Chapter 34: The Last Moment

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With less than three minutes left, anyone could win.

On the Lakers' offensive round, Harpert pressed the rhythm and held the ball through the half.

Compared with the Nuggets, the main players of the Lakers have been on the court for a longer time, especially O'Neal, who is already tired and out of breath, and no one knows how much more strength he can play.

With ten seconds left on the offensive clock, Harper passed the ball to Bryant from beyond the three-point line.

Without hesitation, the Lakers players began to spread out, leaving Bryant with plenty of room to play alone.

Stich bent his knees, not daring to get too close or too far apart, keeping an eye on his opponent's every move.

Bryant dribbled the basketball, bobbed left and right a few times, and chose to step back and shoot at the moment when Stitch moved.

By the time Stic reacted, he was already a beat slower, but he still jumped up and tried to interfere with Kobe's shooting vision.

Swish~

At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant hit a three-pointer to regain the score.

After hitting the basketball, Kobe pulled his jersey and roared hard.

"Hurry up and serve!"

Under Ji Liang's reminder, Fortson hurriedly picked up the basketball and immediately passed the ball out.

Unlike the Lakers, the Nuggets had a physical advantage and immediately launched a fast attack, and when Ji Liang ran with the ball, everyone ran to the frontcourt.

The Lakers players reacted quickly and hurriedly returned to defense, and soon Kobe Bryant caught up with Chi Liang and began to reach out to interfere, trying to slow down Chi Liang's advancement.

It was also at this time that Ji Liang flicked his right hand and passed the ball to his teammates.

O'Neill was so tired that even though he ran hard, he was still dragged to the end.

Without O'Neal, the Nuggets were five to four, and under continuous passes, Stic finally scored a layup to tie the score.

Switching offense and defense, O'Neal successfully attracted the bag after knocking back McDyes, and hurriedly transferred the ball out.

Kobe Bryant received the basketball and resolutely chose to break through.

After breaking through Steich, Bryant burst into the box with the ball and tried to attack the basket, but in order to stop him, Fortson had to pull him down.

Honk~

Bryant stepped to the free throw line and, after adjusting the rhythm of his breathing, hit both free throws to lead the Lakers forward.

In order to prevent the opponent from breaking fast, after Kobe Bryant threw the second shot, the Lakers players hurried back to defense.

Seeing that there was no chance to break quickly, Ji Liang looked up at the timer after receiving the ball, and there were still two minutes left.

After halftime, Ji Liang motioned for his teammates to disperse and open up space for him to play singles. His teammates started moving and quickly opened up space for him to play singles.

Blunt was a little nervous, staring at Chi Liang tightly, but he didn't dare to act rashly.

With ten seconds left in the attacking time, Ji Liang finally moved and broke through with his right foot.

Blunt hurriedly moved his feet, his speed was slower, and when he moved into place, Ji Liang turned to break through in the other direction.

After three or two strokes, Ji Liang successfully broke through Blount and used a pull-up jump shot to solve the battle without waiting for JR Reid to assist in the defense.

Swish~

At the critical moment, Chi Liang was not false at all.

The Lakers' possession, this time Harper did not pass the ball, but used Red's block to temporarily shake off Billups.

Surprisingly, Harper didn't choose to pass the ball or even burst into the box, but instead moved a step laterally and shot a straight three-pointer.

Swish~

Harper's three-pointer gave the Lakers a three-point lead.

At this time, the Nuggets chose to take a timeout, and Van Exel's replaced Stich as the team's point guard.

After the timeout, Van Exel held the ball past half court, and Ji Liang began to run, and soon used McDyce's cover to temporarily get rid of Blunt and appear outside the bottom corner three-point line.

It was also at this time that Van Exel passed the ball to Ji Liang, and before Blount could chase after him, Ji Liang jumped up, stretched his posture, and threw the basketball to the basket.

Swish~

After making a three-pointer, the two sides were tied again.

In the Lakers' possession of the ball, Kobe Bryant successfully broke through Billups and chose a pull-up jump shot before Fortson could make up for the defense.

Unfortunately, the ball hit the front of the basket, and the basketball bounced far, and Van Exel was lucky to grab the rebound.

At this point, there are 45 seconds left before the end of the race.

After grabbing the rebound, Van Exel opted for a fast break, and Bryant rushed over to slow Van Exel's speed.

After pestering for a while, Van Exel chose to pass the ball, and the basketball flew towards Ji Liang.

Blunt wanted to entangle, but Ji Liang did not catch the ball, but swept the basketball with his right hand, which instantly changed the trajectory of the basketball, and the basketball flew up and passed to the front court after hitting the ground.

Billups received the basketball and immediately stepped on three steps to score a layup, only to be pulled down by Harper.

Honk~

Billups stepped onto the free throw line, took a deep breath, and began to make free throws.

Perhaps it was too much pressure, Billups hit one of two free throws, but it also put the Nuggets ahead by one point.

The clock was on the Nuggets' side, and after Billups made a free throw, there were 38 seconds left until the end of the game.

This time, Harper burned some time and finally passed the ball to Bryant.

After receiving the ball, Bryant took aim at the basket, and after successfully picking up Billups, he held the ball and went to the basket.

At this moment, Chi Liang ran over and blocked Kobe Bryant, who did not pass the ball and wanted to force a shot.

In mid-air, the two made contact, and Chi Liang straightened his arm vigorously, feeling the touch from his fingertips, and a smile appeared on his face.

Boom~

Under the influence of Chi Liang, the basketball smashed into the basket and bounced high.

O'Neal struggled to beat McDyce to grab an offensive rebound and wanted to jump for a dunk.

Without hesitation, McDyce hugged O'Neal and sent O'Neal to the free-throw line.

"Don't enter, don't enter!"

When O'Neal made a free throw, many Nuggets fans stood up, and the Nuggets fans sitting opposite O'Neal at the same time used their own means to distract O'Neal.

Boom~

The first goal, O'Neill missed.

Bang~唰~

In the second ball, the basketball smashed into the basket for internal testing, and finally rolled into the basket, and the score was tied again.

At this time, there are 15 seconds left.

The Nuggets opted for a timeout, and D'Antoni began to execute the tactical setup.

Ji Liang sat on the bench, panting and listening to D'Antoni's tactics.

D'Antoni took out his tactics board and began to explain the next tactics.

After returning from a timeout, the Nuggets started serving.

Before the basketball was released, the Lakers players stared closely at their opponents, trying to force the Nuggets to foul.

McDyce held the ball in both hands and finally passed it to Van Exel.

After receiving the ball, Van Exel did not stick to the ball and hurriedly transferred the ball to Ji Liang.