Chapter 250 249: Not calling a timeout at a critical moment? The 64-win team was ravaged by Shea alone!

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 250 249: Not calling a timeout at a critical moment? The 64-win team was ravaged by Shea alone!

It is now 23:04 in the evening, and there are only 48 seconds left in the game.

This is the closest the Seattle SuperSonics have come to victory.

Maybe after 48 seconds, Payton can take a breath for himself and pull the team back from the edge of the cliff.

At this time, the G3 series after returning to Los Angeles has reached the final critical moment.

In 48 seconds, the two sides were tied 85-85.

Looking at the score, you can tell that this was another almost brutal defensive battle.

The total shooting percentage of the Lakers and SuperSonics today is less than 40%.

Shea has only made 8 of 21 shots so far today, and his shooting percentage is only 38%.

Although he sent out 8 assists, Robinson scored 21 points.

But under the Sonics' terrible defense, the Lakers' shooting percentage obviously cannot be as high as in the last game.

Curry made 2 of 8, Finley made 1 of 5, and Ewing only made 5 of 12.

Sam Perkins, who came on as a substitute, took 6 shots in a short period of time, but only hit 1 goal.

Jordan's senior has always been known for his stability in key battles. The book "My Senior Brother is Too Steady" is about him.

But today, he couldn't withstand the timely defense of the SuperSonics. Often three people blocked Shea like a wall, and Shea passed the ball. As a result, Perkins caught the ball and shot, but Kemp blocked the shot when he came back.

Shea also relied on 8 of 8 free throws to score 24 points.

Therefore, it is not easy to score a point in a basketball game, but it is very easy to score one point after another!

The Lakers also tortured the SuperSonics with airtight defense.

Kemp hit 8 of 18, Schrempf hit 5 of 14, Payton hit 6 of 16, and McKay hit 1 of 4.

There is a big word "iron" written crookedly between the two teams' data.

The only player with a high shooting percentage for the SuperSonics is Ceballos, but his production today was mediocre and he only scored 16 points.

Relying on the same excellent defense, the Lakers were still on par with the SuperSonics even though their offense was not good.

It really fits what Thibodeau said: "The shooting may sometimes feel bad, but the defense will never betray us!"

From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for some coaches to be obsessed with defense.

The confrontation between the two teams was extremely fierce, and it was normal for everyone to fall on their backs.

Now, in 48 seconds, the SuperSonics must score a goal and defend the Lakers in order to take away the victory from the Great Western Forum and maintain their only hope of victory.

If the Lakers win again, the series will go to 3-0!

Everyone knows what 3-0 means. As the number one player in the Western Conference, how can we fail here!?

Payton controlled the ball calmly, but Shea didn't want to calm him down.

"Gary, why don't you speak? Since the first scene, I noticed that you have been silent a lot.

Speak, otherwise, I can clearly feel the fear radiating from you!"

Payton frowned, fearful, Shay was right, Payton did have fear in his heart!

Ever since he was intercepted by Shea for six in the first game, Payton has been a little afraid of facing Shea on the offensive end.

He didn't even dare to take the initiative to provoke Shay.

Payton was upset by Shea's trash talk. When Shea was about to take the ball, Payton gave the ball to Schrempf.

Schrempf was pressed by Curry, raised the basketball high, and then held the ball with his back, preparing to use his strength and size to smash it in.

But just as he was about to use his strength, Shay waited for an opportunity to attack from a flank.

Schrempf was also frightened by Shea's stealing ability, so he quickly passed the ball back to Payton, who was temporarily left open.

Payton got a fleeting shooting opportunity. Although Shea moved very fast, he couldn't get back to Payton immediately this time.

George Karl looked at Payton with great expectation. As long as this ball can be made, the game will be a sure thing!

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Payton is scared!

After hesitating for a moment, Payton didn't vote!

Payton is really scared. His three-point shooting in this series is very unstable.

In the last round of the series, Payton shot 41% from three-point range. But in this round against the Lakers, his three-point shooting percentage was only 22%.

In three games, he took 9 three-pointers and only scored 2.

Shea's terrible defense put great psychological pressure on Payton. He was afraid that if he took a slow shot, he would be blocked or interfered by Shea.

George Karl was greatly disappointed. Payton was really beaten to pieces by Shai in this series, and his mentality was completely shattered.

He was beaten to the point where he didn’t look like a star at all!

After missing this fleeting opportunity, Payton had no choice but to hit the ball towards Kemp.

Kemp did not make any inexplicable errors today. Although the four young models signed by Shay were still present, Kemp became colder perhaps after learning their ages.

He was the Sonics' most reliable scorer today.

But Kemp was also panicked after receiving the ball. He was afraid of Shea's help!

In the first game, although Payton was unstoppable with 6 interceptions, Kemp was not much better after 3 interceptions by Shea.

Shay would always appear out of nowhere and grab a steal or give you a mouthful of food.

This fear has been deeply implanted in Kemp's heart.

Defense makes others fearful, maybe this is the real sign of a qualified DPOY!

Just like a GOAT needs to conquer others, a DPOY needs to be on guard against others to be considered a DPOY.

Therefore, the nervous Kemp's first reaction after receiving the ball was not to attack, but to see if Shay was around.

Kemp felt relieved when he found that Shay was still guarding Payton.

He pushed back and prepared to turn over and shoot!

But just when he was about to take action, Shay pounced on him and raised his arm to interfere with Kemp's shot!

Kemp was shocked. Shay was still with Payton just now!

Is this guy a ghost!?

Shay's assist defense ability is so abnormal. The defensive range brought by his size and the mobility brought by speed make him the most perfect perimeter blocker in the league.

Kemp didn't dare to shoot against the defense, after all, this was the shot that decided the outcome.

After seeing Shea's interference, Rainman suddenly changed the shot into a pass in the air and passed the ball back to Payton.

Kemp passed the ball too hastily, so the pass was unstable.

The ball was passed too high. Payton jumped up and reluctantly caught the ball, almost making a mistake!

And wait for Payton to land.

Shay has returned to him!

Despair, endless despair.

Payton and Kemp had no idea how to deal with the haunting No. 23! The pressure Shea gave them almost drove them crazy!

Subsequently, the SuperSonics passed the ball several times, but failed to pass the ball.

Again, at the critical moment, you have to go head-to-head, and you have to have the star player step up and break the defense!

A team-based team like the SuperSonics suffers greatly at critical moments in the playoffs.

Once you can't pass the space, you will be blinded.

Kemp does have a certain ability to attack tough situations, but at this time his mentality has been shattered by Shea's candy-like help defense.

Payton had no choice. There were only the last 8 seconds of the attack time, so he could only bite the bullet.

Payton first made a triple threat fake move, and then accelerated towards Shay's right side.

But after seeing Shay immediately move laterally to block his path, Payton suddenly retreated with his hips, then retreated to outside the three-point line, and then changed direction and broke through with his left hand!

But to Payton's helplessness, Shay once again moved sideways at high speed to block his breakthrough route!

This lateral speed coupled with a pair of long arms makes it impossible for the 1.93 meter Payton to escape!

At this time, Payton had only one thought in his mind: "It's impossible, there's no way I can break through this guy's defense!"

Payton, who was completely blocked, could only retreat to outside the three-point line, and then take action directly.

Everyone can see that Payton is out of work.

He really couldn't shake Shay away or break through Shay's defense.
To be continued...