lakers championship

Chapter 141 Error Comparison
Amid the cheers of the fans, Tianyang walked to the free throw line.

Catch the ball, raise your hand, aim at the frame, raise your hand, make a steady hit and add a penalty, the Lakers lead by one point.

He scored 10 points in a row, of which 9 points came from 3 ultra-long 3-pointers, but this was not his original intention. The first shot was out of anger, and he was upset that Durant succeeded in "making" consecutive fouls; the second and third shots They all saw Iguodala standing in front of him, wanting to prove himself.

After the free throws, the Warriors' offense was still initiated by Curry. Durant performed more tasks of taking away defenders and opening up space. The Lakers' defense was also good. Curry made 4 consecutive shots and barely hit 1 time.

But on the defensive side of the Warriors, Iguodala does nothing, no matter whether Tianyang has the ball or not, no matter where Tianyang is, even if Tianyang gets rid of him through a screen, he doesn't care about other Lakers players, and sticks to Tianyang all the time.

As a result, Tianyang's offensive efficiency was greatly reduced, and the entire Lakers team was also affected.

In an anxious defensive battle, the two teams ended the first quarter with a 30-30 tie.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Mike Breen asked: "What do you two think of the first quarter?"

Perhaps considering that Mark Jackson had been slapped in the face and hardly spoke much, Breen signaled him to speak first.

Mark Jackson cleared his throat and said: "The Lakers players performed well and the score was tied, far exceeding everyone's expectations. They showed their defensive ability in the first quarter and were able to limit the most offensive firepower in the league to a certain extent. A strong team, which is great news for them, especially for Coach Walton."

Van Gundy Jr. curled his lips and said: "I think [to a certain extent] the wording is wrong. You can say that the Warriors did not try their best on the offensive end, but you can't deny that the Lakers successfully limited the Warriors in the first quarter. The average level is below average, and I think the Lakers will play better in the second quarter, because Tianyang has not yet driven his teammates."

Mark Jackson shook his head again and again and said, "That may not necessarily be the case."

The intermission time passed in a blink of an eye, and the game between the two teams continued.

For the Lakers, in addition to Randall and Tarek, Walton also replaced Tianyang and Ingram in advance.In his view, the four young players have had enough rest, and they can play and practice more. Not only the fans like to watch, but also they can strengthen their strength faster.

But he never expected that Cole would not play his cards according to the routine. In the first half of the second quarter, when the default main force was resting, he directly sent the Warriors' starting five to the field.

He couldn't help clicking his tongue, thinking: "Could it be possible that Green's text message saying that he wants to torture us is serious? If they play a wave, how should I respond?"

The referee's whistle interrupted his thinking, Tarek served from the baseline, Calderon received the ball and slowly pushed forward, and other Lakers players ran forward to settle down.

Calderon stopped two meters in front of the left wing, passed the ball to Randall at the top of the arc, and then ran to the short corner on the left to cover for Tianyang, who had already locked his position.

Taking advantage of the cover, Tianyang easily threw away Thompson, slipped to the left sideline like a pulley on the sole of his feet, and the moment he received a pass from Randall, he directly pulled out his hand for a 3-pointer. Curry probably knew he couldn't defend, so he didn't bother to reach out. stop.

Unfortunately, the basketball bounced out of the frame, Pachulia grabbed the rebound, and Curry stepped forward to catch the ball.

The Lakers returned to defense, and Tianyang ran to the three-point line. He was worried that Calderon was too slow, so he took the initiative to walk towards Curry.

But the two didn't communicate well, and Calderon stood still. When he stepped back, Calderon realized that he wanted to switch defenses.So, the two ran towards Thompson at the same time, but Curry was unguarded. When the two realized the problem, the basketball had already flown out of Curry's hands.

With a bang, the basketball went into the net hollow, and the score came to 30-33.

Such a low-level communication error left the fans speechless, and Wharton was also a little confused.

The Lakers attacked, and Calderon took the ball beyond the three-point line, trying to play another mobile offensive tactic, but Green blocked Randall in advance, so he could only run to Tianyang with the ball.

The two completed a hand-to-hand pass on the left wing. With the help of a fleeting cover, Tianyang made a detour to the inside at a 45-degree position and broke through. Thompson chased after him all the way.

Rushed to the left elbow, Tianyang received the ball and started three steps, Thomps immediately raised his right hand.

Considering that there was still a Pachulia ready to move in front of him, Tianyang chose to pull the bar in the air for a layup.

His movements are very beautiful and very elegant, like a waltz on the court, but the fly in the ointment is that he missed a layup.

Green grabbed the rebound and landed a direct long pass to Curry in the middle circle at high speed.

The whole Lakers team chased wildly, very fast, but still lost the opportunity.

Curry rushed to the three-point line first, and was completely open.

Curry stopped the ball and raised his hand. Ingram, who was the first to catch up, flew to the cover, and Curry turned his head slightly to avoid it.When Curry raised his hand again, Calderon, who was slower, also rushed up to interfere, followed by Tianyang who had already rushed up.

After being blocked continuously, Curry spit out his braces a little impatiently, raised his hand and threw the ball to the bottom corner, and Thomp, who had already been squatting there, received the basketball and shot immediately.

The basketball went into the net and the score became 30-36.

In the ESPN commentary seat, Mark Jackson said with a bit of yin and yang: "Oh, Jeff, your view is absolutely correct. The Warriors really didn't try their best in the first quarter. You know the ball better."

Xiao Fan ignored it, and Mike Breen smiled and said: "The Warriors sent five starters directly in the second quarter, and now they have started to soar points. Does the Warriors seem to want to beat the Lakers in a wave in the second quarter? What do you think? Jeff?"

Xiao Fan said lightly: "The Lakers' problem is not big. As long as Coach Wharton pauses and makes adjustments, the Lakers can also score 3 points. In the first 5 games of this season, the Lakers averaged 32.8 three-point shots per game, with a hit rate of 34%. Compared to the Warriors, it's not that far behind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mark immediately smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. The teams the Lakers have encountered before have relatively poor defense. Since the beginning of this season, the Warriors have ranked 27th in the league in points per game..."

On the court, Tianyang received the ball from the short corner on the right and played Thompson with his back.

He pushed back hard, Thompson stepped back slightly, and was about to turn around to shoot, but Curry suddenly rushed over to double-team. Fortunately, he was skilled in back hitting, and quickly raised his hands to make a pass, forcing Curry to retreat back to defend Calder .

As soon as Curry retreated, he pushed hard again, and Thompson immediately retreated.

With space, Tianyang immediately turned around and shot.

2 points hit, but there is no time to celebrate, Green has sent a long pass from the baseline.

Durant got the ball from the center line and rushed forward in a big stride. Fortunately, Ingram followed closely.

The fast break failed, and the Warriors fell to the ground. Durant passed the ball to Curry at the top of the arc. Curry dribbled a few times but failed to find a suitable opportunity, and then passed the ball to Thompson on the left.

Thompson's offensive ability with the ball is not strong, and he almost lost the ball under Tianyang's defense. He could only sling a pass to Green in the low post on the left, but Green took the ball and hit Randall with his back. Maria's hands.

Pachulia forced a dunk, and Tariq's cap flew away.

As soon as the fans cheered, Durant picked up an offensive rebound on the right sideline. Fortunately, England stuck to him again.

The Warriors went around in a circle, the basketball hadn't touched the hoop, and there was not much left in the 24-second attack time. Durant didn't even think about it, and directly pulled out his hand on the spot, and his whole body flew out of the court at an angle.

Ingram jumped up to interfere, completely blocking the shot with his hands.

It's a pity that Durant still made a shot and caused a foul and got an additional penalty opportunity.

Ingram made 3 fouls and Durant made an extra free throw. The Lakers trailed 32 to 40 by 8 points.

For a moment, Walton wanted to raise his hand to call a timeout, but considering that apart from Tianyang and Calderon's communication errors, the Lakers' defense had no major problems, so he put his hand down again.

The Lakers attacked again, Calderon crossed the ball in the middle circle, Tianyang took it to the top of the arc, and signaled Tarek to do a pick-and-roll.

With the help of cover, Tianyang took a step to the right, then immediately turned around, and rushed into the inside line next to Pachulia's body.

This move was too sudden, too ruthless, and too fast, and the Warriors' defensive formation collapsed instantly.

Pachulia was out of position, Green moved laterally from the left paint area to block, and bent over early to block the shot.

Unexpectedly, Tianyang did not force a layup, but chose to score Randall.

Because of Green's supplementary defense, Randall was unguarded. He adjusted his posture calmly and took a steady jump to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball flew to the hoop, spun counterclockwise on the hoop for two full laps, but it didn't fall, and finally flew out.

Tianyang immediately jumped up to grab the ball, but he couldn't catch Green and Pachulia who were chasing him.

Green got the rebound, and the long pass had already rushed to Curry in the frontcourt.

Just when the Lakers fans were worried about another three-pointer, Green passed the ball too hard. Curry didn't catch the ball at the first time, and rushed to the baseline to pick it up in a hurry.

This mistake gave the Lakers a chance to defend against a fast break. As soon as Curry got the ball and turned around, Ingram blocked the front, but Curry did not shoot, but passed the ball back and slowly ran from the backcourt Come Green.

When Randall pursued, he completely ignored Green's existence!

Green received the ball at the top of the arc, hit a three-pointer, and smiled and waved to Walton on the sidelines.

This time there was indeed a problem with the defense, and the Warriors had already led by 11 points. Walton raised his hand and asked for a timeout.

During the timeout, in the EPSN commentary seat, Mike Breen asked the Lakers how to chase points.

Van Gundy Jr. insisted on grabbing 3 points. Mark Jackson said that the Lakers did not have the ability to shoot 3 points. Tianyang's three 3 points were also a result of surprise.

Back from the timeout, Tarek served the ball from the sideline, Calderon made a screen, Tianyang detoured from the free throw line to the top of the arc, and rushed to the left sideline at high speed to receive the ball.

Tianyang got the ball and was about to make a super long three-pointer when he suddenly felt that his hand was empty. He looked down and saw that it was Iguodala who came off the bench and cut the ball away.

Tianyang secretly thought he was careless. He didn't notice that it wasn't Thompson's defense anymore, and he forgot to protect the ball. But he didn't have time to be annoyed, and immediately turned around and chased Iguodala, who was running at high speed. Other teammates also ran forward one after another.

But Iguodala rushed to the left wing and stopped suddenly, hit the ground and passed the ball, and the basketball bounced to Curry.

Curry received the ball two or three steps ahead of the middle circle, and directly raised his hand for a super long three-pointer.

Hit!There was a loud sigh of pain at the Staples Center, and Curry shook his head and shook his shoulders in celebration.

The Lakers are 32 points behind 46 to 14.

In the ESPN commentary booth, it was Van Gundy Jr.'s turn to be speechless with a dark face.

Mark Jackson danced and said, "Jeff, did you see that? The Lakers wanted to shoot 3 points in front of the Warriors. It was like a superhero confrontation between DC and Marvel, but DC sent Wonder Woman and Black Widow to see who has bigger breasts!" Not to mention Marvel has another big breasted Scarlet Witch!"

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