The Godfather of Basketball

The score on the court was 101 to 98, with the Rockets leading by 3 points.

Such a situation was obviously what Tang Tian wanted to see.

It was the official timeout time, and Tang Tian called all the team members together.

"Steady the pace, take this game and let's close this series."

"come on!"

The faces of the Rockets players are full of confidence.

Like the past few games, the three main players of the Lakers are now at the end of their strength, while the starters of the Rockets are still full of energy.

The cheers and shouts around are still there, but the Lakers can no longer be saved.

Timeout back, Lakers offensive round.

Fisher dribbles the ball through half court, then passes the ball up to Gasol.

Gasol, Odom, Fisher, opened a signature triangle offensive tactic on the right side of the half.

Fisher gave Odom a successful pick-and-roll, and Gasol followed with a pass.

Odom took the ball and made a shot, but the Rockets were full of energy at this time and switched defenses very quickly. Billups rushed over to interfere almost at the same time he made the shot.

"boom!"

Odom's shot was missed and Yao Ming took the rebound.

The Rockets advanced to the half court. After Billups and Millsap picked and rolled, they went directly to Odom. When Gasol came back to defend, he accurately distributed the ball to Yao Ming at the free throw line. Yao Ming took the ball and went straight to the basket. , Gasol's physical strength is not enough to support him to return to defense, and he can only watch Yao Ming score with one hand.

The offense of the Lakers is still a triangle, but this time the Rockets defended very tightly. Kobe was also stuck to Battier. Gasol chose to attack by himself. After continuous shaking, Yao Ming's long arm Swing out, although it didn't cover it, it successfully interfered with his shot.

The rebound was accepted by Millsap, and the Lakers failed to score in two consecutive rounds after a timeout.

The scene was restless.

In the Rockets' offense, McGrady played a small pick-and-roll with Millsap on the right side. After facing Odom, the continuous change of direction directly knocked the latter to the ground, followed by an iconic pull-up hit .

The Rockets played a 4-0!

There was an uproar at the scene.

The Lakers are exactly the same as the previous games, about to collapse at the last moment.

"The Lakers have done their best, and the Rockets are indeed the stronger team." Seeing this, Breen in the commentary seat couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Although I don't agree with Phil's approach, the Lakers didn't train their substitutes in the regular season, and they have no better way in the playoffs." Mark Jackson nodded in agreement.

"Come on! Lakers!"

Although the cheering sound of the audience driven by the DJ was still loud, everyone could feel that the Lakers had gone.

In the offense of the Lakers, Gasol played a pick-and-roll for Odom, but due to physical problems, the quality of the pick-and-roll was poor, and Odom was almost cut off from receiving the ball, and was forced to stop the ball.

There is not much time left for a set of tactics, and the Lakers' attack is about to return in vain.

"Ball! Give me the ball!" At this moment, Kobe gritted his teeth and threw off Battier's defense and rushed to Odom's side.

Odom didn't hesitate to hand over the ball, but Kobe caught the ball from beyond the three-point line and was directly killed by Battier.

Although the movement speed is a little worse than Pietrus, but in terms of experience and skills, Battier is obviously better.

There was not much time left in the attack, and Kobe didn't have many options. He squeezed Battier away with his body to create a little shooting space for himself, and then took a step and went straight back.

Battier used the iconic blindfold defense.

Kobe made a three-pointer against the defense.

"beep!"

Almost immediately after the shot was made, a short whistle came from the sidelines when the 24-second time expired.

"boom!"

The basketball hit the back edge of the basket, and there was a scramble under the basket.

However, the bounced basketball did not leave the range of the basket, and it actually went in after a jump!

There was a burst of cheers.

This is a fairy ball.

A life-saving fairy ball.

The morale of the home team of this kind of team has been greatly improved, and the morale of the opponent is a big blow.

"It's okay, keep the rhythm." Tang Tian stood up and applauded to cheer for the players. At this time, he, the head coach, needs to stand up as a backup.

As a veteran and the commander on the field, Billups is also shouting at this time to remind the players to stay focused.

The Rockets' offense, Billups handed the ball to Yao Ming, and then directed his teammates to move. He also followed McGrady and made an off-ball pick-and-roll, and then cut the ball to the basket.

Yao Ming followed the pass, Billups saw the Lakers shrink, looked back at Tracy McGrady, cheated Gasol to make up the defense, then hit the ground and gave the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming catches the ball and makes a mid-range shot.

"Shua!"

Yao Ming made a solid shot, and the Rockets once again took a 6-point lead.

The fans at the scene were a little desperate.

This Kobe Bryant's fairy ball just gave them hope, and Yao Ming's goal extinguished their hope.

"Damn it, why didn't that guy Mitch (Kupchak) get Yao to come to Los Angeles?" Nicholson in the front row couldn't help cursing.

Kobe's fairy ball pulled the Lakers back from the edge of the cliff, but it couldn't restore the players' physical strength.

The quality of the pick-and-roll was not high, and no advantageous matchup opportunities could be created. The Lakers' triangle offense became very weak at this time.

At this time, Kobe directly lowered his back and leaned on Millsap to reach out for the ball.

Fisher motioned for everyone else to pull to the other side, then handed the ball to Bryant.

All eyes on the scene were also looking at Kobe.

After O'Neal left, Kobe is undoubtedly the only symbol of the city, and now everyone naturally pins their hopes on him.

"Turn around!" Thibodeau shouted at Millsap on the sidelines at this time.

Although this is a misplacement, Kobe has scored 46 points in this game. If he is tired, he is definitely the most tired one. Millsap is full of energy at this time, and he has a chance to defend against it.

Kobe took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the Rockets' defense, saw that there was no double-team, and fought directly.

Although his physical strength is close to the limit, his rhythm is still very good.

Being able to be called the strongest shooting guard after Jordan is not for nothing.

Millsap also pushed hard, and he didn't let Kobe get too close.

Kobe felt that he couldn't move, so he turned around and made a fake shot.

Millsap didn't jump.

Kobe shook again.

Millsap still didn't jump.

Kobe swayed for the third time and jumped back directly.

Millsap also reached out to interfere.

This ball defense is in place, Kobe is very difficult.

"Shua!"

There was a crisp sound, it was difficult, but I still entered.

The cheers on the scene burst directly, and the sound wave flooded the entire arena.

Even more excited, Nicholson stood up from the front row and raised his hands high.

One person, one city!