259: Lakers and Pistons go climbing(4/5)
O'Neal scored 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting.
There is nothing to say about this game. There is still no problem with the Pistons' strategy. The team's double-teaming of Kobe and Ben's defense of O'Neal were still done to the extreme.
But no matter how strong you are, O'Neal still has the ability to forcefully score on you.
Moreover, Shaq was really anxious today.
In the fifth minute of the third quarter, the Lakers were still 2 points behind.
O'Pang received the basketball in the low post without hesitation and chose to directly attack the frame with his back.
Seeing that the base behind him was extremely strong, Shaq turned his elbow and opened the base in a very irritable manner, and then took two steps to violently dunk.
Scenes like this forced defense occurred more than once in this game.
Kobe Bryant also played to the level of Jordan's successor.
Many of his shots were made due to interference, and many times there was even more than one person interfering with him.
But he can get in!
Who do you go to to reason with?
The Pistons beat everything Carlisle arranged, but still failed to withstand the OK duo, the strongest combination in the 21st century.
The Lakers' ability to win two consecutive championships in the first two seasons did not rely on luck.
Moreover, Li Ang has analyzed before that the current Lakers are stronger than the Lakers of the same period in the original history.
After all, they had stepped on the Spurs.
For the Pistons, Li Ang scored 27 points in a single game, second only to OK.
Make Robert Horry cry again.
Horry really felt that enough was enough. In this year's playoffs, he seemed to be providing one-stop service.
Beaten from start to finish.
And today is particularly different. Today, Hori was "beaten" and cried, which has two meanings.
Li Ang's was very big and hard, and it was more painful than the first three.
Horry decided that next time he would find a team with a strong No. 4 position.
Otherwise, I really can’t stand it.
Originally I just wanted to quietly win a few championships, but instead I encountered a round of severe beatings.
Who can bear this?
In addition to Lyon, Billups still performed well today, scoring 21 points.
Li Ang directly suspected that Flounder, who was more determined than Kidd in the previous Eastern Conference Finals, was just saving up his character and waiting for the finals to win FMVP.
Of course, it's actually because after adapting to Kidd's defense, I always feel that I am relaxed when I play against him.
It made Billups feel nothing at all.
Although the old fish is also very big, the confrontation is also very fierce.
But some things are loose if they are loose, and they have nothing to do with your body shape.
The Pistons' offense today was pretty good, but the same thing applies.
If you let the OK combination perform, there will only be a dead end.
The total score was 1-1, and the Lakers fans who had been left speechless before began to feel like celebrating the New Year again.
They all said that the Lakers lost the first game on purpose.
The purpose is to win the trophy at Staples.
Next, the Lakers will play three consecutive home games, and it is impossible for the Pistons to return to Detroit alive!
Kobe Bryant also said the same thing when he arrived at Los Angeles Airport for an interview: "We will never go back to Detroit, and we will not let them go back alive!"
The Los Angeles reporters, who did not take the matter seriously, quickly relayed this sentence to Li Ang, wanting to see Li Ang's fearful expression.
Brother Snake has already said something, are you panicking now?
late!
However, Li Ang's response left the Los Angeles media speechless: "We won't walk when we go back, we will take a plane."
After saying that, he pointed at the plane and then spread his hands wordlessly.
It's a good thing that the Internet is not developed now, otherwise Li Ang would have become a big internet celebrity in Mi Li's family with this silent gesture of spreading his hands.
The Los Angeles reporters looked at each other awkwardly, then laughed deliberately.
He's scared, Li Ang is scared!
He was using what he thought was humor to cover up the fact that he was afraid.
He is scared hahahaha!
Li Ang didn't know whether he was afraid or not, but Huo Li was really afraid.
How he hoped that before the start of G3 of the series, Zen Master would suddenly change his formation.
Since he was beaten so hard by Li Ang in the first two games that he didn't recognize the horse, Horry felt that it was not impossible.
This is the finals after all, and the fewer shortcomings the team has, the better. In order to cover up this shortcoming, it is reasonable for Zen Master to change the formation.
Before the start of G3 of the series, when Jackson announced the lineup, he deliberately walked up and patted Horry on the shoulder: "Congratulations!"
Horry laughed at that time, this is... a dream come true!
You shouldn't let me play, you should let me sit on the bench and wait for the critical moment to replace me to shoot the winning shot.
That's what I love to do.
As a result, the Zen master said leisurely: "Congratulations, today is the day again! Hey, why are you still crying? Don't cry, don't thank the coach. The coach trusts you, you just need to show your performance to repay my trust."
Don’t be moved, just play well!”
Laughing to death, the Zen Master wanted to replace him, but he would have been replaced long ago.
But there is no one to replace him.
In addition to Horry, the Lakers' fourth position only has Ukrainian Medvedenko who is 2.08 meters tall.
This big European guy is as soft as a ball, not even as good as Horry.
Horry could at least knock Nash away.
Horry: I don’t dare to move at all!
Series G3, the first game in Los Angeles.
When Li Ang entered the venue today, he saw many characters on the sidelines who could only be seen on TV when he was a child.
For example, Jack Nicholson, the original clown in the childhood Batman movies.
Another example is the Terminator robot who doesn't wear clothes every time he appears.
Of course, there is also the long-haired muscular man with facial paralysis for thousands of years.
This is probably the reason why Los Angeles is so coveted, it is a big show place.
They gathered here today just to enjoy a wonderful night and see how the Lakers reduced the Pistons to rubbish.
As a result, O'Neal and Kobe did not break out today, but Liang played the best performance of the series.
Under Horry's timid defense, Li Ang combined with sudden shots and scored 26 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Billups also continued his FMVP-level performance today, scoring 23 points and 6 assists.
It’s true, this guy was trying to save his character by competing with Kidd before!
Masked man Hamilton also scored 17 points efficiently because he could focus more on the offensive end today.
In the first two games, Carlisle used Hamilton to defend Kobe.
Although the Pistons' strategy was to double-team Kobe, no matter how much they were double-teamed, there had to be someone who could always follow and defend Kobe.
This person is Hamilton.
But because Kobe's performance in the last game was quite explosive, Carlisle went directly to Prince to harass Kobe today!
The effect is so remarkable, Kobe immediately went from being quite explosive to being lackluster today.
He took 25 shots in the game, but only hit 8 goals, turning Shaq's 36-20 super double-double into nothing.
Even Big Ben can't defend O'Neal, and it's Kobe's fault!
Fortunately, the Lakers' role players came to life today, and they really scored when given the opportunity.
This allowed the Lakers to lose by only 5 points in the end.
Otherwise, with Kobe's shooting percentage today, the Lakers could lose by 15 points, let alone 5 points.
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To be continued...