The strongest basket king

Chapter 94 Accident
"It doesn't matter who you replace, I will kick your ass hard." Xiang Chu squeezed Muhammad who had just been replaced, and said viciously.

Muhammad could at least interfere with Xiang Chu, and Thunder quickly replaced him.

Anyway, if they can't win, the Thunder don't worry much about the inside line during the rotation period. Their starting inside line against the Lakers Twin Towers also consumes a lot of money, so they must ensure the rest time.

The important thing is that the key figure in their rotation is Harden, and it doesn't matter if they lose inside.

Most of the time, the Lakers let the third position defend Harden, mainly to save Kobe's physical strength.

Artest is not welcome to meet Harden again. In fact, the two talked about it before the game started.

He apologized before, but in the playoffs, Artest would not give in and said in front of reporters that he would not shake hands with the substitute.

The Lakers are already playing Kobe Bryant. It is not easy for Harden to fight with the Lakers' strikers and defend Kobe. He didn't get out of form so quickly this time.

It's just that the Thunder have also strengthened their defense. Defenses will infect each other. The main reason is to strengthen the confrontation. The two sides are full of gunpowder, and the referee is also staring at them.

After the Thunder strengthened their defense, the Lakers also had problems scoring.

In fact, the biggest problem for the Lakers outside is not defense, but the three-pointer. They can't open up space for the inside line at all. Anyone who encounters the Lakers can shrink unscrupulously.

Sometimes the Lakers use Blake instead of Sessions at critical moments because of three-pointers. If the Lakers have two more three-pointers, the offense will be much easier.

In the first quarter, Kobe and Bynum could still score points. After the Thunder strengthened their defense, Xiang Chu became the team's best scorer. His skills actually don't care much about hand-to-hand defense.

During the rotation period, the Lakers' score was basically supported by Xiang Chu, who scored 8 points in the half.

As soon as he went, the Thunder took the lead, but fortunately they only led by 3 points at halftime.

"Our defensive strategy is correct. It's not that they can't limit... What we have to do now is to improve the offensive efficiency while ensuring the defense."

Mike Brown is afraid to directly talk about offense now. He must first guarantee defense. If they want to compete with the Thunder on offense, they will die.

Xiang Chu was taking the time to rest. Thunder's inside lanes were all hand-to-hand combat. He played against three inside lanes in just ten minutes of playing. No one played skills.

He has been fighting people hand-to-hand and consumes a lot, and he must recover during the intermission.

In such a tiring game, you must be extra careful in the third quarter. A strong confrontation and a break can easily cause physical discomfort.

The Lakers are also very aware of the way in this regard. They collapsed directly in the third quarter of the last game.

"No matter how tired we are, we must keep our body warm. After winning the game, we have plenty of time to recover." Bryant reminded others.

Some people have bad habits and don't want to move at all when they get off the court, which will affect their state in the second half.

At the beginning of the second half, Thunder fans cheered again.

In fact, there is no difference. When all the attention is on the game, the sound of the audience can hardly affect the athletes.

Bynum blocked a layup by Westbrook, which was a good start.

If the inside defense can limit Westbrook, it will be a good help to the Lakers.

Next, the Lakers played inside and overtook the score with two consecutive goals.

Everyone regained their spirits immediately, but the Thunder also counterattacked successfully, and the score between the two sides became stalemate again.

At this time, we must support it. If the team seizes the opportunity to explode in a game with high defensive intensity, it may determine the trend of the game.

The two sides were entangled and came to the rotation period, and both sides were a little nervous when Xiang Chu played.

I don't know when it started, the Lakers began to look forward to what he would do as a rookie.

As for the opponent, it will be a headache to face this kind of substitute insider who is stronger than many starters at the basket.

The opportunity for the Lakers really came. First, Barnes successfully assisted Kobe with a steal, and then Xiang Chu dunked again inside, and the Lakers overtook.

"It's too tough. It doesn't look like Xiang Chu is a first-year rookie. It's his first time playing in the playoffs."

"In a way, Xiang Chu's effect on the Lakers is stronger than that of the starting Twin Towers."

The Lakers' lead didn't last long, as Harden scored again.

Several strengths of the Thunder can only be limited, but cannot be completely limited. There is really no way.

Before Xiang Chu went down in the final quarter, the Lakers played a small climax without any warning.

First Artest's steal caused a foul, then Xiang Chu grabbed an offensive rebound and assisted Blake to hit a three-pointer, and then Xiang Chu hit another one.

In less than 2 minutes, the Lakers led by 6 points.

This is the opportunity seized in the confrontation, and the Lakers did a good job.

All the main players of both sides are on the court, which is of course different from the starters. The Thunder Harden will definitely stay on the court, and the Lakers will also keep Blake.

The Thunder are completely playing star tactics at this time, and Durant went straight to it.

Durant is also really capable. At the critical moment, he hit a three-pointer, but Kobe also hit the mid-range. The Lakers continued to lead. Because the lead is not much, it can also be said to be a stalemate.

The stalemate also means that the side with the leading score has the advantage. Now the Lakers can win as long as they resist the opponent's counterattack.

But something unexpected happened. Kobe hit the iron continuously and was intercepted by the opponent.

Harden and Durant hit one each, and the score gap narrowed to 1 point. The Lakers requested a timeout.

Mike Brown is also in a difficult situation at this time, Kobe must not be able to play, even if there was some problem with his choice before, then he can only play inside.

He gritted his teeth and replaced Gasol, because Gasol's performance was not very good this time.

Thunder's two interiors are mainly defensive, and Xiang Chu's partner Bynum is also fine.

To play again, Kobe still holds the ball, and the tactics of internal and external cooperation are still used, but the choice is in Kobe's hands.

Bynum's shooting percentage is not very high this time, but the inside line is still better than the outside line. Kobe's hand feeling is really not good this time.

But Kobe obviously didn't think so. He felt that he could completely control the game at critical moments.

But something unexpected happened. Kobe faced Harden and was punished for his strong shot. Then he was beaten back by the Thunder. Harden made the shot and the Thunder led by 1 point.

Kobe was also embarrassed to be interrupted before the timeout and now blocked.

The explosive power at the critical moment is not that strong, he is indeed getting older.

At this time, the time has entered the last minute, and they must hit.

Kobe is still holding the ball, the Lakers will have no other choice, in fact, Kobe is the best passer, but Kobe obviously wants to save face, he was already angry when he had two problems just now.

(End of this chapter)