In the second quarter, Kobe went up to lead the team first, while Zhang Zhiyuan rested off the court.

It's just 11 points behind. Zhang Zhiyuan is not anxious, nor is Jackson. Even Lakers fans are not too anxious.

The team's previous brilliant record gave them plenty of confidence.

The next quarter begins.

On the Lakers side are Farmar, Kobe, Ariza, Hayes, and Kwame Brown.

On the Magic side are Kenyon Dulin, Bogans, Maurice Evans, Lewis, and Adonal.

The poor bench lineup is also a problem for the Magic.

The Lakers attack, Kobe Bryant singles out Bogans.

Upon seeing this, Evans ran to help defend, but Kobe did not pass the ball immediately.

He tried one first against a double team, but the ball missed.

The offense and defense transitioned and the ball came into Lewis' hands.

However, this time he couldn't take the shot as easily as he did in the first quarter.

Hayes defended directly to the three-point line, so he didn't have to worry about the inside.

Kwame Brown is more than enough to deal with one Adonal.

No matter how much Kwame Brown is a parallel import, he is still compared with the top pick. Compared with a fringe player like Adonal, he is still quite strong.

Lewis naturally knew this, so he didn't pass the ball to Adonal, but just used his height to force the shot.

Hayes stepped forward to interfere and the ball missed.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe was ready to pass the ball this time, but he found that Ariza did not take the opportunity to move and was quite close to Lewis.

If Kobe passes the ball, Lewis can quickly make up for it, and then Morris can make up for it in front of Hayes.

In other words, the Lakers couldn't find an open shot this time.

In desperation, Kobe could only take action himself.

Fortunately, the ball went in and he resisted the urge to glare at Ariza.

Ariza was not aware of his problem at all. His failure to move just now was a subconscious behavior. He subconsciously felt that even if he ran out of space, Kobe would not pass the ball. It was meaningless. He might as well save his energy and stay in

Great performance on the defensive end.

Back on the defensive end, Ariza worked really hard.

In this regard, relatively low-level experts said that Ariza is a top defensive player with low desire to take action and poor running ability.

Experts with relatively high level said that Kobe's too many singles hurt the enthusiasm of his teammates.

The evidence is that when Zhang Zhiyuan and Ariza were on the court at the same time, Ariza moved very actively.

The Magic attacked, Dulin broke through Farmar and scored a layup.

After several rounds, the Lakers didn't take any advantage, which made Lakers fans very disappointed.

According to the lineup, the Lakers should be chasing points during this period.

After a few rounds, Howard was replaced.

Howard now averages 38 points per game and often plays for forty minutes when facing strong teams.

Among centers, he is the most durable.

As soon as Howard came on the court, the Magic's offense immediately went up a notch.

It's not that Howard's scoring ability is strong, the main thing is that once he comes on the court, the Lakers must accumulate two or three players under the basket, otherwise they cannot prevent Howard from scoring and cannot protect the rebounds.

Once the Lakers focus on defending the basket, Magic players can throw hard from the outside.

At his peak, Howard could be replaced by James alone. This is not a joke. He is also the kind of player who can support a system.

Although the upper limit of this system will not be too high, the built-in system itself is awesome enough.

Lewis made a three-pointer and scored.

The Lakers counterattacked, Kobe was severely guarded on the outside, and Farmar passed the ball to Hayes.

Hayes was still a little far away from the basket, but he also chose to take a shot and did not dare to rush to the basket. Howard was guarding the basket.

The ball didn't go in.

During the Magic's offense, Dulin took an outside shot but missed, and the rebound was almost stolen by Howard.

The Lakers immediately made substitutions, Zhang Zhiyuan and Fisher came on, and Kobe and Farmar came off.

Jackson wanted to see if Zhang Zhiyuan could reverse the unfavorable situation.

On the defensive end, Zhang Zhiyuan has no good solution and can only hope that the Magic's touch will decline.

However, he can do some good on the offensive end.

To deal with Bogans, Zhang Zhiyuan is more suitable than Kobe Bryant.

He asked for the ball from the outside and then shot towards Bogans.

Taking advantage of his height and speed, Zhang Zhiyuan's shot was not greatly interfered with and the ball went in.

On the next possession, the Magic learned their lesson and Morris ran to double-team.

Zhang Zhiyuan immediately distributed the ball and Ariza took the ball.

Zhang Zhiyuan prayed silently.

Ariza, who is known as an iron slag, is also very speechless when he is iron.

Fortunately, Ariza's touch was pretty good today and he hit the target.

In two rounds, the two of them jointly contributed 6 points, and their scoring efficiency was terrifying.

40 to 48, the score difference narrowed to single digits.

Lakers fans cheered, they saw hope of overtaking.

When the Magic attacked, Hayes defended a little outside, and Dulin immediately passed the ball to Howard.

Howard caught the ball and was about to go for a layup, but was pulled down by Kwame Brown. Howard made a free throw.

Still made one of two free throws.

During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan was double-teamed, and Ariza was also being watched.

Fisher broke through on his own and hit a mid-range jumper.

The ball goes in.

Kobe was silent in the audience, wondering if he was being played.

Why do those bastards become so accurate as soon as I get on the stage?

Moreover, this is not the first time he has felt this way.

The game continued, Zhang Zhiyuan led the team to chase points one after another, and the Magic were forced to call a timeout and replaced Turkoglu and Nelson.

For the Lakers, Kobe and Odom also played again, Ariza and Hayes came off, and Zhang Zhiyuan returned to the small forward position.

The two sides continue to compete between the main forces.

The Magic attacked and Howard dunked and scored two points.

47 to 54.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe successfully singled out Bogans and scored two points.

Bogans played for a long time today and his physical strength began to fail him.

The Magic attacked, Lewis caught the ball from the outside, and then threw a three-pointer, but missed.

Howard turned the rebound toward his teammates in the crowd under the basket. This was not his rebound, but his effect was indeed the greatest.

Lewis caught the basketball and threw another three-pointer.

This time he didn't miss and the ball went in.

49 to 57.

The fans at the scene cheered. They especially liked watching the team grab offensive rebounds. It felt like a free offensive opportunity. It was very refreshing.

During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball and broke through, got to the basket and made a jump shot, but the ball missed.

This is not the way he is good at scoring, but opponents on the court are unlikely to give him too many comfortable opportunities.

Magic offense, Nelson shot and hit the ball.

It was the Lakers' turn, Zhang Zhiyuan ran wildly and slipped from the bottom line to the other corner.

Turkoglu failed to catch up. Fisher originally planned to shoot by himself. As soon as he saw Zhang Zhiyuan had a chance, he immediately passed the ball behind him and blocked Nelson by the way.

Zhang Zhiyuan took an open shot and scored.

52 to 57, the point difference narrowed to 5 points.
To be continued...