Chapter 343: 342: The Jedi Strikes Back! The Most Outrageous Finals Statistics(2/3)
Jackson was also confused. Kobe's defense was really good in the first three quarters, but from the fourth quarter to now, Shea has scored 14 of the team's 18 points. Who can explain this?
In fact, in the first three quarters, Kobe just didn't let Shay explode. Coupled with several highlight defensive moments, it gave people the illusion that "Kobe guarded Shay."
In the fourth quarter, when Shea started to exert his strength after falling behind by 15 points, Kobe simply couldn't sing anymore.
The two best defensive guards today, Kobe and Kidd, were beaten to death by Shai.
Examples time and time again have proven that no one on this planet can guard against Shay!
No, as soon as Shay broke one from Kobe, he immediately arranged for a post-up coaching session.
This time, when the aunt no longer dared to be short-handed, Shay got a fleeting singles opportunity.
Then, Shea deceived Kobe's center of gravity with a shoulder shake, and immediately turned over and shot a jumper cleanly, and the basketball hit the ball steadily.
52nd point in a single game!
The Lakers also relied on this goal to completely overtake the score!
After scoring the goal, Shay looked at Kobe and shook his finger: "You're still far behind me, little brat!"
From falling behind by 15 points to taking the lead, Shay told the Sharks and Kobe who the hell has the final say in this league!
The TV cameras also showed some close-ups of the faces of the Knicks players. O'Neal was so angry that he could only vent his anger by smashing the basketball.
Kobe looked lonely, completely losing the unruly momentum he had at the beginning.
Chinese fans cheered at home and in canteens.
It’s fun, it’s fun!
The New Yorkers were so arrogant before, but now they were beaten so hard by Shay that they couldn't even speak.
What a joy!
After Shay took the lead, he raised his arms again and pointed out his fingers one by one.
He is showing off his five championship rings and showing off his absolute dominance of this era!
In the following round, O'Neal finally scored his first sports goal in the fourth quarter.
This time after Robinson pushed away Rodman, Wu Sheng was half a beat too slow to block the Sharks' passing route, allowing O'Neal to catch the basketball.
Ben immediately defended the basket, but this time Shark did not turn towards the basket, but towards the baseline, and made a close one-handed throw after turning around. Although Shark was not good at shooting, he had the offensive touch near the frame.
It was still very good. This throw was a solid hit, allowing the Knicks to equalize the score.
The Sharks have a lot of offensive methods at the basket. No one really thinks that O'Neal can score 30 or 40 points in a game just by dunking.
But again, it's too late for the Knicks to start scoring now.
They went from leading to chasing points. Their goals would not put even the slightest amount of pressure on the Lakers' psychology.
No, after Xie Yi attacked, he immediately assisted Wu Sheng and made a three-pointer!
The morale of the Lakers is now so high that everyone dares to take shots calmly, and when it comes to shooting, the more confident you are, the more coherent your movements will be, and the more coherent your movements, the higher your hit rate.
The Sharks worked hard to score a goal, but turned around and the Lakers easily scored another three-pointer.
What you strive for but cannot get, the other party has at your fingertips. This gap makes the Knicks feel even more unbalanced.
Why can we hit the iron but the opponent can score with any shot? This is so fake!
The more the Knicks struggle, the lower their morale becomes.
They have been chasing points hard, and they have finally equalized every time. As a result, the Lakers will use an extremely easy goal in the next round to exceed the score again.
In this cycle, the two teams were anxious until the last 28 seconds.
At this time, Shea had scored 52 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks.
This data is simply science fiction.
But it is this seemingly unrealistic data that truly reflects Shay's all-around performance today.
On the offensive end, he scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and also sent out many assists in the third and fourth quarters.
On the defensive end, Shea made Kobe suffer a lot today and also intercepted many passes from the Knicks.
If it weren't for the 1997 Finals, Shay would have scored 26 points in a single quarter after suffering an ankle injury and 67 points in the game.
Yu Jiadu wanted to regard this as the strongest game of Shay's career.
During the Eastern Conference finals, people thought the Sharks' numbers were terrifying.
But compared with Shay, Shark is really only slightly stronger at quantum level.
In the last 28 seconds, the Knicks had the ball.
At this time, they were still 2 points behind the Lakers.
For this, I have to thank my aunt.
In the last round, when he was completely missed by Ben, he hit his only three-pointer in the game, but it was worth a thousand dollars.
Auntie only made 1 of 4 shots from beyond the three-point line today, and her shooting percentage is indeed not good.
But he just hit the most important three-pointer.
At this time, whether the Lakers can still create a 15-point counterattack miracle is not certain.
The suspense of the game remains!
The Knicks' offense was as difficult as ever, and the ball simply couldn't get to the Sharks.
Kobe's restless heart still couldn't be restrained. Although Kobe was defended by Shea today and only scored 11 points. He was taken risks and intercepted by Shea. But with Kobe's character, he is the kind of person who can be tough even for the whole game.
Someone who always dares to stand up.
Seeing that Kobe actually wanted to challenge Shay alone, O'Neal suddenly felt that sometimes being brave is also a shortcoming!
Kobe, please stop voting!
Kobe did not shoot this round because he just took a step forward and ended the shot before it even started.
As soon as he took a step forward, Shay cut the ball. Although Kobe reacted immediately and hugged the ball with both hands, there was no direct mistake. However, Kobe was also nailed to the spot and could not continue dribbling.
The Knicks' offense stalled as a result, and Kobe had to hand the ball over to the madman.
At this time, Sprewell, nicknamed Madman, was calmer than Kobe.
He didn't attack on his own, but waited for Shark to get to the high post to catch the ball.
O'Neal knew very well that if he sank too deep, he would not even be able to catch the ball, let alone complete the finish.
In the high post, although it is a bit far away from the basket, you can still get the ball.
The Shark suddenly cut out, and Robinson and Big Mom cut along the baseline instead.
This forces O'Neal Jr. and Big Ben to keep up. If left alone, Robinson and Big Mom can directly attack the frame.
Just like that, O'Neal was half a step inside the free throw line and caught the basketball with his back to the basket.
After receiving the ball, the Sharks didn't even give Mutombo a chance to foul in advance. Seeing that Mutombo was about to come up and hug him again, O'Neal made a strong push and sent Mutombo flying away.
Then, the shark half-turned and made a hook motion to throw the ball.
Although the distance of the hook is a bit far, with the Shark's offensive touch in the penalty area, there is still a high probability that this goal will be scored!
The Knicks' hope of victory lies in this hook!
As a result, just when the shark's fingertips were about to flick the ball out, the ball was slapped away. The shark turned his head and only saw Shay who had already run to his side at some point!
When O'Neal hit Mutombo, Shea left Kobe behind and ran towards the shark.
It has to be said that this is a dangerous move. If O'Neal gives the ball to Kobe, with Kobe's ability and heart, he will most likely be able to kill him with a three-pointer and make all the Lakers' previous efforts come to nothing.
But Shay is no reckless fool.
First, Shea knew that Mutombo would immediately rotate over to help him cover Kobe's gap. Because there was little shot time left, so if O'Neal passed the ball, Kobe's only option was to shoot immediately, and Mutombo only needed to
Just raise your arms high and rush forward to interfere. You don't have to worry about being knocked out of position.
Secondly, Shay judged from O'Neal's every move that the Shark only had eyes for the basket at the moment!
O'Neal, who had been frustrated for the whole quarter, definitely wanted to save the team with a key goal. Moreover, the direction where the shark turned happened to be facing away from Kobe, and he might not be able to observe the situation on that side.
Sure enough, the sharks didn't notice the approaching Shay, nor did they notice the temporarily missed Kobe.
He stared at the basket, trying to hook the ball. But what greeted him was Shay's flying body!
At that time, O'Neal's heart shattered into shards of glass.
This last life-saving blow was destroyed by Shay himself!
But, it's not over yet!
After the basketball was slapped by Shay, it was caught by Sprewell who ran up!
Madman's unexpected start allowed him to get rid of Wu Sheng by two feet and get the basketball that was slapped away.
After Shay landed, he followed the force of inertia and rushed towards the madman.
The moment the madman received the basketball, he immediately took action before the end of the shot time. This was the last hope for the Knicks.
To be continued...