Chapter 147: Buckle Cousins (3rd Update)
There are still two points to go, and if the momentum continues, it is not surprising that the Pelicans will tie or overtake the score in the next offense, and the Bulls will eventually lose the game because of the losing momentum.
In other words, the next offense, the Bulls must go on!
Li Ming got the ball, once it came to such a time, it was no surprise that he was the first choice of everyone on the Bulls.
Li Ming didn't rush to attack, he believed in his own strength, and it was still easy to score a goal, but the question was how to score the best goal.
It's the same way to score, two-pointers are to stop the bleeding, three-pointers are to delay death, and dunks are the best way to boost morale.
If you can block Cousins, it will definitely bring back the passion of your teammates, and Li Ming still has some thoughts about Cousins.
But judging from the current defensive state of Cousins, I am afraid that the probability of this ball being covered is higher, and in the end Li Ming chose a two-point shot to stop the bleeding first.
Shook past Moore and made a mid-range shot near the free throw line, which successfully hit and the margin widened to four points again.
However, Li Ming noticed that his teammates' expressions were still not very clear. Sure enough, it still takes the most passionate way to arouse the passion of others, but it is just a painless mid-pitch that has no effect.
Back to defend, the Pelicans handed the ball to the excited Cousins during this time, and he handled the ball.
Li Ming frowned and looked at his teammates, their minds were no longer on the court, because Cousins' huge deterrent power on the inside line affected their mentality, and the mentality was reflected in the action, and there would be a certain degree of negativity.
For example, Portis just hit Cousins three times, and his face showed a hint of pain, and then he chose to avoid it, allowing Cousins to easily hit the ball into the basket.
That retreat is the epitome of a shift in mindset toward negativity.
If you can't prevent it, you don't want to prevent it.
When the enthusiasm wears off, the outcome of the game becomes more and more apparent, and the Bulls are gradually heading for a cliff with no turning back.
Another Pelicans offense, this time Portis on the inside actually directly let Cousins go, staring blankly at the latter's layup.
"Pause!" Li Ming couldn't hold back any longer, and called a timeout the moment he got the ball, he needed time to figure out how to dunk Cousins.
Now there's no other way to get this group of guys up than to score like this.
Walking off the field one by one, Hojberg's face was full of helplessness, since the beginning of the regular season, he has never seen his own players so depressed.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Head Coach Hojborg, I need to arrange a tactic, and hopefully I can use the tactical board!" Li Ming suddenly walked in front of him at this time and said such a thing at him.
Hojberg looked at Li Ming in a daze, and later recalled this image according to his autobiography after leaving the coaching industry, he said: When Li Ming looked at me with his confident eyes, I realized that the wheel of history began to turn, and the strongest defender in history would give a wonderful attack, and that attack would shock everyone.
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Back on the court, according to Li Ming's arrangement, Portis is still on the court, which the latter did not expect, but the thought of defending Cousins, he frowned a little, for him, it is not so important to win this regular season season, he just hopes that he will no longer play against Cousins.
Fortunately, Li Ming asked him not to team up with Cousins, but to let him play the No. 5 position, and when Li Ming attacked, he pulled Davis out of the penalty area.
When he heard that he didn't have to compete with Cousins, he naturally agreed, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, it's you!" The two sides returned to the field and found their respective positions and who to defend, and Cousins smiled as soon as he saw the person opposite him, and it turned out to be Mirotic, who was also bullied by his backs in the preseason.
"What, do you think you can stop me?"
Mirotic didn't answer, he didn't want to play against Cousins in his heart, but Li Ming arranged it and the coach agreed, and he couldn't refuse.
It's a question of professionalism.
Granger passed the ball to Li Ming, and the moment Li Ming got the ball, Cousins subconsciously began to get stuck, he thought Li Ming was about to make a shot, and when Davis was pulled out of the box by Portis, it became his business to protect the rebound.
But what he didn't expect was that the sound of slapping the basketball suddenly sounded in his ears, and when he turned his head, he saw that good guy, the person holding the ball didn't know when it was replaced by Mirotic.
"This guy is trying to beat me?" Cousins felt a little incredible, he didn't expect a timeout to come back, and the opponent's strategy turned out to be a strong hit.
It's too much to take yourself! As for Mirotic, do you have the ability to beat him?
Bending his knee slightly, Cousins took the plate and held it tightly, and Mirotic gritted his teeth three or four times, not moving.
"Humph! It's over! Cousins noticed that Moore had quietly touched it, and he was only a little away from the ball in the guy's hand.
"The end... Kindness? ”
Just as Moore's hand was about to touch the ball, Mirotic suddenly grabbed the ball with both hands and threw it at a 90-degree angle to the three-point line.
It's a pass.
"At times like this ... How? With less than three seconds left in the 24-second attack, it was clear that the receiver of the pass was the executor of the final attack.
It's just that this last offense is a layup?
"This is too ignorant of life and death, right? I've already built 6 of them.,Dare to rush at this time.。。。。 "Looking at the person holding the ball, it was Li Ming.
The latter gritted his teeth and looked hideous, as if he had used all his strength to run towards the basket.
Cousins had already covered Li Ming twice, so this time he didn't take it to heart, plucked up all his strength, and stopped Li Ming: "Come on!" Let's make this the goal I equaled for a career block! ”
"You want to be beautiful!" Li Ming jumped a lot higher than before.
Cousins also jumped, although his bounce height was not as high as Li Ming, but his natural height was there, and the height of the air was not much different.
"Phew!" The bodies of the two collided in the air.
Li Ming's tonnage is not as good as Cousins, and his body is out of balance.
However, a shocking scene appeared, Li Ming, whose body was unbalanced, leaned on Cousins, and the ball had reached the top of the basket at some point, and his hand used up the last trace of strength.
"Phew!" The ball went into the basket。。。。。。