Chapter 192 The morale of the Lakers is like a rainbow
Beep! The whistle sounded, and the second half of the game started.
Players from both sides walked to the court in extremely high spirits, and there was no way out for either side.
The two 24-minute quarters of the second half will determine the final outcome of this series between these two teams.
The Big Three must bring the game back to Miami, otherwise they will be the biggest losers this season. LeBron James will face the first serious crisis of confidence in his career, and people will question his quality as the chosen one.
Because it was the peak group he chose.
When he lost to Duncan in the finals, people would say that he was young and promising, and that he had a bright future and that the future belonged to him.
However, if he loses to the fledgling and younger Fan Xi this year, and loses to the Lakers who only have one rookie leading the team, what will people say?
James can't afford to lose.
He has to win this game and then win two more games.
As for Fan Xi, he has no other reason, he just wants to win.
It sounds like he has proven himself in this series. He is still very young. His first trip to the finals has already won him a lot of applause. His management team has been reveling for a long time. No matter what the result is, he is the winner of this finals.
One of the biggest winners.
He is even more eye-catching than LeBron James, who reached the Finals for the first time in 2007.
Perhaps he will not be called the future successor of the league like the young James.
However, his value on the pitch will not be questioned, he will get more elsewhere, and his commercial value will take the world by storm.
However, these were not enough to stop him.
He is not a man satisfied with the status quo, he wants to win.
The Lakers' starting players in the second half were Fancy, Barnes, Odom, Dunleavy, and Joe Smith.
The Heat's five starting players are Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Haslem.
Mario Chalmers brought the basketball to the frontcourt and passed to Wade.
Wade broke through Barnes' defense with the ball, and Barnes clung to him like an octopus. Barnes tried his best, and every pore of his body was working hard to defend.
However, Wade's talent is so outstanding that he is the number one shooting guard in the league today.
Whoosh!
Wade's pull-up jumper set off Miami's counterattack.
The contrast is reduced to 10 points.
Fanci returned to half court with the ball, and Wade immediately stuck to him, but at this time Fanci quickly passed the basketball to Lamar Odom.
At that time, Haslem thought Odom was coming to cover, so he deliberately turned his body sideways in an attempt to delay Fanci's upcoming breakthrough.
However, Fanci passed the basketball directly to Odom.
Odom dribbled the ball and cut inside. His ability to control the ball was very good and caught Miami off guard. He quickly entered the paint area. When Miami's defense shrank, Lamar Odom quickly passed the basketball
Pass to Joe Smith.
This left-hand pass does have the feeling of a free hand.
Back then, Lamar Odom was also an amazingly talented young man. He was once regarded as the hope of reconstruction by the Clippers and the Heat, but was later sent to Los Angeles as the subject of the O'Neal trade to accompany Kobe through the long hardships.
years.
Whoosh!
Joe Smith scored the basketball in an open position.
The score returned to 12 points.
"Hey, Erwin Jack said that I am the second magician, what do you think?"
After Odom scored, he proudly raised his eyebrows at Johnson.
Magic Johnson smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
Looking back, LeBron James attacked Mike Dunleavy from the wing. Dunleavy forced his way to follow up, but the moment James jumped up, he was squeezed away due to the huge difference in physical fitness. Joe Smith fought hard with his old bones and risked his own life.
Hit...poof!
Joe Smith was knocked away.
Whoosh!
James' inevitable dunk turned into a layup.
He felt incredible. He didn't expect Joe Smith to dare to defend himself like this.
Wasn’t Joe Smith playing health ball a long time ago?
But after Joe Smith stood firm, he glared at James with a very strong look: "Little guy, come in next time, be careful not to get knocked over by me."
Joe Smith has the arrogance of an old-school player.
But James disagreed.
The game continues.
Fanci once again took the ball to the frontcourt. This time he did not pass the ball directly, but took a step forward, attracted James to come and attack, and quickly passed to Mike Dunleavy.
Dunleavy received the basketball, James quickly returned to defense, and Dunleavy moved up a little.
James was deceived and jumped up, but Dunleavy took action calmly... Whoa!
A steady hit.
The more he plays, the more confident he becomes.
As he shook his head upward, a proud smile appeared on his fair face.
This is really like Larry Bird.
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were both black and white in the 1980s. He said to Jerry West: "I can't believe the Lakers really relied on these role players who were not expected to withstand Miami."
Jerry West also felt incredible.
He originally thought that Miami would definitely launch a devastating offensive in the second half.
The Big Three did exactly that.
And it's done very well.
However, the Lakers withstood it. They withstood it tit for tat.
Chris Bosh completed a turnaround jump shot in the frontcourt. Looking back, Lamar Odom assisted Barnes to complete a baseline layup: This tactic has a Princeton feel.
Fanshee handed the ball to Odom at the top of the arc, who was supporting him at the free throw line. Then he ran quickly. Wade had to track the defense. He ran to the bottom corner. At this time, Joe Smith ran over to cover him.
He successfully got rid of Wade. At the same time, Matt Barnes in the corner quickly ran back and cut into the penalty area. Chalmers made a misjudgment to defend him. Like a frightened bird, he and Wade simultaneously defended Fanshie who was off the ball.
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At the same time, Barnes's boat had already crossed the mountain. Odom passed the basketball to Barnes, who made a layup.
Except for Princeton.
The Lakers performed typical UCL cuts again, the most popular DDM tactic in the NCAA at present...The Lakers played as they wanted.
There is no trace of them.
There is only one purpose, that is, Fanshie does not hold the ball. When Fanshie runs, he drives the defense. He is like the earth with gravity. He attracts the Heat's defense, and then his teammates get opportunities.
His opponent seized his opportunity.
So even though Miami's Big Three played very fiercely in the third quarter, their offense was like a frenzy.
But when the third quarter ended.
They only recovered 5 points.
There is still a 7-point difference left.
This is an incredible situation.
Pat Riley sensed a strong danger. The Lakers' performance in the third quarter caught him by surprise. He never dreamed that the Lakers would dare to play like this.
Nicknamed the divine fortune teller, he has always made perfect plans, but tonight, he failed to predict the Lakers' tactical direction accurately.
He thinks he is the head coach who knows Phil Jackson best in the league today. He and Phil Jackson have always been competing with each other, and he looks down on this guy who came from behind. When Pat Riley coached the Lakers and won the championship,
Phil Jackson was even an assistant coach.
If it weren't for the fact that he met Michael Jordan and he could always work with dominant superstars, would he have won so many championships?
Pat Riley was extremely unhappy.
But now, when he saw Phil Jackson's extreme operation tonight and various micro-operations teasing him to applause, he realized how seriously he underestimated Phil Jackson before.
Everyone is sitting on the sidelines pretending to be cool, but they actually have such troubles in their hearts.
hiss!
Pat Riley took a breath.
He is even more cautious. The last quarter, which affects the fate of both teams, is about to come. He must be prepared and must not make any mistakes.
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"Jack, now...?"
Phil Jackson frowned and looked at Fan Xi. This game made him start to seek Fan Xi's opinion. He didn't have a good grasp of the details of this kind of headwind situation. He was good at commanding the Galaxy Battleship, especially in triggering the attack.
The fighting power of a superstar. Right now, he only has one superstar, Fan Xi, who is still relatively new.
Therefore, he can't pretend to be cool.
The Lakers' current situation is not very good. They held on to the third quarter, but they also paid a heavy price.
And they were evenly matched with the Big Three in the first eight minutes, but in the next four minutes they were on the verge of collapse, if it weren't for Fanshee getting into the paint and getting a foul, and Fisher hitting a buzzer-beating three-pointer.
The Miami Heat narrowed the point difference to 2 points.
This is a terrible thing.
Because although these players were inspired by Fan Xi to become magicians, Bird, etc., they are not after all.
Lamar Odom has not played as a point guard in many years, and he has not faced strict defense before. He can succeed repeatedly, but after the Heat improved their defensive level, his efficiency plummeted.
The main attacker Dunleavy's physical fitness plummeted. He played almost the entire three quarters, and after supporting James and Bosh, he sat on the bench and gasped for air.
If Dunleavy sits on the bench and rests, Los Angeles' originally weak perimeter attack firepower will be even worse.
Fan Xi looked around and could see the fatigue on his teammates and the heat in their eyes.
By now, there is no need to mobilize any more morale. Everyone wants to kill the Miami Heat tonight.
Fan Xi took a deep breath and said: "We have no other choice. All the luck we should have has been used. There is only one way left, and that is to confront them head-on."
The team members were in awe for a moment, and the Purple and Gold Army showed awe-inspiring fighting spirit. Although most of them were role players, even though they were exhausted, when Fan Xi blew the final horn, no one had the intention to give up, and all of them were as heroic as horse leather shrouded corpses.
This is the most important game of my career so far.
This is what everyone thinks deep down.
Phil Jackson also took a deep breath, picked up the tactical board and made a tactical plan.
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"The Lakers were like a death squad in a desperate situation tonight. They entered the hunting game in Miami. However, they did not panic. Instead, they used smart maneuvers to deal with it and toy with the Big Three of Miami.
Gained the advantage in the first three quarters. Established a staggering 7-point lead. This was accomplished when Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant was retired for the season, and Andrew Bynum fell into foul trouble early."
"This is already a miracle in the history of basketball. They faced perhaps a team with the highest level of superstars in history."
"I take my hat off to them."
"I was deeply moved by them."
"However, I must say next that we must follow the basic laws of basketball. The Los Angeles Lakers are at the end of their game. All of them are in a physical crisis, and they have no possibility of taking advantage. The Miami Big Three are playing more and more smoothly.
Time is not on their side."
"The Heat will win this game and then return to home to win two more wins. Because the Lakers playing away will not have such a terrifying home support, and the 'bizarre tactics' they created tonight will be quickly dismissed.
The Miami coaching staff is thorough."
"Everyone says I am Pele in basketball, and my predictions are always the opposite. I used to hate this title, but tonight, I hope I really am Pele in basketball."
Charles Barkley said during a timeout between quarters.
He went from being dissatisfied with the Lakers and complaining about Fan Xi before the game started to now being convinced of the Lakers and strongly approving of Fan Xi.
There was no way, he was simply conquered.
Fanci and his teammates conquered not only Charles Barkley, but also countless viewers in front of the TV.
All Lakers fans are proud of them. This sentence, "Iron Armor is still here," quickly became the most touching words for Lakers fans.
Many fans at the scene had red eyes.
This is a game destined to be recorded in the Lakers team history museum, even if it ends up losing.
Because tonight, Fan Xi and his teammates broke out in a desperate situation and danced on the edge of a knife. They won everyone's hearts with their tenacious and persevering actions.
This is sportsmanship.
Beep!
The whistle sounded.
The game continues.
Fanci, Matt Barnes, Luke Walton, Joe Smith, Andrew Bynum play.
The Lakers had to make disruptive player adjustments.
But not in Miami, they don't dare.
Don't dare to disrupt the team's stable output.
Chalmers, Wade, James, Bosh, Haslem.
Except for Chalmers, the other four of them also played almost the entire first three quarters.
But they are at their peak, and they have more physical fitness than the Lakers players.
Fanci brought the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and Wade pounced on him again. His defense against Fanci was even better than that of Kobe to some extent.
Fan Xi had been caught by him a long time ago and had terrible blood marks on his body. Of course Fan Xi was not polite when he defended him.
This is the toughest defensive matchup of this era.
Fanshie dealt with Wade for several seconds outside the three-point line, and he quickly passed the basketball to Luke Walton.
When Walton received the basketball, James defended him closely and almost knocked him over. However, the second-generation ball player turned his back, resisted James, and then moved in. He passed the basketball to Bynum with his underhand.
Bynum turned around and went straight for a layup... Whoops!