NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

With only 18 seconds left in the game and the ball still in the opponent's hands, Warriors head coach Nelson called a timeout.

After the tactical arrangement, Belinelli replaced Jordan.

They needed to press the ball first. If they couldn't grab the ball in a short time, they would immediately foul to regain the ball and grab a three-pointer. Yao Ming served the ball outside the line, and Belinelli gave up interfering with him and focused on the four players on the court who were ready to receive the ball.

Yue Yi followed Kobe closely.

Jackson stared at Odom.

Kidd looked at Fisher.

Wallace blocked Gasol.

With five seconds left, Yao Ming passed the ball to Odom who was running up.

A figure suddenly rushed up in advance and touched the ball during its flight. The point of landing was close to Kidd's position, and Kidd grabbed the ball in one step.

This figure was the Warriors' No. 0. While he was defending Kobe, he kept staring at Yao Ming's eyes.

Although he had not played with Yao Ming for a long time, he knew Yao Ming's habits very well and successfully predicted Yao Ming's passing route.

After getting the ball, the four Warriors players immediately retreated to the three-point line, and Kidd passed the ball to Yue Yi who was running.

Yue Yi attracted the defense and threw the ball to the left, and the ball fell into Belinelli's hands.

Belinelli shot decisively and threw it directly after receiving the ball.

The basketball drew an arc towards the basket and went into the net.

96:96, the Warriors tied the score.

This No. 18 pick in the first round of the same year as Yue Yi was the one who was trained as the future main force when he was selected by the Warriors.

It was just that Yue Yi emerged suddenly and the two played overlapping positions, so Belinelli had very little playing time as a rookie and had no chance to play.

Not having any playing time does not mean that you will always be buried. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

Belinelli did not complain about anything, but worked hard off the court to improve his strength and wait for more playing opportunities.

This season, with Kidd's playing time shortened and Yue Yi's organizational ability improved, Belinelli has played a lot more time than last season.

After Kidd leaves the court, Yue Yi will play as a point guard and Belinelli will play as a shooting guard.

When the three are on the court at the same time, Yue Yi can also be promoted to the small forward position, allowing Belinelli to play the scoring position with peace of mind.

The team made this arrangement because Yue Yi has the ability to play multiple positions and Belinelli's scoring ability can help the team.

This shooter from Italy did not disappoint the team and became an important scorer on the Warriors bench.

In this game with full attention, Belinelli used this three-pointer to make the fans remember him.

After Belinelli made a three-pointer, he punched and roared, venting the emotions that surged in his heart.

The court is not only a stage for stars, but also for every prepared player.

The Warriors team high-fived him one after another. Yue Yi patted Belinelli on the shoulder and said,"Beautiful shot."

Belinelli smiled back.

The two were drafted in the same year and played the same position. Competition was inevitable during the rookie period.

At first, Belinelli was very dissatisfied. Why did an undrafted player occupy his playing time?

But in the team's repeated competitions, Belinelli found that the gap between him and Yue Yi was getting bigger and bigger.

Belinelli also knew deeply how hard Yue Yi trained privately.

Basketball occupied 95% of this guy's life.

I have to admit it.

The Zen Master called a timeout.

The Lakers arranged the last attack.

After the timeout, Yao Ming served the ball from the sideline. This time Yue Yi failed to succeed and Kobe got the ball.

The Lakers players spread out, and the 11-second offensive time was still plenty. Kobe held the ball outside the three-point line.

Yue Yi defended alone, and his position was very close to Kobe. He let him break through but not shoot.

Kobe has the ability to force the ball out. He is very good at forcing shots and his hit rate is not low.

Letting him break through is also a big threat. Pull-up jump shot, breakthrough layup, Kobe also has many means.

But he can only choose one of the two, Yue Yi chose not to let him shoot.

Let him break through, and his teammates behind him are ready to make up for the defense.

If facing James, Yue Yi would not hesitate to let him shoot or break through without hesitation.

Of course, at the moment of the last attack, it is impossible to really let go of both, but there must be a focus on defense.

After Kobe held the ball and observed the situation in the half court in front of him, he took a step back to dribble away, and then forced a breakthrough from the right.

The defense is always the passive side, because the offensive player plays first, especially when this player has a variety of offensive means.

Yue Yi stuck to him, although he did not successfully block Kobe's breakthrough route, but made Kobe unable to speed up and had no space to shoot normally.

Yue Yi defended this ball very well. He is no longer the offensive player who is not good at defense.

Time does not allow Kobe to slowly retreat and adjust, and he still forces a breakthrough.

Rasheed Wallace, who has rich defensive experience, saw the opportunity to fill in and blocked Kobe's route inward, with one hand in front of his waist and the other hand raised high.

Wallace's assist defense was very good. Kobe had no room to break inwards. He also had no room to force a quick stop and fade away jump shot, unless he used an extreme shot.

The Warriors accepted this shot.

But this shot was already at the level of a magical shot, so what was the hit rate?

In the last attack, Kobe was focused on breaking through and had no intention of passing the ball. Even if Kobe wanted to pass the ball, his vision was not good when he was double-teamed, and there was a high possibility of mistakes in hasty passes. His teammates would also be blamed for receiving the ball.

Kobe would not pass the buck at the last moment. His character is, I will be the hero, and I will take the blame myself.

Just when Kobe was in a desperate situation���At that moment, the referee blew the whistle and called a defensive pushing foul on Wallace.

Kobe on the court slid to the ground with the ball and slid out of the court.

After confirming that it was a pushing foul, Rasheed Wallace was furious and rushed directly to the referee to argue.

The fans at the scene and the fans in front of the TV could not see the movements of the players clearly, and the commentator could not see it clearly, but Wallace, the person involved, was clear that he definitely did not commit a foul on this ball.

He raised his left hand high, so it was impossible for him to push.

The right hand in front of him was only for collision protection, and there was no pushing action.

The key point was that this right hand did not touch Kobe's body.

Yue Yi, who was standing aside, also saw it clearly. He really wanted the head coach to challenge the referee and let the referee go back and take a good look at where his eyes were.

However, the league had not yet issued this rule, so it could not be challenged.

This was an obvious misjudgment.

However, Staples Center did not switch the angle correctly, but hastily played the shot of Kobe falling twice and left it at that.