Chapter 1603 Foul Tactics, only 11 Seconds Left!
After the third quarter, the Celtics' 25-point advantage was reduced to 9 points. This was only maintained by the hard work of Garnett on the inside and Ray Allen on the outside.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced all their main players and launched a general attack on the Green Army. Zen Master didn't have any extra strategies. Now he focused on Ji Feng's strong point, letting Kobe fly a feint attack, and using JK's deterrence to contain the opponent. , which reduced the defensive pressure on Ji Feng. At the same time, the twin towers inside frantically defended the three-pointers of Garnett and the roaring Wallace, who were hot in this game. By the way, they strictly guarded the rebounds. As for Artest, his task was in the first minute. It was determined, that was the crazy physical fight with Pierce, which made him feel uncomfortable no matter what.
Ji Feng used continuous scoring from the beginning to further expand the 9-point difference to only 5 points. You can also see the scene of the Lakers twin towers falling to the ground crazily to grab the ball. This is a point difference that is enough to reverse.
However, just when the Lakers were preparing to catch up in one go, the Celtics decisively set up a defensive iron barrel formation, that is, a 2-3 zone defense. This is a zone defense strategy that often appears in FIBA. The Green Army must rely on the entire team. The defense limited the Lakers' sharper breakthrough scoring. At the same time, at the peak of the quarter, the Green Army took turns to make substitution defenses. Substitutions were made as soon as the pick-and-roll was picked up, and flanking attacks were made as soon as the breakthrough was made. All defenses were extended to one meter outside the three-point line. , just to prevent Ji Feng from having a chance to shoot the fairy ball!
At the same time, on the offensive end, Pierce took the lead, and Garnett and Rondo also showed their power in the pick-and-roll.
The defensive intensity of both teams was raised to the highest level in the finals at this time. So many things happened in this game, so winning or losing naturally became more important.
No one will give up at this time!
Competition, hand-to-hand combat!
Staples became a meat grinder.
However, the transformation effect of the Green Army was significant. The two sides started a fierce battle. The Lakers' three-point weapon was restricted. Although Ji Feng still played very well, he scored more than 40 points in the middle of the fourth quarter and assisted a lot. It reached 7, as well as an astonishing 12 rebounds and 4 steals, but the point difference always fluctuated around 5 points. The Lakers were still 5 points behind with 3 and a half minutes left in the game.
"Now, whoever has stronger mental strength will take the initiative at the end of this game and even take away the victory!" Yu Jia said while watching the game on the court.
The competition was too fierce, and he couldn't see clearly what the outcome would be.
At this time, Ji Feng stood up again. He took the initiative to attack and was double-teamed by Pierce, Ray Allen and Rasheed Wallace. However, in the air, Ji Feng turned around smartly and distributed the ball, and Kobe received the ball. One move and he hit the mid-range shot!
3 points!
There are 3 minutes and 04 seconds left in the game!
The Lakers once again saw hope of equalizing.
However, due to the high defensive intensity of both sides, after Kobe Bryant scored the two-pointer, neither team scored within a minute. The strength and staffing of the two teams at this time were similar. The Lakers were more powerful, but the Green Army It's not for nothing, it's simply too difficult to score goals under high-pressure defense at this time.
Bynum struck the iron, and after Rondo was blocked, Garnett's second attack was rejected by the basket...
In short, time has finally entered the last 2 minutes!
90-93, the difference between the two sides is three points!
The Green Army called a timeout.
This timeout also allowed the fans to finally take a big breath, but then the nervousness permeated Staples.
"Come on~ Ji Feng has already given so much." Reba was so nervous that he didn't dare to look at the court anymore, so he could only clasp his hands and pray for Ji Feng on the sidelines.
Maybe Reba's prayers worked. After the timeout, the Green Army obviously wanted to play a pick-and-roll tactic on the wing, but Ji Feng saw through it in advance, so that Ray Allen, who was cutting inside, failed to catch the ball. Only Pierce He got a chance from outside the three-point line, but his three-pointer came out of the blue. Ji Feng picked off the rebound, and the Celtics' timeout was wasted.
On the contrary, it was the Lakers. After Ji Feng grabbed the rebound, he dribbled slowly for a few seconds, but suddenly accelerated after halftime. CROSSOVER shook off Pierce and then connected with Gasol in the pick-and-roll, and made a three-step throw to the net!
"COME ON!" Ji Feng raised his arms and roared excitedly after landing, and then bumped chests with Kobe in celebration.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~!"
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
"Ji Feng! Ji Feng! Ji Feng!"
The fans also responded to Ji Feng's outstanding performance with crazy roars.
"1 point! At the last point, the Celtics called timeout again, with only 1 minute and 20 seconds left! The Lakers' opportunity has come!" Director Zhang couldn't sit still anymore. It's nonsense to explain at this time. Hurry up. The best way to see it is to go to the front row!
"We need to score! Ray Allen, you pick and roll, run, run, Rondo, go to the weak side to attract defense, give Ray Allen, Ray Allen gets the ball and looks for an opportunity to shoot directly! Whether it is a three-pointer or a two-pointer "It's better to be three points, are you sure?" Rivers decided to gamble. If this continues, they will not be able to hold on to this point, so they will simply fight.
"Leave it to me!" Ray Allen said calmly. He made 3 of 4 three-pointers tonight and has a good touch, so he is sure to complete the hit if he has the opportunity.
The timeout ended, the Green Army completed the pass at the 5-second buzzer, and Rondo led the ball to the right.
"Ray Allen is running!" Director Zhang discovered it immediately, and before he finished speaking, Rondo directly passed the ball ahead of time and passed it comfortably in front of Ray Allen. Allen raised the knife and pulled it out directly!
Although Kobe covered his eyes, Ray Allen was so accurate!
"Score! Three points!" ESPN's commentator immediately commented.
The ball went in! The red light on the glass backboard came on just in time, and the goal was scored at the buzzer in 24 seconds!
"NICE!" Rivers jumped up directly.
"Two points! Two points! Two points!"
But at this moment, Ji Feng was chasing the referee and roaring. He saw clearly just now that Ray Allen's left foot stepped on the three-point line when he shot.
Sure enough, then, the referee who watched the replay changed the penalty, and Ray Allen scored a long two-pointer.
Ray Allen shrugged and said it didn't matter, two points was pretty good, at least the point difference was back to 3 points, and the Greens still had the advantage.
And there are only the last 56 seconds left.
The Lakers requested a timeout, but Jackson didn't care. He could still chase the 3 points, but no one expected that the Celtics would choose foul tactics!
Ji Feng had just been dribbling for more than ten seconds and was about to break through when Pierce took action. Ji Feng went directly to the free throw line!
Ji Feng made 2 free throws, but the ball changed hands. The Green Army relied on this offense to score 2 points again, and the Lakers were fouled again during the offense!
"SHIT!" Ji Feng already understood at this moment that the Celtics wanted to foul the Lakers to score 2 points instead of having a three-point chance. At the same time, the Celtics could control the ball and delay time!
This tactic seemed to be successful. Although Ji Feng made 2 free throws, the Green Army took control of the ball with 11 seconds left!