After the start of the game, the eyes of the fans turned to the two sets of matchups between the two teams, Roy vs Kobe and Ye Feng vs Artest, which may be the focus of this round of the series, not one. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It stands to reason that the Lakers should have a decisive advantage in these two sets of matchups, and neither Kobe nor Artest have been able to match their playoff experience and years of experience in the league. But the beauty of basketball is that the comparison of power on paper does not determine the final outcome of the game, and this time is no exception.

But to be honest, Roy can't compete with Kobe, even though Kobe is 32 years old this year, he is still the fierce and fearless black mamba on the court, and his skills have become more and more proficient with age. And Roy has suffered consecutive injuries this season, if it weren't for his luck, he wouldn't even be able to play in the playoffs, and now although he can play for about 30 minutes in every game, and his help to the team still maintains the original level, but when facing Kobe, not to mention defense, even on the offensive end, he can't play at the level he should have, and it is quite good to be able to play seven or eight achievements.

Fortunately, in the No. 3 position, Ye Feng still has a certain advantage over Artest. While Artest is a tougher opponent with more experience than Ariza and a strong body and a tough style, he has an Achilles heel in the form of speed. Once upon a time, Artest was also a strong player in the league in the small forward position, and his defense made many excellent swingers suffer a lot of losses, but he was born in 1979 and is 31 years old this year, although his strength and fighting spirit are no different from his peak, but when he encounters a pervert like Ye Feng, the disadvantage in speed is reflected.

Although Roy was entangled by Kobe Bryant, under the leadership of Miller and Ye Feng, the Trail Blazers still tied with the Lakers in the first quarter. This has to mention the contribution of Camby, he has to play against the famous talented center Bynum, you must know that the Lakers legendary center Abdul-Jabbar is the full-time coach for Bynum, although Bynum has only learned a little skin, but it is enough for him to dominate the basket. For such an opponent who surpasses himself in terms of strength, speed and technique, Camby's choice is very simple, that is, to stick to the position and not let Bynum turn easily in the three-second zone, as for the timing of the block, this is simply a piece of cake for Camby, and no matter how bad it is, it can interfere with Bynum's shot, so the Lakers' strong interior strength has not been brought into play.

Seeing that Bynum did nothing under the basket, Phil immediately replaced him with Odom and let Gasol play the No. 5 position, which made the Trail Blazers' interior line feel huge pressure instantly. First of all, Gasol's attack range is very wide, as an excellent center from Europe, one-hand distance shooting is not a problem for Gasol, but Camby can't pull out to defend, because the entire Trail Blazers except for him, there is no interior line on the court that can protect the frame, and can only let Gasol take what he needs outside the three-second zone. Secondly, Odom also annoyed Aldridge, known as the "court magician", he has a set of both ball control and breakthroughs, Aldridge himself is not good at defense, and he can't limit Odom by his height, which makes the interior line a hidden danger.

McMillan frowned, because of injuries, the Trail Blazers' interior strength is weak, although the opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs have a strong interior line, but they are not very good partners, so that the Trail Blazers can at least ensure that they still maintain an advantage after the switch. But the Lakers are different, after selecting Bynum and trading to Gasol, the Lakers' "three high" combination can be said to be the strongest interior combination in the league, and the three also have their own characteristics, in addition to Bynum, Gasol and Odom can be said to be able to take care of the four or five positions at the same time, and the flexibility of the Lakers' interior arrangement can be seen.

In desperation, McMillan can only move out of a small lineup and use speed to fight against height, which is also the only way for a team with a weak interior line to face a team with a top interior line. Replacing Camby with Batum is undoubtedly giving up the frame, and in the face of the Lakers' interior singles, he can only grapple with the opponent in one breath, or use the front defense that kills 1,000 and self-inflicts 800. As for rebounding, just rush to grab it, anyway, they are inferior to the Lakers in height and strength, and it is better to use their impact to cause some trouble to the opponent, which may be able to ensure more offensive rounds.

But in the second quarter, the Lakers still had a certain advantage on the inside, after all, the closer they were to the basket, the easier it was to score, and the shooting percentage was quite high. Although Miller and Ye Feng also made some achievements on the outside, their shooting percentage was never comparable to that of the inside players, which also allowed the Lakers to maintain a 7-8 point lead. In fact, this is acceptable for the Trail Blazers, because their small roster is not particularly skilled, and the reason why they can beat the Spurs is only because they are just restrained, and it is a bit difficult to change to a team like the Lakers with no obvious weaknesses. But they still have to put this lineup, after all, their interior line is not the opponent of the Lakers, and it is already quite good to be able to maintain a balance of power with a small lineup.

Fortunately, in the middle of the second quarter, Ye Feng suddenly regained his touch, he continued to use Batum's cover to catch the ball in the corner, and then hit three points, as for Batum being hit by Artest, grinning was not within his consideration. In the last offensive round before the end of halftime, Ye Feng broke through the defense of Artest and Odom in a row, and hit a difficult step-back jumper in the face of Gasol's giant palm, which also made the Trail Blazers tie with the Lakers, the score was 58 draws, and his goal also restored the morale of the Trail Blazers, and it was too uncomfortable to be pressed by the opponent all the time.

However, it is also a wake-up call for McMillan, the team can't always rely on the sudden outbursts of individual players to maintain the situation, otherwise everyone will feel cold and slaughtered. It will take a line-up or a new tactic to keep the team's hopes of winning alive. He glanced at the calm Phil, picked up his tactical board and followed the players to the players' tunnel, since the battle was a draw again, then the second half is the time to fight,