The game was eventually dragged into overtime, which was something the Pacers and Indiana fans never expected.
There was a 9-point lead 57 seconds before the end, and it was swallowed up in an instant.
And it was still devoured by one person.
Kobe's performance tonight is certainly not as good as the magical "Travel McGrady Moment" or "Miller Moment", but it is also one of the most ferocious individual performances this season and even in recent seasons. To put it bluntly, even the Lakers players
It feels like you are still in a dream.
"Bryant, you really, you did so well! It's unbelievable!" Mike D'Antoni praised and encouraged loudly as soon as he came off the court. But there was not much expression on Kobe's face.
He just panted heavily while sipping a sports drink and said: "Mr. D'Antoni, there are still 5 minutes of overtime in the game. Now is not the time to relax."
"That's right, that's right, in the remaining 5 minutes, let's work together and win the Indiana!" Mike D'Antoni was really excited. After all, he had never coached such a "superpower player" before, so he suddenly
For a while, he was still in a state of excitement. Lakers physical therapist Judy Seto quickly helped Kobe relax his muscles a little, and then the timeout ended and the two sides continued to play.
After all the Lakers players took the field, Gary Vitti walked up to Judy Seto and said, "How was it?"
"The situation is not good. Logically speaking, he should not continue to play, but..." Judy Seto did not finish speaking, but the meaning of his words was already very obvious. After Kobe Bryant played a "god-level game"
After the "wave", it is absolutely impossible for the Lakers to replace him. Otherwise, this game may be in vain.
Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for No. 24 to end the situation on his own initiative.
Gary Vitti nodded, then opened his mouth and said: "Remember to give Kobe a long physical massage after the game. The Lakers will have back-to-back home games tomorrow." "Mr. Vitti, you are in Bryant's physical condition.
Let him continue to play back-to-back games? He is the one in the team who deserves a rest now." How could Gary Vitti not understand what Judy Seto said, but is there anyone in the world who can persuade this paranoid man?
The black mamba?
Maybe old Bass could have done it once, but unfortunately, he is no longer alive now.
"Who can persuade him?" After Gary Vitti said this, he turned around and walked back to his seat.
Obviously, the Pacers collectively received a "blow in the face", and they did not recover much until they came on the court.
If you often participate in official games, no matter what level, as long as it is an official full-court five-on-five, you will know what it feels like to have the score suddenly changed by your opponent. In terms of momentum, the Pacers began to be completely defeated by the Lakers.
The team suppressed it.
Momentum and morale are things that cannot be seen or touched, but they are particularly important in competitive sports.
Don't think that professional competition is like writing novels and watching movies. If you are not convinced, just yelling can change the situation and reverse morale. This is a "big" thing. How difficult is it to change? Only you can truly feel it.
Only when you are in a situation can you understand whether it is easy for you to "change the world" based on your ability.
Trailing by 9 points, with less than 1 minute left to end the game, how many people can become more courageous as they fight? If they are not demoralized, they are considered to have good mental attributes. Giving up is a 99% possibility. Even NBA stars, even if they are
It is impossible for Jordan, Kobe, and Larry Bird to forcefully reverse the situation every time. If they can do it in a small number of games in a season, they are considered extremely strong. Therefore, ordinary people are completely "little grass under the general trend" and want to
To break the suppression of "potential", you must first ask yourself whether your ability is enough.
Is courage really enough?
Talking nonsense is the behavior of a "keyboard warrior".
Instead of saying "If you can do it, go ahead", you must at least try similar scenes and situations before you can truly "get into it".
Tang Qian himself has a deep understanding of it. Although he didn't admit it with his mouth just now, what about his heart? How confident is he that the Lakers can tie or reverse? Reality is often the biggest "pressure demon".
If you feel from the bottom of your heart that you can do it, maybe you only have a 1% chance of accomplishing this "unbelievable" thing.
I am still far away from that realm, quite far away.
You have to work hard and work hard!
Beep~
At the beginning of overtime, Mike D'Anton had no other choice. Because Dwight Howard had consecutive T's in the second quarter, the only center inside the Lakers could use now was No. 29 Tang Qian. So of course, Tang Qian
In potential overtime, as the main center, he will continue to play and perform jump ball tasks.
Roy Hibbert was no match for Tang Qian, and the Lakers easily won the first offensive right in overtime.
It was still No. 24, and Kobe was still in charge. Taking advantage of the "Black Mamba"'s good condition, Mike D'Antoni simply "ruled by doing nothing" and gave Kobe full authority to do everything.
Kobe broke through and easily broke through the Pacers' perimeter defense, and then dribbled into the paint.
Roy Hibbert wanted to block Kobe Bryant, but was stunned by a high throw from the Black Mamba.
With a "bang" sound, the Lakers received Kobe's pass on the 29th, and the alley-oop went into the basket.
The Lakers took the lead first, 79-77, leading by 2 points.
Kobe is definitely not Carmelo Anthony. If he excludes the substitute season with insufficient playing time, he will have 5+ assists in his career. This is definitely a strong average number for the old-school No. 2 position. Don't you see Michael?
Jordan only averaged 5.3 assists in his career? Did anyone say that Jordan couldn’t assist or pass?
If Kobe was the same as James Anthony in the first two seasons, his assist data would not be too ugly.
It's a pity that Kobe's life was not very good. In the first two seasons, the team was dominated by All-Stars and did not have enough control over leveling. As I said before, the leveling time in the first few years of the NBA is extremely important.
If you don't have enough time to practice leveling, no matter how talented you are, you will basically be wasted. This kind of example has been seen many times before, from the number one pick to the top pick, without exception.
And next to O'Neal, even Jordan would be suppressed, let alone Kobe.
So from a starting point, Kobe is the best "motivating idol" and the standard "struggle guide."
The Pacers missed the attack, Tang Qian protected the rebound, and then Kobe passed the ball to Gasol, who scored with an inside hook, 81-77. After being fed 2 consecutive goals, the Pacers finally
A little awake, Paul George forced the top arc and hit a 3-pointer, leaving Jamison's defense pale and weak.
81-80, the Pacers caught up with only one point.
You should know that Tang Qian no longer has the golden defense card bonus, so many of his abilities have been reduced and weakened.
The Lakers' penalty area can no longer be as completely impregnable as it was in the fourth quarter.
Kobe once again passed an alley-oop pass, and Tang Qian forced Hibbert to dunk the ball with one hand.
Kobe also discovered that this Eastern Conference teammate No. 29 had outstanding ability to cut down without the ball, so he frequently passed the ball to share his defensive pressure. This made Pacers head coach Frank Vogel angry.
He shouted loudly: "Roy, didn't you have dinner? Didn't you know how to block in advance? Didn't you know how to occupy the opponent's alley-oop space in advance? Cheer up!"
After being taught a lesson by the head coach, Hibbert came to his senses and looked at Tang Qian with an angry look on his face.
George broke through Jamison, then shot from mid-range, and the basketball successfully shot into the Lakers' net.
83-82, still a 1 point difference.
Tang Qian has lost the bonus of the golden defensive card and can no longer reach that far in the defensive range, so consolidating the paint area is his current choice. Outside shooting, no matter how accurate it is, has a limit, unless you are the one in the future.
A Warriors team is pretty much the same.
Otherwise, if you lose to the "shooting burst", it will be time and fate.
The two sides went back and forth like this, and until the last 1 minute and 19 seconds of the game, it was still 89-88, with the Lakers leading by one point.
All of a sudden, the Bankers Lifestyle Arena started to make a collective noise. Indiana fans stood up one after another to cheer for their home team.
Suddenly, the surrounding environment and noise suddenly doubled.
Tang Qian is also very tired now. Including overtime, he played more than 30 minutes in this game. Without the blessing of ability cards and furious state, his physical fitness is a bit on the verge of exhaustion. The strength of the card position and the speed of movement
, the quality of coverage and the timeliness of defense are all declining rapidly. The Pacers didn't realize this at first, but now, they are gradually realizing it.
The offensive area slowly shrank toward the Lakers' penalty area.
"Paul George was running without the ball. After receiving the basketball, he immediately jumped and shot, YES~, go in again! We finally overtook the Los Angeles people!" Chris Denali, the Pacers' on-site commentator, had just finished speaking.
Not long after, the Lakers made a pull-up shot on the 24th, helping the Lakers regain the lead.
91-90, at the end of the game, there were only 41 seconds left.
The Pacers' George Hill missed a three-pointer from the corner, and the basketball flew high into the Lakers' penalty area.
"Get rebounds!!!" outside players from both sides shouted loudly.
This is a fierce hand-to-hand battle. Gasol's physical strength is more obviously consumed than Tang Qian. His playing time is too long. He is second only to Kobe tonight and has exceeded 42 minutes. Therefore, the Spaniard's top man card
The strength of the position was also weakening sharply, but David West of the Pacers grabbed him in front of him.
Now all we need is Roy Hibbert to stop Tang Qian and prevent Tang Qian from seizing a favorable position, so that he can help the Pacers get this offensive rebound. So Roy Hibbert also worked extra hard,
No chance was given to the Lakers No. 29. But at this time, Tang Qian's hard training in the summer came into play. Under the instantaneous neurological reaction, he used his excellent positioning skills and awareness to break through Hibernian.
With his special blockade, he successfully squeezed into the golden triangle under the basket.
However, what Tang Qian will face is still a one vs. two situation, because Gasol is now completely pushed against the outside circle of the basket by David West's big butt, and he can't do anything.
So cool. What will Tang Qian choose? Will he choose to give up? Of course not! What is the purpose of training hard in the summer? Isn't it just for now, so that he can still maintain competitiveness when facing strong enemies?
So among the nearly 20,000 pairs of eyes at the Bankers Life Arena, No. 29 made a wonderful performance under the basket.
What? How come this kid's steps and movements are so perfect? How come they are so timely?
It's like, it's like there are eyes on my back that can block my squeeze direction anytime and anywhere???
Hibbert and David West were both a little confused, but they soon increased their blocking intensity, not wanting to become the laughing stock afterwards. Therefore, at this moment, sparks flew from the Lakers' basket.
"It's amazing. This Oriental center actually fought one against two under the basket? Did I read that correctly?" The Pacers' on-site commentator expressed the inner feelings of the fans in the audience. This scene is really unprecedented in the NBA today.
Inside, it was an extremely difficult scene to see.
After the dinosaur era ended, this kind of powerful center rebounder was gradually replaced by the 4-pointer.
But in basketball, the person who reaches the basket will always have an advantage.
Whether it's offense, defense, or rebounding.
Tang Qian felt that for a moment, he had found a breakthrough point for rebounding, because this feeling was something he had never experienced before. Especially when he was almost exhausted physically, he became more mentally clear.
I, I can do it!
I, I can do it!!
This rebound is mine!!! It belongs to me, Tang Qian!!!
The three of them jumped at the same time, and then the big yellow hand took the lead in touching the orange ball.
"Kobe, catch the ball!" After Tang Qian got the ball, he immediately threw it to Kobe Bryant who was waiting on the outside. After the Lakers received the ball on the 24th, he ran wildly, dribbling the ball and rushing into the walk.
In the inside of the Rockets, and then...a two-handed dunk made George Hill's defense fall short.
Not only that, he also earned a chance to get an additional penalty!
The atmosphere in the whole place suddenly turned cold.
Because a 2+1 at this time really hurts morale!
The spectators in the front row desperately tried to interfere with Kobe's free throws, but it was of no use. Now Kobe has entered a cold-blooded state, and his eyes are only on the basket.
Brush~
The extra free throw was also hit, and the Lakers finally expanded their lead at the last moment.
In the end, there was no other way. The Pacers called a timeout. Paul George failed to shoot, and the basketball was once again taken into Tang Qian's arms. The Pacers had no choice but to force a foul, and then sent the Lakers No. 29
On the free throw line.
Bang~
Missed the first free throw.
The entire Lakers team patted Tang Qian's butt, and then Tang Qian took a deep breath and took his second free throw.
Brush~
The ball goes in~
The Lakers finally defeated the powerful Indiana Pacers 95-90 in overtime.
Continuing the winning streak.
It also kept the hope of advancing to the playoffs.
PS: There is one more chapter, I won’t break my promise~