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Chapter 230 The Showdown of the Shot King

In the third quarter, the Lakers' offense was still worrying. Kobe made 7 of 1 shots, Gasol made 2 of 0 shots, and Bynum made 7 of 2 shots. The three absolute core players of the team felt cold. The offensive end is frozen, unable to open the offensive situation.

At 7 and a half minutes into the third quarter, the Lakers made a substitution, replacing Kobe Bryant and Bynum, because any fool could see that their energy was exhausted.Mike Brown had no other choice, so he "reluctantly" chose to substitute, but even so, Pau Gasol was still left on the court by him, supporting the overall situation.

Perhaps he forgot the words of Gary Vitti, the chief team doctor of the Lakers. If the Spaniard's plantar fasciitis does not continue to worsen, it is best to control the playing time of each game to about 30 minutes.But looking at the last few games, Paul Gasol's playing time has not decreased but increased, and the 40+ playing load has seriously overdrawn Gasol's physical energy.

The main player of the Lakers, after 66 games, all fell into an exhausted situation.

And the instigator of this situation is none other than the head coach of the Lakers, Mike Brown.

"Hot, Barnes, you two go up." Mike Brown called Tang Qian and Matt Barnes by name and said, "I don't ask you to recover the score, but to maintain the score difference. mission."

"Do you understand? We must buy time for Kobe and Bynum to rest and recover!" Mike Brown gave an "order" before the two entered the court.

"Well, we understand, Mr. Brown." Tang Qian and Barnes nodded at the same time and replied.

Domestically, Chao.Ting Sports Station.

"Okay, Mr. Ying Yi, the Lakers have replaced Kobe and Bynum, replaced by Tang Qian and Barnes." Meteor Shower read to the broadcast screen.

"This is to buy a rest time for Kobe and Bynum." Yang Yi said: "The Thunder team has also replaced people. Except for Kendrick Perkins, all the main players have been withdrawn to rest. On this point Scott Brooks does a better job than Mike Brown, and looking at the Thunder's roster, the 11-man rotation is far more reasonable than the Lakers' 8-man rotation."

"Teacher Yang Yi, do you think the current lineup of the Lakers can make up for the difference?" Meteor Rain said.

"It's hard, it's hard. Even if the Thunder are down, there is still James Harden. This season, James Harden's personal ability has become more and more mature. Putting it in the bench lineup is almost equivalent to the existence of a BUG level. .On the other hand, the Lakers lineup is weak offensively. Except for Pau Gasol, everyone else is not a reliable scoring point. In this case, it is very difficult to recover lost points.”

The Lakers' offense, Ramon Sessions was quite "miserable" in this game. He was bullied by Westbrook in the main lineup and marked by James Harden in the substitute lineup. He struggled extremely throughout the night. It's not as outstanding as it used to be in Milwaukee, Minnesota, and Cleveland.

While dribbling, James Harden had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he stole Ramon Sessions' basketball with one touch, and then made a one-man fast break and successfully dunked the ball. 70-55, the Thunder led the Lakers by 15 points.

"Ramon Sessions, what are you doing!!! Pay attention to my dribbling, one more time, get off the court immediately!!!" Seeing this, Mike Brown yelled, the team The rest of the people inside were not easy to mess with, but Ramon Sessions could still live with him.

So many times, Ramon Sessions has become Mike Brown's punching bag.

After being yelled at by Mike Brown, Sessionston shrank again. To be honest, with his psychological quality, he was not suitable to be a starting player at all, especially in a mega city like Los Angeles.It can be said that Mitch Kupchak's original idea of ​​this trade was basically a failure. Facts have proved that Ramon Sessions can be a very good bench player, but it would be difficult for him to go to the main position.

Seeing this, the Lakers' home fans lost their interest. After all, they were behind by a big score, and no one had much energy to support.

It was still Ramon Sessions who dribbled the ball across the half court. Although the basketball was not intercepted this time, due to being too cautious, nearly half of the 24-second attack time was consumed.If it weren't for the NBA's 8-second rule that is considered a violation, Sessions' ball might have consumed even more offensive time.

Facing James Harden, he chose to pass the ball.

The basketball was given to Metta Shiping on the wing, and Sessions hoped to take advantage of Metta Shiping's height to hit the Thunder defender hard.However, Ci Shiping's opponent is the former Lakers player, Derek Fisher.Although Fisher is only 185MC, but he is very strong and has a "bunker" core strength. Maybe he is a "cash machine" when facing a sporty outside line, but against a powerful outside line, "old fish" Fisher Er is definitely considered to be old and strong, and his defensive effect is at least B+ level.What's more, Fisher and Ci Shiping have been teammates for more than 2 years, so he is well aware of some of the latter's offensive methods and offensive habits. If he defends like this, as long as he is not deep in the low post, then he will not be too afraid Charity. World. Peaceful.

If this was still Ron Artest, he would definitely have no problem capturing "Old Fish", but now, he has lost his flexibility and footwork, and has become a complete outsider, a heavy tank.In this way, if he wants to fight recklessly with "Old Fish" Fisher, he will not be able to take advantage of it.

Especially after coming to the Lakers, Ci Shiping's basic offensive methods have become catching three-pointers, catching the ball forcibly three-pointers, and slow three-step layups. This is completely different from his singles methods in his peak period. It's almost impossible to tell it's the same face.

"Come on, Mehta, let's have a showdown." Derek Fisher actually took the initiative to provoke Ci Shiping, which made Ping'er, who was about to pass the ball, suddenly furious, and changed his mind to hold the ball One-on-one singles "old fish".

If the tiger doesn't show its power, do you think I'm a sick cat? ? ?
Sure enough, I was fooled.

Fisher was unmoved, not at all intimidated by Ci Shiping's aura.

Although you are considered strong in position 1, you are nothing in position 3!Let's see how I forcefully eat you with this ball!

Metta Shiping began to pick on Derek Fisher. It is reasonable to say that he handles the ball like this, there is no problem. His weight is now 260 pounds, while Fisher's weight is just over 200 pounds. The difference of more than 60 pounds is not so easy to make up, and the strength link is also Ci Shiping's strong point, and the latter cannot take advantage of it.

Do you think Ci Shiping will be settled for this ball?The reality is shocking.

beep beep~
"Offensive foul, Lakers number 15!"

As soon as Fisher fell to the ground, the referee blew his whistle.

"What? Referee, he's a flop, definitely a flop!" Ci Shiping said with an injustice while holding the ball.

It's a pity that with his appearance, he is destined to not get any benefits from the referee.

The penalty remains the same, and the Lakers and Thunder exchange the ball.

"Paul, he must have flopped the ball just now, are you right! In normal training, he is not like this!" Ci Shiping complained angrily.

"Meta, be careful later, Derek is too familiar with us, so he will be very knowledgeable in defense." Gasol didn't care about Ci Shiping's complaints, but instead opened his mouth to remind the other party.

"Hmph, I didn't expect him to be so cunning! You only know when you're an opponent!" Ci Shiping still complained a little bit unhappily.

"Be optimistic about Harden, don't let him make an easy shot!" Mike Brown commanded loudly from the sidelines.

On the defensive end, the Lakers sent Matt Barnes, because he has a height advantage over James Harden, and Barnes' athletic ability is fair, and he is better than Ramon Seymour to guard James Harden. Shens is much more suitable.In addition, Barnes has an advantage, that is, he is not afraid of anyone on the defensive end. Whether you are a bench or a star, he can defend well. Spirit.

Harden looked at the No. 9, feeling a little contemptuous in his heart. After all, this season is his take-off season, and the general rotation players are not taken seriously by him at all.

Since you want to defend me alone, then I will not be polite.

Harden didn't call the pick-and-roll, but went 1vs1 directly. He was short and took a big step, heading towards Matt Barnes' left side.James Harden is a standard left-handed player in the NBA, so his breakthrough ratio is somewhat different from that of ordinary players.

Barnes stuck close to James Harden, not giving him any room to comfortably break through.

In fact, in terms of strength, Barnes can't take advantage of it. Although he is a bit taller than Harden, the weight of the two is almost the same, with only a difference of 2 to 3 pounds. Instead, you will be at a disadvantage.Moreover, Harden's strength is notoriously strong in the 2nd position. In the rookie physical test that year, he bench-pressed 84kg 17 times in one breath. This kind of ability is not comparable to Matt Barnes.

But Barnes was not anxious, because Tang Qian said a word to him before he played.

"Matt, if James Harden beats you later, you can lure him in, and I will help you defend him."

Regarding Tang Qian's words, Barnes agreed without thinking about it, because the former had a very high status in his heart.

This guy is active in defense, but... he can't guard against me!

Just watch me score points on your head!

Relying on his own basketball experience, James Harden made a judgment in his heart. The probability of scoring this goal is as high as [-]% to [-]%.

He hardened Matt Barnes with his shoulders, then jumped up immediately, and shot a "horseback archery" at the Lakers' basket.

The ball flowed smoothly from his fingers and headed straight for the Los Angeles hoops.

Looking at the arc drawn, it is very correct and the probability of scoring is very high.

James Harden, sure enough, has undergone a qualitative change since this season. Ordinary substitute players can no longer restrain him.

Um?Wait, why is something wrong?
As soon as the basketball was shot, Harden felt a "weird" inexplicably.

why?Because the person defending him didn't mean to take off and block the shot at all, but just stood quietly and watched him finish his shot.

This is not normal!

Under normal circumstances, even if the cover cannot be blocked, it will interfere with the jump, and even if it cannot interfere with the jump, it should at least reach out, right?But right now, No. 9 of the Lakers team did nothing, just stood, then raised his head and looked at himself quietly.

How did it happen?Is he distracted?

Just when Harden was a little confused, a loud "pop" sound rushed into his eardrum.

His shot was blocked by someone?

How is this possible?No. 9 of the Lakers has not moved from head to toe!

Harden took a closer look and was shocked, because the person who blocked his ball was not the opponent Matt Barnes, but someone else.

2, 29th?It's him?

The Lakers Metta Shiping made a quick break and caused Nick Collison a blocking foul. The goal counts and an extra free throw is made.

(End of this chapter)