Chapter 389: A Necessary Victory
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Game 5 of the Lakers and Pacers' Finals, the game continues at the Staples Center, home of the Lakers. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The format of the finals is really helpless, the 2-3-2 game style of play, so that the home advantage has almost disappeared, but the away team has some chances to win this series, because if the opponent's home court wins one game, then in three consecutive away games, it is possible to oppose the away dominant! In Zhang Kong's view, there are indeed some problems with the formulation of such a competition.
This also makes the team with the superior record, the strong home-court advantage, gradually eroded, not very beneficial to the Pacers.
Hundreds of millions of fans around the world are sitting in front of their own TVs watching this crucial game, the fifth game of Pacers vs Lakers, the match point battle, the fifth matchup between Zhang Kong and Kobe Bryant is about to be staged, the three major media of ESPN, TNT and FSN on the American side broadcast live at the same time, and the Chinese side also sent a cutting-edge team to broadcast this fifth game live.
At the same time, in the studio of the imperial court station, there is also a live broadcast, according to the statistics of the NBA official website, this game, attracted the attention of at least 100 million fans, in China there are nearly 10 million people watching this big battle, Chinese players are not without a championship ring, but when Chinese players take the championship ring, they are all regarded as mascots by the team.
The existence of Zhang Kong is the absolute main force of the Pacers, which is also the biggest difference between the two, and the main reason for attracting everyone to watch.
There is already the intention of catching up with Yao Ming, Yao Ming did not avoid answering this question, Zhang Kong has studied it with Yao Ming in private, if Yao Ming's foot injury is not major this year, it will be the most promising year for the Chinese team to win the championship.
Yao Ming, who had already wanted to quit the Chinese team, was fooled by Zhang Kong, and temporarily forgot about quitting the national team, everything depends on Zhang Kong's treatment effect, and the news that Zhang Kong will be sick and injured now is not news in the United States.
These are all attributed to the mysterious Chinese medicine, of course, Zhang Kong will not explain too much about this kind of thing.
The media can't catch him, at least in the locker room or at the press conference, they will never see Zhang Kong's figure.
And now the media is also paying attention to President Obama, who likes basketball in the United States, Obama has said on more than one occasion that he will definitely watch the Pacers and Lakers finals, especially for Zhang Kong, he hopes that Zhang Kong can join the Bulls, of course, it is almost impossible for Zhang Kong to join the Bulls, because the Bulls can't afford the money Zhang Kong wants.
The tradition of the Bulls boss slamming the door has been maintained until now, even if Jordan wanted to ask for a high salary from him, it was impossible for him to get a high salary, and the leather tent has always been the lowest salary in the league in the Bulls, so Zhang Kong has never thought about the problem of going to the Bulls, and now the people who are looking for Zhang Kong are the ones who pay the money, Heat, Trail Blazers, Cavaliers, Knicks, Mavericks, Clippers, it is these rich teams that throw olive branches to Zhang Kong, However, I heard that the price of the Heat has suddenly dropped recently, and it seems that they have other preparations! But now, all the fans around the world and Zhang Kong, their attention is on the field.
Zhang Kong also has a work ethic, even if it is black money, he must wait until the end of this season to be black, which is Zhang Kong's only choice.
It may be that it was inspired by Zhang Kong, or it may be that after the Pacers played four games in a row, the feeling slowly opened up.
At the end of the first half, the Pacers were 54-55 away, only one point behind the Lakers, and the scores on both sides have been glued together since the start of the game.
The defense and attack on both sides were extremely sharp, which also feasted the eyes of the home audience.
Everyone knew the important surnames of this battle, so no one dared to play any tricks in this battle, and both sides fought extremely hard.
"Although the Pacers' side is playing very well, there are still problems, and Zhang Kong's biggest problem now is that he hasn't figured out what he needs to walk! What the Pacers need now is not an invincible point guard in offense, assists, strings, blocks, and defense, but a nanny-style leader, just like Kobe Bryant did with the Lakers after O'Neal's eastward trip, of course, the current Pacers are much stronger than the Lakers roster a few years ago! They're just a little blindsided now, and as long as they can get back to normal and throw their outside touch away, they can still pose a big threat to the Lakers! TNT commentator Charles Barkley shook and sighed at Kenny Smith next to him.
Zhang Kong really didn't mean to be the leader of the Pacers, Granger, the leader of the Pacers, is obviously not the kind of person who can turn the tide, in Buckley's view, the boss who can grab is not robbed, that is not a morality, it is a manifestation of brain damage.
"There is a reason why Zhang Kong is robbing this boss now, his contract will only end at the end of this year, and it seems that the new contract provided to him by the Pacers owner, he is not satisfied, so Zhang Kong's departure is already an inevitable result, he is not the boss now for the good of the Pacers, a mercenary left, the Pacers may go downhill, but it will definitely not collapse, and the team's boss is gone, then the problem is serious, just like when Reggie (Miller) retired, The backbone of the entire walker has been removed, and it is not so easy for the walker to re-establish this backbone! Kenny Smith next to him obviously saw much more clearly than Buckley, if Zhang Kong wanted to be the boss.
Granger was like a naked delicate girl in front of him, as long as he wiped his conscience, he would push down if he wanted to.
But Zhang Kong didn't do this now, mainly because Kenny Smith thought, his current identity is a mercenary!
"It shouldn't have been as conservative as it is now, and I was very optimistic that it would be a good series, but Phil didn't seem to want to play any offensive frenzy at home, and now the Lakers' defense is still doing well! And Jim O'Brien's side is obviously not as comfortable as Phil, but he is also a veteran coach in the league, and there should be some tricks, and it is impossible to be completely at a disadvantage like now! Buckley is right, although the Pacers only keep one point behind the Lakers now, but in the first half of the game, the Pacers have been in the position of chasing points, and they have never led at all.
"If the Pacers lose this game, there really won't be much room for a comeback, the Lakers won't let go of the 3-2 advantage, the last two games, as long as they win, they can win this series, it's very easy for them!" Kenny Smith next to him also pinched a cold sweat for the future of the Pacers, and he still likes Zhang Kong, a player.
At halftime, the locker room of the Pacers side, the atmosphere was a little weird, although it was not low, but almost all of them did not speak, just worked hard to recover their physical strength there, even Zhang Kong, this game is indeed a little injured, until now, Zhang Kong is also a little numb, want to win this game on the Lakers' home court, it seems that it is not so simple, and Zhang Kong's biggest problem is that his kills are all sealed, with his own ability.
It is impossible for him to break through the double or even three-man bag on the Lakers' side, and if he can't rush away, he can only pass the ball, and his pass can hurt the rest of the Pacers! One-on-one, with Zhang Kong's speed and strength, he can be said to be fearless of anyone, but today Kobe Bryant seemed to have taken the wrong medicine, completely let go of his pride, in the first half of the game, he became a kraft candy, sticking to Zhang Kong, that is, fighting with him, never going head-to-head with Zhang Kong! It's like two armies fighting.
The army on Zhang Kong's side is like the original Germany, blitzkrieg, the whole army is tanks and motorcycles or something, and it drove directly to the hinterland of the Soviet Union, and Kobe Bryant is like the Soviet Union, let you go to the most ruthless section of the rush, let you go into the city to fight street battles!
In this way, Zhang Kong's firepower and impact advantage can't be played, and Kobe can use his multi-person defense to perfectly restrain Zhang Kong's offense, Zhang Kong's side can't be opened, and the Pacers can also score 54 points, it can only be said that today's Pacers players are more powerful than the previous games, at least they can attack the basket themselves after receiving Zhang Kong's pass.
Granger scored 12 points in the first half, Murphy also scored eight points in the second quarter, Heber also scored eight points, and Al Jefferson, who has been in single digits in the first few games, also scored 10 points today, and the four of them scored 38 points.
Zhang Kong has only scored 6 points so far today, but he has 9 assists, and it seems that it is extremely simple to break the double assist.
But just the assist, the Pacers want to win the game today, it's not so easy, the Pacers want to win, the easiest way is to let Zhang Kong turn on the rhythm, although the current Pacers score a lot, but they have been trapped in the rhythm of the other side, as long as the Pacers' hand disappears, then it will be time for the Lakers to slaughter the Pacers, this matter is understood by everyone, so now the atmosphere in the locker room is particularly heavy!
"I have to think of a way!" Pacers No. 1 assistant coach Frank Vogel next to him touched his chin and muttered quietly, everyone heard him, but all of them didn't take this stubble, because now they can't do anything about it.
(To be continued)