The Way of the Center

The score didn't change because the referee wasn't sure if the goal was dunked or not. Just now, the duel between the two big men Anjie and Bynum was really fast. The referee only saw Bynum and Anjie jumping high at the same time, and then Bynum hung on the basket. As for how the basketball landed and whether it went in or not, the referee needs the help of the replay to judge.

"What's the matter Ann?" Seeing An Jie gritted his teeth and walked back to the bench alone, Van Gundy immediately stepped forward to ask with concern.

"Prepare for overtime, boss." An Jie sat on the bench confidently, completely out of tune with the tense atmosphere of the audience.

Finally, the replay of the last ball just now was released on the big screen at the scene. Several referees gathered in front of the technical stage, studying this crucial goal that determines the outcome of the game.

When Bynum grabbed the offensive rebound and jumped for the second time to dunk, An Jie, who lost the rebound, reacted quickly and interfered with the jump.

Although he lost his defensive position and was behind Bynum, Anjie still tried his best to shoot the basketball from Bynum's hands with his long arms.

Blocking an opponent's shot from behind without sprinting is certainly very difficult. Anjie failed to take the ball away directly, but pressed the basketball with his right hand, and at the same time Bynum began to fall.

In the end, under the strength of Anjie, although Bynum still hugged the ball tightly with both hands, the ball was dunked on the front edge of the basket and fell from the side. The ball finally touched the basket, and all this happened in a flash, so the referee had no way to judge the result.

After all these scenes were played, and before the referee could give a result, Chesapeake Energy Arena erupted into cheers.

All the Thunder players went off the court to give Angie a high five. He blocked the shot at the last moment, so that the Lakers did not take away the victory!

"Ann blocked the defending champion with the last key and a beautiful block! If they want to retreat, the Lakers must continue to fight in the Chesapeake Energy Arena!" Mike Breen saw the result and said He became happy, not because he was partial to the Thunder, but because he was unwilling to end such a wonderful matchup.

Now it's all right, a block from Anjie allowed the game to continue.

Bynum clenched his fists, very unwilling. At that time, if he could use more strength, he might be able to dunk the ball into the killing game and become the hero of the Lakers today. But the number 16 of the Thunder, who was inseparable from him throughout the game, shattered all these beautiful illusions.

"We must increase our success rate in overtime! You all try to make room for Bryant so that he can get more singles opportunities!" At the last moment,

Zen master Phil Jackson certainly chose to believe in Kobe.

After hearing this arrangement, Bynum was very disappointed. With the Lakers and Kobe's side, he seemed to never be able to get ahead.

After his outstanding performance in the playoffs last season, Bynum has already treated himself as a super big name, but in the eyes of Phil Jackson, his tactical status is actually ranked behind Gasol.

"Sabo, you did a good job in the first four quarters. As long as you pay attention not to foul, Kobe can be restrained by us!" 8 of 20, Kobe's shooting percentage in this game is not high, except for Kobe's own reasons, Sergeant Frosa's defense is also the key to creating this situation.

"Kevin, I want you to double-team decisively when necessary. In short, you must guard against Kobe at any cost!" Even though Artest performed well in the fourth quarter, Van Gundy still focused on on Kobe.

"Let's go! Go and prove to others that we can beat the defending champion!" In the end, Van Gundy did not arrange any offensive tactics at all, and everything attacked according to conventional tactics. Defense is the only thing Van Gundy thinks is important.

After playing, Anjie immediately felt the murderous aura from Bynum. But Kobe's tough expression is even more terrifying.

Once the black mamba shows its fangs, someone will definitely fall because of it.

Bynum gathered all his strength to jump up and got the ball before Anjie.

This time, it was not Fisher who advanced the ball, but Kobe!

Sefoloza kept his center of gravity very low, not daring to relax in the slightest. Now in these five minutes, every goal will decide the outcome.

It was Andrew Morris at power forward in overtime, Van Gundy arguably fielded the best defensive lineup he could muster, and Jackson put his sharpest spears up front.

"Morris and Anjie's joint interior defense is bound to make the Lakers play very hard. Will Kobe choose to shoot from the outside, or will he attack the interior without hesitation? You must know that An has already committed 4 fouls. Kobe It's entirely possible to get him off the field."

Kobe doesn't even have an answer to this question in his mind, as long as he has the opportunity, he will make a move, there is no fixed pattern at all.

After Kobe dribbled to the free throw line, he began to lean on Sefolosha's back. Seeing this situation, Durant immediately dropped Artest and prepared to complete the encirclement with Sefoloza.

Kobe naturally saw Durant running towards him. If he was entangled by the tall and long-armed Durant, it would indeed be very troublesome. So before Durant's double-team was in place, Kobe shook his shoulders and turned over for a jumper!

This has become Kobe's signature move, and Anjie Xia also saw Kobe repeating this move countless times when he was in the Big Dream training camp.

Efforts will definitely be rewarded. Anjie himself has come to the present through hard work, and this is also applicable to Kobe.

The movement is graceful, slightly backward, and the rhythm of the shot has not been disrupted. Kobe's basketball flew over everyone's heads, and finally fell straight into the net.

"Beautiful turnaround jumper! Black Mamba leads the way for the Lakers!"

After the goal, Kobe pointed at Anjie with two fingers, as if he had fired a gun at him. If nothing else, this offense will be the epitome of the Lakers' entire overtime game.

For the Thunder's offense, unlike the Lakers' star singles, the Thunder still play position and play as a whole. This time Kobe directly asked to switch positions with Fisher, and he stood in front of Westbrook.

In addition to offense, Kobe's defense is also at the top of the league. Kobe was selected to the best defensive team last season, which is the best proof.

Westbrook almost made a mistake by Kobe's fierce defense. After interrupting Westbrook's dribble, Kobe stuck up to him, leaving no room for him to pass the ball.

It was difficult for Durant to run out of space under Artest's desperate entanglement. Seeing that Kobe was about to snatch the ball away, Westbrook suddenly jumped up and made a pass, throwing the ball vigorously towards the penalty area.

The pass was fast and big, there was no other way, it was not easy to pass the ball under such a tight defense.

"Westbrook was forced to make a mistake under Kobe's defense." Everyone believed that the ball would fly directly out of the baseline, but the person who was unwilling to give up had a different opinion from them.

Seeing Westbrook throwing the ball, Anjie immediately turned around and got rid of the entanglement with Bynum, ran from the left side of the basket to the right side, stretched his long arms and big hands, and just caught the ball !

Although he controlled the ball, Anjie didn't hold it firmly due to the power of the pass. The basketball changed direction and flew out of bounds.

An Jie didn't even think about it, he glanced at the position of his teammates in advance, and then jumped forward to save the ball!

With a height of 2.19 meters, he threw down, and the ball was reached by An Jie without any suspense. An Jie relied on the memory in his mind to pass to the position where Durant was just now. There was only so much he could do.

Afterwards, An Jie threw himself on the bench, and with the help of Ibaka, An Jie quickly got up. After he got up, he didn't do extra movements, but ran back to the court directly.

Because Angie flew out of bounds, the entire Lakers missed him. But when Bynum saw Anjie cut to the inside, he even felt dazzled.

"Didn't this guy fly out just now!? Why did he come back so quickly!?"

Bynum hurried back to chase, but to no avail. Durant threw the ball to the penalty area, and Anjie jumped with all his strength, caught the basketball in the air, and swung it to the basket!

"Beautiful alley-oop coordination! An Jie just flew to save the ball and fell out of bounds, but the next second he ran back to the court to complete the alley-oop! Such a desperate player deserves everyone's respect!" Mike Breen He really wanted to applaud An Jie, but in order to explain the effect, he could only use words to describe his appreciation for An Jie.

Anjie pointed to Durant after he landed, and Durant also high-fived Anjie when he retreated. With teammates who are so desperate and eager to win, is there any reason for the Thunder not to win the game! ?

An Jie's goal not only allowed the Thunder team to tie the score, but also greatly boosted the morale of everyone in the Thunder team.

After that, the young Thunder became more and more courageous in the battle, and their defensive strength continued to increase, and it can even be said to have reached the level of the playoffs.

In addition to Kobe, the Lakers have no second person who can score under this kind of defense.

It was very difficult for Bynum to get a position, and Odom found that he could no longer easily score on Morris, a rookie.

Artest's explosion in the fourth quarter failed to continue, and it was difficult for Fisher to get a chance under the "careful care" of Westbrook.

Only Kobe, facing Sefolosha again and again alone, scored the ball with difficult moves again and again.

In the last minute of overtime, the two head coaches did not make substitutions, and the five tigers played the entire overtime.

Kobe broke through again. This time he turned around and left Sefoloza, who hadn't reacted in time, behind him.

In the face of Anjie's blocking, Kobe was not afraid. He took off against Anjie, caused a foul by Anjie, and almost scored the ball.

"Ann's fifth foul! Although the game time is only one minute, if An is off for a foul, it will have a major impact on the entire situation!" Mike Breen was so nervous that his palms were full of sweat. The duel was really unexpected.

Kobe stood at the free throw line, took a breath, stared at the basket, and shot.

"Bang!"

"Kobe missed the first free throw! He waved his fist angrily."

Kobe was still focused on the second free throw, and finally made the free throw steadily. 98 to 99, thanks to Kobe's two free throws, the Thunder still have a one-point advantage.

When Westbrook shot again, the time had come to 38 seconds. It's a pity that Kobe's strong will surprised Westbrook. What seemed to be an open shot was abruptly and seriously interfered by Kobe.

The Lakers attacked, and the score remained unchanged.

Kobe repeated his old tricks and broke through again, trying to get Anjie out of the game. Unexpectedly, Morris came out halfway and helped Anjie carry the foul, but it also allowed Kobe to get two free throws.

This time Kobe made no mistakes, made two free throws, and the Lakers scored one point instead!

After that, Van Gundy immediately called a timeout to set up tactics for the Thunder's final attack.

"In the last 20 seconds, the Thunder have their last chance!" Along with the commentary, the shots were almost without exception shown on Durant. Like Kobe on the Lakers, Durant will be the most dangerous point in the final moments of the Thunder.

All the Thunder players surrounded Van Gundy. No one knew what he arranged. Offense has never been Van Gundy's strong point. Thunder fans were a little worried.

An Jie began to move his hands and feet, the last chance, failure will lose all efforts!

The Lakers adopted a half-court pressing tactic, which made it very difficult for Thunder players to catch the ball. In the end, under Anjie's off-ball pick-and-roll, Westbrook barely received a sideline ball from Morris.

After Westbrook received the ball, he first suppressed the rhythm. At the same time, Sefolosha and Durant interspersed with running positions, which made the Lakers seldom nervous.

Now these three outside lines seem to have the possibility of executing the final attack. Although the Lakers lead, their pressure is no less than that of the Thunder players.

Ten seconds later, Westbrook took a small step back and suddenly started. The explosive power of his first step even put Kobe half a body behind him.

Breaking into the mid-range position, Westbrook suddenly made a pass, the basketball was separated, and it was Durant who received the ball!

"Will kd kill the game!?" All TV commentators became nervous, but Durant's action was beyond everyone's expectations.

He didn't choose to shoot, but after making a fake shot to deceive Artest, he broke through and made a ground pass to let Anjie control the ball.

"Not Durant! Ann is Van Gundy's last choice!" Mike Brin exclaimed loudly. Due to Durant's breakthrough, both Odom and Bynum shrank to the basket. The opportunity An Jie has now is very good.

An Jie received the ball calmly. It was not the first time he executed the final blow.

Bynum frantically saved the inside, hoping to interfere with Anjie's shooting.

Anjie raised his hand, and Bynum jumped up accordingly. When Bynum straightened his arms in the air, he found that An Jie didn't make a shot, but took a step to the side, avoiding interference completely, and then An Jie pushed the basketball out.

Before the basketball hits the net, the timer number on the backboard has been reset to zero. Under the red light, this basketball did not touch the rim, but went into the net hollowly.

"The time has passed, the goal is invalid!" The Lakers player immediately appealed to the referee...

An Jie, on the other hand, faced the referee's decision confidently, just like when he stopped the lore in the fourth quarter.

(It seems that many book lovers have misunderstood. To be honest, I wrote this game very straightforwardly, but it may be because I know the plot myself, so I think it’s okay to leave suspense like the last chapter. I’ll add an update today. Let everyone have a quick look and don’t hang around. Originally, I wanted to accumulate a certain number of manuscripts and then explode in a day, but now it seems that I have to add updates separately. Tomorrow will also be updated three times, and the day after tomorrow will be updated three times if there is no accident. If you subscribe well, continue to add. I have completed the addition of the promise to everyone this month, and I hope you will support me a lot.) (To be continued.) 8