At the Chesapeake Center Arena, at this time, the score on the scorer was 77 to 74.
The time is still running out in 1 minute and 30 seconds.
The Thunder fell behind. Under the watchful eyes of thousands of fans, Westbrook broke through and was forced back.
Continue to give the ball to Harden and challenge Artest!
Outside the three-point line, he dribbled continuously with a low center of gravity. Suddenly, a change of direction started and Harden entered.
Artest fought and retreated, but his lateral speed was too slow. He was about to be thrown away and could only see the rear of the car.
At this time, Artest showed the qualities of the best defensive player ever!
Keep your speed off the road!
Peng——!
When Harden wiped it, he still faced Artest's body, scraped it, and thrust in at an angle. This detail of the mistake had no effect on the one-on-one decisive battle. any effect.
However, what if you can fight again?
The Lakers, as an organizational unit, do not respect martial ethics and will not choose one-on-one fights, but choose group fights!
"Gasol came to help defend, Harden did not retreat, European step for a layup, his body collided with Gasol, and then he threw the basketball, and his body was thrown away...
The idea is very good, this is to create 2+1, but the whistle did not sound and the basketball... did not go in..."
Bang-dang——!
Harden's idea of playing 2+1 failed. Not even a two-point goal or a foul penalty occurred, but the worst shot missed.
Amidst the regretful exclamations of thousands of fans, and just as they were about to boo their dissatisfaction, the Thunder had the upper hand in the battle for rebounds.
"The Thunder still had a chance, Yin Baka made a contribution at a critical moment and grabbed an offensive rebound.
After being stuck by Gasol, he didn't find a second chance to make a last-ditch shot and immediately passed the basketball.
From the left three-point corner, Su Bei was completely empty with the ball!
Lifting the ball, he saw Kobe fly over and clicked. Instead of taking a shot, he threw the basketball to Durant on the wing. At this time, Durant was completely empty.
Hey, instead of dribbling the ball for a solid two-pointer, you catch the ball, jump up, raise your hand and shoot a three-point jumper..."
Artest switched defense, but it was too late. He could only bet that Durant's three-point pistol had no bullets.
Bang-dang——!
"still none!
Durant hit three three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and each time was very critical, and the results were delivered.
The scoring champion failed to use his scoring ability to save his team.
The Lakers dodged a bullet and Bynum protected the basketball..."
Su Bei spread his hands. If you don't use the opportunity, blame me?
There is not much time for the Thunder to indulge in offensive forging. The Lakers' offense has already launched.
"The Lakers had a 3-point advantage and the ball, so they were not in a hurry to take action. After halftime, Blake handed the damn basketball to Kobe.
The water for hitting key goals is very deep, and it’s hard to grasp if you’re not a true superstar..."
I bother!
Click on my Durant ID card!
The shot either goes in or it doesn't go in. The choice is whether to go in or not. This is very reasonable!
It has something to do with real and fake superstars!
If we have to say there is a relationship, it should be a question of softness or hardness.
That's too far!
Back to business.
Basketball and Landlords can only be said to be similar sometimes.
There is no use delaying, it is just the excuse of the disadvantaged party.
The Lakers are stalling for time now, and the closer they can get to the end of the game, the more useful it will be to them.
"With 6 seconds left in the countdown, Kobe made a move and chose to dribble the ball past Jiangsu Province, get inside, pull up in a hurry and shoot a two-point fadeaway jumper from mid-range..."
Kobe's shooting posture is still picturesque.
However, Su Bei predicted Kobe's move!
The problem is that there is not much time, and the offensive methods Kobe can choose are too single.
When the back was slowly eliminated through play, Kobe chose to dribble the ball and break out, leaving only a pull-up jump shot.
This is to ask Yanye to shoot at Jiangsu Province.
Su Bei didn't like him either. He jumped into the air almost at the same time as Kobe. His big yellow hand opened and his fingertips touched the basketball.
Bang-dang——!
“Kobe’s shot is striking!
This is very common!
After all, the Lakers were not resolute in attacking at this time.
Even if Kobe played very resolutely, the delay still affected Kobe's own offensive rhythm, which in turn affected his shooting feel.
Of course, if you look carefully at the slow-motion video of the return defense, Su Bei’s defense was very beautiful, and he completed the block on Kobe Bryant with his fingertips..."
"The rebound was caught by Harden who rushed inside and immediately rushed to counterattack.
A lineup with one large and four small players has a great speed advantage, forming a four-on-four frontcourt.
Su Bei and Durant played a screen, and then quickly started.
Su Bei got rid of Kobe, Durant also got rid of Gasol, Harden advanced with the ball, whose card will be turned over?
Sure enough, it was Su Bei's card that was turned over. Outside the three-point line on the right, Su Bei caught the ball and flew to Kobe who was following closely. Instead of trying a three-point shot, he dribbled the ball in and broke through with a mediocre shot. A strange layup, hitting the rebound and sending the basketball into the basket..."
Peng, shua——!
Su Bei made a fake shot and scored two points steadily.
Artest didn't dare to reach out at all, he would rather lose 2 points than 2+1=3 points!
At this time, there are still 50 seconds before the end of the game, the score is 77 to 76, the Lakers still have a 1-point lead, and they have the ball, so the advantage is still with the Lakers.
Neither side called a timeout!
The Thunder did not press, tacitly admitting that the Lakers continued to stall for time.
“The Thunder need to defend this goal and not give away foul shots.
The Lakers need to protect their advantage without taking extra time..."
Time ran out to 8 seconds, and Kobe finally moved.
It's still Subei's single defense, and the rest of the Thunder team is ready to help defend and attack!
At this Mamba moment, whenever Kobe passes the ball, it is disrespectful to basketball and the fans!
If you want to die, you will die in Kobe's hands.
The Thunder can completely ignore the outside attacks of the rest of the Lakers and concentrate on guarding the inside and containing Kobe!
"Sure enough, after a duel, and then a strong charge with the ball, Su Bei fought and retreated.
Hey, Kobe went in, stepped down and dribbled, then stepped back, and returned to the three-point line. He raised his hand to try a three-point pull-up jumper. This was a three-point shot that was going to kill the game... …”
Kobe's shot was very ungrateful. Su Bei was careless and stepped out to block the shot. It was already too late and he could only continue to listen to the gunshot.
Bang-dang——!
You will die if you try!
“Still missed!
After all, Kobe's three-point technique is not something he is good at.
Delaying time is an experienced and steady style of play. However, this style of play has restricted Kobe's offensive talents.
If the Lakers attack the Thunder one by one, regardless of time, the Lakers' chances of winning are likely to be even greater..."
Not even a possibility, but a certainty.
It's just a pity that the Lakers chose a steady style of play, chose to be defensive, and waited for the Thunder to make mistakes, instead of playing the game as if they were behind.
At this time, there were 30 seconds left in the game, the Thunder were 1 point behind and had the ball.
"With the help of Ka Feng, Westbrook got the rebound and dribbled the ball half court. Instead of going up himself, he handed the damn basketball into Durant's hands.
The team stalling for time became the Thunder..."
"There are still 13 seconds until the end of the game!
Durant moved. Facing Artest's one-on-one defense, he changed direction and accelerated to break through. He took a step inside the three-point line, immediately pulled out the ball and shot. He raised his hand and made a mid-to-long distance pull-up for two points. Jump shot..."
Artest was right to be honest. However, facing a pure talent like Durant, he had no choice but to interfere as much as possible, and the rest could only listen to the gunshot.
Swish——!
The white net flowers are turning.
The Chesapeake Center Arena stood still for a second, and then released like a landslide and tsunami!
“In!
"
"Durant made a two-pointer and scored a sure-shot winner!
"
“Like a cowboy in the West, he draws his gun and shoots, blowing out his opponent’s heart.
In the last few dozen seconds, Durant showed his killer nature as the points king. As if the god of death was coming, he swung a deadly scythe and ended the game. "
“The score was 77 to 78, the Thunder went ahead by 1 point, and there were still 13 seconds left for the Lakers.
The Lakers haven't really fallen into despair yet, and they still have Kobe in the lineup.
At this moment, Kobe will take action..."
The game was paused and the Lakers deployed offensive tactics.
The Thunder also need to adjust their defensive tactics. After all, they only lead by 1 point.
The Lakers fell behind and fell behind, but they had many options to score points.
Scott Brooks made a substitution adjustment, Harden was taken off and Perkins was replaced.
The Lakers' twin towers also have many offensive threats.
When the game came back, the Lakers had no substitutions, still Bynum, Gasol, Artest, Kobe and Blake.
Gasol sent a side ball to Kobe in the frontcourt to continue to press the attack time.
However, when there were 5 seconds left before the end of the game and Kobe had not yet taken a shot, Su Bei took the lead and with a bang, he fouled Kobe.
“The Thunder’s number of foul shots didn’t come up.
What the hell is it that the Lakers didn't notice?
There is only 5 seconds left for the Lakers. "
The Lakers have entered a truly desperate time. Fortunately, Kobe will take action.
5 seconds is enough!
However, when Artest served the sideline ball, Subei pressed Kobe like brown sugar. Westbrook let Blake go and pounced to double-team Kobe.
The whole world knows that at the most critical time, the Lakers will choose Kobe.
The Thunder's opponent was naturally predicted.
"Artest couldn't find Kobe when he served, and he turned over Blake's card.
At this time, outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right side, Blake is unguarded...
After catching the ball and jumping up, Blake raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper..."
Bang-dang——!
What a fine shot that resounded throughout the Chesapeake Center Arena.
"Missed!
Blake's three-pointer missed.
The Lakers missed a three-pointer!
The Thunder dodged a bullet!
A scramble for rebounds?
Who will get the ball?
It was actually Su Bei. While guarding Kobe, he also protected key rebounds.
Kobe counterattacked on the spot and couldn't get it, so he had to foul..."
At this time, there are still 0.58 seconds before the end of the game time. In theory, the game time has ended.
However, thinking that the Lakers still had 0.4 seconds to beat the Spurs, Su Bei still had concerns even though the veteran Fisher was no longer in the lineup.
Su Bei made the first free throw steadily.
For the second free throw, Su Bei said it hit the basket, and then the time ran out.
Buzz—!
As the buzzer sounds, the light turns red and the game time ends.
The score is 77 to 79!
The Thunder defeated the Lakers by 2 points and had the last laugh, taking a 2-0 lead in the series.
Durant made 8 of 15 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds. In terms of results, the data is pretty good, but the process was a bit shabby. If it weren't for the last 30 seconds or so, After a few clicks, his identity as the head of the family is the existence of the crouching dragon and the young phoenix.
Westbrook made 5 of 17 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 6 free throws. He scored 15 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds. His performance was terrible. In the face of the Lakers' biggest flaw, the point guard did all the scoring questions. The proposition is simply a real old six, who keeps pulling his hips from the beginning to the end.
Su Bei made 6 of 15 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and scored 19 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds. His performance was just okay, both offensive and defensive, without losing face as a role player.
Yin Baka made 3 of 10 shots, Perkins made 1 of 6, Harden made 3 of 8...
The Thunder's performance tonight was, in one word, terrible.
Fortunately, there are people who are worse than the Thunder!
Kobe made 9 of 25 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 20 points, 4 assists, and 3 rebounds. Whenever he scored a three-pointer, the outcome of the game would be different.
Bynum made 8 of 19 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. It looked good, but he was not dominant. He did not have the ability to dominate the penalty area against the Thunder's inside line. He did not even get double figures in rebounds. What are you for?
Gasol made 2 of 11 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists. His performance was average, quite average.
Artest is 2 of 10, Odom is 3 of 7, Blake is 1 of 5, and Sessions is 1 of 3. The main force is pulling his hips, the substitutes are not good, and there are a pair of point guards who are sleeping, the Lakers can They had already performed quite well by forcing the Thunder to despair. At the last minute, it was not unfair to lose the game.
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After losing the crucial G2 game, the direction of the semifinal series between the Lakers and Thunder became clear.
On May 18, the game moved to the Staples Center Arena.
With Kobe Bryant continuing to make 9 of 25 shots and Bynum's poor performance of 2 of 13 shots, the Lakers relied on more flourishes to fight the Thunder until the last 3 minutes, but the outcome of the game was not yet decided.
In the last three minutes, the referee took action, and the Lakers' rich experience also contributed.
The Lakers always hit the basket no matter they got the ball. In the last 3 minutes, the Lakers gained a lot and got 6 free throw line opportunities. Kobe, Gasol, Artest... with 12 free throws The ability to make 12 free throws prevented the Thunder's final counterattack with a final score of 99-96, leaving the victory to Los Angeles.
The big score between the two sides became 2 to 1!
On May 19th, the back-to-back games of the playoffs started with the G4 game.
Kobe exploded, beating Su Bei, Billups, and Harden. He made 12 of 28 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 14 of 17 free throws. He scored 38 points, 5 assists, and 8 rebounds, playing the Black Mamba at his peak. Performance.
However, the Lakers had been leading for the whole game. In the last minute, Su Bei used a three-point shot to complete a near-definite go-ahead!
In addition, Westbrook also strengthened and Durant stopped cheating. He scored 61 points in two points, as well as Su Bei's 20-point performance and a 38-point Kobe Bryant. In the end, he still couldn't withstand the Thunder's counterattack.
The score was 103 to 100. The Thunder also used a 3-point advantage to defeat the Lakers, pulling the score to 3-1 and taking the lead in getting the match point.
On May 21, he returned to the home court of the Thunder.
In the G5 game, Kobe continued his strong output, shooting 42 shots, 0 assists and 5 rebounds. He used up all the bullets, and there was really not a drop left!
However, with Du Shao's 26 points, Westbrook's 23 points, Su Bei's 21 points, Ha Shao's 15 points... the combined output of the Thunder's four young men, the Lakers still fell.
Kobe single-handedly defeated the Thunder's three regular-season MVP-level outsiders, plus a high-level role player. If he can make a fool of himself, there is no way he can make a difference.
The Lakers' so-called inside advantage cannot be achieved at all.
Just as Bynum said, Kobe influenced Bynum's growth.
The critical battle affected Bynum's performance, which only made 4 of 11 shots, 2 of 3 free throws, and only 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 0 assists.
Just this performance, it still has a der influence!
The score was 118 to 95. The Thunder defeated the Lakers with 23 points. They went on to win another victory. They eliminated the Lakers with a big score of 4 to 1 and took the lead in the Western Conference Finals.
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