After Tang Qian scored, Nash took another look at Kobe because this pass meant a lot.
Oh, can a man as paranoid and proud as you change yourself?
The reason is... just for victory?
Well, I can't fall behind.
Nash raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said.
95-98, with 1 minute and 29 seconds left in the game, the Los Angeles Lakers trailed by three points.
Passed the ball? Humph! It seems that the legendary paranoia is nothing more than that!
No. 20 Gordon Hayward of the Jazz said in his heart, but even if you pass the ball, it's useless!
Because of this game, I must win!
Just wait and see!
Soon Gordon Hayward fulfilled his words and used the pick-and-roll to forcefully break Kobe's defense. Then he took a big step and collided with Pau Gasol in mid-air. He is not that European.
A white striker with a soft style of play. In fact, Gordon Hayward's style of play is still very tough. This has nothing to do with athletic ability or physical fitness. It is purely the way he plays, not afraid of physical contact and physical confrontation.
From this point of view, Pau Gasol is a little behind. Although his inside skills and support passing are excellent choices for the 4-5 position, it is undeniable that the Spaniard's style of play is still quite good.
He is a little gentler than the white players in the United States. It is for this reason that he has been nicknamed "Gasao". Fierce confrontation is one of Pau Gasol's destiny.
Beep~
Gasol was called for a defensive foul by the referee because he moved his body while taking off in the legitimate collision area.
In this way, although Gordon Hayward's layup was unsuccessful, he still got two free throw opportunities.
And this is also Pau Gasol's fifth personal foul in this game.
"Silly man, you can't do it! Understand? You can't do it!" Gordon Hayward spat at Gasol as he walked to the free throw line. This made Gasol's eyes dim again.
Go down.
Because the fans at Staples Center booed again.
This made Pau Gasol feel very sad.
He is not the kind of player with a firm heart. He is easily affected by external factors, so the Lakers fans' behavior can't give him any motivation, only negativity and pressure. But at this time, Tang Qian came
Next to Gasol, he said: "Paul, it's okay, you can just go back later."
Gasol looked up at his Eastern teammate, and just as he was about to say something, the latter had already turned around and left, standing on the right side of the penalty area.
Tang Qian didn't give Gasol a chance to answer, because he wanted the latter to understand that action is the best counterattack.
Especially in the NBA, on the big stage of Los Angeles.
There is no sympathy, only counterattack.
Brush~swipe~
Gordon Hayward once again made 2 free throws and scored the 28th point of the game. This is also the highest score currently among the players of the two teams. It is foreseeable that if the Jazz wins this game, then he will
He was definitely the best player of the game. Hayward seemed to have seen the beautiful reporters, praising and praising him all over the place, which made him even more eager to win.
95-100, still a 5-point difference, and the game time is already numbered.
When the Lakers attacked, Steve Nash actually took the initiative to hand over possession of the ball, allowing No. 24 to take full charge.
Nash is actually careful in doing this, because as long as Kobe is willing to pass the ball, the latter's "taunting ability" at the last moment will be far better than his own. In this way, the team will be more likely to have vacancies. Moreover,
I am too old. I am fine at ordinary times, but my ability to attack tough situations at the last moment is actually too difficult for me to bear the heavy responsibility. I might as well leave it to Kobe to have full decision-making power.
After all, he still thinks he is quite confident in shooting open three-pointers.
It is fair to say that he is the most accurate in the team, and he is well deserved.
Gordon Hayward seemed to be preparing to fight with Kobe tonight, so he ignored coach Tyrone Corbin's instructions from the sidelines and stepped forward resolutely to mark the Lakers' No. 24 alone. Kobe looked at him,
His face was expressionless, but the former could faintly feel that there was a hint of contempt and indifference beneath his poker-like face.
This made Gordon Hayward feel good about himself and furious.
Why do you look at me like this? You are so old! Do you think you are still the same black mamba?
Damn it! Tonight, I will step on you and climb to a new peak!
Kobe didn't call a pick-and-roll. He made a cross step at the top of the arc and rushed to the right. Gordon Hayward immediately moved to the left when he saw this. In his opinion, although Kobe's breakthrough was smooth, his explosive power was not very good.
If he was surpassed by half a body at most, he still had a chance to defend himself. But just as he was thinking about it, Kobe's forward figure suddenly disappeared, because his cross step was a false move, and the real move was behind him, which was to retreat.
One-step three-pointer.
Brush~
His movements are picturesque and his shots are as smooth as water.
98-100.
After scoring the goal, Kobe didn't even look at Gordon Hayward, because in his opinion, a man of this magnitude was not worthy of being his opponent.
Not worthy of being his enemy.
Damn it, you actually look down on me???
Gordon Hayward was in hot form in this game. He thought he could give Kobe a drink, but unexpectedly, the opponent still had the same expression and eyes as the one he saw three years ago, without any change.
Ignoring is the greatest contempt.
Kobe is such a person.
If you're unhappy, just argue with him.
Anyway, before the Achilles tendon is torn, anyone who does this will die miserably.
Don't talk about LeBron James, because anyone who has watched their entire regular season knows that the time between the two of them is very little, pitifully small. I don't know if the total of 22 games is 48 minutes. Oo.One
In the duel round, Kobe was not at a disadvantage. The two had each other's offensive and defensive performances. There is no way to say who defeated the other. You can say that James's data and team record are better than Kobe's, but one-on-one offense and defense,
The person who talks like this must be either Zhan Hei or Ke Hei.
Anyone who has actually played a regular game will know that in most cases, SF is a SF matchup, and SG is a SG matchup. There are mismatches, but it is absolutely impossible to regularize them. And things like king vs. king are not the same.
A position that is basically difficult to match up with. If you carefully look at the game videos, you will understand who Kobe is facing in a game and who James is facing in a game. Being black for the sake of being black makes no sense at all.
, knowledgeable people will immediately understand that you are a layman, which will make you laugh.
But after Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon, it was different. Opponents with a little bit of ability could fight him.
That's how the tiger falls in Pingyang.
However, in competitive sports, no reason is given, and injuries are no excuses. A real warrior will just fight on in one breath.
Until exhaustion.
At least no one has ever heard of No. 24 using injury as an excuse, right?
Because he knows better than anyone else that the basketball court is cruel and cold. No one really cares whether you are injured or not. Everyone only cares about ability, victory, and whether you can win.
Tang Qian looked at the aloof No. 24 in front of him, admiring and sighing in his heart. Because of this state and this performance, will it come to an abrupt end after the end of this season? He didn't know. Only after coming here did he know that history
The inertia is really big, and you can't change it easily if you want to, but Tang Qian still decided to forcefully reverse this time and space node.
Even if he has to pay a big price, he will try.
Otherwise, the regrets of the previous life are likely to recur, overlap, and reappear.
But now is not the time to think about this. We are still 2 points behind the opponent and have 1 minute left. We must do a good job of defense first.
If the Jazz score another goal, the Lakers will be in trouble.
Gordon Hayward really broke out tonight. For the sake of promotion, contract, and fame, he actually broke through half of Kobe's defense. Kobe didn't seem to expect this to happen, but soon
Soon he adjusted his mentality and quickly increased the pressure on the defensive end. Normally, Gordon Hayward might give up and continue to attack, but tonight, the ambition and ambition hidden in his heart were activated, so
Nothing can make him stop.
He squeezed Kobe and prepared for a layup, but he still walked to Gasol's side. It seemed that he was also afraid of Tang Qian.
Kobe still underestimated Gordon Hayward's determination to attack the ball. Even though Gasol had already defended him, the latter still had no intention of slowing down. He tightly protected the ball with both hands, then forcefully took off and hit the ball hard.
With the defense of Kobe and Gasol, he started a layup. This kind of layup seems to have no technical content. It just grabs the ball and rushes inside. It has neither gorgeous footsteps nor handsome changes of direction, but people who play professional basketball don't
If you don’t understand, that’s just a superficial phenomenon. Because this kind of basketball requires the attacker’s comprehensive ability, confrontation, balance, shooting touch during confrontation, confidence, and courage, all of which are indispensable.
Pau Gasol, who was covering the defense, clearly felt that the No. 20 in front of him had a strong momentum and a desperate determination to play the ball. After feeling Hayward's momentum, Gasol immediately hesitated because he
He has already committed five fouls. If he commits another foul, he will be asked to leave. And the most important thing is that he doesn't know whether he can defend the ball.
Whether it can be defended or not.
Thinking too much caused Gasol to move slowly and not jump decisively enough. He originally had a 60% chance of defending, but in an instant he only had less than 20%. Gordon Hayward on the opposite side seemed to have the same
Seeing this, he took the opportunity to shout: "Spanish, don't waste your efforts, you can't guard against me!!!"
Can't you guard against it?
Can't you guard against it?
Maybe I really can't guard against it...
Gasol's thoughts were still in chaos, when a hand suddenly appeared, pulled him, and then moved in front of him.
He is No. 29 of the Lakers, Tang Qian.
He could see that Gasol's ball was dangerous; he could also see that Gordon Hayward was determined to play.
Therefore, with quick eyesight and quick hands, he got in front of Gasol, then jumped vertically, stretched out his hands straight, and looked down, like an eagle, scanning the private area. Seeing the defender in front of him change, Hayward
There was no way he could stop. As soon as he gritted his teeth, he held the ball forcefully and hit Tang Qian's ribs.
This was a threatening and intimidating move, but Hayward miscalculated after all, because the Oriental center turned a blind eye to his collision, as if there was only the orange basketball in his eyes.
"I said, don't waste your efforts, you can't make the shot." Tang Qian jumped a lot higher than Hayward, so he lowered his head and said: "Because I, Tangyrant, am guarding this place!"
Bang~
After a strong impact, Tang Guan dropped Gordon Hayward's basketball.
There was no whistle, which means that Tang Qian's defensive ball was very beautiful, very clean and very successful.
"Damn! Foul! He fouled! Referee! He fouled!" Gordon Hayward refused to give up and complained loudly to the referee. At this time, the Lakers had already rushed to the frontcourt.
The whole game was 5 on 4, which was a good scoring opportunity in sports battles. If we could seize it, we could at least tie the score difference.
However, Nash's layup was blocked by Millsap. This season, Paul Millsap has shown the power of an excellent help defender. Kobe grabbed the ball and shot backward, but the Jazz had already taken precautions.
They were all blocked at the same time, just to make Kobe miss his shot. After his ability to combine sudden shots declined, Kobe's shot choice is actually easy to guess. The highest probability is to turn over and shoot a fadeaway jumper.
Therefore, the head coach of the Jazz has already made targeted arrangements.
"Kobe, pass~"
Just when Kobe was leaning back and preparing to take action, a figure suddenly inserted into the Jazz's penalty area.
When Kobe saw the number on his back, he made a prompt decision and chose to pass the ball with a fadeaway jumper. The basketball passed through Al Jefferson and Marvin Williams and flew straight into the Jazz's inside line. "Defend! Defend that Oriental guy."
!Don’t let him dunk under the basket!!!” Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin yelled, the Jazz quickly rotated personnel, Millsap and Derek Rivers rushed to Tang Qian’s side, trying to
Be on guard against this Eastern Conference No. 29. Tang Qian glanced at the shot timer. There were 5 seconds left. He did not hesitate. He threw the basketball with his right hand and passed Millsap and Derek Rivers. It fell accurately into the Lakers team.
In the hands of No. 16.
The Lakers immediately started shooting on the 16th. Paul Millsap didn't react slowly and immediately turned around and rushed behind him.
But in the end it was too late, because Gasol was tall and had long arms, and he forced the ball out after a confrontation.
Paul Millsap failed to defend, and at the same time...beep~he also got a defensive foul in vain.
The basketball rolled on the Jazz's basket once, twice, and three times, and then fell into the circle unwillingly.
2+1!
At the last moment, Pau Gasol actually withstood the defensive pressure and produced the best score.
"Pau Gasol~~~~~~~" Bill McDonald also loudly announced the report at the right time.
When Gasol saw the basketball rolling into the basket, he couldn't help but clenched his fist, because this ball was very critical, and this was the first time Gasol had hit such a critical ball in the entire season. So he
It felt like he was out of breath, and the Staples Center also burst into cheers for him.
"Well done, Paul! He's so handsome!" Tang Qian was closest to Gasol, walked over and praised him directly.
"Well done, Paul!" Kobe Nash and Ci Shiping also came over and said. Gasol was very happy and comfortable. It's not that he doesn't like to be watched and cheered, but he is relatively sensitive inside.
, and he's just not that good at expressing himself. But in essence, Pau Gasol is still a star player, so he needs a certain amount of applause and a certain amount of cheers.
This is the best booster for him to improve his game state.
Brush~
Gasol adjusted at the free throw line for a long time, and he didn't throw the free throw basketball until time was almost running out.
Then it lived up to expectations, and the basketball hit the net.
101-100, with 25 seconds left in the game, the Lakers took the lead and turned the tide of the game.
Just when Tyrone Corbin was about to ask for a timeout, someone from the Jazz team directly served the ball. He was the full-fledged No. 20, Gordon Hayward. And in this scene, the former was furious. Damn it.
You don't take me as the head coach seriously. I made a pause gesture. Didn't you see it? If you don't handle the ball well, then just wait. I won't let you go easily!
But tonight, Gordon Hayward was really up to his game. He dribbled the ball in one line from the backcourt, then faced Kobe's defense and forced a three-point shot from the top. The arc of the ball was very strange. Logically speaking, it went in.
The possibility is not high, but I don’t know what the former did. What a bad luck, this three-point shot actually hit the basket! And it hit the basket from the front without any bias!
Hitting the basket from the front is completely different from hitting the basket from the side. Luck is very important, let alone forcing a three-pointer from another person. The probability of scoring that kind of goal, even if it is a pure shooter, is low.
It's pitiful. But Gordon Hayward still scored such a difficult three-pointer with luck and touch. This blow to the Lakers was no less than a bolt from the blue, and the entire Staples Center was filled with enthusiasm.
, was extinguished immediately, and the whole place was almost silent.
101-103, looking at the score, Mike D'Antoni reluctantly requested a timeout. All members of the Lakers team had the illusion of being hit in the head. Except for No. 12 on the bench, Dwight Howard. Because if the Lakers win
, doesn’t that prove that he is dispensable? Doesn’t that prove that Mike D’Antoni’s tactical decision is extremely wise?
Howard didn't want to be laughed at, so he would rather the Lakers lose than embarrass himself.
After losing the game, I'll see who dares to be upset with me!
Huh, are you upset with me? This is what happens!
Dwight Howard said secretly in his heart.
On the other hand, the situation on the opposite side was full of joy. Gordon Hayward was like a fighting hero, with his head held high and his chest held high. Surrounded by a crowd, he returned to the Jazz's bench. He could see that head coach Tyrone Coe
Bin's smile was a little awkward, but it didn't matter because he had completed his exam paper and even answered the additional questions perfectly, which was very satisfying.
Score 30+ points, and score a buzzer-beating shot while being defended by the opponent's top star. Is there any script more perfect than this?
Gordon Hayward was immediately so proud that it was beyond words.
Because he can already imagine how it will be reported on the Internet and in newspapers tomorrow.
A dull atmosphere enveloped the Lakers. Few people could listen to what coach Mike D'Antoni said. This Lakers team is no longer the Lakers during the two consecutive championships. The team is full of energy and energy.
It's very scattered, it's very bad, and it's hard to adjust quickly when something like this happens.
Only Tang Qian and Howard were not affected too much emotionally.
The latter simply doesn't want the Lakers to win.
What about the former? It's because he still has the effect of a bronze assist card, which has not been used up.
This is the source of his confidence and the capital to make a comeback.
Maybe the challenge data cannot reach the gold completion level, but as long as you can win, what does it matter whether you get the gold completion level or not? For Tang Qian now, what he wants most is not the gold completion level, but the gold completion level.
Win, the Lakers win.
As long as we can win, that's enough.
Before going on the court, Tang Qian suddenly walked up to Gasol and said, "Paul, can you shoot three-pointers?"
Gasol was stunned when he heard this.
PS: I originally wanted to finish writing it in one go, but I just stayed up all night last night, and I stayed up all night again today. Xiao Zi’s body is a little overwhelmed, so for the sake of quality, let’s go here first. Xiao Zi needs to go and make up for a few hours.
I have gone to sleep~ Otherwise, if I go to work during the day, I will be killed and sacrificed...
But I still did what I promised, and finally I didn’t break my promise~