Basketball striker

Chapter 659: Counterattack!

At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Lakers fans have more expectations because of the Lakers' performance in Game 4. The game only starts in nearly twenty minutes, but the stadium is already filled with people.

"I'm really looking forward to it. The Purple and Gold Army is the strongest team in the alliance after returning to normal!"

"Victory, we will definitely win. We will be the ones to win the match point and enter the Western Conference Finals!"

"The luck is over for those Aucklanders, prepare to accept defeat, damn you guys."

Amid the hustle and bustle, time passed by little by little, and the time for the start of the game was getting closer and closer. The fans in front of the screen were finally able to see the scene in the arena.

"Hi, audience friends, welcome to watch the NBA playoffs with us, the Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. I am your old friend, Charles Barkley, and next to me is the guy I hate the most, Kenny Smith."

"Charles, why am I the person you hate the most?"

"Kenny, if you are as handsome as Yang, I will definitely choose you as my favorite person."

"I wouldn't want to be liked by a fat pig."

………

"The game is about to begin!"

Amid the exchange of blows between Barkley and Smith, the time for the start of the game has arrived, and the starting players of both sides have come to the field. Neither team has adjusted the starting lineup. The ten players on the field are exactly the same as the starters in the previous four games.

The Lakers are still the combination of Bynum, Gasol, Artest, Kobe and Fisher, and the Warriors are still the combination of Chandler, Jamison, Yang Shuai, Evans and Hinrich.

"Lakers! Lakers!" "Beep!" In the shouts of the fans at Staples Arena, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, and Bynum and Chandler jumped up to fight for the ball.

The Lakers took the lead in getting the ball. Fisher dribbled the ball into the hands of Kobe after half-court. Kobe did not attack directly after taking the ball. He first handed the ball to Gasol, and then suddenly started to rush to the basket.

Kobe almost rushed past Gasol, which caused Evans who was following Gasol to be blocked by Gasol. Jamison behind Gasol could not make up for it in time. Kobe naturally dribbled straight.

Driving to the basket.

Chandler took a step forward to cover up the defense, but Kobe didn't stick to the ball. He passed the ball to Bynum with a through pass. After receiving the basketball, Bynum quickly took a big step forward, holding the basketball tightly with both hands.

Take off and hit the basket.

"Bang!" Chandler returned to defense, but was still a little slow after all. Bynum dunked the ball with both hands.

"Well done!" "Yes, this is the offense, this is the offense we want to see!" The first offense after the opening was so exciting, the Lakers fans obviously couldn't sit still, and they all shouted loudly

shout

The Warriors were not affected by the Lakers' attack. Chandler came to the basket and took the ball and quickly handed it to Hinrich. At this time, the five Warriors players quickly ran to the other half.

field.

The Lakers players were not slow to retreat. When Hinrich dribbled the ball to outside the three-point line, the Lakers players had already entered the three-point line. Pushing the ball to the side, Hinrich handed the ball to

Yang Shuai ran forward.

Catch the ball and run back! Yang Shuai, who was moving to the left, stopped suddenly after receiving the ball, and then quickly rushed to the right.

"Porphyry!" Artest also moved quickly at this time, but in the end he was still a step slower. The slight collision of his body failed to stop Yang Shuai from rushing forward.

The Lakers' Kobe Bryant and the Warriors' Yang Shuai are both players who need to be taken care of by the two teams. Seeing Yang Shuai easily rushing into the three-point line, Gasol on the right baseline rushed forward to help defend.

Changing direction quickly during the rush, Yang Shuai pushed Artest on his back and ducked to the left. Gasol followed closely and moved to this side.

Realizing that he had successfully attracted Gasol's attention, Yang Shuai quickly pushed the ball out of his hand and sent it to the right corner. Jamison, who was originally standing in the middle distance of the baseline, had already arrived.

Beyond the three-point line in the bottom corner.

"Oops!" Gasol yelled inwardly when he saw the ball flying toward Jamison, then turned around and rushed forward, but his speed obviously couldn't compare with the ball passed by Yang Shuai.

"Whoa!" After catching the ball, Jamison quickly shot. Jamison lived up to Yang Shuai's expectations. He made a three-pointer for the first time!

The Lakers' offense still started from the high position, but this time Gasol did not support the ball, but stepped forward to screen for Kobe.

Evans quickly squeezed past Gasol, and Jamison, who was behind Gasol, was not slow to react either. He quickly stepped out from behind the opponent and stuck to Kobe.

Jamison and Evans defended Kobe at the same time. Although Kobe was caught in the middle, they also completely left Gasol free. The forward forward picked up the ball and threw it to the left rear. The ball was in Kobe's hands.

It has been handed over to Gasol.

After Gasol received the basketball, he shot directly from the free throw line and hit it again.

The Lakers' offense was successful, and the Warriors were not far behind. Yang Shuai ran away from Artest and received Hinrich's pass in the mid-range and made a solid two-pointer.

After scoring in the first two rounds of the opening period, the Lakers and Warriors failed to score in the next two attacks. Then Fisher hit a three-pointer by the Lakers to rewrite the score to 5:7 and reverse 2 points. The Warriors then

An attack failed to succeed, but then they blocked Kobe's shot and counterattacked. Evans received a pass from Hinrich and made a layup.

In the first few minutes, the two teams were inextricably linked to each other on the court. Everyone who followed the game could see that, at least from these few minutes, both teams were in very good shape.

In the Lakers' offense, Gasol held the ball on the baseline with his back to Chandler. When Bynum came off the court, Gasol moved to the center position, and the defensive player became Chandler.

Several Lakers players stood watching Gasol's singles, and the Warriors players' eyes naturally stayed on Gasol and Chandler.

At this time, Odom, who was standing at the free throw line, suddenly started to rush towards the basket. Odom's start was extremely sudden. Landry, who also came on the bench, did not fully focus on Odom at this time.

For Dom, when he found that his opponent was already rushing to the basket, Landry chased after him but still couldn't stop Odom.

Gasol's observation ability is indeed very strong. He discovered Odom's cut and turned his back to Chandler, holding the ball with both hands and throwing it back from his waist. The ball flew past Chandler and fell into the running lane.

In the hands of Odom.

"Coax!" Lakers fans at the scene cheered because of Gasol's wonderful pass. After receiving the ball, Odom had no one in front of him to block him. After holding the ball, he took a big step forward and made an easy layup.

The Warriors still have the ball in the hands of Yang Shuai. The Lakers have many offensive routines, among which Gasol's high-post support is a very important part. His role in organizing the offense for the Lakers is even higher than that of Kobe. The difference with the Lakers is that

, in the Warriors, Yang Shuai shoulders the two important tasks of scoring and organizing offense, and his time on the ball is also higher than that of many top stars in the league.

After receiving the ball and pointing forward, Landry immediately lifted the ball from the mid-range to the outside of the three-point line for a pick-and-roll. Landry blocked the ball on the right, but Yang Shuai quickly rushed to the left at this time.

Artest made a mistake in judgment and rushed to the right side, which also allowed Yang Shuai to rush directly into the three-point line. Odom hurriedly dodged from behind Landry and stopped in front of Yang Shuai.

Although Odom often serves as a substitute for the fourth position in the Lakers, he is capable of playing both the third and fourth positions at the same time. Odom does have a movement speed that ordinary fourth position players do not have. When he

When playing focused on the court, both offense and defense can bring great help to the Lakers.

Odom stopped in front of him, but Yang Shuai did not stop. He feinted a shot to the right and then rushed to the left again, this time his speed was faster.

Odom wanted to stop Yang Shuai from rushing forward, but he soon discovered that this was not an easy task. He could only follow Yang Shuai sideways and rush to the basket.

Yang Shuai didn't go too deep, he took two steps forward, and the ball in his hand was already pushed to the right. At this time, Landry, who was completely pick-and-roll, was cutting towards the basket.

"Be careful!" After the ball was passed, Yang Shuai was busy shouting to remind Landry. From Yang Shuai's angle, he could see Artest quickly rushing towards Landry's front.

"Coax!" The scene cheered again. Yang Shuai's reminder failed to stop Artest from stealing. Although Artest seemed to have only brute strength, his hands were very fast.

After grabbing the basketball, Artest quickly pushed forward and sent the ball to Kobe's hands. At this time, the Lakers launched a fast break counterattack.

Although the Lakers choose positional warfare more often, if there is a fast break opportunity, they will naturally not refuse it. After all, the scoring probability of fast break is much higher than that of positional warfare.

Kobe Bryant and Evans rushed to the front, followed closely by Odom and Yang Shuai. After entering the rush, Yang Shuai had already pushed Odom away by a considerable distance.

Then he quickly approached Kobe.

Kobe was unwilling to fall into a double team and waste such an offensive opportunity. He handed the ball to Odom, who was also running quickly at this time. Kobe quickly cut towards the basket with his bare hands.

Kobe's choice forced Yang Shuai to give up guarding him and return to the task of defending Odom. At this time, Odom had already rushed into the three-point line with the ball.

Odom dribbled the ball on the left and rushed into the three-point line. At this time, Kobe was already one position ahead of Evans on the right and rushed to the basket. He quickly pushed the ball out of his hand. Odom chose to hit the ground and pass.

ball.

"Bang!" The ball flew out of Odom's hand, but failed to hit the floor. A slender yellow-skinned palm intercepted the ball just as the basketball was about to hit the floor. It was rushing to the defense from Kobe's side.

Odom’s Yang Shuai!

"Counterattack! Yang snatched the ball back and did a great job. Yang dribbled forward and launched a counterattack... Oh! Yang pushed the ball forward and passed the ball from a long distance. Tyson! Tyson alley-ooped and dunked!

The ball went in! Perfect alley-oop coordination, Yang passed the ball from the center line and assisted Tyson in the alley-oop! It’s great, this ball was passed so well!”

"Yang, good pass!" Falling from the basket, Chandler shouted in the direction of Yang Shuai, but his voice was drowned in the uproar at the scene.

Chandler and Gasol were the last two players when the Lakers launched a fast break, but when Yang Shuai stole the ball, they became the first two players.

Chandler quickly ran to the basket and threw away Gasol. Yang Shuai discovered the opportunity of his teammates. A wonderful long-distance pass just flew over Gasol's head and landed directly in front of Chandler.

Naturally, Chandler would not disappoint Yang Shuai's kindness. He caught the basketball player in the air and dunked with both hands, completing this super long-distance alley-oop.