Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 200: Defeat, counter-death?See you in the finals!

During the timeout, the Bulls took the lead in making lineup adjustments.

Tyson Chandler and Josh Whats were removed and replaced with Clifford Robinson and Kukoc who can shoot and are more reliable in free throws.

The Bulls' move is also for stability. The main purpose is to use up this timeout. There will be no more timeouts in the future.

The situation at this time is, 103 to 103, with 13 seconds left in the game, and the Bulls have the ball.

Normally, the Lakers are unlikely to take the initiative to foul. If the Bulls are fouled and make two free throws, the Lakers can only gamble on a three-pointer or two-point overtime.

The buzzer-beating shot or the winning shot is the most difficult to hit in the game. Even those who are better than Kobe only have a shooting rate of about [-]%.

Kobe was sweating profusely and out of breath tonight.

The Lakers dared to commit a foul first, then gain the initiative to win the game, and take the ball to execute the game-winner. This approach is undoubtedly very bold.

To put it bluntly, once the buzzer-beater fails, the star who executes the buzzer-beater is actually fine. The worst thing is that he tried his best.

But the head coach who made the tactical decision to commit a foul and take the initiative to give his opponent a free throw will definitely take the blame after the game.

The current head coach of the Lakers is Frank Hamblen, who was the chief assistant to the Lakers head coach Tang Shuai last season.

Because Tang Shuai was not in good health, he took over temporarily and got the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve as the head coach of a wealthy team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Although when he first came to power, he had the mission of taking the blame.But Frank Hamblen definitely doesn’t want to lose his job as head coach of an NBA team easily unless he has to.

However, there are some things that have to be guarded against.

The Lakers are now Kobe's team, and sometimes Kobe's voice is louder than the head coach's.

If Kobe becomes paranoid and wants to take the initiative, that is, if he wants to kill the Bulls by himself, then the Bulls will also have to guard against whether the Lakers will continue to use foul tactics.

The Bulls' goal is just to win tonight's game and tie the 96-game winning streak set by the 18 Bulls.

The Bulls don't need to play hero ball, and they don't need Duan to step up to ensure that they can score points. They only need to hit free throws steadily, even if it is only 1 point.

Because of this, Scott Skiles put every player on the floor who could shoot free throws.

"If there is really no chance, then pass the ball to Duan!"

After adjusting the lineup, Scott Skiles, as the team's head coach, still drew three offensive tactics.

The first one was Duen's feint, and Luol Deng slipped to the basket for an alley-oop.

The second one is that Duan plays a pick-and-roll with Baron Davis, attracting the defense and allowing Baron Davis to rush to the basket or the main teammate to complete the offense under the basket.

The third tactic still uses Duen as a bait, and other players score suddenly. The style of play is still to rush to the basket, rather than risking the three-point shot.

The only time the three tactics couldn't be used was for Duen to take the ball and play alone.

It doesn't matter whether Duen is a mid-range player, a three-pointer, or a low-poster.

"Cam'on, let us continue to stay focused and win tonight!"

Duan stood up and roared.

There are only 13 seconds left in the game. Even if the Lakers use the last timeout, the game will be over in a few minutes.

Since the whole game has been played like this, it's not like the Bulls players can't hold on for a while.

As the timeout ends, the Bulls players return to the court.

Kukoc walked to the referee, preparing to take the ball from the referee's hand and then solve the difficult problem of serving the ball from the sideline.

Because of his height, Kukoc has better passing vision than most players on the court.

Coupled with his good passing ability, he is undoubtedly the best choice for the Bulls to complete the alley-oop with Luol Deng and quickly score two points.

But after Kukoc got the basketball from the referee outside the right sideline, the Bulls players gathered at a 45-degree angle on the left side and lined up along the three-point line and took action quickly.

As a bait, Duan quickly moved to the right along the three-point line, while Luol Deng suddenly turned in the opposite direction from the bottom corner and slipped to the bottom of the basket.

At the same time, Baron Davis followed Duan, turning from the top of the arc to the middle and cutting to the basket, while Clifford Robinson stood still and made a space point.

It was also because the Bulls used starburst tactics to instantly disintegrate into a ball.

The players on the Lakers side were suddenly confused about the situation and could only follow the Bulls side like headless flies.

It was naturally Kobe who was chasing Duan, and the Lakers did not send anyone else to double-team him.

Kukoc saw that Luol Deng under the basket and Baron Davis at the free throw line did not get out of the way, and the Lakers' defensive formation on the field had been chopped into pieces, so he immediately passed the ball to the rushing man. of Doon.

Immediately afterwards, Kukoc pretended to cut to the basket, attracting Odom's attention.

In fact, when Kukoc saw Kobe chasing Duen with his eyes fixed on Duen without noticing him, he immediately stepped forward to cover Duen.

Odom, who was guarding Kukoc, seemed a little distracted. Seeing Kukoc suddenly change his running direction, he didn't expect to switch to guard Duan. Instead, he followed Kukoc like a puppet.

After Duen bypassed Kukoc, and Kukoc blocked Kobe, Odom saw Duen running quickly, and then he thought of moving in front of Duen, delaying Duen from rushing to the basket.

"Foul, foul, foul!"

Kobe found that Kukoc suddenly stood in front of him, and Odom was two bodies away from Duen. He immediately shouted to remind Odom to foul Duen.

However, Odom was obviously slow to react, and Duan quickly rushed to the basket by accelerating.

Odom failed to follow Duen's footsteps and reached out to pull Duen but failed to touch Duen's jersey.

Eddie Jones and Devin George under the basket wanted to foul Duen, but found that Duen came too fast and had already stepped into the penalty area.

In order to prevent Duen from giving up 2+1, the two of them had no choice but to get out of the way and watch Duen fly and dunk!
"What a monster! Can this take off?"

"I have never questioned Du En's athletic ability, but I really can't believe it. At the end of the game, Du En can still run so fast and jump so high? This is incredible!"

"A sure win, a sure win! Duan dunked a sure win!"

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

"Dune, Dawn, Dawn!"

"Passing the ball to Duane was the best decision!"

Bulls fans, media reporters, and Lakers players all showed shock and surprise when they saw Duan's dunk.

Bulls fans were naturally very happy. Many people stood up from their seats and cheered "MVP" and "Dunn" loudly.

Although there are 10.6 seconds left in the game, the Lakers still have the ball and a chance to kill the game, but it is undoubtedly very difficult for the Lakers to rely on a three-pointer to kill the game.

Besides, Duan's shocking dunk not only boosted the Bulls' morale, but also severely damaged the Lakers' belief in winning.

Perhaps, at this time, many Lakers players were thinking - Duan is so strong, is it possible for us to win?

"Kobe, next we're going to trust you and we're going to put the ball in your hands."

For the last chance to win, Frank Hamblen also called a timeout, and then arranged a relatively simple tactic of handing the ball to Kobe.

In fact, as a head coach who has no prestige and is afraid of taking the blame, Frank Hamblen has to do this.

What if Kobe was used as a cover and other players executed the tactics but failed to score the ball.

At that time, as the head coach, Frank Hamblen, won't he have to take the blame and become the target of verbal criticism from the fans?

Next, the only choice is to give the ball to Kobe, and Kobe makes the shot. That means Kobe is awesome and the coach is also awesome.If Kobe fails to make a shot, he will be able to fool Duane in the post-game interview by praising Duane and saying that it's not because we don't work hard but the enemy has a high attitude.

All in all, Frank Hamblen is basically invincible if he seeks stability.

And Kobe is also very satisfied with Frank Hamblen's arrangements.

“I’m going to be myself and I’m going to shoot the damn basketball!”

Kobe confidently gave his teammates the promise to win.

But when they returned to the court, the Bulls changed their lineup again. Now the ones remaining on the court are Duane, Luol Deng, Diaw, Josh Smith, and Tyson Chandler.

The Bulls' defense is not weak at every point. As long as they defend the three-pointers well, they will at most be tied, not defeated.

Of course, you still need to pay attention to fouls.

As long as there are no three-point fouls or two-plus-one opportunities, just two free throws, the problem is not that big.

However, the Bulls are already confident of winning and will not take the initiative to gamble their luck with foul tactics.

The next round will depend on defense. It is best to prevent the Lakers from making a mistake or being unable to take a shot.

Duan saw Kobe directly step forward to catch the ball, so he immediately followed.

The Bulls' defensive strategy is man-to-man. As long as Duan limits Kobe's shots, the task is accomplished.

After Kobe got the ball, he didn't break through immediately. Instead, he passed the ball back to Odom and continued to take the ball with his back at a high position.

Obviously, Kobe was not in a hurry to take action, but was pressing for time.

Seeing Kobe's determined eyes, Duen felt it - he is going to kill you with a three-pointer here at the last second!
After all, Duan was one size larger than Kobe, and Kobe still felt Duan's defensive pressure.

In order to avoid being unable to take a shot at the last second, Kobe turned his back to face the frame with four or five seconds left, and then started with a three-threat test.

Just when Duan thought Kobe was still testing, Kobe suddenly crossed to the left.

"Two points to tie the game and go into overtime?" Du En's heart tightened and he immediately moved sideways to follow.

Not wanting Kobe to pull back in a hurry, he immediately took a three-pointer and shot backwards.

Du En reacted and jumped to block the shot, but he still missed it by a hair. The basketball flew over his fingertips.

Then Kobe's confident and decisive face was exposed in front of Du En.

"It's over?" Du En turned around in horror.

Fortunately, the next step was Duang's sound.

Both unexpected and reasonable!
The three-point shot was not Kobe's most reliable skill to begin with, not to mention that this time Kobe took the initiative to increase the difficulty and even added a fade after the emergency stop.

In addition, Kobe's physical strength is also a problem.

The basketball hit the front of the basket and jumped directly towards the outside.

Upon seeing this, Duan immediately rushed forward to grab the rebound. Unexpectedly, Odom completed the redemption, grabbed the rebound, and immediately passed it to Kobe.

After receiving the ball, Kobe jumped up and shot without saying a word!

Du En rushed out to the outside again, obviously a step slower.

When Du En hurriedly looked back, he saw that the timer above the basket had reached zero.

Just when Duan felt lucky, the basketball hit the net.

The three-pointer finally came in!

"Oh yeah!" Except for a burst of exclamation from the Lakers bench, the rest of the United Center was relatively quiet, like a library.

However, Kobe, who was still on the court at this time and hit the three-pointer into the basket himself, did not immediately celebrate the victory.

Instead, he raised his head with a worried expression and looked at the display screen on the dome.

Kobe himself shot the ball, so he knew better than anyone else how urgent the situation was when he caught the ball just now!
Kobe obviously noticed that when he caught the ball, there was not much game time left, it seemed like only a few tenths of a second.

"Is the killing blow effective?"

At this time, Kobe was not sure whether this goal was a timeout.

In this case, you can only watch the replay and see how the referee makes the decision.

"The final kill has timed out!"

"Timeout, timeout, timeout!"

I saw the replay of Kobe's winning shot, and the last 0.1 seconds had been used up when he took off.

Kobe's release time was already very short, but he raised the ball over his head and threw it after the game time reached zero.

"Kobe, you scared me to death!
I never thought you would have a second chance to hit the winning shot!

I never thought you could actually make it! "

After watching the replay of the game that timed out, Duen was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, then changed his mood and came to Kobe's face happily.

"Oh, it was just a little bit close. If I had 0.2 seconds longer, maybe I would have won.

Really angry!He was actually killed by your boy!
But I can’t blame others. It was my problem that I didn’t make the first three-pointer.

My teammates have given me a chance to redeem myself, but I was also not fast enough. The responsibility for losing tonight is on me. "

Kobe was naturally unwilling to lose, but as the team leader, he still had his due responsibilities.

Kobe blamed himself for not being strong enough, and felt a bit sulking with himself at this time.

When Duan saw this, he responded to Kobe and said: "We are now the number one team in the league, and it is not a shame to lose to us.

You have done a good enough job. You are the only team that can force us to hit the winning goal this season!

And, you almost killed the game.I know you have this ability, but there are some details you haven't done well.

If there is another chance to meet again this season, it should be in the finals, right?
We are the most competitive team in the East, and you will also be the one in the West, right? "

"That's right. See you in the finals!"

Kobe reached out and hit Duan on the chest, then smiled with relief.

Before leaving, Kobe and Du En hugged each other, and Du En did not resist. Instead, he patted Kobe's butt.

As the saying goes, brothers will be here after all the calamities, and they will forget their grudges with a smile when they meet.

This season's two regular season games between the Bulls and Lakers have been completely completed. Next, the two teams will start a new journey for their respective championship purposes.

Duen and Kobe had no big grudge to begin with, and it had been almost a year and a half since Duen was traded by the Lakers.

O'Neal already has an extra ring, so what's the point of Duan and Kobe continuing to fight?

Not long after, a fat man far away on the south coast saw this scene on the TV, but chose to change the channel immediately...

(End of this chapter)