Chapter 505: 1:0, Towards the Championship Throne
"Look at Natalia's excited face, is there some homonym in her name?" Steve. Cole quipped.
Mark. Jackson glared at Steve. Cole glanced at him: "Steve, aren't you afraid that Bryant will shoot you with a gun when you say this?" ”
"It's just me, I'm going to be depressed, my daughter is cheering hard for her opponent, although Natalia still wants to." Reggie. Miller shrugged, as if suddenly remembering something, "If I'm not mistaken, Natalie is Bryant's favorite actress."
That's why Natalia is there? ”
The gossip discussion in the commentary seat suddenly made fans and reporters in front of the TV feel that there is a connection between the two, but what Kobe Bryant on the court wants to do is solve Lin Sen.
Fisher, the old fisher, dribbled the ball past the halfcourt, and Bryant walked forward from the other side.
He looked at Lin Sen who was standing in the half, he didn't know if it would be Lin Sen who would defend him this time, he hoped that Lin Sen would defend instead of Artest.
This is not to say that he is afraid of Artest, but he wants to sue Sù Linson, who is nothing in front of him Kobe.
"Wood, are you here this time?" Artest asked softly, Lin Sen was not far away from him.
The fans in the center of the water house booed as hard as they could, and their voices were hoarse for most of the time, but they still used all their strength.
They hope that the team can win the first game of this year's Finals with the cheers of the home team, and make a good start to this round of the Finals, so as to witness a new era in the history of the Orlando Magic.
"He definitely wants to find me, I'll come, I know when to hand it over to you. Feel relieved! Lin Sen gestured at Artest.
Artest didn't reply. Instead, re-position to the other side.
"It looks like Wood is still defending Bryant. Who doesn't know such a defensive choice? Is Ron himself or Stan-led coaching staff? "Mark. Jackson asked, looking at the field.
Kobe Bryant was slightly surprised, a smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, what he wanted was Lin Sen to defend him, which made him feel excited.
Kobe Bryant looked at Lin Sen from a distance, and Lin Sen also looked at Kobe.
The two were about four or five meters apart, but they read each other's thoughts in each other's eyes.
For the corners of Kobe's raised mouth, Lin Sen directly chose to ignore it, and soon Kobe Bryant came to a place less than a meter away from him. Lin Sen did not wait passively, but chose to take the initiative to defend closely.
Bryant leaned sideways, his left side against Linson's chest, and his right arm was open outward, motioning for Fisher to pass the ball to him.
"Is Bryant asking for the ball, sideways singles? I'm skeptical about Wood's defensive table! "Mark. Jackson said.
Stan on the sidelines. Van Gundy is not dissatisfied, and Linson has privileges in the team.
He also believed that Lin Sen would not mess around, and Lin Sen did not interfere with Kobe Bryant's catch.
Against Lin Sen, Kobe's huge palm allowed him to rely on his right hand to catch the ball with one hand under Lin Sen's interference.
At the same time as receiving the ball, Bryant turned again and a half. The whole person directly turned his back to Lin Sen behind him.
Carrying Kobe Bryant, feeling Kobe's power. Lin Sen's legs took root like a horse step.
Bang!
Bang!
Kobe Bryant exerted two forces in a row, and the right side of his body and Lin Sen directly hit hard, although Lin Sen didn't want to retreat, but he still had to retreat a little bit.
stepped on the free throw line, Lin Sen knew that he couldn't back down anymore, and back down was equivalent to giving Kobe Bryant enough space.
Kobe Bryant didn't hit it completely but slowed down the pace, and Lin Sen took the opportunity to let go of some physical contact with Kobe.
Too much direct physical contact can affect the initiative of the defense, and Lin Sen is well aware of this.
Kobe, who let go of a little distance, didn't give Lin Sen too many opportunities to choose, and posted it again.
Lin Sen felt the direction of Kobe's force, but the speed was too fast.
After an instant shake to the left, Bryant quickly shook to the right.
Lin Sen reminded himself not to eat and shake, but he couldn't help but move his steps.
As Lin Sen made the first move, Lin Sen knew that he had lost the upper hand in this attack and defense, and Yan Zòng's disadvantage.
At this moment, Kobe Bryant, who was under Lin Sen's defense, turned around directly, and Lin Sen adjusted his pace with Cheng Dù.
But when Lin Sen jumped, Kobe Bryant had reached the highest point, and he was dashing and elegant in the face of the basket.
Lin Sen straightened his arm and sealed his hand to Kobe's eyes as much as he could, but Kobe's backlash was too great.
"Wood, you can't defend Bryant at all!"
"Wood defended hard, but he couldn't be at his best."
"It's still a goal!" Magic fans couldn't help but feel a little depressed when they watched Lin Sen's hand fly away, and if they couldn't open the difference, the game would be more difficult.
However, just when everyone thought it was a goal, Kobe Bryant's shot slid out after getting into the basket.
The Lakers fans in front of the TV slapped their thighs one by one in frustration, every point is important to the Lakers.
As a result, the ball that could have been scored jumped out of the basket.
Howard under the basket didn't expect that the ball would not go in, and Howard was stunned for a moment and took the ball off the air with both hands.
And Natalia, who was on the sidelines, was also ready to cheer for her father's goal, but just jumped up with her little palm but saw that the ball didn't go in.
Kobe's face suddenly fell, and the whole person was silent and quickly retreated to the backcourt.
Lin Sen didn't froze: "Dwight, ball!" ”
With a shout, Lin Sen ran directly to the front court, and Kobe, who had not fully accelerated and retreated, suddenly raised his speed to the highest.
'It didn't score, Bryant's luck was a bit bad.
"Wood turned to offense! Bryant quickly retreats! ”
Steve. Cole followed up with Mark. Jackson's voice hadn't fallen yet, and Dwight on the inside. Howard threw the ball at Linson with his right hand.
"Dwight's passing ability was too big for Darko and Chris, and he let Wood waste this great one-on-one fast break opportunity!" Reggie. Miller commented.
When Linson caught the ball, both Fisher and Petrus began to retreat.
Faced with such a scene, Lin Sen was a little depressed. A good one-on-one fast-break opportunity was wasted. Now he can only reduce his speed and seek to stabilize his attack.
Lin Sen slowly dribbled the ball forward. The rest of the Magic also started running to the front court.
"It's a pity just now, I thought you entered, I had given up struggling, but God didn't help you today!"
Lin Sen said with a smile, dribbling the ball with his left hand and looking at everyone's position with his eyes.
Kobe Bryant didn't break the ball, he knew what Lin Sen was doing, and he didn't look single-minded. But as long as he breaks the ball, then what awaits him is the loss of defensive position, and then Lin Sen is easily thrown away and scored.
Kobe Bryant, who has been selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team for many years, lowered his body and pasted himself up.
Use your body to put pressure on Linsen, so as to force Linsen to make mistakes or passes.
Either way, he succeeded.
However, Lin Sen did not pass the ball, but imitated Kobe Bryant, who turned his back and resisted the forced Kobe.
Milicic was under Odom's mark, while Howard was under Gasol's mark.
Artest and Billups pulled to the other side, and the five Magic were wide open. This position makes the passing less threatening, but it also opens up the position for others to attack individually.
At this moment, Bryant was full of vigilance against Lin Sen's personal offense. Milicic and Howard on the inside suddenly crossed and reversed.
Howard, who was on the left side of the basket, ran to the right side of the basket, while Milicic ran from the right side of the basket to the left.
The sudden run made Odom and Paul. Gasol was unexpected, and the Lakers players, who were about to re-defend their positions, suddenly found that Milicic was not staying under the basket but pulling to the middle range.
Lin Sen's back of his head was like an eye, and his left hand that dribbled suddenly pulled back, and his wrist slapped the ball with force.
The ball hit the ground and bounced straight in the direction of Milicic.
Milicic comfortably caught the ball, and Bryant was also surprised by Linson's pass, and his footsteps moved slightly.
Just when Kobe Bryant relaxed his attention a little, Lin Sen directly sprinted.
Kobe Bryant subconsciously began to retreat, but Lin Sen suddenly made an emergency stop, and the whole person stopped his steps in an instant.
Milicic, who had just received the ball, pushed the ball directly, and the ball went straight to Linsen outside the three-point line.
“fuck!” Kobe Bryant scolded in his heart, and the whole person forcibly controlled his body and pounced on Lin Sen.
Lin Sen glanced at Kobe, caught the ball from a short distance with both hands, slapped the ball with the whole person, made a step back and moved horizontally, and the whole person and Kobe Bryant opened a distance and rose directly outside the three-point line.
"Wood, jump back and shoot, his sudden start and pull-back to the drop completely played Bryant, did this ball?" Reggie. Miller shouted.
"The action is so smooth, Bryant is a good wolf!"
"Darko and Wood are so handsome together, and the tacit understanding between them is so good!"
"This goal will definitely go in!"
The fans in front of the water house center and the TV expressed their feelings, and when Kobe's hand came to Lin Sen, the ball in Lin Sen's hand had already flown to the basket.
Looking at the ball flying into the air, a smile appeared on the corner of Lin Sen's mouth, and he felt very good.
"I won't let you down, I'm a long-lasting man!" Lin Sen looked at the basket and landed gently.
As the words fell, the ball fell straight to the basket.
Swish!
A crisp sound of wiping the net made Kobe's cheeks tremble because his teeth were just bitten together.
"The ball went in, three points, a crucial three, two consecutive single-handedly Bryant defenses to complete the goal, two absolutely crucial goals.
Wood's goal opened the door for Orlando to win, and they weren't far from victory! "Mark. Jackson is considering trying his hand at coaching, and he has the envy of Stan. Van Gundy is able to have a superplayer like Linson.
The game continued, and Lin Sen did not directly confront Kobe Bryant again, even if Kobe provoked Lin Sen did not respond directly.
Instead, he handed Kobe Bryant to Artest, Stan. With four minutes left in the game, Van Gundy still held the lead above 10 points.
However, the Lakers also bit the score tightly and did not let the Magic completely pull away.
Kobe Bryant even improved his personal single-game scoring to 44 points, which is only six points away from his personal playoff single-game scoring record of 50 points.
"It's crazy, it's just six points off. But even that didn't help the team take the lead. "Steve. Cole sighed.
"I don't know if Phil can use this timeout to help Los Angeles change the unfavorable situation. If there is no way to narrow the margin to single digits in the next two minutes. Then that's all for the game! "Mark. Jackson said, looking at the scoreboard.
Reggie. Miller laughed: "Unknowingly, Wood actually increased his personal score to 35 points, although not as good as Bryant, but such a score is not less." ”
"Shaun, you replace Dwight!"
Dwight. Howard frozes for a moment, then looks at Stan. Van Gundy wanted to find the answer in Van Gundy's face, and he couldn't believe that he had been replaced at this juncture, and he had only three fouls on his back and was not in danger of fouling.
"Dwight. You rest for two minutes, and the last two points you are the main attacking point. "Stan. Van Gundy looked at Howard and said, Howard felt better when he heard this.
"Ron, you're in charge of defending Lamar, and Sean, you and Wood take turns taking care of Bryant!"
"No problem!" Lin Sen and Battier replied at the same time.
"Oh, one big and four small! Dwight was replaced! Stan's setup is full of courage! "Mark. Jackson shouted.
At the critical moment of biting the score, he actually replaced the inside pillar, Stan. Van Gundy's arrangement is truly beyond people's imagination.
Phil. Jackson glanced at the Magic lineup, and even frantically removed Howard and replaced him with Sean. Battier.
At the moment, the Lakers' lineup on the court is Paul on the inside. Gasol and Lamar. Odom, small forward Michael. Petrus, guard line Fisher and Bryant.
Although the magic is one big and four small, the gap is not very large. Artest and Battier can both reach the No. 4 position, and it is not impossible to carry Odom.
Bryant glanced at the 12-point deficit. Failed to score against Battier's defense, but caused a foul on Battier's hitter.
Bryant, who stood at the free throw line, booed all the balls into the basket and chased the difference to only 10 points.
Lin Sen took the ball to the front court and looked at Kobe Bryant, who wanted to defend himself, little by little.
Dribbling the ball in a different rhythm, his feet moving forward little by little.
Just left the center circle, Kobe Bryant's heel stepped on the three-point line, and he scored another goal after preventing this ball, then the Lakers had a chance!
Lin Sen looked at the positions of the others, and Kobe Bryant stared at Lin Sen tightly.
Lin Sen advanced little by little, and he was not in a hurry to retreat.
"Does Wood play himself or pass?"
"I want Wood to play on his own and finish the game directly on Kobe's head."
"Wood, attack, attack!"
“MVP!”
……
The cheers in the center of the water house came and went, Lin Sen smiled and looked at Natalia on the sidelines, Kobe's face was still extremely ugly.
The center of gravity of the body was sharply lowered, and Kobe Bryant concentrated.
Yikes!
Like a cheetah, Lin Sen began to attack, Kobe Bryant's whole person was like a big enemy, he knew how fast Lin Sen was!
Just when the distance between the two people went from two steps to half a step away, Lin Sen suddenly made an emergency stop!
The piercing sound of friction resounded throughout the audience.
Lin Sen made a sharp stop and took a step back, Lin Sen, who had already reached a step outside the three-point line, was one step away from the three-point line in an instant, and Kobe Bryant had already pushed to the three-point line.
"Damn it!" Instinct told him that Lin Sen was likely to make an unreasonable move.
Just as Kobe Bryant thought, Lin Sen rose straight from the ground.
There are no adjustments at all, from direct sprints to emergency stops to backward steps, all of which are done in a second or two.
"Wood, a completely unexpected choice, a completely unreasonable shot!" Reggie. Miller looked directly at Lin Sen who was jumping in the air.
This season, Linsen has strengthened his strength, both his upper and lower limbs have been strengthened, and last season Linsen also had ultra-long-distance emergency stop shooting, but it was far from being comparable to now.
Now it is not a simple emergency stop long-distance three-point can be compared, the entire shooting action and the strength test of the upper and lower limbs of the body are comprehensive.
The fans in the center of the water house looked at Lin Sen in the air as if they were watching a hero be born.
Kobe adjusted his body and wanted to pounce, but he knew that the possibility was too small, and he could only hope that Lin Sen would not feel good.
But Kobe, who has been training with Lin Sen for a summer, knows how accurate and sure Lin Sen's unreasonable three-point shooting is how accurate and sure, and some professionals have analyzed Lin Sen's unreasonable shooting percentage is much higher than that of the fixed point of the open shot.
Looking at the basket in the distance, Lin Sen adjusted the strength in his hand.
It's like installing a smart brain, and the fingers use force to pull the ball out.
Lin Sen in the air, kicked forward with his left foot, which made Kobe Bryant dare not pounce forward at all, as long as he touched Lin Sen it was a foul, and he didn't want to be scored four points by Lin Sen.
The backward tilt in the air adds to the beauty, and everyone looks at the ball in the air.
If Lin Sen scores this goal, it will undoubtedly be a big blow to the Lakers' morale, even if Kobe Bryant scored a goal just now to help the Lakers chase the difference to only ten points.
The ball crossed the air in a super high arc and fell to the basket, and the ball plunged into the basket amid the Lakers fans' shouts not to score, and through the basket brought a white wave.
Coax!
The entire center of the water hut erupted and was set on fire.
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
The MVP's call resounded in every corner of the arena, and Lin Sen, who fell from the air, slid directly on the floor and slid to the center circle because he lost his body center of gravity.
Lin Sen sat on the floor with his hands raised and enjoyed the moment that belonged to him, and Kobe Bryant frowned as he looked at Lin Sen who was sitting on the floor with his arms raised.
The 13-point difference was like a mountain in front of the Lakers, and Battier Artest and Linson took turns to defend which made Kobe very uncomfortable. Gasol played well in the final moments, but it still couldn't help the Lakers close the gap to the ranks of hopes.
With one minute to go, the Magic still led the Lakers by 10 points.
Honk!
With a whistle, the first game of the 2007-2008 season finals officially ended.
At 118:109, the Magic, who were playing at home, defeated the Lakers by 9 points to get off to a good start in the Finals. (To be continued......)