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Chapter 430 Fierce Battle

"Paul!"

Li Lei called out, signaling Gasol to ask for a seat.

Gasol gets stuck low and reaches for the ball.

After Li Lei passed the ball, he motioned for everyone to move away, and he also stood to one side to help Gasol open the space.

Gasol sank his weight, sat and dug in.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Gasol and Garnett started a hand-to-hand fight, and the sound of muscle collision continued to explode.

Garnett was very tough, and he stood against Gasol abruptly, refusing to give an inch.

However, Gasol's tonnage has an advantage, so he chiseled in a little bit.

Seeing that Gasol was approaching the basket, at this moment, Garnett suddenly played a trick of "withdrawing the chair".

Garnett, who was behind Gasol, suddenly moved sideways.

Suddenly there was no one behind Gasol, no one to rely on, and he fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Garnett took the opportunity to steal.

"Hey, Gasol really can't play Garnett!"

Director Zhang Weiping shouted.

On the court, Garnett immediately used his good vision to find Walton.

Walton pushed forward, met the Grizzlies' pursuit, and passed a wonderful pass to Fisher on the flank.

Fisher made an easy layup.

Bang, swish!

4: 0.

"Grant, you come to the next ball."

Seeing that Gasol couldn't get any benefits from Garnett, Li Lei changed his goal.

Hill nodded.

The Grizzlies attack.

Hill faced Bryant and thrust in forcefully.

However, Kobe's defense was very aggressive, which made Hill very uncomfortable.

Hill's final shot just missed.

Bang!

"After all, Hill is not the boy he was back then. Age and injuries still affect him."

The Lakers seized the opportunity and launched another defensive counterattack.

6: 0.

At the beginning of the game, the Lakers gave the Grizzlies a blow.

Things are pretty bad for the Grizzlies.

Coach Carlisle stood up from the bench, ready to call a timeout.

The Grizzlies attack.

This time, Li Lei went to the frontcourt and asked for the ball directly, and then made a three-threat.

Lowry, Gasol, and Hill continued to attack to no avail. Li Lei knew he had to stand up.

Even if it's not the same as your own plan.

Because if you continue to play like this, the Grizzlies will lose more points.

Facing the defensive strength of the Lakers, chasing points is difficult.

At that time, the pit may be too big for the Grizzlies to climb out.

Li Lei raised a finger high and pointed to the sky.

Tactic number one!
The rest of the Grizzlies reacted immediately, and the four opened up to give Li Lei room to attack.

"Luke, he's going to fight himself."

Kobe also reacted quickly and reminded Wharton immediately.

Walton lowered his center of gravity and focused on defense.

Facing Wharton, Li Lei made continuous tentative steps.

However, Wharton was very patient and did not lose his footing because of Li Lei's temptation.

Seeing this, Li Lei simply made a fake move and started it directly.

Wharton defended well and took a step sideways to cut off Li Lei's offensive line.

Immediately afterwards, Li Lei dribbled the ball under his crotch, changed direction and made a breakthrough.

Wharton moved sideways again, blocking Li Lei again.

Whoa!
The Los Angeles fans were excited, Wharton's defense was really good!
But if you think about it, you can understand. When your teammates are Kobe and Garnett, if you dare not to defend seriously, they can eat you without your opponent blowing you up.

However, Li Lei is Li Lei after all, and immediately turned around sharply, forcing the creation of shooting space, and shooting immediately after pulling up.

Kobe rushed over, guessing Li Lei's choice, and shot towards the basketball.

However, Li Lei's shooting speed is faster than he imagined, and the basketball can pass Kobe's fingertips, and it is really only a slight distance away.

Swish!
Have it.

6: 2.

Li Lei felt relieved a lot. He has been feeling good recently, and he seems to be doing well tonight, so there are still some fights.

Coach Carlisle on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on the bench.

Kobe looked at Li Lei with his hips on his hips, smiled wryly and shook his head.

Normally, this ball should be able to be blocked.

However, Li Lei's height and wingspan are a bit shameless, and his shot point is too high.

McGrady and Durant are the only perimeter players in the league who can compete with Li Lei.

call!
Los Angeles fans exclaimed.

Their home team defended so well, but they still couldn't stop Li Lei from scoring.

It's really amazing!

What Lakers coach "Zen Master" Phil Jackson thinks is that this guy is only 23 years old.

The 23-year-old Michael Jordan is no more than that.

In a few more years, when his body is better trained, his technique is more perfect, and his experience is richer, will anyone be able to stop him?

Lakers offense.

Fisher pushed steadily.

Li Lei took the lead to return to the defense, and reminded loudly: "Don't worry, play one ball at a time, and defend this ball well."

When everyone in the Grizzlies heard Li Lei's voice, they suddenly felt relieved.

Garnett continued to mention the free throw line to support Kobe.

But Gasol was prepared this time and switched to Kobe immediately.

Kobe was out of shooting space, but very cleverly hung the ball to the basket.

Garnett, who was going straight to the basket, leaped high, caught the basketball, and dunked lightly across Milicic.

boom!
8: 2.

This ball also showed Garnett's personal ability to the fullest. Milicic's defense was considered to be above average, but he still couldn't stop him.

"Don't worry, take your time!"

Li Lei reminded again.

At the frontcourt, Li Lei raised three fingers, indicating to play No. [-] tactic.

Milicic and Gasol all pulled away.

Li Lei took advantage of the situation and sank to the low post, received a pass from Gasol, and hit in with his back against Wharton.

Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Wharton couldn't support Li Lei, and was losing ground. On the scene, he was not Li Lei's opponent at all.

However, Wharton deserves to be a player with a high IQ. Garnett just played a trick to withdraw the chair. Wharton learned what he learned and sold it, and suddenly withdrew.

Li Lei was a little caught off guard and his center of gravity was unstable.

But the difference with Gasol is that Gasol played Garnett with all his strength, while Li Lei played Wharton with ease and left room for energy.

Li Lei leaned back, and it was not easy to stabilize, so he simply turned around, exerted a little force on his feet, and directly rose from the ground, holding the ball with both arms and bombing the basket.

boom!
8: 4.

Li Lei hung on the basket and smiled at Wharton: "Luke, thank you for giving me 2 points!"

Wharton: "..."

Killing hearts!

But that's what Wharton asked for.

Garnett used the trick of "removing the chair" to tease Gasol because he was stronger than Gasol himself and played it with ease.

And Wharton played this kind of trick on Li Lei, just to make fun of himself.

His strength is far behind Li Lei's.In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are scum.

Lakers offense.

Garnett and Kobe continued to support.

Since this trick can score consecutively, they will naturally continue to use it.

Tactic repetition is fine, as long as it works.One trick, eat all over the world.

Garnett continued to respond at the free throw line, Kobe ran past Garnett, and the two handed the ball, forcing Gasol and Hill to switch defenses.

Once the defense is switched, Kobe's side will play big, and Garnett's side will play big, both of which are opportunities.

But this time, Li Lei came.

The "defense monster" Li Lei suddenly came and cooperated with Gasol to flank Kobe, blocking the passing line of Kobe and Garnett by the way.

In this way, Bryant can only retreat beyond the three-point line and reorganize.

But Kobe is Kobe after all.

In the impression of some fans, Kobe is a top scorer with poor connection ability. This is an impression.

In fact, whether it was the early three consecutive championships or the later two consecutive championships, Kobe has good organizational skills and can often pass some wonderful passes.

This time, Kobe quickly found Wharton who was emptied by Li Lei.

Li Lei rushed towards Wharton...

Although it was too late, he rushed over without any hesitation.

Many people don't understand, anyway, it's too late, why rush to it, isn't it a waste of energy?

In fact, if you have watched Duncan play, you should be able to get used to it.

No matter how far the opponent gets an open chance, Duncan will resolutely pounce on it, no matter how far it is and whether the defense has too little time.

First, as long as you jump over, you can put pressure on your opponent, so that the opponent can't adjust the rhythm calmly, but chooses to shoot as soon as possible, which may disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

Second, although they are all open shots, the feeling of someone jumping over and no one is different.You have a certain possibility to have an impact on the opponent's psychology.

In a word: defense depends on attitude.

As long as you have attitude, the defense will definitely be better, even if it only reduces the opponent's shooting percentage by one percent, it is worth it.

Wharton saw Li Lei rushing towards him, so he didn't have time to make adjustments, so he took a little aim and opened his hand to shoot.

Bang!

Walton's shot misses.

God is sorry, Li Lei's efforts have paid off.

Of course, there are also reasons why Wharton's original three-pointers were unstable.

It is precisely because of this that Li Lei dared to open Wharton unscrupulously and double-team Kobe.

And now, Wharton missed his first three-pointer, making Li Lei even more unscrupulous.In the next round, Li Lei will be more resolute in emptying Wharton and double-teaming Kobe.

Under the basket, Milicic stuck Kwame Brown and Garnett to help Gasol receive the rebound.

The inside combination of Milicic and Gasol has various problems, but the rebounding ability is very trustworthy.

The Grizzlies made a fast break.

However, the Lakers retreated very quickly and quickly set up a defensive formation.

The seasoned Hill immediately gave up the fast break, stabilized his rhythm, and moved into position.

Li Lei sank to a low position and continued to force Wharton.

Wharton was still losing ground, unable to support Li Lei at all.

Seeing Wharton's situation, Garnett couldn't help but rushed over to help Wharton defend.

Seeing Garnett's actions from the corner of the eye, Li Lei smiled.

He was not in a hurry to distribute the ball, but waited until Garnett was about to pounce in front of him before distributing the ball in a hurry.

In this way, it is absolutely too late for Garnett to return to defense.

Gasol catches the ball, adjusts, and shoots.

Swish!
8: 6.

Unknowingly, the Grizzlies chased the score to only 2 points.

If it were an ordinary coach, they would definitely call a timeout, or at least they would have to shout something from the sidelines.

But the head coach of the Lakers is "Zen Master" Phil Jackson.

As we all know, Zen masters like to "fake sleep" the most.

He crossed his arms and sat quietly on the sidelines, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had fallen asleep.

According to Zen master fans, he is letting the players solve problems by themselves and exercise the players' abilities.

Lakers offense.

Kobe did make adjustments.

This time, he didn't respond to Garnett again, but motioned everyone to pull away.

He's going to go it alone.

But Li Lei won't let his wishes come true.

Because Walton missed an open three-pointer in the last round, Li Lei believed that Walton was not good, so he deliberately let Walton take a big step to help Hill pinch Kobe.

Although Kobe's offensive power is strong, it is still a bit difficult to face the double team of Hill and Li Lei. The continuous fake moves did not deceive the shooting space, and he was forced to split the ball.

The Lakers took turns, and the ball finally went to Walton again.

Bang!

Then, Wharton hit the second iron furiously.

Li Lei received the rebound by himself and quickly made a fast break.

Kobe entangled Li Lei, trying to stop the Grizzlies' fast break.

Li Lei quickly found Hill.

Hill rushed forward, rushed to the frontcourt, and scored a layup.

8: 8.

Drip!

Finally, as the Grizzlies played an 8:2 offensive wave, they tied the score.

Phil Jackson finally couldn't sit still.

He made a substitution adjustment.

Exit Luke Walton, enter Vladimir Radmanovic.

Radmanovic is a 208cm, 102kg tall shooter who can swing the third and fourth positions. More importantly, his three-point shooting percentage reached 40.6% this season.

Phil Jackson's purpose is very simple, that is to let Radmanovich appear on the stage, open up space, and prevent Li Lei from double-teaming Kobe unscrupulously.

The adjustment worked quickly.

Lakers offense.

Kobe continued to attack with the ball.

Li Lei didn't dare to let go of sharpshooter Radmanovich, so he could only watch Kobe succeed in singles against Hill.

10: 8.

The Los Angeles fans at the scene burst into excitement.

They saw that Kobe kept scoring and the Lakers hoped to blow up the Grizzlies.

But things backfired.

In the next round, Li Lei easily passed Radmanovich with a quick stop and went to the inside.

As a tall shooter, Radmanovic is not fast, especially when he is playing the third position.

I saw Li Lei rushing into the basket.

Garnett reacted quickly and put in place the defense in time to stop Li Lei.

But Li Lei just passed the ball lightly behind his back.

Gasol received the ball, took a big step, and rose directly from the ground, bombing the basket with one hand.

boom!
10: 10.

Kobe can score, and Li Lei can also help the rest of the Grizzlies score.

The existence of Radmanovich did help Kobe open up space, but he also dragged down the overall defense of the Lakers.

In this way, the Lakers and the Grizzlies played with each other.

End of first quarter, 24:23.

The Lakers only led by 1 points.

Kobe had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists and 1 steal.

Garnett had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.

The Grizzlies are still highly dependent on Li Lei.

Li Lei scored 12 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 blocks in a single quarter.

Gasol had 6 points and 2 rebounds.

The competition was quite fierce, except for the beginning, there was almost a stalemate after that.

The three referees breathed a sigh of relief. Although the competition was fierce, the conflict they were worried about did not happen after all.

(End of this chapter)