Chapter 304 The Second Battle of the Western Finals (8)
Soon, the second half of the game began.
As one of the most experienced head coaches in the NBA, Master Jackson is certainly not bad at pouring chicken soup.
Although they were 28 points behind, the Lakers players still worked hard.
We are the defending champions!
After playing in the league for so many years, what kind of games have you never seen or played?
Even if you are 28 points behind, you still have to catch up!
The Lakers once again had the starting lineup.
However, the offensive method was changed this time. Kobe no longer focused on the offense, but let Artest and Odom attack with the ball.
Kobe has a strong scoring ability, and his touch is good today, but as long as he holds the ball, as long as Artest and Odom are on the court, Prince and Azubuike will shrink to help defend. Kobe faces both.
Three man defense!
As a result, Kobe's shooting percentage is not high, and his physical energy consumption is very high.
In this case, let Artest and Odom attack.
Anyway, these two people have physical advantages in the matchup.
With Kobe and Fisher standing outside the three-point line, it's impossible for the Warriors to shrink their defense, right?
This is indeed the case. Curry and Laga Bell stood in front of their defenders and did not dare to shrink to help defend.
The problem is that Artest and Odom are not very capable on offense with the ball.
Artest's defender is Azubuike.
Compared to Azubuike, Artest's advantages are height and strength.
But Artest's usual method is to attack facing the frame, and his post-up skills are not very good.
The same goes for Odom.
However, face-up attacks require faster speed and skilled movement control skills, both of which are average for Artest and Odom.
Especially against good defenders like Azubuike and Prince!
Artest attacked three times and only scored once, and Odom attacked three times and failed to score!
In four minutes, the Lakers only scored 5 points!
Two of the points came from Gasol grabbing an offensive rebound and hitting a two-plus-one!
There is no way, Artest and Odom are not the team's main offensive points.
Rushing ducks to the shelves is never a long-term solution.
In desperation, Kobe regained the ball.
Fortunately, the defense of this Lakers lineup is still good.
The tacit understanding between these five people is very high. Coupled with the actual combat drills in these two games, the Lakers' defense is getting better and better.
Although the Warriors will still be given open shots, there will also be some interference when the Warriors players shoot.
There is a completely different difference between having interference and not having interference!
At least compared to Vujacic and Jordan Farmar, Odom and Artest still have positive effects on the court.
Kobe began to play hard and hard again.
The Warriors still used Curry and Lopez's pick-and-roll. Although their teammates' shooting opportunities were not as good as before, they still seemed more reasonable than the Lakers.
The competition is very intense.
As long as Artest is on the court, there will be a smell of gunpowder on the court!
As long as she meets Kobe, Laga Bell will not lack fighting spirit!
No matter what time Kobe Bryant plays, he will work hard!
Fisher is also a ruthless person among defenders!
Azubuike is young and strong, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he is not afraid of challenges!
Even Curry, who looks thin, never flinches from challenges!
The intensity of the confrontation became stronger and stronger, and people kept falling.
The referee's whistle also kept sounding.
Although the whistles are blown looser in the playoffs and the referees encourage physical confrontations, they can't start fighting!
Finally, Kobe was slapped from behind by Laga Bell during a breakthrough.
Kobe fell to the ground, his eyebrows were broken and blood was flowing!
Lagabell snorted coldly, looked at Kobe on the ground and muttered: "You are the only one who knows how to hit people? Are you the only one who is ruthless? Trash!"
The referee quickly blew the whistle.
After watching the replay for a long time, the referee gave Lagabel a second-level flagrant foul: two free throws and one throw, Lagabel was ejected!
Deng Fang expressed dissatisfaction.
The referee replied expressionlessly: "We watched the video and Laga Bell hit Kobe's head!"
"But Kobe also hit Curry on the head before!" Deng Fang asked.
"That was before. This time after watching the video, we felt that Lagaber's movements were bigger and the intentional element was more obvious." The referee shrugged.
Deng Fang sighed, shook his head and walked back.
There is no way, this kind of thing is unreasonable.
The reasons given by the referee clearly cannot be refuted.
They won't give you a chance to refute.
But to put it bluntly, there are two reasons: one is because of fame, and the other is because of the score.
Kobe is more famous, so stars like this get preferential treatment from referees and have a higher degree of protection!
The same action may be just an ordinary foul on an ordinary player, but it would be a foul on Kobe and James!
That is the signature of the alliance!
How could the sign be casually hit!
Although it's not fair, you can only admit it!
Secondly, it's because the Warriors are now leading by a big score.
The Warriors now lead by 30 points!
In order to make the game more enjoyable and for the benefit of the league, the referee will definitely take more care of the lagging side.
This is the default unspoken rule!
This is how the warriors of later generations were dealt with!
There was nothing Deng Fang could do about it.
Whether he is a first-level criminal or a second-level criminal is not a matter for the referee to say!
If people say you did it on purpose, then you did it on purpose!
If people say you have a bad nature, then you have a bad nature!
Laga Bell was ejected and Kobe made two free throws.
After the free throw was made, the Lakers still had the ball.
Deng Fang replaced Jordan and played the Twin Towers.
Anyway, Odom and Artest can't shoot accurately, and they'll miss whoever is guarding them, so it's better to let Jordan come up!
Later generations of Cavaliers often asked TT to guard Iguodala!
Isn’t it just bullying Iguodala’s inaccurate three-pointer?
Iguodala's three-point shooting is much more reliable than Odom and Artest!
When playing DeAndre Jordan, Curry would play a pick-and-roll with DeAndre Jordan, and Lopez would move to the outside to act as a shooter.
Jordan's athletic ability is stronger, and he is a greater threat after picking and rolling with Curry!
The only problem with DeAndre Jordan is that he is average at free throws.
Although Deng Fang requested a season, Jordan's free throw shooting percentage was still only about 60%.
Compared with Jordan in history, this shooting rate is already pretty good.
But compared to the rest of the Warriors, Jordan is still the worst at free throws!
Fortunately, the third quarter of the game was more about hand-to-hand wrestling, and everyone's shooting percentage was not high.
Compared with the field goal percentage of 20% to 30%, the free throw percentage of 60% is already good.
With two centers on the defensive end, it would be even harder for Kobe to break in!
With Laga Bell away, Azubuike was replaced in front of Kobe.
Azubuike's defense was equally fierce. Because of his youth and speed, Kobe faced no less defensive pressure.
The intensity of the competition has not changed at all, and there are constant scenes of people falling on their backs.
Soon, the third quarter ended and the score became 103:73!
The score difference is still 30 points!
The Lakers' chances are getting smaller and smaller!
