Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 236

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers didn't give the Spurs too many chances, and they won the game 98-89 in one go.

Compared with the explosive performance in the first game, Kobe's performance in this game was a little flat, "only" 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Garnett was as steady as ever, with 21 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, he was the leader of the Lakers inside. solid barrier.

Duncan had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists, almost reaching his personal peak, but the performance of his teammates was lackluster. Parker only scored 9 points on 3 of 8 shots; Rasheed Wallace scored 16 points and 7 rebounds, but the team needed him to do more; Prince missed all 6 three-pointers and scored only 4 points in the game, only Turkoglu's The performance was fairly normal, scoring the team's most 5 three-pointers and scoring 18 points.

"The Spurs are vulnerable, and the Lakers are aiming for five consecutive championships!"

"Two consecutive MVPs led the team to be crushed. Does Duncan not live up to his name?"

"Mistakes are frequent, what about Ginobili's upper limit? The next Petrovic or Mario Alley?"

After being reversed by the Lakers and losing, the Spurs were questioned by the media, and the Lakers' winning odds soared. It seems that no team can stop their consecutive championships.

"Have we started to think about our opponents in the finals? No, we haven't won this round of the series yet. The San Antonio Spurs are an opponent that cannot be underestimated. We just hold the home court advantage. The series has just begun." Facing the media Of course, Jim can't do things that lose character. Only the Lakers fans hope to build a dynasty. The other 28 teams are all looking forward to the Lakers losing early and disbanding, and the dynasty collapses.

Malone's average playing time in these two games reached 35 minutes, which is about 7 minutes more than the previous two rounds. The playing time of the two cores reached 42 minutes, and it was an out-and-out high-intensity battle. Compared with the paddling in the first round against the Nuggets and the multiplayer rotation in the second round against the Timberwolves, the Lakers won this round. In the series, it was not as easy as it seemed on the surface.

On May 5, the third game of the finals will start in San Antonio.

If they lose this game, they will basically announce their farewell to this season's playoffs. The Spurs have given everything they have, and since the first quarter, they have raised the intensity of both offense and defense to a new level.

Although the Lakers were mentally prepared for the Spurs' counterattack, they were still a little unprepared for such an intensity. Once the player broke through to the basket and couldn't stop it, the defenders would use vicious fouls to stop the Lakers player. Kobe's arm was quickly scratched, Had to stop the bleeding.

On the offensive end, Rasheed Wallace stopped flying a kite outside. After picking and rolling with his teammates, he squeezed desperately to the basket. Using his height and weight advantage, he played against Billups or Kobe who switched defenses, and the effect was not bad.

The Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant missed a shot, and complained to the referee that Prince had tapped his wrist, but the referee was unmoved. When he came back, Artest cut the ball with his hand to Turkoglu and was called a foul.

Artest stopped the referee and sprayed wildly, and was called a technical foul.

But the slow-motion replay showed that Artest's cut ball was shot on the ball very cleanly, and before Kobe's shot, Prince's finger did hit Kobe's wrist.

"Damn it, how much did the referee charge!" Kupchak, who was watching the game in Jim's office, yelled angrily.

"Mitch, don't say it, be careful of being fined... It seems that David Stern is planning to make it difficult for us, but it doesn't matter, anyway, the whistle at the Spurs home court has always been so disgusting." When O'Neal was not traded and the Lakers were on their way to three consecutive championships, they got some preferential treatment on the whistle, but since last season, the situation has reversed 180 degrees, and many whistles that can be blown or not blown are gone. Alliances are not a good thing.

Turkoglu, the player with the most consistent shot, went to the free throw line for a technical free throw, but the ball circled the rim and fell out.

"See, basketball doesn't lie, they don't deserve this point, I believe our players will use their strength to silence everyone." Jim smiled slightly.

Phil Jackson, who had always been sitting firmly on Mount Tai, couldn't sit still anymore, and he also talked to the referee for a few words, but after the referee explained, Zen Master returned to his seat directly, and the game never questioned the referee's penalty.

The tone of the game seems to have been set, and the referee’s whistle scale is very loose, especially for the Lakers. When the Lakers attack, the Spurs players will basically not whistle unless there is a particularly obvious foul. When the Spurs attack, Duncan As long as you make a shot, the whistle will basically sound.

Had it not been for Stone Buddha's Achilles heel on free throws, the Lakers would have fallen behind by double digits, making only 9 of 5 free throws in the first quarter.

26 to 17, for two consecutive games, the Lakers dug a big hole for themselves at the beginning.

But this time it is on other people's territory, it is not so easy to chase points, especially when the Lakers are about to start, there will be one or two whistles hitting the seven inches, which makes the Lakers players very uncomfortable, and the momentum is often It will be blocked at this point, and the Spurs, who are good at seizing opportunities, will take this opportunity to open the score.

The game was extremely ugly, whistles came and went, and half of the time was spent watching the Spurs free throw practice. Artest and Malone quickly received their third personal fouls, and the Lakers had to send Campbell and Battier. Escorted, Duncan was unstoppable inside and scored a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds at halftime.

After stumbling through the third quarter, the score was stretched to 15 points. Zen master expected that the game would probably not be won, so he replaced the substitute and declared his surrender.

The two sides played with all substitutes. The referee looked at the technical statistics and found that the Lakers had a dozen fewer free throws than the Spurs, so they began to find a balance call in the fourth quarter. Of course, this did not change the outcome of the game.

84比91，湖人输掉了西决第三场的比赛，总比分变成了2比1。邓肯独砍34分22篮板。罚球19罚11中。

"What a disgusting game! I'm ready to be fined, but it's not fair to the players on the field, and the audience wants to see the players' good fights, not the referee's whistle symphony! Let's see the technology According to statistics, the number of free throws for the Lakers is only 4 less, but how many of them are whistles in the garbage time of the fourth quarter? This kind of trick can only deceive those guys who don’t watch the ball but only look at the statistics!” After the game, Jim’s first For a while in an interview, he angered the referee of the game and defended the team.

(End of this chapter)