Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 263 Give Up or Persevere?

After the end of the third quarter, the position of the Lakers bench was full of low pressure, and their strong unwillingness could be felt from a distance.But what is the solution?They still have to chase 12 points in the remaining 18 minutes before they can hope to win the game. This requires them to fully improve their offense and defense, and prevent the Blazers from scoring while scoring. However, the performance in the first three quarters It seems that this is an almost impossible task.

Looking at the score on the scoreboard, Phil wanted to let everyone give up the game, but when he saw the fire-breathing eyes of the players, he couldn't say that at all.In order to avoid embarrassment, he coughed dryly and asked, "Do you have any ideas in the last section? What I'm talking about is not tactical, but strategic. I don't know what your mentality is now, but I can tell you what you think." Attitude to formulate tactics for the last quarter. Now you can speak freely, I will give you 30 seconds, and at the same time I suggest that you agree as soon as possible..." He paused, then continued, "At least I think we should give up this game."

Before Phil finished speaking, Kobe stood up and said loudly: "Coach, we all want to fight harder. When we see no hope of winning, when will we choose to give up. Although we are still nearly [-] points behind, But it’s not hopeless, we don’t want to end this game like this.”

Phil nodded slightly, looked at the others seriously, and asked, "Does everyone think so?" Everyone nodded, jokingly, the boss said so, who would dare to stand up to it?Not to mention that most of the players were really unconvinced, and the few who wanted to give up the game saw that others supported Kobe's opinion, so they followed the crowd. It must be right to stand with the team boss at this time Yes, no one would foolishly say that they want to give up, it's not shameful enough.

After the consensus was reached, Phil seized the time to take out the tactical board and arrange tactics. After all, there were only 2 minutes between the third quarter and the fourth quarter, and it took nearly half a minute just now, so the tactical layout should be accelerated.Compared with the tense atmosphere on the Lakers side, the atmosphere on the Blazers' bench is quite relaxed. Also, 18 points is already a big difference in the playoffs. At this time, let the tension be a little looser. Pine is not a bad thing, and McMillan gave the players vaccinations to prevent everyone from relaxing too much. They are full of confidence in the Blazers team in the fourth quarter.

The rest time passed quickly, and the referee came over to signal to both sides that the fourth quarter of the game was about to start.In order to allow the main lineup to have enough rest time, McMillan naturally sent the team's rotation lineup. Because Camby returned to the starting lineup in this game, the rotation lineup was short of insiders, so McMillan sacrificed a pair of short guys. Insider - Uncle Huo + Cunningham, neither of them is taller than 2 meters. He doesn't expect these two people to make much contribution on the court, as long as they can last for at least 08 minutes.As for the outside line, it is still the same combination of Bayless + Fernandez + Batum.

But the Lakers did not dispatch a rotation lineup step by step. They directly let the starting five tigers continue to appear. Obviously, if there is a chance of winning, it doesn't matter if these five people last the entire fourth quarter.The five players on the Blazers field obviously didn't expect that their opponent was the Lakers led by Kobe. They panicked for a while. Not only did they miss shots repeatedly, but they couldn't stop Kobe.That's right, at this time Kobe once again took the offensive responsibility on himself. In his opinion, he was the only one who turned the tide and led the team to win.Fortunately, Fernandez, who was facing him, was completely a colander, which also allowed Kobe to play well.

The Lakers succeeded in attacking for four consecutive rounds. On the Blazers side, Uncle Huo hit a mid-range shot. The other few attacks were rebounds for the Lakers inside.As Kobe hit another mid-range shot, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to single digits, and McMillan quickly called a timeout.Before he could open his mouth, Ye Feng said: "Coach, I want to play, I believe I can buy some rest time for others." The others he was talking about were of course the four teammates who started with him.McMillan asked seriously: "Are you sure?" Ye Feng smiled: "I don't know, but this is the best method available now."

McMillan thought about it carefully for a while, and had to admit that what Ye Feng said was correct. In fact, judging from the current state of the starting five, only he and Aldridge have had enough rest, and Roy is also fine, but generally speaking McMillan will not force him to play early, so as not to increase the risk of injury.Thinking of this, McMillan immediately replaced Batum with Ye Feng to control the team's offense, hoping to expand the point difference to double digits again.

After appearing on the stage, Ye Feng did not take the initiative to make a move, and he chose to cooperate with Cunningham, which made people a little puzzled.However, Ye Feng has his own ideas. Cunningham is the most athletic among the four, and he has no problem attacking the basket with his height, so Ye Feng frequently uses his threat of holding the ball to attract the Lakers' defense. Then get the ball into Cunningham's hands in various ways and let him bomb the rim.You must know that Cunningham has been sitting on the bench most of the time this season. Ye Feng suddenly gave him the opportunity to show his face.

Fernandez on the outside also got a lot of open shots. Bayless seemed a little bit hard, because his three-point shooting percentage was not high. When Ye Feng passed the ball to him, he could only go to the three-point line. Take a few steps inside before making a shot, but Ye Feng didn't care too much, anyway, a black cat and a white cat are good cats if they catch mice, as long as they can score goals, who cares how you put the ball into the basket?Of course, in addition to breaking through the ball, Ye Feng himself also frequently fired from outside the three-point line, and maintained a high level in the first three quarters. The Lakers are very painful here, except for Kobe. Reliable, even Kobe only exploded suddenly in this game or even this quarter. You must know that he has not always shown himself as a three-point shooter.

There is no pressure for the Blazers to exchange three points for two points. Even if there is no mobile phone opportunity outside the three-point line, Cunningham can directly attack the basket, which greatly improves the team's offensive efficiency.When the Blazers once again widened the point difference to 12 points, the gap between the two teams has been changing back and forth between 10 points and 12 points, but this kind of tug-of-war is what the Blazers like to see.

(End of this chapter)