Chapter 94: The Wizards are a strong team
After Kwame finished speaking, Corinth looked at Kwame very seriously. And Kwamei's face also had that expression of nervousness and expectation.
"This round of the finals is exciting enough, why can't the audience be stimulated again? It also gives the president a look at the confidence of our Wizards, and since Kwame has this idea, why not let him try it out, it's almost halftime for some creativity, and let the fans know that we will never give up. At this moment, when there was a little silence, Gong Feng spoke.
Collins sighed...... I feel that I haven't sighed as much as I have sighed during this finals for most of my life.
"If you kid have any ideas, just say it! We don't have much time left, it's a timeout called by the Lakers, and people show their demeanor! ”
"And, what about the assistant? You take someone with you to help Lightner back to the break room, and then do the first step of checking...... If you really can't hold on, just take him to the hospital and tell him that the wizards won't forget his contributions! ”
"Yes!" The assistant bench of the Wizards immediately walked out of three or four people.
"Coach, I have discussed with them, I will receive the ball in the high position, let the coach take a good look at what is called a defender in the center!"
"I want your organization, not your offense, O'Neill is not so easy to deal with!"
"Don't worry! I'm in great shape right now! ”
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After re-entering the court, Simmons replaced Leitner at the free-throw line, which is one of the reasons Collins agreed to Simmons playing, and only Simmons looks to have the highest free-throw percentage on the bench now.
Jackson looked at the Wizards' lineup on the court and didn't know how to arrange it for a while, in the Wizards' lineup, the only one with organizational ability is Gong Feng, Simmons can barely be classified as a shooter, Gerrard is the small one in the big forward position, so does the current Wizards still want to play fast?
"Want to play fast-paced?" Thinking of this, Jackson immediately called Fisher to his side and gave a few orders.
Simmons hit two free throws, and it seemed that he still maintained his touch, which also gave the Wizards a long sigh of relief after losing Leitner.
The score is now 54-49, with the Wizards leading the Lakers.
The referee gave Horry a foul on the ball handler, although this foul was more like the referee telling the Wizards to find a good balance, and it was also an affirmation of Leitner's performance...... This time the injury was just a collision that Lightner received in the confrontation, and looking at the replay of the video, Horry had no deliberate inclination.
Phil? Jackson only defended a few words with the referee on duty, but did not blame the referee's decision, Collins was extremely respectful of this decision, and even just arranged the team's next tactics, which made many people very surprised by Collins's performance.
When did Collins have such a pampered and unfazed head of the church?
It is even more unlikely that Jackson would have said anything at this time that would have provoked any referee, just to show the Lakers' innocence in the matter of Leitner's injury, and not mention the obviously tendentious foul punishment.
After O'Neal received the pass under the basket, he watched his teammates scatter and immediately singled Kwame once, and the ball went in!
And the moment Gong Feng received the pass, Fisher had already begun to press all over the field in the front court...... This is a good time for the Lakers to show their advantages, and it is also a time for the Wizards to feel worried and confused about the future of this game.
It's a pity that Jackson still miscalculated, Gong Feng didn't have a sense of panic, and the change of rhythm did not have the slightest disorder, and he dribbled the ball to the front court in an orderly manner, Jackson didn't dare to wrap Gong Feng in the front court, I believe and knew that Gong Feng's vision and courage were enough, who knew that once Gong Feng was clamped, Gong Feng would not make a long pass?
At this time, Kwamei suddenly went to the high post, and when he saw Kwamei go to the high post, the Lakers players were ready to wrap Gong Feng, which is the Lakers set up a joint defense, the foundation of this tactic, but Gong Feng actually gave the ball to Kwamei at this time, and then quickly left to open the defense?
At this time, the Lakers are facing a problem, whether to defend Kwame, and O'Neal to leave the interior to defend? How is it possible to leave the inside line...... If O'Neal leaves the interior, wouldn't the Lakers want a three-second zone defense?
At the moment when everyone felt stunned, Kwamei actually made a shooting action and threw the basketball in his hand very softly.
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the look of great surprise on the faces of all the Lakers players and ran directly to the basket.
The moment Kwamei saw the ball scored, he jumped up laughing, and all the Lakers fans couldn't believe it, looking at Kwamei in general, when did Kwamei have the ability to score three?
Only Gong Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly, Kwamei's three-point shooting rate is really not very good, and the shooting rate is less than 25% in the best state, but basketball is in, what reason do you have to oppose this guy to shoot three points?
This back-and-forth offense, the Wizards were not in a hurry, but the Lakers were in a hurry.
Why don't you Wizards play according to the routine? Why don't you all have stunts that you haven't used?
O'Neal quickly singled Kwame once after asking for the ball in the low post...... The Wizards still guaranteed that one person would fight O'Neal, and the others would block the Lakers' shooter group.
Of course, O'Neal can also give the ball to Kobe Bryant to deal with, but Kobe, who has been in the limelight in the first few games, has made O'Neal feel the biggest threat, especially in many games where he has been injured this season, Kobe can also lead the Lakers into the ranks of the Western Conference playoffs, O'Neal already knows that the Lakers have really found another player who can be established as the absolute core.
O'Neal's offense ran out of 24 seconds, leaving the Wizards with only about 12 seconds.
This time, Gong Feng dribbled the ball to the front court super fast, but at this time, the Lakers immediately carried out a pinch attack on Gong Feng, without giving Gong Feng room to grab a shot, and the helpless Gong Feng could only pass the ball to Kwamei, who had just passed half of the court, ready to continue to transmit it, but Kwame faced O'Neal's forward pinch defense, and began to break through with the ball like a guard without the slightest hesitation.
When the 211cm bow peak rushed up, it was like a large tank, and O'Neill couldn't imagine that the current Kwamei still had the physical strength to do so, so he could only watch Kwame hang on the basket.
At this time, the red light was also on, the half was over, and the Wizards' bench was already in a boil.
Collins watched Bow Peak and Kwame clapping in celebration and smiled knowingly, this is the basis for the Wizards' normal performance, and the performance of the two people together for a season has made the Wizards players form a high degree of trust in this.
Jackson looked at O'Neill's somewhat tired expression and somewhat sluggish performance, slowly closed his eyes, and then quickly opened them again, refusing the media interview request, just letting O'Neal appear in the camera.
"It's time to make a really important decision, the Wizards are definitely not a weak team even without Jordan and Leitner, and it is impossible to really win with the strength of most of the Lakers, and this time requires the collective strength of all the Lakers, including the one who has shown his fangs."
"The second half is when the Lakers show their fangs."
Collins seemed to have a sense at this time, glanced at Jackson's direction, and then looked at Kobe Bryant, who was obviously very silent, and Jackson also saw Collins looking at him at this time, and couldn't help but smile slightly, without the slightest anxious look, and at this time, there was a reporter's position that was really excellent, and he actually took a picture of the two coaches smiling at each other.
Good luck guy, just this photo will not necessarily sell for a high price in the future!
Collins, who looked at Jackson smiling, suddenly thought of something and asked his assistant for a copy of Kobe's half-court data...... After reading it, Collins really began to frown.
Because Collins saw a statistic that would never have appeared on Kobe, he only got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, but Kobe's personal true shooting rate was as high as 90%.