Chapter 213: Miracles Together
Kobe Bryant saw that Joe came to defend himself, and his fighting spirit was even better, and it seemed that he was determined to compete with Joe today.
Joe also showed his trash-talk skills, "Kobe, I'm still waiting for a cap, I'm going to get 5 caps today, it's up to you." ”
Joe generally doesn't talk trash, and when he does, it's basically the worst.
In the whole league, only Joe's provocation Kobe Bryant was the most unbearable, because Joe once scored 82 points on his head to break his own record. So he must win Joe!
Joe continued to fight and press with his body, and Kobe's shooting percentage dropped again. Kobe Bryant couldn't get rid of Joe completely, Bryant's talent and physicality are good, but not top-notch. Kobe Bryant really traded his efforts for today's achievements. But Joe is not only hardworking, but also talented and one of the best in NBA history.
Bryant made 4-of-9 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws to score 13 points in the quarter, but that didn't help the Lakers pull the score.
In the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol was replaced, Bynum returned to the court as a center, and the Clippers also traded back Jordan Jr. Jordan Jr. suddenly regained his confidence, and Bynum didn't want to be as skilled as Gasol. The Clippers are also gradually regaining the initiative.
Joe played more in the low post, and Odom fouled too much, so he was a lot hesitant to defend and it was difficult to defend against Joe. In this game, Joe's inside attack accounted for 70% of the total shots! It's more terrifying than when the Celtics play inside.
The Clippers don't have a status master right now, so they can only let Joe play in the low post. Unlike the Celtics, the Clippers have a stake in his glory, he's the leader of this team, and he has to step up! If a person is the leader of this team, he wants to be responsible for the team, he is responsible for his teammates, and such a player is willing to give. The Clippers can't attack in the low post now, so Joe is willing to play in the low post!
With four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Joe hit a jumper from a 45° corner on the left after receiving a pass from Conley. Score the 31st point of the game!
Bryant also scored 28 points, but hit just two of his seven shots in the fourth quarter. On the Clippers' side, Joe, Barnes, and Tony Allen entangled Kobe Bryant in a wheel battle, making Kobe Bryant have to consume a lot of physical strength in the process of receiving the ball, and forcing Kobe to use mid-to-long-range shooting without fouling as much as possible. Bryant's shooting percentage came down, and the Clippers' opportunity came, 79-74 with a five-point lead.
The current Clippers on the court are Joe, Millsap, Tony Allen, Conley and Jordan Jr.
The speed advantage of 5 people is very obvious, even if Jordan Jr.'s consciousness does not keep up, as long as he can grab the number rebound. It's useless for the Clippers to play fast attack Gasol, and they are likely to be dragged by the speed of the Clippers. Odom played well today, contributing 12 points, but he was also almost overwhelmed by his speed.
Bryant scored a high score in the second half, but the Lakers were at a disadvantage. Kobe Bryant blindly singled, and Gasol had no chance.
The Lakers obviously have an advantage inside, but they don't have a chance, and Gasol, Odom, and Bynum are all a little unable to lift the offensive mood now.
Fans don't care about that, in their opinion, Kobe Bryant is everything to the Lakers. As long as Kobe Bryant scores, the Lakers only need to grab rebounds inside. It's a dangerous way of thinking, basketball is a team sport and you can't ignore the importance of other positions.
And the Lakers are Kobe's team, and Gasol, Odom and others are not the kind of people who want to be leaders. They see that there is a problem with the style of play, and they will not give an opinion, not only will they fight for the ball, but they will also pass the ball to Kobe Bryant very happily.
Of course, at this time, Comey has to say again: Kobe Bryant can be forgiven no matter how much iron he plays, because the other players of the Lakers are so stupid that they can't hold the ball and can't shoot it when they pass it, and Kobe Bryant is forced to do it alone.
However, Gasol's efficiency in the first half was not a slap in the face.
To be honest, sometimes I don't understand what these die-hard fans are thinking. Is it for the good of the players they want, or is it for the senior black (-_-||)。
The Lakers didn't ask for a timeout, Phil Jackson couldn't help it, and now that Kobe Bryant is on the top, no one can stop him. He said that Kobe Bryant would not listen to tactics, everything can only depend on fate.
Fisher dribbled the ball across half court and handed it to Bryant. Now the Lakers players on the court have also reached a consensus, that is, to pass to Kobe. The Clippers expected this, and at this time, there was no need for Joe to defend Kobe Bryant, Joe was the catalyst, in order to inspire Kobe. So he replaced the physical Tony Allen and played a close-to-the-back restrictive defense against Kobe.
Bryant could barely turn around after receiving the ball on the outside, and he relied on Odom's cover to dodge Tony Allen with difficulty, and went around the inside from the right side, and Millsap switched defenses. Fisher ran to the left low corner to pull out space, and Ariza was in the high post, which was an arrangement to prevent the Clippers from hitting a fast-break counterattack with Odom at any time.
Bryant dribbled the ball to the low post and couldn't shake off Millsap, and his trademark 45° step-back jumper on the right side, dodged the block, and the ball went in. 79:76。
The Clippers possessed the ball, and Conley quickly dribbled the ball across the half court and hoisted it inside to Millsap. Millsap misses a jumper. Odom got the rebound and handed it to Kobe Bryant, who was about to go. Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball and scored with a two-handed dunk. At 79:78, the two sides are only one point apart.
This fight is too fierce, the offense and defense are physically exhausted, and Joe, who has played nearly 40 minutes, is also a little tired, and there are 3 giants in the Celtics last season, even if he plays the whole game, he has not been so tired. The Clippers are still too young and need him too much.
Conley controlled the ball and watched the time, and now the Clippers are slowing down. In the final eight seconds, Joe ran back from the right side, Conley passed the ball to him, Ariza followed the three-point line, and Jordan Jr. also came out to cover. Relying on the cover Joe to break through from the left, Odom switched defenses.
Joe dribbled the ball under his right crotch and accelerated with his left hand, and Odom defended it to the low post. Joe leaned his back against Odom, took the ball with both hands, and shook his right foot to his left side, giving Odom the illusion that he was going to turn in the middle. Ariza came over to wrap up, and instead of turning to the middle, Joe passed to Millsap. Millsap made a quick jumper. Bryant jumped to defend, but the ball hit the board and went into the frame. 81:78。
Millsap can still be trusted at critical moments.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe moved on the perimeter, Gasol went to the high post, and after receiving a pass from Fisher, the high post should be handed to Kobe, and Kobe accelerated to break through, throwing off Millsap and entering the inside.
Jordan Jr. hurried to make up for it. Joe also let go of Ariza on the periphery to come up from the side to help defend, plus Millsap, who struggled to chase back, almost formed a three-man bag. The Lakers have many vacant seats, but Kobe Bryant took the ball and stopped urgently, did not pass, and threw in front of Little Jordan, who was tall enough to not even jump, and directly blocked Kobe's face with his hand. The ball pops out of the frame.
The ball bounced off in a flat arc and bounced in the direction of Jordan Jr., who turned around and got the rebound on tiptoe and passed the ball to Joe. Joe didn't rush to break fast, and lowered his body to hold the ball in his arms to prevent the Lakers players from coming over to force the ball.
The Lakers players saw that they didn't have a chance to return to defense, and Joe handed the ball to Conley and said, "Mike, I'll block it for you." ”
Conley immediately understood what he meant, and at this point, most of the Lakers' attention was on Joe. Joe pulled to the outside of the three-point line, but Conley didn't pass, and suddenly broke through with Joe's cover. The whole game was someone else covering Joe to break through, and now Joe suddenly covered someone else, and the Lakers players didn't react.
Ariza was half a beat slow to change the guard and was passed by Conley and fell into the penalty area. Conley made a pull-up jump shot just before the free throw line, which was very close to the basket, and Conley hit it easily. 83:78!
With two minutes remaining, the Clippers have another 5-point lead!
Bryant received the ball on the periphery, broke through on the right side and passed the ball to Odom, who was pulled high up. That's when Millsap slapped the ball out, accelerated forward, shook off Odom, and saved the ball just as it was off the left touchline. Then the solo fast-break dribbled to the Lakers restricted area, and Ariza was the fastest man to return to the defense, catching up with Millsap. At this moment, Millsap suddenly threw the ball into the air with his right hand, and flew over Ariza's head to the middle. Later, Qiao Zhonglu followed up, the starting time was just right, and he caught it with both hands in the process of the basketball falling, and the person was still rising, and the one-handed windmill smashed the ball into the basket! 85:78!
With just over a minute left in the game, the Clippers extended their advantage to seven points! The audience was boiling, Joe didn't make animals, and many people in the audience chanted "you~can~see~me?" ”
At a critical moment, the Clippers can still play a beautiful offense, and many fans are amazed.
The Lakers called a timeout, Kobe Bryant returned to the bench with a black face, Radmanovic handed him a towel, and Bryant fell hard to the ground. He was really depressed, what did he not do well.
Phil Jackson was also irritated and said to Kobe: "We were able to reach the Finals last season, and now we are playing like this with the Clippers?" If we lose today, it's the big joke in Los Angeles. Do we look like a team that is going to fight for a championship now? Bryant! You are the leader of the Lakers! Look at your form in the second half! Can't you see how easily Paul (Gasol) played that second-round pick (Jordan Jr.). We have an advantage on the inside. And you choose to fight with JOJO! Do you look like a leader? ”
Phil Jackson rarely gets angry, but today he had to be angry, and Kobe Bryant was alone for too long to lead to the current situation. He had to wake up Kobe Bryant and make Kobe give up his cancer play. Otherwise, this year's championship will hang in the balance.
The Lakers players were silent, dead silent. said that this is a problem between the manager and the players in charge, it has nothing to do with him, and they can't intervene.
The Clippers are happy, and Joe's big windmill dunk just now is too morale-boosting!
Stevens was also excited to see victory in front of him, but the more he had to be calm to prevent mistakes. He took out the tactical board and said: "Trailing by 7 points, at this time the general opponent will choose to bet on three points, the defense may use full-court pressing, Tony (Allen) down, Matt (Barnes) on the court, increase the height, defend their outside three-pointers." On the inside line Marcin (Gortat), pay attention to the defense. It's not scary to be scored by them at this point, Mike [Conley], you have to control the tempo and try to consume the time. Keep up with Fisher when defending, the more critical he is, the more accurate the three-point is, entangle him, and don't let him shoot easily. ”
The Clippers have changed owners this year, the team has also changed blood, and the first game exploded with amazing energy. In terms of coordination, they still lack tacit understanding and can't play efficient offense all over the court, but mentally they have twisted into a rope. What makes them a whole is a spirit of hard work and refusal to admit defeat. Most of the people were on the verge of collapse during the game. For example, little Jordan, he was abused by Gasol and already doubted his life, but Joe, Conley and others desperately infected him! It's like what Mutombo said to him when he was on the bench: "You should be glad you're on this team." "That's why Jordan Jr. can calm down and get back on the court.
When the timeout came, the Lakers players came out on the court in a dead end. Most of the audience still hopes that the Lakers can move around and win, and try to cheer them on.
The Clippers are like children that no one hurts, but as the captain of the Clippers, Joe inspires everyone's momentum! Joe stood on the field and shouted with his maximum lung capacity, "Brothers! Win! ”
All his teammates followed Joe and shouted, "Win!" ”
Even the head coach Stevens shouted along, he is also a young man, and he also has blood!
If the momentum of the Lakers is given by the audience, the momentum of the Clippers comes from the hearts of the players.
The Lakers' players want their own masters to lead them. But the Clippers are all working on it, and together they do wonders!
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