rpbooks Chapter 280 Anxiety Stage
Chapter 280 Anxiety Stage
Chapter 280 Anxiety Stage
Rose has entered the game state, no longer responding to the enthusiastic shouts of the fans, and quickly retreated to the backcourt to avoid being hit by a fast-break counterattack.
The Bulls players have a correct attitude and put on a zone defense, ready to block the Lakers' offense.
Xu Tian dribbled the ball the most steadily, slowly dribbling the ball across the half court, and waiting until Josh Smith, who was serving, ran to the frontcourt, bent over and dribbled the ball to organize the attack.Now that time is running out, every point behind is a huge disadvantage, and it must be recovered as soon as possible.
Kobe was not used to playing without the ball, so he stood at a 45-degree angle to the left and opened his position to watch Xu Tian's offensive choices.
George mentioned the top of the arc and played a pick-and-roll with Xu Tian who was dribbling.
Jimmy Butler pushed too hard around the screen, pushed George away from a standing position, and received an off-ball foul.
The scale of confrontation in this game is very large, and there are relatively many fouls. This foul is already the Bulls' eighth foul in a single quarter.The number of fouls was full, and George stood at the free throw line.
When George made a free throw, Rose and Jimmy Butler stood at the top of the arc, and the two communicated in low voices, each expressing why they were so eager for the victory of this game.Rose and Jimmy Butler both want to take the opportunity of the national broadcast to prove their strength.
Xu Tian is only a first-year rookie, but he has already started to be challenged. He still doesn't know this.
George made two free throws and both missed.
Joakim Noah dragged his tired legs, right hand extended, and easily grabbed the defensive rebound.
Rose advanced the indirect ball, and instantly increased his speed again, overdrawing his body, showing the terrifying speed before he was injured.
White No. 1, attack swiftly.
The players on the Lakers are all about 2 meters tall, and their speed is relatively slower than Rose's, so they can't stop this attack at all.
Josh Smith had no choice but to stop Rose with a foul.
Rose's style of play regardless of his body made the United Center fans happy and worried.
Hoiberg is the head coach, but his authority is only to arrange tactics and rotations, and he cannot interfere with the players' style of play at all.Standing on the sidelines, just quietly watching Rose play.
Rose fans have a completely different feeling from the head coach. They want Rose to play smarter instead of hitting the rim with every ball.He used to be like this style, and what he got was years of injuries.
Jimmy Butler's basketball philosophy is to do his best. He admired Rose like this more, ran over, and pulled Rose up from the floor.
Players from both sides spontaneously stood on both sides of the free throw line, ready to fight for rebounds.
Rose held his knees with both hands and forced them to stop the pain. Although it didn't help, it gave him a strong psychological hint, and his mentality gradually stabilized.
The referee passed the ball to Rose for two free throws.
Rose dribbled the ball and took a deep breath, adjusted his shooting rhythm, took the first free throw, and bounced out of the frame.
The referee got the ball and passed it to Rose who was standing at the free throw line.
Rose made the second free throw, continued to adjust, and hit the board!
94-98!
There are 3 minutes and 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter!
Xu Tian received the serve, and Kobe, who was a little confused in the frontcourt, took advantage of the situation and started to attack without the ball.
Kobe got the ball, and all kinds of feelings gradually returned. He bent over to dribble, faced Rose's defense, and switched to a back-up mode for attacking tough situations.
Rose lowered his center of gravity with difficulty, pressed against Kobe's back, and wrestled secretly.
Kobe is 7 centimeters taller than Ross, as the saying goes, one inch is longer and one inch is stronger. He advanced to the free throw line and turned over to make a jumper.
Rose couldn't use his knees, so he could only stand still and try to block with his right hand.
Kobe was completely unaffected, and he finished his shooting steadily and confidently shot the basketball.
Swish!
96-98!
Xu Tian noticed Rose's slightly strenuous movement, but he didn't mention it, and he didn't want to specifically target it.
Rose moved his ankles twice, moved his knees, took the serve, and ran to the frontcourt lightly.
George was in charge of defending Rose, so he naturally noticed the change in him, but on the basketball court, it was difficult to consider affection.
Rose was hit hard by the injury. At this time, he was like a frightened bird, not daring to forcefully put pressure on his knee, and passed the ball to Jimmy Butler.In the past, the Bulls could only rely on him alone, but now, Jimmy Butler is enough to take on the big responsibility.
Joakim Noah ran to the top of the arc and moved the screen to block Xu Tian, allowing Jimmy Butler to face Josh Smith.
Jimmy Butler dreams of becoming the boss of the team. He cherishes the possession of the offensive ball at critical moments. He dare not shoot three-pointers rashly, and speeds up the breakthrough with the ball.
Josh Smith was not afraid of the physically strong Jimmy Butler, he quickly blocked the breakthrough route and exerted a physical confrontation.
Jimmy Butler was exhausted in the end and couldn't resist Josh Smith's confrontation, so he had to hand the ball to Rose again.
Rose had no choice but to face the defense and shot a three-pointer with a super high arc.
Basketball hit the board, magical hit!
96-101!
The Bulls led by five points, with 2 minutes and 46 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter!
In the venue, the atmosphere became extremely lively.
Xu Tian has become accustomed to the exaggerated reactions of the away fans, so he was unaffected and ran to the frontcourt without the ball.
Kobe dribbled forward and played singles with the ball outside the left three-point line.
Hoiberg waved his hand and gave the players instructions to double-team Kobe who was dribbling with his back.
Kobe saw TJ Warren in the roll, flicked the ball with his right hand, and gave it to him.
TJ Warren has good physical talent, grabs the ball with his right hand and takes off, and takes off strongly against the nearly weak Joakim Noah.
Joakim Noah is not easy, rolling with both hands sideways to prevent a must-go dunk by TJ Warren.
Josh Smith pulled TJ Warren up and sent him to the free throw.
Kobe, Xu Tian, and George did not go to high-five TJ Warren, but simply interacted and completed their routine actions.
Facing the noise attack of several cheering sticks behind the rebound, TJ Warren was affected, his shooting hand was stiff, and he missed the first free throw.
Lakers fans saw the free throw performance of the players, and they all said that they need to practice more free throws.
TJ Warren withstood the pressure and made his second free throw.
97-101, 2 minutes and 28 seconds!
Rose received the serve and faced the Lakers' tight defense, he chose to pass the ball to Jimmy Butler who had already run to the center line.
Xu Tian predicted the passing route, rushed out horizontally, and completed the steal with his right hand.
Kobe Bryant pointed his right hand to the sky for an alley-oop.
Xu Tian sprinted and threw the ball near the basket.
Kobe exerted strength with both feet, and got the right basketball with his right hand. He wanted to dunk, but found that the height was not enough.Change in the middle, put the basket and end.
99-101, 2 minutes and 19 seconds!
Hoiberg called a timeout to calm the players down in response to the Lakers' sudden increase in defensive intensity.
Jimmy Butler saw Rose walking last and asked tentatively, "Derek, are you okay?"
Rose shook his head and walked side by side with Jimmy Butler.
(End of this chapter)