NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The game was a close one, and the game was a close one.

Chapter 324 The Terrifying Black Mamba

1 minute 21 seconds!

The Lakers have the ball.

After being defeated, O’Neal was no longer careless, and followed the Lakers’ game rhythm like a hard marcher.

At this critical moment, the Big Shark didn’t want to see such a humiliating shot again.

After Payton pushed the ball across half court, Kobe received the pass on the wing and called for a pick-and-roll.

It was the same as the Knicks in the last round, but not exactly the same.

Kobe held the ball on the wing and faced Wang Song’s defense. He did not choose to face Wang Song directly, but called for O’Neal’s screen and then played singles directly.

The Knicks’ defensive strategy was also very direct. Since the Lakers chose to play a single-player match after the pick-and-roll, they just did what they wanted and switched defense directly in the face of the pick-and-roll.

However, one thing still made the Lakers’ offense very uncomfortable. O’Neal had no shooting ability.

Wang Song simply sat directly under the basket!

So even if Kobe specifically called for a single-player match, his way of finishing was probably only shooting and breaking through to cause damage.

Kobe knew this too.

So in the face of the defender after the switch, “Little Flying Man” chose to dribble like a butterfly through flowers, and then directly pulled back from the crotch to complete the mid-range shot.

With a swish, the ball accurately passed through the net!

88:87!

Kobe is still continuing his hot hand.

1 minute and 4 seconds!

Basically, there are still three offensive and defensive rounds, and the Knicks have a one-point lead and an opportunity to have one more ball possession.

Logically speaking, as long as they play steadily and maintain their offensive efficiency, and don’t let go of three-pointers after expanding their lead again, they are close to victory.

But this tenacious Lakers team can always seize fleeting opportunities!

After the ball is transferred, the Knicks attack.

Nash directs traffic on the outside.

This round, the Knicks still want to do the same and complete the offense according to the rhythm of the previous round.

But they are in trouble.

No matter what method they use, the Lakers began to press Wang Song with high intensity.

Before receiving the pass, Kobe and Walton blocked Wang Song on the outside.

This signal can be said to be obvious.

No matter how the Knicks intend to attack this round, it is impossible to give the ball to Wang Song to finish.

Wang Song, who attracted two double-teams, originally wanted to rely on his own advantages and simply attracted the Lakers’ defensive attention near the bottom corner.

But he still underestimated the Lakers’ joint defense ability.

O’Neal learned his lesson this time, and simply gave up blocking the Asian kid from the outside, and chose to give full play to his own advantages.

Guarding the Lakers’ restricted area!

As for Wang Song in the bottom corner, the Lakers made an extremely bold attempt, directly letting Walton stick closely to him.

This put Nash, who was organizing the offense on the other side, in a dilemma.

Although the current situation is 4 vs. 3, O’Neal’s presence in the interior means that the Knicks only have one option left: shooting.

In addition to Wang Song, the remaining Knicks players, except Shandon Anderson, are in a situation of being guarded.

It can be said that the Lakers’ defensive intention this time is very obvious.

It is to expose Anderson’s shortcoming nakedly. They would rather gamble on the hit rate of Anderson, a swingman who averages less than 2 three-point shots per game in his career, than to entrust their fate to the Asian kid.

As the brain of the team, Nash saw this.

He kept directing his teammates to run, trying to find a living space in the cracks.

He tried to let Anderson come over to pick and roll for him, but as soon as he entered the three-point line, the Sharks under the basket also took the initiative to attack and formed a siege on him.

Helplessly, when there were only about 6 seconds left in the attack time, he passed the ball to Anderson who had a chance in the bottom corner.

This is the only position where the Lakers’ joint defense is not so tight!

But when Nash saw Anderson hesitate and stagnate after receiving the pass, he already knew the result of this round of attack.

It can be said that Anderson and Kobe Bryant on the opposite side formed a strong contrast!

When the two faced the choice of shooting, their eyes were completely at two extremes.

Anderson’s eyes were a little hesitant.

Kobe was full of determination.

However, Nash did not blame his teammates, but only focused on the defensive end.

After all, for a rotation player like Anderson, he has little experience in major competitions, and he usually has more favorable games in the Knicks.

, facing this situation of sudden increase in pressure, it is not surprising that there are flaws.

Clang!

The sound of the iron was heard, and the Shark who had been waiting for a long time under the basket received the defensive rebound.

There was no celebration, just a glance at the timer, holding the ball with both hands and passing the ball to Payton who came to respond.

O’Neal was so steady during this period that it was frightening!

He really wanted to win.

The other side.

Wang Song, who wanted to rush to the basket to fight for the rebound, saw O’Neal pointing his big butt at his position in advance, and simply gave up the idea.

Lakers attack.

“Alas, the improvement of the Lakers’ defensive intensity and the lack of Knicks’ experience in the competition still exposed some problems in the Knicks’ offense.”

“You can’t always count on a rookie to save the world. This is a team sport. If you want to win this game, other Knicks players have to stand up!”

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52s!

Game scene.

Kobe held the ball at the top of the arc and called for O’Neal’s pick-and-roll.

Although the Knicks lost in the last offensive round, this also aroused their fierceness and attitude in the defensive round.

Kobe, who had already scored 9 points in a row, was like a killer and wanted to concoct the offensive method of the last round.

No, to be precise, he became more greedy.

After O’Neal’s pick-and-roll, he got through the gap between people and rushed straight to the basket.

Perhaps it was too nervous, or perhaps it was not well communicated. Facing Kobe, a big-hearted player at the decisive moment, the Knicks’ defensive communication had problems.

The opponent really found a loophole and tore through the Knicks’ defense.

Facing the empty basket, Kobe’s three steps turned into two steps, and there was a hint of taking off and dunking.

He wanted to use the most explosive dunking performance to give the Lakers fans on the scene an unrepeatable finals viewing experience.

In the stands, the yellow sea has already stood up.

All Lakers fans raised their hands, ready to witness this great scene.

Unfortunately, their dream did not come true.

Prince, who had been observing Kobe, gave up his defender when he saw something wrong.

He rushed into the basket and held down Kobe, who was about to take off, successfully extinguishing the Lakers’ momentum.

However, he paid a terrible price for this, and paid for his fifth foul. He was only one foul away from being fouled out.

And this was not over yet. The referee team, who had finally seen the Lakers’ momentum, ran to the technical desk to review the video for this ball.

They wanted to confirm whether Prince’s foul action was beyond ordinary fouls.

(End of this chapter)