Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 84
In the first two games between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz, Lin Fengzhe's buddies Wang Hongyi and Gao Shenghan and his girlfriend Taylor Swift all went to the Staples Center to watch the Lakers' game live.Lin Fengzhe's performance in the game is also remarkable. He has shown his value on both ends of the offense and defense, and averaged 15+ points and 10+ assists per game. The Lakers are also very eye-catching in the big-name players. , not to mention that Lin Fengzhe played as a substitute player.

However, the domestic media raised objections to the practice of the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Mike Brown. Lin Fengzhe should be the team's starting point guard. Using Lin Fengzhe as a substitute lineup is undoubtedly a point of grabbing points. This kind of waste is overkill.In the United States, Phil Jackson, the retired former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, also vaguely pointed out that Mike Brown would not employ people and did not allow Lin Fengzhe to play his full role when interviewed by reporters.

Lin Fengzhe in the hotel smiled indifferently when he saw these news on the Internet. In his opinion, these things are nothing. It doesn't matter whether he is a starter or a substitute, as long as the team wins, he is fine. He doesn't think much, all he wants is a championship.What Lin Fengzhe really wanted to fight for was the MVP of the finals.Therefore, Lin Fengzhe just laughed off the debate in the media. Since they want to talk, let them talk. It just happens to increase their popularity, so why not do it?

The third game of the first-round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz will start tomorrow, and Lin Fengzhe is more concerned about whether the Lakers can easily win the game like the previous two games.What the Lakers want to do the most is to sweep the Utah Jazz without bloodshed, and then go home and drink coffee while watching the Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies in the same city. Physical strength allows the Lakers to take advantage of it.

The third game is a very critical game for both the Lakers and the Jazz.The Lakers want to win and get the match point, and at the same time, give the opponent a blow at home, stage a good show of the strong dragon crushing the local snake, completely destroy the confidence of the Utah Jazz, and complete the sweep of the opponent in the away game.

The Utah Jazz are preparing for the game with all their strength, and they are determined to win the Lakers in their first game at home. If they continue to lose in this game, they will be in a desperate situation, and there is a great possibility that they will be swept away by their opponents. In the history of the league, there has never been a team that can successfully comeback and reverse the opponent with a score of zero to three.In addition, even if the Jazz lost two consecutive games to the Lakers after winning this game, it is acceptable, at least not being swept, so it looks better.The current Jazz have no hope of advancing to the second round of the playoffs. They just hope that they will not be swept away. After all, you can't imagine that more than half of the Lakers' main players will be wiped out at once.

Of course, for the two teams, the psychological burden of the Los Angeles Lakers, which leads the opponent by a large score, can be said to be almost zero, and with strong strength as the backing, the mentality is very relaxed.But the Utah Jazz is different. Now that they are back at home and have home court advantage, they want to take the opportunity to defend the dignity of their team. The psychological pressure is a bit heavy.

The Jazz's starting lineup for the third game was the same as the previous game, still Al Jefferson, Josh Howard, Paul Millsap, Gordon Hayward and Devon Harris.The Lakers' starting lineup is unshakable.

Perhaps the Los Angeles Lakers were too relaxed, and Andrew Bynum actually lost to Al Jefferson at the jump ball.

The Utah Jazz took the lead.Perhaps it was the sweetness of the last game. Tyrone Corbin still made Paul Millsap the team's small forward in this game.Coach Tyrone Corbin is still very confident about having Paul Millsap face World Peace, and believes that such an arrangement of his own can allow the team to be thrown away by the opponent at the beginning.

"The Jazz still let Paul Millsap play against World Peace, don't they have any other way?" Lin Fengzhe looked at the court and said, "Or does Tyrone Corbin really think he can really play against him?" Recruit fresh food all over the world. He thinks too well!"

Before Lin Fengzhe could finish his words, the situation on the court had already changed.Paul Millsap made the same mid-range jumper as he did last game, past World Peace.But the difference this time is that Paul Gasol stood up and blocked the basketball thrown by Paul Millsap with a slap.

World Peace got the basketball, took two dribbles and passed it to Kobe Bryant, who was already on a fast break.After receiving the ball, Kobe Bryant went straight to the Utah Jazz's basket and made an easy layup to give the Lakers the first to break zero.

The first record of the Utah Jazz's first game back home was the meeting gift given to them by the Los Angeles Lakers, a hot pot full of heat.

The Lakers' offense will go the same way.Derek dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately sent the basketball over after seeing the inside Andrew Bynum wanting to occupy the position.

As soon as Andrew Bynum received the ball, Josh Howard of the Jazz stepped forward to double-team.Seeing that the opponent double-teamed himself from the beginning, Andrew Bynum finally did not impulsively go it alone, but passed the ball to World Peace in the bottom corner.Paul Millsap immediately stepped forward to post it, but World Peace did not stick the ball. After receiving the ball and attracting the defensive player, he immediately passed the ball to the high post Paul Gasol.Paul Gasol took a feint, passed Josh Howard, and came to the basket in two steps. He made a one-handed smash and scored, and at the same time caused a defensive foul by Al Jefferson and went to the free throw line.

The Utah Jazz were beaten [-]-[-] by the Los Angeles Lakers at the beginning of the game. This was obviously different from what coach Tyrone Corbin had envisioned before the game. He immediately got up and went to the sidelines and shouted to the players on the field, "Defense !Pay attention to defense! Don't let your opponent get into the basket easily!"

However, the Jazz's defense did not improve because of his reminder. On the contrary, Josh Howard's sleepwalking defense on the court allowed the Lakers to score in the interior one after another, and he also scored more than seven points in the first quarter. Got a second personal foul and was replaced by coach Tyrone Corbin for Derrick Favors.This affected the Lakers' offense at the basket to a certain extent. Derek Favors resolutely implemented the coach's arrangement. As soon as the Lakers' twin towers got the ball, they immediately stepped forward to double-team or directly circled forward to defend. Otherwise, the opponent will easily receive the pass.

The Utah Jazz's iron-blooded defense played a very good role. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers only scored 22 points, but their shooting percentage was not good, and they only scored 18 points. Attacked and hit two long-range three-pointers.

In the first half of the second quarter, the substitute lineups of the two sides played against each other on the field. Tracy McGrady and Lin Fengzhe of the Lakers continuously attacked the inside of the Utah Jazz, which caused huge damage to the Jazz's defensive system and made it difficult to form an effective team. defense.In addition, the Lakers' backup center is no longer looking for offensive opportunities in the same position as in the previous two games, but mentioned high positions to support teammates' offenses or catch teammates' points and shoot.

With Li Yifeng's height, shooting and supporting at high positions is quite a threat to the opponent, especially his offensive range can extend beyond the three-point line. For the Jazz, Lin Fengzhe and Tracy McGrady The torn defensive system is even worse.

Although the Jazz replaced their main starting players in advance, they were still twelve points behind the away Lakers at halftime, and the strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all.

Then in the second half of the game, in order to improve the team's movement speed, the Lakers let Li Yifeng replace Andrew Bynum on the court, while Tracy McGrady stepped up to the point guard position.The Lakers scored 39 points in the third quarter and made seven of [-] three-pointers in a single quarter, more than half of them.

In the third quarter, the Utah Jazz were bombarded by the Lakers on the defensive end, but only scored 19 points on the offensive end.

At the end of the third quarter, the Utah Jazz, who played at home, was 32 points behind the Los Angeles Lakers, who played in an away game. The third quarter was bombarded by the violent attack of the Lakers to pieces.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Jazz by 124 points in an away game 89 to 35, and won the match point of this round of the series.At this time, it seems that the Los Angeles Lakers swept the Utah Jazz to advance to the second round of the playoffs.

After a day off, the fourth game of the series between the Lakers and the Jazz began.

From the beginning of the game, except for Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, the Utah Jazz's other three starters were completely out of shape.At the beginning of the game, the Utah Jazz, which was playing at home, was beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers in a 10-2 spurt.

The only bright spot for the Utah Jazz in the first half was that backup point guard Jamal Tinsley hit consecutive three-pointers under the defense of Steve Blake. Under 17 points.It's a pity that his personal outburst cannot restore the team's decline.

The Utah Jazz surrendered directly in the second half, and the players on the sidelines had already begun to discuss where to go fishing or travel during the holidays.The last thing they hope for right now is a quick end to this awful, grueling series.

The Los Angeles Lakers easily won the game, with the starters playing an average of less than 10 minutes.The Lakers beat the Jazz by [-] points and won consecutive away games. They swept the Nuggets [-]-[-] and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.

(End of this chapter)