329:Black Eight Miracle!
With an aggregate score of 2-2, for a normal series, this may just be a trial between the two sides, but it is just a foreplay.
The next two or three battles are the beginning of the real brutal and bloody battles.
But for the best-of-five series in the first round, the Lakers and Spurs have come to a do-or-die situation!
That's the thrill of a best-of-five series, with no extra temptations and no twists and turns.
It integrates the essence of European and American art films - it is directly a bloody battle as soon as it comes up!
The fewer games there are, the more exciting the game actually becomes. Because there are fewer games, it means that the fault tolerance rate is low and it is not easy to reverse.
That's one of the reasons why the NCAA March Madness was able to complete the NBA in terms of popularity.
The NCAA tournament was a thrilling affair.
This year, the first round between the Lakers and the Spurs played this tense and exciting feeling.
This may be the first time in history that the eighth and first in the West can play so intensely!
When everyone thought the Lakers were finished, the Lakers once overtook the series to 2-1.
Just when everyone thought the Spurs were going to kneel, they stubbornly made it 2-2 in the last game!
And so the most watched game of the whole season arrived!
Stern would never have imagined that the matchup between the eighth and first in the West would be so popular.
Before the series G5 officially started, the ratings had already surpassed the previous Lakers vs Knicks Shay's comeback battle, setting a new high this season.
Fans around the world are eager to see if the Lakers become the second defending champion in NBA history to make a first-round tour, or the Spurs become the backdrop for the first Black Eight Miracle in history!
It is estimated that Popovich himself did not expect that as the team with the best record in the league, he would play so hard in the first round.
In the last battle, it was really the little general who saved the Spurs' life, otherwise it would be difficult to say whether the Spurs were still in the playoffs now.
However, the victory in the last game did give the players a big morale boost.
And today, the Spurs' home atmosphere has doubled the fighting power of all Spurs players.
Outside the Alamo Dome, a poster reading "I still believe" hung in front of the arena.
All San Antonios are looking forward to the first championship in team history at this moment.
All San Antonios are standing with the Spurs at this moment, playing side by side!
And the defending champions are the first mountain they have to climb.
The huge posters, the cheers of the fans, the dignity of the first in the West. All of this makes the Spurs players full of motivation and full of energy.
In the locker room, the locker room leader Johnson, who saved the team in the last game, stood in the middle and gave orders:
"Angelenos thought they could still do whatever they wanted, lighting their victory cigars in San Antonio.
Fuck it, we're going to shove smoking cigars into the throats of those bastards!
This year's champion must belong to us! ”
The young general gave an impassioned speech, while the giant towers on both sides of the San Antonio River listened quietly and silently, silently accumulating strength.
Popovich smiled, there was no better picture than this.
On the other hand, Shay doesn't need to motivate his teammates.
The Black Eight Miracle is just around the corner, and everyone on the Lakers team doesn't need to be motivated at all, they are already enthusiastic.
Shay just stood in front of the mirror in the locker room and put on all five of his championship rings.
The only thing he needs to motivate now is himself.
At this time, the Lakers except for Deer. Outside of Curry, Sam, who has worked with Shay the longest. Perkins leaned over and reminded Shay:
"It's time to play!"
Shay nodded, then took a deep breath and raised his right hand, which was full of championship rings, "I am destiny!" ”
In this way, both sides met in a murderous manner, in the very center of the Alamo Dome, which was as hot as the center of a volcano.
"Hello audience friends, audience friends, here is the live broadcast of the first round of the NBA playoffs and the fifth game of the Spurs vs. Lakers brought to you by CCTV!"
The on-site commentary seat, Director Zhang was a little nervous. Because of the particularity of this game, CCTV sent Zhang to guide them to the scene in the first round this time.
For the first time in history, the Black Eight Miracle, no one in the world wants to miss such a picture!
But the Spurs live commentary Beal. Rand remains bullish on his home team:
"The Lakers are indeed the eighth best player in the West in history, and I admit that.
But the first place in the West will still advance to the next round!
As it turns out, the Spurs can hold the Lakers down as long as they find a little outside crosshair.
The Lakers have won three consecutive championships and have won five championships throughout the '90s.
It's time to turn the page on their time! ”
But next to him Marven. Albert clearly disagreed:
"Whether the times will turn the page is not the length of time.
It's about whether the rulers of this era are still strong! ”
Amid the shouts of the fans and the anticipation of fans all over the world, the game has officially begun!
At the beginning of the game, the Spurs, who were injected with chicken blood by the little general, were quite strong.
In the first defense of the opening game, Shay broke through the bottom line, and the Admiral immediately rushed to make up for the defense, and under the double defense of Pippen and the Admiral, Shay missed a layup, and Duncan protected the rebound.
After receiving the basketball, the little general Johnson immediately pushed back from the backcourt, quickly and accurately found Elliott who cut in from the right side, and made a long pass to assist Elliott to score a layup!
The Spurs picked up the pace today, and whenever he had the chance, Popovich allowed the junior general to play freely without waiting for the twin towers to settle down.
The junior general may be Popovich's most trusted point guard, and in 94, Popovich, who had just become the general manager of the Spurs, signed back the junior general, giving him the first guaranteed multi-year contract of his career.
In Popovich's opinion, the junior general is always clear-headed and always makes decisions brilliantly. Under his control, Spurs can always find your weaknesses and attack yours!
So, Popovich allowed the acceleration today, allowing a certain amount of free play.
In this kind of game of entanglement to the final critical moment, there is actually not much change in the tactics of the two coaches.
So, the game is ultimately in the hands of the players!
And Johnson did not live up to Popovich's trust, and then attacked, it was Johnson again, he fell into the position and broke through with Robinson's cover, and then found Pippen who was vacant on the right wing, assisting him to add another three points for the Spurs.
Then, Finley's air-cut layup was blocked by Duncan, who went back to the defense. Once again, the young general found Elliott as soon as he switched offense, who caught the ball and made a layup, and was fouled by a frustrated Finley.
However, in the case of being violated, Elliott's layup was still hollow into the net and got a 2+1 opportunity!
Elliott stepped to the free throw line and shot the ball steadily, helping the Spurs to make a perfect start to a wave of 8-0!
Teenager Johnson's lethal pass gave the Spurs a huge advantage as soon as they came up. He was the last time he was a quasi-lore, and he is still active today.
That guy doesn't just talk about it, he always leads by example to help the team!
The cheers at the Alamo Dome seemed to tear down the roof and start the game 8-0, the Spurs' best start to the series so far.
The Spurs also relied on this wave of 8-0 offensive to directly stop the Lakers and force Carlisle to pause early.
However, Los Angeles fans are not nervous.
All of Los Angeles knew that man was going to get the team back on track!
Sure enough, after the pause came back, Shay also began to exert his strength.
He first teamed up with Mutombo to set up a net, and the double block pressed Duncan, who was about to dunk after turning his back and breaking through.
Astound! Two rich men actually did something to a 23-year-old young man at the same time! It's one after the other!
Barkley looked at Mutombo and Shay's double block, and for some reason, suddenly his whole heart was sour.
This. Wasn't it the exclusive pose of me and Shay back then?
After covering Duncan, Shay took control of the ball himself.
With the lessons learned from the previous games, the Spurs are now very fast and will not easily give Shay the opportunity to push the counterattack.
When Shay saw that the whole Spurs team fell into position, he also slowed down and slowed down the tempo.
Then, as he approached the three-point line, Shay began to lower his center of gravity and alternate left and right hands on the hip dribble.
The "thump" sound of the basketball hitting the floor made Pippen feel like his own heartbeat.
Once this sound is close, it means that Shay is about to break through.
Pippen then adjusted his defensive position and stepped back, ready to intercept Shay's breakthrough.
Who knew that Shay was dribbling outside the three-point line, and suddenly raised his center of gravity and directly pulled out a three-pointer! By the time Pippen reacted and interfered with it with his hands, Shay had already finished his shot. And this dry pull-up jumper in the hot area of the arc outside the three-point line also went into the net!
An elegant and handsome dry pull, Shay directly snakeed Pippen in the face!
This pull, even Jordan thinks it is beautiful, faster than his pull in Houston in 88!
After Shay recovered the three points, before Popovich could recover his senses, he immediately stole Avery, who had just controlled the ball across the halfway line. Johnson!
After Shay scored a goal, he hit Hi Avery. Johnson let Duncan open up a quick baseline shot, ready to continue pushing the sneak attack.
So when he ran near the halfway line, Shay just dropped back into that position.
Seeing this situation, Shay simply took the initiative to attack, leaned towards the little general who had just crossed the halfway line, and then made a big move, and really snatched the ball from the little general's hand! Popovich is stupid, you can't imagine how a player of Shay's height could go from 1.78 meters to Avery. Johnson snatched the ball in his hand.
Shay's center of gravity just now was pressed so low that he almost split directly on the field.
Even if you lower the center of gravity, you can cut it very accurately!
Popovich sighed, what else can he say? Shay is, after all, an unprecedented four-time steal king in a row!
That's right, although Shay only played 21 games in the regular season this year, he still became the steal king and scoring champion!
Because now, the NBA does not clearly stipulate how many games a player must play in order to participate in the selection of the data king.
Unlike in the future, a player must play 70% of the regular season games to be eligible for the selection discussion.
In 2013, Rondo at that time stole Paul's assist king because he only played 38 games, which made Paul angry.
This also laid the groundwork for the grudge between the two in the cannon boxing ring in the future.
In short, now this league, as long as the number of appearances is not ridiculously low, it is eligible to enter the data king selection.
Therefore, Shay has won the assist and scoring titles for the fourth season in a row!
At the beginning, some people questioned the gold content of Shay's two data kings.
After all, he only played 21 games, and his playing rate was less than 50%.
But now, when Shay steals 1.78m Avery near the halfway line. Johnson, I guess all the voices of doubt have disappeared.
In this league, there is indeed no one stronger than Shay's steal!
After stealing the little general, Shay took advantage of the situation and counterattacked directly. Elliott reacted immediately, and immediately turned his gun and chased after Shay, trying to prevent Shay from scoring.
But as a result, Shay completed the dunk directly through Elliott and scored 5 points in a row!
5 to 8, the Lakers instantly narrowed the difference to the normal range, only 3 points short!
Popovich has also given up on illusions, whether it's a big score in a series or a small score in a single game.
It's impossible for the Spurs to take out the Lakers in waves.
It's destined to be a brutal white-knuckle fight!
Sure enough, the beginning of the two sides is almost the epitome of the whole game that follows.
Every time you think one of them can pull away, the other side will stubbornly catch up again.
On the Lakers' side, the interior defense is still tight, and Shay's play is still superb.
On the Spurs' side, with high morale, they shot very well today, and under the dispatch of the junior general, everyone had a chance to score.
Even Kerr and others on the bench made some open shots.
Neither side could help anyone, and they kept taking the lead alternately. The eighth place in the west is hard enough, and the first place in the west is indeed strong enough. After all, in the original history, the Spurs only lost two games in the playoffs to win the championship.
And the Lakers, with the addition of Pippen to this Spurs, have already lost two games in one round series!
But Shay knew it was nothing to be proud of.
People won't remember how many fights you fought with your opponent, they will only remember the winner!
Shay, who has a strong desire to win, finally played a wave of offensive attacks that scored 10 points in a row in the third quarter, and in the last ball, Shay still played a 2+1 on Pippen!
At that time, his back was on the right side of the court to receive the basketball, ready to play Pippen alone.
Pippen defends himself with trash talk to embolden himself.
"Shay, there's no way you're going to score 9 points in a row on my head, it's impossible!"
If Pippen doesn't numb himself again, he will probably be beaten and autistic.
In this year's series, Pippen fully experienced the traces that time has left on him.
In the past, defending Shay could give a maximum difficulty. But this year, defending Shay has become a hell of difficulty.
Pippen really couldn't hold Shay, and in the previous four games, Shay didn't score less than 30 points in any of the previous four games.
This is still because the Spurs have a strong interior defense, and it is not so simple for Shay to score points under the basket.
Otherwise, Shay didn't have nothing to do with the series averaging 40 points per game.
Shay picked up Pippen with a back-turn jumper feint, and when he saw Pippen's center of gravity move forward, he immediately chose to break through.
Seeing this, Pippen stretched out his leg in desperation and tripped Shay who was running forward.
This is a yellow card action in football, and it is naturally not spared in the NBA, and the referee immediately blew the whistle.
But Pippen felt that it was worth it, even if it was a foul to prevent Shay from scoring directly, it was a defensive success.
But at the same time as the whistle sounded, Pippen heard the sound of "brushing" again.
Turning his head, Shay, who was tripped up, was lying on the ground, but the ball went in!
Pippen hurriedly glanced at the big screen, it turned out that Shay had just tripped and slammed the ball out with a throw before his body could completely pounce. As a result, this throw actually went in!
Pippen swallowed, Shay Nyima can really come in any position!
That's what you practice with female celebrities every day, right!?
At this time, Shay, who was lying on the ground, smiled and pointed at Pippen, who had an autistic face: "I really didn't score 9 points in a row on your head, because I'm going to score 10 points in a row now, and it's you who hit you!" ”
Shay's arrogant celebration lying on the ground and Pippen's expression of wanting to retire have perfectly expressed the psychological gap between the two.
Pippen really wanted to retire, and Shay haunted him as if it were his curse.
Pippen can see clearly, as long as Shay is there, Lao Tzu will never be able to win the fourth crown in his life!
Subsequently, Shay also hit a one-handed free throw from the free throw line and scored 10 points in a row, stretching the difference to 8 points!
However, the tough Spurs were still not carried away by this wave.
In the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, when Duncan caught Mutombo and Shay off guard with a hook hand, the Spurs took the lead again!
In the fourth quarter, the biggest change for the Spurs was that the interior defense became tight again.
Because Stephen. Jackson missed in the fourth quarter today.
In three of the last five rounds, Shay has fed the ball to Jackson.
As a result, whether it was three-point or mid-range, Jackson failed to grasp it.
Understand that the stability of the Martial Saint's offense in this period is really not good, otherwise he would have been the starter a long time ago.
In the first three games, he was able to maintain such a high shooting rate in the middle distance, which was already a super-level performance.
Don't forget, this is just a first-year martial saint.
And in the original history, the martial saints of this period were even still fighting in the European League.
The most direct consequence of the Martial Saint's disapproval is not that he can't score.
Instead, the twin towers can fill the basket with impunity!
This makes Shay's offense significantly more difficult.
After that, Shay would be caught by Pippen and Admiral as soon as he burst to the back of the free throw line.
Go a little deeper, and even Duncan will join the defense against Shay!
Shay's scoring became difficult, and the Spurs took the opportunity to establish an advantage.
Lakers fans and Spurs fans were terrified all the time, after all, whoever loses will end the season, and the two sides are fighting hard.
Both sides can win, and both can die suddenly.
The fans are so nervous, you can see how much pressure the players are on.
With less than three minutes to go to full-time, the team is two points behind.
Such a situation made old Bass, who was watching TV, dare not gasp.
Stern, who was on the scene, also clenched his fists, and whether his plan to stop Shay could succeed or not depended on the last three minutes.
After Duncan's hook, he has scored 24 points today.
The resolute, expressionless sophomore can't wait to put an end to Shay's era.
Although it is only two points behind, it is quite tricky to be behind by two points in this dog-toothed game.
What's more, now the Lakers still don't have a good way to take the Spurs' defense.
When Shay approached the half-court again, sure enough, the admiral still did not choose to pursue the martial saint.
He shrank to the edge of the three-second zone and waited for Shay to pounce!
There is an admiral to wipe his ass, and Pippen now dares to completely defend Shay and not give Shay room to start. Because even if it is broken through, there will be a general to make up for it.
With Pippen's defensive strategy, Shay is now completely unable to make a mid-range shot.
He tried to pass the ball to Billups, but the tough junior didn't give Billups any space either.
Billups relied on his physical advantage to force Johnson, hit the edge of the box and threw a shot.
But as soon as he threw the ball out, the Holy City Stone Buddha slapped the bottom of the basketball and completed the block!
Thanks to Mutombo's timely reaction, he immediately jumped up and grabbed the basketball blocked by Duncan, which saved the ball.
Although Mutombo was near the basket after stealing the basket, he had no ability to attack independently, so he had to pass the ball back to Shay.
This round is the norm for the Lakers in recent times, and the Spurs' defense is impregnable, and role players are not destined to be too efficient in this kind of defensive battle.
So, Shay resolutely continued to break through, and then faced the admiral who came up to make up for the defense, and jumped directly to the basket.
The Admiral immediately blocked the basket, but he knew he couldn't complete the block, given Shay's unpredictable pull-up layup.
But.
There's also Tim behind him. Duncan!
Duncan is indeed waiting for Shay to make a pull-up move, and as soon as Shay lays up from the other side, he will immediately make up for the block.
Four consecutive scoring champions, now he is catching a turtle in an urn!
But the next picture that appeared burned the nerd's CPU dry.
Because Shay didn't pull the bar for a layup, but in the air. Get rid of it.
Of course, not the kind of mishap. Shay temporarily released the ball in the air, dodged the Admiral's block, and then grabbed the ball with both hands while gliding his body, and then made a layup!
Because Duncan didn't react when Shay got rid of it, Duncan, who was supposed to make up for it, didn't react to it!
Shay used an unbelievable layup to break through the tight defense of the Holy City Twin Towers and tie the score strongly!
After Shay's goal, most of the fans at the scene were still confused, wondering why Duncan didn't react just now.
It wasn't until the big screen at the scene gave a replay that the fans were speechless after seeing the details of Shay's layup just now.
Even Bill. Rand was all impressed by Shay:
"No matter how tight you defend, Shay always finds a way to score.
No, it's not a score. It's a beautiful performance, as beautiful as a rainbow in the air! ”
Relying on his individual ability, Shay forced the score to equalize.
And this is also his 43rd point of this game!
You know, the Lakers are now only 96 points on the team. Shay's score alone accounts for almost half of the Lakers!
After Shay's goal was scored, the Spurs, who were caught up, suspended the game.
Carlisle also took the opportunity to make adjustments, and he used Sam. Perkins replaced the Martial Saint, hoping to make up for the lack of firepower and help Shay tear up a gap that could be attacked.
Although Shay had just scored a fairy ball under the double protection of the Admiral and Duncan, Carlisle knew that Shay couldn't score in that unbelievable way every round.
Still have to find a way to help Shay get rid of the Admiral.
Sam. Perkins, who is 38 years old this season. accompanied Shay from a rookie to the first person in the basketball world.
Watching the old Curry go from being an inferior horse to a horse that can't play now.
The years had eaten away at his body, and he was no longer as flexible and agile as he had been. His fast attack is no longer sharp, and his help defense is no longer fast.
But he still remains with the Lakers, occasionally being used for a while. Because a really powerful player, even at the age of 38, he can still play his residual heat.
When the King was 38 years old, he led the team from 2 wins to 10 losses and fought back to the Western Conference Finals.
Duncan is even more violent, and he was still sending the Kings home in the Finals when he was 38 years old.
Sam. Perkins may not be as scary as the two of them, but he is also a trustworthy veteran. In particular, his shooting, the buff that is more accurate at the critical moment is still in effect today.
Perkins looked at Shay and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, no matter how strong the first in the West is, they will also rely on it"
"Hey, okay, eight years, eight whole years, the gliders have gone to rent, don't you update this sentence?"
"Hahahaha, don't worry Shay, I'll do my best."
Although teased Sam. Perkins's words, but Shay did trust Perkins.
After returning from the pause, he saw Perkins replacing the Martial Saint, and the general was also in trouble.
When you defend later, do you want to care about Perkins?
This season, Perkins only averaged 5 points per game because he played very little time.
But the three-point shooting percentage was 38.9%!
It's still quite threatening.
After seeing Carlisle's lineup adjusted, Popovich also rushed to the sidelines and made a few gestures, meaning: "Continue to shrink the basket and leave everyone else alone!" ”
Although Shay had just scored, Popovich's thoughts were the same as Carlisle's, and they all thought that if you made Shay do it again, he wouldn't necessarily be able to score.
Being able to force Shay to score in that way just shows that Spurs' defensive strategy is correct!
Perkins was accurate, but he had just been replaced. And before that, he only played for two minutes tonight.
Popovich doesn't believe that a guy who has just come on the court can feel hot right away.
Popovich is convinced that he has driven Shay to a dead end!
After the Spurs attacked, because they had a very good outside touch today, the Lakers could no longer use the five-man strategy of shrinking the restricted area.
As a result, Duncan easily catches the basketball in the left high post.
The moment he received the ball, Duncan broke through with the ball directly, without giving Mutombo time to react.
Of course, Mutombo wasn't taken a step by, and he still clings to Duncan's side and chases after him. At the same time, Shay, as always, began to flank Duncan.
Duncan was destined to be caught under the basket.
But Duncan, who has always pursued reasonable play, this time he directly raised the basketball without throwing off Mutombo, and then jumped to dunk!
Mutombo was taken aback and immediately jumped up to block it. But at this time, Duncan's body had already suppressed Mutombo, causing him to not jump much at all.
So, Duncan pressed Mutombo like this, relying on the advantage of arm length to successfully hang the frame, violently separating the African mountains!
Muscle to muscle collision, tough guy vs. tough guy.
The internal showdown in this era is so cruel, dignity and shame, in an instant!
Duncan's forcible violent shackle naturally made the whole scene boil.
This crucial 2 points also made Duncan rarely swing his fist and roar.
In fact, when he was forced by the Lakers to tie five, Duncan understood that the opponent in front of him, the Los Angeles Lakers led by Shay, was an opponent he had to beat in his career!
If he wants to start ruling the alliance, the first thing he will do is naturally take out the previous ruler!
Bill. Rand was also completely ignited by Duncan:
"Tim. Duncan, he tries to surpass greatness on his way to greatness!
Shay also defeated the seemingly invincible Jordan for the second year in his career to win the championship, so why can't Duncan!? ”
Duncan's dunk made Mutombo directly knocked out of the bottom line.
Mutombo was shocked, that No. 21 was born with divine powers.
At this point, Shay leaned in front of Mutombo and stretched out his hand: "There are two minutes left, and we will create this damn miracle!" ”
Mutombo suddenly felt no more pain in his body, grabbed Shay's hand, and stood up again.
Back then, he staged the Black Seven Miracle on the Denver Plateau.
Now, with Shay, what's so difficult about Black Eight!?
The Lakers attacked, and Shay found that the Admiral still didn't care about Sam. Perkins, instead shrink the basket to defend.
So, Shay already had a strategy in mind.
He broke through to attract Robinson's pinch and then sent the ball to Perkins just right!
That's the opportunity Perkins was waiting for, and he and Shay beat Jordan together to dominate the '90s.
And now, he is also going to create the Black Eight Miracle with Shay!
Perkins took a shot with a slight interference from the Admiral, and he felt very good on the shot, and he thought that the three-pointer would give the team an immediate lead.
But the basketball finally hit the side edge of the basket, bounced it and then fell to the front of the basket, and finally popped out of the basket range and was picked off by Duncan!
Perkins' eyes widened, he couldn't believe he had missed out on this three-pointer!
"Perkins misses shot! Spurs' chance! They will close the door to miracles once and for all! ”
Bill. Rand grabbed the microphone and shouted, and at this time, the little general Johnson, the resolute 1.78-meter point guard, was like a sharp blade, breaking the wind straight into the Lakers' chest and quickly running to the basket.
Shay, who was chasing the defense, jumped high and laid a net.
The result is the next second!
The little general who ran to the basket did not make a layup, but knocked the ball behind him without looking back, and came with a back pass! Shay landed, and when he turned around, he saw the stone Buddha of San Antonio with a different look. Full of murderous eyes, holding the basketball, rushed to the basket.
God knows Avery. How did Johnson know that Duncan was behind him, and God knows how he could find Duncan with a ground-hitting back pass.
As Popovich commented: "Under his control, the Spurs can always find your weaknesses and attack your weaknesses".
Duncan took two steps and then burst straight into flames, and Shay jumped up a second time and struggled to block it.
But because the jump time was too hasty, Duncan had already crashed into it before Shay could jump to the highest point.
Shay struggled to confront Duncan in the air, and his palm pressed against Duncan's wrist. But Duncan smashed the ball hard into the basket and knocked Shay down.
"Bang!"
The hoop and the floor made a loud noise at the same time, and the referee blew the whistle to blow it.
Just now, Duncan's dunk flew away after Shay's block.
But Shay was also whistled for a defensive foul, and Duncan was going to make two free throws!
At that moment, the calm stone Buddha also let out a low roar like a beast!
Stern stood up excitedly, but quickly sat down again. After all, he can't act like he wants to see the Lakers lose, even though the whole world knows what he's thinking.
Shay was sweating profusely and lying on the floor, in a trance.
Tim. Duncan is indeed strong!
With such a big man, who the would have thought that he could actually keep up with the fast attack.
Is it really necessary for a new generation to replace the old?
When Mai Buckle was violently beaten by me, did you feel this way in your heart?
Spurs fans have already yelled in their throats, and if Duncan hits two free throws next, then.
Spurs will take a four-point lead at this most crucial moment!
This could be the most crucial 4-point lead in Spurs history!
The rest of the Lakers players also ran up to Shay at this point, reaching out to pull him up.
But Shay waved his hand, raised his fist, and slammed it to the floor.
After that, Shay got up on his own and told the group, "Grab the rebound!" ”
Sam. Perkins pulled Shay aside: "I missed!" Sorry Shay! ”
"Sam."
"Huh?"
"Do what you have to do!"
With that, Duncan began to stand on the free throw line and make free throws.
The first free throw, maybe too nervous, maybe too excited, Duncan didn't control the power well, and the basketball smashed into the neck of the basket.
But the whole of San Antonio is confident that Duncan won't miss both free throws again and that he won't make the same mistake.
Sure enough, the nerd hugged the basketball in his arms like a baby, then took a deep breath and threw a second free throw.
The basketball went into the net, and the Spurs led by 3 points in the last 1 minute 08 seconds!
Carlisle called out the game, his penultimate timeout.
He was well aware that this suspension would determine the rise and fall of the dynasty.
Bill. Rand was in a good mood and talked eloquently:
"I'm betting that Coach Caral is going to get back Stephen. Jackson. Sam. Perkins, a 38-year-old veteran, what exactly are the Lakers counting on? ”
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped in the face.
Because after the timeout ended, Sam. Perkins is still on the field.
Angry Bill. Rand then said, "Trick! Even if he had left Perkins present, the admiral would not have been fooled! Even if Shay didn't have the space to attack, he couldn't have given the ball to Perkins again! ”
The game continued, and this attack of the Lakers was like the claws of Wolverine, drawn on the shield of the captain of the United States.
Sparks are flying, hard to hit, but you can't break the defense!
Shay was rarely restricted, and his individual score stuck at 43 points and hadn't moved for a long time.
But after trying several times, Shay found out
The admiral really doesn't care about Perkins, he really has been helping to defend himself.
So, when Shay broke through again, and was flanked by the admiral.
Again, he passed the ball to the bottom left corner and into Perkins, who had just been thrown.
Bill. Rand's face is swollen, Sheyt is eavesdropping, right? Deliberately against me, right?
However, Spurs fans are quite happy to see this result.
Shay passed to Perkins, what's the difference between this and surrender!?
This situation is not something that the 38-year-old guy can grasp!
Popovich also raised his arms excitedly and forced Shay to pass the ball to Perkins, which in his opinion was equivalent to 80%!
Spurs won!
Perkins receives the ball, and his heart may not beat more than 70 times per point at this point.
Looking at the admiral who rushed towards him, Perkins's shot was still unhurried.
From the Lakers' No. 2 scorer, to gradually accepting the arrangement from starter to bench, to now falling to the edge of the rotation.
Perkins spent his last years in Los Angeles. He's too old, he's too slow, and he's not enough to play with his substitutes.
But now, as Shay's oldest teammate, Perkins is doing what he does best at the moment - receiving Shay's pass and shooting three-pointers!
This is the rhythm they have been most familiar with in eight years!
He would never make the same mistake twice!
Jordan, who was watching TV, saw Shay pass the ball to Perkins again, and the Spurs still didn't pay attention, so he already knew what was going to happen next.
Jordan remembered what he said about Perkins as a senior: "Sam makes the game easy." ”
Jordan bets that if the admiral in ten or twenty years can travel over and say a word to his current self, the future admiral will definitely tell the current admiral: "Anti-Perkins!" ”
Shay, once again passed to Perkins, and he chose to trust the 38-year-old again
The ball went in!? The ball is in!
Sam. Perkins! The first three-pointer of the game is definitely the most important one!
The Lakers equalized the score in the last 48 seconds!
Sam, magical Sam! Shay's most trusted teammate has lived up to his trust again!
You can always trust Sam when it matters most! ”
Marvin. Albert's face flushed with shock and he equalized the game's three-pointer with 48 seconds, which was probably the most crucial shot of Perkins' career!
Popovich's raised arms hung in the air, stunned.
Geneva. Entered!?
Bill. Rand also covered his head with both hands, this Nima, a 38-year-old veteran, really controlled the situation!
After Perkins scored, neither Shay nor he celebrated wildly, just smiled and pointed at each other.
"Good spread."
"Cast beautifully."
Eight years of trust and tacit understanding do not need too many words to express.
Perkins didn't think much of it, he's 38 years old, and it's no surprise that this will be his last season.
Then help Shay get to the top one more time!
Popovich called a timeout in a frustration, and the door to the miracle was smashed open by Perkins' three-pointer.
He couldn't have imagined that Perkins would become the X-factor.
Now, even if Popovich is given a hundred guts, he will not dare to let Perkins go again.
After the timeout, the Spurs began to operate the crucial final attack.
But under the tight defense of the Lakers, the Spurs have been unable to find a chance.
As soon as Duncan receives the basketball, he will be immediately covered by Shay.
He passed the ball to the Admiral, and Shay was able to make up for it right away.
In the last 5 seconds of the attack, the admiral did not hesitate any longer. The moment he received Duncan's pass, he immediately took a shot.
However, Shay's interference is much tighter than he imagined!
The Admiral's shooting rhythm was disrupted, and the basketball smashed into the neck of the basket.
The Spurs failed to score in the last attack!
Admiral, he was destined to be tormented by this attack and defense in the last tens of seconds of this game all his life.
When I go to bed in the middle of the night, I wake up dreaming about what happened tonight.
This is destined to be a nightmare for the rest of his life!
Popovich was about to set up a defensive tactic when he found Carlisle again.
Don't call a timeout at a critical moment!
Shay, take over the game!
"!" Popovich yelled and smashed the tactical board to the ground.
The situation can really only be described as a sharp turn, and dozens of seconds ago, they were still leading by 3 points and took the initiative.
But now, the power of life and death is in the hands of the Lakers!
With 25 seconds to play, Shay slowly controlled the ball across the halfcourt.
He first looked at the admiral, well, that guy really didn't dare to let go of Perkins anymore, and didn't continue to shrink.
Spurs' defense, there is a gap.
Then the rest . It's slaughter!
Shay has been delaying time with the ball from outside the three-point line, not giving the Spurs the ball even if he doesn't score.
It wasn't until the last 7 seconds that he finally broke through Pippen, and then made a mid-range emergency stop, and without the general's attack, he shot Pippen's defensive jumper.
Yet the drama is.
Shay's shot didn't hit either!
Pippen completed what was perhaps the most important defense of his career!
However, Shay's teammates saved Shay again. This time, the African Mountains jammed Duncan early, grabbed the rebound, and immediately called a timeout.
It's a shame that Carlisle didn't use this timeout just now, which allowed the Lakers to successfully get the ball in the last 1.7 seconds!
The scene was quiet for a few seconds, and the Spurs fans seemed to be calming their heartbeats and cheering hard!
They haven't been killed yet, they still have a chance!
Yes, even Shay can't hit 100% of the ball!
Popovich, who had picked up a life, also hurriedly picked up the tactical board that had just been smashed by himself and began to arrange defense.
In 1.7 seconds, the fans in the stadium were nervous to death.
Not only the scene, but it is estimated that all the fans around the world who are watching this game in front of the TV are now holding their breath.
1.7 seconds, will the Black Eight Miracle happen? Will Shay still make a move?
Bill. Rand continued to cheer himself up: "Shay hasn't scored in a long time, and in key moments, he relied on Perkins' three-pointers and Mutombo's offensive rebounds once. His teammates had already saved him twice, and it was impossible to save him a third time! ”
Marvin. Albert took the opposite view: "I advise you to be mentally prepared Bill, the Black Eight Miracle is coming!" ”
The timeout was over, and Popovich was confident.
He believes that the fierce confrontation has exhausted Shay's touch, as evidenced by the missed mid-range pullup jump shot just now.
And in the last 1.7 seconds, the Lakers players had to shoot when they received the ball, and there was no extra time to adjust, and there was no time for the Lakers to cooperate.
Therefore, as long as Pippen is not thrown off by Shay when he is off the ball, he can complete the defense.
Perkins stood out of bounds ready to pass the ball and exchanged a glance with Shay.
Shay was standing near the basket on the baseline, with Mutombo next to him. There is no doubt that Mutombo will definitely help Shay cover off the ball and let Shay get out of the three-point line to catch the ball.
Pippen is also ready, and this is the closest he's ever gotten to a win over Shay!
The referee hands the ball to Perkins just outside the touchline, and the last 1.7 seconds of the game could start making history!
Sure enough, Mutombo immediately made an off-ball cover for Shay, who ran outside the three-point line.
Pippen immediately followed, and Shay and Mutombo's runs were expected by him.
But when Shay was halfway through the run, he suddenly ran back!
Pippen was taken aback: "What!?" ”
Shay didn't rush to the three-point line to catch the ball, but folded it to the basket again! At the same time, Perkins drove the ball from the sideline and made a long pass directly to the basket!
That's right, the Lakers directly drove an aerial relay throw-in!
They're going to be inside the Spurs, on Duncan's head, in the most difficult places, in the places where the Spurs think they're safest. Take these 2 points!
Duncan reacted immediately, moved to the basket to make up for it, and then jumped up to cut the ball.
But after jumping up, Duncan realized that he couldn't reach the ball at all, and the passing trajectory of the ball was perfect.
The basketball slipped through his fingertips and landed in Shay's hands.
At this time, Shay and Duncan collided with each other because they were fighting in the air, so one fell outside the baseline and the other fell in the direction of the free throw line.
Shay, almost parallel to the ground, held the basketball with one hand and gave it a nudge.
Eighth in the West, advance!
"Beep~~~"
"Brush!"
"Shay! The aerial relay is directly on the inside of the Spurs and kills the game on Duncan's head!
Oh, my God! Black Eight Miracle!
He really created the Black Eight Miracle!
The Los Angeles Lakers, who are eighth in the West, advance to the Western Conference semifinals! ”
The entire Alamo Dome was silent, and they couldn't believe what was happening before them.
Stern swallowed as well, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
Stopping Shay was the most unrealistic dream he had ever had in his life.
12,000 words directly today! At the end of the month, the super conscientious old man kneels and begs for a monthly pass! Thank you!
(End of chapter)