Chapter 364: Help from Teammates
Lamar nodded and said with a wry smile: "It's the first time I've seen Kobe like this today, obviously I'm too tired to get up, but once the basketball is in his hands, it will immediately become another person, and it will become so terrifying!
"Am I right?
"yes! This guy is strong! much better than the guys who defended before. ”
"How's it going? Are you ready to give up now?"
Battier glanced at Lamar and said, "How is that possible?!I won't throw in the towel!"
"That's good! I must win this game, as long as I win Kobe, I can let go of the obsession in my heart. ”
Not the same idea for two people. I don't know when Lamar and Kobe Bryant have regarded each other as their lifelong enemies.
Perhaps from the time they first fought bulls in the training gym, such a fate was already preordained. Not giving an inch, trying their best to fight for every point, the two of them have made up their minds to fight to the death.
Van Gundy, like Phil Jackson, knew that there was nothing they could do to stop it, so they could only choose to support it.
In the following period, the two teams called a timeout one after another as if they had agreed, to buy more rest time for their players, and the audience at the scene was not dissatisfied.
They also took advantage of this time to take a break, after all, they had been in a state of excitement for just over an hour. It's either for Lamar to make trouble, or for Kobe Bryant.
Finally, both Bryant and Lamar had enough rest, and the game resumed.
Phil Jackson had used up all the timeouts in his hand, but he had forgotten to calculate, and Van Gundy, the upright-looking guy, had one left in his hand just in case.
"Lamar, I'm going to win you today!" Kobe Bryant's eyes were like a layer of ice as he spoke, and his tone was without the slightest emotion. By the time the decisive battle came, he had already regarded Lamar as the greatest enemy in this life!
Lamar also had a solemn face, gritted his teeth and said, "This is exactly what I want to tell you!
"As you wish! Whoever wins today will win everything!"
The great war is about to break out, and the time for the decisive battle has arrived. Whether it's Lamar or Kobe, they have no way out, as they say, whoever wins today will win everything, and the final winner can only be one person.
The game restarted, Bryant scored the ball, and the Lakers once again stretched the gap to 6 points. It's really not an inch!
When the Knicks chose to respond, Kurt Thomas kept an eye on Lamar inch by inch, and Kobe Bryant's defense on the outside was obviously tighter than just now. Although Kobe Bryant was on defense just now, but to be honest, it was nothing at all, it seems that after a period of rest, Kobe Bryant finally recovered a little bit of physical strength, but that didn't play a big role at all.
It seems that Kobe Bryant doesn't want to waste too much energy and physical strength on defense, and his pace is not too fast when following the defense, maybe he wants to conserve his physical strength, and then rely on the last-minute offense to defeat the opponent.
Facing a Kobe who was not focused on defense, Alan Houston, who was opposite him, easily broke through, received a timely pass from Lamar and shook a little, made a feint to shoot, and then accelerated straight to the basket.
Caught off guard, Coat-Thomas hurriedly pounced to block it, but he didn't expect it to fall into Houston's trap.
Houston smiled and knew that his opportunity had come, so he retracted his body, jumped forward, and raised the ball high with both hands, but his body continued to slide forward until it hit Jefferson's body. Because there was no force, the impact on Houston fell downwind, and the body couldn't stop falling backwards. But this was exactly what he had planned, and he threw the ball out as he leaned back.
In the air he heard the referee's whistle blow, and he knew that the plan he had discussed with Lamar during the timeout had succeeded.
With a gap of six points, there are less than three minutes left in the game, and the opponent is another Kobe Bryant, who has gradually advanced into a god in this game. Lamar knew that it would be difficult to win this match without some extraordinary means.
Three-point shooting is not safe, even if his three-point shooting strength is strong, there are times when he feels bad, then the only way is to make the opponent foul and try to play two plus one. The strongest ability in his team is himself, and the next thing is Alan Houston, the mid-range king, and now the Lakers' main defensive attention is on themselves, so Alan Houston, who has been unknown, is of course selectively ignored.
"Huh!"
The basketball entered the net, but Houston fell to the ground because of the unstable center of gravity of his body when he landed. But it didn't matter, he knew he had the key to victory.
Lamar waved his hand vigorously, then stepped forward and pulled up Alan Houston, who was sitting on the ground: "Man, good job!"
"Of course, I'm the king of the pitch, and the team has a part of me, and I'll let them know the cost of ignoring me!"
Shaq stood under the basket and looked at Lamar, who was lying on the ground with Alan Houston and boasting about each other, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. You can think of such a way, you dare to take such a risk, and it is no wonder that some people call you crazy. It's a pity that we're no longer teammates!
Houston stood up and went straight to the free throw line. He didn't want to stay longer, he had to score quickly while he felt good now, and he couldn't delay a minute or a second.
"Huh!"
The free throw was hit, and the gap between the two teams became three points again.
"Don't think you're going to beat me like this!" Kobe Bryant said with a sneer as he burst in front of Lamar with the ball.
"I don't know, but at least I have a brother to help me at the critical moment, do you?" Lamar said and returned to the interior defense, and Battier stepped forward to Kobe Bryant, and followed Chauncey's instructions to do the defensive work.
"Innocent! I can do it myself, I don't need a helper to defeat you!"
Kobe Bryant's voice started as soon as he finished speaking, a Kobe with huge physical exertion is so difficult to deal with, let alone a Kobe who has recovered a lot of physical strength.
It seems that God has really made up his mind to support Kobe Bryant today, and I don't know how many halos have been blessed on him.
Bryant's pause in the march followed by another straight break seems complicated, but it's actually just a matter of a second. Battier, who was caught off guard, could only watch as Kobe Bryant passed him again.
"Damn it!"
No matter how good Batyr was, he was a little annoyed, and he shouted angrily and hurriedly chased back. Battier, who started at full strength, was not slow, and he relied on his teammates' defense to go around in front of Kobe Bryant in a blink of an eye. Just as he was about to get up and seal the cover, he suddenly realized a hint of danger. So Battier hurriedly took a few steps back, and when he saw Kobe's eyes, he knew that Kobe Bryant must have deliberately slowed down and waited for him to come to the door to make a foul.
Kobe Bryant did plan to do so, but unfortunately at the moment of success, he was recognized by Battier, a rookie with a good IQ, and Battier chose to avoid it temporarily, and now it is not easy for Kobe to make fouls and play 2+1.
In the moment of Kobi's attention, Lamar, who came to help the defense, made a bold decision and jumped to block.
Kobe, who had been a little flustered by Battier's successive surprise attacks, was never able to dodge Lamar's big hand from behind him this time.
"Smack!"
The basketball was shot out by Lamar and landed in front of Alan Houston. In the face of such an opportunity, of course, the king of mid-pitch will not let go, and he got the basketball before Sprewell, and then it was a quick one.
Sprewell naturally knew the key of this ball very well, and clinged to Alan Houston's body tightly, hoping to slow down the opponent's attack, but he really underestimated the speed and power of the mid-range shooting king when he was healthy.
The mid-range shooting king, who had been silent for most of the game, finally broke out at the last moment, not to mention the previous key 2+1, and now with a back dribble, he quickly shook off Sprewell, who was marking himself, and rushed directly to the Lakers halfcourt, and the basket was getting closer and closer. Sprewell, who was forced to do so, had no choice but to make the final foul, believing that the foul would have prevented Alan Houston from scoring.
If Alan Houston, who is now attacking the Lakers' position, is the usual mid-range king, Sprewell may still be able to succeed. But because there were not many opportunities to perform today, he finally got a ball that was related to the outcome of the game, and the mid-pitcher king refused to let go, even if Sprewell's hand kept grabbing his jersey.
"Ahh
Alan Houston roared and jumped to his feet, making a pull-up jumper, and Sprewell, who was close behind Houston, was caught off guard and crashed directly into Houston's body.
"Bang!" the basketball hits the board.
"Beep beep!" the referee's whistle sounded, and the madman's foul was so obvious that it had to be blown!
At the final critical moment of the game, Alan Houston unexpectedly became the protagonist of the game, making two key plays in a row to make it 2+1.
Basketball was penalized and the game was tied for the first time. There was a minute and fifty seconds left until the end of the race.
The game is still running according to the established trajectory, and the two sides are constantly attacking and defending roles. Kobe Bryant did not slip because of being blocked by Lamar, but became more heroic. It's just that the Knicks finally tied the score, so naturally they won't lose the situation easily.
In this short period of less than two minutes, the two sides actually played several wonderful attacks. It wasn't until twenty seconds left that the moment finally arrived to decide the final outcome of the game.
Kobe Bryant controlled the ball, and the Knicks' players defended with all their might under the leadership of Lamar, running on the court at all costs, eliminating some other players and Kobe Bryant.