627. Wharton's Last Weapon
From a sigh of disappointment to a cry of surprise when you stood up.
Lakers fans feel the adrenaline rush!
The footage of Nance Jr. sliding a horrific distance in the air and then knocking over Randle and dunking the ball into the basket was repeatedly replayed on the large screen in the center of the court, and Randle was whistled for a defensive foul for turning around in the air and hitting Nance Jr. on the shoulder.
Now Randle's whole person is not good, was that a dunk made by a man just now?
Nance Jr. and his teammates celebrated wildly, and after the Warriors called a timeout, the Lakers players rushed up excitedly and high-fived Nance Jr. to cheer.
However, what made Nance Jr. a little stunned was that Liu Ren, who passed the ball, seemed to be very calm.
Only Liu Ren looked at Xiao Nansi with puzzled eyes, yes, he was pretending to be forced again, with a "Is this any difficulty for you?" The emoji ......
Unlike everyone else who thinks that Liu Ren has missed and was turned into an assist by Nance Jr., it is good luck, but Nance Jr. feels Liu Ren's attention to him, Liu Ren seems to be very convinced that he can dunk this goal, so he passed such an outrageous empty pass, which made him very excited, because most of the Lakers were traded back by Liu Ren by the management, and even in addition to the eighteen people in the team, thirteen of them were players from Liu Ren's own company, and Nance Jr. happened to be one of the five players who were not from Liu Ren's company. The Lakers will definitely build a team around Liu Ren in the future, so he is actually very worried about whether he can stay with the Lakers in the future, so he is very excited to feel that Liu Ren values him......
So much so that I was so excited that I almost missed the free throw.
But it doesn't matter, the Lakers' morale that was almost completely exhausted by the Warriors was once again ignited by Liu Ren's whimsical and empty connection with Nance Jr.
At the same time, the morale of the Warriors has dropped significantly, and the deterrent power of this dunk is simply too great!
After the timeout, the Warriors fought hard, but they were a little sluggish, and the Lakers took advantage of the momentum to play a wave of offense.
At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers once again led the Warriors by 12 points, 93-81.
Walton looked at the Lakers' Nance Jr., who was selected with the 27th pick in the first round? Or is it a draft year like 2015?
Wharton has always thought that the better the Lakers' talent, the happier he is, but now for the first time, he feels that the Lakers' talent is too good for him to make him a little uncomfortable, and now the Warriors team he temporarily coaches is his bargaining chip for a bigger stage in the future, and how much power he can say in the future depends on how good his temporary coaching can be, of course, his current results have made countless teams ready to poach him after the end of his one-year contract with the Warriors, but he still wants better results.
In the final quarter, Wharton replaced the starting lineup of Curry, Klay Thompson, Randle, Barnes, and Jason Thompson.
D'Antoni went on with Korver and Nance Jr., turning the team into a combination of LaVine, Kobe, Korver, Nance Jr. and Gasol.
The Warriors' possession, Curry handed over to Barnes after halftime, and tactically Barnes held the ball first.
Barnes took the ball and was a much greater threat to the Lakers.
But now Liu Ren almost plays the full third quarter and also needs a little rest, Barnes's role has obviously skyrocketed, the biggest problem for the Lakers now is that in addition to Liu Ren, Antetokounmpo is the best defensive player on the outside, which is actually a little insufficient, LaVine is still in the growth period, the defensive attitude and awareness are very good, but he is too thin, and he is inexperienced, it is okay to deal with the players of the second team, and it is still difficult to prevent Barnes from being an opponent who averages 20+ per game easily when changing teams, so it is ...... Bryant.
Yes, Clarkson is tired enough to defend Curry, Curry is too good to run, Nick Young ...... I didn't get a chance to play today, although the Lakers focused on offense today, defense is still very important, Nick Young's Navujacic style defense, it's okay to defend ordinary teams, and there is a little bit of Sasuke with the team's overall defense, but the players who defend the Warriors ...... It's like adding a scope to your opponent!
The best defensive perimeter player among the Lakers' remaining players is actually Kobe Bryant...... D'Antoni looked at Bickerstaff a lot, but Bickerstaff didn't speak, obviously there was no way.
Henry and Ci Shiping in the Development League have good defense, but Ci Shiping is old, and it is a bit effective to defend against muscular men like Anthony and James, and it is estimated that this group of dead shooters of the Warriors can go to the emergency room in a few minutes.
And Henry ...... It's okay to dunk a layup, in Los Angeles, where he is drunk and gold-obsessed, he has long had no fighting spirit if he is not firm, and he has won the championship, and now he wants to occasionally play a dozen NBAs, with a salary of 550,000 yuan, more than 1 million endorsement fees, and occasionally commercial performance activities to earn tens of thousands of dollars, save money, buy a house, gangster nightclubs, and live a chic life.
The Lakers are still very humane, and Henry is a child of Los Angeles, so he was given a two-way contract, and occasionally playing a weak team to dunk to improve morale and make the fans cheer.
Facing Kobe, Barnes dribbled twice in a row with one hand, and accelerated suddenly, and just like that, Kobe was passed.
It's not that Kobe Bryant's defense is bad, but Barnes's physical fitness is the top group among small forwards, and the fact that he rarely attacks with the ball does not mean that he has a bad ability to hold the ball, but Steve Kerr doesn't like to use him, because he mostly attacks by himself with the ball.
However, Barnes played very well with Wharton, who had been with the Zen master for a long time, and then with D'Antoni, and the romantic spirit of a player who can do things if he had an idea was deeply engraved into his coaching philosophy.
Of course, this means that Walton's team must have good talent, but according to his 29-game winning streak in charge of the Warriors, he can maximize his talent, and can fully use the talent of his players, which few coaches really can.
Barnes got to the Lakers' basket and collided with Gasol.
Gasol's defense was already in place, but Barnes was still able to shoot after hitting Gasol, picking the ball up with one hand, and the ball flew from Gasol's fingertips to the Lakers' basket.
Whiteside was tired of running and resting off the court, and Green had to conserve his strength to play the last moments, and the Lakers' interior defense was indeed desperate.
83-93, the Warriors are still 10 points behind the Lakers.
Lakers offense.
LaVine, Kobe, and Gasol are all players who can attack, but at this time, LaVine pushed up to face the Warriors' defense, and the Warriors increased their defense to the maximum intensity at this time.
In addition to Kobe, the Lakers' lineup has almost no ability to attract packs, Kobe can only play alone, and another three-point shot!
Bryant made his ninth three-pointer of the game...... Finally didn't enter, and almost tied Kobe's own career record of nine consecutive three-pointers, and the fans let out a sigh.
Kobe Bryant misses shot! The Warriors instantly felt that their opportunity had come, and their morale was stronger, and Jason Thompson took the rebound and passed the ball back to Curry.
Curry was quick to go up to the Lakers' halfcourt.
The Warriors want to play an offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers quickly chased up at this time, Curry to LaVine who caught up, a change of direction that was not fast, LaVine posted it and wanted to stick it, but Curry easily gave him a change of direction under his crotch, and then dodged Nance Jr. who chased back and hit a layup.
The Warriors are spicy and difficult, and they are spicy and persevering, and as long as they have the slightest opportunity, the Warriors can launch a wave of offense to turn the game around.
The start of the fourth quarter was a good time for the Warriors to chase points, and they didn't waste that opportunity, and the Warriors played back-to-back games during the period when Kobe Bryant's hand dropped.
Although, the strength of the two sides is not equal, and the Warriors have a clear advantage and quickly tie the score, but this is still very surprising, and even the Warriors players themselves are excited.
Fighting, the Warriors played a wave of 16-4 and chased the score to 97 draws!
Barnes and Curry took turns playing singles and counterattacks, and the Warriors' offense was all driven!
The score was tied and D'Antoni quickly called a timeout.
D'Antoni hurriedly changed to the strongest lineup, Antetokounmpo, Kobe, Liu Ren, Green, and Whiteside came on the court.
The Lakers' main lineup had an obvious effect on the court, and Whiteside came up to grab Green's offensive rebound from mid-range, causing Jason Thompson to foul when he made a rebound.
Whiteside made a good free throw today, and this time he hit both of them
99-97, the difference between the two teams still hasn't widened, but the Lakers have changed the main team, which is a threat to the Warriors.
The Warriors pushed forward quickly after Whiteside's free throws, but the Lakers had already defended Ove.
Curry came over with the ball and immediately called Jason Thompson's high post screen, and using this high post cover, Curry hit the free throw line and suddenly threw a mid-range jumper.
Curry middle distance ...... It's really average, it's too far from the shooting rate of three-pointers and baskets, and the free-throw line jumper misses.
But! Randle grabbed the rebound and was stunned to get the ball out in the sandwich between Whiteside and Liu Ren, Curry received the ball, Antetokounmpo went directly to cover it, and it was okay to break through, but there were no three points!
Curry quickly transferred to Randle, who rushed for offensive rebounds and then pulled into the hands of the right mid-range.
Randle received the ball and immediately broke through to attract the Lakers' defense, and quickly passed to Jason Thompson under the basket, who took the ball and forced a layup to score two points.
The Warriors and Lakers are back in a tug-of-war, and in the process the Lakers have the advantage of size, but the Warriors have more points and can score more, and the game is starting to get into a scorch.
The Lakers have a stronger defense, the Warriors have a stronger offense, and the two teams are equal from their current position.
In the fourth quarter, Liu Ren's most important task after coming on the court is not to score, and the team needs more defense, because as far as the Warriors lineup, whether it falls into the position or enters the fast break, it is difficult to defend against the Lakers, unless the Lakers feel bad, but Kobe Bryant still feels very hot, although the shooting rate is not as exaggerated as the first three quarters after losing one, but still maintains the scoring efficiency, and the rest of the Lakers also have scoring opportunities, such as Whiteside's secondary offense, Antetokounmpo's ready air cut, Green's mid-to-long-range shooting, so Liu Ren put more experience into defense.
Liu Ren was on the court in the fourth quarter, assisting defense on the outside, stuck on the inside, grabbing rebounds, and doing all the dirty work.
Liu Ren mainly attracted the defense in the fourth quarter to help his teammates score.
And after Randle and Barnes on the Warriors side got the ball, the former passed when he had the chance, and chiseled to the inside when he didn't have a chance, Barnes rushed to the inside when he got the ball, and Liu Ren couldn't defend it every time, and Barnes made it clear that he was going to kill Green and Whiteside, Green and Whiteside had a lot of fouls in this quarter, but fortunately, the first three quarters were not particularly long, and the fouls were still very good.
By the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, the Lakers and Warriors were in a stalemate, with the Lakers leading the Warriors by one point, 113-112.
Seeing that the point difference could not be opened for a long time, the Lakers began to get anxious.
And the momentum of the Warriors has reached a peak! Because the Lakers' three-point shot just now popped out of bounds, the Warriors had the ball, and they had a chance to overtake!
The Warriors played at this time, and Curry, Barnes, and Randle were focused on defense.
At this time, Mr. 37 points in a single quarter came into play, facing Kobe's defense, Klay Thompson directly shot three points after receiving the ball!
"Huh"
After such a stalemate. Klay Thompson's three-pointer shot straight through the heart of the Lakers like a cold arrow.
The Warriors overtook the Lakers, 115-113, and the Warriors took the lead for the first time after leading once from the opening quarter.
And it was with less than 3 minutes left in the crucial moment of the game!
Seeing Klay Thompson score, D'Antoni was suddenly shocked, the players on the court may not feel it in the game, but as a coach and D'Antoni, who can also be regarded as a fan, found a problem, Klay Thompson basically didn't shoot after he came on the court in the fourth quarter except for opening up space as a three-point shot!
However, at this time, the Lakers' players are almost at the limit, Kobe Bryant is already very tired, Klay Thompson can't jump, Liu Ren rested for a few minutes in the second quarter, and rested for less than three minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and has been taking on the responsibility of outside defense and taking care of the running position to attract defense, and there are also big problems in physical fitness, Green and Randle are also tired enough by this muscle bump in the competition, Whiteside and Antetokounmpo, two seven-foot big men, although they have good physical fitness, are also tired of running back and forth with the Warriors.
Curry, Barnes, Randle, and Jason Thompson on the Warriors' side are also tired.
However, Klay Thompson is different, he barely ran in the fourth quarter, and he was standing in the bottom corner to open up the interior space, which was the perfect new force at this time!
D'Antoni looked at Wharton, who smiled back at the sight of D'Antoni.
Obviously, that's what Wharton is for!
D'Antoni didn't expect it! Actually miscalculated at this point!
Yes, this is the last weapon Wharton left behind!
The game continued, the Lakers really reached the point where their physical strength was almost overdrawn, when Liu Ren sat in the low post to attract the bag, his teammates' running position did not get a chance to shoot, and finally Liu Ren could only pass to Green, Green came out to take the ball and forced a long shot, but was capped by Randle!
Randle grabs the ball!
The Warriors took the ball and slowly pushed in, and they were ready to start pressing the tempo, Curry passed the ball to Klay Thompson on the outside, who made another three-point shot!
"Huh!"
Return!
With a little more than two minutes left, the Warriors outscored the Lakers by five points! The scales of victory are tipped in favor of the Warriors!