Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 154

The Lakers played away games and fucked Kobe when the inside players were in foul trouble. There is no doubt that it was because the Timberwolves performed well in the previous two series. They did not want to give the Timberwolves any chance to comeback.

Desperately winning the match point in one fell swoop and advancing to the finals early is the arrogance of the defending champion.

It is also Kobe's arrogance. At the age of 32, he spends much more time per game than young people in the playoffs. He hardly rests. He really has the physical fitness of an animal and is not afraid of injury.

If the Lakers want to do this, Zhang Sixin has no choice but to face it head-on.

That's fine, if Kobe stays on the court, they will consume Kobe. In the last quarter, Kobe must have done it himself, and they will attack.

When Kobe didn't have the ball in his hands, he had to keep fighting physically.

They have pushed the Lakers to this level in this game, and they will feel sorry for themselves if they don't try hard to win.

"The opponent can fight if they want, our territory, whether it's the Lakers or anyone else, whoever loves whoever is a bitch..." Zhang Sixin said to the players a little vulgarly.

The Lakers are almost a clear card, and they dare not play it as a dog.

The Timberwolves' bench lineup did not attack at all, mainly referring to the outside bench.

Zhang Sixin doesn't expect any of them to break out with three-pointers. The Lakers are now one big and four small, and they are very good at defending outside shots. They obviously have a lot of research on the Timberwolves.

Then stop playing, and the bench will use Brewer and Milicic to fight against the opponent.

Of course, no matter who got on, they were attacking Kobe anyway and fighting fiercely.

Role players do this kind of thing. Their physical strength is not afraid of exhaustion, and they are not afraid of foul problems.

Under the high-intensity defense, Kobe's shooting percentage was not high, and he also made mistakes.

But just as Zhang Sixin expected, at the critical moment, Kobe didn't pass the ball much even if he was flanked.

The key is that the teammates are not strong at this time, the small outsiders can't hold the ball, and they don't have much chance to shoot.

The point is, the defense still has a little problem.

When Fisher and Brown were on the court, Kobe went to the forward line, and then the Lakers couldn't guard the Timberwolves' guard.

Artest can really top the fourth position, but the Lakers' back line is not strong.

No way, Lakers head coach Jackson quickly replaced Odom. He still wants to improve the team's ability to play the ball at this time, and he can also help Kobe open the defense.

In Bynum's words, there was something wrong with his head in this game, and Zen master was a little afraid to let him play at the critical moment.

After Odom came on the court, the situation was better, and the penalty kick with one more ball was running much more smoothly.

Kobe has reduced his passing now, but he didn't play with the ball from the backcourt from the end of the quarter. He still needs Gasol and Odom to help pass.

But the Timberwolves' current defense doesn't care about this. Wherever Kobe goes, there will be someone besides the main defense players. It is not easy for the Lakers to find opportunities for Kobe.

It's just that if the rest of the Lakers play by themselves, it's a bit ugly.

The Lakers players may be used to giving the ball to Kobe at this moment, and even Gasol's shots are not so straightforward.

But there may also be some physical problems. Gasol didn't rest for a second in the second half. He fought in the paint, so it's not like Kobe is still alive and kicking.

So after Odom returned to the court, the Lakers' efficiency was not much better.

The Timberwolves also relied on mad dog-like defense to stalemate the score until Curry reappeared.

Curry hit a goal after he came on the court, announcing his existence.

The Lakers had problems again. Odom made five fouls, and it was an uncool foul after a pass error.

In this situation, Lakers head coach Jackson couldn't pretend anymore. He complained to the referee, thinking that the referee was a bit biased towards the home team.

As for Odom, he was not replaced.

The Lakers are now going all out, and they will continue to fight like this.

Some pressure was put on the referee just to keep the players on the court.

The Lakers hope that the team's superstar will stand up and take over the game now, and put an end to Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.

However, Kobe's style of play today was not smooth, and his flanking efficiency against the Timberwolves was not high.

The final quarter is almost halfway through, and the scores of the two sides are also very close.

Therefore, the head coaches of the two teams did not make adjustments, and it depends on who will perform better next.

However, after Curry played in the final quarter, the situation on the court actually changed.

As long as Curry is there, the Timberwolves don't just have an inside advantage.

The Lakers' impression of Curry is still not deep enough. Although they have been strictly guarding Curry, they are not as good as the Timberwolves are to Kobe.

Sometimes it is useless to watch other game videos without being injured several times by a certain player.

And this time the Lakers have problems inside, and it is impossible to keep staring at Curry.

So halfway through the final quarter, just one minute.

Curry first made a second pass to Matthews, and then made one to himself. Two three-pointers helped the Timberwolves expand their lead.

The Lakers were stunned. Just now, the Timberwolves' lead was only oscillating between 1 point and 3 points, but it suddenly came to 7 points, which is a bit unacceptable.

The Lakers were obviously a little panicked. They made three consecutive three-pointers, but they all ended in strikes.

The Timberwolves were defending the opponent's three-pointer, and the Lakers hit it.

Seeing that Milicic made another hit, the Timberwolves' lead approached 10 points, and Kobe also made a strong move to help the team recover two points.

"This is the effect I want, to suddenly open the score with a solid defense, and then use the defense to stabilize the advantage." Zhang Sixin laughed.

After the Lakers should have Kobe Bryant's forced impact play, the offensive end has made a sound.

The Timberwolves did not continue to output three-pointers, and the Lakers' defense was not too bad. Now both sides are working hard, and the defensive rotation is very fast.

The inside line does not allow the opponent to easily play singles, and the outside line does not give the opponent a good mobile phone opportunity.

In fact, the Lakers' defense is still slightly worse than that of the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves sometimes cannot send the ball to the area where there is an opportunity in the first place, so overall it is still half a catty.

The Timberwolves' attack on Kobe was even more exaggerated, starting without the ball.

So Kobe now insists on holding the ball outside the three-point line, and it is not so easy to charge up.

In this case, the rest of the Lakers will still have some shooting opportunities.

It is basically the outside line that gets the chance, but Fisher, Artest and Odom didn't give enough three-pointers.

Although the old fish also contributed some famous scenes in the Lakers, the 36-year-old old fish is really not as stable as before. In addition, the defensive Curry consumes a lot. Now he can only help Kobe attract defensive attention.

In this case, Lakers coach Jackson has nothing to do.

It's not that they haven't played out their tactics. The playoffs have reached this level, and we can only see the players' performance.

(End of this chapter)