Basketball striker

Chapter 654: Move to Auckland

"Hey, Kenny, I said before the game that the Lakers can't sit back and relax even at home. It seems I was right. The Warriors won the first game and won the new Kung Fu King." Listening to the long roar at the end of the game.

Barkley said proudly towards Smith.

"Did you say that?"

"Of course...although these are not the original words, the meaning behind my words is obviously the same."

There are still many things Barkley said that are very accurate. For example, Lakers fans will increasingly hate Yang Shuai. Barkley was talking about after this round of duel, but now it seems that there is such a trend after the first quarter of the game.

The Warriors defeated the Lakers, and Yang Shuai was undoubtedly the biggest contributor. Yang Shuai contributed a triple-double of 37 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds in the game, continuing his good performance in the regular season.

Kobe's score reached 41, but his assists and rebounds were only 3 and 5 respectively, both far behind Yang Shuai. In this duel, Yang Shuai became the winner again.

The Lakers unexpectedly lost their first game again, which not only made the fans very dissatisfied, but also made the local media in Los Angeles very dissatisfied.

"The performance of the Lakers in this game is difficult to satisfy. Their complacency once again made them swallow a bitter pill, whether it was the three turnovers after widening the point difference to 10 points at the beginning or the substitution of the opponent's substitute in the last quarter.

Launching an attack wave is a low-level mistake.

Before the game, Lakers fans were excited. The Lakers had the home court advantage in this round of matchup, but now it seems that the team does not cherish it. They lost the winning goal in the first game and also lost the home court advantage and the opportunity. In the first round of the match, the Lakers did not cherish it.

The Trail Blazers underestimated their opponent and lost their first home game, but now they are not facing a team that does not pose much of a threat. The Lakers' current opponent is the Warriors! This team is the Lakers' biggest competitor in the Western Conference. Obviously,

The Purple and Gold have once again disappointed their fans..."

The "Los Angeles Times" report expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Lakers losing their first home game. They lost their first home game in two consecutive rounds of the playoffs. In their view, this was because of a problem with the Lakers' mentality.

Not only the outside world, but even Kobe was very dissatisfied with his team's performance in this game. After the game, he pointed out that the entire team's defense had problems, especially in the last quarter, which allowed the Warriors to score 34 points. This is

The most important reason why the team loses.

On the contrary to the Los Angeles media, the local Oakland media sang praises for the Warriors' performance in this game, especially the performance of the Lakers' bench players in this game.

In fact, not only the local media in Auckland, but also the major sports media expressed their appreciation for the contribution of the Warriors substitutes in this game.

In this game, the Lakers' bench players scored 20 points, while the Warriors' bench players scored 40 points, twice as many as their opponents.

The Warriors' performance and victory in the first game sounded the alarm for the Lakers. It is reported that after the first game, the Lakers coaching staff discussed the defensive strategy against the Warriors overnight to prepare for the next game.

One day later, the second game between the Warriors and the Lakers started, again at the Staples Center.

Chandler gave the Warriors the first offensive right, and then Evans made a breakthrough layup and scored 2 points to open the Warriors' scoring. However, on the other side, Bynum immediately counterattacked in the paint and succeeded in a strong attack at the basket.

Different from the first game, this game did not have any team attack at the beginning. The Lakers did a very good defense against the Warriors. It was not until halfway through the first quarter that the Warriors scored 9 points, but relatively

Their own offense doesn't seem to be as sharp as it was at the start of the last game. With the Warriors' weak offense, they only have a 4-point advantage.

The Warriors' offense picked up slightly in the remainder of the first quarter. Evans scored 6 points in a row and then assisted Hinrich for a three-pointer.

After the first quarter, the score between the two teams reached 24:25, and the Warriors were only 1 point behind. Yang Shuai didn't seem to have much offensive desire at the beginning, and only scored 4 points and 3 assists in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers obviously made targeted arrangements for the Warriors' substitutes. Faced with the Warriors' substitutes' weak inside strength, Odom also moved to outside defense, leaving Bynum alone to defend under the basket.

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On the outside, use Barnes to defend Evans alone, not giving him too many opportunities to break through and score the ball.

This defensive arrangement is very effective and does not give the Warriors' shooters the chance to shoot open shots. Although the Warriors can still score goals, they can no longer hit as high a shooting percentage as they did in the last game.

The offense is quite satisfactory, but the Warriors' defense has a big problem. The Lakers' offense is to let Bynum and Odom take turns attacking in the paint. The combination of Jamison and Frye cannot effectively suppress the opponent, which makes the Warriors'

The other players had to spend more energy to help defend, so the Lakers' outside players found opportunities to attack.

Two and a half minutes into the second quarter, Nelson had to send Chandler on to replace Jamison to strengthen the interior defense and rebounding.

At 31:35, when Yang Shuai returned to the court, the point difference between the two teams had widened to 4 points.

Yang Shuai knew very well that he came on the field to put out the fire, so he launched an attack as soon as he came on the field. Perhaps because he took too few shots in the first quarter, Yang Shuai failed to find an offensive state. After coming on the field, he failed to hit the target in two consecutive shots, and the point difference was also small.

At this time, it was stretched by the Lakers to 7 points.

Yang Shuai quickly adjusted his offensive method and chose to rush to the basket. This adjustment was very correct. When he rushed to the basket, he failed to score directly, but he caused a foul on Gasol and got a free throw opportunity.

Then Yang Shuai gradually regained his offensive status. He scored 9 points and 2 assists in the second quarter to help the team overtake the score after the first half. At the end of the first half, the score was fixed at 51:49.

The situation after the opening of the third quarter shocked Lakers fans into a cold sweat. Entering the second half, the Warriors suddenly exploded on the offensive end. Yang Shuai, Evans, and Jamison succeeded in attacking one after another, and the Warriors went on an 11:4 run.

The score difference directly widened to 9 points.

The Lakers had another emergency timeout, and Jackson also replaced Bynum, who had performed poorly on the court during this period, with Odom.

Kobe took the initiative to take over the team's offensive tasks and scored 4 points in a row to help the Lakers stabilize the situation. Odom, who came on the bench, suppressed Jamison's offense and also contributed on the offensive end.

The score between the two teams began to get closer. After the third quarter, the score fell to 78:74, and the Warriors' lead was only 4 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of the last game, the Warriors took the initiative, but in this game, the Lakers played the role of the Warriors.

After the last quarter started, Phil Jackson let Kobe Bryant, who had rested for two minutes at the end of the third quarter, come on directly. With Kobe's presence, the Warriors' defensive attention naturally fell more on him, and the Warriors' substitute players also had better defensive capabilities.

It was indeed not as good as the starting lineup. The Lakers successfully took the lead with a 12:6 run.

Yang Shuai came back on the court, and Kobe still stayed on the court without rest. The Warriors' offense changed after Yang Shuai came on the court, but the Lakers' offense was still stable, and the Warriors were never able to overtake the score.

Six minutes before the end, Phil Jackson took Kobe off to rest. The Warriors had a chance to take the lead but failed to seize it. First, Hinrich made a pass error, and then Yang Shuai made a shot from beyond the three-point line.

He failed to make a hit, but the Lakers seized the opportunity to counterattack and widened the point difference to 6 points.

After the Warriors called a timeout, Yang Shuai quickly hit a mid-range shot, and then assisted Chandler for a dunk, closing the point difference to 2 points again.

One minute before the end, Yang Shuai held the ball from outside the three-point line and rushed to the basket with the help of Chandler's screen. He pulled the lever in the air and passed Bynum's block for a layup. The score was rewritten to 98:97, and the Warriors went ahead by 1.

point.

At such a critical moment, the ball naturally appeared in Kobe's hands, and the Lakers boss did not show mercy. He broke through with the ball and made an emergency stop jumper in the mid-range. He caused Evans's defensive foul and hit the shot at the same time, making the score 2+1.

Rewritten to 98:100.

At the other end, Yang Shuai was double-teamed after receiving the ball. When passing the ball to Evans, he almost made a mistake. Although the ball was still in the hands of the Warriors in the end, too much offensive time was consumed. When the ball reappeared

In the hands of Yang Shuai, there is only the last 2 seconds of attack time.

Yang Shuai forced a fadeaway three-pointer against a double defense outside the three-point line. This very difficult shot at the buzzer failed to hit, and the Lakers also protected the rebound.

With 12 seconds left in the game, the Warriors could only resort to foul tactics, but Fisher's free throws widened the difference between the two teams to 4 points.

Yang Shuai missed a three-pointer and declared that the game had lost its final suspense. The final score was fixed at 101:104. Although Hinrich hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the last moment, the game time was already over.

, with a 3-point difference, the Warriors lost to the Lakers in the away game, and the total score was tied at 1:1.

This result undoubtedly made the Lakers fans breathe a sigh of relief. Yang Shuai's layup to overtake the score made their hearts rise in their throats.

At the end of the game, Yang Shuai finally scored a near-triple-double with 28 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds. In terms of scoring, he was still higher than Kobe. Kobe scored 36 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds.

Yang Shuai is the scoring leader in the regular season, but it seems that Kobe's offensive firepower seems to be stronger in these two games, which makes Lakers fans extremely proud. Of course, they cannot be too happy thinking that they have lost a home court.

1:1 tie. After two games, the duel between the Warriors and the Lakers will be moved to Oakland. The Warriors will face the Lakers at home in the third game. The Warriors took away a victory at their home court, and the Lakers naturally want to get it back at the Warriors' home court.

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