Chapter 214: Winning in an Upset
As the game entered the final stages, Fisher struggled to dribble across the half court with Conley's close defence.
Fisher passes to Odom first, who in turn passes to Gasol. The ball didn't go through Bryant's hands, and it wasn't time to gamble on three points.
Gasol faced Gortat and dribbled twice with his back. I didn't attract to the bag, I couldn't pass the ball and had to play by myself. He used his left foot as the axis, turned to the middle and took a step with his right foot, Gortat did not move, his task was to defend the baseline, and if Gasol went to the middle, he would go forward and interfere with the shot.
Gasol didn't have a chance to shoot for too long, he didn't feel good, he didn't get a good chance to shoot, he didn't dare to shoot, so he wasted offensive time. Without a good chance, Gasol passed the ball to Odom in the high post, who then passed it to Kobe.
Bryant received the ball and entered the penalty area, and under the follow-up defense of Barnes, Bryant made a quick stop and jumped to score. 85:80。
Barnes has done a good job defensively, but unfortunately Kobe Bryant's individual ability is really good.
The Clippers attacked, and the Lakers pressed forward. Millsap didn't rush to the front and cover Conley at the back.
Millsap's performance was well received by Barkley and Bill Wharton on the commentators.
Barkley laughed and said, "The Jazz are probably going to regret it now, Paul Millsap didn't play like he was on the bench at all." ”
Bill Wharton nodded, "Yes, Millsap is very good at using it to his advantage. His current style is similar to the Hawks' Josh Smith, but his shooting is more consistent. ”
Gotatra went to the high post to cover, Joe received the basketball, broke through from the right with the ball, and Odom followed him.
Joe knew that the Lakers would never let up their defense against him at this time. He's trying to figure out what to do with the least effort and the most effective.
Joe protected the ball with his back, didn't force the attack, and took the ball out of the perimeter again, which surprised everyone, because time was running out, Gortat came up to block again, Joe switched to the left, jumped up and passed the ball to Millsap in the low post with both hands.
Millsap received the ball without any pause and turned to the baseline past Gasol.
Millsap singled Gasol with a clear speed advantage. And now Millsap is playing with confidence.
Millsap turned and jumped under the basket. Gasol felt that he had been playing for nearly 40 minutes in this game, his physical strength was gone, and his defense was a step slower, so he could only watch Millsap score with one hand! 87:80
With 40 seconds to go, the Clippers took another seven-point lead. Phil Jackson sat down in his seat and let out a long sigh. The game wasn't over yet, but he knew the Lakers were lost. The defensive intensity and form shown by the Clippers is impossible to lose by seven points in such a short period of time.
After Millsap's dunk, the momentum of the Clippers is even stronger! They didn't retreat and pressed the Lakers all over the court.
Kobe Bryant rushed to the front court with the ball in the backcourt by covering, Millsap chased back with all his might, Kobe Bryant didn't wait for his teammates to settle down, chose to grab a three-point shot on the right side, hit the iron, Gortat took the backcourt rebound, and hugged it tightly in his arms. Until Conley comes back to pick it up.
If the goal didn't go in, the Lakers could basically give up the game. Conley dribbled the ball straight out of bounds after half the court. Taking advantage of this opportunity, both sides replaced the main players.
In the end, the Clippers defeated the Lakers 87-80 and broke the upset in the opener.
Joe was named the best player of the game, playing 42 minutes, shooting 13-of-19, 2-of-2 three-pointers, 7-of-8 free throws, and scoring 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks! Once again, he showed his omnipotence.
Millsap also had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. It appears to be the Clippers' most surprising and successful trade of the year.
In addition, Conley delivered 12 points and 10 assists to get a double-double, and Jordan Jr. grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds despite being blown up by Gasol in the first half! It's shocking enough for a round-two-round finalist show.
The Lakers Bryant made 13 of 32 shots, including 2 of 7 three-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws, and finished with 37 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Kobe Bryant is the one who scores the most points on the court, and the statistics look luxurious, but he is the result of hitting 19 irons......
At the post-game press conference, Phil Jackson said that he was underestimated this time. When reporters asked why the Lakers' interior offense was not as strong as the first half in the second half. Phil Jackson was also stunned for a moment, and then said, "The Clippers have found our weakness. But we'll improve in the next game. ”
What does it mean to find weaknesses? Could it be that Kobe Bryant's addiction to singles is the Lakers' weakness? Well, what I want to say makes a lot of sense.
Compared to the Clippers' press conference, it was much more joyful. Stevens brought Joe, Millsap and Conley to the press conference.
Millsap and Conley said they enjoyed playing for the Clippers and that their quality was recognized.
As a rookie, head coach Stevens also said he was excited about the victory. But the team has a big problem and there are a lot of things that need to be improved.
The best time to get to Joe, the reporter asked why the Clippers were chosen. Joe's answer was, "I want to go back to my hometown and play and my teammates have a lot of potential. I'm having a great time here. ”
He was asked what he would do if he ran into Celtic. Joe's answer was also funny.
"There is an old saying in the Tian~ Dynasty: A stinky daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws. I've learned a lot from Kevin [Garnett] and I'm going to have to pay it back when the game comes." ”
The last female reporter, yes, was the female reporter who was tuned by Qiao ~ last time asked a question that had nothing to do with this game and was related. "Emma Roberts, who came to watch the game today, supported you before the game and brought her aunt Julia Roberts with her. Are you already dating? ”
Joe recognized the female reporter at a glance, and said that the girl was really more interested in gossip.
Joe once again humorously resolved the embarrassment, "Oh my God, Emma and I are "brothers", okay, shouldn't she support me?" If she doesn't support me, I can consider breaking up with her. My heart was broken. By the way, it wouldn't be interesting to me that you care so much about this, right? Comrade reporter, I didn't say you, you must be serious when you work, and you can't deviate from the problem just because I'm handsome. What you should be following is my game. ”
The female reporter was teased by Qiao's language again~ and could only grit her teeth with hatred.
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