You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 529 I Will
Eleven seconds before halftime, the Lakers passed the ball to Pau Gasol. They still hope that the Spaniard will regain his confidence. On this night that seems to be heading for a big victory, they need the Spaniard to be full of confidence and then go to Boston to accept the championship.

Perhaps because of the Lakers' big lead, Gasol decisively attacked with the ball, causing a wide range of physical contact, the bottom line referee whistled, and Kevin Garnett made a defensive foul.

With 8 seconds left in the half, Gasol made two free throws.

60 is better than 39
With a 21-point lead, the Celtics seem to be submerged under the steely offense and defense of the Lakers.

With the Lakers eager to dominate the game, Wesha once again pressed Rajon Rondo upcourt.

No, this time it should be a full-court press.

Rondo used his body to withstand Wei Xia after halftime.

Wei Xia's aggressiveness is too strong, like a beast attacking its prey, first biting off the opponent's limbs, and then finding a way to lock the throat - Rondo was pushed out of bounds by an unexpected body collision.

Whistle!

"Wish defensive foul!"

When the Lakers led by 21 points, Wei Xia no longer cared about his fouls.

As for the first half of the game, with 5.2 seconds left, Rondo's first free throw hit the front of the basket and missed.

After adjustment, hit the second free throw.

40 is better than 60
With a gap of 20 points, Wei Xia seems to be still not satisfied.

Rondo made a free throw, and the Celtics let three players stay in the frontcourt, preparing for the highest intensity frontcourt press against Wei Xia.But I didn't expect Wei Xia to play the simplest frontal change of direction, with pure explosive power and acceleration, pass the defense, throw away Rondo by one and a half body positions, and dribble the ball at full speed to the frontcourt.

Kobe has already rested, so Wei Xia has no one to pass the ball to.

"He's going to come by himself," Bryant said.

Wei Xia brought the ball to the frontcourt, with less than one second remaining in the game, he first received the ball, stepped forward with his right foot one meter beyond the three-point line at the top of the arc, leaned forward and jumped, and threw the ball before the timer turned red.

Ryan Hollins in the bottom corner raised his hands-"Wish made it!"

"Wow! What a pleasing performance! The last attack before the end of the first half, Wish seized the opportunity!"

63 is better than 40
The Lakers led by 23 points. When Wechat hit the buzzer, the atmosphere at Staples was like a cult-like frenzy. It seemed that the balance of the game had completely turned to Los Angeles.

The classic slogan appeared.

Michael Thompson yells like the late Chick Hearn: "Boston is dead!"

"If you think this is over," Rondo said with a cold fighting spirit on his face, "I promise you will regret it!"

Wei Xia pretended to say: "Please forgive our commentators and fans for being too happy, but you shouldn't be too harsh on them, because they didn't expect you to fall behind by 23 points at halftime in such a critical game."

Listening to Wei Xia's disgusting words, Rondo snorted coldly and left.

Judging from the first half, the Lakers broke out perfectly.

The Celtics are in bad shape, and the Lakers are in good shape.

The best Lakers meet the worst Celtics.

The Lakers have three concerns.

The first hidden worry is Kobe. The fiery offensive state of the previous four games did not continue to the fifth game.

The second hidden worry is Paul Gasol, who is as weak as a son to his own father in front of Kevin Garnett.Even tonight, the Lakers almost sealed the victory in the first half, and the matchup between him and Garnett still couldn't see a strong point.Garnett was 7 of 3 in the half, 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, very poor.Gasol was not much better. With the help of his teammates, he scored 6 of 3 in the half, 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Overall, he was a little better than Garnett.However, given the advantage the Lakers have gained over the Celtics, his statistical performance should show a crushing trend, but it didn't.

湖人半场最佳球员是韦夏，独揽20分8篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽。

If the Lakers win Tianwangshan, he will take great credit.

Wei Xia is also the third hidden worry for the Lakers.

His foul count, the third on Rondo before halftime, was needless.

As for the others, the Lakers have shown a trend of blooming across the board.

Two of the Big Three did not perform well, but all the role players stood up.

"I think you have all seen what the real Lakers are like. For me, I have a lot to consider." Phil Jackson said proudly.

His subtext is not difficult to understand: people who are still concerned about the outcome of Game 5 are only on the first level, and I am already thinking about Game 6.

ESPN's OBC Sports selected a trio of commentators, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy who had just retired from the coaching position, and gold medal commentator Mike Breen.

When it comes to the game, the three of them disagree.

Jackson felt that there was no suspense in the game: "Being behind by 23 points in the away game, although there is still the whole second half, I don't think Boston can catch up. Their scoring ability is not as good as the Lakers, and the scale of whistleblowing in the away game is not conducive to their offensive chasing points."

"What's your point, Jeff?" Brin asked.

"I almost watched every playoff game of the Celtics, and I think they are full of resilience. Therefore, I don't think the game is over, they will fight to the end." Van Gundy looks more like deliberately supporting the Celtics.

Breen consolidated their views and "advised" TV viewers not to switch channels prematurely: "The history of rivalry between Los Angeles and Boston goes back many years. If you switch to another program now, you risk missing a wonderful piece of history."

They were talking, and players from both sides had returned from the locker room to shoot and warm up.

It looked the same as it did at the beginning, with the Lakers more relaxed and the Celtics more nervous.

It's no wonder that one side needs to chase points, and the other side only needs to ensure that the total score in the second half is not 22 points less than the Celtics, and they can win.

It's so easy, isn't it?

The Celtics don't seem to have made any changes, and the starting five are still the same.

The Lakers took the initiative to change, with Magloire and Gasol partnering on the inside, and Wecha, Kobe and Luke Walton on the outside.

This lineup has overwhelmed the Celtics in terms of height, but there will be some problems on the defensive end.

At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics let Pierce hit the first goal.

Pierce frequently looked for physical confrontation with the ball, and rushed near the paint area, and Magloire came up.

He actively sought a physical confrontation, causing a foul by Magloire.

42 is better than 63
Wei Xia dribbled the ball across the half, and the Celtics called Rondo to defend him.

Rondo's one-on-one defense from the outside is enough. It is impossible for Wei Xia to play body balls from the outside. He is not James.

Just about to call the pick-and-roll, Perkins roughly pressed up and put pressure on him.

The sudden pressure was so strong that it exceeded Wei Xia's expectations.

He quickly passed the ball.

Walton received the ball in the middle and lobbed it to the inside.

Garnett has already fouled twice. If he guards Gasol one-on-one, his actions should not be too presumptuous—should be.
As a result, Garnett's actions were not just presumptuous, but completely let go of himself, actively looking for confrontation, getting up his body, and seeing the pressure on Gasol made the scalp numb.

The Spaniard couldn't bear that level of collision and conceded the ball. Fortunately, Magloire was behind him.

The Canadian picked up the ball and wanted to continue to attack. Garnett raised his hands high, and Magloire hit the wolf king's chest after a violent burst. Immediately, he screamed to win the referee's whistle.

Maybe his voice is too harsh, maybe Garnett's defense is too clean, maybe the referee thinks that if this kind of collision is called a foul, it will appear that the NBA is too sissy.

Whatever the truth, Magloire failed.

On the defensive end, Garnett is one against two, and on the offensive end, the high position is used as a screen and a pick-and-roll, creating two opportunities.

The Lakers' inside defense put enough pressure, and Rondo's ball could only be passed outside.

Garnett got the ball high and made a jump shot.

44 is better than 63
The score fell within 20 points.

Kobe seemed to be aware of the Celtics' ambition to chase points, and took the initiative to attack, holding the ball in a high position on the right, feinting a shot to the left, and making a jump shot on the right.

"Shh!"

65 is better than 44
"It's not easy to chase points!" Kobe said coldly.

Rondo is located one meter outside the three-point line on the right, and Wei Xiaka is about half a meter inside the three-point line, deliberately giving the opponent space. He expected that Rondo would not dare to shoot.

So is the result.

Rondo did not dare to make a shot, but he dared to call a pick-and-roll.

Garnett quietly fell to Wei Xia's side. It was not until Rondo started a breakthrough and Wei Xia who hit an iron wall that he realized that the opponent's defense had been blocked like an iron barrel on the only way to traverse the defense.

Rondo went straight to the middle and made a throw in the paint.

46 is better than 65
"Who said chasing points is not easy?" Pierce said with a snarky mouth, "Is there anything easier than scoring under your defense?"

Kobe glared and was about to call back.

Who would have thought that the Celtics decisively double-teamed Kobe who was catching the ball, forcing him to pass the ball.

It was a rare scene. During the regular season, Kobe, who played one-on-three, one-on-four, one-on-five, became a routine, but he knew that this moment is not the time to play his temper.

But he put the ball in the hands of an unreliable person.

Pau Gasol, who accepted the open shot created by Kobe, hit the iron with a jumper, and gave the Lakers a heavy hammer on morale.

The next round, the Lakers' defense was daunting.

Perkins made a strong attack at the basket, causing Magloire to go out of bounds with his cap on.

The foul was sent to Garnett, whose Jagged jumper was interfered by Gasol's long arm.

The offensive rebound was caught by Ray Allen. He stabilized, passed the ball out, and then handed over to Rondo, who lobbed Garnett.

Going around is the wolf king again!

Garnett roared, "Ahhhhh!" Sweat and saliva flew together, green and purple gold were the same color, Garnett's wonderful steps under the basket flashed past Gasol, and hit the backhand with a backhand.

He beat his chest and roared, "I'll kill you bastards!"

(End of this chapter)