Chapter 515 Temporary No. 1 in the West
Chris Duhon dribbled over and worked with Jamison in the high post pick-and-roll.
This time Arthur defended well and clung to Jamison, who forced a jumper and missed!
Xie Kai collected the backcourt rebound, pushed forward and converted, and forced Ellington to sprint and follow up with a score!
Ellington makes a mid-range jumper—but misses!
Arthur jumped high and hit the dunk!
71:65, the score difference was widened to 6 points!
Lakers time out!
The FedEx Arena was buzzing with excitement. Arthur and Xie Kai had a passionate chest-to-chest collision, and everyone was very happy. In the previous defense and attack, Arthur showed his enthusiasm. As an inside player, he is neither tall nor heavy.
He has the advantage, but he has good athletic ability, solid basic skills, and coupled with his current enthusiasm, he looks very energetic in the second lineup.
Many fans of the Grizzlies like Arthur and this passionate young man. You must know that he is also a player trained by the team, so emotionally everyone will prefer him to those players who were traded.
Some.
"D'Antoni's timeout is very timely, the Grizzlies are about to gain momentum!" Director Zhang said.
"Director Zhang, do you think the German coach will replace one of the main players in advance to put out the fire?" Yu Jia asked.
Director Zhang shook his head and said: "This will disrupt the rotation order, and it shouldn't happen."
Return from the timeout and the game continues.
The Lakers attacked, and Jamison hit Arthur hard, causing the latter to foul.
Because the number of fouls has reached, Jamison has to go to the free throw line.
Jamison made one of two free throws, and Arthur domineeringly grabbed the backboard.
Grizzlies attack, Ellington misses 3-pointer!
Brother Sharp grabbed the rebound and the Lakers attacked.
When the Lakers attacked, Ci Shiping opened the attack and tried to use his weight to squeeze in.
Xie Kai slapped the ball down, stole the ball and counterattacked!
Xie Kai counterattacked with the ball and scored a layup from the general who was rushing down the court!
73:66, the Grizzlies lead by 7 points!
In the final time, neither side scored, and the game ended.
The last quarter of the game has begun.
The Lakers attack first, but Sharp Brother misses a jump shot!
Arthur grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Xie Kai came over with the ball and suddenly made a lob pass...
Arthur understood this clearly, jumped up high, and dunked the ball through Jamison's head!
After Arthur came down, he talked some trash to Jamison and was given a T by the referee!
But this did not prevent the fans at the scene from cheering for Arthur's personality and passion, and Arthur also enjoyed the cheers from the fans at the scene. He made a "listening" gesture with his hands and enjoyed it very closely.
Duhong's technical free throws were forged, and the Lakers were really unlucky. Even drinking cold water would hurt their teeth.
75:66, the Grizzlies lead by 9 points!
Lakers time out!
Back from the timeout, Kobe replaces Ci Shiping and returns early!
Director Zhang felt a little distressed: "Kobe is 34 years old, does D'Antoni want him to play 40 minutes?"
Yu Jia advised: "There should be a rest later." He did not say anything. If the game loses suspense early, there will be plenty of time to rest.
The game continues.
Kobe dribbled the ball across half court and faced Xie Kai.
Brother Sharp came up to cover.
The Grizzlies double team Kobe!
Kobe passes the ball to the sharp brother, and Ellington comes over to rotate!
The sharp brother didn't hit Ellington and gave the ball to Morris on the other side.
Director Zhang explained passionately: "This and this, he played really patiently. You see, he is really reasonable, but he is not in a hurry!"
Morris gets open and takes a shot - but doesn't...
Arthur grabbed a backcourt rebound and handed it to Xie Kai to advance.
Xie pushed forward, facing the aggressive Kobe, and made a pick-and-roll with Arthur, holding the ball to the left, and then split the weak side at a 45-degree angle and ran out of the open Ellington!
Ellington's 3-point shot - there it is!
The score difference is 12 points!
Yu Jia exclaimed: "Xie Kai is so calm. This ball is very difficult. It is almost a cross-court pass. It has the shadow of James' pass!"
As we all know, James' diagonal passing is one of the best in the league. There are not many players who can pass such a ball.
The Lakers were stopped again!
There's nothing D'Antoni can do. If you don't use a timeout at this time, it will be of no use if someone presses you and beats you. Waiting for the timeout to count will be useless.
But when it comes to timeouts, he doesn't seem to have a particularly good way. One thing he has been criticized for is his lack of tactics other than running and gunning, which is significantly different from other well-known coaches such as Popovich.
But D'Antoni is also aggrieved. It seems that this team is not one that he can play however he wants. He is at best a passerby, a local coward who can do whatever he wants because of the support of the Bass family.
After returning from the timeout, the starting lineups of both sides gradually returned.
The Lakers' starting lineup is back, and the offense is not much better. The offensive capabilities of the twin towers of Warcraft and Everyone's Wife cannot be used at all when facing the Black and White Bears. The offensive space is too narrow, even if everyone My sister-in-law moved to the free throw line, but she couldn't solve the space problem.
With three seconds to attack, Warcraft cannot stay in the penalty area. Once Warcraft leaves the penalty area, its attack power drops by more than one level. And because of his injuries, it is difficult for people to see his superhuman physical fitness. , now he is not Warcraft, but Howard.
Our sister-in-law's threat from the free throw line is the same as her younger brother's, there is some, but not fatal. If it were a hard special and a king in this position, it would be completely different.
The Lakers' offense relied almost entirely on Kobe, who played almost the entire game in the final quarter. After his physical fitness declined and his shooting percentage dropped, he kept using his experience and skills to attack the penalty area and draw fouls.
In the end, even Director Zhang couldn't stand it anymore: "The Lakers should replace Kobe early. He won't be able to win the game back. If he gets injured, it will be a huge loss!"
But if Kobe doesn’t want to leave, would D’Antoni dare to replace him?
In the end, the Grizzlies maintained their advantage until the end, thus defeating the Lakers and refusing to lose two consecutive games!
Xie Kai played 36 minutes and 12 seconds in this game and made 11 of 22 shots, including 2 of 4 3-pointers and 6 free throws. He scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Kobe made 7 of 23 shots, including 3 of 8 3-pointers, and 14 of 15 free throws. He scored a game-high 31 points, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
After the game, Xie Kai and Kobe hugged. Kobe patted Xie Kai's butt and said in his ear: "Keep improving. Your performance today was great. I'm looking forward to the next match!"
With the victory in this game, the Grizzlies continue to rank first in the Western Conference with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses.
This focus battle finally came to an end. The focus of everyone's discussion was still on Xie Kai and Kobe. Everyone's unanimous view was that Xie Kai did not really defeat Kobe. In this game, the Grizzlies defeated the Lakers, not Xie Kai.
Kai defeated Kobe.
Chapter completed!