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Chapter 256 First Victory
"The Lakers collapsed like this?" After the referee blew the whistle at the end of the third quarter, looking at the unusually conspicuous 87 to 71 on the scoreboard, Reggie Troyes couldn't believe himself. eyes out.

During the intermission, Reggie Toyce also planned to let Yan Hua preserve his strength in the third quarter and focus on the defensive end. As for the offensive end, let Kevin Martin play a wave. Live the Lakers' counterattack in the third quarter, and then let Yan Hua step up to harvest the game in the fourth quarter, but unexpectedly, the game will be decided before the start of the fourth quarter.

And all of this stems from Yan Hua's terrifying performance on the defensive end. In the third quarter of the game, Yan Hua made big moves one after another, which directly stunned the Lakers until the third quarter. When it was over, they recovered.

Let alone Reggie Troyce at this time, even the reporters on the sidelines and the audience at the Staples Center were in exactly the same mood as Reggie Troyce. Almost everyone watching The people in this game now have a big question mark in their minds, is this game going to end like this?In the first game of the Western Conference finals, the strong matchup between the No. [-] and No. [-] Western Conference finals in the regular season, is this the winner?
"It's all because of this kid!" With a 16-point difference, unless there is a miracle, the Lakers can't get it back. He didn't like it very much, but as a Lakers legend, Kareem-Jabbar was still worried about the Lakers' game and even the prospects of the entire series.

If before that, Kareem-Jabbar was only interested in Yan Hua because of the skyhook, then after watching Yan Hua's performance in this game, whether it is offense or defense, Even in some other aspects, Kareem-Jabbar appreciates Yan Hua very much. It feels like the first time Kareem-Jabbar met Hakeem-Olajuwon, the first time he met Yan Hua. It's pretty much the same scene when it comes to Patrick Ewing.

Since ancient times, the inside line of the NBA, to be precise, among the centers, there has been a tradition of saying yes or no, from George McCann to Wilt Chamberlain, and from Chamberlain to Wilt Chamberlain. Kareem-Jabbar himself, then from Kareem-Jabbar to Olajuwon, and finally Shaq-O'Neal, no matter when, no matter what era it belongs to, there is one in the NBA who can stand out for a while and suppress everything Now, Kareem once again sees a center who can suppress an era, a center who can take over the legacy and banner of the center.

Although in the entire third quarter, Yan Hua only scored 4 points, but Yan Hua grabbed 7 rebounds and sent 6 blocks. Among them, except for Kobe Bryant, no one dared to go to the basket to touch Yan Hua's bad luck. Yan Hua's deterrent power on the defensive end was vividly displayed on the court.

The offensive end is tied, and the defensive end can't find an effective defensive strategy, so the Lakers' failure today, in Kareem-Jabbar's view, is a very normal thing, but as a Lakers legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I still hope that the Lakers can learn the lessons of today's game, make up for their own shortcomings in the next series, and have a vigorous battle with the Kings.

Although the Lakers were very resilient, they launched a crazy counterattack in the fourth quarter when they were 16 points behind, especially Kobe Bryant, who scored two three-pointers in a row in the opening stage of the fourth quarter. The game made 5 three-pointers, but the Lakers were too far behind. In addition, the defensive end has never improved. As many points as the offensive end, the defensive end can lose as many points. Under Bryant's leadership, the Lakers' counterattack momentum was very fierce, but the King still had the last laugh, defeating the Lakers 109-98, making a good start to the series and successfully regaining the home court advantage.

When the game ended, Phil Jackson standing on the sidelines could only shake his head helplessly. Yan Hua's performance in today's game was really too strong, so strong that Phil Jackson played against Yan Hua. The targeted strategies implemented have not yet been completed, and the Lakers are already on the verge of failure.

"It's really an incredible game." The Lakers, who were playing at home, lost so neatly in the first game of the series, which is absolutely beyond everyone's imagination. Ni Smith, after getting the technical statistics of this game, he felt that this game was even more incredible.

In today's game, whether it was Kenny Smith or Charles Barkley, they praised Tony Allen for his defense against Kobe more than once, but Kobe scored the highest score in the game again today. The 28-of-12 field goal percentage was slightly lower, but Kobe Bryant still scored a game-high 16 points with 7 of 12 three-pointers and 10 of 41 free throws. There are 7 rebounds, and 6 assists to start.

Tony Allen's defense against Kobe Bryant, in the eyes of Kenny Smith, is already very successful, but under this "successful" defense, Kobe Bryant still scored 41 The super data of +7+6, this is what Kenny Smith thinks is incredible.

However, there is something even more unbelievable than Kobe scoring 41+7+6 under tough and excellent defense, that is, Kobe's performance is already so superb, but he can't bring the Lakers a victory. Because of the king's Yan Hua, in this game, he sent 35 points, 18 rebounds, 8 blocks, and a quasi-triple-double data. In addition, Yan Hua also had 5 assists and 3 steals. Yan Hua's performance in the third quarter was too crazy, causing all the Lakers players to avoid Yan Hua in the following games. Yan Hua might really win a triple-double with 10+ blocks.

"In the next game, we will never lose again." Looking at Yan Hua who had been surrounded by reporters, Kobe, who was sitting on the bench, took a deep look in Yan Hua's direction, and then He got up and walked into the player tunnel, and after Kobe, the rest of the Lakers players also walked into the player tunnel one after another, leaving the Staples Center to the Kings players who were celebrating the victory.

(End of this chapter)