Chapter 562: The Warriors Explode
At the end of the first quarter of the game, Ye Xuan's physical exertion in the first quarter of the game was already a little large, so Wharton Jr. also pressed him on the bench to rest for a while, and replaced Wade and Gasol instead, and the Warriors replaced Klay Thompson in advance in the first quarter of the game, and let him lead Livingston and others to play for a while.
The bench strength on both sides is still relatively close, but because the Lakers have Wade and Gasol, the two main players, the Lakers still have a certain advantage on the field, but the Warriors will not give you much respite, about two minutes into the second quarter of the game, Durant was directly replaced, Durant also did not rest in the first quarter of the game, but his physical exertion in the first quarter of the game was definitely not as great as Ye Xuan, and the Lakers side, can only forcibly replace Ye Xuan again, after all, the opponent's current hit rate is basically unable to defend, and he can only play a dozen against the opponent and the like, barely maintaining the current score gap.
After the substitution, the Lakers' lineup basically returned to the starting state, and the Warriors finally replaced their interior scum, with David West, but they were also able to effectively fight against the interior combination of Gasol and Randle. But just when everyone thought that the game should enter a stalemate, the Warriors suddenly began to erupt.
Livingston controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Durant, Durant received the ball directly after a simple hand-changing action and directly pulled up a super long two-point, the basketball bounced on the basket and fell directly into the basket, two points hit! And looking back, the Lakers' offense began to have some problems, Ye Xuan controlled the ball and came to the front court to prepare to play alone, but he was immediately caught by Livingston and David West, Ye Xuan habitually passed the ball to the vacant Randle, but Randle played a little less time today, and his hand felt relatively cold.
But the Warriors were unrelenting, and immediately advanced to the front court, Livingston took advantage of a blocking opportunity to break through the ball, and sent the ball to Durant's hands again, Durant shot again outside the three-point line, and the basketball hit, Durant finally found his scoring feeling in this game, and the unreasonable shooting in two rounds directly helped the Warriors widen the score gap to seven points.
The Lakers serve in the backcourt, Ye Xuan thought that he couldn't continue like this, he wanted to find some opportunities to create some kills, and when the time came, it would be a chaotic battle, and his side would have a chance to stabilize the situation, otherwise it would have been the current rhythm of the game, and his team could almost say that there was no chance of winning this game. So after the ball came to the front court, Ye Xuan decisively chose to break through, but the Warriors suddenly got the hang of it, Livingston was responsible for following the defense, and the scum of the inner line also came to wrap the trap, and Durant on the side also rushed over to wrap the trap, and instantly surrounded Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan still wanted to struggle, but unfortunately the opponent finally broke the ball.
The Warriors launched a fast attack, Livingston controlled the ball in front, and Durant behind him was also non-stop, and finally ended the attack with an aerial relay, and the Lakers did not expect that the opponent would directly hit a 7:0 small high dynasty on their side after the substitution, so Wharton Jr. also had to call a timeout immediately.
At the end of the timeout, the Lakers replaced Randle, who had played for nearly eight minutes, and replaced it with Nick Young, so that although the height of the Lakers dropped a notch, the firepower on the outside was strengthened, even if it could not prevent the opponent, but at least it was a way to ensure that his side could keep scoring.
Serving on the sideline, Ye Xuan still held the ball and looked for opportunities in the high position, Wade ran near the bottom line, trying to open up some space for Ye Xuan, and the Warriors' defense was very tough, very dead, and the kind of defense that couldn't keep up, they directly chose to change the defense, not giving the Lakers a chance to run out of the empty position at all, the critical moment still depends on Ye Xuan's play, seeing that his teammates can't find a chance to attack, Ye Xuan doesn't want to continue to wait, his breakthrough after a cross-step, Then he stepped back and hit a two-point shot to help the Lakers stabilize their position a little.
But before the Lakers could breathe a sigh of relief, the Warriors' offense came again, Livingston and David West made a block, broke through to the inside, and then passed back to David West, West received the ball and threw it into the face of Solomon Hill's defense.
After that, Ye Xuan tried to use his singles again to score points, but his mid-range shot was finally inaccurate, and under the interference of Livingston, the throw after the breakthrough failed to score, and he was once again hit by the Warriors with a chasing counterattack, and Ian Clarke hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, which also successfully stretched the difference to double digits.
The Lakers instantly felt on the verge of collapse, after all, they were scored by opponents in 6 consecutive rounds, which is simply a huge mistake on the defensive end for the Lakers, you must know that the Lakers' players' ability to defend alone is ranked among the best in the league, especially Ye Xuan and Solomon Hill, who are both players who have a chance to enter the best defensive team.
Fortunately, at this time, Yang Shaoxia responded, using Wade's off-ball cover on the outside to find an opportunity to catch the ball, and then directly hit a three-pointer in response. In the next few rounds, the two teams took turns to play iron twice, and then Ye Xuan finally succeeded in making a foul for Clark, and after this foul, the Warriors also seized the opportunity to replace all the main players back, Green, Curry and Iguodala were all replaced, which is obviously not good news for the Lakers.
Sure enough, after the Warriors replaced all the main players, they started a very pressing offense again, first Green hit a three-pointer in the high post, and then Curry took advantage of the opportunity to block and hit the basket for a layup, although the Lakers also scored four points by Wade in two consecutive rounds, but the rhythm of this offense was completely controlled by the opponent.
As the game continued in the second quarter, several main players on the Lakers' side began to have some problems with their physical strength, and Wharton Jr. had to call a timeout to replace Wade and others, and replace them with Clarkson and Speights, these two played well with Ye Xuan in the first quarter of the game, but in the second quarter, I don't know if it was because I sat for a long time so my hand felt reduced, and I wasted Ye Xuan's several passes in a row. If it weren't for Durant's shooting in the middle of the game, it is estimated that the Lakers would have been expanded to almost 20 points by the opponent.
In this way, the Lakers forced themselves to hold on for a period of time in the second quarter, and finally forced the time of the second quarter of the game to get through, the Lakers' offensive efficiency in this quarter was more average and only scored 25 points, and the Warriors' offense also decreased slightly compared to the previous quarter, but compared to the Lakers, they were much better, still scored 38 points in a single quarter, won the Lakers by 13 points in a single quarter, plus two points won in the first quarter, and the Warriors had a fifteen-point lead at halftime.
At halftime, the atmosphere in the Lakers' locker room was not very good, because the Lakers almost never lost to their opponents by so many points in the whole season, of course, it is also for this reason, some of the Lakers' young people are not very good at playing the current headwind, which is not a good thing for the Lakers, and now they need to find a way to try to recover the score in the third quarter of the game, otherwise it will be difficult to chase the score in the fourth quarter.
Time passed quickly, and after the halftime break, Ye Xuan quietly infiltrated his consciousness into the system, and currently used a small bottle of physical strength recovery potion, which could at least help him have more physical strength than his opponent at the beginning of the second half to gain some advantages to help the team chase points. At the beginning of the game, the Warriors served in the backcourt, Curry slowly controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, grabbed the stall that Ye Xuan had not yet posted to defend and directly pulled it out to be a three-point shot that was one step away from the three-point line, Ye Xuan was scared into a cold sweat, fortunately, Curry didn't shoot many times in this game, and his hand had not been raised, so the ball was not shot, although Green struggled to grab the rebound in the front court, but the referee sentenced a push foul, and the ball returned to the Lakers.
Serving on the sideline, after Ye Xuan advanced to the front court, he directly made a gesture to ask the opponent to help pull away, and then he began to prepare for a single, relying on his height and physical advantage, Ye Xuan forced a few steps past Iguodala, and then threw the ball out before Green could make up for it, hitting two points, and also kicked off the scoring battle in the second half of the game.
Looking back, because the Warriors are a five-small lineup, all five people are floating outside, which has caused some trouble for the Lakers' defense, but fortunately, the Lakers' ear lineup is also relatively flexible, although Randle can't keep up with Durant in footsteps, but at least he can barely maneuver with him, but today's Klay Thompson didn't have the sluggish feeling of the last game when facing Wade, and after using the running position to get a chance to catch the ball, Curry's pass was immediately delivered to him, and Klay Thompson didn't continue to be soft today, pulling up a three-point shot.
And the Lakers are obviously in a ruin, not giving the Warriors a chance to continue to widen the score gap at all, and the next round was immediately followed by Ye Xuan and Gasol, and Gasol hit a long-distance two-point shot in response from the three-point line. The Warriors served in the backcourt and tried to continue to grab points, but this time their offense was finally iron, Green couldn't find a good passing opportunity with the ball in the high position, so he chose to play alone, but he was interfered with by Gasol when he turned around and broke inward, and when he finally got up, his hand was a little slippery, although the basketball was still thrown, but it was still outrageous, and the rebound was caught by Ye Xuan, and then immediately launched a fast attack, In today's game, the Lakers did not have a fast attack launched by Ye Xuan after grabbing the rebound, but this time, Ye Xuan finally got such an opportunity, a few steps to the frontcourt, Ye Xuan first pretended to shoot three points outside the three-point line, and then started again, successfully shook the only Klay Thompson who defended him, and then made an easy layup.
The difference between the two teams has finally narrowed, and the Warriors' hand at this time is still not cooling, after the backcourt serves, it is still Green who holds the ball to the frontcourt, looking for a passing opportunity in the high post, although the Lakers' defense is still good, and Green did not find a chance to pass, but I didn't expect that Green's hand is also very good today, pulling up a three-point shot, and the basketball smashed on the rebound and rebounded into the basket.
This kind of goal with some luck is a big blow to the Lakers' self-confidence, but fortunately, Wade immediately hit a very similar shot, a foul after a quick break, and after the whistle, Wade also threw the ball to the basket in a very awkward posture, and the basketball actually bounced into the basket on the rebound, two plus one! It can be regarded as a change of direction and returned the opponent a three-point. After seeing this two plus one, the audience at the scene finally sounded the long-lost cheers again.
Added a free throw, the Warriors served in the backcourt, Curry came to the front court with the ball, and in the face of Ye Xuan's defense, Curry didn't think much about it, called Durant's blocking, and then wanted to break through to the inside, but although Ye Xuan's pace was delayed by Durant, Curry's breakthrough was also not smooth, because he encountered Solomon Hill, who also had outstanding defensive ability, Curry had no choice but to rush to shoot, and as a result, he shot iron under the interference of Solomon Hill.
But just when Ye Xuan was already preparing for the fast attack, Green fell from the sky, grabbed the rebound, and then sent it to Iguodala's hands with a low hand, although Iguodala's performance this season has regressed compared to last season, but the level of shooting has not fallen, and he hit this shot steadily, Ye Xuan is also very depressed at this time, originally thought that the Warriors' interior line was not very good, but now he was made a fuss by the opponent on the frontcourt rebound. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future