Chapter 786
Lamar, who is anxious to revive the morale of the team, can't care so much now, all he wants is a beautiful goal.?? Want to read the book?ยท Y.COM Lamar wanted his teammates to throw away that terrible tension and get back on their feet.
Thinking of this, Lamar's wrist suddenly flicked slightly, which caught Joe Johnson, who had already made up for him, a little unprepared, and could only watch the basketball fly over his head. When Joe Johnson came back to his senses and tried to find Lamar again, he found that Lamar had swept past him and rushed to the basket like lightning.
Although this trick has long been used by Maddie, and many players on the field have vied to imitate it, when Lamar used this trick, the fans at the scene couldn't help but exclaim.
The Knicks players saw Lamar rushing over and avoided it, and cleared the way for him to go under the basket. But there are also people who fail to grasp what Lamar means, and that is Darmster.
The Haitian was in such a desperate need of a good performance that he didn't even think about it when he saw the ball flying towards the basket.
As a result, the bodies of Dampot and Lamar collided in the air, and neither of them caught the basketball, and Lamar, who fell to the ground, could only watch as Shaq O'Neal grabbed the rebound, and then the Lakers launched a fast break.
Fisher went down quickly, beat Billups and scored the ball, 2+1, and the Lakers tied the score.
Seeing this scene, Lamar directly signaled Van Gundy to pause!
The game was suspended again, and Lamar ignored his teammates who stood up and wanted to give him a high-five, and walked directly to the bench and sat down. Lamar looked at Dampot, with his head bowed like a child who had done something wrong, with a dark face.
Lamar was really angry this time, he could allow his teammates around him to make mistakes, not to mention Dampot, who was only a third-grader and hadn't really matured yet. But the most intolerable thing for Lamar is for his teammates to put the interests of the whole team at risk for his own performance.
"What's going on in your head? Are your eyes just on the cameras? Is it more important to get people cheering for your performance than winning the game? Wouldn't it be better to have a few more boring poets write your shit-like performance into a poem and take it to Broadway to perform?"
Lamar's rebuke made Dampotter unable to lift his head in shame. The Haitian clenched his fists tightly, he wasn't silently demonstrating to Lamar, he was just angry with himself. Looking at a book?
In just a few minutes, Dampoter's performance was really terrible, like Lamar said, it was like shit! Dampoter wanted to perform well and prove to Van Gundy and, more importantly, Lamar, that he was capable of guarding the Knicks' interior. But the more he thought about it, the harder it was to be satisfied.
Dampot was too nervous and in a hurry. This is a bit abnormal for an old bird who has been playing for 2 seasons and has participated in such an important event as the Finals. If you really have to find a reason for your poor performance, it is probably that the presence of Anderson and Hilario puts too much pressure on him.
After all, Dampott's mentality is that no matter how precocious he is, he is only a young man after all. Seeing that his main position is in jeopardy, no one's heart will be happy.
"If you feel like you're really wronged, there's nothing I can say! Nobody here is asking you to play, Chris and Hilario can do better. It's up to you to decide whether to prove your worth to us again in the last game or to sit on the sidelines and run away from responsibility!"
Seeing that Lamar's words had already come to that, Dampoter knew that if he didn't do something about it, he probably really had to stay away from the Knicks. Although he has only been here for two seasons, New York has become his home in Dampot's heart.
Dampote likes the atmosphere in the team and loves playing next to Lamar. When he first learned in Philadelphia that he was going to be traded, he was like a child. Not for anything else, but because he can finally fight side by side with his idol Lamar. This is an opportunity that not every young person can get, so he cherishes it.
"No, Lamar, I can do a good job!" Dampott stood up and defended loudly, "Give me another chance!
Lamar looked at the eager Dampot, his face was still very gloomy: "Listen, Samuel, the opportunity has been won by yourself." I don't want to see you make mistakes on the pitch again!"
"Know where you are, we never expect you to get a few tens of points and dozens of rebounds in a game, and a few great blocks. Think about what you did in the last two seasons, and your job is to be the protector of my side and clear the way for me. Defense, that's what you should do! If you feel aggrieved and want to show your scoring ability, the Knicks obviously can't provide you with that kind of stage. โ
After saying that, Lamar didn't wait for Dampoter's reaction before he was ready to play. It just so happened that the time of the timeout had also arrived, and the players from both sides came on again.
As soon as the results came up, the Lakers caught the Knicks off guard, and Bryant shook off Battier's defense and went straight to the basket. Although Darmshoe defended well, it was a pity that he faced Kobe Bryant, a superplayer.
"Boom!"
A domineering Yan Buckle suddenly detonated the audience, and Darm Porter was knocked back a few steps by Kobe Bryant, and then collapsed in embarrassment in the group of reporters behind the basketball hoop.
After struggling to his feet, Dampoter's first instinct was to see Lamar's face. He seems to be a little timid now, full of unease about his future with the Knicks.
But what Dampotter didn't expect was that what he saw was Lamar giving him a thumbs up.
"It's okay!
Although Dhampoter's defense was not successful, at least he understood what he should do on the field. In the star-studded Knicks, the most important task for a player like Dampot is to get on the defensive first and do the dirty work. Only after doing all this well, he is qualified to think about those things that are in the limelight!
Although the goal just now was scored in the end, the courage shown by Dampoter still made Lamar see the shadow of the player who was in the best rookie team in the previous two seasons.
After receiving Lamar's affirmation, Dampoter's hanging heart suddenly relaxed, and even running became a lot brisker.
"Bang!"
Battier missed a three-pointer and the basket was in turmoil. In the past, it was Darmsport who stood up to opposing defenders and cleared the way for Lamar to scramble for rebounds. But this time, Lamar had just finished blocking Battier and had lost his chance to fight for the best rebounding position.
"Lamar, here!"
Dampoter shouted, and Lamar immediately understood that he turned sideways to block Shaq O'Neill, who was about to jump. Dampoter jumped up, his bounce ability was not as good as Lamar's, but it was still easy to compete with Karl Malone.
Jumping high and grabbing the basketball with one hand, the Haitian had already found his place the moment he landed. Dampot threw the ball in the direction of Billups in the bottom corner, who hit an easy three-pointer.
Once again, the Knicks took the lead.
"Well done!" Lamar clapped his hands and shouted, "Get back to your feet, keep an eye on your people, and don't let them out of your sight." โ
The Knicks were pretty quick to defend after the goal, and Bryant tried a few times before making a shot. It's a pity that his state in this game is really not very good, especially the feeling when shooting is extremely bad, the basketball slid a distance and hit the front of the basket directly.
However, Kobe Bryant's luck was bad, but the Lakers' luck was. Shaq O'Neal and Karl Malone were both squeezed out of their best positions in the fight for rebounds, but the trajectory of the ball after it was ejected was really strange, and it fell straight up and down into the hands of the old postman.
In the face of this unexpected joy, Carl Malone's excited combat power index soared vigorously, not to mention that he was now facing Dampoter, who had just been stepped on by him.
The old postman was thinking about the cool celebration after the goal, and at the same time leaned back violently, followed by a quick pull outside with the force of the shock, and turned around to shoot.
But when Carl Malone turned around, he realized that he was not facing a basket as big as the sea, but a giant palm of Dampoter. This isn't the first time the two of them have played each other, as the two have faced each other on the court when Karl Malone was still a Utah Jazz.
It's just that Damport was still very immature at that time, and he was far from being Karl Malone's opponent, but Haitians were still very familiar with some of Karl Malone's best tricks.
"Smack!" and Dampot slapped the ball down.
The basketball grazed Carl Malone's face and flew straight into Billups' hand. Billups, who had already gathered enough strength, threw the ball towards the Lakers' half court with all his strength after receiving the ball.
Lamar, who was quick to plug in, flew to get the ball back when the basketball was about to go out of bounds, and with his body out of balance, hooked the ball to Battier who was behind him, who smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.
Dampotter was finally woken up by Lamar, and he finally knew what role he should play in the team. When it comes to dominance under the basket and one-on-one offensive ability, he is indeed not as good as Shaq O'Neal. But what the Knicks need right now is not a great scorer, but a blue-collar player who can tolerate loneliness, is willing to do some dirty work, and is willing to defend desperately, and he is clearly better at this than the lazy Shaq.