Chapter 285: Overtime!
Strictly speaking, this is just a small mistake by Ye Feng, but the Lakers obviously have the idea of expanding this mistake. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Gasol didn't know why Ye Feng made such a mistake, but his first reaction was to firmly block Ye Feng's vision and even the way forward, hoping to cause the other party to make a mistake.
But Ye Feng, is this really a mistake? I'm afraid so, but now he's going to turn that mistake into a good chance to score. Gasol and Artest's front and back clamps are indeed very tight, but they are not impossible to crack, Ye Feng just needs to pay attention not to walk. He arched the ball in his hand, barely creating a gap for himself, and then narrowly passed the ball from Gasol's back into Camby's hands, which was now completely unguarded.
Direct Violent Deduction! Camby won't waste such a chance, and 24 seconds are almost exhausted, and if they hesitate or pass the ball to the outside, they will be whistled by the referee for a 24-second violation, which they can't afford right now. Camby's dunk brought the two sides back to the same running line again, there are 10 seconds left before the end of the game, this is a very dangerous situation, 10 seconds is enough to play a complete tactic, and now the Trail Blazers have to consider how to prevent the Lakers' offense, and prevent it, the team has a chance to advance directly to the finals, and if it can't be prevented, the two sides will fight it out again in the next game.
The Lakers didn't give the Trail Blazers a chance to set up defensive tactics, and they drove straight to the backcourt, trying to catch the opponent off guard. But Ye Feng played the role of the team's leader in time, and under his leadership, the Trail Blazers adopted a full-court pressing tactic in a timely manner, which was to harass the Lakers' players and make them unable to receive the ball. Gasol, who was in charge of opening the baseline, was a little helpless, except for Camby, who was ready to interfere in front of him, the other Trail Blazers players were stubbornly guarding their teammates, and threatening the passing route at any time, obviously intending to cut off his pass directly.
There was no way, the four Lakers players had to cover each other, and it was Odom, the tallest, who got the ball and passed it to Fisher in time before the bag was formed. Seeing Fisher get the ball, the Trail Blazers players returned to their own half of the court like a low tide and quickly settled into their defensive positions, which McMillan said loudly from the sidelines, 3-2. In fact, 2-3 joint defense is a better choice, but because the NBA has the existence of 3 seconds of defense, it is impossible for players to stand still under the basket, so the 3-2 joint defense of 3 people standing on the outside line and 2 people standing on the bottom line is one of the few joint defense tactics that can be used and has excellent results.
Such a joint defense has obviously caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers. As we all know, there are two main types of players needed to crack the joint defense, one is a strong breakthrough player, and the other is a three-point shooter who is accurate, and there are very few three-point shooters in the Lakers, but there are still breakthrough players, such as Kobe. However, the 3-2 joint defense is still very threatening for players who break through with the ball, after all, the first hurdle is not very good, and the opponent may close the door at any time. But that's not something Kobe Bryant has to think about, he just needs to focus on how to get the ball to the basket, and now there is not a lot of time left for him, after half they used 6 seconds, only 4 seconds left, and the time is suddenly tense.
However, Kobe Bryant didn't care, he still sank his shoulders step by step, swayed, tentatively walked, and then bypassed Miller, who was in the main defense, and went directly to the inside. 4 seconds is not a lot of time, he used up nearly 2 seconds when he passed, and the remaining time was not enough for him to go to the basket to find a physical confrontation, so Kobe Bryant still chose to believe in his mid-range shot. Just near the free throw line, he stopped his progress in time, jumped, leaned back, and shot the ball.
The Lakers fans in the audience exclaimed, Kobe Bryant heard it, but now that his feet are off the ground, no matter what kind of remedy action can be made, and he is still surprised, because Miller in front of him can't touch the ball at all, so what are the fans exclaiming?
He soon knew the answer, the ball had not completely left his palm, it was pressed down by a huge external force, the strength of the palm and the fingers were very different, Kobe Bryant couldn't control the ball in his hand, and that force directly made the shot die before it was completely shot. This is a block, a block that goes off the beaten path, a key block from Ye Feng, because in the process of the basketball falling, the number on the timer has gone to zero.
The history of last season's playoffs didn't repeat itself, at least not in this round, as the Trail Blazers held on to their opponents' game-winning goal and managed to take the game into overtime. Kobe Bryant shook his hand fiercely, his angry expression couldn't hide it at all, he didn't notice the Trail Blazers' defense, but he didn't expect the fatal blow to come from behind him, and his most proud backward jumper seemed to be a weakness for opponents to use! Indeed, if he hadn't added some backwards to his jump shot, it would have been difficult for Ye Feng to block his shot behind him, and it would have been easy to foul.
But now it was useless to say anything, and the game went into 5 minutes of overtime, and Kobe Bryant felt powerless in his heart for no reason, even if they hadn't lost yet. Experience is the most important thing at this point, because experience means age, and in extra time, the team with more physical strength is more likely to win the game.
For example, the Trail Blazers, who are much younger than the Lakers, just need to give Miller and Cambiche a break.
McMillan did exactly that, and it's a trembling thing for the Trail Blazers right now, as long as they get through the last five minutes, they can advance to the Finals with their heads held high. By now, the young players led by Ye Feng have forgotten what fatigue is, and the mental excitement makes them completely unnecessary to rest on the bench, and just want to play the last five minutes with all their might. In order to give Miller and Camby some rest, McMillan replaced Fernandez and Ayers, apparently in an attempt to let the young players take away the Lakers' old guys in a wave.
The reason for going to Fernandez is simple, although he does not have the strong breakthrough ability of Miller, but the outside three-point shot cannot be taken lightly, and if Bayless is replaced, the team's outside firepower will drop a notch. As for why he sent Ayles, McMillan took a fancy to the young rookie's momentum and fearless spirit, and now the team needs such a guy to go up and cause some impact on the Lakers, so as to better consume their physical strength and score poorly? Isn't it the same with Canby?