Chapter 867 The Best Gift
Chapter 867 The Best Gift
The Lakers are far more tenacious than the Warriors imagined.
In the first quarter of the game, the scores of the two teams have been leading alternately, and no one can completely open the score. This is true for the starters and the substitutes.
Since the "showtime" period, the Lakers' bench has not been good, and it is even more so now. If we say that Dpoy Michael Cooper, "Papa Thompson" and other outstanding players were still sitting on the bench of the Lakers. If it is a role player, the current Lakers bench can only be described as more miserable.
Therefore, in order to make up for the lack of bench strength, the Lakers must extend the playing time of the starters. Fortunately, in the Lakers, except for the magician, they are all young people, and they can stand the spoils. Even if they play for 40 minutes, they are alive and kicking Yes, even better than the donkeys of the production team.
Therefore, except for Magic Johnson who was replaced after 6 minutes in the first quarter, the Lakers persisted until there was more than 1 minute left in the first quarter before they began to change players.
Of course, just relying on such substitutions and adjustments can't compete with the wolf-like Warriors' substitutes. The key is that the Lakers' players tonight are in very good condition, almost going crazy.
In the first quarter alone, the two teamed up and contributed 18 points, including 3 three-pointers. In addition, the performances of Campbell and Ceballos were equally impressive.
Because of this, at the end of the first quarter, the score of the two teams was 30:28, and the Lakers also won by 2 points.
In this state, the Warriors maintained it until the end of the first half. Until the end of the half, the Lakers still led 57:56.
It can be seen that throughout the first half, the Lakers relied on the super-level performance of the players and stubbornly resisted the Warriors' offensive. However, it can also be seen from this that there is still a gap in strength between the two teams , Although the Lakers players have played so well, the score is only one point ahead, which is almost equivalent to the two teams on the same starting line, which is dangerous for the Lakers.
Sure enough, after entering the second half, the Warriors unsurprisingly launched a counterattack.
The Warriors' counterattack came quickly, without even a little bit of defense.
At the beginning, it was just a three-pointer by Li Weisi, but then, Jones of the Lakers missed the middle distance, and the Warriors immediately launched a counterattack.
This is not over yet, and then the Lakers missed two shots in a row, giving the Warriors a chance, and the Warriors also seized these opportunities, and a wave of offensive momentum was completely pulled away, immediately hitting the Lakers completely. The 13:2 offensive Gao Chao directly stopped the Lakers.
Moreover, even after returning from a timeout, the Lakers stabilized the situation, but at most it prevented the situation from getting worse, but if they wanted to fill in the hole they dug, it would be a strongman lock man.
In this quarter, the Warriors played extremely well, and the team's shooting percentage even exceeded [-]%. On the other hand, the Lakers, Eddie Jones and Van Exel, who performed well in the first half, were silent in the third quarter Down, if it weren't for Magic Johnson facing Rodman's defense and hitting a few mid-range shots, the Lakers would only lose more.
In this way, in the third quarter, the Warriors beat the Lakers 31:21, and successfully entered the fourth quarter with 87:78, holding a 9-point lead.
The difference of 9 points is not much. For a strong offensive team like the Warriors, it may only take 1 minute to chase.
Although the Lakers are not as offensive as the Warriors, their team has many chaotic masters who are strong when they are strong. Therefore, in the middle of the fourth quarter, the magician was used as the engine, and Van Exel and Ceballos were used as the engine. The vanguard, the Lakers launched a counterattack.
The counterattack this time was very strong. First, Van Exel received the assist from the magician and made a three-pointer. He was close. Baros scrambled and grabbed the ground ball, and made a layup by going in and out.
The original 9-point difference was suddenly reduced to 4 points.
Fortunately, this kind of performance is not normal. The Lakers can spew out explosively, but they can't spew out continuously. They don't have that energy and don't have that staying power.
Sure enough, soon after Van Exel hit a three-pointer, he hit two irons in a row. Fortunately, the Warriors did not seize the opportunity this time, otherwise the point difference must have returned to 10 points.
Fortunately, the magician was chatting about being a teenager tonight. Facing Rodman's defense, he made consecutive hits and continued his life for the Lakers.
However, the Lakers are the lagging side after all, and they cannot win the game just by staying alive. The lagging score and the gradually passing time are like the sword of Damocles hanging over the Lakers, constantly reminding the Lakers that they must break the ice.
However, looking at the entire Lakers lineup, such a heavy responsibility can only fall on the 37-year-old Magician.
Facing Rodman's endless entanglement, the magician still played in a leisurely manner, as if he was not the one behind.
Under the calm control of the ball, the magician immediately turned around and made a breakthrough with the help of Campbell's pick-and-roll, but his speed was not the speed of the year after all. Although he successfully passed Divac, it was not completely passed.
In general, it is more like walking towards the penalty area with Divac hanging, yes, it is walking, and the speed is not much faster than walking.
Still, Magic's strength was pretty good, and he had complete control of the ball as he pushed Divac forward, looking closer and closer to the rim.
But at this moment, Li Weisi drilled out from one side, and took out the ball that was originally well controlled by the magician. This was the last hope of the Lakers. The magician knew this very well, and Li Weisi knew it too.
In fact, as early as when the magician called tactics, Li Weisi had already started to pay attention to the magician, but considering the master-level passing of the magician, Li Weisi kept holding back until he made a breakthrough, and it seemed that he was ready to shoot Only then did Li Weisi get out and deal a fatal blow.
And this was indeed a fatal blow. When Li Weisi succeeded in stealing, the magician's first reaction was to foul quickly, because if Li Weisi was allowed to waste time, they would have no chance to catch up with the score.
In this way, as Li Weisi made two free throws, and the Lakers still failed to make a key goal in the next round, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 113:107 in the away game, ending the Lakers' five-game winning streak. The victory also ended the Warriors' own two-game losing streak, making this victory the best gift for Li Weisi's return.
After the game, Li Weisi and the magician shook hands and hugged again, and the two still spoke softly.
"You did a great job!"
"You too!"
(End of this chapter)