redvbooks Chapter 515 The competition of willpower! 【Subscription】
Chapter 515 The competition of willpower! 【Subscription】
No matter how strong the physical strength and endurance of the main force of both sides, after the high-intensity and high-intensity confrontation in the first three quarters, by this time in the fourth quarter, everyone's jerseys have been soaked with sweat!
Especially the Lakers, their four stars have played more than 20 minutes in a row, except for a short period of time between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, where they had a player rotation, and then the second half of the second quarter. Duan and third quarter, they have not replaced these four players!
That is, the position of the fifth man will be rotated among Fox, Horry and Fisher according to the feel and the situation of the Celtics players.
The Celtics are a little bit better, they have more players on the court and more depth on the bench, but they are not much better, especially Lin Long and Rashid who have the longest playing time! These two, almost There is no rest!
Especially when Barkley's state declined significantly, the intensity could not match the intensity of the Lakers, and because of his offensive ability, Big Ben was 5-on-4 once he played, and the defensive end couldn't limit O'Neal, and he even had to carry the Lakers. The tactic of cutting this led him to be almost abandoned by Bird in this game.
This directly puts Lin Long and Rashid under enormous pressure on the court regardless of their physical strength, both ends of offense and defense, or the number of fouls!
Lin Long is okay, he has a body of steel bonus, his physical strength is bottomless, and he will be the one who stands to the end when everyone gets tired.
But Rashid is not so comfortable.
Not only does he have to fight with Malone on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, he also has to take care of pick-and-roll, screen, 3-point shooting, and attacking the basket. If you only look at Rashid's state, you will never feel that he is playing basketball, Participated in one or more swimming competitions!
At this time, Rasheed's whole body was soaked with sweat. Even after a short rest between the third and fourth quarters, it did not bring any recovery to his physical strength. He was still panting heavily. Even his eyes are tired and can't open! It makes people feel that he is directly at any time - the possibility of falling on the court!
Even at this time, he has fouled 4 times, and even the number of fouls is very unfriendly to him.
Bird thought about going to Barkley or Big Ben to replace Rasheed, but seeing Malone + O'Neal on the opposite side, Bird still bit his lip and didn't make any easy substitutions, he could only pray that Rasheed would be able to stand for one more time. time!
In addition to the worst condition of Rasheed, Sprewell, Bowen and others are not much better, they kept fighting with Kobe and Miller.
The two guys, Kobe and Miller, are both physical monsters, not to mention the one who is invincible in singles and can put enormous pressure on the opponent at both ends of the offense and defense almost all the time. The other is not so much a basketball player, but a marathon runner. More appropriately, on the field almost never stops.
Running frantically every minute and every second, confronting them is definitely the most painful experience!
It can be said that, until now, the players on both sides have come up with everything they have!
They are holding their last breath now, to see who can hold it longer, hold it longer, and hold on better!
This is beyond the technical and tactical level and belongs to the competition of willpower!
In the first half of the fourth quarter, even though both sides were exhausted and out of breath and could fall down at any time, the players on both sides still maintained a very high performance on the court. They all know that their physical strength has reached the limit.
But they also know that the opponent's physical strength has also reached the limit!
Maybe just hold on for one more round! One more run, one more screen!
Your opponent can fall before you!
Under this kind of thinking, the two sides whose physical strength is almost exhausted, not only did not reduce the intensity, but invariably raised the rhythm again!
They want to burn their last strength and let the other side lie down obediently first!
The match also seemed to be the last two rounds of heavyweight boxing.
The two fighters have lost the power to dodge, footsteps and skills, leaving only the most instinctive one-punch, I-punch turn-based!
Let's see, who falls first!
In the first 7 minutes of the fourth quarter, the two sides still failed to complete their pursuit of the score. The Celtics guarded the 1-3 point advantage, which was almost negligible. , in every minute and every second to the Celtics to provide a huge pressure.
They are constantly biting and chasing, using everything they have to overtake the score!
・・・・Seeking flowers・・・
In the first half of the fourth quarter, it fell into a wonderful balance!
When there were only 5 minutes left in the game, an important turning point in the game appeared!
When Rashid was defending Malone's offense, he failed to control his defensive movements and slapped Malone on the arm, and the referee immediately called for a foul!
This is Rashid's sixth foul!
Even though he raised his hands high, his always reckless eyes turned helpless and pleading, but the referee ignored Rasheed's pleading and blew the whistle without hesitation.
Rashid bid farewell to the game ahead of time because of the full number of fouls!
He played 41 minutes in the whole game, made 9 of 15 shots, contributed 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks!
It is an important fighting force for the Celtics today!
Lin Long walked over immediately, patted Rashid's head and comforted:
"You did it bro! You did everything! Next, take a good rest and leave it to us!"
Rasheed nodded, without saying a word, everyone could see the annoyance and remorse on his face, no one wanted to leave the battlefield early at this time!
Bird on the sidelines had no intention to comfort Rasheed, he was thinking about who to play next.
Barkley? The veteran's state has declined significantly this year, especially the defensive end has completely lost speed and footsteps, unable to contain Malone or Shaquille O'Neal, and even the offensive end thinks the decline in physical fitness has become unreliable.
Big Ben? He's probably the one remaining player who can entangle Malone or O'Neal the most, but his offense and free throws...
Lin Long saw Bird's inability to do anything, he walked to the sideline and said with a smile: "Coach, do it boldly! No matter what lineup you are in, I can stand it!"
Seeing Lin Long, Byrd suddenly felt a sense of relief.
He nodded, no longer hesitated, and called out the name.
"Manu Ginobili, go up! Do what you are good at, do what you want!"
'Argentine Demon Knife', this is Bird's choice!
He will use Manu Ginobili's offensive talent and unrestrained basketball IQ to make the Lakers exhausted! Big.