naaapseattle Chapter 262 The Western Finals!
Chapter 262 The Western Finals!
Chapter 262 The Western Finals!
Sessions quickly to the front court, to Kobe!
Curry in front of Kobe directly pulled out his hand!
Miss!
Bynum Card Lord Whiteside!
Gasol provoked a tip-up hit!
Curry quickly brought it over and handed it to Thompson!
Thompson to David West!
David West singles Gasol, and Bynum doubles over!
Give the ball to Curry immediately!
Curry shook Sessions directly!
Three-point shot!
Miss!
But this time Whiteside dialed the ball out!
Paul George got it!
Throw three points!
hit!
The Lakers supported the score with Kobe's breakthrough pick, and then David West and Thompson scored goals one after another to continue to expand the point difference!But then Curry's touch suddenly dropped, and the three attempts after the first quarter from beyond the three-point line all failed!
The Lakers took this opportunity to catch up with the score. Although the Lakers didn't have an advantage in the start, they were not far behind. With the consecutive scoring in the paint by Gasol and Bynum, the Lakers quickly overtook the score!
In the final stage of the tug-of-war, Jimmy Butler came on and scored 3 points with penalties to help the Hornets maintain the point difference!After the first quarter, the Hornets lead the Lakers 24-20!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Curry came up and scored 2+1 to find his feeling a little bit. Matt Barnes on the Lakers quickly responded with a follow-up layup.At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers had the upper hand. With Kobe's consecutive goals, the Lakers sent an 8-0 offensive to gain the upper hand!
Then Jimmy Butler succeeded in another jumper, and then stole the Lakers' fast break and made a layup!
Soon the Lakers brought back the starters, and reporter Gasol successfully beat Okafor in the low post consecutively!And Bynum grabbed 3 offensive boards in a row!Presti immediately called a timeout!
After the timeout, Gordon continued to kill the inside, causing fouls by Gasol and Bynum. With Gordon's free throw, the Hornets sent the Lakers another wave of 8:0!
Afterwards, the Lakers relied on Artest's three-pointer, Kobe's low singles, and Sessions' chasing three-pointer, and then sent a wave of 11-2 spurts to overtake the score again! !
At the end, Paul George stood up and scored 4 points in a row, Curry also hit a three-pointer, David West hit Gasol in a single, and the Hornets recovered the score slightly. After halftime, the Lakers led the Hornets 54-50!
Barkley praised: "The Lakers played very well in the first half. I thought that Curry's few ultra-long three-pointers had stunned the Lakers, but I didn't expect to beat the Lakers alive and lead the Hornets into the second half!"
David Wesley said with a relaxed face: "The Hornets have never been strong in the first half. The Hornets really won the third quarter, and the third quarter is the Hornets' trump card!"
Barkley smiled and said: "In this game, I don't think the Hornets can play an offensive climax in the third quarter. Don't forget that this game is a life-and-death moment for the Lakers! Once they lose, they will pack up and go home!
Besides, everyone knows that the Hornets are amazing in the third quarter. Can the Lakers not know? "
"Haha, just watch it," David Wesley said confidently.
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In the Hornets locker room, Presti said with a smile: "Send the Lakers home in the third quarter!"
"Yeah!" The players responded loudly with a relaxed face!
Presti went on to say: "The reason why they took the lead in the first half was because of the Twin Towers. In the second half, we played fast and counterattacked. As soon as we landed, David West came out to pick and roll and pulled Gasol out! Small and big! In addition, everyone else has to run, and good opportunities come out of it!"
The players nodded in response.
On the other side of the Lakers locker room, Kobe said seriously: "The third quarter is the most powerful quarter of the Hornets, we must withstand this quarter! We have withstood the third quarter of the Hornets, then we won more than half of this game!"
D'Antoni said: "In the second half, we still played the Twin Towers, but we played more positions. Don't fight fast with the Hornets, and don't fall into their favorite rhythm!"
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The break is over, and the game of the third quarter has begun!
Curry's starting state picked up significantly, and he used the cover to throw a super long three-pointer directly on the first attack in the opening!And the Lakers' Gasol took the lead with a dunk!
Then the Lakers scored 5 consecutive jump shots to help the Lakers re-establish their lead!
But then the Hornets started to show off!Thompson came out with the help of a cover, received a pass from Curry and hit a three-pointer directly!
Then, he received a pass from David West hand-in-hand, moved to the free throw line and hit a jumper!
Sessions breaks through and points to Artest!
But Paul George went straight out and the steal quickly advanced to the frontcourt!
Attract two people's attention!
Divide Thompson, who is at the top of the arc on the right!
Catch the ball, without a pause!
Just throw it out!
hit!
Beep!The Lakers pause!
Presti stood up excitedly and applauded Thompson!
The wave of offense just now reminded Presti of Thompson's "Buddha's Radiance" in his previous life.
And David Wesley said excitedly: "Haha, although Curry's state has dropped a bit, Thompson has stood up!"
Barkley was also surprised: "The Hornets are terrible, there will always be someone who will stand up when the team is in a downturn!"
After returning from the timeout, Kobe then hit a three-pointer from the outside to stop the Lakers from bleeding!
But Paul George broke out again without warning!
First, he grabbed the rebound that Sessions missed in a jump shot, quickly moved to the frontcourt, and went straight out to chase and hit a three-pointer!
Then, he singled Artest in the right corner and hit a jumper!One person scored 5 points to help the Hornets expand their lead!
Since then, the score has maintained a 10-point difference!
In the tug-of-war, the Lakers' offensive has improved. The Warriors and Hornets' side Thompson continued to be in a hot state. With Jimmy Butler's subsequent three-pointer, the Hornets sent a wave of 15-4 offensive and expanded to 13 points again!
At the last moment, Gasol scored 4 points in the Hornets penalty area with consecutive rebounds and tip-ups. In addition to Ah Tester's three-pointer almost at the buzzer, the Hornets led the Lakers 84-72 to end the third quarter.
"The overall situation is settled, haha" David Wesley said with a smile.
Barkley retorted: "There is still one quarter, and the Hornets don't have much lead!"
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Hornets relied on Bradley's three-pointer to open the situation first!Kobe responded by going to the basket for a layup!
Jimmy Butler started very well, and he then scored 4 points in a row!The score expanded again!
The Lakers pause again!
And Presti put on all the starters!
After returning from the game, Kobe hit a three-pointer from the left top of the arc to help the Lakers stop the bleeding, but it was just a drop in the bucket!
Then Curry scored 2+1 again to respond, and the point difference returned to 13 points again!
At this time, Kobe held the ball to the top of the arc alone, and made a direct pull!
Missed, Gasol got the rebound and then gave it to Kobe!
Kobe hits this time!
But in turn Thompson received a pass from Paul George and responded with a three-pointer!
The two sides started a tug-of-war. With 2 minutes left in the game, Curry hit a super long three-pointer again!Extend the advantage to 16 points to establish the victory!
In the end, the Hornets defeated the Lakers 109-98, and the series advanced to the Western Conference Finals with an absolute advantage of 4:1!
(End of this chapter)