"Hello audience friends, welcome to watch the second round of the American professional basketball playoffs Hornets vs. Lakers game broadcast by Tianchao Channel 5 for everyone, many viewers and friends may have just turned on the TV, and now the two teams are suspended, let me briefly introduce the current situation for you." Yu Jia paused, and then said: "Now the two sides have reached the fourth quarter, and there are only 10 seconds left before the end of the game, now the score between the Hornets and the Lakers is 114:113, the Hornets are one point ahead of the Lakers, but the ball is in the hands of the Lakers, no surprise, this ball will be the last shot of this game, if the Lakers score, then the Hornets will tell the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the total score is 3:2 behind the Lakers, if the Hornets defend this ball, then the passive will be the Lakers." ”

"That's the real key ball." Zhang Weiping shook his head and exclaimed, "Although the NBA has thousands of games every season, but such a critical moment is really not very much, this kind of critical moment, the Lakers will still put most of their hopes on Kobe, if the Hornets want to win, they must put Kobe Bryant's point, Wang Meng's defense of Kobe Bryant today is not particularly good, and Kobe has scored more than 40 points in the whole game." ”

"That Zhang guide." Yu Jia said weakly on the side: "Wang Meng only started to defend Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter at least, and the first three quarters were all scoring guards of the Hornets to mark Kobe."

"Oh! I'm old, and it's a little bad to remember my surname. Zhang Weiping's face was not red and his heart was not beating, and he continued: "No matter who defends it, I think if I am the head coach of the Hornets, the choice I make is to strictly guard against Kobe Bryant at all costs and not let Kobe receive the ball, as long as Kobe can't receive the ball, the Hornets have a great chance of winning this game." ”

That being said, do the Hornets players really dare to guard against Kobe Bryant at all costs, and even choose to pack at such a critical moment?

To be honest, if it was the original Kobe, Wang Meng would definitely not hesitate to suggest that the team use the bag and clamp tactics to strictly guard against Kobe, because Kobe Bryant only believed in himself in the past, in his opinion, even if other players have vacant positions, the reliable surname of shooting is not as good as being sandwiched by a double or even a three, there is no more reason, just because he is the strongest in the league!

However, in the past two seasons, Kobe Bryant felt a kind of big ups and downs, the team formed a big three, and then was defeated by the Heat in the finals, which had a great impact on Kobe, and Kobe began to face up to his current self. I'm 34 years old this season, and I'll be 35 next season. In front of many players in the league, Kobe Bryant found himself more and more weak, unable to run, unable to jump, and now Kobe, the only thing he can rely on is the skills and ball quotient that he has honed over the years.

The current Kobe Bryant, compared with previous years, lacks some paranoia and is more flexible, although this makes him a little less like himself, but in fact, this is what everyone is most afraid of, because you don't know whether Kobe Bryant will choose to shoot or pass after finally receiving the ball.

That's right, if it was the former Kobe, he would definitely choose to vote by himself without hesitation in this situation, no matter how many enemies in front of him blocked, Kobe would still choose to vote by himself, because he only believes in his own ability. And now, with so many talented players on the Lakers, whether it's Paul or Howard, who can handle such key shots, no one can say for sure whether Kobe Bryant will change his usual style in this situation.

Like Wang Meng, Monty didn't dare to bet, especially on a key game like Tianwang Mountain, so in the end, Monty's defensive arrangement was still one-on-one single defense, Wang Meng stared at Kobe, Roy defended Paul, Wallace defended Ci Shiping, Gasol defended Jamison, and Oden defended Howard.

Among these five positions, the most pressure is undoubtedly Oden, in the series between the Hornets and the Lakers, Oden has been beaten by Howard many times, although he wants to use his advantage in skill to play some effect, but after all, he has played too little time in the league, 07 years into the league, even counting last season's shortened season games, Oden has only played about 200 NBA games at most, including preseasons. Compared with Howard, who entered the league in 04 and has been playing in the league for 9 years, Oden's strength is really not enough.

Despite this, Monty, who thought about it, still stubbornly asked Oden to defend Howard, Gasol's physical fitness was too weak after all, and at such a critical moment, Monty really didn't dare to bet on whether Howard would break out at a critical moment and carry Gasol to perform a slam dunk.

At this time, the timeout was almost over, and players from both sides were on the court, and the Lakers served at halftime.

Wang Meng stared at Kobe Bryant tightly, but Kobe Bryant supported his knees with both hands, and stood faintly a little outside the three-second zone of the Wasp line, motionless.

"Someone will definitely come to help Kobe Bryant block and pick and roll, and Kobe Bryant will use the block to get the basketball for singles." Wang Meng conceived the Lakers' most likely tactic in his mind, while his eyes kept looking at the Lakers players around him to prevent them from blocking him completely with their sudden blocking.

At this moment, Kobe Bryant suddenly moved, and without anyone blocking and dismantling, Kobe Bryant just rushed out first.

Wang Meng naturally couldn't let Kobe run out to catch the ball so easily, he followed closely behind Kobe, ready at any time, as long as Ci Shiping sent the ball to Kobe, Wang Meng would definitely open and explode in an instant, pounce on and steal the ball.

However, it is clear that the tactics laid out by Phil Jackson will definitely not be so simple.

Sure enough, before Kobe Bryant could rush out of the three-point line, he suddenly ran back, ran to the side and stood still, which turned out to be a demolition for Paul.

Kobe Bryant moved just now, and most of the players' attention was on Kobe, and no one expected that he would block others for him!

Paul immediately picked up the block and ran to the outside to receive Ci Shiping's serve. At this moment, the hearts of the Hornets players are even more wavering.

Kobe Bryant's blocking of Paul seems to have shown Kobe's attitude from another angle, as long as he can win, even if he is a green leaf, it doesn't matter, in this case, the Lakers may have a more complex and complex way to kill.

Paul received the ball from the outside, but only slightly steady, and 4 seconds of 10 seconds had passed.

At this time, the Hornets players, including all the fans on the field, couldn't help but hold their breath.

6 seconds is the best offensive engine, organize a purposeful offense, in the NBA, it only takes 6 seconds at most, but whether the ball can be scored after 6 seconds depends on the strength of the players.

Sure enough, Paul moved.

Roy followed Paul closely and didn't give Paul a chance to hit the inside at all.

But at the same time, three of the Lakers' players began to move, Kobe, Ci Shiping, and Jamison, and these three guys ran to the outside at the same time, and Kobe and Jamison still crossed and ran towards their original opposite three-point line.

Wang Meng's heart suddenly tightened, these three people are all capable of three points, no matter which one of them can't let go! But Wang Meng can only keep up with Kobe Bryant, who he is defending, because among the three people, Kobe Bryant is the most likely to catch the ball.

Just when Wang Meng and others chased out of the outside line, Paul threw the basketball from the direction of the rebound without warning.

"Not good!" Wang Meng's pupils instantly locked, and at the same time, his heart was cold, "It's over!" ”

Because the three players ran out at the same time, in order to mark them, Wang Meng, Gasol and Wallace also chased out of the outside, but in this way, only Oden was left on the inside, although the Lakers were alone on the inside at the moment, but this person was Howard!

"Hah!" Howard roared, pulled himself up in place, grabbed Paul's basketball in the air, and smashed it into the hoop.

"Foul! Don't let him score for a foul! Monty jumped up on the bench and yelled at Oden.

"Damn! Is this a tactic that has been thought out for a long time? Lacking preparation, Oden was only reacting when Howard took off, and when he picked it up, Howard had already grabbed the basketball with both hands.

Looking at Howard's exposed arms, Oden was a little desperate, and Howard had fought so many times, of course Oden knew that Howard's strongest thing was his terrifying upper body strength, let him grab the basketball like this, there was only one result, the basket was raging, even if he reached out to cover it, with one hand, he would never be able to stop such a monster.

At this time, Monty's roar floated in his ears. Auden suddenly became angry, grabbed Howard's waist with both hands, and pulled him down.

Howard had already exhausted his strength, and was suddenly taken aback by Oden's pull, most of his strength was lost, and he wanted to forcibly throw the basketball in the air, but unfortunately before he could make a move, he was dragged down by Oden.

"You bastard! Do you want to die?! "Howard has always been a living treasure on the court, and sometimes he giggles in the game, but this time Howard couldn't laugh, he glared at Oden angrily, as if he wanted to eat Oden in one bite.

Oden's foul just now was very bad, Howard had made all the preparations just now, but Oden hugged Howard's waist with all his strength at that time, which could easily cause Howard to be injured.

Auden also knew that he had gone too far, and hurriedly raised his hands high, not meaning to argue with Howard.

The referee's whistle blew and a finger was pointed at Oden, "Foul on player 52!" 6 fouls! ”

That's right, Oden's foul this time was also his sixth foul, and Oden went off the court, but handed over a very bad mess to other Hornets players.

No one complains about Oden, in fact, no matter who faces Howard, he is not necessarily much better than Oden, after all, Howard is now the league's No. 1 center in the true sense of the word.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that the league's No. 1 center shoots at a mediocre level.

Wang Meng glanced at the timer, because Paul passed the air relay to Howard, when Howard jumped up to catch the ball and was pulled down by Oden, the game time was not completely finished, 1.5 seconds, this is the remaining time, and now, Howard is about to make free throws.

Howard's free throws have now directly decided the fate of the Hornets in this game, the best case, 2 free throws 0, the Hornets won the game, in general, 2 free throws 1 of 2, the Hornets and the Lakers are tied, if the Hornets can't score in the last 1.5 seconds, then the Hornets will play overtime with the Lakers. The worst-case scenario is that the Hornets will be shot by the Lakers on the free throws.

In 1.5 seconds, no one can guarantee that they can kill their opponents, and even Wang Meng has no confidence at all, because Wang Meng's biggest reliance on a hit has already been used, and the skill refresh has not been triggered.

In the first shot, amid the deafening interference of the Hornets fans, Howard threw the basketball out with a very awkward gesture, and the basketball hollowed into the net.

The boos of the Hornets fans were momentarily paused, and then even more deafening.

Howard's second free throw, the moment the basketball flew out, Wang Meng was overjoyed, because from the perspective of Wang Meng's point guard's position, Howard's ball should be slightly off and should not go in.

Sure enough, the basketball slammed on the rim of the basket and bounced.

The interior players of the Lakers and Hornets moved almost simultaneously, squeezing their opponents into positions while keeping their eyes on the basket and ready to grab the rebound as soon as possible.

But what stunned Wang Meng was that the basketball bumped back and forth on the left and right sides of the basket several times and fell in.

"Wow!" Howard suddenly jumped up on the spot and cheered loudly, like a little boy who had eaten candy.

"Both penalties went in?" Wang Meng was a little incredulous, "What kind of character is this?" ”

Howard's free throw shooting in this game was not good, except for the fourth quarter, Howard made a total of 11 free throws in the first three quarters, but only hit 4 times, and the free throw shooting rate did not even exceed 50 percent, but at this critical moment, he hit both free throws.

The wasp was thrust to the forefront all of a sudden.

The score was 114-115, with the Hornets trailing by one point and only 1.5 seconds left in the offensive time. Main center Oden 6 fouled. It can be said that the Wasp has one foot on the word failure.

Monty called a timeout, and the Hornets players gathered.

"Lore Ball" Monty said slowly, and the earth god said: "Wang Meng is coming, no one has an opinion." ”

Everyone nodded, Wang Meng's performance at the critical moment of the playoffs has been seen by everyone so far, the shooting at the critical moment, Wang Meng has not missed, if you don't believe Wang Meng at this time, then there is no other chance.

Wang Meng's face was a little ugly, but he didn't say anything.

Wang Meng also knows that although he has not hit a single hit, he is undoubtedly the most stable point in the current Hornets lineup. He is now equivalent to Kobe Bryant.

"This ball! Must Hit! Wang Meng said with hatred in his heart.

"One point, 1.5 seconds. The Hornets are in trouble now, no, it should be said that the Hornets have lost this game, Howard deserves to be the league's No. 1 center, and at critical moments, his performance is still so stable. Zhang Weiping shook his head, feeling sorry for the loss of the Hornets, the current Hornets have Wang Meng and Yi Jianlian, who have replaced the Rockets to become China's home team in the NBA. He naturally hoped that the Hornets would win. "The tactical arrangement of the Hornets will definitely be dominated by Wang Meng. According to NBA statistics, since the beginning of this season, Wang Meng has never missed a key shot, which is a very terrifying data. Even Jordan, Kobe James and others, none of them can do this, after all, players are not machines, and it is impossible to guarantee that the shot will definitely score, but Wang Meng has done this. Now the question is whether he can sustain this record. ”

At this time, Monty had already laid out the route for the Hornets players to cover Wang Meng, and the timeout time had come. Players from both sides enter.

At this time, the players of both teams have adjusted, on the Lakers' side, in order to increase their defensive ability, they replaced Jamison, who was weak in defense, and replaced Kenyon Martin, while the Hornets put Gasol in the center position, and at the same time let Yi Jianlian stand in the small forward position.

Yi Jianlian felt a little excited and a little uneasy about this, after all, in the NBA, except for the first season with the Bucks, he never had the time to stand on the court in such a critical period. In particular, this is still in the second round of the playoffs in the battle of Tianwang Mountain, which can be described as a huge pressure on him.

But Yi Jianlian knew that although he was under a lot of pressure, the man standing next to him, who was much shorter than himself, was under pressure thousands of times greater than him.

Wang Meng, a player who is several years younger than himself, is much calmer than himself.

When the referee's whistle sounded, the players on the court moved instantly, and at the same time, Yi Jianlian's body was horizontal, blocking the middle between Wang Meng and Kobe. Wang Meng immediately ran towards the outside line.

"Hurry up!" Kobe yelled anxiously, wanting to quickly bypass Yi Jianlian, but Yi Jianlian is also an inside line, although the ball can only be regarded as average in the NBA, but his blocking and dismantling is very standard and in place, even Kobe Bryant can't get rid of Yi Jianlian's blocking and dismantling in the first time, and can only shout at other players to make up for the defense.

The first to react and take effective measures was the defender Wallace's defense expert Ci Shiping, who decisively gave up his defensive object and pounced on Wang.

Wang Meng received the basketball outside the three-point line, without any pause, and directly turned around and jumped up to shoot.

Ci Shiping's big hand appeared on Wang Meng's shooting route at the right time. Wang Meng's face curled slightly, and his whole body suddenly fell backwards.

"Step-back jumper!" Zhang Weiping couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Wang Meng shot the basket!" ”

An orange ball, in New Orleans Arena, under the watchful eyes of the whole United States and all of China, flew up, and it flew past a pair of hands trying to stop it, and slowly flew towards the position of the basket. At the same time, the red lights on that basket were all on.

(To be continued)