Thanos

Chapter 177 The strength is crushed
It's still the Staples Center, only one day later.

The Lakers fans are still full. Even in the last big defeat, they still support the home team. As the top giants in the league, they have been brilliant, fallen, failed, and revived... A big defeat is not enough to defeat their support for the home team.

The two sides are still in the regular lineup.

Lakers: Mihm, Odom, Ye Heping, Kobe, Atkins.

Mavericks: Dampier, Nowitzki, Howard, Finley, Terry.

In the jump ball session, Dampier beat Mihm and sent the ball to the Mavericks' half.

With the help of Nowitzki and Terry's pick-and-roll, he successfully entered the penalty area, and Odom came up to defend.

Nowitzki quickly passed Dampier.

In singles at a 45-degree angle under the basket, Dampier relied on pure strength to drive away Mihm, and directly went to the basket to kill.

Ye Heping rushed to pursue him, but there was a figure that was faster than him.

Lakers No. 7, left-handed magician, Lamar Odom.

Snapped!
Odom slapped hard and pinned the ball directly to the backboard.

There was an exclamation at the scene, and the Los Angeles fans were overjoyed.

From the last game, everyone was saying: Someone must stand up and help Kobe.

But after G1, only Ye Heping stood up.

But this is not enough. In the face of the powerful Mavericks, the Lakers need more people to stand up.

And Odom's opening performance surprised everyone. Is he going to stand up?
Known as a left-handed magician, how can Odom's talent be poor? He is also a well-known all-around fighter in the league.

As long as you don't lose your mind and indulge in nightclubs, Odom's performance will definitely surprise fans.

Mihm protected the backcourt rebound.

The Mavericks retreated quickly, and the Lakers had no chance to play a fast break, which turned into a positional battle.

Kobe plays with the ball.

Finley defended, which was the same as Game [-].

The difference is that Howard did not help defend Kobe.

With Ye Heping's performance in the first game, how could the Mavericks dare to let Ye Heping go.

Not only that, Howard stuck very closely and didn't give Ye Heping a chance at all.

The tactics of the Mavericks are very clear. Ye Heping is the only person who can help Kobe. As long as he is prevented, Kobe will still fight alone.

Kobe broke through with the ball, and his talent was extremely explosive during the No. 8 period, and a substantial disguise accelerated his breakthrough.

Finley followed very hard and had already lost half of his defensive position.

The Mavericks can only shrink the inside line, and the team tactics block Kobe.

Also taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Heping ran wildly to get rid of Howard.

Bryant's pass came right away.

But at this moment, Howard followed up, clinging to Ye Heping again.

This guy's moving speed is really fast, coupled with his height and long arms, it puts a lot of pressure on Ye Heping, and Ye Heping really has nothing to do for a while.

But at this moment, Ye Heping caught a glimpse of a golden figure coming to meet him from the corner of his eye.

Ye Heping played tricks and passed the ball behind his back to avoid Howard's interference.

The visitor successfully caught the ball and ran over from behind Ye Heping.

It's Odom!

Nowitzki followed behind, chasing closely.

Ye Pinglima turned sideways, unable to completely block Nowitzki, but it also allowed him to go around half a body.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Odom got rid of Nowitzki and entered the restricted area.

Under the basket, Mihm stuck Dampier who was going to make up the defense again, creating space for Odom.

Odom went straight to the basket and dunked with one hand.

Bang!
2: 0.

Unlike the previous game, the Lakers scored first in this game.

And more importantly, Odom's offensive and defensive performance in the first round greatly increased the confidence of Los Angeles fans.

Looking back, Terry broke through and passed the ball to veteran Finley, and Finley took aim at the frame.

boom!
But obviously, his touch is not as hot as G1.

The Lakers' three highs contracted to the basket and successfully protected the rebound.

Coach Frank is not good as a head coach, but after working as an assistant for so many years, he is good at picking out the details.

In the last game, Dampier and Howard grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds, and he consciously let the three highs protect the rebounds.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe handed the ball directly to Odom, which felt good, and his teammates naturally gave him a chance.

One step inside the three-point line, Odom to Nowitzki.

Against a big man of Nowitzki's standard build, Odom still has a great speed advantage.

Nowitzki struggled to defend, and his teammates could only help defend.

Once the defense is assisted, the rest of the Lakers will have a chance.

Atkins made an open catch and shot, but unfortunately missed.

Since the last game, Atkins' shooting percentage has dropped significantly.

You must know that he was the most accurate three-pointer of the Lakers in the regular season, almost hitting 39% of his shots.

But in the last game, he made 5 of 1 three-pointers, and his first shot in this game also missed a lot.

However, Ye Heping blocked Nowitzki and Howard, Mihm and Odom jointly blocked Dampier, and Kobe rushed to the basket to receive the rebound.

The Mavericks immediately surrounded Kobe.

Among thousands of troops, Kobe first turned left, then turned right and then made a jumper.

A set of dreamy footsteps is like flowing clouds and flowing water. It can be called the No. 1 footsteps after Olajuwon, the "big dream".

In terms of technology, there is really no one in the league who can compete with Kobe.

Even compared with Jordan, what Kobe lacks is talent, and the technical gap is not big.

Swish!
Bryant hit a jumper and the Lakers scored two more points.

4: 0.

"Obviously, the Lakers have strengthened their rebound protection and fight. Coupled with Odom's good form today, they made a very good start."

McBrin explained.

"The Lakers continue to play like this, and it is very likely to win a home game."

Mark Jackson said.

Pippen curled his lips: "4:0!"

This is not to save Jackson and McBrin a little face.

He still insists on his prediction after G1 that the Lakers will be swept away.

But I have to say that Pippen's prediction is relatively accurate.

The Lakers are off to a good start, and the Mavericks are not bad either.

Finley first hit an emergency stop jumper under the cover of Nowitzki, and then assisted Terry to score a three-pointer, just biting the score.

After half a quarter, the feel of the Lakers began to decline, and the Mavericks took the opportunity to overtake the score.

16: 14.

The Mavericks only lead by 2 points, but the feeling of crushing strength is obvious.

Anyone watching the game can feel that there are only a few Lakers who can play, and the performance of the rest is really bad.

On the Mavericks side, there are so many people who can play, and there is always someone who can stand up and score.

Then, the points difference began to slowly widen.

End of first quarter, 29:23.

The Mavericks have led by 6 points.

In the subsequent rotation time, the two sides fought off the bench.

Stackhouse and Van Horn led the Mavericks to bombard the bench.

On the Lakers side, Butler and Cook made frequent mistakes under high-intensity defense, and their shooting percentages were also very low.

Soon, the point difference reached 10 points.

(End of this chapter)