"The Timberwolves and Lakers have surpassed 8 million viewers for the game!" In the Olympic Building at 645 Fifth Avenue in New York, the league's staff issued the announcement in a trembling tone.

"Ahh

"Wow"

Suddenly, unstoppable screams came from the building, and everyone invariably looked at the largest LCD TV in the middle of the studio, and the camera on it happened to be given to David Stern, the president of the league who went to Los Angeles to watch the game live today.

"This is the most watched game since the start of the '09 playoffs!" When someone told him the news, Stern smiled and commented, his eyes crooked like a smug old fox

It's still the Lefous sideline serve, and it's still Billups who comes out to catch the ball.

Billups is the player who thinks he has played the best game except for Zheng Ke, and so far in this game, he has scored 22 points, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, and is not afraid of facing the relatively tough old fish in defense.

The Timberwolves players immediately began to work like a sophisticated machine, with Afflalo holding the ball at the top of the arc, Billups and Zheng Ke cutting from the three-point line at 45 degrees, and Anderson and Love covering in the 45-degree zone on the left and right. Almost at the same time, Billups and Zheng Ke met at the baseline, and Billups took advantage of the situation to block Zheng Ke and block Ariza who followed.

At this time, the Lakers' formation was already scattered, and Zheng Ke rushed diagonally out of the 45-degree zone on the left. In a panic. "Old Fish" Fisher decisively abandoned Billups and kept up with Zheng Ke's pace.

Afflaro gives the ball to Zheng Ke.

Zheng Ke catches the ball and turns. Jumping, raising his hand, the action was synthesized in one go, the old fish arrived, and he pounced with all his might, but his height, arm span and bounce were really limited, and he could reach Zheng Ke's elbow.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Zheng Ke. Zheng Ke's three-pointer! Webber was not calm, he picked up the microphone and roared out with all his might.

"The moment of truth. The Timberwolves opted for a bold three-point shot! At 103-104, the Timberwolves trailed by only one point. Even buy Ka, what a big-hearted player! ”

The noisy sound at the scene was suddenly sobered, and many fans held their heads with their hands. A disappointed expression was revealed. They looked up at the big screen and watched the hateful No. 17 player on the screen celebrate with arrogance, and the fans hated it.

"The Lakers took the penultimate timeout of the quarter," Johnson's face calmed down at the moment, although he hoped that the Lakers would win, he admired Zheng Ke's key ball ability as much as Webber, and he was very conflicted just now.

"There's only 32 seconds left, and I don't know how Phil [Jackson] is going to arrange this offense. But it is foreseeable that the Lakers will definitely consume a lot of time in this offense. After all. The less time there is left for the Timberwolves, the more difficult it will be for the Timberwolves to attack in the final move. ”

"Maybe it's going to be overtime." Webb smiled slightly, and the role of the Prophecy Emperor was fully revealed.

"Can't let the game go to overtime!" Whitman was spinning fast at the moment, and some of his thoughts suddenly became clear: "Chris (Anderson), Kevin (Love) and Aaron (Afflalo) have all been saddled with five fouls, and if it goes to overtime, the game will be very bad for us!" So"

He turned his head, his eyes shining confidently and sharply, and the Timberwolves players who looked at him felt his encouragement, and their hearts were surging.

Whitman said: "So we have to guard against this Lakers offense, once the Lakers players make a shot, everyone doesn't have to rush to counterattack, all the staff shrinks, and protect the backcourt rebounds." Remember, card people first, then grab the board! After grabbing the rebound, everyone remembered, be sure to hold on to it as soon as possible, and ask for a timeout."

The referee looked at his watch and blew the whistle at the end of the timeout just in time.

Kobe Bryant and the other five were full of aura, and they looked at the Timberwolves five who were walking towards them with solemn faces. Zheng Ke wore a blue jersey, black basketball shoes, and a black right leg knee pad, like an arrow, and walked in front of the five. It's no wonder that Portland fans say that Zheng Ke is like a big devil, and this opening posture is exactly the same as the villain on TV.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, Zheng Ke always played Roy's defender in the last moments, but in the game against the Lakers, Zheng Ke did not have the energy to do this. He didn't know how long he was still in his current state, whether his bounce, speed, and strength would be able to complete such a task. Zheng Ke is a rational player, and Afflalo defends Kobe Bryant well, so there is no need to change the defense temporarily.

Ariza serves from the sideline, and Zheng Ke stands in front of him. Zheng Ke raised his hands and tried hard to block Ariza's view, hoping that his pass would be misrepresented and a low-level error.

Kobe Bryant received the basketball steadily, and Afraro followed suit, clinging to Kobe.

The two began to fight outside the three-point line, and Bryant slightly pushed Afralo away with his shoulder. At this critical moment, the NBA referees have turned a blind eye to this level of small movements, so Kobe Bryant began to step and dribble, leading Afflalo by half a body to the inside.

It's not fast, but it's rhythmic.

Two steps later, Bryant dribbled behind his back, swapped the ball to his left hand, and began to dribble to the left, although Afflaro was not shaken off, but the defensive position was not as good as it was at the beginning.

Bryant's eyes lit up, and he took a big step to the left with his left foot and jumped up and pulled.

"!"

Afflalo is in a big situation, at this time, if this angle is thrown by Kobe, he can't imagine what will happen next.

Avrallo's eyes were red, and he tried his best to jump in the direction of Kobe, however, he didn't see Kobe Bryant, who was jumping, and after retreating and throwing with both hands, Kobe didn't jump and shoot, he made a feint! This feint was fatal at this time, and Afflaro already knew what Kobe was going to do, and he hurriedly contracted his body, but he couldn't control himself. Bryant jumped up again at this moment and leaned on Afralo

"Toot ~"

Bryant fell to the ground, and the referee blew the whistle first. The crowd immediately cheered, and in their opinion, it must have been a foul.

The three referees were discussing together, with three bright heads on their heads. The referee walked to the technical table, put on headphones and began to watch the replay. The big screen at the scene also played back the picture just now, and some of the audience folded their hands, and some put their ten fingers crossed on their chins, listening to the referee's decision blankly.

"Timberwolves No. 4 hitman fouled, Lakers No. 24 made two free throws!" The referee made a penalty gesture for a foul and made the deadliest penalty for the Timberwolves.

The scene immediately erupted, and the audience praised the referee's wisdom at the moment.

Afflaro was fouled six times, but Whitman was helpless.

Replacing Afflalo is McMiller, and Whitman will inevitably trust the veteran more at this moment, while Timberwolves sixth man Randy Foye did not have a chance to play in the regular season.

Kobe Bryant's free throws.

Staples immediately quieted down, but immediately, the sound of "MVP, MVP~" resounded throughout the arena, which was the loudest and most uniform cheering sound tonight, and the Timberwolves' faint and small cheering group was like a boat in the sea at this moment, which seemed insignificant.

First penalty, hit steadily!

The audience's call for "MVP" became stronger, and the vain pitch showed how enthusiastic the audience was and how hot the atmosphere was. Stern, who was sitting on the sidelines, inevitably showed a look of surprise on his face, probably he didn't expect that the hairy boy who was deeply involved in the lawsuit at the beginning could have this influence in Los Angeles today.

Second penalty.

Kobe Bryant took the basketball thrown by the referee, lightly smashed it twice on the ground, and then, like the first free throw, grabbed it, straightened his arm, and dialed it out. The basketball flew high in the air, the players under the basket acted, Lefou's broad and burly body occupied the most advantageous position under the basket for the first time, and Anderson also used the strength of the milk to push Bynum.

Maybe it's because the fans are too loud, maybe it's Staples who is windy, and the trajectory of basketball has shifted slightly.

"Bang!"

It mischievously slammed into the left side of the hoop and bounced flat to the right side of the hoop.

Anderson roared, and his tattooed arms were like two dragons, grabbing straight at the flying rebound. Then I hugged it in my arms!

At the timeout, all Timberwolves players made a timeout gesture to the referee as soon as possible.

The call of the audience "MVP" came to an abrupt end, like a duck grabbed by the neck, and the fans panicked. They wanted to scold the street, but they didn't know who to scold, and they felt very uncomfortable

"It's really a dramatic scene, Kobe Bryant made one of two free throws, and the Lakers still left the Timberwolves with 15 seconds of offensive time, which is very ample offensive time, I don't know what Coach Randy will arrange." Webber was first surprised, then interested in the Timberwolves' next offense.

This is also the focus of attention of fans around the world.

"Three-pointer, we choose three-pointer!" Whitman's eyes were bloodshot, and like a gambler, he played a rare game of fighting tactics.

"There's no way back, guys, listen to me. Zheng's physical exertion has reached its peak, and we can't fight for overtime anymore. What does Kobe Bryant's two free throws mean, it shows that Lady Luck is on our side. We have this chance to beat the Lakers. Listen, Zheng is the first choice, give him all the balls to solve. If Zheng can't make a shot, then Chauncey is our second choice Chris, Kevin, you have to rush to the frontcourt to grab the rebound at any time, once you miss the shot, you must grab this key rebound, make up the basket when you don't have time, and pass it out again when you have time"

Everyone didn't speak, besieging the city and watching Whitman draw the offensive line, at this moment, everyone had no distractions, the only thing they thought about was their own position after a while, and sorted out the tactical line arranged by Whitman over and over again (to be continued......