On May 14, the fourth game between the Lakers and the Clippers.

The Clippers were supposed to be fighting for honor, and it was still too ugly to be swept away.

So at the beginning of the game, the Clippers played fiercely, opening with a 12-0 opening and stopping the Lakers.

But the later plot is the same as the previous games, the opening game is as fierce as a tiger, and at the end of the half, 50:55, it is behind again.

It didn't seem like much behind, but at the end of the first quarter, the Clippers actually led by 10 points.

As a result, the Lakers turned over by 15 points in the second quarter.

Because of the Lakers' positional warfare, the Clippers can't defend at all.

Once the Clippers' own offense is dumbfounded, they will watch the Lakers attack in positional battles.

And then slowly, slowly, the game was dragged into the rhythm of the Lakers.

The confrontation between two teams with different styles is essentially a battle of rhythm.

One wants to be fast, the other wants to be slow.

The team that wants to be fast must push the rhythm so that the opponent cannot fall into the position and play slowly, and must also run along.

Running like this, the opponent is run to death.

If you want to be slow, if you want to press the rhythm, you must improve the offensive efficiency of positional warfare and not counterattack the opponent.

That's what happened with the Clippers and Lakers.

At the beginning, the Clippers always wanted to bring the rhythm, but the result was to carry it, first, the fast offense could not be played, because the Lakers had strong defensive toughness, and Li Liang did a good job of obstructing and destroying the Clippers' passes.

On more than one occasion, he blocked Paul's one-pass route, delaying the Clippers' counterattack.

So, fighting and fighting, the Clippers found that the fast attack could not be pushed.

And the Lakers fell into the position, relying on Kobe's low post and Nash's projection to slowly eat away at the point that fell behind at the beginning.

Especially after Gasol came on the court in the connecting section, Gasol's point, the Clippers did not target the point.

Griffin's arms are too short, and Jordan Jr.'s defensive style doesn't work well on the inside, let alone Turyaf.

That is to say, Gasol's state is not at its peak, the success rate of singles is not so high, and it is easy to be deflated.

Otherwise, the Clippers wouldn't have trailed by just five points at the end of the first half.

As soon as Clippers fans saw that they were five points behind, their hearts were half cold, and they knew that there was no play.

Fans have watched a lot of football, and they still know what to expect.

No matter how many teams are ahead, you don't feel at ease, and if you don't have 20 points, you won't have it.

No matter how much some teams fall behind, they are also steady, and they can come back in waves in the third or fourth quarter.

Now in the hearts of fans, the Lakers are the second team, the Clippers are the first, and the problem is, the Clippers are behind, not ahead!

Can this not be cool?

However, the Lakers' side was still very calm, and at halftime, everyone was listening to Mike Brown's second-half strategy.

The Lakers' players are all veterans and have experienced a lot, and a sweep can't make any waves.

Bryant scored 17 points in the first half.

He scored 12 points in the second quarter to lead the Lakers to a comeback.

For the Clippers, if they still want to win, there is basically only one possibility, and that is Kobe Bryant blowing himself up.

But the problem is that Kobe Bryant is extremely calm and very calm, and he plays too reasonably.

So much so that the fans and the media are not used to it.

Some commentators and reporters have said that this year's Kobe Bryant is a lot like Michael Jordan.

Why?

Because Jordan used to play like this, most of the time he was not conspicuous, he just silently participated in the team's offense and scored a little more points.

If a fan who has never watched a Bulls game and doesn't know Jordan will be surprised to go to a Bulls game for the first time.

Because in the first three quarters, he basically didn't see that No. 23 was the absolute core of the team.

He runs, passes, picks, catches and shoots, and is not much different from an average shooting guard.

Just faster, more accurate, stronger.

And Kobe Bryant was not like this in the past, a fan who has never watched a Lakers game, and he doesn't know Kobe, the first time he watches a Lakers game, he will notice Kobe Bryant for a while.

"Damn, this person doesn't pass the ball?"

"Damn, can you vote for this?"

"Damn, can you get in here?"

"Damn, how did you get in?"

"Damn, how did you vote for this!"

After a series of me, this fan will definitely be impressed by the Lakers' No. 8 or No. 24.

And Kobe Bryant played Kobe ball for more than ten years, and suddenly one day he became like Jordan's.

Although he has always been alike, aiming to surpass Jordan, he still has a very clear Kobe brand.

Only this year, starting in the second half of the regular season, this imprint on Kobe Bryant is weakening.

It's even more obvious in the playoffs.

In fact, looking at the data, Kobe's data is not bad at all, three games are 30+, and one game is 40+.

It can be said that it is very good in terms of scoring.

But fans and the media always feel that Kobe's presence seems to have diminished.

It's the No. 28 Bruce Lee, who feels like he's everywhere.

Maybe it's because you can't hear the continuous sound of "Bang Bang" hitting iron, which makes fans miss it very much.

This time against the Clippers, too, Kobe Bryant was very efficient in a few games, and rarely played strongly.

The 12 points in the first half of the fourth game were basically scored with Nash and Li Liang.

In the second half, Bryant stepped up his low-post offense, and Brown asked the Lakers to hold on to the advantage in the third quarter.

Bryant's low post is still the team's most reliable offensive tool.

On the Clippers' side, there is no one who can match Kobe Bryant in the low post.

Billups had a poor first few games, and the veteran's confidence and fighting spirit had been completely lost.

In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 6 points in a row on his head, and Li Liang made a three-pointer, a 9:0 shockwave, which broke the Clippers.

The difference suddenly stretched to 14 points, and the Clippers finally lost the strength to resist.

The rest of the time actually went into garbage time, but Negro was embarrassed to replace the main team.

Negro grimaced from the sidelines, knowing that his Clippers coaching career had come to an end with this game, the end of the series.

In the summer, with Paul set to sign a contract extension, there is bound to be a major change within the Clippers.

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And the Lakers, on the other hand, won the entire series amid cheers at the Staples Center.

But the players really simply high-fived in celebration, without any cheers, without any laughter.

After returning to the locker room, everyone took a shower and changed clothes in silence.

Of course, the atmosphere in the locker room is brisk.

Howard wanted to laugh, but he held back, trying not to show his big white teeth.

Asked about this in an interview, Howard said: "It's just a small step, it's just the beginning for us to get to the division finals, so there's nothing to celebrate." ”

Bryant was asked the same question, and his answer was simple, "Semifinals only." ”

However, when the reporter asked him about the change in his playing style, Kobe Bryant talked more.

"At the beginning of the season, I tried to play as a team, we tried a few things but it didn't work," he said. Later, the game became more and more played, the tacit understanding between the players became better and better, and everyone had a clear division of labor and found their place. I think I've found my place as well, you say I'm like Jordan, but I'm not, I'm just like a shooting guard who can win. “

Kobe Bryant felt very happy after pretending to be this force, raised his eyebrows and left comfortably.

And there are even more reporters in front of Li Liang, without him, because his "Fo, Fo" promise has been fulfilled!

There's nothing more exciting in the NBA than walking the talk.

It's like in the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals, after Rasheed Wallace lost the first game to the Pacers, he told reporters that the Pistons would win the second game.

And then the Pistons really won Game 2 and won the entire series.

Just this sentence has been remembered by many people.

As for the bulls that Bird bragged, it was even more, needless to say.

Li Liang's "Fo, Fo" will undoubtedly be remembered.

In this regard, Li Liang said: "We Chinese are very honest, I went to the US NBA on the other side of the ocean to mix, of course, I must also talk about credit." If you say a sweep, you have to sweep, otherwise how can you continue to gain a foothold in the NBA in the future? ”

Because of this sentence, Chinese fans have nicknamed Li Liang again, two words - Lianggan!