The game continues.
The Lakers mainly rely on Kobe's singles combined with inside offense to score points.
Li Yan did not compete with Kobe on the defensive end. Although it was a bit opportunistic, it was not shabby in order to complete the task.
It's just that Artest's defense against Kobe was not very effective. His usual physical confrontations did not have much effect on Kobe.
Kobe had too many offensive skills for Artest to deal with.
In addition, the Knicks' interior defense is also riddled with holes.
Although Bynum's offensive skills are not exquisite, they are still enough to beat the Knicks.
The Lakers played surprisingly easily at home.
However, the Knicks' situation did not get out of control. Under the leadership of Li Yan, they held on to the score.
Unlike the Lakers, the Knicks' outside shooting is very accurate. With Li Yan's blessing, they maintained their firepower.
End of first quarter.
29 to 26! The Lakers lead by 3 points at home.
Although they had the advantage on the scene, Kobe kept sending the ball into the basket, and Bynum was also wreaking havoc under the Knicks' basket.
On the Knicks' side, they scored points through Li Yan's strong attack and outside shooting. They played relatively sluggishly.
The Lakers had a higher shooting percentage, while the Knicks continued to survive through three-pointers.
"The Lakers took the initiative and the Knicks played very hard." Smith analyzed: "Andrew Bynum played so well that Zach Randolph couldn't stop him. Yi also lacked experience and he couldn't guard him. Live Lamar Odom.”
"Zach and Yi's scoring ability is pretty good, but their defense is terrible. They often miss people due to communication errors, which is too fatal."
"The Knicks can't always count on Lee. He's too tired to play like this. Besides, you can't win the game with three-pointers."
Second quarter of the game.
Li Yan didn't rest. To be honest, in order to complete the task, he wanted to improve his data as much as possible.
Although Jessica Alba and Swift are not here, Staples has no shortage of high-quality "power banks."
Li Yan, who doesn't study European and American movies very much, could spot several familiar ones just by taking a glance at the front seat.
Kobe sat off the court to rest, and Farmar took Kobe's place.
Farmar's height of 188cm and weight of 82kg are nothing compared to Li Yan.
His physical fitness was also mediocre, and Li Yan remembered his promise to Sun Yue.
He attacked the Lakers' backcourt indiscriminately.
Li Yan gave them a physical confrontation. Let alone scoring goals, the Lakers' backcourt was already very good if they could safely dribble the ball through half the court.
Without Kobe Bryant on the court, no one on the Lakers can restrict Li Yan.
"Zen Master" Phil Jackson couldn't stand Farmar's performance and looked towards the bench.
"Sun, get ready to play. Guard Li Yan and don't let him score easily."
Sun Yue nodded.
Sun Yue came on the stage, and the Chinese fans in the stands cheered.
Li Yan adopted the same defensive posture as "Old Fish" Fisher. He seemed to provide a lot of intensity, but it brought too much pressure to Sun Yue.
After Sun Yue brought the ball across half court, he handed it to Vujacic, who missed from the outside.
David Lee got the rebound and handed it to Li Yan, who held the ball for half the game.
Facing Sun Yue, Li Yan made a normal change of direction, but he deliberately collected the ball in the direction of Sun Yue's retreat.
In this way, it looks like Sun Yue prevented Li Yan's breakthrough.
"Well, Sun defended well. He was not thrown away by Li Yan's change of direction." said the Lakers assistant coach.
"Indeed, Sun is very suitable for guarding Li Yan, and his predictions are very good." Phil Jackson recognized the assistant coach's statement.
Although Sun Yue ultimately failed to prevent Li Yan from assisting David Lee on the right side of the free throw line and hit a mid-range shot, he at least made it more difficult for Li Yan to break through the defense.
After Kobe was replaced, Sun Yue was still left on the court.
At this time, the Knicks had already led by 5 points, and this scene has become the norm for the Lakers.
As long as Kobe is off the court, even if their inside line has an advantage, they still won't be able to play.
The Lakers need a second outlet and containment point.
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After Kobe came on the court, he took the initiative to take on the task of defending Li Yan.
Kobe is an excellent defender and his defensive awareness is top-notch.
After getting familiar with Li Yan's explosive power and confrontation, his defensive effect on Li Yan became better and better.
However, Li Yan's head is not strong. He has assisted his teammates through wonderful passes many times.
The pick-and-roll between him and Randolph was extremely powerful.
On the defensive end, Li Yan began to help Artest defend Kobe.
With Li Yan's help in defense, Kobe's offense is no longer as smooth as before, and his offensive efficiency has also dropped sharply.
Two teams that rely heavily on superstars started a battle at Staples, with the scores of both sides rising alternately.
While Kobe was constantly struggling, "Baby Shark" Bynum became Staples' hero. He grabbed key rebounds in the paint many times and succeeded in the second attack.
The Knicks' inside line was "riddled with holes" by the "Little Shark", and Randolph had already received 4 fouls at halftime.
David Lee, who came on the bench, also had three fouls. Yi Jianlian was slightly better, with two fouls.
Too many fouls committed by inside players is a hidden danger for the Knicks.
At halftime, the score was 60 to 58! The Knicks are 2 points behind on the road.
Li Yan scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. His statistics today are on track for another triple-double.
Kobe scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Tonight is destined to be a battle between Li Yan and Kobe.
Fans are very excited when they see the statistics of the two. They like extreme heroism, which is their favorite.
After returning to the locker room.
Li Yan checked the data specifically. As he expected, the most difficult thing to suppress Kobe in terms of data was scoring.
To be on the safe side, Li Yan asked the system in his mind: "What kind of data is data suppression?"
System: "Please check it yourself!"
Li Yan concentrated his attention and finally saw the "Details" option under the task.
Well, the font size is still as subtle as ever.
Li Yan clicked on the details, which showed real-time data comparisons between the two sides.
The green one represents that Li Yan is in the lead, and the red one represents that Kobe is in the lead.
The red one has two items. In addition to the score of 23 to 20, there is another one that is 10 to 5!
What is clearly displayed above the number is "the number of iron strikes".
Li Yan was shocked. This system was so shameless.
If you want to beat Kobe in the number of irons, you have to have such an explosive performance!
