At the beginning of the third quarter, both sides made certain adjustments.
At this time, the Lakers' lineup on the court was: Rondo, Kobe Bryant, Jordan Clarkson, Pau Gasol and Robert Sacre.
Since Beverley's defensive effect was average tonight, the special coach also added additional players and the lineup returned to the starting five.
The Lakers attacked, Rondo advanced with the ball, and the ball was quickly transferred to Kobe.
After returning from the halftime break, facing the Lakers' lagging situation, Kobe attacked more decisively.
After catching the ball, he ignored Conlett Lee's defense, went straight and hit a difficult three-pointer.
At 53:51, the score difference between the two teams came to 2 points in the blink of an eye!
"Oh!"
The atmosphere at the scene was completely ignited during this attack.
However, what was ignited was the raging anger of the home fans.
"Beautiful three-pointer! The Lakers need this kind of offense, and Kobe needs to be more aggressive!"
"I only know that this game will not disappoint us. I have a hunch that the Lakers can win the game in an upset!"
In the commentary box next to it,
The tnt duo seemed particularly excited.
"You are at this level, so you should go home and wash up and sleep. Your steps are not as good as that of an old lady!"
After catching the ball, Kobe started trash-talking Connett Lee.
He is bound to win this game!
However, Connet Lee looked at Kobe's arrogant face and seemed to have no intention of paying attention to him. Instead, he quickly rushed forward.
"These guys on the Trail Blazers have such a good mentality?"
Kobe shook his head helplessly when he saw this.
Beverley, who was guarding him in front, was also a guy with a great mentality. When faced with his cynicism after catching the ball, he could always respond instantly. Now Conlett Lee has entered the other extreme and does not respond to trash talk.
Be active and focus on your duties on the field.
But they both have one thing in common, that is, their ability to withstand stress is really strong!
At least, in Kobe's impression, even many stars have never had the ability to withstand pressure like Beverley and Connet Lee.
Damn it, today’s young people...
Trail Blazers offense.
Arrive at the front court.
Lillard became obviously more cautious when he returned to the court. It was clear that the pressure of this game was greater than he imagined.
If you are in doubt, go to the king!
This has become Lillard's habitual thinking.
Nowadays, the only one who can attack Kobe Bryant on the court is Wang Zelin, and his pass accurately found the latter.
Facing Robert Thackeray's close defense, Wang Zelin did the opposite and used softness to overcome strength.
With the iconic sky hook, Thackeray didn't even have a chance to take off.
"Whoosh!"
The soft touch, coupled with Teacher Jia's recent teachings, made Wang Zelin more and more comfortable in using the unique skill of sky hook.
"The beautiful hook came from King, and he responded to Kobe with an unbreakable skyhook!" Kenny Smith said
"To be honest, I can't see what the Lakers center is doing at all. He doesn't put any defensive pressure on Wang at all." Barkley echoed.
Wang Zelin's goal also made the two commentators active again.
Obviously, this kind of back-and-forth confrontation between stars is what they most want to see.
"Hey, where are you on defense? Why isn't anyone guarding me?"
After scoring the goal, Wang Zelin said something on the spot and kept staring in the direction of Kobe when he returned to defense.
Because this sentence was obviously meant for Kobe.
The best way to deal with trash talk is to respond with stronger words!
Kobe's expression changed: "I swear, you will regret saying this soon."
"as you wish!"
Wang Zelin shrugged his shoulders, old guys, aren't they just fighting each other?
Who is afraid of who?
The enraged Kobe took the initiative to pass the ball on the offensive end.
Atum originally wanted to take the initiative to switch to guard Kobe, but was rejected by Kangli Teli.
In his words, what he lost must be taken back with his own hands.
Then, in the one-on-one duel, Kobe very skillfully pushed Connitter Lee into a deep position through his back shot, and then continued to shake his shoulders, attracting Connite Lee's defensive attention.
, then turned around and leaned back, taking advantage of the situation to complete a mid-range shot.
For fans, this is a very common Kobe-style singles!
Kang Li took a half-step forward and reached out desperately to try to interfere with Kobe's shot.
In the end, it was half a beat too late, and Kobe shot smoothly and hit the ball steadily.
Damn it!
Connet Lee showed no change on the surface, but in his heart he became even more ruthless, determined to guard against Kobe Bryant.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Liang couldn't help laughing: "I have said before that no one can restrain Kobe, who is obviously hot in one-on-one situations. If the Blazers insist on not using double teams tonight, Kobe will take it."
50 points is not impossible."
"Now let's see how the king responds."
Yu Jia said with a smile: "Actually, the Lakers are in the same predicament as the Trail Blazers at this time. They can't guard against the king who lives inside and is making waves."
In the next offense, Lillard tried a three-point shot from the outside, but unfortunately failed.
Although Wang Zelin protected the rebound, he was a little far away from the three-second zone. Seeing that the opponent's players were trying to double-team, he could only pass the ball to Batum, who was connecting from the outside.
Batum did not play the ball and returned to Wang Zelin who was stuck under the basket, preparing to play singles against this year's rookie Jordan Clarkson.
Ask yourself, if Kobe is bullied, he doesn't have the ability, but as a rookie, he still has the confidence.
What's more, against Clarkson, who is 1.96 meters tall, he has a slight height advantage.
Wang Zelin didn't say anything about this.
Batum, who has just come back not long ago, has been struggling in recent games. It doesn't matter if he is asked to play two singles to find his form.
Even if his teammates fail to score, he is still confident in grabbing rebounds over the Lakers' weak heads.
Another round of offense from the Trail Blazers, Jokic and Batum's pick-and-roll cooperation, and Batum's mid-range shot.
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Wang Zelin occupied a favorable position in advance, pushed away Thackeray with tyrannical force, jumped together, and firmly grabbed the rebound.
Pau Gasol grabbed the rebound and defended him immediately.
Wang Zelin, who got the rebound under the basket, took the initiative to find a confrontation after taking a step, and hit Pau Gasol with all his strength.
The moment the two made physical contact, Pau Gasol seemed to have been hit by a speeding car. He staggered and retreated off the court.
Clicking away the defender, Wang Zelin exploded from the basket, dunked with both hands, and slammed the ball into the basket.
For a moment, the scene was completely silent.
Poor Pau Gasol has once again become someone else's backdrop.
Of course, he must have been used to it.
The Portland Trail Blazers players reacted immediately and immediately burst into cheers.
"Great shot! Nice dunk!"
"Nese! Ness! Ness!"
"Wang, the buckle is beautiful!"
"..."
The Rose Garden Arena also screamed in surprise. They did not expect that Wang Zelin's response would be so violent. He immediately knocked Pau Gasol off the court and almost knocked him to the ground.
This ball is definitely one of the top five!
The entire audience couldn't help but stood up, raised their hands in unison, and cheered crazily for Wang Zelin!
"Beautiful, this ball is so beautiful! Your Majesty's ball, oh, it's such a beautiful dunk!"
In the live broadcast room of Chaotingtai, Yu Jia couldn't help but stand up from his chair.
Unexpectedly, Pau Gasol's mediocre defense this time would actually be blocked by Wang Zelin in an extremely rough way.
This visual impact is a bit shocking!
As the protagonist who was dunked this time, Pau Gasol's face looked a little ugly, but he was always a good guy. He was about to bend down to pick up the ball and send it to the sideline when a roar came from his ears.
"Referee, this is a clear foul. Where is your whistle?"
No one expected that Kobe would suddenly point his finger at the referee and put pressure on him.
"?"
The referee was stunned at first. He was just thinking about who was so bold. He was about to give a technical foul, but then he turned around...
Forget it, as one of the faces of the NBA, even if it is an away game, the referee has to give the opponent a little less favor.
but……
"Mr. Bryant, if you keep messing around like this, I won't mind calling the first technical foul of the game!"
After all, he is a referee, so he still has the temper he should have.
"..."
After looking at the referee for a while, he saw that the opponent's attitude was very determined. This was the home court of the Trail Blazers. After achieving his goal, Kobe quickly walked down the steps.
The reason why he suddenly burst out in pressure just now is that on the one hand, the person who was dunked was his good partner Pau Gasol, and on the other hand, he was worried that the Lakers' morale might be completely destroyed by Wang Zelin's shocking dunk.
Therefore, he has to stand up and make his attitude clear, both in public and private matters. This is also one of the responsibilities of a leader.
"Old guy, if you only have this ability, don't embarrass yourself here. I won't let you win even a single victory here."
When Wang Zelin saw this, he walked towards Kobe without hesitation.
He still understands that taking advantage of someone's illness can kill someone.
Kobe's eyes became more and more indifferent, but he was not young after all, so he still suppressed his outburst.
On the pitch, the best way to counterattack is to talk with the ball!
In any case, with this little episode, the ratings of this game instantly caused a small explosion.
The top executives of the many TV stations responsible for the broadcast almost laughed out loud.
"Wow, did I read that right? Wang actually started talking trash to Kobe, and it seems that it was Wang who had the upper hand!"
Barkley wiped his eyes and looked at the two people on the court in disbelief.
"Haha, you read that right, Charles." Kenny Smith laughed, "In Chinese terms, this is called the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead!"
In the subsequent game, a brief friendly exchange between the bosses of both sides successfully aroused the enthusiasm of the players on both sides. They were united and vowed to win this game.
As a result, the quality of the tactical competition between the two sides and the star battles on the court far exceeded that of the first half, and was already approaching the playoff level.
The happiest people about this series of changes are the audience on the sidelines and the TV broadcasters.
For example, let’s take the Lakers offense this time.
After Rondo handed the ball to Kobe, he immediately began to coordinate runs and pick-and-rolls with Crookson.
Then Kobe broke through to the basket at the same time, putting a lot of defensive pressure on Konjokic and Wang Zelin. As a result, the two had no way and no intention to help outside players further block the movement of Rondo and Claussen.
This led to Klaokson easily using the continuous pick-and-rolls of Pau Gasol and Thackeray to open an open space outside the three-point line on the baseline.
Then Kobe, who was always paying attention to the movement of his teammates on the outside, quickly made a through ball.
It was appropriate to hand the ball to Claussen who ran out of position.
From running to catch the ball to taking off the ball, Klaokson's entire shooting action was very smooth and in place. The result of such a silky shooting was naturally a goal.
With Klaokson's three-pointer, the Lakers finally caught up with the Trail Blazers, and the two sides tied at 64:64.
In the next round, the Blazers attack.
After Lillard and Wang Zelin engaged in a pick-and-roll, Wang Zelin cut in and easily entered the penalty area.
"Snapped!"
Lillard's exquisite pass was delivered to the hands of the Trail Blazers' Dinghai Shenzhen.
"Don't even think about it!"
At this time, Pau Gasol, with a fire burning in his heart, ran quickly to the basket with anger, and flanked Wang Zelin with Thackeray.
"Quick pass!"
"Yeah, Jokic is empty!"
"There's a chance, there's a big space!"
Just when everyone thought Wang Zelin would pass the ball to the open Jokic, Kobe was also preparing to intercept Wang Zelin's pass...
"ah!"
With a roar, Wang Zelin suddenly accelerated, strode in, and then collided with the opponent's two insiders in the air.
Everyone watched blankly as Wang Zelin knocked away two seven-foot-long men, Pau Gasol and Thackeray, in the air, hanging on the basket with both hands, but forgot how they should react.
"Beep~"
The whistle sounded.
"Unmatched power! Unmatched dominance at the basket!" Barkley exclaimed loudly. He had only seen this absolutely invincible attack on one person before.
That damn, stupid, hopeless shark~Shaquille O'Neal!
Although it was for money reasons that he reluctantly commented on games with O'Neal from time to time, Barkley felt that he still recognized O'Neal's inside dominance at his peak!
"I'm no longer interested in you!"
After scoring the goal, Wang Zelin said a few words indifferently, then turned around and gave Lillard and Jokic a high-five.
The two people lying on the ground had been completely ignored by him.
At this time, his interest in the Lakers' inside group has been greatly reduced, and he is too lazy to waste his time talking trash.
Immediately afterwards...
"Whoosh!"
At the free throw line, Wang Zelin threw the ball into the basket without any suspense.
"Oh ho ho ho! What did I see? After scoring the goal, Wang actually made a gesture of spreading his hands towards Kobe. It seems that everything is so simple in his eyes!"
"This is so helpless. I think Kobe must be cursing his mother like crazy at this moment! Hahaha!"
