In the third quarter, the Lakers' offense was still worrying. Kobe made 1 of 7 shots, Gasol made 0 of 2 shots, and Bynum made 2 of 7 shots. The three absolute core players of the team felt cold, which directly caused the Lakers to be in trouble.
The offensive end is frozen and unable to open up the offensive situation.
Seven and a half minutes into the third quarter, the Lakers made a substitution, replacing Kobe and Bynum, because even a fool could see that their physical energy was exhausted. Mike Brown had no choice.
, only "bearing the pain" and choosing to substitute, but even so, Pau Gasol was still left on the court by him to support the overall situation.
Perhaps he has forgotten the words of Lakers chief physician Gary Vitti. If the Spaniard's plantar fasciitis does not continue to worsen, it is best to limit the playing time to about 30 minutes in each game. But look at what has happened recently.
In several games, Pau Gasol's playing time increased instead of decreasing. His playing load of 40+ severely overdrawn Gasol's physical energy.
The main players of the Lakers were all exhausted after 66 games.
The initiator of this situation is none other than the head coach of the Lakers, Mike Brown.
"Hot, Barnes, you two go up." Mike Brown called the names of Tang Qian and Matt Barnes and said: "I don't ask you to recover the score, I just ask you to maintain the score difference, even if it is completed.
Mission accomplished.”
"Do you understand? We must give Kobe and Bynum time to rest and recover!" Mike Brown issued an "order" before the two took the field.
"Well, we understand, Mr. Brown." Tang Qian and Barnes nodded at the same time and replied.
Domestic, imperial sports station.
"Okay, Teacher Yangyi, the Lakers have made a substitution. They replaced Kobe and Bynum and replaced them with Tang Qian and Barnes." Meteor Rain read to the broadcast screen.
"This is to get rest time for Kobe and Bynum." Yangyi said: "The Thunder team has also made substitutions. Except for Kendrick Perkins, all the main players have withdrawn to rest. At this point,
Scott Brooks does a better job than Mike Brown. Look at the Thunder's roster, an 11-man rotation, which is far more reasonable than the Lakers' 8-man rotation."
"Teacher Yang Yi, do you think the Lakers' current lineup can recover the score difference?" Meteor Rain said.
"It's difficult, it's difficult. Even if the Thunder loses two players, there is still James Harden. James Harden's personal abilities have become more and more mature this season. When placed in the substitute lineup, he is almost equivalent to a bug-level existence.
On the other hand, the Lakers' lineup is weak in offensive ability. Except for Pau Gasol, no one else is a reliable scoring point. In this case, it is very difficult to recover the lost points."
The Lakers offense, Ramon Sessions' game was quite "miserable". He was bullied by Westbrook in the main lineup and guarded by James Harden in the substitute lineup. He struggled extremely throughout the night.
It's not as outstanding as it was in Milwaukee, Minnesota, or Cleveland.
While dribbling, James Harden had quick eyes and quick hands and stole the basketball from Ramon Sessions. Then he succeeded in a one-stop dunk on a fast break. 70-55, the Thunder led the Lakers by 15 points.
"Ramon Sessions, what are you doing!!! Pay more attention when dribbling for me. If you do it again, get me off the court immediately!!!" Seeing this, Mike Brown yelled, the team
The rest of the people inside are not easy to mess with, but Ramon Sessions can still live and eat.
So many times, Ramon Sessions has become Mike Brown's punching bag.
After being yelled at by Mike Brown, Session immediately shrank back. To be honest, with his mental quality, he is not suitable to be a starter at all, especially in a huge city like Los Angeles. It can be said that Mickey
Kupchak's original idea for this trade was basically ruined. Facts have proved that Ramon Sessions can be a very good bench player, but it is a bit difficult to ask him to assume the main position.
When the Lakers home fans saw this, they were a little disappointed. After all, they were lagging behind by a big score, and no one had much energy to support them.
It was still Ramon Sessions who dribbled the ball through half court. Although the basketball was not intercepted this time, he was too cautious and nearly half of the 24 seconds of attack time had been consumed. If it weren't for the NBA's 8-second rule,
It is considered a violation of the rules at halftime. Sessions' goal may consume more offensive time.
Facing James Harden, he chose to pass the ball.
The basketball was given to Ci Shiping on the wing. Sessions hoped to use Ci Shiping's height advantage to beat the Thunder defender. However, Ci Shiping's opponent was the former Lakers meritorious player, Derek Fei.
Fisher. Even though Fisher is only 185MC, he has a very strong physique and a "bunker" in core strength. Perhaps he is a "cash machine" against athletic outsiders, but he can face powerful outsiders and "old fish"
"Fisher is definitely a good old man, and his defensive effect is at least B+ level. What's more, Fisher and Ci Shiping have been teammates for more than two years, so he is well aware of some of the latter's offensive methods and habits.
Defensively, as long as he is not stuck in a low position, he will not be too afraid of charity, world, and peace.
If this was still Ron Artest, there would definitely be no problem if he captured the "Old Fish", but now, he has lost his flexibility and footsteps and turned into a complete outside big man and a heavy tank. This way he has to compete with
"Old fish" Fisher fought hard, but he actually didn't take much advantage.
Especially after coming to the Lakers, Ci Shiping basically changed his offensive methods to catch the ball for three-pointers, catch the ball and force three-pointers, and slow three-step layups. This is completely different from his singles method in his peak period.
It's almost impossible to tell from the face that they are the same person.
"Come on, Meta, let's decide the outcome." Derek Fisher actually provoked Ci Shiping. This made Ping'er, who was planning to pass the ball, immediately became furious and changed his mind to hold the ball.
One-on-one singles against "Old Fish".
If the tiger doesn't show off its power, you think I'm a sick cat???
Sure enough, I was fooled.
Fisher remained unmoved and was not at all intimidated by Ci Shiping's momentum.
Although you are considered strong in the No. 1 position, you are nothing in the No. 3 position! See how I beat you with this ball!
Ci Shiping began to attack Derek Fisher. Logically speaking, there is no problem for him to handle the ball like this. His weight is now over 260 pounds, while Fisher only weighs just over 200 pounds. He is over 60 pounds.
The gap is not easy to make up, and the strength aspect is also Ci Shiping's strong point, and the latter cannot take any advantage.
Do you think Ci Shiping will win this ball? The reality is shocking.
Beep beep~
"Offensive foul, Lakers No. 15!"
As soon as Fisher fell to the ground, the referee blew the whistle.
"What? Referee, he is diving, he is definitely diving!" Ci Shiping held the ball and said with an innocent look on his face.
It's a pity that with his appearance, he is bound to get no benefit from the referee.
The penalty remained the same, and the Lakers and Thunder exchanged possession of the ball.
"Paul, the ball he just made must have been a flop, don't you think so? He's not like this in training!" Ci Shiping complained angrily.
"Meta, be careful later. Derek is too familiar with us, so he will be very knowledgeable when it comes to defending." Gasol did not pay attention to Ci Shiping's complaints, but instead reminded him.
"Humph, I didn't expect him to be so naughty! You really don't know until you become your opponent!" Ci Shiping still complained a little unhappily.
"Keep an eye on Harden, don't let him take easy shots!" Mike Brown stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly.
On the defensive end, the person the Lakers sent was Matt Barnes, because he has a height advantage against James Harden, and Barnes' athletic ability is acceptable. He can guard James Harden and Bill Ramon Seth.
Schens is much more suitable. Furthermore, Barnes has an advantage, that is, he is not afraid of anyone on the defensive end. No matter you are on the bench or a star, he will guard you. Even if he fails to defend in the end due to his limited ability, he will still be able to defend him.
Never lose your hard work and spirit.
Harden looked at this No. 9 with some contempt in his heart. After all, this season is his season of rapid development, and ordinary rotation players are not taken seriously by him at all.
Since you want to defend me alone, I won't be polite.
Harden didn't call a pick-and-roll, but went straight to 1VS1. He shortened his body, took a big step, and rushed to the left side of Matt Barnes. James Harden is a standard left-handed player in the NBA, so
His breakthrough ratio is somewhat different from that of ordinary players.
Barnes clung to James Harden, not giving him any space to break through comfortably.
In fact, when it comes to strength, Barnes doesn't have an advantage. Although he is a bit taller than Harden, their weight is almost the same, with only a 2 to 3 pound difference. In this way, evenly divided in height, he
On the contrary, he will be at a disadvantage. Moreover, Harden's strength is notoriously strong in the 2nd position. In the rookie physical test that year, he bench pressed 84KG 17 times in one breath. This kind of ability is not comparable to that of Matt Barnes.
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But Barnes was not anxious because Tang Qian said something to him before he came on the field.
"Matt, if James Harden beats you later, you can lure him in and I will help you guard him."
Regarding Tang Qian's words, Barnes agreed without thinking, because the former held a very high position in his heart.
This guy is very active in defense, but... he can't guard me!
Just watch me score points on your head!
Based on his own basketball experience, James Harden made a mental judgment that the chance of scoring this goal was as high as 70 to 80 percent.
He bumped Matt Barnes with his shoulder, then immediately jumped up and did a "horseback archery" and shot towards the Lakers' basket.
The basketball smoothly left his fingers and flew straight to the Los Angeles hoop.
Look at the arc drawn here, it is very straight, and the probability of scoring a goal is very high.
James Harden has indeed undergone a qualitative change since this season, and ordinary substitute players cannot restrain him.
Huh? Wait, something is wrong?
As soon as the basketball was released, Harden felt something "weird" for no reason.
Why? Because the person guarding him had no intention of jumping to block the shot. He just stood quietly and watched him complete the shot.
This is not normal!
Under normal circumstances, even if the shot cannot be blocked, there will be interference from the jump. Even if there is no interference from the jump, you should at least stretch out your hand, right? But now the Lakers No. 9 did nothing, just stood, and then
He raised his head and looked at himself quietly.
What happened? Was he distracted?
Just when Harden was confused, a loud "pop" sound immediately penetrated his eardrum.
His shot was actually blocked?
How is this possible? Lakers No. 9 has clearly not moved from head to toe!
Harden took a closer look and was shocked because the person who blocked his ball was not his opponent Matt Barnes, but someone else.
No. 2, 29? Is it him?
The Lakers' Ci Shiping succeeded in a fast break and also caused a blocking foul on Nick Collison. The goal counted as a goal and an extra penalty was added.