After the timeout, James made another attack at the basket and got two free throws.

He was very serious when he was free throws, and he also had a premonition that the Pelicans were different tonight.

However, he still only scored one of the two free throws.

Gasol protected the defensive rebound, the Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian made a sudden three-pointer from the outside.

"Swish!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

Tang Tian also has three points!

15 to 4!

The score difference has reached double digits!

The fans at the scene were very restless.

According to the past history of the two teams' battles, it can be foreseen that it will be a fierce battle.

In the fierce battle, the Lakers will have a greater chance of winning by relying on their home court advantage.

But now, the situation is completely different from what they expected!

The game was overwhelmed!

After more than 9 minutes in this quarter, the Pelicans have led the Lakers by as much as 15 points 29-14.

The scene was much quieter than at the opening, and the fans' eyes showed a look of despair.

Vogel still retains hope in his eyes.

Not only because he is the head coach, but also because he feels that the game is not over yet.

Especially at this point in time, both sides have entered the rotation lineup one after another.

In the past three games, the Lakers have had the upper hand in the substitute connection, opening the score when they lead and catching up with the score when they fall behind.

Compared with the Pelicans' substitutes, the Lakers' substitutes performed significantly better in this round of the series.

Siakam is still on the court on the Pelicans, with Alexander, Kuzma and Harrell appearing one after another.

Including Green, who had been replaced on the court, Stevens used 9 players to rotate in this game.

On the Lakers, Middleton and Durant were on the court, while Simmons, Fry and Zubac were replaced one after another.

Vogel uses eight-player rotation.

After returning to the Lakers' first attack, Simmons cut the basket at a free throw and received a pass from Zubac to make a layup.

Simmons was demoted to the bench this season, and Jenner broke up with him again, and his relationship and career were both low. In addition, this year is the contract year.

Except for shooting, he still hasn't practiced, and his performance in other aspects is better than in previous seasons.

Vogel looked happy when he saw this.

That's it.

Although the Pelicans had the upper hand at the start, the score was recovered after the substitute time, and there were still some games in the subsequent games.

Tianwangshan, if the Pelicans want to win easily, they have to ask him or the Lakers whether they agree!

Alexander is holding the ball in the frontcourt position of the Pelicans.

Siakam took the pick-and-roll, and he took the ball and broke through.

Kuzma and Green on the weak side both held back the defense in the off-ball running position.

The Lakers' defense center is on the Pelicans' outside and Siakam.

Stevens rotated with 9 players, but Davis couldn't play, and the Pelicans lineup had few ball points on the court.

By defending against those unstoppable points and then defending Siakam, the Pelicans' tactics are basically unstoppable.

But at this moment, something that the Lakers did not expect happened. After Alexander broke through to the inside, he threw directly against Zubac!

Zubac has made great progress this season, squeezing McGee to the bench.

However, he is a traditional big man, and his speed is slow, so the ball has no time to interfere with it.

"Swish!"

The basketball drew a parabola in the air and entered the net hollow!

Alexander's throwing in!

There was a turmoil at the scene.

The bench for the substitute cheered.

Parker's eyes were filled with relief.

As early as the regular season, Alexander had already performed well, and his first-hand throwing skills were getting more and more refined, and he became more and more handsome.

In the Lakers' offense, Durant missed the jump shot from Zubac's catch, but Zubac used his height and wingspan to grab offensive rebounds and make a point.

Harrell is still at a disadvantage on the defensive end.

Cheers burst into tears at the scene.

Compared to them, the Lakers' substitute connection is obviously better!

“defense!defense!”

When they returned, the fans cheered in unison.

Now is a good opportunity for the Lakers to take shape!

The Pelicans' continuous tactical cooperation in the frontcourt failed to fight, and Alexander finally broke through with the ball.

"Shrink! Double-team!"

Vogel knew that there was not much time left and shouted at the players on the field.

The Lakers' wings contracted and no longer gave Alexander the chance to throw like before.

However, Alexander has two famous leaders, Nash and Parker, and he will not only throw in the spotlight.

After detecting the Lakers' defense changes and estimating the offensive time, he passed the ball directly to the outside.

Kuzma catches the ball and takes a quick shot.

As soon as the ball was shot, the red light on the sidelines lit up.

It was a buzzer-beating shot.

However, although Kuzma didn't have much time to adjust, the ball was shot very well.

"Swish!"

With a crisp sound, Kuzma's buzzer-beating three-pointer entered!

After Kuzma scored, he pointed at Alexander.

It seemed like a buck-bumping pass, but he got a completely open three-pointer.

As the saying goes, wealth and honor are in danger.

The scene was restless.

Vogel almost choked in one breath.

This three-pointer is deadly.

The most direct manifestation is that after these rounds, the Lakers not only did not approach the score difference, but were instead widened by the Pelicans to 16 points!

In the Lakers' offense, Simmons rushed to the basket with Zubac's pick-and-roll, squeezed past Harrell and was about to fly.

But at this moment, Kuzma didn't know when he would be able to recover to the basket and quickly stood near the reasonable collision zone.

Simmons couldn't brake and directly bumped into him.

Kuzma was knocked over to the ground.

The referee whistled and signaled Simmons to make an offensive foul!

Kuzma was still lying on the ground, and after seeing the referee's gesture, he pounded the floor hard and couldn't help but roar.

Others may not know, but in fact, he and Simmons have a lot of connection.

Because his current girlfriend Jenna is Simmons' ex-girlfriend.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jenner did not come to watch the ball in this round of the series.

But Kuzma knew Jenna was definitely watching the live broadcast.

The competition between men is not just about length, diameter or time, but also about direct confrontation on the field.

Simmons jumped up and ran to the referee to question, signaling Kuzma to take the place in the reasonable collision zone.

There were also boos at the scene.

The referee made a video replay under pressure.
To be continued...