(229) Wild victory
On May 30, the Western Conference Finals came to Game 4, but this time the Lakers, who had the advantage of being at home, seemed unconfident. The two stars www.biquge.info of Kobe Bryant and Odom, plus House and Barnes, were suspended, and the Lakers, who had a luxurious roster, lost four rotation players at once, and they were stretched thin in terms of personnel.
Van Gundy had a headache and had to take Louis Gundy. Williams was named to the starting line-up. But Lowe is only a rookie after all, and the distance between him and Kobe Bryant has to be measured in light years. The Rockets' absence of Maddy and Billups is not very impactful, after all, Spann has proven himself to be enough to support the team after this season's workout.
At the start of the game, the Lakers took the lead. Spann and Deron are both rookie players, with Delon being a higher pick, with great talent and a lot of heart. Span, on the other hand, is two years older and has been trained in Europe's top leagues, so he has much more experience. The two met against each other, with Spann not steadily holding Delon back from accelerating, but more aggressively trying to make tackles. DeLong naturally will not be easily cut off the ball, a dodge to let go of the way and then cross to break through, using his strong body to run over half of Span's body. Bosh hurriedly stepped forward to assist in the defense, and delayed it slightly. Spann stretched out his long arm from DeLong's back and touched the ball off the touchline.
"This guy has a lot of ball control, and he's very strong, you can't underestimate him!" Span said darkly.
"Such a fast shot, he almost broke my ball, this Greek is really amazing!" DeLong was also secretly speechless. The two fought for one round, and neither took advantage.
The ball goes to Gasol and misses a mid-range jumper.
Yao Ming pulled to a position farther away from the left flank, hit Uncle Mu with his back and turned around and missed.
"Yao's ball is too far away from the basket, it's a bit cowardly!" Yuan Fei said with some dissatisfaction.
"I guess I'm trying the feel, hehe." Dapu smiled innocently.
DeLong broke through the ball and assisted another Williams to hit a mid-range shot.
Reid held the ball on the right flank and couldn't find a shot and hung it to Yao Ming. Yao Ming drew the bag clip and passed it back to Reed, who had already run to the top of the arc, but Battier stuck it in time and still didn't give Reed a chance. Reid passes back to the inside again, and Yao Ming faces Mutombo and turns and hits a jumper!
"Finally in!" The Rockets bench was jubilant. But Wang Yuanfei said with a serious expression: "The lion fights the rabbit, and he also uses all his strength." It's not because the Lakers are in the game that everyone is careless, right? ”
As soon as Yuanfei said this, the players realized that the Rockets seemed to be playing too casually. At this point, it was obvious that Chauncey was missing, and if Billups was there, he would have reminded his teammates to cheer up.
After Battier hit a three-pointer, Jefferson held the ball to face a misplaced defense by Lowe and it was supposed to be a good one-on-one opportunity. But he threw the ball to Yao Ming in the low post, and because he was so strong, Yao Ming was caught off guard and failed to receive the ball. The ball flew straight out of the baseline.
After a few rounds, the Lakers did not suffer at all, but played well under the organization of Delon and Gasol. After several passes, they actually let Uncle Mu find a gap under the basket, and Mutombo was unmarked under the basket and dunked. The Rockets fell behind 10-13, and Adelman finally couldn't help but call a timeout.
"How can you do that? Don't be so careless. For the gentle and elegant A Shuai, this is a very heavy criticism.
"Don't forget you're still 2-1 down!" Yuan Fei added on the side: "Do you think you have a chance to win? Wake up, the Lakers are ahead! ”
The players are a little embarrassed. Ah Shuai dispatched troops to replace them with substitutes, and asked several main players to sit down and calm down.
Big Heart Roy was on the floor to control the ball, and he and Reed formed the backcourt together. He calmly dribbled and broke through to Jefferson, who missed a three-pointer from the perimeter. But Dapu struggled to grab the rebound in the frontcourt, and then hit a layup for Roy, who was inserted.
"Look at Brandon and Joel's fighting spirit, and then look at you!" Yuan Fei put on a black face and criticized mercilessly.
Lowe pulled out to bypass the defender, ran to the front three-point line and took the ball in one step and shot, the ball went in! The Lakers hold a three-point lead.
Reed was still diligently running on the outside, and he finally used Bosh cover to shake off Battier and find an open spot. Roy's pass was delivered in time, and Reed scored with a three-point shot, 15-all!
The Rockets got stronger and braver for the rest of the game, and although Van Gundy made some changes to the lineup, they still ended the first quarter with a 24-20 lead.
"Please let me play, Coach." Yao Ming's face was a little feverish, and he had to beg: "I will play this game seriously!" ”
Ah Shuai looked at Yuan Fei, and Yuan Fei nodded slightly.
Sure enough, the Rockets played a completely different high-quality defense in the second quarter. Bleche missed a jump shot, Lowe missed a three-point shot, Battier missed a three-point shot, and the Lakers were forced to shoot at all by the Rockets' sudden tough defense, and could only rely on making foul free throws to maintain scoring. At the end of this quarter, the Lakers made 3 of 13 shots and scored 15 points on free throws, while the Rockets scored 32 points in a single quarter, instantly widening the difference to 21 points! The Lakers only Gasol made 2 of 3 shots in this quarter, and the others were completely stupid by the Rockets.
Even more silly is Jason in front of the TV. Buss, who was painfully watching his painstakingly run team be crushed by the Rockets in an instant. Is this still the same Lakers offense that rains like mercury? In the first half, he only scored a pitiful 35 points!
"I was forced to resign just by lashing out at Van Gundy, Jason. Wang Ming was angrily scolding the players, why did he get a good effect? He couldn't figure it out.
Gasol was too tired, but as soon as he got off the court, the Lakers' offense was lost. Meme and Brighter are full of holes on the inside, and the Lakers' offense is forced to be handled by two Williams, who are still rookies after all, and no amount of talent is enough to sustain this crucial game.
Then the Lakers' offense gradually improved, but the defense did not improve. At the end of the third quarter, the score was frozen at a shocking 60-88.
In the fourth quarter, the two sides each replaced their main players, and the Rockets continued to stage Johnson's two-handed dunk and Barrett's clever pass to Vallejo to abuse the basket. The difference in points is getting wider and wider, and some home fans even hide their faces and cry, and many fans leave the stadium early. At this time, the whole city of Los Angeles was cursing the league's ban sentence.
At the end of the game, the Rockets finally won 130-90 away from home. They tied the score at 2-2 and regained home advantage! (To be continued.) )