Chapter 571: Wei Shao's attitude changed
The delivery was quite beautiful, and it can be said that it was a complete reflection of Clarkson's ability, and after the basketball was thrown out of his hand, it bounced into the net bag with the rebound.
There was a burst of excited cheers at the scene, this ball is definitely worth a thousand gold!
Donovan immediately called a timeout.
After the goal, Clarkson was also quite excited, and danced an inexplicable dance directly after landing.
Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment when he saw Clarkson's movements, and then laughed out loud, he still has a long way to go.
With 50 seconds left in the game and a four-point margin between the two sides, the Thunder still have hope of winning, and the key will be to see if they will play a two-point or three-point game in the next round.
Fans are anxiously waiting, although it is only a regular season game, but because of the encounter between the two teams in the Western Conference Finals last year, and because of the grievances and confrontation between Tang Shuai and Westbrook, this game has become very meaningful.
"Toot ~"
After a long wait, players from both sides returned to the field.
The Thunder sent the ball, Westbrook held the ball to the frontcourt, and instead of signaling his teammates to pull away as before, he raised his hand to signal his teammates to run.
This change was clearly unexpected by Wharton, who set up the center of gravity of the defense at the timeout, which was Westbrook.
Although it is only his second season in the NBA, Donovan has coached hundreds of games in the NCAA and is not for nothing, and he is clearly better at playing this tactic.
The Lakers' defensive formation was a bit messy and was taken away by the Thunder's running players.
The end point of this tactic should be Oladipo.
Westbrook was about to pass the ball, and the Lakers' defensive center of gravity quickly pressed over there.
However, at the very moment of this movement, Westbrook suddenly jerked the ball back and then suddenly accelerated towards the basket.
It happened so quickly that none of the Lakers players reacted, and when he rushed to the basket, only Noll stepped back, but it was a little late.
After he threw himself into the air, he made a low-handed layup in the air and sent the ball firmly into the basket!
119 to 121! The point difference was chased to only 2 points again! There are less than 30 seconds left in the game!
The Lakers didn't have a timeout, and the Thunder used full-court pressing.
Clarkson almost dribbled out of bounds in the face of Westbrook's pressing.
Tang Shuai hurriedly shouted at him, and Clarkson dribbled the ball over in a thrilling way.
Tang Shuai didn't have luck after receiving the ball, saw the opportunity, and threw a long throw ball to the front court.
Noll had already turned around at this time, saw the ball passed by Tang Shuai, jumped high to grab the ball, and then raised it high above his head.
The Lakers thrillingly broke the Thunder's pressing, and both players quickly retreated to the Thunder's halfcourt.
With 25 seconds left in the game, the Lakers have 20 seconds left on offense.
After Tang Shuai arrived in the front court, Knoll quickly handed the ball to him.
After receiving the ball, Tang Shuai observed the defense of the Thunder team.
The Thunder didn't choose to wrap up, and Clarkson's score in the last shot clearly made them jealous.
Tang Shuai saw that the Thunder team did not come up, and he didn't care about the advice of Wharton and the team doctor, and when he dribbled the ball and waited until there were only 10 seconds left in the offensive time, he lowered his center of gravity and chose to attack.
If the Lakers were now one point ahead, the Thunder would have used foul tactics a long time ago, but now trailing by 2 points, the only way they want to win is to prevent the Lakers from scoring, 3 points must not be given, in fact, 2 points are not good, there is little time left for offense, and the 4-point difference basically sentenced them to death in advance.
As soon as Tang Shuai broke through, Westbrook directly went up.
The ultimate showdown between two top defenders finally came at the end of the game.
The eyes of the two people in the commentary seat were shining, although they didn't shout, but they could feel that they were also quite nervous and excited, one was expecting Tang Shuai to score this goal, and the other was hoping that Westbrook would defend this goal.
The audience at the scene also held their breath, and the entire stadium was quiet, except for the basketball hitting the floor and making a dull impact sound one after another.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
Tang Shuai began to speed up, and after leaning on Westbrook and taking two steps inside, he changed direction to the left, and then to the right.
Westbrook held on to his defensive position.
The offensive time was constantly passing, and there were five or six seconds left in the blink of an eye, and under Westbrook's strict defense, Tang Shuai still did not find a suitable space to shoot.
The faces of the fans at the scene couldn't help but show a look of anxiety.
At this moment, Tang Shuai's right hand, which was originally dribbling to the right, suddenly pulled the ball back, and then dribbled the ball from behind to the left.
This backdribble came suddenly, and Westbrook was driven to the right by his right hand movement, and he didn't keep up at all.
After Tang Shuai dribbled to the left, the whole person took a step back, picked up the ball with his left hand, and jumped up.
Westbrook stopped, but it was too late.
Tang Shuai jumped high, and in the excited eyes of the fans at the scene, he pulled out his hand steadily.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, with the cheers of the fans at the scene, Tang Shuai hit this key jump shot steadily.
The difference became 4 points!
There are less than 5 seconds left in the game!
Donovan called a final timeout.
When he got off the stage, Tang Shuai stretched out his hand and waved up to the audience, and the cheers on the scene overshadowed one wave after another.
"Don is getting more and more like a superstar." Xiao looked at this scene and couldn't help but speak.
Wharton smiled and nodded.
There was not much time left for the Thunder, and after returning from the timeout, Donovan arranged a three-point strategy for Westbrook, but the Lakers defended tightly and didn't let Westbrook receive the ball, and in the end, Oladipo chose to break through to the basket and put the ball into the basket before the whistle.
When the ball went in, the red light on the sidelines also sounded.
123-121, the Lakers won the home game in a thrilling way!
When the final whistle blew, the fans celebrated wildly with streamers in the sky.
It's an ordinary game, but it's a game with a lot of meaning.
Tang Shuai stretched out his hand to applaud, and after another burst of excited cheers from the fans, he smiled and left the players' tunnel with his teammates.
It was the best game for the Lakers overall.
Tang Shuai's performance was eye-catching, scoring a team-high 34 points on 15-of-24 shooting, plus 5 boards and 7 assists, Gasol scored 20+10, and even Noll contributed 10 points, 15 boards and 4 blocks of super inside data, Batum and Stephenson, Barnes also scored 16 points, 14 points and 12 points respectively, and finally the Lakers who had 6 double-doubles also won the final game.
What's more, the Thunder's Westbrook performance was also quite crazy, he contributed a game-high 46 points on 21-of-37 shooting, plus 8 rebounds and 10 assists.
At the press conference after the game, when a reporter asked why Tang Shuai played with an injury and whether he would worry about missing the game like the last game, Tang Shuai's answer was very simple and true: I just want to win this game.
And when the reporter asked again that this was just an ordinary game, Tang Shuai's answer remained unchanged.
"I just want to win this game, there is no difference between ordinary and unusual, for me, winning is always the number one goal."
This is the Lakers' press conference, and Tang Shuai's answer made the reporters who asked the question couldn't help but be moved.
At another scene, the Thunder also held a post-game press conference.
Westbrook's emotions were not very high because of the loss, but when the reporter asked Tang Shuai's performance, he was unusual.
Last season, the two teams played each other several times, most of the time the Thunder won, and Westbrook was dismissive of Don's performance, but this time, he gave a pretty high rating: "It's sad to lose, but Don did a great job, he led a team, he was able to stay on the court in the last minute, he won the game for the team, he was a respectable opponent, I respect him." ”
Respect, these two words are too difficult to say from Westbrook's mouth, in the past press conferences on this occasion, he was more about fighting spirit, not admitting defeat, and rarely affirmed the performance of his opponent, let alone using the word "respect" with a complimentary nature.
What can be clearly felt is that Tang Shuai impressed the all-round point guard with practical actions, and even felt a little bit of sympathy.
However, when the reporter asked if he was considering joining the Lakers next year because of this, Westbrook put away the smile on his face and directly refused to answer the reporter's question.
The press conference was not happy here, and Westbrook's true thoughts were unknown, but Tang Shuai's outstanding performance moved Wei Shaodu, and the fans' reactions can be imagined.
εxpect?: Tang Shuai, a fool, why hasn't he learned the truth that he can't play if he is injured or sick! If this leads to another truce, what do you want my fans to watch? What a bastard!
Xiu Minglong: To be honest, this is just a regular season, so there's really no need to play with an injury! However, seeing this kind of game of the return of the dead always makes people feel a burst of blood, which is probably the influence of the previous generation of players! It's hard to imagine what it was like for Iverson to come on with more than a dozen injuries in the first place, and pay tribute to these great players!
Book friend heheda: A player can average 30+ points per game, can hit key balls at critical moments, and can lead the team to win one headwind game after another, I think after this game, Don officially announced that he has entered the ranks of MVP, and we have no reason not to see him in the MVP list next week!
…… (To be continued.) )