Chapter 407 The Ever-changing Lakers! (2/3)
At this point in the game, the score became anxious again, and the Warriors players were very focused.
Both sides performed very well tonight.
The Lakers are competing with the Warriors!
The whole team was tense in the game! There was no sense of home advantage at all!
But the Lakers players feel that it is all worth it! Because they are facing the team with the highest winning percentage in the league!
For the Lakers, who had the league's winning percentage at the beginning of the season, no player felt that the Warriors had stolen their limelight.
Because the Lakers' own strength is there, at that time, the players could not even think of a title like "the team with the best winning percentage"!
To be ranked among the top ten in the Western Conference, the team management would be extremely happy.
Who would have thought that the Lakers led by Walton would be so strong at the beginning of the season!
But soon the team's problems also emerged. First of all, the entire Lakers team cannot do without Li Feng.
When Li Feng is not in the game, the Lakers often end in defeat.
In a game with Li Feng, as his teammate, you will feel that there is a kind of magic, and you will basically not lose the game!
The outside world's view of the Lakers still feels that they are too dreamy this season.
But the players who are on the team and the coaches who have been with them for a long time know why the team is so good now.
In a team, in addition to the main players, other players also need to be able to perform well.
For example, players like Green and West from the Warriors have good personal abilities.
The Warriors are led by the Splash Brothers. But if the Warriors don't have players like Green, it will be difficult to achieve results.
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The third quarter ended with 90:90!
Thompson came on the field early, allowing the team's offensive efficiency to pick up again.
But the Warriors never surpassed the Lakers in the third quarter. Finally, before the end, Clark hit a 2-pointer at the buzzer!
The two sides entered the fourth quarter of the game with a tie!
109:109! No player on both sides dares to relax!
The coaches on the sidelines were also watching the game very seriously.
The Warriors' lineup in the fourth quarter was Varejao, McGee, Green, Curry and Thompson!
On the Lakers side are Randle, Luol Deng, Ingram, Kobe and Li Feng in order!
The Warriors did not blindly shoot three-pointers. Based on the weakness of the Lakers' basket, the Warriors also tried to attack under the basket.
The Lakers are now switching between triangle offense and offense-defense transition modes quickly!
But the Warriors' defense gradually caught up!
This is also the main reason why the Lakers have been unable to widen the lead.
Green finally doesn't have to face off against Kobe! Facing the somewhat thin Ingram, he is still very confident.
Curry mainly defends Li Feng! And 3D player Thompson defends Kobe Bryant!
He came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Li Feng's defense, and finally Curry threw the ball to Thompson.
Varejao received the pass from Tang Shen, turned around and threw directly to score!
Green: "Haha, Ingram is also a major scoring point for you, right? Now he is not! Because I guard him!"
Dream Chasing showed his big white teeth and said to the Lakers players with a smile.
Li Feng held the ball through half the court and was guarded by Curry!
Both sides are not very physically fit right now, but both sides want to win this game.
Due to increased defensive efforts many times, the physical fitness of the Warriors players is declining rapidly!
Walton knows that in this case, if the Warriors directly widen the point difference, then the Lakers will not have much chance.
But on the contrary! The Lakers' odds of winning will suddenly tilt in the later stages!!
That is, if they can fight their opponents until the end!
This is just like boxing! Both sides are about the same strength. The battle is not about whose fist is the strongest, but who can persist to the end without falling!
After being almost intercepted by Curry several times, Li Feng decisively threw the ball to Kobe. The latter was double-teamed by the strong Thompson and Green, but was finally interfered by Tang Shen!
After the basketball hit hard, McGee got the rebound, then directly received the ball from Curry next to him and rushed over!
The Warriors are fast enough this time!
Curry hit a three-pointer directly!
114:109! Walton put his hands in his pockets at this time. When he saw the three-pointer that Curry just hit, he looked up at the referee.
Not far away, the referee looked at him inquiringly. Walton shook his head and said not to pause.
The game continues!
Li Feng felt that playing like this seemed like the Lakers had been completely restricted!
No matter Kobe, his place, or Yingge’s place not far away, they can no longer open it!
And if their power forward or center is allowed to attack, the probability of scoring will be even lower!
Thinking about this, Li Feng finally realized that time was running out.
He had no choice but to fight hard with Curry, and was eventually blocked by Green next to him!
This time Chasing Dream's defense made Walton's heart sink!
The Lakers seem to be running out of control!
Then Thompson received the ball and passed to Varejao while facing Kobe.
Varejao, who just felt the sensation, ran to the basket and threw the ball into the basket, and then gasped for air!
Walton had already intended to take the last timeout at this time.
But at this moment he saw Li Feng making a gesture of rejection not far away.
The two had developed a good understanding with the Warriors last season, and Walton immediately knew that Li Feng had his own plans.
Thinking of this method of coping, Li Feng felt his heartbeat speed up!
Kobe: "What can you do?"
Black Mamba looked at Li Feng with some displeasure at this time, because Kobe had seen the eye contact between him and Walton just now.
Li Feng: "Give the ball to Lan Dou!"
Kobe: "Let him go on offense, do you think that works?
Now let alone Randall, even if Gasol is in that position, the Warriors will not let him go!"
Black Mamba is going to be angry, Li Feng is acting nonsense now!
Li Feng: "What if we let him organize the competition?!"
Kobe: "..."
The embarrassment from Kobe is worth 965!
Li Feng: "Give me Lan Dou! Randall!"
Ingram didn't know what was going on here. Li Feng and Kobe seemed to have an argument near the sideline.
Randall: "Is the coach going to take a timeout?"
Li Feng: "No! You organize the game! Don't think too complicated! When you get to the basket, come out first!"
Then the basketball will fly to you!
We have no other way now! We can't beat the Warriors with the previous tactics. We can only use new methods of play, so they need some time to adapt!"
Randall was stunned. Since he came to the Lakers, he has never thought about organizing his own team...
Li Feng took over the basketball after halftime! The Lakers players on the scene changed their positions again!
Cole frowned and looked at the Lakers players present.
Chapter completed!