Chapter 1194 Embarrassment, a Failed Attempt
The two teams are just like this, you come and I go back and forth, but before the first official timeout, Ji Feng first hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, and then in the Magic offensive round, Ji Feng and Kobe suddenly exerted strength, including Jiatkoglu made a pass error, Fisher scored the ball after getting the ball, and JK connected Ji Feng to complete the dunk.
In this way, the Lakers led by 5 points 18-13 at 6:45 of the first quarter.
After the timeout, the Lakers took the lead in making adjustments. Ji Feng took a break and replaced Ariza. This is the most commonly used rotation for the Lakers during this period. One is to control Ji Feng's playing time before the playoffs, and the other is also in the postseason. Before the game, let Ariza and even Vujacic play more games to find the state.
The Magic didn't make any substitutions. Of course, they wanted to recover some points during Ji Feng's absence.
Sitting on the bench, Ji Feng is not idle. He is carefully observing the Magic's offense and defense. I have to say that the Magic team is really strong at this time. The offense relies on Howard's threat in the interior. The outside shooter group can effectively find opportunities to shoot, and this season's collective outbreak of Nelson, Lewis and Turkoglu has made the Magic's outside firepower champion the East, and needless to say on the defensive end, Howard's inside line is terrifying, His explosive physicality allows him to greatly limit the opponent's assault to the basket.
The number of Ji Feng's breakthroughs in the first half of the quarter was much less than before. Howard was obviously very excited tonight. With his personality, there are two states of being happy and unhappy.
Sure enough, when Ji Feng was on the court, the Lakers were strong enough offensively and defensively, but when Ji Feng is off the court, although Ariza can continue on the defensive end, the gap on the offensive end is difficult to make up.
The Magic decisively began to double-team Kobe. Once Kobe got the ball on the outside, the big delay came up immediately, forcing Kobe to play more or score the ball to the inside, because the two people on the outside did not have the ability to hold the ball and attack by himself. The inside line, whether Bynum or Gasol played against Howard, was uncomfortable and inefficient.
But fortunately, the Lakers' defense is also strong. The Lakers' double towers are one of the few combinations in the league that can limit Howard. Howard did not score in two personal attacks. After all, Howard's poor personal offensive ability, his scoring method is very simple , the back and hook are very poor.
The two sides played 2 minutes and scored 22-17, and the Lakers still led by 5 points.
But at this time, Turkoglu began to exert his strength!
Ji Feng was not there, Ariza could only limit him, and the Lakers did not continue to choose to double-team. Turkoglu seized the opportunity and first hit a step-back three-pointer in the bottom corner, but the Lakers could not make a strong shot at the basket. After that, Magic Nelson pushed back, and Turkoglu broke through to attract Gasol's help defense, and then he was alert to score the ball, and Nelson from the outside followed up to catch the ball and make a three-pointer!
The Magic took the lead for the first time in this game!
After the ball, the Lakers did not choose to suspend, but it could be seen that they were in a hurry. Gasol was in a hurry to deliver the baseline ball, but he did not observe the defense. Sol slapped him down!
"Oh! NO! Violation! The referee gave a malicious foul, and Turkoglu made two free throws and one throw! This is not good news for the Lakers!" Yu Jia held his head in his hands, the ball was really in a hurry.
Gasol still had to argue with the referee, but was pulled away by Kobe. The slow motion showed that Gasol did slap Turkoglu in the head and face. This foul could not be said to be intentional, but it was definitely fierce enough.
Two free throws, the Magic's frontcourt ball!
This ball was seriously missed by the Lakers inside defense, and Lewis threw it directly to Howard at the basket, who received the ball and dunked!
"Roar~!!!" Staples sounded the roar of Warcraft.
Ji Feng was a little stunned. Within 3 minutes, the situation on the field changed. It took more than a minute to go from a 5-point lead to a 5-point deficit.
This stage became a turning point in the first quarter. The Lakers were later suppressed by the Magic, and their offensive efficiency became lower. The Magic became more and more confident, and the group of outside shooters was completely opened. , at the end of the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 9 points 26-35.
"What's the situation? This is the Lakers?" The audience in front of the TV watched the two teams return to the bench in a bit of awe. How could the originally good situation be suddenly reversed, and they were led by the nose by the Magic.
"We should change Ji Feng earlier. With Ji Feng around, Turkoglu's role will be greatly reduced." Director Zhang analyzed, but he also admitted that the Magic itself played really well.
Barkley, on the other hand, thinks the Magic are smart enough to use Howard as a distraction rather than a first-choice offense.
"Obviously, the Lakers can't win with Howard alone when they have two towers on the inside. They made a smart choice to let Howard contain them and open the outside first."
If Howard hears this, it is estimated that it will be crazy singles after that, and the chances of the Lakers winning may be greatly increased, but no one told him, so the Lakers still need to think of a way.
But the good news is that Ji Feng came on the bench in the second quarter, and it was impossible for the Magic not to rotate. However, like the Lakers, they only changed three, and Howard and Nelson remained on the court.
It seems that the Magic's desire to win is very strong, and they don't hesitate to kill Warcraft to ensure the strength of the lineup, because Warcraft does not have a particularly suitable substitute.
But this made Ji Feng's eyes bright, it seemed like an opportunity!
He specifically went to the Children of God space to watch it before. There is only one task left for him, that is, he needs to play the league's first center, that is, the current Howard succeeds to unlock it. This is the last time he faces the Magic this season. And of course the last chance to unlock him.
The benefits of unlocking skill quests don’t need to be said more. Being able to complete the final strengthening before the playoffs will reach a new peak in Ji Feng’s strength, but it’s just for this game, if Ji Feng can really back it up. If it is successful, it will greatly reduce the morale of Magic, and by the way, it will also cause Howard to explode.
But the difficulty is also obvious. Although Ji Feng is very strong, the monster of Warcraft is at his peak at the moment. He has an advantage in height and wingspan, and his ability to block shots is extremely strong. Generally speaking, it is difficult for even James to resist him. Don't say the back push was successful.
However, Ji Feng still decided to give it a try. The dream is still there, in case it comes true!
But this time Ji Feng miscalculated. He moved to the position of Howard in the singles by changing positions. Near the penalty area, Ji Feng asked for the ball with his back, but he only felt that a huge force was coming, and Ji Feng could not push Howard at all, and the latter although He didn't know that Ji Feng was going to push his back, but he didn't seem to want Ji Feng to complete the possibility of turning around and making a foul!
Ji Feng's first attempt to hit Howard with his back ended in failure...