Chapter 40 Total Score 31
"Kobe vs. Wang Chao, 18 points on 20 shots vs. 17 points on 24 shots, an unexpected result."

"The Suns took the lead to get the match point 3:0. Even without Stoudemire, they are still the top players!"

"The Lakers and Kobe, who were driven to a desperate situation, can they win a rare victory at home and avoid being swept out?"

After the G3 game, no one thinks that the Lakers still have a chance to break through the first round. The only suspense is whether they will be swept by the Suns.

This result is completely different from another time and space. The original Lakers should have taken a 2:1 lead after three games, and further consolidated their advantage to 3:1 in the fourth game. Riding face was turned over directly.

The appearance of Wang Chao changed everything.

After all, after three games, his scoring average has unknowingly increased to 20.6 points, ranking second in the Suns, only 21.6 point away from Nash, who averaged 1 points per game.

Moreover, even though Wang Chao's three-point shooting rate has declined due to the impact of the third game, the overall shooting rate has remained above 50%.

Super high efficiency, 20+ points, if Wang Chao's name is covered, those who don't know will think when Ray Allen was traded to the Suns.

In the regular season, Wang Chao mostly played as a substitute and got a lot of suitable three-point shooting opportunities. The higher scoring average can be explained, but in the playoffs, he played as a starter for three consecutive games. Under such circumstances, instead of declining, Wang Chao's data has risen.

Especially in the third game, Wang Chao forced shots in front of Kobe many times against the opponent's defense. It can almost be said that he scored 24 points on Kobe's head. The defense that has not received the focus is prevaricated by what to say.

Any media has to admit that Wang Chao has become an important scoring point for the Suns, and is also a top shooter that other teams in the league must seriously guard against.

It may not be appropriate to describe it as becoming famous in the first battle, but Wang Chao's reputation has indeed improved qualitatively by relying on this battle with Kobe.

At the press conference after the game, Suns coach D'Antoni couldn't close his mouth with a smile.

"Wang Chao is really a player who can surprise people. When the team's offense was not smooth in the first half, he told me during the intermission that he hoped that I could give him a chance to prove himself. That's why we had the second half. The one-on-one scene between him and Kobe."

"He has got his wish and has proved how strong his ability is with his strength. I will give him more opportunities to show himself in the following games."

Later, D'Antoni commented on the opponent Lakers.

"Kobe is definitely the strongest shooting guard in the league at present. He has a super scoring ability comparable to Jordan. The picture of 81 points in a single game in the regular season is still echoing in my mind. Unfortunately, he still lacks a leather guard. Peng, otherwise it’s really hard to say who will win.”

At this time, D'Antoni has already put himself in the perspective of the winner, and commented on his opponent in high spirits.

But the facts have proved, don't pretend to be coercive, you will be struck by lightning.

D'Antoni, who had just finished talking, was immediately beaten by the Lakers in the fourth game two days later.

On April 4, Kobe, who was cornered, finally bottomed out and broke out.

In the face of the Suns' multi-team encirclement, Kobe has never been discouraged, but the previous large number of shots were not particularly high, but this game is different.

Kobe's touch has fully recovered, and it can even be described as explosive, no matter how he shoots.

Throughout G4, Kobe played the entire game for 48 minutes, made 35 crazy shots and hit 20 goals, 8 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, scored an astonishing 50 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. 108:96 won the game and changed the total score to 3:1, refusing to be swept out.

This game was completely reduced to Kobe's personal show.

For the Lakers, Nash had a double-double with 19 points and 13 assists, Marion had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Barbosa had 22 points.

As for Wang Chao, he made 15 of 8 shots in the game, including 12 of 7 three-pointers, scoring 23 points.

In this game, Kobe put all his energy on offense, so he didn't have the energy to specifically mark Wang Chao. However, after losing three games in a row, the Lakers players, no matter how useless they are, still figured out some tricks. Wang Chao will not be allowed to shoot a three-pointer so easily.

This game failed to win, but it was not a particularly bad loss for Wang Chao, because after this game, Wang Chao's scoring average has surpassed Nash and became the team's leading scorer in the series , although only more than 0.25 points.

In the next game, Wang Chao only needs to ensure that the score is not lower than Nash, and the system task is considered stable.

As for Marion, he was originally regarded by Wang Chao as the biggest obstacle to the task, but the average points per game in the current four games is only 18.25, which is not as high as Nash.

The main reason Marion didn't play well was because he played against the Lakers' Lamar Odom most of the time.

Although Odom has many problems, he is distracted on the court, does not do his job properly, and lacks the desire to win, but his talent is real. After all, this is a guy who has high hopes and believes that he can become the second magician in the future.

Regardless of the offensive end, Odom's performance on the defensive end is not strong, because his defense is limited by his physical condition, his defensive strength is a bit tight, and his defensive speed is a little bit worse.

But when the opponent is a player like Marion, he just happened to come to Odom's most comfortable position.

Marion's strength is similar to Odom's, and his speed is not much ahead. He is still at a disadvantage in terms of height, and he really doesn't take much advantage in the matchup.

If there is no Wang Chao, under normal circumstances, the Suns and the Lakers will fight seven games. The personal data of Odom and Marion will be 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and 18 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists, including shooting percentage. , Odom is fully ahead of Marion.

"Just need to score higher than Nash..."

As long as Wang Chao thinks that the third talent is beckoning to him, he will feel full of motivation.

(End of this chapter)

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