The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 319 318. A good start to the finals!

As the time on the court has become less and less, the situation on the court is far out of the control of the fans.

Because there are still two and a half minutes before the end of the game, the Magic still holds a five-point lead, a result that no one could have imagined before the game.

At the last critical moment, everyone in the Magic team seemed to see the hope of winning. Everyone seemed to be on a stimulant, and they began to explode at an amazing speed on the defensive end.

Everyone can be said to be fighting for the ball, and every offensive and defensive round can be said to be a life-like existence.

As for the Lakers, in the final moments of the game, most of the offensive possessions were in Kobe's hands.

And Pietrus, who was in charge of defending Kobe for the entire game in this game, already felt a little tired.

After all, in the same playing time, the physical energy consumed by defending role players and defending Kobe is absolutely different.

But even though the calf was already facing the limit of cramps, Pietrus still gritted his teeth and persisted at the last moment.

Because of his inaccurate three-pointers and defense that can't be called the league's top, Pietrus can still thrive in the league.

The most important thing in this is the ruthlessness in Pietrus.

For this situation, Pietrus is clearer than others, what is the main reason why he can gain a foothold in the league and win the favor of the head coach.

So at the last moment of the game, facing Kobe's basically all-inclusive offensive choice, Pietrus still gritted his teeth and fought hard.

Even though he felt a clear pain between his chest at this moment because of the strong physical confrontation, Pietrus still didn't take half a step back, and was still on top of the first line of defense to defend Kobe.

But as we all know, at the last moment of the game, Kobe can always take over the team's offensive banner.

Don't care what the final shooting percentage is, but Kobe just dared to make shots. At this point, Kobe always has very strong self-confidence.

At least Kobe believed in himself more than he believed in his teammates.

With Pietrus' close defense, Kobe hit a difficult fadeaway jumper, and the Lakers also successfully narrowed the point difference to four points.

For the Lakers, at least this score has the hope of being able to come back, so in the next defensive round, the Lakers also started desperately.

Even if the Magic want to consume as much time as possible, they wait until the 24 seconds are approaching in each offensive round before making a shot.

However, the Lakers, with extremely strong mental attributes, began to press the whole court, intending to try their best to find a chance for the team through the very physical energy-consuming defensive method.

"Michael (Petrus), switch me to defend Kobe next round. We switch defenses. Your physical energy consumption is too fast, so leave it to me next."

During the retreat, after hearing Su Jiu's words, Pietrus was obviously hesitant. Even though he was already on the verge of collapse at this time, when he remembered Van Gundy's explanation off the field, Pietrus still didn't agree immediately.

"Just listen to me on the field. Don't forget, before the game, the coach said this more than once."

After a little hesitation, Pietrus heard the words from Su Jiu again, and finally Pietrus, who had clearly known his physical condition, also gritted his teeth.

"Okay, you have to be careful."

As the game time dwindled, Kobe held the ball again on the offensive end, but this time the difference was that the defender in front of Kobe changed from Pietrus to Su Jiu.

Barkley: "We can see that in this crucial defensive round, Su actually took the initiative to switch defenses with Michael."

"It takes a lot of courage to know this decision, because in the final period, the Lakers' offensive options must be handed over to Kobe."

"That's why Su actually chose to switch to defend Kobe at this time. This is a huge defensive pressure!!"

Kenny Smith: "Indeed, even though Su's defensive ability has always been excellent, it takes a lot of courage to choose to switch to Kobe in this situation!!"

Seeing Su Jiu who chose to defend himself on the defensive end, Kobe didn't have much expression on his face.

Because at the last moment of the game, no matter who the defender standing in front of Kobe is, for Kobe, this cannot hinder his determination to participate in the offense.

So after a slight pause, Kobe turned his back to Su Jiu, frequently looking for physical confrontation.

It seems that they want to use such a method to try their best to gain offensive space for themselves.

He has been in contact with Kobe's body all the time. At this moment, Su Jiu's physical fitness is quite good, at least he is much better than Pietrus.

In addition, Kobe played too much time in this game, so Su Jiu didn't feel too much pressure in the face of fierce physical confrontation at the moment.

After all, you can say that Su Jiu's offensive skills are not skilled enough, or that Su Jiu's outside shooting is not stable enough, but you can't say that Su Jiu's physical condition is not strong enough! !

With a height of 194, his weight has now risen to 91 kilograms. This figure made Su Jiu stand beside Kobe, and he felt that the two were almost the same.

Because Kobe's height is 1.9 meters eight, and his weight is 96 kilograms, compared with Su Jiu and Su Jiu, they are basically the same.

He leaned back against Su Jiu behind him, because at this moment Kobe really needed an undisturbed offensive space.

So when Kobe was holding the ball on the right side, the other Lakers players had already opened up, giving the space on the right side to Kobe and Su Jiu.

Guarantee that Kobe can only face one-on-one defensive pressure in the final singles, and avoid being double-teamed by the Magic, resulting in a situation where he cannot make shots on the offensive end.

After leaning against Su Jiu with the strength of his back, Kobe directly chose a turnaround jumper that he was best at.

Moreover, Kobe's jump shot also had a very large backward angle, so even though Su Jiu had already taken off with all his strength, he still couldn't complete the block.

But the good news is that at this moment, after four quarters of high-intensity confrontation, Kobe still needs to put in more energy on the defensive end.

So at this time, Kobe didn't have much physical strength left, which led to Su Jiu's body not being too dislocated after being leaned on by Kobe.

And the moment Kobe chose to turn over and shoot a jump shot, Su Jiu interfered with all his strength. Even though he failed to cover Kobe's shot, physically, he actually gave enough physical resistance.

"boom!"

With the sound of iron striking, Kobe's fadeaway jumper finally hit the edge of the basket due to the loss of strength.

But at the same time as the ball hit the iron, there was a very fierce competition for a position at the basket at the moment.

Because now that the game has reached this stage, every rebound fight will become crucial.

However, even when everyone's physical strength has been lost, Howard finally managed to protect this backcourt rebound by relying on his excellent physical talent.

And the first time he protected the backcourt rebound, Howard quickly passed the ball to Iverson on the side, for fear that the Lakers would foul him and send him to the free throw line.

After all, although Howard was confident enough in this period, he was well aware of his free throws.

At the last critical juncture, the Magic already held a 4-point lead and successfully blocked Kobe's turnaround jumper at the last moment.

Therefore, after grabbing the rebound, hand it over to the guard next to him as soon as possible to avoid being fouled by the Lakers and sent to the free throw line. This is the most sensible choice.

After Iverson received the ball, he quickly moved to the side, trying to consume the little time left on the court.

But after gradually coming to their senses, the Lakers heard the loud cry from the Zen master Jackson on the coach's bench.

"Foul, foul, foul!!"

After receiving a signal from the head coach off the field, Ariza quickly fouled Iverson.

As the Lakers made a foul, the number of fouls committed by both sides in the fourth quarter had already been reached, so the referee directly made two free throw gestures.

During the time when the game was terminated by a foul, Su Jiu, who had successfully defended against Kobe's ball, let out a shout of excitement, and jumped up and collided with Pietrus on the side.

Then he quickly walked to Iverson's side, with a casual expression on his face, pretending to be relaxed and saying to Iverson:

"Hey, Aaron, I've accomplished my mission well, so I'll leave it to you next."

"You must not lose the chain at a critical moment, or I will have a place to bury you in the future, haha."

Facing Su Jiu's casual ridicule, Iverson didn't quite laugh at this time, he just nodded slightly, then took a deep breath and walked towards the free throw line in the frontcourt.

"Whoo~"

After receiving the referee's serve, Iverson first took a deep breath while holding the ball, then searched for the shooting rhythm by hitting the floor with a basketball, and finally raised his hand to directly complete the first free throw.

"Shu~"

With Iverson's first free throw hit steadily, the entire Staples Arena is basically in a state of silence at this moment.

Because the two free throws at this moment are enough to basically kill the game.

But even though the silence of the Staples Arena was a bit scary at the moment, on the Internet, Magic fans jumped up in an instant.

Some fans even clenched their fists tightly in front of the computer, as if they were shouting crazily all the time in their hearts:

"Go in! Go in! You must be punished!!"

Under the interference of the Lakers fans, Iverson took a deep breath, then raised his hand again, and completed the second free throw.

As soon as Iverson made the second free throw, everyone under the basket hugged into a group instantly, and everyone plunged into the basket, ready to fight for rebounds immediately.

"Shu~"

However, as the sound of the basketball hitting the net sounded, Iverson's second free throw was also steadily hit.

And with Iverson's free throw, the Magic have already held a six-point lead on the court at this moment.

But the game time on the court is only 17 seconds left.

After Iverson made these two free throws, Jackson directly called the last timeout of the game.

During the timeout, the atmosphere of both the Magic and the Lakers was a little tense. Van Gundy tremblingly arranged for the team's last defensive round, and loudly encouraged the players not to lose their positions in the next defensive round.

After all, victory is already in sight at this moment, so for everyone in the Magic team, even if they don't want to be excited, it will be even more difficult! !

Under the attention of many fans on and off the court, the Lakers, who came back from a timeout, made tactical moves and finally succeeded in sending the ball to Kobe's hands.

At this moment, because there is not much time left on the court, the Lakers are behind the Magic by a full six points.

So at the moment of receiving the serve, Kobe adjusted his rhythm slightly, and then directly rushed to shoot a shot from outside the three-point line.

You know, since the time on the court is getting less and less, if Kobe can make this goal, then there is still hope for the Lakers in the future.

But if the shot doesn't go in, it basically declares the loss of the Lakers.

After Kobe threw the ball, all the Lakers fans stood up instantly, and everyone raised their arms high, as if expecting a miracle to happen.

"boom!"

However, with the sound of iron strikes, Kobe's strong three-pointer was another strike.

In the fierce rebounding at the basket, Howard toughly protected the backboard and passed the ball to Lewis next to him immediately.

It's not even a biography, it's better to say it's a plug, because Howard and Lewis are basically next to each other at this time.

With the basketball in Lewis' hands, the Lakers still committed a tactical foul, although this foul was unnecessary.

But the game is not over after all, and the players still have to continue to implement the tactics from the head coach on the field at this moment.

Next, Lewis, who made 88.6% of his free throws this season, was under the pressure of the audience and hit the last two free throws with ease.

And with Lewis's two free throws, it was a death sentence for the Lakers this season.

After all, there was not much time left at this time, and the Lakers did not pause. Under the pressure of the Magic, the whistle for the end of the game finally sounded.

As soon as the game ended, the Magic's bench frantically poured into the field.

Of course, including Stan Van Gundy as the head coach, everyone had a carnival at the Lakers' home court.

Su Jiu and Iverson hugged each other tightly in the middle of the arena immediately after the match.

This game can be said to be a victory created by the magic team's concerted efforts, but the victory of this game, whether it is for Su Jiu or Iverson, can be said to be very important and meaningful.

So after the game, Su Jiu and Iverson, who were hugging each other tightly, were not only venting their excitement, but also cheering for each other.

Because as soon as the finals started, the Magic team won the first game of the finals without being favored by outsiders:

91:83

8 points in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the away game, the Los Angeles Lakers, who are the favorites to win this season, defended the pinnacle of the finals! !

(End of this chapter)