The Lakers' home whistle advantage is not obvious today.
This made Lakers fans feel a little uncomfortable, so they booed the referee a lot.
In the playoffs, if the home team's advantage is not called, fans will cause trouble for the referees.
Zhao Chen scored 40 points in the first three quarters. For Zhao Chen, this is his normal performance.
Except for Zhao Chen, the other Lakers players also performed normally.
Of course, this is only on the offensive end. On the defensive end, everyone is almost like a big colander.
In comparison, the Warriors players are in great shape, and the Warriors have maximized their advantages.
The passing ball and three-pointers are all at their level.
This is also the reason why they can always suppress the Lakers in terms of score.
"The Lakers have met their biggest championship rival. If this continues, the Lakers are likely to lose tonight's game." Barkley said.
"The Warriors are another outstanding team besides the Lakers this season. They are second only to the Lakers in terms of winning probability. Their overall strength and depth will not be too far behind the Lakers. This also ensures that at some point, They were able to take advantage," Smith said.
"Judging from the game situation on the court, the Warriors have a better chance of defeating the Lakers than the Thunder." O'Neal said.
"The Lakers' opponents are also very interesting. At first, the Rockets had no chance of beating them. Then came the Thunder. The Thunder gave us hope of beating the Lakers. Now it's the Warriors. The Warriors are most likely to beat them in the series." Miller said.
soon.
The game started quickly in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers' situation has not improved at all compared to the first three quarters.
For them, the game is more difficult.
The physical advantages and lineup advantages estimated before the game were not fully realized.
The Lakers are having a tough time.
Every time Zhao Chen wants to lead the Lakers to take off, he encounters pressure from the Warriors.
Fortunately, the efficiency of both sides is actually average, and the Warriors cannot directly kill the Lakers.
The game came to the last 1 minute and 55 seconds.
The score at this time was 120 to 116, and the Lakers were 4 points behind.
Both sides had their entire starting lineup playing at the last minute.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
Thompson defends Zhao Chen.
"Zhao, you will definitely lose tonight's game!" Thompson gritted his teeth and shouted at Zhao Chen.
"You were beaten to death by me." Zhao Chen replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Chen immediately took a step to the right facing Thompson, stopped at a high position and took a quick shot from mid-range.
Although Thompson's reaction was very fast, he still couldn't keep up with Zhao Chen's frequency.
Zhao Chen really wanted to shoot a three-pointer, but his opponent completely missed his three-pointer and was slightly less defensive on the two-pointer.
Zhao Chen felt that there was still enough time to catch up in two minutes.
"Uh-huh!"
120 to 118.
Warriors attack.
Curry pressed the rhythm and pushed forward.
Zhao Chen is guarding Curry, and Kobe is chasing Thompson.
Curry did not force the ball himself, but gave the ball to Thompson.
Thompson held the ball in the low post and beat Kobe.
"boom!"
"boom!"
After continuous relying on the ball, Thompson came up with an independent golden rooster, and Kobe blocked the shot in place.
Kobe flicked the ball, but did not change the flight path of the basketball.
"Uh-huh!"
The ball still goes through the heart!
122 to 118.
At this point in the game, Zhao Chen felt the pressure.
"Fuck!!" Kobe also waved his fist in frustration, and he almost could cover it.
Thompson also took a deep breath, the ball was too high.
Lakers offense.
Time is passing by minute by minute. The Lakers are now very dangerous and cannot make any mistakes.
Thompson kept pestering Zhao Chen, while Green and Barnes were keeping an eye on him.
It's not that Zhao Chen didn't think about passing the ball, but it's because it's difficult for his teammates to score goals even when faced with a partial situation of overplaying and underplaying.
One is that the Warriors have defensive targets, and the other is that the Lakers' tacit understanding is not as good as the Warriors.
Playing more and less also requires good pass-cut coordination and positioning, otherwise it will be easy to defend less and be more successful.
Zhao Chen didn't pass the ball, so Zhao Chen chose to wave away.
The fans at Staples Center were on their feet.
Thompson defended Zhao Chen alone at the top of the key.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Zhao Chen crotches continuously.
Combined with change of direction!
Left side!
Right!
Thompson swayed to Zhao Chen's rhythm.
Zhao Chen collected the ball lightly, took a step, and knocked Thompson's center of gravity away.
Then he quickly shot a three-point jumper!
"Uh-huh!"
122 to 121.
Thompson saw the ball scored by Zhao Chen and wiped the sweat from his forehead again. It was difficult for him to succeed in defending Zhao Chen, but he kept working hard.
The fans at Staples Center cheered immediately.
Coach Cole on the sidelines is also under a lot of pressure, and he is afraid that this advantage will not be maintained.
The Warriors have a perfect roster, but they have one well-known flaw.
It’s just that there is no super giant at the critical moment!
Barnes is obviously not qualified. Curry and Thompson are the kind of players who cannot be strong when encountering high-intensity confrontations.
Needless to say, Iguodala and Green couldn't even find the frame once their defensive intensity increased.
At the last moment, people who support the Lakers will probably die laughing when they see them take action.
Warriors attack.
Curry gestured forward.
Curry was very careful, but Zhao Chen still found the opportunity.
At halftime, Curry used his not-so-big butt to rely on Zhao Chen to complete his turn.
But Zhao Chen didn't let Curry come over successfully. Instead, he suddenly rushed sideways and stretched out his long arms.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Chen stole the ball one-on-one.
Curry reacted quickly and hugged Zhao Chen immediately.
When Zhao Chen's position had not completely surpassed the last defensive player.
A decisive foul.
The number of fouls has not come yet.
The time enters the countdown stage of less than 1 minute.
The Lakers have the ball.
The fans at Staples Center reached their climax.
The fans at the scene knew what was going to happen.
The balance is moving little by little towards the Lakers.
Zhao Chen did not feel regretful, but controlled the ball to the frontcourt.
Kobe took the initiative to cover with Zhao Chen.
Cover substitution.
Curry was left to Zhao Chen.
Facing Curry, Zhao Chen decisively started pushing and hitting from outside the three-point line.
It was very easy, almost turning around to get rid of Curry.
Barnes and Green wanted to flank Zhao Chen, but Zhao Chen came too fast.
Zhao Chen directly broke through the two defense lines.
Bogut chose to defend Zhao Chen hard.
There is no way, the game has come to the last moment.
"boom!"
Zhao Chen forcibly carried Bogut for a layup.
Score hard!
122 to 123.
The momentum at Staples Arena reached its climax at this time! !
Cole requested a timeout!
But this timeout did not help the Warriors.
The Warriors still can't find a way to attack. They don't know who to give the ball to at critical times.
Then Curry missed a long three-pointer and the rebound was taken by Jokic.
Jokic threw the ball directly to Zhao Chen who was about to leave.
Zhao Chen carried Thompson at high speed and scored the ball while also causing a foul.
122 to 125.
Two plus one to seal the victory.
Thompson wanted to completely pull Zhao Chen down with this ball, but failed...
Zhao Chen made the free throw steadily!
122 to 126.
The Lakers have a two-possession advantage.
Next round.
Although Curry hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in the final moments of the game, it was too late! !
125 to 126.
The Lakers narrowly defeated the Warriors by 1 point in the end!
Leading 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals series.
