Chapter 672: The Worst Match
"I think the Lakers are more resilient than we predicted, and if they make it to the Finals, they're not much weaker than the Warriors. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Turning to Smith, James said seriously that the Lakers' tenacity had earned respect for themselves.
Smith nodded, they had been playing against the Celtics before, and the process was also very up-and-down, and they didn't know much about the Lakers, but watching this game made him understand a truth, the strength of the players is sometimes not the most important factor in determining the outcome of the game.
After a short intermission, players from both sides returned to the field.
Billups didn't immediately bring on Don Shuai at the start of the fourth quarter, and as in the last game, he let Gasol lead the team.
The Warriors also played cautiously, leaving Durant alone to lead the team.
(Beat the Lakers!) )”
The crowd cheered for the home team at the start of the fourth quarter, a slogan that had never been seen before in a game, suggesting that at least in the minds of the fans, they already saw the Lakers as an equal opponent to the home team.
In fact, if there are still people who think that the Lakers are weak at this time, it is really arrogant to the extreme.
Durant's play is still brave, scoring consecutive points on offense, and the Lakers can't keep up with Gasol's scoring alone.
After more than two minutes of play, Durant hit another three-pointer to extend the Warriors' lead to five.
Billups saw that the momentum was not right, and there was nothing to keep, so he directly replaced Tang Shuai and Noel on the field, and directly fought the decisive battle in advance.
Cole didn't dare to hold it up, and replaced Thompson and Green directly on the court in one go, and he was also ready for the decisive battle in advance.
As soon as the Lakers offense came up, Tang Shuai also recovered his physical strength after a 3-minute break, and then advanced to the front court, beckoned Noll to block and dismantle, and cut directly to the basket.
When initiating the breakthrough, the AI-exclusive Corssover pack and Peter Pan's single pack were activated almost at the same time, and he saw the opportunity, and accelerated past Green, who had come to the defense, and then accelerated to the basket, leaning directly on Pachulia to score the goal.
In the Warriors' round, Durant felt good, Green and Pachulia continued to block and help him make opportunities, and after Pachulia blocked and dismantled, Durant took advantage of the moment when Gasol was one position slower to help defend him.
With a "bang", Durant scored two more points for the home team.
Turning back, Tang Shuai burst into the game of Mike Dermott, who made a fake pass back, and after receiving the ball, he shook Pachulia with a false shake, and then half-turned a hook shot.
The Warriors' offense, Durant received the ball and then burst through, attracting the outside Thompson of the bag, Thompson shook Batum, dribbled a step forward, and hit a long-range two-point shot.
The Lakers advanced to the front court again, Tang Shuai asked Gasol to organize, ran to the right wing three-point line, shook Thompson, rushed straight to the basket, and after Pachulia came up to help defend, he directly threw an empty catch to Noll.
After Knoll jumped, he was unsuccessful under the interference of Durant, who assisted in the defense, but got up again after landing, grabbed the offensive rebound, and directly ignored Durant's dunk to score.
Both sides had a high offensive success rate during this time, and the points continued to rise.
The audience at the scene was also watching intently at this time, and the two sides showed a super competitive state in the fourth quarter.
The assistant coaches on both sides of the pitch were all on the sidelines, yelling at their respective players, reminding them of their positions on the defensive end.
This kind of back-to-back scoring round fans watch the climax, but for the team, losing consecutive points is not tolerated.
The Warriors' offense, Curry forced the basket to score again, and Shaw roared angrily, almost rushing into the court to pick up the defensive Batum and roar.
When the Lakers attacked, Noll rushed to the basket through the defense of Pachulia and Durant in succession, and turned around to shoot against Green.
"Location, Draymond, location!" Warriors assistant coach Collins shouted from the sidelines.
Green didn't care about it at this time, turned around and ignored it directly, and pulled Knoll down.
This foul was ruthless enough, and Noel's body, which was about to jump, was pulled down directly, and his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell directly to the ground.
The next second after Noll hit the ground, his ass bounced off the ground and pushed it at Green.
Green is so easy to provoke, he was pushed, and he replied directly, and his big mouth was thick, and he was about to do it.
Knoll is also young, and his body is already bigger than Green, so he did not show weakness at this time, and the two of them suddenly scuffled together.
There was a chorus of boos at the scene, and the team members on both sides hurriedly rushed in to pull the rack.
After being stunned for a while, the referee also rushed to join the battle group.
With the addition of the referee, the two sides were quickly pulled apart, but the constant foul language between each other was obviously not so easy to calm down.
"Relax, relax." Tang Shuai kept saying to Noll that Green was the first to foul, but this is on the Warriors' home court, and overreaction is likely to bring disadvantage.
Knorr's mood slowly stabilized, but Green was still chattering over there, and it was clear that Knoll's reaction made him feel very uncomfortable.
This sudden clash also brought the battling pause between the two sides to a halt.
When he got off the field, Tang Shuai looked up at the scorer above his head.
At 110-105, the Warriors still hold a five-point lead.
If the penalty is fair, it is likely to give Green a malicious foul and Noll a technical foul, so that two free throws and one throw have the ball, which is still very beneficial to the team.
"The Warriors are trying to provoke us, we have to be patient, 5 points, we are only 5 points behind, there is still a chance, everyone should not shake, after this ball, the referee's penalty scale will definitely be tightened, everyone should pay attention to their actions on the defensive end, and the offensive end can take the opportunity to open up some ......" Taking advantage of this extra timeout, Billups continued to emphasize to the players.
Although they are still five points behind, there are still more than four minutes before the end of the game, and the verdict is still completely undecided.
After an anxious wait, the referee finally announced the decision.
But the result was unexpected.
The referee directly gave the two of them a malicious foul!
As soon as the penalty came out, there was no reaction on the spot, but the Lakers' bench was obviously fried, and this penalty was equivalent to a stick for each of them, and the matter was calm.
But this ball shows that Green has committed a foul first, and such a penalty is obviously unfair!
It was Billups who called out to the Lakers players and ran to the referee for a while, but nothing changed as a result.
But this is actually obvious, in the regular season, Tang Shuai was able to turn a blind eye to the foul, and now in the playoffs, it is normal to think about it.
"Relax, relax, don't let this affect our emotions, at least it's the same penalty, we didn't lose ......anything," Billups showed his determination in the crunch moment, and his composure allowed the Lakers' anger to slowly subside.
The two sides fouled maliciously, and the exchange of possession canceled each other, which was equivalent to 2 free throws each, but because Green fouled the layup, Knoll had two additional free throw opportunities.
The free throwers who maliciously foul can be selected by themselves, the Warriors send Curry, and the Lakers let Tang Shuai go to the free throw.
At this time, I have to say that this is a dramatic thing. Povic and Hojberg have been slashing back-to-back, but now they have become the ones who take technical foul free throws.
Both men seized their chances, and after a solid two-free throw, the difference between the two sides was still 5 points.
After the penalty on both sides, it was a foul by Knoll.
I don't know if the previous foul affected his mood, and in the face of the crazy noise of the whole court, he didn't even score two free throws.
Seeing that he missed two free throws, Green grabbed the defensive rebound and looked back at him defiantly.
He was so angry, he felt like he was going to explode again soon.
Tang Shuai noticed this when he retreated, and ran to his side to signal him to calm down.
The Warriors' offense, Green blocked Durant, Durant rushed to the basket, and a big loop dodged Noll's defensive layup and hit a layup.
At the critical moment of this game, he finally did not have the same softness as he did in the previous games.
However, the Lakers obviously didn't want to give up, Tang Shuai suddenly split Mike Dermott, the latter's three-point shot hit iron, but Gasol used his long arm to grab the frontcourt rebound and threw his hand to Deng, who hit a small throw.
However, the Warriors were not relentless, Curry made a long pass to Thompson, who went to the frontcourt to meet Batum and hit a small throw directly.
The difference between the two sides has once again stretched to seven points, and as the game time continues to wear out, the Warriors have gradually mastered the situation on the court.
"Toot! Honk! ”
And just then, a whistle blew in the Warriors' half, and it turned out to be another clash between Noll and Green while they were fighting for rebounds.
Somewhat similar to last year, the referee's connivance allowed Green to redefine the scale of fouls, and when the ball was scrambling, he directly hugged Noll behind him with his hands, and Noll directly pushed Grinder away, and the two of them almost had to do it again.
The referee also frowned at this time, and without the slightest hesitation, he directly threw his hand and gave two people a technical foul.
The managers on both sides saw that the two were emotionally up, and they also replaced them one after another.
This is a fatal loss for both sides.
However, the Warriors are more advantageous in comparison, because of Durant's presence, Green's role in the Warriors is obviously not as important as last season.
When Green came off the court, Kerr pushed Durant to the No. 4 position and directly played a small lineup.
The players on both sides returned to the court, the Lakers' offense, Tang Shuai wanted to catch the ball, but Iguodala directly locked him, Batum with the ball had no choice but to try to hand over the inside line Gasol, but Durant quickly increased his arm and cut off the ball directly.
The Warriors took advantage of the situation to launch another fast attack, and Durant faced Deng is a dehumanizing tomahawk dunk.
117 to 108!
The Warriors' lead has come to nine points, and there are less than three minutes left in the game time.
The Lakers called a timeout. (To be continued.) )