Chapter 216: The Moment of Life and Death

The cheers grew louder and louder, and the fans waved their arms tirelessly and cheered hoarsely.

In the final moments of the game, the cheers of the fans will be tens of decibels. Basketball games are all about evenly matched games, and it's about this kind of adrenaline surge.

The tenacity of the timberwolves is so strong that even Zen masters are shocked. Zheng Ke is still on the court, he has not rested since the second half, the anxious situation has made the Timberwolves' dependence on Zheng Ke to an unprecedented height, Whitman does not dare to put Zheng Ke down at the moment, he is worried that once Zheng Ke is off the court, the Timberwolves may collapse, but as long as Zheng Ke is on the court, even if he stands still, he can attract a lot of defense from the Lakers, just like the Lakers have not put Kobe Bryant off the court now.

Zheng Ke felt tired.

He put a lot of energy into both the defensive and offensive ends, and he didn't have much rest, and now in the second half of the fourth quarter, a sense of powerlessness welled up in his limbs, whether it was power, speed, or bounce, and even Ariza's defense seemed to be becoming less easy to handle.

"Huhu~"

Zheng Ke lowered his head, put his hands on his knees, and let out a heavy breathing sound.

"Huh!"

Billups hit the second free throw, and the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter, with the Timberwolves trailing by four points 88-92, and the two teams became more and more intense.

At this point in the game, every shot, and even every rebound is a very critical factor, not to mention Anderson, who has a red neck. Even Odom, who has always been careless, is also staring at the big eyes of the copper bell at this moment, and he has taken out one hundred and twenty percent of his strength.

Fisher misses a three-pointer. The rebound was grabbed by Lefou.

"Slip the bottom line!" After half-time, Billups reached out to direct his teammates to run.

Zheng Kra went to the line to catch the ball, made a back turn feint, and then pulled the ball back with his right hand, and the whole person made a big turn to pass Ariza's defense.

The Lakers' restricted area suddenly became empty, a rare scene in the second half. Zheng Ke immediately seized the opportunity. Take a big step, fly to the basket, hit the board.

"Hey. Guys, what about our defense? Kobe Bryant was very dissatisfied with the defense this time, and he looked at Ariza angrily, and the young man looked at him for a while.

Odom took the initiative to admit his mistake at this point. He raised his left hand and patted his chest. "My, my, Kobe." I'm a little slower to wrap up, and I should have stepped forward to make up for this ball. ”

Several people exchanged a little in the backcourt, and then slowly ran forward together, and "Old Fish" Fisher handed the ball to Kobe Bryant who fell to the low post after half time.

Zheng immediately let go of Ariza and rushed towards Kobe Bryant at 80 yards.

Whether it's reach, speed. Power or bounce, Zheng Ke is at the top level of the NBA. His defensive effectiveness is also far greater than that of the average player. Kobe Bryant only felt that Rulai opened his five fingers, and in an instant, he covered the sky and the earth, as if the lights of Staples had dimmed a lot.

"!"

Kobe Bryant cursed, took a big step with his right foot, then kicked his legs, twisted his waist, and raised his hand

A difficult backward jumper, like dancing a "ballet" in the air, the posture is elegant and standard, the eyes are firm and sharp, Zheng Ke was slightly stunned, and his heart chuckled.

"Huh!"

Basketball went through the heart, 90-94.

After the goal, Bryant was very excited, he pulled the number 24 on his chest, and showed a rare hideous expression on his face. And the audience also cheered very cooperatively, which was mixed with bursts of uneven "MVP" sounds.

Jessica Alba's mouth widened, and she let out a cheer despite the lady's image: "Excellent, well done!" That's how to attack! ”

When the media comments on the Timberwolves, they will always describe them as ferocious defense and sharp counterattacks. When it comes to the Timberwolves' team offense, they rely more on Zheng Ke's individual singles to solve problems, not because coaches don't like to arrange complex tactics, but because there is no need for this. For Zheng Ke, who has enough personal ability to beat 90% of the players in the same position, the best tactic is actually to open the singles.

The premise is that others don't wrap the clip, once the trap, as now, Zheng Ke gave the ball to Afflaro on the other side of the baseline, but the Lakers immediately passed the quick rotation to change the defense, one by one.

Love then distributed it to Billups at the top of the arc, and at this moment Kobe Bryant stepped forward to defend Billups, Billups glanced at Zheng Ke, who ran out of the three-point line and opened up space for Billups. Anderson in the penalty area consciously ran out, crossed his hands, and stood with his legs wide apart, a standard to the extreme.

Billups dribbled past Anderson's right, but Bynum blocked in front of Billups with his teeth and claws, Billups dribbled to the side and dribbled two more balls, Bynum directly let go of Billups, and at this moment Kobe Bryant moved in small steps, blocking in front of Billups like a shadow.

Billups made a pullup jumper, was interfered with by Kobe, and the basketball went wide of the basket. 90 to 94.

Gasol hooked his hand inside, smashed the basketball on the inside edge of the rebound, jumped a few times, and fell into the basket. 90 to 96.

Zheng Ke jumper from beyond the three-point line, hit! 93 to 96

The score gap was always about five points, but the time was decreasing minute by minute, until the last minute and twenty seconds, the Timberwolves still trailed by five points.

The Timberwolves request a timeout.

"We still have a chance, look up at the time, there is still more than a minute and twenty seconds. We have to increase the defensive pressure, and we can't let Kobe Bryant receive the basketball so easily! Whitman roared loudly, holding a pen in one hand and a tactical board in the other, and sweat was already oozing densely on his forehead: "Give the ball to Zheng, at the last moment, give the ball to Zheng, let's play more inside, try to ensure the hit rate." Players who have open spaces put their hands up and we have to believe in our teammates."

The entire audience was already on their feet, and at this moment, there were Buddhist fans with their hands folded, and some Christian fans silently praying to God, and the tension in the air was enough to double the speed of the heart.

Love served on the sideline, and Billups came out and took the basketball.

He was not in a hurry to attack, protected the ball with both hands, and looked up at the chronograph on the spot.

He is not in a hurry, and the Lakers players are even less anxious, because the Lakers are leading on the court, and the less time is better for the Lakers, the old fish even stood directly on the three-point line and let go of Billups a few steps away.

At the moment of life and death, the Zen master guessed that Whitman must have arranged for the Timberwolves to attack the interior, and he told all the players of the Lakers to pay attention to shrinking the defense.

Love gave Zheng a simple off-ball screen, Zheng received Billups' ball from the 45-degree three-point line, and then, without waiting for the Lakers players to react, he was short and diagonally to the inside.

Really!

The Lakers' players' eyes lit up, and they began to shrink their defense preparedly, and Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, and Ariza moved in small steps, faintly surrounding Zheng Ke inside.

"!"

Zheng Ke's ability to read defense is at the top level in the league, and when he saw the Lakers' almost entire team shrinking defense, he quickly grabbed the basketball and shook his hands violently.

Zheng Ke was full of strength, and the basketball was thrown out like a cannonball, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye, and when everyone looked again, Afflaro in the bottom corner had already taken the basketball.

"Vote!"

Zheng Ke yelled, thinking in his heart: This kind of absolute vacancy must be seized!

The basketball plucked out of Afflaro's fingernails, made a wonderful arc in the air, and with a slow spin, it smashed into the rim of the hoop and fell neatly into the hoop!

100 to 102!

The Lakers asked for a timeout.

Zheng Ke watched the basketball fall into the hoop, and then with a wave of his fists and hands at some point, he ran to Aflaro, hugged him, and reached out to ravage him on the top of his head. Everyone also circled around Afraro like a moon, and this manna three-point made the Timberwolves see the light of day.

At 1:03, the Timberwolves were only two points behind!

The Zen master is now worried, who should give the ball to at the last moment, to be honest, the Timberwolves' interior defense in this game is really not good, according to his idea, handing the ball to Gasol inside singles should be the highest success rate. But will Kobe Bryant do it? The Zen master asked deeply in his heart, will this Jordan-like character do this at the last moment? Will this Los Angeles fan want to see Kobe Bryant play soy sauce in the last moments?

There is no such statement.

In the NBA, many stars are willing to talk about the tactical arrangement of the coach, but in fact, most of the time, it is the star himself who plays the role, and the players on the court will also hand over the ball to the star, which is the basic responsibility of him to receive tens of millions of wages and enjoy the highest support of fans. And in fact, the superstar's last-minute shooting percentage is not as high as expected, but if it does, it's a superhero! Like now.

"Kobe Bryant hit a two-point pullup jump shot!" Johnson let out an exclamation: "At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant hit a long-range two-point shot, what a powerful heart!" ”

The Lakers' offense almost ran out of 24 seconds, leaving the Timberwolves with only 40 seconds left. The Timberwolves have asked for a timeout again, what will Randy (Whitman) do? Webb didn't have Johnson's excitement, but he also raised his voice rarely, and even their host couldn't help but feel emotional when they watched the game during this time.

"The Timberwolves should opt for a quick offense so that if they score, they can avoid foul play." Johnson calmed down and analyzed it slowly.

Webber said: "That's right, I think Coach Randy Whitman should arrange Zheng Ke's breakthrough tactics, his breakthrough is currently the biggest threat to the Lakers, if you don't wrap up, he will attack the basket himself, if he packs, he can divide the ball again, that's how Afralo's three-point shot just went in"

(To be continued......)