lakers championship

Chapter 441 Warm water boiled frog

At [-]:[-] p.m., the Staples Center was full of voices, and the seventh game of the series between the Lakers and the Warriors officially started.

The starting lineup of the two sides was displayed on the big screen at the scene. The Lakers were Rondo/Tianyang/Ingram/Randall/McGee on one side; the Warriors were Curry/Thompson/Iguodala/Durant/Green.

O'Neal shook his head slightly, "The Lakers lineup is good for other games. For life and death battles, the offensive firepower is a bit insufficient. The Warriors may choose to ignore Rondo. Tianyang will be under a lot of pressure on the outside. Does Wharton have any tricks? ?”

Kenny waved his hand, "I heard that the Lakers will collectively discuss before each game, and Walton is only responsible for the final decision. This lineup must be the common idea of ​​the Lakers team, so there is no need to worry."

After the words fell, the referee walked to the center of the middle circle and gently tossed the ball upwards.

Snapped!Durant touched the ball first and flicked it back vigorously.

Curry picked up the basketball and took it to the front court, walked to the left 45 degrees, passed the ball to Green, and then slipped around the bottom line with Durant's cover to the back half.The Lakers switched defenses in various ways, most of their attention was on Curry, and the middle was empty.

Green took the opportunity to dribble the ball and rushed to the basket with a feint to hit McGee, but Tianyang made up the defense in time and could only pass the ball to the unguarded Thompson, who made a decisive mid-range shot.

bass!Hollow hit, the Warriors scored two points first.

From the bottom line of Ingram, Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, handed the ball to Rondo and then cut to the basket. Together with Randall, they took Thompson and Iguodala away, and the entire free throw line area was completely vacant.

Rondo hurriedly beckoned for tactics, McGee understood, stepped forward to block Curry, then disassembled and went down, facing Curry, who was 20 cm shorter than him, easily received the basketball and started a three-step layup.

Dunk score!

Cole shook his head slightly with his hips crossed on the sidelines. He was obviously dissatisfied with this defense, but he was also helpless. But what he was even more dissatisfied with was that when the Warriors changed sides to attack, Curry dribbled the ball to the right wing. After a simple screen, he directly Three-point shot.

Dang, the shot hit the iron, McGee caught the rebound, and the Lakers switched offense.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used Randall's cover to get rid of Durant, and sprinted towards the basket with big strides. Facing Green, who was changing defenses, he suddenly stopped and retreated, and then made a mid-range shot.

bass!Two points were scored, and the cheers on the scene were even more magnificent.

Easy side Curry took the ball to the frontcourt, first passed Green and then went down to the baseline.

At the same time, Durant mentioned that he received the ball from the right wing and waited for his teammates to run with his hands raised high. However, the Lakers rotated very well in a small area. Curry and Thompson failed to get the ball space, so he had to choose to play by himself. , but Ingram was not fooled, so he had to take a step forward sideways, trying to use his speed to make a strong breakthrough.

But Ingram has quick eyes and quick hands, twisting his body and sticking out his right hand like lightning to complete the steal, then picked up the basketball and rushed beyond the three-point line, swung Durant away with a change of direction, and then rushed inside to start a three-step layup.

Durant stretched out his hand, the referee blew his whistle, and there was thunderous applause.

Two free throws were made, and the Lakers led 6-2.

Easy side Warriors attack, Curry dribbles the ball to stop on the left wing, Durant uses Green's cover to go up the line, after receiving the pass, strides to the top of the arc, singles and McGee who switches defenses.

Sinking his shoulders, lowering his waist, and changing hands under his crotch, Durant took a step to the left smoothly and suddenly!

Go to the free throw line, make an emergency stop, take off, and lean back to shoot!
Strike it!

Randall caught the rebound and passed it to Tianyang. Tianyang quickly advanced to the center line and then passed to the right wing. Rondo took the ball and made a three-step layup and scored two points. The Lakers led 8-2.

Barkley curled his lips, "Facing a grown man like McGee, he still plays with such a high level of difficulty, how confident he is."

Kenny shrugged and spread his hands, "Cole is more confident, he didn't want to pause!"

On the court, Green dribbled the ball to the left wing to stop and passed the ball to Iguodala at the top of the arc. At this time, Thompson just went from the baseline to the right wing with the help of Durant's cover, and there was a lot of space in front of him.

Iguodala passed the ball in a hurry, but Ingram, who failed to switch defenses in time, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and directly intercepted the ball halfway. Although he failed to steal the ball, he succeeded in causing Thompson to receive the ball unstable.

The basketball rolls out of bounds, the referee blows his whistle, and the Lakers claim the ball.

"em..." O'Neill smiled, "Two excellent defenses in a row, the young man has a good future."

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Rondo brought the Lakers sideline ball to the frontcourt. After Tianyang received the ball, considering that Kerr did not call a timeout, he decided to use warm water to boil the frog first, and then caught the Warriors by surprise.

After making up his mind, Tianyang pressed down with his left hand to signal to slow down the tempo, but since he wanted to paralyze the opponent, it was better not to score too easily, so he forcibly controlled the ball until the last 5 seconds, and then stepped back to shake off Thompson.

Super long three-point shot!

Bang, the basketball hit the board and rebounded into the net, and the Lakers led 11-2.

Seeing the completion of the first step of the plan, Tianyang immediately directed the whole team to double-team.

Cole was still hesitating at this time, and he reached out to the referee for a timeout when Curry caught the ball and fell into a double-team.Unfortunately, it was too late, Tianyang blocked Curry's way, Ingram hugged the basketball with both hands, and according to the regulations, the referee whistled for a scrimmage.

How can Curry's height and wingspan compete with Ingram?

Tianyang retreated directly to the three-pointer, and Cole hurriedly arranged a targeted defense.

But Na Zeng thought that after the referee threw the ball, Ingram had an idea and directly dialed the ball towards the basket.

McGee got the ball with his height advantage, turned around on the spot, and dunked Green with both hands!

With the Lakers leading 13-2, Kerr called a timeout with a livid face, and the live TV camera cut to outside the Staples Arena.

Ernie adjusted his glasses, "There are 8 minutes and 11 seconds left in the first quarter, what do you think about the current situation?"

Barkley laughed, "The Lakers are ready, but the Warriors got 2 consecutive steals plus 1 turnover, and lost 7 points inside and outside. Obviously, they are not ready for a life-and-death battle."

O'Neill winked, "Maybe he walked to the arena and hasn't recovered his strength yet."

Kenny laughed, and then put away his smile, "If the Warriors can't improve on the offensive end after the timeout, they will be in danger. With the strength of the Lakers, it is difficult for them to get a chance to chase points."

In a blink of an eye, the 75-second timeout ended, and the Warriors sent the baseline ball.

Curry took the ball to the left wing, handed it to Durant, and then ran to the right half. Green, Iguodala, and Thompson did the same with him. Durant was the only one left in the entire left half.

Obviously, Cole arranged a singles tactic for Durant, trying to score and stabilize the situation.

It's time to test Ingram!
The fans at the scene stood up and cheered for him!

I saw Durant sinking his shoulders and lowering his waist, lowering his center of gravity to the lowest level he could, and then using his strength advantage to forcefully walk towards the baseline. The basketball hit the floor with a bang, like a tank clearing the way, unstoppable!

Ingram had no choice but to pull his clothes and fouled decisively, but his action was a little slow, and he dragged Durant down in the air. Fortunately, the follow-up of the protection action was timely, and Durant did not fall heavily on the floor.

Green immediately became angry, and rushed straight up to push Ingram, like an angry bull, losing all reason.Iguodala hugged him in a hurry, and Durant got up and pushed him back, but the referee still whistled and called a technical foul.

According to regulations, Durant first executed two free throws.

Considering that Ingram fouled first, the fans at the scene did not boo.

The first penalty hit, the Warriors scored 3 points, but the second penalty hit the iron.

Subsequently, Tianyang executed a technical free throw.

Hit, the Lakers scored 14 points, the difference between the two teams is still 11 points.

Cole glanced at Green, shook his head and smiled wryly.

(End of this chapter)