The Lakers originally wanted to rely on Gan Guoyang's absence to chase points with all their might, and everyone knows that the biggest problem for the Trailblazers now is the lack of major generals, the bench is up, and the water cooler is on the bench.

But the performance of the Trail Blazers' bench in the second quarter fully proved that in this world, any screw has its value, not to mention that the price of these screws is hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

Of course, the standout performance of the substitutes was Sabonis.

There are two kinds of players in the nBa, one is a core player, the other is a role player, and although Sabonis plays the position of a role player in the team, he has the potential to be a core player, in the second quarter Gan Guoyang went off the court, the team's offense was weak, Sabonis showed the demeanor of a general, shooting three points in the offense, singled Mitchell Sampson, scoring with a wonderful pass to teammates, protecting the basket in defense, earning money backcourt rebounds, and playing well with substitute players.

Although it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to contain the Lakers' offense in defense, the Lakers also can't guard the Trail Blazers, Sabonis's passing penetration is too strong, and Dick Stockton even exclaimed that this is the magician at the center position.

Sabonis's excellent swing gave Gan Guoyang plenty of rest, so when Gan Guoyang returned to the court, he had been fully rested, and his physical strength was full, he came on the court to replace Mark Bryant, and at the same time, Abdul-Jabbar and Magic also returned to the court, at this time, the score of the two sides was 44:37, and the difference between the two sides was still 7 points!

The Trail Blazers' bench managed to withstand the pressure, and not only did not eat away at the Lakers' advantage, but also led by one more point than at the end of the first quarter.

"Well done, Avidas!" Gan Guoyang came on and punched Sabonis, who was a leader in the second quarter.

Sabonis also smiled and nodded, beads of sweat covered his forehead, Sabonis, who did not get the opportunity to play in the semifinals, finally showed his value in this game, although the Trail Blazers lost three generals, but they should be glad that their solid interior line did not suffer major damage, if the Trail Blazers are absent from the interior three generals in this game, then the situation of the Trail Blazers in this game will be more dangerous.

"Throw-in, Gan is back on the court, they successfully withstood the Lakers' counterattack off the bench, and now it seems that the situation is in favor of the Trail Blazers, but I don't know if Gan, who has been off the court for a few minutes, still has the same feeling as in the first quarter."

Before Dick Stockton's words were finished, Gan Guoyang received a pass from Blans on the right baseline and turned over directly for a jumper!

"Gan shot directly! Ball in! Hahaha, Dick, it seems that Gan's hand is still very hot. Tom Heinsohn laughed and said to Dick Stockton.

Gan Guoyang's ball is quite Larry Bird's style, going around the baseline to catch the ball and turn over for a jumper, the action is done in one go, without the slightest hesitation, Gan Guoyang's shot is indeed very resolute, because he is unusually confident, and he has to be confident.

Before the game, Adelman told Gan Guoyang that no matter what the situation, he must ensure his feel, even if he can't shoot continuously, he must have the confidence to shoot resolutely until he throws his hand, otherwise the team will not be able to compete with the Lakers.

The difference between the two sides has come to 9 points, and the Lakers never imagined that the Trail Blazers could be so strong in the first half, but the Lakers players always believe that the Trail Blazers will not last long, not to mention that their core figure has returned.

"The Magic was on the perimeter and he passed the ball to Wallridge, who singled Brans with his back and rolled over for a jumper! Brans fouled! Wohlridge is going to the free throw line. ”

At this time, Worthy had already rested, and he was replaced by former Jordan's teammate Woolridge, Riley also saw the Trail Blazers' loopholes in the outside defense, and Riley also knew that it was easy for the players to break through the outside, but it was very difficult to face Gan Guoyang and Sabonis when they burst inside, so Wohlridge played the same back-to-back singles as Worthy.

Blas's action was not big, but he still hit Wallridge's elbow, was fouled by the referee, and sent Wallrich to the free throw line.

"Wohlridge was just traded to the Lakers from the New Jersey Nets in the summer, this is his first time playing in the division finals, the Lakers are indeed very strong now, young, tall, athletic, maybe Jerry West traded them in the hope of making up for the aging problem of the interior, and with the Magic's style of play, I just don't know how much help he can give the Lakers due to his lack of major tournament experience."

Stockton said that Volridge had already made both free throws, and it seemed that the Trail Blazers had nothing to do about the Lakers in this game.

"Potter, take the ball and push straight through! However, the Lakers' defense was very timely, and Porter passed back to Sabonis, who made a layup with the ball! …… But the ball was touched off the line, let's see what the referee decided...... The ball was awarded to the Trail Blazers, who continued to attack. ”

The Trail Blazers had good luck today, this ball Porter wanted to catch the Lakers off guard, but now the Lakers have been wary of Porter's move, and Riley sent Volridge on the court not only to strengthen the offense, he is a tall and long-arm Spider-Man like Cooper on the defensive end, and Porter is difficult to get offensive space under the two of them.

And Sabonis's layup was also interfered with by the elder Abdul-Jabbar, dodging in the air and missing, but Wohlridge slipped his hand when he grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and touched the ball out of the baseline.

It seems that Wohlridge is still a little nervous, and this ball gives the Trail Blazers offensive ...... Gan catches the ball on the baseline and makes a jumper, and it goes in again! Before Dick Stockton could finish criticizing Wohlridge, Gan Guoyang received a throw-in jumper from his teammate again in the same position!

Riley was already a little on the sidelines, but he didn't know who to scold, an inside player like Gan Guoyang ran to the baseline and scored two jumpers in a row, and the Lakers' players really couldn't defend it.

Pat Riley squatted on the sidelines and kept wiping his forehead, obviously he is full of big men now, and what he is most worried about now is that Gan Guoyang will play with his feelings, and then he will be unstoppable, and the situation of a star beating a team in the NBA is possible.

But soon, Abdul-Jabbar began to stand up to stabilize the situation, and in the case of falling behind by 11 points, Abdul-Jabbar, who had experienced all kinds of big scenes, did not mess up at all, although he has long been unable to kill all sides, and his swing was not good in the first two games, but when the team needed it, the 42-year-old veteran was still able to step up.

"The magician handed the ball to Abdul-Jabbar, Abdul-Jabbar hooked his hand! Hit! Abdul-Jabbar finally made it single...... Oh, Potter's fast-break advance, a little too anxious! Layup, didn't touch the basket, the basket was a mess, Volridge got the rebound this time, passed to Abdul-Jabbar, Abdul-Jabbar had already reached the basket, dunk and scored! The Lakers also scored four straight points, veteran Abdul-Jabbar. ”

Abdul-Jabbar's singles were still stable, and Porter did not learn the lesson just now, and pushed forward quickly, but the layup was interfered with, and the basket was not touched, and Walridge did not bother with the mistake anymore, and picked up the floor ball at the free throw line, which was Abdul-Jabbar had run back to the frontcourt, and dunked directly after receiving the pass from Walridge.

"Don't be in such a hurry, Potter! Steady, steady! "Gan Guoyang gave the ball to Potter, Potter was indeed a little anxious, he was a little unable to find the north by Cooper in the positional battle, and he didn't rest until now, he was really tired.

In the ensuing game, the two sides entered a see-saw again, and the score gap between the two sides stabilized at about 6 points, Adelman also replaced Potter and put Danny Young on the court, and Young's task was simple, which was to slowly dribble the ball through the half court and then hand over the ball.

Gan Guoyang's mid-distance hand feels surprisingly good, he has been using his mid-range shot to add points to the Trailblazers, Gan Guoyang is deliberately conserving his physical strength, so he uses this most labor-saving, but also the most lethal means to score, because Gan Guoyang knows that in the third quarter, the Trailblazers will inevitably usher in the opponent's craziest counterattack.

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"At halftime, the score between the two sides was 57:51, and the Trail Blazers still maintained a six-point lead, which may not have been expected by everyone."

"No, I guess I thought that in the first half the Trail Blazers must be doing their best, but in the second half, everything is difficult to say, the second half will be a huge test for the Trail Blazers' backcourt, Porter, Paxson is seriously lacking in rest, and in the third quarter, the Lakers will definitely improve the rhythm to chase points."

Tom Heinsohn expressed his opinion with the sensitivity of his professional players and coaches, the third quarter is indeed the most critical quarter, many weak teams can always play difficult and even lead by a few points with strong teams in the first half, but in the third quarter often fall short, the Trail Blazers were originally the best team to play the third quarter, under the leadership of Gan Guoyang, they can often directly play the fourth quarter into garbage time in the third quarter, and now they have to face the Lakers' counterattack in the third quarter.

At halftime, Riley yelled at the Lakers players in the locker room, only this time his speech was not carefully prepared, because he didn't expect such a situation against the Trail Blazers, but he still has confidence in the team.

There is only one source of his confidence, and that is the Magic, who played flat in the first half, scoring only 6 points and 5 assists, which is obviously not his normal level, but from the immersed face of the Magic, Riley understands that he is charging for the third quarter.

The third quarter of the game had just begun, and the Trail Blazers immediately felt that this Lakers team felt completely different from the first half, as if they were back on the line, all of them were at a faster pace.

"The magician broke through the middle with the ball, bypassed Gan, and threw a right hand! Ball in! It also caused a foul on Duckworth, and Duckworth hit someone for a foul! ”

"Magician plus penalty hit."

“…… Cooper steals, Magician advances...... no-1ook-pass！ AC-Green dunks! ”

Gan hooked a shot, Abdul-Jabbar got the backcourt rebound, and the long pass was sent to the Magic, who had to move the fast break again...... Passed the ball directly to Worthy, Worthy dunked! The Lakers are the opposite! The Lakers are the opposite! ”

In just two minutes, the Magic and the Lakers, who were suddenly powerful in the second half, turned the score over at once.