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Back from the timeout, Vujacic replaced Li Kang, Wharton replaced Odom, and Koga continued to lead the team.

Hayes replaced Scola, Brooks replaced Alstom, and Yao Mai continued to play.

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The Rockets have the ball, McGrady advances with the ball, the top of the arc signaled Yao Ming to come up to cover, Kobe was blocked by him, McGrady accelerated and went straight to the basket, Gasol came back to defend, facing the block McGrady hit a layup with a stick, And caused Gasol foul.

beep! ! , the referee signaled that the goal is valid and an additional penalty kick will be added.

Madija made a free throw, 2+1, 9:10, and successfully scored 3 points.

The Lakers attack, Kobe advances with the ball, Gasol serves and catches the ball, Gasol supports with the ball, Vujacic and Kobe cross-run, Walton screens for Kobe without the ball, Kobe throws off Battier's defense, a Running back to the basket, Gasol took advantage of the situation and threw the ball to the basket. Kobe succeeded in an alley-oop dunk. At 9:12, Koga from the Lakers connected.

The Rockets have the ball, Brooks advances with the ball, hits the ground and passes the ball to Yao Ming in the low post. The moment Yao Ming catches the ball, Wharton immediately stepped forward to double-team, and Landry is unguarded. Compared with Scola, Landry is even more helpless. shooting ability.

Yao Ming still chose to pass the ball to Landry who was open, he hesitated to catch the ball, and directly accelerated to the basket to prepare for a dunk. Gasol returned to defend the basket and protected the frame. rebound.

Bryant received a pass from Walton and launched a counterattack. Gasol, Vujacic and Lao Yu quickly played down. Battier tried to block the front and prevent Kobe from rushing to counterattack.

beep! ! , the referee signaled Battier to block the foul, and the Lakers served from the sideline.

Although the referee blew a foul, Battier managed to stop the Lakers' fast-break counterattack.

Gasol sent a sideline ball, Vujacic and Kobe ran crosswise, everyone in the Rockets focused on Kobe, and missed Vujacic in the bottom corner, Gasol saw this and made a long pass to Vujacic, receiving the ball Raising your hand is a three-pointer, hollow into the net, 9:15, the Lakers lead by 6 points.

In this round of defense, the Rockets made a big mistake, especially McGrady. Vujacic is his defender. He drives away the defense with an off-ball screen. Either switch defenses or man-to-man chasing defenses. It cannot be defended like this. people.

Looking back, Yao Mai picked and rolled, Yao Ming cut inside and dunked easily. At 11:15, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 4 points.

Not to be outdone by the Koga combination, Kobe assisted Gasol and scored 4 points in a row. At 11:19, the Lakers led by 8 points.

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At 17:25, the Lakers still led by 8 points, and the first quarter ended.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, both Koga and Yao Mai rested off the court

Lakers lineup: Farmar, Vujacic, Walton, Odom, Lee Kang.

Rockets lineup: Alstom, Hyde, Novak, Landry, Hayes.

The Lakers have the ball, Li Kang advances with the ball, the four substitutes clear one side, Hayes single-handedly defends Li Kang, Li Kang speeds up and throws off the defense, goes straight to the basket and succeeds in a one-handed dunk, 17:27, the Lakers are leading 10 points.

Alstom quickly advanced with the ball, and the position at the top of the arc signaled Landry to pick and roll. Farmar was blocked by him, and he used the cover to make a three-pointer.

In this round of defense, Odom still switched slowly, giving Alston a step away from the shooting space, and he fully grasped the open space.

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Li Kang continued to push forward with the ball. Hyde came over and double-teamed Li Kang with Hayes near the middle circle. At 20:30, the Lakers led by another 10 points.

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The teammates looked at Hyde in bewilderment, how could he let Vujacic open, he is the second most accurate shooter of the Lakers, second only to Li Kang in three-point shooting percentage, wouldn't he get points for wide open spots?

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Alstom continued to push forward with the ball, using the same tactic, calling Hayes for a pick-and-roll, and using the screen to pull up a three-pointer, but Li Kang switched to interfere with the shot, and the ball bounced out of the frame. Li Kang's long arm still affected Alstom A shot, Odom received the rebound.

Odom immediately made a long pass to Li Kang. Li Kang received the ball and pushed it forward quickly. He went one step beyond the three-point line, made an emergency stop, and made a joint shot.

Hayes quickly served the baseline ball, ignoring the interference of Li Kang's long arm. The ball was knocked out of the baseline by Li Kang, but before landing, it passed Hayes' body. The Lakers got the ball and the Rockets made a mistake.

The possession of the ball was changed, Li Kang served the baseline ball, Wharton received the ball, handed it back to Li Kang, and gave Li Kang an off-ball screen, Li Kang came out to catch the ball, raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, and made a steady hit. At 20:36, the Lakers led by 16 points.

The Rockets paused with 8 minutes and 10 seconds left in the second quarter.

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Director Zhang: "The cooperation between Li Kang and Walton, from catching the ball, hand-off, to screen, shot in one go, it can be seen that they usually also train this. Li Kang's shooting ability is too good."

Teacher Xu: "I am looking forward to the performance of Li Kang and Yao Ming in the Olympics. One inside and one outside, Huaxia basketball has hope!"

Teacher Yang: "Li Kang plays the [-]th position, and he is becoming more and more handy in organizing centers. This scene may happen in the Olympics. The old-fashioned problem is to allocate enough pitchers to Yao Ming and him."

Fan a: "The cooperation of the Lakers is really smooth, and double-teaming Li Kang is obviously not a wise choice."

Fan b: "The Rockets' bench lineup is the real thing. Yao Mai managed to catch the score, and the substitute came up and lost points crazily."

Fan c: "Zen Master must know the story of Tian Ji's horse racing. During the rotation stage, Li Kang led the four major substitutes and blasted the Rockets' substitutes."

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After a timeout, the two sides changed back to the starting lineup. The Lakers firmly grasped the lead. The Big Three of the Lakers collectively showed their strength. The point difference once reached 25 points. Yao Mai struggled to narrow the point difference. 40:62, the Lakers led by 22 points. The first half is over.

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In the second half, Yao Mai's offense was cut off. Kobe and Li Kang took the opportunity to pull the point difference to more than 30 points in one fell swoop. The Rockets were defeated and replaced with all substitutes.

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At the end of the game, 90:110, the Lakers beat the Rockets by 20 points, leading the series 0:1.

Rockets stats: Yao Ming 25 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks; McGrady 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists; Alston 15 points, 2 assists; Scola 10 points, 5 rebounds; Landry 8 points, 3 rebounds; Shane Battier 7 points.

Lakers stats: Kobe Bryant 35 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals; Li Kang 30 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 6 three-pointers; Gasol 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists; Vujacic 12 points, hit 4 three-pointers; Odom 9 points, 7 rebounds, Lao Yu 6 points.