Although the Lakers' defense became more fierce, under Chen Feng's continuous ramblings, their defense suddenly became somewhat fragmented.
With a "swish" sound, Chen Feng passed the ball to Ginobili in the corner, who hit his second three-pointer of the quarter.
After all, Kobe is very good. After sending several beautiful passes in a row but failing to convert them into assists, he personally went into battle.
After continuous fake breakthroughs, Kobe rushed to the basket and made another iconic fadeaway jumper.
But this time Chen Feng didn't take the bait and directly blocked Kobe's shot.
Subsequently, Chen Feng grabbed a defensive rebound and quickly passed it to Ginobili.
The latter cooperated with Leonard and then scored a layup himself.
With this shot, the Spurs finally narrowed the point difference to 5 points again.
Lakers coach D'Antoni sighed helplessly and then asked for a timeout.
After a short timeout, the Lakers seemed to have found their rhythm again, and Kobe retaliated with a breakthrough layup.
Then Xavier Henry hit the Spurs' basket and caused a foul. He made two free throws and the Lakers gained another 9-point lead.
But this is only the third quarter, so the Spurs have not lost confidence.
Chen Feng hit Iguodala once and not only hit the ball, but also caused a defensive foul on Iguodala. The fans in the center cheered. At this time, Chen Feng stood up again and became the Spurs.
The most reliable player.
"Whoa", the free throw was made, Chen Feng's two plus one made the score.
In the following time, both sides showed their talents. However, the Spurs, under the joint efforts of Chen Feng and Derrick Favors, played very efficiently both offensively and defensively.
Therefore, at the end of the third quarter, the Spurs tied the score to 80:86, only 6 points behind the Lakers.
The short break passed and the final quarter of the game began.
Since McGrady's physical strength has not recovered yet, Ginobili remains on the court at this moment.
Chen Feng took the ball to the top of the arc and handed it to Ginobili.
Ginobili felt he had no chance, so he quickly handed the ball to Boris Diaw.
Since the Lakers put most of their attention on Chen Feng and Derrick Favors, the Lakers did not have a dedicated defender for Boris Diaw.
But just because of this, Boris Diaw hit a goal.
82:86. The Spurs narrowed the point difference to 4 points.
Seeing this scene, the fans at the scene became excited.
During the second quarter of the game, they thought that the home team was likely to lose. But now, they felt that the home team had a great chance of turning defeat into victory.
Boris Diaw's goal was very crucial. Originally, after Chen Feng came on the court, the Lakers' main defensive target was already focused on Chen Feng. But with his hit, the Lakers had to pay more attention to other Spurs teams.
Players, in this way, the pressure on Chen Feng will be much less.
Pau Gasol's mid-range shot missed. Boris Diaw picked off the defensive rebound and the ball returned to the Spurs' hands again.
Ginobili succeeded in a sneak attack from outside the three-point line, and the Spurs scored 5 consecutive points in less than a minute, narrowing the difference between the two sides to 1 point.
D'Antoni immediately called a timeout. The sudden outburst of the Spurs' two role players completely disrupted his tactical arrangements. Before Chen Feng could perform, the Spurs recovered 5 points in a row. It is natural to be careless in such a situation.
"The game has reached the most critical moment. D'Antoni called a timeout decisively. Any change now may change the final result of the game. The two substitute players of the Spurs made consecutive shots. In fact, it is very difficult for this situation to happen.
Normally, when Chen Feng and Favors are on the court at the same time, the Lakers will adopt double-teaming tactics against both of them, and opportunities will naturally arise for other players," Yu Jia explained.
Yang Yi nodded and explained with a smile: "Yes, I think that after several of the Spurs' role players became hotter, they will no longer easily double-team Chen Feng and Favors.
It’s a tactic.”
Pau Gasol's shooting today is not very good. He has only made three of eleven shots so far. However, his performance at the free throw line is impressive. So far in the game, he has made all eight free throws.
After the timeout, Iguodala, the Lakers' defensive tip, stood up.
After a simple pick-and-roll with Kobe, he hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
Ginobili dribbled the ball past half-court without too much stick, and quickly handed the ball to Chen Feng. At this time, Chen Feng only had Farmar next to him, although there were other Lakers players not far away.
They are all watching, but compared to the previous double team, the situation is much better.
With a step back, Chen Feng widened the distance between the two, and Chen Feng lobbed the ball quickly over Farmar's head.
Boris Diaw received a pass from Chen Feng and turned around and hit a jumper.
Just when the Spurs felt that the hope of winning was within sight, after Kobe made two consecutive breakthrough layups, the score between the two sides became 87:93, and the point difference widened to 6 points.
Chen Feng quickly brought the ball across the half court and made several fake moves, but Kobe remained unmoved.
Chen Feng seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, and he accurately delivered the ball to Ginobili. He took a step forward and blocked Kobe Bryant on the right side.
Taking advantage of the opportunity created by Chen Feng, Ginobili did not hesitate at all and quickly stood up to take a shot. Unfortunately, his strength seemed to be a little too weak, and the ball bounced high in front of the basket.
Derrick Favors stretched out his arms and pinned Pau Gasol behind him, then easily jumped up and made a tip-in.
For the Lakers, Farmar's shot was very fast. Before Ginobili could react, he threw the ball.
With a "swish" sound, Farmar's three-pointer hit.
For the Spurs, Chen Feng passed the ball to Leonard, who broke through from the baseline with the ball. However, his steps slipped, his body lost balance, and the ball came out of his hands.
Iguodala quickly picked up the ball and passed it to Kobe, who was already about to leave.
Although Chen Feng was already chasing desperately, after all, Kobe started early and his speed was not slow, so the opponent made this fast break.
"Shet!" Leonard cursed regretfully.
"It's okay, you have to pay attention next." Derek Favors comforted him.
At this moment, because the Spurs took advantage of the Lakers' mistakes and scored two goals in a row, the current point difference is 9 points.
The score was 89:98. **Vicci frowned, thought for a while, and then requested a timeout.
After the timeout, the Spurs strengthened their defense.
Chen Feng first cooperated with his teammates to assist Favors and Derek Favors scored a goal.
Then, the Spurs team worked hard to prevent Iguodala's three-pointer.
The ball hit the edge of the basket. Derrick Favors jumped up, easily picked off the rebound, and made a long pass. The ball quickly flew out of the penalty area and went straight to the Lakers' half.
Chen Feng, who had been waiting at halftime, saw the ball being passed, made a quick judgment in his mind, and immediately rushed to the Lakers' basket. According to his estimation, Derrick Favors's pass was quite powerful.
He could just fly to the free throw line, so he would have enough time to get rid of Kobe beside him.
Kobe threw away his arms and ran as fast as he could, but what frustrated him was that after just a few steps, Chen Feng showed signs of surpassing him. Think about it for twenty minutes.
Before, Chen Feng was so tired that he stayed on the bench for so long, but he didn't expect that he could still run so fast.
Gently catching the ball, Chen Feng always maintained a slight lead over Kobe and easily scored a layup.
What makes Kobe more depressed is that not only did he fail to guard Chen Feng, but he also paid a foul, giving the opponent a chance to play two plus one.
Kobe didn't argue with the referee. After all, the foul just now was so obvious and there was nothing wrong with the referee's call. He just felt a little aggrieved that he committed another foul without guarding the ball.
If we had known that this result would occur, we might as well not have pursued it and let Chen Feng succeed in the layup, at least not giving him a chance to hit a three-pointer.
This game is very important for both sides. Whoever wins this game will get the match point.
Therefore, this game is the most important battle for both teams. No matter what, we must do our best to win this game.
"Wow", free throws are a very easy way for Chen Feng to score.
Unless he really has a really bad touch, he won't miss the free throw.
After six consecutive battles in the first round and four fierce battles in the semifinals, physical strength has become a fatal flaw for the Lakers players.
Therefore, in this game, D'Antoni maintained a strong offensive against the Spurs in the first half, hoping to seal the game in advance in the first three quarters.
Facing the Spurs who were short of major generals, D'Antoni's wishful thinking was very effective in the first half. However, with the joint counterattack of the Spurs' Chen Feng and Derrick Favors, the Spurs held on.
The score was maintained and the team's hope of comeback was always maintained.
At this moment, the Spurs narrowed the point difference again.
Now, the score between the two sides is 94:98, and the Lakers' lead is only 4 points. The fans in the Center Arena are excited, because at this time, there are still nearly seven minutes before the end of the game.
In other words, the Spurs have every chance to turn defeat into victory.
As long as this game is won, the Spurs will have a match point. In this case, it will be very promising to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
