Coach Lee

Chapter 761 Death five small, 18 consecutive victories
beep beep beep~~~
The second half of the game will start soon.

Players from both sides appear on the field.

In the first half of the game, the two sides played evenly, with the Lakers leading by 1 point.

We all believe that the second half of the game will be more intense.

This is, when they saw the Nuggets starting in the second half, everyone was surprised.

Li Nan, Jackson, Hill, Ariza, Dior.

Five players around 2 meters.

too short!
Except for Li Nan who is 200, the other four are all 203 in height.

"This, this, is this the secret weapon of the Nuggets?"

"Five little guys, Yao can beat them all by himself!"

"Are the Nuggets playing with fire?"

The audience sneered at the lineup of the Nuggets, but the old horseman in the commentary was brightened.

"Someone once made a bold prediction that the blurring of positions on the basketball court will continue to intensify. In the future, basketball will belong to five swingmen with a height of about 5 meters. Are the Nuggets going to be the pioneers in this regard?"

At this time, Hill, who had just stepped onto the field, was a little excited.

Yes, he was a little excited.

During training, this lineup played super offensive and defensive strength, allowing Hill to see the future of basketball.

Hill knows that this lineup is very powerful.He was really excited to be a part of it.

"Grant, what's the matter? Nervous?"

Li Nan patted Hill's butt.

Hill smiled and nodded honestly, "A little excited, a little excited."

As he said that, Hill looked at the Lakers players on the other side, his eyes full of fighting desire.

"Go! The battle has begun!"

There is a slight pain in the buttocks again
"Ok!"

The five Nuggets walked into the court from the sidelines.Almost average height, looks very well-proportioned in the past, moreover, that aura looks a little different.

They are obviously five small men, but they give the impression that they are very powerful.Everyone's face is filled with confidence!The kind of confidence that we will definitely win!

beep!
A whistle blew and the game began.

Diaw has the ball in the backcourt and crosses the half.

On the court, there were two people who were a little embarrassed at this time.

These two people are Yao Liang and Odom.

Who should I defend?
Five small guys, all just as tall as his shoulders, and each guy is standing outside the three-point line, who should I guard?

In the end, Yao Liang chose Hill in the corner, and Odom chose Ariza in the other corner.

Everyone knows that Hill's three-pointers are not accurate.

Yao Liang was near the baseline, [-] meters away from Hill, taking care of Hill and the basket.

In the high position, Dior played a pick-and-roll with Li Nan.

The first gear was dismantled, the high ball was dropped and the ball was lobbed high, and it was given to Li Nan who was down.

The defense of Kobe and Liu Wei was easily penetrated.

Li Nan entered the penalty area.

Yao Liang rushed back to the basket ahead of time.

Li Nan didn't even look at it, and passed the ball directly to the left corner.

Grant Hill.

No one around!

Hill dribbled the ball in place, adjusted his breathing, and adjusted his shooting posture.

Hill completely ignored Kobe who was approaching from a distance.

He jumped up and shot.

The arc of the basketball is very comfortable, the ball spins in the air,

Whoosh!
Without any suspense, the ball just went into the net.

"what?"

"He actually entered!"

"It's okay, Grant's three-pointers are unreliable, at most he hits 30% of the shots. It's considered a trick."

The Lakers players didn't take it seriously, it was just a three-pointer.

In turn, the Lakers' offense came.

"Since you are going to experiment, then experiment well."

Kobe lobbed the ball to Yao Liang who was stuck inside.

As soon as Kobe passed the ball, the Nuggets double-teamed Yao Liang.

Although Yao Liang couldn't dribble in and kill, after all, dribbling in front of a small man was too dangerous, and he was easily cut off, but it was still no problem to hold high and hit high.

A light jump, a small hook.

Whoosh!
Easy hit.

59-59
"yeah!"

The morale of the Lakers fans was greatly boosted.

The Nuggets basically have no inside line in front of Yao Liang!
However, at this time, the Nuggets launched a counterattack.

Fast attack!

Five Nuggets rushed forward.

Yao Liang, who was about to return to defense, fell behind all of a sudden.

5 on 4
Facing Kobe's defense in the middle, Li Nan didn't force it, and directly passed the ball to the bottom corner.

Or Grant Hill!

It's still Grant Hill's corner three-pointer!
This time, can he continue to score?

After catching the ball, Hill jumped up without any pause, with a flick of his wrist and a flick of his fingers.

The basketball flew out with a bang.

The basketball with a spin draws a beautiful arc.

Whoosh!
Hollow into the net without any suspense.

62-59
At this time, on the court, Yao Liang had just reached the three-point line in the backcourt.

The Nuggets have already begun to retreat.

"Huh~~" Yao Liang put his hands on his knees and exhaled.

Snapped!
There was a clear pain in the buttocks.

"Dayao, you have to run faster."

Yao Liang couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Brother Li, wait for me!"

Yao Liang clenched his fists, he must smash the Nuggets inside today!
in the audience,

"It's still going in!"

"It's okay, he won't be able to score the next goal."

"The Nuggets are running and bombing, we are not afraid! We can even win the Suns who are the last to run and bomb, and the Nuggets' running and bombing is no problem."

Soon, the Lakers came to the backcourt of the Nuggets.

However, at this time, before the Nuggets' inside Ariza circled, Diao was behind him, which did not give Yao Liang a chance to catch the ball at all.

The two double-teamed Yao Liang, and Odom, who was defended by Ariza, had a chance.

Outside the corner three-point line, Odom received a pass from Kobe.

The five members of the Nuggets all stood in place and watched, and none of them had the intention of coming up to defend.

Odom also gritted his teeth.

"Damn it, everyone underestimates me!"

With a little thought, Odom also adjusted, and then shot.

As soon as he made a shot, Odom secretly thought something was wrong.

The ball is short!

The sheep tail is gone!
Ariza picked up the ball, took a big step forward, and then quickly released the ball.Found Li Nan who had already started.

Li Nan quickly passed the ball to Jackson who ran earlier and faster on the left front.

Stephen Jackson went inside, jumped up, and dunked with one hand!
boom!
64-59
The Nuggets lead by 5 points.

Off the court, Phil Jackson was not in a hurry, just watched quietly and let Kobe and Yao Liang solve the problem by themselves.

Indeed, the Lakers on the court quickly switched their style of play.

Kobe made a move, and Yao Liang raised to a high position.

Since the opponent intends to shrink back and not give Yao Liang a chance to catch the ball, let Yao Liang bring it up.Yao Liang in the high position can also give the opponent a heavy blow.

pick and roll!

Yao Liang's cover was so good that he blocked Li Nan completely.

Bryant pulls sideways, then dribbles the ball.

The hoist was given to Yao Liang who was down.

Yao Liang got the ball in the penalty area, and only Ariza made up for the Nuggets under the basket.

Yao Liang is not polite at all.

Dribbles, sideways, bumps Ariza.

"Sigh~~"

Ariza directly frowned and took a few steps back.

Obviously, this hit was not light.

However, Ariza did not flinch, and when Yao Liang went further, he bravely stood in front.

Yao Liang bumped unceremoniously again, the second time, it was not as hard as before, but it also knocked Ariza away by a small step.

Seeing that Yao Liang was about to get close to the basket, Ariza had no choice but to reach out and slice the ball.

Yao Liang took advantage of the situation and raised the ball high, avoiding Ariza's evil hands.

It is the easiest way to fight big and small, hold high and fight high.

With his feet on the ground, Yao Liang jumped up lightly, and shot with a wipe.

"Oh no!"

Many Lakers fans on the scene hugged their heads.

Before Yao Liang could take the ball, Li Nan appeared from behind, pressed down the ball directly, and stole the ball.

Yao Liang threw a real "air ball".

Fight back!

The Nuggets once again killed the past.

Yao Liang was left behind again.

In the frontcourt, it was the Nuggets' 5-on-4 again.
Odom, who was guarding Ariza, went after Hill.

Li Nan, who was in possession of the ball, did not hesitate, and directly gave it to Ariza, who was completely open in the corner on the other side.

There was no one within a radius of 2 meters, but Ariza was not in a hurry. He dribbled the ball, rose from the ground, and made a shot.

Whoosh!
Go in!

67-59
8 points difference.

Lakers fans are heartbroken.

Do you want to call a timeout?
Phil Jackson didn't do that, he sat on the bench, still so Buddha-like.

On the court, Kobe is going to stand up.

After looking for Yao Liang several times in a row, he couldn't score a goal, so Kobe had to come by himself.

At the most critical moment, Kobe believes that he will always be himself.

This time, it was Kobe and Yao Liang's high pick-and-roll.

However, after the first gear was dismantled, Kobe did not give it back to Yao Liang, but found an opportunity by himself and went directly to the empty basket of the Nuggets.

Accelerating past Diaw, Kobe went straight to the basket.

Under the basket, Ariza on the other side of the basket made up.

In the face of Dior and Ariza's back and forth attack, Kobe did not come strong.

With a glance out of the corner of his eye, Kobe jumped up and rushed to the basket.

Both Diaw and Ariza jumped up, trying to hold Kobe down.

However, after jumping up, Diaw and Ariza found that the ball in Bryant's hand was gone.

Then, everyone saw Odom on the other side of the basket,

Odom just missed a three-pointer, and he didn't think about making a three-pointer anymore.

The Nuggets' inside line is so short, it is naturally the most sensible to hit the inside line.

After getting the ball, Odom rushed to the basket.

Kobe hurriedly withdrew, but Ariza turned around and raised his hands, quickly moved his feet outside, and hit the area in anger.

Odom rushed in, jumped up, and faced Ariza. He was thinking of dunking, but the physical confrontation made his jumping height much shorter, and it could only be a swipe shot.

"careful!"

With this shout of caution, Odom directly raised the height of his shot to the board.

Just, no!

boom!
Nail board big hat!

Odom's shot was directly hit by Li Nan, who rushed in Li Nan, and flew away.Li Nan grabbed the basket dangerously and narrowly to avoid hitting the backboard.

The basketball has rebounded violently, directly flying out of the three-point line.

Yao Liang, who was near the free throw line, tried his best to bend down but failed to catch it, and was picked up by Stephen Jackson from beyond the three-point line.

After getting the ball, Stephen Jackson took a big step forward and rushed straight up.

Liu Wei pressed very hard.

Jackson, however, passed the ball to the other side.

Grant Hill!

Hill rushed into the inner line of the five, jumped up, Dapeng spread his wings, and slammed a battle axe!
boom!
The basketball hits the hoop.

69-59
10 points gap!

"yeah!"

Hill roared, and all the depression that had been suppressed for many years was vented at this time.

The basket was trembling with fright.

beep!
pause!

The Lakers requested a timeout.

On the sidelines, Phil Jackson finally couldn't sit still, and he had to talk about this timeout.

In the commentary seat, seeing Hill completely released himself, the old groom also stood up and clapped his hands.

"Grant Hill is back. Grant Hill, who was once omnipotent, is back."

However, his eyes quickly turned to the man on the court who had slapped Hill's ass.The man with the magic to make his teammates better.

In the stands, the shoulders of the Lakers fans collapsed.

"Why are you 10 points behind all of a sudden? This is unscientific!"

"Why does the Lakers have a leading center in the league like Yao, but they can't beat the Nuggets without a center?"

"These five guys over two meters are too scary. No, to be precise, the Nuggets are too scary. They make a scary lineup of just five people."

"It's okay, just now the Lakers were careless, we will catch up soon, after all, we were the ones leading in the first half!"

"It's absolutely not wrong to play inside! The Lakers should continue to play inside! I don't believe that the five small men of the Nuggets can defend."

The timeout was quickly over.

The Lakers are still on the court with drug addicts, and the Nuggets are still five small lineups.

They are arranged.Start opening up the situation on the outside, and then work from the outside in.

They did.

Bryant hit consecutive long shots from the outside.

The Nuggets defense began to expand.

The insider Yao Liang's opportunity came out.

The Lakers' offense finally opened.

It's just that the Lakers' defense is still helpless.

The Lakers are trying their best to maintain the rhythm, but the Nuggets don’t give you any chance to support the rhythm. The Nuggets just play fast, attacking every 7 seconds, and don’t give the Lakers a fair chance to defend 5 and 5. Yao Liang is just playing Participated in the offensive end only.

Unstoppable, the Lakers still can't stop the Nuggets' offense.

beep!
The whistle blew for the end of the third quarter.

Many fans in the stands have collapsed on their seats.

98-83
15 points difference.

In a single quarter, the Nuggets played a terrifying 42-26
In the fourth quarter, the two sides came back from the starting lineup. The Lakers removed Yao Liang and only kept Odom as a big man, thinking about using this to deal with the Nuggets' five small lineups.

However, the Nuggets are back with a big man.The Nuggets started to attack in a tough position, relying on the rhythm, the Nuggets are very good at it.

The Lakers quickly replaced Yao Liang. Although the drug-addicted combination played an excellent offense inside and outside, Li Nan came out to take over the game in this quarter.

125-114
In the end, the Nuggets beat the Lakers by 11 points.

While ending the Lakers' 16-game winning streak, the Nuggets also won an unstoppable 18-game winning streak!

Lakers:
Kobe scored a game-high 45 points, Yao Liang scored 28 points and 9 rebounds,

Nuggets: Six players scored in double figures

Li Nan scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 blocks.

Grant Hill, 28 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists,

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On the court, many young players of the Lakers surrounded Grant Hill.

"Grant, I grew up watching you play, can you give me an autograph?"

"Grant, you look so handsome today."

"Grant, can I trade jerseys with you?"

Facing these young players, Hill smiled and responded to every request.

It's been a long time since I felt such treatment on the field.

It feels so good to do it again.

On the side, Li Nan had just appeased Dayao and Liu Wei, and then came to appease the dignified Kobe.

"Kobe, what's the matter? Are you still not convinced after losing?"

"Li, you only scored 30 points, do you look down on me?"

It doesn't feel good to be underestimated by your opponent.

"Hen~ How can I look down on you? Our team has even used the last secret weapon. This is the greatest respect for you Lakers."

"really?"

"Of course! Didn't you see it? If the terrifying power of our five-death lineup is revealed in the first quarter, you will have no chance at all."

Is this a comforting word?

Kobe felt that he was taken seriously, and he was a little happier just now, but when he heard what Li Nan said later, he frowned even deeper.

Facing this terrifying Nuggets team, the Lakers seem to have nothing to do.Doesn't he have no chance to win the championship again?
Frustrated, lost, hurt.
……

Unlike Kobe's loss, frustration and pain, the old horseman in the commentary booth was very relieved, even excited.

"Today's Lakers have performed very well. They even forced the Nuggets to use their secret weapon. However, they still lost after all.

The Nuggets will always be so hard to see through. Their five small lineups are fast as lightning in offense, extremely accurate in shooting, and the three-point shooting is even more terrifying. Apart from the difficult inside defense, there are almost no other weaknesses.In the third quarter, relying on such a small lineup, the Nuggets scored a terrifying 42 points, which directly changed the situation on the court.Such a five-small lineup that integrates offense and defense makes people feel the suffocation of death!

Starting today, there is another topic for the league.How to deal with the death of the Nuggets?
If this problem cannot be solved, then the winning streak of the Nuggets will continue indefinitely, and even this season's championship will become the Nuggets' pocket in advance.

Okay, that's all for today's game, see you next time. "

(End of this chapter)