Fan Xi already thought that the Lakers were very powerful, but he did not expect that the Lakers were even more powerful than he expected.

The so-called knowledge of shame is close to courage.

When Kobe cut off Paul and Howard's retreat, allowing them to become members of the system, the Lakers' true combat effectiveness burst out.

When Howard willingly became a blue-collar player, he protected the frame and helped defend to the extreme.

When Paul worked conscientiously to create value within the scope of his activities, the Lakers' offense suddenly improved by several levels.

Many times, attitude is the biggest deciding factor.

The Lakers kept chasing points, and they created great difficulties for the Clippers on the defensive end. The Clippers did not score for two minutes.

The Lakers kept the pace very slow, and the two teams were like tumbling through a meat grinder.

The third quarter ended quickly. The Clippers only scored 12 points in a single quarter, and the Lakers scored 22 points.

They recovered 10 points in a single quarter.

And it is obtained in a slow but decisive way that does not tolerate resistance.

"The Lakers are like a slowly approaching steamroller. No matter how smart and impactful the Clippers play, they don't seem to be able to stop the Lakers' progress."

Charles Barkley lamented: "I think this Lakers team is better than the OK team. They have no shortcomings."

Earl Johnson also believes: "If the Lakers continue to play like this, they will easily defeat the Clippers and also easily defeat the Eastern Conference champion, whether it is the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls."

The Lakers proved their strength with their performance in a single quarter. They finally played the dominance that all Lakers fans expected.

The Clippers fans at the scene were silent and repressed.

The Lakers' performance was like pulling up an iron curtain, covering the world with darkness, leaving them breathless.

Beep!

The fourth quarter is coming soon.

The Clippers put on a new lineup: Fanci, Butler, Leonard, Kwame Brown, DeAndre Jordan.

Nowitzki is temporarily resting on the bench.

Fanci has decided to officially start the pick-and-roll tactic with Nowitzki after three minutes, and let all his teammates join in.

The whistle sounded.

Fanshie rushed to the frontcourt under the watchful eye of Chris Paul. Paul's defense is very good, and his mind is very smart. He relies on his brain to play. The brilliance of his defense is that... he can always catch the opponent's connection.

place, and then took action to destroy it.

Fan Xi faced Paul's defense and forcibly accelerated into the free throw line. Then he made an emergency stop and Paul subconsciously got close to him. However, Fan Xi did not collect the ball. Instead, he rotated around Paul's body and changed his angle to enter.

To the restricted area.

Gasol came up to help defend, Fan Xi jumped up and pressed him to pick the basketball into the basket.

Fan Xi has been using his breakthrough to cause damage.

The superb stabilizer he received from Michael Jordan allowed him to lay up and pick up the basket extremely accurately under high-intensity defense, and he could score accurately even under the pressure of Howard.

This challenged the Lakers' penalty area defense.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Clippers also put up a defensive iron barrel formation. This is the Clippers' strongest defensive system.

Paul entered his sweet spot with the ball. Under the pressure of Fanshie, he was unable to deceive the opportunity to enter the paint area by swinging laterally. He had to pass the basketball to Kobe.

Kobe posted up to Leonard, but the moment Kobe took action, Butler pounced on him. He slapped Kobe's basketball out of bounds and pulled Kobe to the ground at the same time.

Beep!

The referee gave Butler a foul.

Butler raised his hands innocently, thinking it was a beautiful defense.

This ball is somewhere between a foul and a block.

If Kobe had slapped Butler, the referee might have ignored it.

But now, it's easier to attack and defend.

Kobe walked to the free throw line and rubbed his wrist. Butler hit the ball too hard.

Butler is a wolf-like player who always goes all out.

boom!

Kobe missed his first free throw, but with a little adjustment, his second free throw went through the rim.

The game continues to move forward.

Fanci still attacked the penalty area. When he attracted a double attack in the penalty area, Butler ran to the bottom corner of the three-point line through Leonard's screen. Fanci quickly threw the basketball away... It was a dangerous diagonal pass.

Whoosh!

Butler hit a 3-pointer.

Jimmy has done a great job!

One attack and one defense.

The Clippers players on the sidelines jumped with excitement, as well as the fans in the arena.

The difference has widened.

But soon, the Lakers retaliated. Kobe and Gasol reached a cooperation, and Gasol bypassed DeAndre Jordan and hit the basketball.

The two sides fought anxiously.

The Lakers once again have the advantage of being slow.

But this time, they narrowed the gap very slowly.

Therefore, coach Mike Brown stood still and never let Nowitzki play.

He is a defensive coach, and he likes this kind of defensive lineup, and he likes this kind of physical feeling. Moreover, he believes that only under this kind of high-intensity experience can young players grow rapidly.

The game quickly went to the final moment.

When there are 1 minute and 11 seconds left on the clock.

The Clippers led by 4 points at 89:85.

Kobe Bryant broke into the paint and got a foul. He made one of two free throws.

The Clippers lead by 3 points.

"The Clippers need to ask for a timeout. They have recovered so many points and now the momentum is not on their side. They should put Nowitzki on the court. In fact, they should have done this five minutes ago."

"Nowitzki is the Clippers' strongest offensive player."

Earl Johnson analyzed it this way.

But his analysis all along was wrong, and he couldn't guess what the Clippers were thinking.

The Clippers did not request a timeout.

Fanci quickly held the ball past half-court, and then handed the basketball to Leonard, who had Kobe stuck with his back.

He turned his back calmly.

His skills are very solid, although his movements don't have much beauty.

Then he made a feint.

The fake action is also very crude.

But after he poked his head to the left, he turned back quickly, and then shot a fadeaway jumper... His bet was right, Kobe made a mistake in judgment, and although he quickly swooped up, the basketball had already flown out of his hand... Whoosh!

Leonard hit 2 points.

The Clippers re-extended their lead to 5 points at such a critical moment.

There are 55 seconds left.

Beep!

The Lakers couldn't hold back and requested a timeout.

Their coaching staff laid out the tactics.

When the whistle blows again, the game continues.

What people didn't expect was that Nowitzki still didn't play.

The Clippers are too calm.

Although Nowitzki stood up at this time, he took off his jacket and warmed up.

It seems that the Clippers want to prevent this wave of offense before letting Nowitzki play.

Chris Paul got the basketball under the pressure of Fanshie. He quickly broke through to the three-point line, and then passed the basketball to Kobe.

When Kobe Bryant posted up Leonard, he also feinted, but his movements were much smoother.

And just when Kobe turned around to trick Leonard away, Fan Xi pounced on him.
To be continued...