Time seemed to stand still and the scene seemed frozen. It was like a strong wind was blowing on the Staples Center court.
Nearly 20,000 fans, hundreds of staff, dozens of reporters, and three commentators were completely still at this moment. There were only two people in the picture, moving like a slow-motion replay.
Kobe dribbled the ball, strode toward the Rockets' three-point line.
Wen Hao followed closely, chasing Kobe and reaching the three-point line. Although his absolute speed was not as good as Kobe's, he could still barely catch up when Kobe had almost exhausted all his strength.
Kobe's cold eyes glanced at the timer, and saw that the time had reached the last second, and it was too late for a layup. He gritted his teeth, stopped and jumped suddenly, his eyes like knives.
When Wen Hao saw Kobe take off, he took another step and jumped up.
He flew past Kobe's left side and moved his right hand from front to back to block Kobe's release point.
However, Kobe did not take action immediately. At this moment, he seemed to be suspended in the air.
When Wen Hao continued to fly forward as usual and left his shooting point, Kobe took action.
The lights come on, the whistle blows...the ball goes in!
Killer!
Buzzer-beater!!
Another buzzer beater from Kobe!!!
coax--
The huge roar submerged Staples, like a tide, like a tsunami. No one could hear what the people on the opposite side were shouting, but everyone was raising their arms crazily, cheering and celebrating. At this moment, in their world
, there was only one emotion - ecstasy, crazy joy. They hugged each other and celebrated each other.
After the initial ecstasy, everyone calmed down a little and everyone started shouting in unison: "Kobe, Kobe, Kobe..."
Kobe turned around proudly, like the Black Mamba who took a hit and left calmly.
However, before he could leave, several Lakers players were already on top of him, and they had already surrounded Kobe. Their ecstasy was even greater than that of the fans.
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On the sidelines, Barkley also raised his arms and shouted: "Kill! Kick! Kick!!!"
Miller followed up and shouted: "Oh, Kobe, the great Kobe, once again performed a great moment. Hanging in the air and stopping in the air to kill! It's too difficult, it's too difficult."
"MVP." Harlan only said these three letters.
In contrast, the Rockets were like falling into hell, being reversed again, and defeated again. Why are we always the ones injured?
Harden directly aimed his stern eyes at Wen Hao. If it weren't for Wen Hao's two mistakes at the last moment, how could the Rockets be defeated?
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However, among all the people, there are only two people who are not lost by the crazy fans, are not confused by the commentary's words, and do not give up on the referee's penalty.
McHale and Wen Hao, this time they finally stood on the same front and appealed to the referee at the same time - Kobe took the shot after the red light came on.
At such a moment, on such a crucial ball, the referee did not dare to be careless at all, and looked back at the video without any hesitation.
The scene just now was also replayed on the big screen. All the fans raised their heads and looked at the big screen.
In the picture, Kobe slowly takes off, hovers in the air, avoids Wen Hao's block, then takes action, and the lights turn on.
However, judging from the picture, the action and the light coming on are almost at the same time.
The technician slowed down the picture again, but the result remained the same.
I slowed down the picture four times in a row, but I still can't tell whether the shot came first or the light came on first.
By the end, it was almost slow-playing frame by frame, no longer like a video but a slideshow.
The three referees kept looking back at the slides and discussing them. After five minutes...
The referee finally crossed his hands and then separated them. He did this three times in a row - the goal was invalid!
At this moment, the Staples Center, which had been so excited just now that it wanted to explode, suddenly fell into dead silence.
Nearly 20,000 spectators, hundreds of staff, and dozens of reporters all remained silent.
Big Mouth Klee's big mouth was open wide, but he could not speak. The ecstasy just now was still on his face, but he was extremely shocked inside. These two different emotions made his expression look particularly weird.
Miller also suddenly stopped talking and looked at the big screen in disbelief, speechless for a long time.
The minds of those Lakers players were a little confused. In five minutes, they experienced great joy and great sorrow from hell to heaven, and from heaven to hell. This left them without any expression, like old monks who had seen through the world of mortals.
The Xinlang live broadcast room was quiet for nearly half a minute.
Beauty Zhou Ling'an saw that the other two were silent, so she had no choice but to speak first: "Kobe Bryant's buzzer beater was ruled invalid. You two don't have any opinion?"
"Judging from the slow-motion replay, he did take action after the lights came on." Ke Fan came to his senses after Zhou Ling'an's reminder and said hurriedly.
"Yes, it was indeed done after the time came. Although it is not easy to tell, it is true," Yang Yi agreed with Ke Fan's statement.
"Is your opinion that simple?" Zhou Ling'an was obviously not satisfied with the two people's answers.
Ke Fan finally came to his senses at this time and said: "This game is really thrilling, especially the last minute. It is thrilling but exciting to watch. It is an extremely exciting game."
"Kobe almost killed the Rockets with a double-win. It's shocking that a 37-year-old veteran can still perform like this!" Yang Yi said.
"Well, Kobe's performance was indeed wonderful, but Wen Hao was also very good. He scored 44 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals." Zhou Ling'an smiled charmingly. "The only flaw is that he scored two consecutive goals in the last few seconds."
A mistake almost ruined the Rockets' victory, and Kobe almost killed it."
"Having said that, we also have to see Wen Hao's efforts in the last few seconds," Yang Yi watched the video replay and continued, "His first pass was intercepted by Kobe, but he dived to save the ball.
, controlling the ball, which wasted at least 1 second. After being intercepted by Nash for the second time, he got up as quickly as possible and chased Kobe to block the shot.
Although he failed to block Kobe, he allowed Kobe to hover in the air for a moment. It was precisely because of this moment that Kobe was unable to take a shot before the light came on. No matter which of these two defenses was missed, it would have been
Kobe Bryant succeeded in killing the ball. Therefore, although Wen Hao made a mistake, his role on the defensive end in the last few seconds cannot be ignored."
"It's true. Kobe has done everything he can and cannot do, but in the last few seconds, because of Wen Hao's active defense, he failed to complete the buzzer-beater. Wen Hao has really grown up.
In this battle, Wen Hao's global popularity will skyrocket. You must know that this is a Christmas game, broadcast live across the United States, and nearly a hundred countries around the world. Against Kobe, he scored 44 points, 8 assists and 2 steals. Can't you imagine?
