"You've played almost the whole game, aren't you tired?" Maddie asked Kobe Bryant with a wry smile as she dribbled the ball. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info And Kobe Bryant looked serious and didn't answer him.

The ball fell a few times and went back into Maddy's hands, who singled Bryant with his back. Maddie stepped back and turned over to break through the bottom line, and Kobe Bryant predicted successfully and stuck in front of him, O'Neal may also help defend at any time, and Maddie's breakthrough line is gone.

Maddie made a 360-degree turn, spun and jumped for a jumper.

"It's too difficult!" At this moment, many people think so.

The ball hit the front of the basket and O'Neal grabbed the rebound with 50 seconds left. Fisher advanced to the front court and gave Kobe Bryant a single Maddy again, and Kobe Bryant took a step forward from Maddy and turned over again for a jumper.

I didn't score this time, so I won't score every time with such a difficult goal. But O'Neal used his last strength to squeeze Yao Ming away and grab this priceless frontcourt rebound. O'Neal then distributed it to the outside. Fisher organized a distribution to Fox, who took advantage of the small gap to shoot a three-pointer and the ball went in! 110:111, the Lakers overtook the score at the last moment!

In the final 15 seconds, the Rockets possessed the ball. Smith called a timeout to set up the final attack.

Those who remained on the court at the last moment were Yao Ming, Maddie, Reed, Billups and Wang Zhizhi. In addition to Yao Ming, who stayed inside to grab rebounds, Coach Smith ranked the most accurate three-pointers on the team.

Maddie was heavily guarded and couldn't catch the ball, and Reid was forced to send it to Billups. Billups unhurriedly held the ball and watched the schedule, 10, 9, 8...... Almost, he broke through, and the leg-like Fisher also followed closely this time. Billups faked a pass to Maddy, attracting the attention of the Lakers defenders and distributing it to Reed, who was guarding the perimeter, but Fox immediately posted it. Reed didn't have a chance to open the position, but he keenly observed that Wang Zhizhi ran a half-lap and used Yao Ming and Ao Fat, who were entangled in the inside, as a cover to shake off Hawley behind him.

Wang Zhizhi ran outside the three-point line, Reed's ball was already in the air, and Hawley was still three steps behind him. There are still 3 seconds left in the race.

Wang Zhizhi received the ball, bent his knees and prepared to shoot, and Holly had two more steps.

Dazhi shot the basket, Holly had already caught up, the two were only one step away, and Holly's outstretched hand could almost touch Dazhi's shooting point. There are still 2 seconds left in the clock.

But Wang Zhizhi, who jumped high, still didn't let the shorter Holly cover it, and the ball drew a high parabola and flew out.

Yao Ming squeezed O'Neal violently, and he secretly resolved that he would never repeat the mistake of the past and must win this crucial rebound.

Maddie shook off Kobe Bryant behind him, and was already on the line of rushing to grab the rebound, ready to fly up and jump to grab the ball.

Hawley stretched out his arms still making a block motion, and he tried to look back at the arc of the ball in the air.

Reid was too far away to watch the ball from afar.

Da Meng and the others on the bench all stood up.

The audience held their breath.

……

The ball scored, 113:111, the Rockets overtook the score!

Wang Zhizhi's roar rang out again in Staples. There are only 0.6 seconds left in the race.

"Come on, boys, I know you're having fun, but let's set up the defense for this last ball." Olajuwon helps Smith calm the team.

"Hakim, you go, your reach advantage helps us defend against the Lakers' final air-catching tactics." Smith's setup isn't bad either. "Tracy follows Bryant, Memet goes to defend Hawley, this guy's three-point shot is also very good, you have to be careful. Chauncey on the paid Scher. Gerald, you go and defend Fox. The three guys except OK also have a three-point shot, and we can't be careless. ”

"If O'Neill comes out to help someone else block it, will I come out with me?" Olajuwon asked.

"Ah...... It should be ......" Smith hesitated.

"Don't!" Yuan Fei immediately cleared the siege for him, saying: "0.6 seconds should not be enough, they will do a blocking and dismantling tactic after receiving the ball." It's okay to block before receiving the ball, I have another idea. Against their serve, give up harassing the serve player and help Tracy to wrap Bryant while keeping an eye on Ao Fat to prevent him from coming out to help others block defenders and prepare to make up for the defense. ”

"That's right, 0.6 seconds is not enough time to serve and return to the passer, we should let him go, so it's 5 and 4." Smith was overjoyed.

Yuanfei's thoughts flew to the first round of the playoffs in 2014. If McHale had thought of this at the time, the Rockets would not have been killed by the Trail Blazers in 0.3 seconds.

At this time, Da Yao, who was resting off the court, patted Dazhi on the shoulder and said: "I think of you in the 2001 CBA Finals, there was a game where you scored 40 points and 11 rebounds and snatched my championship. ”

Dazhi laughed. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the young man who chased the wind and the king of basketball in China.

***

With Bryant's last shot in a double pack, the Rockets finally took the victory away!

113:111, a hard-won away victory. Wang Zhizhi, who shot the quasi-killer shot, contributed 13+6 in the whole game, and shot 3 of 8 three-pointers. Another hero, Maddie, got 33+10+8. Yao Ming cut 12+8. For the Lakers, O'Neal made 28+17 shots, but only made 10 of 26 shots. Bryant got 31+7+6 on 11-of-29 shooting.

The big score was a 2-2 draw. With two home games left and O'Neal exhausted, the initiative of the series is in the hands of the Rockets.

There is a saying that the fifth battle in the case of a 2-2 draw is called the Battle of Tennoyama. Whoever can win the battle of Tianwang Mountain will be able to take a 3-2 lead, get match points, and occupy an absolute advantage (of course, there are many examples in history of winning Tianwang Mountain but losing two games in a row and being eliminated.) In recent years, the more famous ones are the Lakers against the Celtics in the 10 Finals and the Heat against the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals in 12. Although two Celtic examples are given, the author is really not Kaihei).

On April 29, Game 5 came like this, and the Rockets returned to Compaq Center to play the Lakers again. After four pitched battles, both sides had pretty much used their cards and couldn't come up with too many tricks – at least that's what Mr. Smith thought. And Phil. Jackson, not necessarily.

The Lakers continued to play as soon as they started, which was completely unexpected by the Rockets players, and the main attacker was not OK, but Fisher and Fox tore apart the Rockets' defense many times with accurate three-pointers. The Lakers took an 18-10 lead with a trick.

Billups' breakaway resulted in a foul, and he made 1 of 2 free throws to make it 18-11.

Kobe Bryant was blocked by Yao Ming for his breakthrough, and Billups steadily organized the offensive and found an opportunity to assist Maddy's jumper, 18:13. Bryant missed another mistake and was stealed by Billups, who scored on a fast-break layup to make it 18:15.

The Lakers' Hawley missed a three-point shot, but the Rockets Maddy's pass was cut off and the ball was returned. O'Neal receives a pass from Fox and dunks, 20-15.

Yao Ming was blocked by O'Neal in a single, but in the back O'Neal missed the shot, Maddie hit a three-pointer, and the score of 20:18 gradually approached.

Bryant singled Maddy to hit a 2-pointer, Maddy hit an iron, but Fox was stealed by Wallace, and Maddy received a pass and dunked, 22:20.

In this way, in the first quarter of the alternating scoring between the two sides, the Lakers slightly led the Rockets 28-26. Yuanfei is very satisfied with this, he knows that the Lakers did not take advantage of anything in the first quarter, and the bench depth behind him is the world of the Rockets. In the second quarter, Dazhi and Oku led, and the high-bay lineup appeared.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the Lakers' main small forward Fox was injured in a scramble and left the court, and the Zen master could only send a substitute for Devin. George (Fox's Achilles tendon tear is a real event in history). Fisher still played well in this quarter, but O'Neal was tired on the defensive end, and was involved by Dazhi and Oku and ran all over the ground. By the end of the first half, the Rockets had overtaken the score, 53-58. The Lakers' O'Neal and Fisher each scored 16 points, and Bryant also contributed 10 points. For the Rockets, Billups scored a team-high 14 points, but the win blossomed in multiple points. Maddie 13 points, Yao Ming 6 points, Wang Zhizhi 6 points, Wallace 8 points.

"The Lakers are different today, we played really well so we're still ahead, but be careful of the Lakers' three-point strategy." Coach Smith reminded the players.

"Fisher played tough today and he had 16 points." Yuan Fei added: "He was very inconsistent in the first four games, 23 points in good times and 5 points in bad times. Chauncey: You have to be careful of his outbursts. ”

"Fox's injury gives us a big advantage, the Lakers have a poor bench, and now the rotation is a problem. Their main force will also be more tired. Coach Smith said: "We have to take advantage of their physical deficiencies and pull away in one fell swoop." In the third quarter, I decided to start the starting lineup first, play a few minutes to consume them, and then go up to the lineup to win in one fell swoop. ”

"It's a great idea." The cheerful Olajuwon chimed in.

Not to mention that Da Meng is so optimistic, there is no saber-rattling atmosphere in the entire locker room of the Rockets. The young players are excitedly thinking in their hearts - we are going to win against the mighty Lakers!

But beating the Triple Crown is certainly not as simple as you think.

In the second half, both sides basically maintained their starting lineups (except for Fox), and after a few minutes of fierce battle, it was almost a tie at 63:67. Coach Smith took a timeout, 4 up and 4 hits, and Oku, Wallace, Johnson, Reed, and Parker formed the Rockets' run-and-gun lineup.

Soon Yuanfei felt inappropriate. The Lakers seemed to wake up suddenly, and Kobe Bryant scored one after another. He saw Kobe Bryant constantly spewing trash talk at Reed and Johnson, and the Rockets players didn't dare to talk back.

"Let's make a substitution, coach! How about changing Chaunsi? He suddenly came to his senses and immediately said to Smith.

"Why? Isn't this a routine that we're familiar with? Parker is the commander of this tactic. Smith was puzzled.

"But in these few rounds, the fast attack hasn't started at all." Yuanfei said anxiously.

Memet. Oku is 23 years old, and Gerald. Wallace is 20 years old, Joe. Johnson, 21 years old, Michael. Reid is 23 years old, Tony. Parker turns 21 next month. This lineup is too young. In the past, Maddie (young but experienced) usually had a belt, but this time it was all up to such a young Parker. If he had been nervous and out of shape in such a crucial match, the game or even the entire series could be over.

Bryant received an assist from Hawley and hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers overtook 73:71. Coach Smith made a substitution, Oku was down, and Wang Zhizhi was up.

Yuan Fei suddenly felt dizzy, this was not the substitution he wanted. Four young men who are confused by tactics plus a Chinese who does not speak English well, can this work?

Dazhi came on the court, he didn't say much if he didn't speak well, just clapped a few times vigorously, and waved his arm at Parker. Parker nodded and seemed to understand something, but this time Yuanfei didn't understand.

This attack didn't work out again, and Dazhi's strong shot was blocked by Holly. Bryant's breakaway caused Wallace to be fouled, and he hit both free throws to make it 75-71.

Parker dribbled through the half and ran up, Dazhi was in place in time for the bottom corner, and Parker got the ball.

“3point!” O'Neal and others on the Lakers bench shouted. In the last game, Wang Zhizhi's three-point shot left a deep impression on them.

Hawley jerked up the block.

Dazhi lowered his head and broke through the past, feint!

The other Lakers players were also fooled, and only Madsen reacted, and he pounced on the defense.

Wang Zhizhi dunked successfully and caused Madsen to foul, 2+1. The fans in the stadium, who had been cold for a long time, immediately cheered.

Dazhi made a free throw, 75-74. He shook his fist at the audience and thumped his chest.

Rockets are not easy to deal with. Come on, Lakers!