Chapter 89 Crossing the baseline, the ball passed

Time: Last 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Score: 117 to 117.

Energy Solutions Arena is finally quiet.

None of the fans sat down to watch the game.

They all stood nervously.

Sometimes I look at the score on the big screen, sometimes I look at the players who have already appeared on the field.

Such a highly tense game, even though this is their home court, they feel almost suffocated.

The Jazz serve the ball from the backcourt.

After Mitchell got the ball, he planned to advance upfield.

But Caruso led the defense throughout the game, constantly moving sideways and making physical contact with Mitchell with his chest.

This kind of defense will not allow Mitchell to make mistakes.

Just to make Mitchell uncomfortable and make Mitchell lose his rhythm.

After Mitchell came to the frontcourt, he still tried to find pick-and-rolls.

But Zhuang Shen, who was already on the court at this time, kept getting entangled with Gobert.

Gobert didn't have time to step forward to pick and roll.

Mitchell planned to use pick-and-roll tactics three times in a row, but because the five Lakers players tried their best to defend, their position was stuck.

Their tactics never worked out.

Finally, with 4 seconds left in the attack time, Mitchell passed the ball to Conley.

Then he suddenly got rid of the ball and quickly ran to the three-point line.

Caruso obviously didn't expect this move and was thrown two meters away.

Conley passed the ball back to Mitchell.

Mitchell took the ball, faced Zhuang Shen's defense, made a very high arc throw, and scored the ball.

This goal instantly ignited the entire audience.

"coax--"

The entire energy solution center suddenly exploded.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

The audience shouted "MVP" in unison.

The huge sound was like a huge wave of 100 meters, crashing down on the head and face.

A huge deterrent to the Lakers players.

At this time, Mitchell scored a crucial goal.

Michael is their MVP.

Mitchell stretched out his right index finger and pointed at the sky.

To be honest, there was an element of luck in this shot.

When the tactics didn't work out, he and Conley had an impromptu collaboration.

But luck is also part of strength.

Looking back, the Lakers attack.

This time, the Jazz tightly focused on Wang Yi.

As soon as Wang Yi passed the midline, two Jazz players were ready to double-team.

The Lakers players were unable to pass the ball to Wang Yi, so Schroder could only organize the offense.

Schroeder is also very tough this time.

A mid-range jump shot scored two points and tied the score.

Looking back again, Jazz's Conley singled out Pope and hit a back-up jumper.

There are only the last 45 seconds left.

The Lakers trailed by 2 points.

At this time, Wang Yi came to the frontcourt and did not go to get the ball.

He didn't go outside the three-point line either.

Instead, he dragged his heavy steps and kept moving around the screen.

At this time, his body seemed to have been drained.

I feel like I have no strength left.

He moves completely by will.

Lakers players frantically helped Wang Yi cover.

After five consecutive screens, Wang Yi finally received the ball in the mid-range position of the right baseline.

He picks up the ball and pulls it out.

Gobert rushed over quickly.

But Wang Yi knows that when he has almost no strength in his body, if he shoots from mid-range, his hit rate will be greatly reduced.

Even if he has a 70% mid-range shooting percentage, there is no guarantee that he will score 100% of the time.

And this ball cannot be missed!

So he just made a move to lift the ball, intending to dodge Gobert and then break into the inside to score.

However, as a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Gobert has his own unique characteristics.

Wang Yi had teased him so many times before, but he learned his lesson this time.

When he rushed over, he did not jump up.

Instead, he took small steps, and at the same time, he was completely stuck in his position.

If Wang Yi wants to go to the line, the Jazz will immediately send two players to double-team him.

If he takes the bottom line - sorry, the bottom line has been completely blocked by him.

Unless Wang Yi goes out of bounds.

The Lakers only had the last 3 seconds of attack time left.

At this moment, it was a critical moment.

All the Lakers players on the sidelines looked at Wang Yi nervously.

At this moment, Wang Yi had no time to think too much.

He held the ball in his left hand and quickly passed the ball around Gobert's waist and sent it behind Gobert.

The two players on the Jazz team's line saw this and quickly planned to come over and double-team.

But Wang Yi did not go online.

Instead, it suddenly moved sideways to the right.

With his strong lateral speed, he crossed the baseline on the right side.

He quickly bypassed Gobert and jumped back onto the court.

At the same time, he picked up the basketball just before it jumped out of the baseline.

The ball passed!

After Gobert reacted, he was extremely annoyed.

It doesn't matter if you've been passed over.

But to be treated in this way is simply a humiliation to myself.

And I have been humiliated several times in a row.

He turned around quickly and stretched out his long arms.

It was like a big tree stretching out its long dry branches to block Wang Yi's head as he was about to lay up.

Wang Yi had already anticipated this move.

He pulled the lever, avoided Gobert's block, made a layup from the other side, and easily scored the ball.
To be continued...