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Chapter 33 Alston explodes, the Lakers trail by 20 points

The Lakers timed out with 2 minutes and 10 seconds left in the second quarter.

Back from the timeout, Li Kang replaced Farmar, Kobe played the point guard, and Zen Master adjusted the lineup again. The inside line had no way to face Yao Ming's offense and defense, so the main attack was the outside line. The combination of Kobe, Li Kang, and Vujacic.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, Gasol stepped forward to cover, Battier was blocked behind, Yao Ming stepped forward to change defense, Kobe stepped forward to speed up the defense, McGrady stepped forward to make up defense, and the ball was passed to the other side Li Kang, Alstom switched to Li Kang, facing Alstom's defense, Li Kang directly pulled out, ignoring the defense, and hit a three-pointer, 41:34, the Lakers led by 7 points.

The Rockets have the ball, McGrady advances with the ball, Li Kang stepped forward to defend, the top position of the arc signaled Battier to cover, Li Kang was blocked behind, Vujacic switched to defend McGrady, McGrady smiled lightly, this is the dislocation he wanted, immediately Singles Vujacic, turned around and broke through, Vujacic couldn't keep up with the pace and pulled, McGrady stopped and hit, and caused Vujacic to foul, beep! ! , the referee whistles, the goal is valid, and a penalty is added!

Madija made a steady penalty, 41:37, and the Rockets chased the point difference to 4 points.

Kobe advances with the ball and goes to the free throw line to signal Vujacic to step forward to cover, Battier is blocked behind, Alstom switches to Kobe, Kobe faces Alston's defense, singles with the ball, a tentative step is not thrown away Defense, emergency stop, pull back and combine the ball to shoot, Alston made a foul on the foul, 2+1, Kobe also made a free throw, 44:37, the Lakers also responded with a 2+1.

Looking back, McGrady used Yao Ming's cover to make a three-pointer and hit the net hollowly. Gasol was still a step behind in defending and gave McGrady room to shoot. 44:40, the Rockets chased the point difference to 4 points.

In the next round, Kobe played a pick-and-roll with Gasol near the free throw line. Yao Ming stepped forward and switched to defend Kobe. 46, from the Lakers Koga pick-and-roll cooperation.

In the last attack of the first half, the Rockets had the ball. McGrady held the ball and pushed forward. He signaled his teammates to press the time at the top of the arc. With 8 seconds left in the time, he suddenly started. The front defense missed Battier on one side, McGrady quickly passed the ball to Battier, Battier made a three-pointer at the buzzer in the last second, the ball bounced twice, and reluctantly fell into the basket Going into the net, 1:46, the Lakers lead by 43 points, halftime is over.

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At the beginning of the second half of the game, Alston scored two three-pointers in a row, 46:49, and the Rockets led by 3 points.

Kobe and Li Kang quickly exerted their strength and led the Lakers to return the Rockets to a 10-0 spurt. At 56:49, the Lakers led by 7 points.

Not to be outdone, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady succeeded frequently in the pick-and-roll, and returned the favor. Yao Ming was overwhelmed at the basket, and the Lakers had to double-team Yao Ming, so they almost missed the Rockets outside. : 70, the Rockets overtook the score, reversed the situation, and the third quarter ended.

The fourth quarter started, the Lakers lineup: Farmar, Vujacic, Walton, Lee Kang, Odom.

Rockets lineup: Alston, Novak, Battier, Scola, Landry.

The Rockets have the ball, Alston advances with the ball, Landry goes up to cover, Li Kang switches to Alston, Alstom has no room to shoot, and passes to Landry who cuts inside and lays up easily. Enter, 70:77, the Rockets lead by 7 points.

The Lakers attack, Li Kang advances with the ball, Shane Battier and Alston step forward to double-team, forcing Li Kang to pass the ball, Li Kang quickly passes the ball to Farmar on one side, Farmar catches the ball, and adjusts with a step , An open three-pointer shot, the ball bounced out of the frame, Scola received the rebound.

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Adelman understands that only Li Kang can attack with the ball in the Lakers' bench rotation, and the other players are average in attack. As long as Li Kang is double-teamed, forcing him to play and let the other Lakers teammates handle the ball, the Lakers' offense will stop. electricity.

If the role players can explode, the Rockets can only accept it, but Li Kang or Kobe will never be allowed to explode and take the game away.

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Director Zhang: "At this point in time, double-teaming Li Kang is very unfavorable to the Lakers, and it's time to test the shooting ability of the role players.

I believe this scene will also appear in the international arena. When Yao Ming rests, Li Kang leads the team alone and double-teams Li Kang. If he can play the ball in time, whether the open teammates can seize the opportunity will determine how much we can go in the Olympics. Far!

Yao Ming looked at Li Kang and seemed to be thinking about this problem. When the two of them play together, they are not afraid of being double-teamed. If they lead the team alone, they are afraid that the double-team will pass and the teammate will not be able to shoot. It seems that selection is very important, and more 3D players are needed. Going to the Olympics.

Now let's see how the Lakers solve this problem, maybe we can also learn from it! "

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Back in the game, Alstom quickly advanced with the ball, Landry and Scola stepped forward to double screen, Li Kang was blocked again, Li Kang signaled his teammates not to switch defenses, forced to chase Alston, beep! , The referee blew his whistle to indicate a foul for Li Kang, and pushed Landry down when he squeezed through. Li Kang had no choice but to call a foul!

Scola served the ball from the sideline, and Alston stepped forward to catch the ball. Odom interfered with Scola's delivery of the ball. Li Kang clung to Alston to prevent him from receiving the ball easily. He was about to violate the serve in 5 seconds. In the last 1 Scola lobbed the ball in the direction of Alston in seconds, Li Kang had sharp eyes and quick hands, and his long arm interfered with Alston receiving the ball. The ball was knocked out of the sideline, and the ball was disputed. out the sideline.

The referee looked back, and in the end Alston touched the ball with his finger, and the Lakers got the ball!

The Lakers attack, Farmar advances with the ball, Odom near the free throw line asks for the ball, Odom organizes the support with the ball, Li Kang and Vujacic cross and run without the ball, Walton covers without the ball, Li Kang comes out from the bottom line to catch the ball , Raising his hand is a three-pointer, hollow into the net, 73:77, the Lakers chased the point difference to 4 points.

Looking back, Alston and Battier each hit a three-pointer, 73:83, and the point difference came to 10 points.

The Lakers requested a timeout with 8 minutes and 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Back from the timeout, Kobe replaced Li Kang, Gasol replaced Wharton, Zen master decided to let Li Kang rest for 2 minutes, to catch his breath!

McGrady replaced Novak, Yao Ming replaced Landry, and the Rockets started with five players!

The Lakers attacked, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, Tracy McGrady and Alston stepped forward to double-team, Kobe passed to Farmar who was open, Farmar made a three-pointer from the open, and went out of the frame. Yao Ming received the rebound and handed it to Alston. Stone advances, picks and rolls at the top of the arc, uses Yao Ming's screen to make a three-point shot, and hits steadily, 73:86, the Rockets lead by 13 points.

80:100, the Rockets widened the point difference to 2 points, the Lakers requested a timeout, and there were 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

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