Chapter 268: Victory over the Lakers
Blair's outburst has become a difficult place for the Lakers, not only can he grab frontcourt rebounds, but he is also causing trouble on the Lakers' interior line, draining the energy of the main players and causing a lot of trouble.
The home advantage is especially prominent in the interior confrontation.
For small moves at the same level, the Lakers may be whistled for a foul, but the Kings will not.
In the second half of the second quarter, the Kings caught up and turned the tide on the court.
At halftime, the Kings tied the Lakers 56-56.
Kobe Bryant didn't play much in the second quarter, finishing halftime with 19 points and four assists.
He also realized that his physical exertion in the first quarter was too fast, so he deliberately collected his strength in the second quarter, after all, this is just a regular season game after all, and for a star of his level, there is no need to work hard in every quarter.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Kobe Bryant looked for a touch on the outside to see if he could play a wave of form.
The scores of the two teams alternated upwards.
At this time, Wang will make adjustments tomorrow and let DeRozan, who has committed 4 fouls, rest and replace him with Nocioni, Artest will become Kobe's main defensive player at this time, and Nocioni will play the S position.
Artest has the same defensive ability as an outside block, and so far in this game, there has only been 1 foul, and he is full of physical strength, so it is the right time to deal with Kobe Bryant at this moment.
Kobe Bryant was lifted to see Artest defending him.
The two are also old rivals, and in the playoffs last year, Artest, as a Rocket titant, fought seven games with the Lakers, which impressed Lakers fans.
In the offseason, I heard that the Lakers originally had a plan to recruit Artest, but they didn't expect the Kings to strike first and cut off.
There were 4 minutes and 37 seconds left in the third quarter.
Artest held the ball from the outside and walked to the right with the help of Bosh's cover, and the Lakers did not contain Artest, giving him a little space to sprint, and he immediately accelerated to impact.
"Bang!"
The left-handed arm slammed into Ariza, who was defending him, and this break between a foul and a non-foul caused the referee to hesitate.
Subsequently, Artest jumped high, and Horford didn't have time to make up for it, and watched Artest complete the violent dunk with one dragon.
The Kings were demoralized.
Chris Bosh hit two mid-range jumpers in a row on the subsequent offense, and the Kings hit a wave of 10-2 to instantly open up the difference.
The Lakers asked for a timeout.
Phil Jackson had a rare tantrum, the Lakers have the strength, but overall, they don't have the passion of the Kings, the Kings are three-pointers one after another, and the breakthroughs are more aggressive, not to mention that there is an Artest who keeps boosting the morale of the players, raising his arms and roaring, mobilizing the atmosphere of the whole court.
Now, the momentum of the entire Lakers team is being crushed by the Kings.
Just like the Kings in the Cavaliers' home games before, they were also pressed by the Cavaliers for various reasons.
It's a hard feeling, and it's a lot more demanding for players who are playing away from home.
And now, the Lakers are in a strange circle, and it is difficult to recover the disadvantage.
This is where the supergiant comes in handy.
Phil Jackson looked at Kobe Bryant with blazing eyes.
Kobe nodded, already knowing what Phil Jackson meant.
After the pause returned to the court, Kobe Bryant took over the ball, and the ball usage rate skyrocketed.
Bryant hit a good shot, and after missing a ball, he scored two in a row, one of which also caused a foul on Ron Artest.
The Lakers' players breathed a sigh of relief and freed themselves from the Kings' oppressive situation.
At the end of the third quarter, the Kings led the Lakers by three points, 83-80.
The scorching score of the two teams made the game particularly fierce and beautiful, with thunderous applause and cheers, and the fans didn't want to leave for a moment, just felt that the ticket was worth it.
"Whew~"
Artest sat on the sidelines and gasped, and in the third quarter, he was the main point of attack, although he scored 11 points in a single quarter, but it also consumed a lot of physical energy, and he had to defend Kobe, which was even more exhausting.
Wang Ming waved his hand and put the main force.
The "Big Three" lineup is staggered, and Chris Bosh is the only one leading the team on the field at this time.
Bosh is a very useful player, he is very passionate about playing on the field, he is a humble person off the court, he does not argue with others, and Wang Ming is very relieved about his off-court life.
Bosh has the style of a leader, and so many years in Toronto have honed the temperament of a dragon king.
Although Odom is an All-Star level player, he seems to be worse than Bosh, and the results of the two teams are also completely different.
This made Odom very depressed, and when he got serious, he rushed inside.
"Smack!"
Bosh's long, seemingly thin arms were full of muscles, and he covered Odom's dunk under the basket.
This made Odom even more disgraced.
A few rounds later, Bosh attacked under the basket and was dragged down by Odom, and the whole person fell to the ground with a "bang" as if he had been pulled in a circle.
There was an instant silence.
Immediately, there was an uproar, and a strong hatred erupted.
Wang Mingming glared, his head blank.
He reacted immediately, first stopped the indignant bench, and ordered Curry, Casey and others to pull the irascible and red-eyed Ron Artest.
Wang Ming turned around and ran on the field, and at the scene, a conflict had broken out between the two teams.
The referee blew and pushed, pulling away the two gangs.
Wang came to Chris Bosh tomorrow, and Chris Bosh got up and signaled that he was fine.
Odom, who was observing, also breathed a sigh of relief, he was just hot-headed for a while, and if he wanted to really rush to play, he hadn't been so dark yet.
Bosh staggered up from the floor, surrounded by the referee, team doctor, and others.
Bosh wanted to continue fighting, but Wang Tomorrow disagreed.
"Chris, it's just a regular season game, even if you lose, it doesn't prove anything, your body is the most important thing, if you are injured inexplicably, it is not only a loss for our Kings, but also a loss for the entire league."
Wang Mingming said very loudly, "inexplicably" directed at Odom, Odom's face was confused, and he also regretted his actions.
And the latter sentence is even more pressure on the referee.
At Wang's insistence, Bosh returned to the locker room for treatment and observation.
The audience responded with warm applause and cheers to Bosh who left the venue.
The referee got pressure from Wang tomorrow at this time, and the scale of the blow was more biased in favor of the Kings, and after just three minutes, the Lakers got 4 fouls, counting Odom's physical violations, and the whole team could not defend.
Kidd, Artest, and even DeRozan, who came on later, all played.
In the end, the Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 114-107 at home to win the high-profile California derby.
The Lakers suffered their fifth loss of the season, while the Kings ended their two-game losing streak and avoided falling into the embarrassing situation of three consecutive losses.