lakers championship

Chapter 354 Special Tribute
加罚命中，湖人102比99领先76人，时间还剩最后2分40秒。

Embiid retreated to the bottom line and kicked off vigorously. Fultz caught the ball from the sideline and rushed to the frontcourt.

Tianyang followed all the way and blocked Fultz on the left wing, and Simmons immediately stepped forward to pick and roll.

Rondo switched defenses, Fultz accelerated his dribble to the top of the arc, and dodged to the inside. Kuzma and Ingram hurriedly shrank to the basket, but Fultz made a false pass and the basketball flew to the short corner on the right.

Covington received the ball and was unguarded. After adjusting his posture calmly, he made a mid-range shot.

Swish, two points hit, only 1 point left, 2 minutes and 22 seconds left.

McGee retreated to the bottom line to serve, Embiid stepped forward to block, and the other 76 players went around to defend the Lakers.

Facing the pressure of the audience, the Lakers team was extremely calm. Rondo stepped forward to block Fultz, and Tianyang ran back and pretended to catch the ball, but in fact he was covering for Ingram.

Ingram got the space, McGee hurriedly passed the ball, and the 76ers' pressure collapsed in an instant.

Ingram dribbled the ball to the right wing, handed it to Rondo who came up to meet him, and then cut to the basket.

In this way, Simmons switched to defend Ingram, but lost the opportunity and was pulled away. Embiid could only move laterally from the left position to help defend. For a while, the 76ers' defensive attention focused on the right side halftime.

At this moment, Kuzma ran from the top of the arc to the elbow, and Rondo made a sudden stop and passed the ball behind him.

Kuzma took the ball and turned around to pass Tianyang who cut the basket from the left wing.

Tianyang took the ball, and Fultz slid to catch up to intercept. He was fast first and then slow. Fultz's center was unstable and almost fell. Ertz moved across to the right.

In the end, Tianyang took a step back to the left, made a step-up shot, and almost buzzed.

Swish, two points hit, the Lakers lead 104 to 101, with 1 minute and 59 seconds left.

Confirming that the score is valid, Tianyang turned around and beat Pierce with his hands and chest.

Pierce stood up and raised his hands, and shouted excitedly to the left and right: "Did you see that? Tianyang thinks I'm the best. Pay tribute to my three signature moves at once, and I'll ask who else is there!"

Jordan: "The audience didn't understand that this is your signature move, so stop making trouble."

Iverson: "Not a single cheering fan."

McGrady: "Several players on the court didn't find it unusual."

Kobe: "This kid, don't you plan to pay tribute to me?"

The 76ers attacked again, Simmons dribbled the ball to the right wing, Rondo took a step back as usual, and did not let go.

Unexpectedly, this time, Simmons made a three-pointer.

In the first 45 minutes, he had been laying up without even making a mid-range shot. At the last moment, he suddenly made a three-pointer. Not to mention Rondo, even the 76ers were shocked. Their head coach Brown even stretched his neck.

What's even more surprising is that the three-pointer actually hit and went into the net hollow.

The two teams tied 104-104 with 1 minute and 45 seconds left before the end of the game.

McGee glanced at Wharton, and Wharton didn't call a timeout, so he stepped back to the bottom line and prepared to serve.

The 76ers were still pressing, but their suppression was far inferior to that of the Celtics. The Lakers once again relied on off-ball screens to easily send the basketball to Tianyang.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Facing Simmons, who was changing defenses, he feinted into the paint, made another emergency stop and retreated back to the three-point line, and then made a pull-up jumper.

The whole set of movements is extremely smooth, and the posture is very graceful, but it is a pity that the soles of the feet slipped, and the take-off height is as high as that of a matchbox.

Embiid took off and caught the rebound, landed and passed it to Fultz, and the 76ers launched a fast break.

Fortunately, Rondo returned to defense early and stopped Fultz at the top of the arc, and the two teams switched to offensive and defensive positions.

Embiid stepped forward to pick and roll, Fultz went inside, and Kuzma shrunk to defend.

I thought, Fultz made an emergency stop jumper, and it was also a hollow hit.

Iverson: "Very good. In this case, there are such beautiful shots, which shows that Fultz and Simmons both have shooting talents. As long as they watch and practice more, they will come out one day."

With 1 minute and 15 seconds left in the clock, the Lakers trailed by 2 points.

McGee glanced at the sidelines again, but Walton still didn't call a timeout, and stepped back to the bottom line again to serve.

Relying on an off-ball screen, Rondo took the ball from the left sideline, turned around and rushed forward.

Simmons followed and intercepted all the way, Rondo dealt with it calmly, but Saric also rushed over suddenly.

Rondo hurriedly passed to Kuzma, and as soon as Kuzma got the ball, Covington and Embiid wrapped it up.

Kuzma tried to get rid of the ball with both hands, but Fultz rushed up again.

Under the siege of the three, Kuzma was unable to move an inch, and Tianyang hurried forward to respond. When he got the ball and looked up, it took 7 seconds.

It is obviously impossible to cross the half court from the three-point line in 1 second.

Tianyang took a deep breath and shot a super long three-pointer from the backcourt.

The basketball drew a long arc in the air, without even touching the backboard.

The fans in the audience exclaimed, three non-sticks, Tianyang has another three non-sticks.

Pierce: "This ball cannot be counted on Tianyang's head."

McGrady: "Yes, Kuzma wasted too much time."

The 76ers hit the baseline with 1 minute and 04 seconds left.

Simmons dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Embiid stepped forward to pick and roll, he got rid of Rondo and went inside, he just hit a three-pointer, and he stopped the shot confidently.

Too much force, the basketball hit the rim with a bang, McGee got the rebound, and the Lakers counterattacked.

Rondo rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, and Walton waved his hand, indicating to play mobile offensive tactics.

Rondo nodded, stopped the ball on the left wing, passed to Kuzma at the top of the arc, and then ran to the short corner under the screen.

With the help of a screen, Tianyang came to 45 degrees to the left, received a pass from Kuzma, and took off.

That once thought, during the take-off process, Simmons pressed Tianyang's left waist with his palm.

Ordinarily, even a slap on the waist would be fine, but the left waist is a sensitive part, just like the soles of the feet, and it is easy for others to laugh and become fatigued when touched.

The same is true for Tianyang, his body visibly shook, and he threw out a three non-stick again.

Embiid got the rebound, and with 29 seconds left, Brown called a timeout.

The fans in the audience were dumbfounded, and the 76ers players laughed three times in a row.

In the live broadcast area, Iverson laughed wildly, and Kobe looked embarrassed.

Pierce: "Tianyang is very caring, and the way of paying tribute to Kobe is so special!"

McGrady: "Very similar, indeed very similar to Kobe, haha."

On the Lakers bench, Walton held a tactical board in his hand and said: "We must defend for one round, then call a timeout to set up a lore tactic and make a hit to win the game. I believe everyone is unwilling to end the winning streak at 14 wins. , So after returning to the game, Lopez replaced Rondo, you and McGee guard the inside and don’t come out, Tianyang, Ingram, and Kuzma guard the outside, understand?”

All the generals of the Lakers nodded after hearing the words.

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued between the two teams. Redick replaced Fultz, and the 76ers played in the frontcourt.

The referee whistled, Embiid sent the ball to Simmons, and Tianyang defended alone at the top of the arc.

"Shoot the ball if you have the ability, don't let people look down on you." Tianyang launched a trash talk offensive.

Simmons didn't care, but patiently waited until Embiid came up to make a pick-and-roll before dribbling to the left.

But both Lopez and McGee came out from the basket, the defender was Ingram, and Simmons hurriedly gave the ball to Redick.

As soon as Redick got the ball, Kuzma stuck it up, but didn't get room for a shot.

Saric also has a high three-point shooting rate. Redick passed the ball without hesitation, but the Lakers rotated fast enough, and Tianyang took three steps to block Saric.

Back and forth, there were only 24 seconds left in the 8-second attack time, and Brown was about to call another timeout, but Embiid, who was unguarded, had already cut outside the paint.

Saric passed the ball decisively, and Embiid took the ball and shot it.Just when the Lakers fans were desperate, McGee jumped high and grabbed the ball in his hands.

Catch it!After McGee landed, regardless of whether Wharton called a timeout, he passed the ball directly to Tianyang.

Tianyang rushed forward with the ball, but at this moment, the 76ers desperately returned to defense. He feinted away from Saric, turned around to avoid Simmons, and dribbled through Covington from behind. Finally, facing Redick and Embiid's double-team at the three-point line, he forced a three-pointer.

Swish, this time there is no three non-stick, the basketball is hollow into the net, the Lakers lead 107 to 106, and the final whistle sounds!

Tianyang landed, turned around and waved at Kobe and beat his chest!

(End of this chapter)