Chapter 031: Dead Knock
In the Lakers' locker room, the main players are hurrying to rest, and the bench is also getting together to do a hurry, which is the toughest game the Lakers have played so far this season.
Although he lost to the Nuggets in the last game, everyone knows that the main reason is because of the poor state on his side. And this game is different, the players think that their performance is good enough, but the score has not been opened, and the tenacity of the Mavericks is beyond everyone's expectations.
"Guys, you did a great job, we still strengthened our defense in the second half, and if the Mavericks have a problem offensively, we won." The old monk has no choice, he has done everything he can, if he still loses today, then he can only blame the Maverick's character for being too good, and the Lakers just happened to hit the muzzle.
The old monk who has been coaching for many years has seen a lot of strange things, no one can say that the feeling of this thing is not good, if the other party has been so good, he can only admit it, there are too many accidental factors in a game, so the playoffs are a tug-of-war of seven games and four wins, so that it can appear fair.
After a short break, the second half of the game between the Lakers and the Mavericks officially began.
Nowitzki scored two points to help the team take the lead, which also seemed to tell people that even after a period of rest, the cowboys still feel hot.
Not to be outdone, Gasol assisted Bynum for a layup, still the instructions of the old monk, the Lakers still have to give full play to their advantages on the inside in the second half, and the inside line ensures the success rate while driving the outside offense.
The Mavericks played like crazy, the Lakers played very steadily, the two teams took the lead alternately, and the game returned to the stalemate of the first half. Although the home team did not have a significant advantage, the fans did not care, and in their opinion, the game was worthy of the tickets they bought, and they were addicted to the efficient attack of the two teams.
Celestial Empire fans are also fortunate to watch this game, today is the live broadcast day of the game, Celestial Dynasty TV in the Nets vs Timberwolves and Lakers vs Mavericks in the two games reluctantly chose to broadcast the latter, which made many domestic fans who have hopes for Yi Di disappointed.
However, most fans still support this decision, one is the Rockets' sworn enemy in the same region, and the other is the public enemy of the league, in their opinion, this game will definitely be a hearty battle, and the development of the game obviously did not disappoint them.
It's just that the Lakers' Dasheng still hasn't had a chance to play, it seems that Sun Dasheng has to sit on the bench this season until he dies, and after playing so many games, it can't be seen that the old monk has a little bit to reuse his mind.
In fact, this can't be blamed on the old monk, the Lakers' recent backcourt position is really a surplus of talent, Li Chen Kobe Bryant Lao Yu is already a stable three starting positions, Ariza, Wharton, Farmar also firmly occupy a certain amount of playing time. In addition to these people, there is also a Vujasiqi in front of the Great Sage, although Sasha is useless, but compared to the Great Sage, this guy still has an advantage.
Therefore, unless there are any major injuries to these players, the chances of the Great Sage playing this season will be very slim, even more slim than Mbemba's, after all, the physical confrontation on the inside is more intense, and there are more injuries than on the outside.
Every time I see the black-haired and black-eyed players of the Lakers who are active on the court, some viewers who are not very familiar with the NBA still think that it is the legendary Sun Dasheng.
Back in the game, the Mavericks brought on John Terry after a timeout, and it seemed that Carlisle was trying to rely on the advantage of the bench to steal points. However, the Mavericks' offense has an element of luck after all, once it doesn't have a feel, it won't work, unlike the Lakers, who play very reasonably inside and outside. ”
Teacher Wei Ping is still peddling his reasonable theory, legend has it that this is a set of court theories with a more complex history than the triangle offense and the Princeton system, and the NBA coaches have given up on it because this theory is too complicated, after all, only the famous Wei Ping teacher in the world can master it, so people give the teacher the nickname Zhang Reasonable, which represents the respect of admirers for their idols.
However, the fact is indeed as Wei Ping expected, Carlisle played this idea, in the situation that the main forces of the two sides are inseparable, his advantage in bench depth can be reflected, as long as the bench lineup can grab a few more points, and the main force can maintain the state of the previous game, then maybe the Mavericks can win this game. Carlisle had a good idea, but he had a bit of a prerequisite.
Li Chen was replaced early, the old monk hoped that he could save his energy and play the fourth quarter, the current fierce game made the old monk have to deal with it carefully, and Li Chen's physical strength has always been his concern, the previous game has not been exposed due to the obvious advantage, and this game is too tangled, the old monk has to carefully control Li Chen's playing time.
Carlisle's strategy quickly worked, the Lakers still couldn't restrain Terry's scoring, a breakthrough and a shot outside the three-point line, two offenses in which Terry quickly cut 5 points for the Mavericks, and during this period the Lakers did not score a point, the Mavericks once again used their advantage on the bench to pull the score away, and the Lakers' offense was already in a difficult situation.
At 89:95, the Lakers, who were steady and steady all over the court, finally entered the fourth quarter as a laggard, and today's game was too embarrassing.
On the contrary, the Mavericks are doing well, Carlisle has affirmed the players' performance, and the team's boss Nowitzki has called on his teammates to stay in shape and try to beat the Lakers in one fell swoop, and he wants everyone to see the strength of this Maverick.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Li Chen rarely appeared on the court at this time, Odom alone could no longer lead the offensive of the substitute, the old monk needed Li Chen to help the team score as much as possible, and try to narrow the score gap before the two sides replaced all the main forces.
Although the current lineup of the Lakers on the court is not offensive enough, the presence of Odom, Wharton, and Li Chen's three passing experts makes the ball transfer very smooth, and the ball is transferred more, and the opportunity will come out.
Soon Li Chen assisted Ariza to hit a layup, but Starkerhouse on the Mavericks' side also hit a mid-range shot to continue to maintain the score gap.
If you go on like this, you can't always count on the Mavericks to miss! Li Chen secretly thought in his heart that he was determined to lead the Lakers out of the predicament.
Firmly holding the ball in his hands, Li Chen still felt relatively relaxed in the face of the defense of the old demon Devin George, although George is also an old man who has been in the league for many years, but no one has ever said that he eats by defense.
It was easy to rely on his younger body to pass George, because of Kobe's teaching, Li Chen is also used to putting his non-central pivot foot forward to let the defender relax, and then quickly start to throw off the opponent and burst into the basket. With his decent and improving speed, Li Chen has a great advantage in the face of some defenders with poor physical fitness.
The shot after the breakthrough was interfered with by George's unhesitating foul, Li Chen had to reluctantly go to the free throw line, and the shooting rate of one of the two free throws was also at the normal level, one point for one ball, Carlisle was more satisfied with George's foul.
Although the gap of 5 points is not much, it is at least two attacks to catch up, Li Chen, who only scored one point, is not satisfied with this attack, and he hopes to lead the team to complete the overtake before Kobe Bryant comes on the court.
Although he has no idea of competing with Kobe Bryant, Li Chen still hopes to tell people through his performance that he is not a beneficiary of the so-called tactical system, and even without Kobe, he can still score by creating opportunities by himself.
The Lakers defended this attack from the Mavericks, and the basketball came to Li Chen's hands again, because of the lessons ahead, he signaled Odom to come out to block and dismantle, and the latter quickly stood up according to the wishes of his teammates, and Li Chen was ready to rush into the interior along Odom's body.
Devin George was about to bypass Odom to continue the defense, but the lama turned ninety degrees with his left foot as the axis at the moment he approached, and used his huge body to firmly clamp George behind him.
Everything was as Li Chen planned, seeing that Bass had come out, Odom ran to the basket without hesitation, and Li Chen's pass passed over Buss's head to Odom at the right time, and the latter made a layup for the Lakers.
The cooperation between the two is very tacit, the Lakers' bench lineup has gradually improved under the leadership of Li Chen, and Kobe, who was originally going to ask to play, also decided to rest for a while, he can see that the Lakers are now dominant, if he plays the Mavericks, he will inevitably change to the main force, and the situation on the court may become different. The advantages are not adjusted, and the old monk is also playing this abacus.
Ariza stole Terry's pass, Tieza's strong defense once again made a contribution, and the Lakers did not hesitate to play the fast break, and the current lineup is not too athletic.
Li Chen, who received a pass from his teammates in the fast break, unceremoniously scored three points outside the three-point line, although he was always fouled, but in the last few games, Li Chen can always find opportunities to make the opponent have no time to foul, the most is the fast break, George can't keep up with the opponent's speed, and can only watch Li Chen shoot without interference.
The score was equalized, Carlisle's desire to steal points through the bench was finally disappointed, and the Mavericks had no choice but to send all their main forces, and the same was true for the Lakers, Kobe Gasol played at the same time, and the final battle between the Lakers and the Mavericks was about to begin.
At this time, the most excited are the fans in front of the scene and the TV, the big battle has always been people's favorite drama, and this game has developed to this point just to fulfill the public's wishes, because it is the home court of the Lakers, so the stadium quickly remembered the shouts of cheering for the Lakers.
Maybe it was the few attacks just now that made Li Chen completely confident, after Kobe Bryant got the ball, Li Chen showed a vigorous state, constantly interspersed with runs, waiting for the opportunity to attack the ball, and his excellent performance in this game also made Wright, who was following the defense, have to follow the opponent who was convulsive.
Although Wright's defense didn't give Li Chen any chance, the disorderly running of the two also disrupted the Maverick's defense to a certain extent, and the Maverick, who was not good at defense, was quickly brought out of the hole by the running of the two. Kobe Bryant took the opportunity to burst inside and scored two points for the Lakers again with a pull-up jumper.
Seeing that this trick worked well, Li Chen was even more excited to run, anyway, he had enough time to rest in the third quarter, he felt that his physical strength was still relatively sufficient, and finally, in a run, because Wright didn't follow, Li Chen got a chance, and the latter was also lucky to receive a pass from his teammates.
The Big Apple's shooting is as stable as ever, and it is generally believed in the league that if it weren't for the right to shoot and the opponent's endless fouls, Li Chen's strength would definitely be enough to become a member of the 20 plus club.
Li Chen was very happy to find that his score in this game had reached 24 points, and if the team wins, the MVP is likely to be won by him again. Although Kobe Bryant also scored 26 points, Li Chensheng had more assists.
The Lakers kept scoring, but the Mavericks didn't fall far behind, with Nowitzki scoring 27 points on 11-of-18 shooting and hitting three free throws, Terry scoring 19 points off the bench, Howard and Kidd both scoring double-doubles, and other bench players scoring their own points.
At 115:113, with 53 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks trailed by two points, but the ball was in their hands.
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