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Before the start of the game against the Clippers, the Lakers received another good news. It was originally just a small cold, but later it was found that there were certain problems in other aspects of the body. Chris Mihm is finally back after a month.

Under Brian Cook's helpless expression, Jackson did not hesitate at all and directly put him on the bench again, and Chris Mihm returned to the starting lineup.

Patting Cook on the shoulder, Chen Hao gave him a comforting look.

During this period, although the performance of this alternative big man who is keen on shooting three-pointers is not particularly outstanding, and he often becomes a big funnel on the defensive end, he has given the team great support on the offensive end.

As a power forward, his three-point shooting percentage reached 42.9%, and he was able to score 1.7 three-pointers in every game. He often used three-point shooting to help the team stabilize the situation at critical moments.

"Thank you, Hao, you are a good person. I know that my abilities and characteristics are not enough to become the team's starter."Cook whispered.

There were no words. Chen Hao just nodded at him to express comfort, and then continued to listen to the Zen Master's arrangements.

With the return of Chris Mihm, the Lakers' lineup is finally in order.

It can be used The current strongest starting lineup faces the Clippers in the same city.

With the two-tower combination of Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm sitting inside the team, Odom can return to his most comfortable small team. The forward position can connect the team's offense at a high position and fully demonstrate its passing and organizational skills.

With Chen Hao and Kobe Bryant on the back line, the Lakers' outside strength is undoubtedly the top level in the league. Turn your attention to this game. on the opponent...

The Clippers have performed well this season. They are currently ranked 6th in the Western Conference with a record of 30 wins and 23 losses. They are 3 games behind the seventh-place Kings and are even more ahead of the eighth-place Jazz in the Western Conference. Achieve 6 wins.

It can be said that as long as the Clippers don't mess around, entering the playoffs should not be a big problem.

Being able to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference with many strong teams is enough to show its strength.

Facing such a strong opponent, the Lakers encountered trouble at the beginning.

Radmanovic, who was newly traded to the Clippers, hit consecutive three-pointers. Captain Elton Brand even made waves in the Lakers' interior, succeeding in strong attacks from time to time. He also performed well on the defensive end and did not give up to Ke, who had just returned. Reese Mihm had the slightest chance.

At the first stop of his comeback, Mr. Jin was beaten up, which was really embarrassing.

But when you think that his opponent is Elton Brand, everything seems to make sense.

After all, he is a strong player who can average 20+10 per game just after entering the league.

The opponent played well and put great pressure on the Lakers.

As a result, Kobe quickly entered the personal scoring mode, frequently using his personal ability to score, helping the team stabilize the situation and not letting the point difference continue to widen. There is no doubt about the explosive scoring power of the Black Mamba, but if he really wants to be strong, he will still be able to score. It makes people die speechless.

Others are hitting the ball intermittently. In many games, Kobe either scores consecutive goals or hits the ball continuously.

It can be called a combination of devil and angel.

But that was before. Since Chen Hao came to the Lakers, Kobe has seldom shown his devilish side, because as long as he is about to show signs of becoming a blacksmith, the basketball will no longer be passed to him.

Just like now, after missing two consecutive shots, Kobe leaned on his opponent at halftime and then resolutely raised his hand to ask for the ball.

One second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds!

Chen Hao, who was standing outside the three-point line at the top of the arc and controlling the ball, didn't pay attention to the situation on Kobe's side. He faced the alien Sam Cassell and relied on Kwame Brown's pick-and-roll to directly get rid of the defense. Step inside.

However, the Clippers' inside line was very unfriendly to him. Kaman and Elton Brand pounced on him one after another, denying him the chance to continue to break in, and also blocked his pass in the penalty area. Revealed to be blocked...

"Is it so targeted?"

Pouting his lips, his movements did not pause at all. The wind was blowing at his feet. Chen Hao made a clean turn to protect the ball and broke into the penalty area from Elton Brand's side....

Facing Chris Kaman, who stepped forward on defense, his expression remained unchanged, and he made a light back pass, sending the basketball to Chris Mihm's hands.

With this kind of cake that almost reaches his mouth, Chris Mihm will definitely not make a mistake. After jumping up, he dunks with both hands and scores.

Bynum on the Lakers bench is very envious. As a forward, his favorite thing is this kind of ball. He doesn't need to think about anything. He just takes the ball and dunks it....

The Clippers had the ball. With Cassel restricted by Chen Hao, Cutino was responsible for controlling the ball through half the court and moving the ball directly into the paint.

Brand beat Chris Mihm, and the physical confrontation was no longer on another level.

The former easily squeezed into the penalty area and hit a layup.

For the Lakers, Chen Hao passed the ball to Odom after halftime.

Odom, who had played two games, faced his old team in this game, but he was not as tough as usual and was in a very sluggish state.

This time, after catching the ball and running in a different position with Kobe, he misplaced the single to Cuttino Mobley, but still missed the mid-range shot.

This was the third consecutive time the left-handed magician failed to make a field goal.

In addition, there is no independent offensive ability, and more can only be relied on Chen Hao to provide assists, otherwise he can only stare at Kaman in the penalty area, and no one can do anything to Kwame Brown. There is Chris Mim who was immobilized by Brand......

This resulted in the team's offensive pressure being concentrated on Chen Hao and Kobe.

After a burst of scoring, the latter was closely guarded as soon as the game passed half-time. It took a lot of energy to receive the pass every time, and there was a significant decline in key hits, and he was covered in blood. Exudes the aura of a stubborn iron king.

Under such circumstances, Phil Jackson did not make any lineup adjustments, and Chen Hao found that he could only rely on himself.

"Bang~bang~

He dribbled the ball twice under his hips. When his feet exerted force, the whole person suddenly jumped out. There were extremely fast speeds, no gorgeous technical moves, and no dazzling. Chen Hao directly used his body He pushed Cassel into the three-point line.

The latter's expression changed:"When did this guy become so strong in physical confrontation!"

Ignoring the pain in his chest, he moved slowly with his feet and chased after him immediately, but Kwame was caught in time. ·Brown blocked the ball and was a little dizzy from the impact. Chen Hao took the opportunity to stop and jump up, stepped on the edge of the free throw line, flipped his wrist, and took a quick shot.

The basketball crossed a straight arc and fell into the basket

""Wha~"

The mid-range shot was hit!

Seeing this scene, Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy couldn't help but frowned, thinking:"This is progressing too fast. He has actually developed his mid-range shooting ability. It's getting more and more difficult to deal with."

It suddenly dawned on me, how could a player with such an excellent three-point ability have such a bad mid-range shot? The game continued on the court.

The Clippers undoubtedly have captain Brand as the core of their offense, a player who averaged a stable 2010 points per game. The threat of the power forward is self-evident.

Relying on his precise mid-range shooting and excellent low-post singles skills, Chris Mihm alone will definitely not be able to limit Brand's performance. The key captain's golf IQ is also very high. Once praised, May Brown double-teamed him, and he passed the ball directly to point guard Kaman.

This made the Lakers seem helpless.

What's even more helpless is that now the Clippers also have Radmano. With Vic, a big three-point shooter who plays a stable role, the tactical offensive system has become more three-dimensional, and the team's overall threat has improved a lot.

In his first show with the Clippers, Radmanovic used his personal characteristics There is no doubt that he has repeatedly fired shots from beyond the three-point line. He has scored as many as 11 points in the first quarter, all of which were shots. As a 2.08-meter big man, his touch is amazing.

Facing such a team The Clippers were in excellent form, even if Chen Hao began to frequently use his personal ability to score, helping Kobe share part of the scoring pressure. He scored 10 points in a single quarter. Kobe also scored 10 points in a single quarter. The two teamed up to score 10 points in a single quarter. After 20 points in the first quarter, the Lakers were still 6 points behind the Clippers at 25:31.

On the one hand, it was because Odom and Chris Mihm did not show their strength on the offensive end.

On the other hand , It's because the Clippers' success rate is too high. Elton Brand scored 11 points in a single quarter, Radmanovic hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, and the old cat~Cardino Mobley There were also 8 points scored in the first quarter, and the entire team performed very well.

Chen Hao said that he was incapable of splitting his time, although it limited Cassel's performance to a certain extent, making him more able to pass the ball. Go out.

But for the rest of the Clippers, he has no good solution. After all, basketball is a team game. One-on-five or something, even the God of Basketball cannot do it. The game in the second quarter is very Quickly unfold, the Lakers habitually let Chen Hao come on the field with a group of substitute players.

The Clippers have Cutino Mobley and Radmanovic come on the field with three major substitutes.

The opposite The player was replaced by Livingston from Cassell, and the pressure on Chen Hao was immediately relieved.

This player who would show great talents in the Warriors in the future is now only a second-year rookie, tall and tall. However, his body shape is very thin. Anyway, with Chen Hao's current confrontation ability, he can just run over without any skills.

With the three-pointers of Vujacic and Brian Cook in the team, Walton's series organization ability , and Bynum's inside height, the team began to launch a fierce attack, showing a strong side from the beginning of the game.

Especially when Chen Hao began to switch to guard Cutino Mobley, Radmanovic's touch After it started to decline significantly again, the Clippers' offense immediately fell into a state of stagnation, the offensive rhythm was directly disrupted, and the court became more and more disorganized. In many cases, it even directly reduced to a state of fighting alone.

See quickly Mike Dunleavy on the team's bench was very angry and hurled expletives.

But there is no good way. The team's substitute players actually only have so much strength. In order to form a competitive enough starting lineup at the beginning of the season, they paid a lot of price.

Moreover, Maggette was reimbursed for the season due to injury this season, and whether he can return to the playoffs has become a question. This makes the Clippers, who already have a shortage of benches, even more stretched in terms of formation.

Recently, Mike Dunleavy has been worrying about the substitute lineup, but the effect is average, there is no substantial improvement, and he still has to rely on the main force to perform.

Now is obviously not the time to dwell on this point. Without any hesitation, Mike Dunleavy directly replaced Elton Brand in advance.

With the captain coming on the court, everyone on the Clippers team immediately found a backbone, and their intensity on both offense and defense increased a lot.

Under such circumstances, Chen Hao no longer passed the ball too much into the penalty area, but began to frequently use pick-and-rolls to obtain shooting opportunities, drifting from the outside and directly hit three-pointers, even if he did not get rid of the defense. Both have 80+ three-point ability, and the success rate is actually guaranteed.

In just a few rounds, Chen Hao hit 3 of 5 three-pointers, forcing the Clippers to expand their defense. This gave the Lakers opportunities inside, and Bynum and Brian Cook began to show their strength.

The former was stuck in the penalty area, and the latter used his shooting ability to hit consecutive mid-range shots.

The presence of the two people who had little performance on the court was immediately highlighted, forcing the Clippers to pay attention.

Walton, who had been showing little performance on the court, took the opportunity to break into the penalty area, received a pass from Chen Hao, and hit a layup.

Seeing that there was only two points left, the Clippers head coach called a timeout and prepared to make some adjustments to the team's lineup and the players' psychology.

On the Lakers side, Chen Hao and others received a warm welcome after returning to the bench.

Bynum, who didn't take any action in the last game due to a momentary gaffe, ate the cake twice this time and was in a very happy mood, but he didn't dare to make any more mistakes. He followed Chen Hao with peace of mind and acted as the top dog. son.

Turiaf was envious of the second son, but felt helpless in his heart.

With the return of Chris Mihm, he had few chances to play. Now he has even fewer chances to play, but there is nothing he can do about it. Who makes himself weak?

One hundred seconds passed quickly, and the Clippers made adjustments to their lineup. Kaman and Cassell came on to replace Livingston and Radmanovic.

The Lakers also made certain adjustments accordingly. A number of substitutes were substituted. Chen Hao also did not play. Smush Parker came on to cooperate with Kobe and others.

The game started quickly in the second quarter.

After resting for a while, the Black Mamba regained his touch and scored consecutively. Odom acted as a high-post linker and began to consciously reduce the number of outside shots and directly attack the inside.

The closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage will be.

Of course, the premise is not to be blocked or directly steal.

"As expected, CBA has made great progress recently."

Looking at Smush Parker, who was playing quite well on the field, Chen Hao nodded slightly. Compared to the state when they played on the field a few months ago, the Death is undoubtedly more stable now. , the defense and movement seemed very active.

Even against the experienced Cassel, he did not fall behind at all. If he is allowed to play against the opponent's substitute players, the advantage will definitely be greater.

In this way of thinking, the Lakers gradually Taking control of the rhythm of the game, Chen Hao knew that if the Clippers could not quickly find their offensive and defensive rhythm, it would be difficult for them to play this game.

Obviously seeing this, Cassel began to control the court, without Affected by the offensive rhythm of the Lakers.

The situation that had already had an advantage suddenly turned into a balance again.

Seeing this scene, Phil Jackson shook his head slightly.

Smush Parker's ability is undoubtedly the best in the NBA.

level, his enthusiasm on both ends of the court is particularly worthy of recognition, but if compared with Chen Hao, there is a big gap.

If the situation just happened if Chen Hao were on the court, he would definitely immediately launch a high-intensity attack on Cassel By pressing the defense tightly and not giving it a chance to easily control the rhythm, the team can launch an offensive and determine a greater advantage in one wave, or even directly establish a victory.

Instead of still being in a state of balance like now. There is still time left in the second quarter At the three-minute mark, Chen Hao was brought on to replace Smush Parker.

In the first round, taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Clippers' defensive attention was focused on Kobe and Odom, Chen Hao three times A sudden shot from outside the arc, and the basketball passed through the net without any hindrance.

Everyone in the Clippers team immediately woke up.

Now the Lakers point guard is no longer the first-year rookie he used to be. He is the MVP of the Rookie Challenge and a third-year player. The three-point champion who broke the record and won the championship, even in the All-Star Game, scored a high score of 26 points. He is an opponent that must be taken seriously!

Feeling the sudden increase in defensive intensity around him, Chen Hao's expression remained as usual , instead of attacking on their own, they repeatedly broke into the paint and passed the ball to teammates, boosting the Lakers' overall offensive morale. On the defensive end, they spared no effort to limit Cassell's performance, and the rest of the Lakers also suddenly stepped up. The defensive intensity was improved.

The opponent was caught off guard.

In the remaining time of the second quarter, the team directly led a wave of 15:4 offensive shock wave, establishing a double-digit advantage in one fell swoop. The stalemate state of the game was at this moment It was broken.

After three quarters, the final quarter began quickly.

Chen Hao continued on the court, steadily controlled his own rhythm, and began to control the success rate of the court.

In addition, Odom's condition finally recovered, Kobe Bryant was as strong as ever in the final quarter, and the Lakers The advantage was maintained until the end of the game.

After winning this city battle, the Lakers maintained a complete victory record against the Clippers in the regular season this season, and the winning streak continued to increase, reaching seven games!

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