Did it really matter to McGee? Mike Brown felt a little confused for a moment.
In fact, not only Mike Brown, but all members of the Lakers team are also a little confused, because everyone knows that McGee does not have the ability to mid-range and long-range. How can George Karl dare to do this? Is this gamble too big?
Only Tang Qian saw something wrong. JaVale McGee did not have the ability to shoot from mid- to long-range, but who said he had to shoot from mid-to-long range? Two or three steps from the free throw line. For a seven-foot big man,
Speaking of which, it is almost negligible. As long as there is no one watching in front of you, you can step into the 3-second zone with one acceleration, two steps, no, one step.
But it's different when you step into the 3-second zone. As one of the "Gibbon" centers, you can shorten the distance between yourself and the basket with just a slight stretch of your hand. In this way, any NBA player can easily enter the zone.
Otherwise, why would we play in a professional league?
Tang Qian wanted to move sideways to cover his defense, but the moment he moved, Kenneth Farid blocked his way.
It turns out that George Karl had already planned this step, not giving the Lakers any chance to succeed.
Sure enough, with no one watching, JaVale McGee drove straight in, made a long-distance gliding layup, and the orange basketball accurately fell into the Lakers' basket.
100-102, the Denver Nuggets overtook the Lakers with 30 seconds left in the game.
Mike Brown immediately called the final timeout.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. There is still time in the game. Let Bryant make the decision on the next ball. The others should try to open up as much space as possible. Remember that?" Mike Brown could only arrange this "tactic that is not a tactic."
Well, his key coaching ability in the playoffs has always been a weakness and not outstanding.
He wanted to learn from Phil Jackson and leave it to the star to decide his fate at the last moment, but he forgot that Phil Jackson was supported by the triangle offense, which allowed the star player to maximize the space for singles, thereby improving the offensive efficiency.
Success rate. To paraphrase the classic joke between Rodman and Jackson, the former said disdainfully, isn’t the triangle offense just about passing the ball to Joe for a single? Is there any explanation? The latter smiled slightly and replied, you just said it is right.
Halfway through, the triangle offense did pass the ball to Jordan for singles, but it allowed Jordan to form a one-on-one singles, get the best space for singles, and not be surrounded and forced to play singles.
Unfortunately, Mike Brown does not have this ability.
Kobe is now older, and his athletic ability has declined. He can barely play in singles, and his shooting percentage can be imagined.
But who can change things decided by the head coach? At least ordinary players are not qualified to do so.
In Denver, George Karl praised JaVale McGee loudly and said: "Well done, Mr. McGee, if we can win tonight, you will be one of the top contributors."
McGee touched his head and said with a naive smile: "It's all because of your good tactical arrangements, Coach Karl, that I was able to find such an easy layup opportunity."
"Now the goddess of victory is waving to us. Let's work harder to win this game, and then return to the home court to defeat Los Angeles in one go!" After saying this, George Karl took out the tactical board and said: "Mike
.Brown will definitely use Kobe in singles, we just need this..."
T.N.T live broadcast room.
"Charles, the Nuggets are already ahead. The Lakers may be in danger tonight." Kenny Smith said to Charles Barkley.
"Mike Brown, an idiot, claimed to be a defensive coach, but JaVale McGee took advantage of him. How stupid!" Charles Barkley was furious and expressed his "opinion" loudly.
"I don't blame Mike Brown for this ball." Kenny Smith said: "I can only say that George Karl is too bold. He actually gave the most unreliable person in the team a key ball. This kind of adventurous spirit makes people
It’s impossible to guess.”
"This is the gap in the head coach's ability. If Phil Jackson were here, he would not be so easily recruited." Charles Barkley still said angrily.
"Okay, but there is still time. The Lakers have not completely lost the chance to win." Kenny Smith said: "As long as we can score this goal, we can keep the suspense of the game."
"Let's see what the Lakers do with this ball."
The Lakers' tactical arrangement was completely guessed by George Karl, so facing Kobe, the Nuggets adopted a "double-team tactic" from the beginning. Ty Lawson and Al Harrington stepped forward to complete it.
When he was young, Kobe could still rely on his personal ability to act recklessly and even directly tear apart the opponent's double-team defense, but now, it is difficult for him to do this. His physical fitness and physical condition are far inferior to his peak state.
The only option was to pass the ball, to whom? Naturally, it was Ramon Sessions. The man defending him came over to double-team Kobe, so he had a medium-sized three-pointer. Logically speaking,
After the double-teamer passed the ball, Ty Lawson should quickly choose to return to defense, but he did not do so. Instead, he "slowly" and "sauntered", and walked towards Ramon unhurriedly.
.Sessions walked over.
As an outside player, if the opponent doesn't have time to defend, will he make a three-pointer in the air?
If you don't shoot, you will definitely be criticized, saying that you wasted the opportunity and that you are a rat with no shooting ability.
After shooting, Ramon Sessions was worried that he was not accurate enough and the basketball missed the basket.
While hesitating, Kobe and Mike Brown both urged at the same time: "What are you doing? There is no one in front of you, hurry up and shoot the three-pointer!"
Then, just vote!
Being forced like this, Ramon Sessions took action "reluctantly".
But this ball was obviously crooked, and as soon as I took the shot, I knew it would definitely not go in.
When~
The basketball hit the basket and bounced high inside the Nuggets.
"Get a rebound!!!"
That’s what they say, but how can it be so easy in practice? Grabbing rebounds has been beneficial to the defense since ancient times. Offensive rebounds are a very difficult “job”. This ball, the Nuggets
The insiders were very focused and did not give Tang Qian and Bynum any chance to invade.
Can't get it?
If you can't grab it, the game will be lost.
what to do?
Tang Qian's mind suddenly changed, and he used a "dirty trick" and said: "Hey~"
This time, Tang Qian used all his strength, and the most important thing was that he shouted into Kenneth Farid's ears.
Buzz~
Kenneth Farid was confused, and his body suddenly slowed down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Qian quickly grabbed the position and got the offensive rebound. Tang Qian passed the ball to Kobe on the outside, and Kobe held the ball and made a gesture.
Play in singles.
"Defend, defend, don't let Kobe shoot easily!" George Karl stood on the sidelines and commanded loudly.
It was double-teamed again, and Kobe had no choice but to pass the ball.
The target of the pass was Ramon Sessions again.
There is no way, who said there are no Nuggets players in front of him?
George Karl seemed to recognize that Ramon Sessions had poor mental health and poor three-point shooting, so he ordered the Nuggets players to let him shoot three-pointers before going on the court.
This is a very disrespectful tactic.
If it were a slightly more accurate 3-point shot, the Nuggets' shot would have been missed.
In fact, to be honest, Ramon Sessions' 3-point baskets are pretty good this season. Although the number of shots taken is relatively small, it still exceeds 40%, which is the most accurate time in his entire career. If you give him a loose basket, generally
A head coach would never do such a thing. But George Karl just did it, and he did it very beautifully.
Although Sessions joined the NBA in 2007, he has no experience in the playoffs. This means that this season is Ramon Sessions' "debut" in the playoffs. As mentioned before
After that, the regular season and the playoffs are basically two levels of competition. Even though Sessions' regular season statistics were decent, as soon as he entered the playoffs, he was immediately knocked back to his original form, and his shooting efficiency was horribly low.
Including the ball just now, Sessions has made 0 of 3 three-pointers in this game. If you include the first game, it is 0 of 5 three-pointers. This means that since the beginning of the series, Sessions has made 0 of 3 three-pointers.
, No. 7 of the Lakers, has never made even a three-pointer.
And this kind of thing can easily affect the mentality of athletes and create "heart knots."
The current three-point shot opportunity was better than before, but Ramon Sessions backed down. He hesitated for a while and chose to pass the ball.
damn it!
When Kobe saw this, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart, but what could he do? Shouldn't the ball just be passed? It was obviously an excellent three-pointer opportunity!
At this time, Kobe Bryant missed "Old Fish" Derek Fisher infinitely.
If it was Derek, how could he not take a shot like that just now?
hateful!
He suddenly looked at No. 7 of the Lakers and became more and more displeased.
Because this is not a question of ability, it is a question of courage.
If you don't even have the courage to take a shot, why should you be a starter? Why should you be the main point guard? Just go to the NBDL league and make a living!
The ball was given to Andrew Bynum, but the nunnery owner suddenly seemed to have lost all desire to attack and passed the basketball in his arms. Who was it passed to? It was actually passed to Tang Qian on the side.
Don’t think that this is the nunnery master’s “awakening” and his preparation to “shake hands and make peace” with Tang Qian. This ball is actually a standard “bomb ball”. What is a bomb ball? It is a pass that is about to come to attack time.
It doesn't leave a few seconds for the receiver to make offensive moves.
Seeing that the receiver was Tang Qian, Mike Brown's heart froze, because everyone in the Lakers team knew about this Chinese big man's shooting ability, and it was easy to say he was terrible. What? You
Talking about those consecutive shots just now? In the eyes of Mike Brown, this is just good luck, because both the shooting posture and the shooting rhythm are very stiff and very ugly.
If such a shot goes in, what is it but luck?
"Hot, pass the ball, pass the ball, don't take the shot yourself!" Mike Brown still refused to give up and shouted orders from the sidelines.
It's a pity that Tang Qian didn't listen to him about this ball.
He faced Kenneth Faried and took the shot.
"You kid, don't even think about scoring goals again!!! Don't even think about it!!!" "Orc" Farid saw that Tang Qian was about to take action again, and immediately rushed towards the opponent. Looking at the posture, with teeth and claws showing, it seemed that
It was very embarrassing to "eat him alive" like Tang Qian.
Is this a shooting fake?
Seeing Tang Qian retract his shooting action, Farid suddenly thought in his mind.
Is he preparing for a breakthrough? Humph, you are so big, do you think you can easily get past me? You are so naive!
While he was thinking about it, Tang Qian made a move. He didn't break through or pass the ball. He just stood there quietly, waiting for Kenneth Farid to approach.
Kobe saw this and felt nervous, saying: Did he want to cause a foul?
Just as the Black Mamba expected, Tang Qian took the initiative to hit Farid with the ball, and the next second, the referee blew the whistle. Nuggets No. 35, defensive foul, Lakers No. 29 made two free throws
.
Damn it, I was deceived by this Asian guy! But it doesn’t matter, just with his shitty free throw shooting percentage, it’s already thankful to God that he can score one of two goals. Want to make two free throws? That’s harder than reaching the sky.
!
Kenneth Faried had obviously seen Tang Qian's free throw shooting percentage in the regular season, so he thought this way.
What George Karl was thinking at this time was very similar to Kenneth Faried's. He thought that if he fouled, it was a foul. Anyway, the opponent couldn't make two free throws. Even if he was "lucky" and made one free throw, it would still be a foul.
It can't change the overall situation of the game.
In George Karl's view, winning by 1 point is also a win, and there is no difference between winning by 100 points.
But the sound of "swipe" made all the Nuggets players stunned.
This...how did this T.M.D score a goal???
How could you possibly score a goal with that kind of bullshit posture???
Kenneth Farid, who was defending Tang Qian, was also confused because the nature of 2+1 and 2 free throws are completely different!
Just now, in order to prevent him from taking an easy shot, I deliberately added some pressure, so why... would I still throw it in?
102-102, the Lakers tied the score through Tang Qian's shot.
There are still 4.3 seconds left before the end of the game.
The Lakers team was in a state of excitement. Ci Shiping "yelled" and ran over to push Tang Qian and said, "You kid, did you take the wrong medicine tonight? Why does your hand feel so good? This kind of ball has been beaten by
You put it in! shi.t~ What a blessing!"
"Yes, it seems that my luck tonight is indeed good." Tang Qian smiled and agreed with Ci Shiping.
But when these words fell on Kenneth Farid's ears, they were so harsh.
"Tang, make a good free throw. If you make the free throw, tonight's game is over and we can disband and go home!" Ci Shiping stood at the free throw line and said to Tang Qian.
"Yeah, hot, take a good free throw and make sure to score!" Ramon Sessions also said.
The last person to speak was Kobe. He glanced at Tang Qian and said in a calm voice: "Relax and just take the punishment steadily."
"Yes, I know." Tang Qian nodded.
Tang Qian's free throw shooting percentage this season is indeed shockingly low, only 51%, almost falling below the 50% mark.
Therefore, the Lakers' expectations for his free throws are not very high.
Mike Brown was even ready to play overtime.
Tang Qian took a deep breath, then walked to the free throw line. He stared at the orange basket intently. Then, he bent his knees, raised his hands, and moved his wrists. The basketball slowly left his big hands.
The target went straight to the Nuggets' basket.
One second, two seconds... "Gurgling", the basketball spun on the hoop at least three or four times before "reluctantly" falling into the net bag.
Brush~
Tang Qian made a free throw, and the Staples Center cheered.
"Good job, hot!" Ci Shiping ran over and patted Tang Qian on the head.
"Very good." Kobe also nodded to Tang Qian.
George Karl immediately called a timeout and then deployed a frontcourt ball tactic.
Due to the limited game time, Ty Lawson could only throw the basketball hastily. Suddenly, the basketball didn't even touch the basket and hit the board directly.
The lights come on and the game is over.
The Los Angeles Lakers narrowly defeated the Denver Nuggets by one point, 103-102.
The total score of the series became 2:0.
PS: I finally finished writing it. Alas, the coding speed is a flaw~wuwuwu~
Let me tell you something, in that game that night, Big McGee really contributed 6 blocks, 5 of which were in the fourth quarter, which is very impressive~~~