(231) Strive to take Tianwang Mountain
As soon as the players from both sides appeared on the court in the second half, it triggered bursts of cheers from Rocket fans, just because Yao Mai Shuangxing returned to the court. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoMaddy has regained the recognition of the fans through his previous hard work and down-to-earth performances, and everyone believes that he will slowly regain his shooting touch, and before that, the team will need his defense.
Jefferson sat on the sidelines and rested, and he played the entire second quarter to defend Kobe Bryant, which was very expensive.
The Rockets teeed off, Reed took the lead from the outside, and Battier reached to block it, but it didn't stop Reed from missing.
"Michael missed his chance." Johnson sighed.
"Not really, if you look closely, Battier defends well." Far Flying.
"The height of his hand can't be covered at all?" Johnson was surprised.
"He's not covering at all, he's covering his eyes!" Jefferson and Battier have played against each other and know what this opponent's defensive skills are.
"That's right, his defensive style is not to block shots, but to block the opposition's view of shots." Yuan Fei pointed out the cleverness of his opponent: "This is a difficult technique, and it is not as simple as it seems. ”
"I see, it's really hard to hit when the line of sight is blocked." Johnson then understood.
DeLong drove to the basket and slid out of the basket with Yao Ming's interference. Maddie picked up the rebound and went straight to the frontcourt, dribbling to the front court and giving Bosh a jumper, 48:57.
Delon assisted Bryant on a three-pointer to cut the deficit to six points. But at this time, no one could have imagined that this was actually the last point scored by Kobe Bryant in this section.
Kobe Bryant was excited to score this goal, and he was a little distracted. Maddie suddenly became powerful, he ran without the ball and shook off Kobe Bryant, received a pass from Yao Ming, and pulled out a three-point shot.
"Another answerball!" Barkley was excited, "Let's see how Kobe Bryant responds to his opponent. ”
Kobe Bryant really held the ball and wanted to play, but Maddie tried his best to prevent it, and Bosh also saw Kobe's intention to play strongly, and stepped forward to try to help defend. Kobe Bryant saw that he had no chance, and instead hoisted the ball into the inside, but unfortunately Gasol missed the shot. Mutombo grabbed the rebound and was slapped out by Yao Ming with a big hat.
Reed broke through and drew a foul, hitting all two free throws to put the deficit back to double digits at 51:62.
Kobe Bryant hit Maddie with his back, took a step forward and threw a shot, missing! The Rockets attacked Yao Ming's basket and scored a single shot.
The Lakers started to get impatient, and Delon forced a three-point shot and missed. Maddy simply pulled up a jumper and hit a two-point shot, 51-66.
"t_mac you have regained your touch?" Smith said in surprise: "If he returns to the level of MVP, the Lakers can be described as more than lucky!" ”
But Maddie's contribution is not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. His sudden power completely froze Kobe, who not only felt sluggish, but also struggled to get the ball and send a wonderful pass to his teammates.
A mistake by Reed and the ball was cut off directly by Battier. Bryant quickly rushed directly to the frontcourt, receiving a pass from Battier and looking like he was about to perform a wonderful slam dunk. Kobe Bryant flashed a smug thought in his heart, Maddie is good at defense, but he can't stop this ball, right?
But the moment he made his shot, a big hand flew from the right and slammed the ball out of the sideline. It's really Maddie!
The crowd witnessed the magical defence, and when Battier broke the ball, Maddie was running with his back to Battier and didn't catch up with it in the first place. And when Kobe Bryant ran to the frontcourt, he had already pulled two strides away from Maddie. Just when Kobe Bryant narrowed his pace and was about to jump high to perform a slam dunk, Maddie ran for his life, shortened the distance between the two at once, chased after him like a whistling train, and suddenly appeared above Kobe, this palm was very hard, and directly fanned the ball out of the sideline.
"What an amazing defense!" Coach Zhang Weiping was also full of praise: "The star Maddie is so positive, the Rockets can be described as a three-military life, and this ball is stable." ”
As Director Zhang said, the ball is stable. Although Bryant regained his shooting sensation in the fourth quarter, he made 4 of 4 shots, but by this time the difference had widened to 20 points. In the end, Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, and the Lakers lost to the home team Rockets 92-111 and lost this important battle of Tianwang Mountain.
The two teams will move to Staples next, and if the Lakers lose, their season will be over.
The Eastern Conference finals ended before them. In the first game, the visiting Heat took the lead and were firmly in control of the game for the vast majority of the game. Although Bodiloga hit consecutive three-pointers in the final moments, the Heat players hit free throws to beat the opponent by five points.
The second game was completely reversed, and the Heat was defended by the Pistons 12:25 at the beginning, and soon fell behind by a large score. Although Wade broke out in the second quarter and scored 14 points in a single quarter to slightly close the gap, the Pistons still firmly maintained a lead of about 10 points. In the last 2 minutes of the Heat, veterans Walker and Payton suddenly became powerful and chased points one after another. With 12 seconds left before the end of the game, Wade grabbed a rebound and dribbled out to shoot a three-pointer to magically narrow the gap to two points. But they woke up too late, and after Bodiloga hit 2 free throws, Lynch. Hunter steals Wade. In this way, the Pistons defeated the opponent by 4 points and tied the score to 1-1.
But then at the American Airlines Arena, the home of the Heat, the situation was completely different. Wade and O'Neal both broke out, one cutting 35+8+4 and the other 27+12, while Bodiloga looked struggling despite also scoring 31 points. The Heat beat their opponents by 15 points. Game 4 on May 29 turned into a defensive battle, and no one on the Pistons scored more than 15 points. The Heat, on the other hand, had the invincible Wade, who resolutely broke through the interior line and constantly caused opponents to foul, scoring 31 points on 15-of-19 free throws. And several of the Pistons' cores were stuck in fouls and struggled to play. Rashid was fouled with six, while Bodiloga and McDice also reached five. In the end, the Heat won by 11 points and won the series match point.
On May 31, the Pistons at Auburn Hills Palace Arena finally pulled one back with a triple-double from Bodi Loga. But on June 2, their gas count came to an end. O'Neal broke out strongly and cut 19+9 in the first half to help the team take a double-digit lead. The Pistons gradually lost confidence in winning, and Wade was the one who stuck the deadly knife. He scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the third quarter to extend the margin to 19 points. The entire fourth quarter had been reduced to garbage time, and the Pistons' feeble comeback failed to pose a real threat. In this way, the Heat, who lost in the Eastern Conference last year due to Wade's injury, finally proved that they are the king of the Eastern Conference this year. They made it to the finals first, and they awaited the winner of the Fire Lake. (To be continued.) )