Powell has almost become a hole in the Lakers' defense from the outside, but the only good news for Phil and the rest of the Lakers players is that Powell is no longer as frizzy as he was when he first came on the court, at least starting to defend with his brain rather than his muscles. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

However, Powell's experience is still very lacking, and it can't be compared with Artest, Ye Feng's pressure has been greatly reduced after he is in position, although he is not like a fish in water, but the impact of the flu on him has been minimized, because there is no need to spend 100% or even 122% of his energy to align with Artest. In order to hide Powell in the defensive system, Kobe Bryant sometimes exchanges defenders with him, which has some effect at first, after all, Kobe is also an expert in outside defense, and Batum and Powell are obviously half a pound and eight taels, and neither of them can help anyone, but strictly speaking, Batum is more comfortable, because Powell's offense is really poor.

But it didn't take long for Batum to regain his senses, and he kept getting Aldridge up the high post to cover himself and keep Powell at a relatively safe distance. Batum's three-point firepower was not suppressed for long, and his projection also made the Lakers dare not shrink their defense like in the first quarter, although it did not expand very much, but there was still a huge space on the inside. Miller and Ye Feng keenly grasped this opportunity, and the two kept holding the ball to the inside line, and then passed the ball according to the situation.

Under the Trail Blazers' mercury attack, the Lakers' defense was somewhat stretched, and the interior and outside were under a lot of pressure at the same time. Fortunately, the firepower of the Trail Blazers' interior players is not enough, because their offensive focus is obviously on the outside, and Aldridge's shooting percentage is not high under Odom's interference, if even Aldridge is opened, the Lakers are estimated to be completely unable to resist. In contrast, the Lakers' offense is completely on the inside, because the three-point shots of the outside trio are really inaccurate, so they have to keep scoring inside, at least in the middle distance.

The two sides played back and forth, with the Trail Blazers scoring more quickly and the Lakers scoring more efficiently. Their offense is coincidental and fits the so-called "magic ball theory," but it's clear that the Trail Blazers are going to do better. The content of this theory is very simple, on the basketball court, the most efficient offensive methods, one is to go to the basket or attack under the basket, and the other is to shoot three-pointers. The bias towards layups is due to a very high shooting percentage, and the bias towards three-pointers is due to the fact that there is a bonus of 1 point more than normal mid-range shooting, so in the opinion of the founders of this theory, it is better for a team not to shoot any mid-range, and the basket offense and three-point shooting are king.

The Lakers are obviously only halfway there, after all, they have a mid-range shooting master in their hands, Kobe Bryant is very fond of the mid-range, no one knows why, maybe because he has been imitating and looking forward to surpassing Jordan? After all, the Joe gang leader back then was also a middle-distance master at the NNBA historical level after the age of 30. Bryant is very efficient at finishing under the basket, but more often than not, he prefers to carry the ball near the free throw line or elbow and jump straight up. Leaning back slightly and easily putting the ball into the basket, he is also the only and biggest reliance on the Lakers when they lack firepower.

But the Trail Blazers don't care, and in fact, they don't have the right to care with their interior defensive ability. Camby is indeed a good barrier under the basket, but their defense in the area between the three-point line and the basket can only be said to be a bad word, which gives Kobe Bryant a lot of opportunities to make easy shots, after all, it is only Batum who is defending him now, not Ye Feng. Ye Feng can only put his energy on one end of this game after all, since he chose to attack, he can't put too much effort on defense, and there is only one consequence if he barely marks the defense: he can't hold out at all at the critical moment in the fourth quarter.

In the face of Kobe Bryant's mid-range shot, the reason why the Trail Blazers were able to entangle themselves in the score was because of a sudden three-point rain. Miller, Batum, Ye Feng, all three of them have a three-point shooting skill, even the weakest Batum opened his heart knot in the second quarter, as if entering a state of explosion, and the Lakers' outside defense is really unstoppable. Artest is still resting off the court, Shannon Brown and Powell are inexperienced guys, and Kobe Bryant has a hard time juggling three opponents on the outside, and he wants to plug the hole, but it will only make him tired.

The scores and statistics of the two teams clearly show the correctness of the "magic ball theory", and the Trail Blazers did not fall behind before Kobe's 50% shooting rate, which is entirely due to their stormy three-point shooting, that is, the mission shooting rate is only 40%, and they can still compete with the Lakers. Aldridge and Camby have completely become rebounding machines, and the cooperation between the two has become more and more tacit, many times Aldridge will help Camby block one of the Lakers' interior players, it may be Odom, or Gasol, and then watch this old guy easily grab offensive rebounds under the Lakers' basket, either scoring himself or distributing to the outside.

Ye Feng felt very good, now he could barely feel the weakness brought to him by the flu, of course, he still didn't dare to use too much force, short-distance sprints and sudden full-strength jumps would still affect him, such as a situation like a black in front of him. Now he runs very briskly on the court, although he also needs Aldridge or Camby on the inside to cover, but Ye Feng can already break through to the inside line relatively easily, and then score with small throws. This is also his way of saving energy, there will be a pause in the mid-range, which will allow the defender to seize the opportunity, and he doesn't want to play physical confrontation under the basket for the time being, so throwing is a good means of scoring, and the shooting rate is not low, at least higher than Kobe's mid-range.

Ye Feng, who returned to normal, dealt a fatal blow to the Lakers, although the difference between the two sides in the third quarter has not yet been opened, but the Trail Blazers have become the leading one, although it is only 2 points, and the difference can be erased in one round, but the morale of the whole team has been greatly boosted, and there is quite a lot of ambition and pride to directly beat the Lakers. McMillan smiled on the sidelines, after all, if the Trail Blazers win this game again, they will eliminate the Lakers with a total score of 4-1 to enter the Finals, which is the best praise for their gritted teeth and perseverance throughout the season, but the Lakers really don't resist?