Chapter 65: The Shark
In the last minute and a half, the Knicks relied on Moxi's outstanding performance to widen the gap to three points, and now the Lakers are like ants on a hot pot and begin to burn.
However, KFC grandfather Phil Jackson, whose face has remained unchanged for thousands of years, didn't know what method to use, and a few simple words directly calmed down the mood of the Lakers players.
After returning to the court, the Lakers' players have calmed down.
Except for one person.
"My team is in crisis, what should I do?" Kobe Bryant deeply questioned his heart, Kobe's status with the Lakers has become higher and higher in recent years, and the ambition in Kobe's heart has also grown.
The hero who stepped up and took over the game at such a moment was O'Neal who had always played this role before, but now, Kobe Bryant felt that he also had the ability.
And Kobe Bryant did.
In many games this season, Kobe Bryant has taken more shots than O'Neal, and Kobe's ball possession can be seen.
Bryant received a pass directly from the point guard and took a stand outside the three-point line. The Lakers are accustomed to Kobe Bryant organizing offense in this position, and just when everyone thought that Kobe was going to pass the ball to O'Neal as usual, Mo Xi suddenly shouted: "Defend it!" He's going to shoot three points! ”
Houston was startled, and leaned forward in suspicion, but he found that he regretted that he had acted too cautiously.
When Kobe Bryant was called by Mo Xi to break his intentions, he put away the three-threat posture, focused together, and simply pulled out a three-point shot.
This time, Kobe Bryant also enjoyed a much-anticipated shot, shooting is not Kobe's strong point, and three-point shooting is even more so, but at this moment, Kobe's three-point shot is like a hot dagger that has been roasted, piercing the heart of the Knicks.
Mo Xi could almost feel that his heart stopped beating at that moment.
Bryant hit a shot, and Bryant hit a three-pointer at the first time he came back from a timeout to tie the score.
For a while, the Knicks were beaten into a trance.
At this time, a loud, but unusually firm voice sounded.
"What are you doing in a daze, attack!"
Mo Xi picked up the ball and came to the baseline and prepared to serve.
What if the score is caught up, and then pull it away.
In the eyes of a group of Knicks players, the current Mo Xi is no less than the No. 33 New York Patron Saint of the year, and even wins, as long as Mo Xi is still on the court, then it is the moment for the Knicks to welcome victory. I have to say that the Knicks' winning streak not only showed the team's confidence, but also proved the best evidence of their ability.
The Knicks continued to attack, and in the final moments of the game, the Knicks returned to the rhythm of the old year, which we colloquially call the old lady.
Under the pressure of the Lakers, Mark Jackson still leisurely dribbled the ball through the half court in eight seconds, at this time, the entire Knicks were almost a lazy posture, but the pressure on the Lakers was greater than ever, Mo Xi and O'Neal pulled and pulled, unorthodox, but Mo Xi did not ask for a position, O'Neal did not force physical contact, but stared at Mo Xi tightly, frequently made small movements under his feet, and at the same time a big hand touched Mo Xi from time to time.
Mark Jackson and Ewing made a block in the high post, and Mark Jackson turned his back and began to push inside, using the point guard to push back as a way to organize the offense, and there are probably only one or two teams left in the entire league that are still using it.
At this time, Mo Xi suddenly moved, because O'Neal had been behind Mo Xi, so during the whole process of Mo Xi's movement, O'Neal could not see the situation on the field, and it was not until Mo Xi received a pass from Mark Jackson that O'Neal found that his defense was a little loose.
The two big centers directly started a duel under the basket, the size of the two people is not small, Mo Xi held the ball and pushed back, O'Neal did not move, raised his hands high, blocking the top of Mo Xi's head, Mo Xi was a little difficult to turn around in this position, but relatively speaking, because he couldn't see Mo Xi's movements, O'Neal's defense also had a lot of trouble, at this time, Mo Xi made a bold offensive choice.
Mo Xi lowered his center of gravity and shook it from side to side, although O'Neill knew that this was just a feint, but he also had to deal with it carefully, and he didn't dare to move, but left the other party for a short distance.
At this time, Mo Xi suddenly jumped, which made O'Neill shocked.
O'Neal also jumped, but Mo Xi's position was too deep, and there was a basket behind him, O'Neal was squeezed under the basket, and hurriedly jumped up to interfere with Mo Xi, but he looked a little weak.
The photographers sitting near the basket seemed to hear a loud "bang", and the two large balls of flesh collided in the air, and they could always feel that they could faintly see ripples in the air.
The two of them were separated with a touch, leaving only basketball to witness the outcome of this sudden showdown.
Ink regrets the back of the back to buckle O'Neal!
The audience was in an uproar, you know, this is the "big shark" O'Neal! Even Olajuwon, who is as strong as he was back then, has never played such a chic and calm back buckle in the face of O'Neal.
New Yorkers are crazy, shouting words they don't even know what they mean, to vent their excitement.
O'Neal who was blocked was a little angry, and when he returned to the offensive end, he forced the ball to hit Mo Xi, O'Neal held back his strength and must dunk Mo Xi, but although there is still a gap in strength between him and Mo Xi, in fact, this gap is difficult to see with the naked eye, O'Neill lost his calm judgment because of anger, and he was going to attack it with a butt, sink to the bottom, and directly deduct Mo Xi, who would have thought that O'Neill made a mistake in the first step, and O'Neill was removed from the chair by Mo Xi, O'Neill sat straight to the ground and lost the ball.
Kobe and Sprewell began to compete for the floor ball, but for such a floor ball, it turned out that Sprewell was more fierce, he directly opened Kobe's arm, tapped the ball with his fingertips, and then the whole palm, Sprewell pressed the ball in his arms.
This time, Van Gundy did not hesitate to call a timeout, and the Knicks had the ball.
With more than 20 seconds left in the game, the Lakers decisively used foul tactics, but for the New York jumpers, the lowest free throw shooting percentage in the main rotation lineup was 74%, which is really a desperate number.
The Knicks still won the game after all, continuing their winning streak, and beating the Lakers also made the Knicks' morale unprecedentedly high.
After the game, O'Neal walked over and whispered in Moxi's ear: "Congratulations, kid, you won a regular season game, guess if I played 80% in this game?" After speaking, he didn't wait for Mo Xi to talk, and walked away directly.
Mo Xi's heart tightened at this time, the Knicks are playing with a playoff rhythm in this game, so what about the Lakers?