"That's it, that's it!"

After a pause, Marley shouted excitedly before Gentry could.

Don't think he's too excited, he and Barkley were on the same team at their peak.

Barkley's tragic experience that year was his share.

So Barkley wants to win as much as he wants to win, and even now as a Suns assistant, he may be even stronger!

Gentry reached out and patted the old guy on the shoulder, then picked up the tactical board.

"We have to ensure the shooting percentage as much as possible. The Lakers will get Gasol back after the timeout."

On the other side of the court, Phil Jackson really called Gasol up again.

If the Suns tie or even overtake him within this period of time, it would be meaningless for Gasol to switch to the bench for the transition period.

It's not just the players on the field who are fighting, the coaches on both sides of the field are also competing with each other tonight.

After Gasol returned to the court, the Suns were a little unable to move.

7-second offensive rebounds and penalty area protection are still very important, otherwise it will easily turn into a few blind shots of the Black Eight Warriors.

The two teams began to enter a stalemate, and the point difference stabilized at around 3 points.

This situation is acceptable to both parties.

At the very least, the Suns used this period of play to force Gasol back onto the court, and they felt much more at ease in the subsequent substitute transition period.

At the end of the three quarters, the score on the court was 81 to 78.

The Lakers still led, but in this quarter they were chased by the Suns by a full 12 points!

Basically, it's the difference between a collapse and a close win.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the whistle started to drift a little bit again.

But Barbosa performed extremely well during this period, scoring frequently inside and outside.

What is different from history is that he has not suffered any injuries during the season, and his overall condition and physical fitness are much better.

In the last round against the Spurs, and in this round against the Lakers, he had already performed well in the final quarter, and tonight he came again when the points were most important!

This scene gave the fans at the scene a feeling of returning to youth.

Everything seems to be the same as it was a few years ago, and the unfinished dream from before has continued again!

"Come on! Suns!"

"Defend! Defend!"

What follows is the ruthless enthusiasm of the fans at the scene. Even if they are tired of shouting and their voices are hoarse, they are still shouting for the home team at the top of their lungs.

Now they only have the same idea in their hearts as the players on the field, fight this game, make it back to the finals, and win that damn championship!

This section is still difficult to distinguish.

When the main players from both sides came back, the score was 97 even!

Both sides are back on the same starting line!

The decisive moment in the last 8 minutes!

Not only were the Suns fans present, but the Lakers fans in front of the TV were also starting to get nervous.

2 to 3, if we lose, we will really lose!

Will the Lakers really lose to the Suns?

How could such an incredible thing really happen!

But, it really might happen!

In the first attack of the decisive moment, the Suns returned to the third quarter's style of play, still using Lin Ying's advantage to hit mismatches.

But what was slightly different from the third quarter was that the Suns did not simply create space. Allen on the weak side repeatedly cut in and out to stretch the defensive formation.

The Lakers ignored this at first, but when Lin Ying passed the ball, Allen really scored the ball!

This goal was crucial. The Lakers had to put defenders on the weak side, which greatly increased Lin Ying's chance of mismatch.

With a change of direction and confrontation, Fisher really had nothing to do!

The "strongest defender" in Barkley's words is indeed strong enough, but his defensive pace is really too slow when he is old!

Moreover, the Lakers played relatively poorly during this period.

This is also reasonable. Anyone whose score difference is evened by 15 points in more than one quarter will definitely have ups and downs in his mentality!

Also taking advantage of this period, the Suns launched a 12-6 offensive and gained a crucial 6-point lead 3 minutes before the end!

Phil Jackson called timeout again.

The cheers at the American Airlines Center were completely unstoppable.

Victory is already waving towards the Phoenix people!

The Lakers bench has never been quieter.

Kobe has stopped shouting.

At the decisive moment, he tried to mobilize the status of others, but the effect was not good.

Moreover, the Suns' desire to win is so strong that every time the Lakers want to score, they will be flanked by two or even three people.

If the Suns win tonight, they will definitely deserve this win.

But, no!

He stopped Phil Jackson who was arranging tactics.

This is also the first time he has done so since changing his jersey number.

"I'll take care of the game."

A few simple words, but powerful.

And, there is no doubt about it.

Not only because of his status in the Lakers, but also because if it weren't for him in the third quarter, the Lakers would have been tied or even overtaken.

Phil Jackson's reaction was interesting.

He picked up the tactical board again.

Just when others thought he wanted to maintain the authority of the coach and not allow Kobe to do such nonsense.

He erased all the tactics laid out above, and then drew a new one:

"We're playing Kobe."

Return from the timeout and the game continues.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt and cleared everyone on the strong side.

This isn't even a triangle, it's just a pure singles tactic.

Gasol fed the ball to Kobe in the high post on the right side, and then also moved to the weak side.

Allen defended Kobe Bryant one-on-one.

Kobe caught the ball facing the frame, turned around and faced the frame.

Three threats, shooting fakes, breakthroughs and sudden stops!

The action was very simple, and Allen followed suit.

However, Allen couldn't stop Kobe's shot. With his legs together and leaning back, normal people wouldn't be able to interfere too much.

To put it bluntly, this kind of ball makes the defender helpless, but it depends entirely on your own personal ability.

If converted into diving movements, it is equivalent to a difficulty coefficient of 3.6 at the start.

"Whoa!"

The seemingly difficult movements were easy to perform in Kobe's hands.

The point difference was reduced to 4 points!

Then, the Lakers defended in a wave!

After throwing all the offense to Kobe, the others blocked almost every point on the defensive end, including Lin Ying's misplaced hit on Fisher.

They are selectively letting Allen go!

So now Gentry is pacing the sidelines, a little conflicted.

Although Allen couldn't guard Kobe, he could at least put enough pressure on Kobe. If anyone else had to guard Kobe, he would have exploded.

But Allen's offense is indeed easy to target.

Wait a little longer.

Kobe continues to single out Allen.
To be continued...