277. Frustration
After the timeout, with 3 minutes left, the Hawks fouled and began to do the real thing.
It's not that I don't want to foul all the time and play until the end, anyway, winning is king.
But the rules don't allow it, otherwise how could Liu Mang, who had tasted the sweetness, give up such a good chance to win.
The Lakers possessed the ball, Fisher advanced and passed to Kobe, Kobe received the ball and pulled it directly outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and threw a three-point shot against Liu Mang's block!
The rhythm is really ruined, three points to hit the iron!
Raheem protected the rebounding ball, and the Lakers players who had long been accustomed to Kobe's style of play quickly returned to defense, O'Neal was not there, and the Lakers' Samaki Walker played the center, which was very fast to defend and blocked the Hawks' counterattack ideas.
Jason Terry received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, Liu Mang continued to receive the ball in the left mid-range, Rahim was ready to receive the ball on the other side of the basket, Kukoc was in the same corner of Liu Mang, Jason Terry was in the top arc, Muhammad was on the edge of the three-second zone on the right and Samaki Walker was in the position.
Liu Mang received the ball and leaned on Kobe, but he couldn't hit it, and he didn't have the power to crush all the outside lines when the big shark was possessed, but O'Neal Jr.'s strength bonus was also good, at least he wouldn't be forced by Kobe Bryant when he was defending, and it was difficult to dribble and he could only find a block.
Liu Mang turned around and faced Kobe Bryant, broke through to the right, Kobe immediately moved sideways, Kobe Bryant's defense of the ball carrier was in place, knowing that Liu Mang's action to the right was 100% a feint, but he had to keep up, he knew too much about Liu Mang's feints to worship the Buddha, and he had watched it countless times.
Sure enough, Liu Mang immediately turned to the right, and when he turned around, his elbow was against Kobe, and the strength of 80 and the explosive attribute of Iron Elbow Gong were displayed at the same time, and Kobe's idea of relying on strength to press back was cracked!
Seeing that Liu Mang turned around and was about to enter the basket to face the basket, Samaki Walker was stuck by Muhammad, and Liu Mang was facing an empty basket!
At this time, Horry, who was defending Kukoc, came over for the first time, Liu Mang passed to the bottom corner, and Kukoc received the ball with a three-point shot!
Hit!
Kukoc scored a season-high 9 points so far!
104 to 98! 6 points difference!
2 minutes and 25 seconds left!
The Zen master did not continue to call a timeout, even though they still had a lot of timeouts, and there was no chance to call a timeout in the second half.
Zen masters prefer to let the players solve problems, and with all four key players on the floor, no one knows how to play key shots better than them.
Fisher pushed in, and Bryant continued to ask for the ball and wanted to play alone.
But this ball Fisher ignores Kobe!
"Ding...... Trait: Triggered by Der Fisher. ”
"Veteran Warriors: Derrick Fisher's shooting ability has greatly increased at critical moments, and the older he gets, the stronger the effect."
Fisher's peculiarities have exploded!
Liu Mang heard the characteristics of role players for the first time, although he didn't know how effective Fisher's characteristics were on Fisher, who was still in his 20s, but it looked like he could kill from 0.4 seconds, and it was definitely not bad!
And Fisher is most praised for his ability to make Kobe scold his mother when he shoots, and he can make Kobe Bryant laugh when the result of the shot appears.
Liu Mang looked at Jason Terry defending Fisher, and secretly screamed that it was bad! He lunged at Fisher.
Sure enough, Fisher squeezed away Jason Terry directly with his strong body and went straight to the basket!
Liu Mang rushed up, Fisher rushed to the three-second zone, leaning on Muhammad, a muscular big forward, who was stunned without shifting the center of gravity, and threw extremely steadily!
Liu Mang pounced and wanted to cover it!
Fisher, who was in the air, dodged Liu Mang's hand with a lever, and Liu Mang slapped Fisher's arm, and Fisher was not affected and continued to shoot!
Ball in!
Not only that, but there will be a penalty!
The referee's whistle sounded, and Liu Mang's thug fouled!
Looking at Fisher's head, only he could see: the vanguard was made by the old man......
Liu Mang thought of the third game of the 2010 finals, and Fisher had such a similar ball at the last moment! Stunned, under the bag of Garnett and Rondo, the singles were 2+1!
Fisher is only 28 years old, at the peak of his prime, and he is both jumpy and stable.
Why does Liu Mang feel that this beard is much more elegant than his own playing? It's unbearable!
And! You're still so good at jumping, so capable of running and jumping, and you're still the point guard known as the most flexible nickname Little Fish, old man, your sister!
Seeing Fisher's free throws also hit steadily, chasing the score to 101-104, and the difference returned to three points, Liu Mang was under great pressure!
It was still Jason Terry who controlled the ball, Liu Mang regretted a little that he rushed up so impulsively and made a rule, otherwise even if Fisher scored, because Fisher's sudden singles didn't even think of their teammates, the Hawks would definitely be able to counterattack.
fell to the position again, it seems that Ratliff's offensive ability is very poor, but there is such a seven-foot big man, whether it is blocking people under the basket, or blocking and dismantling outside the line, or receiving high and high play, it is very effective, so even if it is a big man with poor skills, as long as the ball quotient is okay and the physical fitness is good, the rank will not be low.
Jason Terry pushed over and wanted to give Liu Mang the ball, but this time Liu Mang was bypassed by Kobe, Jason Terry's own rhythm was also lost, and Raheem's side had a bad chance, seeing this, Kukoc came up to respond.
There is an old man in the family, Kukoc holds the ball alone, directing Liu Mang to come up to Jason Terry to block Fisher, Jason Terry goes to the bottom left corner of the basket, and then Liu Mang moves horizontally to the right side of the basket, Raheem comes over to block Fisher, and then cuts inside, Fisher hurries to chase Rahim, Fox changes to defend Liu Mang, Liu Mang goes around to a 45-degree angle, Kukoc runs towards Liu Mang with the ball, Liu Mang will run to the top arc, Kukoc passes to Liu Mang and blocks Fox, Liu Mang faces Horry in the top arc, Pull it up and it's a three-point!
The Lakers were all stunned, and the Hawks' running position was both unfamiliar and familiar, but they couldn't remember where they had seen it, but it was so familiar.
Liu Mang's position and rhythm are too good, and it is another three-point shot!
In the second half, Liu Mang has scored 31 points! 16 points in the third quarter and 15 points in the fourth quarter!
107-101, the Hawks continue to lead by 6 points!
1 minute 51 seconds!
It's less than two minutes, the 6-point difference, it looks a little more stable, as long as it drags on to 1 minute, the Hawks can sit and wait for the opponent to foul tactics, in addition to Muhammad, the other four players of the Hawks, Raheem's free throw shooting rate is also seventy percent, Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Kukoc are all pitchers, and the free throw shooting rate is above eighty percent!
It was this slightly reassuring score that Jason Terry was a little looser on Fisher's defense, and he didn't lose his position or get distracted, but he didn't go up to pack Fisher in the first place.
So......
Fisher pulls out a three-point shot from outside the three-point line!
"Huh"
Fisher only spent 10 seconds on the attack! After slowly dribbling over, he hit a three-point shot directly!
104 to 107! The Lakers are still only three points behind!
This time Jason Terry was a little anxious, and after pushing through, he wanted to single one, and he had to shoot ......
"Smack"
Jason Terry jumped up to lift the ball up, and as soon as it reached his chest, he was cut off by Fisher with a palm!
Fisher grabs the ball!
Counterattack!
Liu Mang had just finished the bottom corner and was about to play a supporting role as a running pitcher in the triangle offense, but he didn't expect Fisher to steal directly! Quickly chased after Fisher.
In terms of speed, Fisher is not as good as Jason Terry and Liu Mang, the two rushed up and finally caught up with Fisher at the free throw line, but Fisher's muscle strength is really strong, leaning on Jason Terry, dodging Liu Mang's block and counterattacking a dragon layup!
Chop eight small fish in a row!
Liu Mang completely recalled, in the third game of the 2010 finals, the old fish who was already old and about to lose his teeth at that time was beaten 1-1 at the Lakers' home court, and after losing the home court advantage, he went to the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston, and cut 8 points in the last minute of the third away game, forcibly defeated the Celtics, and re-snatched the home court advantage, laying the foundation for the Lakers to win the seven-game battle!
1 point difference!
1 minute and 24 seconds left!
In just 27 seconds, there was still a 6-point difference before 27 seconds, and Fisher blew up the Eagles with one hand at the critical moment!
The Eagles call a timeout!
There is no problem with the defensive strategy and offensive tactics of the Eagles, but they can't stand Fisher's critical moments!
Lakers, O'Neal is the anchor of the sea, Kobe is the scoring pioneer, Fisher, Fox, and Horry are the key gentlemen who take turns to exert power at critical moments, and there is also the key Mr. Fisher, so even if it seems that the Lakers have won three consecutive championships and averaged double-doubles per game, sometimes there are even only Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, it seems that the talent is indeed far inferior to the Bulls dynasty, but they are so strong!
Coach Kruger called a timeout and did not arrange new tactics, it is obvious that the tactics are fine, the main thing is not to jump in the mentality!
Fisher Yan-She Jason Terry scored that crucial three-pointer before Jason Terry was in a hurry to get a steal.
This timeout is to stabilize the mood of the players, and they are still 1 point ahead! It's not backward!
The second is to interrupt the Lakers into the last three minutes after the rampage, it's terrible! Coach Krueger is also a famous coach in the NCAA and has experienced storms and waves, but even if the supporting actors in college are very good compared to the NBA, he has never seen such a strong team at critical moments.
From the perspective of talent and lineup, the Lakers do not have any big advantage over the Spurs and Kings, and the biggest difference between the Lakers and them is the key ball!
It's so bite!
Coach Kruger's key ball arrangement is to hand over the ball to Liu Mang or Jason Terry, the two are responsible for the offense, and the situation at the last moment can only be handed over to the players, except for the kind of ball that must be thrown in a second or two, you can rely on tactics to designate the position, this kind of ball with more than a minute is the most difficult to control, even Popovich, who will be successful in the future, can't control it.
Key Ball ......
Liu Mang is under a lot of pressure, the opponent's defense will definitely focus on him, and it is impossible to get a vacant opportunity after continuous blocking and dismantling and being covered like before, and the opponent is definitely pounced on him.
There are advantages and disadvantages to being in the limelight, and it is obvious that Liu Mang is the most popular player in the Eagles.
Liu Mang thought about it and decided......
Liu Mang ran to Kukoc's side and whispered something......
After a timeout, the Hawks made free throws.
Kukoc's big tall midline serves, who is a good passer.
"Jason, you still vote after you go up! I'll pull you off the line with Sherif for you! Liu Mang said loudly to Jason Terry.
After saying that, Liu Mang ran into the inside, the Lakers players subconsciously looked at Jason Terry, and Kukoc's eyes also looked at Jason Terry, and the Lakers players decided that this was the Hawks' tactic, and the Lakers began to go around to prevent Jason Terry from receiving the ball.
Jason Terry was so touched that he had two consecutive turnovers just now, and his teammates still trusted him so much that they wanted to give him the ball, and he ran hard to get out of the space of the mid-range half close to Kukoc's serve with the help of Mohammed's block, and Kukoc threw the ball out......
"Huh?" Jason Terry looked at the direction the ball was flying and something was wrong......
The ball flies straight to the right side of the basket!
A slender No. 1 rushed in, took advantage of Samaki Walker under the basket to make up for Jason Terry, rushed in and received the ball in the air and smashed it directly into the basket!
Soldiers don't get tired of cheating!
Wouldn't it be easier to concentrate the opponent's firepower on your teammates? And Jason Terry occasionally has amazing key ball performances, which are impressive, and Liu Mang takes advantage of this.
Jason Terry watched Liu Mang, who was dunking, come up to high-five, and felt tears flying......
Say yes and trust it! Swindler! It's all liars!
Jason Terry gave a high-five, quickly returned to defense, and took all the anger on Fisher, and after the Lakers pushed in, Jason Terry didn't let up anymore and stuck to Fisher.
The first defense is attitude, the second is skill, the third is calm, the focus is on attitude, at least that momentum.
Fisher was suspended and pulled out of that frightening state.
Role players like Fisher can often break out, the main reason is that no matter how jealous the opponent is of his key ball attributes, but at that time he will still be ignored, even if the elderly Ray Allen, American Jay Korver, Real Ama Danny Green and other key balls can have open opportunities, not to mention Fisher, Horry, Fox and others who have never been regarded as stable pitchers.
Kobe Bryant withdrew from the three-point line and took several steps to catch the ball, Fisher handed the ball to Kobe, and the ball went to Kobe's hand, and the rhythm slowed down suddenly.
The characteristic of Kobe Bryant's singles is slowness!
Kobe Bryant took a step outside the three-point line, and Liu Mang immediately posted it, even if Kobe squeezed into the three-point line and shot two points, he recognized it!
But Kobe Bryant is different from ordinary people, he took two steps to the right and directly pulled it up and threw it!
This action, this way of shooting, there is no rhythm at all!
However, when Liu Mang pounced and Kobe Bryant failed to fully jump and fell back, the ball flew in and hit the rebound and bounced into the basket!
Equaled!
At the critical moment, except for Kobe Bryant's first three-point attempt, the Lakers made all 4 shots and scored 11 points in a row! Tied the Eagles' 3-point advantage in the second half!
There are 50 seconds left!
109 flat!
The Hawks attacked, and there was no timeout, and the Hawks didn't play badly at this time, but the Lakers' key shots were too good!
Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt, accelerated from the middle line, and directly entered the inside line, causing Kobe Bryant's foul.
Kobe Bryant's foul is ruthless enough, and Liu Mang is extremely suspicious that it is the previous revenge!
Liu Mang walked to the free throw line and made one of two free throws.
It seemed that there were free throws, the rhythm of both teams was disrupted, and the next offense was ironed, and with 34 seconds left, Kobe Bryant's mid-range shot was missed.
With 10 seconds left, the Hawks' 24-second offensive time was almost exhausted, Raheem cut to the basket and missed the layup, Kobe Bryant rushed inside to grab the defensive rebound like a desperate shot, and there were 10 seconds left! The Lakers called a timeout!
This game, it was too hard!
Coach Kruger constantly emphasizes defense, against Kobe, against Fisher, against Horry, against Fox...... Finding out or can only be defended alone!
That's!
A team has 4 players who ranked in the top 10 in the league in terms of last season's number of kills!
This is also thanks to O'Neal's three-day two-head break in the first defending season, which let people know how good the Lakers' key player combination is, the 99-00 regular season that swept everything before, there were almost no anxious games, and they lost happily, and they won heartily, winning and winning heartily, and got 67 wins.
In the end, it can only be defended!
Coming back from the timeout, the Lakers opted for a backcourt sideline ball.
With ten seconds left, they had a choice, and Bryant pushed forward with the ball himself, and was very fast, reaching the three-point line with five seconds left.
"Hiss......"
"Hiss......"
Liu Mang's defense was in front of Kobe, and he didn't dare to stick too tightly, for fear of fouls and two points longer than Kobe Bryant's three-point line, but at this time Liu Mang heard a strange inhalation sound, the kind of inhalation sound with his mouth half open and his teeth clenched!
It's like ......
Snake!
Suddenly, Kobe Bryant moved, and sure enough, broke through to the three-point line!
"Bag Clip!"
Liu Mang yelled and squeezed towards Kobe, and at a 45-degree angle, Rahim, who was closest to Liu Mang and Kobe, ran over and clamped Kobe.
Kobe Bryant took two steps to the solid semi-arc behind the free throw line, and threw the ball to Horry, who was supposed to be defending Rahim, in the bag between Liu Mang and Rahim!
"Mr. Key level 5 trigger, from Robert Horry."
Not good!
Liu Mang reacted at this time, but he still ignored the opponent's key players!
The key is that there are so many key players, Kobe Bryant himself is also a key player, or a key player who can shoot against the defense!
Horry's open three-point shot!
While the ball is still in the air, the red light for the end of the game is on!
The fans at the scene were so frightened that they closed their eyes, and there were also fans who opened their eyes and prayed that the ball would not go in.
The flight time of the ball for more than a second seems to have passed a century......
"Huh"
The ball went headlong into the basket, and the Nets splashed ......
The referee makes a gesture and the goal is valid!
Looking at the 112-110 score on the technical desk, followed by the home team's score, which is the Eagles' own score.
In the second half, he fought hard, and the last second or so was not a defensive mistake, if he didn't include Kobe, Kobe Bryant might be able to score.
But this feeling ...... What a frustration!