The third quarter between the Lakers and Warriors was suffocating.
After the Warriors took the lead in sending the decisive lineup, the Lakers' five desperate players also took the field.
Popovich and the Lakers have no choice.
Just like O'Neal shouted, even if Coach D is here, there is no other choice.
Because the Warriors’ five players are so perfect!
Because the Warriors’ fifth primary school team is so powerful when playing French basketball!
The Lakers only have these five players who can withstand it.
It’s not about winning, it’s about being able to withstand it!
The premise that the Lakers can withstand this is that Wade's three-for-three three-pointer in a single quarter is a miracle that other Lakers players have a 100% shooting percentage.
You can say that Klay Thompson's 10 three-pointers in three quarters in this game was a miracle, but the Lakers' offensive performance in this game, scoring 84 points in three quarters under the crazy defense of the five small teams, is not a miracle that can be repeated. ?
The Lakers have no future!
"Even if the Lakers' next game is at home, even if the Lakers lose the tiebreaker and face the Warriors in Los Angeles, they won't have any chance. The Lakers' chance to advance is only this one, only this one!"
Everyone has seen the gap between the Lakers and the Warriors, even teacher Zhang Lili can see it.
Even Chinese fans in front of the TV and on the Internet can see it.
Therefore, everyone was staring at the big screen nervously.
Kobe, Garnett, Yeez, McGrady, Yao Ming, everyone on the sidelines were staring at the attacking Lakers players on the court.
The game started, and the Lakers attacked first.
Wade, who stood on the court for a break in the third quarter, did not flinch at this moment, nor did he pass the blame. He led by eight points and once again opened the point difference to ten points. This was a huge psychological hint and Psychological advantage.
There was no reason for him to leave this ball to the rest of the team.
After McAway dribbled the ball through half court, Wade came out to catch the ball and did not hit Curry in a pick-and-roll because he would inevitably be double-teamed.
To fight these five little warriors, if you are not surrounded by a circle of three-point shooters, you have to play unlimited singles!
but!
Wade gritted his teeth!
The Warriors' forwards are so strong!
Yi Jianlian pushed Green out!
This time it was Dream Green who chased and defended Wade.
Green breaks through better than Iguodala.
However, Green's defensive shooting is even better than Iguodala.
The Warriors are betting that Wade won't dare to charge as soon as the fourth quarter starts!
Because Wade is more important than everyone else on the Lakers, his physical strength must not collapse before the end.
Because the Lakers not only need him on offense, but also on defense.
"Yi, you win!"
Wade took a deep look at Yi Jianlian.
The last step back to break through to the right, step on the three-point line and pull up!
Bang!
Wade hit the ground running on the Lakers' first offensive possession in the fourth quarter.
This is 11 minutes and 45 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
After Yi Jianlian grabbed the backcourt rebound, he rushed forward with the ball without any hesitation.
Antetokounmpo wants to cut off Yi Jianlian in the middle.
but!
Facing the rushing Antetokounmpo, Yi Jianlian made a sudden stop and glanced directly at Antetokounmpo.
That expressionless look in his eyes.
The Spurs fans in front of the TV almost subconsciously thought of a certain team star.
"Duncan!!!"
The Clippers fans in front of the TV subconsciously thought of their own star Griffin.
"too strong!"
"Yi is so strong!!!"
Even O'Neal on the sidelines was stunned.
Duncan!
As Duncan's lifelong enemy, he has met many so-called Duncan IIs, such as Bogut, Oden, etc.
Even Tracy McGrady.
The person who looks most like Duncan is definitely not Yi Jianlian.
Tracy McGrady is more like Yi Jianlian.
but!
Yi Jianlian is 2.13 meters tall!
Compared with Tracy McGrady, Yi Jianlian is really unique!
If McGrady does such an action, Antetokounmpo will definitely not fly. Even if McGrady does pass the ball, Antetokounmpo's height and long arms can cover it, so there is no need to jump.
But Yi Jianlian, no.
After being hit by Yi Jianlian, Antetokounmpo was desperate.
He could only watch helplessly as Yi Jianlian got up in a hurry and accelerated forward.
The sudden stop, look, and sudden start were all done in one go. Except for Antetokounmpo, who was flying, no one else even felt that Yi Jianlian had any pause.
A brief five-on-four in the frontcourt.
Antetokounmpo is already chasing very hard.
However, Yi Jianlian was equally blessed with his long legs and super acceleration, and he reached the attack area in three strides.
Antetokounmpo can catch up with everything in just three steps.
But in front of Yi Jianlian, Antetokounmpo was still just a little bit behind.
The Lakers defense, whose formation was completely in disarray, finally exposed Clay.
There is no way, Yi Jianlian reaches the three-point line and defends nearby. Yi Jianlian must not be allowed to shoot an open three-pointer.
Wade, you have no choice!
When Klay Thompson received Yi Jianlian's pass, he took an open shot without hesitation.
A swipe!
Three point hit!
79 to 84!
The eight-point difference instantly became 5 points!
"Bang!!!! This is Klay Thompson's eleventh three-pointer in this game! This is Klay Thompson's 40th personal score in this game! Our splash has risen, a huge wave has formed, and there is no way Stoppable!!!”
The warrior DJ on site is going crazy!
The Warriors fans at the scene are going crazy!
The Lakers fans at the scene were in despair!
The famous Lakers players at the scene were also in despair!
Popovich, on the sidelines, had his hands behind his back, his eyes closed, and no expression could be seen. However, his clenched fists and trembling fists betrayed his mood.
It only took 9 seconds for the Warriors to attack from Wade!
It's incredibly fast and incredibly powerful!
nervous!
Everyone is nervous!
Including Lakers players on the court!
Everyone knows that it is a miracle that the Lakers can withstand the Warriors' offense in the second and third quarters, a miracle even greater than Klay Thompson's 10 three-pointers in three quarters.
The miracle has happened once, twice, and it is impossible to happen a third time.
The Lakers continued to attack.
This time the Lakers' offense was more patient.
"Faced with such pressure, the Lakers can still calm down. These young people are really outstanding. These young people trained by Coach D are really outstanding!"
Wade didn't dare to exhaust his energy from the beginning.
So facing the Warriors' strongest defensive pressure, it is not wise to let Wade attack. Wade is now more suitable to be a shooter on the offensive end and work hard on the defensive end.
Having said that, it is really rare for role players and young players to dare to take responsibility under such great pressure.
In the third quarter, McAway took the initiative to assume the Lakers' offensive responsibility.
This time, McAway still stood up.
Facing Curry's defense, he actually has the best chance of all the Lakers players on the court.
breakthrough!
confrontation!
After knocking Curry away, McAway made an emergency stop and shot from mid-range!
There is a clang of iron!
Dream Green grabbed a backcourt rebound!
Dream Green wants to push the fast break directly like Yi Jianlian just did.
Quick, that's the Warriors' thinking in the fourth quarter!
This means playing more rounds and wearing out the Lakers more.
but!
Dream Chaser Green turned around!
"Chasing your dream!"
What? !
Green was stunned for a moment when he heard Curry's voice!
Then!
He saw McAway, who was just forging iron, and unexpectedly, he had already jumped in front of him! ! !
This play style? !
Farke! ! !
Why is this Thunder Turtle wearing a Lakers jersey! ! !
Even Westbrook himself in front of the TV was shocked.
This style is indeed similar, very similar!
"My shots are much more accurate than his!"
Westbrook pouted.
On the court, after being intercepted by McAwee's sudden and energetic steal, Dream Green could only choose to foul.
Pick up McAway who has jumped up!
Although McAway shot only 20% of his three-point shots and 40% of his field goals in the playoffs this season, he made 70% of his free throws.
The free throw shooting rate of 70% is not low, but it is not high either.
You can let the defensive players take advantage of it, which is at least better than letting McAway dunk directly.
It can only be said that Dream Green reacted really quickly after making a mistake.
But this time, McAway, standing on the free throw line with an expressionless face, took a deep breath.
"The Lakers can't waste any opportunities!"
"I didn't waste any opportunity!"
Two free throws!
"Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!"
After making two free throws, McAway could no longer maintain his expressionless posture and punched three times in a row!
Green, who was watching next to him, gritted his teeth and looked at the Lakers players celebrating crazily around McAway with an angry look on his face.
79 to 86!
The point difference between the two teams once again increased to 7 points.
"The Lakers are persisting, the Lakers are still fighting tenaciously, and they are still persisting tenaciously! This opportunity for McAway is an opportunity for him and the Lakers to fight!!!"
When McAway made two free throws and the five players on the Lakers court formed a fist to encourage each other, teacher Zhang Lili really cried.
"It's so touching! The performance of the Lakers players in this game is so touching!"
Even Yang Huahua had to admit at this time that the performance of the Lakers players was incredible.
"We can be better! We can be stronger! Only we make others despair, we never despair!"
"We never despair!"
"Ouch~!!!"
Under the leadership of Wade, the Lakers players quickly returned to the defensive position after motivating each other.
Look at the five Lakers players on the court at this time.
Antetokounmpo, McAway, Covington, Ebanks, Wade, no one is untouchable!
Even Warriors fans.
Even Cole was extremely moved.
"This is the greatest rival!"
"Perhaps what awaits us in the finals is the most powerful opponent, and the greatest opponent is the Lakers we are facing now!"
"It's never easy to beat Coach D's team, it's always so difficult!"
Cole felt that he would give this Laker the greatest respect.
but!
Cole smiled slightly.
They are still going to die!
Then, the smile on Cole's face solidified.
On the court, Klay Thompson was stuck behind Wade. All he had to do was pass the ball and continue running and organizing.
However, this time, Wade directly gave Thompson a breakthrough route. Thompson did not pass the ball and actually broke through! ! !
Thompson beyond the three-point line is the best Thompson!
What a breakthrough!
This is a trap! ! !
If Klay Thompson, who takes out the pass key and shoots from outside the three-point line, is the second player in the world that makes fans crazy, then Klay, who is rushing with the ball, is definitely the most crazy player in the world for Warriors fans. Crazy player!
No surprises!
Snap!
Klay Thompson's pull-up jump shot was directly blocked by Wade next to him!
And it’s the kind of extremely humiliating hating!
After catching Clay, Wade went straight to the fast break.
All the actions of reaching the opponent's half and taking action were completed in six seconds.
For an average team, with Wade's offensive fast break speed, they can definitely go straight to the basket!
but!
Farke!
Iguodala blocked Wade's path at the free throw line.
Wade can only choose to pull up and shoot.
Facing Iguodala's defense, it is difficult to make a pull-up jump shot against someone, but at least it is better than the chance of a positional battle.
The current physical strength of the Lakers players is basically useless for positional warfare.
Bang!
Wade's pull-up jumper hit the ground running.
Wade, who made 3 of 3 three-pointers in the third quarter, already hit two irons in a row in the mid-range, which he is better at in the fourth quarter.
"Wade spent too much time defending Curry and Klay on the defensive end!"
Wade hit a two-pointer, and Antetokounmpo followed up and grabbed an offensive rebound. His dunk was directly blocked by Yi Jianlian, who was catching up from behind!
The Lakers made two fast-break attacks, but they all failed!
What is despair?
This is despair!
"Wade needs to attack and defend in this game, but Yi and Dream Green only need to defend!"
"This is the biggest difference between the Lakers and the Warriors. The Warriors relied too much on Wade in this game!"
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the real difference in this game between the Lakers and Warriors.
Yi Jianlian and Chai Meng were responsible for defense in this game. Popovich and the Lakers did not give them a chance to be responsible for offense, because they were on the court and won all five small matches, and they had no chance to attack.
Curry and Clay are responsible for the entire offense. Their defensive opponents are McAway or Covington, and there is no shooting threat.
Especially for Covington, Clay's defense should not be too easy. This is also the underlying reason why his offense is so fierce.
Curry is still tired of guarding McAway, so he has been playing support for Klay.
And Iguodala, except for a few attacks in the second quarter, was locking and guarding Wade throughout the game.
Ten players across the field.
Wade alone is responsible for both offense and defense.
Every round, you have to play the hardest defensive player on the offensive end and the most accurate offensive player on the defensive end.
"This is also Cole's conspiracy! In this Lakers, only Wade can attack the Warriors in isolation, and defend Klay and Curry!"
Wade, who had two consecutive irons on the court, felt distressed when he saw O'Neal!
The basketball blocked by Yi Jianlian finally fell into the hands of Dream Chaser Green.
This time, Dream Green was a little more careful and still pushed fast breaks.
This time the Warriors offense took a total of 9 seconds.
Dream Green quickly advanced to the frontcourt and then passed the ball to Klay Thompson.
There were no other passes in between.
Klay Thompson did not break through again this time, mainly because the quality of the cover of Dream Green's hand-to-hand pass this time was so good.
Wade is blocked!
Even with Ebanks' tall body, he couldn't get over him. He could only rely on his long hands to block him, which put less pressure on Thompson.
The most important thing is that Dream Chaser Green moved to cover, and one person blocked two. Do you really think it is that easy?
A swipe!
Klay Thompson hits a three-pointer!
82 to 86!
"Oh my God! Klay Thompson is still hitting! Incredible night! Incredible performance! This is Klay Thompson's twelfth three-pointer in this game, and this is Klay Thompson's 43rd personal point!! !”
"The Lakers and Warriors are now only 4 points apart!"
"The Lakers are going to collapse. This time, are the Lakers finally going to collapse?!"
O'Neill's words just fell.
On the court, McAway threw his body in the air!
Just like Wade back then!
The only difference this time is that there is no whistle!
McAway is not Wade!
Even Wade, the current Lakers will not have a whistle!
"McCaraway broke through Curry, but the Warriors' defense at the basket was so good. Even Mcaway's layup didn't even touch!!!"
The Chinese fans in front of the TV all heard the cry of Teacher Zhang Lili!
And just when Teacher Zhang Lili had been beaten to the point of tears by the chasing warriors!
McCaw's untouchable shot, and the backboard that was about to be grabbed by Iguodala, was unexpectedly jumped up from behind and grabbed it in advance! ! !
Lakers!
Number three!
Ebanks, who picked up the offensive rebound from Iguodala, didn't hesitate. He directly sat on Iguodala's neck and smashed it with one hand!
I don’t have that great skill, I don’t have that great ability.
but!
Offense, defense, ball handling, shooting, three-pointers, and even offensive rebounds!
I can do everything! ! !
"Devin!!! Ebanks!!!"
Bang! ! !
Ebanks makes a one-handed chop!
82 to 88!
"OMG!!!
The Lakers are not dead yet! ! ! "
(End of chapter)
