Legendary basketball manager

At the critical moment, Nowitzki stood up again.

Once again he was in the low post and made a good catch.

The Lakers decisively took flanking.

With a big wave of Nowitzki's hand, a long pass across the penalty area found Terry on the other end.

After the Jets received the ball, they dribbled a stop jump shot...

hit!

115:115.

The two teams are tied again!

Changing sides to fight again, Kobe also encountered a double-team when he singled out Marion with the ball.

But when he passed it to the open Odom, the latter didn't turn the big chance into a score.

After hitting the iron with a long two-point shot, the Mavericks took advantage of the opportunity to launch a counterattack!

During the fast break, Kidd looked at six directions and immediately distributed the ball to Marion who followed up from the right.

Hackers who have been playing the whole game, finally seized the opportunity this time, and scored a women's "38" three-pointer to help the Mavericks take the lead.

115: 118!

At this time, with the last 2 minutes left in the game, the Lakers called a timeout again.

The battle situation during this period also gave Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, a new view on the game.

From the beginning of the second half, Nowitzki used his containment power to create many good opportunities for his teammates.

And the teammates have also raised their hands now, and at this time they played the effect of "blossoming inside and outside".

In contrast to the Lakers.

Bryant was also unstoppable one-on-one, but when he was flanked and the ball was released, the rest of the Lakers did not punish the opponent.

If their hands were still so cold in the last 2 minutes, then all the burdens would be on Kobe's shoulders.

The winning rate of the Lakers will undoubtedly be much lower than that of the Mavericks!

But judging from past games, the Zijin Army does not lack players with big hearts.

In addition to Bryant, bear the brunt of the old fish Fisher.

He has staged a 0.4-second lore miracle, the more critical the moment, the more dangerous he is.

In the finals last year, Ci Shiping also staged a good show of grabbing a rebound at the last moment.

Both of these two played relatively quiet in this match, but if they broke out in the last 2 minutes, Shen Fei would not be surprised.

"It's getting more and more interesting..."

Shen Fei murmured.

............

The time-out is over and the game continues.

The Lakers serve in the frontcourt.

Odom walks to the sideline.

The other four Lakers lined up near the free throw line in a standard "Starburst Tactics" formation.

When Odom took over the basketball from the referee, the four players suddenly "exploded" and moved in different directions at the same time.

Staggered stature, Bryant with the help of Gasol off the ball pick and roll, successfully throw off Marion, rushed outside.

Kidd and Terry responded quickly, Qi Qi rushed to Bryant.

At the critical moment, Nao Ke insisted on choosing to trust his teammates, jumped up and passed the ball to Fisher.

Lao Yu raised his bow and shot an arrow, facing Nowitzki who was pounced on him, and shot a three-pointer.

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

118: 118.

This is a three-pointer of gold!

After the goal, Fisher smiled and pointed to Kobe, as if thanking the latter for his assist.

Kobe also clenched his fist, his eyes determined.

Offensive and defensive conversion, after Kidd dribbled the ball halfway, he handed the ball to Terry.

Nowitzki quickly put up and set up a pick-and-roll for Terry.

After the pick-and-roll was completed, Nuo Tianwang quickly bounced outside the three-point line.

The Lakers didn't dare to give him any space, so they had to choose to switch defenses.

Ever since, it was Kobe who defended Nowitzki.

Nuo Tianwang saw a chance to play big and small, so he immediately moved to the free throw line, and then he strode forward and opened his hands for the ball.

Terry made a lob and delivered the ball accurately to Nowitzki.

Gasol wanted to step forward to help Kobe defend, but he was afraid of Terry's outside shooting, so he didn't know what to do for a while.

On the contrary, Kobe took the initiative to raise his hand to signal that the ball let him defend alone.

Ever since, the two ace players started a head-to-head confrontation at this critical moment!

Although Kobe is only 1 meters tall, his strength is definitely the top among perimeter players, and he was nicknamed "Little Malone"!

Therefore, when Kobe lowered his center of gravity and tried his best to defend, Nowitzki could not easily crush him.

But Nuo Tianwang's technique was delicate, and he changed his tactics immediately.

I saw him jerk his shoulders to the left, then turn quickly to the right.

Kobe was not deceived and moved laterally to keep up.

But Nowitzki kicks hard with his right foot, rebounds suddenly, and then looks up to the basket.

Kobe thought he was going to make a shot and jumped up to block the shot.

I never thought that this turned out to be a shooting fake!

Nowitzki succeeded in his plan, and immediately rushed to the basket with the ball, and Odom, who was defending against the defense, made a layup.

118:120, the Mavericks take the lead!

And Nowitzki's beautiful attack this time directly caused an uproar among the fans at the scene.

From the change of the center of gravity to the fidelity of "worshiping Buddha", his silky combo just now is close to perfection!

It is simply an action that a wing player or even a defender will make.

It's no wonder that Kobe, who has won the first defense many times, also fell in his way!

But the Lakers generals did not panic.

When it was their turn to attack, Bryant carried the ball through half court and played a pick-and-roll with Pau Gasol in the high post.

The pick-and-roll between the two of them was one of the "killer features" for the Lakers to win the championship in the previous two years.

After the pick-and-roll, Nowitzki and Marion pounce on Bryant at the same time.

After the Black Mamba dribbles two steps to the right, a pass behind the back passes the ball back to Gasol.

At this point Gasol is in the free throw line area where he hits a high percentage.

Seeing this, Nowitzki quickly turned around to defend.

Marion's attention was also attracted by the vacant Gasol.

At this moment, Kobe suddenly ran back and circled to the top of the arc.

Gasol flicked his wrist and passed the ball immediately.

Nowitzki secretly thought something was wrong, and tried his best to speed up and rush towards Kobe again, but it was too late...

Kobe hit a three-pointer with a knife in his hand!

121: 120.

The Lakers overtook again!

Looking at the game time, there are only 30 seconds left.

This is very likely to be the decisive goal!

After the goal, Kobe raised his right arm high and made a classic "gritting teeth" expression.

What responded to him was the deafening "mvp" sound from the Staples Arena!

The Mavericks coach Carlisle on the sidelines could only call out the last timeout.

After the timeout, he replaced Chandler with the shooter, Peja Stojakovic.

At the same time, Marion was replaced by Caron Butler, who had a stronger offensive ability.

Their lineup became: Kidd, Terry, Butler, Peja and Nowitzki.

Obviously, the next attack, the Mavericks will fight to the death!

Kidd walked to the sideline and took the basketball from the referee.

After some running, Nowitzki successfully received the basketball in the low post.

Since the five players on the Mavericks field at this time all have good shooting ability, the Lakers dare not double-team Nuo Tianwang.

Nowitzki decisively began to play back.

He lay back slightly, feeling Gasol's defense with his back, and then hit twice with force.

Gasol gritted his teeth and tried to push the opponent out of the penalty area.

But at the next moment, Nowitzki suddenly took a step back with his left foot, and then made a golden chicken independent backward jumper...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

121: 122.

The Mavericks overtook the score again!

With 18 seconds left in the clock, the Zen master called the Lakers' last timeout.

............

During the dinner, both sides were busy arranging tactics.

But the two teams are very clear that in the next round, no matter how complicated the coordination is, the ball will definitely go to Kobe in the end.

The goal of the Mavericks is to make it difficult for Kobe to catch the ball, or to make extremely difficult shots after catching the ball.

In Carlisle's words - "No matter how many people defend him, he will not pass, so we do everything we can to make Kobe miss the shot."

Of course, this sentence is easy to say, but it is difficult to do it.

As the top killer in the NBA, Kobe has made many lore shots in his career, and he has scored countless goals at critical moments.

To this end, Carlisle first replaced Terry with Chandler to increase the height of the inside line and increase the difficulty of Kobe's breakthrough.

Then he replaced Peja and replaced Marion, and let him take on the important task of defending Kobe.

In addition, Carlisle also made Kidd and Butler ready to help defend and attack Kobe with the hackers!

At the same time, the Lakers also carefully designed offensive tactics for Kobe.

............

The time-out is over and the game continues.

The Lakers still adopt the "starburst tactic."

But the Mavericks had the experience of previous failures, and this time they responded significantly more calmly.

At the moment when the four Lakers players "exploded", the Mavs all performed their duties, but they didn't let the Lakers run out of any chance.

Especially Kobe.

His off-ball movement was like a ghost, but this time, Marion ignored the basketball and only had Kobe in his eyes.

When Gasol and Metta World Peace were covering for Kobe, Butler and Kidd also decisively gave up the defender and rushed directly to Kobe.

Odom waited left and right on the sideline, never finding a chance to pass the ball to Kobe.

Seeing that the five-second serve time is running out, and the team has no timeout to call... Odom can only find another way to find other teammates who can catch the ball.

In the end, he passed the ball to Metta Shiping who was out of the bag.

Metta Shiping did not rush to attack after receiving the ball at the top of the arc, but continued to seek opportunities to pass the ball to Kobe.

But as the offensive time passed by second by second, he couldn't find the opportunity to pass the ball for a long time, and his mentality gradually became anxious.

"Hit yourself, Ron!"

Not far away, Kobe's shout came.

Ci Shiping was excited, no longer hesitated, and accelerated to force Kidd.

Kidd is experienced and has outstanding defensive awareness, and a lateral movement blocked Ci Shiping's way.

"Boom..."

The two collided.

If it is placed in regular time, Kidd may take advantage of the trend and try to make an offensive foul.

But at such a critical moment, Old Kidd was worried that the referee would adhere to the concept of "let the players decide the game" and would not make any whistles, so he would bear the impact of Metta World Peace.

Being hit like this, Kidd couldn't help but let out a muffled snort.

Ci Shiping changed the ball to his left hand, then stepped out with his left foot to make a crossover.

Although this change of direction was not large, it was more realistic and successfully made Kidd move a step in the opposite direction.

[Have the opportunity! ]

Ci Shiping was overjoyed, and immediately accelerated, striding towards the basket.

Chandler quickly moved laterally to help defend.

But Ci Shiping was fearless, carrying the explosives, and made a three-step layup!

Chandler also jumped high.

The two collide in the air...

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, and the Mavericks made a defensive foul!

The moment the watch was stopped, the number on the timer changed to -5.

"yes!!!"

Ci Shiping who fell to the ground celebrated excitedly.

Kobe stepped forward to pull it up immediately, and patted the latter's head excitedly.

Ci Shiping smiled and walked to the free throw line.

At this time, the Staples Arena changed from noisy to quiet.

The fans held their breath, fearing that making any noise would affect Ci Shiping's free throw.

Artest took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, and then signaled the referee to pass the ball.

first penalty...

hit!

122:122, the two teams tied again!

"Roar~~~"

"Beautiful! Ron!"

......

The fans cheered excitedly.

As long as the next goal can be scored, the Lakers have a great chance of winning the game.

After all, there are only 5 seconds left before the end of the game, and the Mavericks have no timeout and need to serve from the backcourt.

Just sending the ball to the front court may consume these 5 seconds!

The referee passed the ball to Ci Shiping again.

The scene fell silent again in an instant.

Second penalty!

Ci Shiping's shot is a bit "short"

So the basketball didn't go straight into the net, but bounced a few times on the hoop...

Still hit!

123:122, the Lakers lead by one point.

But the game is not over yet!

The moment the ball was scored, the experienced Kidd immediately rushed to the bottom line and picked up the ball.

The Lakers generals also switched to defensive mode immediately.

Gasol came to the baseline and interfered with Kidd's serve with his long arm.

At the same time, Terry and Butler crossed positions, looking for the ball.

Kobe and Metta Shiping, the two great perimeter defenders, used close pressing to limit Terry and Butler from receiving the ball.

Meanwhile, Nowitzki silently moved toward the Lakers halfcourt.

At such a time, big players tend to be overlooked.

After all, the task of advancing the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt is generally done by defenders or wing players.

Even a super giant insider like Nowitzki finds it difficult to advance with the ball by himself.

But... there's another way to help them do it, and that's - pass the ball!

In the blink of an eye, Kidd finds a gap between Gasol's long arms.

With a big wave of his hand, the basketball flew towards the Lakers half court with a strong rotation like a cannonball.

Kobe and Ci Shiping looked back...

[This direction? ]

[! ! ! ]

The two suddenly discovered that there was a white figure on the flight path of the ball.

Suddenly, an ominous premonition flooded the hearts of the two of them.

After the ball was in the air for about two seconds, it fell into Nowitzki's hands.

Odom was shocked and rushed over.

With 3 seconds left, Nowitzki bends his knees, raises his hand...but takes the ball back.

This was actually a shooting fake!

In such an urgent moment, he could still hold his breath and complete the technical movements calmly!

At this moment, many Lakers fans in the arena unconsciously put their hands on the back of their heads.

After Odom flew out from the side, Nowitzki shot slowly...

[Come on...]

Odom prayed in his heart.

Kobe at the far end has a subtle expression.

Under the eyes of everyone, the basketball crossed a rainbow-like arc and flew towards the basket...