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On April 2008, 4, the Lakers played against the Nuggets at home and ushered in the second game of the series. The Nuggets took the lead in adjusting the lineup, putting Kleiza in the starting lineup and replacing Anthony Carter.

Nuggets starting: Iverson (pg), Kleiza (sg), Anthony (sf), Martin (pf), Camby (c).

Lakers starters: Fisher (pg), Kobe (sg), Lee Kang (sf), Gasol (pf), Mbenga (c).

Camby and Mbenga jumped the ball in the middle circle, and the Nuggets took the lead to get the ball. Iverson advanced with the ball, dribbled smoothly across the half court, and signaled his teammates to press the time and play a positional attack.

The Lakers played too many defensive counterattacks in the last game. The Nuggets changed their offensive position in this game, slowly grinding, and the Lakers counterattacked.

Iverson accelerated in the last 10 seconds, Jr. Beverly passed the defense, made an emergency stop for a mid-range shot, and hit the net hollow, 2:0. The Nuggets took the lead and scored 2 points.

The Lakers attacked, Lao Yu advanced with the ball, advanced to the top of the arc, and passed it to Gasol who was near the free throw line. The ball screened, Kobe threw off Kleiza's defense, came out from the bottom line to catch the ball, Gasol caught the ball, Kobe raised his hand with the ball and scored a three-pointer, and made a steady hit, 2:3, the Lakers responded strongly A three-pointer.

Iverson advances with the ball and advances to the top of the arc. The ball is passed to Anthony in the low post. Facing Li Kang's top defense, he makes a tentative step, three threats, and singles Li Kang with his back. The jumper shot from the back was picturesque, hollow into the net, 4:3, and the Nuggets overtook the score.

Kobe quickly advanced with the ball and went to the top of the arc. Gasol stepped forward to cover, Martin switched to Kobe, Kobe accelerated past the defense with a brisk step, and went straight to the basket. To Li Kang who was open on one side, Li Kang caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, making a steady hit, 4:6, and the Lakers led by 2 points.

The Nuggets have the ball, Iverson advances with the ball, marches to the free throw line, and signals Camby to step forward to cover, Kobe is blocked by him, Gasol switches to Iverson, Iverson changes direction and accelerates After losing the defense, Mben came over to make up the defense. Iverson was not in a hurry, and accelerated his charge again.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe continued to hold the ball and advanced to the free throw line. Facing Kleiza's defense, he failed to shake the defense with a tentative step, and passed a second pass to Gasol in the low post. Hit Martin, then turned around and shot with a small hook, the ball bounced twice and fell into the basket, causing Martin to foul at the same time, beep! ! , The referee signaled that the goal was valid, and a penalty was added. Gasol successfully hit 2+1.

Gasol made a free throw, 6:9, and the Lakers led by 3 points.

The Nuggets requested a timeout with 7 minutes and 50 seconds left in the first quarter.

George Karl changed his tactics, jr replaced Camby, and Martin moved to the center position, preparing to play a small lineup.

The Lakers replaced Mbenga with Vujacic, Gasol and Li Kang partnered inside, and Kobe moved to the small forward position, one inside and four outside.

Back from the timeout, Iverson advanced with the ball to the top of the arc, Anthony stepped forward to cover, Kobe was blocked by him, jr stood on one side of the bottom corner to open up space, Li Kang switched to Iverson, and Iverson made one He changed direction and accelerated, but failed to get rid of Li Kang's entanglement. Except for the speed, Iverson was at a disadvantage. He started up and stopped quickly, pulled back, and shot a jumper with a fallback. Li Kang's long arm interfered with the block, completely covering Iverson's sight. The ball bounced out of the frame, and Li Kang received the rebound.

Li Kang took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, and the other four players of the Lakers made a fast break. Martin once again retreated and faced Li Kang. , Gasol stood low, Li Kang saw this and directly passed a long pass to Gasol, facing Anthony's top defense, Gasol hit Anthony with his back, and quickly passed the ball to Kobe on the side, Kobe faced Iverson's defense Defensively, Kobe caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, hollowed into the net, 45:6, the Lakers made another three-pointer counterattack.

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The Lakers focused on Kobe Bryant and Li Kang's forward pick-and-roll tactics, and the offense was successful frequently. The Nuggets' forward defense was riddled with holes by the two, with Gasol supporting the inside line, and Vujacic and Laoyu on both sides. Space, the Big Three of the Lakers attack everything they want, and the internal and external defense lines composed of three on the defensive end are impenetrable!

The Nuggets mainly focus on the pick-and-roll cooperation of Iverson and Anthony. Facing Kobe and Li Kang's unlimited defenses, the offense frequently hits the iron. Anthony and Martin's inside defense protects the frame like paper. Only relying on jr-Smith's singles Vujacic struggled to score.

50:65, the Lakers lead by 15 points, halftime is over.

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At the beginning of the second half, Kobe and Li Kang scored two three-pointers in a row, widening the point difference to more than 20 points in one fell swoop. The Lakers' offense was fully opened, no matter how they shot, the Nuggets' defense completely collapsed!

The offense of the Nuggets has improved slightly. Relying on Iverson, jr and Anthony's singles, the offense has entered the individual singles mode, and there is no cooperation at all. The Lakers do not double-team, just let them play singles and defend One, let it go, if you don't go in, the Lakers will counterattack, and the Nuggets are struggling offensively.

107：122，湖人队最终大胜掘金15分，系列赛大比分0：2领先。

Full game data, Nuggets: Iverson 31 points, 6 assists; Anthony 23 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist; JR-Smith 21 points, Kleiza 10 points, 8 rebounds; Martin 10 points, 4 rebounds; Camby 6 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocked shots.

Lakers: Kobe Bryant 49 points, 10 assists; Lee Kang 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists; Pau Gasol triple-double, 21 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists; Vujacic 8 points, Odoi Tom had 5 points and 5 rebounds; Old Fish had 7 points and 2 assists, and Walton had 2 points.

The Big Three of the Lakers scored 100 points to beat the Nuggets. Originally, Kobe had a chance to score 50 points, but he led too much. He left the game early in the fourth quarter. Gasol did what he said before the game to give Li Kang and Kobe The promise of passing.

The Nuggets struggled in this game, and the overall shooting rate was not high. The next game will be the third game in the series in Denver.

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Yao Ming watched the game in front of the TV. The Lakers' offense was smooth and smooth with one team and four teams, and the defense consisted of three players on the inside and outside.

Yao Ming silently made a decision, and at the same time dialed Adelman's phone number.

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