The first half of the game is coming to an end.

Now, the Lakers have an eight-point lead over the Hornets and are on the verge of breaking through a double-digit point gap.

There is indeed a certain level of disparity in strength between the Hornets and the Lakers. The Hornets didn't work hard, but they couldn't get the results they wanted.

Paul has been fighting, whether it is forcing a breakthrough from the outside or providing a direct assist from the outside, he has done his best.

However, the Lakers relied on the inside control of rebounds and the tactics of stable play of triangle tactics when attacking, and kept the Hornets' counterattack down.

The first half of the game ended with a score of 54:43, and the Hornets trailed their opponents by 11 points.

"Damn it!" Seeing this score, Hornets fans are a little annoyed, is the strength of the Lakers really strong enough to make the Hornets have no hope of beating at all?

"The Hornets faced the Lakers, although many people had a feeling of brightness in the previous game, but I have to say that the gap in strength must be objectively recognized, and I don't believe in too many miracles on the basketball court......" This is said by the host of a famous American TV station, which was also broadcast by many people.

"Not necessarily, we still have Zhongyu and Paul, with them there is the possibility of a miracle! You can't forget what happened in Game 4 between the Hornets and the Spurs. That's the rebuttal of some Hornets fans.

"Miracle?" Lakers fans seem amused by the claims made by Hornets fans.

Suddenly, the fans of the two teams were hyped.

"Don't think you'll be able to sit back and relax if the Lakers are ahead for a while, and to be honest, I don't think the Hornets are going to lose this game."

Some Hornets fans insisted on saying it, although they felt that the idea was a bit impossible.

Lakers fans immediately said, "Alright then, you poor guys, just wait and see how the Hornets were crushed by the Lakers in Staples today!" ”

………… As a result, fans of both teams were locked in an argument, and at this moment, the second half of the game for the Hornets began.

With an eleven-point deficit, the Hornets started the second half.

Paul spent too much energy in the first half and didn't play for a while, but the Lakers seized this opportunity and began to defend and counterattack again and again. Bryant and Lao Yu each hit three-pointers from beyond the three-point line, and the score became 62:45, and the Hornets were already trailing their opponents by 17 points.

"It's 17 minutes!"

Lakers fans are as happy as the New Year, and now it seems that the Hornets are simply vulnerable in front of them!

But Hornets fans don't think so, with one saying, "You can't forget the fourth game between the Hornets and the Spurs...... That says a lot. ”

Just when the Lakers were about to laugh, the Hornets' timeout ended, and the two sides got back on the court.

Hornets fans, seeing Paul and Jongwook back on the court, suddenly boosted their morale!

With Chung Yu and Paul, many seemingly impossible situations are possible!

"It's going to be another big job." Looking at the score situation that was quite unfavorable to the Hornets, Paul suddenly smiled, took off his braces, and said to Zhong Yu.

"You're so confident, do you think that as soon as you make a move, no one in the world will be able to stop you?" Zhong Yu asked with a smile.

Although the game situation was not very favorable for the Hornets, in this moment, between two teammates who had been fighting side by side for a long, long time, a wonderful tacit understanding emanated from the depths of the heart, and finally turned into a fearlessness.

Yes, it is a kind of fearlessness, but also a kind of absolute self-confidence.

The game continues! The Hornets were already trailing by seventeen points, and the crowd didn't bother to boo them, and there were even applause when they saw Jongwook and Paul play. After all, these two people are very interesting to play.

But they didn't think at this time that these two people might come up with the killing machine of the Hornets.

The first ball was in the hands of the Lakers, and the Lakers, who had just been invincible, finally missed a ball at this moment, and Chandler on the inside grabbed the rebound, and immediately passed it to Paul. Paul possessed the ball across half court and passed the basketball to Jongwook not far away.

Zhong Yu received the pass, and it was Vujacic who faced him, and Zhong Yu used two consecutive crotch changes to get past him, and then cut straight inside.

Paul also cut in from the outside, and the two of them cut directly into the inside line like two arrows, and the Lakers couldn't decide who to defend for a while, so Zhong Yu passed the basketball to Paul, and then he went under the basket, and then he changed direction and came to the bottom corner of the bottom line.

Paul's pass came quickly.

Zhong Yu did not hesitate to receive the pass, and directly made a jump shot.

"Huh!" The Hornets pulled two points back.

It's a bit too far from recovering a 17-point deficit, and Lakers fans won't believe the Hornets can recover that huge difference.

The ball is back in the hands of the Lakers, the Lakers' triangle offense is not quite thorough in the current lineup, the basketball once again flew on the basket, the rebound was snatched by Chandler, and the Hornets began to attack.

It was still Paul who had the ball, and Paul passed half and then Fisher. It was too late for Paul to make a quick splash and the basketball flew high and then fell into the basket with an easy small throw.

The Hornets scored four straight points.

Many Hornets fans who saw this scene were happy.

"Sure enough, the combination of Paul and Zhongyu, they have the ability to make the score gradually come back!" Many people seemed excited, and indeed, Paul and Zhong Yu teamed up to score four points, chasing the score to the point where there were 13 points left.

Next, the old fish hit two points, Peja also hit a shot, and the two sides hit a few more irons, and now, the ball is back in the hands of the Hornets.

There are still thirteen points left in the scoreline.

Paul passed the basketball to Zhong Yu, and Zhong Yu faced Vujacic, but the Lakers' interior line has long been eyeing the tiger, they know Zhong Yu's ability, and they have experienced it, and now they are defending quite tightly.

Chung Yu forced his way past Vujacic next to him, but by this time the Lakers' interior players had already returned to set up a defensive line, and Chung Yu passed the basketball to Peja who was not far away.

Peja was just about to jump when he found that the Lakers had caught up, and at that moment, he put away the basketball and threw it in the direction of Jongwook again.

At this moment, Jongwook re-exited the three-point line and also received a pass from Peja.

Zhong Yu, who was outside the three-point line, did not hesitate at all, and shot a jump shot directly!

The basketball left his hands and flew into the hoop like a light ghost in the sky.

Then, the net splashed everywhere, and the crisp sound of the blue ball entering the net could be heard throughout the arena.

The score was chased to 10 points after Zhong Yu's three-pointer.

The Lakers called a timeout.

"This is the power of Zhongyu and Paul! They can score a lot of points together, and they can also easily impact and destroy the opponent's defense! Some Hornets fans said excitedly: "It is because of their existence that the Hornets have the possibility of turning the tables around in many seemingly impossible situations." ”

Lakers fans are noncommittal, but the situation on the court right now is that the Hornets have chased the score to 10.

The crowd also began to boo themselves a little impatiently, and the bursts of boos suddenly rang out, giving a sudden auditory shock, and they wanted to use this trick to distract the opposing players.

But it didn't work.

There were three minutes left in the game, and when the timeout returned, both sides switched to their strongest main lineups. The Hornets Paul and Zhong Yu stayed on the court at the same time, and the Lakers' Lao Yu, Kobe, and sister-in-law were also still on the court, which was another collision of the strongest lineups of the two sides.

Moreover, the Hornets are now 10 points behind the Lakers.

The first ball was in the hands of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was outside the three-point line, and he used his shoulder to push Zhong Yu into the three-point line, and then he used two consecutive one-foot axis rotation and shaking, Zhong Yu already knew a lot about his moves, and hurriedly followed.

But Kobe Bryant suddenly stepped back and made a jumper at this time, and Zhong Yu was still a step slower, not to mention, his bounce also made his block more difficult.

"Huh!" He hit a jumper and the margin was back to 12 points.

As soon as Kobe Bryant hit a jump shot, it caused a large cheer of joy.

Offense and defense transitioned, Paul seized the opportunity to cut inside, and in the last moment before the Lakers' interior was closed, he broke into the inside line and scored a layup, and the score became 10 points again.

Then, the Lakers hit the iron, the Hornets themselves hit the iron, the Lakers' Gasol hit a shot, the ball returned to the Hornets, and Zhong Yu attacked Kobe.

Kobe Bryant is now more and more experienced in defending Zhong Yu, after all, he is a veteran who has been in the league for many years, and he is also a frequent visitor to the league's first defensive team, and now Kobe has found a lot of ways to defend Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu almost couldn't shake off Kobe's defense, but he was in the second zone, the ball was very stable, and he used a few shakings in a row to finally shake off Kobe, and then hit a pull-up jump shot in the second zone.

10 points difference!

The game was about to end, and in the final moments of the quarter, Paul started straight from beyond the three-point line, swept past one opponent after another, and then he suddenly jumped up and crashed into Odom, and after a little rebound, threw the basketball out.

The basketball smacks on the rebound and flies into the hoop!

Paul hit the buzzer, and the Hornets pulled back two points, but the margin was still eight points.

In the second half of the third quarter, the arrival of Zhong Yu and Paul helped the Hornets finally recover 9 points and narrow the score gap to 8 points.

It's just that there is still a little bit of a point difference, and although the Hornets have made enough efforts, the point difference is still being maintained.

There are also some Lakers fans who suddenly feel a little inexplicably anxious - their lead has been recovered a lot.

(To be continued)