rpbooks Chapter 438 Lore
Chapter 438 Lore
Chapter 438 Lore
Ariza is a good player, but he is far from being able to control the trend of the game. It is a risky move to give him the key ball.Facts have proved this point again.
The basketball hit the back edge, quickly rebounded into the air, and became a freely moving ball, attracting four players from both sides to compete.
Howard has an absolute strength advantage. With small movements, he stuck McGee and Tyson Chandler alone, looking up at the ball spinning away from the basket.He is very clear that the Rockets are in a backward state. Once they lose the ball this time, all previous efforts may be in vain.
Thinking of this, Howard erupted out of nowhere with a powerful brute force, carried McGee and Tyson Chandler behind him, jumped up suddenly, and grabbed the next priceless offensive rebound.
Tyson Chandler and McGee reacted almost at the same time, pulling Howard's shoulder with all his strength behind him, and fouled him to prevent his easy layup.
The referee blew the whistle and called a foul on Tyson Chandler, who touched Howard first.
Howard stands at the free throw line!
The neatest and loudest boos erupted from Staples Center to Howard as he walked to the free throw line.
Bryant looked at the time, only the last 8.3 seconds left.Even if Howard can make two free throws, they have a great chance to end the game. This is a very favorable situation for the Lakers, and he can breathe a sigh of relief.
Howard withstood the pressure and made two free throws to tie the game.The two teams returned to the same starting line.
93-93, 8.3 seconds!
Scott called the Lakers' last timeout, setting up what could be the final attack of the game.Of course, if you fail to make a shot, you can still go to overtime, but Kobe's ankle injury has worsened and he can no longer support it until then.
Bickerstaff didn't take the tactical board, and asked: "The Lakers must want to press time to play the last attack. Do you want to send them to the free throw line, or use defense to stop this shot and drag the game into overtime?"
Harden is the nominal boss of the Rockets, but his qualifications in the league are not enough, and he can't hold Howard down a bit. He was robbed of the conversation when he was about to speak.
Howard said: "At present, the two sides are evenly divided. There is no need to send points for fouls. As long as the Lakers' offense can be defended, the game can be dragged into overtime. Whether Kobe can play at that time is unknown."
Harden originally wanted to send a Lakers player to the free throw line by fouling in advance, and then he would try to complete the lore, but thinking that Howard would definitely object, he simply didn't say anything, just stood silently by the side, waiting for the timeout Finish.
D'Angelo Russell is in the first season of his career, and it is very unexpected to be able to make the playoffs, but since he has already led the Lakers 3-1, he still wants to win this game and go to the semi-finals. The final touch awaits their group against the San Antonio Spurs.However, in order to strengthen the defense, Bickerstaff replaced him with Beverly. In the last 8.3 seconds, he could only watch from the sidelines.
Lakers locker room.Maples saw that Xu Tian was much more nervous than usual, and tried to say: "Xu, don't be too nervous. All you can do now is trust your teammates and wait for them to bring the victory back."
Xu Tian was calmer than ordinary boys, so he wouldn't be too nervous or flustered, but it was the last moment, he didn't speak, but answered Maples with a nod.
Gary Vitti asked Bryant several times about his status and if he wanted to rest.Bryant turned down the offer and returned to the court with a swollen ankle.
There were various voices from the fans at the Staples Center, some cheering, some applauding, and of course some humming. When these voices came together, they didn’t feel noisy, but rather enjoyable.
Nick Young stood on the sideline of the front court, and under everyone's gaze, he took the ball from the referee.
Beverley has a tough defensive attitude, bouncing around Nick Young, trying to cause a five-second violation.But things backfired, and Nick Young still sent the ball out.
Kobe took off from the top of the arc to catch the ball, faced Ariza's defense, and instantly passed the ball to George, who was defended by Harden.
In order not to disturb the players on the field, the fans at the scene did not make any noise, watched with bated breath, and prepared to contribute cheers or sighs.
George broke through the penalty area with the ball, and Harden couldn't keep up with him.
5 seconds!
Capela gave up his defense against McGee and moved to the front left of the free throw line to form an auxiliary defense against George.
Harden has been completely freed, so he can only switch to McGee and use his upper body strength to block him.
4 seconds!
Capela, who was defending against George while walking, ignored Howard who was waiting in the penalty area, and jumped directly to the basket.
Howard straightened his arms and took off violently on the spot, his arm muscles tensed, trying to block George's shot.
3 seconds!
Kobe ignored the ankle injury and moved laterally to the right of the free throw line with Nick Young's accidental screen for him.Beside him, there was only Beverly who was chasing him.
George heard Kobe's shout and passed back with his left hand to Kobe who was in the middle.
2 seconds!
Beverly got carried away, stretched his right arm forward, quickly ran to Kobe's side, and took off with all his strength to block the shot.
Kobe saw Beverly coming, ignored the pain with his left foot, and drifted a jumper to the right.
Nick Young looked at the basketball and gradually raised his hands.
1 seconds!
In front of the Lakers bench, all the players who did not play stood together, nervously watching the basketball spinning in mid-air, eager to know what their fate would be.
0 seconds!
The red lights around the backboard are on!
Go in!
All the players on the sidelines and on the court of the Lakers ran towards Kobe, surrounded him while maintaining his shooting posture, and roared to celebrate this hard-won lore.
Howard put his hands on his knees and looked at the scoreboard with a blank expression.The demeanor and movements are almost exactly the same as when Lillard was killed by Lillard in 0.9 seconds.
Staples Center fans, many have been weeping.They thought that the Lakers would end the season in this game, but they didn't expect to miraculously come back. Such an impact moved them deeply.
Instead of Kobe, who couldn't walk around, George waved his hands, asking for applause and cheers from the fans.He got a response he had never had before, which made his boiling blood boil even more.
The Rockets players and the Lakers players did not confront each other, and no one greeted the other, and returned to the locker room first.
Kobe didn't expect to really bring the game back, and couldn't stop the rosiness of his eyes. It took a long time before he accepted the interview from the sideline reporter.
Xu Tian was not excited, but calm in his heart. He briefly high-fived Maples, who was also in the locker room, and then sat on a chair, waiting for the return of his heroic teammates.
(End of this chapter)