Chapter Seventy-Two: A Wave Takes the Game
Conley deftly slipped through the crowd and landed a reflex layup in almost the same motion.
"Conley is really the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Memphis, and he has it as soon as he shoots."
This ball was also unexpected by Kobe, in that position, Conley can actually play a game, after all, his shooting percentage is very high, as written in the scout's report.
Kobe Bryant looked at Conley in front of him and sighed that time flies, most of the top point guards around him are now retired, and this stage is destined to belong to them.
Nash beckoned the stunned Kobe Bryant to hurry down, and Ci Shiping on the side took the ball first, squeezed a few steps inside against Guy and then passed it back to Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant stepped on the three-point line and made a pull-up jump shot, missed the basket, fought for the rebound, and then gave Kobe Bryant who rushed into the inside, and then shot, still no, he grabbed it again, and then made up for it, this time there is.
With three shots in one round, it can already be seen that Kobe's mentality has changed subtly, he is no longer as calm as before, and he has begun to take out all the eighteen martial arts in his arsenal.
At this time, it is necessary to divide the winner on this floor, yes, quickly.
Maybe it was Kobe's hard work that infected his teammates, or maybe he was afraid of being scolded, everyone on the court was very focused in the next round, and the defense, positioning, and cover were all done in a timely manner.
Even so, Conley and Li Ming still found an opportunity to sneak up on two three-pointers.
"Come out a little, that's not going to work, that position isn't stuck." Bryant yelled anxiously.
Dajia really struggled to squeeze Randolph on the inside, and he could only catch the ball on the line, choose to jump shots or passes, and be a fulcrum.
But to do the end of the basket, it is difficult, whether it is Randolph or Guy, it is not so easy to play, although Guy is not high enough, but he can make up for it with bounce and footwork.
Dajia watched Kobe Bryant skillfully give the ball to Jamison on the side, but unfortunately Jamison's ball was not scored under Conley's interference.
Guy grabbed the rebound again and dribbled through half court himself.
"Lee, what are you doing, sunbathing? Go in, squeeze in. Guy shouted.
"I ......
B, you think that the tendons and flesh of Ci Shiping's body are paper-paste, and I want to squeeze in it too. Li Ming tried his best to eat, but he still couldn't stand Ci Shiping.
He could only return to the three-point line to catch the ball, his eyes were fixed on the basket, he bent down and dribbled the ball vigilantly, and suddenly a straight throw without looking at people.
Guy took off with great strides, a dashing gliding slam dunk, and the squeaky hoop creaked.
"We all thought he would choose to shoot on his own, after all, he had a basket in that position, and it was proven." Drexler admits he's a more unselfish player.
His eyes are always on the first place to look for teammates in better positions, so that he can go far in the game and in the long season.
104-102 with four minutes left in the game.
Bryant was a little anxious, yelled to catch the ball, broke through the defense of the Grizzlies' three players, and threw a long-range three-pointer against Bayless's arm, which was missed.
Guy picked up a rebound, a long pass, and Conley made an easy layup.
At 106-102, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by four points.
Kobe Bryant asked for the ball again, and Nash signaled that he could slow down, but Kobe Bryant bypassed him directly, did not wait for his teammates to help defend, and strode directly into the penalty area, and switched to a left-handed throw after a spinning top on the spot.
Slapped by Guy's relentless fan, Bayless saved the ball and gave it to the fast Conley, who hit two and one against Jamison's long arm.
109-102, Nash quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, and the ball was still in the hands of Kobe Bryant on the outside after passing twice.
Kobe Bryant didn't even have any feints, and raising his hand was a long-distance two-pointer, and finally there was one.
109-104, Conley took the ball on the line and Randolph blocked it, and Guy pulled to the baseline to stand.
Conley gave the ball back to Randolph, and the big black bear followed the gourd and scored a long-distance two.
At 111-104, the Zen master called a timeout with 2 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game.
This time, he didn't make too many arrangements, just replaced Howard to strengthen the protection of rebounds, in fact, he also knew that it was useless to say it, Kobe Bryant had entered singles mode and would not listen.
Bryant tried a difficult three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, but it still didn't score, Randolph picked the rebound, and Conley took it through the half.
When the 24 seconds were almost up, Li Ming came to a limit small throw and entered.
Jamison took the ball and stood at the top of the arc, Kobe Bryant came up to ask for the ball, Jamison wanted to block him but was waved away by Kobe, and he wanted to single Conley.
After dribbling two steps, the ball was obviously low when it was up, Kobe Bryant didn't make a force, the ball was deflected a lot, and Guy received it under the basket.
With a flick of the trend, Li Ming ran at high speed and performed a one-arm hanging frame again.
115 to 104, this ball can almost sentence the Lakers to death, and there is not much game time left.
It was too difficult to recover the 11-point gap in less than 60 seconds, still in front of a team like the Grizzlies, and Kobe Bryant's last few uncool singles almost ruined the Lakers' efforts all night.
However, he can't be blamed for this, after all, the previous wins were fought back like this.
Kobe Bryant, who dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, didn't pass the ball, didn't ask for any cover, and shot two meters away from the three-point line.
I don't know if it was the physical impact that smashed the front frame with several consecutive balls, allowing Randolph and Guy to brush up a wave of rebounds in the final moments, and the newly replaced Howard looked like his legs were filled with lead.
Pushed far away by Randolph, two of them didn't even jump. Dajia is very positive, but his position is not good, and he can't be taken off at the first time.
Conley strode into the opposition penalty area, Li Ming dribbled on the outside to look for opportunities, and Guy leaned sideways against Jamison and raised his hands in a gesture.
Li Ming smiled slightly, the ball was given to Randolph on the other side, and the big black bear did not drag the mud and water, turned to the right and hit the ball against Gasol's arm.
117-104, Kobe Bryant didn't give up, he didn't care if he could catch up or not, he was still running hard, and Nash gave the ball to his hands.
Bryant threw the ball hard in the clash with Conley, and Guy grabbed the rebound again, holding it high, and the clock was finally running out.
117-104, relying on a 15-2 attack wave in the last wave, the Grizzlies won the game against the defending champions as they wished.
After the game, Conley took the initiative to hug Kobe, and Kobe Bryant also hugged Li Ming generously.
"Good fight, Lee, good, boy, come on." Bryant kept repeating in Li Ming's ear.