Chapter 707: Do You Kill or Kill Me?
Despite a timeout, the Lakers made no substitutions, and the five people on the court were Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, and Odom.
The Knicks, on their part, made a substitution, replacing Love with the more mobile Serge Ibaka. Thibodeau has always liked and admired the use of Serge Ibaka as a player.
The three people on the outside line have not changed, Sessions, Stephen Jackson, and Iguodala continue to defend on the outside, and center Chen Jiyuan will naturally not change.
The game started again, the Lakers served in the half, and Odom gave the ball to Kobe Bryant on the sidelines.
Sure enough, I still have to let Kobe Bryant fight,
The defensive focus on the Knicks' side is naturally on Kobe Bryant, Kobe holds the ball and looks at the time. Ready to attack.
Iguodala also instantly lifted all his mental head to defend Kobe,
Iguodala was fully engaged in the body hair level defense, and here Odom came up and made a block for Kobe.
Odom really blocked Iguodala for this ball, and the Knicks had to switch defenses.
In the first moments of approach, Iguodala realized that he hadn't passed, so he said two words to Ibaka to follow.
And Ibaka reacted immediately and followed Bryant's footsteps directly.
Now it became Kobe Bryant's single against Ibaka.
Kobe Bryant continued to dribble the ball under his crotch, and then suddenly broke through from the left, Ibaka's movement was very good, keeping up with Kobe's footsteps, but Kobe Bryant's breakthrough step was a step back, and then pretending to shoot for a moment, Ibaka was fooled.
After Ibaka, who flew past, was bumped into by Kobe, the referee blew for a foul without hesitation.
Ibaka has been paid the price for her youth. That's paying tuition. The problem of experience is irreparable by physical talent.
Bryant walked to the free-throw line.
Kobe Bryant has always been a cold-blooded killer, and Kobe, who is paranoid about everything, certainly can't allow himself to miss the free throw at this moment.
And Kobe Bryant's daily practice of free throws was not in vain, and these two free throws hit one. The Lakers instantly took advantage of the winning point of this game.
At this time, Thibodeau is absolutely impossible not to call a timeout. Otherwise, the fans in New York will be scolded to death the next day.
After a timeout, who will shoot the ball, whether it is a three-point shot or a two-point shot, is a very serious problem.
There are still five seconds left in the game, which is a bit rushed for a half-court attack, but it is enough.
At the very least, those five seconds will give the Knicks a lot of options to shoot.
For the Lakers, there is a bit of a headache on the defensive end, because if anyone shoots, then this is a good guess. 88.888 percent is for Chen Jiyuan to make a shot, and the reason why the probability is not 90 percent is because if Chen Jiyuan is too badly trapped, the possibility of Chen Jiyuan passing the ball to his teammates and letting the opponent shoot cannot be completely ruled out.
If Chen Jiyuan shoots, whether Chen Jiyuan shoots a two-point shot or a three-point shot is also a question. The Lakers don't dare to gamble, last season, Chen Jiyuan shot a turnaround three-pointer at a critical moment, also in the playoffs, how similar it is now, at that time, no one believed that Chen Jiyuan dared to shoot a three-point shot.
But Chen Jiyuan just shot, and the ball went in.
So at this time, the Lakers also have to guard a little against Chen Jiyuan's three-point shot.
In the end, Phil Jackson still decided to let Gasol defend Chen Jiyuan, and Phil Jackson still chose to believe in the interference of Gasol's long arms.
On Thibodeau's side, he could only choose to believe Chen Jiyuan.
The tactic arranged was to let Lefu help Chen Jiyuan block the people defending Chen Jiyuan, so that Chen Jiyuan had a little vacancy, and then Chen Jiyuan shot directly.
The shot point is the position of the forty-five degree angle on the left. Chen Jiyuan was about to walk up the line from the 45-degree angle on the right side, and Lefu helped Chen Jiyuan block the defender near the free throw line and create opportunities for Chen Jiyuan.
At the end of the timeout, the players from both sides came on the court again, and in the process of walking to the field, Chen Jiyuan said to Iguodala beside him, "Andre, pay attention to the run, if there is a chance, I may pass the ball." ”
After getting on the court, the Knicks' tactical running position was still good, and Chen Jiyuan did have a little opportunity, but the moment Lefu stood at the top of the arc, Kobe knew that it was very likely that Lefu would block and dismantle Chen Jiyuan, so that Chen Jiyuan would have a chance, and when Chen Jiyuan came to the 45-degree angle on the right side, Kobe Bryant was even more convinced, Kobe's experience told him that Chen Jiyuan would most likely shoot when receiving the ball.
So, Kobe Bryant moved his steps slightly, looking at Iguodala next to him, and watching the movements of the server at any time.
Stephen Jackson, who was standing on the sidelines of the free throw, shook it twice, and finally sent the ball to Chen Jiyuan near the free throw line.
Chen Jiyuan also had a little opportunity through the cover of Lefu, but Odom is also a very experienced veteran, and he let go of Lefu as soon as possible, wanting to block Chen Jiyuan's shot.
And the moment Chen Jiyuan received the ball, he didn't know where a Kobe Bryant came out.
Kobe's intention was naturally to come to the ball, and Kobe wanted to pull the ball out of Chen Jiyuan's handle while he was preparing to shoot.
After all, it will not be a sneak attack, the probability of success is quite large, in case Chen Jiyuan has a chance, Lefu's blocking and demolition really works, then the possibility of Chen Jiyuan scoring a goal is really not small.
However, Chen Jiyuan really didn't notice Kobe's arrival, but when Kobe Bryant reached out and pulled out the ball, Chen Jiyuan dodged it instantly, and this reaction was not unpleasant.
And Chen Jiyuan, who dodged Kobe's steal, didn't think about it, and instantly lifted the ball up and threw it to Iguodala in the bottom corner on the left.
This move instantly made Kobe Bryant run at full speed next to Iguodala, who was supposed to be defending. But it was too late. Iguodala had already made a three-point shot.
Although Artest let Stephen Jackson go to interfere with the ball, it was still a bit late. It doesn't have to be effective.
The ball slowly flew out of Iguodala's hand, little by little, tugging at everyone's heartstrings, and the air seemed to freeze in the entire arena. All the fans stared at the ball with wide eyes, and they couldn't hear a sound in their ears, only their own rapid breathing.
Finally, under everyone's attention, the ball entered the basket as the red light turned on.
A reversal three-pointer. A three-pointer that decides the outcome of the game.
The moment Iguodala saw the ball go in, he jumped to his feet.
I can't wait to roll 3,600 degrees on the spot. Iguodala, who ran to the bench, jumped up and slammed his chest with Ibaka who ran over to celebrate.
And after hitting his chest, Iguodala didn't fall, and Chen Jiyuan, who was rushing, and the Knicks players who swarmed from the bench held Iguodala in the air. Although this cargo is not lightweight.
Everyone hugged each other. What an inconsistency victory. Both sides played very hard under high-intensity defense, not only the Knicks, but also the Lakers, and losing such a game was very demoralizing.
However, it is believed that Phil Jackson will get his players up before the next game starts, and the next game will be played in Los Angeles, the City of Angels. And the next three games in a row were there. That's not a good thing for the Knicks as a team.
The second game of the 2010 NBA Finals came to an end, with the Knicks winning again at home, with a score of 87-86.
Both sides ended the game with a very low score.
The best performer was the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who scored 26 points but was not very efficient, shooting 24 from the field, hitting 6 of them, 2-of-9 from three-point range and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. At the same time, Bryant also had seven assists and six rebounds. And, although the shooting rate is not high, Kobe Bryant has also repeatedly succeeded at critical moments, and it is not without bright spots.
Chen Jiyuan and Kobe Bryant in this game, the two of them will be half a catty, although Chen Jiyuan scored 24 points in the whole game, but he also got it through 21 shots.
Chen Jiyuan shot 8-of-21 and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Like Kobe, Chen Jiyuan has repeatedly helped the team at the most critical moments. However, it is obvious that Chen Jiyuan's performance at key moments is not as important as Iguodala's three-point shot.
Chen Jiyuan scored 24 points, as well as 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.
And Iguodala, the biggest contributor to the Knicks' win today, had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Perfect data. Especially that last three-pointer, which directly improved Iguodala's performance today from A to S+. A qualitative change.
The rest of the Knicks were okay, with Love having four points and 13 rebounds and Sessions having 12 points, four assists and four rebounds. Stephen Jackson spent his normal games with Artest, and that also scored nine points.
On the Lakers' side, the second best performer after Kobe Bryant was Gasol, who scored 21 points in the game and also had 12 rebounds. Under Chen Jiyuan's defense, Gasol still played the game he should have played. This is still very satisfying to Phil Jackson.
However, Bynum did perform very poorly in this game, only scoring 5 points and 6 rebounds. Although Bynum has never been compared to Chen Jiyuan, such a performance will only make people feel sorry for the failure of the original deal again. For the sake of Bynum, Bass Jr. can be said to have rejected a lot of deals.
Odom was also a bit sleepwalking in this game, only scoring 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.