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Popovich kept emphasizing this during the timeout, and regardless of whether the Black Mamba will play next, the Spurs' most critical task at the moment is ...... Fight the Tiger!!

Meanwhile, on the Lakers' bench, Kobe Bryant is still arguing with the team doctor and wants to play right away.

However, the team doctor told him unequivocally, no!

On the Lakers, the team doctor is one of the members of the uniform team. He has the power to ban any player from playing. On this point, even Kobe Bryant can't be violated.

"Rest well." Little Tiger is also trying to persuade the Black Mamba, who says in a joking tone: "Playing with a high fever will burn your brain to the ground." ”

"Your IQ is not high in the first place."

On the Lakers, only the little tiger dares to make a joke about the black mamba.

Drip!

The whistle blows and the game continues.

The Lakers replaced Jordan Farmar with Andrew Bynum. The height of the lineup averaged to nearly seven feet.

"Follow me." Little Tiger told Darius Miles, "I need a bodyguard. ”

Darius Miles followed.

After the Spurs re-served, they were still in an orderly half-court position, and although the Lakers had done their best to replace almost all the tall players, they still did not stop their offense, Duncan pulled to the free throw line, easily clicked on Bynum's defense, and calmly hit a jumper.

After Duncan scored, Ginobili and Tony Parker quickly caught up, and they did their best to prevent the little tiger from receiving the ball, for fear that he would run and shoot again.

However, the little tiger was strolling around leisurely and had no intention of continuing to run wildly.

Taking advantage of Darius Myers' block, he easily received a pass from Radmanovic.

Immediately, it moved forward steadily.

As soon as he reached the three-point line, Tony Parker immediately made a save, and Ginobili next to him was also eager to try.

Seeing that the two of them looked anxious, the little tiger smiled faintly, handed the ball to Darius Miles with his open hand, and then ran in without the ball himself.

Yes?

Popovich was dumbfounded.

Phil Jackson was also surprised.

Little Tiger Playing Without a Ball?

At this moment, the little tiger stopped at the free throw line, then turned his back, killed Tony Parkka, and reached for the ball.

Popovich always wanted to keep the little tiger out of the paint, so he deliberately assigned Robert Horry to the free-throw line. Now that Robert Horry was pulled outside the three-point line by Darius Myers, he was still a little worried, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the little tiger take the initiative to stop at the free throw line.

Soon, though, the tone was raised again.

Because Myers passed the ball back to Little Tiger. When the little tiger received the basketball, he immediately lowered his center of gravity, pouted his butt and arched inward...... He pushes Tony Parker like a standard interior player.

Tony Parker had never seen such a battle.

After two or three strikes, he lost his defensive position. And the little tiger took advantage of his messy steps, quickly turned sideways, and directly hooked his hand and threw his hand...... Swish!

Basketball arrested!

Popovich then remembered that Little Tiger's hook shot was trained by Magic Johnson, and... His back-to-back singles have been intensively trained by Kobe Bryant, which is really hard to prevent!

Popovich found it particularly tricky.

Fortunately, looking back, Robert Horry hit a three-pointer.

However, Yibian fought again, and the little tiger forced Ginobili to change defenses...... With the back skills of a little tiger, plus... Hook shots, and it's hard for outside players to guard against him.

"If only Boris hadn't been suspended." At this moment, Popovich misses Bowen so much.

The game continued to advance in Popovich's thoughts.

The first quarter ended quickly, 29:27.

In the end, the Spurs still had a two-point lead.

After all, the little tiger is lonely.

However, Popovich couldn't be happier, and the reason why he put Ginobili in the starting lineup was because he wanted a quick decision. However, the little tiger dragged the game into the quagmire and entered the rhythm of the tug-of-war by himself.

"If I'm not mistaken, Phil Jackson will have Kobe Bryant on the court in the second quarter." Earl Johnson said: "Little Tiger is not physically fit enough to sustain him at such a high rate. ”

"It's a brilliant idea to have the two aces on the pitch in turn." Charles Barkley exclaimed, "It maximizes their individual abilities." ”

While the two were talking, the little tiger gasped and returned to the bench.

Becoming the number one offensive player in the Western Conference Finals is no easy feat, and the Spurs' defenders barely let him breathe a second of air.

"Need a break?" Phil Jackson walked over and asked.

The little tiger shook his head seriously.

In his old habit of playing, the second quarter was often his rest.

But not tonight, the Black Mamba is not there, he has to give more energy to support the team.

"I'm going to play!" Kobe Bryant scolded the veteran team doctor with a blue face on the other side: "Even if you die, I won't blame you." ”

"No, boy." The veteran doctor was very stubborn: "Unless I'm dead, there's no way you're going to play." ”

Kobe Bryant's face was even more ugly, and he wanted to scold.

However, my head was always groggy.

"Why don't we give up this game?" Winter lowered his voice and whispered to Phil Jackson.

"Go talk to those two paranoids." Phil Jackson stretched back.

Coach Winter quickly shut up.

Phil Jackson was secretly amused when he saw him silent, but he was muttering in his heart: two paranoids on one team, what a happy trouble.

At this moment, two paranoids were whispering to each other.

"There are usually two types of elite-level attackers, the first is to kill the defense with a kaleidoscope of tricks to prevent it from being overwhelmed."

"The second is... Even if you know how he's going to kill the defense, but so what? You're still going to die. ”

Kobe Bryant deliberately pulled the little tiger aside during the timeout: "I want you to be the second type of attacker tonight." ”

The little tiger smiled slightly and did not answer.

Drip!

The whistle blows and the game continues.

When Popovich saw that the Lakers still didn't have Kobe Bryant on the lineup, he was surprised: What's going on? Kobe Bryant is not on yet?

When the opponent's offensive nuclear weapons did not appear, even the famous coach couldn't help but panic a little.

"He must be forced out."

He clenched his fists and shouted at the court, "Intensify the attack, open up the difference!" ”

As soon as his words fell, Tony Parker took advantage of Oberto's pick-and-roll, smashed into the paint, and threw up to score.

When the French sports car scored points, Eva Longoria immediately stood up with joy, cheered and kissed.

"Tony Parker had a good night tonight." Earl Johnson said: "9 points and 3 assists on 4-of-6 shooting. Is it the power of love? ”

"It should be the power of a French wet kiss." Charles Barkley quipped: "Little Tiger should call all his tiger girls to the sidelines, with the blessing of love." Maybe he can get better. ”

Before the words fell, the little tiger smashed into the Spurs penalty area like lightning, jumped violently in the muscles, and finally pulled the basketball out of his hand with difficulty in the crack, and at the moment when the basketball fell into the basket, his body had fallen to the ground uncontrollably...... Bang!

This is not the first time he has fallen.

Therefore, he stood up with a calm face, and then calmly returned to the defense.

"It's so ruthless." Popovich gritted his teeth. He hated such opponents, not only cunning but also tenacious.

"We must not let him continue to bite the difference." Popovich felt a strong sense of crisis, he had intended to build an advantage in the half, and now the situation was seriously out of his calculations.

Popovich made a gesture that the Spurs players could understand at a glance: "Attack with all your might!" ”

As soon as this gesture came out, the Spurs' half-court running instantly became more dense, and the Lakers' defense suddenly fell into passivity...... The defensive quality of the players simply can't keep up.

The little tiger had no choice but to shout: "Joint defense!" ”

But the voice just fell.

Swish!

Robert Horry hits a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line!

"This is a classic Robert Horry-style run, he quickly cut from the free throw line to the baseline, after bringing Myers's defense to the muscle jungle of the restricted area, he suddenly used Oberto's cover to run directly to the bottom corner of the unguarded weak side of the three-point line, Ginobili quickly handed the ball over, and the Lakers had no time to defend."

Earl Johnson analyzed in detail.

Turning around, the little tiger once again tore apart the defense and entered the penalty area with a fierce attitude, this time he directly tricked Oberto into jumping with a feint, and then forced Oberto to make a third foul.

When the little tiger walks to the free throw line.

Earl Johnson couldn't help but gasp: "Why is tonight's Tiger so much like Alan Iverson in '01?" ”

Swish!

Swish!

Hit both free throws.

Popovich looked at the little tiger with a complicated expression, he didn't expect the little tiger to burst out with such tenacious strength tonight. Although he knew that this guy had always been a tough guy...... However, he actually carried the team to a par with the Spurs.

The Spurs players quickly switched colors.

But then, Tiger Cub enters the paint area to foul Oberto again, and he jumps up Oberto's body like a monkey, sticks to him, and forcibly forces him to foul.

When Oberto committed four fouls, Popovich had no choice but to replace Elson in addition to complaining to the referee.

When Elson came on the court, Tiger immediately changed tactics and began to play with his back to the free-throw line, using his hook hand to force either Ginobili or Tony Parker.

In the face of the little tiger's demand at the free throw line, Popovich used the strategy of letting Elson come forward to press, but before his steps arrived, the little tiger's ball was already stuffed into the penalty area. And let Robert Horry go over and strike, Darius Miles immediately ran towards the penalty area like a mad hound.

Therefore, Popovich could only helplessly watch the little tiger play a game of stinky chess at the free throw line.

At the end of the second section.

56：50。

Spurs are still just six points ahead.

Such a lead clearly did not satisfy Popovich, who had intended to build at least a double-digit lead.

"Tiger played too hard tonight, everybody knew he only had two points, the free throw line and the paint zone, but the Spurs couldn't control him? It's incredible, he's the kind of boxer you know he's going to do, but you just can't resist it. ”

"His hit rate makes the scalp tingle." Charles Barkley said, "13-of-17 shooting, 32 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. He has already set a personal playoff scoring record. ”

"He's going to stop there." Kenny Smith said: "His fitness is certainly not enough for him to play the whole game, and the Black Mamba will definitely step in the second half to take over the game. So, now we can only say that his task has been completed perfectly. ”

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"In the second half, they're going to have Kobe Bryant take over the game." Ginobili told the coaching staff in the locker room: "Little Tiger had a fitness problem, and his breathing became rapid and flustered in the second half of the second quarter. ”

"The Black Mamba is more capable of scoring."

"But he doesn't have the ability to string up the team, and the scary thing about Little Tiger is that we can't wrap him up unscrupulously."

"If it's Kobe Bryant, we're going to go on defense, and Bruce Bowen isn't there, and we're just going to have to rely on the strength of the team to restrain them."

“……”

There was a warm and meticulous discussion in the home team's dressing room, and the basic consensus was that the little tiger would rein in in the second half and the black mamba would officially come on.

"We've got to open up in the third quarter and we've got to widen the margin to more than 15 points."

Popovich raised his voice and issued a military order.

The Spurs players were thrilled and confident in the military order.

Meanwhile, the Lakers' locker room was a bit silent, with no one talking.

Little Tiger reclined against the locker and the physiotherapist was massaging him.

In the case that Kobe Bryant was unable to play, in fact, most people have already had the idea of surrendering in their hearts.

After all, Spurs are just too strong.

"Or," Andrew Bynum stood up suddenly, "Or, tonight we will gather our strength and go back to the home court to fight them again." ”

His words spoke to many people's thoughts, and there were a lot of whispers in the locker room.

Little Tiger sat up. He smiled and looked at Bynum: "You mean to give up tonight's game?" ”

"That's right." Bynum nodded hurriedly: "Kobe Bryant can't play, and you are now weak again." We can't beat the Spurs at all, so why not build up stamina? ”

"Huh."

The little tiger smiled faintly, he stood up, and looked up at Bynum, who was almost two heads taller than him, his eyes full of disdain.

"I know a lot of people think that's the same thing. I think Spurs are so strong that we should retreat, we should keep our strength, and we should make a comeback. ”

"But you know. When we give up, when we surrender, when we are at ease to preserve our strength, the Spurs are resting, and they are also retaining their strength. ”

"For me, beating an opponent who is impossible to defeat is the greatest charm of basketball."

"Andrew, I can understand your feelings, after all, you are just an adult, you are still growing your body, and boys do need more time to rest. So, next, you can sit on the bench, or lie in the locker room, and no one will be harsh on a child, and we will not impose the responsibility of fighting on a child. ”

Little Tiger's words were gentle. He was a boy, but he didn't think of Bynum as a man.

"Men live in this world and always have to do the impossible."

"I want my team-mates sitting in the dressing room to be tough men. Even if the victory is slim, it will still move forward with enthusiasm, and verify it with faith and will...... Why are we men! ”

"Remember, there is no shame in falling under the steel sword of the enemy, but shame in being slaughtered as a captive."

After saying this, the little tiger turned and walked out.

Darius Myers immediately followed. Kwame Brown also ran out quickly.

Soon... The locker room was left with only Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant Bryant and a bunch of uniformed members.

The Black Mamba staggered to his feet, and he glanced at Kupchak in the corner: "I said a long time ago, this kid doesn't deserve to inherit the Lakers center at all." ”

Kupchak was in an inexplicable mood.

He had chosen the man, and at the time he refused to trade upwards in order to get the little tiger, he thought Bynum would be better.

But at this point, he was really a little frustrated.

Compared with the little tiger, the baby shark is basically an ornamental fish kept in a fish tank.

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