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Zhao Chen has a lot of dunks, but in actual combat, such a leaping dunk has only appeared once before, and his opponent was Thomas Jr., who was only 175cm tall.
On this night, on the stage of the playoffs, it was indeed the 2.13-meter-tall center Adams who was so leapt by Zhao Chen.
This ball can be compared with Carter's ball flying over the French center.
Westbrook and Durant both came over to comfort Adams sympathetically, feeling sorry for the Maori.
No matter how great Adams' achievements are in the future, his future will be overshadowed by Zhao Chen's figure.
Adams looked at Zhao Chen with a sad face.
It seems to be saying, boss, when we are together, you affectionately call me Little Adam. When we are not together, you call me Adams...
After Zhao Chen finished dunking, he looked at Adams with a slightly apologetic look.
This ball was really a subconscious move, not specifically aimed at Adams.
It's just that Adams happened to be standing in that position, and Zhao Chen just had enough explosive power to jump so high.
The Lakers bench has gone crazy.
Off the court, Booker was already lying on the ground. He said that he had a heart problem and needed first aid. A group of teammates surrounded him and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Domestically, fans were in a state of shock.
"Fuck, I'll accept Zhao Chen's dunk."
"Zhao Chen's dunk is so awesome."
"Death Knuckle!"
"Zhao Chen knocked down Ibaka, flew over Adams, and abused his former teammates."
"Zhao Chen has no friends after playing football."
"Adams is so miserable, and Zhao Chen is so ruthless. After all, he was his former little brother."
"Yesterday's little sweetie, today's Mrs. Niu."
"Strong Maori kind of wants to cry."
After Zhao Chen came on the stage, he quickly helped the Lakers stabilize the situation.
The offensive efficiency of the two teams began to decline in the next few minutes.
Zhao Chen also consumes a lot of physical energy. On the defensive end, he needs to defend Durant and cannot relax for a moment.
On the offensive end, Zhao Chen needs to carry the team's offensive organizing banner. The ball has to pass through his hands in almost every round. In the playoffs, this is a huge drain.
The last 50 seconds of the third quarter.
Zhao Chen reached the inside with the ball, but was pulled down by Ibaka and Adams at the same time.
The referee called a foul, but Zhao Chen also sat on the ground.
Ibaka and Adams are also cruel to Zhao Chen now and show no mercy at all.
There is no way, Zhao Chen will not show mercy to them.
Zhao Chen sat on the ground for a while, breathing a little. The intensity of this game was indeed great. This is the playoffs!
Seeing Zhao Chen's appearance, Jokic, Booker, Rose and others all felt a little guilty.
If they were in better shape in this game, Zhao Chen wouldn't have to fight like this.
There will be no problem with Zhao Chen's physical fitness, but he hasn't worked so hard for a long time.
The Lakers won most of the games easily, and Zhao Chen also won with various strokes.
Today, it was obviously impossible for Zhao Chen to paddle.
Get to the free throw line.
Zhao Chen made one of two free throws!
After a while, the third quarter ended, the score was fixed at 100 to 105, and the Lakers' advantage was only 5 points.
"Derek, Devin, you two need to break through and tie up their defense." Scott got angry at Booker and Rose.
Scott saw the trouble Zhao Chen was facing. Zhao Chen was really almost fighting against a team by himself.
This is not the style that the Lakers should have at this stage.
"Coach, don't be anxious, stay patient." Zhao Chen comforted the coach with a smile.
Zhao Chen always has confidence in Rose, Booker, and Jokic. He believes in his teammates.
Scott didn't curse anymore, but glared at a few people to let them understand what he meant.
"The Thunder are almost fighting hard now. The Lakers just need other people to come out and help Zhao Chen. If the game breaks out for a while, the game will be stable."
"This is a war of attrition."
"Let's see if Zhao Chen is still on the court during the fourth quarter rotation?"
Barkley and Smith both discussed the situation on the court.
Leading by only 5 points in the third quarter, the Lakers are rarely pushed to this point by their opponents. This shows on the one hand the strength of the Thunder, and on the other hand it also shows the poor overall state of the Lakers team.
In the final decisive battle, Zhao Chen rested off the court.
The Lakers lineup on the field is Rose, Kobe, Booker, Arab League, and Jokic.
On the Thunder side, Westbrook leads the second team.
In the first round, Zhao Chen's teammates showed a different competitive state from the first three quarters.
Rose beat Westbrook one-on-one and barely managed to get in.
Ibaka under the basket helped defend Rose, and Rose distributed the ball to Booker in the corner.
Booker caught the ball and shook Morrow, who was rushing towards him.
Then he took a step laterally and shot a three-pointer.
Booker hit 4 of his previous 15 shots, and his touch was very poor.
This time!
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hits the net!
100 to 108.
"Good job." Zhao Chen stood up and cheered for Booker.
"Thunder's trouble is coming." Zhang Weiping shouted excitedly.
Indeed, as Director Zhang said.
Booker scored the next three consecutive goals through his personal ability.
He showed what separates him from other rookies.
Booker's mid-range is very stable, terrifyingly stable. As long as he is open, he is basically sure of it.
Thanks to Booker's performance, the Lakers launched a 9-0 offensive to the Thunder at the start of the final quarter.
100 to 114.
The Lakers' home lead reached 14 points.
It looked like the Thunder were about to collapse.
Donovan requested a timeout and replaced all the main players.
The Thunder started to improve their success rate and were not as fast as the Lakers.
But the Lakers' touch started, and Rose and Kobe also hit shots respectively, constantly helping the Lakers suppress the Thunder's counterattack.
At 5 minutes and 22 seconds into the game, Zhao Chen returned to the court with the help of a dead ball opportunity.
Everyone knew that Zhao Chen's appearance was going to end the game.
At 4 minutes and 11 seconds, Zhao Chen broke through Westbrook, took three steps and knocked away Durant's one-arm dunk.
At 3 minutes and 23 seconds, Zhao Chen passed Durant one-on-one and then passed the ball to Arab League on the outside. Arab League shot a three-pointer from a 45-degree position on the left side and hit it decisively.
This three-pointer helped the Lakers expand their lead to 20 points.
The points difference was huge, but Donovan didn't make any substitutions. He could see that Durant and Westbrook were unwilling to play, and they still wanted to chase points.
On the court, Zhao Chen began to control the time. With such a huge lead, the Lakers no longer needed to play fast.
Although Westbrook and Durant continued to hit offense, time passed quickly under Zhao Chen's control.
At 55 seconds, Zhao Chen faced Durant and then retreated and hit a three-pointer after feinting continuously!
This goal brought Zhao Chen's personal score to 81 points and finally sealed the victory for the Lakers.
The final score of the game was fixed at 131 to 141.
Zhao Chen hugged Kobe as soon as the game ended.
With 81 points, he had a chance to score higher, but he didn't. This score is the most appropriate tribute to Kobe!
