After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 339

"Coach Van Gundy is really daring to use people. He knows that Li Chengming is in good shape at this time, and the Lakers dare not let them go. As long as the outside shooters perform normally, it will not be so easy for the score to be caught up."

Xu Jicheng said: "And I think this has a strategic effect, that is, it can further damage the morale of the Lakers. You see, you can't beat me with this lineup, so what if there is still half the game?"

In a word, shrimp and pork heart.

Of course, it can be said that the effect has come, but if they are caught up by the Lakers during this period of time, but let them play with momentum, that is another matter.

Van Gundy also has confidence in Li Chengming, and even intends to make him happy with good data.

The Lakers frantically flanked him, but Li Chengming always had a way to get the ball, and he always had a way to distribute the ball, and his teammates were also motivated by him, and shot immediately after receiving the ball, giving him a few more assists.

After the first half, Li Chengming has scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Unless there is not much time in the second half, the triple-double data can be said to be in hand.

Of course, winning is the most important thing.

But when the second half started, Van Gundy changed the lineup again and returned to the regular starting lineup. As a result, Howard, who had been holding back for a long time, succeeded in singles at the basket, or scored 2+1. Gasol, Turiaf, Odom came up in turns and couldn't stop him.

If Li Chengming is the most eye-catching point in the Magic series, then Howard is relatively inconspicuous, but he has a stable and solid backing, doing unobtrusive work on the defensive end, but he has contributed a lot.

He averaged 16 points, 15.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in the first three games, and he is also the one with the best statistics on the Magic side except Li Chengming.

And he is still the core of the Magic's defense. Even if Li Chengming's defensive effect has improved significantly now, he is still no match for Howard.

To put it simply, Howard can maintain the lower limit of the Magic, while Li Chengming can increase the upper limit of the Magic. The combination of the two is the unstoppable source of the Magic.

The Lakers clung to the point difference relying on the scores of Odom and Fisher. When Li Chengming came up in more than 5 minutes, the point difference was still deadlocked at 14 points, and it was Kobe's free throw round.

He used experience from beyond the three-point line to cause a foul on Lewis and had to execute three free throws.

In the end, two of three free throws were made, and the score on the field became 51:64.

During the Magic's offensive round, Li Chengming pulled to a high position to catch the ball, and Howard stepped up to make a fake pick-and-roll with him. After receiving the ball, he attracted the defense to pass to Nelson in the bottom corner.

However, Nelson is still not in good shape today, and this opportunity is still not grasped. The Lakers have the opportunity to further shorten the point difference.

Kobe was already about to go down and prepare for a zero in the frontcourt. As a result, Odom got the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt without looking carefully. Evans directly intercepted it in the air.

Instead, the Magic regained possession of the ball and had a chance of five-on-four.

Evans gave it to Turkoglu, and Turkoglu gave it to Nelson. Nelson broke through to the free throw line and hit the ground to Howard who was free under the basket. Howard was fouled when he tried to dunk, and then it was the standard two free throws. middle.

Director Zhang said: "This is the most fearful situation when chasing points. Here and there, I have gone to 4 points. This is Odom!"

At this time, I don't know how many Lakers fans secretly scolded Odom, but the Lakers have no other strikers besides him.

Compared with Radmanovich, Walton and others, Odom is already the most reliable answer for the Lakers' front line at this time, and today's substitutes Walton and Farmar are not accurate in shooting, and they played well on the court. Vujacic also felt cold this time. So far, he has made 5 of 0 shots and has not scored a point.

This is also an important reason why the Lakers repeatedly failed to catch up with the score in the rotation stage. The substitute pulled his hips, even worse than Kobe.

Kobe can break through, pass, and defend if he can't make a shot. He has already got 3 steals, and he completed two steals in a row in the second half. Depression in my heart today.

Today the Lakers are not able to use the bench, and the main players except Kobe have played well.

The Magic's offensive resources are still much richer. After Howard and Turkoglu opened up first in the second half, the Lakers' defense became even more unsustainable. Li Chengming took the opportunity to increase his score to 20 points and successfully completed 20+ The mission of 10 is only one rebound short of a triple-double.

After Warcraft and the Turks went down, Li Chengming reached the fifth position, and finally made up for the lack of rebounds, and even made two assists.

By the end of the three quarters, the Magic had gained a 20+ lead again, and the Lakers were once again in the dark.

Then in the fourth quarter, they fought again, and after 4 minutes, they only caught up to 17 points. As a result, Van Gundy didn't give a chance, and took the main force back.

A lot of rest in the first half gave him the confidence to operate like this. Even if Howard and Turkoglu played the rest of the time, they only played 33 minutes each.

Li Chengming played the most games on the Magic's side. It may take 39 minutes to continue playing, reaching a new high in the playoffs.

Naturally, Van Gundy was not willing to work too hard on his favorite general, so he was replaced for a rest first. He was led by Howard, Turkoglu and Lewis, and they withstood the Lakers' counterattack. The Lakers gradually lost their temper.

When Li Chengming came back again, a mid-range shot and a layup killed the last suspense of the game. After 2 minutes, the two sides replaced all the main players one after another, announcing Mingjin's retreat.

"Both sides came off the bench and that's pretty much it for the game...let's congratulate the Magic for another win on the road and with their first home loss, they withstood the pressure and went down three games in a row , the series has achieved a big lead of 3:1. At present, they are only one game away from winning the cup smoothly."

"The best performance of the Magic in this game was Li Chengming, who scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 26 assists on 11 of 15 shots. He is also the youngest triple-double winner in the finals. The player who won the triple-double in the finals..."

"Howard scored 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. Lewis also had 15 points and 7 rebounds. The Magic's inside combination once again achieved an overwhelming advantage against their opponents today."

"The Lakers actually performed well with Gasol, Odom and others. Gasol scored the highest 21 points in the team and Odom 19 points. Both of them got double-double data. Fisher hit two He also scored 15 points in three-pointers, and Radmanovic scored 10 points in 5 of 13...

"But apart from them, other Lakers players including Kobe are in a sluggish state. Although Kobe scored 20 points, he made 19 of 6 shots and 4 of 1 three-pointers. His shooting percentage was just over [-]%."

"However, he also sent out 10 assists. He did a good job connecting the team from the second quarter. On the defensive end, he also had 4 steals and 1 block. But if the Lakers want to beat the Magic, it is difficult to rely on defense. To do it, we still need to make more efforts on the offensive end.”

After the game, the atmosphere at the Lakers' home court was very depressed. Some fans sat on the sidelines for a long time and refused to leave because they knew that the team was likely to go far.

Losing three games in a row and having two home games is also an obvious blow to the momentum, especially when they got the advantage at the beginning, the eyes of the Lakers players looked bleak when they left the field.

At the press conference after the game, Kobe answered the reporters' questions about the Lakers' backwardness and his own performance with a blank expression. Will definitely fight back and keep the last home game.

For the Lakers, losing is actually not a desperate thing. After all, they traded Gasol for only half a season, and Bynum didn't play in the lineup.

But for Kobe, "the runner-up is the biggest loser", so he will definitely still try his best to win, and there is no way out.

However, Kobe didn't say much about the reporter's opinion that the Magic team is stronger, their lineup is not good, and Bynum is in the hospital. give up.

Well, Mamba Mentality.

(End of this chapter)