Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 630 But, this is a CIC!

At the most critical moment, when the team needed him most, Kobe, who had been assisting throughout the game, stood up.

And without any chances, Kobe scored a goal against four opponents alone, which looked very beautiful on screen.

Moreover, this goal was not only beautiful in appearance, but when it was replayed on TV, the audience in front of the TV were all stunned.

Even Barkley, the commentator of this game, was amazed: "This is the most difficult shot in NBA history, this is the most difficult score in NBA history, and this is also the most picturesque offense in NBA history!!!"

"Incredible mid-range shot, incredible fade away, in front of Kobe is Thabeet, behind him is Jordan, on both sides are Beasley and China Ding!!! In this world, in the history of the NBA, only Kobe can hit this shot, only Kobe!!!"

"Maybe now, you will say that Thabeet's singles are the strongest, and Beasley's offense is the strongest, but there is no doubt that Kobe is still the unique one who can score the most difficult goals, and the most terrifying killer at the critical moment!!!"

"And now, this killer has finally made a move, and it's a hit that hits the target!"

As a Lakers legend, Barkley is indeed very excited now.

He actually supports both Coach D's Bobcats and the Lakers, so it doesn't matter to him who wins or loses, so he can enjoy the game and experience this incredible finals.

And this finals, this game, did not disappoint him.

Look at the stunned expressions of those NBA stars at the scene when Kobe's shot was replayed on the big screen.

To be honest, fans will feel shocked, beautiful and powerful about Kobe's attack, but how powerful it is can only be understood by professionals.

Some balls really belong to only one person, and this ball, this one against four, is a ball that belongs exclusively to Kobe!

The incredible combination of ball protection, confrontation and finishing abilities made this a legendary goal.

And this kind of ball really belongs to Kobe.

So, when the Bobcats requested a timeout again and when Kobe left the court, even the Bobcats fans on the sidelines gave Kobe their applause.

As a spectator, as a fan who loves basketball, you can't help but like such a goal, you can't help but like such a game.

Even for fans who support the Bobcats, it is difficult to boo Kobe at this moment.

"If the Lakers can win this game, even if Kobe only scores this one point in a game, I am willing to give him the MVP!"

Unbelievable!

Reporters at the scene, feeling the applause from the Bobcats fans, were still in shock.

Because Yao Ming and McGrady were so strong before, but they didn't get applause from the Bobcats fans.

It’s not that there were no Bobcats fans applauding Yao Ming and McGrady, but it was definitely not so unanimous. This time, the whole stadium was truly thunderous.

It can be said that the reporters and experts who were trying to find an angle to discredit Kobe just now were all silent at this moment. Most of them were silent, and a small number directly rebelled.

Kobe is not liked by these people, even though Kobe has been whitewashed by Coach D and is no longer a toxic player. The real toxic player is the kind of player like James who holds the ball and refuses to let go for assists.

However, those expert media and reporters still don't like Kobe.

Kobe has too many black spots, just like Jordan back then. Even Jordan himself would feel that if it weren't for playing basketball, he would indeed be a not-so-likable jerk.

Compared to Kobe and Jordan, James is really a good person off the court apart from basketball.

You can say that James is hypocritical, you can also say that James backstabs his brothers and teammates, but as media reporters and experts who have no vested interests in James, James really treats them like a spring breeze.

Therefore, although there are many media reporters and experts who criticize James now, there are also many who miss him.

Especially after the NBA culture changed, media reporters and experts felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult for them to survive.

In James' era, they didn't even need to watch the game. They could just look at the statistics after the game and write a brilliant article.

Now, if you do this, the fans won't buy it. Look at the data? Look at the damn data? Have you watched the game? How dare you say that?

Today's NBA is no longer all about data!

Kobe's performance in this game perfectly fits the current NBA style.

Players are no longer just about statistics, but about letting the audience see their strength on the court!

Even if you don't score a few points in a game, but you can play one against four like Kobe just now, you will be crazy popular. You are so strong!

When Kobe left the court, he was like a victorious hero. At that moment, countless NBA fans around the world were crazy about the ball he just scored, and countless people were worshiping him.

However, after stepping down from the court, Kobe and the Lakers will have to face a more realistic problem.

That is, the previous attack consumed too much time, and Kobe didn't score until 24 seconds later, so there were only 13 seconds left in the game.

The current score is indeed 116 to 115, with the Lakers leading by 1 point.

However, the final attack was in the hands of the Bobcats.

As long as the Bobcats score a goal in the remaining time, the game will be over and the victory will belong to the Bobcats.

So, defense, next, the Lakers need to use all their strength to defend for the next 13 seconds!

However, defending the Bobcats is not that easy. In the previous attack, it can be said that the Lakers' defense completely failed, allowing Rose to hit the final three-pointer.

However, one thing that is slightly favorable to the Lakers is that there are only 13 seconds left in the game, which is still very beneficial to the Lakers.

This means that it is basically difficult for the Bobcats to play any decent cooperation.

The time is very short, so we can play cooperation, such as pick-and-roll, catching the ball and shooting.

If the time is very long, you can also cooperate, suppress the time, and then make a move at the end, leaving no time for the opponent.

13 seconds, just right, not too long or too short. The Bobcats will not play the kind of fast attack of catch-and-shoot, because Popovich feels that he knows Coach D, and he will never leave his fate to the opponent at the last moment!
Therefore, the Bobcats' next and final attack will definitely be to press the time.

Facing the Lakers' strong defense, there is no way to shorten the time by coordination with 13 seconds, so in the end a star must stay in place to shorten the time, with at most a pick-and-roll switch and then shorten the time.

The final result, of course, is to make a direct move after compressing the time.

If you score, it’ll be the winning goal. If you don’t score, you’ll lose the game and the finals!
An attack with great pressure.

But the Bobcats have many players who can execute such an offense.

"Is it Thabeet, Beasley, or Rose, Jordan?"

The Bobcats have many strong players, but there are only four players who can execute such an offense at this moment.

"Jordan, it must be Jordan!"

Popovich was frantically thinking about who would be the player who would make the final buzzer-beater, but at this moment, Kobe's voice came and made Popovich stunned.

Jordan?

Jordan executed the final buzzer-beater at this time?

It's not impossible, but Jordan's shooting ability is very poor now. Jordan needs to break through to execute the buzzer-beater. At this time, how could the Lakers' defense leave Jordan with a chance to break through?
This would be a good tactic unless Jordan breaks through and passes the ball. However, can Jordan, who has no shooting ability, really break through at this time?
Therefore, from Popovich's perspective, the possibility of Jordan executing the final buzzer-beater is very low.

However, after Kobe finished speaking, soon another heavyweight player supported Kobe.

“I think it’s Jordan too!”

This is Maddie.

After McGrady finished speaking, even Bowen, Popovich's good assistant and disciple, nodded in agreement after thinking for a while: "Pop, I also think Coach D will let Jordan execute the last attack, because this is Jordan's team, because this is Jordan's trump card. As long as Jordan is on the court, Coach D will definitely want Jordan to execute the last attack!"

Regarding the speculation about who will execute the Bobcats' final attack, if Popovich's starting point is rational, from a rational point of view, Jordan is now having difficulties in normal offense, let alone the buzzer-beater at the critical moment.

Kobe, McGrady and Bowen all consider things based on their emotions.

As people who came from that era, Kobe, McGrady and Bowen, which one is not a fan of Jordan.

Who among them is not a fan who has studied Jordan all his life?

Even Jordan himself may not understand Jordan as well as Kobe, McGrady and Bowen.

This is definitely no joke.

Looking at the players around him, the assistants all thought that the Bobcats' last attack was Jordan. After thinking about it for a while, Popovich chose to support it.

"That is to say, Coach D will arrange a tactic for Jordan to make the final shot..."

If this is the case, then it is actually beneficial to the Lakers. Jordan is now having problems with his shooting, and the offensive tactics he can execute are limited. There are only 13 seconds in total, and it is really a waste of time to design a tactic for Jordan.

At that time, the original 13 seconds will become more urgent.

At this point in the game, speculation is actually of no use in many cases, and what is more important is the performance of the players on the court.

However, if it is assumed that Jordan is the one who executes the last attack of the Bobcats, then the protection of the inside becomes very important. In the final moments, whether to play Jokic is actually a question that needs to be considered.

Jokic's defense under the basket is certainly no problem.

But if you can't pull it out, you'll easily be named, which will be a hidden danger.

Because it is the last attack, the Lakers will not consider the defensive issues after the attack. By then, all the players will definitely be very offensive.

Therefore, if Jordan was not considered in the final attack, Popovich was actually not prepared to use Jokic at the last moment.

But now, if Jordan is really the one who executes the final offense for the Bobcats, then Jokic needs to stay.

Soon, the pause was over.

The players from both sides appeared on the court again.

Unlike the Lakers who were working together, the Bobcats seemed very calm. With so many players who could execute the final attack, it seemed that facing this moment, no one was fighting or scrambling.

However, even if no one is fighting for it, isn't it time to change people?

However, the Bobcats did not make any substitutions during the timeout.

Duncan, Thabeet, Beasley, Jordan, Ding Yanyuhang.

Seeing this lineup, many viewers were a little confused.

At this point, there should be no need to balance the inside and the outside, right?
Shouldn't we have a bunch of players who can play one-on-one on the outside at this time?

Open up all the space and play one-on-one. With Thabeet and Beasley's strongest one-on-one abilities in history, the Lakers should be very difficult to defend, right?

So, why did Coach D choose this lineup?

Moreover, what surprised the audience was that the Lakers' defensive lineup was not as many famous commentators had guessed.

Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Ebanks, Kobe, McGrady.

It's actually a very balanced lineup.

"Why is it like this? Shouldn't Coach Dwyane Wade go all out on offense and the Lakers go all out on defense at this time? Why did Coach Dwyane Wade and Popovich line up this lineup?"

During the timeout, Yang Huahua guessed that the Bobcats would play a small offense and the Lakers would play a small defense.

Unexpectedly, both sides used balanced lineups.

Faced with the crazy complaints and ridicules from netizens in the live broadcast room, Yang Huahua was unusually calm at this time. After all, she was used to being scolded.

So, why?

Yang Huahua considers herself an expert, although many fans do not think so.

However, Yang Huahua still thinks she is an expert.
He was trying hard to think why.

Soon, looking at the confident and determined No. 23 on the court, Yang Huahua seemed to understand something, and then suddenly stood up!

"Coach Durant is preparing to let Jordan execute the final attack!!!"

what? !

The Penguin live broadcast room exploded instantly.

At this time, many famous commentators noticed something.

At this time, many people were as shocked as Yang Huahua.

The game started again, and when Jordan got the ball at the beginning of the court, there was no fancy moves, no tactical coordination. Jordan received the ball at the top of the arc, held the ball, and then dribbled in place!
"Jordan is pressing the time!"

"This time, the Bobcats' final attack was carried out by Jordan!"

"Jordan was inspired by Kobe's best mid-range shot just now!!!"

"Jordan, the god of mid-range shots, was inspired by Kobe!!!"

"Jordan is going to execute the final attack!!!"

No one expected that Jordan would directly receive the ball and attack in this way, so in front of Jordan was Kobe, and no one changed, and there was no need to change.

At this time, everyone else moved away and no one dared to move.

Jordan followed closely and walked forward, but Kobe would not give Jordan a chance to break through, and he defended and retreated.

10!

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

When the time came to five seconds, Jordan still had no intention of breaking through, and many Bobcats fans on the sidelines were desperate.

"Kobe's defense was so good that he didn't give Jordan a chance to break through!!!"

Should Jordan be panicking at this time?
This is what Kobe thought, and in fact many people think so.

But Jordan didn't panic.

When Jordan stepped to the free throw line, Kobe would never retreat.

There are a bunch of teammates behind me, so there is no need to retreat.

And Jordan finally moved and broke through!

wrong!

Not a breakthrough!

Jumped up directly in front of Kobe!
Take off!

Turn around!

Lean back!

Shot!

At this time, Jordan actually chose such a difficult mid-range shot!!!
“But, this is a mid-range shot!”

"The one shooting the ball is the god of mid-range shots!"

"Even if he missed 100 shots before, what is there to be afraid of at this moment?"

"Jordan dares, Coach D dares too!!!"

I don’t know how many people are shouting in their hearts at this moment.

On the court, Kobe looked at Jordan's tongue sticking out in the air and his determined eyes, and his heart sank.

The ball behind him was flying.

The light opposite turned red.

There was a swish sound.

The ball goes in!

117 is better than 116!

Lore!

Jordan!

"Boy, this is my mid-range shot!"

Jordan, he is so brave!

(End of this chapter)