The scores of the Lakers and Bobcats alternated, and the margin remained within 4 points throughout.

In Hayes' previous life, Yao Ming of the Rockets was injured in 2008, and the veteran Mutombo served as the starting center, and there were also Scola, Landry, Brooks, Battier, Alstom, Maddie and other people in the team...... Such a lineup actually won 22 consecutive victories.

At that time, the Rockets' roster was not strong in the league, not even average. They were able to set a winning streak with only momentum and confidence to win. As soon as this momentum was released, he lost to the Jazz in the first round of the playoffs.

Now the Bobcats and Lakers are both at the top of their momentum, and they both have the confidence to beat their opponents. Whichever team gets deflated first loses the game.

The Bobcats brought on rookie Brook Lopez, who was not as experienced as Camby, but D'Antoni made the right decision to let him defend Gasol because of his pace and the fact that the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

Gasol's weakness is that the offense is not tough enough, mainly relying on technique and mid-range shooting, Lopez has watched a lot of videos about Gasol, and he usually practices Gasol's style of play in the team, in the Bobcats, no one has studied Gasol more thoroughly than Lopez, so his defense against Gasol after he came on the court was indeed better than Camby.

Hayes used his not burly body to resist Andrew Bynum, who is 213cm tall. After being targeted by Hayes, Bynum didn't get a point.

The first quarter was played until the last minute, and the score was 24-27. The Lakers players shifted the ball to Bynum and wanted him to rely on his height to single Hayes.

All interior players in the league have a height advantage over Hayes, and almost every team has tried to use his height to single Hayes, but not many have succeeded.

Bynum has worked mid-range shots, hooks and dribbling skills this summer, but his offense is still average. If he is squeezed out of the box, he is half useless in attack. Although he was able to use his height to shoot some balls, it was very difficult. Bynum squeezed Hayes to the middle, took the ball in his right hand, jumped up and hooked to shoot!

As soon as the ball was thrown, Bynum knew it was crooked. The person who taught him hook was Abdul-Jabbar, and it turned out that Abdul-Jabbar had chosen the wrong apprentice...... "Rebound!" Bynum shouted.

Wallace let go of Artest, rushed into the box from the weak side to grab the rebound, and passed to Hayes. Hayes receives the ball and passes it to Billups.

Billups rushed forward with the ball, and Fisher followed Billups to his own half. Fisher used to be a representative of defensive toughness, but when the little fish became an old fish, his footsteps became slower and slower, and the defense was no longer good. This season, Fisher can be said to be the only shortcoming in the Lakers' starting lineup, as long as a slightly faster guard can pass him over and over again. The Zen master asked him to be the starter, just because of his experience, the play at the critical moment.

As a man who was born for the big scene, Fisher did not do well in the regular season, and Billups changed direction past Fisher and rushed into the restricted area for an easy layup. 26 to 27.

On the last offense, the Lakers players pulled away and handed the ball to Kobe. The man who defended Kobe Bryant was Azubuike, who came on the court off the bench for Durant.

For Azubuk, Kobe Bryant did not have the slightest carelessness, the two have played many times, Azubuuk has already obtained the true biography of Battier, practiced the "winding" word to the extreme, and interfered with the shooting very well.

Kobe Bryant protected the basketball with his body, looked at the timer with the peripheral vision of his eyes, and began to count silently in his heart. He is no longer the No. 8 who averages 35.4 points per game, and he begins to struggle when facing opponents. But there is only one Azubuk, and he doesn't care about it yet.

The Lakers players all pulled away. Bryant accelerated with the ball in the last 4 seconds, stepped down the dribble and rushed to the penalty area from the middle, Azubuike did not shake up, and the small broken steps blocked in front of Bryant. Bryant pulls back and steps back to make a jumper. Azubuuk jumped up with all his strength to block, his hand was already in front of Kobe, and at the same time as the whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter, Kobe made a shot, and the basketball fell into the basket accurately. 26 to 29.

When he left the game, Azubuk rubbed his face with his hands and scratched his hair. "Almost, why can he throw the ball in?"

"For you, this kind of ball is Meng, and if he scores often, it is not Meng." Hayes laughed.

Kobe's biggest feature is that he can often shoot the ball under the opponent's frontal defense. Durant has stabilized his starting position because he can force a shot to score when the opponent is tightly defending, and he can also ensure a good shooting percentage.

Bryant scored just five points in the first quarter but dished out four assists. Magic Johnson smiled: "The Lakers played very well today, especially Kobe, if he can stay like this throughout the game, the Lakers should win the game." ”

"Kobe's style has changed a lot this season, and I feel like Kobe is more difficult to defend against now," Joan Barry said. However, Artest had a poor hand today, hitting only 1 of 7 shots. Artest averaged 20.5 points per game last season, which dropped to 13 points after arriving with the Lakers, and his shooting percentage was too low, only 40%. If it weren't for his wasted throw, the Lakers might have taken the lead. ”

Johnson said: "Not necessarily, if it wasn't for Artest defending Chuck, the Bobcats wouldn't have scored just 26 points right now. Chuck was still a little uncomfortable against Artest. ”

Hayes scored 57 points against the Kings last season, but he didn't have many head-to-head meetings with Artest, mostly relying on teammates to cover and shoot after switching defenses. In the first quarter of the game, Hayes also scored only 4 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and handed out 3 assists.

"Hayes hasn't taken many shots before, and he's taken fewer shots this season. And I think he rarely plays under the basket, is it because he doesn't play as hard as he used to? Joanbari said.

"Definitely not. Chuck is more of a passer now and he's doing a good job, better than last season. If he had taken the attack himself, the young players of the Bobcats would not have played with confidence so quickly. Kobe Bryant's style of play is changing from Chuck last season, and Chuck's style is becoming unique. He's cut back on the interior offense, which is also very sensible. If you run into a team with a weak interior line, you can naturally play the interior line, but the Lakers' interior line is very strong, and Hayes's height is easy to play in the low post, which is equivalent to using his own shortcomings to touch the Lakers' strengths. Johnson explained.

Johnson was right, Hayes did have some scruples about attacking inside, and Gasol was too tall and his arms were too long to shake up. This season, teams are working on ways to deal with Hayes, with interior players using jamming shots as their primary defensive method, and the most important thing is to get stuck and not jump casually. Hayes' jumper, while accurate, wasn't scary because it was easy to block.

At the start of the second quarter, both sides sent off the bench, with the Bobcats having five players being Rondo, Azubuuk, Wallace, Landry, and Marc Gasol.

The Lakers fielded Farmal, Capono, Odom, Ariza, and Anderson.

The two sides are equal in bench strength, and the game is still very exciting.

D'Antoni took advantage of this time to call Billups, Hayes, and Lopez together, and said: "In a while, the three of you will play together to play the Hawks offense, and Brook will go to the high post to cover Chauncey, and Chauncy can choose to break through by himself, or he can shoot on the outside and play Fisher." Chuck tried his best to squeeze inside, paying attention to grabbing frontcourt rebounds. Chauncey passes back to Brooke to shoot high if the opportunity is bad. After switching defenses, Fisher couldn't have blocked Brooke's jumper! ”

"Coach, this is attacking with me as the core, right?" Billups laughed. This is the first time since joining Bobcat.

"Yes, I believe you can beat Fisher, before the Lakers vs. Raptors, Fisher let Brooks score 34 points, your attack is not weak, just give up the opportunity to your teammates, let it go today." D'Antoni said gently.

The most active on the field was naturally Gerard Wallace. He was originally the main force, but now he is playing with four substitutes and has become the offensive core of the field. He, Landry, and Pau Gasol hit the Lakers' interior again and again. Anderson is on the thin side and can't stand up to Marc Gasol, and Landry is a bit more impactful than Odom.

However, the Lakers were better on the outside, Odom as the axis to ensure that the Lakers could continue to play a good triangle offense, and the outside offense of Capono and Ariza helped the Lakers maintain their lead.

Halfway through the second quarter, both sides began to send their main players. The Bobcats went up five and five down, with Billups, Durant, Mike Miller, Hayes and Lopez on the court. The Lakers also replaced Fisher, Kobe Bryant, and Gasol.

The battle between the two veterans of Billups and Fisher began.

There is no doubt that Billups is the league's super point guard, but his position in the league is far inferior to Kidd and Nash, and Paul and Delon have also run ahead of him. Ironically, Billups has the championship ring that these super-point guards lack, and even now he's closer to a championship than the others.

Billups' prowess has been questioned, and during the Pistons, people said that Billups relied on team bonuses rather than his individual work. Now that he's on the Bobcats, his stats are down, and people are even more skeptical about the strength of this low-key and monotonous point guard. A lot of people think Billups is old.

When Billups entered the NBA in his first year with No. 4, Celtics coach Rick Pitino said, "Why can a player like this be drafted in the NBA? Eight years later, Billups blew Peyton up, and the moment he held the trophy was a tear that had been pent up for eight years. There are no flashy moves, no excessive words, and the heart that has been strong through ups and downs can make every opponent chill.

Never lose sight of a champion's heart. Billups' heart is the strongest! Billups dribbled to the right side of the three-point line, and Hayes asked for the ball inside. Billups took the ball with both hands and made a lob into the inside, Fisher was shaken, and Billups grabbed the 0.1-second gap and pulled it up and shot. Three-point hit! 48 to 49. The Bobcat chased back to just one point.

The Lakers attacked, Gasol asked for the ball in the low post on the left side, and singled Lopez with his back. Gasol used his left foot as the axis, his shoulder shook to the left, and his left hand turned the ball towards the baseline. Lopez paused a little, but didn't lose his center of gravity, and followed Gasol's footsteps, ready to block under the basket. Gasol took the ball to the penalty area, took a step forward with his right foot, took the ball with his right hand and made a low-handed layup, Lopez jumped up to block, but Gasol did not shoot, took his right foot back, turned and hooked to shoot. His movements are very graceful, and this move is the "Big Dream Foot". But the ball was not thrown, and it was covered by a man behind him.

I'm tired of using this trick! Don't think you're the only one studying your opponents! It was Hayes who was the cap. He let go of Anderson, who had been pulled high to cover his teammates, as Gasol turned, and attacked Gasol from behind. This time he was very well prepared.

Durant relied on his long arm to scoop the ball over and quickly passed it to the fast-breaking Billups. The frontcourt is two-on-two, and it is Kobe and Fisher who are back to defense. Kobe Bryant followed Miller into the restricted area, Billups dribbled the ball to the three-point line, glanced at the follow-up Durant, held the ball with both hands and shook it, but did not pass, and once again pulled out a jumper outside the three-point line. The ball is in again! 51 to 49.

The Bobcats overtook the score, and Billups quickly proved that he was not old!

(To be continued)