The strongest basket king

Chapter 96
"The Lakers Championship!" Fans at the Staples Center held up their support signs.

Of course, the "overlord mighty" will not be missing. Xiang Chu's fans will not be absent at every home game.

Xiang Chu is highly focused in the playoffs, and he is no longer upset about away games in the regular season, but he will still feel full of energy when he returns home.

The starting lineups of both sides have not changed, in fact, there will be no change in the bench.

The change in the playoffs can only be in the details, and the rest is more about stability.

The Lakers really have experience with the Thunder's defense. The third game of the two sides started their restrictions on Westbrook and Durant very well.

Facing the cheers of the audience, Kobe was also more excited. After he missed the first shot, he made another shot and then sent an assist to help the team take the lead.

Sessions also had a good offense in this game. The Lakers are a real strong team when they are on the outside, and they quickly gained a double-digit lead.

The Thunder quickly changed, that is, to replace Harden.

Harden is really an excellent substitute, it is useful when he comes up, steals and causes damage, and the Thunder immediately stops the bleeding.

The Thunder chased the score back to single digits, and the Lakers also chose to make substitutions.

The Lakers' outside offense is sometimes good, and their defense is sometimes good. Restricting Westbrook is more of an inside help.

After Xiang Chu came on the field, the Thunder still played the first and fourth juniors, intending to try their best to recover the score.

In the second game, they had fully confirmed that they would definitely not be able to beat the Lakers inside, so they also planned to make some attempts, but Xiang Chu's rebounds were immediate.

Mainly those rebounds that bounce far away. The Lakers have an inside line stuck inside. Generally speaking, it can still take advantage of it.

In other words, playing the Lakers with a small lineup takes a lot of risk. Once the outside line cannot hit consecutively, it may be exploded by the Lakers' inside line, no matter which inside line the Lakers are on.

The Thunder's pursuit of points was hindered again, and they honestly replaced two insiders.

But in the second quarter, when Westbrook and Harden teamed up to attack the Lakers outside, they couldn't support it only by relying on the inside advantage.

There is no way to maintain a high-quality defense all the time, and the Thunder's perimeter is too strong.

Both Westbrook and Harden succeeded in stealing, and Harden hit another three-pointer.

The Thunder immediately let Durant go up to strike while the iron is hot, and Durant also hit a three-pointer. The Lakers' advantage was disintegrated in an instant, and the Thunder's strong scoring ability exploded.

The Lakers also replaced the main force here, and Kobe continued to cause damage.

At home, referee standards are still very caring for superstars, and Kobe also played very resolutely.

As for the other outsiders, they all turned into pitchers, ambush outside the three-point line to open up space for Kobe and the insiders.

Blake hit a three-pointer, and Artest hit a three-pointer at the last moment, so that the Lakers resisted the Thunder's crazy counterattack and entered the intermission with a 3-point lead.

In the second quarter, the Thunder's three young masters scored 28 points together, and everyone in the Lakers was in a cold sweat.

The offensive end of this game is more of an outside line confrontation, and the inside line mainly guarantees rebounds.

The Thunder should be satisfied with such a duel, and the Lakers are also satisfied with being able to score from the outside.

The contest in the second half will be the defensive end and the success rate. The playoffs are fierce, and both sides are angry. Artest clashed with Westbrook again in the second quarter, and each received a technical foul.

Artest is an old fritter, he doesn't care about technical offenders at all, he should be tough or he will be tough.

Some provocations are really normal in the playoffs. If someone is irrational and sent off, it will only hurt the strong team.

But the Lakers actually took advantage of Artest's exchange with the opponent, so he has nothing to fear.

The team will not advocate this aspect, but Mike Brown will not talk about him.

Toughness and aggressiveness will be more obvious in the playoffs, and the head coach will keep reminding them. As for what is toughness and aggressiveness, everyone has different understandings.

The third quarter was a critical moment, and neither team let up.

The Thunder started to attack in the second half, especially Durant, who was very puzzled.

Every All-Star has his own tricks. Durant can make many defenses helpless just because of his high shot point. Artest is right to increase the opponent's defense, but when the opponent has sufficient physical strength and adjusts his touch The effect is not so obvious.

So the Lakers chose the simplest solution, which is Kobe and the opponent.

When Kobe feels good, he can use this trick against any opponent.

But he is facing the young Durant after all, and the opponent is stronger in terms of shooting percentage.

Kobe's advantage is that he can hold the ball and find more shots. Durant basically passes the ball if he has no chance to attack. Kobe can create scoring opportunities by himself.

The Lakers' defense is to let Durant pass the ball as much as possible, while the Thunder's defense is to try to make Kobe's shot less comfortable.

The other is his teammates. When he needs the help of his teammates, Bynum does not feel good. His offensive skills have improved a lot this season, but his confrontation ability has not improved significantly.

The Thunder looked at this and used Perkins to fight constantly.

Westbrook actually didn't feel good this time, but his strength can help the team even if he doesn't feel good. The Thunder quickly overtook the score.

Not only are they overtaking, they also have a tendency to open up the score.

The Lakers quickly paused and replaced Xiang Chu. In terms of confrontation ability, Xiang Chu was actually worse than Bynum, but he shot very hard. If the Thunder did not have an offensive insider, his confrontation ability was almost useless. Do not rely on this to eat.

Xiang Chu played, and the effect was immediate.

When Kobe feels good, a blue-collar insider is enough. Xiang Chu, who can grab rebounds, is the most suitable, and he is not without attack power. Let him get the ball under the basket. It is not easy for the Thunder to defend against him.

In particular, he didn't need to face Thunderclap's main insiders, and it wasn't a single person that was consumed by hand-to-hand combat.

Xiang Chu grabbed offensive rebounds twice in a row to help the Lakers score, and the team caught up again.

Although they won an away game, the Thunder's strength is unquestionable. If the score gap continued to widen just now, the game might be lost.

Mike Brown showed a smile on the sidelines. He was very pleased with Xiang Chu's stable performance. This would give the Twin Towers more rest time. Under the condition of abundant physical strength, Bynum is still easy to use.

"Good job, keep up the good work."

After the situation stabilized, Mike Brown could finally feel a little relieved and encouraged the players on the court.

(End of this chapter)