Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 638: Control it, my department is going to collapse!
The seventh game of the finals between the Lakers and the Bobcats has finally reached the most critical moment.

In the fourth quarter, the players from the Lakers and Bobcats once again all stood on the court.

The Bobcats still have Duncan, Thabeet, Beasley, Jordan and Rose.

The Lakers have Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Ebanks, McGrady and Kobe.

After adjustments in the third quarter, both teams maintained their starting lineups in the fourth quarter when the real decisive battle came.

The Bobcats rotated many of their starters in the second half of the third quarter.

In the third quarter of the Lakers, Kobe and McGrady only played for 6 minutes each, which is equivalent to only half a quarter each.

In this case, it is not so clear what the future direction of the fourth quarter of the game will be.

"Kobe and McGrady were both in great shape in this game!"

Nash, who was standing next to Du Kang on the sidelines, had a very nervous look on his face. To be honest, in all the years he had been an assistant coach for Du Kang, this was the first time he had encountered such a tense game.

Even when they were trailing the New York Knicks 0-3 in the finals, he was not this nervous.

Because at that time he and the Lakers players believed that as long as Coach D came back, they would definitely be able to defeat their opponents.

Although it is difficult, Coach D has not come back yet, and they still have full confidence in Coach D.

And now?

Coach D led the Bobcats to play seven games against the Lakers. The first game was a tough 3-3 tie, and now the seventh game is also very tense. This is the Lakers without Yao Ming, and the game is so tense. It is so anxious and nervous.

To be honest, at that moment, he even hoped that if Yao Ming was in the game, would it not be so tense?
If Yao Ming was in this game, it's possible that the Bobcats would win more easily, or maybe they would lose more easily. It's highly likely that it would be difficult to play to this point.

Of course, this is Nash's judgment. As to whether this will really happen, no one knows. After all, Yao Ming is injured and on the sidelines.

The Lakers have Yao Ming, and the core of the team is Yao Ming. The team with Yao Ming as the core is predictable, but the team with Kobe and McGrady as the core, it is really impossible to predict!
"Maybe after winning the last game, I shouldn't have gone to Popovich to attack him. In this game, Popovich was perfect both strategically and in terms of rotation. I'm afraid Popovich in this game was the strongest opponent Coach D had ever encountered. He didn't give Coach D and the Bobcats any chance!"

Decisive, confident, strong, steady, you can use any good words to describe Popovich in this game.

If Nash, his opponent, can recognize Popovich, let alone Budenholzer and other Spurs head coaches who secretly formed a group to support Popovich.

"I think that when the game reaches the most critical moment, Kobe and McGrady are better finishers than Thabo Beasley, Ross Duncan and Jordan. Kobe and McGrady are in excellent form tonight. Maybe Pop can really beat the Bobcats and Coach D in this game!!!"

Budenholzer and others are very excited.

The expression on the face of Magical Monty next to him was very complicated.

The whole world said that if Coach D was going to lose in the playoffs, then the one who would defeat Coach D would definitely be him, Amazing Monty.

And now, Bobo is infinitely close.

Because from his perspective, Popovich successfully created a stage for Kobe and McGrady. This stage does not seem to belong to Thabeet, Beasley, Jordan, Duncan and Rose, but to Kobe and McGrady.

A lot of times NBA games are very interesting, and the general trend of the game is something that is invisible and intangible.

But I can feel it.

You can actually feel which player on the court seems to be unable to suppress his explosion.

It's an aura and also a feeling.

Now he feels that Popovich and the Lakers seem to have taken the initiative in momentum.

"Entering the fourth quarter, the weak Lakers were still leading by 2 points. This was the last game for Kobe and McGrady. This was a game where Kobe and McGrady had to give their all..."

It is hard to imagine what it would be like for a team to face two desperate players like Kobe and McGrady.

It's hard for anyone to withstand it. Coach D, can he withstand it?
At this moment, the fourth quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Bobcats began.

The Bobcats attacked first in the fourth quarter.

At this time, the score on the field was 100 to 102, and the Bobcats were trailing by 2 points.

Therefore, the first attack after the game restarts is very important.

The Bobcats know this, and the Lakers certainly know this too.

The fourth quarter is the stage for Kobe and McGrady. The spectators on the sidelines know it, not to mention the Lakers players on the court.

Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Ebanks' defensive intensity is extremely high!
Rose dribbled the ball across half court, and it was not Kobe or McGrady who defended him, but Antetokounmpo himself, pressing the whole court!
A big man over 2 meters tall, pressing all over the court.

Although Antetokounmpo was made uncomfortable by Beasley in these two games, his strength is still very strong, especially his style of playing with the forward-forcing tactics.

When Beasley played against Antetokounmpo, he also played without the ball, instead of playing with the ball.

When Beasley defended Antetokounmpo, he also used his off-ball defense to stick to him all the time, not giving him the opportunity to cut, forcing him to only shoot.

But Ross...

His strength and off-ball skills are not as good as Beasley's. After being stuck by Antetokounmpo, he couldn't even muster his advantageous speed.

Rose, who has never been afraid of full-court pressure, was almost forced to make a mistake by Antetokounmpo's sudden mismatch pressure.

Fortunately, Rose has excellent ball-handling skills and is also good at confrontation. Even when he was about to make a mistake, he still passed the ball to Beasley who came over to receive the ball.

With Antetokounmpo's actions, the Bobcats' original tactical style of play would definitely not work.

The Bobcats were forced to reorganize their offense.

Moreover, the Lakers' fierce defense is not over yet.

After Beasley received the ball, McGrady immediately followed him.

It was still a super intense confrontation. McGrady's confrontation intensity was not as great as Antetokounmpo's, but McGrady was much smarter than Antetokounmpo.

It is not easy for McGrady to defend Beasley without the ball, but McGrady defends Beasley very well when he has the ball.

In fact, with Beasley's height, he can directly pull up over McGrady's head.

After all, the rhythm has been lost. Either call for a pick-and-roll to reorganize the offensive rhythm, or go for a pull-up shot.

Given Beasley's position and ability in the team, he could certainly just pull up the ball.

Especially when the offense was disrupted by Antetokounmpo and was almost dead, no one would be dissatisfied with Beasley's pull-up shot.

In fact, most of the superstars in the league will rely on themselves to solve the problem at this time.

Beasley gives people the impression that his personality used to be able to solve problems on his own.

But this time, Beasley didn't attack on his own.

Knowing that there was not much time left for the offense, Beasley still called for a pick-and-roll with Jordan.

After Beasley and Jordan set a pick-and-roll, Jordan broke into the basket, received the pass from Beasley, and made a layup facing Jokic who was coming back!
102 is better than 102!

At this time, there were 11 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game.

This is a buzzer-beating goal!
If Beasley had passed the ball a little slower, if it wasn't Jordan who made the layup, if someone else had dodged a little more, the Bobcats' attack would have failed.

"This is a team offense. Even at the last moment, the Bobcats were practicing their team offense. Beasley, Thabeet, Jordan, Rose, Duncan, they all have strong personal abilities, but they did not want to surpass their teammates to become the protagonists at this time. They are still doing the same things as usual!!!"

This goal made the Bobcats fans at the scene scream continuously. It was so exciting.

The professionals on the scene could only describe it with admiration.

They are very clear about how powerful and dangerous it is for a team to have so many outstanding players at a moment like this.

Especially when Jordan had problems with offense, there was no player who could dominate the offense. Simply put, there was no backbone like Kobe and McGrady of the Lakers.

In this situation, most NBA players would choose to steal the show. In the end, Beasley attacked one, Thabeet attacked one, and as the attacks went on, it became a one-on-one duel with Kobe and McGrady, relying on luck at the last moment.

The one-on-one match between Thabeet and Beasley would not necessarily lose to that between Kobe and McGrady. In normal times, Beasley and Thabeet might be even more powerful in the one-on-one match.

But at a moment like this, especially in the rhythm of Kobe and McGrady, competing in one-on-one games with Kobe and McGrady is a very dangerous thing.

Unable to compete with the opponent in the opponent's rhythm, the Bobcats held back! The Bobcats' first attack showed more significance than just scoring a goal.

More importantly, it told the Lakers and Popovich that the Bobcats are not in chaos!
"Coach D's control over the team is terrifying!"

Even Popovich was amazed.

If it were him, he wouldn't even be able to make Ginobili or Parker focus on the public instead of themselves at such a critical moment.

But Coach D did it.

Moreover, Thabeet and Beasley are at a much higher level than Parker and Ginobili!

Just as Popovich was admiring the Bobcats' incredible offense, the Lakers had already completed the offense on the court.

It was almost the same scene as the Bobcats just now. Facing the Bobcats with strong defense, the Lakers' offense was also not easy.

Until there were only 14 seconds left in the 10-second round, the Lakers' offense was unable to coordinate.

Finally, McGrady directed Jokic to pass the ball to Kobe outside the three-point line.

After Kobe received the ball, he did a fade away and pull up shot despite the defense of Thabeet.

Bang!
Even for Kobe, who has the best singles three-point shooting ability in NBA history, such a shot is still a bit difficult.

There are 11 minutes and 18 seconds left in the game and the score is still 102 to 102!

"It looks like the Bobcats have a chance to overtake!!!"

When defending Kobe, Thabeet had to speed up and run a fast break.

After Duncan picked up the backcourt rebound, he originally wanted to slow down and protect it, but when he saw Thabeet was going to push for a fast break, he immediately made a long pass!
Duncan wasn't sure if Thabeet could outrun Kobe, so he didn't dare wear that kind of high-profile behind-the-back throw.

But Thabeet is taller than Kobe. As long as the ball is delivered to Thabeet quickly, with his height and one-on-one ability, he has a hundred ways to defeat Kobe!

It can be said that Duncan is indeed invincible in terms of basketball IQ as he came up with the best solution in such a short time.

Duncan's pass was flat, fast and highly penetrating, which is his specialty.

then!

When the basketball crossed the free throw line, it was directly intercepted by a big hand!

"OMG!!!"

“TMC!!!!”

There was a burst of exclamation at the scene.

Because McGrady had his back to Duncan and stretched out his right hand to intercept Duncan's pass!

Because Thabeet pushed for a fast break, all the Lakers players quickly returned to defense, with their backs to Duncan.

Duncan never thought that his pass would be intercepted. What a joke! The opponent already had his back to him!
But, in the end, he was intercepted by McGrady!!!

Intercept the ball, turn around, lean back, and shoot!
A swipe!
McGrady stole the pass from Duncan and made a mid-range shot!
104 is better than 102!

The Lakers are still the leading team!

At this time, there were 11 minutes and 13 seconds left. It only took 5 seconds from Duncan passing the ball to McGrady scoring.

"powerful!"

Countless fans and professionals on the sidelines were stunned.

Intercept the ball from behind!
This looks even more incredible than Garnett's passing miracle!

This is Duncan's pass!
Even Duncan himself couldn't intercept Duncan's pass in this way!

"Can TMC understand Duncan better than Duncan himself?"

it's out of the question!

Then the only possibility is that McGrady's defense is really strong, especially this kind of intercepting defense!

Duncan, who had just served as McGrady's background, just looked at McGrady deeply, then picked up the basketball on the ground and threw it high to the front court!
“The fast break continues!!!”

"The Lakers' defense has not stood up yet!!!"

This time, Duncan chose to make a high pass. When Thabeet received the pass from Duncan at the top of the arc, only Kobe was left in front of him.

The surrounding Lakers players have already run back.

For Tabit, the current offensive opportunity may be an opportunity or not, it all depends on him.

For most people nowadays, facing a defense like Kobe's is not a chance.

But he is different!
Duncan's pass is so good and his feel for receiving the ball is also very good!

This is an opportunity!
When Ebanks behind him comes back, he will replace Kobe in front to defend him.

Tabit knew that he only had this one chance.

Thabeet didn't hesitate and shot a three-pointer directly over Kobe's head!
There was a brushing sound!
Tabit received an assist from Duncan and made a three-pointer!

105 is better than 104!

The Bobcats took the lead this time!!!

"Unbelievable Thabeet. In this finals, Thabeet shot over 75% against Kobe!!!"

The Lakers attack, it’s Thabeet again!
This time Kobe is going to attack Thabeet, it's a one-on-one challenge!
There were only 4 seconds left in this offense, and Kobe failed to shake off Thabeet's defensive gap outside the three-point line. Finally, he found the right opportunity and made another strong shot!

This time, Kobe didn't get the chance to miss.

He was blocked by Thabeet in the air!
After successfully blocking the shot, Thabeet passed the ball and Jordan rushed out like a rocket!
There was a clang!
Slam dunk!

107 is better than 104!

Kobe, who failed in the one-on-one duel, continues to challenge!

This time, Kobe challenged Thabeet alone and chose to break through, break through to the mid-range, and shoot with a fade away!
This time it was not blocked, but Thabeet had defended his shot to the extreme.

Blacksmithing!

"Kobe missed the shot again. Will Popovich call a timeout now? Will he continue to let Kobe play one-on-one like this? Will he change his tactics?!!!"

The Bobcats attacked, and the Bobcats played it safe. Duncan put the ball under the basket and singled out Jokic, but missed the shot.

"Jokic focused on defense in this game and his defense was excellent!!!"

"The Lakers are attacking, Popovich finally can't help it and stands on the sidelines. Is he going to put pressure on Kobe?!!!"

"Oh my god!!! Popovich is yelling!!!"

At this moment, the whole world was shocked by Popovich's shout.

"Kobe, keep attacking!!!"

Kobe was advancing on a fast break and suddenly jumped up one step outside the three-point line!
This time it was very sudden!!!
The rhythm is very Kobe!
The posture is still so beautiful!

then!

Not a swish sound!
Without waiting for the sound of brushing!
There was a snap!
Thabeet blocked Kobe's extremely sudden shot!
Damn it! ! !

The Penguin Live broadcast room was filled with shock!
"In this finals, Thabeet really got Kobe under control!!!"

"In this finals, Thabeet is a huge mountain in front of my Kobe!!!"

“Too strong!!!”

My department is going to collapse!!!
(End of this chapter)