Basketball striker

Chapter 653: Winning the First Battle

92:85, seeing the team go from leading by 1 point to falling behind by 7 points in less than five minutes, the Lakers fans at the scene were a little confused.

However, the Lakers' next attack on the court made the fans at the scene relax a little. Phil Jackson's timeout was undoubtedly very effective. In the first attack after the timeout, substitute point guard Blake found a chance to hit two points in the mid-range.

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Of course, the real purpose of Phil Jackson's timeout was not to attack. Maybe the Lakers' offense in this period was not very good, but it cannot be said to be too bad. The real problem for the Lakers was their defense, especially their perimeter defense.

Phil Jackson obviously arranged the defense of the Warriors on the outside in a targeted manner. After restarting the offense, the Warriors continued to guide the ball and did not have any good open shooting opportunities.

The ball once again appeared in the hands of Anthony Morrow. At this time, the attack time was only the last 5 seconds. On the right side, Yang Shuai was running around to the three-point line, but Morrow did not wait any longer and scored a three-pointer.

He jumped from outside the line and took another shot from Kobe Morrow.

"boom!"

Kobe did not let Morrow take an easy shot anymore and jumped high to interfere. This really affected Morrow. The basketball hit the basket hard and bounced into Odom's hands.

After Phil Jackson called a timeout, the Warriors' outside offense was inhibited, and the Warriors' offense was blocked. At this time, the Lakers slowly closed the score.

At 96:92, when the point difference was reduced to 4 points, Nelson made substitution adjustments and put all five starting players of the team on the court.

After Stephen Jackson was injured, Nelson chose to use a pure starting lineup at the end of the game. This was somewhat different from when Jackson was there. If Jackson was not injured, even as a substitute, he would still occupy the starting lineup at the end of the game.

One appearance quota.

The Lakers also adjusted their lineup at this time. Derek Fisher, who had taken a break, returned to the court. However, the inside line was not used in the starting lineup. Instead, Gasol, who had already played for a lot of time, returned to the court to rest.

A combination of Bynum and Odom was adopted.

"Attack! Attack!" In the midst of cheers and cheers, the game restarted. The Lakers had the right to attack, which made the fans at the scene look forward to it. If the Lakers could make this attack successful, the point difference would be narrowed to 2 points.

Fisher dribbled the ball outside the three-point line and did not find a good passing opportunity. Seeing that the inside players were not in a good position, Kobe started running.

In the middle distance on the right side, Kobe shook off Evans and received a pass from Fisher. He suddenly raised his hand and faked a shot, and then quickly rushed to the basket.

Evans' reaction was not unpleasant, but all he could do was follow Kobe. Although Kobe's physical fitness was not as perverted as Yang Shuai's, he still wanted to intercept Kobe when he lost the opportunity.

But it's not easy to do.

Leaning tightly on Evans, Kobe dribbled towards the basket. After Chandler stepped forward to double-team, the ball in his hand quickly passed to Bynum.

After receiving the ball outside the three-second zone, Bynum dribbled forward and took a step forward to pick up the ball. Just as he was about to take off, he suddenly noticed a downward force coming from the ball in his hand.

Realizing that someone was chipping the ball, Bynum suddenly pulled up the ball with both hands, but he could no longer control the ball. The ball flew into the air under the influence of two forces.

In front of Bynum, Yang Shuai quickly took off, picked off the fallen basketball and then dribbled quickly towards the frontcourt.

In front of Yang Shuai, Kobe was running fast without forgetting to turn his head and stare at Yang Shuai's every move. Then when he took a step outside the three-point line, he quickly turned around and opened his hands to face the rushing Yang Shuai.

Yang Shuai's speed also slowed down at this time, and he bent slightly to dribble and looked straight ahead at Kobe. Both the fans at the scene and in front of the screen became excited at this moment.

"Yang dribbled the ball out of the three-point line and beat Kobe in isolation, oh, a head-to-head showdown between aces!" Barkley shouted excitedly in the commentary box.

Swaying slightly to the left, Yang Shuai quickly handed the ball to his right hand. Kobe couldn't help but move to Yang Shuai's right side. At this time, Yang Shuai's right hand that had just caught the ball had been quickly sent to his crotch, and then the ball was already

Appears on the left hand.

Dribbling the ball with his hips, Kobe saw Yang Shuai's movements and was busy moving to Yang Shuai's left side, but at this moment he noticed that the figure in front of him flashed, and Yang Shuai's figure had disappeared.

Passing the ball from his crotch to his left hand, Yang Shuai suddenly turned his body, and he had already dodged to the right and directly entered the three-point line and appeared next to Kobe Bryant, taking off!

"Nice shake, where's Young? Hey, Kobe can't find Young! The ball goes in! What a wonderful performance! Young shakes Kobe completely away and then shoots, big two-pointer, hit! Oh, God, Young

The shaking is really great!”

"Whoa!" When Kobe Bryant realized that Yang Shuai appeared on the other side and was about to take off, the ball in Yang Shuai's hand had already been thrown, and it landed in the basket with a crisp sound.

Watching the ball go into the basket, Yang Shuai nodded heavily towards Kobe, and then jogged towards the half court to defend against the gentle beast.

"Shh!" Yang Shuai's actions undoubtedly made the fans at the scene abnormal. It is true that Yang Shuai's offense was very beautiful, but he completed it on top of Kobe's head. How could the Lakers fans be happy?

Whether it was Yang Shuai's beautiful goal or his subsequent provocative actions, it was enough to arouse the anger in Kobe's heart. After halftime, it was not Yang Shuai who defended him, but Kobe did not give up the idea of ​​retaliating because of this.

So Evans was regarded as Yang Shuai's substitute.

"Whoa!" After knocking Kobe away from Evans and hitting a mid-range shot, the crowd finally burst into cheers again. Listening to such cheers, Kobe finally felt a little more comfortable.

Attacking again, the Warriors' ball still appeared in Yang Shuai's hands. This time, Yang Shuai blocked Artest at the free throw line to catch the ball. This is a play similar to high post support, but in

Obviously there is no inside player in the league whose support ability is better than that of Yang Shuai, and even the word "inside" can be omitted directly.

Bend down, after Yang Shuai got the ball, he didn't look at all directions like those big guys. Instead, he took an attacking posture and quickly moved forward with his left foot. Yang Shuai made a move to break through, but the ball was flying very fast at this moment.

's pushed to the right.

Kobe's attention was attracted by Yang Shuai. Seizing this opportunity, Evans quickly started to cut towards the basket. Without the ball in hand, it was no longer so difficult for him to get rid of Kobe.

Evans caught the ball and rushed to the basket. The Lakers players immediately shrank toward the basket. Artest, who was closer to Evans, also rushed to the basket to help defend.

Just as he was about to rush into the basket, Evans suddenly turned his back to the basket and quickly pushed the ball forward in his hand.

When he found that the basketball jumped over his head and fell to the outside line, Artest immediately realized that something was wrong. The person staying in that direction was not Yang Shuai.

"Defend, guard that kid!" Lakers fans on the sidelines shouted excitedly. The ball flew towards Yang Shuai, but there was no defensive player in front of Yang Shuai. What worried them even more was that Yang Shuai was not standing at this time.

At the free throw line, it has already retreated beyond the three-point line.

Kobe reacted quickly and rushed toward Yang Shuai, but in the end he was still a step too late. When he rushed to Yang Shuai, Yang Shuai had already caught the ball and jumped into the air.

"Whoa!" The decisive shot paid off, and Yang Shuai's three-pointer hit steadily and fell into the basket.

At 101:94, the score difference widened to 7 points again. The cheers on the scene were also getting louder and louder at this time, with shouts of "offense", "kobe" and "mvp" being heard endlessly.

Entering halftime, Kobe did indeed have the ball in his hands, but at this time the Warriors also paid great attention to defending Kobe. Evans knew that it would not be easy for him to completely stop Kobe's breakthrough, so he chose to block Kobe's left front.

Side, if Kobe chooses to break through and rush to the right at this time, the help of his teammates will immediately arrive.

Starting, Kobe quickly rushed to the right. Evans immediately followed Kobe to the right, and Yang Shuai, who was defending Artest at this time, also quickly rushed forward to double-team.

After Yang Shuai posted it, Kobe immediately felt the power coming from the opponent. The ball quickly pushed out and passed to Artest on the outside. Kobe was not afraid of Yang Shuai and Evans' double-team, but Artest was

His positioning was really good, and Kobe couldn't turn a blind eye to such a big open space.

When Kobe's ball was passed, Yang Shuai quickly rushed outside the three-point line, and then jumped forward with his hands raised when he was two steps away from Artest. When Yang Shuai flew one step away from Artest,

The ball flew out of Artest's hand and headed inside.

"Bang!" The ball hit the back of the basket, then bounced up and fell outside the basket. Chandler grabbed the backboard.

"Defend! Defend!" Lakers fans at Staples Center, led by DJ, shouted nervously. The ball had once again fallen into the hands of Yang Shuai.

Dribbling from outside the three-point line, Yang Shuai did not rush to attack. This was a very good opportunity to widen the point difference and gain an absolute advantage.

Start! Just like Yang Shuai's most commonly used move, it suddenly started after shaking, and Yang Shuai rushed directly to the left.

Artest did not try to block Yang Shuai's forward charge. Faced with Yang Shuai's fierce first blow, he chose to retreat.

"Squeak!" He took two steps into the three-point line, and Yang Shuai suddenly stopped. Artest showed an unusual reaction speed at this time, almost at the same time that Yang Shuai stopped suddenly, he quickly hit the top.

The front was pressed against Yang Shuai's side.

The body exerted force on Artest, and Yang Shuai's body jumped up and flew backwards with this force. Feeling the power coming from Yang Shuai, Artest couldn't help but squeeze forward.

"Beep!" Yang Shuai took off and Artest's action turned into a push. The referee's whistle sounded immediately.

His waist and abdomen tightened, and Artest's body, which was pressed against him, paused in the air for a moment. Yang Shuai shook his wrist and pushed the ball out.

"Whoa!" Hollow hits, 2+1!

"2+1! 2+1! Yang made a shot and caused Ron's foul. Yang has a 2+1 opportunity. If Yang makes the free throw, the Warriors will gain a 10-point lead!"

"Roar!" He shook his fist and roared. After completely releasing the passion in his heart, Yang Shuai came to the free throw line.

The sky-wide boos failed to stop Yang Shuai from taking a free throw. After another clear sound of the net being wiped, the score came to 104:94, with the Warriors leading by 10 points!

The pressure of the game fell entirely on the Lakers. Although they continued to exert pressure on the defensive end, the Warriors did not make mistakes. With a 10-point advantage, they maintained the lead until the end.

"Beep!" At the end of the game, the score was finally fixed at 110:101. With the explosion in the last quarter, the Warriors defeated the Lakers by 9 points in the away game, leading 1:0!