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Chapter 128 The semi-finals start, and the start dominates offense and defense!

November 4, Arco Arena.

Game 3 was played at the home court of the Kings. In this game, the Kings broke out on offense. In addition to the starters Webber, Jason Williams and Divac, the firepower was fully fired, and the bench also played the demeanor of a gangster.

Stojakovic scored 22 points and became the surprise soldier for the Kings to win.

However, the Lakers' three-point shooting is as good as a blacksmith, and the defensive standards are very strict, so the Lakers can't get much benefit in defense.

With a score of 114 to 109, the Lakers lost by 5 points to the Kings, and the big score was tied 1 to 2.

November 5, Arco Arena.

In the G4 game, the Lakers did not give the Kings another chance.Defensively, lock the penalty area, block the 2-point line, and put in a three-pointer. The Kings can't shoot 3-pointers.

Offensively, the Lakers' three-pointers opened instead, coupled with the offense and defense of inside domination.

With a score of 112 to 98, the Lakers defeated the Kings by 14 points and advanced to the semifinals with a big score of 3 to 1.

In other words, the Suns have already advanced first. In the first three games, the Suns did not have Kidd, and the Spurs did not have Duncan, and they played rather anxiously.

Led by the king of the regular season, David Robinson, the Spurs trailed 1-2.

No way, the Admiral is so magical, and his ability to lead the team in the playoffs is not strong, let alone now 35 years old.

In the fourth game, Kidd came back and quickly ended the battle, also advancing with a score of 3-1.

In other battles, the Trail Blazers 3-1 Timberwolves, the Jazz and the Supersonics played 5 tiebreakers, and with the Devil's home court, they had the last laugh in the game.

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January 5, Los Angeles, Staples Center Arena.

The second round of the playoffs of the 99/00 season, the Lakers VS Suns, was played at the home court of the Lakers.

After a simple appearance and warm-up, the starting lineups of the two teams were displayed on the big screen in the arena.

Five Lakers, Billups, Kobe, Bowen, Big Ben, O'Neal.

The Suns started 5 Tigers, Kidd, Hardaway, Marion, Clifford Robinson, Longley.

beep~
With the sound of the whistle, the basketball flew into the sky, and the game began with a scrimmage.

O'Neal beat Longley and scored the first offense for the Lakers.

Billups dribbled to the frontcourt, observed it, and immediately found the direction of attack.

Don't ask, asking is attacking insiders.

O'Neal's personal offense has no solution, and the Suns are not strong inside.

Bang-!
Longley was knocked away, O'Neill turned around, faced the flanking attack, and quickly distributed the ball.

At the bottom corner of the right three-point line, Bowen catches the ball, jumps up, raises his hand and shoots a three-pointer...

Marion turned and threw himself back, it was already too late.

Bang-dang-!
His hands were a little cold, and Bowen's only offensive method didn't work.

With a roar, Big Ben jumped up and took back the basketball that had been missed by the striker.

Immediately throw the basketball out after being flanked and there is no room for a make-up shot.

Kobe catches the ball, pulls up a [-]-point jump shot...

Bang-dang-!
"The Lakers still missed the three-pointer.

This shot feels too iron! "Mike Brin shook his head and said.

The fans booed as well.

They don't want to see the Blacksmith Symphony.

Li Mu's face turned indifferent, because the rebound belonged to the Lakers, and O'Neal grabbed the rebound.

Knocking Langley away, with a bang, he dunked with one hand and blasted the basketball into the basket.

0 to 2! !
In the first round, the Lakers showed their absolute crushing strength inside.

At this time, the Suns also reimbursed Tom Gugliota.

This gave Suns coach Skiles a headache.

Now that the Suns want to beat the Lakers, they can only fight from the outside.

On the field.

Kidd took the ball to the frontcourt and was put one step away by Billups.

The basic non-offensive shooting ability can't kill the game.

This is the consensus of the league, and Billups is very comfortable in defense.

Kidd's playing style is very steady, he did not rush to attack, but looked for opportunities bit by bit.

However, 15 seconds into the game, the Suns still couldn't find a good chance.

In other words, the inside opportunities are not good, and there are many three-pointers.

This is what the Lakers let, not what the Suns or Kidd want.

The defensive tactics of the Lakers are still O'Neal sits in the penalty area, and Ben is responsible for sweeping.

Billups, Kobe, and Bowen used their mobility to block the 2-point line.

"The Lakers' defense is to keep the Suns away from the basket." Marv Albert analyzed.

This defense will make the Suns uncomfortable.

Kidd didn't attempt a dodgy [-]-point shot, but ran a high pick-and-roll with Clifford Robinson.

Robinson has a mid-range shot, a three-pointer, and pulls to a high position. The Lakers can't ignore it, right?

As a result, the Lakers' defensive formation remained unchanged.

In front of the Suns, either the Suns shot a three-pointer to kill the Lakers, or the Suns attacked the fortifications and attacked the Lakers' strong defense.

After the pick-and-roll, Robinson catches the ball, makes a jump shot...

On the outside line, Kobe stretched out his hand for simple interference.

Bang-dang-!
Clifford Robinson missed the shot.

The rebound was caught by O'Neal, landed, and quickly passed the ball to Billups.

Kobe and Bowen rushed forward like two sharp knives.

Kidd saw through the Lakers' offensive intentions at a glance, and interrupted Billups' offensive rhythm with the defense of the league ceiling.

If you can't play a fast break, slowly push the position to fight.

The Lakers have O'Neal as a big killer, and the offense can be fast or slow.

In the frontcourt, the Suns defended around the front and cut off O'Neal's reception.

Billups suddenly pulled the ball up and shot a three-pointer.

The Suns chose to be the money, and the outside line can only be empty. The opportunity is for the Lakers.

Bang-dang-!
Billups' three-pointer is not reliable.

"At the beginning of the game, the two sides fought an iron battle.

However, the Lakers are plotting.

The rebound was snatched by Kobe, he dribbled it out again, twisted his waist, jumped up, and stayed in the air. This is another three-point shot! "

Swish-!
Who would have thought that Kobe's three-pointer would come true.

0 to 5! !
Li Mu nodded. After only two rounds, he felt that the Lakers were stable.

Defensively, protecting the basket, the penalty area, and the 2-point area, the Lakers took control.

Offensively, rebounding, close range, three-pointers, the Lakers have no problem.

The Suns lost that multiple, what can they use to fight the Lakers.

Of course, the game is not counting, it depends on the performance on the field.

Bang-dang-!
Kidd made a three-pointer, and as a result, he was determined.

He wanted to use his offense to break the game for the team and open up the situation. As a result, he still overestimated his offensive ability.

"The rebound goes to Ben, Billups catches the drive, a long pass from the quarterback.

Kobe! !
Quickly kill to the front field.

Receiving the pass, Marion, a rookie, was fast and rushed back.

At this moment, Kobe rushed up..."

After breaking through, reaching the rebound, and swinging the ball, Marion showed his physical talent and flew up to block the shot.

Then, Kobe faced the block and forced a layup.

Bang-dang-!
beep~
Along with the dunk, the referee's whistle blew.

Kobe counterattacked and scored two points, and there is still a chance for additional penalties.

Standing at the free throw line, Kobe is very stable.

Swish-!
1 made 1 free throw and scored 3 points.

0 to 8! !
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers dominated offense and defense, and the game became a one-sided situation.

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(End of this chapter)