Chapter 138: [End of the Season] The Man Who Stands Forever (Part I)!
If the third game loss Clippers supporters are acceptable, after all, the team has too many fouls inside, even if you pay attention to the end it still becomes a fatal factor for the team to lose, the loss of the fourth game can be attributed to Kobe Bryant wearing God's jersey and sending 55 points to sink the Clippers Clippers fans can also be reluctantly acceptable, but the fifth game lost the game on their home court in the cheering of nearly 20,000 Clippers fans, which is unforgivable to everyone, even if Kobe Bryant sent a triple-double of 33 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, Even if Pau Gasol delivered 27 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 blocks at a super-dominant level, even if Anzu Bailam turned into a bloodthirsty shark with 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks, this still can't be accepted by Clippers fans because their Lin Fei played well enough.
46 points, this is the first time that Lin Fei has scored more than 40 points in his playoff career, which is an impeccable report card whether it is shooting percentage or efficiency, but it still failed to bring a victory for the team, although Chen Hao sent the Clippers into overtime with a three-point whistle at the end of the regular season, but the final result was a loss, which was unacceptable to Clippers fans.
When the Clippers won two home courts, everyone seemed to see that the Clippers were getting closer and closer to advancing to the next round, but the truth is really cruel, whether it was the Clippers' excellent regular season record or excellent performance in the first two games, or even Lin Fei's high score, it didn't bring a victory to the Clippers, it wasn't Lin Fei's fault, it wasn't Mike Dunleavy's fault, this is the truth. Before the playoffs opened, we could see a lot of analysis that the Clippers were never optimistic, and now this is the case, the lack and lack of the inside line is irreparable, not that Lin Fei can offset it with twenty or thirty points, and now it is just highlighted, this is an inevitable result, if you want to make a breakthrough, Nell, please come up with your method to strengthen the inside. - From Hope to Darkness, Los Angeles Times.
"Lin Confused" This is the news of the ESPN website, which directly points out the situation of Lin Fei's high score and the team loses.
Two consecutive defeats, 0:2 This is a terrible situation, but the Lakers did not give up, Bryant also acted as the team's protector as he has for ten years, but this time he is not alone, Paul, Anzu, Lamar This is the strongest existence of the Lakers, and they have finally proved to be trustworthy, the Lakers have proven themselves again, they are on the road to conquest, championship? That's not a dream. - "The Conquest of the Purple and Gold Army" ...... "Can I describe Lin Fei as a madman?" The NBA official website reporter thought, "Lin Fei's nose was covered with adhesive tape, and the corner of his eyebrows was stitched by the team doctor, even if he stitched Lin Fei did not choose to take a break, because the team could not lack his presence, with the injury of the corner of the eyebrows and nose Lin Fei on the court, he kept throwing and breaking through, the Lakers' defense line was fragile like a tissue paper under Lin Fei's performance, Ariza stood in the center of the court with his head down, Kobe Bryant stood proudly under the basket with a dissatisfied face, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction!
At this moment, the difference has been stretched to twenty-five points by the Clippers, and at this time there are only two minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, but Lin Fei has no intention of stopping.
Swish!
Basketball accurately drilled into the basket, and the Clippers who played away slaughtered the Lakers and scored 48 points, which was the sixth derby Lin Fei's data once again set a new personal career high, and also saved the life-and-death battle for the team, dragging the game into the seventh game of life and death, and the winner advanced to the loser will start his summer vacation.
But the Clippers paid a terrible price, the already weak interior suffered a heavier blow, rookie Roy Hibbert left the court injured when fighting for frontcourt rebounds in the sixth game, and the post-game inspection will be 100% absent in the seventh game of the life-and-death battle, which is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Clippers, and the interior line has been riddled with holes under the Lakers' interior high pressure.
3:3, which is something that neither Lakers nor Clippers fans want to see.
"It's not our clippers." Clippers fans expressed their displeasure in the interview, although the team won a crucial sixth game to drag the game to seven.
"It's not our Lakers." A Lakers fan on the side said. Originally, they expected the Lakers to win this game, knock the Clippers out of the playoffs with four straight wins, advance to the Western Conference Finals, and then win the O'Brien Cup in one go, but they were disappointed after the game.
The tie-break is undoubtedly tragic, not to mention that the Clippers also lack an important backup Roy Hibbert, and almost no one is optimistic that the Clippers will beat the powerful Lakers in this life-and-death battle to advance.
However, at the beginning of the seventh game, the Clippers who were sitting at home at the beginning of the offensive efficiency were amazing, and they had the upper hand on the court from the beginning, and the Clippers played steadily under the shouts of the home fans, relying on the huge firepower provided by Lin Fei on the offensive end and Andre Miller's impact on the Lakers to maintain the lead until the end of the third quarter.
14 points is a considerable lead, and Lin Fei didn't take a minute of rest at the end of the third quarter, and scored 42 points in the third quarter, and everything seems to be on the positive side.
The Clippers are full of smiles on and off the board, and happiness and sadness are perhaps the best descriptions of the Clippers.
Lin Fei, who had been fighting for three quarters, was put off the court to rest by Mike Dunleavy at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the Lakers began the craziest counterattack!
"This is Kobe Bryant, even if he misses a hundred shots, he firmly believes that he will shoot the one hundred and one, this is our Kobe!" The Lakers' commentator shouted excitedly, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant put the ball into the basket against Wilson Chandler's defense and caused Chandler's foul.
And this ball is like opening the treasure box that stores Kobe's feelings, Kobe Bryant, who played 16 times in the first three quarters, hit six consecutive goals in the next four minutes, while the Clippers made a series of mistakes under the high-pressure defense, and the shortcomings of youth were extremely obvious in these two minutes.
A series of turnovers allowed the Lakers to go on a 16-2 rundown to wipe out the 14-point deficit in just four minutes.
Clippers fans at home also can't believe that when they are in front of them, like the script of a tragic blockbuster, all of a sudden all the happiness of the protagonist is gone.
Lin Fei re-stepped onto the court under the expectant eyes of the fans, and the huge Staples resounded: "Lin...... Lin ...... "Clippers fans pinned their hopes on Lin Fei, who was 20 years old this year.
Tyson Chandler did his best to defend and grab rebounds, but in the face of the two seven-foot-long Lakers inside Chandler was alone, Artest consumed all his energy on the defensive end, completely lost his accuracy on the offensive end, and the Clippers' second scorer couldn't find the basket at all.
Lin Fei no longer combined strategy with shooting breakthroughs, he chose Kobe's usual mode - individual offensive mode, and started the battle alone, carrying the Clippers on his 20-year-old shoulders with difficulty.
“threepoint! Lin ......" DJ's voice at the scene was already hoarse, but he was still doing his best to shout for Lin Fei's three-point goal.
With Lin Fei's three-point hit, the Clippers narrowed the gap to two points.
Today's referees of the Clippers against the Lakers are Larry Richardson and Derrick Stafford, the two of them officiated the life-and-death battle between the Lakers and the Clippers in the playoffs last season, and the two key decisions in the fourth quarter and the first overtime gave the Lakers a chance, but after the game, the Clippers chose to remain silent. Before the game, there was grapevine that the league wanted to see the finals of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics again, but the reason why the grapevine was grapevine was his inaccuracy, and the referee, who was normal for most of the game, played a role at this time, perhaps it was precisely the controversial decision.
Tyson Chandler was whistled for a blocking foul, while a slow-motion replay of Chandler's feet was completely outside the three-second zone.
In the next round, Lin Fei burst into the interior and heard the whistle and threw the ball into the basket, he thought that the referee was finding a balance and would give the Lakers a blocking foul, but the fact was that Lin Fei was given an offensive foul, and the slow motion showed that Gasol's left foot was still partially in the three-second zone.
"That's a blocking foul, two points and a penalty, don't you see?" Mike Dunleavy was furious, if he might have accepted it before, after all, such miscalculations happen from time to time, but now that the game has reached a critical moment, any blow can have a huge impact on the game.
The fans in the stadium booed the referee overwhelmingly.
But the referee was unfazed and did not make any changes, instead directly giving the roaring Mike Dunleavy a technical foul.
Lin Fei didn't yell at the referee, but pulled his fist tightly.
Gasol received a pass from Kobe Bryant and leaned on Chandler to send the ball to the basket.
7 points is the Clippers' score behind the Lakers, and at this time, there is only one minute left before the game, and when the Clippers fans and players are almost disappointed, Lin Fei stood up again.
Almost the entire Lakers pounced on Lin Fei, who still threw three points from the baseline, and when the ball crossed an arc in the air and swiped into the net. Clippers fans roared for Lin Fei.
Syllable!
"Lin appeared in the sky, and he blocked Gasol's hook hand, which was an incredible block." With the passionate commentary of the commentator, Lin Fei landed like a cheetah and saved the ball that flew to the sidelines, and he fell into the audience.
When Lin Fei was helped up by the fans, the corners of his eyebrows that had been sewn up before cracked again.
"Tick! Tick! ”
The blood on the corner of his eyebrows slipped down his face and dripped on the floor, Lin Fei, who was covered with blood, looked extremely hideous, Scarlett Johansson on the sidelines covered her mouth, tears flashed in the corners of her eyes, and Eliza Cuthbert grabbed Scarlett's other one tightly, and there was an obvious red mark on the back of Scarlett's hand.
Mike Dunleavy used the final timeout with 32 seconds left and the Clippers trailing by four points.
"Paul, I'm fine!" Lin Fei gritted his teeth, and the team was urgently treating the cracked corner of his eyebrows, and now he had to perform another stitch.
After the pause, Lin Fei stood on the field again, faintly revealing blood red on the thick gauze.
Lin Fei directly wanted to pass the ball, and the Lakers took a close defense from Lin Fei just after half of the court and resolutely did not let go of the three points, and in the face of the bag, Lin Fei rushed into the interior without hesitation, and sent the ball into the basket after flashing, and he himself fell heavily on the floor.
With a two-point difference, the Lakers' offensive possession has seventeen seconds left.
(To be continued)