Chapter 1012
The moment the basketball crossed the net, the entire Staples Center Court fell silent. Everyone's eyes widened as they looked at the man standing near the free-throw line, arms raised. For a moment, all the evaluations about this man turned pale and weak.
Mark Jackson is old, but he's not incompetent! As long as he is given the opportunity, he is still the best in the league, and his assists and interior footwork can still be regarded as classics by all basketball fans.
"Oh God, oh God, oh God!" the magician was the first to react, shouting out to God.
Just now, the Magic was still slamming Van Gundy for being a mistake to replace Mark Jackson, but at this moment he seems to have become a fan of Mark Jackson, and he is the most loyal fan!
"He's done it, he's really done it! It's unbelievable, the Lakers have done a great job, they've defended Lamar and forced him to pass. But at the last moment they ignore an old fellow, and their contempt ends up costing them dearly. ”
Seeing the goal scored, Lamar was the first to rush at Mark Jackson, and although it was only an equaliser, he pulled the team back from the cliff.
"Well done! Well done! Mark, you're doing a great job! I knew you could do it! I knew you could do it, old fellow!"
Lamar was incoherent and happy that he would be confident that he would win as long as his team could equalise. Although he was not the one who became the hero of the team in the end, he was still very excited to see Mark Jackson do it.
Mark Jackson was also very excited, and he had a premonition that the ball could go in the moment he shot the basketball. He was happy to help his team equalise, but at the moment he kept his composure.
'Lamar, it's not time to celebrate, it's not over yet. ”
Mark Jackson kept his composure and loudly reminded his teammates who were a little carried away.
It's true that the game isn't over yet, and two seconds is not much, but for the Lakers, who have so many superstars, those two seconds are enough time for them to do a lot of things.
At this time, the Lakers have already begun to act, Kobe Bryant and Fisher, the two big pitchers, have run to the halfway line, and Joe Johnson is loudly reminding the referee to kick off.
Lamar woke up suddenly and rushed to the middle line. It was at this time that Joe Johnson teed off and flung the ball towards the front court with all his strength.
Lamar jumped to break the ball, but was one step slower and could only watch as the basketball flew over his head and into Fisher's hand.
At this time, Battier and Darmster, who focused all their attention on Kobe, were also dumbfounded. The Lakers actually gave Fisher the chance to kill instead of Kobe, could it be that Fisher's killing of the Spurs last year will be played out here?
Fisher receives the ball and turns to lift it up. But at this moment, his body shook violently.
A figure actually appeared in front of the little fish Fisher, and in the short moment when he was stunned, a hand slapped the basketball from top to bottom, and the basketball immediately got rid of Fisher's control and fell to the ground.
"It's Mark!"
Mark Jackson again.
Seeing that Battier and Dampoter had all rushed in front of Kobe Bryant, the experienced Mark Jackson immediately realized the danger. The old guy took advantage of everyone's lack of attention and came behind Fisher.
It turned out that Mark Jackson made the right choice, and the basketball was in Fisher's hands. At the same time as Fisher turned, Jackson was ready to block, and he just waited for the right shot, and the blow was successful.
The basketball was shot by Mark Jackson and flew away, and at this time Hardaway didn't care about anything else, jumped out, took the ball in his hand, threw the ball out with his body and horizontally, and then fell heavily to the ground.
Lamar watched as the basketball was miraculously broken, almost instinctively, pushing the ball out the moment he received it, and then heard the whistle of the end of the game.
At this point, people's nerves tensed again, and everyone stood up and looked up to see the basketball sliding in the air towards the basket.
Kobe Bryant only felt that his breathing had become a little difficult, and the basketball was clutching his heart. If it hadn't been for his mistake just now, this game would have been over by now, but now it seems that what they are facing is not a victory, but a defeat, a shameful reversal.
Lamar was also nervous, and he didn't even have time to glance at the position of the basket when he shot just now, but just threw the ball out with feeling. He had never felt anything like this, his heart was beating to his throat, and he was engrossed in staring at a ball.
The game is over, and the Lakers fans, who were ready to celebrate the victory, just hope that the goal will not be scored and that they can get a chance in overtime. Anyone who is sure to win will no longer be able to maintain a calm heart when they encounter a crisis that will be reversed.
It's only a moment, but it's like a long time has passed. Under the incredulous gaze of the Los Angeles Lakers players and fans, the ball eventually got into the basket with a soft thud.
"Huh!"
After a moment of dismay, all eyes were on the referee again, with the players and fans in Los Angeles hoping to see the referee disallow the goal, but in the end they were disappointed.
The referee was also very entangled, but when Lamar made his shot just now, the red light was lit after the basketball left Lamar's hand for some distance. With the video as evidence, the referee just wants to favor the Lakers. So after hesitating for a while, the referee could only wave his arm helplessly and declare the goal valid.
It was only at this time that the hearts of the Knicks players finally hit the ground, and the players rushed to Lamar, who completed the final kill, and Lamar rushed to Mark Jackson, the biggest contributor to the victory of the game.
This old Jianghu could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart at this time, and suddenly burst into tears. It's been a long time since he'd been a hero in a game like this. Playing 12 seconds, with two points, a steal and an assist, the veteran became the biggest star of the game, and he did more than Lamar.
One Knicks player after another rushed over and gathered around Mark Jackson. All of the Knicks were shouting hoarsely to celebrate the hard-won comeback. What they have experienced today can be called legendary.
Kobe Bryant looked at the Knicks, who were celebrating wildly, a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, and then walked towards the players' tunnel with a gloomy expression. At this point, he wanted to hold his head high, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't look directly into the disappointed eyes of the Lakers fans.
If it weren't for that mistake, they should have celebrated the victory now, but now everything has changed. A single mistake ruined the team's entire game.
"I don't think anyone will question the value of this veteran anymore, and I feel like I should apologize to Mark. I despise his existence as much as anyone else, he is the hero of this game!" Perhaps thinking about his career, a gloomy look flashed across Magic Johnson's face. But it was only a flash, and then he stood up first, and gave Mark Jackson a sincere applause.
Finally broke out of the encirclement of his teammates, and Mark Jackson was immediately surrounded by reporters. It can be said that he is now the brightest star of this game, the assist king who has disappeared for a long time in people's realization, and announced his return with a shocking reversal directed and acted by himself.
"It's unbelievable! I'm still not sure if it's really happening. I know my quality and my role in the team. I'm glad that my efforts helped the team win!"
"Although I have started to think about my life after retirement, I have been patiently waiting for my chance. I am very grateful to Coach Van Gundy for thinking of me when the team was in trouble. I didn't let anyone down!"
'Whether it's Coach Van Gundy who put a lot of responsibility on me at the last minute, or Lamar who handed me the ball at the last minute, I'm very grateful to them! ”
"I'm honored to be playing for a team like this! But I want to say that I'm not a hero and it's not because of me, it's our team!
After the interview, Mark Jackson once again joined the team celebrating the victory. Even though they were away from home, and even though they were playing against Los Angeles fans who weren't friendly to them, no one cared. They just want to be as clear as they can and vent as much as they want.
The reporters standing next to him were all touched by Mark Jackson, a veteran, at this time, and persevered, persevered, and persevered! In the end, his persistence was duly rewarded.
How useful is an old guy? I believe that now everyone has the answer in their hearts.
"Thank you for everything you've done for the team!" Van Gundy hugged Mark Jackson with an excited look on his face. ,
"Coach, you don't have to thank me, I'm part of this team. Even though I'm just an old guy who doesn't do my job, I have a responsibility to contribute to the team!"
At the post-game press conference, Van Gundy brought Mark Jackson, who will become the team's hero, to the scene of the press conference.
By the time they arrived, Jackson and Bryant were already sitting there.
The Knicks had another celebration in the locker room just now, and as the victors they did have the right to keep the losers waiting.