lakers championship

Chapter 444 Advance to the Finals

The timeout ended in a blink of an eye, and the game continued between the two teams. The Lakers led 79 to 62.

Tianyang re-entered the court and formed the backcourt with Rose. Randall returned to the power forward position, Tatum played the small forward position, and McGee served as the center forward. On the Warriors side, the point difference may be too large, and Cole dare not let Starters rest.

The Warriors serve from the bottom line, Curry catches the ball and takes it to the top of the arc. First, he gives it to Green as a high position support, and then slips to the bottom line from the left side. With the help of Iguodala and Durant, he pretends to run to the right to attract the Lakers. After the team's defensive rotation, they suddenly ran back to the left corner, received a pass from Green and raised his hand to shoot.

Tianyang decisively gave up Thompson and stepped forward to make up the defense, but it was too late, and the basketball went into the net hollow.

Easy side Lakers attack, Rose dribbled the ball to the right wing, handed it to Randall at the top of the arc, and then slid down to the short corner on the right, making an off-ball screen for Tianyang to get a chance to go around the perimeter to catch the ball. Unfortunately, he With a relatively thin body, he failed to block Thompson, and Curry made an early delay, so Tianyang could only retreat to the center line to catch the ball.

After getting the ball, there were only 11 seconds left in the attack time. Seeing that Thompson wanted to come up to assist in the defense, and Iguodala was also eyeing to double-team, Tianyang immediately turned sideways and rushed to the top of the arc to cover with Randall. , Grab a three-pointer.

boom!The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net, cheers erupted from the scene.

Green immediately retreated to the bottom line to grab the serve. Durant received the ball from the right sideline and sprinted to the right wing of the frontcourt in about three seconds. Only Tatum followed, and the Lakers' defense was in jeopardy.

Fortunately, Durant did not make a strong attack, but slowed down and took the ball to the top of the arc, and hand-in-hand with Curry for cover.

Tatum stepped forward and was about to switch defenses, and Curry made a super long three-pointer!

bass!A three-pointer was hit, and the fans frowned collectively.

Curry's touch is back?That's not a good thing!

Turning to the Lakers to attack, Rose dribbled the ball to the right wing, first gave it to Randall at the top of the arc, and then pretended to go down to the short corner on the right, but actually ran to Randall to take over the pass, and a sideways shot into the inside line attracted The Warriors are all defensively focused, and at the same time, Tianyang has quietly slipped to the right 45 degrees.

Rose passed the ball, Tianyang received the ball, Thompson was still in the short corner, aiming steadily at the frame, and shot a three-pointer.

bass!The basketball is hollowed into the net, and the Answer ball is scored!

The frowning eyebrows of the fans at the scene relaxed instantly, and Curry was not afraid to find his touch, Tianyang also fired!

The Warriors attacked again, Curry had just received the ball, Tianyang posted it directly, and the other Lakers players also looked for someone.

The Lakers suddenly pressed the audience, and the fans on the scene immediately shouted loudly, trying to put psychological pressure on the Warriors.

Curry turned around continuously, but he still couldn't get rid of Tianyang's control. In the end, he forcibly accelerated his sprint, but Tianyang intercepted him at the center line. Seeing that he was about to violate the eight-second rule, he could only forcibly throw the ball to the frontcourt.

Tatum and Iguodala rushed to the basketball at the same time, but the basketball rolled so fast that neither of them caught up. In the end, the referee blew his whistle and awarded the ball to the Lakers.

The cheers on the scene erupted instantly, forcing the opponent to make mistakes, which boosted morale more than scoring three points.

O'Neill clenched his fists tightly, "Yes, we have to fight like this, even if I feel good, I still want to disrupt the opponent's rhythm."

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The Lakers attacked and Rose took the ball to the right wing.

Tianyang stepped forward to catch the ball, dribbled it to the top of the arc to find McGee to do a pick-and-roll, then walked further to the left, at 45 degrees, suddenly dribbled the ball behind Green, who was changing defense, and hit the free throw line in one step, directly holding the ball with both hands to start the three After a layup, neither Iguodala nor Durant dared to defend, and he easily scored two points.

87 to 68, the Lakers once again expanded their lead, with 20 seconds left in the third quarter.

Green serves from the bottom line, Curry catches the ball and slowly brings it near the center line, and then begins to control the ball to press the time. Rose does not step forward to defend, but stands on the top of the arc to watch, as if he does not know how powerful he is for the super long three-pointer .

In the last 8 seconds, Curry bent down and sprinted forward, but as soon as he reached the three-point line, Tianyang and Tatum suddenly rushed up to double-team, but Curry reacted quickly enough to decisively pass the ball.

Thompson received the ball wide open and made a three-pointer.

Clang, hit the iron!

Randall caught the rebound and landed a long pass.

Tianyang, who sprinted ahead of time, received the pass, rushed to the basket in three seconds, and made a layup at the buzzer.

Hit!At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led 89 to 68 by 21 points.

The Staples Center has just begun to celebrate in advance. With this kind of momentum, what is the Warriors going to do?

On the contrary, O'Neal, who predicted the Lakers in advance, looked extremely calm, "Honestly speaking, the Lakers won today was rather surprising. It's not that the Lakers are not strong enough, but that the Warriors did not perform well. Their performance in the first quarter was too bad, and Curry felt too late. "

"Indeed, their problems are very common among defending teams. They have seen too many big scenes, and they don't pay much attention to various small mistakes, but it is really difficult to find a chance to equalize with a team as hungry as the Lakers." Kenny nodded Agree.

"The momentum has been one-sided. If there are no accidents, then congratulations to the Lakers in advance." Barkley said.

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In a blink of an eye, the timeout between quarters ended, Cole replaced Durant to rest off the court, let Rooney play center first, Green returned to the power forward position, and on the Lakers side, Walton directly sent Sky Ocean, Kobe, Ingram, Currency Zema, Randall.

The Warriors attack first, Curry dribbles the ball to the right wing, hands it to Thompson, then runs to the bottom corner, and then rushes to the left sideline with the help of Rooney's cover. At this time, the basketball has passed to Green at the top of the arc, but Randall's defense is very good. , The space for receiving the ball is very limited, but he suddenly ran back and slipped to the short corner again, received a long pass from Green and went straight to the basket.

Tianyang, who was originally blocked by Rooney, stepped forward to intercept decisively. Curry took off and hit the board, and the two confronted in the air.

Miss!Randall, who followed up, got the rebound, turned around and sprinted one-stop, and the Lakers made a fast break.

At the top of the arc, Randall made an emergency stop and passed the ball 45 degrees to the left. Kobe caught the ball and made a fake shot to attract the Warriors' defensive attention, but in fact passed the ball back to Randall, who was under the empty cut basket and was unguarded.

With a layup, the Lakers led to 23 points.

The Warriors were on the other side of the offense, and Curry dribbled the ball to the right wing, and used Thompson's pick-and-roll to get rid of Tianyang. Another Bryant, who was changing defenses, did not choose to shoot a three-pointer, but rushed inside to start a three-step layup.

The whole set of actions is smooth, and if the video is edited out, it can be included in personal highlights, but it is a pity that Ingram caught up from the free throw line and slapped the basketball suddenly.

Although he failed to block the shot, it also forced Curry to change the throw to the board, and the angle deviation was a bit large.

The basketball didn't even touch the frame, and it fell straight into Randall's hands. After he landed, he immediately made a long pass.

Kuzma, who was outside the three-point line, received the pass, turned around and ran wildly, rushed to the frontcourt, gliding and dunking!
93 to 68, the Lakers led by 25 points, Kerr called a timeout.

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Back from the timeout, Durant replaced Rooney.

Obviously, this is a wave of desperation for the Warriors, like a super soldier who has been broken out of three ways, and there is only one chance left.

The live DJ took the lead, and the entire Staples Center chanted 'defense, defense, defense'.

Curry took the ball to the right wing, Durant and Iguodala double-screened at the three-point line, and Thomp took the ball and shot directly.

The basketball went out of the frame, but Green grabbed an offensive rebound, took it to the outside and gave it to Curry.

Although Tianyang had already raised his right hand to interfere with the shooting sight, Curry still made a three-pointer, and the result was naturally a strike!

Randall got the rebound, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, then stopped and handed it to Tianyang.

Tianyang dribbled the ball to the top of the arc and made a sudden pull.

With a three-pointer, the Lakers led by 28 points. The fans couldn't sit still and all stood up.

Green retreated to the bottom line to grab the serve, and Curry caught the ball and rushed to the basket, facing Tianyang to interfere with the layup.

Miss!Tianyang got the rebound, turned around and made a long pass.

Ingram caught the ball from the center line and made a fast break. As soon as he rushed to the free throw line and started a three-step layup, he was directly pushed off the field by Green!

The referee blew the whistle, gave another technical foul, and Green was sent off!

Amid the chants of 'Green trash' from the audience, Green walked into the player tunnel wrapped in a towel.

Ingram made two free throws and the Lakers led by 30 points.

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After losing Green, the Warriors did not defend the Cavaliers immediately. Instead, Curry, Thompson, and Durant continued to grab three-pointers. However, the Lakers did not slacken their defense at all. Hit once, turned around and was chased back by the Lakers inside.

In the last 3 minutes of the game, Cole replaced all the main players, and Walton also sent the Lakers to the third team.

The fans celebrated in front of the scene, and the entire Staples Center was full of joy like winning the championship in the past.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 127 to 101 and advanced to the finals.

(End of this chapter)