The strongest basket king

Chapter 101 Heroes
"I always can't catch the ball." Bynum complained in a low voice.

He would have complained loudly if Kobe wasn't there, but he's a little underwhelmed right now.

"If you play aggressively, you will naturally get the ball." Kobe responded seriously.

The Thunder's strategy is to fight inside. Both sides have suffered a lot in this series. It seems that the Lakers must not suffer, but that's not the case.

The Lakers' inside line is an important force, and the Thunder's inside line is only a supporting role.

The series between Bynum and Gasol did not meet everyone's expectations, even if Xiang Chu stood up, it was not enough.

Mike Brown also couldn't adjust the integration of inside and outside lines. Now the Lakers have too many singles. Kobe and Bynum's two strengths are often singles, but the success rate is not as high as the other side.

In terms of singles, Durant is really awesome, and his methods are simple and effective, and it doesn't seem to consume as much as the Lakers.

The second half started soon, and Kobe also wanted to be patient and play from the inside, but Bynum's current efficiency is really not high.

Sometimes there is no way to use the inside line as a blue-collar. In this case, Bynum may not be as good as Xiang Chu, a top-notch blue-collar.

At least Xiang Chu is a top-notch blue-collar against the Thunder, and the opponent's inside line is not very offensive. His rebounding is really his advantage, which is better than when facing the Nuggets.

But in the final analysis, it is still necessary for Kobe to bring other firepower to overwhelm the Thunder. After Xiang Chu came on the court, the Lakers' style of play became simpler, and Kobe also started to cause damage.

In terms of toughness, Kobe must be the toughest player. He doesn't care about any high-intensity confrontation.

However, in terms of the score, the situation is not very optimistic. Kobe rushed in with the explosive bag, and the Lakers still failed to overtake the score.

Of course, it is not so easy for the Thunder to open the score.

At the beginning of the final quarter, the Thunder played with all three players, and the Lakers did not intend to let Kobe rest.

"Westbrook went straight to the basket, a dunk, beautiful! It's simply violent aesthetics."

"It was Harden who defended Kobe. Kobe changed his direction and wiped it against Harden. Kobe got stronger, and his waist strength was no worse than when he was young... The referee's whistle sounded, and Harden's face was full of blood. innocent."

"Harden came back, he went straight to the basket, and Xiang Chu made a defensive foul."

"Durant faced Artest again. Artest didn't dare to stretch out his hand casually, but just moved slightly to the right to hold him. Durant took a tentative step...he got up straight away, amazing!"

"Kobe still didn't pass the ball, but Xiang Chu got the rebound. Xiang Chu's performance in this series is very good. It's hard to imagine that he is just a rookie."

"It's a tie. This is already the eighth time the two sides have tied."

At the end of the quarter, the Lakers almost had three people taking turns inside. Mike Brown understood that the team would be more efficient if they used Xiang Chu well.

It would have been nice if he had designed a few tactics for Xiang Chu earlier. Mike Brown shook his head, driving his wild thoughts out of his head. It still depends on Kobe. Relying on stars in the playoffs is the safest choice.

The Thunder's physical strength in the away game is still affected to a certain extent, and Westbrook and Durant's baskets are not as accurate as before. They now often let Harden play with the ball.

Harden's breakthrough is very rhythmic and has a shot, so he can play more flexibly.

The Twin Towers still didn't score many points in this round, but it's impossible for the Thunder to surprise them.

When more than three minutes into the game, Bynum caused a foul by Perkins, and he hit a free throw for the Lakers to overtake.

But they hadn't been happy for a round, Harden rushed in and caused Bynum's foul, which was Bynum's fifth foul.

Xiang Chu played again, Harden hit a free throw, and the Thunder took the lead again.

At such a time, the audience in the stands became tense and lost the excitement before.

Facing Perkins, Xiang Chu didn't completely fight the opponent with brute force, but it wasn't that he didn't look for confrontation.

He mainly depends on the timing. Before grabbing a rebound, he always has all kinds of physical contact. When it comes to shooting from the outside, Xiang Chu never simply uses his strength to get in position to grab a rebound.

Xiang Chu is very proficient in moving the rebound when it bounces outside, and using some skills when the rebound is not far enough to release force in different directions before exerting force.

This is also a result of training. When he does not have an absolute advantage in strength, he needs to use his brain to grab more rebounds.

At 2 minutes and 26 seconds, Xiang Chu grabbed an offensive rebound, and Perkins pulled a foul. This buddy also committed five fouls.

Xiang Chu withstood the pressure and made two free throws, and the Lakers once again led by 1 point.

The Thunder did not replace Perkins, Xiang Chu immediately took the initiative to make physical contact, he only fouled three times, even if he fouled again, it would be fine, but if the opponent fouled, he would be sent off.

Perkins is also a veteran, and he is not afraid of confrontation on the verge of fouling, and he still mutters in his mouth.

"Boy, we will end this series soon, go home and find Mom."

"Are you scared? Maybe you will only win with your mouth." Xiang Chu fought back without hesitation.

Perkins swears directly, and Xiang Chu also starts a dirty attack.

When the two pushed and shoved each other, Xiang Chu hit the offensive rebound again. Although he didn't catch it, he hit the ball and Kobe got it and caused a kill.

Xiang Chu was distracted by the trash talk outside of Perkins, but Xiang Chu was not affected at all, but his response to scolding was delayed by half a beat.

At the critical moment, Durant made another mid-range shot, and there were only a few dozen seconds left in the game.

Kobe controlled the clock and waited until the 24 seconds were running out before making a shot.

The shot missed, but the Lakers stepped back in time, and Durant made another mid-range shot.

This time he didn't make a hit either. Xiang Chu protected the backcourt rebound and handed it to Kobe as soon as possible.

Kobe hurriedly dribbled the ball forward, but it was not a fast break, but time was running out. He spent a lot of time avoiding the opponent's foul.

Everyone in the Thunder was stunned for almost a second before catching up with the foul. At 6.7 seconds, Kobe was on the free throw line.

Kobe also missed two free throws before, but he was not soft at the critical moment. 99:96, the Lakers led by three points.

The Thunder served from the sidelines after a timeout, and the Lakers defended Durant.

Westbrook chose a three-pointer after receiving the ball, but still missed. Xiang Chu took off this key rebound again.

The Thunder immediately fouled, and there was only more than 1 second left. Xiang Chu only needed to make a free throw and the game was over.

Xiang Chu stood on the free throw line and threw the ball into the basket under the eager eyes of the audience. Many audiences couldn't help cheering.

The final score was 101:96. Kobe scored a game-high 37 points, and Xiang Chu, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds, performed well at the critical moment, which can be said to be the second contributor to the team's victory.

The Lakers defended their home court and will enter the tiebreaker with the Thunder.

(End of this chapter)