Chapter 415: Increase Strength! (1/3)
Wharton's mood gradually became irritable at this time!
He was angry not at Li Feng, but at the other Lakers players on the court.
The arrogance of the Pistons is still very arrogant, and Li Feng has begun to organize the team to score.
But tonight's game doesn't seem destined to be too easy.
The Lakers are also in someone else's arena, and the Auburn Hills Palace has remained in people's hearts since that incident.
It tells fans and players to stay calm, whether you're watching the game or you're playing.
But the fanaticism of the Pistons is also challenging the bottom line of the Lakers again and again!
Harris: "Haha Coach Wharton, you should play basketball for a few more years before retiring at your current age, you may have some achievements, but there is still a gap between you and the average team coach~"
At this time, the players on the Pistons were already a little carried away.
Because the Lakers team in front of them can't move them no matter what.
Wharton: "We played with you in a friendly game.
But I see how hot-headed you are at this point. It's time to pour cold water on you guys to cool down!
Look at you like this! I think there will still be no of you in the playoffs in the East this season. ”
Seeing the opposing player provoking him, Wharton became calm from the angry look just now.
Harris's face suddenly froze, he did have some brain fever just now. But what can be done now?
Apologize to the Lakers? Impossible.
So Harris retracted his smile and began to play seriously, and Wharton seemed a little angry.
There was no timeout until the end of the first quarter. The first quarter ended at 36:23!
Pistons fans are going crazy! They're off to a real dream start!
In the past month, the team has scored more than 105 points!
And this game can still score like this if you can't get it! As long as they hold on, they are not afraid of the Lakers counterattack!
After Wharton was repeatedly provoked by the Pistons in the first quarter, he didn't plan to play with them anymore, and directly let Kobe Bryant and Lowe pass, and the Lakers were going to have a good fight with each other!
In this situation, Wharton knows that he must fight with the other party, otherwise the opponent will win and the momentum will be stronger!
Kobe: "I don't think let's let each other go, let's just start breaking up." Didn't they want to fight with us?
It's not a bad thing to let the other side see the strength of the Lakers."
Li Feng: "This season is the first time we have played with the Pistons, and the other party really doesn't know us."
Lu Wei: "I don't have any ideas, just score and it's over"
The veteran scoring guard still said very quietly.
No matter what the situation on the field is, Lu Wei is very steady.
Wharton: "The opponent is fighting us on the outside, so let's fight them!"
We've seen the Warriors too, and we're still going to win them! See if the Pistons have the strength of the Warriors!
In this game, we changed the way we played, and we played against them according to the intensity of the Warriors! ”
Kobe Bryant suddenly smiled with satisfaction when he heard this, and his teammates around him didn't feel anything.
He didn't care what the black mamba did. But some teammates know that Kobe Bryant's smile at this time is really murderous!
Van Gundy: "I'm asking you to be ruthless, not to pull hatred......
In the second quarter, we continued to play like this with each other. My request is to score 100 points in three quarters!
It's a bit difficult, but if we do it, we'll win half of the game......"
The head coach of the Pistons, Big Van Gundy, had a faint feeling of unease at this time.
But the team's performance in the first quarter was already beyond his expectations. The goal of scoring a total of 90 points in the three quarters also made him a little higher.
Facing a Western powerhouse like the Lakers, they can only play according to the rhythm and see what the final result is.
The players were still in good shape tonight, and the Pistons compared them to the Knicks.
But in many ways, the Pistons are better than the Knicks.
Back in the second quarter, the opponent's lineup was adjusted to Drummond, Baines, Harris, Pope and Darren.
On the Lakers' side, Zubac, Randle, Kobe, Li Feng and Lowe are in order!
Before the game, Wharton also said that Zubac would only play one quarter and play again in the third quarter.
But now, Wharton is clearly really moving.
Darren got the ball up front and Baynes received his pass and immediately distributed it to Harris!
The latter shot three points directly and was fanned out by Kobe Bryant with a bloody cap!
Originally, some words were prepared, but after seeing Kobe, Harris still didn't say it......
Kobe nodded at him with satisfaction, the young man can still tell who is the king?
After a while, Baines served out, and Pope jumped up directly after taking the ball and was interfered with by Luwe!
The Lakers' lineup in this quarter of the game has increased the stability of the team!
Randle immediately fought for a rebound, and Li Feng received the ball and passed the ball straight to Kobe!
And Lowe had already rushed out, and he got up after receiving Kobe's pass and dribbled a few steps before hitting a three-point shot!
Van Gundy: "Keep the point difference!" If you can't open it in the early stage, give the ball to Drummond first! ”
Seeing the rhythm of the Lakers' game in the second quarter, Big Van Gundy immediately became anxious!
Li Feng and Kobe Bryant played at the same time, which means that the Lakers don't play with them anymore, since you fight first.
Then don't blame the Lakers for being unkind.
The Pistons players on the court were also a little confused at this time.
The pace of the Lakers and the first quarter was completely different.
When Harris got the ball, he became cautious as well.
He wanted to make a three-pointer himself, but Kobe Bryant followed him closely, making his offense much more difficult.
Kobe: "Vote, see how many I can cap you tonight"
Harris: "??? ”
At this time, the black mamba began to taunt again.
Harris: "Don't be complacent! With your current physical strength, how many games can you carry with us? ”
Kobe: "I'm a little older. Then let's play three quarters~"
Harris: "Hmph, stop bragging. I don't think you can survive two quarters! ”
Kobe: "Then let's take a look." Look at whether I'm old, right? ”
Harris: "......"
At this time, Harris felt that he had indirectly stimulated Kobe Bryant.
A feeling of unease crept through the team.
Pope: "Everyone stabilize the rhythm, and when their head coach replaces Kobe, we can still open up the lead immediately!" ”
After hearing the words of his teammates, the other Pistons players on the scene also stabilized a little.
Drummond still doesn't care, he can keep his calm no matter which team he plays against.
The basketball also passed with just 20 seconds to go, and Drummond eventually dunked under the bag of Randle and Zubac to score points.
On the outside, Harris is still very good, and under the basket, Drummond and Baines have good play.
But the Lakers have nothing to worry about, and the coach has said that they are starting to fight each other for three points.
It doesn't matter how you play, we're just done shooting from the outside.
This time, the Lakers began to pass the ball quickly, and finally Li Feng jumped up in the bottom corner and hit a three-point shot after receiving the ball!
38:29! As soon as the game began, the Lakers narrowed the gap to less than 10 points.
There was an immediate mistake on the Pistons' side! Kobe Bryant seized the opportunity, rushed directly to the frontcourt, and still hit a hollow three-point shot under Harris's strict defense!
Seeing this, Big Van Gundy immediately asked for a timeout!
After the timeout, the Lakers' lineup remained unchanged, while Jackson replaced Dalen on the Pistons' side and returned to the court to continue playing.
Although it was only a few rounds at this time, the Pistons were out of shape, and a guard was needed to lead it at this time.
Harris was limited by Kobe Bryant at this point, which Van Gundy didn't expect.
He thought Bryant was going to go to a point guard or a playmaker.
After all, the Lakers have been changing their style of play this season.
And Bryant seems to be becoming more willing to pass the ball, like Boss Joe in the final years of his career.
After Jackson got the basketball, he rushed to Li Feng, and was finally sandwiched in the backcourt by Kobe and Li Feng......
His teammates rushed over, and Jackson was finally embarrassed by Kobe Bryant.
After Li Feng got the ball in the front court, he completed a three-point shot by himself.
A few times later, the arrogant momentum of the Pistons in the first quarter of the game was lost by the Lakers.
What they didn't expect was that the point difference accumulated in a quarter of the game was so quickly narrowed.
The players on the Pistons' side have quieted down, what can they do now?
I can only fight with the Lakers! When the team came back again, they all became a lot more conservative.
Harris took over the basketball and has been wrestling with Kobe, but was almost cut off by Kobe twice!
The third time the basketball was pushed out by Kobe Bryant, and Harris immediately turned around to get the basketball again and threw the ball to Drummond.
The latter got up straight to cause Zubac to foul and then hit two free throws.
Now the Pistons' main scorer, as the coach said, can only rely on Drummond to score points.
The Lakers, on the other hand, have a lot more scoring patterns.
Li Feng's offense was shared by Kobe Bryant and Lowe while Randle was able to score some points under the basket.
Zubac was completely in opposition to Drummond.
Kobe Bryant directly received Li Feng's pass and faced Harris to signal him to defend himself.
The latter also directly guarded against the black mamba!
In the end, Kobe Bryant jumped directly to the three-point shot! Harris was fouled, but the referee didn't blow the penalty.
Kobe Bryant didn't take it seriously.
A few referees on the scene, you look at me, I look at you.
Didn't speak.
The Pistons met the Lakers for the first time in the regular season this season.
The other is that they've just gone through a five-game winning streak, so it's a bit inflated.
I remember that the Lakers' record last season broke their own team's worst season.
Such a team, even if this season is very good, they can win as long as they fight with them.
But this thinking is completely wrong.
Now the Lakers' combat power is beyond even their team's head coach Walton......
Winning a lot of incredible games in a row is a testament to that.
Completely different from the previous game, the Pistons have begun to change their way of playing.
Drummond got the basketball again, and still hit the jump shot under the three-man bag!
The Pistons still lead, but the lead has dropped from 13 points to about 5 points.
The Lakers played very calmly, and Bryant got the basketball again, and the ball was passed here several times.
Before Da Van Gundy reminded him, the Pistons sandwiched Kobe Bryant with three people, and finally the basketball went to Lowe, and the Lakers hit three points again.
Big Van Gundy was making a gesture on the sidelines, and their team seemed to be powerless at this point.
Jackson was a little unconvinced and planned to shoot three points in the half, but was finally defended by Kobe!
The basketball was interfered with and then picked up by Harris, who made a layup and pressed the ball directly to the rebound by Randle!!
Before Drummond could return, the ball had already come to the Lakers again.
Harris was also anxious at this time, and his face couldn't hold it now!
Then Li Feng got up directly and hit a three-point shot!
The Lakers overtook the score! Harris and Jackson said they switched positions, and the subsequent Pistons stopped passing to the basket.
Harris ran straight to Lowe and took advantage of his height to throw the ball after receiving it!
45:44! The Pistons once again overtook the score, and the cheers of the fans at the scene dropped several levels significantly.
The Lakers are now waiting for the end of the second quarter to see what the scores look like.
Aren't you arrogant? There is also a home advantage, so let's fight it~
Kobe: "What do you mean by playing with a guard?" Aren't you afraid of being cut off? ”
Harris: "I can't score against you......"
Bryant: "Okay...... You can do whatever you want. ”
I wanted to stimulate Harris, but I didn't expect him to be so direct all of a sudden, and I was embarrassed to say anything more.
Kobe Bryant will still joke with some young players off the court, but on the court, Kobe will still give the other party some face.
Besides, he doesn't have a particularly good relationship with Harris. There's no need to be too exciting.
It's not quite the same as tonight, the Lakers let them lose, but they will let the Pistons lose a little more decently.
Give face to your opponent.
This is the Palace of Auburn Hills, and seeing this location, the Lakers players still have to try to be more restrained.
Some of the fans were very fanatical tonight! The Lakers bench, as well as the players on the spot, also have a bit of gunpowder.
In this case, it is not easy to control the atmosphere.
Randle got the basketball and made a mistake when he finally passed the ball to Kobe.
Harris immediately got the ball and passed it to Jackson in the front court, who made a few decisive runs and finally hit a 2-point shot!
I didn't even do the action of seeing if I stepped on the line under my feet!
Because the current situation does not allow him to do that. The Lakers were stimulated by the Pistons at this time, and the speed of offensive and defensive switching has increased a lot.
After Lu Wei passed halftime, he saw that there were players coming around him, and Zubac threw it to score points as soon as he got the ball!
The Pistons also fought with the Lakers in order not to be ugly.
The difference of more than 10 points on both sides has become a stalemate at this time.
The Pistons used fast ball passing and players to reduce the number of shots to keep the game from ending so quickly.
Their offensive efficiency has dropped a lot. The most important thing to do now is to find opportunities to score quickly, and the other is to make mistakes as low as possible.
The Lakers increased their intensity in this quarter, which made the Pistons very unbearable.