One hundred and fifty eight chapters: decisive victory one
() Chapter 158: Decisive Victory (1)
Jr. Smith hit two big three-pointers in a row, which not only closed the score gap with the Lakers in one fell swoop, but also had an impact on the momentum of the Lakers. Adrian's backhand layup missed due to interference from Nene.
, jr Smith grabbed the backcourt rebound in the crowded penalty area and once again made a quick score.
But this time the Lakers returned to defense very timely. Adrian interfered with Jr. Smith's dribbling, causing his advancement to slow down involuntarily. Taking advantage of this slowdown, the Lakers had completed their defense.
Once in position, a defensive position must be established.
Seeing that Jr. Smith's fast break failed, Adrian was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but Jr. Smith suddenly accelerated his breakthrough without warning, and made a large change of direction in front of his body to shake Adrian's defense and go straight inside.
Before Turiaf could cover up the defense, he sent the basketball into the basket with a throw!
After making a three-pointer on the court, Jr. Smith scored eight points in a row, and the point difference between the Lakers and the Lakers had quietly narrowed to one point!
Phil Jackson immediately stood up and called the last long timeout!
Phil Jackson originally wanted to keep this long pause until the end to deal with possible changes. However, Jr. Smith's sudden outburst forced Phil Jackson to disrupt his plan, and he shouted this in front of his body for the last time.
A one-hundred-second long timeout, and now both the Lakers and Nuggets only had a short twenty-second timeout left. This undoubtedly destroyed the Lakers' advantage, but Phil Jackson had to do this.
Jr. Smith suddenly felt great. This was a change that no one expected.
Although jr Smith's reputation as a nerve knife is already a powerful one, jr Smith's performance in today's game has not been very good. It seems that he feels very cold. No one expected that when the game was coming to an end, jr Smith
He appeared without any warning and stabbed the Laker three times. These three stabs could be described as bloody.
The nerve knife is indeed a nerve knife, and no one can figure out when it will come out of its sheath. It is precisely because of this that when it comes out of its sheath and cuts flesh, it makes people even more nervous. There are more than two minutes left in the game.
At this time, the score difference is only one point. At this time, anything can happen.
Phil Jackson did not make any further arrangements for tactics, but tried his best to calm down the players. When the game reaches this level, the players' mentality may determine the final result of the game at any time. If the Lakers are because of Jr. Smith's aggressiveness,
And if you get panicked, you don’t have to play the next game.
After calming the players for a while and making sure that their mentality was not greatly affected, Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief and had to consider the next tactics. He watched on the bench for a while with a little hesitation.
Phil Jackson made up his mind: "Wharton, you come down, Vujacic, you go up, take up the shooting guard position. After you come on the court later, you will be the same as before. Just wait for the shooting opportunity in the position you are most familiar with."
Kobe, I want you to move to the small forward position. But don't go to the low post. Lamar, you replace Kwame and go to the low post. Ronnie, you move to the center position and protect the backcourt rebounds with Lamar.
The ball, remember to make the first pass after grabbing the rebound quickly, and don’t leave time for the Nuggets to react. Ed, the organizational work will be left to you..."
After some arrangements, Phil Jackson put on the field the most powerful offensive lineup he could arrange. At the same time, his free throw shooting rate was extremely unstable, which may become a drag on the team at critical moments.
Kwame Brown was replaced, all arrangements were completed, and there was not much time left for the pause.
"Guys." After completing all the tactical arrangements, Phil Jackson squatted in front of the bench and looked around at the people sitting around him. The Lakers players said: "We are second in the Western Conference, and they are seventh in the Western Conference.
We have dealt with them in the regular season, and it is the same now. I don’t think I need to say more about other things, just go on the court and deal with them, it’s that simple.”
Phil Jackson is indeed a master of psychological adjustment. With just a few simple words, the entire momentum of the Lakers suddenly rose. Momentum is something that cannot be explained, but it does happen all the time.
Change is working, just like luck which is invisible and intangible but no one can ignore it.
The Lakers came on the stage again. The confidence shaken caused by being slashed three times by Jr. Smith just disappeared. Everyone was in high spirits. Jr. Smith wanted to force the shot, but Kobe slapped him from the side and slapped him directly.
The basketball flew away, and with Kobe's block assist, Adrian successfully made a fast break.
Before the basketball could pass the line, Adrian intercepted the basketball flying towards the sidelines and threw it directly towards the frontcourt. At this time, Vujacic, Kobe, Odom, and Iverson all accelerated towards the direction of the basketball.
He started running wildly. With the advantage of starting first and not having to turn around, Vujacic successfully fought a neck-and-neck situation with Iverson and got close to the basketball at the same time. Vujacic knew that he had no way to deal with Iverson's interference.
Controlling the basketball, in an emergency situation, he had an idea. Instead of trying to control the basketball, he stretched his arms and moved the basketball toward his left rear.
This group is really an extremely smart choice, because if Vujacic tries to compete with Iverson for possession of the ball, it’s a matter of two questions whether he can grab it. Even if he does, he will definitely waste a lot of money due to Iverson’s interference.
Time, at that time the opportunity for a fast break was gone. After all, the Nuggets players were also rushing here quickly.
But this time, there was no delay in the fast break, and the basketball successfully came into the hands of Lamar Odom. Odom swatted the basketball hard, stepped into the free throw line, and took the basketball into his arms.
, started to take three steps, one step, two steps, Jr. Smith quickly rushed towards Odom. Seeing Odom about to take off, he couldn't wait to fly up!
Odom also showed his flexibility and intelligence on the basketball court at this time. He deliberately delayed the rhythm of his take-off. When he took off for a layup, he deliberately bumped into the falling Smith. Their bodies collided with each other.
Together, but from the referee's perspective, this situation is clearly that Smith deliberately hung on Odom when he was unable to defend.
He blew the whistle without hesitation, and at this time, the basketball thrown by Odom was also close to the basket.
Bang bang...shua!
The basketball fell through the net. It was a wonderful and smart three-pointer!
"Well done, Lamar!" Adrian rushed forward, straightened his chest and collided hard with Odom. This three-pointer came too timely. Odom only had to make this free throw.
In basketball, the Lakers' lead is about to expand to four points. A two-goal advantage, under current circumstances, can make the Lakers' situation a little safer.
There was only one minute and twenty-five seconds left in the game, and the four-point lead was enough to make the Lakers feel relieved.
The free throw came quickly under the arrangement of the referee. This free throw was extremely important for the Lakers and the team. If Odom made the free throw, half of the victory would have fallen into the Lakers' pocket.
If Odom misses the free throw, the Nuggets still have a chance to fight with a three-point gap!
There is no doubt that Odom is under great pressure with this free throw!
Then, as expected...
Odom used too much force in this shot, and the basketball bounced directly away, without even grabbing the rebound. Seeing Odom step back with a look of helplessness and regret, Adrian didn't know what to say. Odom
It's no secret that his ability to withstand pressure is not strong. He often gets lost in his choices at critical moments, and this time is no exception.
The loss of this free throw made Odom feel regretful. The other players of the Lakers also felt a sense of loss. After all, if they can lead by four points, the Lakers' situation will be relatively complete. There is only one game left in the game.
With 20 seconds left, the Lakers have many more options.
But Odom just missed the free throw!
"Don't think about that free throw, focus on it, we still have the advantage!" At some point, Phil Jackson had already stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly at the players on the court.
Phil Jackson's shouts shocked the Lakers players and restored their spirits!
Yes, we are still in the lead. As long as we defend against this goal and score another goal, the Nuggets will have no chance!
Thinking like this, the Lakers players regained their confidence again!
Naturally, George Karl also saw Phil Jackson's actions. There was a short pause of twenty seconds on his hand. He intuitively thought that he should call a timeout at this time and rearrange his tactics. However, he endured it abruptly.
Come down.
This last pause is not ready for use yet!
Allen Iverson advanced with the ball, and Kobe was still defending Iverson. The difference from before was that as soon as Iverson got close to the three-point line, Kobe pressed forward and interfered. Obviously Kobe also realized this.
The importance of offense and defense, start the defense with all your strength!
Under Kobe's pressing pressure, Iverson seemed a little embarrassed. He made several fake moves but failed to find a good breakthrough opportunity. Instead, he was forced by Kobe and almost stopped the ball.
In this bad situation, Iverson shook his shoulders and made an action to pass the ball. This action interfered with Kobe and caused his pressing to stop. It was this stop that made Iverson see
When the opportunity came, he immediately retracted the pass he was about to make, slapped the basketball hard with his left hand, and made a huge sliding step like a jump, immediately dodging a shooting space.
Then, pull up and shoot!
Before Kobe pounced again, Iverson had already shot the basketball. After taking the shot, Iverson didn't look at the basketball in the air at all. Instead, he turned around, raised one hand high and raised three fingers, and
The other hand was put to his ear, as if listening.
"Shua~~~"
The sound of the basketball passing through the net was clear and sweet, and Iverson had a smile on his face!
With one minute and seven seconds left in the game, the Lakers vs. the Nuggets, the score was 101:101. The two sides were back on the same starting line again! (To be continued.)
