In the second game of the series, the Lakers continued their strong streak and defeated the Kings again at home, rewriting the score to 2:0.

In this game, the Lakers sent the opponent to the free throw line more according to Chu Xuan's arrangement, and for this reason, the Kings won a rare 38 free throws at the Staples Center.

However, even so, the Lakers still won as they wished.

Their tight defense allowed the Kings to score just 29-of-75 in their athletic goals, which was extremely inefficient, and with 14 rebounds blown up, the Kings naturally had no chance of winning.

In this game, Nash contributed 15 points and 14 assists, which perfectly illustrated what it means to be a veteran immortal.

As for Noll, who performed well on the court, he was watched by the opponent in this game, and only scored 8 points and 7 boards in the game. However, Noll was sluggish, but Whiteside still contributed 13 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks steadily, becoming a god-like presence in Lakers Town.

Importantly, Jackson once again defended Thorton, the Kings' leading scorer, who allowed Thorton to score just 13 points. Of course, Jackson also paid a big price for doing this, that is, he only played 26 minutes and committed 6 games.

With two consecutive fouls, Jackson became the hottest topic of the series.

According to research by many media outlets, Jackson is the key to the Lakers' victory, and if the Kings want to win, getting Jackson is the most important thing.

Of course, in addition to this, the performance of Thorton and Cousins is also extremely important, after all, judging from the first two games, the performance of the two is really bad. If the two of them don't play, the Kings will obviously struggle to win.

Trailing 0:2, this is an extremely unfavorable situation for the Kings.

If they lose, then the Lakers will have a match point and have a good chance of winning the series.

Although the Kings cannot be compared with the Lakers in terms of team strength or record, the Kings naturally have the illusion of beating the Lakers in the playoffs.

However, where is it so easy for the Black Eight, the Kings want to become a dark horse, and there is too much to lack.

At least, in the simplest terms, what the Kings lack is a player who can step up in crunch time.

So, it's not hard to predict that if the Kings want to win, someone will have to step up.

For the Lakers, of course, they want to win G3 in one go and establish an absolute lead.

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The time came to the 25th, the third night of the end of G2.

City of Sacramento, Arco Arena.

The 20,000 Kings fans in blue and white T-shirts are already in full swing, and their hostility towards the Lakers is very strong.

It is not difficult to understand that such a situation arises.

Since founding and joining the NBA in 1948, the Kings and Lakers have had countless feuds, with decades of friction between fans and the city.

This time they met again in the playoffs, and the Kings fans completely hated the Lakers, and they all hoped that the Kings could play a crazy series and vent their bad anger.

However, the truth is brutal, and the Lakers have won two games in a row at home, shifting the pressure to the Kings' side.

Obviously, no matter what point of view, as long as the king has not given up and still has illusions, then this game must definitely be won today.

Mike Malone's expression was extremely serious, he had been chatting with the players, and he had not paid attention to the Lakers from beginning to end.

This made Chu Xuan a little surprised, Mike Malone was really a little seriously weird. Because if it were in the first two games, this old guy would definitely pay attention to the Lakers' rest area with hateful eyes.

'We've had two big wins before that, but there's nothing to be proud of. Anything can happen in the playoffs, the opponents are good, they just haven't found a way to win. So, we can't afford to be careless. There's no doubt that it's going to be a tough game today and I hope you can treat it as a tie-break and show our character. ”

The players were on the verge of playing, and Chu Xuan earnestly admonished, hoping to improve the vigilance and seriousness of the Lakers players.

As the referee's whistle blew, the third game of the series officially began.

Lakers starters: Nash, Jackson, Kobe, Noll, Whiteside.

Kings starters: Wazquez, Thornton, Salmons, Landry, Cousins.

The only change in the lineups between the two sides is that Salmons has been given a starting position, and it is clear that the Kings are ready to step up their defense for today's game.

The first quarter started with both sides playing extremely hard, and it was clear that they both wanted to dominate from the start.

However, today's game is really special. It is obviously impossible for either side to gain the upper hand prematurely.

As Chu Xuan said before the game, this will be a stalemate game.

And this was exactly the case in the first quarter, where the collision between Whiteside and Cousins became a big focus of the game, whether it was offensively, rebounding or defensively, both of them seemed very handy. In this case, it is natural for both teams to increase the role of the two of them on the field.

In the first quarter, the Lakers led the Kings 26-24, with Whiteside contributing 8 points and 6 boards, while Cousins contributed 10 points and 7 boards.

In the second quarter of the game, Chu Xuan decided to change his strategy based on the situation of the game, through his observation of the court, to let Nash pass the ball more inside, and at the same time let Kobe Bryant appear in the weakest mid-range position of the opponent's defense.

This arrangement has really achieved certain results.

However, on the Kings' side, Wazquez and Thorton broke out at the same time, and the two of them frequently scored points for the Kings and carried the Kings forward.

Thornton, in particular, was in a very different state from the previous two games, and he began to burst inside more and create fouls from Lakers players. And the result is also very good, in this way, the Kings and the Lakers under the leadership of the two of them played a close match.

When the halftime ended, the score was only 50-48, and the Lakers only led by two points.

The game was really exciting, and it was very enjoyable to watch, but the opponent's situation made Chu Xuan feel a certain amount of psychological pressure.

Obviously, he is underestimating his opponent's preparation, and he needs to face it up and adjust as soon as possible.

"Pay attention to the core players of the opposition, DeMarcus and Marcus, I think the two of them are going to explode today. So caution is an absolute must. With our defence and tenacity, it's going to be a long game, but I'm sure we can get them. (To be continued.) )