With 4:05 left before the end of the game, the score was 85:92 and the Mavericks were ahead.

Nowitzki goes to the free throw line.

After taking the ball from the referee's hand, he took a deep breath, then stroked his sweat-soaked hair with his hand, and in the interference of nearly 20,000 spectators, he bent down to shoot the ball, stopped, raised the ball above his head, and shot.

The ball flew out of an arc and smashed on the front of the basket, clang, and didn't go in.

"Huhuhu~" The audience cheered more enthusiastically.

Unexpectedly, Nowitzki, who shot nearly 9 percent of his free throws this season, actually missed the free throw.

In the past, this kind of ball was nine out of ten for him, and the opponent's foul was to give away points, so he also won the title of a "free throw machine".

And today, the free-throw machine also made a mistake.

Nowitzki, who missed the first free throw, put his hands on his knees, and after a pause, walked to the free throw line again.

There were no more surprises this time, and he scored the ball steadily.

85:93！

Li Jie quickly dribbled through the half-court, remembering Gasol's instructions, he did not wait for other teammates to settle down, and then slowly ran tactics, but at a position one meter away from the three-point line, he coldly pulled out his hand and threw a super long three-pointer.

This time he didn't throw it, and after that dull three minutes, his touch returned.

88:93！

The teammates who had just run past half of the court could only turn around and retreat, but no one was angry because they ran one more switchback run, and Kobe Bryant took the initiative to come over and high-five Li Jie.

"Well done, Lee, keep up the good work, we're going to overtake them!"

Mavericks offense.

Kidd didn't want to look for Nowitzki, because at this time, he knew that Novisky's physical strength was about to run out, and he wanted to change someone else to attack and let him rest.

But after halftime, Kidd found that it was not Odom who defended Nowitzki, but Li Jie, who was supposed to be opposite him.

That's right, after Gasol went off the court, Jackson just let Li Jie go to defend Nowitzki.

At the critical moment, he actually let a guard defend the power forward, and there is a big height difference between the two sides, no wonder Odom has doubts in his heart.

Looking at the two men who were fighting on the inside, Odom remembered what had just happened on the sidelines.

"Lamar, when you can defend, you and Lee switch positions, and he will defend the German, and you keep an eye on Kidd, and then look for opportunities to flank." Phil's unmistakable voice rang in his ears.

“Why？” He pointed to Li next to him, "He is only 1.98 meters, half a head behind the German, I think it is better for me to defend." ”

"Don't question my decision, Lamar, just execute." Phil is still so stubborn.

"If we lose, can that rookie be responsible? I don't want to lose a tie-break in front of the home crowd......"

"Lamar!"

“OK，Boss！”

As Phil's tone became louder and louder, he had to compromise, but he was still angry in his heart, why did Phil think that rookie's defense was better than his own.

"I'm going to see if he can withstand the German without my help."

At this time, Nowitzki, who was in the low post, slammed his ass in front of Li Jie, then rolled his left hand back, stuck the position, and raised his right hand to ask for the ball.

Kidd also knew that this was an opponent in which his side had an advantage, and he didn't think about the physical problem, and passed the ball directly.

In his eyes, the goal had been scored.

Because of the height difference, Li Jie could not cause any interference to Nowitzki, and could only tie up his horse and try not to let the opponent advance into the penalty area.

After getting the ball, Nuo Tianwang immediately dribbled with his back and arched inward, but every push was difficult, and the strength of the defender's lower body was beyond his imagination.

But it doesn't matter, he didn't mean to push to the basket like a bulldozer to score.

"That rookie is well guarded and hasn't been eaten hard, but I can go up with it." Odom, who was in the VIP viewing position, forgot Jackson's command to let him go to the pinch at the right time, and commented on Li Jie's defense in his heart.

Nowitzki advanced to the vicinity of the box, pretending to turn right, and after a false move, he took a step forward from the other side to go straight to the basket.

But Li Jie was not fooled, and at the moment when Nowitzki made a layup, he found the right time, snapped, and cut the ball off.

"Ahhh......h

After the steal, Li Jie immediately took the ball and launched a fast attack, and after reaching the front court, he hit the ground and passed to Kobe, who hit the basket and made a layup.

90:93！

Once again, the Lakers closed the score, and Carlisle could only call another timeout.

TNT Studios.

Barkley had already risen from his chair and writhed his fat body happily, "Yayyyy! ”

Kenny Smith: "Hey, Charles, I'm still ahead, don't get too excited!" ”

Barkley: "So what? The momentum on the basketball court is the most important, the morale of the Lakers has risen, and it is only a matter of time before they overtake. ”

Kenny Smith: "We'll see, Dirk won't let me down!" ”

……

It's time to pause.

Li Jie walked on the stage happily amid the cheers of the audience on the sidelines.

He himself thinks that this game can be turned over, because he and Kobe Bryant have a good hand today, and when the two scorers feel hot, there is no reason to lose the game.

"All it takes is one three-pointer and the score is even!"

The Mavericks attacked, Kidd and Nowitzki blocked from beyond the three-point line on the right side of the court, and then Kidd broke straight to the free throw line to distribute the ball to Terry on the left.

Terry didn't attack either, a cross and the ball was back into Nowitzki's hands.

The latter leaned on Li Jie directly outside the three-point line to break through to the inside, and went to the restricted area to shoot an arrow on horseback, but did not score, but with the advantage of height, he jumped up again and made up the ball into the basket.

90:95！

There are 3 minutes and 05 seconds left until the end of the race!

There is no way to do this, Li Jie thinks that he has tried his best, who would have thought that the other party would still have the physical strength to break through with the ball at this time.

However, after Nowitzki scored the ball, he also propped his knee with his hand and slowed down in place for a few seconds before returning to defense. And where he stayed, a lot of sweat was already dripping.

Conversion of possession.

Li Jie held the ball into the inside line, and under the opponent's multi-person circle, he passed the ball to Ci Shiping in the bottom right corner.

The "Friend of the Panda", who had been pulling his hips for several shots before, seized the opportunity this time and hit a three-point shot.

93:95！

But turning his head, Nowitzki received the ball in the middle distance position on the right side, and after making a three-threat move, he went straight to the spot and made a step-back jumper.

Even with Battier's blindfolded defense, he couldn't stop him from throwing the ball in. (Actually, it's too short to jump up to Nowitzki's eye)

93:97！

In the next few attacks, both sides played iron and did not take the opportunity to pull away or tie the score.

The game came to within a minute, and the Lakers had the ball.

Lee Kit and Kobe Bryant blocked on the right side of the court, and then passed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who was in position.

The ball was more thrilling, and it was touched by Kidd when passing, but fortunately, Kobe Bryant got it in the end.

Similar to Nowitzki, Bryant also made a three-threat move, then pulled out on the spot and threw a mid-range shot against the defense. Both men scored in almost the same position.

95:97！

After Lee Jay high-fived Kobe Bryant in the past, he continued to defend against Nowitzki, and the opponent got the ball in the low post again.

He could clearly feel that the opponent's physical strength had been exhausted, and he was still panting and sweating when he got the ball.

But Nowitzki is a superstar in the end, daring to carry the team's offense on his shoulders.

"Defend, defend, defend!"

In the shouts of the audience, Nowitzki used the last bit of strength to dribble into the penalty area, knock Li Jie a little distance, and immediately turned back and threw his hand.

The ball didn't fly directly to the basket, but collided with the rebound first, and it turned out that Nowitzki wanted to shoot a cricket.

"Huhu~" The ball refracted on the rebound, and bounced in the front of the basket, but it didn't go into the basket, causing the audience to let out a burst of exclamations.

In the end, it was Staples's basket, and at the last moment, it still favored the home team, and after the ball spun half a circle on the basket, it fell directly and did not go in, and the rebound was won by Bynum.

"Bang Bang!" The audience immediately burst into warm applause.

There are 15 seconds left until the end of the race!

Li Jie controlled the ball, and Jackson wanted to take a timeout, but he refused, saying that he could handle it.

At this time, your own momentum is in full swing, and a pause will make this breath gone, which is not good.

But just after half-time, he noticed that Marion and Terry, one big and one small, were two strong men rushing towards him.

It turned out that Li Jie's previous performance made the Mavericks decide to implement a trap tactic against him, which is a treatment that Kobe Bryant rarely enjoys.

It seems that the other side is also anxious, for fear that Li Jie will surprise them again at the last moment, although now they are ahead.

Before the opponent came up, Li Jie passed the ball to Kobe Bryant outside the three-point line on the right side.

Then ran to his position, the two came to a hand-to-hand pass, and Kobe Bryant also helped block Marion who was chasing him.

Li Jie took advantage of the little space created by Kobe Bryant to pull out directly on the spot, and made another three-point shot.