Chapter 144: An Incredible Shot
With nine seconds left before the end of the game, the Lakers called a timeout, and Mike Brown had to set up a shootout strategy.
In the Lakers, the undisputed No. 1 killer is, of course, Kobe, at his peak, everyone knew that he was going to shoot the last shot, but he couldn't prevent it.
But Kobe Bryant is 34 years old, and the decline in physical function makes his ability to shoot at the last moment is not as good as usual.
In the past, the body was twisted, and the shape of the shot was completely changed, and the ball could be scored.
Since last season, such goals have become less and less.
But Bryant is still the first choice, and he is hot tonight, having already scored 35 points.
And the shooting percentage is very high, if he plays more arbitrarily, maybe the Lakers will not fall behind.
"We play a high double screen, Kobe catches the ball, cuts, Bruce, you open up space on the left side, draw their defensive attention, pay attention to the control of the time, be quicker, give a second chance to attack, if there is no chance, the weak side has to cut in time, we want two points, we want two points."
Mike Brown laid out a high-post double-screen play, allowing Howard and Gasol to create space for Kobe Bryant to shoot in the high post.
But this tactic is actually not practiced much on weekdays, and it is a bit of a luxury to have Howard and Gasol as cover.
Li Liang was asked to ambush the bottom corner to attract the attention of the Spurs' defense.
Although they missed a crucial three-pointer, the Spurs will not relax their guard on Li Liang.
At the end of the pause, the atmosphere on the scene reached the most tense and climax moment, which was the most attractive moment of basketball.
Heaven and hell, between the lines.
The Lakers still use Brown's most trusted lineup on the court, with four stars and Li Liang.
Li Liang followed Brown's arrangement and went to the bottom left corner to ambush, and Stephen Jackson followed him like a shadow.
Jackson had been following the whole game, and because of a little negligence, Li Liang seized the opportunity, and was criticized by Popovich.
Now he doesn't want to make any more mistakes, and he doesn't want to give Li Liang any chance.
"Hey boy, it's a pity that the ball just now, but it's normal, it won't always be shot."
Jackson was talking about the three-pointer that Li Liang had just missed, which was really annoying.
But Li Liang didn't bother to force him, and now his attention was fully focused, silently hiding in the corner, observing the opportunities on the field.
Ci Shiping stood on the sideline and prepared to serve, Gasol and Howard raised the high post, ready to cover Kobe Bryant.
The Spurs have already replaced Tony Parker with Split, which is a pure big man lineup.
Three forwards, two inside, is to defend the Lakers' interior attack with the last ball.
The atmosphere was suffocating, but Bryant's breathing was even and steady.
He's seen a lot of such scenes, so when the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of offensive time, Bryant immediately crossed between Gasol and Howard.
Ci Shiping smoothly passed the ball to Kobe, and the Spurs' defense opened out, blocking the middle.
Duncan and Split were in it and didn't come out, and it was Leonard who defended Kobe, who didn't easily steal Kobe's ball, but clinged to Kobe and didn't give him a good chance to shoot.
Howard and Gasol's screens first blocked Leonard, but then Danny Green switched defenses and Green went to target Kobe.
Bryant struggled to break through from the middle with the ball, and Duncan's pinch was already coming up.
Kobe glanced at Li Liang in the bottom corner, Jackson was very dead and had no chance, so he could only vote himself!
Kobe Bryant made a pull, pushed Danny Green away with his shoulder, got a little shooting space, and then made a difficult step-back jumper!
The hearts of the audience have stopped beating, can they enter? Can the miracle that Kobe Bryant has performed countless times before be repeated?
There was an answer after 1 second.
An answer with a voice.
With a bang, the ball hit the neck of the basket.
Miss!
The ball was so difficult that Kobe Bryant couldn't make it!
Many fans have already clasped their hands to their heads, while others have closed their eyes and are afraid to look at them.
But there is still time, more than 4 seconds left.
But three Spurs players in black jerseys gathered around the basket.
Duncan, Split, Jackson.
Duncan was firmly stuck in front of Li Liang and bagged the rebound that collapsed into his own!
Win!
It was the thought in Duncan's head.
Even if the Lakers fouled, it was too late because their fouls didn't reach the free throw line.
Drag out the time, and the Lakers don't have a chance.
Just 0.1 seconds after the thought, Duncan felt the hairs on his neck stand on end.
It was as if something, something was tangling around him, making his muscles freeze all at once.
What's going on?
Then, the ball in his arms was removed by a hand.
It was Li Liang, who was stuck in his position behind him, and he activated the skill [Elvin Robertson's Death Entanglement]!
Robertson, the former Spurs' steal king, averaged 3.67 steals per game this season, was the owner of Duncan's previous black and white No. 21 jersey.
At this moment, Li Liang is possessed by No. 21!
The ball was cut off by Li Liang, but Li Liang got the ball, and there was no room for attack under the basket.
Duncan, Split, and Jackson sandwiched Li Liang in the middle like a meatloaf, and he had no chance to be strong if he wanted to.
There's only one second left, and it's a desperate situation!
Li Liang can't hesitate, he still has one last way.
Activate the skill - [Dave Debusschel's Lucky Hand]!
A force quickly filled Li Liang's right hand, that magical, full of vitality, as if the ball and hand were fused into one.
Li Liang felt that he could shoot the ball into the basket anywhere on the court.
Even behind the rebounds!
Li Liang, who was caught by the three loaves, did not choose to push Duncan and force a layup, because he couldn't do it.
He jumped behind the rebound instead, shot the ball into the sky from the only free side!
It's a place where almost no one ever shoots, because no one shoots from that angle — almost, of course, there is.
One is Larry Bird, who played at home in New England that year, and when he rushed over the head during a fast-break counterattack, he was about to go out of the line, turned around and shot the ball from behind the rebound, and the ball magically flew into the basket.
That name went down in history, though it didn't help the Celtics get more fans from New England.
And the other one is Kobe!
In a game against the Thunder in '09, he was hit by Harden and was about to go out of the line, and he shot one after rebounding, and it went in! This is the pinnacle Kobe, a fantastic pitcher.
Li Liang's ball is more difficult, it is almost a meat bun, the angle is smaller, and there is a timer in the way.
But he threw it anyway, and the ball would pass the timer, arc high and fall straight into the net.
Time stood still throughout Stamps.
Li Liang fell directly to the floor and fell into the crowd because he leaned back too much.
The moment the ball went in, time began to flow again.
The timer lights up, the buzzer goes off, and the game is over! The Lakers won! Reversion! Lore!
The Staples Center has been turned upside down!
Li Liang didn't have time to get up, and all the Lakers players on the court rushed towards him and pressed on him.
What does it mean to be a big man?
The fans at the scene, their faces full of disbelief, they and their friends next to them applauded, jumped and shouted.
This face is comparable to a 10-year tie-break over the Celtics to win the championship.
“Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! (Unbelievable)! ”
The TV commentary was unbelievable three times in a row, because it was really unbelievable.
No one expected such a dramatic scene to end up.
Bryant missed a shot, Duncan got the rebound, thought the win was in his hands, and was stealed.
Three people under the basket pinched, there was no room for shots, and they turned to the back of the rebound and shot!
Where? Amazing happens!
NBA's slogan, honestly don't deceive me!
Mike Brown still kept a little calm and didn't rush over to add a big man to Li Liang, he suppressed his excitement, shook hands with Popovich, and hugged him.
Popovich, who has white hair, has a tiger face, why am I injured again? Spurs again?
Remember the 0.4 seconds of the old fish Fisher? Remember Maddie's 35.13 seconds? Remember Dwight Howard's aerial killing?
Now with the addition of a rebound.
Needless to say, I just want to go back to the locker room, drink a glass of red wine quietly, let the alcohol anesthetize me, and understand this mysterious life.
The rest of the Spurs players were similarly confused, with Duncan standing under the basket crossed, looking up at the rebound.
What the hell is going on? How did the ball get lost and how did it get it? Is there someone above him?
Duncan did not leave the court immediately, but waited for Li Liang to be freed from the predicament of being full of big men.
He is still very personable, the stone Buddha who has gone through the wind and rain, has defeated everyone he can defeat, and has also served as a background board for everyone.
As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, this may be the embodiment of Duncan's Buddha nature.
Seeing Li Liang, Duncan stepped forward to shake hands with him and said, "Congratulations, it's incredible, congratulations." “
Li Liang thanked Duncan and asked him if he wanted his signature, the price should have increased.
Duncan touched Li Liang's head and said, "In the future, come on, the future is yours." ”
Damn, the future will be mine again?
Li Liang stroked his hair and felt cold.
At this time, in Stamps, Li Liang has become the absolute focus, the audience has not dispersed, and many people are waiting to high-five Li Liang.
Two lines of subtitles popped up in front of Li Liang's eyes: [Congratulations, complete the achievement of "First Lore" and get a chance to draw the lucky wheel once].
Second subtitle: [Congratulations, get the achievement "The future is yours", get the skill "Tim Duncan's Touch the Head", please enter the system to view. 】
What the hell? What is this? Touching the head to kill? And this kind of skill?
Can this make people bald? Then this skill is really scary enough.