soul ball god

Chapter 308 The Road to the King

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—— "Hold the ball!" Lin Fei, who quickly settled in the backcourt, opened his arms and looked sharply at the Lakers running towards the half court.

Lin Fei's desire to eliminate the Lakers has never been so urgent.

"As long as Lin Fei is around, anything can happen." This is the truest thought in the hearts of the Clippers. For the Clippers, Lin Fei is not only the core, not only a young leader, but also the most stable member of the Clippers. Existence is like the magic needle of Dinghai.

"Can you defend against it?" Kobe looked coldly at Lin Fei who was roaring in the frontcourt.

Fisher quickly dribbled the ball through the half court, trying to hand the ball to Kobe. For the Lakers, Kobe was the most indispensable and reliable player, even if Kobe made all the first [-] shots.

However, Wilson Chandler stared at Bryant closely, and Artest was staring at him, which dispelled Fisher's idea of ​​passing the ball immediately.

One can imagine the difficulty of defending players without the ball. Although Wilson Chandler was entangled, Kobe got rid of the defense. The opportunity was fleeting, and Kobe just ran towards Fisher, which made Fisher Scheer didn't even think about or even ignored the danger of the cross pass, and passed the ball directly.

Kobe ran to meet the incoming ball, and at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Lin Fei, who was at the free throw line, jumped out of the free throw line like a cheetah, and the fast Kobe couldn't even react.

Watching Lin Fei's palm appear ahead of time on the basketball line, Fisher's face showed a look of astonishment.

Snapped!
Lin Fei's palm had intimate contact with the ball.

"Unbelievable, Lin Fei appeared where the Lakers least expected." Barkley roared.

"The cross pass is dangerous, but Derek's choice was not wrong this time, it's just that they underestimated Lin Fei's speed." Kenny Smith said.

Just as Lin Fei had the ball in his hands, Wilson Chandler, who was originally defending Kobe, quickly ran forward.

Kobe blocked Lin Fei for the first time so that he ignored Chandler and ran to the frontcourt, which gave Wilson Chandler an excellent opportunity.

"Wilson!" Lin Fei yelled, swung the ball vigorously, and immediately threw the ball to the frontcourt.

Wilson Chandler was at full strength, and when the basketball bounced off the three-point line in the front court, Chandler also rushed to it.

Picking up the ball, two big strides and a big stride outside the three-second zone, the whole person flew to the basket, then turned 180 degrees and smashed the ball into the basket.

Charles Barkley patted Kenny Smith's eyes on the commentary seat without hesitation and shouted: "Unexpected steal, wonderful 180-degree turn and dunk, what will the Lakers do to win the series."

But for Kobe, how could such an attack break his psychological defense? Lin Fei's paranoid Clippers teammates all know that Kobe's paranoia is known to the entire league. The clip has made great progress, and it will not be so passive that it can't score goals at all.

But this is far from enough for the Lakers. What Phil Jackson wants to see is that the Lakers are in the leading position. However, the situation on the field is that the Lakers are in a passive situation. Although the Clippers failed to widen the point difference, the Lakers played very hard , This is what Phil Jackson doesn't want to see. Although the game lasted less than 5 minutes, he must call a timeout to adjust.

beep!
The whistle sounded.

"Phil asked for a long timeout. I think he was very dissatisfied with the situation on the field. However, in the first two games, Mike Dunleavy showed great on-the-spot command ability. Every time Phil makes a change, he can make a change today. ?” Kenny Smith looked towards the Lakers bench.

"Bryant, Paul and Anzu have opportunities to give them. Only the whole can play the biggest role. We are already 0:2 behind. No one wants to become 0:3 again? If so, I can tell him this summer He will leave the Lakers." Phil Jackson said coldly.

Phil Jackson undoubtedly directly asked Kobe to share the ball instead of indulging in singles.

"Derek, don't pass the ball casually. You are the brain of the team. You need to play this role. Next, we will focus on internal and external coordination..." Phil Jackson quickly drew on the tactical board.

Kobe, who was sitting on the chair, was silent, wiping the sweat on his forehead with a towel, panting rhythmically.Although the game lasted less than 5 minutes, Lin Fei occasionally appeared in the entanglement between Wilson Chandler and Artest, which exhausted his physical strength very quickly.

"Everyone did a good job just now!" Mike Dunleavy first encouraged the players. For the players, the coach's proper encouragement and recognition can make the players perform better.

"The game has just started now, and everything is still too early. The reason why Phil Jackson called this timeout will definitely make targeted arrangements for our offense and defense, so in return, I will give him a gift, Andre You replace Ron, Lin, you take Ron's position, and Bryant will hand it over to you and Wilson. Of course, you are the assistant defense, and Wilson is the main defense. Once you have the opportunity, don't hesitate to double-team immediately. I guess They will use the inside, Lamar, you are familiar with them, you replace Rasheed, the Spaniard is handed over to you, Shaq, you replace Tyson and let the little shark know who is the real shark, we still focus on Lin on the offensive end , Andremi controlled the rhythm, and Lamar pulled the Spaniard out to make the inside more open..." Mike Dunleavy seized the time to quickly arrange.

"Guys, we have a good situation of 2:0, but this does not mean that we have a solid chance to advance. Even if we advance, we will face the test of the Western Conference Finals. What we want is the O'Brien Cup, not one or two They will definitely fight for victory like crazy, but we will definitely defeat them, for sure!" Lin Fei stood up and threw the big towel on his shoulders onto the floor fiercely.

"Definitely! We must be the final winners, come on!" O'Neill stretched out his hand and said.

Everyone's hands folded together, "Victory! Victory!" The uniform shouts echoed in the noisy Staples Arena.

"Can we win?" Sean turned his head and asked his companions beside him, worrying about gains and losses.

"I don't know, Lin and the others are too powerful, as if they can't be stopped." Pickard felt that he didn't have any confidence.

"If Lin Fei didn't go well, we would definitely win many, many championships." Sean looked at Lin Fei who was back on the court and said to himself. The timeout was over soon, and the Clippers and The players on both sides of the Lakers returned to the court.

Phil Jackson couldn't help sighing when he saw the Clippers players.

"Sure enough, Mike changed his lineup again. This kind of change is definitely not easy for the Lakers to deal with. It is even equivalent to calling a long timeout for nothing. I don't think there is any head coach who does not envy Mike. Only he has the qualifications to make such a change. In the regular season and even in the first round of the playoffs in the past, we basically did not see many changes. However, the change from this series has become common to the Clippers, which undoubtedly became a headache for the opponents. Things, if there is enough time, I'm sure Phil will rehearse according to the Clippers' ability to change formations, but there is no time for this at all, and the players can only play on the spot." Barkley expressed the aspirations of the coaches in front of the TV.

Fisher pushed forward with the ball in the backcourt, and Andre Miller didn't interfere, allowing Fisher to dribble the ball after halftime before posting it.

This time Fisher did not pass the ball to Kobe, but after firmly controlling the ball at the top of the arc and gesturing, a through ball was sent to Gasol's hands.

Gasol is tall and has long arms and comprehensive offensive skills. Although his style of play is not strong enough, his ability is enough to rank in the forefront among interior players.

Odom has been teammates with the Lakers and Gasol for less than two years. He knows Gasol's habits well, but if he is clear, he may not be able to seal it. After all, Gasol's height advantage is too obvious. Offensive technology is also comprehensive enough.

Gasol held the ball with one hand and leaned on his former teammate Odom, his shoulder shook, and he suddenly turned around, forcing his left arm across Odom to the inside, striding forward as if preparing for a breakthrough dunk.

On the other side, O'Neal immediately took a step forward to block. Paul Gasol saw O'Neal make up the defense, and Odom immediately walked to the bottom line and ran to Bynum after losing his position.

Facing the Clippers' defensive switch, Paul abruptly stopped his charge, glanced out of the corner of his eye, flicked his left wrist, and the basketball bounced back toward the center with a hit behind his back.

It was Kobe who cut in the middle. Kobe threw off Artest's defense and broke into the inside before Lin Fei came up to help defend. After receiving the pass from Gasol, he took a big step and took off.

"Bang!"

A tomahawk-style dunk was born soon.

"Paul, good pass!" Kobe gave a thumbs up to Gasol, who passed the ball for himself.

Pau Gasol smiled lightly, "Bryant, I don't want to fail either. It feels good to be a champion."

Bryant did not expect that Gasol, who has always been reticent on the court, would say such a thing.

"We will definitely be the final winner." Kobe's stern face accompanied the words.

Lin Fei didn't need to turn his head to know who was behind the sharp eyes. With a faint smile, Lin Fei quickly ran forward.

Kobe didn't dare to be careless, and immediately chased after him quickly. He didn't want to be beaten into a counterattack by the Clippers just after he scored a goal.

Fisher knew that it would be a waste of energy to interfere with Andre Miller without stealing the ball, so he simply stayed in the backcourt and waited for Miller's arrival.

Kobe immediately ran to Lin Fei, and Ariza was coveting not far away.

"I will continue to attack!" Lin Fei said lightly, it sounded like he was talking to himself, but Kobe knew what he meant, this was a naked provocation.

But Kobe was unmoved by Lin Fei's provocation. He needed to concentrate on defense and was unwilling to spend time on other aspects.

"Andre!" Lin Fei yelled at Andre Miller who had just dribbled the ball across the half court, and immediately turned around and ran towards Miller.

Kobe immediately got up and chased, but Lin Fei suddenly stopped and turned around, immediately forming a space distance between him and Kobe, and Miller passed the ball without hesitation.

After Lin Fei received the ball steadily, Kobe turned around and stood in front of Lin Fei again, looking at Lin Fei coldly with his arms outstretched.

Lin Fei looked at the positions of his teammates from the corner of his eye, and consciously moved to Ariza's side, scanning from the corner of his eye while protecting the ball.

Ariza saw that Lin Fei was moving towards him, and hesitated whether to go up to double-team. At this moment, Lin Fei slammed the ball and bowed at the waist, and directly accelerated from Kobe's side to the three-point line. Seeing that Lin Fei might throw off Kobe, Ariza immediately rushed towards Lin Fei.

Just when he was about to post Lin Fei, Ariza was shocked when he saw that Lin Fei didn't continue to shoot the ball with his right hand but pushed directly. Dele.

Neither Kobe nor Ariza thought that Lin Fei would choose to pass the ball at this time, and Wilson Chandler happened to be in the open space.

When Lin Fei passed the ball, Chandler did not hesitate, jumped up to the three-point line, watched the basket and shot the ball. This season, his three-point shooting rate was as high as 43.6%. For such an open opportunity, Will Sen. Chandler has full self-confidence.

"Not good!" Fisher felt bad, and immediately stepped forward to defend, but the difference in height and reaction made his defense a bit slower, and he could only watch Wilson Chandler helplessly. Throw the ball with a textbook shooting action.

His intuition told Chandler that the ball was in his hands, and with the white waves on the Nets, Wilson Chandler had a smile on his lips.

"Accurate three-pointers, don't the Lakers know that the most difficult thing to defend in this league is the Clippers' three-pointers? Look at their three-pointers with a shooting rate of more than 40%. Needless to say, Lin, followed by JR and Wilson , Mario, and then Rasheed and Wilson, there are six people in total, and Golan's three-point shooting rate is 38.5%, so you can imagine how terrifying it is to leave open space for the Clippers." Barkley's tone was full It is triumphant.

Phil Jackson, standing in front of the Lakers bench, smiled helplessly.

If you don't double-team Lin Fei, only Kobe's single defense is slightly better. Ariza's strength disadvantage will cause him to be directly defeated by Lin Fei, and Kobe's physical strength can't support the whole court at all. The next step is to properly double-team Lin Fei, and once the double-teaming will undoubtedly leave opportunities for the Clippers, this puts the Lakers' defense in a dilemma.

Facts have proved that the Lakers were extremely painful by the Clippers' offense and could only seek success on the offensive end. If Gasol hadn't played a crucial role, at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers' points behind the Clippers would definitely More than 5 points.

The strength of the Clippers made all other teams in the playoffs terrified.

Phil Jackson did not replace Gasol and Kobe at the beginning of the second quarter, while Lin Fei and Chandler did it off the court. JR Smith played little role on the defensive end, which allowed Kobe to seize many opportunities. The Lakers continued to consciously adopt a combination of inside and outside, which made the Clippers' defense a lot of problems at the beginning of the second quarter.

When Mike Dunleavy realized that it was not good and replaced Lin Fei and Chandler, he still failed to suppress the internal and external cooperation between Gasol and Kobe. When the first half ended, the Lakers reversed the unfavorable situation. Instead, it led the Clippers by two points at 52:50. Although it was only two points, it was enough to excite the Lakers fans who had been aggrieved for a long time.

"This is the charm of basketball. No one thought that the Lakers successfully changed the unfavorable situation in the second quarter. As long as they continue to win, there is nothing wrong with it." Kenny Smith said with a smile, his eyes were full of provocation.

"Kenny, didn't you notice that Bryant and Paul played a full 24 minutes in the first half? You don't think their physical fitness is invincible, do you? I dare say that as long as the Lakers stick to this style of play, they will fail in the end." It must be them, I don't believe their physical strength can last until the end of the game." Barkley's words are very reasonable and fully express Phil Jackson's concerns.

The locker room of the Clippers seemed very quiet. Everyone was resting and recovering as much as possible. Lin Fei directly entered the physical recovery training and looked as if he fell asleep. Mike Dunleavy seemed to be used to Lin Fei for a long time. , didn't say much, and didn't even arrange tactics.

And the atmosphere in the Lakers locker room was full of oppression. Kobe's stern face and the atmosphere seemed to be a perfect match, panting heavily, and the sweat dripped from his forehead.

Playing two full quarters in the first half is a huge test for the 31-year-old him, not to mention that the more difficult ones are yet to come, and the same is true for Pau Gasol. The entanglement of the Clippers inside makes him miserable .

When the staff knocked on the door of the Clippers locker room to remind him that the second half of the game was about to start, Lin Fei came out of the training, and the fatigue in his whole body disappeared.

Mike Dunleavy clapped his hands and said: "I know everyone is tired, but we must win this game. In the first half of the game, you can all feel that the Lakers are not so fragile, we will not be like the previous two games It's easy, but we are fully capable of defeating them. What we need is everyone's 100% contribution. As long as we win this victory, the score of 3:0 is the best guarantee for us to reach the Western Conference Finals. In the past two years, we They all lost to the Lakers, let them know how good we are this year, let them go fishing early, and continue to work harder in the second half!"

Hearing Mike Dunleavy's words, the Clippers players were all refreshed.

O'Neal, who loves to play tricks, said with a smile: "Mike, don't worry, they must be the ones crying this time. I like to see that guy Bryant's unhappy expression, just like this." O'Neal immediately made a stern expression, amused The Clippers laughed out loud one by one, and the pressure in their hearts seemed to decrease with the laughter.

"Shaq, your expression is not Bryant, but a noble dog." Rasheed Wallace said with a smile.

When the Clippers walked out of the player channel laughing, the Lakers players on the other side all looked serious, forming a great contrast.

The whistle sounded in the third quarter, and Lin Fei took the lead on the court.

"Phil, maybe you can rest assured for a while, at least this time the Clippers did not continue to change in the second half. I think Phil must be worried in the locker room, and his hair feels a lot grayer." Barkley teased Phil indifferently. . Jackson.

"Charles, you are such a boring guy, you don't know how to respect others." Kenny Smith said dissatisfied.

But Barkley ignored Smith's words directly, because the game on the court was so exciting that he had no time to take care of it.

In the third quarter of the game, the offense and defense of the two sides completely entered a feverish level. Kobe and Gasol once again played the third quarter. Not only Phil Jackson was worried, but even the Lakers fans were worried about their physical fitness. Looking at Gasol and Kobe who are still running fast on the field, their worries deepened.

The Clippers players cooperated in an orderly manner, played methodically, and rotated from time to time, which undoubtedly had a huge protective effect on the physical strength of the Clippers players. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers and the Lakers scored 77 : 77 flat.

保罗.加索尔三节1分钟没有休息为湖人贡献了14分9个篮板6助攻3次封盖，不出意外今天很可能完成三双。而科比也贡献了29分，尽管投篮只有29投12中。

Lin Fei was the most prominent player in the first three quarters of the Clippers. He contributed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. He is very likely to get his fourth triple-double in this year's playoffs.

The fourth quarter began quickly, Kobe still did not rest, and Lin Fei also reappeared after a 5-minute rest, and Farmar passed the ball directly to Kobe.

Kobe had just caught the ball and Lin Fei appeared in front of him.

Kobe and Lin Fei were teammates in the same field three years ago, and now they have faced off countless times, but every time they face off, the Lakers fans sigh, thinking of Mitch Kupchak's old decision and regretting it.

Everyone's attention was on Kobe and Lin Fei on the court. Kobe slowly dribbled the ball and looked at Lin Fei in front of him, "You think you can guard me?"

A faint smile appeared on Lin Fei's cheek, "You have said it countless times, and I have answered it countless times."

Kobe snorted coldly, his eyes were extremely sharp, he bowed his body, and directly accelerated towards Lin Fei.

Lin Fei watched Kobe rushing forward, and seemed to have no intention of backing down.

Kobe had already calculated his attack, and at the moment when the two bodies collided as expected, Kobe was about to continue to accelerate, but his hand was empty, and he couldn't help being shocked.

"Bryant charged towards Lin!" Kenny Smith shouted excitedly, he seemed to have seen the scene where Kobe passed Lin Fei easily.

However, at this moment, all the fans in the audience exclaimed. They couldn't imagine how the ball came into Lin Fei's hands, and that ball should have belonged to Kobe, the man they were most proud of.

But now it appeared in Lin Fei's hands. When Kobe reacted and turned around to chase after him, Lin Fei had already rushed to the front court with all his strength, leaving Kobe with a big white No. [-] back.

Looking at the back of Lin Fei galloping away, Kobe couldn't help being stunned. He couldn't figure out how Lin Fei just completed the steal.

Under the gaze of the audience, amidst all kinds of boos, Lin Fei's speed became faster and faster, he passed the three-point line, and took a step inside the free throw line. Lin Fei threw himself into the air, Under the lights of the Staples, the perfect gliding perfect body.

After a whine from the basket, Lin Fei let go and jumped down.

Kobe stared closely at the big screen and waited for the replay just now. The on-site director did not let Kobe wait in vain. Just when Kobe rushed towards Lin Fei, Lin Fei quickly turned sideways, and half of his body went around Kobe's side. Kobe reached for the basketball behind him, and the collision between the two revealed a slight flaw in Kobe's dribbling. It was this slight flaw that was caught by Lin Fei, and he quickly completed the steal.

"Just luck?" Kobe couldn't help asking.

Lin Fei shrugged, "What do you think?" He didn't admit that the ball was stolen due to luck, nor did he say that it was premeditated instead of luck.

The game continued, and the impact of physical fitness made Kobe's every step more difficult.

In the end, the Lakers completely gave up and changed their defensive tactics.

Beyond the three-point line, Kobe and Lin Fei met again. Although his physical strength was exhausted, Kobe still did not give up. He leaned on Lin Fei with his back and pushed Lin Fei forward with gritted teeth. Fei tried his best to defend, so that he would use his flexible turn to catch Lin Fei by surprise.

And Lin Fei also had his own plans, and he didn't try his best to let Kobe push him forward.

When Kobe pushed Lin Fei to the free throw line, Lin Fei felt that Kobe was about to make another move.

Sure enough, Kobe let out a low growl, and after hitting him hard, he immediately turned around suddenly.

"Shooting?" Lin Fei immediately thought of Kobe's signature offensive back-up turnaround jumper.

His feet couldn't help but kicked up, at this moment Kobe bowed and rushed past Lin Fei.

However, what surprised Kobe was that Lin Fei abruptly strangled his subconscious jump, and then forcibly stood in front of him.

"Can you stop me?" Kobe roared angrily, jumped up forcibly, exerted his greatest strength, and threw the ball with an obvious backlash.

However, something unexpected happened to Kobe, Lin Fei jumped up again, and slapped the rising basketball fiercely.

Without waiting for Kobe to react, Lin Fei landed and chased after the basketball, showing his speed advantage instantly.

Lin Fei flashed across Staples like a bolt of lightning.

Leave everyone behind.

When Lin Fei jumped from the free throw and glided to the basket, it was as if he was flying towards a road leading to the king.

Everyone was staring at Lin Fei in the air, Lin Fei in the air was so graceful and elegant.

Barkley opened his mouth wide, wanted to say something but swallowed it abruptly, as if he was afraid of ruining this perfect moment.

With a full bow, he swung his right hand, and the basketball drew a circle and hit the basket fiercely.

It was more like being caught in Kobe's heart. Lin Fei in front of him had become stronger and stronger. He didn't even know if Lin Fei had overtaken him. Shaking his head, Kobe threw his thoughts behind him.

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