Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 1099 A Desperate Moment! The Knights, Completely Powerless to Fight Back!

The commentator's advice was very insightful, but unfortunately, the Cavaliers' head coach is Brown.

A head coach who is not stubborn at all, readily accepts good advice, and has been criticized countless times for being too easygoing and lacking his own opinions.

If Brown could hear the commentators' advice, he would most likely actually take it, because his mind is still a mess right now.

He was still debating whether to let Wade and the others play with the lineup that had given the Cavaliers an advantage for a while longer to see how things went, or to quickly make a substitution and go back to the traditional lineup.

He's still hesitating.

Unfortunately, Brown couldn't hear him, and he would hesitate for quite a while before he could make up his mind.

But by then, will it be too late?

While Brown hesitated, the game on the court did not. The Cavaliers once again moved to the frontcourt, and this time they faced the Lakers' zone defense. The high-pressure defense and the crazy double-teaming of the players on the perimeter made it impossible for the Cavaliers to execute their tactics comfortably once again.

Fortunately, the ball was successfully passed to the inside, giving Gasol an opportunity to post up Durant.

An opportunity where, although the two are of similar height, they are definitely mismatched.

Gasol knew this opportunity was hard-won. He leaned back against Durant, twisted his shoulders a couple of times to find Durant's center of gravity, and then dribbled towards the inside. But Gasol didn't continue to force his way into the paint. Instead, he suddenly gathered the ball, turned around, and took a step-back shot!

"What is he doing!" Miller couldn't help but curse. "Such a good opportunity, such a huge advantage, Durant can't handle him at all, but what is Gasol doing? A step-back jumper? Does he think he's Jordan or Kobe? Or does he think he's Nowitzki?"

Gasol couldn't hear Miller's curses, but he did make a rather soft choice despite having a clear advantage in his matchup. Durant did miss the step-back shot, but the problem was that Gasol's own shot also went wide.

With a "bang," the basketball bounced off the rim, and Durant grabbed the rebound.

Durant certainly doesn't have Lin Tian's ability to observe his teammates' positions while grabbing a rebound and then pass the ball out in mid-air. But Durant himself is fast and has long strides. After grabbing the rebound, he dribbles the ball up the court again.

After advancing to midfield, Durant suddenly passed the ball, jumped up and flicked it directly to the baseline, where it reached Terry, who was standing there.

The Cavaliers certainly remembered Terry's five consecutive shots, and when they saw him get the ball again, they reacted somewhat instinctively, with two players rushing towards Terry at the same time.

This was a rather unwise choice! It also shows that the Cavaliers' defense and mentality are starting to have problems.

They started to get anxious.

*Whoosh!*

Who is Terry? Although he has never been selected as an All-Star, he has been playing in the league for almost 15 years. He has a wealth of experience and ball-handling skills, and he certainly won't give Chalmers and Sessions the opportunity to successfully double-team him.

The moment he realized that two people were coming at him at the same time, Terry had already passed the ball out again.

Lin Tian caught the ball this time!

When he received the ball, he was still inside the three-point line. But after receiving the ball, Lin Tian glanced down, immediately took a step back, and then completely ignored Wade, who was not out of position, and confidently pulled up for a shot!

"Whoosh!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Tian hit another three-pointer!

"Seven points! The Lakers are leading by seven points! This is the biggest point difference between the two teams tonight! The gap between the two teams has never exceeded five points before! But after the Lakers put up this lineup, they immediately went on a scoring run!" Miller immediately began praising the Lakers after Lin Tian hit a three-pointer.

「8：0！湖人队用一波8：0成功占据了比赛的主动权和比分上的优势！值得一提的是，8：0，也是今晚双方所打出的净胜分最高的一波进攻潮！」

Van Gundy said, "These past two days, people have been saying that the Lakers' 'death lineup' might be their downfall, their end. Because this lineup of five players is too extreme and too crazy."

"But the Lakers have used this lineup in the Finals for the second consecutive game and have done it twice in a row, which speaks volumes. This lineup is destined to bring death and the end; and it seems their opponents are the ones who will be killed!"

"I just don't know if this style of play can become popular and a trend, or if it can lead to a completely new wave of innovation?"

"I'm afraid it's difficult." Jackson shook his head and said, "This lineup looks like it only has five perimeter players, but in reality, it's not something you can achieve by just putting any five perimeter players on the court."

"On offense, you need to be accurate shooters, fast, and able to pass. On defense, you need to be aggressive and able to switch. More importantly, you need to have a tall forward who is about the same height as you, at least able to hold your ground under the basket."

"It's very difficult to meet so many conditions at the same time. In the short term, I'm afraid no team can replicate the Lakers' style of play. At most, they can use this style of play as a blueprint to study and design some new tactics and techniques."

"But regardless of whether it can be quickly and widely adopted, the Lakers' small-ball lineup will definitely go down in history! It will definitely be a style of play that countless people will talk about with great interest."

Miller couldn't help but interrupt their reverie: "You guys should just watch the game! That way you won't waste your energy on how much discussion this style of play will generate or how it will develop. Instead, you'll focus on calling Brown an idiot."

"Because this idiot still hasn't called a timeout! If he doesn't call a timeout soon, they'll be down by more than 10 points!"

As if to prove Miller right, although the Cavaliers once again got the ball to Gasol and attacked the Lakers' biggest weakness in theory, Gasol disappointed once again.

This guy was tough enough this time; he didn't try any more step-back shots, but instead carried Durant all the way to the basket.

He did indeed do it. Durant's strength definitely needs improvement. He was forced to retreat all the way to the basket by Gasol.

Gasol then tried to force a layup to score for his team, but he clearly forgot something else.

The Lakers' current lineup has terrifying mobility!

He had just gathered the ball and was about to pull it up when Kobe's help defense arrived. Not only did it arrive, but it also slapped the ball directly into Gasol's hands.

Gasol is, after all, an inside player. Although Kobe's slap was accurate, Gasol's strength should not be underestimated. In the end, he did not let the ball slip out of his hands.

But this delay made Gasol's already limited explosiveness even worse. He barely managed to get his feet off the ground, just touching the ground with his toes, before he could barely throw the ball out.

*Smack!*

But what awaited him was yet another piece of bad news!

Lin Tian is here!

A powerful block sent Gasol's awkward, half-hearted shot flying off the backboard.

Durant headed the ball up, Kobe grabbed it from below, and Lin Tian jumped up to block it.

The Lakers' Big Three attacked the basket simultaneously, giving Gasol a solid lesson.

The Lakers' defensive rotations were so fast that even a center like Gasol, known for his vision and passing ability, couldn't react in time and was simply pinned down by the combined efforts of three players.

"Run!" This time it was Terry who got the basketball. The moment he got the ball, he opened his mouth and shouted, and at the same time he sprinted towards the frontcourt. The Lakers' counterattack was launched again!

Terry led the charge, with Kobe, Durant, and Lin Tian almost neck and neck behind him, following from the left, center, and right. The Lakers' fast break was like a heavy cavalry charge, unstoppable from every angle!

As Terry drove to the Cavaliers' three-point line, he glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye to confirm the location of his teammates.

He didn't stop his pace and speed, but continued to accelerate and rush to the basket, reaching the basket in the blink of an eye, and was about to force a layup over Sessions.

Unfortunately for them, the Cavaliers' defense was not to be underestimated. Wade appeared from some direction, jumped up at the right moment, and slapped Terry's layup away.

The basketball flew out towards the baseline like lightning.

Just when it looked like a baseline ball in the frontcourt, Durant suddenly burst out, almost jumping out of bounds to catch the ball. Then, he turned in mid-air and passed the ball back into play.

This was a theoretically unnecessary and rather irrational save.

After all, as long as Durant doesn't interfere, this is the Lakers' possession in the frontcourt. But if he rushes out to save the ball while off-balance, everything is fine if he saves it, but what if he fails to save it and goes out of bounds? This isn't the Warriors team, and the referees can't ignore him going out of bounds.

There are even worse scenarios, such as passing the ball directly to Cavaliers players, assisting them in launching a counterattack, or Durant landing poorly and getting injured.

A famous Japanese basketball player almost had his professional career interrupted when he fell while trying to save a ball!

From any perspective, Durant's save was completely inexplicable.

But since Durant did it, his teammates have to make the play less inexplicable and make Durant's save worthwhile!

Kobe caught the pass Durant threw to him and slammed it heavily onto the floor. He barely added any angle or spin when he slammed it, so the basketball went almost straight up and down, bouncing up and flying quite high.

Then, a figure appeared from the sky. Lin Tian leaped high into the air, caught the basketball in one hand, and then flew gracefully toward the basket before forcefully slamming the ball into the hoop!

At this moment, Wade could only helplessly watch the Lakers' incredibly brilliant three-man play; he was utterly powerless to do anything about it.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Lin Tian slammed the ball into the basket with one arm!

Immediately afterwards, Durant, who was out of bounds, Terry, who had just been blocked, Lin Tian, ​​who had landed, and Kobe, who had passed the ball, stood side by side and then, with perfect understanding, gestured with one hand towards the floor.

"That's all you have!"

No need for words, no need for profanity or trash talk; a single gesture is enough to say everything. Not to mention that all four of them are making the exact same movement at the same time.

Lethality x4!

At this point, no one cared whether Terry, the guy who got blocked, was qualified to make that gesture. Quicken Loans Arena was completely silent, and no one could say a word. The Lakers' offensive onslaught was not only fast, but also ruthless!

And it's so hurtful!

Especially the last ball, which initially seemed like an unnecessary and inexplicable save, turned into an incredibly brilliant three-person team play!

The three players' teamwork this time was so smooth and seamless that no one would believe the Lakers hadn't practiced it. But what normal person would practice something like this?

But regardless of whether the Lakers practiced it or not, they have now turned something quite unreasonable and meaningless into a top 10 play of the season.

More importantly, this 10-0 run widened the gap to 9 points!

Tonight's biggest point difference, tonight's strongest offensive surge, tonight's Cavaliers are in their most serious and dangerous moment.

At this point, Brown finally stopped hesitating and called the damn timeout, a timeout he should have called two rounds ago.

"I really can't believe it!" Miller said. "This 'death lineup' actually works to kill the opponent. They've only played this style of play for less than 10 minutes in the two games, and the Cavaliers have still lost to them by 20 points!"

"I never expected that such an unusual lineup could completely change the course of the finals."

"I knew it!" Van Gundy said smugly. "Of course, when Jackson first put up this lineup in the last game, I didn't realize what it meant. But after I got home these past two days, I watched the game tapes carefully."

"I watched it ten times, maybe twenty times, but after watching the replay of those few minutes of the last game where the five-man lineup played countless times, I'm pretty sure they'll become a trend!"

"Of course, this lineup still has problems and weaknesses, and it's not easily replicated, but this playstyle is indeed very advanced and powerful!"

This time, after listening to Van Gundy's words, neither Jackson nor Miller mocked him or joked with him.

Because they could tell that Van Gundy wasn't boasting, nor was he being arrogant, nor was he saying this to show off his keen insight.

From Van Gundy's words, they could only sense his love for basketball and tactics!

Although this guy was as rigid as a statue when he was a coach, no one could deny his love for basketball and his dedication to tactical research.

At the very least, after retiring, Jackson and Miller never watched game tapes, let alone studied the details and strategies of those tactics.

Thinking of this, the two brothers couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both saw a hint of guilt in each other's eyes.

Are we two holding Van Gundy back?

"Next, they're going to change their strategy. They'll bring back the twin towers and slow down the pace." Jackson was in a great mood. Like Van Gundy, he was genuinely happy when a completely new playing style emerged.

Especially when this new playing style is something you invented yourself and will forever be associated with your name, it's even harder to suppress your excitement.

"But we won't change! We'll keep fighting the same way we always have. Charge! Charge! If they want to slow down, we'll speed up! If they want to fight a positional war, we'll refuse to fight a positional war with them."

"Get the pace going as fast as you can, Lin. That's what you do best, right?"

"Then, if we fall into a half-court set, and if the fast break doesn't materialize, it's simple: give the ball to Lin or Jason, and have them use screens to take on the opponent's big men one-on-one!"

"I don't care if it's Ilgauskas or Varejao coming up, or whether Gasol is still here or not, just chase after them and beat them both to a pulp!"

"Finally, Kobe, you're off the court to rest and prepare for the second half of the third quarter. I need you to lead the team to crush their second unit. Chandler, you're in Kobe's place. Let's keep running!"

"Alright, everyone, go! Go and take them down! Tonight, victory at Tianwang Mountain belongs to us!"

"It belongs to us!"

After a roar, the five Lakers players returned to the court, and the Cavaliers players also returned to the court at almost the same time.

Sure enough, things have changed!

The Cavaliers replaced Sessions with Varejao and started playing their traditional lineup of two big men and three small men.

Although they are missing Sessions, as long as Gasol, Anthony and Wade are on the court, their firepower will not be lacking.

Now, the Cavaliers need to step up their game and challenge the Lakers to close the 9-point gap.

After the timeout ended, seeing that the Lakers hadn't made any substitutions, Wade, dribbling the ball, immediately yelled, "Go for it! Go for it inside! Go for it inside! Score that damn ball! FUXX! Don't tell me you can't beat that monkey!"

Although Wade's voice and tone were harsh, Gasol did not complain or show any dissatisfaction, because in addition to the harsh tone and profanity, Gasol also heard the trust in Wade's words!

Gasol was also unhappy and angry after conceding two goals in a row, causing his team to fall behind!

He's not really a pushover. Over the years, his personality has become much tougher than it was back when he played for the Nets.

Trust me, give me the ball, and I won't let my teammates down again! (End of Chapter)