basketball player

Chapter 150 148: Special Pause
Stephenson's three-pointer at the buzzer before halftime was replayed over and over again by ESPN.Of course, this wonderful scene was replayed over and over again on the big screen at the Conseco Arena.

Stephenson's three-pointer at the buzzer is already beautiful enough, not to mention, he broke through Kobe's three-pointer!
During the entire intermission, Darius Morris was in a disturbed mood.He knew very well that Stephenson would not have hit the three-pointer if he hadn't been indecisive and hadn't made up the defense in time for the last goal.

The way Kobe gritted his teeth made Morris dare not even look at him.Originally eager to widen the point difference, but ended up being equalized in the end, but Kobe knows how many words of MMP he didn't scold in his heart at this time.

"It's just half the game. Don't be fooled by the three-pointer at the buzzer! In the second half, everyone stays in shape. As long as we continue to play like this, we will definitely be able to survive until the end!" Mike Brown doesn't seem to have too many variables. In fact, Mike Brown's work with the Lakers is not going smoothly.

Not long after he became the coach of the Lakers, Mike Brown was told that Odom had been traded.When he knew the news, the Odoms were already in Dallas.

For a head coach, he was suddenly told that the team's best sixth man of last season was traded without knowing it. Just think about what it feels like.

Therefore, not all head coaches are as lucky as Henson, and can even personally operate team transactions.

Mike Brown didn't get much support from the Lakers for his work. He could only play with a lineup he was not familiar with or good at.

Triangle offense?No, the departure of Brian Shaw and "Zen Master" made the triangle offense bid farewell to Los Angeles.Mike Brown now relies more on the personal ability of Kobe and the champion twin towers on the offensive end than on superb tactics.

Relying on personal ability, at the level of Kobe, Gasol and Bynum, regular time is indeed reliable.But at critical moments, such as the 2 minutes just now, it may not be very effective.
After the start of the second half, Jaylen Rose's words became much less.At the end of the half, Henson's remarks undoubtedly hit Jaylen Rose a lot.This guy is very clear, it's better not to beep too much now.In order not to end up with Barkley.

In the third quarter, the two sides still played fiercely.Mike Brown increased the offensive proportion of the inside twin towers. Bynum's destructive power and Gasol's flexibility brought great trouble to the Pacers' defense.

Compared with the Pacers' dominant perimeter defense chain, although the Pacers' interior defense is not bad, it is still far from the word "dominance".

Bynum and Gasol played very well, Bynum's one-handed dunk, Gasol's pass behind the head, all tortured Henson's nerves.The Lakers regained the lead 69-65 after a burst of indiscriminate bombing inside.

It wasn't until Henson replaced "Birdman" that the inside defensive situation improved slightly.Of course, only slightly better.After all, Anderson is not a super center, and it is difficult for him to contain the performance of the champion twin towers alone.

Subsequently, Paul's three-pointer helped the Pacers to bite the score. After West's low singles succeeded, the two sides drew 73.

After that, the Lakers and Pacers went through the third quarter with alternating leads. At the critical moment, the Lakers still relied on Kobe's buzzer-beater to take a 78-71 lead into the final quarter.

Seeing that Kobe returned a three-pointer at the buzzer so quickly, Henson was really annoyed by the shot.Kobe is like this, once he gets angry, he can do anything.

On the Lakers side, Kobe, Bynum and Gasol's individual offenses made the Pacers hard to defend, and the Lakers had no good way to deal with the Pacers' integrity.What's more, Paul's ability to control the field can maximize the overall advantage of the Pacers.

Playing so tightly against the Lakers without Paul George, the Pacers have already shown they have a deep enough lineup.

But showing is not enough, what Henson needs is victory!After finally getting an artifact that can accumulate experience by winning, how could he fall into the panic of winning instead! ?

So in the fourth quarter, the competition between the two sides became fierce.Gasol's high-post support assisted Barnes' flying dunk, and Troy Murphy returned a three-pointer to his old club.

For the Pacers, Paul flew "Old Fish" mid-range to score points, and Horford's three-pointer made Bynum, who is used to hiding under the basket, extremely uncomfortable.

The game played like this until the last 35 seconds, the Pacers had the ball, and they were two points behind the Lakers.

On the court, Paul made a beautiful breakthrough and assisted West to make a key layup.The most terrible thing is that Gasol also committed a foul on his back, and West will be punished!

West's steady low-post scoring is the reason why the Pacers did not completely collapse inside.At the free throw line, West made a steady shot and scored his 17th point in the game.

Subsequently, Mike. Brown suspended, there is no doubt that he needs to arrange a key ball tactics.

"Jimmy, Jimmy! Go, go on the court, like you did in the second quarter, go and contain Kobe!" Henson immediately replaced, replacing the exhausted Green with Butler.This is the last chance for the Lakers to attack, so you must defend it no matter what!

Due to the fierce competition, Henson has no timeout at this time.Therefore, this is also his last chance to make a substitution.At this time, you must not change the wrong person!

Mike Brown really couldn't grasp the Lakers' offense. He originally hoped to let Gasol hold the ball in a high position to support, and Kobe ran out of the gap without the ball to catch the ball and attack.

But the reality is that Gasol was so entangled by West that he couldn't get out of the receiving space. Mike Brown's idea was too idealistic.Many of his tactics are simply not in line with the areas where Lakers players are good at.Isn't it funny that you let Gasol run open for the throw-in.

In the end, Barnes had to send the ball directly to Bryant.Kobe has scored 30 points today, including a three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of the third quarter.Therefore, "Black Mamba" is undoubtedly very dangerous today.This is why Henson needs Jimmy Butler to play again.

The exhausted Green could hardly move his legs, and against a super scorer like Kobe, even a second slower would be fatal.

After Kobe received the ball, he easily used a screen to throw off Paul.But soon, the energetic Butler stepped up to defend.This made Henson very gratified. Butler played a total of two times today, and both times played a role!
Facing the tough Butler, Kobe didn't stop the ball, but dribbled horizontally and shot elegantly!
In the end, under the defense of Butler's fingertips, Kobe's drifting three-pointer was still hollow!
"Lore! Lore! This is undoubtedly a lore! God, the great Kobe Bryant, the great Black Mamba! Since the third quarter hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, with 12 seconds left in the game and the Pacers have no timeout, Kobe Bryant, this cold-blooded killer undoubtedly killed the game again!" Mike Breen trembled all over. This is Kobe, and this is the vengeful Black Mamba Viper!

After the goal, Bryant made a "hush" gesture to Stephenson on the Pacers bench.You hit a [-] at the buzzer on me, it was a mistake from the start!

Although Kobe was provoking Stephenson, Henson was more uncomfortable than Stephenson at this time.After persisting for the whole game, he couldn't be killed by Kobe with one ball.Although Henson also liked Kobe's lore when he was a fan before crossing, but it was hard to accept this kind of thing when it happened to him.

But now that there was no timeout at hand, the sense of powerlessness that could not control the game instantly spread throughout his body.No, there are still 12 seconds left, we must find a way to arrange a tactic, there is still a chance!

Thinking of this, Henson suddenly took a glass of water and stood on the sidelines, just as Paul cast his gaze, Henson could only pray that Paul was smart enough.

"Hit me!" Henson didn't dare to speak, he could only use his lips.

Seeing this, Paul shook his head pretending to be annoyed, and then ran to the backcourt, as if he was going to catch the baseline ball.Holding his Gatorade, Henson nonchalantly walked back and forth on the sidelines.

So, the "accident" happened.

Paul, who returned to the backcourt along the sideline, didn't notice the head coach who was walking on the sidelines, so the two bumped into each other face to face!In an instant, the drink was spilled all over the floor, Paul overwhelmed Henson, and the scene was in chaos.

"What's going on? Coach Henson was knocked down by a player?" Jaylen Rose stretched his neck. "It seems that Kobe's lore made Coach Henson unlucky in the end. Hahahahaha, he was knocked down by his own player. I laughed so hard!"

Mike. Breen did not comment, is it really that simple?
"Referee, call someone to come over and wipe the water! Damn it, who can help your coach!" Vogel fanned the flames, and the Pacers players immediately surrounded the fallen Henson, and the staff immediately went up to wipe the floor. The scene was chaotic, and the game had to be terminated.

So, Henson lay on the wooden floor, under Paul, and arranged a lore ball tactic!Of course, this is not a pause, just an accident!
There is no tactical board, only verbal expression.After getting up, Henson took off his soaked suit and pretended to curse.In fact, he was praying in his heart that Paul could understand his arrangement and put it into practice.

After an unexpected end, the game restarted.The Lakers used the whole court to press the defense, preventing Paul from receiving the ball easily, and preventing the Pacers from passing the half court easily.

But Paul and Leonard's interspersed running finally delayed the Lakers' defense. Paul successfully won the basketball and began to run towards the frontcourt!

Kobe defended Paul very hard, but he was very cautious. He didn't dare to foul at this time!Although Paul couldn't advance at full speed, he didn't lose the ball because of pressing, and the 12 seconds was enough.

After Paul killed the midfield line, Leonard immediately cut into the inside, and Horford and West both pulled away.Mike Breen noticed something was wrong. Without tactical arrangements, how could the Pacers play so orderly!

Seeing Paul staring behind him, Kobe knew he was going to pass the ball!Maybe Fisher missed Butler, or Barnes missed Leonard!If the ball is passed successfully, it will be a failure!

Just when Kobe was about to block Paul's pass, Paul, who was on the move, suddenly made a throw!
Kobe couldn't react at all, and when he interfered with the jump, the basketball had already flown to the highest point! "Black Mamba" can only watch the basketball pass over his fingertips and fall back into the basket!
"brush!"

"Beep~~~~"

The sound of the Nets tumbling and the electronic beep sounding at the same time, which represented the end of the game, Kobe was still a little confused, to be precise, the entire Lakers were also confused.what's the situation?Just now we clearly killed the game!
At this time, Kobe saw Henson Joe, who was still cursing just now, but now rushed into the field with his arms raised crazily.

"Bastard!" Kobe cursed secretly, seeming to understand everything.

(End of this chapter)