Chapter 159 Anxious battle situation
As expected, as Jiang Dongbing expected, the Lakers gave Horry a lot of play. After entering the second half, Horry's shooting frequency was even higher than Kobe.
However, Jiang Dongbing quickly laughed out loud. Horry's three-point shooting percentage was too embarrassing. He made four three-pointers, but he only hit once.
O'Neal at the basket was also a little embarrassed as Da Ben and O'O joined hands to target him.
Da Ben may not be the best blue-collar worker in NBA history, but he is definitely a super blue-collar worker at the historical level. If Xiao Ao had not had a poor start and an injury impact, his achievements would have been at the Hall of Fame level.
In addition, O's defense is also underestimated. Although under normal circumstances, he has never been selected for the best defensive team in his career, nor has he ever won the DPOY, it was just because Duncan and Garnett, two top five power forwards in history, are under pressure. If you stagger the time point with these two, it is not difficult to enter the best defensive team with O's defensive strength.
In this way, the two players work together to guard O'Neal. As the saying goes, two fists cannot beat four hands. Now O'Neal is in such a situation, and is suffering from Big Ben and O'O's defense.
If you talk about two weak inside players, O'Neal may still be able to kill all sides, but Big Ben and Xiao O are definitely not weak inside players. In fact, if the current league is purely based on the defensive strength, Big Ben and Xiao O's combination of inside players can be the first in the league.
Jiang Dongbing sat on the bench with a bright smile. On the one hand, he watched Horry smacking wildly, and on the other hand, he watched O'Neal be taught a lesson at the basket. This game was very interesting.
From Horry's expression and attack posture, we can see that he actually didn't want to shoot three points anymore. It was really too cold today. He felt that even if Kobe, who was strictly guarded, had a higher shooting rate than him.
If he feels good, then Horry will definitely be reluctant to take action against Gao, but now he feels bad. If he loses this round of the series, he will likely take the blame.
"Dududu!" With the last minute left to the game, the Grizzlies led by seven points.
It can be said that Horry was definitely an indelible contribution to the Grizzlies being able to reverse the situation in this game. If it weren't for his crazy iron-shot, the Lakers would definitely be the one who leads now.
O'Neal was already anxious? He shouted at Horry: "Step into your damn open three-pointer!"
If you want to talk about the team that O'Neal holds the most hated? It is definitely not the previous dynasty Bulls, but the current Grizzlies? Horry's embarrassing three-point shooting percentage? It makes O'Neal crazy.
He wanted to beat the Grizzlies so much that he went crazy!
Kobe's current team status is not qualified to yell at his teammates? But looking at his expression, he is obviously dissatisfied with Horry? Of course, it may also be dissatisfied with the Zen master? Because in Kobe's opinion, even if he hits three-pointers against the opponent's defense, he will definitely have a higher shooting rate than Hory.
In just one minute, it’s very difficult to recover the seven-point difference? But it’s not without a chance.
Although Billups' ball rights are young, they are not required to give Jiang Dongbing the order. They are already starting to slow down their pace and are ready to start to delay time.
Jiang Dongbing nodded with satisfaction? Everyone says that the point guard is the coach on the court, and this is fully reflected in Billups? Many teams do not actually need the coach to arrange their decisions at all, and the point guard on the court can assume this responsibility.
This is also the reason why many point guards have taken up coaching positions after retirement.
The Grizzlies played 21 seconds in the offensive round? Jackson finally made a breakthrough and made a layup, but unfortunately he failed to score? O'Neal also snatched the rebound.
When it comes to the Lakers' offensive round? Now there is only less than 40 seconds left in the game? The Lakers dare not slacken. Kobe and Fisher pushed forward, and before O'Neal got O'Neal, Kobe took a three-pointer in the frontcourt.
With a "swish!", Kobe scored a three-pointer and pulled the score back to four points.
Jiang Dongbing's back became cold and there were only four points left, and the situation was a bit unoptimistic.
In the last thirty-three seconds, Billups continued to drag the time. Kobe and Laoyu hurried forward to double-team Billups. If Billups were allowed to drag for more than twenty seconds, the time left for them to the Lakers would be ten seconds left.
Even if the Grizzlies still make a fuss in this offensive round, it would not be that easy for them to recover four points in just ten seconds.
Now the Lakers are thinking about using double-teams to make Billups make mistakes in chaos. As long as they can steal or make mistakes in passing, the Lakers will have a chance.
However, they obviously underestimated Billups' stability. The more critical the time point, the more trustworthy Billups became. Faced with double-teaming, Billups was not panicked. He knew very well that the opponent would never dare to send him to the free throw line. Once he walked to the free throw line, it basically marked the end of the game.
Kobe and Xiaoyu both attacked each other, but they were still careful and did not give the referee a chance to blow the whistle.
After more than ten seconds, Billups looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Kirilenko. The latter relied on his height advantage and made a mid-range trip by riding a horse and shooting an archery.
Jiang Dongbing relaxed, with ten seconds left in the game and six points left. The suspense of this game is no longer great unless they can send the big book to the free throw line, so they may have some chance.
However, in the last two minutes of the game, the cost of fouls against players without the ball was too high. As long as Big Ben never touched the ball, the Lakers would definitely not be able to send Big Ben to the free throw line.
O'Neal basically didn't have much chance to touch the ball in the last two minutes, and I'm afraid he was also worried that he would be sent to the free throw line.
The Lakers still did not give up hope. This first game is too important. If the Lakers can win, they will win half of this series.
Kobe rushed to attack, but failed to score, and O'O's rebound was taken down by O'Neal. O'Neal quickly fouled on O'O.
Unfortunately, O's free throws are not the same as those of Big Ben or O'Neal. His free throw shooting percentage is as high as 75%. After entering the free throw line, he was lucky and directly made both free throws, widening the gap to eight points.
The Lakers had no hope. After Billups held the ball and swung for a few seconds, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game.
The Grizzlies fans were overjoyed and won. With the Grizzlies short of major generals, they actually won the Lakers!
Although it is not easy to win, and it is not as crushed by the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves in the previous Grizzlies competition, they don’t expect so much now, as long as they can win.
Jiang Dong breathed a sigh of relief, it was really not easy to win this game.
But he won in the end, which was a good start for this series.
"If we can make those three-pointers that should be made, if we can make those free throws, we are sure that the winner of this game will be us." After the game, Lakers head coach Zen Master Jackson said with an upset expression.
This year, Horry's three-pointer was really terrible. He scored only one in eight three-pointers, and O'Neal's free throw was also tragic. Although he was not cut by the shark tactic, players like O'Neal could not have free throws in a game, and only hit 5 in 12 free throws.
It's no wonder that Zen Master Jackson looked unhappy. Even if Horry scored two more three-pointers and O'Neal's free throw shooting percentage was a little higher, they would be able to beat the Grizzlies tonight.
"We are confident that we will defeat the Grizzlies in the next schedule. Now we are ready!" Zen Master Jackson said with confidence again.
Judging from this game, at least the Grizzlies are no longer invincible, and there is still a chance to kill the Grizzlies.
However, the Zen Master obviously never thought that Glen Rice and Kobe both had high offensive efficiency tonight, and no one knew whether these two people could maintain such offensive efficiency in the next schedule.
It is normal for the player's feel to fluctuate. Even Jordan cannot guarantee that he can perform his courage in every game in a round of series.
Sure enough, in the next second series, Horry's three-pointer was more accurate, but Glen Rice exploded again, and he failed to make any of the six three-pointers. In the whole game, he only got 5 points under the defense of Kirilenko!
As the current third leader of the Lakers, he only got five points, which obviously failed. When O'Neal and Kobe couldn't break out, the Lakers obviously could not win the game.
In this game, Kirilenko also made a fortune. Facing a star like Glen Rice, he scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the whole game. The all-round ability he showed was already regarded as the tall and thin white version of Jackson.
Jackson's performance goes without saying. When the Grizzlies' poor offense in the interior, he is the most important offensive point on the Grizzlies' outside. They scored high scores of 27 points and 29 points in the two games, helping the Grizzlies to save the two home courts.
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In the next third game, we finally came to the Lakers' home court, and the Lakers won the third game with difficulty.
Zen Master Jackson was actually right. The Grizzlies are indeed losing their invincible posture. After all, they are missing two generals, and David Tyron is a crucial point.
In this third series, the Lakers finally had good luck. Horry, Glenn Rice and Kobe all performed well and helped the Lakers win a crucial victory.
The victory of this game is of great significance to the Lakers. If the Grizzlies still win, the Lakers will be forced to the edge of the cliff.
In the fourth series, the Lakers actually won, but the referee's penalty in this game was very controversial.
The Lakers won a total of 36 free throws in the whole game, most of which were free throws by Kobe and Glen Rice, while the Grizzlies had only twenty free throws.
The free throws are minor. The referee's whistle on the court is obviously targeting the Grizzlies. If it weren't for the whistle, the Lakers would probably lose this game tonight.
Jiang Dongbing was so angry that he watched the game. Although he knew that the side whistle was part of the game, he also knew that it was the Lakers' home court tonight, and he knew that the league might want to see the Lakers win the championship, but Jiang Dongbing would definitely not be able to stand it if he was so blatantly blowing the black whistle in front of his eyes.
It is not nonsense to say that the league hopes that the Lakers will win the championship. If the Lakers win the championship, how much benefits can they create for the league? At least three to five times that of the Grizzlies!
After four games, the two sides actually tied 2:2 and returned to the same starting line.
Now no one dares to say which team can advance, because from the perspective of the scene, both sides have a chance, and it is basically a 55-5 game.
However, in the next fifth series, the Grizzlies won their home court and successfully won the winning point, forcing the Lakers to the edge of the cliff.
The lead with a big score of 3:2 means that as long as the Lakers lose another game next, their season will end.
At the Lakers' home court, the Grizzlies' generals looked solemn after entering the court.
"People, cheer up, cheer up!
"This game is the most important game for us to win the championship. As long as we win this game, the championship will be ours!"
"Now I've fought for it, I must win this game." Jiang Dongbing stood on the sidelines and kept explaining the importance of this game to the young Grizzlies.
The situation on the Lakers is similar, and Zen Master Jackson is also frantically giving players blood.
Not long after the opening, the Grizzlies ate two whistles. Judging from the situation today, the league obviously wanted to drag the game to the seventh inning.
When they reached the third quarter, although the Grizzlies were in good shape today, they were still five points behind when facing the Lakers with the referee help.
"Coach, let me go, I'll replace one of their players." Rodman, who had not communicated much with Jiang Dongbing, suddenly whispered in Jiang Dongbing's ear.
He was actually quite grateful to Jiang Dongbing for giving him this opportunity. Without other teams willing to ask for him, Jiang Dongbing actually opened the door to him.
Moreover, Jiang Dongbing's attitude towards him was also extremely grateful to Rodman. In his opinion, Jiang Dongbing gave him money completely for free.
The situation of the Grizzlies is a bit unfavorable now. Rodman feels that he needs to stand up and find a way to help the Grizzlies and Jiang Dongbing share the pressure. Otherwise, if the dividends are included, the income of nearly one million US dollars will be a bit hot!
You should know that Rodman has only played four games so far this year, and each game is only more than twenty minutes on average.
After playing four games, I got one million US dollars. This is not an era when big contracts are rampant in later generations. One million US dollars is not a decimal.
"Okay, Dennis." Jiang Dongbing didn't say much, everything was silent. Since Rodman said he wanted to destroy an opponent's player, he must have his own way, and there was no need for Jiang Dongbing to say one more thing.
Rodman walked onto the court and looked at Horry with a ferocious expression. With a veteran player like him, he had a thorough analysis of the situation on the court.
Horry is the biggest threat to the Grizzlies. This threat does not mean how strong Horry is, but that Horry is not easy to target the Grizzlies.
Chapter completed!