plumnovel Chapter 339 Drag into Overtime
Chapter 339 Drag into Overtime
Chapter 339 Drag into Overtime
With only the last 8.7 seconds left, the Lakers called the last timeout, and the success or failure depends on this round.
Two points or three points?Scott asked the question.What he meant was to get two points first, try to drag the game into overtime, and beat the Cavaliers with more energy.This is a pretty safe approach.
George agrees with Scott.
Kobe wants to try a three.After all, the Lakers played back-to-back away games, and last night was very exhausted. If they play overtime tonight, their physical strength may not be as good as the Cavaliers who have rested for a long time.
Scott naturally looked at Xu Tian who was silent, and asked, "Xu, do you think you should shoot two or three?"
Xu Tian grabbed the end of the towel with both hands, causing a red mark on the back of the neck on the part that was draped over his shoulders.His idea is to shoot a three-pointer directly, but if he doesn't make a shot, all the previous efforts will be in vain.
Seeing that Xu Tian didn't respond, Scott thought he didn't hear, so he asked again.
Xu Tian relaxed the strength of his hands and said: "Three points! The players are very tired, there is no need to play hard overtime."
Tyronn Lue studied Xu Tian and said with a tactical board: "Guys, Xu is a bit arrogant. He will definitely choose a three-pointer to end the game. Therefore, I need you to completely block the three-point line and don't give the Lakers The chance for the team to throw a three-pointer. If they break through, they will defend if they can, and if they can’t, don’t foul, so as to avoid being marked as 2+1. This can ensure that they will not lose. Even if they really score overtime, we will have more advantages."
James has been playing for nearly 40 minutes. He didn't come to listen to Tyronn Lue's tactical arrangement. He sat on the bench and tried to recover his strength.
Tyronn Lue replaced Irving and Love in this round, and replaced Richard Jefferson and Iman Shumpert, who are more able to defend the outside line, to improve the flexibility of the players on the field and limit the outside line. Boost to max.
During the timeout, the fans at the scene replenished their water and prepared to cheer for the home team with all their strength in the final round.
The whistle sounded and the game continued!
Both players return to the field.The Lakers did not make any personnel adjustments, allowing the Big Three to take Tyson Chandler and McGee, and then play the final round.
Tyson Chandler, standing next to the referee on the front sideline, quickly took the ball and started serving.
Tristan Thompson, the tallest player on the Cavaliers field, leaped with his arms up high to influence Tyson Chandler, trying to keep him from delivering the ball.
With the help of McGee's cover, Xu Tian crossed the free throw line to the top of the arc and got a little space to catch the ball.
Everyone on the Cavaliers' bench stood up, watching the game nervously.
Relying on his jumping and height, Xu Tian received the serve under Dellavedova's defense, dribbled the ball back half a step, and pulled away from Dellavedova who wanted to stick it.
Dellavedova's position is outside the three-point line. If it is too tight, Xu Tianguo may miss a three-pointer and take a half-step, leaving room for the defense to maneuver.
James sinks to the low post, manning McGee and being ready to cover.
Xu Tian didn't stop the ball, and crossed it to Kobe who was standing on the outside line on the left.
The defender Kobe faced was Richard Jefferson, one of the three players on the Cavaliers who had relatively poor defense on the perimeter and was more likely to complete a breakthrough.
When Richard Jefferson defended, he chose to take a risk and was robbed, but was left half a step away by Kobe.
Tyronn Lue looked at Kobe nervously, not knowing what attack method he would choose.He hopes it will be two points, so there is still a chance to enter overtime.
Kobe was a supporter of shooting three-pointers. He took a lateral step back and distanced himself from Richard Jefferson again, shooting according to his habit for many years.
As soon as the basketball was shot, Kobe remembered the Achilles tendon injury and quickly shouted: "Rebound!"
Kobe's take-off height was not enough, and his leg strength did not keep up with the overall rhythm, resulting in a short shot, and he couldn't even touch the basket.
With his back to the basket, McGee ignored the few seconds left, raised his right arm, and caught the falling ball over James' head.
Xu Tianneng saw the countdown and quickly shouted: "Shoot!"
McGee used the skyhook he practiced with Abdul-Jabbar on the training ground, turned over and shot gracefully, and shot at the buzzer!
The fans in the Quicken Loans Center arena were all standing, watching the basketball nervously, waiting for the final result.
The basketball bounced twice on the rim and luckily fell into the net.
The referee did not give the scoring gesture immediately, but gathered together and went to the sidelines to watch the slow-motion replay in the replay center to confirm whether the shot had timed out.
The Lakers players stood in a row and looked up at the big screen above the arena, which was replaying McGee's shot just now.
For the first time, the speed of slow playback was not enough, and it was impossible to see clearly whether it was the first shot or the final time.The playback center increases the slow-motion speed again to slow down the shooting action.
When the basketball left McGee's fingertips, the timer on the backboard had 0.1 seconds left!
The three referees watched it several times, and then watched the playback from other angles twice, and finally confirmed that McGee's goal was valid, and the two sides entered overtime.
James temporarily took off his braces, shook his head, walked to the sidelines, and sat back on the bench.
Tyronn Lue quickly comforted the players: "It's okay. The Lakers are playing back-to-back away games and have a natural disadvantage in physical strength. As long as they play well in overtime, they can still win."
ESPN posted the data of the main players of both sides before the start of overtime.
常规时间结束，骑士队詹姆斯上场39分钟，投篮20中12，得到29分8篮板11助攻；欧文上场34分钟，投篮16中7，得到20分3篮板4助攻；乐福上场33分钟，投篮10中6，得到14分11篮板。
湖人队徐天上场35分钟，投篮19中13，得到38分6篮板12助攻；乔治上场36分钟，投篮9中4，得到11分5篮板3助攻；科比上场29分钟，投篮16中6，得到15分6篮板6助攻。
McGee played well, played 26 minutes, scored 14 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, and helped the Lakers drag the game into overtime.
Mark Jackson said: "If the Lakers lose this game, they will usher in their first two-game losing streak since the All-Star Game. In that case, it will be extremely unfavorable for Xu Tian to compete for the MVP."
Stan Van Gundy said: "Not only that, the current difference between the Lakers and the Spurs is only 0.5 games. If the Lakers lose this game, they will fall to third in the West. If they lose their home court advantage, the playoff prospects for the Lakers will also be affected. Very unfavorable."
Mike Breen said: "Both the Warriors and Stephen Curry are going through crazy seasons. If the Lakers lose this game, it can even be said that the ownership of the regular season MVP will basically be determined."
Xu Tian was also aware of this, and tried his best to recover his strength to prepare for the more brutal overtime.
(End of this chapter)