The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 98 The Last 3 Minutes
Throughout the third quarter, it almost became a one-on-one performance between Kobe and Yuan Man. Yuan Man made 10 shots in a single quarter and hit 6 goals. One of them was 2+1, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. 1 block, Kobe was even crazier. He took 14 shots in a single quarter and only hit 6 goals, 5 of which were scored before Yuan Man's single defense. After the defense, Kobe only hit 2 goal in 2 shots and 1 free throws, scoring 1 points in a single quarter.

However, although Kobe scored a lot in a single quarter, the offensive efficiency in the second half of the third quarter was low, so the Cavaliers caught up with the score in the third quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the two sides ended with a tie of 83.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Kobe kept wiping his face with a towel. The consumption of the third quarter was very high. Kobe felt that he hadn't played so strenuously for a long time, but he had a lot of fun!
After drinking the water handed by the staff, Kobe looked at the other end of the court and thought: "This rookie No. 23 has terrible athletic ability. When he is attacking, he seems to see the shadow of Tracy McGrady. On defense, like a recently retired Bruce Bowen haunts him."

Kobe patted his head with his hand, no matter what, this young man can't stop him from winning three consecutive championships, not to mention Yuan Man, and neither can James!

Lifting off the towel covering his body, Kobe seemed to have regained his spirit, physical strength and fighting spirit.

"Yuan, you played well in the third quarter!" Varejao put his hands on Yuan Man's shoulders and squeezed Yuan Man's shoulders vigorously. This was the treatment that only James had before.

"Yuan, in the fourth quarter, defend like the third quarter. Your defense is quite successful for Kobe. You don't have to think about stealing or blocking every ball. As long as you can reduce Kobe's shooting percentage, the defense It's a success!" Scott squatted in front of Yuan Man, raised his head and said patiently, while Larry Drew half squatted behind Scott, occasionally inserting a few words of advice to Yuan Man.

At this moment, Yuan Man is enjoying superstar-level treatment. One person almost takes the seats of two people. The head coach is squatting in front of Yuan Man to give tactical explanations. It is convenient, because everyone knows that the key part of the fourth quarter depends on Yuan Man's performance!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead with a hit by Yuan Man!

But in the next round, the Lakers immediately tied the score. In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Lakers increased the number of attacks by Gasol and Bynum.

With the progress of the game and the changes in the Lakers' tactics, the hidden danger of fouls that the Cavaliers have always existed finally broke out.

First, Gasol stormed the basket, causing Jamison's sixth foul to leave the field.

Not long after, Bynum made a tip-up at the basket, which caused Varejao's sixth foul, and the two starting insiders of the Cavaliers were all sent off.

Fortunately, Yuan Man continued to limit Kobe's performance in the fourth quarter. In the first 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, Kobe made 6 of 1 shots again and scored only 2 points.

Yuan Man used 3 unreasonable jump shots and scored 6 points. At the same time, Mo Williams, who was misfired in the first three quarters, suddenly broke out and scored 3 three-pointers in a row.

In this way, the game was brought into the final 3 thrilling minutes!The Cavaliers called a timeout.

Scott's purpose of calling a timeout is to allow the players to take a break and recover some physical strength. After all, the team does not have much immediate combat power.

But who thought this timeout gave Kobe Bryant time to think and review the game.

"That Yuan Man's frontal defense is quite good, he doesn't look like a first-year rookie at all, but how about his ability to defend his back to the basket?" Kobe suddenly remembered that when he met Bruce Bowen in the past, he also faced him. The opponent's frontal defense is very uncomfortable, but the efficiency of post-up singles will be much higher.

Thinking of this, Kobe also shook his head helplessly. He is indeed much older, and he needs to analyze the technical characteristics of a rookie player.

When the timeout expired, the two sides started the final match with a 102-102 tie.

"Drip~drip~~" The referee's whistle sounded, and Kobe, who was sitting on the ground, clenched his fist with one hand and pouted, a little mischievously.

It turned out that Kobe played Yuan Man with his back just now, using his footsteps under the basket to sway Yuan Man's defense, not only scored the ball, but also caused Leon Bowie's sixth personal foul!
102-104, fatal 2+1!

Bowie chased the referee to appeal with a very wronged expression, but the referee ignored it.

Scott looked up to the sky and sighed, there was no one inside the team!
Yuan Man discovered just now that when defending Kobe Bryant's post-up singles, he completely lost the sense of calm and comfort he had when defending before, and was very uncomfortable.

From this post-up singles, Kobe discovered the key to breaking Yuan Man's defense.

Under the guidance of the referee's gestures, Bowie had to leave the court. Bowie, who was walking and talking, seemed very unwilling and dissatisfied.

"The Cavaliers are doomed, the interior is completely empty, and Kobe seems to have found a solution to Yuan Man's defense." Kenny-Smith thinks that the Cavaliers' game is not good or bad.

Barkley stroked his bare chin, seemingly thinking about something.

The biggest headache at this time is the Cavaliers coach Scott. After Powe was sent off, Scott looked around. The only one who can play inside on the bench is Jawad Williams this season. Almost no players played.

Kobe was about to make a free throw, but Scott had no choice but to play. Jawad Williams immediately stood up from the position near the water fountain, buckled his belt vigorously, and looked a little nervous.

The free throw was hit hollow, 102-105, the Cavaliers trailed by 3 points, and there were 2 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game.

After the inside vacuum, the Cavaliers can only put their offense on the outside, while the Lakers are very sophisticated in expanding their defensive range and defending against the Cavaliers' outside firepower.

Mo Williams forced a three-pointer against Fisher's defense, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

"Rebound!" The players on the Lakers bench and the Lakers fans shouted.

Bryant is already off the frontcourt ready for a fast break.

Seeing that Gasol was about to get the rebound, suddenly a hand stretched out from Gasol's armpit and dialed the rebound!

The ball happened to fall into Yuan Man's hands, and Kobe, who was defending Yuan Man, was 2 meters behind Yuan Man.

Yuan Man, who was completely emptied, took a calm shot for the first time in this game, and the ball hit a wonderful parabola!
"Good job!"

The Cavaliers players praised Yuan Man who scored 2 points, but Yuan Man pointed to the distance and gave a thumbs up to Jawad Williams who had just dialed the offensive rebound.

(End of this chapter)