The Lakers and Warriors were tied 31-27 in the first quarter, and the Lakers led the Warriors by four points into the break.

The 4-point difference is basically the same for the two teams, the Warriors offense relies on the advantage of three-pointers, they shoot more three-pointers, while the Lakers mainly score from mid-range and under the basket, and shoot more efficiently, with both teams feeling good, the Lakers are slightly ahead by 4 points.

In the first quarter, the Lakers and the Warriors both had only one person to make a threat, the Lakers were McCollum, the Warriors were Barnes, the two accounted for the vast majority of shots, McCollum scored 19 points in a single quarter, and Barnes scored 20 points in a single quarter for the first time in his career.

Bobby Myers, who was chatting with the Magic in the box of the arena, looked at McCollum's eyes with fiery eyes, compared to Barnes's organizational ability, McCollum was a little more powerful, in addition to 19 points in a single quarter, there were also 3 assists, and Barnes basically relied on his teammates' running to pass the ball directly to get the assist, while McCollum would assist to break through and attract the defense to pass the ball to his teammates.

These are two completely different concepts, Barnes has a single, but his independent offensive ability is limited to fixed-point singles and three-pointers, breaking through averagely, mainly playing with open positions, while McCollum has a great independent offensive ability.

Seeing Bobby Myers' fiery eyes, the magician's smile was even more ......

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At the intermission, D'Antoni didn't know why the Magic wanted him to show McCollum's ability, but he did it anyway, and McCollum's strength was already good, with a group of teammates who could attract defense to let him play one-on-one, and the opponent was Curry, his role was actually not much worse than Kobe Bryant's on the court, and even in some aspects, such as physical fitness and sustained combat ability, McCollum performed better than Kobe.

It's young after all.

And there's a two-point lead, which is good, D'Antoni has McCollum and Barnes finish the first quarter, and the second quarter is about to start in earnest, after all, this is a morale game for a possible Western Conference Finals in the playoffs, and of course I want to win the game.

D'Antoni gave the order, and the Lakers sent Antetokounmpo, Nick Young, Liu Ren, Nance Jr., and Gasol in the second quarter.

The tactical arrangement given is that Liu Ren is the first point of attack, and Antetokounmpo and Gasol are ready to receive the ball at any time.

Liu Ren finally became excited, it feels good to make wedding dresses for others, but it feels uncomfortable to make wedding dresses for others all the time.

Of course, if the team needs it, he can accept that role, but how can he have his own as an attacking arrow?

Coming back from the break, the Warriors attacked first.

The lineup sent by the Warriors is Curry, Iguodala, McAdoo, Randle, Bogut.

Just as Antetokounmpo and Liu Ren on the Lakers' side did not consume much in the first quarter, Curry and Randle of the Warriors did not have much physical exertion, so the beginning of this quarter is the beginning of the real confrontation between the two teams.

Iguodala holds the ball and advances to the frontcourt.

Iguodala holds the ball, although his scoring ability is not as good as Barnes's, and his best career scoring year has not averaged 20+ points per game, and Barnes is recognized as an easy average of 20+ per game as long as he changes teams.

However, Iguodala is much bigger than Barnes in terms of threat, he is better than all-around, his best four or five years of his career are basically averaging more than 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game, and he is one of the only less than ten players in the league who can average 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game, and he is very good at breaking, passing, and shooting.

So if the Lakers want to defend him in the way of defending Barnes, the Warriors estimate that the entire offense can be revitalized by him, Barnes encountered a bag when he was single, and if he was also encountered by cutting off the passing route, Barnes could only choose to shoot strongly.

Iguodala, on the other hand, doesn't give the Lakers that kind of defensive press, and he's been mobilizing the rest of the Warriors from the very beginning of his ball, which is completely different from Barnes's poor playmaking.

Iguodala is facing Antetokounmpo's defense, and the defensive pressure is relatively high, and it is absolutely unwise to shoot strongly, pull-up jump shots, etc., and may be fanned down directly, so Iguodala chose to make a strong attack.

Iguodala is a very amazing person, playing dead for most of the regular season, but occasionally he can have the strength to return to his peak as an all-round fighter, although he is 32 years old, but because he has been playing dead for several years since 2011, his physical condition has been very good, today he may no longer play dead, showing the physical quality that was claimed to be second only to James and Josh Smith, and the third step in the breakthrough suddenly broke out, leaving Antetokounmpo behind.

The Lakers' interior line is Nance Jr. and Gasol, these two can't stop the impact of Iguodala, and Liu Ren quickly shrinks back.

At this time, Iguodala hoisted a drop ball to the bottom corner to Curry, who left Liu Ren's defense and transferred to the bottom corner, Liu Ren just shrank halfway and had to pounce on the outside again.

I have to say that Liu Ren's speed is very fast, but he rushed a little too anxious, Curry just shook the ball for the first time, and after Liu Ren pounced, Curry took the ball and gently lifted it up, knocking down Liu Ren......

The referee's whistle blows and three free throws are taken......

Liu Ren looked at Curry speechlessly.

It's crazy to partner with Durant! Even the big loop has been learned! When did Ku Jingtian, who would rather lie down and shoot three points than make a foul, actually learned to make a big loop?

Suddenly, Liu Ren thought of Iguodala, who had learned Harden's European steps last time......

Liu Ren looked at Curry's smug look and secretly scolded that this team is all stinky and shameless.

However, Liu Ren feels that the warriors are becoming more and more difficult to deal with now, and they can learn any tricks that are easy to use, the key is that they have that talent, and they can learn anything.

Curry walked to the free throw line, and Liu Ren cursed Curry for feeling like he fell off the toilet today......

Perhaps it was Liu Ren's curse that worked, and Curry's first two free throws were all iron.

Curry himself was stunned, looking at his hands and feeling incredible, knowing that he is the third player in NBA history to shoot more than 90 percent of his free throws in a single season while shooting more than 200 free throws, and he has not missed two consecutive free throws since 2013.

Curry missed two free throws in a row was unexpected, but Liu Ren felt that his curse had played a role, he saw that Curry wanted to concentrate, and immediately said to Curry: "Yo yo yo, Stephen, which girl did you use your physical strength last night?" Not only can't I jump up with weak legs and shoot today, but I even have weak hands? Don't work so hard, you're not far from 30, pay attention to your body. ”

Curry gave Liu Ren a blank look, but Liu Ren just said what he was worried about, he was born in 1988 and was 28 years old and only three months left, so he would try his best to win Durant, he was very suspicious that the Warriors were still not the opponent of the Lakers despite holding the first record in the league.

Liu Ren's words instead made Curry's mind all focused, and he hit the third free throw steadily.