115-118, there are only 49 seconds left in the game, and there are about two normal rounds left to play. If we speed up, there may be three.
Kobe was a little angry and would go it alone when he got the ball. However, he was chased and intercepted by three people and the basketball slipped out of the basket.
"Rebound! Grab the rebound!" Everyone on the Lakers shouted loudly, but just like before, Tang Qian was entangled with two people. In addition, it was an offensive rebound, so he was not naturally dominant, so the basketball was once again
Green won. Jordan Hill completely lost his control at the critical moment and was completely suppressed by Green's rebound.
Logically speaking, Jordan Hill is higher than Draymond Green. In 6~7BA, it is already a lot higher. Unfortunately, Hill's rebounding at critical moments is last in the league. In other words, he can't usually grab his rebounds.
Anyone can defeat him at critical moments. Of course, Green is already better at rebounding than Hill. Whether it is critical moments or not, Hill is no match for him.
Suddenly, the Warriors began to press the rhythm, and they had to wait 24 seconds before taking action.
This is not considered cheating, because in the NBA, doing this is a very normal tactical play.
Calculate the time, after the Warriors finish this wave, the Lakers basically only have about 15 seconds left. After getting the ball, they have to apply for a timeout, and then come back and serve the frontcourt ball. The premise is that they must be able to block the Warriors
This wave of offense is the only thing that will work. If another goal is scored, even if there are 20 seconds left, it will be of no avail.
Only by defending well can we have a chance to preserve the suspense of the game.
Tang Qian used his "angry state" to successfully expand the defense and interfere with Iguodala's shooting. However, when he went out, it meant that the Lakers' basket was empty. Jordan Hill didn't know.
I'm not sleepwalking. Logically speaking, if you can't grab offensive rebounds, you can't beat others on defensive rebounds, right? You know, if you look at big data, defensive rebounds are 3 to 4 times easier to grab than offensive rebounds. But now.
Green is in much better shape than Hill, and his ambition is much stronger than Hill's. However, Hill missed the rebound and was caught early by Draymond Green of the Warriors.
Now the Warriors had a chance to win. Green was very calm. He immediately chose to pass the ball and did not force a second shot under the basket. Because of this, the Warriors could calmly use up the remaining ten seconds.
time.
Even if he is sent to the free throw line, it can be delayed for a few more seconds.
But during the passing process, the ball was intercepted by a long-armed man. He was the Lakers' No. 29, Tang Qian.
"Please, Kobe, throw it in." Tang Qian took the ball and passed it to No. 24 who was already running in front. The Warriors' "five small" lineup was indeed unstoppable in retreating. If Kobe went deep inside, he would definitely be attacked.
A new round of pursuit and interception, and now...
The Lakers are still behind by 3 points, and 2 points are not enough.
Under the defense of Klay Thompson, Kobe finished thinking, stopped outside the three-point line, pulled up, and shot.
Thompson also tried his best to block shots, but his physical fitness was really not good enough for Kobe at his peak.
Very ordinary, even very mediocre.
The basketball successfully passed Klay Thompson and headed towards the Warriors basket in a straight arc.
"Kobe Bryant made a difficult shot. The hit rate won't be too high because Klay's defense was already in place. Kobe... Kobe made it??? Kobe made it??? Oh my God!
On the 24th, he made a difficult tying three-pointer!!!" As the Warriors' on-site commentator exclaimed, Kobe landed and the Warriors requested a long timeout.
118-118. Unexpectedly, in the last 9 seconds, the two sides could tie again. The excitement of this regular season is evident.
I wonder if ESPN regrets not selecting this game to be broadcast live in the United States? The few games they commented today all entered garbage time early, and they were not intense or exciting at all.
"Sorry, coach, it's my fault, I didn't guard Kobe." Klay Thompson said dejectedly. He had already scored 65 points by No. 24 tonight. This score can be said to be completely blown away.
It's not an exaggeration. After all, the Warriors only scored 20 points on the 11th. It seems like a lot, but it also depends on who you compare with and how many points you compare with.
Kobe Bryant alone matched the scores of two and a half of the opponent's main players tonight, but the Lakers still almost lost, which shows that the other Lakers' scoring abilities are poor. Tang Qian also scored 21 points tonight, against the Warriors' defense.
He can often get a share of the not-so-good teams and join in the fun. 21 points, which is the second-highest score for the Lakers after Kobe.
However, looking at the opposite side, the Lakers are overshadowed. The Warriors' scoring is very average. The highest score is only Curry's 29 points. So far, there are 5 people who have scored in double figures. I don't know how much better than the Lakers.
.As we all know, the more people who score in double figures, it means that the team's firepower is more vigorous and less concentrated. Full bloom is often more powerful than a single-point explosion.
Cole also admitted that he really underestimated his opponents and underestimated Kobe this season. He felt that this season's No. 24 in Los Angeles, purely in terms of ability and condition, was no weaker than Jordan in the last three consecutive seasons, and even slightly worse.
Overwhelmed. It felt as if...it was the same as Chicago No. 23 suddenly becoming twenty or thirty years younger. The perfect combination of experience + body was chilling.
But did you come here to lose? Ridiculous! You came here to win!
Let alone Kobe Bryant, even if it’s Michael Jordan, so what? I still want to win tonight!
Kerr looked at all the Warriors and said: "It's only when there's a tie that there's drama and there's a sense of challenge, isn't it?"
"Winning too easily doesn't mean much, right?"
No one from the Warriors answered because no one knew how to reply.
"The next ball, let's finish them." Cole took out the tactical board from behind and said: "Stephen, next ball, you will be the first point of attack, Cluth.shot, maybe this is the first time in your life.
Buzzer.beaters. How about it? Are you interested? Are you interested?" After finishing speaking, Curry said without waiting for a reply: "This is the tactic I am going to deploy next. The name is elevator door. The name is very strange? OK~
But that’s not the point. Time is limited, so just listen to what I have to say.”
Cole quickly slid the tactical pen on the tactical board and said: "This tactic comes from the Pacers in Reggie Miller's peak period. The Pacers almost eliminated us in Chicago back then, so this tactic is very effective.
Yes, it's a pity that the requirements for the team are too high, so it has never been promoted. But I think that now we have the ability and energy to really explode this tactic."
"The first step is to empty the inside line, which means that both Green and Harrison Barnes have to get above the free throw line. Then Stephen passes the ball to Green on the left high post from the top of the arc. After passing the ball, Green does not move and becomes a wall.
Block people, Steph goes down." Cole said and pointed to Klay Thompson on the side with his pen and said: "You are in the left corner, wait for Stephen to go down, remember to move, move, you know? Just brush Stephen and go to the free throw.
Near the line, one is to contain and the other is to feint. Well, Stephen, you have to remember to go back from the free throw line at this time and go to the left three-point line to receive Green's pass. Note, this is the key point. At this time, Clay
Green and Green must remember to block people. You are a double screen or a double wall, and you have to block the defender who is chasing Stephen. If there is a mistake, it doesn't matter." Cole explained quickly while drawing quickly with a tactical pen.
: "At this time, everyone is attracted to Stephen. You, Clay, you have to move actively, change the wall as a shooting point, quickly insert from the free throw line, and catch the ball from the top arc. Stephen, you must pass the ball quickly, not
Hesitation, you know? After passing the ball, Green and Barnes on the other side of the high post become a new double wall to close the door and double screen to block people, you know? Let Clay be open to shoot a three-pointer, let Clay not
Disturbed!"
"This tactic is about just running like this, do you understand?" After Cole finished speaking, the way everyone in the Warriors looked at him changed slightly. It's not like Mark Jackson has never played with double screens and high-post walls, but
The layout of the latter and the former are completely different, the difference between a paper tiger and a real tiger. Furthermore, Cole's tactical plan is very flexible, not as rigid as Mark Jackson's. If you block A, I still have B to execute.
The former's tactical arrangement ability is a bit scary!
The more I look at the scrawled handwriting on the tactical board, the more frightened I become. Precise positioning, precise interspersing, and precise blocking. If they can really be used, no one will interfere with the three-pointer... Then Curry and Thompson will both
Pretty sure.
Moreover, once a three-pointer is hit at such a critical moment, it will do twice as much damage to the opponent's morale as a two-pointer.
As long as you enter, you win.
The more Curry looked and thought about it, the more he felt that the man in front of him was a great person, not even a little bit better than Mark Jackson.
Also a marksman, Curry resonates with Cole much better than Mark Jackson.
But some people still raised questions. This person turned out to be Draymond Green. However, Green was not looking for trouble. He really wanted to ask about this "loophole": "Sir, the tactics are very good, but what about rebounds? Rebounds?"
What to do with the ball? We all come out to set up screen and rolls, who will be responsible for the basket and rebounding?" When Cole heard this, he smiled in confusion and said: "This is a good question, Drummond, well, there is a chance.
Just go for it and give up if you don't have a chance. The so-called elevator door screen tactic comes at the expense of rebounding. Why has it been ignored in the NBA for so many years? The Pacers have obviously used it for a long time.
That’s the reason. To give up offensive rebounds completely? From the perspective of traditional coaches, this is simply a devilish way and an extremely absurd tactical play.”
"Then you still..." Green was surprised. He thought Cole would have some good explanation and backup plan, but he didn't expect this to be the answer.
Didn't my words hurt Mr. Cole? I have such a big mouth.
Before Green could think about it, Steve Kerr smiled and said, "Because I'm not a traditional head coach."
"You are not a traditional team either."
"I think you have a chance to rewrite the entire NBA style of play and history."
"You can do what others can't do. I believe in Steph and Clay. In my eyes, you are historical marksmen on par with Reggie Miller. The reason the Pacers can't go far is because they only have one,
I have two, why not give it a try? Maybe you can both become the second sharpshooter in NBA history."
"Second? Who is first?" Klay Thompson asked.
"First? Isn't the first right in front of you?" Cole smiled and said: "Haha~ It's me~ So try your best to surpass, I'll be waiting for you as the number one marksman. GO! Come on!
"Of course Cole's words were meant as a joke. Although he is very accurate in three-point shooting, he is only a fixed-point three-point shooter and is far from as strong a shooting ability as the "Splash Brothers".
However, because of these words, Cole eliminated a large part of the Warriors' nervousness about playing key shots.
This is also an ability. He had seen "Zen Master" Jackson use it countless times on the sidelines.
But don't tell me, Cole's eloquence is really good. He is worthy of being a man who has been an ESPN TV commentator and TV commentator for many years. He is very smooth-talking.
Seeing that the Warriors still did not replace the long man, the Lakers felt a sense of being despised. The Purple and Gold Army secretly vowed to teach the arrogant "rookie coach" a profound lesson. The Warriors sent the ball forward and passed it to
Curry, and then the tactics started running.
Kobe is chasing Curry frantically. With this kind of intensity and pressure, if Curry plays one-on-one with the ball as before, 50% to 60% will be directly forced into turnovers. The physical gap means that Curry is playing at high intensity.
In a confrontation, there is no advantage, only a disadvantage.
This is one of the reasons why Curry often fails to exert his dominance in the regular season in the playoffs.
Even in the regular season, when it comes to this, the referee will not blow the whistle casually, and the players will solve the problem themselves.
Therefore, Kobe's defensive intensity suddenly rose to the playoff level.
Under normal circumstances, if you do this in the regular season, you will be whistled for a foul if you do this for 70 or 80 years, but now it is a special situation, and the referee's standards have naturally changed. Kobe has played in the NBA for so many years and is very familiar with this routine. However,
He was blocked quickly, with the Warriors' Green blocking him.
"Defend! Defend! Guard Curry!" Kobe yelled and broke free after being blocked.
At the last moment, the Lakers players became more focused, and Wesley Johnson, who was replaced again, chased after Curry.
But it was quickly blocked by Thompson who moved over.
"I'm blocked! Substitute! Substitute for defense!"
So the third person went to chase Curry, but at this time, Green and Thompson of the Warriors had already formed an "elevator door", blocking the Lakers defenders tightly and without leakage.
"Damn it! Don't try to block me so easily!" Kobe shouted, using his super-peak body and strength to force his way through the "crack in the door". The sound of the muscles colliding could make people's teeth tremble.
Pain.
But just when Kobe felt that Curry was in front of him, Warriors No. 30 smiled strangely and said: "Black Mamba, you are really strong, but the Lakers will definitely lose this game, and we will win."
Kobe was stunned when he saw the orange basketball leave Curry's hand and fly towards the top arc.