Chapter 372: Record Advance (4/5)
"I play point guard. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" Facing Scott, who had completely lost control of the situation, Tang Hao's first words during the break seemed unrefusable.
Scott was obviously stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Tang Hao to speak to him like this.
However, I don't know if I was shocked by Tang Hao's aura, after the initial stunned, Scott nodded and agreed to his request.
On the Celtics' bench, the players were still excited, and as long as they stuck to the third quarter, they could finally win the game.
"It's time for the Lakers to adjust their style of play, and with Don alone, no matter how many points he scores, he won't be able to help the team win the game." Before the game started in the fourth quarter, the on-site commentator analyzed the situation on the field.
"Yes, basketball is a five-person sport, and if the others can't step up, or if the Lakers stumble on Tang Hao's point, they won't be able to win this game." The commentator also chimed in.
Just as the two were commenting, the fourth quarter of the game began immediately, and the players from both sides returned to the court.
Sharp-eyed spectators quickly noticed the difference on the field.
The Celtics are all benches, but on the Lakers' side, Tang Hao actually appeared on the scene at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and played the point guard position.
Such a lineup adjustment soon attracted a burst of ridicule from the guests.
"Our Mr. Scott, it seems that he probably thinks Don is a robot~" The narrator's words were full of ridicule.
This kind of ridicule also caused a burst of laughter from the commentators: "Don has a huge physical exertion in the third quarter, and doing so is like drinking doves to quench his thirst, which will only make the Lakers lose their chance to win in the last moment." ā
"To put it mildly, this is completely stupid, Don was restricted by Rajan (Rondo), and now he is completely digging his own grave."
Just then, players from both sides returned to the court, and the Lakers were on the offensive round.
The Lakers' lineup on the court at this time is Ellington/Wesley Johnson/Davis and Black.
This is a very purposeful lineup, except for Tang Hao, there are basically no scoring points, Scott is really gambling this time.
Tang Hao held the ball and pushed forward.
As soon as he got to the front, Smart stepped up to the front.
Tang Hao saw that the Celtics team was not packed, and motioned to his teammates to open up the space, followed by those who did not waste time, and directly chose to force the attack.
After playing in the third quarter, Smart's confidence returned, and he was holding his position with open arms.
Tang Hao broke through and was blocked, but he followed a turn and directly relied on hitting Smart.
This time he was completely full of strength.
"Bang!"
There was a dull crashing sound.
Tang Hao used all his strength to directly hit Smart, and the whole person fell backwards and withdrew.
The scene was in an uproar.
After crashing into Smart, Tang Hao turned around and accelerated to sprint inside.
Olynyk on the inside rushed over.
Tang Hao dodged sideways during the run, and directly squeezed through the basket to score.
This goal successfully helped the Lakers tie the score.
The Celtics' offense, Smart distributed the ball to the outside clues, and Thorton broke through and was defended by Davis and Blake on the inside.
Thorton opted for a throw, and his shot eventually collapsed under the defense of the inside.
Although it can't help much on the offensive end, on the defensive end, such a lineup is quite effective in defending the penalty area.
The rebound was grabbed by Davis, who turned his hand and threw the ball to Tang Hao, and the Lakers took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.
The Celtics dropped back quickly.
However, Tang Hao advanced faster, and when he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, the Celtics' defense was not completely in place.
Tang Hao followed and directly chose to break through quickly, hitting the Celtics with an unstable foothold, he first made an emergency stop, then suddenly accelerated to start, shook Smart, and then continued through the help of Crowder and Bass, and easily pressed the ball into the basket with a one-handed split.
4-0, as soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Lakers started with quite good momentum.
Stevens got back up from the bench at this point, and although he only played three rounds, the momentum in front of him was very similar to the first two quarters.
The Celtics' offense, Smart took advantage of Buss' pick-and-roll breakthrough to make a quick stop.
Bass's blocking quality is good, but Smart's movement speed is really not fast, and even compared to Tang Hao, he is as slow as a snail.
As soon as he made a move, Tang Hao turned around and killed him, directly with a head-on cover.
Smart dodged in the air and barely avoided Tang Hao's block, but his shot was naturally affected, the angle of the ball was obviously off, and the final rebound was not missed.
The rebound was grabbed by Davis, and the Celtics' offense was once again in vain.
The Lakers' offense, Tang Hao broke forward with the ball.
At this time, Stevens, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't sit still, and he waved his arms at the players on the field, asking them to adjust their defensive formation.
As soon as Tang Hao held the ball to the frontcourt, the Celtics adjusted their defensive formation, and Smart and Thorton directly doubled Tang Hao.
The Lakers did not have the right person on the court to pass the ball to Tang Hao at this time, and such a bag was a completely different situation from the first two quarters.
And Celtics players in other positions also appeared on Tang Hao's passing route for the first time, blocking his passing route.
From this defensive arrangement, it can be seen that Stevens was a very targeted defensive arrangement for Tang Hao during the interval.
"It seems that without waiting for Rajan (Rondo) to play, Scott's last move has already been useless~" The commentator said with a smile.
"Stevens is one of the best in terms of coaches, and the Green Shirts should be thankful that they have chosen a coach who can lead the team to a rise." The commentator nodded in agreement.
The fans at the scene were also excited at this time, the Celtics' defensive formation was put out, and Tang Hao's offense could basically only end without a problem.
But as soon as they had the idea, the excitement on their faces turned into stunned expressions.
Smart and Thorton's bag came up, Tang Hao had no chance to pass the ball, and he also chose to attack.
Tang Hao held the ball, accelerated directly, followed by a sharp and rapid turn to the side of Thorton, and then threw off all the two people in the bag at one time.
Immediately after, he didn't give the two of them a chance to defend and make up for the position, and directly chose to make a mid-range shot with a quick stop.
Thorton and Smart turned around, but they could only see the moment when Tang Hao made a move.
"Huh~"
A crisp sound echoed in the arena, and Tang Hao's two-point shot hit steadily.
The scene was agitated.
The audience guessed everything, but they didn't guess that Tang Hao broke through the defense of the two so quickly.
Stevens shook his head on his forehead.
This defense has been completely in place, but Tang Hao's ungodly body control ability makes all this look so vulnerable.
The Celtics' offense, Smart used the pick-and-roll to force Davis.
Davis stayed all the way to the basket, and Smart used his speed to dodge him and get a good shot.
He followed a low hand ashore.
But just as he was making a move, Tang Hao chased after him and blocked his shot.
"Bang!"
Without any suspense, Tang Hao followed a slap and slapped the shot to the rebound.
The rebound was also in his pocket.
There was a stirring of fans at the scene.
The Celtics haven't been able to win a single point in four consecutive games.
After Tang Hao won the rebound, he directly launched a counterattack and fast attack.
He was fast, and the Celtics players began to drop back, but it was noticeably a beat slower in terms of tempo.
Tang Hao first accelerated past Crowder, dodged to avoid Thorton's steal, and then accelerated to hit Smart, rushed directly to the Celtics' backcourt, raised his right hand, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand.
"Bang!"
There was a dull thud.
Tang Hao succeeded in splitting with one hand, and the fans at the scene were in an uproar.
Stevens shook his head, then turned to look at Rondo behind him, and motioned for him to come on the field.
The Celtics didn't score a point this time, and the situation has begun to get out of hand.
The Celtics' offense, Smart advanced with the ball, his face was very anxious, and it could be seen that he was now desperate to continue scoring for the team and stabilize the situation.
Smart beckoned Olynyk to block and prepared to break through to the basket.
However, as soon as he was about to speed up, he felt a lightness in his hand.
Tang Hao poked the ball out of his hand.
The basketball rolls towards the Celtics' backcourt.
Tang Hao and Smart chased the ball together.
Tang Hao was faster, rushed across the halfcourt, picked up the ball, and rushed directly to the Celtics' half.
Smart was in hot pursuit.
Tang Hao rushed to the backcourt of the Celtics, and when he got the ball, he was about to stage a one-handed violent abuse frame again.
Just then, Smart rushed up and hugged him, trying to pull him down.
Smart was full of strength, and Tang Hao felt the center of gravity of his body pull down a little.
However, Tang Hao was not completely pulled down, his other hand also held down the basketball, his body was tense for a while, he grabbed the basketball with both hands and pressed it hard towards the basket.
"Bang!"
Tang Hao won the power confrontation, dragged Smart together, and smashed the ball into the basket.
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle blew a little later than the phenomenon suggests, but it still blows.
It's a 2 plus 1.
Stevens couldn't stand it anymore, and without waiting for Rondo to come on the court, he directly reached out and called a timeout.
Not counting this penalty, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tang Hao personally played 8-0, which has re-given the Lakers a 6-point lead.
Scott was already smiling at this point.
Tang Hao's performance in this section is really surprising.
And after Kobe Bryant was examined by the team doctor, the injury was much lighter than expected, and he did not go back to the locker room, but stayed on the sidelines.
This couldn't be better news for the Lakers.
After the timeout, the Celtics made personnel changes, not only Rondo, but also Turner/Sallinger and others were substituted on the court.
The Celtics have brought forward the time for the showdown.
In the Celtics' offensive round, Rondo held the ball forward, beckoned Sallinger to do the pick-and-roll, and after breaking into the inside, a beautiful ball was given to Bradley on the outside.
Bradley had a very good three-point shot.
He made a three-point shot, but the ball was missed by one shot, and the basketball eventually bounced out of the frame.
The rebound was grabbed by Boozer.
The Lakers' offense, Tang Hao held the ball to the frontcourt, and Rondo came up to defend at the first time.
Rondo's defense is very backward, and it can be seen that he doesn't want to give Tang Hao a chance to break into the inside, but in the same way, it can be seen from his eyes that he will not give Tang Hao a chance to shoot easily.
Tang Hao swayed from side to side, using his speed to force Rondo to widen the distance between him and himself.
Rondo's defense is experienced, breaking through is not the best option, what he needs to do is to change the way he attacks.
After closing enough distance from Rondo, he made a swinging stop.
Rondo jumped to defend, but the injured ankle affected his jump height.
Tang Hao's shot was above his head.
The interference of this ball is very limited.
"Huh~"
It was another solid mid-range hit.
The audience couldn't help but feel restless.
On the offense of the Celtics, Rondo used the block to break through the basket, but under the Lakers' interior defense, his layup was missed.
The Lakers' offense, Tang Hao beat Rondo strongly, and scored a layup after the game.
The fans couldn't sit still.
The team's defender has changed from Smart to Rondo, but Rondo, who successfully restrained Tang Hao before, did not play his original role at this time.
Stevens looked helpless at this time.
The reason why he didn't switch to Rondo in the first place in the fourth quarter was not because he was slow to react, but because he knew that the result of switching to Rondo was what he was looking for.
In the third quarter, Rondo was able to restrain Tang Hao, not because he was really able to restrain Tang Hao, but because he cut off the connection between other teammates and Tang Hao.
Now that the Lakers have made offensive adjustments and let Tang Hao attack directly with the ball, all this has become meaningless.
Stevens did everything he could, but he couldn't limit Tang Hao's performance.
Tang Hao's three-point shot hit.
Tang Hao's step-by-step layup scored.
Tang Hao's one-handed dunk scored.
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Tang Hao's performance continued, and he personally hit a 15-0 scoring attack wave.
At this time, the fans at the scene suddenly fell into a boil.
At this time, it has nothing to do with the team, because Tang Hao's personal score has reached an incredible 80 points.
With just one more point, he will break Kobe Bryant's record of 81 points set in the new century.
This is the first time that the audience in the new century has seen this kind of crazy scoring performance.
With more than half a quarter to go before the game, the Lakers have a 13-point lead, but Scott still has no intention of replacing Tang Hao.
In fact, the teammates on the Lakers also know this, and they are still feeding Tang Hao the ball.
On the Lakers' offense, Tang Hao received Hill's return pass and made a three-point shot against Bradley's defense on the outside.