Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 687

Although the Warriors played very hard after returning from the starting lineup, the point difference has never been recovered.

At halftime, the Warriors were still 58 points behind the Lakers at 67:9.

It has to be said that Magic Johnson's ability displayed in the second quarter is definitely at the level of a superstar.

Whether it is the control of the rhythm or the timing, he is at the master level. He has been at the top of the league for 12 years. At this time, he is already familiar with the reading of the game. It can be said that the Lakers can maintain the lead for a whole quarter , Magic Johnson contributed a lot.

Of course, although the Warriors failed to overtake the game in the first half, it was not without a chance. In the second half, no matter who the two sides were, they knew in their hearts that the Warriors must counterattack.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, the Warriors launched a counterattack, and it was Li Weisi who took the lead in attacking.

Facing the heavy defense of the Lakers and surrounded by Lakers players, Li Weisi still hit a mid-range jumper in the crowd.

However, the Lakers' counterattack was also quite powerful. Facing the Warriors' offense, they did not flinch in the slightest. This time it was Johnson who carried Richmond in the crowd and succeeded in a layup.

After being beaten by Johnson, Richmond certainly wouldn't just accept it. Although the status of the two is very different, Richmond has dealt with Johnson too much after all, and now he has already played with confidence. , So facing Johnson, there is no psychological burden like other young players.

Therefore, when it was the Warriors' turn to attack, Li Weisi took the initiative to hand the ball to Richmond.

Richmond, who got the ball, had no luck. He first put on a three-threat, stretched out his right foot and took a test step, testing Johnson's defensive center of gravity.

Richmond's tentative step this time was quite threatening, and it actually deceived Johnson's defensive focus.

Because Johnson's defensive center of gravity is too high, it is difficult to come back immediately after being cheated. Richmond seized this opportunity and successfully broke into the penalty area from Johnson's right side.

Facing Green, who was assisting in the defense in the penalty area, after the two collided in the air, Richmond relied on his strong dog waist to exert force in mid-air and throw the ball.

Because the confrontation happened in the air, it was difficult for Richmond to control his strength, so he actively looked for the rebound when shooting, and used the rebound to find the basket, and the basketball bounced into the basket.

Just this one ball showed Richmond's body, technique and consciousness to the fullest. In just three seasons, Richmond has grown into a qualified All-Star player!

Of course, there is also no lack of capable helpers around Johnson. Although Scott's offense has pulled his hips tonight, the team still has strong teammates like Worthy and Perkins.

Whether it's Worthy's impact or Perkins' shooting ability, they are definitely the guarantee for the Lakers to score. Coupled with Johnson's explosion tonight, the Lakers' offense in the third quarter is no less than the first two quarters. Their crazy offensive firepower.

After scoring 30+ in the first two quarters, the Lakers scored 30 points again in this quarter, and scored 97 points in three quarters. Seeing that the score of this game is going to 120 points.

Looking back at the Warriors, after three quarters, they scored 99 points.

This is not a miscalculation of the score, but the Warriors' offensive firepower in this quarter was even more fierce, and they actually scored 41 points in a single quarter.

As a shooting team, the Warriors hit 6 three-pointers in this quarter, almost completely sifting the Lakers' perimeter.

You know, regardless of the Lakers scoring 97 points, only 2 three-pointers were hit, and the Warriors made three times as many three-pointers in one quarter as the Lakers.

Under such an unreasonable long-range shot, the Lakers were obviously unable to defend the Warriors' offense. They watched the Warriors chase the score back bit by bit, and finally overtook the Lakers by 2 points.

Although the lead that was finally established was eroded by the Warriors, the Lakers did not mean to be depressed, and there was no time to be depressed.

The short 2-minute break time passed in a flash, and soon the fourth quarter officially started.

After the game started, Johnson stood on the court again.

Yes, except for Johnson taking a 2-minute break in the first quarter, he didn't take a 1-minute break in the remaining three quarters. Obviously, facing such a situation, like the previous game, Johnson has no qualifications to rest at all.

Facing the Warriors' bench lineup, the situation of cutting melons and vegetables in the first half did not happen again.

Unlike the second quarter, Divac stood up this time.

Standing on the free throw line, Divac feels like God at this moment. This feeling of dominating the ball is really addictive.

At this time, it was the Lakers' veteran Michael Thompson defending Divac.

Although Thompson only played 14 minutes tonight, Thompson was already exhausted from the high-intensity game, and his pace was already a little slow at this time.

But apart from him, the Lakers' insider has no one else who can top him. Another insider, Eldon Campbell, is a rookie this year, and he is completely unable to play such a high-intensity game with the Warriors.

But for Divac, this level of intensity didn't even sweat, and he had no physical problems at all. He was young and strong, with his back to the basket, covering for his teammates.

After a fake pass by the opponent and tricked the defender behind Curry, Divac suddenly turned around and passed Thompson who was defending Divac behind him.

Divac's turn was beyond everyone's expectations, so that no one could stop him in time when Divac dribbled to the basket.

Seeing the Lakers players around who had rushed to block him, Divac raised the ball high with his hands, and did not let the ball go down at all when laying up. Using his height advantage, he easily scored the ball.

This ball is just the beginning. In the beginning of the fourth quarter, Divac played like a super center under the background of Thompson, with low singles, high support, and mid-range shots.

This kind of performance also made Thompson deeply doubt himself. Thompson, who was born as the No. [-] pick, has always been proud. Although he did not perform well in his career, he has always persisted in the Lakers in order to make money and for the championship.

But right now, for an unknown young center, hitting himself is as easy as drinking cold water. How can this not make Thompson self-doubt.

Suddenly, Thompson remembered that his second son, who was just born last year and is now one year old, maybe he should stop insisting and go back to his family and spend time with his wife and children!

No one thought that just a few matchups with Divac in the game would give a veteran the idea of ​​​​retiring.

(End of this chapter)