Chapter 261: Cruel Reality
It's just a pity that Adelman's idea is good, but the reality is very cruel, although Peja is very the court and plays conscientiously, but after all, he is still too young, and three points alone are not enough to carry the entire team's offense, and there is not much he can do. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Mike Bibby has strength, but he has withered under Chauncey's all-enduring marking, and is more like a little girl on the field who is being targeted by five big men, and he can't do anything except block his lower body with his hands.
The little lead that the King had managed to accumulate was quickly gone.
The Lakers, led by Shaq and Lamar, two interior rollers, launched a fierce attack against the Kings, quickly tied the score, and then overtook to extend the lead to seven points in just five minutes, while the Kings scored zero points in that time.
Adelman couldn't hold back any longer and lined up Chris Webber ahead of schedule, his idea was simple.
If he waits until the fourth quarter to let Chris Webber play, it is very likely that he will be behind by more than 20 points by then, and it will be meaningless for Chris Webber to play, and now he can only pin all his hopes on Chris Webber alone.
Chris Webber's arrival on the court did allow the Kings to recover a little bit of momentum, and the Lakers also let him continue to squander the physical strength that he had finally recovered.
In the end, Chris Webber couldn't hold it anymore, and the king also declared defeat and replaced all the main forces.
The Lakers also knew each other well, and did not beat the Reservoir Dogs, replacing the main team and sending the bench players again to the Kings for a last-minute garbage time.
By the end of the game, the score was fixed at 109:92.
Compared to the first game, the Kings seem to have improved significantly, but everyone can see that their playoff journey has been overshadowed, and it is difficult to break through.
When the game ended, Chris Webber never said a word in the face of reporters' interviews, and he didn't even attend the post-game press conference.
Lamar was also silent, and he didn't seem particularly happy. From the end of the first quarter, this game has been labeled as a winner!
The difference in the overall strength of the two teams is not something that can be reversed by a super player. It's just that I don't know if the Kings will use home-court advantage to bring about some changes when this series moves to Sacramonto.
"The king played well, they did their best!"
That was the only thing Lamar said after the game, and he doesn't want to judge his opponent too much right now, given that there are still two games left in the series.
What will be the end? It's hard to say at this point. Although Lamar is confident that his team will have the last laugh, Chris Webber is not going to give up and he will definitely do something.
After the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings game at the end of the game, the later games also had results.
The Detroit Pistons' win over the Indiana Pacers on the road once again taught people that only defense can win a championship.
In this game, the Pacers have always been held back by the Pistons' oppressive defense, and they can't let go of their hands and feet at all, and they haven't scored a goal!
It's like going through an ordeal O'Neal Jr. didn't have the majesty of the regular season at all, and finally let people know why he could only be O'Neal Jr. in the duel with Big Ben Ben Wallace, who only scored 8 points in the whole game, and didn't play his role as the team's interior core at all, and finally the Pistons had the last laugh and returned home with a victory.
Competition is also fierce in the West, with Portland battling hard after the Kobe Festival. At the last moment, he killed the Spurs with a whistle ball from the roaring Tianzun, in fact, the Spurs played quite well in this game, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Johnson, Steve Cole and other 6 people all scored doubles, but Rashid was too strong in this game, and this game roared Tianzun alone to cut 33 points, it can be said that Rasheed Wallace destroyed the Spurs' proud interior line with a single shot.
In another game in the East, the 76ers beat the Miami Heat, and the 76ers did not encounter decent resistance at all throughout the game, and Miami seemed to have used up all their energy after losing their interior barrier, Alonzo Mourning. Until now, the problem of insufficient reserves has fully exploded, and under the crazy attack of the 76ers' main AI, the individual has been beaten to the ground.
The smoke of the second round is gone, and the Kobe Bryant team, which has enjoyed the home advantage, has to pack up and rush to the away side to challenge their respective opponents.
When the next two games are over, the teams that qualify will also have an eyebrow.
On April 28, 2001, the Los Angeles Lakers flew to Sacramento to challenge their opponent, the Sacramento Kings.
The Miami Sacramento Kings have improved so much this year compared to last year.
At the end of the regular season, it was ranked 4th in the West, and it has a lot to do with the team's added guard Mike Bibby this season.
In particular, they easily eliminated the Timberwolves led by Wolves Kevin Garnett in the first round of the playoffs, which gave fans the hope of the team winning the championship. However, two consecutive defeats in the first two games of the Western Conference semifinals in Los Angeles cast a shadow over the team's path to qualification.
But the good thing is that Chris Webber's excellent performance in Game 2 has once again united the Sacramento fans and the team, which has given people a little more confidence in their next two home games.
Although the play of Shaq and Kobe Bryant is a major attraction of this game, the biggest highlight of the game is still the confrontation between Lamar and Chris Webber, the two new century power forwards, about the most comprehensive power forward!
Lamar, as the league's superstar last season, averaged 19+10+6+2+1.5 per game this season, which can be called the strongest rookie in recent years. And Chris Webb, who is also a superstar of the 20s, has also performed eye-catching this season. The average result of 25+11+4+1.5+1 per game is not weaker than Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Lamar and others.
The characteristics of the two are also very similar, both are super players with fast speed, good breakthroughs, wide vision, and strong passing awareness! And Chris Webber is better than Lamar, who is not a rookie, in defense and interior back-to-back skills.
The day before the start of the game, the Lakers ran into a little trouble, Kobe Bryant suddenly felt discomfort in his lower back during training, and went to the hospital after being examined by the team doctor. This has caused the Lakers' originally high morale to be a little low, and even head coach Phil Jackson has obvious worries on his face.
Although he was very unhappy with Kobe's various misfits in the team, and wanted Lamar to take his place. But now in this case he knows it very well. If the Lakers want to get the championship they dream of, they can't do it without Kobe.
This is not only a tactical need, but also a key point in the team's defense, in some ways Kobe Bryant is the nuclear weapon of the Los Angeles Lakers' outside defense, and Lamar has obviously not reached the point of replacing him in this regard.
Thankfully, Kobe Bryant was back on the team that afternoon, and he didn't seem to have much of a problem.
Phil Jackson was worried about his health because he was worried about his health because he was going to play an away game against the Sacramento Kings tomorrow, and just let the assistant coach take Kobe Bryant to practice shooting on the side.
After the training, Lamar walked to Kobe Bryant's side for the first time, observed it realistically, and saw that Kobe Bryant was still a little weird when he shot on the ground.
"Kobe, are you really okay?"
Lamar asked with concern, although the team doctor had said that Kobe Bryant did not have any problems, but Lamar was still very concerned about his good friend.
"Of course!"
"Well, that's good!" Lamar nodded: "But, Kobe, if you feel uncomfortable at all when you play tomorrow, don't force yourself, we have more important games ahead, and we can't do without you!"
Kobe Bryant didn't speak, just nodded silently and continued to practice shooting.
The next day, in the Lakers' locker room before the game began, Phil Jackson was making the final tactical arrangements, and the offensive core he arranged in this game was still Shaq!
"Later you have to remember to play more on the inside, or share the ball or play yourself, and if they are going to play hard, you'd better play hard. They're slow on the inside, so it's easier to foul them!"
Shaq nodded, and couldn't help but look at Kobe Bryant, who was sorting things out in front of the cabinet on the side. Kobe Bryant was very silent as soon as he came in today, very different from the usual Kobe who likes to listen carefully to tactics in the locker room and express his suggestions from time to time, is this guy's waist still hurting.
There is no room for Shaq and Lamar to think too much, the game is about to start, and when the Lakers players enter, Sacramento boos shook the sky, and the slogan "Beatla" could be seen everywhere!
The Lakers still fielded their strongest lineup in this game:
Center: Shaq, Power Forward: Lamar, Small Forward: Lamond, Shooting Guard: Kobe, Point Guard: Chauncey.
The same goes for the Sacramento kings. Put all the best people they can put on the field:
Center: Divac, power forward: Chris Webber. Small Forward: Peja, Shooting Guard: Christie, Point Guard: Mike Bibby.
Chris Webber's eyes were as cold as a lion who was injured but still had to defend his territory, for him this game was the last chance, he didn't want to expect any miracles in the future, the Sacramento King had been driven to the edge of the cliff, he could only fight to the death.
As the referee tossed the ball lightly, Shaq and Divac jumped almost at the same time, but Shaq was clearly superior and easily flicked the ball to Chauncey. (To be continued.) )