Chapter 198: Still Behind

Jokic's mid-range shot was simply a stroke of genius, and McGee was stunned, and the other players also felt incredible.

The center doesn't need to go to the basket now???

Just throw the ball......

This made McGee's eyes light up, and he would practice it himself in the future.

However, I have practiced free-throw line pitching before, but the effect is not very good.

James stared at Jokic, and then a hint of helplessness appeared on his face.

Can't prevent it......

Jokic has a stronger hand than himself......

James is also the first time to see such a center, it is really evil.

Off the court, the Nuggets head coach shouted at Jokic:

"That's it!!"

"The rest of the people defend well, Harris defends Subei..."

"I'm going to see what the Lakers' center McGee did with Jokic, and it seems that everyone doesn't know how terrifying Jokic is."

On the other side, Coach Wharton's face was a little solemn.

A center with such a touch can be said to directly maintain the range of threat at the free throw line, which also opens up space for the team.

That's the horror of Jokic.

If the Lakers want to defend, they have to get out of the interior and defend him.

But in this way, the Lakers' interior line will have a loophole.

"It's okay, let's keep fighting."

"I'm going to call back."

James encouraged everyone again, his eyes full of determination.

The other players nodded.

The game is not over yet, and they should not give up.

Lakers offense.

Here, Rondo dribbled to the front court and passed it directly to James.

At this time, as soon as James got the ball, the Nuggets players had two players to defend James, in order to be directly rushed by someone like last time.

James dribbles, breaks.

But the two of them were stuck with James, and there was almost no room to shoot.

It's impossible to defend past the two of us.

A weird smile appeared on the corner of one of the Nuggets players, and he wanted to see how powerful James was.

In the end, James couldn't break through.

Or passed the ball to Rondo.

Rondo received the ball and made a triple threat.

Facing Murray, he broke through.

Come to the free throw line and make a mid-range shot.

There was a clang, and it didn't hit.

The basketball was played from the front of the basket, which made the Nuggets players almost laugh out loud when they saw it.

"Rondo is such an old guy, do you still think it's Jokic?"

"With that kind of shooting posture, and going to the free throw line to shoot, I really don't know where this Rondo got his confidence."

"Haha......"

"Such a Laker, trying to win us?"

"I'm afraid it's not brainless......"

The Nuggets players were stunned, and their eyes were full of disdain.

At this point, no one thought the Lakers would win this game.

On the field,

The rebound was eventually grabbed by the Nuggets' center Jokic, who then glanced at Murray behind him.

The two looked at each other.

Murray ran frantically towards the backfield.

Jokic threw the basketball to the backcourt.

Murray receives the ball and makes a layup.

Smack.

Basketball scored.

Murray celebrates his score.

The other Nuggets players ran over to Murray with envy in their eyes.

"That's fast, Murray."

"It's another offense."

“.......”

The Nuggets player looked at the Lakers on the other side and mocked:

"This time the Lakers basically have no hope of winning."

"Now that we're 12 points, they want to overtake us?"

"Daydream about them!!"

The score of the two teams came to 18:30.

Now the difference is back.

Coach Wharton's face turned blue on the field.

Why is this happening???

Originally, the Lakers were finally about to gain momentum, but who would have thought that this would be the result?

Could it be that the Nuggets are even more fierce than the Trail Blazers?

Coach Wharton shook his head, not believing this fact.

With the Trail Blazers, the Lakers played with ease.

If it weren't for a loss to the Trail Blazers in the middle, it would basically be a clean sheet against the Trail Blazers.

The Nuggets are just a center on their side, and the other players are average.

He kind of couldn't figure out why the Nuggets kept leading.

"Swap Kuzma and McGee."

"Zubac, Ingram, you two play."

"Eun!"

Ingram and Zubac on the bench nodded at the same time, with a hint of anticipation in their eyes, and Coach Wharton glanced at both of them.

"Play well, defend well!"

"Eun!"

Kuzma and McGee both came off the court, looking dejected.

......

"It seems that the Lakers' Wharton coach can't sit still, and he can't make substitutions now, after all, Kuzma and McGee can't stop Jokic."

"This Jokic is so good at playing, and he has some footwork."

"It's really not easy for the Lakers' interior players to guard him."

"After all, Jokic has played point guard."

Yang Yi explained, looking at the big white fat man on the field.

There was a look of appreciation in his eyes.

Moreover, the strength of the Nuggets is not bad.

But compared with a strong team like the Warriors, the Nuggets really see the gap.

Especially the Warriors' outside and interior lines, it is possible to really blow them up.

Green and Durant on the inside, Curry and Thompson on the outside.

These people are enough to take out the Nuggets, and they may even leave work early, of course, if either of Curry and Thompson comes up with a three-point shot.

The media from all walks of life believe that the Warriors will have to reach the NBA Finals in the Western Conference playoffs this year.

Not only Yang Yi, but even people like Pigas, Barkley, and Smith think that the Warriors have to win the West in this year's playoffs.

It's just that they haven't seen who can really play in the east yet.

However, according to the current situation, as long as healthy Warriors players play in normal condition, perhaps this year's NBA championship is still the Warriors'.

On the field...

The Lakers players and the Nuggets players have let go of playing...

Su Bei even shot two three-pointers directly at the three-point line.

And on the other side,

Nuggets player Murray also shot two three-pointers, which has made all the momentum on the Nuggets' side play.

It's even more exciting.

Next

In these rounds, James and Su Bei have cooperated with each other to attack the Nuggets' interior line, quacking and ......

Desperate......

Bang bang.

James received the ball from Subei and dunked it again.

Extremely domineering.

James celebrated, took a bully step, and thumped his right hand to his chest.

Immediately, the fans in the stadium cheered.

The Lakers are now also clinging to the score, and the difference between the two teams is five points.

43:48.

This is also to let fans see the hope of the Lakers' victory.

"I'm sure the Lakers' players will beat this score, they will."

"This is the home court of the Lakers, and they will definitely win......"

Fans are looking forward to it.

Wait until the end of the second quarter.

Now the score of the two teams finally came to 48:51.

The Nuggets players still led by three points heading into the second half.

Wharton's head coach looked at James and Subei them.

"The main offense of the two of you right now is to give me an attack on their inside, and you must attack their inside."

Say the important thing three times.

Coach Wharton reminded them again, "Their interior line is actually leaky now, and the Nuggets' center Jokic is actually physically exhausted right now." ”

"I don't think Jokic will be able to come back in the second half, he simply doesn't have that much physical strength to overdraw the third quarter."

But Su Bei shook his head, he didn't think Jokic would not play in the third game.

Perhaps, Jokic will want to completely open up the margin in Game 3.

"Now whether he plays or not, we have to attack, and we will consume their physical strength on the inside."

"Outside players, let Ball go over to defend, Ball, you have good physical strength, you must keep an eye on that Murray for me, and you must not let him shoot at the three-point line!"

Coach Wharton set his eyes on Ball, and then at Murray on the other side, and a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

Just now, this guy suddenly shot two three-pointers, which really scared Coach Wharton.

Coach Wharton, he didn't expect Murray to be able to shoot three-pointers.

It is equivalent to helping the Nuggets open up the gap with the Lakers again.

This guy has to be guarded against.

Coach Wharton didn't expect the Nuggets to be tougher than the Trail Blazers.

The two teams are not a difficult one at all......

In fact, it's not just the Nuggets players who are physically exhausted, even people like James and Su Bei feel a little struggling.

They played so fast with the Nuggets that the offensive transitions on both sides were unexpected.

Even so,

The Lakers were still in the middle of the second quarter, biting the score tightly.

All the players of the Lakers have shown that they do not give up and are resolute.

......

On the other side, the head coach of the Nuggets also took a look at the Lakers' players.

I really didn't expect these people to be so tenacious.

Originally, the head coach of the Nuggets felt that when the Lakers were trailing by 12 points, he didn't feel that the Lakers did not have any intention of giving up.

He even bites them to death.

"Now that we have reached the bottleneck, our physical strength should be almost exhausted, but I also believe that the physical strength of the Lakers should be not much different from ours."

"In the second half of the game, we fought for willpower, but you should also know that the Lakers' interior line, as long as there is James, it is really difficult to score."

"At the beginning of the second half, Murray brought the ball to the front court, first passed the ball to Jokic, and then with the help of the pick-and-roll, after there was space for a three-point shot, Jokic would naturally pass the ball to you again."

"Now is the time when you need three points, shoot as many shots as possible!"

"Shoot three points, don't have any hesitation, because hesitation will lose!"

The Nuggets' head coach said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on Murray.

He hopes Murray can do more for their team.

Especially just now, Murray responded directly to the Lakers' two three-pointers.

Hand up and knife down.

The Lakers players who played didn't react at all.

It filled the entire Nuggets players with excitement......

Murray nodded, but his face showed some unconfidence.

The two three-pointers just now were shot when I felt the feeling.

Murray didn't know if he could make another three-pointer in the second half.

Harris on the side also glanced at Murray, knowing that he was a little unconfident, and comforted.

"It doesn't matter if Murray can't vote, at least you vote, but if you don't even dare to vote, then that's your problem!"

"Don't think about whether you're close or not when you pitch, just shoot!"

"In the second quarter, you were the only one who shot a three-pointer, and now you have the best hand."

"I want you to vote without any hesitation."

"Because these brothers are behind you, even if you can't shoot, we're going to grab a rebound, let you shoot again, and a few more shots will definitely throw."

"yes, Murray, you can shoot a few more times, we're all under the rebounds to give you the rebound."

The other players who made the decision also said that they had greater expectations of Murray.

Jokic also nodded and glanced around at everyone, "We're going to win this game." ”

"Think about how we finished second in the regular season and the Lakers were sixth, so we were better than them in the regular season, let alone ...... right now."