ATPnovel Chapter 216 Start the Counterattack
Chapter 216 Start the Counterattack
Chapter 216 Start the Counterattack
The Lakers scored two points desperately, and the Warriors returned three points lightly.
Three-pointers are always more than two-pointers. This is both a mathematical truth and a basketball truth.
The point difference widened rapidly. Three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Lakers were about to fall behind by 3 points.
"Coach, let me play!" Yuan Qingshan couldn't sit still anymore, dropped the drink bottle, stood up and came to Scott's side.
Obviously heard Yuan Qingshan's request, but Scott still didn't speak.
Tangled, very tangled, this is Scott's entire state of mind at this time.
"Coach!" Yuan Qingshan walked around to him and asked again.
at this time.
When Scott saw Yuan Qingshan's eyes full of longing, his head buzzed, his rational defense finally collapsed, he could no longer restrain his emotions, and left behind all the messy Jim Bass and Kupchak.
Turning around and shouting loudly: "Yuan Qingshan, Tang Si, get ready to play, give me... win!"
"Yes!"
"Wait and see!"
Towns and Yuan Qingshan yelled excitedly, and other Lakers players also cheered up and stood in front of the bench to cheer, especially Thackeray, with one left hand and one right hand, and two towels were flying up.
The two sides changed their players and fought again. Yuan Qingshan and Towns went crazy. Towns desperately fought Green to get a position, and directly beat Green into a daze. Last year's finals against the Cavaliers did not feel so tragic.
Artest, Nick Young and Brandon Bass try to pull the defensive players away as much as possible, creating opportunities for Yuan Qingshan and Downs to pick and roll or singles.
For a while, the Warriors really stunned the Lakers. After a timeout, the Lakers went 10-0 amidst the overwhelming cheers.
Warriors assistant coach Walton Jr. hurriedly reminded Cole whether to call a timeout to adjust. Cole shook his head inscrutablely: "Let's leave this game to those guys on the field."
Wharton didn't say anything more. The head coach wanted to exercise the players' resilience, which is understandable. After all, tonight is just a regular season, and the Warriors can afford to lose.
Besides, they are leading by double digits. In less than a quarter, they can't lose no matter what. After all, this is the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
The players on the field are not as relaxed as they are.
"What do you say about these two guys?" Green noticed that Downs' eyes were red, and asked Curry scratching his head.
Curry gasped heavily, spat out half of the brace, held it in his mouth, and said vaguely: "What's going on, you should focus on the game!"
No one in the Golden State Warriors can directly order Green like this, except Curry.
In fact, let alone the Warriors, even the Lakers players don't know why the game between Yuan Qingshan and Towns exploded as soon as it said it exploded, but why bother so much, just give them the ball and it's over.
With 6 minutes left before the end of the game, all the players of the Lakers, including Hibbert, have already rotated once. Before everyone goes on the court, they will get coach Scott's instructions: fully cooperate with Yuan Qingshan and Towns.
The difference is that Cole has always been more cautious in using troops, and kept a nine-man rotation throughout the game. In the end, Green had no energy.
The fans ushered in wave after wave of climax. This game was really unexpected. The time and space of Staples seemed to be distorted tonight. Everyone seemed to see the "OK" combination again in a trance.
Shark O'Neill sat next to the technical table, his heart was full of turmoil, and a series of memories flooded up. He fought to the end like these two rookies on this court back then, but the person who fought side by side with him back then is no longer there.
Sighing, O'Neal set his sights on the court again. The point difference was still 6 points. For the Warriors, it was just two three-pointers, but the Lakers were in trouble. Nick Young, who was the only one capable of shooting three-pointers, was stared down by Thompson.
The ill-prepared Warriors fell into exhaustion, and Curry's physical weakness was magnified. Compared with him, Yuan Qingshan is like a coyote from Africa. He is tireless and full of tenacity, opening his sharp teeth to give you a fatal blow at any time.
With the decline of physical strength, Curry and Thompson's three-point shooting rate began to plummet. Yuan Qingshan gritted his teeth, ran desperately after getting the ball, and kept hitting the Warriors' penalty area.
Bogut was sent off six times by Yuan Qingshan, and Cole directly replaced the No. 30 striker Kevin Looney in the first round of this year as the top center.
Looney is only 206 centimeters and 100 kilograms. It is really inappropriate to play the center position. Wharton disagrees. Cole insists on his own opinion and can only make do with it.
Looney was pushed onto the field ignorantly, and was hit 2+1 by Yuan Qingshan when he came up, his eyes stared straight in frustration.
Walton sat on the sidelines trying to restrain his emotions, and looked up at the timer. There were less than 4 minutes before the end of the game, and the Lakers had already narrowed the score to 3 points.
Although they didn't say it on the surface, the Warriors panicked. Are they going to capsize in the small gutter of the Lakers tonight?
The more anxious the game is, the calmer Cole's face is. Now it doesn't matter whether the game is won or lost. What he wants is that the players can grow up in this critical moment.
Scott waved his arms with excitement on his face: "Make up the defense, make up the defense quickly, pinch, don't let him play the ball!"
The voices of the fans were hoarse, and tens of thousands of people stood up at the same time, standing in front of their seats to cheer for the home team.
"My God, I believe you even told me that this is a Christmas game!" O'Neill exclaimed.
Barkley opened his mouth slightly, and stared blankly at Yuan Qingshan, who used Towns' pick-and-roll to play big, and only took Green.
1 points!
The Lakers are only 1 point behind the Warriors, and there are 2 minutes left in the clock.
Green shook his head in disbelief to serve from the bottom line, and Yuan Qingshan clung to Curry, trying to break the ball directly.
Curry tried to go around a few times, finally gave up, and directed Thompson to respond.
Wharton couldn't sit still: "Coach Cole, Curry has no energy. He is so defended that he can't even catch the ball. Shouldn't he be called for a timeout to adjust?"
Cole snorted: "You have to know that he is not facing Westbrook or Chris Paul now. If he can't even beat a rookie, how will he deal with Kyrie Irving in June next year?"
Walton sat back without saying a word. What Cole said was not unreasonable. Tonight's Warriors really underestimated the enemy. From the beginning of the halftime lead by double digits, until the third quarter did not play a wave, the Warriors were bit by bit eaten away by the Lakers amidst their arrogance and confusion.
Recently, people have given too much aura to Curry and other Warriors stars. Maybe, as Kerr said, they should use a defeat to calm them down. It's just a pity that they lost their winning streak at the beginning. Losing to the Lakers without Kobe is a bit ugly.
Walton suddenly heard an exclamation from the fans of the home team behind him, and hurriedly looked to the field.
Just saw Yuan Qingshan snatch the ball from Thompson's hands.
"WTF?" Wharton exclaimed.
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