Legendary star

Chapter 105 Victory
In the final stage of the game, O'Neal fully felt Popovich's shamelessness and the darkness of life. All kinds of fouls and consecutive free throws made O'Neal collapse. Seconds continued to use the shark-slashing tactics. Popovich replaced O'Neal with substitute center Tyris Knight. When he was replaced at this moment, O'Neal's anger and helplessness can be imagined.

"Spencer, Sean, if O'Neal is still on the court after the timeout, continue to foul him, Meng, you have to pay attention to defending Glen Rice, don't let him shoot three-pointers, let him break through."

"Mario, it's up to you to mark Kobe. If O'Neal doesn't play, the Lakers' offense will definitely be completed by these two. Another point is to try to delay the time." Although it is impossible to guess what tactics May Jackson will arrange next , But Popovich still made two-handed preparations.

There are not many players on this Lakers team who can stably shoot 3-pointers. Glenn Rice made the most three-pointers and made the most shots. It is also impossible to trust them.

With 30 seconds left and the Lakers trailing by 3 points, there are basically two tactics to choose from. The first is to spend as much time as possible, to guarantee a 3-pointer, and then give the Spurs a few seconds.The second is to score a goal quickly, and then defend the Spurs' next round, leaving time for the lore.Both options are not easy to choose. The former option is in the hands of the Spurs. The latter option is safer, but the premise is that the Lakers can score a goal within 6 seconds.

"It seems that the Lakers are going to attack." Robert Hawley threw a sideline ball. After receiving the ball, Kobe directly threw away Mario Elli and rushed into the inside.

In the end, Mayfair Jackson still chose the latter tactic. In this game, the Lakers made 8 of 2 three-pointers. This kind of unreliable three-pointer at a critical moment is obviously not Mayfair Jackson's character.

After Kobe broke into the interior with the ball, he scored two points with a pull-up layup directly in front of Spencer. At this time, less than 5 seconds passed.After Kobe scored, Popovich quickly called a timeout, and now the pressure has been shifted to the Spurs. Whether the Spurs score or not, the Lakers still have a chance to win.

"Avery, try to spend as much time as possible, it's best to consume as much as 24 seconds, Meng, the last shot is up to you." If there is a choice, Popovich will still choose to take two points safely, and the Lakers' three-pointer is also a weakness , Even if there is time for a lore, it is useless, but Duncan is not there, and the basket with O'Neal sitting under the basket is almost an insurmountable moat for the Spurs.

After the game restarted, Mayfair Jackson made another change and O'Neal returned to the field. Due to O'Neal's appearance, the Spurs' current two insiders, Spencer and Sean Etterio, were completely ignored. A single O'Neill is simply a dream.Now the Lakers' defensive focus is completely on the outside. Mayfair Jackson replaced AC Green and Ron Harper, and sent two players with better defensive capabilities, Rick Fox and Brian Shaw, plus Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe. The field is basically the Lakers' strongest defensive lineup.As a player who is good at defense, Rick Fox still has no problem defending the old Sean Etrio. Although Brian Shaw's ability to sort out the team is much different from that of Ron Haber and Fisher, his single-defense ability It is much stronger than the two of them.

As a player who has entered the best defensive team in a row, Kobe's perimeter defense is still unquestionable, and Kobe is also very aware of Meng Xu's weakness in breaking through, so in this defense, Kobe's defense target is also Meng Xu.

At this moment, Avery Johnson, who was being pressed by Brian Shaw, was a bit difficult to deal with. All the Spurs players on the field had already pulled away and wanted to create opportunities for Meng Xu, but Meng Xu did not present a suitable opportunity, and the obviously vacant Spencer, not only Popovich can't believe it, but even Johnson himself can't believe it.

"Defend, defend, defend." The Staples fans have all stood up now, cheering loudly for the home team.

After calling Sean Etrio to cover for himself, Meng Xu finally got rid of Kobe's entanglement on the inside of the right side of the three-point line, and at the same time received the basketball passed by Johnson.

"Bastard, I won't let you make this shot." Kobe tore Meng Xu's jersey behind him, wanting to hug him directly.

"Bryant, the basket is as wide as the sea to me, so I will definitely hit the ball without any suspense." Meng Xu said, taking a step back, stepped back beyond the three-point line, and looked up. After the timing card, Meng Xu was holding the basketball with one hand, waiting for the last moment.

"Bastard, you are too arrogant." Seeing Meng Xu pressing the time outside the three-point line and preparing to take the last shot, Kobe was a little envious when he was surprised, because Mayfair Jackson just chose It was Glen Rice, not himself.

"Popovich seems to be betting on three-pointers. As long as this shot is made, the Lakers will have no chance. But I don't think this is a good choice, although Meng's three-point ability at critical moments is very strong. , but not every time it can be hit.” Regarding the tactical arrangement of the Spurs at this moment, Kenny Smith still expressed his views and expressed doubts.

"Kenny, although it is more secure to score two points at the basket, do you think the Spurs have anyone who can play at the basket?" Smith's partner continued Kenny Smith's words.

"If only we were behind now." There were 6 seconds left in the time, but the system prompt that Meng Xu was looking forward to did not appear. After thinking about it, Meng Xu also let out a sigh.

"What?" Kobe was still puzzled by Meng Xu's exclamation.

"Because of this, I can kill you here." Looking at the scoreboard again, Meng Xu moved, and after taking a step to the left, Meng Xu jumped up and shot.

At this moment, not only the fans in the audience stood up, but also the players and coaches of the Spurs and Lakers on the bench beside the court also stood up.

"Will you make a shot?" After Meng Xu took off, Tim Duncan clenched his fists tightly. At the moment of life and death in the game, Duncan, the leader of the team, was unable to play. Only he knew how he felt at this moment.

As the basketball thrown by Meng Xu draws a wonderful arc and hits the net hollowly, the entire Staples is quiet, and Meng Xu stands still and raises his hands to celebrate.

Just a moment later, all the Spurs players on and off the court rushed to Meng Xu's side, 111 to 107, with 2 seconds left, and the Lakers had no chance.

(End of this chapter)