() Sure enough, as expected by Phil Jackson, as soon as Adrian received the inbound ball from Kwame, the Nuggets players rushed towards him without stopping. Three seconds later, Adrian had to do it again
Stepping onto the free throw line. With seven seconds left in the game, the Lakers had a free throw opportunity, and Adrian stepped onto the free throw line again.
The Nuggets fans made loud noises as always, interfering with Adrian's free throws. They thought, they had succeeded just once, and now, they should still have a chance to succeed.
Adrian received the basketball from the referee, turned it around in his hand, and patted it again to calm down his impetuous mood. He must not be nervous when shooting free throws at critical moments. The more nervous he is, the more likely he is to make mistakes.
This was the first time for Adrian to experience such a moment. Before this, the Lakers had never waited until the last moment of the game to determine the outcome. I think even if they did, most of this pressure would be shouldered by Kobe. But.
Strangely, Adrian didn't feel nervous at all at this moment. His mood was very calm, even calmer than in the training match before the game.
As in training, Adrian shot the basketball in his hand.
"Shua~~~"
Waves of disappointed and annoyed sighs came from the stands of the Nuggets. Adrian, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed. There was no smile on his face, nor was there any relief after being nervous, as if the hit just now was not a critical moment.
A key ball, but a random training-style free throw.
The Nuggets fans quickly cheered up and continued to interfere with Adrian's thinking. Amidst the noise, Adrian suddenly had a strange idea. Once this idea came up, it became tightly entangled.
It's an idea that is a bit crazy at this critical moment.
The referee blew the whistle, indicating that Adrian could take a free throw.
The moment the referee's whistle blew, Adrian suddenly threw the basketball in his hand!
That's right, it was not a shot, but a throw. The basketball was thrown hard towards the basket. The ball hit a little lower than the front edge of the basket. This position caused the basketball to rebound violently downward after touching the basket.
It hit the floor hard and then bounced up. No one expected this to happen. Except one person.
After the free throw was taken, Adrian rushed directly into the free throw line. Because it was his free throw, he reacted faster than anyone else. He jumped lightly and picked off the basketball that bounced into the air.
After An landed, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the three-point line, as if he had mistaken the direction of the basket.
"Foul!" George Karl stared angrily and roared loudly toward the court!
Everyone understands what Adrian wants to do, delay time! The Nuggets' biggest enemy now is nothing else. It's time!
Not a second passed, and the Nuggets slipped one step towards the abyss of failure!
Almost all the Nuggets players rushed towards Adrian. Everyone's target was Adrian, foul! Or call a timeout immediately after grabbing the ball!
Controlling the ball, like a dancer, Adrian nimbly dodged past Stephen Blake, who was closest to him and was the first to pounce. Then, after rushing towards him, Carmelo Anthony, he lifted the basketball high into the air.
Throwed to the basket.
There is only one person under the basket!
Everyone came out to chase Adrian, so there was only one person under the basket!
It is indeed an incomparable victory, held in the palm of the hands of the Lakers!
Kwame Brown caught the basketball, took off lightly without interference, and slammed the basketball into the basket with both hands. Just like he had done countless times before, without any mistakes or hesitation!
This hit not only increased Adrian's assists for the game to 22, but also completely extinguished the Nuggets' hopes. Because after this goal, the timer stopped, and the remaining time was only more than one second.
point!
It's only enough for one shot. Even if the Lakers players don't defend, it's only enough for one shot. And one shot can't score four points anyway!
The Nuggets have lost!
After Carmelo Anthony casually caught the ball and threw the ball, the red light was already on during the flight of the basketball. No one was going to defend him, because the Lakers already had the victory in their hands and did not need to do anything extra.
matter.
"Congratulations, you won!" Carmelo Anthony took the initiative to find Adrian to shake hands after the game: "But next time, I won't give you the same opportunity!"
"If possible, no matter whether I win or lose, I don't want the game to drag on to the end." Adrian smiled and shook his head, reaching out and patting his chest: "If I come here a few more times, I really don't want the game to drag on until the end."
Worried that this guy will go on strike."
"Haha, I believe he is a strong big guy." Carmelo Anthony was also amused by Adrian. Although they were rivals on the court, he didn't mind competing with Adrian off the court.
A guy like Derian who makes people like him is a friend.
Just after bidding farewell to Carmelo Anthony, Adrian was surrounded by the media.
"Adrian, today you scored 19 points, 22 assists and 6 rebounds. Is this the first time you have led the team to victory alone?"
"Adrian, your last rebound determined the outcome of this game. What do you think of this rebound? Is this a tactic that you and Coach Phil have discussed long ago, or is this just you?
A spur-of-the-moment idea?”
"Adrian, can you tell me what you were thinking when you made the last free throw? I think all fans are very concerned about what you were thinking at that time!"
Adrian has not been chased and intercepted by reporters here and there, but this is the first time for such a huge weight. In the past, when Kobe was on the court, the first target of the media's pursuit was naturally Kobe. Now that Kobe is suspended, Adrien
Adrian performed well again, and the first target they chased naturally became Adrian.
"Sorry, everyone." Just when Adrian was a little overwhelmed by the media's questions one after another, Phil Jackson rescued him in time: "My players are going back to the locker room to take a shower now.
I don’t think you all want the players to catch a cold because of this. If you have any questions, you can ask them one by one at the press conference later.”
In this regard, Phil Jackson is very authoritative. They can question Adrian at all costs, but when facing Phil Jackson, they have to maintain respect and respect the nine championship rings in his hand.
Although they were unwilling to do so, they still had to let Adrian go temporarily. (To be continued.)
