Chapter 294: Magic Ball Theory (Plus Update)
Yi Jianlian hit a drop-back mid-range shot at the final minute to help the Bucks take a three-point lead to end the first three quarters of the game.
There was a burst of cheers at the scene, in addition to cheering for this difficult goal, but also because this whistle goal was another score after Yi Jianlian was silent for three minutes.
For Bradley Arena fans, there's nothing more exciting than Yi Jianlian getting back to scoring.
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The fourth quarter begins.
The two teams still started with a substitute lineup.
K noticed that Odom was still on the field.
He played until the end of the third quarter, and now that the fourth quarter has just begun, he is back on the court, and it is clear that this guy will not play again when the main player is on the court in the fourth quarter.
In other words, the Lakers have reverted back to their regular lineup!
Phil Jackson changed very simply this time, and didn't think about waiting to see the effect, the moment Yi Jianlian threw the ball in the face of Odom, he knew that Yi Jianlian changed his style of play, and began to hold the ball more and singled out Odom, since he threw the whistle ball, it was even more okay to score goals in ordinary times.
It's the fourth quarter, and he really doesn't have that much time to wait and see!
Directly change the formation and bring Pau Gasol back on the field.
Phil Jackson is no longer thinking about how to limit Yi Jianlian, he is now thinking about ensuring that the Lakers' firepower is ferocious enough.
Odom had a great time with his benches, and the three-point gap was quickly erased by his team.
After the Bucks' next offense didn't work, Xiao K immediately replaced all the main players on the court.
Seeing the main Bucks team standing in the waiting area of the players, Phil Jackson did not hesitate and submitted a substitution application.
"Okay, the main forces on both sides have been replaced at the same time, and the final Armageddon is about to begin!"
Brin watched the substitutions on both sides, and his spirits were also lifted.
As a veteran commentator who has been in the commentary position for decades, he knew it was time for him to make up the atmosphere: "Whether the Bucks are on a 21-game winning streak, or the Lakers are holding on to their defending title and ending the Bucks' 20-game winning streak, it's all up to the last 8 minutes of the fourth quarter!" ”
The sound was infectious, and the fans who were watching the national live broadcast through ESPN were unconsciously nervous.
"Huh!"
Yi Jianlian, who re-appeared, opened the game with a three-pointer, detonating the suppressed cheers of the audience.
9th 3-pointer!
"Maybe Yi can break the NBA's three-point shooting record tonight? In front of the current record holder? Wow, are you going to get started? Tonight's Hollywood blockbuster! ”
The NBA history has 12 three-point shots in a single game, a record held by multiple players, one of whom is Kobe Bryant.
This is a record he achieved in '03.
That night he looked at the basket like the sea.
From then on, he thought that every night the basket was like the sea.
Brin was utterly excited, and in all his years of career as a commentator, he had rarely been so excited as tonight.
Everything is because of Yi Jianlian!
He had never seen such a big man.
He is 2.13 meters tall, which can be regarded as the highest height among the starting centers in the league at present.
But God gave him such height, and he used it to shoot threes!
And, it looks great!
Not to be outdone, Kobe Bryant responded with one and didn't score, but Bynum grabbed the offensive rebound, shook off Bogut in small steps under the basket, and dunked.
Gifted and talented, you can use any word that you would use to praise a genius on Bynum, and of course, call him a self-depraved Kill Matt.
The Lakers later forced a "F4" deal that ruined themselves and Bynum.
Without Kobe Bryant watching, Bynum lived too chic, so chic that the CBA didn't want him.
Of course, these are all later words, and now he is still the "little shark" with unlimited potential.
Yi Jianlian shot three points again.
It's a pity that I didn't get in this time.
He didn't want to break the record, but intended to shoot three points, but today's inside line was too crowded, the Lakers' twin towers, plus Bogut, although Channingfrye went to the outside, but he didn't feel good today, Pau Gasol followed twice, and then he didn't follow, Xiao K simply replaced Channingfrye first, and replaced Tejbson into the court to help grab rebounds, so that's it, okay, it's more crowded.
Yi Jianlian can only look for opportunities on the outside.
Fortunately, he felt really good today, otherwise, the Lakers would have been cold.
Bryant kept trying, and this time he hit a three-pointer.
It was a very difficult shot, and Danny Green almost had it in his face, but he just made it.
With this goal, the Lakers took a two-point lead.
The more critical the moment, the more accurate Kobe Bryant is, even if he still shot 0 of 13 before, he must not be relieved, not to mention that he is not 0 of 13 shots today.
Yi Jianlian got the ball again.
This time it was easy.
The main reason is that Artest is tired, he is really dedicated this time, but whenever he comes on the court, he is pestering Yi Jianlian, he is also 31 years old, and it is inevitable that his physical fitness will begin to decline after being entangled like this.
Yi Jianlian faced him with the ball, found an opportunity in the breakthrough, and made a mid-range jumper.
missed the last three-point shot, and Yi Jianlian was already thinking about the next offense and no longer shooting three-pointers.
Later, the Rockets had a "magic ball theory", in short, shooting on the basketball court is the least efficient way to score, because the layup is obviously higher, and the three-point is a higher score, so, in that Rockets, basically can't see any mid-range shooting, and later joined Paul and Anthony apologized to the bench for not shooting three points, although there are some elements of show in it, but it somewhat expresses this meaning: In the Rockets, mid-range shooting is not recommended.
It's just that this theory, in Yi Jianlian's view, is pure nonsense.
Jordan's most successful way is to shoot mid-range jumpers, including Kobe Bryant, who end the game with a back-to-back jumper, and the three-point shot is more like a chance to try his luck in general. Only the mid-range is the real way to shoot, because many players have been practicing mid-range shooting since childhood, and many players also develop their hand through mid-range shooting.
When a player repeatedly misses from the outside, it's a good idea to try a mid-range shot to get back in touch.
Yi Jianlian is like this now, he didn't score three points in the last time, so he thought about finding the feel of the shot through the mid-range shot, and then went to find the empty three-point position if he felt right.
If the Rockets could have paid a little more attention to the mid-range, why didn't they miss 27 three-pointers in a row in the '18 Western Conference Finals and eventually lose.
Or rather, why do they keep shooting threes? Isn't it just trying to open up space by shooting three-pointers when you can't break through? But the Rockets players, including D'Antoni himself, may have forgotten that mid-range shooting can also open up space, but they simply don't use it.