Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 227 Regional Finals
"Isn't it? The Indiana Pacers lost to the Chicago Bulls at home? Are you kidding me!" Lin Fengzhe exclaimed in surprise when he heard the comments from his teammates when he came to the arena in the morning.

"I really don't know how to say hello, don't you go online or watch TV?" Josh McRoberts said, "The Chicago Bulls reversed by [-] points in the last quarter and killed the Indiana Pacers in the away game."

"I only play games or read novels online, and the news is only about finance and economics." Lin Fengzhe said nonchalantly, "Tell me first, what's going on here."

"Hey, you can see for yourself. I'm going to practice. I don't want you to talk about you even if you don't come to the coach. I can't do it." Josh McRoberts held the tablet in his hand Handed it to Lin Fengzhe.

In last night's Eastern Conference finals game, the Indiana Pacers held the lead until the first half of the fourth quarter.They played a [-]-[-] offensive at the beginning, which can be described as a rainbow of momentum. Later, with the outstanding performance of Danny Granger and Paul George, the point difference was once exaggerated to [-] points.

The head star of the Chicago Bulls has only recovered less than [-]% of his original strength after returning from injury last time, but even so, his strength should not be underestimated, so the Indiana Pacers targeted Derek. Rose defended, and the effect was very good. In the half, Derrick Rose only scored nine points and three assists but also had three turnovers.

The Indiana Pacers' successful defense of Derrick Rose not only choked out one of the Chicago Bulls' offensive firepower, but also limited the cooperation between Derrick Rose and other players to a certain extent.The lack of organization of the Chicago Bulls in the first half was also one of the reasons for the low score and large lag.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Indiana Pacers still maintained a 4-point lead.But in the fourth quarter, Nate Robinson, who came off the bench, hit two consecutive three-pointers, and then Carlos Boozer scored [-] consecutive points in the interior, and the fourth quarter started with [-] consecutive goals.Also on defense, the Chicago Bulls were also unprecedentedly tight. They only allowed their opponents to score three points while their own scored [-] points. It took less than [-] minutes to narrow the point difference to seven points.

In more than eight minutes, there was only a seven-point difference, and the game suddenly became better.

Facing the counterattack of the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel immediately called a timeout and replaced all the starting players on the court, which temporarily stabilized the situation on the court.

The already rising Chicago Bulls played more resolutely on the offensive end, and Nate Robinson, who had contributed before, was replaced. He can only be used as a surprise soldier at this time.

Carlos Boozer, who broke out in the last quarter of the game, greatly reduced Derrick Rose's offensive pressure. The two broke out, one inside and one outside, helping the team successfully tie the score 3 minutes before the end of the game.In the end, Derrick Rose, who was bored and played for half the game, used a breakthrough to kill the Pacers' inside line, ended the Indiana Pacers twice in two-on-one, and won the first victory of the series in the away game.

"Okay, we're all here for training, Lin, since we're here, let's start training soon." Phil Jackson walked into the training hall and called his players to start training, making final preparations for the night's game.

For the Memphis Grizzlies, this year's results are already very good. This is the first time they have entered the Western Conference Finals in recent years.The fifth record in the Western Conference during the regular season is also their best record this year.

The Memphis Grizzlies started with center Marc Gasol, power forward Zach Randolph, small forward Rudy Gay, shooting guard Tony Allen and point guard Mike Conley.Although Tony Allen is a shooting guard, his scoring ability is not strong. To be more precise, the offense of the Memphis Grizzlies team is not very strong, averaging only 96 points per game.However, the Memphis Grizzlies' defense ranks among the top in the league, averaging 89 points per game.

It can be said that the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies are a contest of spear and shield. The Los Angeles Lakers averaged [-] points per game this season.

After the game started, the Memphis Grizzlies piled on both insides, preventing the two big insiders of the Los Angeles Lakers from easily scoring on their own insides, forcing the Lakers to shoot from the outside, and no team could hold the entire game Both maintain a high hit rate.

However, the Memphis Grizzlies also misunderstood the shooting stability of the Los Angeles Lakers, relying on the offensive position to conduct the ball to get offensive opportunities. The Los Angeles Lakers scored 28 points in a single quarter, which directly declared the failure of the Memphis Grizzlies' small abacus.Lin Fengzhe and Kobe Bryant scored [-] points together, accounting for more than half of the team's points. What made the Memphis Grizzlies even more speechless was that Li Yifeng actually made a three-pointer from the outside. It reminded them that Li Yifeng's three-pointers are not inferior to outside players.Moreover, with Li Yifeng's height, no one in the Grizzlies could defend against outside shots. In the ensuing game, the Grizzlies decisively gave up their style of play in the first quarter.

In this quarter of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers obviously have an advantage inside. Josh McRoberts began to show off in the middle distance, hitting consecutive mid-range shots.The Los Angeles Lakers' first eight points of the second quarter came on mid-range shots from Josh McRoberts.The Memphis Grizzlies had to double-team Josh McRoberts.

While Josh McRoberts had to cut back on his shots because of the Memphis Grizzlies defense, Tracy McGrady hit a [-] from the top of the key and then assisted Yao Ming with a low jumper to the left.The Los Angeles Lakers scored [-] to [-] in the second quarter and quickly widened the gap to [-] points.

The Memphis Grizzlies immediately called a timeout, so that they would not have to play in the second half of the game. Just after one-third of the second quarter, they fell behind by [-] points. The team had to strengthen their defense.

After the timeout, Marc Gasol and Rudy Gay made their way onto the court early.Although the Memphis Grizzlies stabilized the stalemate after the two main players returned to the court, and tried to narrow the point difference to [-] points.However, when the Los Angeles Lakers replaced Blake Griffin with Steve Nash, the point difference was slowly opened again.

It is true that Steve Nash will become the opponent's cash machine on the defensive end after he plays, but his role on the team's offensive end is not comparable to Steve Blake, and Steve Blake is still sticky. The problem with the ball.

After halftime, the Memphis Grizzlies trailed the Los Angeles Lakers by 64 points, 46-[-].It can be seen from the halftime score that the spear of the Los Angeles Lakers is much stronger than the shield of the Memphis Grizzlies.

After the intermission, the Los Angeles Lakers sent their second team directly to the field.The black and white twin towers of the Memphis Grizzlies rely on their physical and speed advantages to assist inside.Yao Ming, who is already in his 30s, has no way to fight against Marc Gasol in his prime in terms of strength, while Josh McRoberts has already lost to Zach Randolph in terms of size.

The Memphis Grizzlies seized the opportunity to hand over the basketball to Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph in a row, but the team quickly chased the point difference to [-] points.

The commander of the Los Angeles Lakers, Steve Nash, gathered his teammates together before the Memphis Grizzlies executed free throws and asked them to cooperate inside and outside.Subsequently, Steve Nash lobbed the ball to Yao Ming.Yao Ming used his footwork and years of playing experience to attract the opponent's double team, and then passed the ball to Tracy McGrady.

As soon as Tracy McGrady caught the ball, Rudy Gay came up on defense.Tracy McGrady drives with the ball and then pulls up and steps back, shaking Rudy Gay away and pulling out.Tracy McGrady's shot was a bit too hard this time, and the basketball hit the back edge of the basket and bounced out.Because the basketball bounced far away, it happened to be taken by Josh McRoberts and then made a shot.This is also Josh McRoberts' luck, because he was squeezed out by Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol.

At the end of the third quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers replaced their main starters. Perhaps the rest time was a bit long. The main players only relied on free throws to score four points in the remaining two and a half minutes of the third quarter. Instead, the Memphis Grizzlies The team narrowed the point difference to eight points in the final two and a half minutes.

In the fourth quarter of the game, in order to recover the score as soon as possible, the Grizzlies kept the main players who played the entire third quarter on the field.However, when the starting players of the Los Angeles Lakers gradually regained their touch and their physical strength was gradually exhausted, they were forced to close to a three-point point difference and were once again widened by the Los Angeles Lakers, maintaining their advantage until the end of the game.

In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers won the game with an advantage of 102 to 92 points.However, after the game, the media reported more on the Memphis Grizzlies. Although their tactics in the first quarter were a bit off, they seized the opportunity to chase the score from [-] points behind to only [-] points in the second half. , If it weren't for physical reasons in the end, they are very likely to become another team besides the Golden State Warriors that caused the Los Angeles Lakers to lose in the playoffs in the past three seasons.

The Twin Towers of the Memphis Grizzlies scored 48 points, 21 rebounds and two blocks in the game. Rudy Gay scored 24 points, six assists and three rebounds.

The starting twin towers of the Los Angeles Lakers didn't score much, only 26 points, but they had 34 rebounds.Kobe Bryant and Lin Fengzhe combined for 52 points and [-] assists.

(End of this chapter)