The 13 players chanted "We?Believe"! Before the game even started, the Warriors' morale was at its peak.

The Warriors are now a team with "faith", which is the starting point for success, and if people have strong beliefs, they can work miracles.

Today, ESPN fielded three commentators to broadcast the game live. Jeff? Van Gundy, Joan? Barry sat in the studio with "Magic" Johnson.

As a Lakers celebrity, "Magic" Johnson bluntly said: "The Warriors played a very different game today, and it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win, I think they didn't show the determination and courage to compete for the championship." Otherwise, they wouldn't have played 7 games with the Nuggets, let alone lost to the Suns because of lax defense. If you want to compete for a championship, you have to have the belief to win. Think about the Warriors' previous two sweeps, what kind of momentum was that? The Warriors don't have big-name stars, but they're faster, more agile and have a freer style of play. ”

Van Gundy said: "The Lakers do have some problems, they were there last season, and they haven't been able to solve them this season. And I'm sick of some people blaming the Lakers for role players. When winning, people always say that it was a Kobe Bryant's victory; And when the team loses, people always say that the players didn't give Kobe enough support. It is important to know that basketball has always been a team sport. I think the rest of the Lakers players are also very good, but the coach didn't give them the right tactics. Their tactics are too monotonous. ”

Van Gundy was a poor coach back then, and the Rockets mainly relied on Yao Ming and Maddy to score, so he couldn't be more aware of this model. When he became a commentator and stayed away from the field, he looked at the game from the perspective of a spectator and learned a lot of things that he didn't understand before. In terms of improvisation, "Zen Master" Jackson is really not as good as old Nelson, and his tactics are too rigid. Once the star is touched and killed, the Lakers will be in trouble.

Players from both sides stand on the field and the game begins.

The Warriors have five people, Zhou Xuan, Jackson, Margety, Marion, and Randolph.

The Lakers have five people, Fisher, Kobe, Ariza, Odom, and Gasol.

Randolph jumped the ball and still didn't play, and the Lakers attacked first.

Same as the strategy on the court, Zhou Xuan kept up with Kobe Bryant and was responsible for the outside defense, Kobe Bryant took the ball in one step inside the left three-point line, Zhou Xuan defended closely, pushed it with his elbow and did not lose his position, immediately put down his arm, stretched out his right leg to block Kobe's leg, so that he could not turn around.

Kobe Bryant has played so many seasons and has never seen a person improve so much in the regular season. When he fought for the first time, he could break through Zhou Xuan, he could easily get a chance, it was very easy to get the ball with his physical advantage, and there was no way to hit Zhou Xuan in the low position.

Now Zhou Xuan can not only prevent breakthroughs, but also know the hidden elbows of the road, and make some small moves to make up for the lack of his own confrontation ability. In the past, he didn't know how to use his body, but now he has started. Back then, Payton and Stockton were not easily knocked away, and they relied on this, and Zhou Xuan would also challenge the referee's bottom line.

Kobe turned around after shaking, but was blocked by Zhou Xuan's leg again, and the breakthrough failed. Zhou Xuan even predicted Kobe's follow-up moves, that is, to protect the ball with his back to prevent Zhou Xuan from suddenly retracting his legs.

Zhou Xuan chose to take a step back, ignoring Kobe's feint of shaking his left shoulder behind his back, because Kobe Bryant changed to dribbling with his left hand, if turning to the right side is a reverse turn, the action will be very awkward, and it is easy to lose the ball, and the feint will protrude to the left side, and the step point is perfect, so Zhou Xuan went directly to the predicted position and waited.

As soon as Kobe turned around and broke through to the left side, Zhou Xuan saw the opportunity, stretched out his right hand like lightning, stabbed the basketball out, and then rushed forward, crossed Kobe, and won the basketball, Kobe turned around and went to the referee, signaling a foul. Zhou Xuan single-handedly fast-break, easy layup to score. 2 to 0.

Kobe Bryant continued to complain to the referee, but the referee finally looked at him this time and directly blew a technical foul.

Joan Barry smiled: "If he didn't go to the referee to complain and chase the defense directly, maybe Zhou Xuan wouldn't have scored so easily, Kobe Bryant's performance was very bad in the last game, and it seems that he hasn't eased up today." ”

Van Gundy said: "Bryant has to take care of himself, when he is in contact with the opponent, he always likes to talk to the referee and it doesn't work. In 2007, Bryant received 15 technical fouls in a single season, surpassing Rashid? Wallace, Davis, Anthony and others, this season, Kobe Bryant also had 14 technical fouls, and many of them were unnecessary. ”

Zhou Xuan executed a technical foul and hit a free throw, and hit a three-point shot. 3 to 0.

ESPN commentators are very calm, and it is not the first time that Kobe Bryant has been deflated in this series. CCTV5 commentary was very excited, watched the video playback, and kept praising Zhou Xuan for the clean and neat break.

The Lakers attacked, Fisher dribbled past half court, Jackson defended the ball, and Zhou Xuan followed Kobe. Odom covered at the top of the arc, Bryant went into the low post on the right, and Marion switched defenses. Fisher gave it to Odom, who gave it to Ariza. Ariza hoisted the ball to Kobe Bryant for a single chance, but Marion was on the edge and didn't let Bryant get close to the basket.

Before the game, Nelson Sr. arranged defensive tactics and emphasized single defense. A group of people on the court said that Kobe Bryant shot too much, and according to Kobe's habits, he is likely to pass more and shoot less this time.

In the 2006 playoffs against the Suns, Kobe Bryant shot wildly in the first half, and the coach criticized him, so he only shot once in the entire second half.

In the 2007 regular season, Kobe Bryant didn't shoot in the first three quarters, took the ball and passed, and suddenly broke out in the fourth quarter with various difficult turns and leaned back, tomahawk dunk, and once chased the score, but he still lost after the worst.

This is happening almost every season, but not today. Bryant still chose to attack on his own, relying on Marion's back to dribble, turning to the baseline and then turning back to a 45-degree step-back jumper, which was a little far from the basket and popped out of the frame. The rebound was confiscated by Randolph.

Randolph passed the ball to Jackson, who gave it to Zhou Xuan, who changed direction and passed Odom and advanced to the front court at full speed. If it had been this kind of fast break before, Odom would have immediately fouled him to stop him from advancing, but not now. Bynum is suspended, and if he gets into foul trouble too early, Powell can only play more. Powell could be a weakness on both ends of the floor.

Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball to Margeti during the run, and Margeti received the ball in the middle and forcibly turned to the left side, leaned on Ariza into the basket, and scored a layup. 5 to 0.

"Magic" Johnson sighed: "It's a misplaced fast break again, even if Ellis doesn't play, the Warriors are still faster than the Lakers." They have to keep their rhythm steady. ”

"As long as Kobe Bryant plays in the low post, the Warriors' 32 defense will definitely form a misalignment, and the Lakers must change their thinking, and they should really give Gasol a little more ball." Van Gundy said. He admired Yao Ming and Duncan's low-post offense, which attracted the defense and responded to the play, and it hasn't changed yet. He thinks that the low position should be the domain of the big man.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe Bryant hoisted the ball to Gasol on the left side this round and singled Randolph. After two games, Gasol's hand is finally not so hot today, relying on Randolph to turn around and hook his hand to the middle, the Lakers in order to prevent fast break, no one to fight for the frontcourt rebound, Margeti easily won the backcourt rebound.

In the positional battle Lakers joint defense, Ariza reached the top of the arc, which was an arrangement that had not been made in the previous two games. In the regional defense system, Fisher cannot be on the front, otherwise it is easy to be misplaced single, and Ariza is responsible for defending Zhou Xuan and Randolph to block and dismantle.

Because of Ariza's swiftness in defense, Phil? Jackson nicknamed him "Cobra". He defends well and has the height. Zhou Xuan kept his distance from the ball, and with a wave of his hand, both of them pulled out, and Jackson and Randolph went into the low post without the ball on the left side.

Such a change makes the Lakers very uncomfortable, if they insist on regional defense, then Fisher will have to misplace to defend against Randolph. Jackson settled in the low post and attracted a man's defense.

Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball high to Randolph. The fat man took the ball with his back, leaned on Fisher and turned to the left side in one step, his mid-range shot was a powerful weapon, and today he finally regained his senses, stopped his shot, and added a little back, easy as an empty position, hollow into the net. 7 to 0.

The situation has to be opened, the Warriors have a strong offense today, it is difficult to defend, and if they don't attack again, the game will quickly turn into garbage time. "Zen Master" Jackson frowned on the sidelines, thinking of a countermeasure.

At the beginning of the season, he knew that Fisher was a weakness on the defensive end, which could be made up for against other teams, but not against the Warriors, and he didn't want to risk the opening of the game, which would make it easy for people to get shots. The Warriors can't be as inaccurate every time as they were in Game 1, and they're a team that shoots well.

The Lakers attacked, and several players kept passing, looking for opportunities. The Warriors squeezed defense. won the Lakers' inside line, but did not strictly guard the inside line, this is the first time.

This is the right strategy, first of all, the Warriors do not suffer in height on the perimeter, and secondly, the Lakers are only Fisher's three-point shooting percentage.

Ariza shot 32 percent from three-point range, most of which was still open. Kobe Bryant's 35% shooting percentage in the playoffs is not particularly high. Gasol received the ball and the Warriors shrank in formation, and he immediately passed the ball.

Ariza got a shot and missed a three-point shot from the left. Gasol grabbed a frontcourt rebound and handed it to Kobe, Zhou Xuan and Marion wrapped it, and Kobe passed to Odom.

Odom made a three-point jumper in the middle, Jackson jumped on the side to interfere, the ball still didn't go in, and Odom's three-point shooting rate was only 32%, and he didn't shoot much. This time the rebound was taken by Marion.

Every time the Lakers attack, feel the enthusiasm of the Warriors fans. They have been greeting the Lakers with the NBA's traditional "boo away team." In 2007, the calf was lost in this environment. The Lakers' players have also been affected, and the game has just begun.