Chapter 302: Overtime
The atmosphere in the locker room was not dull and backward, Huang Xiang bowed his head and was silent, his own heads-up with Kobe Bryant fell behind, obviously, this guy was silently there. (_bubble&)
"Huang, there are some things you should understand, what kind of existence Kobe Bryant is, although he is old at this time, but the strength is still there, don't think about it, play well in the second half, there is only a 4-point gap." Although he knew that Huang Xiang didn't care about being 4 points behind, Garnett still comforted.
"I know, Kevin, you better get some rest, I know what I need to do in the second half." Huang Xiang smiled, then leaned back in the chair and waited for the consumption of time, he was not afraid of the opponent's eye-catching performance, but he felt that he had reached a height, but sometimes, he still felt powerless.
Scott didn't explain anything, at the end of the intermission, in the cheers of the fans, Huang Xiang led the Cavaliers to return to the court, that's right, it was Huang Xiang who led, this game, the Cavaliers undoubtedly revolved around Huang Xiang to play.
The game continued, all the main players of both sides participated, the Lakers possessed the ball, Welbrook dribbled slowly through the halfcourt, and then faced Gibson's defense directly past and rushed inside.
"Where to go!" A burst of cheers sounded in the ears of Wildbrook, who was dribbling forward, and then he felt a gust of wind blowing around him, and Huang Xiang rushed over with the basketball that was still bouncing in his hand.
Steals! That's right, Huang Xiang completed the steal in an instant, and the high bounce of the basketball across the half court was a tomahawk-style slam dunk, and the clanging sound of the big hand and the basket was transmitted throughout the court through the megaphone on the rebound.
"Huang Xiang, Huang Xiang, Huang Xiang......" The fans at the scene didn't care about the four points difference in the game, nor did they care that Huang Xiang didn't score 21 points in one quarter, what they cared about was that their idol would never fall.
"This guy is violent." Carter smiled, his agitation just now pushed Huang Xiang directly to a peak, it seems that today's game is interesting.
Wilbrook dribbled the ball through the half court again, glanced at Huang Xiang and then deliberately avoided a little, just now he didn't feel this guy at all, he was too fast.
Rushed the ball to the inside, Gibson in front of him followed him closely, Villebrook smiled slightly, and handed the basketball to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant stepped forward after receiving the ball, and then quickly stepped back, Huang Xiang moved quickly with Kobe, however, in the face of the old and spicy Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant still looked a little green, Kobe made a three-point shot on a few backs, Huang Xiang was helpless, and could only watch the basketball fly over his head.
The sound of "dang" made Huang Xiang happy in his heart, the basketball smashed to the basket, and Garnett on one side grabbed the rebound, Huang Xiang took Garnett's pass and quickly took it across the halfcourt, and then assisted Howard to hit a shot.
The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant assisted Wildbrook to hit a three-point shot, and then Jones replaced the Lakers, and in the cheers of the audience, the three-point shot was solid.
In the third quarter, both sides hit hot shots at the beginning, but by the time we got to 4:34, both sides were slowly cooling down.
Huang Xiang first handed the basketball to Jones and missed the shot, and the Lakers also missed Kobe Bryant's layup, and the two sides slowly entered the iron time.
At 5 minutes and 43 seconds, the Lakers took a timeout, but Brown still couldn't bear it, and he couldn't bear it on other people's turf.
"Then Kobe Bryant came down to rest for a while, Bynum was the main one, Gasol was the secondary, and at the same time, the people in other positions also cheered me up and played inside tactics, and if I am not mistaken, the Cavaliers will play their best outside tactics." Brown commanded to the crowd around him.
At the end of the timeout, the two sides returned to the court, Huang Xiang did not play, Kobe Bryant also sat on the court, and when the core of both sides was not there, they all started the inside tactics, obviously, Brown's guess this time was not correct.
The Cavaliers still sent Howard and Garnett on the inside, and there was really a slight match with the Lakers' Bynum and Gasol.
Howard took Sessions' pass and then turned and dunked, and after scoring, he yelled at Bynum, but fortunately this is the home court of the Cavaliers, otherwise the referee would have given him a foul.
With Howard's goal, the Cavaliers all erupted in offense, and the lost touch jumped out.
Before the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers extended the advantage to 9 points, but at this time the Lakers also made a substitution, Kobe Bryant replaced Wildbrook, and Bryant made two consecutive three-pointers to close the score to a two-point gap, until the end of the third quarter, both sides maintained such scores.
At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers 77:75 Lakers, the 2-point gap made the home fans not sit very comfortably, you know, the Lakers' toughness they know deeply.
"Ahem, look here, I won't do anything to summarize the game in the third quarter, time is limited, and then everyone will remember the tactics I laid out, hey, hey, Shaquin, look here." Scott, who was arranging tactics, saw O'Neill looking away and said in a bad tone.
O'Neill turned around honestly and listened to Scott's tactics, and Scott threw out all his experience and tactical guidance.
Scott didn't end his nagging until the start of the game, which shows that he laid out a tactic for a full two minutes.
At the beginning of the game, Huang Xiang did not play, and the two old guys, Carter and O'Neal, still led the youngsters to play.
Sessions dribbled the ball across the half court and then handed it to O'Neal who stood in a good position on the inside, O'Neal stepped to the left after receiving the ball, and then turned around and grabbed the ball with both hands and dunked it into the basket, don't doubt O'Neal's strength, such a goal, it is impossible for him to stick to the whole game, but let him break out temporarily, it is still a very simple thing.
The Lakers also did not send the strongest lineup, but Bynum was on the court at this time, and obviously, the Lakers still used Bynum as a lifesaver at a critical time.
Fisher once announced his retirement next year, but after Welbrook, a shooting guard, became more and more secure on the ball, Fisher seemed to be more sure of his ideas, and he was usually on the court for ten minutes at most throughout the game.
But whenever he is there, his wise mind always spins quickly, looking at the Cavaliers players in front of him, Fisher raised his hand without hesitation, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.
It is not for nothing that he was once named the player with the biggest heart in the NBA.
One of the key elements of the Lakers' victory over the Magic and Celtics' championship in the last two years is Fisher, a brilliant big brain, calm key shot that surprises Cavaliers fans every time.
Every coach likes that the team has such a role, so even if Fisher didn't perform well last year, the Lakers still didn't send him out, don't think it's just his previous merits, the NBA doesn't have sympathy points.
The Cavaliers returned one through Sessions, and both sides played slowly and steadily.
There was not much passion on either side in the first half of the fourth quarter, and the bench lineup that steadily searched for victory was in good order until 4:43 of the fourth quarter.
At 4 minutes and 43 seconds in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers and the Lakers successively changed all the main forces to the court, and the game was only 3 points apart at this time.
Kobe Bryant was quite tough in the first half, but the age of his thirties still made his body unbearable, and after the fourth quarter came on, Kobe Bryant slowly assumed the responsibility of the organization.
Welbrook came up with a three-pointer, with a break of more than ten minutes of anger, this guy who scored as much as Durant in the Thunder last season has not scored more than 10 at this time, and of course the mood is very unhappy.
After hitting the three-point shot, Welbrook waved to the fans in the stadium, but no one paid attention to him at all, and the Cavaliers' home stadium, the Cavaliers fans did not give him a cheer but gave him a flood of boos.
Gibson took the ball over the half court, handed it to Huang Xiang and then rushed into the inside line along the bottom line, Huang Xiang certainly would not let go of this opportunity, and passed the basketball with a big shake, and Gibson, who took the basket, threw the basketball into the basket.
Kobe Bryant slowly took the basketball across the half court, and then glanced at the timer, is he a person who watches the excitement at the critical time? No, I'm Kobe.
Kobe Bryant's body suddenly fastened, Gibson couldn't restrain him at all, Huang Xiang and Gibson instantly switched positions, but at this time Kobe had already done what he wanted to do, Kobe's body flying in the air slowly moved to the left, Kobe Bryant's nirvana that he hadn't seen for a long time, and the drift shot was used again.
Will it come in? The basketball slowly moved with everyone's mood, and the basketball finally fell steadily into the basket, and Kobe Bryant hit a key three-pointer again.
"Not bad." Huang Xiang smiled, and then rushed across the half court with the ball, and Gibson slowly handed over the rights in the group, acting more as an element of outside assistance on the outside.
But there is one thing you may forget, that is, in addition to Huang Xiang, the Cavaliers' strongest three-point players are Jones and Gibson, because of the lack of playing time, this guy didn't shoot much, but Gibson still got a lot of opportunities to shoot after Iverson's injury, and this time, Huang Xiang also gave the basketball to Gibson with confidence.
Gibson took a step back after receiving the ball, then made a three-point shot, and the basketball smashed to the basket, and now both sides put their cores on the outside, and the four big names on the inside were all idle at this time.
Big? That's right, the interior Cavaliers Howard and Garnett, the Lakers Bynum and Gasol, the four of them didn't touch the ball five or six times in a row at this time, and they ran back and forth with the team, all of them were slowly sweating.
Time passed minute by minute, and in the last 12 seconds of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers 90:90 Lakers, the Lakers attacked, and the fans in the audience were very nervous.
Huang Xiang nervously followed Kobe, the last shot Kobe Bryant still had a great chance, but in the end it was not Kobe Bryant, but Wildbrook, fortunately, the basketball smashed into the basket and bounced high, all the fans were relieved, and the game entered overtime.
(Stay tuned, kung fu basketball, hehe, I've promoted myself again.) )