rpbooks Chapter 434 Tension
Chapter 434 Tension
Chapter 434 Tension
Xu Tian didn't watch TNT's advertisement, and sat back on the chair in the locker room, with his eyes closed, he felt the warm cheers coming from the scene from time to time.He has only missed three games, but he already misses the court and the game very much. This feeling makes him very entangled.
During the timeout period, Kobe tightened the shoelace of his left foot to fix the ankle and try to reduce the development of the injury.However, most of the sneakers of outside players are low-top, which cannot provide good ankle protection effect, but it is better than nothing.
George also sorted out his whole body equipment again, using this method to give himself psychological hints and return to his best state.
A small quarrel broke out between Harden and Howard during the timeout, but was stopped by his teammates, and the situation did not develop further.Bickerstaff felt that the team's mentality was gradually showing problems, but amidst the continuous boos of the away fans, he couldn't think of more consoling words, so he could only try to keep the players' mentality and then play the rest of the game.
Josh Smith is a power forward with outstanding physical talent, but his golf quotient is not very high, so he received individual guidance from Kobe before the timeout ended.He didn't know if it would work, but decided to do what Kobe said.
Bickerstaff replaced Beverly with D'Angelo Russell to increase the firepower on the offensive end and strive to widen the point difference again as soon as possible.
Harden is still the core of the organization, dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, dribbling the ball under the hips at the top of the arc, looking for George's defensive flaws.
George's physical strength has reached a critical point. Every time he breathes, he can feel a tingling pain in his chest. It is the most uncomfortable time in each game, but Harden, who he is defending, does not have this situation. He directly relies on the rhythm to complete the breakthrough.
Josh Smith did as Kobe said, standing outside the reasonable collision zone ahead of time, waiting for Harden's impact.
Harden's eyes were on the running teammates and the basket, but he didn't notice the person in front of him, and bumped straight into it.
Josh Smith couldn't withstand Harden's impact, and fell back on his back, and successfully got a whistle-Harden dribbled the ball into someone, an offensive foul.
Tyson Chandler ran into the penalty area and pulled Josh Smith up from the floor.
The rhythm of the game began to change subtly.That's what didn't happen in Houston.
Xu Tian's mood gradually became tense, and his whole body was trembling slightly. He leaned against the comfortable back of the chair, pinched his chin with his thumb and index finger, completely motionless, and watched the game quietly, waiting for the final result.
Kobe's layup was affected by the strength of his legs. He didn't have enough force and the front frame went wide, but then Josh Smith, who followed up, vigorously filled the ball into the basket.
78-82!
The Rockets still failed to break the scoring drought.
The atmosphere at the Staples Center was completely ignited, trying to shout defense and help the team's morale.
After all, Kobe was constrained by an ankle injury. D'Angelo Russell made a frontal breakthrough, but he fouled and sent him to the free throw line.
D'Angelo Russell has not worked with Kobe for a long time, but he is full of respect for the legendary star, and even if he took advantage of it, he didn't spray any trash talk.He stood quietly on the free throw line and made two free throws to help the Rockets break the scoring drought.
78-84!
In the Lakers offensive round, George attracted Ariza and D'Angelo Russell's double-team defense, passed the ball to the open Kobe, and Kobe then passed it to Nick Young.
Nick Young's mid-range shot was interfered by Terrence Jones and missed.
Tyson Chandler was determined to do his best for his hometown team. Regardless of his physical strength, he took off suddenly, patted the basketball on Howard's head, and returned it to George at the top of the arc.In the process of continuing to fight against Howard, his physical strength was too great, he could not maintain his balance, and fell to the floor after grabbing the rebound.
Scott is an experienced coach and immediately called a timeout to give Tyson Chandler a chance to rest.
Kobe looked at the scoreboard, the difference between the two sides was six points, and the remaining time was 4 minutes and 21 seconds!
Scott made adjustments, replacing Josh Smith, and sent a twin-tower combination of Tyson Chandler and McGee to enhance the height of the inside and take turns to defend Howard.
Nick Young got an extra mission to foul Howard specifically.Now it is close to the last 2 minutes. If you don't execute the slashing tactics, you will basically have no chance to use them again.
Bickerstaff wanted to replace Capela, but was strongly resisted by Howard, so of course he couldn't make it, so Howard was still kept and let him play in the final stage.
George served from the sideline of the front court and passed it to Kobe who came out of the top of the arc.
Kobe felt the severe pain from his left foot from time to time, and knew that the injury was rapidly intensifying, but he had no way out, so he had to bend over reluctantly, dribbling to speed up the breakthrough.Every step he took was like stepping on a sharp knife, but in order to win, he had no other choice.
Howard and Kobe had too many intersections and grievances, and they refused to give in at all. They took off reasonably outside the collision zone, trying to block Kobe who was rushing.
Hearing the cheers of the fans, Kobe saw only the basket covered by Howard. He jumped with all his legs, moved laterally in the air, and made a graceful backward jumper.This action is just like when he was young.
The basketball crossed Howard's outstretched defensive arms, drew a rainbow arc, and entered the net hollow!
Howard and Kobe had physical contact in mid-air. Kobe had difficulty maintaining his balance and fell to the floor to relieve his force.
The referee whistled and whistled for Howard's thug foul!
2+1!
Tyson Chandler and McGee ran over at the same time, waited until Kobe's breathing stabilized, stretched out their left and right hands respectively, and pulled Kobe up from the floor.
George walked up to Kobe and gave him a high five.
Bryant wanted to walk to the free throw line, but as soon as he took weight on his left foot, he immediately felt the extraordinary pain, which made him unable to maintain the state of pretending nothing happened.
The fans at the scene saw Kobe limping to the free throw line, understood that his ankle was seriously injured, and immediately shouted MVP in unison, giving the highest respect to this legendary player who has been with the Lakers for [-] years.
Kobe felt the neat shouts in the stadium, took a deep breath, and shot free throws according to his usual habits!
Howard and Terrence Jones tucked McGee and Tyson Chandler, respectively, in good positions, ready to protect the defensive rebound.
The basketball jumped flexibly on the rim, and under the watchful eyes of four people under the rim, it fell into the net!
81-84!
Bickerstaff didn't expect the Lakers to be able to recover the point difference. He moved with the players on the sidelines and was just about to instruct Harden on how to attack when he heard the whistle from the referee.
Nick Young hugged Howard, pulled a foul, and sent the latter to the line for a free throw.
Bickerstaff knew that Howard was the current weakness of the Rockets, but he didn't have the courage to replace him directly. He could only stand on the sidelines and hope that Howard could hit free throws.
(End of this chapter)