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248: Death Coil

The game ended in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Grizzlies led the Lakers by 3 points. Since the Grizzlies overtook the score in the first quarter, the Lakers have been very passive. Even if they overtook the score, they can only maintain their leading position for a short time, and the scores of the two teams have been in an alternating lead.

The Lakers and the Grizzlies changed many moves to deal with each other today. For example, in the second quarter, the Lakers suddenly increased their three-point shots, and Barnes and Steve Blake made a quick shot, causing a three-pointer rain at Staples.

In the third quarter, Hollins asked Gasol Jr. to support the attack, but Link, Guy and Spetz all benefited, and Espanyol showed his support ability to the fullest. Among them, the one who benefited the most was undoubtedly Spetz, who scored 9 points in the third quarter, and hit a three-pointer. Spetz's accurate shooting in the third quarter was the key to the Grizzlies being able to bite the game again.

Of course, he also made Los Angeles fans remember their names.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides had no secret weapons anymore. So the game entered the most intense hand-to-hand combat.

Bynum beat Gasol a little while on the low post. It can be seen that Bynum's movements were very rough. Hollins clenched his fists on the sidelines. If it weren't for Staples, Bynum would have been called a foul.

The two centers played very much, and today they were completely in a row. Since the first quarter, Gasol banned the dunk, Bynum has been eager for revenge.

Bynum was so angry that he suddenly encountered a tough guy today. Bynum was really angry.

"Little Shark" turned his hand and hooked, but Gasol's judgment on defense was really very accurate. He almost blocked this hook, and Bynum could only barely take action.

The basketball finally hit the box, but Bynum's continuous bounce ability and bounce speed were indeed above Gasol Jr. He shot and grabbed it, got the offensive rebound, and then immediately jumped on the spot for a second attack!

But Gasol did not lose his position. He raised his arms and stood there, interfering with Bynum's layup again. As a result, the basketball hit the frame again!

This time, Gasol Jr. did not lose the rebound. He rushed to the basketball before Bynum, and Bynum returned in vain!

"No, Andrew's efficiency is not high today. Including just now, he has taken 14 shots, but only hit 5 goals. The shooting percentage of 35.7% is indeed too low for a center. Although he scored 15 points, the shooting percentage really makes these 15 points not valuable." Mitchell Thompson couldn't help but complain that Bynum's performance today can be described as high opening and low closing.

At the beginning, Gasol gave him a substitute for the dunk, but the more he played, the more he played, the worse it was.

But speaking of this, Gasol's data today is also weird enough. He has 2 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Among these data, the score is the least!

Bynum's defense made it difficult for Gasol, who had a less powerful offensive ability, to break through. Therefore, the Spanish homeless man worked hard to compete with Bynum from other aspects.

For example, blocking, 2 of the three are dedicated to Bynum. For example, rebounding, 2 of the 10 are in front of the court. For example, assists, Gasol Jr.'s low-post support ability is fully demonstrated today. When Link and Gay cannot open the space, it was Gasol Jr.'s wonderful pass that supported the Grizzlies' tactical operation.

Of course, the inside cooperation between him and Spetz in the third quarter is also the key to the Lakers' inability to open the score.

Bynum and Gasol Jr. both tortured each other in the way they were good at today, which is actually a microcosm of this game. The Lakers and the Grizzlies refused to give in to each other. Both sides used all their tricks, but no one could lead substantially.

After Gasol finally defended himself, in the past, Gasol's pass was intercepted by his brother. Paul Gasol had already scored too many points in the third quarter, so he is extremely focused now. As long as Mark passes the ball to him, Paul will take action immediately.

Once again, both sides' offenses were destroyed. Mike Brown called a timeout. In the last 2 minutes, the Lakers had to quickly pull the score back!

"Bryant, I'll give it to you in the last 2 minutes. I hope you can dominate the game. We have no better way!" Mike Brown's arrangement was straightforward, and handing the ball to the most powerful person is not a tactic?

Matt Barnes hasn't scored much since the third quarter today. Bynum? His shooting percentage is already low enough. At the last moment, he can't put Treasure on Gasol, who hasn't attacked much all the game.

Therefore, now Brown can only rely on Kobe. At the critical moment, teams with offensive focus are more confident than teams with the chance to shoot! With an offensive core, at least the offensive will not be messed up.

After listening to Brown's arrangement, Kobe picked up the tactical board himself and began to draw tactics for himself and set up teammates. There was no way to do so. Phil Jackson trained players. Who made the "Zen Master" always like to let the players solve problems by themselves? It is already a habit to stop the time Kobe picked up the tactical board himself to draw things like this.

On the other hand, Hollins also knew that the Lakers were about to launch the fiercest counterattack. And the person who pushed the counterattack was destined to be Kobe. He wanted to replace Guy with Tony Allen, let Allen defend Kobe, and then liberate Link on the offensive end.

But Guy played well today, with a shooting percentage of nearly 50%, and he has scored 19 points. In comparison, Link's data today is 15 points and 8 assists. It turns out that as long as Guy is not sluggish, he still has the ability.

If Guy is replaced, the Grizzlies will suddenly lack an efficient scoring point. As a result, Hollins is in a tangle.

In the end, he decided to let Link continue to withstand, "interfere with his offense as much as possible! The person you will face in the last two minutes will be a madman! But I hope, you can be crazy than him!"

"I try my best, coach." Link nodded. Today, Link didn't score high, because Kobe's defense is really good, and secondly, because most of the ball rights today are actually in the hands of Gasol and Guy, and Link's shooting rights are allocated to Spets. The most important point is that Link must concentrate on the defensive end to defend Kobe. This will more or less affect Link's investment on the offensive end.

So, Link is only the third most scoring person in the Grizzlies today after Guy and Spetz.

At the last moment, since the coach needs me to be a defender, then be a defender!

For some players, the score is higher than the game's victory or defeat. But for Link, the game's victory or defeat is more than anything else.

After all, this is related to whether you can shave your beard!

The game started again, and the Lakers replaced Fischer and allowed Blake to play for the last 2 minutes. The Grizzlies were still the old lineup.

The camera was given to Tony Allen on the bench, and the commentators all started to discuss, "When Tony came on the bench today, his defensive performance was quite good. But at the critical moment, Coach Hollins chose to let Tony stay off the court! This is a bold decision, let's see if Link can hold on!"

The Lakers attacked first, Kobe had scored 22 points today and sent 9 assists at the same time, with more assists than Link. It can be seen that Kobe wanted to lead his teammates today, but he had no choice but to do it himself in the end.

This time, Kobe chose to use an off-ball offense to deal with Link, but Link has been 100% committed to defense. No matter how Kobe got rid of it, the No. 0 wearing "villain clothes" always stayed next to Kobe, and even pulled his jersey!

Today, the referee's standard is very large, which is exactly the convenience provided to Link!

Kobe was entangled so much that he could not catch the ball, so he could only walk backwards and reach the near midfield line to gain space. But when he received the ball from such a distance, the off-ball offense became a ball-holding offense.

Before Kobe could adjust the ball after receiving the ball, Link took action directly! The basketball was stabbed by Link and lost control. Kobe hurried to pick up the ball, but found that Link fell directly to the ground and pressed the basketball tightly under him.

"Get Kobe a kid!" Mitchell Thompson widened his eyes. What kind of fairy defense is this!

After the steal, Link lay on the ground and passed the ball to Guy, but unfortunately, the latter's emergency stop was interfered with and hit by Barnes, and he did not make any progress. After one offense and one defense, the difference between the two teams was still the same.

Kobe shook his head and reached out to Link and pulled him up, "Our decisive battle has officially begun Sunday?"

"Start at any time, Bryant!" After saying that, Link continued to stick to Kobe. Kobe suddenly realized that Link seemed quite paranoid too.

His defense reminded Kobe of Tony Allen. What are people calling that? Yes, death entanglement!

The Lakers have the second attack, Kobe is going to play pick-and-roll. Bynum is brought up, and he no longer dares to take action with 5 of 14 shots. Therefore, he did not take the position in the inside, but came out to work as a coolie.

Kobe bypassed the cover, but Gasol Jr. changed defense in time. Gasol Jr. has a high defense IQ, and his defense switching is always very timely. Kobe wants to return the ball to Bynum and let him play Link alone, but Link is very terrified to Kobe and cut off his passing route!

Kobe hesitated for a moment and finally passed the ball to Bynum. But at the moment of passing the ball, Gasol and Link switched to each other's opposing position again, and the misalignment disappeared instantly!

At this time, Kobe had just cut in, but he didn't expect the Grizzlies to switch defenses so disciplined. Bynum, who had not figured out the situation, passed the ball to Kobe foolishly, allowing Link, who was standing behind Kobe to easily cut it off!

"Defend it again!" Mitchell Thompson swallowed. Not everyone has this defensive consciousness.

"Come again!" Link looked at Kobe and shouted. Blake on the side was scared. Who dared to provoke Kobe like this! It would be a death for someone!

The deaths were not released, but the iron was beaten a lot.

In the last 2 minutes, both sides were not well offensive. Link restricted Kobe's 3 shots at the critical moment, which was not counting the balls that Kobe could not directly take. His defense amazes all over Los Angeles. It turns out that Link got Durant's 3 of 14 shots last season.

On the Grizzlies, Gay was a little weak in the future, and his 19-point data has not increased. Fortunately, Conley bravely broke through and committed a foul, which allowed the Grizzlies to save the 3-point difference.

Kobe cannot accept losing this game. The Lakers' record is already poor enough. If he loses like this, it will be very difficult to catch up with the rankings of other teams in the middle and late stages.

At this time, with the last 23.6 seconds left in the game, the Lakers were still 3 points behind. Kobe either scored a goal or lost the game. In short, there was no way out!

24 points and 9 assists, with a shooting percentage of 50%. In terms of data, it looks better than Link. Kobe has done everything he can do, and now, it's just the last blow!
Chapter completed!
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