noveltune Chapter 402 Failure!
Chapter 402 Failure!
Chapter 402 Failure!
In the rest area of the Lakers, Phil Jackson frowned secretly in thought. Since the Warriors changed, he has been thinking!
Now, seeing O'Neal's physical exhaustion, Phil Jackson couldn't help but gritted his teeth at the center of the Warriors!
Even in the confrontation between Wallace and O'Neal, he will inevitably consume a lot of physical strength, but after all, there are Duncan and Olajuwon behind him. If you add Dirk Nowitzki who can play at the center position , I am afraid that the Lakers' center substitute players cannot guarantee the absolute safety of this position!
For a moment, Phil Jackson couldn't help but fell into a huge contradiction!
"Ben, your performance is great!" Wilkens patted the panting Wallace lightly, very satisfied with his performance!
His countermeasure is very simple, because of the depth of the Lakers' center position, he directly used one of the most primitive and brutal methods to cause huge troubles for the Lakers!
This exhausting tactic all depends on whether Wallace can block it as the main premise!
In the previous game, Wallace performed very well. Even though he was lackluster in terms of rebounds and equal points, his confrontation with O'Neal really exhausted the opponent's energy. This achieved Wilkens' original goal!
"Ben, from now on, you just need to rest well. Tim and the others will do the rest. Thank you, thank you for your understanding!" Wilkens said to Wallace very sincerely. For a player, No player is willing to do this kind of pure coolie play!
However, Wallace carried it out without hesitation, which made Wilkens extremely appreciate his approach!
"Boss, I just did what I should do!" Wallace grinned, and gulped down the energy drink!
The rest of the players showed a touch of respect after seeing Wallace's indifferent appearance!
No player would carry out the coach's tactics indifferently like him, especially in this kind of fierce hand-to-hand combat. No player, no matter how fierce, would do so well to Wallace!
Sitting behind the players, Bruce couldn't help admiring Wallace secretly!
"drop!"
After all, the timeout has time to end. With the sound of the whistle, the players from both sides returned to the field again!
Due to O'Neal's massive physical exertion, even though the Warriors sent Duncan directly, they could only put Samaki Walker back on the court!
In this section of the game, the Lakers have been unable to fight against the stronger Warriors. Even though Kobe kept attacking the Warriors' defense, he was the only one fighting. Obviously, this section of the game has been set. Final tone!
With the end of the second quarter, the Warriors returned to the locker room with a 5-point lead over the Lakers thanks to the performance of Duncan and others!
Bruce thought about it for a while, then subconsciously glanced at his acquaintances, and then he stood up and walked towards the Warriors' locker room!
"Huff. Huff."
As soon as the door of the locker room was pushed open, Bruce could clearly hear everyone's violent panting!
Even if O'Neal is exhausted, after all, the intensity of confrontation in the playoffs is no joke!
Seeing the players trying to relax themselves one by one, Bruce's eyes flashed with distress, and he hurried to get energy drinks and some snacks for everyone!
"Thank you boss!" Kirilenko said with a smile after taking the drinks and pastries from Bruce.
"It's nothing, your performance is amazing!" Bruce looked at the players with a smile, handed them drinks and food one by one, and said: "Guys, I am very touched by your performance, thank you for your hard work and hard work !"
Bruce's words made everyone smile.
In a fierce confrontation, although the players have a desire for honor and victory, Bruce's recognition and appreciation are still very important to them!
Just like some units, employees have made their own achievements, and what they need may be more money, but they subconsciously need more praise and encouragement from their superiors.
The players at this time are like employees. They need the approval of their superiors and the boss even more!
During the intermission, Wilkens did not explain any tactics to the players, but fully involved the team staff in massaging and relaxing them!
Bruce watched the players chatting with satisfaction, and every time he thought that he could run a team to such an extent, he couldn't help being excited!
"Guys, it's time for you to play!" The staff of the Staples Center, after pushing away the Warriors' locker room, he took a surprised look at the crowd who had already prepared, and then walked out a little worried!
"Hey, it looks like we scared him!" Barkley smiled, knowing exactly what the staff member's worries were!
Following the players out of the player channel, Bruce immediately walked to his position!
"This series is one of the greatest series I have ever seen. The two teams used high-quality games to feast the eyes of all the fans watching. This level of confrontation is rare in the past two years. !” Rick Barry said with a smile, obviously he is very excited about this series!
"That's right, the duel between Tim and Shaquille showed us Tim's all-around superpower. He deserves to be one of the strongest power forwards and centers of this era!" Kenny Thomas said to Duncan obviously Even more respected, he was still a little worried about Duncan switching to center forward, but after watching a lot of games, he instantly reversed his opinion!
In the third quarter that followed, it seemed that the two teams were deliberately avoiding physical confrontation, especially in the interior competition. They are still very restrained!
When this quarter of the game ended, even though the Warriors tried their best to expand the point difference, the Lakers, who had recovered some of their strength, struggled to get back two points with a good shooting percentage!
"Your performance is good. The fourth quarter will be the beginning of our decisive battle. I hope you can work harder!" Wilkens said to the players slowly, and even if he no longer arranged any tactics, he knew very well what the players needed now What is it!
In the fourth quarter, the two teams gradually increased their physical confrontation at the beginning. Under the fierce confrontation between the two sides as if they were in a real battle, whistles sounded one after another after fouls!
"drop!!"
The whistle sounded again, and O'Neal walked directly to the referee with an angry face!
"Damn it, didn't you see Tim's right hand??"
The referee tensed up, and hurriedly explained: "Shaquille, your leg movements are too obvious, please return to the court!"
O'Neal's restless action made Phil Jackson anxious for a while. When he saw Kobe and others running over quickly, he immediately asked him to call a timeout!
The anxious situation between the two teams has made the actions of the players on both sides, under the irritability and anxiety, one after another increased, especially in the situation where every inch of space in the interior is contested, this phenomenon is not uncommon!
O'Neal has committed 4 fouls. If he gets another foul quickly, Phil Jackson and the Lakers will face great challenges and troubles!
Back off the court, Phil Jackson tried to persuade O'Neal, trying to make him calm down quickly.
Under the persuasion of the coach and teammates, O'Neal finally calmed down his mood!
"Damn it!" Cursing in a low voice, O'Neill picked up his energy drink, swallowed water like a whale, and drank the whole bottle in just two gulps!
Bruce looked up at the score and time of the two teams on the big screen, and couldn't help but secretly nervous!
If the Warriors complete a double play at the home court of the Lakers, they will definitely have a chance to enter the finals, especially the other two teams fighting each other. The Warriors will basically have no fear!
However, with 8 minutes left, with the Warriors' 3-point advantage, there is really no way to say what the result is, and everything can only wait for the final game to end.
After returning to the field, under the strict instructions of the referee, the two teams gradually relaxed a little bit on the issue of physical confrontation, which only made the players on both sides sweat profusely!
As time went by, after the Lakers made a small hook with O'Neal, they finally broke the difference between the two teams into a score of 88:89!
Judging from the scores of the two teams, it can be seen how great the defensive intensity between them is!
In the last 4 minutes, neither Wilkens nor Phil Jackson called a timeout, and everything depends on the players to determine the final trend!
In the last 4 minutes, the defensive intensity of the two sides has been further increased, especially the defense against the arrows of the two teams, which has almost reached the level of a net!
Now the competition is about stamina and spirit. If one side slacks off, the match will end in an instant!
When the time entered the last 40 seconds, the players on both sides rushed towards each other like two torrents!
The moment Duncan got the ball, he was shrouded in the long arms of O'Neill and Robert Horry.
Seeing that a mistake was about to occur, Duncan pushed Horry hard, and passed the ball to Nowitzki at the top of the penalty area with difficulty!
"what!!"
An exclamation came from Bruce's mouth, watching Kobe grab the basketball, he stood up in horror!
After grabbing the basketball, Kobe rushed forward like a bolt of lightning. Even though Bowen kept chasing after him, the loss of a lot of physical strength still made it difficult for him to catch up!
"boom!!!"
"Roar!!!"
A powerful split buckle seemed to sweep away Kobe's depressed mood, and he tore his jersey excitedly to express his excitement and excitement!
"There are 15 seconds left, I wonder if the Warriors will overtake the Lakers!" Kenny Thomas said with a serious face, as if he couldn't breathe for the battle between the two sides.
"drop!!"
A whistle, Wilkens finally called a timeout!
"Lenny will definitely make the final blow tonight. The Warriors have a lot of players who can make the kill, and everything is just waiting for the final result!" As a legend of the Warriors, Rick Barry still seems very sensible!
Back off the field, the Warriors players all sat on chairs with solemn faces.
Seeing that the players looked a little bit disappointed, Wilkens said very openly: "Even if we lost this game, we have perfectly completed the set task, and I am proud of you!!"
The players raised their heads after his words, and the seriousness on their faces faded a lot!
Yes, they have done very well and won a hard-won victory here!
After winning this game, they will have a very relaxed mood for the battle. Even if they lose, they still have some winners' advantages!
Back on the field, the final battle between the two sides made all the fans in the stands stand up, some even made the sign of the cross with one hand, silently praying for their team!
Billups cautiously stood on the sideline, watching the actions of his teammates, and then quickly looked for teammates who could catch the basketball even amidst the referee's whistle!
One second, two seconds, three seconds, when the time was about to reach the second before the violation, under the cover of Duncan, Dell Curry finally received the basketball!
"call!!"
Bruce finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the ball cannot be served, without a timeout, the Warriors will undoubtedly lose.
"Tim!!" Dell Curry whispered calmly, and then ran directly to the left under the cover of Duncan!
Kobe, who had no time to defend, could only watch Curry throw the ball!
However, Curry, who has always projected calmness, made a rare shot of an astonishing three non-stick!
"Snapped!!"
Nowitzki stood in the penalty area early. When he saw the arc of Curry's shot, he rescued the basketball that was about to fall off the bottom line while the basketball was flying!
"Damn it, only five seconds left!!"
Bruce anxiously shouted to the stadium, when he saw that Nowitzki was about to be blocked by Horry and Kobe, his heart couldn't help but twitched!
"what!!"
Seeing that the time was about to run out, Nowitzki roared angrily, directly resisted the interception of the two, and threw the ball with difficulty!
"boom!!"
A loud bang, along with O'Neal's roar and the whistle of the end of the game, spread throughout the arena.
The occurrence of this scene made all the fans look a little dazed with excitement. Two seconds later, as a burst of cheers erupted in the arena, the Lakers players embraced excitedly!
"Is it over?" Bruce murmured in a daze, looking at the position of the court in disbelief!
In the end, after the referee's video playback on the technical table, as his right arm pointed to the Lakers, an even more enthusiastic cheer broke out in the arena!
(End of this chapter)