Chapter 1604 2.3 Seconds! Thrilling Tie, Overtime!

Yu Jia: "Ji Feng made two free throws, and the point difference is only one point!"

Director Zhang: "But this situation is not good. Although the point difference is only one point, there are only 11 seconds left, and the ball belongs to the Celtics. They only need to release the ball from the backcourt and then find a way. Just run out of time. This is too passive for the Lakers. If they don't do it well, they may not even have a chance to win! "

Indeed, everyone is now lamenting that Rivers' tactics are appropriate. They are amazed that he launched an early foul tactic with more than 40 seconds left on the clock. This was very rare in the past, because when leading by 3 points, a foul was committed. It's like giving away points for nothing. The opponent doesn't have free throws like O'Neal for free. The Lakers are the most accurate team in the league. Among the five starting players and Artest, all six of them made more than 85% of their free throws. Ji Feng He and Laoyu exceeded 90%, and Ji Feng ranked first in the league with an average of 97.8 free throws per game.

If their own offense fails to score, they will be chased by the Lakers instead. Otherwise, they will be trapped in a cocoon. It is no wonder that ESPN guest Pippen described Rivers more like a gambler when he committed the first foul. A coach.

But facts have proven that effective tactics are good tactics. Rivers made the right bet, and the Green Army players did not live up to his trust. The Lakers stood on the free throw line twice and made all 4 free throws but failed to complete the lead. The Green Army clung to it. The lead stayed until the end.

Now that the initiative is firmly in the hands of the Lakers, the only option left for the Lakers is to commit an early foul and send their opponent to the free throw line.

Rivers called a timeout and made the final arrangements. There was nothing to say about the tactics. They didn't want to score at all. They emphasized that in addition to absolutely not making mistakes in serving, they tried every means to delay time.

At the same time, Rivers also began to make substitutions. Perkins and Rasheed Wallace, who were not good at free throws, were replaced and replaced with a smaller lineup. Only Garnett, Pierce, and Tony were left in the paint. Allen, Ray Allen, old acquaintances, and Nate Robinson, who didn't appear for the entire game, appeared.

The purpose of this lineup is already obvious.

The Lakers can only design foul tactics, so that Ji Feng, who commits the fewest fouls, is ready to foul at any time, and try to let the opponent with the worst free throws catch the ball.

"Timeout over!"

Sure enough, the Green Army chose to serve from the backcourt, Garnett took the ball, and the other four lined up to prepare for the run.

"Press the whole court!" Ji Feng roared, and the Lakers began to defend frantically. Fouling was a bad idea. Of course Ji Feng wanted to steal. As long as he intercepted, all the Green Army's tactics would be over.

"Run out of the space!" Garnett yelled and directed from the baseline after getting the ball.

"Smart! The Lakers are trying to steal someone. The three frontcourt players, Ji Feng, Kobe, and Artest, are all the Lakers' defensive masters on the front line. If this is done, there is a real chance!" Director Zhang Patted his head.

But the Celtics were obviously very wary of Ji Feng's stealing ability at the last moment, so they were not prepared to give it to Pierce and the others. They would rather let Tony Allen, who was the most average free throw shooter, receive the ball, rather than bear the risk of being stolen at the last moment. .

The instant escape also relied on the Lakers deliberately selling a flaw and Tony Allen received the ball!

"Okay!" The moment Tony Allen caught the ball, Gasol ran towards the backcourt, and the others followed up with their defenders, leaving room for Ji Feng to foul.

However, at this moment, Pierce made an astonishing decision. He actually gave up running forward, and combined with Garnett, who had just served the ball and entered the court, to block Ji Feng's way!

"What??!~!" Ji Feng was suddenly startled and had to turn around quickly to get away, but this time was enough for Tony Allen to rush up!

The situation instantly became very bad. Tony Allen saw that he had already passed half the court. Gasol didn't notice and let Tony Allen run over and failed to commit the foul!

"Foul! Go foul!" The Zen master suddenly stood up and pointed at the court and roared.

Time is passing rapidly. At this moment, Staples is silent, and everyone is staring at the field nervously.

10…9…8…7…6…5…4…

"Hurry up and foul! If you don't foul, it will be too late!" Yu Jia yelled anxiously.

Tony Allen had already consumed 6 seconds on the court, and then transferred it directly to Ray Allen. Seeing that the time was less than 3 seconds, the foul finally came!

It's Kobe!

He quickly defended and grabbed Ray Allen's arm!

The referee whistle blows!

"Huh~!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were only the last 2 seconds left on the clock, the Lakers still had a chance to equalize or even win!

However, this breath of relief lasted less than a second, because the referee's gesture showed that Kobe had committed 6 fouls and left the game!

"ON NO! Kobe Bryant committed a 6 foul! He was sent off! This is definitely adding insult to injury for the Lakers!" Yu Jia held his head in his hands, his face full of disbelief.

"SHIT!" Kobe cursed secretly unwillingly, and then walked off the court. There was nothing he could do. At this time, he couldn't care less about the number of fouls.

"Kobe left the game with 6 fouls. This was the first time in so many Finals that Kobe left the game with 6 fouls. This shows how close this game was. His data stayed at 23 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. His performance was still outstanding. ." Director Zhang said.

"But now the Lakers are too passive, and the pressure is completely on Ji Feng." Director Zhang said worriedly.

Why were the Lakers so scary at the last moment in the past? They had players who ranked among the top three in the league in terms of number of buzzers in a single season. Take last season, for example, Ji Feng ranked first with 9 buzzers, and Kobe ranked third with 5.

So far this season, the Lakers have had very few buzzers, but Ji Feng still ranks second with 5 buzzers, second only to Anthony with 8, and Kobe ranks fourth with 3 buzzers, which is still very scary. .

The Lakers' buzzer beater success rate also ranks first in the league. Popovich once said that the Lakers were the team he least wanted to encounter in the last 20 seconds.

This is all the credit of Ji Feng and Kobe. The two complement each other on the court. At the last moment, as long as they are on the court at the same time, the opponent will not know who will execute the final attack. As for flanking, it is impossible to talk about it.

But now, Kobe Bryant has committed a foul and left the game, leaving Ji Feng alone, which makes the Green Army's defense more targeted. At this time, the Lakers will not let Gasol make the buzzer-beater.

Rivers also knew the importance of this goal, so he excitedly patted Tony Allen on the head. Most of the credit for this goal must be recorded on him.

Moreover, the Green Army will have Ray Allen to execute the free throws. Junzi Lei made two free throws, and the point difference returned to 3 points. With only 2.3 seconds left (return to the clock), the Lakers called the last timeout in regular time tonight!

"Three-pointers, we only need three-pointers. Ji Feng pulls out to catch the ball and shoot. Bynum picks and rolls. No rebounds. It's meaningless. We just need this attack!" Master Zen made a desperate move and put all his treasure on Ji Feng. , if the shot is made, it will be overtime, if it is not made, it will be cool, anyway, this is it!

The timeout ends, Gasol serves!

Ji Feng suddenly broke free, got rid of Garnett's defense and came to the baseline to catch the ball outside the three-point line. When the ball came, Gasol wanted to pass the ball to him, and the ball went directly to Ji Feng's hands.

Pierce and Ray Allen double-teamed instantly, but Ji Feng didn't dribble at all, he caught the ball, turned around and threw it away!

Ji Feng took action, and the ball accurately entered the basket under everyone's gaze!

"Three points! Three points! Absolute tie! Absolute tie! The Lakers are tied! It's going to overtime!"