Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 222 The Warrior's Counterattack
The small gathering of Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant was only talked about at the beginning and kept Tracy McGrady, which was given by Mitch Kupchak at the beginning The task of the three of them, anyway, the three of them have been retained, as for what kind of decision Tracy McGrady will make in the end, it is not within their control.

The rest of the time the four married men chatted about their home lives.Among the four, Lin Fengzhe was undoubtedly the latest to marry, but he was the most envious of the other three, especially Kobe Bryant.Before Kobe Bryant had a lover outside, Vanessa and him were on the verge of divorce, but fortunately, it was finally saved.

Don't think that if several adults are together, they won't talk about things like how the children in the family are. Sometimes men can talk better than women when they are together.As they talked, everyone started talking about Lin Fengzhe's son. Yao Ming also joked with Lin Fengzhe that he would marry his daughter to his son in the future.Lin Fengzhe also responded with a smile that his son can gain a lot of property for nothing.

Two days later, Tracy McGrady informed the team management of his final decision, and he will fulfill the last year of his contract, giving the Los Angeles Lakers more time to find his replacement.

The Los Angeles Lakers' first playoff game was against the Golden State Warriors at their home stadium, the Staples Center, on April 20.

Golden State's starting lineup on game night was center Festus Ezeri, power forward David Lee, small forward Harrison Barnes, shooting guard Klay Thompson, point guard Stephen Curry .The starting lineup of the Los Angeles Lakers is center Li Yifeng, power forward Pau Gasol, small forward Lin Fengzhe, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Steve Nash.

At the beginning of the game, the first force was not the Los Angeles Lakers at home but the visiting Golden State Warriors.At the beginning of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers' first attack was aborted. When Steve Nash broke through, he was successfully intercepted by Stephen Curry and then scored two points for a fast break layup.

In the second round, Steve Nash added caution, guarding the ball from the front court while observing the position of his teammates, and then cooperated with Paul Gasol to break into the extended line on the left side of the free throw line and jump up to drop the basketball. It was given to Li Yifeng who requested from the insider.

Li Yifeng singled Festus Aizeli with his back. Just as Li Yifeng was relying on his back, Festus Aizeli suddenly withdrew his strength and came to withdraw the chair. Fortunately, Li Yifeng had practiced and immediately stabilized I lost my center of gravity and didn't fall down.But for a brief moment, David Lee, who had come to assist in the defense, took advantage of the situation and cut off the basketball in Li Yifeng's hand, and passed it to teammate Harrison Barnes for a fast break.

Lin Fengzhe and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the defense first, and Harrison Barnes played two in the frontcourt.After Harrison Barnes rushed to the basket, he passed the basketball to Stephen Curry on the perimeter for a three-point jumper.The Golden State Warriors got off to a [-]-[-] start.

Steve Nash stabilized the rhythm of the court, broke through and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant.Kobe Bryant made a turnaround jumper against a defensive fadeaway from Klay Thompson.

Since then, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors have launched a confrontation.However, in terms of three-point shots, the Golden State Warriors' three-point shooting percentage is much higher than that of the Los Angeles Lakers. In the first quarter alone, they made five of six three-pointers.Leading the Lakers by six points after the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides carried out regular personnel rotation, but the Golden State Warriors kept David Lee on the court.Compared to Josh McRoberts, David Lee is much more mature and technically more complete.Due to the suppression of Josh McRoberts, the Los Angeles Lakers second team has one less three offensive points and can only focus on Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

The Golden State Warriors made full preparations before the game and adopted a half-circle defense against Yao Ming to prevent Yao Ming from receiving the ball comfortably.Golden State's targeted defense put the Los Angeles Lakers' offense in a bind for a while.For the Los Angeles Lakers, seeing the point difference reach double digits, Phil Jackson called a short timeout and replaced Ci Shiping with Lin Fengzhe to strengthen the team's outside offense.

After the timeout, the offense of the Los Angeles Lakers was greatly improved. The duo of Lin Fengzhe and Tracy McGrady quickly played a wave of [-]-[-] offensive, narrowing the point difference to less than five points.Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson urged his players to pay attention to defense and speed up their retreat from the sidelines.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Golden State Warriors took the lead in replacing the starting lineup, continuing the hot touch of the first quarter, scoring consecutive shots from inside and outside.The Lakers teenager Darius Morris hit back two three-pointers from the outside, and the point difference was not opened, and he was only four points behind his opponent after halftime.

"I really didn't expect that the Golden State Warriors in the away game could lead the Lakers at halftime. He made nine out of fifteen three-pointers in the half, and his shooting percentage was as high as 70.00%.

"However, the Golden State Warriors can't guarantee such a high three-point shooting percentage throughout the game. They can't win the game just by shooting from the outside." Kenny Smith said, "And the Golden State Warriors won the first half. The scoring is mainly concentrated in the hands of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, and the other starters do not add up to many points. On the other hand, although the Lakers trail behind at halftime, it is not difficult to chase points."

In the second half of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers strengthened their defense against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and even double-teamed Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, making it more difficult for them to shoot.As a result, the Golden State Warriors gave more offensive power to the other three starters, especially David Lee.

I have to admit that Pau Gasol is indeed old, no more than his younger David Lee, who allowed David Lee to score seven points in a row on his defense, one of which was two plus one.Taking advantage of the free throw, Phil Jackson called Steve Nash to his side and asked him to tell Li Yifeng and Pau Gasol to switch positions and let Li Yifeng defend David Lee.

The Lakers' defense immediately took effect, and David Lee stopped directly against Li Yifeng.To say that Li Yifeng really didn't want to lose face, he directly turned into a shadow king, fell down at the first touch, caused David Lee's offensive foul twice, and directly sent off David Lee who had committed four fouls.

Li Yifeng's shameless performance made Charles Barkley on the commentary stand say, "Li Yifeng is too shameless. With his ability, he doesn't need to play in such a way! He should defeat the opponent in a fair and honest way."

Kenny Smith didn't care, "As long as you can win the game, playing depends not only on your body, but also on your brain. Do you think everyone can only play with your huge butt like you?"

After the Golden State Warriors' offense was blocked, they had to face the offensive counterattack of the Los Angeles Lakers.Without David Lee, the inside defensive pillar, the Golden State Warriors could hardly resist the Los Angeles Lakers' inside twin towers, and the Lakers gradually widened the gap.

Although the Golden State Warriors relied on two defenders to launch a counterattack in the fourth quarter, the Lakers' three-pointers began to explode in the last quarter. A wave of three-pointers suppressed the opponent's counterattack and further widened the gap .

With the Lakers' big lead, the second half of the fourth quarter became garbage time, and the Los Angeles Lakers won Game [-] of the series at home.

In the second game, the Los Angeles Lakers learned the lessons of the previous game.At the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant and Lin Fengzhe launched a wave of onslaughts, which directly knocked the Golden State Warriors into a dizzy state. Before the end of the first quarter, they took an [-]-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers did not go up and down like they did in the first game. Instead, they kept Li Yifeng on the court and switched defenses with Josh McRoberts. The main defense was David Lee. Mike Roberts assisted the inside line.Golden State's strategy going into the game didn't work.Seeing that his strategy did not succeed, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson replaced David Lee.Phil Jackson was also bad. Seeing that David Lee was going down, he replaced Li Yifeng.

Throughout the game, the Los Angeles Lakers maintained their lead, did not give the Golden State Warriors any chance to turn around, and won two consecutive home victories.

Back home, the Golden State Warriors launched their own counterattack. They spared no effort to double-team whoever catches the ball on the defensive end. On the offensive end, they regained the fiery touch of the first game. Except for David Lee and Harrison Barnes, all players scored three-pointers.

In the first half of the game, the Golden State Warriors relied on precise shooting from the outside to achieve an eight-point lead.In the second half of the game, the Golden State Warriors maintained the feel of the first half. Although their shooting percentage dropped, they still maintained a shooting percentage above 50.00%.

In the second half of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers' tactics were very good, but there were always problems with the last shot, and the shooting percentage dropped directly to 30.00%.The Golden State Warriors seized the opportunity of the opponent's bad touch and scored consecutively. The point difference was widened to [-] points.

In the final quarter of the game, although the Lakers began to recover, it was too late. Although they chased 1.2 points in a row and tied the score one and a half minutes before the end, they were defeated by a meaningless shot by Pau Gasol at the last moment. The foul sent Stephen Curry to the free throw line, made two free throws, and overtook the score again, and the Lakers only had [-] seconds left to attack. The Lakers just sent a sideline kick. The tactics were not successful, and they hated the away game.The big score became two to one.

(End of this chapter)