Kobe Bryant through time

Chapter 118 Bryant What You Think
The Lakers did not slow down, but continued to play at a fast pace. In contrast to the Rockets, after a timeout, these old players seemed to have calmed down a lot. No matter how the Lakers ran, they played their own, 4-pointers, more than 2 minutes, more than enough.As a result, the Rockets lowered the tempo and started a positional battle.

"here."

"Barkley."

The glider yelled, handed the ball to Barkley, who had come forward, wiped himself aside, and ran deep.After receiving the ball, Barkley aimed at the glider that was going forward. Without stopping, he hit the ground without looking at people, and passed the ball to the glider that was going forward. At this time, the old Clauser was chasing behind the glider. In front is the zone defense combination of Campbell and Knight.

"Nate, make it up."

With a loud shout, Campbell stepped away to face the glider. At the same time, he pressed his hands against the big dream behind him.

Knight didn't dare to hesitate, he gritted his teeth and went up to defend. At this moment, the glider threw the ball into the air. Barkley rushed over, caught the ball, and smashed it hard. He scored two points and caused a tie. Defend player Horry's foul and get a chance to add a penalty.

Barkley made a free throw, scored two plus one, and also chased the point difference to one point, followed by the Lakers' offense.

Eddie catches the ball in the backcourt and runs upcourt without pausing.

The Rockets players hurried back to defense, shrunk to the bottom of the basket, and stood in a two or three position, lined up and stood well.

"here."

Clauser roared, followed Knight's screen, bypassed the defender, and ran to Eddie's side.

"I'll fight."

Crowse takes the ball from Eddie, throws it up before the defender comes over.Maybe his hand slipped, or maybe he was tired, but Clausey made a three-point shot. The ball was caught by Olajuwon, who handed the ball to his guard, and then slowly ran forward.

The Rockets deliberately lowered the tempo, so outside players chose to pour the ball multiple times, not busy attacking.

"here."

After several downs, Barkley stretched out the open space, and the Rockets hurriedly passed the ball to him.

As soon as Barkley got the ball, Johnson came up on defense, spread his hands, and crouched down like an eagle preying on its prey.It's just that Johnson is not an eagle, and Barkley is not a prey.

"Come up."

Barkley smiled slightly, and slowly dribbled the ball back to the three-point line.

"I'll teach you how to play."

Barkley dribbled the ball with his right hand, and made gestures of summoning Johnson with his left hand from time to time, with disdain on his face.

Young players all have one thing in common, that is impulsiveness and lack of composure.The same is true for Johnson. Seeing Barkley being so provocative, he couldn't bear it anymore, and stepped forward with a stride.At this moment, Barkley accelerated, easily wiped away Johnson, and strode towards the basket.

Johnson was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect Barkley to speed up. When he came back to his senses, Barkley had already passed him. In desperation, Johnson had to reach out and grab Barkley, trying to end the attack with a foul.But, things didn't end like that.Barkley was running like a small tank going forward, and Johnson's pull could not interfere with his layup in the slightest.

The whistle sounded, Johnson fouled, and Barkley got a chance to add a penalty.

This penalty is a steady hit.

In a blink of an eye, the Rockets used Barkley's ability to overtake the Lakers by two points. At this time, there were 1 minute and 34 seconds before the end of the game.Del frowned and called a timeout.

"Bryant."

Del stared at Ling Yu, his expression seemed a little nervous, his brow moved slightly, and he asked, "What do you think now?"

What do you think now?Wait to die.

Ling Yu muttered for a while, then said helplessly, "I don't have any ideas."

It's not that Ling Yu has no idea, it's just that he doesn't want to say it.The last minute is the coach's time.A good coach will always think of a good tactic to solve the immediate problem within a few minutes.

Del frowned slightly, his face darkened, he pondered for a while, walked to the side of the team members, and spoke seriously.

For more than a minute, if you play well, you can hit a climax and extinguish the opponent's arrogance in one fell swoop.

Everything must have two sides, if you don't play well, then you will have no chance again.

After some simple arrangements, players from both sides returned to the court, and the last minute of fierce battle was about to begin.

"Bryant." Del glanced at Ling Yu, and said heavily: "I let them continue to play at a rhythm, and try to play 4 offenses in more than a minute."

"what!!!"

Ling Yu looked at Del in astonishment, not understanding why he would say this to himself, and from Del's tone, Ling Yu clearly felt that Del meant to ask for opinions.

"4 attacks." Del took a deep breath and said slowly: "It should be successful."

Ling Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Wouldn't 4 attacks be a little less?"

Del turned to look at Ling Yu, frowned, and asked in a low voice, "4 times less?"

Ling Yu nodded seriously, looked at the court thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "They have already adapted to the current rhythm, and our rhythm has also been disrupted by the Rockets. If this rhythm continues , definitely not."

Del hesitated and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is to be faster, get the ball to the basket, don't pass the ball." Ling Yu paused, and said seriously: "Use faster speed to disrupt their existing rhythm, so that , we can take the initiative.”

"At the same time, use your speed to break through the bottom of the basket, you can cause damage, and you may get a chance to get a free throw. This is better than trying to shoot from the outside." Ling Yu smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Look at the Veterans like Lausey have lost all their energy."

Del knew what Ling Yu said. In the past round, Clause made another three-point shot, and was beaten again by the Rockets when he came back. At this time, the point difference has reached 4 points, and the remaining time is only 41 points. [-] seconds.

"There's still time."

Del snorted and called another timeout, the only remaining long timeout.

"Good good!"

Del walked towards the team members while applauding, and shouted: "Everyone played well."

Is this okay?

Everyone froze for a moment, and then their expressions immediately sank.

"Bryant." Del yelled at Ling Yu, "Come here."

Without hesitation, Ling Yu walked towards Del.At this time, Del came to him just to see Ling Yu's opinion.

"There are still two offenses in 41 seconds." Del said in a low voice with a serious expression, "The Rockets will definitely consume time and the success rate. You can say how to play these two offenses."

Del's voice was very low, as low as a mosquito screaming, and Ling Yu had to struggle to hear it clearly. He hesitated, and whispered: "It doesn't have to be twice, we can attack three times."

"Three times?" Del was taken aback for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "You mean attacking one?"

Ling Yu nodded, and said seriously: "They will definitely defend our three-pointer and let us two-pointer. Why are we not as good as they want?"

"It's just." Del struggled and said, "It's just how to fight this? Also, there may not be enough time. We attacked three times, and they also attacked twice!"

"It's okay." Ling Yu snorted, and said: "Kick off the ball from the center line, let Eddie take the ball and drive towards the basket, they will definitely not foul. This time, the attack time should be within 4 seconds."

"The next thing is to defend." Ling Yu paused, and said seriously: "They will definitely spend time trying to get a shot at the last second."

Del nodded and said in agreement: "They will definitely do this. All we have to do is to put their attack on this time."

"No." Ling Yu stared at Del with sharp eyes, and said firmly: "Bet on their free throws."

"What?" Del drank softly, with a look of astonishment, obviously not understanding Ling Yu's tactics.

"I don't understand why it's done? Why not bet on their shots?"

"This is their home court, and at the last moment, they are even more nervous." Ling Yu paused and said, "Nervousness is the most likely to cause chaos."

The reason why Ling Yu thinks this way is because he realizes that the Rockets have young players on the field at this time, and the Rockets coach will definitely not pay attention to the step of fouling, because it takes more than 30 seconds. , will definitely not use foul tactics.As a result, the Rockets coach left the young shooting guard on the court.

The mood of young players is the easiest to change, and their ability to resist pressure is relatively weak.

Ling Yu smiled, and thought of Game 2013 of the [-] Finals. If Leonard had been stronger, he would not have had Ray Allen's incredible shot.

"Especially young players." Ling Yu stopped smiling, looked at Del, and said seriously: "This is what I think."

Del hugged his hands, his brows immediately frowned, and his face darkened. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly: "I don't agree with your idea. I think it's better to bet on their shooting."

Ling Yu retorted in a low voice: "They will definitely not shoot, but give the ball to the inside."

"Then prevent them inside, shrink our defense, and force them to shoot."

"They don't shoot, how about breaking through and making fouls?" Ling Yu didn't back down at all, and whispered: "This is their home court."

"There are so many what-ifs." Del snorted lightly and said, "There is enough time, no fouls are needed." As he spoke, Del waved his hand and walked towards the players.

They all have their own ideas and ask me, are you full after eating?
Ling Yu shook his head and walked over helplessly.

Dell really didn't use foul tactics, but he took Ling Yu's suggestion, hit the first ball quickly, buy time, and come back to defend one.

"Is that useful?"

Ling Yu muttered in a low voice, feeling very helpless about Del's tactics, if there is no need to foul, there is no need to grab at all, just play well.

Although a little helpless, Ling Yu was also very nervous and uneasy.

The game continued and the Lakers served from the sideline.Eddie took the ball without pausing, as if he was carrying a pack of explosives, and rushed towards the basket. The Rockets' defensive tactics were to put two points, defend three points, and let Eddie layup.

Two points scored, just 4 seconds passed, and the Rockets attacked next.

He took the ball from the outside and turned around. With 4 seconds left in the attack time, the glider took the ball and forcibly broke into the inside of the Lakers.

With a scream, the whistle sounded, the Lakers fouled, the glider made two free throws, and the Rockets continued to lead by 4 points.

13 seconds, 4 points, it seems a bit difficult, but what is even more difficult is that the Lakers have no timeout.

Eddie made a quick free throw in the backcourt. Near the top of the arc, he raised his hand across the defense to score a three-pointer.

Boom! ! !
The basketball bounced out of the basket and Olajuwon got the rebound. At this time, there were still 8 seconds left, and it seemed that there was still time.Eddie rushed forward, wanting to foul, but didn't want to, Dameng threw the ball vigorously, and threw the ball to the young shooting guard in the frontcourt.

Time ran out like this, and the Lakers lost four points to Houston.

"Bryant." Del looked serious, and shouted at Ling Yu: "Come here later."

"Ah!" Ling Yu was taken aback for a moment, and replied, "Okay."

What kind of tricks is this old man doing!

(End of this chapter)