Kings of the Game: Getting Back to the Game, Beginning with the NBA

Chapter 100 Drag into overtime?I disagree!
When the Blazers players came off the court, their coaches gave the players high fives one by one.

"Damien did a great job! Congratulations, you are about to set a record for three-pointers in a single game."

"But it's not enough. In the next overtime, don't let down your hard work all night! I want you to fight like a man on the court."

"As long as we win this game, we will sit firmly in the sixth place in the Western Conference. And they will be crushed by us!"

The game time is less than 2 seconds.

The score is 128:128!

The point difference between the two teams was successfully smoothed by Lillard of the Blazers with the 14th three-pointer of the game.

Lakers possession.

All the audience at the scene were standing.

The hearts of all the audience almost jumped out.

The palms of all the audience were already covered with sweat.

Even though the players on both sides have not played yet, they still dare not speak or make a sound.

For fear of interfering with the Lakers' next fatal attack!
Everyone is expecting a miracle to happen.

2 seconds is short.

But until the last moment, anything can happen.

The on-site commentator Bill picked up the water glass and took a sip, trying to relieve the tension in his heart.

But nothing seems to work.

Stu, the partner next to him, asked, "Man, how are you?"

Bill laughed and replied: "Of course, the current situation is very favorable to us. As long as we score this goal, we will complete the lore."

Stu also smiled, "Yes, as long as we complete the lore, we will get two wins. Then once the Blazers lose to the Clippers, they have to honestly go to the playoffs."

2 seconds to complete the lore, which is quite difficult!
But not impossible!

Although talking about overtime, the Blazers head coach silently took out the tactical board.

Emphasize the defense of the Lakers' last ball.

"It must be too late to break through with the ball. The main defense is shooting."

"The Lakers seem to have two options for the key ball, but it must be handed over to LeBron James, so we don't give him any chance to shoot."

"Don't foul!"

"I repeat, don't foul!"

"Our number of fouls has reached, as long as there are fouls, free throws will be made!"

The Blazers players all nodded.

However, it can be seen that there are several young players who are more relaxed.

In their view, it is basically safe to drag the game into overtime.

Although the NBA is the birthplace of miracles.

But if miracles happened so easily, they wouldn't be called miracles.

Lakers bench.

Before drawing the tactics, Vogel said: "The game has been very beneficial to us so far."

"After all, this is our home field. The Blazers are working hard, and we are waiting for work at leisure."

"So when we play overtime against them, we have an advantage in all aspects."

Look around.

Vogel got the expression he wanted to see on the faces of the Lakers players.

Yes!

He said that on purpose.

The Lakers went from trying to chase points to overtaking the score, and then being counterattacked by the super god Lillard, followed by the Lakers again overtaking.

If you want to say that you were finally dragged into overtime by the Blazers, this scene does not seem unacceptable!

But this game has been played so far, everyone is exhausted.

Playing another 5 minutes of overtime, I am afraid it will be a test for everyone.

If the game can be killed in one fell swoop in the last 2 seconds, then everyone will go all out!

Seeing the changes in the expressions on the faces of the Lakers players, Vogel took out the tactical board and made a gesture.

Liu Ming listened for a while, then nodded secretly.

To sum it up, it is Zhuang Shen's serve.

Pope, Kuzma and LeBron cover for themselves.

Then he ran to the bottom line, pretending to catch the ball and shoot, attracting the firepower of the Blazers defenders, and pulling the ball out of space for Lao Zhan.

At this time, Lao Zhan stepped forward to get the ball, and then completed the final lore.

The tactics are very common but very efficient, and the team has practiced many times before.

As for why the key ball is James to shoot.

There is no need to ask, this is the status of Chaoju in the team.

At the most critical moment, the most critical goal must be to find a super giant.

For the rest, no matter how well you perform, it doesn't matter if you are more suitable.

Otherwise, the players' locker room will go awry.

This is not conducive to the unity of the team as a whole.

But to Liu Ming's surprise, James shook his head and refused without even thinking about it: "Coach, I think Liu may be the best candidate for this game-winning shot."

Vogel was slightly surprised when he heard this, "LeBron, I need a reason."

Although Liu Ming has a high shooting percentage, he also played very well in this game. He frequently led the team to chase points, and he was not weaker than Lillard in furious three-pointers.

But at this critical moment, how can you hand the ball to a rookie who has just entered the NBA?
If Liu Ming invests, all the glory and flowers will belong to others.

If Liu Ming doesn't make the shot.

Everyone will only think that James is throwing the pot again at a critical moment!
For James, this is obviously harmful but not beneficial.

A smart person like James naturally knows Vogel's subtext.

"Coach, because of this game - I want to win!"

Then he turned his head and asked Liu Ming: "The question now is, Liu, do you still have the confidence to hit the lore?"

When Liu Ming heard this, his heart was already surging.

Because he was too excited, his body trembled slightly.

"Of course!"

He gave a very positive answer.

Even the boss can disregard personal honor and disgrace.

What reason does he have to back down!
If you have the conditions, you have to do it, if you don’t have the conditions, you have to do it!

Vogel saw that James and Liu Ming were so confident.

So, he looked at the other players.

The rest of the Lakers also nodded at this time.

The boss said it was okay, no matter how stupid they were, they couldn't fight against the boss.

What's more, this move is also very good.

Everyone thought that the Lakers would definitely look for James and would ignore Liu Ming's defense.

With Liu Ming's touch and mental quality, the probability of hitting the winning shot must not be too low.

And even if the shot is missed, it's nothing.

This game has been played so far, and Liu Ming has contributed a lot.

It's nothing more than playing a 5-minute overtime game with the Blazers, which is not unacceptable.

Finally, the pause time is over.

Players from both sides play.

Zhuang Shen sends a sideline ball.

The other Lakers players, including James and Liu Ming, flocked to the free throw line on the right.

Then James and Liu Ming stopped and started quickly.

Divided into two directions, Liu Ming ran towards the bottom corner, and Lao Zhan ran outside the line.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt that James went outside to catch the ball.

This is a singles tactic around James.

Lillard's voice is urgent: "Protect LeBron!"

"Guard him! Be sure to guard him for me!"

Just when everyone's eyes were focused on James.

A scene that the whole world never expected happened.

Zhuang Shen threw the foul ball directly to Liu Ming who was outside the three-point line in the bottom corner.

And there was no one in front of Liu Ming!
No interference, three-point shot!

(End of this chapter)