Chapter 219: Liu Han descended from the heavens
Towards the end of the first quarter of Game 3 of the second round of the playoffs between the Lakers and the SuperSonics, Liu Han had to be substituted with two fouls. The referee's rather unreasonable decision made the Lakers players a little angry, but after head coach George Krent himself calmed down, his persuasion during the timeout also made the players gradually calm down.
After the timeout, Liu Han went off the break and was replaced by Michael Finley, who won the sixth man of the season.
With two minutes left in the first quarter, the SuperSonics led the Lakers by four points 24-20, and the Lakers were a little inaccurate today because of the opponent's fierce defense, which was no way, and the opponent always came up to your hand or arm when defending, and no one could shoot.
In the remaining two minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers withstood the attack of the SuperSonics, although the opponent still scored points, because as soon as the superSonics player forced the inside layup, the referee's whistle would sound, but the Lakers players also responded with impeccable three-pointers.
At the end of the first quarter, the SuperSonics ended with a two-point lead of 28-26.
Liu Han listened to the veteran Dell Curry next to him on the bench and kept nagging about the referee's wrongness, the 34-year-old veteran did not look so old on his face, with a somewhat tender face, but he was unexpectedly quite talkative.
"Liu, I don't think you should be tough in the next game to hit the inside, today's 'blind man' may blow your offensive fouls again, shoot more on the outside, those cubs can't defend you on the outside, and I don't think you should control the ball anymore, let Steve pass the ball to you, you play without the ball, if this 'blind man' will blow you fouls, then the league is estimated to be unable to do it." Oh, by the way, go back and leave a few of your autographed basketballs for my son Curry, he admires you very much, seriously, I envy you a little, that little guy used to worship me, but since watching your game, he has been replaced, and I have no status now, you have to be responsible for this, I think the Chinese food at 'Zhou's Restaurant' is very good, how many times do you think we should go? Hey. Liu Han was a little confused by Dell Curry's words, the last sentence was still denouncing the referee, but the next sentence had already arrived at the most luxurious Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles.
"Basketball is okay, Chinese food is not available, I am not used to eating food there, it is completely according to the taste of you Americans, if you want to eat, you can come to my house, I know a few very good Chinese cooks, you can cook it at my house, they make authentic Chinese flavor." Liu Han did not refuse Dell's proposal, since Dell Curry came to Los Angeles, he often brought his son to the arena, and the Lakers players liked Curry Jr., who looked very cute.
Liu Han's previous anger in the game gradually dissipated in Dell Curry's nagging, which is probably the adjustment ability of the old players, they have all experienced a lot of such scenes, so they will not be too angry.
Liu Han appeared again after the start of the second quarter of the game, and head coach George Krent also realized that if Liu Han continued to control the ball, he would completely fall into the opponent's defensive trap.
Nash was substituted around eight minutes into the first quarter before restarting in the second quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the SuperSonics kicked off first, Payton dribbled the ball across the half court and faced Nash, he turned his back directly to Nash, ready to rely on his physical advantage to play strongly. Nash defended very hard, but his physical condition was there, and he could only step back step by step for Peyton's shameless back-to-back sitting.
Michael Finley saw Nash's struggle, he gave up his defender and ran directly to pinch Payton, which was arranged by the Lakers during the first quarter break, most of the SuperSonics' offense was launched from Payton, as long as Payton was cut off from the others, the SuperSonics offense was at least half scrapped.
However, Payton was very clever, and he passed the ball directly behind to Schramf, who received the ball and hit a big two-pointer.
When the supersonic team was still a little proud, Horry under the basket had already sent out the ball, Liu Han had already thrown off the defender in the front court, and Nash who controlled the ball passed the ball directly to Liu Han over a long distance, and after Liu Han received the ball, there was only Jose Hawkins, who was active in defense, and in the face of Hawkins's height of 1.91 meters, Liu Han did not care at all, and directly pulled out three points.
Jose Hawkins sensed Liu Han's intentions, and he pounced on Liu Han very fiercely, but Liu Han's shot was too fast, and when he pounced, he only touched Liu Han's body, and the ball had already flown to the basket.
Normally, a defensive move with a certain amount of danger like Jose Hawkins would likely be awarded a foul, but today referee Jarvey did not say anything. However, fortunately, Liu Han's shot was stable enough, and the ball went directly into the net, and the gap in the score was narrowed to three points.
The Lakers now have O'Neal on the court, which may make them struggle a little defensively, but such a lineup is very suitable for bombardment.
The SuperSonics played quite smoothly today, and with the help of the referees, they could smash the Lakers' basket at will, and then score points when they had the chance. However, the Lakers didn't pay much attention to defense after entering the second quarter, and they focused their attention on offense.
Liu Han is no longer responsible for organizing the offense in the next game, he runs all over the court with Payton who defends himself, and he does not run at high speed all the time, but often starts and stops, and sometimes relies on the cover of his teammates to run, which makes the thirty-year-old Payton extremely uncomfortable, after all, his knees are not as tough as the young Liu Han, and such a quick stop and start position makes Payton feel out of breath. Originally, Payton had played a full quarter of the game, and he should be rested, but now that Liu Han is on the court, George Karl does not have the slightest confidence in others to defend Liu Han, so he can only let Payton insist, but now it seems that Payton's defense is also useless, Liu Han shot 5 times outside the three-point line in the first half of the second quarter, and no shot was missed. Fortunately, the SuperSonics' offense was quite strong and did not let the Lakers overtake the score.
After the second half of the second quarter, Payton finally couldn't hold on, he kept stopping and holding his knees with his hands to gasp, and Liu Han's running position made Payton feel a little sore in his knees.
George Carr had no choice but to replace Payton, who was most trusted, and replaced him with Dalle Ellis.
Liu Han was not harassed by Payton's side, he ran more energetically, and consecutive three-point shots made the SuperSonics team have to pinch Liu Han, so that the opportunity for other players of the Lakers team also came, taking advantage of the superSonics team to replace the main rest, the Lakers played an offensive climax in the second half of the second quarter, overtaking the score in one fell swoop, and by the end of the second quarter, the Lakers had extended their lead to 8 points.
Liu Han played the whole quarter of the game in the second quarter, 9 shots outside the three-point line, hit 7 shots, and three free throws, which was awarded to Liu Han by the referee Jia Wei really couldn't stand it, because the players of the SuperSonics team directly pushed down Liu Han when defending Liu Han's three-point point, if such a ball is not judged, the league will become a laughing stock after the game. In this way, Liu Han scored 24 points in a single quarter, and his performance like a god once made the supersonic team silent. (To be continued.) )