"Hey Shaq, see my nice free throws?" When Meng Xu hit the basketball thrown out and received the basketball handed by the referee again, Meng Xu made a helpless expression at O'Neal, who was already ready to grab the rebound not far away.

"Boy, anyone who throws dozens of times can get one into it." O'Neal rolled his eyes at Meng Xu, and at the same time his calves began to bend, staring at the basketball in Meng Xu's hand, ready to rush up at any time and fight for this defensive rebound.

"Meng Xu imitates Jeff? Hornacek's free throws look pretty good, and if that kind of free throw makes it improve Meng's free throws, then Ervin, you're going to be disappointed with everyone who wants to see the Spurs and Lakers cut each other, hahaha. When Meng Xu used the same way for the second time, after the ball was scored, Michaels on the sidelines laughed hahaha after he finished speaking, this moment may be the best time for Michaels to be the center of the game, and just after Michaels finished laughing, Meng Xu's second free throw shot, and when Meng Xu's free throw hit, the entire Alamo Stadium broke out into a commotion, and then there was a loud cheer, after Meng Xu hit both free throws, the Spurs' lead reached 6 points, With 4 minutes left in the game, the Lakers began to cut Meng Xu, and now every free throw Meng Xu hits is crucial.

After Meng Xu hit both free throws, when he retired from the Lakers bench, he also smiled at Phil Jackson, and at the same time, when Fisher just dribbled to the top of the arc, O'Neal was already under the basket and David Robinson began to fight for position, Sean Elliott, who received Popovich's gesture, immediately rushed over and hugged O'Neal, after the Lakers cut Meng Xu, the Spurs did not cut back, it was not Popovich's style.

"Phil, do you want to continue to foul Meng?" Looking at Phil Jackson, who had a stern expression, Lakers assistant coach Cott? Lambis asked from the sidelines, after Phil Jackson's head assistant coach Jim Clemens resigned last season due to health reasons, Kurt, who used to be the head coach of the Lakers and assistant to the general manager? Rambis, who served as Phil Jackson's assistant coach this season.

"Let's stop for a moment." Phil Jackson, who doesn't know what to write at the moment, is being written by Kurt? After Lambis interrupted his thoughts, Phil Jackson waved his hand and signaled to stop the foul on Meng Xu first, in the first minute, the Lakers fouled Meng Xu 4 times, but Meng Xu hit 7 of 8 free throws, if Meng Xu continues to maintain such a free throw shooting rate, then the so-called "cut Meng tactic" is actually to give Meng Xu and the Spurs points.

After getting instructions from Phil Jackson, Kurt? Lambis got up and walked to the sidelines, and made a gesture to Rick Fox, who had been fouling Meng Xu, signaling Rick Fox to suspend the foul on Meng Xu in the next round. And this also marks the failure of the Lakers' "slashing tactic", but fortunately, O'Neal also hit 5 of his 8 free throws in this minute, and the gap between the two sides is only 6 points, and with 3 minutes left in the game, the Lakers still have hope of reversing the game.

"Rick Fox did not continue to foul Meng Xu, and it seems that the Lakers are going to give up the tactic of cutting Meng." When Meng Xu appeared at the top of the arc with the ball again, this time it became Kobe Bryant who defended Meng Xu, and Rick Fox, who had been fouling Meng Xu in the first few rounds, ran to defend Sean Elliott, and it seems that in the next game, the Lakers will not continue to foul Meng Xu.

"It's normal, El, and if fouls on O'Neal and Chamberlain were a defensive strategy, then fouls on Barry and Hornacek that sent them to the free-throw line were just brain pumps." Magic Johnson, who was originally full of joy and wanted to see the Spurs and Lakers cut each other, is now also disappointed, the Spurs and Lakers only cut each other for 1 minute, and the Lakers couldn't stand it and gave up this tactic first. And this also made Magic Johnson wonder, obviously in the game between the Spurs and the Mavericks a few days ago, Meng Xu's free throws were so bad, why did his free throws suddenly get better just a few days later? You must know that O'Neal has practiced hard for a summer to increase his free throw shooting rate by 10 percentage points, and Meng Xu has only been a few days from 7 of 16 free throws to 7 of 8 free throws.

Meng Xu, who was still standing at the top of the arc at the moment, waiting for Kobe to foul him, was now very helpless and depressed, originally after dribbling over half court, Meng Xu thought that Rick Fox had committed 5 fouls, and wanted to change someone to continue to foul him, but he waited for a long time, and he didn't see Kobe Bryant reaching out to him, but just half a step away from him, opening his arms and staring at himself at the same time. I spent 2,000 points and 7 skill points for this game, but I didn't expect you to cut me 4 times, and it was over, as soon as I thought of this, Meng Xu was unhappy for a while.

This offense, Meng Xu passed the ball through the base under Kobe's tight defense, and handed the basketball to Duncan on the inside, and Duncan passed the ball to David Robinson on the weak side under the bag of Grant and O'Neal, but David Robinson's ball was iron.

"David is really old." Looking at David Robinson's helpless and disappointed expression after he missed, Magic Johnson said with some sighs, if it was David Robinson in the past, in this case, after receiving Duncan's pass, he must have rushed straight to the basket and dunked, but now, David Robinson is really a little unable to run or jump.

After the Lakers stopped fouling Meng Xu, the Spurs, who were still leading the score, also stopped the "shark slashing tactic" at the same time, and with more than 2 minutes left in the game, the game finally returned to normal.

"I'll go, this guy is here again." After the switch between offense and defense, the Lakers first handed the basketball to O'Neal on the inside, and after O'Neal met the bag, the basketball was passed to Rick Fox by O'Neal from the inside, and Fox transferred the basketball to Kobe Bryant's hands again, and in the final moments of this kind of game, every ball is crucial. Although the Lakers are now behind in the score, they are still playing very patiently, and Rick Fox obviously does not dare to make rash shots in this situation, after winning the ball, Kobe Bryant leaned sideways on Meng Xu, while grabbing the basketball, while pretending to look at his teammates who were running, and Meng Xu is now very clear that Kobe Bryant wants to come by himself.

Soon, after Kobe Bryant slapped the basketball and pushed Meng Xu a few times, although Meng Xu had already prepared, he could only watch, Kobe turned in front of him, leaned back, jumped, and then hit a 3-point shot, after Kobe hit this 3-point, the difference between the two teams was narrowed to 3 points, and Kobe, who hit this ball, did not have the slightest excitement, but waved his fist at Meng Xu with a cold face.

"It's not going to be good." Popovich on the sidelines also seemed to see the signs that Kobe Bryant wanted to take over the game, and while touching his thinning hair, Popovich always felt a little inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

"Are you going to use my killer weapon now?" In the next round, the Spurs still couldn't score, and after Kobe Bryant hit another 3-pointer, 91-91, the Lakers had equalized the score.

"Guys, don't be impatient, don't panic, there's still more time." After Kobe Bryant helped the Spurs equalize, Popovich immediately called a timeout, and while calling the main players on the court together to arrange tactics, Popovich also looked at the timer and signaled to the players that there was still plenty of time.

After the timeout, the Lakers made personnel changes, Ron Haber replaced Fisher, Robert Hawley replaced Rick Fox, and the Spurs were still the same lineup, and the remaining less than two minutes were the decisive moment between the two sides.

There is 1 minute and 56 seconds left, the score of the two sides is tied, it can be said that both teams are now under a lot of pressure, but the Spurs players on the field, there is no slightest abnormality, since Popovich began to coach, in addition to the leader of the team is a player like Duncan, so the Spurs have a very special temperament, that is, no matter what the score, whether it is leading or behind, the Spurs players are very calm on the court, without the slightest anxiety and impatience. After a series of passes, Duncan finally regained the score for the Spurs with a step-back shot.

At this time, Meng Xu actually wanted to go on his own, but considering that before the pause, Popovich repeatedly told Meng Xu that he should follow the tactics, not be impatient, and don't mess around, Meng Xu had to force the impulse in his heart, but in the next Lakers attack, Kobe, who was strictly defended by Meng Xu, unexpectedly passed the ball to Robert Hawley, who had just come on the court, and Robert Hawley hit a 3-pointer in front of Sean Elliott, and after overtaking the score, Meng Xu could no longer be calm.

"Meng, be steady." Seeing that Meng Xu was about to accelerate before half time, Popovich on the sidelines shouted directly at Meng Xu on the field, Popovich also knew that Steve Cole's qualifications were too low, and his status in the team was not good, so it was usually okay, as long as the game reached a critical moment, these players on the field, whether it was Meng Xu or Duncan, didn't believe in Steve Cole, and Meng Xu had at least ignored Steve Cole's shouts many times, so this time Popovich also went out directly.

Let's strive for 3 more today, and make up for the one you owe.