The game was still going on, and all the fans were shouting in the stands. Paul Pierce's exit not only did not make the Lakers' game easier, but made the schedule more difficult. It was like being dragged into a humid rainforest.
Like a quagmire, the Los Angeles Lakers struggled but could not break free.
"Shua..." Ray Allen stepped back with a serious look on his face, stretching out three fingers with his tall and stretched arm. He once again hit a three-pointer. This was already his eighth three-pointer in the game.
The ball was out. Now that Garnett was being heavily guarded, it was his continuous three-pointers that helped the Celtics cling to the score. Despite the unfavorable situation, the score gap between the two sides still did not exceed three points.
.The score between the Los Angeles Lakers and Celtics is now 102:100. The Los Angeles Lakers are temporarily leading by two points. And there are only less than three minutes left in the game.
"I can do it, I can do anything!" Ray Allen's eyes were firm, muttering to himself as if in a self-hypnotic state. All along, Ray Allen's offensive power has never been doubted, and his three-pointer
His ability is definitely at the top level in the league. However, his leadership ability and scoring ability at critical moments have been criticized and questioned because he has always been unable to lead the Sonics further.
The ball was transferred to the Lakers. Kobe held the ball and broke through the three-point line. After a few fake moves, he barely managed to get rid of Ray Allen and jumped up to shoot a fadeaway jumper!
Ray Allen, who had no way to defend Kobe's shot, chose the simplest foul. His raised palm hit Kobe's right hand holding the ball hard.
"Pa..."
"Bang……"
"Beep beep..."
Of course, Kobe couldn't still hit the shot after such a violent foul. The basketball he threw only hit the backboard hard and fell down. However, the referee blew the whistle without hesitation to signal Ray Allen.
The player fouled. Kobe Bryant made two free throws.
This is already Ray Allen's fourth foul. This number of fouls is already very high for Ray Allen, who often only commits two to three fouls in a game. But at this time, Ray Allen
He no longer cares about the number of fouls he has committed. He must show determination and not let Kobe Bryant easily score on his head no matter what. There are three minutes left in the game, and two fouls are enough.
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"Bang..." Kobe prepared for a long time at the free throw line. It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the free throw at this critical moment, but even though he was fully prepared, the free throw still bounced out of the frame. He missed this free throw.
Kobe, who made the crucial free throw, waved his arm fiercely.
Ray Allen's foul just now was really cruel. There was still a red palm print on his arm. It was the pain caused by this cruel foul that seriously affected his shooting touch.
"Damn, it should have been a flagrant foul just now." Kobe complained in a low voice that the referee's penalty was too lenient, while stroking the spot where his right arm had just been hit, waiting until the referee blew the whistle again to signal Kobe
When he could take the second free throw, he felt that the pain in his right arm had relieved a lot. Although it was still a little numb, it was much better than the previous situation.
In this way, Kobe made the second free throw.
"Bang...bang...bang..."
The fouled basketball hit the front of the basket. The basket immediately became the fiercest battlefield. Adrian, Garnett, Pau Gasol and Kendrick Parkinson were all crazy about the basket.
They were pushing each other, fighting for even a slight advantageous position. Andrew Bynum was directly pushed out of the basket because of his careless positioning at the beginning.
"Bang...bang...shua..." As if he had teased everyone enough, the basketball tilted to the right and fell into the hoop.
One of two free throws was a pretty good result. This was a three-point difference. At least they couldn't take the lead with just one three-pointer.
Kobe breathed a sigh of relief and stepped back, thinking so in his head.
The Celtics' offensive opportunity came with two minutes and eleven seconds left in the game. As soon as they entered the Lakers' half, Ray Allen started his swift movement. The ball kept shifting in the hands of the Celtics players.
At this time, the Celtics' offensive time also continued to pass as the ball was transferred.
At this moment, Ray Allen first rushed into the basket from the left side of the three-point line, and then pretended to slip towards the three-point line from the other side, but suddenly changed direction while running towards the free throw line.
Kevin Garnett runs past.
Garnett didn't pass the ball. He pretended to push the basketball in the direction of Ray Allen, but suddenly chose to break through. One step passed Pau Gasol's defense, and Kevin Garnett jumped high.
Ray Allen's movement has opened up a bit of inside space for him.
Andrew Bynum pounced on Kevin Garnett, and Pau Gasol also pounced on Kevin Garnett from behind, jumping high and sandwiching Garnett in the middle like a sandwich!
"Ah~~~~"
Roar!
Roar!
Like a wolf howling at the moon, Garnett roared loudly, his arms raised high like a tomahawk, and he struck fiercely at the basket with an indomitable momentum!
"Clang!"
The basketball was pushed into the basket by Garnett. At the same time, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum violently collided with Garnett and fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
"Roar~~~~" Garnett immediately jumped up after landing, looking up to the sky and roaring loudly. The referee's whistle also sounded at this time, indicating that Andrew Bynum had committed a foul during defense. Kevin
-Garnett gets a 2+1 chance!
"kg!"
"kg!"
"kg!"
This was an extremely important and hard-won scoring opportunity. Kevin Garnett did not let it go easily. This was an extremely exciting 2+1!
103:103, with only one minute and 53 seconds left in the game, the two sides once again returned to the moment when the game just started.
In the next offense, after the Lakers transferred the ball in a series, Pau Gasol finally found an open shot opportunity after a series of pick-and-roll moves. Garnett was too late to stop Gasol from shooting. Unfortunately,
Gasol unfortunately missed this open jump shot. But fortunately, on the next shot, Ray Allen's three-pointer also missed the basket!
Ray Allen - had completely thrown away Kobe, but when he jumped up and was about to take action, Adrian decisively let go of his defender and rushed straight towards Ray Allen. Adrian's blocking was better than Kobe's
The shot was much more threatening. In order to avoid Adrian's block, Ray Allen had to increase the arc of his shot.
The basketball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced directly out of the baseline.
The game has reached its most tense situation. At this time, even a free throw may completely change the outcome of the game.
There is less than one minute left in the game.
Phil Jackson still insisted on not calling a timeout, although he had already stood up from the bench and stood on the sidelines paying attention to the situation on the court. Although he wanted to call a timeout to arrange the next offensive tactics. But he
I firmly believe in one thing, that is, Rivers, who has no timeout in his hands, must need this timeout more than himself to adjust the team. And now that there is not much game time left, he does not know that he has the only long-term player left.
Will the timeout be needed in a more intense situation? Therefore, it is best to keep this timeout at this time. He just shouted a few times from the sidelines, asking the players to be more patient and not to force the shot.
The basketball was passed back and forth on the outside of the Lakers. There were 42 seconds left in the game and 8 seconds left in the Lakers' attack time. At this time, the Lakers still did not find the good offensive opportunity that Phil Jackson said, and the basketball was handed over.
Kobe Bryant.
Kobe broke through with the ball, and Rajon Rondo immediately double-teamed him, but Kobe caused a blocking foul because of his unstable position. Without free throws, the Celtics had to execute the fouls before the number of fouls reached in the fourth quarter.
Four fouls on free throws. But the Los Angeles Lakers had 15 more seconds of attack time.
On the sidelines, Rivers scratched his bare forehead. Every second of game time at this time was extremely precious. Originally, the Celtics had a chance to defend the Lakers for 24 seconds, but Rondo's foul prevented this.
Everything is ruined.
Pau Gasol sent an inbound ball, and Adrian slipped out from the baseline to receive Gasol's pass. He protected the basketball at the three-point line for a few seconds, and then handed the basketball to Kobe.
One step behind the free throw line, Kobe received the basketball. Ray Allen was guarding him, and Rajon Rondo was ready to double-team him at any time. After doing a few fake moves to pretend to break through, Kobe suddenly jumped high, and Rajon Rondo immediately jumped up.
He let go of Fisher and pounced on Kobe. The two of them were in the air, almost completely blocking Kobe's shooting path.
high
All three of them are superior.
"I can definitely prevent it!" At this moment, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo were equally confident. But the next moment, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, and despair suddenly began to spread.
They had begun to fall under the influence of gravity, but Kobe Bryant was still floating high on the commanding heights. At this moment, Kobe's long-praised ability to stay in the air was fully demonstrated. In Ray Allen and Rajon Long
With Duo helplessly raising his gaze, Kobe forcefully pulled out the basketball held in his palm.
Uh-huh...!
Although Garnett and Parkinson desperately competed for position under the basket, the basketball did not leave them any chance to compete.
There are 26 seconds left in the game, and the Lakers are temporarily leading by two points! (To be continued...)
