NBA Drunken Master: I want to play drunk basketball!

Three days later, the Lakers went to Portland's Memorial Coliseum, where they will play the Trail Blazers in Game 3 and 4 of the semifinals.

Abdul-Jabbar suffered a torn ankle ligament, and the team doctor had told Lakers management that he needed to take an indefinite break, so he did not follow the team to Portland.

Old illnesses have not healed, new injuries have been added, and given Abdul-Jabbar's age, it has basically been announced in advance that his journey for the season is over.

At the start of the game, the home Trail Blazers were aggressive.

Facing the Lakers' weak interior, the glider opened the game and burst into the basket to score 2 points.

The Lakers made a change of formation, with veterans Mitch Kupchak and McAdoo partnering inside.

The outside line is still Magician, Cooper and Zhou Chen.

The Lakers launched an attack, and Zhou Chen received an assist from the Magic, pulled up a long-range shot from outside the three-point line, and responded strongly to the Lakers.

After the opening, the two sides played very glued and did not give in to each other.

The Blazers also brought Byron Scott, who played well in the first two games, to the starting lineup today.

The Lakers veteran was once abandoned by the Blazers coaching staff, but from the semifinals onwards suddenly like a convulsion, the first two games were the Blazers' scoring champion, and the Blazers' most consistent output firepower beyond the three-point line.

In order to limit Scott's play, Zhou Chen invested his own defensive energy to prevent his play from outside the three-point line.

Drexler took the opportunity to use his unsolvable breakthrough ability to frequently cooperate with Sam Bowy on the inside.

And today's referee's whistle seems to be particularly biased towards the home team.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, Lakers veteran Mitch Kupchak was fouled twice.

The Blazers slowly extended the score by making free throws.

At the end of the first quarter, Zhou Chen hit two consecutive mid-range back-up jumpers to help the Lakers stabilize the situation.

In the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by five points, 25-30.

After the start of the second quarter, the whistle problem became more serious.

Not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end of the Lakers.

When Zhou Chen wanted to play singles, he was always destroyed by the opponent's extra small movements, and the referee chose to turn a blind eye.

The most infuriating thing is that Zhou Chen held the ball into the basket, and when he was about to complete the dunk, the opponent's inside line directly pulled Zhou Chen down, and the referee did not blow a defensive foul!

This move undoubtedly caused the dissatisfaction of the Lakers coaching staff, Pat Riley shouted wildly on the sidelines, arguing with the referee, but was punished for two technical fouls in a row!

Directly expelled from the field!

This episode also became a turning point in this game.

The NBA has had a "home whistle" since ancient times, but today at the home of the Blazers' Memorial Arena, referees interpret this black whistle to the fullest.

I don't know if the NBA hierarchy didn't allow a 3-0 situation, or if the Trail Blazers bought off the referee.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers had no coach's tactical support and trailed their opponents 50-68.

Throughout the first half, the Lakers had only 5 free throw attempts, compared to 21 free throws from the rival Trail Blazers.

Although Zhou Chen scored a team-high 21 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds, he was still unable to prevent the team from falling behind by a big score.

Mainly in today's game, as the main point guard of the Lakers, Magic Johnson was saddled with 3 fouls early, so his performance on the court was a little constrained and he couldn't play at all.

Although Zhou Chen scored 21 points, 18 of them came from three-pointers.

In the first half, he hit three three-pointers each, and when he couldn't break through to the inside, he used his three-pointers to help the team stop the bleeding.

After returning from the second half, the whistle problem on the field remained unchanged.

And as the Trail Blazers' home boos get louder and louder, the Lakers are playing more and more urgently, and the more urgent they are, the more they can't shoot.

This allowed the Blazers to seize the opportunity and instantly widen the gap to more than 20 points.

Before the third quarter was over, the Magic had five fouls and had to leave the game early.

Zhou Chen's side is no better, and he has already committed 4 fouls, which makes him unable to play on the defensive end.

But Zhou Chen can't get off the court, he is now the only hope for the Lakers, once he goes down, the Lakers will undoubtedly give up the game in advance and directly face a collapse.

The only thing that is more fortunate is that Zhou Chen's three-point shot today feels hot.

Normal shot three-pointers, do not break through, even if the referee is dark, he will not be able to interfere with Zhou Chen's attack.

In the third quarter, Zhou Chen threw in five more three-pointers, including a backcourt whistle three-pointer, which greatly boosted the morale of the Lakers.

At the end of the third quarter, Zhou Chen had thrown 11 three-pointers, breaking the NBA playoff history personal record for three-pointers in a single game.

The Lakers also narrowed the gap by a bit, trailing the Trail Blazers 90-98.

In the final quarter, the veteran "Silk" Wilkes of the Lakers bench suddenly exploded and led the Lakers to play a small climax of a wave of counterattacks.

He shot inside and outside for 10 consecutive points to help the Lakers tie the score!

The two sides entered a tense tug-of-war, and the Blazers, despite the help of the home whistle, were a little panicked in the face of the imposing and increasingly courageous Lakers.

In the last minute of the match, the two sides still played a 105 tie!

While defending his former backcourt partner Scott, the Magic was whistled for a defensive foul by the referee!

And it's still a three-point shooting foul!

The magician was sent off!

Judging from the replay on the scene, the magician did not take the initiative to block Scott at all, but Scott took the initiative to lean on the magician after shooting the basket, and then fell to the ground in response!

The hacked magician also had a helpless expression on his face and left the stadium angrily.

Scott stood at the free throw line and hit three free throws! Help the Trail Blazers lead 108-105!

On the last offense, the Lakers handed the ball to Zhou Chen.

Facing the opponent's layers of bags, Zhou Chen did not choose to pass, and directly shot with a super difficult backward drift three-pointer!

The basketball smashed into the neck of the basket! No hits!

The game is over!

With Zhou Chen's tie 3-point miss, the Portland Trail Blazers narrowly defended their home court and turned the big score of this series to 1:2!

The series suspense remains!