The strongest basket king

Chapter 90 Three Insiders

When Kobe was unhappy, no one in the Lakers dared to speak, and the atmosphere in the locker room was dull.

Before the game, they were indeed full of confidence, but after playing, they found that the opponent was more prepared.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers wanted to do their best, but they still allowed the Nuggets to hit consecutive shots from the outside.

In just over two minutes, it felt like the team was about to collapse, so Mike Brown hurriedly paused and replaced Barnes.

At this time, the Lakers really miss Artest. Ebanks may play well once in a while, but most of the time he can’t withstand the high pressure of the playoffs, and an old player like Artest is considered physically fit. If there is some decline, there will definitely be no problems with experience and spirit.

But they won't wait for someone to come back like the media said, if they can't win, they wait for someone, that's self-deception, winning the game is the truth.

The Nuggets play a lot of games and have a strong impact. If they continue to play, the Lakers are really in danger.

Kobe's physical strength, Gasol's physical strength, these all need to be considered. If you need to fight the Nuggets in the first round, what should you do next.

The Lakers need to win the game in front of them as quickly as the Spurs before they have a chance to go further.

The team played slightly better after Barnes came on the court, but Kobe could still only count on scoring.

The Lakers worked hard to narrow the score gap to within 10 points, and the Nuggets immediately replaced McGee and Andre Miller.

The opponent's substitution had an immediate effect. After the Lakers traded for Sessions, he also played a few good games, but he fluctuated a lot on the court, and it was difficult to count on him to stand up when needed.

For example, the main force can explode, and the substitute can also explode. Speaking of which, it is his first time playing in the playoffs. Experience may also be a very important reason. Not everyone can maintain a good attitude.

Seeing that the gap in the game was about to widen again, the Lakers made another substitution.

But there are only a few people they can use, that is, Blake and Xiang Chu.

After Xiang Chu went up, he immediately smiled and said to McGee: "Brother, it's us two again."

McGee looked serious, he understood this time, Xiang Chu is more difficult than the All-Star Bynum.

The confrontation at the basket is nothing more than that, the key is that Xiang Chuqiang has no time to defend.

What's more, Xiang Chu is much more active than Bynum, and sometimes talks trash, which makes McGee feel tired.

As for grabbing rebounds, it was even more exaggerated than attacking under the basket. Xiang Chu was always able to detect the direction of the basketball's whereabouts first, and McGee never took advantage of it.

He was wondering whether the Lakers would be even stronger if Xiang Chu was the main force.

Xiang Chu knew very well that not only was he immature offensively and defensively, but his physical strength was not very strong now.

His current stats are all produced by desperate efforts. If he plays 10 more minutes, he will not be able to achieve his current intensity. Both the offensive and defensive ends are constantly engaging in physical confrontation, which consumes a lot.

Xiang Chu is really good for McGee. The key is that he grabs rebounds and Kobe has more offensive opportunities.

Kobe also went all out and didn't plan to rest in the second half.

If you can't kill your opponent at home, the more you delay, the more unpredictable the situation will be.

In order to chase points, the Lakers tried three guards again, and Kobe put him in the forward position.

Mike Brown did this purely for offense. Anyway, there are problems with normal defense. He, a coach who claims to be good at defense, hasn't done a good job in the Lakers' perimeter defense all season, and he doesn't force it now.

In the final quarter, the entanglement between the two sides became more intense.

The Lakers want to chase points and win back the victory, but the Nuggets will definitely not agree, they will be finished if they lose again, and they are desperate now.

McGee was suppressed at this point, and they changed to a smaller lineup.

Harrington used the skills of a striker to beat Xiang Chu prominently, and also caused Xiang Chu to foul twice in a row.

His movement speed is still a bit slow now, and this season he is more focused on increasing his strength, and at this time he may not be as flexible as when he was light.

There are gains and losses, and everything is needed. It cannot be perfected in one or two seasons.

The Lakers also immediately made adjustments, replacing Bynum on the court, and Bynum's defense is better.

At this time, the Lakers' three guards finally had a harvest. Blake hit two three-pointers to help the team catch up with the score.

Blake didn't defend, and keeping him on the court is to make him shoot three-pointers, support Kobe, and open up space for the inside. Once he makes a three-pointer, the Lakers' offense will be much better.

However, the Nuggets replaced McGee. Now McGee has learned how to play Bynum. He scored and scored offensive rebounds. Mike Brown walked up and down the sidelines, feeling a little tight in his chest.

If this continues, the game is basically over. The team is still leading. I hope that the next game will not make the same mistake. Just when the Lakers are about to give up, Kobe sent two consecutive second passes and hit a three-pointer, and the score narrowed again. , I have to fight again.

There is hope again, but what to do with the lineup on the field.

Mike Brown is really struggling, even if it is an eight-man rotation, it is not easy to get anyone.

Except for Kobe Bryant's Ding Haishenzhen, the other outside lines are unstable, and the performance of the inside line is not satisfactory.

Could it be that Xiang Chu is allowed to play again? Xiang Chu's defense is a bit weak and it will hurt the feelings of the main force.

At this time, Gasol was capped by McGee again, or else Gasol would be let Xiang Chu specialize in rebounding.

That's not good, Gasol has the ability to respond, Xiang Chu and Bynum are not very good at passing the ball, and there is a high probability that both of them will become blue-collar workers.

While Mike Brown struggled, Andre Miller scored 4 points in a row, and the Nuggets expanded their score again.

Now the time is less than 3 minutes, if the Nuggets expand the score advantage to more than 10 points, it will be really cold.

However, at this time, Kobe hit three consecutive three-pointers and directly suspended the Nuggets.

"Good job." Mike Brown held the tactical board and turned into Kobe's fanboy.

It's just that the heart can't stand it, and there are still ups and downs in the final stage of the last quarter.

The Nuggets turned into a small lineup again, and the Lakers changed to one big and four small. Only Gasol stayed on the court. They have to defend the outside line at this time.

However, they still failed to defend, and the Nuggets scored again, and the score gap became 3 points again.

Mike Brown made a bold decision at this time, going directly to the three inside lanes, then Kobe held the ball, Gasol covered, Blake was on the bottom line, Bynum and Xiang Chu guarded the rebound.

This is a gamble, this time other people are not allowed outside, so they simply play evil ways.

The defense still uses the outside line, and the offense directly uses the inside line to grind, or three inside lines to cover for Kobe.

The time is approaching the last 30 seconds, and this is the time to live or die.

Gasol went directly to the outside of the three-point line to cover. Kobe used the screen to rush in. He didn't need to hit the basket when he rushed in. The mid-range was fine. The Nuggets immediately double-teamed the two. Kobe chose to pass ball.

Gasol caught the ball from outside the three-point line and made a shot. The Nuggets player jumped up. He made a point to the side. Blake caught the ball and made a shot!

(End of this chapter)