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Chapter 46: The Referee Crazy Targeted, Li Kang Turned the Tide

On April 2008, 4, the Lakers challenged the Nuggets in an away game. The series ushered in the fourth game. Currently, the Lakers lead 29:3.

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

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

Camby and Mbenga jumped the ball in the middle circle. The Nuggets got the ball first. Iverson advanced with the ball and marched to the top of the arc to signal his teammates to pull away. He wanted to play Kobe one-on-one. Iverson made a change Pushed Kobe to Acceleration, beep! ! , The referee immediately whistled, Kobe blocked the foul, and the Nuggets sent the sideline ball.

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Kobe spread his hands helplessly, but the referee ignored him at all. Li Kang also didn't expect the Lakers to be targeted by the referee at the beginning of the game.

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Camby served from the sideline, Kobe clung to Iverson to prevent him from receiving the ball, Lao Yu went around to defend JR, Li Kang defended Anthony, Gasol blocked Martin, and Mbenga continued to interfere with the serve.

5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second, the referee whistles, and the Nuggets timeout.

The entire Lakers team was stunned. The referee gave a timeout even though the serve had been violated for 5 seconds!What else can they say?

Back from the timeout, Anthony served the sideline ball, Martin and Camby double-screened, Iverson and jr ran, jr used the screen to catch the ball, Anthony got the ball, jr raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, the old fish pounced Passed the past, the ball went into the net hollow, and caused the old fish to foul, beep! !The referee indicates that the goal is valid, and an extra penalty is given, 3+1.

jr also made an extra penalty and successfully scored 4 points, 0:4. The Nuggets took the lead and scored the goal.

The Lakers attack, Lao Yu advances with the ball, advances to the top of the arc and passes it to Gasol, Gasol supports with the ball, Li Kang and Kobe cross-run, Mbenga has no ball to cover, Anthony chases and defends Li Kang and hits One click on Mbenga, beep! ! , The referee signaled Mbenga to screen for a foul, the ball was converted, and the Nuggets had the ball.

Iverson advanced with the ball and went to the free throw position, Camby stepped forward to cover, Kobe was blocked behind, Kobe forced to squeeze past Iverson, beep! ! , The referee whistled, Kobe charged and fouled, the Nuggets got the ball, and the time went back to 14 seconds.

In the opening 4 minutes, Kobe fouled twice, Vujacic replaced Kobe, the referee was too obvious for the Lakers!Kobe didn't complain, shook his head helplessly, and walked to the bench.

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Fan a: "Damn it, the referee is too obvious. He clearly doesn't want the Lakers to take away the series!"

Fan b: "Kobe was right in not complaining, and it would be even more uneconomical for the referee to give a technical foul on a whim."

Fan c: "This game is too difficult for the Lakers, let's bring the series back to Los Angeles and end it!"

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The Nuggets sent a sideline ball, Iverson received the ball and continued to advance, and passed it to Martin in the low post. Martin held the ball and singled Gasol. Gasol defended a step away and returned to the basket. Gasol made a layup, the referee whistled, Gasol blocked the foul, the goal was valid, and a free throw was added.

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The ball was a completely normal confrontation, and Gasol was also quite helpless. The boss fouled twice and was forced to leave the field. Could it be that he is next?

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Martin also made an extra free throw, 2+1, successfully scored 3 points, 0:7, and the Nuggets led by 7 points.

The Lakers attacked, Li Kang advanced with the ball, marched to the top of the arc, Gasol came up to cover, Anthony refused to give an inch, grabbed the position and chased the defense, beep! ! , The referee signaled that Gasol had an illegal screen, an offensive foul, the ball was switched, and the Nuggets had the ball.

Gasol also quickly accumulated two fouls. When Odom replaced Gasol, Li Kang couldn't help but swear, what was he talking about.

beep! ! , The referee made a technical foul gesture, indicating that Li Kang made a technical foul, and the Nuggets made a free throw.

Kobe signaled Li Kang off the court to calm down, and if he accumulated another technical foul, he would be sent off the court!

Anthony executed a technical foul free throw and made a steady hit, 0:8, and the Nuggets led by 8 points.

The Nuggets continued to attack, Jr pushed forward with the ball, accelerated past Vujacic, went to the basket and forced a layup, facing Mbenga's supplementary defense, Jr pulled the bar and made a layup, causing Mbenga's foul , The referee indicates that the goal is valid, and an additional penalty kick will be added.

Wharton replaced Mbenga, and Mbenga also quickly accumulated two fouls. Farmar replaced Lao Yu, and Zen Master simply let Li Kang lead the bench to play.

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Jr also made an extra penalty, 2+1, successfully hit a three-pointer, 0:11, and the Nuggets led by 11 points.

The Lakers attacked, and Li Kang advanced with the ball. The Nuggets double-teamed Li Kang at the top of the arc. Li Kang reluctantly passed the ball to Farmar who was open. Out, Anthony received the rebound.

Hand-to-hand to Iverson, Iverson quickly served the ball and counterattacked, marched to the free throw line, passed back to Anthony in the low post, faced Odom's defense, a tentative step, three threats, and Odom was swayed , Leaning back in the shot, hollow into the net, 0:13, the Nuggets lead by 13 points.

The Lakers attacked, and Li Kang continued to advance with the ball. He stopped at the top of the arc and joined the ball. He raised his hand and scored a three-pointer. At 3:13, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 10 points.

It wasn't until 5 minutes left in the first quarter that Li Kang made the Lakers' first goal.

Looking back, Anthony succeeded frequently in offense, and the defensive end kept double-teaming Li Kang, forcing him to play. His teammates failed to grasp the open opportunities and frequently hit the iron.

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At 10:25, the Lakers trailed by 15 points, and the first quarter ended.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers were still led by Li Kang, and they kept double-teaming Li Kang. Li Kang could always find every open teammate, but today’s basket seemed to be covered, and his teammates repeatedly missed shots. .

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At 40:50, the Lakers trailed by 10, and the offense improved after Kobe and Gasol came back. This quarter won the Nuggets by 5 points, and the halftime game ended.

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At the beginning of the third quarter, Li Kang advanced with the ball, Gasol made a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, Li Kang used the screen to make a three-pointer and hit the net. At 43:50, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 7 points.

Iverson pushed forward with the ball, Kobe and Li Kang suddenly double-teamed together, Iverson passed to jr on one side, jr caught the ball and raised his hand to score a three-pointer, the ball bounced out of the frame, Gasol received the rebound .

Kobe, Lao Yu and Li Kang quickly made a fast break. Gasol sent a long pass to the frontcourt.

Looking back, Anthony faced Li Kang's long arm and forced a layup shot. Li Kang refused, and took the rebound, quickly pushed up and counterattacked, marched to the middle circle and made an emergency stop. Hollow into the net, 49:50, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 1 point.

Camby quickly serves the baseline ball, pop! ! , was directly intercepted by Li Kang, and passed the ball to Mbenga under the basket. Mbenga dunked successfully under the basket, 51:50, and the Lakers overtook the score.

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Li Kang scored three three-pointers in a row, made steals and assisted his teammates, turned the tide and overtook the score in one fell swoop.

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