Chapter 147: No Solution to Three Points
When Lewis was not afraid of confrontation, the Magic's situation was much better than before, and Mr. Billion set an example for others by running and attacking at all costs, and Alston and Kunis Lee both strengthened their outside penetrations. The faltering Turkoglu also found his rhythm, and today he looked like a mobile battery.
With 4-of-7 shooting in the half, the Turks have been remarkably good for the rest of the game since that mistake in the opening period. Lewis's performance was a good thing, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply compared to before, only hitting two balls in 5 shots, but Mr. 100 million yuan's contribution is not something that the data can tell, if it weren't for his sacrifice, others would not have been able to get so many offensive opportunities.
Like the Nuggets, Van Gundy finally pinned his hopes on speeding up the tempo, and the small man has an inherent disadvantage in playing positional battles, and only running and shooting can release their energy on the offensive end.
Howard, who can run and jump, did his job well, and while protecting the rebound, his impact on the basket in the athletic battle was also a headache for the Lakers, and when the monster jumped, everyone had to get out of the way.
With 13 points and 7 rebounds, Howard still played strongly. Compared to Gasol, who is opposite him, the physical fitness of the monster is more suitable for the fast pace of the game, although the sister-in-law also scored 9 points and 5 rebounds, but his contribution on the defensive end is obviously not as good as usual.
The Magic used their own strategy to save themselves a chance of life, although they were still in a backward position after halftime, but only 5 points made the current Magic not as powerless as before, if they can maintain their form, it is not impossible to win.
After halftime, the players of both teams returned to the court, and the Magic's players led by Howard appeared to be in high spirits. The first half was just foreplay, and in the more important second half, they were going to explode even more.
"It's my change this time!" Kunis Lee looked at Li Chen and said that he would not forget what his opponent had done in the first two games, so when he hit a three-pointer, he naturally showed off like the opponent.
Li Chen didn't take the opponent's provocation as a thing, the players who can stand on the Magic basically have a hand in three points, and Kunis Lee, who is the starter, is no exception, and it is obviously impossible to completely limit him to a three-point shot, especially for himself who is very bad defensively.
"I remember the last time I hit two in a row, and I forced my shot!" Li Chen wanted to see if Kunis Li was as stupid as he imagined, if the other party really fell for this simple agitation method, then he would laugh.
"Please, you're an All-Star, Rookie of the Year!" Kunis Lee didn't get angry because of Li Chen's words, the previous two matches made him see the gap between himself and his opponent, and he didn't expect to surpass his opponent. Kunis Lee is very aware of his task and just does what the coach tells him to do.
"Why don't you say I'm still a rookie!" Li Chen still deprecated himself.
Kunis Li replied, "What's wrong with the rookie, n**a is not a nursing home, everyone is not fighting for qualifications, but strength." ”
"I find you're getting smarter!" Seeing that his opponent was not fooled, Li Chen sighed helplessly, "You and I have the same surname, and it seems that you also have the genes of smart people in your body." ”
Saying that, Li Chen passed a ball casually, Gasol turned around and raised his hand to hit, and Kunis Li was stunned for a moment, this guy can easily brush assists while chatting, such an inhuman talent is simply a new generation of demons.
Back to the offensive round of the Magic, just after honestly following Li Chen's chat, Kunis Li turned around and became as slippery as a mouse, which made the boss who defended him feel a headache, Li Chen's situation was similar, the street ball king seemed to have a second spring, even if the amount of running was much higher than before, but there was still no trace of fatigue on his face.
After completing a cross cover with Kunis Lee, Alston immediately threw the ball back, and Turkoglou, who had run a little gap, made a decisive shot from outside the three-point line, and the Magic hit another three-pointer, and the score of the two teams had narrowed to 3 points at this time.
"Cruze, how does it feel?" It seems that the Magic's three-point shooting has made the boss a little interested in competing with the opponent, and he is ready to pull the most accurate three-point brother as a helper.
"It's okay!" Li Chen moved his fingers, "Anyway, it's definitely more accurate than you!" ”
actually despised his own strength, the boss was angry, and forced his shot outside the three-point line, Kobe Bryant felt the need to let the other party recognize his strength.
Bang! The crisp sound of hitting the iron made Kobe a little embarrassed, but fortunately, the big lama snatched the rebound from Howard's hands like a divine help, and the Lakers still had a second chance to attack.
Since Kobe Bryant didn't feel good, the big lama decisively handed the ball to Li Chen, according to his understanding, if the ball was handed over to Kobe, the opponent would shoot again, so his rebound would probably be in vain. It's different for Li Chen, if you're lucky, maybe you can give yourself an assist.
The big lama guessed correctly, Li Chen already had the intention of shooting after receiving the ball, and the method was very simple, through Kobe's cover to cause the Magic's defense to be misaligned, and then forced a shot in front of Alstom.
Swish! Unlike the sound of the great god's iron, Li Chen hit the ball.
"I said I was more accurate than you!" After the goal, the Big Apple ignored Alstom's embarrassment and brazenly displayed in front of Kobe, who had just missed a goal.
“**!” Kobe Bryant looked at his little brother with disdain, "Don't forget who covered for you, next time you block people for me, I can also throw in." ”
With such a thorough tactic and no shying away from the opponent next to him, Alston and Kunis Lee glanced at each other, and the two already had a plan.
The Magic played really well in the third quarter, and after Li Chen hit a three-pointer, they also hit a three-pointer to fight back, this time it was Lewis, and the big lama's habit of wandering his surname allowed him to seize the opportunity.
"Ramar doesn't know what he's thinking again!" Li Chen gloated and looked at Odom in the distance with a look of chagrin, "Last time he told me that he thought of Hawaiian hula during the competition, and this time he won't think of the emperor penguins in Antarctica!" ”
Kobe Bryant has long been surprised by this, "Leave him alone, compared to passing the ball to the bench, the leakage on the defense is already forgivable." ”
The boss with the ball motioned for Li Chen to come up to cover, and he seemed to vow not to give up if he didn't shoot a three-pointer.
Alston and Kunis Lee looked at each other, and if Kobe Bryant really wanted to force a shot after the pick-and-roll, then they would definitely teach their opponents a profound lesson. Even if it is the first person in the alliance, it is impossible to see anyone's surname anywhere.
Li Chen honestly stood up to cover for Kobe, and Kobe unexpectedly passed by Li Chen's side, and then took advantage of the opponent's unhurried change of defense to decisively prepare to shoot.
Kunis Li smiled coldly, what he was waiting for was this time, the hesitation just now was just pretending, in fact, he had already prepared for the block.
Just, what about the ball? Kunis Lee, who was flying in the air, was very depressed, and the basketball in Kobe's hand was gone.
Swish! After blocking and dismantling, he quickly turned back to the other side, Li Chen shot again, followed by Alston, and the street ball king wanted to defend but couldn't do anything.
"Say it, they'll believe it!" Kobe Bryant and Li Chen gave each other a high-five, "Believe me, I don't know how many people in the league want to cover my shots, and no one can resist this!" ”
Li Chen didn't be too happy after the goal, "Okay, I originally thought that guy with the same surname as me was very smart, but the result was just as disappointing!" Speaking of this, Li Chen looked at his hand, "But through these two balls, I found that my hand is very good now, and we can continue to play like this." ”
"Are you sure?" Kobe Bryant was a little surprised, if the little brother's hand is really good, then the magic can basically surrender, even if the magic is playing well now, but when Li Chen throws a three-point in a round, then the game is meaningless. Although it was a bit annoying to snatch the hand, he could still bear it for the sake of the team's victory.
Kunis Lee's outside shot smashed out of the basket, and the Magic's offensive momentum finally slowed down for a while. Perhaps it was Li Chen's big plan that scared him, resulting in this good chance not being shot, which was unacceptable to Howard, who wanted to make an assist.
Li Chen did not break his promise, and after Kobe Bryant pulled over to cover, the big apple shot again.
“**!” Howard, who was firmly stuck in the main position and tried to grab the rebound, couldn't help but scold, it is understandable to make a strong shot once in a while, but it is too much to take himself seriously when he throws back, and the key is to shoot, which makes the Magic people who are trying to reverse very helpless.
"Damn the fake monk doesn't care, the big apple isn't fighting according to tactics at all!" Van Gundy glanced in the direction of the Lakers' bench, and the old monk was unmoved, he didn't seem to have any intention of stopping the ** messing around. But obviously he has no reason to stop it, after all, although Li Chen is a strong shot, but when he throws it, the tactic of putting the ball in the basket is obviously the best tactic.
hit again, and the feeling of playing better and better, so that Kobe, who wanted to shoot by himself, hesitated for a while and then turned to hand the ball into the hands of his younger brother, even he himself was a little strange, between himself and Li Chen, he actually believed in the latter more.
"Pause!" Van Gundy hurriedly called a timeout, Li Chen had already made four three-pointers in a row, and if he didn't call a foul to interfere with the opponent's rhythm, the magic would be completely out of play.
The old monk glanced at Li Chen very calmly, "Good play, little guy, if you can throw the ball into the basket, just shoot!" ”
Bynum was very envious of Li Chen's treatment, "I think no one else needs to play during the game, you just find someone to block and dismantle for you!" How extravagant is it to let Kobe, who has an annual salary of 20 million, cover for you? ”
After the pause, Li Chen's second hit made Van Gundy almost vomit blood in anger, this guy has already hit 5 three-pointers, and this is only a quarter of time. Van Gundy smoothed his breath, he didn't believe the Big Apple could go on like this.
"This must be the last one!" When Li Chen hit the sixth three-pointer, Van Gundy told himself, although he also didn't believe it.
Swish! This is the seventh!
“**! Don't fight, change! Without waiting for Van Gundy to react, Alston first said that he would not do it, and the street ball king walked off the court angrily, and the referee didn't even give a technical foul, maybe he also felt that this guy was a little miserable, and was **7 three-pointers in a row, this kind of treatment is definitely the first person in the history of n**a.
Van Gundy reluctantly replaced Petrus as a substitute, and this move quickly paid off, the Big Apple hit the iron, but the iron after hitting 7 three-pointers was obviously irrelevant.
"Rookie, it looks like you've broken a record!" The overall situation of the game has been, Kobe and Li Chen are sitting on the bench and idle, although the biggest contributor to this victory is not him, but under the premise of the championship, this kind of thing does not matter.
"What record?" Li Chen was very excited, hitting 7 three-pointers in a row made him a little unrefreshed, now that he thinks about it, this is indeed a bit magical, when shooting means hitting, all tactics lose meaning.
"The record for three-pointers in a single quarter in the playoffs, which was set by Anthony Walker against Philadelphia in 2002, is now history, and your name will be engraved in the record books!" (To be continued.) )