Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 627 Coach D requests a timeout!

With six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Tim Duncan made three consecutive baskets, bringing the atmosphere in the entire Charlotte arena to a climax.

At this moment, the entire Charlotte Arena was filled with cheers for Tim Duncan.

Especially the fans of Wake Forest University at the scene, they are now so excited that they can hardly control themselves. The strongest player from their school has finally taken to the sky again in North Carolina, in Charlotte!
In such a crucial game, Tim Duncan finally became the protagonist. At least, from the current situation, the protagonist of this game is not Yao Ming, not McGrady, not Thabeet, not Beasley, not Kobe. It seems that the protagonist of this game may very well be their Tim Duncan!
This feeling was so wonderful. It had been many years since Wake Forest University fans had felt so happy. Even Chris Paul at the scene was cheering for his senior like an ordinary fan.

"In a game like this, as long as you can have an outstanding performance on the court, you can be considered one of the strongest players in the league. If you are the focus on the court, then you will be one of the strongest players in NBA history. If you become the protagonist of this game, then congratulations, you can compete for the best player in the NBA!"

"In this game, Tim Duncan may not have shown the peak fighting power of TMC and Yao, but his consistent performance in this game maintained a strong dominance throughout the game, allowing him to compete with Yao and TMC for the strongest player in NBA history!"

"Congratulations to Tim Duncan. He deserves all the cheers he is enjoying now!"

Not to mention the commentators on the scene, even the die-hard Lakers fans have nothing but respect for Tim Duncan at this moment.

With Duncan's three consecutive hits, the difference between the Bobcats and the Lakers came to two points. Now, the Bobcats' pursuit is getting closer and closer, and the Lakers' score pressure is getting greater and greater.

Especially when the game reached a critical moment, the physical strength of both sides dropped significantly, and both sides chose to focus most of their energy on the defensive end, which meant that the power on the offensive end decreased. In fact, both teams had some problems on the offensive end.

However, Duncan of the Bobcats used his superior personal ability and willpower to forcibly stabilize the Bobcats' offense, making the Bobcats' offense still look so powerful.

The problem for the Lakers now is that when everyone has run out of ammunition and food, are there still bullets left to fire?

Logically speaking, Kobe is the best candidate, and compared to other team leaders, Kobe is in the best condition now.

However, after Duncan stood up, Kobe was not able to stand up in return.

At least, Kobe has not stood up yet.

The Lakers are attacking, and now Kobe's fans are nervous. Of course, they hope that Kobe can stand up, but Kobe's current choice on the court is not something anyone can guess.

"The Lakers are still leading by 2 points. Kobe still has one more chance to make his own choice. If the Spurs tie the score in the end, Kobe will have no choice!"

In fact, what Kobe wants to do now is indeed becoming more and more confusing.

Do you really intend to just assist like this throughout this game?
Or does Kobe have any other ideas?

You can say Kobe is stubborn sometimes, but he is a player with very high basketball IQ and IQ, and he can always do a lot of smart things on the court.

No one knows whether this is part of Kobe's strategy.

The game continues to start.

The Lakers had been caught up to two points, and this time Kobe took the initiative to advance the ball in the backcourt.

Seeing Kobe actively advancing the ball in the backcourt, many Kobe fans at the scene finally felt a little excited.

"I'm finally going to attack the subject!!!"

With only a two-point advantage left, Kobe took the initiative to hold the ball in the backcourt. Not to mention Kobe's fans, even the Bobcats players on the court were willing to believe that Kobe was really ready to attack this time.

So as Kobe's opponent, Jordan can be said to have played with 12 points of spirit.

Kobe didn't actually consume much energy in this game. He was always playing a supporting role and basically had no sustained output.

Moreover, on the defensive end, he was attacking himself most of the time and did not do much offense in this game.

Therefore, Kobe's consumption on the defensive end was not that great, and Kobe retained sufficient physical strength. Therefore, even if Kobe did not attack when he was most needed, the Bobcats' defensive players would not really think that Kobe could not attack.

They must be prepared, because Kobe may suddenly stand up and attack in any attack.

As soon as Kobe crossed the half court, Jordan took the initiative to stick to him and press him in the half court.

It's not that Jordan didn't think about using full-court pressure on Kobe, but full-court pressure can easily stretch the defensive line too wide, and as long as the opponent passes the ball well, there will be wide open space.

The Lakers are undoubtedly one of the best passing teams in the league. All five Lakers players on the court can pass the ball, and they do it very well.

Therefore, tight defense is actually of no use to the Lakers, especially since Kobe's dribbling and ball-protecting abilities are still among the best in history.

Even Jordan, the greatest pressing defender in history, found it difficult to hold the Lakers back.

But this time Jordan did it without hesitation.

Although pressing is useless, it can consume Kobe's energy.

In fact, Jordan wanted to consume Kobe many times in this game.

Jordan felt that his physical strength was definitely stronger than Kobe's.

The tone of this game is consumption. Coach D is consuming Yao and TMC. It is definitely a very beneficial thing for Coach D to consume Kobe.

However, Kobe was very smart and didn't give him this opportunity at all. He rarely held the ball throughout the game, which made Jordan very uncomfortable.

It can be said that he and Kobe sat in jail for the entire game, or smoked cigarettes next to each other for the entire game.

Now that Kobe has a rare opportunity to advance with the ball, how could he let it go?

Especially in such a crucial final moment, Jordan would not give Kobe the opportunity to deal with it calmly.

When Jordan was forced out, the Lakers' defense had to expand immediately to prevent Kobe from suddenly breaking through Jordan and causing loopholes in the defense.

So, the Bobcats' defense instantly turned into an expanded man-to-man defense.

Only by expanding man-to-man marking can we expand.

It is impossible to expand zone defense, and contraction is the essence of zone defense.

With Coach D promoting Fake Basketball, the market for zone defense has shrunk in the current era of small ball in the NBA. Most teams now choose to expand man-to-man defense, cut off the opponent's three-pointers, and add unlimited switching defense.

Therefore, the expanded man-to-man defense plus unlimited switching defense in the league is now the mainstream of defense.

This kind of defensive style places very high demands on the league's stars.

A star like James in the past is basically like waste under this defensive system.

Star players who rely mainly on pick-and-roll can still survive nowadays, but after the pick-and-roll, you must have very strong ability to play small against big or big against small, or even play one-on-one against defenders in the same position.

In today's league, the singles ability of stars is highly emphasized.

Even if you are a star player who plays pick-and-roll, after you do the pick-and-roll, you still need the ability to play one-on-one when facing unlimited switching defenses.

In a league where man-to-man defense and unlimited switching are the norm, the Lakers' level of man-to-man defense can be expanded to one or even two steps outside the three-point line, and they can still be so compact, which is still amazing to watch.

Yes, many experts, coaches, and professionals at the scene are now watching this game with a pilgrimage mentality.

"Even every round of this game is fascinating. Every move and every decision made by the players on the field makes people feel refreshed!"

"This is an extreme game, and this is also a perfect game!"

When the Bobcats' defense expanded with Jordan's strength, the Bobcats' defense became more aggressive.

If the full-court press is the most aggressive defense, then the half-court press is the second most aggressive.

Facing such an overall half-court press from the Bobcats, it was difficult for the Lakers players on the field to connect the ball and receive Kobe's help. Even every step and every move required great effort.

"Kobe shouldn't have taken the initiative to advance the ball in this offense!"

"What the Lakers need most now is scoring. Kobe has many ways to score. This kind of ball-holding advancement is the most inappropriate at this moment!!!"

"This was a very wrong offensive choice. Kobe chose the worst offensive choice!!!"

At this time, commentators from countless countries were complaining about Kobe in various languages. Kobe himself did not attack, but he was so incompetent when attacking, and made the worst offensive choice at the critical moment. This kind of Kobe reminded many people of the Kobe of the past.

Kobe is the one who often causes trouble at critical moments and eventually ruins himself and the team.

Time passed by little by little, and it seemed that the Lakers' attack was about to be defended by the Bobcats with 24 seconds left.

Kobe is moving!

Kobe, who had been protecting the ball, suddenly moved!

At this time, Antetokounmpo was also moving with Kobe!
Antetokounmpo suddenly fought off Thabeet in a one-on-one confrontation!

Almost at the same time, Kobe, who had been protecting the ball, slammed into Jordan, and then slammed the ball in his hand into the basket!

"OMG!!!"

Seeing Kobe's pass in this confrontation, many of the audience sitting at the scene stood up in shock.

After seeing this scene, they finally understood what Kobe was going to do!
"Kobe did it on purpose! He was using his ball-handling ability to create opportunities for Antetokounmpo to win!!!"

"There is only one person in this world who can be closely guarded by Jordan for such a long time without losing the ball, and that person is Kobe!!!"

"Kobe is still using his personal abilities to assist his teammates!!!"

Kobe's pass is too fast. In such a situation, you don't need to ask for any gentleness in the pass. It is actually very good if you can pass it without being too biased.

but!

Antetokounmpo's physical talent is too outstanding.

The best catcher in the NBA!

As long as Kobe can pass the ball, in fact, there is no need for such accuracy.

There was a clang!
It was a pass that was so high and so fast, but Antetokounmpo was able to intercept it in the air and then slam dunk it with one hand!
After completing a one-handed slam dunk, Antetokounmpo was thrown out and fell heavily to the ground!

However, Antetokounmpo, who fell to the ground, had no time to feel the pain. He got up and prepared to return to defense. He had to prevent the Bobcats from launching a surprise attack.

At this moment, there can be no mistakes.

When passing by Kobe, Antetokounmpo gave Kobe a high-five to celebrate.

too strong!
The tactic Kobe just used was so powerful!

It was tailor-made specifically for him.

As long as the person in control of the ball can keep it under control, he will definitely be able to create a chance!

At the very least, Tabit certainly can't stop him!

110 is better than 106!

The Lakers once again widened the score to a relatively safe position.

At this moment, there are only 3 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game!

There was very little time left in the game, but the gap between the two sides had once again widened to 4 points, and now the pressure was once again on the Bobcats.

But the Bobcats have Duncan!
When the Lakers were without Yao Ming, when Jokic was unable to hold up against Duncan on the defensive end, and when Popovich did not dare to double-team Duncan, as long as Duncan was on the court, the Bobcats had a relatively safe offensive situation.

As long as Duncan is still on the court!
There were still 3 minutes left in the game. This time Jokic was more focused on defense. Duncan had no chance in his first single play. After passing the ball, he immediately received the ball and played single play again, until he made the shot with 4 seconds left. This attack took Duncan 20 seconds, but he still made it!
110 is better than 108!

The Lakers attacked, and this time Kobe almost followed suit, once again encouraging Antetokounmpo to discuss tactics.

This time, the Bobcats actually didn't have to press in the half court, but Jordan still chose to press Kobe in the half court.

Consuming Kobe is more important than temporarily falling behind in the score!

Moreover, what if Antetokounmpo doesn't have the chance to run out? This is really 24 seconds!

However, this time, Thabeet tried for 20 seconds but still failed to stop Antetokounmpo.

With 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game, Antetokounmpo received a pass from Kobe and dunked again!
112 is better than 108!

"Exciting, this game is so exciting!!!"

112 is better than 110!

114 is better than 110!

114 is better than 112!

With 1 minute and 25 seconds left in the game, Duncan once again scored a one-on-one against Jokic!
“Oh my god, he scored 6 goals in the final moments and got 12 points in a row!!!”

"Tim Duncan played the best offensive performance of his career in the last five minutes!!!"

After the sixth shot, Duncan was visibly tired!

This is Jokic!!!
Such concentration and such consumption are hard to imagine.

But at the same time, Duncan was visibly excited!
"Does Jordan still dare to press in the half court?"

"OMG, Coach D actually let Jordan continue the full-court press!!!"

Jordan was a little hesitant. After all, time was really very little.

However, the coach actually asked him to continue pressing throughout the court!
Soon, Jordan knew why!!!

"OMG, Coach D asked Beasley to guard Antetokounmpo!!!"

"Antetokounmpo didn't even have a chance to run!!! Oh my God, it was really 24 seconds!!!"

"Kobe Bryant beat Michael Jordan and lost to Coach D!!!"

24 seconds!
Kobe stared blankly at the time when the light turned red, looked at Du Kang on the sidelines in surprise, and then quickly felt relieved.

"It's the coach..."

Even Giannis is ready...

Kobe was not angry.

Kobe was not upset either.

There is 1 minute and 01 second left in the game.

114 to 112, the Lakers led by 2 points.

But, the Bobcats have the ball!

"Coach D requests a timeout!"

"Coach D didn't even pass it to the players. Request a timeout!!"

This is a very rare scene. Everyone knows that at this moment, Coach D is the head coach who trusts his players the most!

“That shows the intensity of this game!”

(End of this chapter)