lakers championship

Chapter 364 The biggest weakness

The Warriors have a lot of people who can shoot three-pointers, but their three-pointers are not in the forefront of the league.

The reason is that there are many offensive methods, and there are many changes in the passing and cutting tactics alone, so there is no need to hang on the tree of three-pointers.

On the contrary, those teams with little tactical literacy prefer to throw around.

For example, the Kings, after one season, made more than 900 three-pointers. The data looks very strong, but the record is very bad.

The Rockets ranked first in the league in three-pointers for two consecutive seasons, but they are considered an outlier.They have more than three points, mainly due to Morey's long-term brainwashing of the "magic ball theory", coupled with the entry of D'Antoni's running and bombing system, the CIC has been removed from conventional weapons.

In the first half of the game, the Rockets were a little lost because of a rotation error.Now Germany rearranges tactics according to things, and learns from the warriors, and the effect is immediate.

So O'Neal was very upset. He knew that the next game would definitely be a fierce battle, which would definitely not be good for the Lakers.

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The Lakers attacked first, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, and Paul defended closely.

Tianyang has an advantage in height, but Paul's small movements are continuous, which makes him uncomfortable.

Randall stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the left, strode in front of Kobe, blocked Harden, and passed the ball hand-to-hand.

Kobe took the ball with both hands, and a fake action tricked Pera to turn his body, and immediately went to the other side to enter the inside lane.

This kind of action does not rely on any explosive power, but relies entirely on rhythm changes, and his rich experience is undoubtedly revealed.

Seeing Bryant into the paint, Trevor Ariza and Anderson rushed to make up the defense, but Bryant made an emergency stop at the free throw line.

With a bang, a two-pointer was hit, and the Lakers' long scoring drought was finally broken.

Amidst the cheers of the fans in the audience, Paul quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt, handing Harden first and then making a screen.

Kobe switched defenses, Harden didn't seem to dare to rush, and he waved to Anderson for a pick-and-roll.

But Kuzma is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He kept pressing, and Harden could only retreat three points in a hurry.

The posture is distorted, and the arc of the shot is a bit low, but luck is particularly good, and it hits the board and hits a hit.

63 to 69, the Rockets further narrowed the point difference.

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Turning around, the Lakers attacked, Tianyang dribbled the ball from the right wing, handed it to Kuzma at the top of the arc, and then went down to the short corner on the right to provide an off-ball screen for Kobe, and finally ran back and slipped away from Harden, who had switched defenses, and slipped to the basket .

In the past, Harden would definitely miss Tianyang's fast counterrunning.

But now, Harden has woken up from the confusion at the beginning of the game. In addition, he may also realize that this game has a relatively large impact on the MVP ranking, so he is actually chasing and defending Tianyang very hard.

Seeing Harden's endless posture, Kuzma could only give the ball to Kobe on the right wing.

"Come on, let me see how successful you are." Seeing Kobe taking the ball, Paul decisively spouted trash.

The two failed to reach a cooperation because of "basketball reasons", which caused great losses to both of them. Kobe stepped down from the peak because of this, and Paul also spent several years in the Clippers. It is a great regret in the NBA.

Kobe grinned: "Then you can watch it!"

After the words fell, Kobe's smile suddenly disappeared, from a gentle middle-aged man, he suddenly turned into a court killer.

With his left foot as the axis, he continued to step forward with his right foot. At the moment Paul's reaction was a little slow, he took a sudden step to the right, and then resolutely shot the ball, like a soldier on a mission, moving forward without hesitation.

The moment Kobe took off, Paul gave up defending, turned around and stared at the ring, silently praying in his heart not to enter!
Can hit a three-pointer!The Lakers lead 72 to 63.

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After confirming the goal, Paul immediately ran to the front court and shouted to remind him of the long pass.

Kobe reacted and hurriedly caught up to defend, successfully blocking the fast break.

The two teams fell into position, and Anderson and Ariza doubled at the top of the arc, creating a chance for Harden to single Carter.

It's still the old third axe, changing hands under the crotch, taking cross steps, stopping suddenly and then withdrawing the hands.

Carter's explosive power couldn't keep up, so he could only watch the basketball fly to the hoop like Paul.

Hit again!Harden scored two consecutive points to help the Rockets cling to the score.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Kenny put on a sad face again: "It seems that the two teams will have to decide the winner at the last moment, or which team will feel cold first."

O'Neill: "It must be the Rockets. During this time, Kobe and Carter are attacking, and Tianyang hasn't made a lot of shots yet."

Barkley: "The two teams are interesting. You can't guard me, and I can't guard you. Why don't we have a penalty shootout!"

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The trend of the game, as Kenny predicted, the two teams were stalemate until the fourth quarter, and the Lakers felt cold first. In the last 56 seconds, D'Antoni called a timeout. The Rockets trailed the Lakers by 121 points 124 to 3, and both teams had only After a timeout, the Rockets had at least 2 ball possessions even though they were behind.

The 75-second timeout ended quickly, and both teams put on the strongest lineups.

On the Rockets side, Paul, Harden, Gordon, Ariza, Tucker.

On the Lakers side, Tianyang, Ingram, Tatum, Kuzma, Randall.

For the fans at the scene, this is everyone's dazzling, and everyone has a skill.

Fans also know that the focus must be on Tianyang and Harden at the last moment, and everyone else is green leaves.

Amid the excited shouts of the fans, Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, and after a short pause, handed it to Harden at the top of the arc.

Harden didn't want to face Tianyang's defense, but at this moment, he had to fight 1v1.

He used the old third ax again, perhaps because of his luck, he hit again.

As a result, Harden's personal score reached 42 points, ahead of Tianyang's 35 points. As long as he wins the game, it will greatly increase his MVP ranking.

Tianyang took the ball to the frontcourt. Considering that the two teams were tied and there were only 42 seconds left, he hurriedly waved for a pick-and-roll.

This action drew boos from the scene, all kinds of mocking him for being weak and not daring to single out.

Tianyang didn't care, but used Randall's cover to single Capela again.

Capela was still unable to defend, which was expected by everyone, but what was unexpected was that Tianyang had already got a wide open from outside the three-point line, but chose to attack from the middle to the basket.

Anderson and Ariza immediately contracted to help defend, but Tianyang Kebi made an emergency stop at the free throw line for a jumper.

Two points hit!The Lakers led 126 to 124 with only 18 seconds left.

D'Antoni called a timeout, held the tactical board in his hand, and arranged tactics passionately.

On the side of the Lakers, Wharton didn't say anything, but Rondo kept communicating with Tianyang.

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The timeout ended and the game continued. Capela replaced Tucker and served from the left sideline.

The referee whistled, and Harden ran from the bottom corner to the top of the arc with the help of layers of screens, but the Lakers followed closely.

Seeing that the five-second violation was about to occur, Capela could only give the ball to Ariza to overdo it.

Ariza held the ball over his head with both hands, anxiously waiting for Paul and Harden to make good runs.

But after waiting, the two failed to get a good chance, and Ariza had to dribble to the top of the arc to find Harden.

Kuzma kept in mind Kobe's teachings, and he must not give up at the critical moment and directly attack. Although he failed to steal, he forced Ariza to make a dribble error.

The basketball rolled to the top of the arc, Tianyang picked it up, and ran wildly like an eagle catching a rabbit. Harden couldn't reach it even if he tried to pull the hem behind him.He rushed all the way to the basket. Seeing that there were 4 seconds left in the clock, he made a deliberate circle before making a layup.

2 hits!The Lakers lead 128 to 124.

Although there was still 1 second left, the Rockets stopped playing, and the Lakers won 23 consecutive victories.

In the TNT live broadcast room, Kenny looked depressed, the Rockets actually lost!
Barkley, on the other hand, was a bit of a disaster survivor, and he almost made a wrong prediction.

Only O'Neill laughed loudly: "Rocket warriors, even Green's mistakes have been learned..."

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Late at night on the 3rd, in the hotel where the Lakers stayed.

The Lakers were not excited about the 23 wins, but were fully prepared for the upcoming four-game Eastern Conference.

Wharton called the whole team into the conference room, and the first sentence he said: "After tonight's game, I discovered the biggest weakness of the team. Have you noticed it?"

(End of this chapter)