You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 312 A Good Show (310)

The situation of the Suns is not good, anyone can see this, they are good at attacking, they are 16 points behind the Lakers at halftime.

66 is better than 50
"According to this score, if the Suns do not have a large-scale counterattack in the second half, the Lakers will be able to advance to the semifinals." Michael Thompson predicted the changing second half in advance with a crow's mouth.

On the other side, in the commentary booth of TNT, Marv Albert and Steve Kerr discussed the room for improvement of the Suns.

They wondered if there was room for the sun to do better next.

Kerr's answer is yes: "We must praise the performance of the Lakers. They returned to the home court completely reborn and played Game [-] as the last game of the series. At the same time, the Suns did not play well. As for myself, then we have room to talk about the regular season MVP candidate.”

Everyone who is familiar with the Suns is unfamiliar with the Suns in the first half.

Their offense was unbelievably sluggish.

It seems that the Lakers' defense is doing well.Indeed, they used their lives in all three armies, and everyone was desperately defending, but is this different from the previous games?The Lakers' defense has been working hard, but the Suns' offense is not something they can limit.

There is only one reason for the game to be played like this, Nash's downturn, and the slippery slope of the entire team.

Nash's offense was not deterrent, his world-renowned organizational ability was suddenly cut off, and those teammates who could solve problems by themselves before had no touch, so the audience saw a bad team that couldn't attack and couldn't defend.

"The first half was not our true level. I hope the fans will be patient. The sun always comes after the storm."

Mike D'Antoni speaking to the media.

Patience, fans undoubtedly have.

Fans worry that patience will not be rewarded.

After an adjustment at halftime, the Suns had a new look.

At the beginning of the third quarter, they started a counterattack across the board.

Wei Xia's defense against Nash also lost its effectiveness in the face of the Suns' continuous high-position double pick-and-roll.

Nash is like a bird returning to the sky, flapping his wings and soaring to his heart's content.

Nash, who returned to normal, made 6 of 5 shots in a single quarter. While his personal offense blossomed, his teammates around him gradually recovered.

But the Lakers didn't let up. The offense and defense did not fail. The Suns wanted to fill in the 16-point hole, and it was impossible to do it just by recovering in one quarter.

Kobe led the team withstood the pressure, allowing the recovering Suns to recover only 4 points in a single quarter.

90 is better than 78
The Lakers entered the final quarter with a 12-point lead.

"I know that you have given everything to win, but in my opinion, it's not enough!" Phil Jackson's voice rarely contained a mysterious hoarseness, and he fully revealed his voice, "It's not enough! If we try our best and still can't win the game at home, how can we pin our hope of winning until the seventh game?"

"So, I want you to give up the delusion of the seventh game, this game is our 'tie-break'!"

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Jackson spoke passionately, hoping to ignite the players' fighting spirit.

Not many people were ignited by him, but his words were indeed inciting.

There is no special turmoil in Wei Xia's heart. He has played 33 minutes of the game and his physical fitness is showing red light, but he cannot end.

Jackson will play him in the fourth quarter, full time.

Because his current personal foul accumulation is only three.

According to past experience, as long as Jackson decides to reuse him, unless it is late in the garbage time or he fouls too much, he can play for only a few minutes, not even a second less.

Because of fatigue, Wei Xia will not be incited.

Because his whole body was so hot that he was in a furnace, it was even more impossible for him to be ignited.

He doesn't need external emotions and energy, he feels the changes in his body, he only knows that he will dedicate another 12 minutes of high-quality offense and defense.

Beep, the referee blows his whistle, indicating the start of the fourth quarter.

The Lakers serve.

The Lakers are still leading by double digits, shooting without pressure, Kobe went to the outside to get the ball from Wei Xia's hands.

Turn around and face Raja Bell, take a tentative step, if you can't move away, then just pull one.

He straightened his waist and forcibly shot the ball in his hand.

It feels too wrong, and this kind of shooting depends on himself. If he is lucky, if the hand feels explosive at the moment of the shot, he can make it.If you are unlucky, then even the way of blacksmithing is beyond Kobe's control.

Bang!

If it really misses, in the ever-changing battlefield, everyone wants rebounds, but only one person can get them.

The long rebounds brought by the dry three-pointer depend on the player's prediction of the landing point.

"It's Wish!!" Spero Dedes called out.

Wei Xia rushed out from the crowd and received the offensive rebound. It was his 10th rebound tonight, and then he held the ball with one hand and licked it.

Swish!
"Wish's 20th point!" Old Thompson reported Wei Xia's data, "This is the second highest score in the game, second only to Kobe's 24 points!"

92 is better than 78
The point difference returned to a safe 14 points.

If the Suns fail to grasp the offense and the Lakers make another counterattack, they will return to a safer 16 points.

The Los Angeles people have a wonderful calculation, YY has everything, but what happened in front of them is like the opposite of YY-welcome back to reality!
Nash clearly noticed the decline in Weixia's defensive strength.

From the first quarter, Wei Xia, who was frantically pressing him, played two consecutive high-intensity output for 33 minutes on the defensive end.

In the first half, the effect was remarkable.

In the third quarter, as long as Nash got the ball, he had a double pick-and-roll escort.Wei Xia, who lost his defensive effect, lost his physical strength faster and more seriously.In the fourth quarter, his defensive strength could no longer match that of the first half.

Nash stopped calling the pick-and-roll. This is a good time for him to retaliate against Wei Xia.

He looked for the rhythm, cleverly brought Wechat's center of gravity to his right hand, and then drove the ball to the basket with his left hand.

Wei Xia has no choice but to look to his teammates.

Odom helps out with rare enthusiasm.

Nash is by no means a reckless man full of desire for revenge. Once Odom's defense arrived, he knew that the offense could not be terminated by him.He then passes the ball to Diaw behind Odom.

Dior's first shot, misses.

Occupying the favorable terrain, the Frenchman set up the offensive rebound in place, and twice, Odom reached out and touched his cylinder.

The referee from the touchline blew his whistle.

2+1!

Odom's fifth foul, the Purple and Gold Corps already fragile inside, has added a deadly hidden danger.

If Odom is fouled, the inside will maintain the balance and will fall to the sun once on the ground.

In order to protect Odom, Jackson replaced Dwayne Jones, and let Odom down to rest.

Wei Xia watched Odom leave, and he knew it was his fault.

If his defense can still have the power of the first half, if he can concentrate on defending with all his strength, Nash will never easily break through.

Wei Xia, who blamed himself, looked at Kobe and made a request that even he could not believe: "Slap me."

Yes, he knew that Kobe would be confused and feel embarrassed, but he was the only one on the Lakers team who could do it. Others would only think that he was mentally abnormal. Only Kobe, only this guy had a heart of stone to slap his most capable deputy.Although it is an unimaginable thing, he must have many doubts, but
"Snapped!"

Kobe's right hand landed on Wei Xia's face with lightning speed, a powerful slap.

He didn't ask why Wei Xia made such a cheap request at all, he was just an adult beauty with lingering fragrance in his hands.

He was as determined as if this moment was the one he'd been waiting for.

Wei Xia was dumbfounded.

The people at the scene were dumbfounded.

The referee who thought the Lakers were infighting stopped the game.

A second later, a burning pain came from his cheek, and Wei Xia just felt it.

"I didn't ask you to use such force!" Wei Xia shouted.

Kobe was intoxicated by the feeling of being irresponsibly slapped. He stared at the palm of his right hand, "Excellent!" he murmured to himself.

The referee walked between the two of them to separate them. It took Wei Xia a minute of tongue-in-cheek to convince the referee that he asked Kobe to take the initiative to hit him.Why?Because he didn't fight back, and thanked Kobe for slapping him in front of the referee, he is much more sober now.

The referee was a little surprised at the time.

Wei Xia is either a lunatic, or a jerk, or he really just wants people to wake him up. In short, he and Kobe have no conflicts, not internal strife.

The Lakers were penalized for a timeout.

Old Thompson took the opportunity to blackmail the Zen master's composure: "It's okay, Phil doesn't need so many timeouts anyway."

The Suns inexplicably watched a good show, and it took 2 minutes for the order of the game to be restored.

Dior is ready to add a penalty.

Wei Xia and Kobe stood outside waiting for the result of the free throw.

Kobe suddenly said to Wei Xia: "Next time, if you make a fool of yourself again, you are welcome to ask me for help at any time. I swear, I am willing to serve you at any time."

Wei Xia's face turned around, Kobe's "press" handprint was left on the right half of his face, and he said angrily: "Dream, there is everything in the dream, as for the reality, I also swear, there will never be a next time!"

A good play by Wei Xia and Kobe did not make Diao's free throw touch feel lost.

Dio added penalty points, and the Suns chased the point difference to 11 points.

His 2+1 made the Suns blow the horn of counterattack in an all-round way.The Lakers, who were ready for three quarters, lost the touch of the first three quarters in the fourth quarter when they should be the most powerful.

In less than 1 minute, the Suns chased the point difference to single digits.

Then, Weixia made a pass error, and Nash instigated a counterattack, 87 to 94, with only 7 points between the two sides.

(End of this chapter)