As two teams with the league's most luxurious rosters, the Lakers and Celtics have very different roster characteristics, just as they did in the years of their history. www.biquge.info The Lakers always have a big center on the inside, which gives them a natural advantage on the offensive end, while the Celtics always have a team advantage in the forward group or the guard group.

The Lakers often rely on a superplayer in the backcourt to fight against the Celtics' backcourt wolves, Jerry West in the 60s, Magic Johnson in the 80s, and this year, it is Kobe's turn.

Kobe Bryant also thinks so, and in the Western Conference finals, Bryant had decisive performances in the fourth and sixth games, scoring more than 40 points in both games, helping the Lakers step on the old rival King. Kobe Bryant, who has been unlucky all year long, finally found his form after the baptism of the playoffs.

The three-point shot just now also gave him the confidence to continue to attack. Since Fox Leon came to the Celtics, every time the Lakers play against the Green Army, Kobe Bryant will feel quite uncomfortable, and this year he was put on a clothesline by Chris Anderson in Staples and finally lost the game. This made Bryant feel even more angry and ashamed, and in a media interview before the Finals, Bryant made a rare statement that he wanted to teach the Celtics a lesson.

After all, in the competition in recent years, Kobe Bryant has been targeted too much, and this stubborn and competitive young man does not allow himself to be humiliated by his opponents again and again, not to mention that this opponent is still Celtic.

After making the three-pointer, Bryant went into offensive mode, and he began to display his versatile and superb offensive skills on the perimeter, and Reed, who defended him, looked noticeably slower. Even if he tried his best to catch up with Kobe's rhythm, Kobe Bryant could still hit a jumper in a difficult situation.

"Kobe Bryant, in the middle, shook off Reid, hit a jumper! This was his 11th point in the first quarter! Brin was amazed by Kobe's back-to-back scoring, and it was clear that Reed couldn't deal with a hot Kobe Bryant one-on-one without a trap.

"Let's see how the Celtics respond, Garnett passes the ball to Pierce, Pierce takes the ball to the right, PJ Brown's pick-and-roll, step-back jumper...... The goal went in! At 22:21, the Celtics overtook the score again. When Pierce hit the mid-range, the Celtics took the lead again, and although Bryant was on fire, Pierce was also on fire.

The fans were thrilled by such a fierce and wonderful backcourt attack, and even David Stern, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, stood up slightly nervously for a while, and frowned and shook his head for a while.

However, it should be easy for fans who have watched the game to see that neither side is acting like usual at this time, especially the Celtics, Pierce rarely goes all out in the first quarter, and he has scored 10 points so far, accounting for nearly half of the team's points. On the Lakers' side, Shaquille O'Neal hasn't scored yet, which is also extremely rare.

Leon has returned to his seat, he taps his fingers on the armrest, and in his opinion the Lakers' performance is not particularly normal, on the contrary, everything about the Celtics is in his hands.

Before the game began, Leon told Pierce to ask him to find his offensive touch as soon as possible and that it was best to keep the fire in the first quarter. The reason is simple, the small forward point is the weak link of the Lakers, whether it is Fox, Devin George or Wharton, there is no way to play against Pierce. In the finals, it is very important to take the lead, and in the case that the Lakers have O'Neal's super point, it will be very difficult to keep catching up if a player can't quickly step up and lay a solid foundation.

This is the lesson Leon learned from last year's Finals, last year against the Spurs, Duncan began to go crazy from the first quarter of the first game, establishing an advantage in one fell swoop, and the Celtics followed behind and ran for their lives, and finally were dragged to death by the Spurs' defense.

But Leon didn't expect that the Lakers didn't use O'Neal's point, but took the lead in activating Kobe, and instead let O'Neal do a switchback run on the court.

"It's not normal, what does Jackson think? O'Neill hasn't touched the ball for nearly two minutes, and more importantly, Malone rarely touches the ball. Leon looked at the Lakers' offense, Fisher handed over the ball at halftime, Kobe Bryant took the ball to face Reed, passed the ball to Fox a little over, O'Neal was in the position inside, PJ-Brown was very fierce in front of him, Fox hesitated and didn't pass, so he passed back to Kobe, Kobe took the ball and shot it directly outside the three-point line.

The ball was scored, a three-pointer, another three-pointer, Kobe Bryant's 14th point in the first quarter of the game, and after the goal, Kobe Bryant shook his head helplessly, as if he couldn't do anything about his feelings.

At 22:24, the Lakers took another two-point lead, with less than 10 seconds left in the first quarter, which was the Celtics' last offensive chance of the first quarter. Leon called a short timeout to lay out the final attack.

The Lakers also took this opportunity to make substitutions, O'Neal and Malone were all rested and replaced with a bench lineup, but Kobe Bryant remained on the court.

"On the last offense of the first quarter, the Celtics replaced Chris Anderson and Bell, Anderson served, Pierce dropped the ball to the inside, and PJ Brown received the ball and made a layup! 24 draws! ”

The last offense of the Celtics played a very simple tactic, Anderson sent the sideline ball, PJ-Brown stood near the free throw line to make a cover for Pierce, Pierce ran out and received Anderson's pass, Brown ran back and cut, Pierce hung the ball, Brown received the ball and made a layup.

After this goal was scored, the two sides were tied, and the Lakers missed a three-point throw in the final three seconds, and the first quarter of the game ended.

"The first quarter was over, and the two sides were tied. Kobe and Pierce became the pillars of the team in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant was from Philadelphia and Pierce was from Los Angeles, but now they are one on the West Coast and the other in the Northeast, and life is so impermanent. Of course, I must admit that the Lakers' performance in the first quarter was a pleasant surprise, especially Kobe's sudden outburst. The Celtics don't look like they're at full strength, Pierce is playing too early, and the rest of the players, especially their defense, haven't shown the same intensity and level as the Eastern Conference Finals. You know, in the Eastern Conference Finals, they beat the Pacers to high school seniors. Brin analyzed the performance of both teams in the first quarter during the first quarter break.

At this time, Leon made some changes to the lineup, and he had already begun to have an idea in his mind, but he still decided to wait for another quarter of the game, and it was not too late to wait until the third quarter to see each other.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides sent bench lineups, but Kobe Bryant remained on the court, and Leon also put Pierce in the lineup, and the two players who competed each other in the first quarter continued to fight off with a group of bench players in the second quarter.

It's just that the Celtics' bench is much stronger than the Lakers' bench, and their second lineup has been honed for a long time, with Posey, Anderson, and Bell all being players with distinctive functions and strong defense. Anderson, in particular, is a weapon against the Lakers, and as soon as he gets on the court, Phil Jackson feels his temples jump, just like he saw Rodman on the court in the late 80s when he was playing against the Bulls and Pistons.

The two sides launched a wonderful offensive battle, Kobe Bryant and Pierce showed a very high level of competition, once the team needed it, they were able to stand up and score immediately to relieve the pressure on the court. The score on both sides also went from 24:24 to 33:33. It can be said that the two played evenly matched, and the team's score was also evenly divided, and then the two sides began to rotate, and the main players returned to the court one after another, all the way to the end of the second quarter, and the Celtics ended the first half of the game with a 51-50 lead over the Lakers.

"The first half of the game was over, a wonderful matchup, the heroism of the Lakers and the Celtics, Kobe and Pierce dominated the first half, Kobe Bryant had 23 points and 2 assists, while Pierce had 19 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds. I think in the second half, we're going to see a lot more intense confrontation because both teams are good at breaking down in the third quarter. The first half of the game was obviously quite intense, but the fans and commentators alike had a feeling that "neither side had any power yet", as if it was a one-man show between Pierce and Kobe.

At this time, in the Celtics' locker room, Leon stood in front of the whiteboard and said to all the Celtics players: "The Los Angeles Lakers are drinking to quench their thirst, and we will try to knock them down in the third quarter as usual." ”

"Knock down forever." Leon added. (To be continued.) )