Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Sparks (9/57)
Countless microphones were pointed at the man, wanting to know what he had to say.
“This is not the end.”
As he said this, a drop of sweat dripped from his cheeks.
53 to 38
The Celtics entered the second half with an 18-point lead. Although they did not lead more than the Lakers in Game 5, the way they took the lead made people believe that the situation would not change much in the second half.
There was no suspense in the end, and the second half was just a process that had to go.
The Celtics are already the champion!
Then, Wei Xia said that.
The reporter couldn't help but want to ask, if this is not the end, what is it? Has he not given up yet?
“I hope that everyone will never give up like Wish.”
Weisha entered the locker room, and Phil Jackson continued to calm the players by holding his voice that would never change.
Sometimes, his Zen words will lose their effect, such as the current barrier.
His words were not enough to awaken the players' fighting spirit, and few people were listening carefully.
"Next, we have to do the following..."
Not to mention those who have lost confidence, even Wei Xia doesn't want to listen.
No matter how good the skills and tactics are, they are useless if they are dominated by their opponents as soon as they come on the court.
The Lakers' problem is not in the technical and tactical aspects, but in the spiritual aspects.
The Lakers are not as tough as opponents, not as rough as opponents, and not dare to fight. They are being dominated by their opponents on a spiritual level.
This cannot be changed by simply saying a few words.
Although Zen master has always attached great importance to the psychological construction of players, he seems to only make players' hearts stronger and cannot make changes when they collapse.
In the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7, the Bulls who became king, collapsed. It was the deepest darkness before the arrival of the light.
In the 2004 finals, the Lakers F4 collapsed, and the end of the OK era.
Jackson's second trip to the Lakers. Although he had also stopped in the playoffs twice before, the Lakers have never been completely defeated by his opponent like this time.
The Clippers lost in 2006 and the Spurs in 2007 were all objectively fatal shortcomings.
However, the way the Celtics dominate the game is based on their spiritual strength.
Jackson said a few words, and then asked the players to return to the court to warm up.
In the second half, the Celtics had the ball rights in the first round.
Wei Xia was as close to Ray Allen as in the first half.
In the green paint area, the cover set by Garnett and Perkins together was very entangled.
Wei Xia did not get rid of it as soon as possible. After struggling to break free from the cover, Aron used his position advantage to make a fake shot and really break through Wei Xia.
Fisher's first reaction was to assist in defense, so he let go of Rajon Rondo, who was on the high position on the right.
From some perspectives, that is a correct decision.
There are two Celtics inside the penalty area, and if they want to compete for rebounds, the Lakers have no advantage.
Dramatic result: Rondo made a comeback!
This means that the score difference between the two sides reached 20 points.
55 to 35
"The game is over, right?"
The person who said this was K.C. Jones.
However, none of the old men around him answered him.
Wei Xia did not intend to let her frustrated teammates continue to play.
He asked Fisher for the ball.
Lao Yu's ball came over, Wei Xia grabbed it with one hand and turned to Paul Pierce. The latter's trash words were like a machine gun that was fired, but he didn't listen to a single word.
Wei Xia confidently let her teammates open up the space.
"Just you, you want to attack?" Pierce snorted coldly, Wei Xia dribbled the ball with her left hand, rushed forward and used a turning movement. The speed was too fast. The moment he turned right, he was already one position ahead of the former.
The moment he passed the defense, Wei Xia grabbed the ball with one hand, started, stepped on the sideline of the paint area and entered the basket, picking the basket with one hand in the air.
Neither Garnett nor Perkins expected Pierce to be so straightforward and failed to defend.
Swish
37 to 55
"Thank you for your mercy, which makes this game suspense again." Wei Xia's expression was so angry that the latter almost went to heaven when Pierce's defense was released.
In order to retaliate, Pierce probably found Wei Xia's misalignment and used the same technique to fight back.
His breakthrough speed and turn speed are not on the same level as Wei Xia. He could not pass by the speed later, so he could only use his body to block the person by using the name of breakthrough and stand on the floor and throw it on the floor.
That kind of ball doesn't make a hit. The two Lakers' inside players, Gasol and Radmanovic, were fouled. Perkins pushed people from behind in order to attack and rebound.
Wei Xia had a smile that made Pierce angry.
"You won't be proud for long!" Pierce shouted.
"Sao Rui, in this case, I don't ask for eternity, I just want to have it." Wei Xia followed Pierce's pace and moved forward, "Please forgive me, I just didn't pursue it."
The Lakers' offense had not been opened. After 10 seconds, Wei Xia ran to the left forty-five-degree angle three-point line to get the ball, and the defender she faced was still Pierce.
"It's them two again!"
“Wish and Paul!”
No one expected that Wei Xia would face Pierce with such a confident face.
There was a moment when the Lakers' No. 6, which made people feel the illusion of "Isn't it really No. 24?". He made a highly deceptive change between the left and right hands, and suddenly pulled the left hand horizontally and rushed to the right. Pierce's single defense ability was already reflected in the finals.
It was precisely because Kobe could not break through him simply that in the second half of Game 5 and Game 6, he completely lost himself due to his poor shooting feel.
Wei Xia's breakthrough has several advantages over Kobe.
Fast speed, strong explosive power, and top start speed league. His athletic talent is a combination of Havlicek and Skywalker. The former has the top athletic ability in history, while the latter has the best physical fitness ever. Wei Xia, who was a point guard since childhood, has the talent of these two, and his breakthrough ability is the strongest in the Lakers. But with Kobe, he does not need to show this feature.
Now, Pierce was thrown away half of his body again, trying to keep up with force, but Wei Xia was fucked by tooth.
Pierce, who likes to play body balls, was hit by Wei Xia.
Wei Xia leaned his shoulder against Pierce and stopped sharply at the free throw line. Before taking action, his shoulders pushed him fiercely and jumped up and closed the ball.
Wei Xia played more like Kobe than Kobe. The tilt in the air made people stunned and rubbed Pierce's body whistle.
It doesn't feel soft to pull out the basketball and hits it with a body whistle.
Two points are valid, and there is also a penalty.
"Thanks to you, my teammates finally stopped looking bankrupt." Wei Xia looked at Pierce with relief.
Pierce seemed to be left with only swearing. He cursed angrily, and Wei Xia steadily threw in and punished him.
40 to 55
The difference between the two sides returned to 15 points. The Lakers did not make Wei Xia proud for much time. Rondo broke through from the weak side, and one person disrupted the Lakers' defense. He passed the ball in chaos, and outside the three-point line at the top of the arc, Ray Allen made a three-pointer.
58 to 40
Wei Xia, who scored 5 points in a row, made the Lakers' atmosphere liven up. It's time to try other touches.
Kobe, the person who was tested, would have a great significance for the Lakers if he could regain his touch.
He chose a long-distance jump shot with two steps within the three-point line. For the times, no one will tell Kobe that he should reduce the distance.
According to the Lakers' configuration, he should maintain a certain amount of output there.
And, if he can score at any position, he can score at any position.
A long two-point shot with one or two steps within the three-point line is the most challenging shot.
Kobe's ball hit the basket under the gaze of everyone.
Rondo predicted the rebounding point at the first time, and he ran away quickly, but unexpectedly, Wei Xia jumped out like a primitive man, knocked his body away, and firmly protected the offensive rebound in his arms.
The referee did not make any statement about his hit, so the game continued, and Kobe gave up his long shot as if he had smelled the smell of blood. Walking in a position that Wei Xia could see, his hand raised high.
Wei Xia will never lose trust in Kobe because of his two-half arrhythmia.
Just by catching up with this man's performance in 2005-2007, he will always believe in his offense!
Kobe actively ran, got Wei Xia's pass and rushed head-on to the Celtics' penalty area. They still followed the brutal policy of getting it over when they came in.
Garnett made a heavy move, which made Kobe lose his focus in an instant.
But Kobe is not Wei Xia.
If Wei Xia does this kind of thing, he may escape the referee's sanctions. After all, the former's public relations crisis has not been completely overcome, which is another matter for Kobe.
Garnett was called a foul, and Kobe couldn't see the basket at all. He just threw the ball on the basket casually.
The goddess of luck actually stood beside him, and in a way that was impossible to see with her naked eyes, he clicked the one who should not touch the three-way shot into the basket.
Chapter completed!