Chapter 260: Two Cities in a Row
At halftime, the Lakers were able to take a 15-point lead. 23US. The fastest update is unimaginable for all.
It's an incentive for the entire Lakers. One of the biggest incentives. Prove that the Warriors are not invincible.
The Lakers in the second half were even more terrifying.
Zhao Wei and Durant are completely matched. Durant started singles mode. and Zhao Wei fell into a frenzy. Durant's scoring ability is really strong, and after the start of the second half, relying on his play, the Warriors began to shrink the score.
But there is also one, and that is that Curry and Thompson were completely disrupted by Durant. Because they've never played basketball like that. This is a new concept for them.
And Zhao Wei's scoring ability is not weak. In the confrontation with Durant, Zhao Wei did not fall into the disadvantage.
Durant hits a pullup jump shot.
Zhao Wei broke through and hit a backhand layup.
Durant hit a three-pointer.
Zhao Wei blocked and forced a three-point shot.
The two fought to a close match. However, the teammates on both sides showed different adaptability to this style of play.
Porzingis hit a three-pointer from the outside. LaVine makes a steal and counters and hits a dunk.
Zhao Wei advanced quickly, passed the ball without looking at people, and gave a long pass to the fast-attacking Larinans, with a one-arm crackling buckle.
On the Warrior's side, it's a different picture. Curry misses a three-pointer and Thompson misses a three-pointer. Green missed a three-pointer.
The entire Warriors have shot all the threes they can, but so far they have only made three points by Durant.
The rhythm of the entire Warriors team is chaotic.
"Doesn't that sound familiar?" Zhao Wei laughed in Durant's ear.
"What do you mean?" Durant glared and roared.
"It's not interesting. It's a dream for you to win a championship, and it's just a dream. ”
The Warriors' rhythm was out of order. It was originally led by Durant, but now it has the opposite effect. The Warriors are slowly getting into the rhythm of the Lakers. And Durant was slowly taken away by this rhythm.
The whole game turned out to be completely down to the rhythm of the Lakers. The Lakers' guys are getting better and better.
The third quarter was the turning point of the game.
Porzingis and LaVine played their best in this series, venting the gloom in their hearts.
Porzingis set up a battery outside the three-point line and bombarded Pachuria. In the third quarter, Porzingis threw in four three-pointers.
LaVine turned the game into a slam dunk contest. The Warriors have a series of turnovers. LaVine will be at the forefront of the first time. At this time, Zhao Wei's ball will definitely be passed. The highlight was the aerial relay between the two.
Curry made a pass error, and Zhao Wei stealed. The moment Zhao Wei advanced, Durant blocked in front of Zhao Wei.
Zhao Wei's passing route was blocked, but at this time, Zhao Wei changed direction after a step. Zhao Wei's eyes saw Randle who was attacking fast on the other side.
Zhao Wei's eyes lit up and he made a pass. Durant thought Zhao Wei was going to pass to Randle. immediately pounced to the right, but Zhao Wei's eyes looked to the right, and the ball flew to the left.
Laven's bottom line flew up, snapping with one hand. Detonate the audience.
The entire Warriors went from being the toughest team in the league to being a fish-belly team. It's hard to believe they're seeing the Warriors. The four most powerful King Kongs in the alliance.
The Warriors didn't come back to their senses until the end. They don't even know how they can lose the game.
The Warriors lost by a huge 0-point margin in Game 4 to the Lakers, who had been beaten by them in three consecutive games. And in the most shameful way. They were beaten up by a group of hairy men at the beginning.
The whole of Staples is crazy tonight. People even started a parade to celebrate the victory. This is extremely rare in the entire NBA.
The Warriors were naturally unwilling. Although their players didn't see it, Kerr did. Their players were playing too loosely tonight and they took the game for granted. It may be that in their eyes, the strength of the Lakers is not worth mentioning at all. They only need three minutes of tension to take the Lakers away in a wave. Unfortunately, they didn't. Because the Lakers are really playing at a super level this time. They didn't give their players a chance to do so. Kerr decided it was time to bang his teammates. The playoffs are not the regular season, and you can't afford any team that makes the playoffs.
Johnson and Bryant are very good at setting the mood on the team. A promise was given to the team on the same day. If they can pull the game back to Staples in the next game, everyone will be coached by them in person in the summer.
It was lucky enough to be personally tutored by a history-level superstar, but now in front of Zhao Wei was that they had the opportunity to accept two. And all they need to do is win another game.
When the Lakers returned to the home court of the Golden State Warriors, Zhao Wei and they still did not meet the respect that belonged to them, but even more ridicule. Because in their opinion, it is a sure thing for their team to win against the Lakers. And the reason why the last loss to the Lakers seemed to be the team's slackness, but in fact, it was to be able to return to the home court and win the game in front of their own fans, so that the fans and the team could celebrate together.
The Lakers are simply toys that the Warriors play with in the applause.
But this time everyone's performance was much better than the first time. Everyone didn't have too many mood swings, except for Zhao Wei and Luke Wharton.
Because the Lakers are with their own reporters. This is also to make it easier for the home team to deliberately embarrass and cause the away team to be difficult to speak. So Luke Walton immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and disappointment with Warriors fans.
"I used to be an assistant coach with the Warriors. During that time, life with the Warriors gave me very happy days. I used to think that Warriors fans were the most reasonable and hospitable fans in the entire NBA. But now I'm disappointed. Because it's hard for me to understand why such an unreasonable act would be done to a group of young people. Your irresponsibility could well ruin the lives of a group of young people. Now I can say out loud that the fans in Los Angeles are the best fans. I think that's what a big family has. The difference between a wealthy family and an upstart. Luke Walton not only scolded the Warriors fans, but also the Los Angeles fans. At the same time, his words also have the meaning of education, reminding the fans in Los Angeles that we can't be as shameless as the Warriors fans and let them catch our words.
"I have a lot of respect for a successful team. But what some are doing is hurting a successful team. A successful team is an accumulation, not a squander. Zhao Wei's words are also meaningful.
Compared to the Lakers' more euphemistic approach, the Warriors' answer is very simple and straightforward.
"I like Luke Wharton very much, and he's a very good friend of mine. He is now the head coach of the Lakers. From the Lakers' standpoint, I can understand. But he insisted on vetoing his previous team, which I can't understand. I am very sad about this. I would tell him that a strong team is a strong team. Strength knows everything. That's Green's answer.
Durant's answer was even simpler, and a reporter relayed Zhao Wei's words to Durant.
Durant said directly: "He's an idiot. Okay, next question. ”
This match is not destined to be an ordinary match. The Warriors' home court engulfed the entire Lakers like a tidal wave.
And what the Lakers have to do is to build their own walls under such a big wave.
After the opening, the game was very intense. The smell of gunpowder is full.
Randle grabbed rebounds and attacked the basket like a bull in a row, and Green's defense was like an iron wall, and Randle continued to eat blocks.
Curry changed his previous laziness and showed his three-point skills in the opening game. In the face of LaVine's defense, Curry was dribbling one second and shooting the next. Raven was not given any time to react at all. Doing so many moves in such a short period of time and still being able to get his ball into the basket is what makes Curry so scary.
And the Lakers' offense has also changed from the decadence of the previous home court of the Warriors. Zhao Wei opened with full firepower. In the face of Thompson's defense, Zhao Wei continued to enter the inside singles.
Zhao Wei turned his back to Thompson, and after continuous dribbling, he suddenly turned around behind his back, and the speed was very fast.
Thompson's response was also outstanding. Immediately slid down to keep up with Zhao Wei. However, Zhao Wei did not immediately assault the inside line. He just flicked his body inward, and then he turned forward again. Step-back jumper.
The magnitude was so large that Thompson couldn't even block it. Hit the shot.
The two sides played hard after the opening. And the first time the game was opened up was the Lakers did it first.
After the Warriors came off the bench, Curry and Green went off the court. It has become the counterpoint between Zhao Wei and Durant again. It's the first time Durant has suffered such a big loss on a rookie. Durant has hated Zhao Wei to the bone. I want to completely destroy Zhao Wei at any time.
And Zhao Wei also wants to do one, that is, to let Durant know that he is the cancer of that team. A heart that doesn't know how to be motivated is not something that can be covered up by relying on teammates. He wants to completely break this bad atmosphere in the league, and Durant is the first person he will start.
Zhao Wei faced Durant, and his confidence was greatly improved after the last game.
Zhao Wei knew that Durant's defense area was large, but he still chose to break through. Zhao Wei continued to dribble under his crotch, and suddenly his body was stunned, and the next second he broke through to the right side.
Durant hasn't moved at all, but his footsteps have shaken, and his arm has covered Zhao Wei. That's talent. But Zhao Wei's steps forward suddenly stopped. He just went from moving forward to moving up. This is completely out of line with the laws of science. But he just did it. This requires an incomparably strong body control.
Zhao Wei's body glided forward, throwing the ball out in the air. The ball drew a relatively flat arc, but it still honestly drilled into the basket.
And Zhao Wei's performance still hasn't stopped. Zhao Wei chose to break through Durant. Suddenly accelerated, but Durant followed closely.
After Zhao Wei jumped, Durant defended very well. At this moment, Zhao Wei's stretched body retracted in the air, his body twisted in a direction, and his arm changed from the front of Durant's body to a left hand to take the ball to the back of Durant, and threw the ball from the back of Durant's head.
The ball was a little more powerful and hit the rebound, but when the ball bounced back, the basket was on its track. In the eyes of everyone who held their breath, the ball weirdly bounced twice on the basket and then burrowed into the basket.
In this game, Zhao Wei scored countless incredible goals. He is no longer a simple rookie in everyone's eyes. This game was a real metamorphosis for Zhao Wei, who became the real leader of the Lakers.
In the bench stage in the second half of the first quarter, Zhao Wei did not fall into the disadvantage in the face of Durant, and successfully led the Lakers' bench to suppress the Warriors' bench and successfully helped the Lakers take the lead in the score.
And when the main team of the Warriors went into battle, when they launched a battle to chase points, Zhao Wei was always able to stand up and score at critical moments to help the team stabilize the situation. The most important thing is that Zhao Wei took the lead in the Lakers and faced the Warriors' counterattack. He stopped the pressure. Successfully suppressed the rhythm of the Warriors' comeback. He grew up in front of the Warriors. Until helping the Lakers win such a game. Successfully rewrote the big score as:!
And now an all-too-familiar image has reappeared in front of the Warriors. Last year, they won three games in a row without blood, forcing the Cavaliers to a situation where there was no way back. And their mentality is extremely relaxed.
When they thought they could lift the trophy with just one win in four games, they were beaten hard. The Cavaliers fight back. They took advantage of their relaxation moments to equalize the score. And when they couldn't get nervous if they wanted to, the Cavaliers managed to win their fourth game. The big reversal won the championship.
And the Warriors could only swallow the bitter fruit after winning 73 and became the target of ridicule from many celebrities. As Jordan said, he won 73 wins and did not win the championship in vain.
So the Warriors brought in Durant. That's why Durant hugged his thighs. Far from improving, though. Facing the Lakers in the first round, who had no playoff experience, they actually saw a sense of déjà vu.
Cole's face darkened at last. His players were indeed more positive in this game than in the previous game, but he didn't see that hard work. There was no Lakers effort to play the game as if it were the last. In fact, the reporter wanted to remind Kerr: "The Lakers are indeed the last game." As soon as you win, they will go home immediately. (To be continued.) )