roccoschili Chapter 223 The Lakers' Darkest Moment
Chapter 223 The Lakers' Darkest Moment
Chapter 223 The Lakers' Darkest Moment
[-]:[-] p.m., Staples Center.
The entire arena was buzzing with people, and the big screen in the center scanned the auditorium. Compared with the first game, there were more fans wearing Clippers jerseys, and the camera scanned the VIP seats on the sidelines, David Beckham All the stars are listed.
The central screen followed by the pre-match interview screen. David Beckham said that as a Lakers fan, he must come to the scene to give support when the Lakers are behind. Justin Jia and other stars also have the same opinion.
Such an answer drew cheers and applause from the Lakers fans on the scene, even though it was the Clippers' home court in name.
In the TNT commentary seat, the host Marvin looked at Cole: "Welcome Steve to join us in the commentary ranks. Let me first share your views, especially for the Lakers will use unlimited defenses..."
"First of all, this rumor has not been confirmed..." Cole nodded slightly at the beginning.
"From my personal point of view, the Lakers should not use unlimited defensive changes. Although that restricts the Clippers' offense a lot, it is also a huge physical test for the Lakers. Considering their average age, I think it is difficult to maintain the efficient operation of the entire game..."
Doug Collins next to him went on to say: "I have the same opinion. Once the infinite defense is not executed well, it is equivalent to giving the opponent a lot of open space. And the Clippers, a team that is good at seizing opportunities, is very easy to play a wave..."
"OK, the two teams' starters are ready, let's see what will happen..."
...
On the court, the two starting teams stand around the center circle.
Su Yang took a deep breath to adjust his emotions, and saw Snoop Dogg gesturing to shoot, his excitement seemed to have won the first battle.
But compared to the first game, the Lakers fans sitting on the sidelines were obviously less arrogant, and all kinds of ridicule disappeared.
The referee holds the ball and walks between the centers of the two teams, puts his hands in the air, and gently throws it upwards.
Snapped!Bynum touches the ball first.
The basketball flew backwards, Fisher picked it up and handed it directly to Kobe who stepped forward to meet him.
Kobe took the ball and signaled the referee to get out of the way, then took the ball across the center line, raised his hand and threw it to Gasol who was standing on the right wing, then turned around and cut into the inside line, and with the help of Bynum's cover, went straight to the left waist .
Gasol took the ball to observe. Seeing that Kobe was in place and completed the preparations, he immediately passed the ball back to the top of the arc.
Fisher took the ball and divided it to the left waist, Kobe received the ball sideways, raised his hands high and waited for his teammates to move.
A large space was left in the left half in an instant, Kobe retreated to test, crossed and rushed.
Gordon raised his left hand high and spread his right hand evenly, slid his feet to catch up, and did not miss half a step.
Kobe stopped abruptly and turned around, slammed his shoulders down and took a step forward, and took off with the ball.
Gordon took advantage of the situation and patted his raised left hand, and sent the racket flying with a snap. Su Yang grabbed the ball and ran forward.
Fisher retreated quickly, shrunk to the free throw line early, and intentionally or unintentionally emptied the three-point line.
Seeing this situation, Su Yang hurriedly stopped to combine the ball, and raised his hand to score a nearly three-pointer. Unfortunately, the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron.
Kobe ran and jumped, collided with Jordan in the air, landed and shot the ball one after another, and forcibly grabbed the rebound.
Gordon hurried forward to delay, Kobe changed hands behind his back to avoid, and went straight to the frontcourt along the sideline.
At this time, two consecutive rounds of turning back and running, the Clippers' defensive formation was in chaos.
Barnes didn't care about other things, and rushed directly to Kobe to make up defense, and Kobe turned his back while walking.
Gordon rushed to double-team, Kobe immediately threw the ball to Artest who was in the open position, and then raised his hand to signal.
With such an action, it was obvious that he wanted to receive the return pass and continue to play back, but Barnes went around and got stuck.
Seeing that he couldn't pass the ball, Artest hit Gordon hard with his shoulders down. Relying on his strength advantage, he reached the waist with difficulty.
Randolph stepped forward to intercept, Artest staggered and turned around to pass the ball, Gasol received the ball from the free throw line and held it up to aim at the basket.
That movement seemed to be about to shoot, and it seemed to be feinting, and it didn't change for a long time. After Randolph completed his defense, Gasol started with a heavy shoulder and made a very awkward three-step layup. As soon as he raised his hand, Randolph Dove slapped the ball away.
Gordon saw the rebound from the bottom corner and passed it to Su Yang, and the Clippers launched a third-line fast break.
There were boos in the arena. Barnes received a long pass from the right wing of the frontcourt and headed straight to the basket.
Kobe chased wildly, and in the blink of an eye, he chased to Barnes, but he was still half a body away from getting the ball.
He gritted his teeth fiercely and took a big step suddenly, but without thinking, Barnes slowed down.
boom!The two collided, Barnes slid to the sidelines, and Bryant almost fell over.
The referee blew his whistle and called Kobe for a foul, and the boos in the arena exploded again.
In less than 1 minute of the game, Kobe got fouled, which was very unfavorable for the Lakers to start.
Kobe argued loudly at the referee. The referee said it was a CLEARPATH foul and maintained the call.
The Clippers kicked off again from the left sideline of the frontcourt. Su Yang used the cover to go around and receive it, and slowly brought it to the top of the arc.
Fisher chased closely, and the other four Lakers players stood around the paint area and put up a defensive formation.
"Could it be BOX1?"
Su Yang was slightly shocked, thought for a while, raised his hand and threw the ball to the left wing, and Barnes immediately passed back after receiving the ball.
Su Yang shifted to 45 degrees, and waited for a long time for the three-threat action, but no teammates ran out of the opportunity.
The Lakers' zone defense formation and unlimited defense changes are the initial results, and they can only be singled out for the time being.
Determined to pay attention, Su Yang retracted his gaze, and Fisher's left hand was still in front of his forehead.
"Ah... give me three points?"
With an idea, Su Yang circled his hands in circles to perform a Durant swing, and the referee blew his whistle almost at the same time.
Three free throws were made, and the Lakers fans booed non-stop, while Fisher stood there dumbfounded.
Abusive words such as coward, coward, coward, etc., flocked from all around the arena to the free throw line.
Su Yang shot with a smile and made all three free throws.
In the transition between offense and defense, Fisher dribbled the ball across the center line and then threw it to Kobe at the top of the arc.
The Lakers started the triangle offense. Gasol got the ball from the right wing, but he couldn't pass it to Fisher who couldn't get rid of Su Yang.
The basketball is passed back to the top of the arc, and Kobe catches the ball and holds it high, ready to sling a pass to Bynum in the paint.
Suddenly, there was a pop.
Both Bynum and Jordan fell to the ground. The two fought for the card position too fiercely, and the referee whistled Jordan for a foul.
Su Yang looked up at the big screen, and found that Bynum failed to fight, and after falling to the ground, he raised his leg and tripped Jordan.
Van Gundy also saw this situation, so angry he rushed to the referee to seek a revision of the sentence, but was ignored.
The Lakers kicked off from the left sideline. After two passes, Bynum hit Jordan with his left back.
Gordon shrinks and pinches, and Bynum distributes the ball to the top of the arc, but the height is too high and the force is too fierce.
Kobe took off with all his strength, but only touched his fingers. When he landed and jumped again, Gordon had already returned to his position. run wildly.
The large force arrived in the frontcourt in a blink of an eye, the Lakers quickly completed their defensive positions, and the three of them fanned Su Yang.
Su Yang slowed down and stopped, asked Jordan as a cover, and deliberately walked the sideline to tear up the Lakers' defensive formation.
But the Lakers rotation is extremely good, Bynum did not follow out, did not leave room for a breakthrough.
Seeing that the strategy failed, Su Yang turned around and changed direction, and then used Jordan as a cover to get rid of Fisher and shoot a three-pointer.
when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.
Kobe and Jordan took off to grab one after another. The two collided in the air, and the referee whistled for Kobe's foul.
The Staples Center exploded instantly, Lakers fans yelled black whistle, and Kobe was so angry that he put his head in his hands.
In the TNT commentary seat, Cole’s lips curled up slightly: “The referee was a bit strict in calling the penalty. Kobe was fouled twice at the beginning of the game. All the plans of the Lakers may be ruined because of this. Considering the state of other Lakers players, this is very bad.”
Collins laughed: "It's an exaggeration to say, but I just saw Fisher take over the game..."
(End of this chapter)