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Chapter 204: Moment of Crisis
beep!

When the basketball flew out, accompanied by the referee's effective three-point gesture, the piercing whistle rang through the audience.In the eyes of the fans and spectators, the basketball drew a beautiful arc and smashed into the net without hesitation.

Are you still in?
Looking at the Nets that set off white waves, Old Jack, who was sitting in a corner of the stands, seemed to have been prepared for this answer.The expression on his face was complicated and changeable, seeming lost or relieved.

"call!"

Holding his breath, Kobe patted his chest with his right hand, staring straight ahead with his eyes, and there was no other celebration.

Beside Kobe, Leonard, who landed with his hands on his waist, closed his eyes in pain, raised his head, and wondered what he was thinking.

And at the bottom corner on the other side, Yang Ke, who was watching this scene, bit his lip tightly.At this moment, the uniform white shirt of the audience was so dazzling in his eyes, and the hands on both sides were inadvertently clenched into fists.

After a while, the third quarter ended. Under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers not only evened out the huge 15-point difference, but even overtook the Spurs by 4 points.Everyone lowered their heads and walked off the field slowly. The atmosphere on the home team's bench was very oppressive.

When Popovich was about to come over to teach the players, he saw Ginobili who was pulling a stool to sit in the center, stopped his feet immediately, and looked at them calmly like that.

Scanning the row of young faces in front of him, and finally stopped on Yang Ke, Ginobili knew that they had been hit hard, and immediately said with a smile: "Hey, guys. The game is not over yet, we still have to win The opportunity, are you just giving up like this?"

"Competitive games are like this. Its process will never be as smooth as you imagined. The offense and fantasy defense you sketched before the game cannot always be realized."

Since Duncan and Parker were injured, affected by lineup changes and other aspects, the Spurs' main lineup tends to be younger. The oldest Green is only 25 years old, so it can be said that he does not have much experience.

"The media has always said that Kobe's style of play is too risky, and he often makes various forced shots. But in fact, in the eyes of our players, Kobe's approach is very correct. The game is like this, not taking risks is the biggest failure."

Slowly speaking, Ginobili scanned the technical statistics sheet handed to him by the staff, paused for a moment, and continued, "Leonard, you have fouled five times, take a good rest in the first half of the fourth quarter Bar."

"I'm going to keep playing."

Panting heavily, Leonard shook his head.In his view, the Lakers have a part of their own responsibility for being able to overtake the score.Therefore, at this critical moment, he desperately hopes that he can stay on the court.

"Hey, buddy, don't let your emotions cloud your judgment! Take a good rest, the team still has us."

Putting his hand on Leonard's shoulder, Yang Ke said slowly, feeling the trembling in his body.Not to mention that Leonard has committed five fouls, Yang Ke can clearly feel that his body has entered a state of extreme fatigue and needs to rest.

"..."

Turning his head to look at Yang Ke, his breathing became heavier. After a moment of silence, Leonard let go of his clenched hands, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's talk about the next lineup. We use Blair and Bonner on the inside to increase his height, so as to limit Gasol and increase his defense."

Seeing that Leonard gave up his request to continue playing, Ginobili breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately took the tactical drawing board and gave instructions for the fourth quarter, "The outside line is Jefferson, Young and me, Kobe's defense ..."

"Let me do it!"

Holding the drink bottle, Yang Ke said in a deep voice, taking the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of defense.As Parker said before the game, he can no longer paddle at the critical moment of the team's victory or defeat.

"it is good!"

Just stunned for a moment, Ginobili nodded and agreed, and then went directly to the tactical explanation session, "The starting point of the Lakers' offense is Gasol, so when he holds the ball, Bonner, you can directly post it and use your height The advantage puts pressure on him..."

After a while, the fourth quarter continued. Although the DJ on the scene was shouting loudly, very few fans and spectators echoed it. It can be said that the morale of the Spurs at home was very low at this time.

Bang!
With the Spurs in possession of the ball, Yang Ke slapped the basketball and slowly led it across the midfield.The Lakers did not make substitution adjustments, so the person defending him was still Ci Shiping, and Kobe found Ginobili without accident.

Two steps away from the three-point line, Yang Ke slowed down his movement speed and almost stayed in place, his eyes calmly looked at Ci Shiping from a distance, while his teammates had already started various interspersed moves.

After more than ten seconds of entanglement, looking at the situation on the field, Yang Ke frowned slightly.Perhaps due to the impact of improved morale and other aspects, the Lakers' defensive performance has improved several notches.With all the Lakers trying their best, Ginobili and the others failed to complete the pull well.

Seeing this, Yang Ke immediately moved his feet, and with the ball in his right hand, he kept approaching Ci Shiping, preparing to attack by himself.

call!
Faced with Ci Shiping who opened his arms and lowered his center of gravity, Yang Ke maintained his own breathing rhythm.With tentative steps taken from time to time, he dribbles the ball back and forth in front of his body with both hands.

Seeing that Ci Shiping didn't make any move, Yang Ke suddenly jumped up outside the three-point line with the basketball in his left hand after a change of hand dribble.Before the body reached the highest point, he pushed the ball out with the fingers of his left hand.

boom!
In the eyes of everyone's expectation, the basketball was once again rejected by the basket and changed direction directly in the rebound, and the defensive rebound was also firmly won by Bynum.

"What a pity!"

On the other side of the world, in the live sports room of Penguin TV, seeing Yang Ke miss another three-pointer, the two commentators felt their hearts tightly together.

As for the fans sitting in front of the TV and computer, why not, even though Kobe and even the Lakers are extremely popular in China.But many people still hope that the Spurs can win the game because of the presence of an Asian player, Yang Ke, in the Spurs.

South Korea, in the backstage lounge of MBC TV station, Yoona and Pani sat in front of the TV.Hearing the groans and sighs of the commentators, Yun'er pursed her mouth and said with unspeakable disappointment: "Ah, Brother Yang Ke missed a three-pointer again. This set seems to have gone far!"

"Yun'er, don't talk nonsense! The game is still early. With the current situation of the Spurs, as long as Yang Ke can restrain Kobe, the Spurs will have a great chance of winning."

On the side of the lounge, Jessica was sitting on a chair in front of the dressing table, letting the stylist arrange her hair.Hearing Yoona's comments, Jessica couldn't help but said, "There is a saying in the NBA: offense wins attention, and defense wins. We have to trust Yang Ke."

(End of this chapter)