NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The final quarter begins.

Chapter 313 NBA New Totem

The final quarter begins.

Both sides did not adjust their lineups, and all starters played.

At this moment, even if they were cramped, no one would be willing to show weakness first.

Even Alan Houston, whose muscles were exhausted, said he would continue to play and stick to the end. After all, the Knicks at this time were a crucial moment for any starting player.

Everyone in the team worked hard for it. For a whole year, whether the sweat they shed could turn into a trophy depends on today.

And the Lakers on the other side.

They have always claimed to have a luxurious substitute lineup, but the Zen Master did not dare to change the lineup easily at this time.

Even O’Neal, whose physical strength has almost reached the limit, only changed the game plan!

The Big Shark did not want to be absent at this time, even though he had voluntarily given up the power of life and death in the final quarter, but for the fans, being invisible and playing badly are two completely different situations.

They can tolerate O’Neal’s lack of physical strength and being invisible in the final quarter, and they can also tolerate the fight between O’Neal and Kobe, but what if O’Neal rests off the court without any injury at the decisive moment.

This is contempt for the contribution of Lakers fans!

You know, Shaquille O’Neal is the league’s top-paid player. If he doesn’t play at this time, can he just brush his data at ordinary times?

Lakers fans ask themselves, they definitely don’t need a data brush in the team.

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Knicks have the ball.

The Knicks, who control the first attack, did not act rashly. Nash dribbled the ball through the frontcourt and made plans, observing the position of his teammates while observing the defender in front of him.

Kobe was like a dog-skin plaster, sticking to Nash tightly, not even giving him any chance to move forward.

The referee didn’t even mean to blow the whistle!

At this decisive moment, the league’s referee team decided to give the opportunity back to the players of both teams.

No doubt.

In this final stage of the game, the intensity of this decisive game with full confrontation will continue to rise to a higher level.

Kobe’s eyes were firm when defending, like an eagle locking its prey.

Before capturing the ball in Nash’s hand, Kobe would not relax at all.

Nash and Kobe, both 96 picks, can be said to be the backcourt duo in the current league. Both of them have brought their talents to the extreme, and Kobe has won three consecutive championships to prove the vision of the Lakers.

If the original timeline is followed, the two still have a previous relationship.

But now, the two who have become opponents are also not giving in to each other, and the main focus is a tit-for-tat.

Kobe is like an eagle.

Nash is like a rabbit.

The cunning rabbit is not so easy to catch, especially when there are teammates. Nash took the initiative to call a pick-and-roll.

The impregnable Wang Song suddenly appeared beside Kobe.

If Kobe is the top hunter eagle in the sky at this moment, then Wang Song is like a mountain that cannot be bypassed, blocking Kobe tightly.

Many years later, Kobe recalled this finals and couldn’t figure out why Wang Song’s pick-and-roll quality was so excellent.

Obviously such a thin body, with a weight similar to his own, but compared to O’Neal, it is even better.

After being blocked solidly, Kobe felt like he hit a mountain. While being fixed in place, a pain came from his shoulder.

It was like being hit hard by a fist.

But when he turned around, the person who hit him with a fist had already quickly cut back into the basket and threatened the restricted area.

Kobe was blocked and confused. He couldn’t figure out who he should defend for a while. He could only follow Wang Song to cut in and try to pass the ball around.

As it turned out, he did it.

Coincidentally, the Sharks were also doing this.

O’Neal looked at Kobe who was blocked and wanted to jump out to switch defense with Kobe, but when he thought that Wang Song would definitely choose to force Kobe after the mismatch, O’Neal hesitated.

In such a moment of hesitation, O’Neal didn’t expect his teammates to rush in.

This made O’Neal, who was still thinking, stop thinking and stay in the inside.

Because according to previous experience, Nash and Wang Song’s pick-and-roll cooperation can be said to be one of the main scoring methods of the Knicks’ positional battle.

Most of the time, Nash would not choose to shoot himself, but pass the ball to Wang Song in the inside.

So based on his own experience, the Sharks in this round of game

But the variable in this round was not O’Neal’s judgment, but Kobe.

Kobe and O’Neal, who followed and defended, formed a double-team for Wang Song.

Double-teaming an inside player without the ball was not good news for the other three Lakers players.

Gary Payton reacted the fastest and rushed to Nash at the first time.

But it was too late. The champion of the three-point contest had trained his three-point shooting speed after the All-Star Game.

Nash at this time was not the old version of “Gloves”, even if it was Payton who was at his peak defending Jordan, Nash would have the confidence to complete the shot in advance at this distance.

After adjusting his posture, he fired decisively, a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Swish!

An arrow pierced his heart!

This round of offense and defense game not only made the players on both sides nervous, but also made the fans in the stands scream.

Seeing that the Lakers were about to defend the next 24s, but at this moment, the Knicks’ desperate pick-and-roll cooperation caused a communication error between OK, who the Lakers fans believed in the most.

This made the Lakers fans who had raised their hands to celebrate instantly like a deflated ball, and their momentum suddenly waned as the three-pointer fell into the net.

67:59!

The Knicks led by 8 points.

Looking back, the Lakers wanted to get back on the field.

Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball on the wing and started a singles on the weak side.

Although he was facing Wang Song, and although he had suffered a lot in front of the Asian boy in the third quarter, Kobe still insisted on challenging his opponent.

This is his choice, and it is not his choice.

To be precise, the Lakers have no choice now.

O’Neal was sent to the free throw line more than a dozen times by the shark-cutting tactics in the first three quarters of the game. He only made 7 of the 20 free throws in total, and paid a painful physical price for it.

The Lakers at this time had fallen into a phase where no one was available. In addition to Kobe, the Zen Master could not find another person who could stand up for the Lakers.

Therefore, Kobe had to stand up even under great pressure.

Who said he was the future successor of the Lakers!

Continuous shaking of the shoulders and very realistic fake moves successfully confused Wang Song.

It must be said that Kobe’s back-to-the-basket ability at this time was already quite good.

Then he suddenly exploded the ball and turned back, directly making a signature Kobe turnaround jump shot.

This can be said to be the impression of Kobe on the court in the NBA by many people. If the NBA plans to change the totem in the future, the executives will definitely choose this move.

Swish!

The crisp sound of the ball entering the net sounded.

Accompanied by the carnival of the fans in the Staples Center.

(End of this chapter)