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Chapter 252 Quasi-lore (Add more chapters, ask for tickets~)

Give?To McGee?

Really to McGee?Mike Brown felt a little confused for a moment.

In fact, not only Mike Brown, but all the members of the Lakers team are also a little confused, because everyone knows that McGee does not have the ability of mid-range and long-distance. How dare George Karl do this?Is this gamble too big?

Only Tang Qian saw something wrong. JaVale McGee did not have the ability to shoot from mid-to-long range, but who said he must shoot from mid-to-long range?Two or three steps from the free throw line, which is almost negligible for a seven-foot big man, as long as there is no guard in front, one acceleration, two steps, no, one step can enter the 3-second zone.

But stepping into the 3-second zone is different. As one of the "Gibbon" centers, he can shorten the distance between himself and the basket just by stretching out his hand.In this case, any NBA player can easily score goals, otherwise what kind of professional league will they play?
Tang Qian wanted to move sideways to defend, but at the moment he moved, Kenneth Farid blocked his way.

It turns out that George Karl has already arranged for this link, and there is no room for the Lakers to succeed at all.

Sure enough, in the absence of guards, JaVale McGee drove straight in, a long-distance gliding layup, swipe~, and the orange basketball fell into the Lakers' basket accurately.

100-102, the Denver Nuggets overtook the Lakers with 30 seconds left in the game.

Mike Brown immediately called the final timeout.

"Don't worry, everyone. There is still time in the game. The next ball will be decided by Bryant, and the rest will try to open up space. Remember?" Mike Brown can only arrange this kind of "tactics that are not tactics" Well, his key coaching ability in the playoffs has actually always been a weakness, not outstanding.

He wants to imitate Phil Jackson and give full authority to the head star to decide his fate at the last moment, but he forgot that Phil Jackson has a triangle offense as a support, which can allow star players to obtain the maximum space for singles, thereby improving the offensive effectiveness. Success rate.To apply the classic joke between Rodman and Jackson back then, the former said disdainfully, isn't the triangle offense just passing the ball to Joe Boss for singles?What is there to explain?The latter smiled and replied, you are only half right. The triangle offense is indeed to pass the ball to Jordan for singles, but it is to allow Jordan to form a one-on-one singles, get the best space for singles, not to be surrounded and not to force singles.

Unfortunately, he, Mike Brown, does not have this ability.

Kobe is now getting older, his athletic ability has declined, and he can barely play singles, and his shooting percentage can be imagined.

But who can change the things the head coach decides?At least ordinary players do not have this qualification.

On the other side of Denver, George Karl praised JaVale McGee loudly and said: "Good job, Mr. McGee, if you can win tonight, you will be one of the number one contributors."

McGee touched his head and said with a naive smile, "It's all because of Coach Carl's good tactical arrangement that I was able to find such an easy layup opportunity."

"The goddess of victory is already waving to us now, everyone, work harder, win this game, and then return to the home court to defeat Los Angeles in one go!" After saying this, George Karl took out the tactical board and said: "Mike .Brown will definitely use Kobe to singles, we just need this..."

TNT Live Room.

"Charles, the Nuggets are already ahead, and the Lakers may be in danger tonight." Kenny Smith said to Charles Barkley.

"Mike Brown is an idiot who claims to be a defensive coach, but JaVale McGee took advantage of him. How stupid!" Charles Barkley was outraged and loudly expressed his "viewpoint".

"I can't blame Mike Brown for this ball." Kenny Smith said: "It can only be said that George Karl is too bold, and he actually played the key ball for the most unreliable person in the team. This kind of adventurous spirit is amazing. It's impossible to guess."

"This is the difference in the ability of the head coach. If Phil Jackson was here, he would not have been recruited so easily." Charles Barkley still said angrily.

"Okay, but there is still time. The Lakers have not completely lost the chance to win." Kenny Smith said: "As long as they can score this goal, they can keep the suspense of the game."

"Let's see what the Lakers do with this ball."

The tactical arrangement of the Lakers was completely guessed by George Karl, so facing Kobe, the Nuggets adopted a "teaming tactic" from the very beginning.Stepped up by Ty Lawson and Al Harrington.If this was young, Kobe could still use his personal ability to do it recklessly, and even directly tear the opponent's double-team defense, but now, it is difficult for him to do this.Physical fitness and physical condition are far from the peak state.

I can only pass the ball out, who to pass it to?Naturally, it was Ramon Sessions. His defender ran over to double-team Kobe, so he had a moderate three-pointer.Logically speaking, after the double-teamer passed the ball, Ty Lawson should quickly choose to return to the defense, but he did not do so. Instead, he "slowly" and "walked leisurely", taking his time He walked towards Ramon Sessions without hesitation.

As an outside player, the opponent didn't have time to return to the defense. Should he shoot an open three-pointer?
If you don't shoot, you will definitely be criticized, saying that you are wasting opportunities and that you are a mouse with no shooting ability.

After making the shot, Ramon Sessions was worried that he was not accurate enough, and the basketball missed the basket.

While hesitating, Kobe and Mike Brown urged at the same time: "What are you doing? No one is in front of you, hurry up and shoot a three-pointer!"

Then, vote for it!
Being so forced, Ramon Sessions jumped up and shot "reluctantly".

But this ball was obviously crooked, and he knew that he would definitely not score as soon as he took the shot.

when~
The basketball hit the basket and bounced high inside the Nuggets.

"Grab a rebound!!!"

Shouting is like that, but in practice, how easy is it?Grabbing rebounds has been beneficial to the defensive side since ancient times, and offensive rebounding is a very difficult "job".For this ball, the Nuggets were very focused on the inside and did not give Tang Qian and Bynumdin any chance to invade.

Can't get it?
If you can't grab it, you will lose the game.

How to do?
Tang Qian made an emergency turn in his mind, and used a "sinister trick" and said: "hey~"

With this sound, Tang Qian used all his strength, and most importantly, he yelled into Kenneth Farid's ear.

hum~
Kenneth Faried was stunned, and his figure suddenly slowed down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Qian quickly grabbed the position and got this offensive rebound.Tang Qian passed a pass to Kobe on the outside. Kobe held the ball and was about to play with his back.

"Defend, defend, don't let Kobe shoot easily!" George Karl stood on the sidelines and commanded loudly.

Another double team, Kobe had no choice but to choose to pass the ball.

And the object of the pass was Ramon Sessions.

No way, who told him that there were no Nuggets in front of him?

George Karl seemed to be convinced that Ramon Sessions had poor mental quality and poor three-point shooting, so he ordered the Nuggets to let him shoot three-pointers before going on the court.

This is a very contemptuous tactic.

If it is replaced by a slightly on-point 3-pointer, that one-shot will be a sieve for the Nuggets.

In fact, to be honest, Ramon Sessions' 3-point basket this season is not bad. Although the number of shots is relatively small, he also broke through 40%, which is the most accurate time in his entire career.Shooting for him with an empty basket, the average head coach would definitely not be able to do this kind of thing.But George Karl did it just like that, and he did it very beautifully.

Even though Sessions joined the NBA in 07, he has no experience in the playoffs.That is to say, this season is Ramon Sessions' "first play" in the playoffs.As I said before, the regular season and the playoffs are basically two levels of competition. Regardless of the fact that Sessions' regular season statistics are not bad, as soon as he entered the playoffs, he was immediately beaten back to his original shape. His shooting efficiency was low. Terrible.

Including the ball just now, Sessions has already made 3 of 3 three-pointers in this game. If you count the first game, it is 0 for 5 three-pointers.That is to say, since the start of the series, No. 0 of the Lakers has not made even a single three-pointer.

And this kind of thing can easily affect the mentality of athletes and cause "heart knots".

The current opportunity for a three-point shot is better than before, but Ramon Sessions flinched. He hesitated for a while, and chose to pass the ball.

damn it!
When Kobe saw this, he couldn't help cursing in his heart, but what could he do?Shouldn't the ball be passed just now?That is obviously an excellent three-pointer opportunity!

This time, Kobe Bryant missed "Old Fish" Derek Fisher infinitely.

If it was Derek, how could he not take the ball just now?

hateful!

He suddenly looked at No. 7 of the Lakers, and it became more and more unpleasant.

Because it's not a question of ability, it's a question of courage.

He doesn't even have the courage to shoot the ball, so why should he be a starter?What kind of main point guard?Just go to the NBDL League to make a living!
The ball was given to Andrew Bynum, but Anzhu suddenly seemed to have lost his desire to attack, and passed the basketball in his arms.Who was it passed on to?Actually passed it to Tang Qian who was on the side.

Don't think that this is the master of the nunnery who "awakened himself" and was ready to "shake hands and make peace" with Tang Qian. This ball is actually a standard "bomb ball".What is a bomb ball?It is a pass when the attack time is about to come, and there are no seconds left for the receiver to make an offensive move.

Seeing that Tang Qian was receiving the ball, Mike Brown's heart sank, because everyone in the Lakers team knew about the shooting ability of this big Chinese man.What?You said those consecutive shots just now?In Mike Brown's eyes, this is just luck, because both the shooting posture and the shooting rhythm are very stiff and ugly.

Such a shot is scored, what is it if it is not luck?
"Hot, pass the ball, pass it out, don't shoot yourself!" Mike Brown still didn't give up, and shouted orders from the sidelines.

It's a pity that Tang Qian didn't listen to him for this ball.

Against Kenneth Faried, the shot was shot.

"You kid don't even think about scoring goals!!! Don't think about it!!!" "Half-orc" Farid saw Tang Qian was about to make another shot, and immediately rushed towards him. It's hard to "eat it alive" like Tang Qian.

Is this a shot fake?
Seeing Tang Qian take back his shooting action, Farid thought suddenly.

Is he ready to play breakthrough?Hmph, you are so big, do you think you can easily pass me?too naive!

Just as he was thinking, Tang Qian made a move. He didn't break through or pass the ball, but just stood there quietly, waiting for Kenneth Farid's body to approach.

Kobe saw it, his heart tightened, and he said: Is he trying to make a foul?

As expected by the Black Mamba, Tang Qian leaned towards Farid with the ball, and the next second, the referee blew his whistle.Nuggets No. 35, defensive foul, Lakers No. 29 free throws.

Damn it, I was tricked by this Asian guy!But it doesn't matter, based on his shitty free throw percentage, it is thankful that he can score one of two goals. Want to make two free throws?That's harder than climbing to the sky!

Kenneth Faried obviously watched Tang Qian's free throw percentage in the regular season, so he thought this way in his heart.

What George Karl thought in his heart at this time was similar to Kenneth Faried's. He thought that if he fouled, it would be a foul. Anyway, the opponent couldn't make two free throws.Even if he "luckily" scored a free throw, it would not change the overall situation of the game.

In George Karl's view, winning 1 point is also winning, and there is no difference between winning 100 points.

But the sound of "swipe" made all the Nuggets stunned.

This... How did this fucking score a goal? ? ?
How could that kind of bullshit pose score a goal? ? ?

Kenneth Faried, who was defending Tang Qian, was also confused, because the nature of 2+1 and 2 free throws are completely different!

In order to prevent him from taking an easy shot just now, I specially added a little bit of pressure, so why... would I still throw it in?
102-102, the Lakers tied the score through Tang Qian's shot.

There are still 4.3 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Lakers team was boiling. Ci Shiping "yelled" and ran over to Tang Qian and said, "You boy, did you take the wrong medicine tonight? Why does it feel so good? This kind of ball is used by others." You voted in! shi.t~ What luck!"

"Yeah, it looks like my luck tonight is really good." Tang Qian smiled and echoed Ci Shiping.

But these words fell in Kenneth Farid's ears, but they were so harsh.

"Hot, make a good free throw. Tonight's game will be over if the free throw is scored, and we can disband and go home!" Ci Shiping stood beside the free throw line and said to Tang Qian.

"Yeah, it's hot, make a free throw and make sure to score!" Ramon Sessions also said.

The last person to speak was Kobe. He glanced at Tang Qian and said in a calm voice, "Relax, just be sure to punish."

"Well, I know." Tang Qian nodded.

Tang Qian's free throw percentage this season is indeed shockingly low, only 51%, almost falling below the 5% mark.

So for his free throw expectations, the Lakers are not very high up and down.

Mike Brown is even ready to play overtime.

Tang Qian took a deep breath, and then walked to the free throw line. He stared intently at the orange basket. Then, he bent his knees, raised his hand, and moved his wrist. The basketball slowly left from his big hand.

The goal went straight to the Nuggets' basket.

One second, two seconds... "Grrrrrrrrr", the basketball spun around the hoop at least three or four times before "reluctantly" falling into the net bag.

brush~
Tang Qian made a free throw, and the Staples Center cheered.

"Good job, hot!" Ci Shiping ran over and patted Tang Qian's head and said.

"Very good." Kobe also nodded at Tang Qian.

George Karl immediately called a timeout, and then arranged a frontcourt tactic.

Limited by the game time, Ty Lawson could only hastily throw the basketball out. When~, the basketball didn't even touch the rim, and it hit the board directly.

The lights came on, and the game was declared over.

The Los Angeles Lakers narrowly beat the Denver Nuggets by one point, 103-102.

The total score of the series became 2:0.

PS: I finally finished writing, alas, the code word speed is flawed~ woo woo woo~
Let me just say that in the game that night, Big McGee really contributed 6 blocks, 5 of which were in the fourth quarter, very awesome~~~
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