Chapter 315 The Third Battle of the Western Finals (10)
In fact, Deng Fang could go to the locker room and quickly cure Lopez's illness.
It seems that Lopez's injury is not serious, and he will only need to rest for two or three days at most.
But you must know that it is the Western Conference Finals, the third round of the playoffs, and the consumed ability points must be multiplied by 8!
Lopez's injury only required 10 ability points in the regular season, but now he needs 80!
If the injury is serious and requires a sideline for two or three weeks, it is okay to spend 80 ability points.
Lopez is still very important to the Warriors.
But it’s not worth it if it only takes two or three days to recover.
For Deng Fang, 80 ability points can earn him more than 10 million US dollars!
Of course, another reason is that Lopez is not important enough.
If it was Curry, then Deng Fang would heal him without hesitation no matter how long he rested.
The Warriors can win without Lopez, but the players have to work harder and have less certainty.
But without Curry, there is not much hope of winning.
Even if we lead by 15 points!
Deng Fang now has 111 ability points. What if someone else gets injured?
What if Lagabell or Prince is injured and needs to rest for two or three weeks?
What if Curry gets injured?
What if the injury is serious and requires more than a month of rest?
That would be troublesome!
A season's worth of hard work may be wasted.
Therefore, Deng Fang must be more conservative and let go of injuries that may or may not be curable.
If the results of the post-match examination come out, Lopez's injury is serious and it will take several weeks to recover. It will not be too late to treat him by then.
Of course, there is another more important reason why Deng Fang did not treat Lopez, and that was because he had a clear conscience!
As the series progresses, the Lakers' lineup becomes smaller and faster.
But you must know that the Warriors’ advantages are their fast speed and accurate shooting.
After all, Lopez is a big center. He always needs to be taken care of on the court and cannot run too fast.
Otherwise, it will play into the Lakers' hands.
Without Lopez, the Warriors can compete with the Lakers for speed and offensive firepower!
To put it bluntly, even if Lopez does not play, Deng Fang is still confident of winning the game!
After Curry's free throw, the game continued.
The Lakers lineup remains unchanged.
If Lopez is on the court, the Lakers may also change their lineup.
After all, Artest was still a little annoyed when he defended Lopez.
Flagrant fouls were committed, and the referee was lenient, allowing Artest to stay on the court.
The referee can't always act blind, right?
Now that Lopez can't play, the Lakers' lineup will definitely not change.
Now these five players on the Lakers field are a combination with the strongest offensive firepower!
The Lakers are not afraid of the Warriors playing DeAndre Jordan.
When the Warriors go to Turiaf, the Lakers are not afraid!
Should Radmanovic be asked to play center forward?
Artest is going to die laughing!
No matter which big man is replaced, the Lakers are not afraid!
So the Lakers didn't change their lineup.
However, what the Zen Master didn't expect was that none of these three people, Deng Fang, was useful!
Deng Fang replaced Belinelli and asked Prince to play center!
The five players on the Warriors court are Curry, Belinelli, Azubuike, Laga Bell, and Prince!
The Lakers' lineup is very small and very fast.
Now the Warriors' lineup is faster than the Lakers and their shooting is more accurate!
Compared with speed and three-pointers, the Warriors have never been afraid of anyone!
If you dare to let Artest be the center, I will let Prince be the center!
Artest is very powerful, but he is only 2.01 meters tall, while Prince is 2.06 meters tall!
Artest's defense is very good, and Prince's defense is also very good.
Artest's three-pointers are much worse than Prince's!
Of the five players on the Lakers court, only Kobe and Artest were good defenders.
Since the lineup on the field is small and fast, the 36-year-old Fisher has some difficulties on the defensive end.
As for Farmar and Vujacic, they are not as good as Fisher on the defensive end!
Of the five Warriors on the field, only Belinelli is worse defensively, and the other three are all strong defenders.
Although Curry is thin, he has a high basketball IQ. Playing in a small lineup is like a duck in water for him!
Judging passing routes, stealing, covering up defense, and grabbing rebounds are all Curry's strengths!
Both teams had small lineups, and the space on the court was very wide, so the game turned into a bayonet battle.
Since there is no big center, pick-and-roll tactics cannot be used.
You can't stop people even if you want to!
Artest came up to block Kobe, and Prince switched in front of Kobe. It was equally uncomfortable for Kobe!
Farmar wanted to block Kobe, but he couldn't block Laga Belle at all!
Similarly, the Warriors' pick-and-roll tactics can no longer be used.
Both teams had one star and four stars, and it turned into a one-on-one duel between superstars.
At this time, it depends on whose leader is stronger!
Kobe's scoring ability is quite strong, Curry is also great!
If these two people were to challenge each other, it's hard to say what the outcome would be.
But now that this lineup is facing each other, the Lakers will definitely be in trouble.
Because it was Laga Bell who defended Kobe, and Farmar who defended Curry!
Kobe has been playing for a long time. As long as he is on the court, he basically leads the offense.
Laga Belle has been struggling with Kobe, and Azubuike and Prince also come to help from time to time.
The wheel battle between the three major locks was very draining for Kobe.
Just grabbing rebounds and throwing Laga Belle took up a lot of Kobe's energy!
If Kobe is allowed to guard Curry again, his physical fitness will soon have problems.
Artest and Lopez wrestled for a long time, and his physical condition was also not very good.
Moreover, Artest's defense has never relied on speed as an advantage.
Letting Artest guard Curry is not necessarily better than Farmar, and he will also lose rebounds!
Not to mention Fisher.
At the age of 36, it is basically delusional to want to keep up with Curry!
So the Lakers can only let Farmar guard Curry.
Farmar is not bad among backup point guards. On the offensive end, he can make three-point breakthroughs and can pass the ball, but he is not very good and can only be said to be average.
On the defensive end, Farmar is not too bad, and he has no problem against most backup point guards.
Therefore, Farmar is a qualified backup point guard.
However, no matter how good the backup point guard is, he is still a backup!
What's more, Farmar is not a top backup point guard.
It's a bit difficult to face the average starting point guard Farmar, and it's even more difficult to face Curry!
Farmar can't guard Curry at all, but Laga Bell can limit Kobe to a certain extent.
Both teams have four shooters on the perimeter, but the Warriors' shooters are of significantly higher quality!
Artest can be released a little bit, as long as he's not too far away.
Whether it's Azubuike or Belinelli, Laga Bell or Prince on the Warriors' side, the Lakers don't dare to let go!
Curry's breakthrough space is much greater than Kobe's!
Both teams have one star and four stars, but it is obvious that Curry is more efficient!
