when McCaw rushed to the basket, Thabeet paused slightly to intercept McCaw's pass!
however!
McCaw, this time, chose to attack on his own!
Before rushing out of the court, McCaw made a lob shot and the basketball bounced off the backboard!

McCaw himself fell out of the court. Seeing McCaw's layup, Thabeet was dumbfounded.

Ross was also very dumbfounded.

Because, this is a very Rose-style layup!
135 is better than 134!

With 1 minute and 25 seconds left in the game, the Lakers once again took the lead!

After the Lakers players on the court pulled McCaw up, they all touched McCaw's head.

When McCaw passed by Thabeet, facing Thabeet's shocked look, he paused and said, "I was going to pass the ball."

Yes, he was going to pass the ball, but Thabeet’s prediction was correct, so he could only force his own attack.

"This is the power! McCaw's impact ability is too strong!!!"

Teacher Zhang Heli’s explanation at this time was very correct.

After your opponent has judged your intention, you can change your intention and still score. This is ability.

There are only a handful of players in the entire league who can make a layup like the one McCaw just did. Excluding retired legends like Iverson, it is estimated that only a few active players such as Rose, Westbrook and McCaw can do it.

After all, there is a threat from a 2-meter-tall center behind him!
The Bobcats' defense this time was almost extreme, especially the defense against Yao Ming, Kobe and McGrady.

After all, the whole world thinks that these three will be the final main attackers.

After all, Jordan is bigger than Kobe and has better athleticism, and Beasley is bigger than McGrady and also has better athleticism and positioning ability. The two of them can cover Kobe and McGrady, and Duncan can indeed hold off Yao Ming.

Therefore, in the last round, the Lakers were under tremendous offensive pressure.

And the fact that McCaw was able to stand up at such a moment can only be described as truly amazing.

Not only did it relieve the pressure on the Lakers, it also told the Bobcats that the Lakers still had other players who could score, and it also reduced the pressure on Yao Ming, Kobe and McGrady.

This shot was of great strategic significance, as can be seen from the fact that Lakers head coach Popovich was so excited that he almost jumped up on the sidelines.

Once again it was the Bobcats' turn to attack.

When it comes to putting defensive pressure on the Bobcats, the Lakers are now at a disadvantage.

On the Bobcats side, all five players can put defensive pressure on the defense.

But on the Lakers side, McGrady, Kobe and Yao Ming are not incapable of putting on defensive pressure, but they are definitely not as good as Jordan, Beasley, Rose, Thabeet and Duncan.

So, the Lakers chose to pressure the ball handler, and McCaw pressured the ball handler.

At the same time, McGrady switched to Jordan.

Since Jordan has lost the stability of his offensive shooting, Kobe's defense will be the same as his.

Anyway, Jordan won't attack in the end, it will be Thabeet who attacks.

So the person he had to defend in the end was also Thabeet.

However, what made Maddie and Koko very uncomfortable was.

This time the Bobcats chose not to attack Thabeet.

Seeing that it was McGrady who was defending Jordan, Rose did not pass the ball to Jordan.

Instead, after half court, he personally directed traffic at the top of the arc.

Tabit set a pick-and-roll for Beasley at the free throw line. Beasley ran without the ball and shook off Kobe, then went behind Tabit. Tabit controlled both Kobe and Antetokounmpo for 1 second!
At this time, no one on the commentary praised Thabeet's pick-and-roll.

Everyone is praising Beasley's running position.

"Incredible running position, Antetokounmpo and Kobe didn't know whether to switch positions in a brief moment!!!"

Antetokounmpo and Kobe actually hesitated whether to switch positions at that moment!
Just this moment of hesitation gave Beasley the opportunity to receive the pass from Rose.

Beasley, hiding behind Thabeet, made a long two-point fadeaway jump shot almost on the three-point line!
136 is better than 135!

With 1 minute and 10 seconds left in the game, the Bobcats once again took the lead!

"Incredible game, Beasley's shot was very difficult!!!"

It looks like a half-open position, but in fact, you need to use off-ball movement to shake Kobe and Antetokounmpo first, and then control the two for half a second!

What’s left is fighting, this is really a fight between gods!

The domestic commentators are now so excited that they can hardly control themselves.

"The pressure is getting bigger and bigger, but their condition seems to be getting better and better!!!"

"Incredible match, never seen a higher level of competition!!!"

"Their personal abilities are too strong, and they are too confident!!!"

Lakers offense.

This time, after crossing half court, McCaw chose to pass the ball to McGrady.

After the pick-and-roll between McCaw and McGrady, Beasley was moved away for McGrady and Rose was handed over to McGrady.

Looking at Rose in front of him, McGrady almost didn't hesitate and just jumped up!

Seeing McGrady just pull up like that without any adjustments, Rose was dumbfounded.

Even if I'm indeed not tall enough, I'm not air, right?

Rose is sticking to McGrady!

Then, McGrady made a pull-up shot!

and!

A swipe!
Three point hit!

138 is better than 136!

59 seconds left in the game!
With less than a minute left in the game, the Lakers once again took the lead by 2 points!
In the past minute, the pressure that the Bobcats brought to the Lakers through their own efforts completely disappeared in the face of McGrady's three-pointer.

"This is the McGrady who scored 35 points in 13 seconds! The best clutch player in NBA history!"

"This is the Lakers, the Lakers that make their opponents despair with crucial shots!"

This pull-up shot by McGrady is so unreasonable!
The Lakers are such an unreasonable team!

Even the Lakers head coach Popovich on the sidelines felt that the Lakers he led were cheating too much.

"How can we lose with a Lakers team like this? It's impossible to lose!"

(End of this chapter)