(The Lakers have had a lot of turmoil recently, and there are a lot of big news in the league, so I don't know how to describe it now, Cousins was traded to the Pelicans, and Anthony Davis formed a twin tower, Louis Williams was also sent to the Rockets, got Brewer, the Cavaliers signed Deron Williams, and the Lakers also signed a young player.) ）

Li Qian scored 17 points and 7 assists in the half, a very good statistic, and the highest score in the half, and Wharton also praised Li Qian's performance in the first half today.

Of course, throughout the first half, the Lakers played their own style of play, and the style of play around Li Qian and Russell was still very effective, and it could also bring a lot of fresh tactics and systems to the team, obviously the current system is not mature enough.

The Spurs' tactical system is mature and stable, and the players' respective cognitions are relatively real, so the Lakers' lead in the first half is not a solid advantage, and anyone who relaxes a little may be reversed.

Popovich began to lecture in the locker room, more criticizing defensive mistakes and needless missed offensive opportunities.

"I need you to maintain a high-intensity competitive state, don't underestimate the Lakers, although they are very young and inexperienced, but if we slacken, we may be defeated, such a loss should not be, you have to cheer up, who failed to execute the tactics in the second half, sorry, go back to the bench and wave a towel!" Obviously, Popovich is a little unhappy, the players' competitive state is completely out of shape, the defense is lax, the concentration is not enough, and even the offense keeps making mistakes, and even a newcomer killed through the Spurs' interior line, which is the most unbearable for Popovich.

The atmosphere in the Lakers locker room is relatively relaxed, after all, they lead by 17 points, and as long as they can complete the defense and offense well in the second half, they can hope to win the game.

A win at Spurs' home stadium is a huge boost to the team's morale.

Wharton emphasises holiness, passing the ball, shooting when the right time is right to create handroom and build up the lethality.

"Dive, today's performance is amazing, this is the playoffs!" Nick Young made no secret of his praise, and even envied this yellow-skinned kid a little, who went from underestimation to the present, like an inspirational legend.

"It's all well coordinated, and everyone is playing well." Li Qian heard the praise, a little shy, as Asian, modesty is our label, even a tradition.

Ingram was a little struggling and overwhelmed with today's performance, probably because rookies usually make a heart disease, and it may be a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that Ingram was a little lost, Li Qian walked over, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Man, everything will pass, I believe I can solve everything." ”

Ingram looked up and met Li Qian, who was smiling, and said with a smile: "Yes, I will adjust my state, hey, don't worry, I'll play instead!" ”

After the players rested, they returned to the field, a gray and black home field, giving people an irrepressible sense of suffocation, giving people psychological barriers to move uncomfortable, but playing requires super psychological quality.

The third quarter of the game is about to begin, and the enthusiasm of the fans has not diminished in the slightest, and they have even become more confident and exciting.

The fans at the scene shouted like a tsunami, as if they wanted to remind them with a huge momentum that this is the playoffs, not the regular season, and they need to improve their defensive intensity and game attitude.

When the reporter interviewed Popovich, he asked: "What made you fall behind by 17 points at halftime?" ”

Popovich said calmly and sophistically, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, as if everything was under control: "We are facing a Lakers team that was once glorious and now it is back on the rise, we may have believed too much that we could easily take the game away, we underestimated them, and in the second half we will be more involved in defense and play more aggressively." ”

Li Qian's performance did not look like a rookie at all, he acted like a seasoned veteran player on the stage of the playoffs, without the slightest flinch, and his eyes were full of baskets.

"Hey! Cheer up! Ingram, who was in contact with the playoffs for the first time, failed to adapt to the playoff stage at all, Leonard grabbed Ingram's turnaround jumper on the weak side and went directly into the basket, seeing this, Leonard scored six points in the same position three times in a row, forcing the Lakers to have to wrap up and give up a player with an unstable outside basket, but in this way, Aldridge's role is reflected, the Lakers can make trouble for him under the basket There are too few players, and the jumper from the free throw line is also a continuous hit.

The two-point run hit the Lakers' 10-0 surge and had to force the Lakers to call a short timeout to make adjustments.

Wharton's emphasis on sharing the ball was good enough today, but the defense up front was ineffective, and Leonard and Aldridge were desperate to get it from the free throw line!

The lack of defense forced the Lakers to reintroduce Luhr Deng to see if they could alleviate the holes in the forward defense.

The Spurs home fans are becoming more and more intense, and the whole stadium seems to be in boiling water, and every time a goal is scored, the fans shout back, which proves that we can recover the difference.

The maturity of the Spurs system allows them to recover from passivity in time, but the young Lakers, many of whom are players with no playoff experience at all, are inevitably a little timid at critical moments, at this time, only Li Qian can respond when it is difficult, but one person can't beat the offensive of the opposite five, half a quarter, Leonard scored eight points, Aldridge scored six points, and suddenly pulled the difference to within ten points.

There is no time left for the Lakers to continue to maintain their advantage, and during the forced timeout in the half quarter, Wharton allows the players to continue to be aggressive, but the defense must be executed steadily, and the stability of the Spurs is surprisingly terrible, and the ability to adjust is also a certain one.

The outside world is surprised by the Lakers' record this season, they don't see the Lakers making it past the first round, and they don't even think they can win a single game in the playoffs.

The difference in strength does prevent the Lakers from moving forward, but it cannot be denied that the Lakers have soared to the playoffs in one season. Or is it a flash in the pan like Jeremy Lin, I don't know.

But his arrival did bring the Lakers into the playoffs for the first time in three years.