lakers championship

Chapter 232
At the last moment of the game, the results of two consecutive poor offensive effects are often very terrible.This situation appeared in the playoffs, and it was half-footed into the door of losing.There is no other reason, it gave the opponent a chance to chase points, just like in G2 of the 13 Finals, the Spurs led by 6 points with only 28 seconds left, but Ginobili and Leonard made 5 of 2 free throws twice, allowing Ray Allen to hit That magic shot.

Now, Anderson made a 3-pointer and made 3 of 1 free throws, pushing the Rockets to the edge of the cliff.

When it was the Rockets' turn to attack again, Harden was holding the ball at the top of the arc, shaking his head to indicate that he would not use the high double block, and seemed to want to play singles. The fans at the Toyota Center stood up and shouted 'MVP' to cheer him on.

Tianyang took a deep breath, summoned up 120% energy, and went all out to defend.

Harden first bent over and dribbled continuously with small steps, and then switched to fast dribbling under the crotch, which was very confusing, but Tianyang kept his eyes on Harden's right leg and ignored everything else.

In a blink of an eye, the attack time came to the last 4 seconds, Harden suddenly started, took a step to the right and retreated, and pulled out his hand!

Tianyang jumped up and quickly covered the basketball in Harden's hand with his right hand.

A very perfect defensive move!

It's a pity that Harden's hands seem to have used magic, and the time to make a full shot was a little slower than expected.

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and called Tianyang's thug for a foul. Harden made 3 free throws.

Tianyang shook his head helplessly, and could only smile wryly. He was still fooled from being on guard at the beginning to now.

Amid chants of MVP resounding through the Toyota Center, Harden made all three free throws.

The Rockets are only 4 points behind the Lakers, with 3 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game.

In the TNT commentary, O'Neal was full of disdain, Barkley smiled and said nothing, Kenny hurriedly said: "Rational use of the rules, no problem at all, the Rockets' hope of winning is back."

Indeed, 4 points and 7 points behind at the last moment are completely different situations.

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The Lakers attacked, and Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right wing. Beverly suddenly gave up the mad dog defense and simply posted it.

It seemed very weird to others, but Tianyang knew very well that Beverly was trying to make him an offensive foul.

The thug Harden just now made his fouls reach 4 times. If Tianyang fouled one more time, he would be afraid to defend at the last moment, and Harden would be more hopeful in singles.

Wanting to understand this, Tianyang turned around to pull the ball and strode away.Beverly rushed up in a hurry, Tianyang immediately passed the ball to Randall at the top of the arc, and then ran to the short corner on the right, intending to use Nick Young to cover and slip to the basket.

That thought, Harden gave up on Nick Young directly, rushed towards him in a daze, and together with Beverly who was chasing him, formed a front and rear double-team, and launched a physical confrontation, as if trying to stop him.

The unguarded Nick Young decisively slipped to the basket, but Randall, under the interference of Anderson, had difficulty passing the ball for a while, so he could only continue to pass the ball with Ingram, who was running from the left wing.

As soon as Ingram got the ball, Harden immediately withdrew and stepped forward to delay, and then Ariza caught up.
Ingram can only split the ball.Cousins ​​gets the ball in the left elbow area, with Harden and Ariza in the front right. Turning back and breaking through is not his strong point. After dribbling twice to attract the attention of the defense, he passes the ball to the right wing.

There was not much time left in the attack, Tianyang immediately retreated after receiving the ball, made a dry shot, and hit a three-pointer!

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle and called Tianyang for an offensive foul, and the goal was cancelled.

Tianyang was stunned, but Beverly, who was lying on the floor, was clutching his chest with a painful expression on his face.Harden ran up, pulled Beverly up, and asked with concern, "Are you OK?"

Tianyang looked up at the big screen, where the video of his right elbow sliding from Beverly's chest to his chin was playing repeatedly, and then Beverly fell to the ground and covered his face in pain, and finally covered his chest.

Obviously a flop, but according to the rules it should indeed be whistled.Tianyang felt nothing, smiled again, shook his head and walked back.But Cousins ​​was very unhappy, and the voice of arguing with the referee became louder and louder, and Ingram hurried away.

There are only 2 minutes and 56 seconds left in the game, and according to the regulations, it enters the official timeout.

The Lakers players returned to the court, Walton took out the tactical board, and said calmly: "Many of you are at the critical juncture of winning the first playoff game, but don't worry, what should happen will happen, We lead by 4 points, don't fall into the trap of the enemy, understand?"

This seems to be said to the whole team, but the real target is Cousins. He has been the boss of the Kings for several years, but he has never made the playoffs once. Naturally, he was very excited for the first time.

This kind of mood is understandable. Tianyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Remember what I said before? Always remember the main goal and always remind yourself that you are the team leader."

Cousins ​​nodded silently, and Walton emphasized that he should be careful not to be fouled again.

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The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, the game between the two teams continued, and the Rockets attacked.

Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Capela stepped forward to pick and roll, Cousins ​​switched defenses.

Harden took the ball to the right, went to 45 degrees, stopped and changed hands continuously, Cousins ​​remained motionless.

In the last 6 seconds, Harden made a sudden breakthrough to the left, and at the same time put the basketball in front of him with both hands, completely exposed.Naturally, Cousins ​​​​would not let go of this opportunity and cut the ball directly with his right hand.

Seeing this situation, Harden's muscle memory was activated, and his hands quickly met Cousins' right hand.

If nothing else, it's another foul. If the ball can fly into the ring, it's perfect.

Unexpectedly, Cousins ​​took his right hand abruptly and put it behind his back, turning himself into the king of backhands!
Harden has nowhere to use his hands, his muscle memory is destroyed, and the basketball hastily shot.

Three non-sticks, Randall caught the basket and passed it to Cousins.

Cousins ​​made another pass, and Tianyang caught the ball quickly.Rushed to the three-point line, facing Beverly who wanted to stick up again, Tianyang retreated in a big step, and only after getting away from it completely could he pull out a 3-pointer.

Hit, the Lakers lead again by 7 points, with only 2 minutes and 34 seconds left in the game.

The Rockets attacked again, and all the fans at the Toyota Center stood up and cheered.

Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Capela stepped forward to pick and roll, Cousins ​​switched defenses.

At the moment of life and death, Harden gave up making a foul, dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch to adjust his posture, and then stepped back directly to shoot.

A 3-pointer hit, the point difference became 4 points again, and there were only 2 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game.

The Lakers attack again, and there is only one voice left in the Toyota Center, and that is 'defense'.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the right wing, faced Beverly's frantic press, and used Randall to do an outside pick-and-roll to get rid of it.

Then he passed the ball inside, allowing Cousins ​​to single Capela.

Cousins ​​made a hard chisel and made a difficult mid-range shot before the 24-second violation.

The Lakers led by 6 points with only 1 minute and 52 seconds left in the game.

The two teams attacked back and forth for two more rounds. To be safe, they found the best time to shoot, but they only made 2 of 1 shots, and they also scored 2 points. In the last 20 seconds, the Lakers still led by 6 points.

The Rockets attacked again, Harden dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Capela stepped forward to pick and roll, Tianyang and Nick Young double-teamed at the same time, Harden had no choice but to give the ball to Capela too much, but Rand Hall immediately executed foul tactics.

The Lakers took the lead but actively fouled, minimizing the Rockets' hopes of a comeback. After all, throughout the 2016-2017 NBA regular season, Capela made only 53% of his free throws.

With the encouragement of the fans in the audience, Capela stood on the free throw line.

2 of 1 free throws was so-so, but D'Antoni called out a timeout and replaced Capela with Gordon.

Back from the timeout, the Lakers attacked, with 16 seconds left in the game.

Anticipating that the Rockets would inevitably foul, the Lakers players spread out their positions. After the referee whistled, all players started running at the same time.

Cousins ​​​​passed the ball long up the court in the last second.

Tianyang received the ball, led Beverly around with absolute speed, and rushed to the basket to score a dunk.

The Lakers led by 7 points, with only 10 seconds left, the Rockets made a final effort.

Harden rushed to the right wing with the ball and made a strong shot against the defense. Tianyang put his hands behind his back.

Strike the iron, the Rockets lost their last hope.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 125 to 118, and Tianyang scored 30 points and 13 assists.

Throughout the game, even if the Rockets resorted to Morey's secret weapon, the Lakers were always in the lead, crushing the Rockets with absolute strength.

At the excitement press conference after the game, when talking about the key to victory, Tianyang thought it was a scientific victory.

(End of this chapter)