Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 220 "Shark Combination" Explodes

Seeing Anthony get up, D'Antoni knew that he had something to say, so he said directly: "I'll go out, you wait here for me for a while."

The Nuggets players watched D'Antoni leave the locker room, and then saw Anthony walking in front of them. The encouraging method Anthony used before was the biggest reason for their outstanding performance in the first half, so Anthony walked When they got to the front, the Nuggets players spontaneously let out a burst of cheers.

However, Anthony's expression was not too excited. On the contrary, he looked a little serious. After he stretched out his hand to signal his teammates to be quiet, he then said, "Guys, I know everyone is very happy now. To be honest, there was something wrong in the first half I am so proud of everyone who played so well.”

"Melo, you have the greatest contribution!" Nene shouted loudly at this moment, and then clapped her hands.

Nene's move quickly brought the other members of the Nuggets to shouts of excitement.

"I haven't finished my words..." Anthony said, reaching out to signal the players not to boo, "but I need to remind everyone that the game is not over yet. For us, our next game, including this game Inside, we can't afford to lose a game, and if we lose, it's over."

"So..." Anthony glanced at the Nuggets players and said, "Guys, you don't want us to work hard for half the game until the end, do you give up?"

"We want to win!" Nene shouted with a determined look on his face. He was the one who supported Anthony the most.

"We will win, we have to be fully prepared, remember what we played in the first half, and repeat him in the second half, this is what we have to do, win this game!" Anthony said The volume suddenly increased, "Can it be done? Guys?!"

"can do it!……"

The Nuggets players stood up from the bench and shouted loudly.

Seeing the excited shouts of the Nuggets players, about ten seconds later, Anthony stretched out his hand and made a silent movement, and then said: "The coach will be back later, be quiet..."

After speaking, Anthony smiled and sat back on the bench.

After a while, D'Antoni walked in from the outside. In fact, he had been outside the door all the time. He walked in after hearing Anthony finished speaking. It was almost time for the second half to start, and he then led the players out of the locker room.

Before the start of the second half, the two commentators began to analyze again.

This time it was Johnson who spoke first: "The Lakers must maintain their focus in the second half of the game, especially on the defensive end. They must do a good job, otherwise they will always be led by the nose like in the first half."

Johnson, as a star of the Lakers, this time he spoke to the home team.

Brown heard that Johnson gave the Lakers advice at the beginning of the game. He was a little uncomfortable, and then said: "Erwin, this is probably the last game of the Nuggets in the playoffs. What do you do to them?" Suggestion?"

Brown was trying to catch Johnson's words at the moment, but Johnson smiled and said, "The Nuggets are leading now. Should we give more advice to the lagging teams?"

"Haha, yes..." Brown heard Johnson's answer, smiled and didn't ask any more questions. At this moment, the players from both sides returned to the court, and the second half of the game was about to start.

Because the Lakers grabbed the ball at the beginning, it was the Nuggets' offense at this moment. After Roger dribbled the ball for halftime, he directly handed the ball to Bell, and Bell handed it to Anthony. Anthony faced George's defense , dribbled the ball and began to test the opponent's defense.

At this moment, Nene suddenly turned back and ran, and after getting rid of Malone's defense, he ran to the basket while beckoning to Anthony.

Anthony naturally saw Nene's opportunity, so without thinking about it, he just threw the ball over.

After Nene caught it, he was ready to jump and slam dunk.

But at this moment, a huge figure suddenly flew towards him, and before he dunked the ball towards the basket, he abruptly slapped the ball out of his palm.

With a "bang", there was a blunt pegboard hat, as strong as Nei Nei, and he was a little dizzy at the moment.

The person who blocked the shot was naturally O'Neill. Originally, O'Neill was standing at least three meters away, but at this moment he rushed to Nene's side. The explosive power and unmatched speed hidden under his huge body made people feel To jaw-dropping.

After O'Neal blocked the shot, he caught the ball in his hands, threw it to Payton, and then pouted his huge butt to follow behind and started a fast break.

The Nuggets also retreated quickly. Payton's rapid advance was stopped outside the three-point line. By the time O'Neal came to the Nuggets halftime, the Nuggets' defense had basically fallen into place. Did not account for a good fast break opportunity.

But at this moment, Kobe suddenly took advantage of O'Neal's running body to find a pick-and-roll by himself, and immediately reached the top of the arc. Bell, who was defending Kobe, was already following very closely at the moment, but O'Neal's body It was too huge, and he hit O'Neal at once and was blocked. This time O'Neal didn't make a pick-and-roll action, and the referee stared at it and didn't call a foul.

And now Kobe has gone out.

Payton is one of the best point guards in the league. Apart from his abnormal defense, his assist ability is also in the upper reaches of the league, so when Kobe came out, he passed the ball directly.

Kobe caught the ball, took aim for a while, and then raised the knife and dropped it, in a picturesque posture.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, Kobe easily hit this mid-range shot.

The fans at the scene burst into shouts of excitement. From this bout in the second half, they saw the home team's hope of starting.

However, the Nuggets did not give up easily. Looking back at the attack, Anthony and Roger made a hand-to-hand pass. The latter was good at turning around and pulling the bar. Although Payton successfully interfered, he went out The ball was followed up by Nene and dunked into the basket with one hand.

Nene excitedly yelled at the audience a few times, which drew boos, but he didn't pay much attention to it. This ball can be regarded as sweeping away the unhappiness of being hated by O'Neill before.

"The Nuggets are still playing very actively." Brown said with emotion when he saw Nene's tip-up.

"D'Antoni didn't know what medicine he gave these guys before the game. They were all very active and desperate. Mike is not easy!" Johnson also said with emotion.

Just when the two commentators were expressing their feelings for the performance of the Nuggets, the Lakers played another wonderful offense. Kobe quickly advanced with the ball. The huge body jumped into the air, and Kobe glanced inside, and then flicked the ball in without hesitation.

O'Neal received the ball in the air, faced Nene who was changing defenses, and directly slammed the ball into the basket in the air.

"Oh!"

The extremely explosive and destructive sound exploded in the Staples Arena, shaking the entire basket and buzzing straight, and it also ignited the Staples Arena in an instant.

After O'Neal dunked, he yelled at Nene, and the shark's arrogance was released in an instant.

"Haha, Shaquille!" Brown couldn't help shouting when he saw O'Neal's dunk, "This ball is too violent! Nene's face is green!"

"That is also a master who refuses to admit defeat." Johnson said with a smile, "But Kobe and Shaquille came back in the second half and obviously strengthened their focus on the game. They stood up at the right time."

"The Sharks are starting to show off," Brown concluded at the end.

The game continued on the court, and what they said also reflected the trend of the court. After more than half a quarter of the game, the Lakers narrowed the point difference step by step, and the enthusiasm of the Nuggets appeared in front of this defense. Some feel that they can't find the north. Only Anthony still maintains offensive firepower, but the Lakers have obviously strengthened the restrictions on Anthony's receiving the ball, so the Nuggets are in a passive situation without knowing it.

When the score was about to be caught up, D'Antoni made personnel adjustments and replaced Mutombo with Wang Zhizhi, hoping to bring the team's speed up, but the Lakers wanted to replace them with a smaller lineup and let O'Neal Guarding the basket alone, because Wang Zhizhi's offensive power under the basket is limited, the small lineup of the Nuggets did not have much advantage.

As the game progressed, the Nuggets were slowly being beaten passively. By the end of the third quarter, they had trailed the Lakers by as much as 12 points, with a net loss of more than 20 points in a single quarter. We are about to bid farewell to this stage of the playoffs.

"Ervin, do you think the Nuggets still have a chance in the fourth quarter, or do you need to make any adjustments?" Brown looked at the score on the field and turned to Johnson and asked.

"I think..." Johnson put his hand on his forehead and said with a hint of reluctance in his expression, "If the Nuggets are well-organized, I think the two teams will play even more than they do now..."

Johnson seemed to be unable to think of the next word when he said this.

"Wonderful?" Brown said tentatively.

"Intense." Johnson seemed to have found the words he wanted to say, and continued, "This series should be more intense than expected, but as a rookie, Melo can bring the team to this height, which is enough to load. League history."

"Yes, the level of competition in the league is getting higher and higher. A rookie entering the league can have such a proud result and lead the team to the Western Conference Finals. This is an unprecedented achievement in itself." Brown agreed.

Johnson took the words and said: "Regardless of the result of this game or this round of the series, Melo is successful, and he is enough to be recorded in the history of the league."

(End of this chapter)