warrior godfather

Chapter 391 The king sees the king

Oct. 5, Staples Center.

"Defence! Defense!"

At this time, the game between the Lakers and the Clippers has progressed to the last 35.4 seconds of the fourth quarter. The score between the two sides is 99:98. The Clippers lead by 1 point and the ball is in the hands of the Lakers.

In this anxious situation, all the Clippers fans stood up and cheered for the home team.

However, their momentum is not too big, and they don't have the thrilling deterrence of other teams at home.

Although G3 is regarded as the Clippers' home court, most of the tickets are sold to their own fans first, but in Los Angeles, the Lakers fans have an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers and financial resources. Nearly half of the tickets were bought, but it was only slightly inferior in momentum.

This is the helplessness of the Clippers. Their strength this year is actually not inferior to the Lakers. Their regular season record is the same as that of the Lakers. It is only because they do not have an advantage in the relationship between victory and defeat that they rank fifth in the Western Conference. However, they also won the first two games against the Lakers. With a 1:1 tie, they regained the home court advantage.

Although this home court advantage seems to be untrue in the face of the purple and gold all over the audience, the league will still take care of the Clippers in terms of penalties. With the Clippers and the Lakers having similar strengths, it can have an important impact on the results of the series. influences.

In this game, the Clippers enjoyed a little bonus of home court advantage. Although the two teams had similar free throws, the Lakers were frequently whistled for fouls within 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. The Clippers entered the "Bonus" state early. After that, every defensive foul the Lakers made, the Clippers were able to make free throws, which was the key factor for them to tie the score with the Lakers.

In the last round, Paul fouled Fisher in the middle distance and made two free throws to help the Clippers establish a 1-point lead.

At the last moment of the game, every point is very crucial. This point behind made Phil Jackson on the sidelines no longer sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. Standing dignifiedly on the sidelines, staring at Kobe who was holding the ball across the half court, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

If this game is lost, the Lakers trail behind the Clippers by a big score of 1:2 in the series, and G4 is still the Clippers' home court, then the Lakers will be completely desperate.

For the Lakers, G3 is a game that must be won. Only by winning G3 can the Lakers regain their home court advantage, and the two sides are so similar in strength that whoever has the home court advantage will have the chance to win.

On the court, after Kobe came to the front court, he did not rush to attack, but slowed down.

At this critical moment, we must not be a little impatient, we must calm down and play tactics to reduce the possibility of mistakes.

He took two deep breaths, adjusted his breath, dribbled the ball twice on the spot despite the sweat all over his body, and waved to Gasol to let him come up as a cover.

Prior to this, Kobe had played for 41 minutes, made 27 crazy shots and hit 13 goals, including 6 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 6 free throws, and scored 34 points.

In addition to eating him, Gasol was in poor form today, scoring only 13 points, and only Bynum scored 18 points. Kobe almost single-handedly propped up the Lakers' offense, and almost every round was supported by him. After the ball was launched, they took a 2-minute break in the second half and then went back into battle. The physical exertion was huge, but now, the Lakers can only count on him.

Kobe could only drag his tired body and muster up his courage. At this most critical moment, he tried his best to win this crucial victory for the Lakers.

This is the playoffs. The playoffs are the stage for the stars. In this cruel arena, no matter how subtle the tactics, no matter how well-understood the team, it is not as good as a superstar's individual singles. They dominate the fate of the team. Control the outcome of the game.

And this is the moment Kobe is most familiar with.

Gasol came to the top of the arc. With his screen, Kobe briefly got rid of Reggie Evans who was following the defense, came to the left side of the free throw line, turned around, and leaned against Griffin who was on defense.

After Gasol completed the screen, he immediately slid down and took away Reggie Evans. Other Lakers players also opened up space, cleared the strong side, and left room for Kobe to play singles.

Behind Kobe, Griffin looked serious, with one hand on his waist and the other raised high, all the muscles in his body tensed up, ready to fight.

And Kobe relaxed his body and dribbled the ball calmly. It seems that now is not the most critical decisive moment in the fourth quarter, but just an offensive round in regular time.

He waited for his teammates to pull away before leaning back hard.

boom!
A muffled sound came out, and Griffin tried his best, but he still couldn't withstand Kobe's impact, and took a small step back.

He competes for explosive power, but he is still a little immature in physical confrontation. In recent years, in order to increase the success rate of post-up singles, Kobe has focused on strengthening his core strength and gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Griffin.

boom!
Kobe leaned back again, and Griffin took another step back. The two had already reached the paint area, and if they stepped back, they would be in the restricted area.

Jordan under the basket has been paying attention to the movement here, and moved a step to this side when he saw this, ready to help defend, just waiting for Kobe to break through.

But Kobe seemed to be aware of his thoughts, and he didn't push in any more. Instead, after sitting down for two steps, his shoulders suddenly shook, he turned to the left, took the ball with both hands, and made a gesture to shoot.

Griffin hastily stretched out his hand to interfere, but he didn't dare to jump up. In this game, he defended against Kobe no less than 5 times. He was dizzy by Kobe's realistic fake moves, and was eaten by the sheet several times. Now he is extra cautious, for fear of being caught by Kobe again. deceived.

And Kobe's turning around and shooting this time was really a fake move. He just raised his hands and didn't really shoot, but seeing that Griffin didn't take off, Kobe jumped up and shot immediately after a fake move.

Griffin quickly jumped up, trying to block his shot, but Kobe's movements were extremely smooth, and his back was huge. Griffin's movements were a little slower, and he stretched his right hand as hard as possible, but it was still a hair's breadth away. , I can only watch Kobe make an extreme fadeaway jumper.

brush!
100: 99.

Bryant stretched his right foot forward, stuck out his tongue, and landed on one foot. After watching the basketball go into the net, he clenched his fist hard.

Now, the initiative is in the hands of the Lakers.

"Di-"

De Nagro called the last timeout of the Clippers. After Kobe scored the goal, there were only 12.5 seconds left in the game, and the Clippers' next attack must be completed.

After the whistle sounded, the Lakers players rushed forward, surrounded Kobe in the middle, and walked to the bench together, while the Clippers players walked to the sidelines silently with serious faces.

De Nagro beckoned, and all the Clippers players surrounded him. He looked at Paul and got straight to the point:
"Chris, you will attack with the ball later..."

Paul sat on the chair and was wiping the sweat off his face with a towel. Hearing this, he nodded slowly and said nothing, but his determined gaze revealed his determination.

Tonight, he made 15 of 8 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and 8 of 7 free throws. He has already scored 24 points, 13 assists and 4 steals. The whole team's offense and defense also go all out to compete with Kobe Bryant.

Now, the Clippers need him and Kobe to do one last contest.

……

After the timeout, the two sides returned to the court. Paul came out from the inside with the double screens of Jordan and Griffin, and received a sideline ball from Randy Foye at the top of the arc.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the audience became serious. Both Clippers fans and Lakers fans stood up and stared at Paul's movements.

The outcome of this match is now in his hands.

In front of him, Kobe bypassed the screens of Jordan Jr. and Griffin, ran to the top of the arc, and stopped in front of Paul.

During the regular time, Fisher has always been defending Paul. In order to reserve physical strength for the offense, Kobe mostly paddles on the defensive end, but at this most critical moment, he trusts his defense more.

"Kobe! Kobe!"

"CP3! CP3!"

Wang Jianwang's duel made the entire Staples Center boil. Clippers fans and Lakers fans refused to give in to each other, roaring loudly, blushing, and trying their best to overwhelm each other's voices.

It's the only thing they can do.

On the court, Paul was not affected by the noise, he played an almost perfect game, and at the moment he maintained absolute calm.

Facing Kobe, who was not showing his flaws, Paul did not choose to single-handedly attack, but waved at Jordan, who immediately raised to the top of the arc as a cover.

The quality of Jordan's screen is not bad, Kobe was firmly blocked, Paul took advantage of this gap, accelerated, and rushed into the three-point line.

Bynum stopped in front of him, and Kobe squeezed through the screen and chased up from behind Paul, forming a front and rear flanking trend.

Paul's eyes flashed, he made a decisive decision, accelerated again, and charged towards Bynum.

At this critical moment, Bynum became restrained. He wanted to move a step sideways to stop Paul's breakthrough, but he stopped, leaving a gap for him to rush through.

Paul seems to have long been convinced that Bynum would not dare to make too many moves. He broke through the penalty area very resolutely, leaned on Bynum, then jumped up, pulled the bar with his right hand, hit the board, and the ball scored.

101: 100.

boom!
After Paul scored, the tense Staples Center immediately boiled, and the Clippers fans shouted, blushed, and vented their joy.

The Lakers fans were dejected, holding their heads and staring at Paul on the court, as if they couldn't believe the scene they just saw.

After Paul scored this goal, he lost his balance when he landed, staggered two steps, and flew out of the baseline, but he kept looking at the thrown basketball from the corner of his eye, saw it fall into the net, and immediately jumped from the corner of his eye. He stood up on the ground, punched hard, and roared, his face was full of excitement and ecstasy after the pressure was gone.

Paul knew that he had made the most correct choice, and he knew that Bynum would not dare to foul at this most critical moment!
Prior to this, Paul took advantage of the Clippers' early access to Bonus to find Bynum frequently in pick-and-rolls, and fouled him twice in a row, bringing Bynum's foul count to 5 times, so that he didn't even dare to reach out later.

This kind of psychology has always affected Bynum, making him hesitant in a defensive round that needed decisiveness and resoluteness the most, almost watching Paul break through to the basket and score the most critical and important goal of his game. a ball.

After seeing the basketball hit the net, Bynum suddenly came to his senses, with a strong feeling of remorse in his heart, picked up the basketball, clapped his hands heavily, and let it fly high.

But it was too late for his remorse. With only 3.5 seconds left in the game, the Lakers still had the last chance to attack, but Bynum had no chance to make up for his mistakes in defense.

As soon as Paul scored, the Zen master called a timeout. Bynum returned to the bench depressed, but the others had no time to comfort him. Everyone looked at the Zen master with serious faces, waiting for his arrangement. They all knew what the Zen master would do.

"Kobe, I'll see you later." Zen Master looked at Kobe and said in a deep voice.

"OK." Kobe looked back at him calmly.

……

Soon, the timeout ended and the two sides returned to the court.

Everyone was staring at Kobe nervously. Everyone knew that the Lakers would hand over the last ball to him. The Clippers players also paid attention to Kobe's movements. Reggie Evans, who was defending Kobe, wanted to stick to him. Don't give him room to shoot.

"Di-"

The referee's whistle blew, and Kobe pushed Reggie Evans in a very subtle manner. He came out from the inside with the help of Gasol's cover, received a pass from Fisher, took a step, and headed against Reggie Evans. Evans' defense, pull up and shoot!
But at this moment, Paul pounced on Kobe's side, ruthless everything, and slapped the ball off Kobe's hand!
He didn't care about Fisher at all. After he served the ball, he turned around and rushed towards Kobe.

Paul bet Kobe couldn't pass the ball, and he won.

After successfully stealing the ball, Paul immediately threw the ball into the frontcourt. Fisher hurriedly turned around, caught up with the basketball, picked it up and threw it to the Clippers basket, but the game time was over, the red light was on, and the basketball Also hit the front of the basket and bounced high.

"Yeah!!!!"

"CP3!"

"Chris, you are amazing, Wang Defa!! You dominated the game!!"

The Clippers fans were completely insane and worshiped Paul.

Relying on Paul's key attack and defense, the Clippers narrowly beat the Lakers 101:100, leading by 2:1. They also have home court advantage and completely grasp the initiative in the series!
Kobe looked at Paul, who was celebrating with his teammates, kept shaking his head, showing unwillingness, and was very dissatisfied with his performance on the last attack. He walked towards the player tunnel without shaking hands with the Clippers players.

When he walked to the entrance of the player tunnel, he suddenly turned his head, looked at the celebrating Clippers players and the colorful flowers falling from the dome, his eyes were as sharp as a blade, and then he turned around and quickened his pace, leaving the court.

On the sidelines, De Nagro looked at the Clippers players who surrounded Paul to celebrate, pulled the assistant coach beside him, and asked complacently:
"How about the Warriors-Mavericks game?"

"It's over, Warriors won by 5 points, Mavericks came back home, came back strong, but Curry scored 31 points, made a key three-pointer in the last 23 seconds, and the Warriors won the game.  … "

"So, the Warriors are already 3-0 with the Mavericks?" De Nagro rubbed his chin and suddenly let out a long laugh, "Then we have to work harder, and we can't let the Warriors rest for too long!"

　This chapter is supplemented on July 7th.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)