The two teams' starters returned to the field and the game resumed in the third quarter.
The Lakers still implement the tactic of passing the ball to O'Neal.
Because Duane and Kobe on the outside also have good offensive threats, and Karl Malone can also contain the defense under the basket, the Kings' strategy of defending O'Neal is still based on single defense.
What is often competed in the playoffs is the quality of the stars. No matter how much team basketball is played, in the final analysis, it depends on the individual strength of the stars.
The triangle offense, a tactic that allows superstars to give full play to their strengths, has been proven time and time again in the playoffs. It is so easy to use!
The third quarter lasted just over 4 minutes, and the Lakers once widened the point difference to 15 points.
Rick Adelman saw that Divac couldn't bear O'Neal's singles, so he had to replace Divac first, and then replaced Brad Miller to take a beating.
In order to tire out O'Neal as soon as possible, the Kings began to speed up again and increased the frequency of the Lakers' turnaround runs.
In the past, Duan would have chosen to actively slow down the offensive pace and play steadily, allowing O'Neal to get more breathing space on the court.
However, due to some selfish reasons tonight, Duan still chose to speed up a little, trying not to let the Kings' main players stop.
To be honest, O'Neal was exhausted after playing for twenty minutes. There is no reason for the Kings' interior players to run back and forth for more than twenty minutes and still be calm and relaxed.
Playing against a team like the Kings that relies heavily on its main force, although Duan failed to find an opportunity to travel off-peak in the first half, he was able to take advantage of the Kings players' immobility in the second half to strike hard.
Because it's not the time yet, Duen currently only has 4 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.
However, Duen believes that at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, there will still be a chance to quickly increase his personal score.
As the Zen Master took the initiative to replace O'Neal, Grant was brought up as a space point.
The Lakers' offensive rhythm has also further accelerated. The Kings originally wanted to slow down the speed and take advantage of O'Neal's absence to focus on the inside to chase points.
However, regardless of whether the Kings could score or not, under the auspices of Duen, the Lakers used defensive counterattacks and turned into two consecutive transition attacks.
Seeing that the score difference was gradually approaching 20 points, Rick Adelman quickly shouted from the sidelines, asking the players on the court to strengthen their defense and speed up their retreat.
The Kings players on the court were forced to keep up with the Lakers' offensive rhythm. However, as the game time went by, their legs seemed to be filled with lead. How could they catch up with Duen, who deliberately saved enough energy?
Doug Christie guarded Kobe for nearly 20 minutes in the first half, and followed Duane for another seven or eight minutes in the third quarter.
Doug Christie felt as if a nail had been pierced through his ankle as Duan changed direction with a cross step.
When Doug Christie fell, Duane had already broken into the penalty area.
Weber tried his best to prevent Duen's ball, but still couldn't do anything to Duen who took off early.
"Duen doesn't blame nobody!"
"This is the dunk king!"
"Welcome to Los Angeles!"
"MVP, MVP, MVP!"
Duan's dunk, which came one quarter earlier than usual, immediately aroused cheers from the fans in the audience.
In fact, the point difference on the court was close to 20 points, and the Lakers didn't need Duan to step up and dunk to boost morale.
However, fans at the scene still like to see such a scene in the playoffs.
The Kings are all sluggish and tired veterans, but the Lakers have a vigorous dunk king like Duane.
Outside players are inherently more popular than inside players and attract more fans' attention.
Dunking, especially actual dunking, dunking on an All-Star player will shock people.
As Duane completed the explosive dunk, Rick Adelman had to call a timeout.
On the one hand, it is to prevent the Lakers from gaining momentum and defeat the Kings with a wave at the end of the third quarter.
On the other hand, the timeout is also used to give the Kings' main players some breathing space, and then give them a shot of vitality, so that the team's main players can continue to play for a while and strive for a glimmer of hope to turn defeat into victory in the fourth quarter.
After the timeout, the Kings took advantage of Divac's point and scored in a low single.
Looking back, Duan made a fast break, ignored Doug Christie's entanglement, and dunked the ball into the basket.
The King felt like he was on stimulants when he saw that Doug Christie was unable to guard against him. He didn't know Duen was tired at all, so he was forced to keep up with Duen's fast break speed and follow Duen back.
However, before the Kings players on the field could bear it, Malone was vomited by Du En.
During the halftime break, Malone ate two bananas. He thought it would not matter if he played at the same pace as the first half.
Who knew that the third quarter would be so intense that he would immediately vomit after running away.
Out of sympathy, Ma Long resisted spitting out, then pouted, and suddenly reached out to hug Weber.
In order to prevent the Kings from switching offense, the Lakers incurred a lot of fouls from the outside, and now the number of fouls is full.
Taking this opportunity, Malone was able to change off the court and immediately go to the locker room.
Anyone with a discerning eye could guess what happened, and the Zen master didn’t ask any questions, but immediately replaced Stanislav Medvedenko on the court.
By the way, Malone took the initiative and gave Webber two free throws and a defensive hole.
The Kings quickly took advantage of this opportunity and relied on Weber's personal ability to score 6 points in a row.
However, it is also true that the Kings cannot run. In the second half of the third quarter, Duan scored a total of 11 points with the help of transition offense.
With the help of Duan, the Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 16-point lead.
Originally, Duan wanted to continue his efforts at the beginning of the fourth quarter and score more points.
However, Jackson disrupted Duan's plan and sent O'Neal directly at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
I have to say, ginger is still spicy!
The Zen master's strategy of taking advantage of your illness to kill you directly made the king surrender in three and a half quarters.
And because Duan had to continue to implement the tactic of passing the ball to O'Neal, his personal scoring stagnated.
After the game, Duan only had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists. Except for not having double figures in rebounds, he was quite similar to Kidd.
It can only be said that the Kings have a relatively large lineup and are not very good at rebounding.
For the Lakers, O'Neal and Karl Malone can also grab rebounds. Duane is on the outside and needs to get back to defense immediately. In many cases, there is no time to rush for rebounds.
Of course, winning is a good thing. 15 assists are enough to demonstrate Duan's influence on the game.
However, after the game, Dunn was interviewed and was told that there was another process tonight - a urine test temporarily arranged by the league.
It’s not that the NBA doesn’t have urine tests, it’s just that they are infrequent.
Odom also had the experience of using a fake bird to avoid a urine test! What’s even more outrageous is that he also wrote an autobiography and even went to an interview show to personally reveal this kind of thing...
After Du En got the news, instead of being unhappy, he contacted Nike and asked them to help hype it up.
Regardless of whether it was due to the Kings reporting to the league after the game, which caused Duane to undergo a temporary urine test, we can still promote this aspect.
After all, people always like conspiracy theories, and the media usually makes up the facts.
As long as this aspect is promoted, fans may really think that Du En is doping at first.
When the time comes and the negative urine test results are announced, Dunn will gain sympathy from the fans as a victim, which will undoubtedly gain another wave of popularity.
And Duan dunked on Weber in the third quarter, and his 15 assists in a single game in the playoffs will also be talked about by fans.
(End of chapter)
