Thanos

Chapter 191 A Group of Old Guys (1 Battles)

Chapter 191 A group of old guys (tie-break)

Tonight's Staples is full of stars.

Except for the league executives headed by David Stern, there are as many singers, models, and actors as there are dogs.

But what made Ye Heping even more emotional was that many famous Lakers appeared on the sidelines: "Magic" Johnson, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "The Big Game" James Worthy, the Grizzlies general manager "logo man" Jerry West, and even the general manager of the Clippers, the former Lakers tragic hero "Baylor" Elgin Baylor also appeared.

Those who didn't know thought that tonight was the tiebreaker of the finals.

The old guys also greeted the Lakers before the game and encouraged them to cheer.

Maybe it was because of a meeting, the magician took good care of Ye Heping, and even patted Ye Heping on the shoulder: "Come on, you need to show more abilities tonight, this game will not be easy."

With such a group of old guys sitting on the sidelines, it was because of their strong aura that Pi Er Er, who was always arrogant, was much more honest.

Let alone him, even Jordan will be respectful to these seniors.

The two teams continued their previous start.

Lakers: Divac, Odom, Ye Heping, Kobe, Atkins.

Mavericks: Dampier, Nowitzki, Howard, Finley, Terry.

Beep beep!

At the beginning of the game, in the jump ball session, Dampier easily defeated the old Divac and transferred the ball to the Mavericks' half.

Terry advanced to the frontcourt and handed it to Nowitzki.

Nowitzki broke through Ye Ping to no avail, and the step-back jumper after consecutive turns was almost exactly the same as the first shot in the previous game.

Only this time, Nowitzki failed to make the shot.

boom!

Divac couldn't jump Dampier, but stuck him and helped Odom get the backcourt rebound.

In the process of returning to defense, Nowitzki frowned and rubbed his arms. He clearly felt that Ye Heping's defensive aggression today was stronger than last game.

Although the movements are almost exactly the same as the last one, every move is like being carried out in water, and there is always resistance.

The Lakers attack.

According to the deployment before the game, it is necessary to increase the impact on the inside line, and it is not good for Dampier to control the foul.

After all, the Lakers' previous two-game winning streak relied on Dampier's weakness.

But the Lakers are prepared, and so are the Mavericks.

The Lakers want to attack the inside, and the Mavericks will naturally protect the inside.

The Mavericks defended a zone defense, and it was a different zone defense from the last two games. There was a specially improved zone defense.

Relying on the mobility of Howard and Nowitzki, they can form a zone defense at any position within the three-point line at any time to prevent the opponent's breakthrough.

The advantage of this zone defense is that it can expand the defensive space, and it can also defend beyond the three-point line to a certain extent.

Kobe's breakthrough was blocked, and the ball was immediately passed to Atkins outside the three-point line.

But Terry, who had shrunk, ran back in an instant, causing a lot of disturbance.

Atkins missed the first shot.

The Mavericks' zone defense started to pay off.

Dampier received the rebound, and the Mavericks wanted to play a fast break but were delayed by the Lakers' well-prepared man-to-man defense.

When Terry dribbled the ball past halftime, the Lakers players had already settled down and set up a defensive formation.

Nowitzki asked for the ball at the top of the arc, and forced Ye Ping.

But Ye Heping didn't budge an inch and held on firmly.

The two took a few steps around the three-point line, but Nowitzki failed to step inside the three-point line and was forced to stop the ball.

Los Angeles fans cheered, Ye Heping's defense was too tough, and it got tougher at the critical moment. It seems that the award ceremony before the game also had a lot of bonus effects.

Finley came to meet him, but Kobe firmly blocked him after he got the ball. His breakthrough speed was not enough, and he felt too much pressure from Kobe in post-up singles, and he couldn't find a chance to make a move.

Not only Ye Heping, but Kobe is also very trustworthy at critical moments.

Once the two were delayed, the time of 24 seconds was approaching.

Finley quickly passed the ball, and Terry took the ball and shot directly with the help of Nowitzki's screen.

But he never expected that Ye Heping bypassed Nowitzki and appeared in front of him.

Snapped!

A bloody cap.

Odom picked up the ball and went straight to a reactionary fast break.

However, Howard ran very fast and chased after him. Although he was at a disadvantage in height, he still put enough pressure on him, causing Odom to miss a layup.

It has to be said that Howard's defense is equally tough.

And he is also very smart, and he has a good grasp of the defensive scale. The ball just now was near the red line that can be blown or not, but Howard insisted that the referee not blow the whistle that was already in his mouth.

After the defense was successful, Howard also took the rebound and passed it to Terry.

But Kobe shot out suddenly and cut the ball quickly and accurately, but Kobe's chasing jumper to the frontcourt did not make it.

The Mavericks received another rebound, and Terry also took the lead and rushed to the frontcourt, and shot directly against Atkins without waiting for his teammates to get in position.

boom!

But obviously, Terry didn't bring a knife this time, only nerves.

If the Nerve Knife plays well, it is a disaster for the opponent, and if it is played badly, it is a disaster for the teammates.

During this period of time, the two sides fought very chaotically, with all kinds of mistakes in and out, it was simply a chaotic battle.

But after 3 minutes, the two sides still did not score.

The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the record was 0 to 0.

Similarly, it can also be seen that the defensive strength of both sides is very high. For this tiebreaker, no one can afford to lose.

At this point, who doesn't want to win?

One step further is the Western Conference semifinals, take a step back and go home to fish, no one wants to lose.

Ye Heping grabbed a backcourt rebound and was about to make a long pass to continue the fast break when he was stopped by a voice.

"Ye, slow down!"

Ye Heping turned to look and found that it was Magic Johnson.

"You have old guys on your team, the Mavericks can run all the time, you can't, slow down! Otherwise Divac will be overwhelmed!"

The magician stood directly on the sidelines and exhorted.

Ye Heping turned to look at Divac again, and found that the old Divac was out of breath.

After all, he is a 37-year-old Caucasian athlete. Ye Heping was a little out of breath during the back-and-forth run just now, let alone Divac.

"OK! Mochi!"

Ye Heping nodded to the magician. In the end, instead of passing the ball, he dribbled the ball slowly across the half court to organize a positional battle and give Divac time to breathe.

On the sidelines, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hugged the magician: "Dude, do you like that kid?"

Baylor said: "According to the usual practice, you should remind the team boss Kobe, not the rookie Ye Heping. Do you think Ye Heping's ability to control the field is better than Kobe?"

The magician smiled: "I don't need to say more about Kobe's excellence, but to be honest, you all know that that guy often plays irrationally."

"This reason is not enough!"

Jabbar said.

"Yes, you can remind other people, Divac, Odom, Atkins, not Ye Pingping."

Worthy, who rarely spoke, also spoke.

"Well, I admit, I think that kid is very good, he has a very high IQ, and he is very popular with the Lakers, and his teammates are willing to listen to him. To tell you the truth, even if one day Kobe is isolated by the players, the kid will not be hated by his teammates. He is a spiritual pillar on the court and a lubricant in the locker room off the court. No one doesn't like him."

said the magician.

"Is it a little exaggerated?"

His old partner Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a little unbelievable.

The magician smiled and said nothing. If these people knew what Ye Heping did in the All-Star Game, they wouldn't doubt it.

Ye Heping can fight against the entire Denver for Kobe, make everyone on the first-year team listen to him, and organize the Western All-Star starters to compete for the MVP of the All-Star Game for Kobe.

Whether it is courage, friendship, wisdom, or energy, these old guys will be stunned.

Seeing that the magician did not speak, everyone laughed, thinking that the magician had nothing to say.

At this moment, Jerry West, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

"I like that kid."

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

In terms of strength, West may not be the strongest among the five.

But in terms of vision, the other four people combined are not as good as West alone.

Since West said that, Ye Heping must have merit, but they didn't see it.

"Paul Gasol, how about changing leaves and peace?"

But then, West's words made everyone explode even more.

(End of this chapter)