() At the beginning of the second half, the game became more and more intense.
The referee's whistle was relatively soft today, and everyone naturally dared to take action. Seeing that the game was a bit out of control, the referee was also an experienced old man. He knew that he could not let the situation develop, so he immediately adjusted the scale of the penalty, and a series of whistles
The sound made the game become intermittent, but it also successfully calmed down both sides.
By the seventh minute of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were still suppressing the Nuggets with a seven-point advantage at 97:90. Seeing that George Karl could never overtake the Lakers, he called out the last 100-second long shot in his hand.
After a timeout, all the main players were replaced, with Jr. Smith as the shooting guard, putting all the players on the court.
With five minutes left in the game, this lead is nothing. However, compared to the Nuggets, the Lakers still have a 100-second long timeout and a 20-second short timeout, while the Denver Nuggets already have
There is only a short pause of 20 seconds left. This is the advantage of the Lakers. With not much time left in the game, they have one more opportunity to adjust than the Nuggets!
Jr. Smith is a standard neurotic player. When he plays well, he can keep up with top scorers such as Kobe and Iverson. But when he is not in good condition, he will not be inferior.
He turned into a blacksmith without hesitation. No one could predict when his touch would come. He scored consecutively in the first half and then struck again and again in the second half. This situation often happened to Jr. Smith.
In the first quarter, Jr. Smith was a blacksmith, banging the Lakers' basket. His performance allowed the Lakers to successfully seize the opportunity. At one time, they achieved a lead of more than ten points.
But now in the final stage of the game, Jr. Smith plays again, but his performance is extraordinary.
Just after coming on the field, one step beyond the three-point line, Jr. Smith received a pass from Iverson. That was Iverson's forced choice after being forced by Kobe Bryant to stop the ball. In fact, after Jr. Smith received the basketball
, Iverson has already opened his hand to ask him for the ball.
But Jr. Smith didn't even look at Iverson. After receiving the basketball, he adjusted it slightly and then shot!
Jr. Smith's shot was very nonsensical, and the result was similar to this nonsensical choice. The basketball was obviously too short, and did not touch the basket or the backboard. It lightly rubbed against the blue net and flew directly out.
Bottom line.
At such a critical moment, he made such a nonsensical move. Jr. Smith immediately angered George Karl. George Karl suddenly stood up on the sidelines, and the tactical board was slammed to the ground by him. Although he
He didn't speak, but anyone who saw this white-haired old guy holding his waist and standing on the sidelines with a red face. His eyes were as wide as copper bells, staring at Jr. Smith, as if his whole body was filled with blood.
murderous look.
Everyone can see that George Karl is in a very unhappy mood at the moment. And the source is naturally Jr. Smith's super unintentional three-pointer.
On the basketball court, the two Nuggets bosses Iverson and Anthony also looked at Smith with dissatisfaction, obviously very critical of Smith's hasty choice.
But the reason why Jr. Smith is Jr. Smith is that his brain circuit is different from that of normal people. Being stared at by three pairs of murderous eyes like daggers, Jr. Smith retreated to the backcourt as if nothing happened and shouted loudly at the same time.
He shouted to everyone to pay attention to defense, as if the goal just now was normal.
At this time, George Karl had already considered replacing Jr. Smith directly, just waiting for the chance of a dead ball. But soon, Jr. Smith's performance overturned his idea.
Adrian controlled the ball and wandered around the three-point line for a while. Seeing that he couldn't find any suitable offensive opportunities, he wanted to pass the basketball to Kobe and let Kobe handle the ball. It was Adrian who was careless.
A little unfocused, the passing intention of this ball was too obvious. Jr. Smith suddenly burst out, intercepted the basketball before Kobe Bryant, and then drove towards the Lakers' basket in a row.
Kobe and Adrian immediately turned around and chased after Jr. Smith. Just when Kobe was about to catch up, Jr. Smith suddenly made an emergency stop. This emergency stop came so abruptly because no one expected that Jr. Smith would be in this position.
Stop, now he is one step closer to the three-point line.
After an emergency stop, Jr. Smith took another jumper!
If compared, it can be found that the current position of Jr. Smith is almost exactly the same as the position of the air ball he threw earlier. They are both at the top arc of the three-point line and one step away from the three-point line.
No one thought that Jr. Smith would choose to take action from this place during the fast break, so both Adrian and Kobe were chasing too far, and they did not expect that Jr. Smith would suddenly stop.
This allows him to shoot without any interference!
Bang!
The basketball was like a discus thrown at the front edge of the basket by Jr. Smith. After rebounding, it hit the back edge of the basket. Adrian and Kobe rushed to the basket at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, preparing to grab the rebound.
The ball. Just when everyone thought the basketball would pop out, it stumbled into the hoop.
Adrian and Kobe only did useless work for a while. Jr. Smith stepped back with time.
Adrian caught the basketball that fell from the rim and swatted it hard with some frustration. At least 80% of the problem with this missed ball was caused by him.
This big three-pointer allowed the Nuggets to successfully narrow the point difference with the Lakers to less than two goals. This made the Nuggets breathe a sigh of relief and at the same time increased their momentum to catch up and overtake the Lakers.
George Karl on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. Jr. Smith's three-pointer after the steal was very important, which made him feel relieved.
Although Jr. Smith's big three-pointer came out of nowhere, it was a big blow to the Lakers' momentum. But after returning to the offensive end, after several passes, Kobe quickly responded with a mid-range shot.
The difference widened to two goals again, which stabilized the situation, but looking back, Jr. Smith once again responded with a big three-pointer!
Still at the top of the three-point line, still about one step away from the three-point line, Jr. Smith took off again under everyone's astonished gaze and shot the basketball unswervingly.
Like a cannonball, the orange-red basketball plunged into the hoop!
