Thanos

Chapter 173 Weak!
Whoever can break the deadlock will take the lead, and the players on that side will breathe a sigh of relief.

And the other party will be extremely uncomfortable.

Ye Heping understood this truth.

In the Lakers offensive round, he pulled directly beyond the three-point line, opened up the space to the greatest extent, and took the initiative to ask for the ball.

This is not Ye Heping's good shooting point, but he is willing to take a gamble.

Kobe and Odom broke through in turn, attracting the attention of the Mavericks and creating opportunities for Ye Heping.

Ye Heping made an open shot from outside the three-point line.

The trajectory of this ball is very straight, it is shot straight into the basket, and it is about to go in!
The Los Angeles fans took a deep breath, which began to turn into excitement.

boom!
But no one expected that the ball hit the inner frame and bounced out again.

A small difference, a thousand miles lost.

If you almost get in, if you don't get in, you get nothing.

Dampier stuck Mihm tightly and helped teammate Howard accept rebounds. Dampier's ability to protect rebounds is also quite powerful.

"It seems that the lady of luck tonight is not on the side of the Lakers!"

said the narrator.

"It's not a matter of luck, it's all about strength! The Lakers are strong enough, so they can score. If they are not strong enough, they can't make a shot. You have to pay attention, Ye Heping has been open for three consecutive rounds but got nothing, and he made 2 of 0 shots."

The guest commentator is a relatively straightforward person, and his speech is not as tactful as the commentator.

"Yeah, this is not Ye Heping's normal performance. In the regular season, he can hit every shot."

The narrator nodded in agreement.

"This is the playoffs. The regular season doesn't work at all. Everyone knows that the defensive intensity of the playoffs is far greater than that of the regular season. This is the battlefield, where you fight with bayonets. You have to do it with real swords and guns! All the punches and legs in the regular season will show their original shape here."

The guest's words were as ugly as ever.

The fans who watched the game couldn't bear it anymore, and checked who was commenting today.

The game will be televised nationwide on ESPN.

Because of the wide attention of fans, ESPN sent their strongest combination: ace commentator McBrin, special commentator Bill Wharton, Mark Jackson.

But because Bill Walton's son Luke Walton was playing for the Lakers, Walton Sr. resigned to avoid suspicion.

After that, ESPN invited Scottie Pippen, who had just retired in October 04.

Seeing Pi Erye, everyone was relieved.

Who else has he served besides Jordan, the eccentric Pi Erye?
Coupled with the fact that he has just retired, he feels that heroes are useless, so he can only use all his energy on his mouth.

Not to mention Ye Heping, even if Kobe's performance is not good, Pi Erye still can't miss it.

So, Second Master Pi is really not targeting Ye Heping, but everyone present here.

"However, speaking of it, Ye Heping is really similar to Scottie. They were both tall and long-armed strikers who relied on defense during their rookie period."

Mark Jackson was trying to lighten the mood.

But Pi Erye didn't notice at all, or if he did, he didn't care: "It's just him, puff, I can beat him three times in my rookie season."

McBrin snickered from the sidelines. Pi Erye's big mouth is really hated, but it can also raise a lot of attention for this game.

On the court, the Mavericks attacked, but were still forced into a positional battle by the Lakers.

This time Nowitzki did not play singles, but played pick and roll with Terry, which is also the Mavericks' regular tactics.

Both of them have extremely strong shooting ability, the Lakers dare not give a little space, so they can only choose to switch defenses.

After switching defenses, Terry singled Odom on the flank, accelerated and easily broke through after a change of direction, and made a decisive mid-range jumper.

The ball drew a beautiful parabola and fell straight into the basket.

Swish!
With an arrow through the heart, Terry scored, and he broke the deadlock of no one scoring on the field.

2: 0.

"Looks like the Mavericks can breathe a sigh of relief."

Mark Jackson said.

As he expected, the Lakers were in a hurry to score, and Kobe forced a double-team to miss in the next round.

In turn, the Mavericks continued to play tactics, the tactics of Terry and Nowitzki.

After switching defenses, Terry still played Odom.

Odom took a step back this time, focusing on defending against Terry's breakthrough. After all, Terry's speed is too fast, and it is seconds away when he is close.

However, Terry stepped back to the three-point line, pulled up and shot.

Swish!
A decisive three-pointer without the slightest sloppiness.

5: 0.

"From Terry's decisive actions, you can see his confidence. This guy has played for six years, but it is the first time he has played in the playoffs. He has this kind of confidence for the first time, and he is not bad."

Pippen nodded, as if the martial arts senior affirmed the younger generation.

He has the qualifications, but why does he look so annoying?
Mark Jackson couldn't help shaking his head, mentally resisting the urge to beat up Pippen.

With Terry's firing, veteran Finley also hit a mid-range jumper.

7: 0.

The Lakers are in an extremely unfavorable predicament.

Attack, can't attack!
Defense, can't prevent it!
Beep beep!

Coach Frank called a timeout, but there was no good solution. Kobe was watched dead, and the rest couldn't score. This is not a tactical problem, but a problem with the players' performance.

"Everyone try to run as much as possible, don't be impatient in the offense, pass the ball more, and create more reasonable opportunities."

"Shoot decisively when you have a chance, don't hesitate, and seize every opportunity."

During the timeout, Ye Heping noticed that Kobe had been looking at the scoreboard without saying a word, and his eyes gradually turned ferocious.

Pause ends.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe took the ball in the frontcourt and went directly against Finley's hand-to-hand fight.

Old Finley clung to him and gave enough resistance.

But Kobe made a sudden stop and swayed to Finley, and the second acceleration directly passed the man, and his movements were clean and neat.

It's a pity that Howard, who was supplementing the defense, was already in place and stood in front of Kobe again.

Just such a delay, Finley also caught up, and the two double-teamed Kobe.

Kobe immediately passed the ball, but it was a fake move. In fact, he directly stepped back and shot a jumper, shooting against the interference of the two.

Swish!
7: 2.

This is a difficult goal.

In the end, it still depends on Kobe to open the situation for the Lakers.

"In our era, Bryant is also a good player."

Even Pi Erye, who is so stubborn, expressed his admiration for Kobe's ball. This technique is really like Jordan.

His teammates did not perform well, Kobe took over the ball decisively, carried the team forward alone, and repeatedly scored difficult goals in double-teams.

"Kobe's strength is beyond doubt, but with only one Kobe, the Lakers can't beat the Mavericks."

Mark Jackson shook his head.

Basketball is a sport for five players. How can one player win against five players? Besides, the Mavericks on the opposite side are not weak.

Following Terry's firing, Finley and Nowitzki also scored separately.

There was a feeling of Sanying fighting Lu Bu on the field, and everyone knew that Lu Bu was beaten away by Sanying.

At the end of the first quarter, 29:18, the Mavericks led by 11 points in one quarter.

In the rotation stage, Butler and Cook, who came off the bench, performed poorly.

As the Lakers' second scoring point, Butler made repeated mistakes, and Cook also wasted open shots again and again.

On the Mavericks side, there are all-star veterans Jerry Stackhouse and veteran Keith Van Horn leading the team. The offense is guaranteed, and the experience is even more crushing for the Lakers.

The gap widened further.

37:22, just 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Mavericks' lead reached 15 points.

"This round of the series is over, and the final result is 4:0."

Pippen has already made a conclusion.

"Up to 4:1."

Mark Jackson was upset to see Pi Erye, but agreed with his prediction.

Not only that, but all the fans who followed the game thought so.

This is not a strong duel at all, but a crushing game.

It's normal to think about it. According to the predictions before the game, most people support the Mavericks, thinking that the Mavericks have a greater hope of winning the series.

After all, last summer, the Lakers began to rebuild, and people expected him to make the playoffs at most.

However, the Lakers played well in the regular season, which made fans have more expectations.

But it turns out that the Lakers are a dragon in the regular season and a worm in the playoffs. They are a pseudo-strong team.

Weak, not ordinary weak!
(End of this chapter)