Chapter 1288 The Majesty of the New MVP

Dayao showed his excellent touch after the opening. Facing Bynum's defense, Dayao did not panic at all and even played with ease. This is the majesty of the super center in the league today. This season, Dayao has reached his own level. At his peak, his average of 25 points and 9 rebounds per game in the first round was also the highest among the Western Conference insiders!

The Lakers didn't feel good at the start. The main thing here is Fisher. He failed to score a three-pointer in two consecutive rounds. The Rockets relied on Dayao's performance and unexpectedly scored 7-7 in the start. With a 0 lead, Staples lost his voice for a moment!

At this time, the Lakers realized that they had been tricked. It was obvious that on the offensive end, they relied on Dayao's power in the paint. They would resolutely play alone if they were not double-teamed. Once they were double-teamed, they would move to the outside and rely on Brooks to beat Fisher. Confrontation with advantages.

The tactics on the defensive end are equally clear. The Rockets resolutely carry out man-to-man marking and double-teaming of the four strong points of the Lakers' lineup, and the vacated position will always be for Fisher. Otherwise, you It's just one versus two, and if you want to pass the ball, it's to Fisher's open position.

It’s not that Adelman looks down on Fisher, but this is the best defensive tactic he can think of. After all, Fisher’s three-point shooting percentage this season is only 35%, so he can still take a gamble. From the opening 3 minutes Judging from the situation, they made the right bet. Fisher's touch was average tonight.

"The Rockets played really well in the beginning. Their tactics were very successful. They did what they wanted, both offensively and defensively." Coach Zhang commented on the sidelines, his tone neither sad nor happy. In fact, for them, this series is a very important one. It is absolutely neutral. After all, the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. Whoever advances from the Lakers to the Rockets is the pride of the Chinese people, so today we are all very objective and fair.

The support rate of the fans also illustrates the problem. In the past, as long as it was a Lakers game, the support rate was generally far ahead, or even basically crushed. Even against teams led by super giants such as James, the Lakers are now It is what most fans consider the home team. In a certain game this season, the Lakers even created the largest gap in history of 99%-1%.

At the beginning of this round, the support rate of the Lakers and Rockets was 55%-45%, and the Lakers were only slightly higher.

Not to mention the number of followers. According to statistics from CCTV, this series has surpassed the ratings of the first game of last year's finals just after it started, ranking second in the history of CCTV's basketball ratings, second only to last year. The game where the Lakers were crowned champions.

Therefore, the impact of this series in China is unprecedented!

Well back to the game!

After the Lakers were beaten 7-0, Lakers fans were a little confused. What was going on? There was a cold smell right at the start.

"Let's see how the Lakers adjust. Do you want to replace Fisher? From the past few games against the Rockets, we can find that Fisher is restrained by Brooks and is the only weakness on the court." And Yu Jia also started to offer suggestions. .

That's right, after missing three shots and being hit by Brooks on a single, if according to ordinary coaches, Fisher should have been off the field at this time, but Jackson was different. He didn't make any adjustments and simply stood on the sidelines. After making a few gestures, he sat back on the bench, calmly folding his arms and looking at the court.

And soon, people knew where the Zen master’s picture came from.

It's Ji Feng!

New MVP winner!

Stand up when the Lakers are in a scoring drought!

The Lakers attack, Ji Feng catches the ball in the half court, and faces the former best defensive player Artest at the top of the arc!

Artest's defense during this period was very good. His strong body allowed him to defend almost all No. 3 positions in the league alone, and he did not suffer much in physical confrontations.

But Ji Feng is an exception. He may be the player in the league who is most comfortable playing Artest. Ji Feng, who is flexible and has first-class confrontation ability, can constantly change his methods and make Artest exhausted physically and mentally.

Just like this ball, facing the fierce Artest, Ji Feng used a crossover to make Artest lose his position, and then directly forced a breakthrough, shouldered Artest and drove into the inside, facing the double team, he made a throw.

Accurately pocketed, Ji Feng scored the Lakers' first goal!

Ji Feng sounded the clarion call for counterattack!

On the defensive end, Ji Feng began to slowly shrink the paint. Although Artest was an all-rounder at the third position who could jump and shoot, he had no advantage in front of Ji Feng. What Ji Feng had to do was to cut off Artest and The connection between Dayao!

Dayao was frantically passed by Bynum and had no chance to play inside. Dayao turned out to pick and roll. Artest wanted to force his way to the basket to cause damage, but Ji Feng directly bypassed Dayao and hit the ball the moment Artest started. Cut off the basketball in one go.

A standard Ji Feng-style steal, but Artest didn't react. Ji Feng had already started dribbling to the frontcourt to form a 3-on-2 situation.

Ji Feng and Kobe cooperated smoothly. Ji Feng carried Brooks into the paint and then passed it back to Kobe. Kobe directly gave Brooks a dunk!

"Good shot!" Staples regained his vitality!

The Rockets finally hit another goal from Brooks. Adelman was just relieved on the sidelines. The Lakers made a comeback. This time it was Kobe who broke through. Ji Feng was waiting on the wing at 45 degrees. Kobe passed directly back. Ji Feng caught the ball and faced the defensive three. Take action!

Hit again!

The Lakers narrowed the point difference to two points!

Ji Feng's offensive was not over yet. Rocket Scola's strong attack was destroyed by Gasol. Ji Feng rushed to grab the rebound and slowly moved to the frontcourt before suddenly changing the rhythm. Artest's old waist was almost missed. It's no exaggeration. Ji Feng's start-up speed was really too fast. It was so fast that even under the slow-motion camera, Ji Feng's sneakers were rapidly deformed!

Artest failed to follow up and was broken through by Ji Feng. Ji Feng rushed inside and Dayao had to come up to defend. Ji Feng threw a high ball and Bynum caught the ball and landed on the ground to score!

9-9!

In turn, there was a 9-2 climax. Ji Feng led the team with 5 points and 2 assists to tie the score!

In just 3 minutes, Ji Feng showed the world his super tactical execution, thorough preparation before the game, and his superb strength.

This is what the Lakers rely on. I am not afraid at all if you hit one of my weaknesses!

"Ji~Feng~!" Staples fans cheered, and Hearn said on the sidelines: "Ji Feng showed his majesty as the new MVP!"

The two teams each played good ball for 3 minutes and entered the first official timeout with an 11-level tie. This half quarter made all the fans excited. It was definitely an explosive start.

After the timeout, both sides began to adjust. Both sides were very conservative and replaced one person each. Battier and Farmar came on as substitutes. At this time, the substitutions would be more cautious.

Battier defended Ji Feng again, but Ji Feng's touch was really good. In the next half quarter, even though Battier's defense was always in place, Ji Feng could always put the ball into the basket.

15 points in a single quarter!

Ji Feng led the Lakers to a 6-0 run at the end of the first quarter. The Lakers led 27-21 in the first quarter!