Chapter 143: Turning the Tide

After Draymond Green decided to shoot a three-pointer, he even took a special look at the basket - compared to teammate Curry's sky-fast shooting, Green's shooting speed may be a little faster than that of a snail. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

This also gives Yi Feng time to defend himself.

At this time, Yi Feng's speed, explosiveness and bounce power have a chance to play. Leaping from a distance, he lunged towards Draymond Green.

Coupled with the terrifying roar coming out of his mouth, Draymond Green's final shot was really interfered with - his three-point basket collapsed.

Hibbert used his long arms to guard the backcourt rebound.

Then he handed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who came to pick him up, and began to run forward with a blank face - isn't such an important game the best chance to prove himself?

After being sprayed for so long this season, Hibbert certainly wants to make a name for himself. So, in tonight's game, he played hard.

Bryant took the ball from Hibbert and advanced with the ball.

Although in the early part of the third quarter, when the team was locked with the Warriors, he didn't have much to do with scoring. But his one-handed support was very slippery - he got 4 assists in the entire third quarter!

Of course, they all got assists from Yi Feng.

Just like Draymond Green, with the "Splash Brothers" around him and a backcourt combination with historic projection ability, he can rely on his not-so-first-class passing ability to score first-class assist statistics.

It is foreseeable that this season, Kobe Bryant will set a career-high average of assists per game - first of all, because of his personal desire to attack, more choices to share the ball; The second is Yi Feng's projection ability.

On the basketball court, passing is clearly less compelling than shooting, and while assists are just as important as scoring, the focus is often on the person who puts the ball in the basket.

For this Lakers team at the moment, people are undoubtedly most concerned about Yi Feng. Because he was the highest scorer in the game.

Even if Kobe Bryant is the one who stands behind Yi Feng and silently delivers cannonballs to him.

Kobe Bryant has been the focus of people's attention since he stepped into his peak; However, as the years grew old, he was eventually replaced by a newcomer and gradually moved away from the center of attention. Just as he was overshadowed by his teammate O'Neal at the beginning of his career, he was once again overshadowed by his teammates at the end of his career.

However, the years brought him more than just age.

Kobe Bryant at the beginning of his career was naturally unwilling to be covered by his teammates, and after he was unruly, he broke up with O'Neal after his strength came up.

looked down on everything so much, he naturally didn't care about the limelight of young people, and even weakened his sense of existence.

This is also just right, because there is Yi Feng blocking the gun in front, Kobe Bryant is under a lot less defensive pressure.

In view of Yi Feng's fiery state of scoring more than 40 points in the third quarter of the game, the Warriors unceremoniously gave him the "high-end treatment" of a double bag.

Head coach Steve Kerr naturally can't let Yi Feng go any longer, and if he is one step late, the team will suffer one more damage.

After fighting for so long, Cole can see it. In the Lakers, Yi Feng is responsible for offense, and others are responsible for defense. Yi Feng occasionally participates in the attack with his own interests.

Previously, Kerr's defensive strategy against Yi Feng was to cut off the connection between him and his teammates as much as possible, so that he would fall into a situation of fighting alone.

In fact, this strategy has a certain effect.

In the first half, Yi Feng's continuity with his teammates was not very good, and he relied on singles and scored 24 points. At this time, Kobe Bryant didn't have a way to send the run directly to Yi Feng.

In the third quarter, when Curry and Yi Feng were competing against each other, Yi Feng gradually reduced the time of dribbling because of his high speed, and even developed to the point of getting the ball and pulling it out directly. This is also a disguised assist for teammates, enhancing the connection with teammates.

Because Yi Feng burst out with more ferocious firepower, the Warriors players unconsciously shifted their defensive focus to Yi Feng, and relatively relaxed their defensive efforts to cut off Yi Feng's contact with their teammates.

Then the situation developed to the present, and it evolved into a bag between two people against Yi Feng.

In the off-ball state of the Easy Wind, Klay Thompson clings to him, draining his energy and interfering with his off-ball running; After Yi Feng received the pass, the Warriors players who were closest to him and came out of Thompson immediately came over unconditionally!

As a result, it also caused the Lakers to play 4 to 3 locally.

However, the Warriors relied on their super fast defensive rotation speed to overcome the natural disadvantage of 3 against 4!

As soon as the Lakers have an open spot, the nearest Warriors player will rotate to defend as quickly as possible, regardless of the position of the Lakers player in the open spot or the position of the player who rotates past to defend.

Such a fast foot movement, and then think of the super fast shooting speed of Curry, Thompson and others, it really really interprets what it means to be "fast hands, slow hands".

Kobe Bryant advanced to the front court with the ball, looked up at the scoreboard, and the red and dazzling score-

At 116:122, the Lakers trailed by 6 points.

And there are still 6 minutes left in the game.

Kobe Bryant looked at Yi Feng, who was running, although like a loach, slippery and slippery, making the Warriors helpless. But Bryant always felt that he was more like a desperately struggling fish entangled in a fisherman's net.

struggled hard, and in the end, it was in vain.

Alas-

Suddenly, Bryant realized that something was wrong. How can there be such a negative mood at this time?

I'm the Kobe Bryant who never admits defeat!

Kobe Bryant was ashamed of himself for having such negativity, so this offense, he decided to wash away this shame with a goal.

At this time, Yi Feng just ran around the three-point line to Kobe's side, Kobe made a pass feint, and Yi Feng also cooperated with the action of catching the ball - maybe Yi Feng really thought that Kobe was going to pass the ball to him.

Harrison Barnes, who was defending Kobe, thought that Kobe was going to pass the ball to Yi Feng, and immediately rushed towards Yi Feng.

Barnes automatically gave way of the way, how could Kobe be polite?

He put away his feints and dribbled inside.

At this time, the closest Warriors player to Kobe Bryant was Curry.

Curry quickly turned around and was in front of Kobe.

Kobe Bryant saw that the person in front of him was Curry, and he was happy.

If it were an interior player like Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut, he might still be dodging this shot, but against Curry, he would have an advantage.

Without saying a word, Kobe Bryant directly pressed Curry to the basket to kill, used experience to play a time difference, and made a layup.

Bryant added two more points to his team, and at 118-122, the Lakers' deficit narrowed to four points.

Curry had braces in his mouth and slammed the ball a few times before serving himself.

There is only half of the fourth quarter left, and the 8 points they originally led are now directly half less! And there is also the reason why he failed to prevent Kobe, and he naturally has chagrin in his heart.

After Draymond Green received the ball, he pushed it directly and returned it to Curry.

Having been teammates for a few years, Draymond Green naturally knows Curry well. He knew that Curry at this time had a breath in his heart. So he stuffed the ball directly to Curry and motioned for him to handle the ball at will.

Draymond Green and Curry came to the front court one after the other.

Curry suddenly accelerated, using the advancing Draymond Green to cover himself.

For such a two-person advance pattern, the Lakers are defenseless. After the two completed the pick-and-roll between the two, neither Clarkson nor Randle could come up in time, allowing Curry to get an open spot about two meters outside the three-point line.

In fact, at such a distance, before Curry appeared in the NBA, whoever held the ball would be a big vacancy. The defender won't guard against the ball-carrier's shot, and the ball-handler won't choose to shoot.

Only Curry is an exception, as it's within his regular range.

Seeing that the Lakers' defense did not come up, Curry was excited and directly collected the ball. He took aim at the basket before pushing the ball out.

This kind of distance is not a problem for him like a normal three-point line for a shooter.

And in an open position, it is actually a very normal thing for a basketball to go into the net, and it is not normal to miss a shot - but in fact, he really didn't shoot!

Maybe it was a little impatient mentality, but this shot turned into a long rebound.

Randle was lucky to be favored by this rebound.

After getting the rebound, he honestly gave the ball to Clarkson next to him. In such an important game, head coach Scott has long told him not to be willful.

So he didn't dare to go to the basket after picking up the rebound.

Cole sat on the bench with a stiff face, the pain in his lumbar spine could no longer attract his attention. Because Curry's ultra-long-range shot this time released a signal that was not good for the Warriors.

He's going to think about how he can solve the Warriors' current predicament.

Clarkson pushed forward with the ball, but it wasn't easy. Because Curry is starting to entangle him - lead the defense!

Although Curry is not known for his strong defensive ability, as the regular season MVP last season, Curry gave Clarkson a sophomore a very strong psychological pressure.

Although it stumbled, the good thing was that the ball was brought safely to the frontcourt.

After Clarkson passed the ball to Kobe, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, like a big stone pressing on his heart finally landed safely. He cut under the basket with brisk steps, taking Curry with him by the way.

Barnes was like a great enemy.

Today's Kobe, in Barnes's opinion, has embarked on the road of obscenity - take advantage of your unpreparedness and attack him; And when you're fully prepared, he's in support......

Although it is no longer the original domineering Kobe Bryant - God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha; But now Kobe Bryant is also a huge threat to Barnes.

In the last round of attack, Barnes thought Kobe Bryant was going to pass the ball, but he attacked it himself.

And this time, facing Kobe Bryant again, Barnes learned smart. He didn't think about whether Kobe Bryant was passing or attacking, but stared at Kobe intently - he planned to improvise, the enemy didn't move, I didn't move.

Barnes's serious posture, how could Kobe not see it.

In this way, he helped Yi Feng attract a defensive force. There is one less obstacle to the easy wind attack.

That's right, Kobe Bryant hit a shot to change places, and after suppressing Curry for two points on a layup, he was going to pass the ball this time.

But it's not just a ball out --

He asked Yi Feng to cover for himself, but Yi Feng's cover was not solid, and he was squeezed by Barnes. However, this is not important, because the small local cooperation between Yi Feng and Kobe Bryant has been successful.

Originally, the Warriors' defensive strategy was to switch defenses when they encountered covers, but Klay Thompson went to switch Kobes after seeing Yi Feng cover Kobe.

However, because of the lack of porcelain covered by Yi Feng, Barnes squeezed through.

This formed a situation where Thompson and Barnes defended Kobe, while Yi Feng was unguarded.

Kobe Bryant threw the ball back - handsome without looking at the pass!

Then he covered his crotch with both hands, blocking between Thompson, Barnes and Yi Feng.

After Yi Feng received the ball, he withdrew from the three-point line, and he was in an absolute vacancy, and only after adjusting his breathing did he throw the ball.

Swish!

Yi Feng lived up to Kobe's pass and once again returned him an assist statistic.

121:122!

The Lakers narrowed the gap to 1 point!

The Warriors' 8-point lead came to naught immediately after the Lakers' timeout!

It's about to be caught up by the Lakers!

After approaching the score difference of 7 points, Yi Feng scored 5 points alone!

To make herculean efforts to save a critical situation!

At the critical moment of the last quarter, Yi Feng pulled back the player who had stepped into the abyss of defeat with half a foot.

The Lakers narrowed the gap to one point, and Kerr decisively called a timeout.

In the finals last season, the Warriors fell behind the Cavaliers with a total score of 1:2 in a critical situation, and realized the trick that may be able to leave a name for posterity - the "Five Little Deaths"!

Cole frowned and thought for a long time, but the pain between the lumbar spine made it difficult for him to calm down and think.

In the end, I had no choice but to use the last hole card.

If the backcourt combination of the "Splash Brothers" is the trump card of the Warriors, then the "Death Five" lineup is the last and most powerful hole card of the Warriors!

With this lineup, the Warriors successfully turned over in the unfavorable situation of 1:2 in the Finals, making LeBron James, who entered the Finals for the fifth consecutive year, a foil, and a foil for the Warriors' young people!

Kerr requested this timeout, the main purpose is to change the "Death Five" lineup, and by the way, pour chicken soup on the players to soothe their frizzy hearts.

Kerr believes that as long as his hole cards are played, the Lakers will definitely not be able to parry! The final victory was successfully won by the Warriors.

So far this season, there have been quite a few teams that have fallen at the feet of the Warriors. Of course, there are also some teams that can compete with the Warriors when they don't use their hole cards; But as soon as the "Death Five" lineup was on, they couldn't resist it immediately! (To be continued.) )