one-handed ball

Chapter 218 Advantages
The most thrilling part of a basketball game is the last 5 minutes. Every goal will make the fans cheer, and every mistake will make the fans heartbroken.Especially in the playoffs, where every game will determine the future destiny of the team, this effect is magnified a lot.

Among the fans in the white ocean at the Target Center, many people stood up, applauded, whistled and whistled, and when the referee blew the ball from the sideline, there was a roar of "defensive" refueling in the audience Voice.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The Timberwolves didn't know what the Lakers said during the timeout, but after the timeout, the Lakers began to let Kobe control the game. Fisher gave the ball to Kobe at the top of the arc just after halftime.

The Lakers all pulled apart, Odom, Fisher, Trevor Ariza and Gasol stood in their positions on the field, and then turned to look at Kobe who was in possession of the ball.

"What kind of tactics are you doing?" Zheng Ke stood next to Odom and couldn't help but complain.

"You know a yarn." Odom retorted.

At the most critical moment of the game, the two of them were chattering nonsense on the sidelines.

Kobe singled Afflalo with the ball, and the other Timberwolves players didn't mean to come over to double-team.He knows that it's not that he doesn't double-team, but that he will act when he breaks through.

He observed the overall situation on the court, Odom and Zheng Ke were 3 meters away on his left side, Gasol and Love were near the baseline, Ariza and Miller were in the left corner, the only thing that could threaten him Only Billups on the weak side, he secretly had a countermeasure in mind.

He started to do simple crotch dribbles, shaking his left wrist, and the basketball changed several times on the ground, just when Afflalo was not sure about Zheng Ke's movements.There was a large change of hands in front of him, the basketball was switched to his right hand, and then his right foot stepped out like lightning, his body was like a shuttle, and he was at the same level as Afflalo in the blink of an eye.

"Dry!"

Afflalo turned pale with fright, turned his body around, and took a step back with his left foot, trying to keep up with Kobe's body.At the same time, Billups and Zheng Ke on the weak side also contracted their defense immediately, preparing to double-team Kobe.

Kobe's body suddenly stopped, and the right hand that controlled the ball was flexibly withdrawn, and returned from his crotch to the left hand. At the same time, he retracted his right foot and stood still, showing his terrifying body control!
Afflalo staggered and was almost knocked down. He barely controlled his figure, but he was already unable to make defensive moves.

Kobe Bryant easily mid-range and long-range jumpers.

"Shh!"

91 to 91 draw.

The audience subconsciously let out exclamations.After Afflalo heard it, his face turned red, and he glared viciously at the back of No. 24 in the distance, full of displeasure.

"It's okay, Aaron." Zheng Ke walked past Afflalo, patted him with his hand, and said with a smile: "No matter how cunning a hunter is, he will miss it."

"I'm fine." Afflalo nodded, his face looked better, and he followed Zheng Ke to the frontcourt.

Just like what is written in the script, if the Lakers score a three-pointer, the Timberwolves will return a two plus one; if the Lakers miss a shot, the Timberwolves will make an offensive error.Fans with big hearts snorted and enjoyed watching it, fans with small hearts couldn't stand it. Some fans even closed their eyes and prayed, and then they couldn't stand the cheers around them, and then secretly opened their eyes to look at the main screen above their heads Scores, screaming twice from time to time.

Players collided more frequently on the field, and referees didn't dare to blow the whistle too much at this time. Generally, NBA referees like to leave the game to the players to control the game. For some penalties that can be blown or not, they They all like to choose silence.

In the fourth quarter, Zheng Ke grabbed another 5 rebounds. So far, he has scored 20 rebounds, becoming the first player with 20 rebounds so far in the playoffs. When he won No.20 At the time of the rebound, the audience applauded thunderously, and the Timberwolves raised their momentum a bit.

This also gave the Timberwolves a slight advantage of 1 to 103 in the last minute, leading by 101 points.

The Lakers still chose Kobe to control the ball.In a way, Zen Master is a very different coach. He believes that superstars can play a huge role in the game. Compared with other NBA coaches, he can arrange a tactic or choose a more secure offensive method. I prefer to hand over the ball to a star like Kobe at the most critical time to solve it by himself.Just like handing over to Jordan to solve the battle back then.

"But this kind of inaction is not acceptable!"

A cold light flashed in Zheng Ke's eyes, and he moved his feet slightly away from Odom's side. He believed that Kobe would not pass the ball at this time.

Zheng Ke's movement was obvious, and Kobe saw it at a glance, but his face remained unchanged.

Afflalo pressed even tighter, and the lad pulled out all the stops and slammed into Bryant's body, while making small movements where the referee couldn't see.

Bryant frowned, and he dribbled a diagonal step that looked like he was going to break through, forcing Afflalo to take a small step back.Then he dribbled the ball with his right hand behind his back, returned the ball to his left hand, and then rose up, even choosing a dry jumper!
With more than 40 seconds left in the game, when the Lakers trailed by two points, Kobe chose a dry jumper from outside the three-point line!

Afflalo's soul was terrified, and he rushed forward in a hurry.

Kobe's eyes lit up, his arm shook, and it touched Afflalo's hand, and then his body twisted as if being hit by someone, and fell to the ground.

"duo~"

The referee blew the whistle subconsciously, and immediately after that, he made a mistake himself. Many referees in the NBA have this bad habit of blowing the whistle when someone is down, and they don’t react until the whistle is over, so they have to bite the bullet and make a gesture of "Timberwolves No. 4 thug foul, and Lakers No. 24 made 3 free throws. "

Immediately, the audience didn't buy it. Boos all over the sky mixed with curses greeting the referee's immediate family members, put overwhelming pressure on the referee.

The three referees got together, walked to the technical stage, put on the earphones, and began to watch the replays.

Afflalo put his hands on his hips, his face full of helplessness.

In the end, the referee still decided that Afflalo was fouled by the thugs. What they thought was "how could Kobe shoot three non-stick shots at Kobe's level"?

Kobe made three free throws.

"Shua, Shua, Shua!" He ignored the Timberwolves fans who were interfering with him not far away, and steadily scored the three points. The Lakers led 104 to 103 by 1 point!
Whitman called a timeout. At this critical moment, some tactics must be arranged.

"Give it to Zheng, guys, give the ball to Zheng." Whitman still followed the tactical arrangement at this time of the regular season: "We need to make the best screen for him. Everyone run, you know, once the double Or three people without the ball double-team Zheng, we will give the ball to Chauncey, the Lakers only have one Pau Gasol inside, and we will play in. There is no absolute open space, so don't shoot outside the third line, you know? "

Miller stood on the sideline of the Timberwolves half to serve, Zheng Ke ran out from the baseline, Love and Billups set him up as a wall screen.He was able to shake off the huge Odom and catch the basketball easily.

The Lakers' failed double-team policy in the last game was criticized by all the media. It seems that once Zheng Ke is in a low position, the Lakers have no way to do it at all, just like Aldridge in the later generations. But hard to contain.

Ariza's defense is not bad, but he can't guard Zheng Ke. This is the most annoying thing for the Lakers.

Just like now, Zheng Ke stands outside the three-point line, and the Lakers can only choose to double-team. Odom and Ariza stretched out four long arms, trying to block Zheng Ke.

Without any hesitation, Zheng Ke saw the opportunity, passed the ball with a covert hit, and passed the ball to Love.

Love took the ball and didn't attack. After Zheng Ke bypassed the two guys, he took the basketball from Love and broke through with the momentum. Gasol immediately blocked Zheng Ke with experience.

"boom!"

Zheng Ke couldn't hold back, and the two collided.

His speed has not yet been raised, and his impact can only be considered average. Gasol blocked Zheng Ke's breakthrough with his mortal body. Odom and Ariza rushed to the scene. The area huddled together.

"Oops!" Whitman yelled, Zheng Ke was stuck on the sideline and couldn't advance or retreat.

"This way!" It's still Miller, he is unguarded now, and with the Lakers in the middle, he cuts directly to the Lakers' inside, and raises both arms at the same time, signaling Zheng Ke to pass the ball.

Zheng Ke made a decisive decision and chose an unexpected Lakers player. He chose the taboo of NBA players to pass the ball and jumped to pass the ball!

He jumped into the air with a bounce, raised the basketball with one hand and threw it to the inside.

Bryant put aside Afflalo, rushed to Miller.

The ball was too fast, and Miller almost missed it. When Kobe came over, he had no chance to make a shot. He hit the ground and gave it to Afflalo, who was following Kobe.

"boom!"

Efflalo dunked with both hands and scored 2 points.

105:104.

The Timberwolves once again led by 1 point. At this moment, there were only 21 seconds left. Jackson made a pause gesture, requesting a timeout on behalf of the Lakers.

Whitman jumped up happily like a child. He almost couldn't hold back and called a timeout just now. He didn't expect Zheng Ke to jump up and pass the ball. This is the most taboo thing in NBA passing. He didn't make a mistake, which scared him one jump.

Looking back, a group of people surrounded Efflalo and returned to the bench. Zheng Ke stretched out his big hand and touched Afflalo's head, encouraging him loudly: "I know you can do it!"

(End of this chapter)