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Pierce Payton returned to the court, and the Celtics' offense immediately improved. They continued to use the pick-and-roll to attack Anderson again. After the screen, Pierce attracted a defensive pass. LaFrentz received the ball and shot directly from the outside. Under Butler's interference

It went wide, Anderson grabbed the rebound, and the Celtics immediately returned to defense, denying the Lakers a chance to transition between offense and defense.

Kobe took the ball on the right side and played a pick-and-roll with Anderson. Ricky Davis chased and double-teamed LaFrentz, leaving Anderson open.

Kobe didn't pass the first pass, and the timing of passing and running with Anderson was not at the same point. He could only turn to the baseline. Payton also retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area. The three of them surrounded Kobe and passed the ball.

Terry Brown got an open three-point shot in the left corner, but unfortunately he failed to seize the opportunity and missed the shot. The rebound was taken by Walker.

Failing to make an open three-point shot is the last thing Ke Yan wants to see. From his body language of leaning back, it can be seen that he is somewhat dissatisfied with the attack. This is also why he is eager to strengthen the team's point guard and

Due to the small forward position, Terry Brown and Luke Walton do not really meet his needs.

Payton dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Walker who was outside the three-point line on the left. LaFrentz in the middle provided Pierce with an off-ball screen, helping him get rid of Butler and run to the right. At this time, Walker leaned on O

Dom passed the ball from close range.

After receiving the ball, Pierce took a step and opened up a space with Anderson, who was half a beat behind the switch. He made a sudden jump shot and made a perfect shot. The ball went hollow into the net.

When the Lakers attack, Payton puts Terry Brown two steps away from the baseline, ready to form a double-team on Kobe inside the three-point line.

Odom mentioned going to the line for a pick-and-roll. Kobe broke through to the penalty area and was surrounded again. He passed to Odom who was pulled to the outside. The latter failed to hit the outside shot, and Walker got the rebound.

At Key Yan's request, Odom increased the frequency of his outside shooting. He does have the ability to shoot from outside, with a hit rate of 33.4%. According to the standards of this era's space-based insiders, he is considered qualified, but it is not very stable.

Sometimes I can throw the ball in when the wind is blowing against someone, but it is also common for me to miss an open shot.

The Celtics attacked, and Payton handed the ball to Pierce for a single. The latter's beautiful triple threat once again frustrated Butler, and he was shaken up, causing a foul.

Pierce made two free throws and the point difference was reduced to 7 points. Tomjanovich decisively called a timeout. Ke Yan took the tactical board and walked among the players to adjust the team's offensive tactics.

The Celtics have a shortcoming in defending inside, so in order to protect the inside, they focus on strangling the Lakers' breakthroughs in the free throw line area. Kobe and Butler, who have strong singles abilities. The task is simple, so the defensive shortcomings of Ricky Davis and Walker are instead eliminated.

Cover up.

Atkins replaced Terry and ran from the weak side corner to the strong side corner, trying to contain Payton as much as possible and press him to death in the bottom corner. Kobe went up from the bottom corner and fought with Odom.

Cooperation, the focus is on Odom, who can fake "hand-off" and turn around to cut inside, or he can cut in after Walker is attracted by Kobe, forming a two-on-one inside.

Ke Yan was drawing back and forth on the tactical board, designing the players' movements and operations, while Tomjanovich was on the side giving instructions to the players. This scene was recorded by the photographer on the sidelines. It has to be said that this scene was a bit strange.

There are only a few head coaches in the league who delegate so much power to their assistants in public.

Back on the court, the Lakers attacked. Butler caught the ball in the frontcourt, changed direction and passed Walker to the right, and made an emergency stop with a high step.

Pierce came up from the side to defend, but Butler didn't shoot. He jumped up and passed the ball to Odom, who was cutting from the left. The latter strode into the basket, attracting LaFrentz to cover up and not shoot.

, handed the ball to Anderson, who jumped into the air and completed a dunk.

In the defense just now, Walker was obviously distracted and was passed by Butler in one step. This is also an old problem of his defense.

The Celtics attacked, and the formation was also widened. Payton dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Walker and ran to the bottom corner. Walker passed to Pierce on the right side. The latter singled out Butler, brought it to 45 degrees, leaned back, and pulled the ball toward

He turned around in the middle and made a fadeaway jumper, relying on his back jump to open the distance between him and Butler. Pierce's singles skills were very skillful, but he didn't make the shot. Odom protected the rebound and sent a long pass immediately.

After receiving the ball, Kobe turned around and passed Pierce, and was directly pulled by his opponent for a foul. This was already the Celtics' fourth foul in the second quarter.

The Lakers served the ball from the sideline. Kobe used a reverse run to throw away Ricky Davis, got to the basket and dunked on LaFrentz, and incidentally caused a foul on his opponent.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers once again stretched the score to double digits. At the same time, because the number of fouls had reached five, the Celtics' defensive actions at the end of the second quarter were somewhat restrained compared to the period of chasing points. The Lakers played more smoothly.

Kobe and Odom frequently attacked the Celtics' weak inside line, widening the gap between the two teams. At halftime, the Lakers entered the locker room with a 61:45 lead.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers launched a blitzkrieg, launching a 7-0 attack that opened the point difference to 23 points, forcing Rivers to call a timeout to adjust the game strategy.

After returning from the timeout, the Celtics regained some offensive feeling and made two consecutive attacks, narrowing the point difference to 18 points. However, immediately after, the Lakers suddenly launched a full-court press, and Kobe completed the game from Payton.

In order to steal the ball, he sent the ball to the basket in front of the opponent and caused Payton to foul. The score was 2 + 1. This goal suppressed the Celtics' nascent momentum.

The next two consecutive attacks failed to succeed, and there was no hope of victory. The Celtics were in chaos. A group of data brushers began to return to their true nature. Antoine Walker began to shoot wildly on the outside, and Ricky Davis switched to

As "Brother James", he only needs to attack his own basket to get a triple-double.

At the end of the game, the personal data of Davis and Walker reached the season average. If you insist on saying that the sales volume was decent, the team lost miserably. At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated Kyle 116 to 79.

Special 37 points.

Kobe continued to perform steadily in this game. He made 13 of 26 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 36 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals. Facts have proved that if he plays more pick-and-rolls, Kobe's performance will be better.

The offensive efficiency can be higher. I don’t know if this game impressed him.

In addition to Kobe, Butler, Odom, and Atkins all scored 15. Anderson also scored his first career double-double. As a bottom player in the league, Anderson joined the Lakers.

His entry is like a dream, if he keeps it up, he can at least get a mid-level contract next season!

The team suffered a disastrous defeat despite having a slight advantage. During the press conference, Rivers and Pierce had dark faces throughout the entire process, unwilling to say a word.

On the other hand, the Lakers made timely adjustments to their tactics and seized on the Celtics' weaknesses to attack and help the team win. Ke Yan also attended the post-game press conference: "The yellow-green battle has special meaning for the fans of the two teams. Here,

Winning one game will inspire us to be in better shape for the next games."

Helping the team win an important game, Lakers fans are more pleased with Ke Yan~