NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The game was played, and the game was played.

Chapter 320 The Beast

Both coaches still have a timeout.

It can be said that the official timeout obtained by Houston’s exit became one of the few opportunities for D’Antoni and Zen Master to deploy troops in this game.

It can even be said that it will be the last time before the decisive moment.

The Zen Master’s deployment was visibly radical.

Only Kobe and O’Neal were left in the starting lineup. According to common sense, it would take some time for the Lakers to communicate and adapt to the new lineup.

But their fierce counterattack caught the Knicks off guard.

After Nash made the free throw, the Knicks’ lead reached 8 points.

86:78!

According to conventional logic, even if the Lakers were chasing 2 points at 2 points during this period, they would need four full rounds to close the score.

But in basketball games, miracles are always unreasonable.

After the Lakers returned to the game, Kobe made a 3-pointer at the beginning.

A 3-pointer that was completely unreasonable.

Why is it unreasonable? Because after the 3-pointer was made, even Kobe showed a somewhat surprised expression.

Prince, who led Kobe’s defense throughout the game, almost blocked his opponent’s face, but Kobe’s decisiveness still won him a little shooting space, but it was just this one opportunity that Kobe’s personal score was increased by three points.

The ball hit the backboard above the basket directly, and then bounced into the basket at an extremely weird angle.

In this case, I’m afraid Newton would have to wait for an apple to hit his head to figure it out.

A three-pointer from the top of the arc in front of the basket!

It was this magical opening shot that set off the Lakers’ counterattack trend.

As the pick-and-roll cooperation between Nash and Wang Song on the Knicks side was gradually mastered by the Zen Master, and the defensive strategy was adjusted again and again, the Lakers had already figured out the Knicks’ two-man routine.

And the three new players were physically strong enough, and it was easy to stop the Knicks’ unstoppable momentum.

As expected, the Knicks finally chose to give the ball to Sam Anderson in the corner.

After replacing Houston, Anderson, who had been running frequently to find opportunities to show himself, shot decisively without hesitation when he saw the ball flying in front of him.

Unfortunately, his accuracy was not worthy of his decisiveness and determination, and the basketball bounced out of the rim and fell into O’Neal’s hands.

Compared with Houston’s accuracy, this Knicks backup guard was obviously still a little bit worse.

It was precisely because Sam Anderson was a little bit worse that the Lakers’ defense was more targeted.

It can even be said that Anderson’s open position just now was a deliberate arrangement by the Lakers.

As early as when Anderson was sitting on the bench, the Zen Master’s tactical board had already obtained all the information about this guy, including shooting selection, hit rate, shooting habits, sweet spot… and a series of analysis.

It can be said that although Anderson is wearing clothes now, he has long been exposed in front of the Lakers.

Also a member of the 96 Golden Generation, Anderson is a second-round pick outside player, but he is also a rare No. 2 outside player with low accuracy.

To be precise, he is actually a forward-guard swingman.

Before Prince came, he played the main rotation position of the No. 3 position most of the time. Although the offense was a bit slow, he was a more important link for the Knicks on the defensive end.

Of course, all this has changed after Prince came.

The energy of the sophomore show made him not need a substitute, so in D’Antoni’s plan, Anderson was an excellent defender who transformed from a forward-guard swingman to the No. 2 position.

Losing just one ball did not make the Knicks panic.

Not to mention that Anderson is not a player who focuses on the offensive end, it is normal for Nash to start looking for a few balls when he first came on the court.

The game continued.

Fisher crossed the half court with the ball and organized a new round of Lakers offense.

The Lakers’ offense was simpler and rougher in this round.

After Kobe received the pass on the right wing, he directly imitated the play between Nash and Wang Song.

Actively called O’Neal’s pick-and-roll and prepared to attack the baseline.

If Karl Malone was on the court, Kobe would definitely trust the “mailman” more, but now that Karl Malone is not on the court, O’Neal, who has always been at odds with him, naturally became the first choice.

The Big Shark did not mean to compete with Kobe openly or secretly.

Now all he wants is to win the game. Otherwise,

All the hard work of the previous season would be wasted, and more importantly, he would become a sinner of the Lakers and be expelled from the team where he had made great achievements.

But what the obedient O’Neal never expected was that Wang Song and Prince’s switch defense was very smooth.

The two of them almost had no communication and directly completed the two actions of delay and pick-and-roll.

Originally, O’Neal was going to continue to move up to the high position and give Kobe another pick-and-roll.

But the latter’s reaction was just like usual, catching him off guard.

Kobe saw the smooth switch defense delay between Wang Song and Prince, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​breaking into the inside.

After all, the last time O’Neal came up to cover, he was almost forced into a dead corner and was successfully double-teamed by the opponent.

As for letting O’Neal catch the ball and finish… It can be said that throughout the game, Kobe did not completely trust the Big Shark.

Not to mention O’Neal who was weak during this period!

So Kobe made a judgment in just a moment, and decisively chose to shoot at the moment when Wang Song delayed.

This made O’Neal, who was just about to run out to pick and roll again, dumbfounded. Kobe’s decisiveness this time can be said to have wasted so much of his feelings.

Just when he wanted to teach this little brother a good lesson, the determination in the other’s eyes and the sound of the ball passing through the net behind him made him stop.

It should be said that when his No. 8 afro teammate was not good, O’Neal wanted to throw him to the ground.

When he was accurate, he was like a living god!

86:83!

Kobe scored five points in a row from inside and outside, and he chased the score to 3 points in about a minute.

That is, there is one round left for the Lakers to tie the score.

Sidelines.

D’Antoni’s sweat overflowed from his palms.

The tension was palpable. Just when everyone was expecting the Knicks to win the game in one go, Kobe scored five points in a row, which made the game full of suspense.

This was very exciting for the fans.

But for him, a coach who was being chased by the score, this was not good news.

He hugged his chest, and it was obvious that he wanted to use the last timeout to adjust the rhythm of the Knicks.

But he was very tight, because he knew there was still time before the end of the game. If he lost the timeout opportunity in the last offense and defense, it would have a greater impact on the Knicks.

Therefore, he could only stand on the sidelines and shout to the players on the court:

“Play steadily! Stay calm, don’t rush!”

But he didn’t expect that the signal he released would awaken a beast.

(End of this chapter)