"I'm sorry~Mr. Brooks~it's all our fault." Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins lowered their heads and said. "It's okay. You can't blame anyone for this kind of thing." Scott
Te Brooks waited for a few seconds and then said: "What's going on? Why are everyone looking downcast? Now it's just a tie, not a loss? Wait until you lose and you'll be downcast again."
Not too late."
"But Coach Brooks, we can't guard against that Chinese guy..."
Seeing the state and emotion of the team's main insider, Scott Brooks immediately interrupted him and said: "That's enough! Serge! Kendrick! What's going on with you guys? Can't you prevent it? Can't you prevent it?
What can we do if we live there? Ah? In this league, there are so many people who can't be guarded. Do we have to admit defeat in the game?" Scott Brooks' eyes swept over the faces of every Thunder player, and then
He said in a deep voice: "He is just a bench-level player. Don't be intimidated by the temporary feeling. Even if there is really no other way, you still have to win!"
"But, Mr. Brooks, how do we win?" someone from the Thunder team asked doubtfully.
"It's very simple." Scott Brooks said: "If they score goals, we can also score goals."
"So Coach Brooks, what do you mean? Play against them?" James Harden suddenly said.
"That's right, in terms of offense, our Thunder team's firepower this year is not inferior to any player in the league." Scott Brooks looked at the other team's bench and said with certainty.
Lakers.
"Mr. Brown! What do you mean? Are you going to let him play later?" Andrew Bynum asked Mike Brown angrily. "Yes, Bynum, do you have any opinion?" Mike.
Brown knows what the nunnery owner means, but he has no time to take care of the nunnery owner's mood now. After all, defeating the opponent and equalizing the series is the top priority.
Otherwise, there is no guarantee of results and he will leave next season, which is very likely.
Mike Brown doesn't want to leave a big city like Los Angeles, so he is eager to win in this game.
"Opinions? Of course I have opinions!" the nunnery owner shouted loudly after hearing this: "What the hell arrangement is this? What the hell tactic is this? Mike Brown, are you going to support this Chinese guy and suppress me at the same time? Right?"
"You'd better speak politely, otherwise my fists won't recognize people." Tang Qian heard this and said lightly to the nunnery master. "You..." The nunnery master wanted to explode, but he remembered that night.
On the 29th, one man singled out the entire Nuggets team. He immediately shrank, turned his head, only looked at Mike Brown and said: "I am a player who earns close to 15 million US dollars a year. How dare you let me do it at a critical moment?"
Sit on the bench?”
After a season of "training", Mike Brown's patience with the nunnery became more and more limited. He finally understood why this guy was not popular in the team. It was not how bad his strength was, but his brain.
, there is a big problem! You have repeatedly provoked yourself publicly without giving yourself face, and you still want to support him like this? Tell the management that you want him to be the future team leader?
Unless you’re full, you can’t hold yourself up!
You are not the boss of the team yet, so you ignore yourself like this. If you really become the team leader, do you think you are treating yourself like an old dog?
He still has a contract with the Lakers for three seasons, and having to serve such a "stupid uncle" makes Mike Brown's head hurt just thinking about it.
Forget it, I guess I made a mistake and helped the wrong person! Mike Brown glanced at the face of the nunnery owner and secretly said to himself, after the season is over, I will go to the management to suggest revising the team plan for the next three years!
"I'm here for the team's victory, Andrew, I hope you can understand." Before Mike Brown could finish speaking, the nunnery continued to yell: "It's understandable! How do you want me to understand? Am I a great person?"
How can the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars be inferior to a Chinese... a Chinese???"
This guy really has no IQ or EQ in his head! Since I give you face and you don’t want it, then you can’t blame me!
When Mike Brown thought of this, his face suddenly pulled up and he said in a calm voice: "Bynum! You may be much better than Bynum for the whole season, but that doesn't mean every night or every game. Do you understand?" See?
The nunnery was about to open her mouth again, but Mike Brown quickly said, "The hot shooting percentage in this game is 100%. Do you think you can achieve it?"
This is a very "cold" question, because everyone knows that it is impossible for the nunnery master to do it.
Even if it were Tang Qian himself, could he guarantee a 100% hit rate if he tried again? I'm afraid it wouldn't work either.
Therefore, Mike Brown's question made the nunnery owner speechless. He could only blush and look at the former with an unconvinced expression.
…
When the timeout ends, players from both sides reappear.
Harden of the Thunder is holding the ball in isolation. At this point, he has the greatest strength gap with the defender, so Scott Brooks explained off the court that the first choice for this ball is James Harden. Harden is lucky.
The ball began to break through. Ramon Sessions was trying his best to defend, but the difference in physical fitness made him want to defend Harden alone. That was a fantasy. Harden's weight alone this season has made him...
It is more than ten pounds heavier than Sessions, and combined with his footsteps and speed, he is better than the latter. In this case, dribbling past others is not difficult.
"Take up defense, make up defense~"
Sure enough, Harden made a simple breakthrough and ran over Sessions, then strode out and rushed towards the Lakers' inside line. Facing the Lakers' defender, Harden did not move forward in a hurry, but
He stopped suddenly with his feet and immediately made a shooting posture.
When Ramon Sessions saw the opponent stop the ball, he was immediately overjoyed and accelerated toward his opponent.
But this ball is a trap. Harden did this because he deliberately waited for Sessions to come and take the bait.
Beep beep~
Although the shot didn't go in, the two free throw opportunities were gone.
This time Harden didn't miss again and made 2 of 2 free throws. The Thunder regained the lead, 84-86, and the Lakers were temporarily 2 points behind.
"Bryant, Paul, I want to play like this later, what do you think?" Tang Qian grabbed Kobe and Gasol after Harden made the free throw and said. "Play like this? Aren't you going to attack yourself?
"Kobe Bryant said slightly surprised, because as of now, this Easterner still has a 100% shooting percentage. He wants to continue attacking without any problems. But what Kobe and Gasol didn't expect was that Tang Qian
Suddenly gave up and said he wanted to pass the ball instead.
"Well." Of course Tang Qian couldn't say that the silver ability card had used up its effect, so he opened his mouth to explain: "I think my firepower has been enough to attract. If I take the opportunity to pass the ball later, they will definitely not be able to react. Now.
There is less than one minute left, so we should try to play easy ball, so that the success rate and certainty of the attack will be maximized, what do you think?"
Kobe and Gasol looked at each other and saw something in each other's eyes.
As a rookie in the first year, the playoffs are booming. I am afraid that most people will choose to continue playing by themselves! Because of this, if you succeed, you will have the opportunity to be a hero. If you fail, you will have a super high shooting rate and be at the bottom. Then
You won't be attacked too badly. For ordinary rookies, it's too late to ask for such a good thing. How many of them would think so calmly like Fang?
This Chinese rookie’s golf IQ is not low.
And he has a good overall view.
This alone is much better than Andrew Bynum. The main reason is that An has this opportunity. It is impossible to consider passing the ball, dominate the low post, and take advantage of the opportunity to gain a sense of presence!
If this kid can grow up, he will definitely be an excellent champion Jigsaw in the future.
Kobe did not speak, but he and Gasol had a natural understanding of each other. As soon as the latter looked at him, he knew the unspoken content. Gasol also did not speak, but nodded slightly "inexplicably".
Tang Qian naturally didn't know that his "humble words" turned out to be his "way to promotion." From this moment on, he had a huge change in the eyes of the two Lakers bosses.
.
But this is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.
"Okay, let's do it." Kobe nodded and said.
Seeing the Lakers starting a singles with Tang Qian again, Ibaka and Perkins immediately followed closely. They were swearing in their hearts at this moment. Not to mention the previous ones, they would always defend the opponent tonight.
The ball, right? Can't two people guard the ball? No, it must be guarded once!
"Two of you, do you need to watch me so closely?" Tang Qian began to attract attention for the success of his plan. "Stop being so verbose, Chinaman! I must guard against you tonight!"
"Ibaka shouted back to Tang Qian, the anger in his tone was beyond words.
"Congolese, you can't possibly do this." Tang Qian smiled mysteriously and said, "You know why not?"
"If you fart, let it go!" Ibaka said full of disgust towards Tang Qian.
"Because..." Tang Qian received a pass from the outside, and then moved his steps, seemingly about to make a hook shot.
"Don't try again! You can't make this shot!" Upon seeing this, Ibaka and Perkins immediately increased the intensity of their defense, with the purpose of further squeezing Tang Qian's shooting space and increasing his blocks.
possible.
The whole night has almost turned the Congolese into a balloon man. If he doesn't vent, Ibaka may burst his veins.
But they were destined to be unable to defend this ball, because Tang Qian had no intention of shooting on his own, so no matter how tightly he was double-teamed by the two men, he could deal with it calmly without getting nervous.
As soon as the basketball left Tang Qian's fingers, Ibaka immediately bounced up. He was very focused on the ball. If Tang Qian really wanted to do it by himself, he might have been blocked.
Huh? Why is the arc of this ball so low? This... this is not going towards the basket!!!
They are all professional players after all, so the Congolese man quickly reacted and pounced behind him as soon as he landed.
And who is the person standing in that place if it’s not Paul Gasol?
After Gasol received the pass, he hesitated slightly for some unknown reason. Ibaka saw this and was very happy, because the opponent's hesitation gave him time to jump and rush for the shot.
But is this really the case? Of course it’s impossible! This is the Spaniard’s sophistication. After all, he is an NBA veteran who has played for 11 seasons. He still has this little “acting” experience. Wait until Ibaka’s body
Rushing over, Gasol immediately took action and leaned forward, trying to actively seek physical contact.
Because Gasol had "premeditated it for a long time," he finally got the ball. The moment he hit the goal under the basket, the referee's whistle sounded at the same time, in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
It rang.
Gasol "calculated" on Ibaka and got a chance to hit a three-pointer.
Brush~
Gasol prepared for a long time at the free throw line, took the shot, and the basketball went hollow into the net.
87-86, the Lakers overtook the Thunder by one point.
But this season's Thunder team is particularly strong. At the critical moment, Kevin Durant provoked the Thunder team's backbone and made a top shot. The basketball "swished" and smoothly penetrated into the Lakers' basket.
basket.
87-88, the Thunder quickly regained the lead.
With 28 seconds left in the game, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers signaled not to pause. He stood in the backcourt, received Sessions' baseline serve, held the ball in person, and moved it toward the Thunder's half court. Basketball fans around the world
I'm afraid we all know what he is going to do. No one in the Lakers team can beat him with his final choke-holding blow.
This is Black Mamba’s “privileged moment.”
James Harden was standing in front of Kobe at this moment, trying to block his opponent's progress.
It’s not that I look down on Harden. This season, he is simply not qualified to compete one-on-one with Kobe, especially at the last moment of the game. Kobe dribbles very slowly, and it looks like he is careless.
But the more he looks like this, the greater the pressure on Harden's heart. It is definitely a chore to defend Kobe Bryant at the last moment, because you don't know when you will change.
He became a "man with a classic background", just like those people he had killed before.
With 5 seconds left in the attack time, Kobe took action. He made a sideways breakthrough, as if he was going to the left, but as soon as Harden moved, he switched the basketball to the right. Then there was another full-body shot.
Shaking, Harden's eyes suddenly lost the direction he could predict.
Left? Right? Or strong thrust?
A large number of directional words suddenly popped into Harden's mind, but at this moment, the Black Mamba took off.
The time and speed of the jump were extremely sudden.
By the time Harden reacted and jumped to block the shot, Kobe had already shot the basketball in his hand.
A gorgeous arc went straight to the Thunder's basket.
A second later, a "swipe" sound pierced the eardrums of every Thunder fan.
Kobe Bryant hit an 18-foot pull-up jumper. The Lakers led the Thunder by 1 point, 89-88.
There is only 5.4 seconds left for the Thunder.
If they can't make the shot, the Black Mamba will be the game-ender.
Kill your opponent.
To be honest, Kobe's physical condition was not good today, and he was guarding Russell Westbrook throughout the game, so the decline in physical fitness was extremely serious. If it hadn't been for Tang Qian standing up and taking on the responsibility for the Lakers in the previous period,
With such offensive firepower, there is no way Kobe would have the energy to make such a perfect winning shot at the last moment.
In this regard, Tang Qian was a great help to Kobe.
The Thunder decisively called a timeout, and the Lakers players immediately cheered loudly, while the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was silent.
Everyone on the Thunder bench looked dejected and looked like wilted eggplants.
Leading for 3 and a half quarters, only to be overturned by the opponent at the last moment or with a decisive victory. This kind of blow is really a big blow.
Most of the Thunder team are "young", so it's normal that they can't stand this gap.
"Cheer up, the game isn't over yet! There are still 5.4 seconds left for us, right?" Thunder head coach Scott Brooks stood on the bench and encouraged loudly. But the effect was...
Unsatisfactory, the Thunder players have not improved much. This is also due to the fact that the main players of the Thunder are too young. In professional basketball, there are advantages to being young, but there are also disadvantages to being young.
One of the shortcomings is that the mentality adjustment ability is not as good as that of experienced veterans. Seeing the team in this situation, Scott Brooks also frowned anxiously.
Mentality is the most important thing in hitting the key ball. If there is no mentality, then if you shoot the key ball a hundred times, you will hit the iron a hundred times.
But the current Thunder team... huh? Wait, isn't this a calm and collected person?
Upon seeing this person, Scott Brooks immediately cheered up, took out the tactical board behind him, and moved it quickly.
As for the Lakers, the whole team is in a state of joy.
"Kobe, you did a great job! So cool! So cool! So cool! I'm your true fan!" Ci Shiping gestured exaggeratedly, looking very funny and funny, but not good.
It was easy to kill the opponent, and Mike Brown didn't say anything. He stood back and secretly took a breath, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Returning to home court with a big score of 1-1, the team's chances of advancing in the series will be greatly increased.
Let’s see if those “experts” outside are still mocking me! What about being swept 0-4? Go to hell!
Mike Brown said silently "refreshed" in his heart.
Drop~
The pause time is over, and in the last 5.4 seconds, the fight is about to begin.
The Lakers players felt even happier when they saw their opponents looking like wilted eggplants. What could be more refreshing than enjoying the opponent's frustration? On the basketball court, this is a great pleasure. It is said that the
Qiao Shen likes to see this kind of scene very much. Every time he admires it for a long time, he leaves "reluctantly".
But everyone on the Lakers team ignored one person.
A person who has just been replaced.
His expression never changed.
The Thunder served the ball in the frontcourt, and the Lakers players stood in their respective positions, preparing for victory.
Including Tang Qian, everyone was a little numb and careless at this moment.
The basketball did not go beyond Mike Brown's "expectation" and was passed to the hands of the Thunder boss, Kevin Durant. He has been the main killer of the Thunder in the past few years, so this move is not difficult to guess.
come out.
"Double-team Durant, don't let him have an easy shot!" Mike Brown stood off the court and commanded with dignity, like a winner pointing the way.
To be honest, Durant was not in a killer state tonight. Unlike Kobe, he lacks the nature of a natural killer. His heart is not as firm as the outside world thinks. Otherwise, the future will not be...
Durant took the ball? He didn't?
Seeing Durant throwing the basketball out of the double team, the Lakers players were slightly startled, because this scene was not planned.
The change in the plot begins with this pass.
Who did Durant pass to? Who was standing at the Lakers' corner three-point line?
Why does this situation always feel familiar?
When Kobe thought about it, he suddenly woke up and shouted: "Go and guard Derek! Go and guard Derek Fisher immediately!!!"
But it was too late, and the Lakers paid the price for their carelessness.
Derek Fisher received the pass from the three-point line in the bottom corner, then jumped up quickly, looked calm, and took action decisively.
In terms of experience in big scenes and the heart of big scenes, "Old Fish" Fisher is as good as any top star or any top killer.
The basketball drew a high arc, and then scored a goal.
When the time was up, the whole place lit up with red lights.
"Old Fish" Fisher took a zero-degree angle to save the Thunder and kill the Lakers.
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