Both sides made changes, with the Lakers bringing in Bynum and Fisher back on the court, and the Warriors bringing on Margeti and Azubuuk.

Bryant finally started to drop the ball to the post players. He doesn't know that the Lakers have an advantage inside? No, of course, he knows that if he wants to find a better combination than the Lakers inside, unless it's Duncan with Garnett or Howard with Randolph. Howard can't shoot and the inside line isn't as effective as Bynum and Gasol.

Now behind, Kobe Bryant still wants to win, and if he plays a few more rounds by himself, maybe the score will be bigger. And no matter who plays Marion in the low post, the Lakers' three interior lines have obvious height and weight advantages.

The Warriors attacked, and the positional battle Famar brought to the front court to Kobe, Marion went around to defend Gasol, and Kobe passed to Ariza, who hoisted to Bynum in the low post on the left side. Bynum's ability to attack in the low post is not bad, but in the Zen master's system, he is not the first choice to attack, because he will not respond.

Against Randolph, Bynum squeezed a step in and half-turned to the baseline to score a cricket. Randolph could get stuck but couldn't jump, and Bynum's shot didn't put much pressure. 52 to 50.

Zhou Xuan controlled the ball, observing the situation on the field, his teammates all pulled away, Marion went to the bottom left corner, Margeti and Jackson were on the right, Randolph covered and Zhou Xuan took the left side to avoid Famar.

Margeti immediately ran to the middle, relying on Randolph's off-ball cover to shake off Kobe, and Zhou Xuan led to the side to attract Bynum to change the defense and handed it to Margeti.

After a few misalignments, it can only be Famar to defend Margeti, he is thinner than Zhou Xuan, where can he stop it. Margeti received the ball and dribbled inside, Kobe Bryant chased after it, and Randolph was also put in the high post. Margeti didn't pass the ball, because Gasol was taken by Marion in a more external position, so he went straight to the middle and made a layup. Although Kobe Bryant followed, he did not take off the block. 54 to 50.

The Lakers attacked, and Bryant gave up the single, did not receive the ball on the outside, and began to run.

Barkley said: "The Lakers have changed their style of play, Kobe Bryant should run more, as long as he runs, the Lakers have the potential to get more open open space to score easily." ”

Smith said: "yes, Bynum has also had a lot of open opportunities this season, and after the run-in between last season and the first half of the season, the Lakers have gotten better and better. In addition to scoring on his own, Bryant can also attract the opposing defense and give his teammates opportunities, and the purpose of the tactic is to make the defense chaotic and make mistakes and open spots. He's a good tactic in his own right. ”

The Lakers attacked, and Fisher didn't pass to Ariza or Kobe Bryant on the side, and gave Gasol who was pulled to the top of the arc outside the three-point line. Kobe Bryant made a cover for the old fish during the run, and the old fish came out to catch the ball in the direction, and Kobe also walked to the basket after the cover.

Bryant got to the basket and Bynum covered off the ball, at which point Gasol also went inside. In fact, when Kobe and Bynum blocked and dismantled, Randolph was too slow to change defenses, and Jackson was blocked, so there was an opportunity to connect with Kobe Bryant, but Fisher didn't see it.

This opportunity was missed, but a tactic never makes just one chance.

Gasol went from high to low post to cover Kobe Bryant and block Jackson. At the same time, the baby Bynum shark swam to the basket on the other side. If Jackson had continued to follow Bynum just now, Fisher could have passed the ball to Bynum in the low post, which was a clear advantage.

Jackson was very experienced and went to chase Kobe Bryant, but was blocked by Gasol again. Marion quickly went inside to prevent Gasol from making an easy layup, and it looked like Gasol was blocking two of them himself.

Fisher passed the ball to Bryant at the free-throw line, and there was no one in front of him, and it was empty. Kobe Bryant scored with an easy jumper. 54 to 52.

Zhou Xuan saw the whole process on the side, went through it from his mind, and found that there were four opportunities for this tactic, empty connection, Kobe Bryant played Randolph in a misplaced position after changing defenses, Bynum played Jackson in a misplaced position, and Kobe Bryant's vacancy was the last one. The Lakers are a super strong team, and they can play as a team.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan blocked and passed to Margetty, who watched the Lakers compress the defense, missed the three-point line, and the rebound was picked up by Bynum.

The Lakers are attacking again.

Gasol and Fisher crossed and pulled out the perimeter again. Bynum made an off-ball cover for Ariza, who cut to the basket.

After Ariza moved to the left side, he covered Bryant on the left side, and the two switched positions, one inside and one outside. At the same time, Bynum is also ready to cover for Kobe's right side, and Gasol is also ready to block from the high post to the low post.

Ariza hit the three-point line, while Bryant continued to use Bynum and Gasol's double-cover run to bypass Randolph and Jackson at once.

Marion, who defended Gasol, was not fooled again, and killed in front of Kobe to change the defense, and Kobe missed the opportunity to shoot in the open position after receiving the ball. But at this time, Randolph was already dizzy, and followed Bynum without the ball to the left side, and Jackson also bypassed the defense to chase Kobe Bryant and vacated Gasol. Bryant sends the ball to Gasol. Gasol was completely empty and scored with a two-handed dunk. 54 to 54.

Barkley shouted: "Good shot, this is the Lakers who can compete for a championship." If you want to win, it's not enough to play alone, you have to play tactically. These two balls are in good position. ”

Smith said, "The Warriors need to run now, Zhou Xuan waved. ”

Zhou Xuan was embarrassed to yell at his teammates, but he could remind them by gesticulating. He said in his heart: We can't lose, if the lineup is upgraded like this, if we still lose to the Lakers, it can only be said that our strength is not good. Be sure to win and catch their weaknesses.

Although the score is tied, the Warriors play much easier than the Lakers, because the Lakers have weaknesses, Ellis and Zhou Xuan do not play together, and the Warriors' weaknesses are very small. Zhou Xuan and Randolph played again to block and dismantle and faced Gasol. After dribbling under his crotch, he accelerated to break through the bottom line, leaving Gasol behind, Gasol hurriedly chased from the side, Zhou Xuan pulled the ball and took a step to pass the ball to the middle.

Randolph squeezed past Fischer in the middle and scored for a layup. 56 to 54.

Famar and Fisher are not good at defense, they are too short and have average speed, although Fisher is very strong, it is also compared to the defender, and there is no way to do anything against Randolph Neche.

Fisher's main purpose is to attack, and he is better at running triangle attacks than Famar.

He took the half-court pass to Ariza on the left and cut inside from the middle, and Bryant took advantage of Bynum and Gasol's double cover to receive Ariza's pass near the free-throw line. Marion followed very closely, catching up with Kobe Bryant on the side, preventing him from getting an open shot, and could only break or pass.

Bryant didn't choose to shoot, while Fisher and Ariza came up with a typical triangular run. Fisher gave Ariza a cover to block Margeti, Ariza relied on this time to cut, Kobe Bryant took the ball with his back, and Gasol went to the middle to block for Kobe.

After the blocking, the Warriors' defense was chaotic again, and both Marion and Jackson chose to go online to pinch Kobe. Jackson's first game of his comeback was not very good in terms of defense and offensive options. This is a difficult tactic to choose, if Jackson does not go forward after blocking, Marion who defends Kobe is blocked by his sister-in-law, Kobe can take a horizontal step and immediately jump shot, and Marion is raised, and the empty Gasol immediately cuts inside to attract Randolph to help defend.

The inside line has a chance. Kobe Bryant attracted the bag and passed to the empty Gasol, Gasol took the ball and immediately threw it into the sky without pause, the ball flew over Randolph's head, Bynum received the pass under the basket and it was a two-handed dunk! 56 to 56.

The Lakers played very beautifully in the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors relied on Zhou Xuan and Randolph to block and score, the two sides were deadlocked, no one could prevent anyone, 61-62 at the end of halftime, the Warriors trailed by 1 point.

The Lakers have Ariza, and there are no weaknesses other than the defense at the guard position.

Barkley commented on the game at halftime, saying: "This game is so exciting, as long as there are no more injuries in the future, I am optimistic that they can meet in the Western Conference Finals, and the Warriors still have time to catch up with the Spurs and Nuggets, they are already a powerhouse in the West." ”

Smith said: "The Nuggets are playing well now, but Zhou Xuan is more star-studded than Billups. In the half, he scored another beautiful statistic. 17 points and 7 assists, I'm afraid to get a big double-double, if he is the leader of the Warriors, I think many fans will also recognize that he is indeed the tactical core of the Warriors. ”

Barkley said: "The Lakers can bite the score, mainly because of Kobe and Gasol. Looking at the Lakers' tactics, you can see that all of them are involved in Gasol, and they play a big role. Some people say that Bynum is already a super interior lineman and should play more with him as the core, but I don't think that's true. You can't even play blocking and dismantling with Kobe, how can you design tactics around him? If Bynum can concentrate on rebounding and defense, it will help the Lakers the most. Gasol, on the other hand, is fundamentally a waste not to play around him. The rise of the Lakers also began to establish Gasol's tactical position, and he did improve the offense a lot, and if he could be a little tougher in the low post, it would be perfect. ”

At halftime, the coaches of both sides arranged tactics again, and no one was sure to eat the opponent in one go. At this time, the test is who is more stable and does not make mistakes at both offensive and defensive ends.

They both see each other as important opponents in the playoffs, so they pay special attention to the opportunity to practice.

Nelson Sr. was ready to send Ellis on the court. said: "Monta, you play the No. 2 position, the outside line with Kobe, pay attention to the rotation position defense." When attacking, you should actively run to find blocks, and don't blindly catch the ball and play alone, understand? ”

"Understood." Playing time is limited, and the same words are heard every day, and Ellis is too idiotic if he doesn't understand.

Jackson played the full quarter and was on the bench. He still needs time to get back into shape. Thankfully, the Warriors won't be left unavailable now. Jackson, Marion, and Margeti can take turns. Unfortunately for it, Azubuuk went from being a 40-minute starter to a fringe substitute.

At the start of the second half, the Warriors were determined to win.