Lakers Day: The 15-Point, 4th-Quarter Comeback in Game 7
http://tinyurl.com/ycjl7bu7
西冠Game7 第四節 落後15分的湖人 完成了偉大的逆轉
One way or another, it was going to be one of the craziest comebacks in NBA
history.
After falling behind 3-1 in the 2000 Western Conference Finals, Portland had
rallied to force Game 7, which it led by 15 with only 10:28 remaining.
The Lakers — who hadn’t lost three straight games all season — were
suddenly on the brink of becoming just the then-seventh team in NBA history
to blow a 3-1 series lead.
The Trail Blazers had done an excellent job of denying the ball to
regular-season MVP Shaquille O’Neal and instantly double-teaming him when he
did catch it. Shaq entered the fourth quarter with only nine points.
But the Lakers’ offense awoke with elimination on the horizon. Brian Shaw
hit a few enormous 3-pointers, including one from a double-teamed O’Neal,
who finished with 19 points and five assists.
不管從哪個角度看來 這都是NBA史上最瘋狂的逆轉之一
2000年西冠 湖人3-1領先 但頑強的拓荒者將系列賽扳平
比賽來到了Game7 第四節剩下10:28 拓荒者依然手握著15分領先
這一年的湖人
例行賽從來沒有吞過三連敗 卻在季後賽當中 即將吞下三連敗
也將會成為NBA史上第7支3-1領先卻被淘汰的球隊
這個系列賽中 拓荒者對當年的例行賽MVP O'Neal採取了嚴密的防守
無所不用其極的防止他接到球 並在他接到球後馬上進行雙人包夾
這也讓他在進入前三節只拿下9分
但是第四節湖人的進攻端 在瀕臨淘汰的邊緣 終於醒了
Brain Shaw砍進了幾個重要的三分球
其中包含一球O'Neal被包夾後傳出來的助攻
而O'Neal終場也拿下19分5助攻
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Meanwhile, the Blazers had gone silent, missing 12 straight shots at one
point. Much of this had to do with the dominance of a 21-year-old Kobe
Bryant, who shut down whichever guard he was covering.
Both Kobe and Shaq found their groove late, with the latter banking in a
turnaround hook shot to give the Lakers a brief lead with two minutes left.
這段時間 輪到拓荒者進攻當機 連續12投打鐵
這跟當時21歲的小伙子有直接的關係
他完全封鎖了跟對位的任何後衛
接下來Kobe跟Shaq也找回節奏 靠著後者的轉身勾射得手
湖人終於在剩下兩分鐘時 要回了短暫的領先
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A gasping Portland side managed to tie the game before Bryant took it over.
First, he regained the lead with a couple of free throws. Then he put a
bucket between the eyes of one of the greatest defensive players of all-time.
With just over a minute left, Bryant danced with Scottie Pippen, used an
inside-out dribble to shake him off, and rose up for a well-contested jumper
that still fell through.
在Kobe接管比賽前的最後關頭 拓荒者拼盡全力的將比數扳平
但這時Kobe出現了
首先他靠著一些罰球要回領先
接下來他在NBA有史以來最佳的防守球員之一面前 用跳投砍下了分數
比賽剩下一分多中 Kobe面對Pippen跳起了曼巴舞
並利用向前的假晃順勢往左後方運 這動作稍稍的騰出了與Pippen之間的距離
此時Kobe拔起 Pippen的防守依然到位 但是球卻空心入網
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All that was left was one of the most iconic moments in franchise history.
Bryant sized up Pippen yet again and dusted him with a crossover. Then he
lobbed the ball to O’Neal, who seemingly grazed the STAPLES Center ceiling
to grab it.
Shaq brought the ball down with thunder, rocking the crowd and cementing a
six-point lead with 40 seconds remaining.
“I thought I threw the ball too high,” Bryant told reporters. “Shaq went
up and got it, I was like, ‘Damn!’”
而接下來 湖人史上最標誌性的一刻之一出現了
Kobe再次面對Pippen
這一次他利用了Crossover晃開了Pippen 接下來把球高高的往天空拋出
而與此呼應則是常規賽的MVP
雷霆萬鈞的暴扣不僅僅讓觀眾沸騰
也讓湖人在比賽剩下40秒時取得了六分領先
Kobe賽後接受記者訪問時表時
"我還以為我拋太高 結果Shaq竟然接到了 我當時腦中只想著: 哇靠..."
http://tinyurl.com/y7stzoje
Bryant concluded with 25 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks,
ascending to true alpha status alongside O’Neal.
Having completed one of the greatest fourth-quarter comebacks in postseason
history, the top-seeded Lakers’ 89-84 win booked their first trip to the
Finals in nine years.
Soon after came an even sweeter prize: the first of three straight NBA titles.
Kobe最終拿下了25分11籃板7助攻以及4個火鍋的全能表現
也正式的在O'Neal身邊一起成為了湖人的當家看板
這場勝利也帶領湖人睽違9年後再度打進總冠軍賽 (1991 Finals Lakers vs Bulls)
邁向接下來的三連霸湖人王朝