Chapter 666: Kobe Bryant
Bogut inexplicably took the blame for an offensive foul, but at the moment in Moda Center, no one would sympathize with this Australian center with a fat face.
Even if An Jie really made a fake fall, even if the series of actions he had just made was really unclear, Bogut was still reaping his own consequences. Is this worthy of people's sympathy when a bad guy meets a worse person?
With An Jie's beautiful defense these few times, the morale of the Trail Blazers has also skyrocketed.
Now Lillard is no longer as timid as he just now. His speed at halftime made Curry feel a little difficult to keep up.
An Jie stood in a high position, and no one knew whether this guy wanted a pick-and-roll, or organized, or launched an attack by himself. An Jie's omnipotence made you unable to effectively judge what he would do next.
However, Anjie did nothing. Just standing there, he was already involved in the Warriors' defense.
Wesley Matthews, who sneaked to the corner, raised his hand to ask for the ball, Lillard called a pick-and-roll, but in fact he suddenly passed the ball, caught the Warriors off guard.
Before, Thompson's running position has always been making Matthews unable to defend. Now, it's Matthews' turn to go back!
Matthews did not waste this opportunity with an open three-pointer. Today, the Trail Blazers' offensive efficiency was very high and their shooting percentage once surpassed the Warriors. But it was precisely because the Warriors made more three-pointers that the Trail Blazers were at a disadvantage before.
Now, Matthews is going to fight back in the way the Warriors are best at!
"Four points! An only played for a few rounds, so the Trail Blazers changed from falling behind to leading. No matter how outstanding Stephen Curry performed, he could only be An's foil!"
Mark Jackson was a little anxious. Although Jackson has been working to build a good defensive system since joining the Warriors. However, due to the limited strength of Bogut and David Lee, the two inside players, the defensive power he created is not as powerful.
Maybe next season, after training and strengthening, the Warriors' defense will improve. But now, if the Warriors want to win, Mark Jackson must rely on offense.
The elevator tactics have just failed, so this time the offensive Warriors did not continue to use it.
Anjie saw it clearly in the high position. The Warriors players did not have a pick-and-roll, and the cooperation of the pick-and-roll was extremely exciting!
No wonder Curry and Thompson made so many three-pointers today. Often, they ran out of a set of tactics, and both of them got open opportunities.
But now, Lillard and Matthews, who are highly motivated, bit the Warriors' two scoring points to death. They are like ghosts, always by Curry and Thompson and cannot be dispelled.
In the end, the Warriors' tactics did not come out. There was not much time, and Curry immediately took a simple pick-and-roll and shot. This time, Lillard's blocking was very good. It can be said that this defense was quite successful.
However, in this case, Stephen Curry made a three-pointer! A shot that looked like it was not a chance at all against defense was converted into a score by Curry!
"Too strong! 43 points, this is simply a battle between superstars!" Mike Brynn couldn't help but applaud Curry. He had never seen such a defender before! All shooters will be overshadowed in front of Curry!
An Jie shook his head helplessly. There was really nothing he could do now. The Trail Blazers' defense has been very good, but they can just shoot in.
The subsequent competitions were played in the performances of Anjie and Curry. Of course, Anjie did not forget to "take care of" Bogut from time to time.
Bogut was irritated on the court, and he also made up his mind to find an opportunity to let An Jie suffer again!
The fierce competition always goes very quickly, and before you know it, the battle has entered the countdown stage.
In the last 36 seconds of the game, the Trail Blazers were temporarily leading by two points. The fans in Moda Center could no longer feel the excitement in their hearts. Perhaps in another half a minute, the Trail Blazers will create history!
An Jie was also excited because the fans in the stands were already shouting "72 wins". However, he had to calm down. If he was too excited at this time, it would be in the way!
If you lose this game, it will actually have no impact on the Warriors. After all, this is already the last regular season game, and the winning or losing of the game cannot change its current ranking at all.
But just like what Mark Jackson said, Curry didn't want to be the background of history. He wanted to be the center of history!
In the last 36 seconds, Curry made up his mind that he would have to win the game!
Anjie knew Curry's look, because at this moment, Anjie also had this expression.
The gap between the two points has now become a mountain, and it is heavily pressed on the Warriors players.
At this time, choosing to score two points before using tactical fouls is the safest way. Therefore, the players of the Trail Blazers also focused their attention within the three-point line.
Three-pointer? No, Curry dared not shoot three-pointers. Although he had completed a final shot at Moda Center, the gap between 36 seconds and 3.6 seconds is very huge.
In 3.6 seconds, Curry will definitely shoot three-pointers. But in 36 seconds, the risk of shooting three-pointers is very high.
Except for Curry who controls the ball and Bogut, who is involved in Anger in the interior, everyone in the Warriors are interspersing with running positions and tearing the Trail Blazers' defense.
Bogut and Anjie's melee fighting in the inside line felt that it was almost turning into a free fight. However, these two old fryes were very secretive, making the referee who was focusing on Curry unable to notice it at all.
Curry is still suppressing time, and it seems that the team that should be anxious is the Trail Blazers, not the two-pointer behind himself. People don’t know what Curry wants to do, but An Jie gets a little nervous.
In the last five seconds of the 24-second attack, Curry suddenly activated!
Lillard was overjoyed. This guy really planned to get one and two points! No, if he wanted two points, why did Curry take so much time?
Just when Lillard found out that something was wrong, David Lee suddenly stood beside Lillard.
Seeing this, Curry, who had originally broken through the ball, suddenly pulled back and took him back to the outside of the three-point line.
Curry retreated and pulled up and threw the ball. His attack speed made Lillard, who was blocked, not even able to interfere.
"Curry and David Lee completed an elevator tactic with only one side of the door closed. The tactics were executed very successfully. Now let's see... The ball went in! The ball went in! Stephen Curry, a beautiful step-back three-point jump shot, Curry killed the game!" Before Mike Bryn finished speaking, the basketball was in the frame. As a neutral commentator, he screamed excitedly, and the fans in the audience around him hugged their heads in horror.
Curry on the court spitted out his braces and raised his arms. This arrogant look indicates that he will defeat the strongest team in the league twice in a row in a month!
"Damn it, my fault!" Lillard blamed himself very much. The players' off-ball pick-and-roll in the Warriors' offense was really excellent. If you don't pay attention, the defender will hit the "wall" straight.
"It's okay Damien, we still have time!" Anjie pointed to his wrist and signaled that the game was not over yet.
The next second, Ricard used the last timeout in his hand. No one would have thought that such a wonderful scene would appear in the last game of the regular season this season.
Other teams are training substitutes today or playing casually. However, the Trail Blazers and Warriors have presented a feast to fans around the world.
In 117 to 116, 12 seconds, the Trail Blazers fell one point behind. The entire team's sustenance was on No. 00, who had just played again for half a quarter and turned the situation around.
Angel nodded while listening to Ricard. The fans and commentators really wanted to know what these two sly guys said, and Mark Jackson wanted to know too.
"The last time I defended, Andrew, I don't care what method you use, in short, that guy Angel can't score the ball!" Mark Jackson spoke directly. No matter what method he used, that is, the method other than basketball, he also allowed Bogut to try it.
Bogut nodded silently. Although the Warriors are leading now, Bogut felt a little nervous when he thought that Anjie would hold the ball and fight him with a hard time later.
With a nervous mood, Bogut stepped into the stadium.
He looked up at An Jie, but found that An Jie was also looking at him with a fierce expression.
"Damn it, there's nothing scary about it! Kill the Trail Blazers and kill them!" Bogut slapped himself in the face and encouraged himself.
Center is actually the most difficult position to achieve the ultimate in modern basketball.
At a moment when the final kill is necessary to decide the outcome within a few seconds, it is difficult to move faster than the outside player and have a small and large center with a shooting range, or push it into the penalty area with a back-attack in a limited time.
But in the Trail Blazers, Anjie is the one with the most winning times and the highest winning success rate.
His versatility on the offensive end allows An Jie to complete the final shot as long as he steps into the three-point line!
In the last 12 seconds, Aldridge served outside the boundary. The players on the court are like playing rugby, each of them next to each other and have a lot of physical contact.
"Dou!" The referee whistle sounded, and the players who were originally still suddenly moved.
Push, get rid of it, loud command, pick-and-roll... The temperature of the entire basketball court instantly increased, and the players in Moda Center stood up.
Like last year's finals, this is an offense that can change history!
Under the cover of his teammates, Lillard finally received the basketball from Aldridge. Aldridge's pass was also very stolen and was almost intercepted by David Lee.
After Lillard got the ball, Curry immediately pressed forward. The Warriors were not afraid of Lillard and would win the final shot, but wanted him not to pass the ball well.
At the same time, Bogut also attacked Anjie. But now, Bogut dared not act randomly. If he was called a foul at a critical moment, he would definitely be the culprit of losing!
Seeing that Lillard was unable to get rid of Curry's tight-knit defense for a long time, Aldridge mentioned the high position and was preparing to give Lillard a pick-and-roll.
Mark Jackson's heart was instantly raised. You know, Lillard, a sophomore, also has strong ability to handle key balls!
Aldridge's pick-and-roll did not make the flexible Curry suffer too much, but Lillard still got some room for passing.
Before receiving the ball, An Jie suddenly leaned back and raised his elbow inadvertently. Bogut ate a big elbow in his chest, and he took a step back.
One step of space is enough for Anjie to hold the ball with a bad pass.
As soon as he got the ball, the Australian leaned forward unyieldingly. At the same time, Harrison Barnes also left Iguodala, and it was obvious that he was going to double-team Anger!
Angel glanced at Barnes's running position with his eyes. Iguodala quickly cut inside, and the route of passing the ball to the inside was blocked by David Lee.
Where is the outside line? Lillard is still stuck tightly by Curry. Matthews? No, the position is not good, it is difficult to pass the ball.
After looking around, Anjie found that no matter whether Barnes doubles or not, he was the only one who could bear the responsibility himself.
When it comes to Big Heart, Anjie is definitely a big heart-level player now. Back in the rookie season, Anjie missed the goal that could make the Thunder enter the playoffs when facing O'Neal because he was too nervous.
But now, even though An Jie's situation is so tense, his heartbeat speed has not exceeded 80 points per minute.
Now Anjie is still at the middle distance. If he pushes his back, it will give Barnes the opportunity to complete the double-team.
Shooting is Anjie's only choice.
Anjie first pushed back a few steps with his butt, and just as Barnes and Bogut were about to complete double-team. Anjie leaned back and jumped, which seemed to be Kobe's way of playing, but not everyone can replicate Kobe's way of playing. What's more, Anjie is still a center.
Both Barnes and Bogut jumped up to block, but Anger's already outstanding height and arm span and the little space to lean back to avoid allowed him to calmly shoot the ball.
The basketball passed the fingertips of Barnes and Bogut, and time seemed to have frozen. No one knew what would happen in the next second.
Angel was still standing in the air in his backward posture, and the terrified expressions of Bogut and Barnes were clearly visible.
This moment seemed very long. Ricard felt his heart jump out, but the basketball was still spinning in the air.
"Beep!" The electronic beeping sound that represented the end of the game sounded, and Ricard suddenly fell back to the bench.
Only then did he realize that the sweat on his forehead was no less than the players playing on the court.
"It's over, George." Next to him, Divac sighed with relief. Just now, he came over with breath all the way.
"It's over." Ricard wiped his sweat. The position of NBA coach is really a damn life!
The big screen on the spot gave the final score of the game. 117 to 118, the away team was in front and the home team was in the back. In an instant, the number 72 appeared on the big screen again.
Chapter completed!