legendary point guard

"Both sides have made substitutions, but Orlando has sent out its strongest defensive combination of forwards and defenders. Who among Sean and Ron will defend Kobe Bryant? Or a double team?" Kenny Smith looked at the court.

Said above.

"No matter who is guarding, it's a big test. Although Bryant can always put up pretty good numbers against Sean, his hits and energy consumed are always high. I don't think he will guard Wood personally.

." Barkley added.

As Barkley said, Kobe gave up guarding Lin Sen personally and handed Lin Sen over to Pietrus.

But Kobe himself had to face harassment from Battier and Artest in turns. One tried his best to make him uncomfortable with his body and small movements, while the other made no small movements at all but always stretched out his hand the moment he shot.

He put his hand in front of his eyes.

The game lasted three minutes. After returning from the timeout, Kobe only made 1 of 4 shots.

"Stan and Jeff's faces were almost wiped out by smiles. This is a nightmare for any team, a terrifying perimeter defense." Kenny Smith lamented.

At this time, the score on the court became 27:22, and the Magic led by 5 points. There were still three minutes and 22 seconds left before the end of the first quarter. Billups, who had rested for two and a half minutes, had stood up again and walked to the technical level.

Waiting in front of the stage for the opportunity to play with the dead ball.

In the past few minutes, Lin Sen didn't take the initiative to attack much, but was more supportive.

"Chauncy is going to play again. Wood has been a little quiet these few minutes. Although I know he is the brains of the team, I still want to see his offense." Barkley expressed the wishes of many Linson fans.

Seeing Lin Sen dribbling the ball past half-court, Pietrus once again stood at the three-point line and waited for Lin Sen's arrival.

He knows what the Lakers signed him for, not offense but defense.

He played against Lin Sen last season. He also watched last year's finals and knows how difficult Lin Sen is to defend.

"Guard him, guard him!"

"Come on Michael, you are the best defender!"

There were cheers for him from the audience. Seeing Lin Sen getting closer and closer, Pietrus directly pressed against him.

He is five centimeters taller than Lin Sen. At this moment, Pietrus fully opened his arms to expand the defensive area as much as possible, and at the same time hit Lin Sen with his own strength. Kobe did not tell him that Lin Sen's strength was not comparable to last season.

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When Pietrus hit him, Lin Sen not only did not dodge but directly faced him. Originally, Pietrus' impact was only very light. After all, it would be bad if the defensive end was too powerful and was called a foul. But at this moment

The force of Lin Sen's impact on him was not small. When Lin Sen's power spread from his chest, Pietrus staggered and took half a step back.

"Well, there was physical contact. I didn't expect Michael to be knocked away half a step. It's incredible."

As Kenny Smith sighed, Lin Sen glanced at Pietrus in front of him and jumped up.

Seeing Lin Sen take off, Pietrus hurriedly adjusted his steps and jumped up again. When he jumped up, Lin Sen had already thrown the ball.

Even though Staples booed a lot, it didn't interfere with Lin Sen's shot.

The ball drew a perfect arc in the air and flew straight to the basket. Pau Gasol and Odom inside were still competing with Howard Webber for the best position to grab the board. The ball passed through steadily.

Nets.

"A perfect three-pointer. But what I'm more interested in is why Michael backed away and looked a little embarrassed. Was it really because he was knocked away by Wood as you said?" Barkley looked at Xiang curiously.

Lin Sen ran from the backcourt.

He was not the only one who was curious. Kobe did not tell his teammates that Lin Sen's strength had increased. When he saw Pietrus being knocked away, he realized that he had forgotten something more important.

"This guy's strength has improved a lot. Don't underestimate him!" Kobe reminded his teammates.

"Are you reminding them to pay attention to me? You are so incompetent." Lin Sen said to Kobe who came to the frontcourt. Then he got out of the way under Kobe's glare.

After Steve Blake dribbled the ball past halftime, he handed the ball directly to Lamar Odom as requested by Phil Jackson.

At this moment, Odom and Pau Gasol can play the role of organizers on the Lakers court. Webb's speed is not as fast as before. Facing the current Lakers lineup, the Magic did not choose one-on-one but chose a zone defense position.

Webber and Howard guard the inside, but the attack range of Gasol and Odom makes Howard and Webber position away from the basket, while Artest, Battier and Linsen guard the outside. As long as Kobe keeps holding on

Artest will stick to the ball, and Battier will stick to Odom when he holds the ball.

At this moment, Odom was one step inside the three-point line, and standing next to Odom was Battier.

Lin Sen's position also moved to the side closer to Battier, and Pietrus' side formed a weak side area, but Weber could make up for it at any time on that side.

Odom faced Battier's defense and finally chose to pass the ball to Gasol. Gasol immediately held Howard with the ball. A fake pass made Howard move and Gasol took the opportunity to make a big move.

The step left Howard behind.

"Easy pass, Pau Gasol's fake pass was so beautiful. I think he conquered the picky Staples in less than one quarter of the game. If we only rely on Bryant tonight, Los Angeles will probably

It was a one-sided massacre." Kenny Smith said loudly.

Pau Gasol on the court detonated Staples with a one-handed dunk, and the replay quickly gave the data. Although the bounce height was only 21.65 inches (55 centimeters), the airborne time was only a short 0.2 seconds.

But the force of the dunk reached 443 pounds (196.4 kilograms).

"It's unbelievable that he actually hit with such great force!" Buckley opened his mouth and said.

"At 30:24, Los Angeles was still six points behind. Paul scored 10 points by himself, which is a very good performance." Kenny Smith said while looking at the big screen.

Lin Sen dribbled to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Battier. Battier took the ball with both hands and instead of attacking himself, he directly hit the ball to Chris Webber who was in the middle distance.

Without the ball, Lin Sen directly used Artest's screen to sneak towards the baseline. Stan Van Gundy off the court laughed and this time the circle was not bad.

Lin Sen did find his position. When he came to the corner of the free throw line on Chris Webber's side, Webber immediately passed the ball to Lin Sen.

Steve Black immediately threw away Battier and pounced. Linsen saw Black pounce and directly handed the ball to Battier, who was a little farther away from the top of the arc.

"Excellent movement, Wood's pass, Sean's open chance!" Kenny Smith shouted.

Blake, who pounced on Linsen, immediately turned around and pounced on Battier. Battier, whose shot was not fast, saw Blake pounce again and immediately passed the ball to Linsen, who was passing to him.

Black tried to pounce on Lin Sen but was too weak. Lin Sen caught the ball and shot, and the ball went steadily into the basket again.

"Sean passed back again. It was really a patient attack, and Wood seized the opportunity to take a mid-range shot. In addition to the opening scene, Wood actually hit all two mid-range shots. Although they were open, it was still great.

." Kenny Smith praised.

"Yes, thinking about the Finals a few months ago, I knew that this guy Wood would definitely be able to practice, let alone following Bryant." Barkley said with a smile.

Phil Jackson, who was originally going to wait for the dead ball to call a timeout, did not continue to wait but directly handed over the timeout. Lin Sen walked off the court with a smile.

"Phil called a timeout at 32:24. Although the 8-point gap was not big. But it was definitely not a good start for them who were aiming for the O'Brien Cup, especially Bryant struggled a little defensively today.

." Kenny Smith said while looking at the sidelines.

"After the timeout, Wood was still sitting off the court, and Bryant was still back on the court. It was two minutes and thirty seconds before the end of the first quarter. According to normal circumstances, Bryant should be sitting off the court.

Rest. But he didn't, and now Orlando brought Grant and Dikembe on to replace Ron and Dwight. Maybe this was a chance for him to breathe."

"Yes, I bet that not many people in the entire league are willing to face Ron's defense. He is a beast. A man-eating beast. Even if you can score in front of him, you will still gasp for air."

"Charles, you are right. Think about Ron who only defended his opponent by 8.2 points for the whole season. It was really a nightmare."

In Kenny Smith's voice, Kobe received the ball again and the person standing in front of him at this moment was Shane Battier.

Looking at Kobe on the court, Lin Sen knew that he would not pass the ball, and that was exactly what happened.

Under Battier's defense, Kobe chose a difficult step-back jumper, and Battier's hand once again blocked his eyes but failed to prevent Kobe's goal.

This goal seemed to open up Kobe's touch. In the next two minutes, Kobe took 3 shots again and hit 2 of them. However, the Magic's offense did not play very well. Only Hill and Billups each

Score a goal.

With Kobe's hand recovering, the Lakers tied the score at 30:36 at the end of the first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, Pau Gasol and Anzu Bynum returned to the court at the same time, and the Magic insiders did not know the age of African giants Mutombo and Eddie Griffin.

"Anzu is very active in taking positions." Kenny Smith said while looking at Bynum who was actively taking positions on the court.

Fisher lobbed the ball in, and after catching the ball, Bynum bumped his back and then made a hook.

"Oh ha, Dikembe's block, poor Anzu, he will make his teacher cry, look at Dikembe's wagging finger, even the Staples Lakers fans have no shame to boo." Barkley.

shouted exaggeratedly.

Off the court, Linson, Howard and Artest were waving their towels crazily, and on the court, Uncle Mu was wagging his finger and was very domineering.

Being blocked this time made Bynum determined to hit one, but he didn't expect to be late again when he resumed the attack. However, this time he squeezed Mutombo away but could not escape Eddie Gerard who came up to defend.

Griffin and Eddie Griffin fanned the ball directly to the Magic bench, and when the ball flew out, the Lakers' 24-second offensive time was up.

"I really sympathize with Kareem for having such an apprentice." Barkley curled his lips and said, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the box felt his face burning as Barkley said.

After being blocked twice in a row, Bynum not only failed to be honest but also got angry. When he got the rebound of the Magic's missed shot, he returned to the offensive end and once again asked for singles. However, what awaited him was another blocked shot.

"It's a hitter! A hitter! Did you see it?" Bynum stamped his feet and yelled at the referee.

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The referee was not polite and directly gave Bynum a technical foul, and Phil Jackson also asked Chris Mihm to replace Bynum with a cold face.

"Everyone's eyes could see that this was Dikembe's good shot. He thought he had knocked Dikembe away. I had to tell him that he was too young. Everyone knows that Dikembe has roots at his feet.

All post players should learn from this."

"Kenny, what you said is right. Especially Dwight's defense in last year's finals was extremely bad. The reason is here. Looking at Bryant's expression, I dare say he must be cursing Mitch in his heart for not agreeing to trade Anzu.

Jermaine, otherwise it would never be like this." Buckley turned around and said.

Bynum's irrationality also changed the situation of the game, causing Kobe to have to come on the court earlier, while Linsen rested until six minutes left in the second quarter before replacing Sam Cassell.

Lin Sen played very easily in the first half, playing only 16 minutes and taking only 6 shots, making 5 of them and scoring 13 points, while Kobe not only rested for 4 minutes but took as many as 15 shots.

Under the defense of Artest and Battier, the efficiency was not high and he only hit 6 goals. However, with 7 free throws, Kobe still scored 21 points in the half.

Gasol scored 15 points efficiently on 6-of-8 shooting, and the two's 36 points accounted for two-thirds of the Lakers' 48 points in the first half.

On the other hand, although only Linson scored in double figures for the Magic, Howard, Milicic, Billups, Artest, and Battier all scored more than 6 points.

Under such circumstances, at the end of the second half, the Magic led the Lakers at home by 9 points, 57:48. Although the point difference was not big, the Magic were full of confidence in the second half.

After Bynum came on the scene in the second half, his performance was still poor, and he was blocked for the fourth time in the game under Howard's defense.

The Lakers relied on Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Odom to withstand the Magic's offensive. However, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers trailed the Magic by 12 points.

"The 12-point difference is not that big. There is still work to be done in the fourth quarter, especially since Bryant hasn't turned on his personal mode for too long today." Kenny Smith said while looking at the score.

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