NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 241 Conquering two cities in a row, the ultimate mystery of iron and blood!
This is the most defensive DPOY in the league! !
In this defensive round, Lin Hong's defensive coverage and flexible and quick footsteps are amazing.

In front of the TV, Marcus Camby, who used to be an insider in the 96 class, can only sigh deeply, this is the gap between himself and Lin Hong!

Don't look at Camby's block data this season is very beautiful, but it's like Whiteside, the basic salary block king behind.

Camby's blocking is simply to block the shot.

In many cases, even in order to block shots, he often gave up his defenders.

This kind of defensive data seems to be very fraudulent, but as long as you have watched the game carefully, you will know that Camby's blocks will not help or even hurt the team's defense at all.

Look at Lin Hong now.

With his own strength, he supported the entire line of defense.

Defense from outside to inside, and then from inside to outside.

This exaggerated defensive coverage area is finally reflected in the data, which may only be one block.

But anyone who really watches the ball knows that this is the real elite defensive player!
At this time, Curry, the cute god on the sidelines, secretly clenched his fists, determined to become a superstar with excellent offense and defense.

Shot back to the Great Western Forum.

Completed 1 defense and 4 defenses, forcing the Rockets to violate the 24-second rotation of the four players. Lin Hong passionately bumped into the chest with Da Ben who rushed up!
This kind of morale-boosting defense and passionate interaction must be indispensable.

The Lakers attack.

Peter Pan stepped on the Hot Wheels, set fire to the sky, and forcibly killed the inside line, but was directly knocked to the ground by Barkley.

But in the playoffs, especially in the current situation where the scores are tight, every second counts.

The referee often chooses to turn a blind eye.

Before being overturned and landing on the ground, Kobe stretched his waist and abdomen, and with his super long stay in the air, he threw the ball to the other side of the basket to the limit!
Olajuwon and Willis have double high card positions, and Ben has no way to squeeze out the double siege of these two big men.

One inch long, one inch strong, the 202cm inside line is really not considered a person?

"boom!"

but it does not matter.

Because, the Celestial Giants have arrived!

Why did Kobe choose to throw the ball high in the direction of the basket before falling to the ground?
Because he firmly believes that his good buddy can complete this ending!
With Dameng and Willis in double card positions, the Celestial Behemoth flew out from behind them by force.

Relying on the powerful take-off height and extraordinary wingspan, one-handed exploration, the first to hold the ball!

Lin Hong's giant palm held the ball firmly like a suction cup, and it fell inertially, bombing the basket.

The deformed basket rebounded violently, and the net bag also trembled up and down.

The basketball hoop swayed at the same time, and the photographer at the bottom line gasped and backed away in a hurry.

Pick melons from the back of your head, and buckle the twin rocket towers!
"COME ON!!"

Seeing that Lin Hong completed the soaring buckle, Da Ben rushed over and gave Lin Hong a chest bump.

Lin Hong himself beat his chest decisively and roared.

Tribute to Jagged!

"Damn! This ball!"

At the same time, in Minnesota, a certain platypus was also excited by this buckle.

Euryxette!
Lin Hong's ball is too hard!
This is the real iron blood!

Fight with what you have!
Cough!

and many more…

After calming down, Kate sat back in his original position.

Who said that only violent buckles are iron-blooded?

Or his own jump shot is more iron-blooded! !
Standing up at critical moments, facing difficulties, and completing jump shots is the most iron-blooded performance!
Of course, the Lakers fans at the home court of the Great Western Forum are not aware of Harder's messy sophistry.

With Lin Hong beating his chest and roaring, the cheering and cheering of the Lakers fans also reached its peak and resounded throughout the audience.

Looking back, when the Rockets attacked, nearly 2 fans in the audience shouted in unison:

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

Under the pressure of deafening calls, the Houston Rockets made a mistake in the key round of offense.

The glider Drexler's ground-hitting pass was destroyed by Bowen with a broken foot.

The basketball was protected by Horry who rushed over, and then distributed to Kobe on the other side.

Kobe, who was knocked down by the Flying Pig just now, continued to hit the frontcourt at full speed like a normal person, helping Lin Hong to fly and scoring a dunk dunk.

"The familiar Lin Ke connection, the alley-oop, after the return of the main force of the Lakers, the offensive and defensive intensity of the Houston Rockets seems to have suddenly dropped!"

"It's not that the Rockets' offensive and defensive intensity has declined, but that the Los Angeles Lakers have increased their intensity, especially on the defensive end!"

Albert, the ESPN commentator on the sidelines, pointedly broke the situation on the court at this time.

The Rockets played well in three and a half quarters, and they almost showed the offensive level and defensive intensity of the finals.

But now, the Lakers have visibly increased their offensive and defensive strength.

In particular, Lin Hong, as the team leader, leads by example on the defensive end, from the penalty area to the three-point line, relying on his physical hardware and dynamic talent to achieve all-round coverage of defense.

Forcibly relying on his own strength, the team's overall defensive strength has been raised by a level.

Obviously, the Lakers before three and a half quarters still have room to spare.

At a critical moment in the second half of the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers stopped pretending and went to a showdown.

We are number one in the West!

Who are you so special?
Tomjanovich obviously didn't realize that the Los Angeles Lakers, the sixth child, actually hide their strength!

In other words, the boss Lin Hong actually hides his strength!

He never really gave it his all.

In fact, in the regular season, Tomjanovich also saw Lin Hong's performance of one defense and multiple defenses.

But at that time it was only the regular season, and Lin Hong's defensive coverage was far from being as exaggerated as it is now.

did not expect.

The behemoth of the Celestial Dynasty in the semi-finals showed its fangs thoroughly, extending the defensive coverage to the three-point line, and at the same time completed the feat of 1 defense and 4 defenses!
This means that Lin Hong either hid his strength during the regular season, or has now completed his evolution.

But now, is it Lin Hong's true strength?

if not?

Where is Lin Hong's upper limit?

Thinking of this, Tomjanovich felt his scalp go numb and his back feel cold!

Think carefully!

The water is too deep for the rocket to hold!
The Los Angeles Lakers, or Lin Hong's instant increase in strength on both ends of the offense and defense, caused the Houston Rockets to suddenly misfire on the offensive end.

Although Big Dream can score and help the team stop the bleeding.

But what the Rockets need now is not to stop the bleeding, but to fight back and win.

Sadly, they were only able to stop the bleeding today
The Los Angeles Lakers maintained the advantage they gained in the second half of the fourth quarter to the end.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets by 96 points at 84:12 at home, scored twice, completed a double play, and rewritten the big score to 2:0!
"The good news is we played three and a half quarters!"

In the post-match interview, Tomjanovich was full of bitterness: "The bad news is that we played like a piece of shit in the last half of the quarter!"

"Of course, it's not like we haven't encountered this kind of difficulty before. Charles should be more impressed than me and have a lot of feelings."

Olajuwon was extremely calm and looked very relaxed: "We were once in the Western Conference semifinals and fell behind 0:2."

Just like the big dream said.

In the 1993-94 season, the Rockets faced the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.

After losing two games in a row, the Rockets came back against the wind and finally defeated the Phoenix Suns led by Barkley in a tiebreaker.

Then they beat the Utah Jazz in the conference finals and advanced to the finals for the first time since 1986.

In the finals, the Rockets defeated the New York Knicks 4-3, bringing the first championship trophy to Space City.

And Olajuwon also added another trophy to his own merit rack-the Finals MVP.

And this also made Barkley the originator of the newspaper group!
"The past is too bad to look back on, Hakim, don't talk about it."

Barkley, who was also present at the post-match press conference, quickly took up the conversation: "I have already started to have nightmares."

Fliggy's self-defense made the reporters on the scene burst into laughter.

The originally oppressive atmosphere at the interview meeting eased a lot.

"Everything will change in Houston, and that's why I joined Houston."

In the end, Barkley directly stated: "The series is far from over, the Los Angeles Lakers don't think it's safe, see you in Houston!"

The whole Rockets team, at least their mentality is still very stable.

For a team that is used to seeing big scenes and defending championships, a 0:2 start is not hell.

Even, after falling behind 0:2, they finally made a comeback and advanced, and finally won the championship. They have done it before.

February 5th, US time.

The Chicago Bulls beat the Hawks in Atlanta.

Michael Jordan has always had his revenge, and he will do what he says.

Throughout the game, the Bulls showed the invincible demeanor of the defending champion on both offense and defense.

Back at home, the Eagles, who were about to go all out to gain a 2:1 advantage, were hit head-on and didn't even break 80 points.

The Eagles were slaughtered by the Bulls at home with 78:98 for a full 20 points!
"The series has come to an end, the Chicago Bulls put in a little effort, and the Atlanta Hawks will be hard-pressed to fight, throwing away their helmets and armor!

After the game, the commentator made a decisive decision: "Michael only scored 22 points today, which is far below the average score of the playoffs. What does this mean?"

This shows that the Bulls don't even need Jordan's strength, and they can overturn the Eagles with a stable performance.

Is there still suspense in the series?

Maybe, but not many!
That is to say, how many points the Bulls can win in a single game!
On the other hand, the Supersonics, who returned to their home court, ushered in a bottoming out.

Stockton + Rainman Kemp dominated the game!
The postman who kept talking cruelly was killed in Waterloo.

He made 20 of 5 shots from the field, sent 15 irons angrily, turned the table directly, and refused to attend the post-match press conference.

The Supersonics regained a victory at home and ushered in a big victory, rewriting the big score to 1:2!
As the overall runner-up last season, the Sonics are not so easy to be knocked down.

The overall runner-up, not to be humiliated! !

February 5th, US time.

The civil war in Georgetown in the east resumed, and this time the position was transferred to the Madison Square Arena in New York.

The Miami Heat and the New York Knicks co-wrote a song - "The Blacksmith's Self-cultivation"!
To put it mildly, this was a close defensive battle.

To put it bluntly, the two teams are really strong today!
In the end, the Knicks at home had the last laugh in this game full of iron strikes, beating the Heat 78:74 and taking a 2:1 lead!

The strength of the two teams is between equals.

If we say that among the four semi-finals between the East and the West, which group is most likely to tie the tie?
That is definitely the Miami Heat and New York Knicks group.

The big scores of the remaining three series have all become 2:1.

Now, the pressure is all on the Houston Rockets.

"I heard that Charles asked us to meet in Houston after he finished playing?"

Compaq Center, Houston, USA.

Kobe, who was interviewed before the game, fired directly at the camera: "Now, we are here, but the result will not change in any way."

"Don't forget, in Houston, we haven't lost yet."

Like Kobe said.

The two teams met four times during the regular season.

The Lakers have 3 wins and 1 loss. The loss was due to Lin Hong's suspension and was forced to hang up the exemption card.

See you in Houston?

The last big bug Rodman who said such a thing was directly in the ICU lying down!

"Today is the beginning of the reversal of the series!"

Of course, the Rockets fans at the scene silently recorded Kobe in their notebooks.

When the Los Angeles Lakers players entered the court before the game, they were booed like thunder.

"This may be the Los Angeles Lakers twins, the first time they encountered this posture in Houston!"

The fans at the scene crazily targeted the two commentators on the scene, and they both broke into a cold sweat for Lin Ke, the two rookies.

You must know that in the NBA, in addition to the players on both sides, there are also fans who decide the outcome of the game!

The famous home of the Devils in Salt Lake City, in addition to the deep plateau, the fans are also surprisingly tough!
The monstrous boos at the scene were mainly aimed at Lin Hong and Kobe.

The impact of the two rookies can be seen with the naked eye!

If this posture were replaced by other players, it might have collapsed long ago.

"I just think the noise at the scene is too small."

Lin Hong is so different, he doesn't take the usual way.

During the media interview before the game, he took the microphone and looked around the audience, sneering constantly: "Hughes Gu Huojian is not a good fan this year!

The sound of the scene is too low?

No Houston Rockets fans this year?
It was a naked provocation!

Lin Hong's two light and light taunts directly touched the fragile nerves of Rockets fans.

Some Rockets fans directly broke the defense, and they just started a wave of greetings to Lin Hong at the beginning of F.

"Listen to what bullshit Lin Du said, I will never allow him to despise our fans and win!"

At the same time, the Rockets warmed up for halftime.

Tomjanovich directly issued instructions: "The remaining three series have all become 2:1, and we cannot fall behind."

"As for what he said, we won't, we can't lose."

Barkley and Dameng looked at each other and nodded coldly.

Pretend to get out of the way?

In the careers of the two of them, only Jordan can do this.

As for Lin Hong?

Clearly not on this list!

The pre-match warm-ups of the two sides ended quickly, and the starting players of the two teams stood on the court.

The Rockets continue to use the starting lineup from the previous game.

Although they lost in G2, they still played three and a half quarters.

Continue to use it, and if you can stalemate until the critical moment, you can change your formation and have a showdown.

Ps: After all, I can't escape the sheep!
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(End of this chapter)