Chapter 771: Score Points with Your Life!
Artest was sent off!
With only 2 and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, Artest was sent off by the exaggerated performance of the referee, Bald Crawford. He looked at Harden, who was lying on the ground with his right hand covering his neck, with anger, and left the court in silence.
Feeling the silence behind him suddenly turn into boos from the whole court, Artest stepped into the player tunnel with both feet and knew that he was being watched by the whole world. There were many cameras around him filming him. He also knew that his elbow to James Harden would become the focus of the world the next day!
No matter how magical the match between Yes and Kobe was, the scene of him elbowing James Harden would become one of the focuses of the world!
Regret?
Artest, with his hands tightly clenched, did not stop his steps or his thinking.
No regrets!
Regrets!
I only regret that I didn't really elbow that kid!
That bitch who knew he was angry and had been holding back, but still deliberately went around behind him to tease him!
Damn it, I'm not Ron Artest if I hold back any longer!
As for being sorry to Kobe by doing this...
At worst, I'll make it up later!
At worst, I'll never be angry around Kobe again!
You don't believe it?
Then I'll change my name tomorrow, and choose a name that reminds me to be a good person every day!
Artest walked towards the locker room with a black face in anger, under the long guns and short guns of the cameras.
And on the court behind him, everyone had come back to their senses from Artest's madness and it was a mess.
"James, what is this?"
"2?"
"I asked what 1+1 equals, and you told me it's 2?!"
"..."
Isn't it 2?
James Harden was a little confused.
1+1 is not equal to 2, is it equal to 3?
Looking at the teammates around him who were crazy about him, James Harden kept blinking with a simple and honest look.
"PJ, is there something wrong with you? 1+1 is not equal to 2, is it equal to 3? I think you have a concussion!"
"1+1 seems to really equal to 2?!"
"James, you, you don't have a concussion?!"
Looking at the honest bearded man blinking his innocent eyes at this time, the originally chaotic Sonics bench was really shocked at this time.
Just that elbow from Artest, they felt pain when watching the replay on the big screen later, but James Harden didn't even have a concussion!
For a moment, all the Sonics players looked to the side and the team doctor who was still checking James Harden.
"James is in good physical condition, there is no problem."
"This is a miracle!"
The team doctor was incredible and kept calling it a miracle.
Just that elbow from Artest, it really seemed like an elbow that could flatten a person's head, but James Harden was actually fine!
This is not a miracle, what is a miracle!
But James Harden himself knew very well that it was all based on his feeling that he could perform such a miracle.
He didn't expect Artest to hate him so much. When the elbow came, he was even desperate. What was the point of being a hero? Why did he save Yes for no reason!
Wouldn't it be nice to sway in the waves of the big sisters?
If he really became a vegetable by then,
Who would he find to sway with? !
Of course, as a gentleman, it really doesn't matter whether he sways or not.
The key is that the big sisters will miss him, and he hasn't proved that he doesn't like big PP!
James Harden himself didn't expect that his body would save him when he was desperate.
After sensing the danger in that 0.01 second, he immediately made a choice, and in the end he actually tilted his head along Artest's elbow, and in the end he actually succeeded in buffering!
I can only say that Artest wanted to kill him too much, and the time to accumulate power was a bit long, leaving enough time for his body to react.
Similarly...
His sensitive body is really sensitive!
Seek benefits and avoid harm!
Can my body's attribute of seeking benefits and avoiding harm reach such a level?
James Harden himself was shocked.
He felt as if something was directly opened by Artest's elbow.
He even felt that he looked at the world differently now.
Looking at Tucker, who was still concerned about him and stretched out his right hand to his head, he was not only moved, but also subconsciously wanted to...
Yes, he subconsciously wanted to foul Tucker's outstretched hand...
What the hell!
I am a gentleman, how come my heart has become so dark after coming to the Supersonics? !
It must be Yes and these guys!
You must be responsible for me!
James Harden secretly glanced at Yes, who was also concerned about him and frowned more deeply than others.
Seeing the deep frown on Yes's face, all the fear or despair that James Harden had just felt in his heart was swept away.
This wave, it's really worth it!
After James Harden used his body and courage to get Artest down, he became the hero of the Supersonics.
Whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally.
Artest, the best defensive player against Yes in this game, is out!
The competition between Yes and Kobe has now reached a white-hot stage.
Both of them scored 90 points.
Both of them are only 10 points away from 100 points!
The scoring efficiency of the two is almost the same at this time!
Artest's departure can have a very, very big impact on this highly anticipated game!
"Will Yes score 100 points in this game? Will he score 100 points earlier than Kobe?"
Wade ignited hope!
Just before Artest's elbow, Wade had even despaired of Yes and Kobe's hope of 100 points in this game!
Kobe and Yes's efficiency in the fourth quarter is actually very, very good compared to other players!
They each scored 15 points in 6 minutes in the fourth quarter. This scoring efficiency is perfect for any player!
What's more, the two of them were exhausted in the first three quarters!
However, such efficiency and such scores are not enough to get 100 points!
The two are indeed tired, and the opponent is indeed strong.
Even James Harden, the weakest defensive player among the five starting players of the Supersonics, is not easy to play against in singles. Wade can see that this kid's defensive awareness and defensive skills are not good enough, but his defensive instinct is amazing!
Kobe encountered problems with Harden.
Yes also had problems with Artest.
In this case, 100 points is of course a bubble.
However, Wade really didn't expect that things could turn out like this!
Artest was actually taken down by James Harden!
The shackles on Yes were actually loosened!
"100 points, can we really witness another 100 points tonight?!"
Wade was very excited, but soon, a voice next to him extinguished all of Wade's fantasies.
"If Artest didn't leave the court, Yes still had a hope of 100 points. After Artest left the court, Yes had no hope of 100 points."
James' voice was very firm, so firm that the Heat players at the scene were incredible.
"If I were Phil Jackson, Artest, the best player in defending Yes, could only defend Yes to the same scoring efficiency as Kobe, not lower than Kobe. Then, if Phil Jackson wanted to win this game, would he let Ariza or Batum, who are not as good as Artest, defend Yes?"
"If the Lakers were leading by five points, Phil Jackson would not risk double-teaming Yes in the middle circle. However, the Sonics were leading by five points in this game, and the ball was still in the hands of the Sonics. As long as the Sonics scored this time, the Lakers would lose. Even if Phil Jackson did not want to risk double-teaming Yes in the middle circle, he would be forced to make changes!"
"Phil Jackson would not let Yes continue to score. This was a change he had to make. This was another choice and gamble for the Lakers to win!"
"Phil Jackson had to gamble!"
"Yes still couldn't get 100 points in his career, and it was even impossible to get 100 points!"
"When you have the ability to score 100 points, no one will give you such an opportunity unless there are special circumstances. This is not any other place. This is the NBA!"
Awakening!
After James finished speaking, the Heat locker room was terribly silent, and everyone looked at James with shock.
This is wisdom!
This is wisdom!
No wonder the teacher likes LeBron so much!
As the head coach of the Heat, Spoelstra was shocked!
And just as James predicted, when the two teams finished their timeout and appeared on the court again.
The lineup of the Supersonics was Rondo, Yes, Barea, Millsap, Milicic.
The Supersonics changed their lineup, and the Lakers also changed, Bynum, Batum, Ariza, Kobe, Kidd.
"The Supersonics should replace Harden. No matter what Harden is like now, he needs to be protected and not suitable to play. The replacement of Barea is to help Yes attract people on the offensive end and let Yes get 100 points, but this also gives Kobe a chance. It's risky, but this is the head coach of the Supersonics."
Old Nelson, if you don't take risks, you are not Old Nelson!
"The Lakers replaced Randolph with Batum and Ariza. This is Phil Jackson telling the world directly that the Lakers are going to double-team Yes. No matter where Yes is, they will double-team him. One big and four small players are to improve the team's movement speed and double-teaming ability!"
"LeBron is right. Artest's departure does not increase Yes's chance of 100 points, but Kobe's chance of 100 points!"
Spoelstra's supplementary words are like refreshing Wade's worldview!
Why does it sound so reasonable?
Is everyone so smart?
After the game started, watching the screen on the TV, the situation on the court was almost exactly the same as what James and Spoelstra said!
The Lakers are double-teaming Yes crazily!
Ariza and Batum followed Yes the whole time!
Not following Yes, they were hanging by Yes!
At this time, not only Wade was stunned.
James Harden off the court was also a little stunned. This was really not the result he wanted!
The Seattle Supersonics players and James Harden on the sidelines had similar expressions.
As for old Nelson, he sighed. Even if he put Barea on the court, there was no way to change everything.
As expected, Artest really couldn't go down.
It seems that this time, we still can't see the miraculous 100 points!
At this time, almost the whole world is sighing with old Nelson.
But...
"How is this possible?!"
When old Nelson and the audience around the world saw Ariza and Batum sticking to Yes and felt that everything was useless, they looked at Yes on the court who suddenly used his incredible explosive power to get rid of Ariza and Batum who surrounded him, and their eyes were about to pop out in horror!
"Yes actually has the energy to make such an explosion?!"
Everyone will be shocked, but I won't!
Anyone can miss the opportunity to pass the ball to him, but I can't!
When Rondo threw the ball out, his hands were already clenched into fists!
Seeing the Sonics No. 9 who got rid of Ariza and Batum with an extreme explosion that was almost like teleportation, the commentators from all over the world stood up excitedly almost instantly.
And Phil Jackson also stood up in fear at this time.
It's already now, and Yes can still have such an explosion? !
Phil Jackson was really scared!
Just now, Yes and Kobe were already burning their souls, and now, Yes is burning his life!
Looking at the scene where Yes got rid of Ariza and Batum in an instant and jumped high after receiving Rondo's pass, Kobe's face was shocked, crazy, and pious, unprecedented piety!
Yes didn't speak, but he could feel what he was saying and expressing from Yes's eyes and body!
"For scoring, for basketball, for victory, can you burn your life?!"
"You can, and so can I!"
At this moment, Kobe, who originally felt that his soul was not enough to burn, seemed to have been blessed by God. He felt that his whole body had lost consciousness, but he could run and burn as much as he wanted on the court!
With a swish!
When Yes's unadjusted pull-up shot against Ariza and Batum's pursuit finally hit the target, the whole stadium exploded!
Kobe felt that his unconscious body also completely exploded!
Burning life is more enjoyable than burning soul!
What is a scorer!
This is a scorer!
Yes, you can still score!
Even if you are double-teamed all the time, you can still score!
As long as you can still score, there is still hope for 100 points!
Yes, there is still hope, and I still have hope too!
Looking at the silence after all the noise on TV, looking at the two rows of numbers on TV, Jordan's hands were shaking.
140 to 135!
99 to 99!
"This is a scorer, the strongest scorer..."
The voice was also shaking.
Looking at the Lakers No. 24 who tried his best to throw the last three-pointer, Jordan felt for the first time that maybe he really wasn't... Compared to those two...
Looking at Kobe, who was lying in front of him like a big word, exhausted but with a happy smile on his face, Yes's face was full of shock.
That ball can also be shot from his fingertips?
Looking at the guy who tried hard to stand up but couldn't, Yes's eyes changed from shock to respect.
"In this world, I will not accept any hand from my opponent."
Looking at the hand that was stretched out, Kobe's expression was a little weak, but he smiled in the end.
"Except you."
Kobe, who stood up, was looking at Yes, and Yes was also looking at Kobe.
It seemed that both of them wanted to see through each other's soul.
"Yes, it's a tie!"
"Yeah, it's a tie."
The weak smile on Kobe's face became brighter, and this answer was very important to him.
"Yes, you are the strongest scorer, both in terms of strength and will. My scoring strength is not as good as yours, but in terms of will, I am better than anyone!"
"I can score with my life like you!"
Score with my life!
Just when the whole world was regretting that both Yes and Kobe were unable to score 100 points, listening to the conversation between the two on TV, watching the smile on Kobe's face and the respect and relief on Yes's face, followed by the same smile, at this time, those regrets and pity seemed to have disappeared.
"When Yes and Kobe used their lives to show us their persistence in basketball, scoring, and winning, this is already the greatest charm of basketball, our greatest gain, and the final result, which is no longer so important!"
"Congratulations to Yes, congratulations to Kobe, they played a unique and great game in NBA history!"
"I believe that one day, they will finally satisfy our regrets tonight, for sure!"
Barkley's excited voice surrounded the sky above the United States.
And in Miami, a loud and confident voice interrupted such excitement.
"No!"
They will never be able to get a higher score than this in the future!
They burned their lives in a meaningless place where they shouldn't have burned!
These two idiots!
But...
Why……
James held his hands tightly, but his heart was trembling...
idiot?
idiot?
idiot……