141 Christmas War (15)

Bryant's one-time success of two plus one made the Staples Center boil again.

This goal was crucial for the Lakers, who were originally six points behind, and this two-and-one hit narrowed the gap to just three points. There was still half a minute left, which was enough for Kobe.

Bryant hit a free throw and glanced back at Harden.

Harden was so annoyed that he slapped himself on the head, only hating himself for being too cheap, what kind of rules did he make at this time.

But there is no regret medicine in the world, and all he can do at this time is to do everything in his power to make the last attack, and even if he can't fight, he must prevent the last attack of the Lakers. As long as you defend it, the rocket wins.

Thinking of this, Harden dribbled past half court, dribbled slowly, and kept possession of the ball until the last three seconds, when he suddenly passed the ball to Da Yao on the inside. In such a hurry, Da Yao didn't have time to adjust, so he had to make a quick move. The end result can only be a bullet out of the basket. But fortunately, Da Yao struggled to fight for a frontcourt rebound, and when he saw that the interior defense was too tight, he immediately threw the ball back to Harden on the outside.

Now there are only 13 seconds left, and as long as the time runs out, the rocket wins.

Of course, the Lakers can't just wait for the time to run out, they will definitely foul, that's okay, Harden's free throws are still very good, give the ball to him, Da Yao rest assured.

"It's over, it's over......"

Countless fans at the Staples Center began to lament that there was no hope, and in such a situation, even Kobe Bryant would be difficult to reverse. Although Bryant has the ability to create miracles, miracles don't happen every night.

"Oh, no," Barkley finally came to his senses at this point, "Did the Lakers just lose?" ”

"Playing like this, the Lakers have done their best, Kobe Bryant has done his best. Although he was still tenacious, he was getting old after all, and by the fourth quarter, his pace had slowed down significantly. This is all because he slammed Wen Hao in the third quarter and consumed a lot of physical energy, so that he couldn't continue after the fourth quarter. The other commentator, Harlan, shook his head.

"Alas, it seems that the Lakers have given up and have not used foul tactics until now, so that Harden can control the ball until the last second."

Sure enough, as the commentator said, Kobe Bryant faced Harden and stood so casually, and he didn't want to foul.

Harden wondered a little, this is not like Kobe's surname. It stands to reason that Kobe Bryant will never give up until the last second, what is going on today?

When Harden saw Kobe's expression, he understood in his heart.

I saw Kobe Bryant's tired face, and his eyes were a little sluggish. I'm tired, it looks like I'm really tired. He's old, and after four more quarters of hard work, he can't keep up with his physical fitness now. Thinking of this, Harden was secretly happy.

At this time, there were more than three seconds left, and Kobe Bryant no longer faced Harden, but turned around with a lonely face, and seemed to be about to leave.

The Staples Center is full of fan sighs, how can Kobe give up? How could he give up?

However, as it turned out, Kobe Bryant did give up.

With a smile in the corner of his eyes, Harden breathed a sigh of relief, won, finally won.

But at this moment, when everyone thought that the Lakers were losing and that Kobe Bryant was giving up, suddenly, Kobe Bryant turned around suddenly, bent over, reached out, and pointed at the basketball.

Harden was completely deceived by Kobe's performance just now, and was defenseless, and was pointed out by Kobe.

Bryant took control of the basketball, striding to the frontcourt. Outside the three-point line, he jumped up and shook his wrists.

"Uhhh

A sound that shocked the whole Staples came, the lights came on, the whistle sounded, and the three-pointer was pressed - hit!

……

There was a brief silence, followed by thunderous cheers, as the 18,997 fans all raised their arms in the air to unleash their loudest roar.

"Oh Maga's, oh Maga's, lore! Lore! The equalizer! ”

"Oh my God, unbelievable, unbelievable! He hit the stunner again!! ”

"Miracles, we have witnessed miracles again!!"

The three ESPN commentators on the sidelines were so excited that the big-mouthed Barkley was so excited that he knocked over the water glass next to him.

On the other side of the ocean, in the live broadcast room of Xinlang, Zhou Lingan shouted in surprise: "Three points to press the whistle!" Kobe Bryant's three-pointer! ”

"God, God!" Ke Fan said.

"It has to be Kobe! It has to be Kobe! Yang Yi also said excitedly.

At this time, Kobe Bryant, his right fist clenched, slammed three times in his chest, looked up to the sky and roared, and his domineering spirit was undoubtedly revealed again.

On the contrary, Harden, who was stealed, was a little lost. After being stealed by Kobe, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and only chased to the halfway line, and saw Kobe Bryant shoot the equalizer. At this time, his pride, those ambitions, were all shattered by Kobe. Just like when Wen Hao was defeated by Paul.

104-104 draw, four quarters of fierce battle, the two sides were indistinguishable, had to go into overtime.

McHale's face was pale, and his heart was full of anger, but there was nowhere to vent. In the final two rounds, Harden made obvious mistakes. But he didn't dare to accuse Harden to his face.

Some coaches in the NBA have the courage and ability to train their players like children, such as Vicky. But it is clear that McHale does not fall into this category. In the face of Harden's mistakes, he can only endure it. After all, it's still up to Harden to play overtime.

However, people are not as good as heaven, and just one minute after the first minute of overtime, Harden was tricked by Kobe Bryant into two fouls in a row and left the court with six fouls. The audience burst into cheers.

The bearded man was unwilling but helpless, and this battle with Kobe ended in his defeat.

"Oh, the bearded six fouls are out of the field, and the rocket is hanging." ESPN narrator Harlan said.

"That's right, Harden is the backbone of the Rockets, and now that the backbones are gone, the Rockets naturally have no choice but to play." Miller also said.

"I said a long time ago, the Lakers will win, hahahaha......" Bigmouth Barkley said shaking his head.

In the live broadcast room, Ke Fan shook his head again and again: "It's over, it's over, the Rockets are a team that wins by offense, their first point of attack is Harden, and now that Harden has six fouls to leave, the Rockets are finished." ”

Zhou Lingan said uneasily: "It seems that the young Rockets still haven't been able to defeat the Lakers, and Jiang is still old and spicy." ”

"Now that they have lost Harden, the Rockets can only use Howard as their main attacker. The Rockets know this, and the Lakers also understand that they will definitely strengthen their defense of the Rockets' interior line, and even if they can't prevent it, they will send Howard to the free throw line. And everyone knows Howard's free throws, and it seems that the Rockets are really hanging. Yang Yi also shook his head and said.

"Isn't there anyone else who can stand up?" Zhou Lingan asked.

Yang Yi and Ke Fan both shook their heads, judging from the current situation of the rocket, there is really no such person.

At this time, in Staples, McHale set his sights on one man. This person is none other than Wen Hao.

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