Chapter 1346 Bringing Victory to Staples

Crazy game, crazy foul battle, the whole game, both sides were awarded a total of 6 technical fouls or flagrant fouls, which was the most in so many playoff games this year.

The referee's whistle never stopped during the entire 48 minutes, and various fouls occurred in an endless stream. The two teams combined for an astonishing 54 fouls. Of the 10 starting players on both sides, 8 of them had 5 fouls. , which made the referees the busiest people in the game, especially the first referee, whose whistle almost blew out sparks.

Bloody, brutal, hand-to-hand combat, controversial penalties!

This is the most intuitive view of this game among fans who have watched it. From the first minute, both sides continued to use physical contact and fierce fouls to prevent the other party's attack.

The number of free throws taken by both sides also set a new high in the playoffs, especially in the last quarter. The 12-minute game lasted a full 40 minutes, and both sides basically scored points at the free throw line.

At the end of the game, Director Zhang said with lingering fear: "No one was injured in the whole game. I am so lucky!" This shows how tragic this game was.

To be honest, Director Zhang watched the whole process in a cold sweat, especially Ji Feng, who was being taken care of by the Nuggets. He was afraid that the Nuggets would do something dirty again if he was not careful. Fortunately, everything was fine in the end.

But in fact, Ji Feng suffered a lot of bad hands in this game. However, after Artest's incident, Ji Feng became more vigilant, but it still made Ji Feng's arms and palms stained.

The war between the two sides also spread from the field to off the field. For example, the head coaches of both sides implicitly criticized the other side's style of play during the post-game interview.

Zen Master said: "We will practice free throws in the next game, and I think there will also be various foul techniques. After all, this seems to be the most practical tactic in this game."

The Lakers have been troubled by the number of fouls in this game, especially Ji Feng and the twin towers inside. Ji Feng committed 5 fouls for the first time in the playoffs. He was only one away from graduation. If not for Ji Feng at the last moment. Feng is restrained, and it is very likely that Ji Feng will commit six fouls for the first time in his career. This is also the reason why Ji Feng's performance in this game was average. The premature fouls made Ji Feng's playing time extremely unstable.

Ji Feng only scored 19 points in the whole game, as well as 12 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Although it was a quasi-triple-double, the 3 blocks were also a new high for Ji Feng in the playoffs, but this was also Ji Feng's postseason record. In the first game with less than 20 points, the shooting percentage was only 50%, which is a new low in the playoffs.

Ji Feng also bluntly said after the game: "This game is my problem, but maybe the referee doesn't want me to be on the court all the time, but I accept the result and I will play smarter in the future."

To be honest, this is the first time that Ji Feng has been angry because of a referee. Although he knew that the home whistle would be there, the penalties against Ji Feng and Anthony were really double standards. Ji Feng committed 3 fouls in the half, and Anthony only did it once, but in fact the scale of the two people's movements was very close. Anthony's several fierce tackles and defensive lack of whistles made Ji Feng very dissatisfied.

Of course, the same goes for everyone else. Bynum and Gasol both had two early fouls and had to sit on the bench. The old fish were also fouled by Billups too many times. Only Kobe was normal. .

Also because of fouls, the Lakers' interior twin towers only scored 12 and 15 points respectively. The rebound ratio between the Lakers and the Nuggets today was 40-58. However, Radmanovic also scored 10 points, creating a playoff record. Career high.

Bynum also criticized the referee after the game: "The referee may not like confrontation, that's it."

The best performer of the Lakers was Kobe who scored 31 points, but Kobe also shot only 40% from the field. Although he kept trying to chase points at the last moment, the hole was too big.

Naturally, George Karl did not admit defeat. He bluntly said that the Lakers were the first to make the game ugly: "They started it first, didn't they? You can watch the replay carefully. Our players' actions have always been very restrained."

The Nuggets players didn't say anything. They just celebrated wantonly after winning. By the way, Anthony picked up the microphone after the game and promised the fans: "We will be back, I promise!"

This has also become the hottest news in Denver. Anthony, who scored 28 points and 5 rebounds in this game, once again became a Denver hero.

But in fact, Billups was still the best performer in this game.

In the NBA, there is a type of player who is neither a superstar, nor a bench player, nor even a role player for the team. They have a higher status than the team's starter, and their reputation is even higher than their team leader. This It's Billups.

A player like Billups is more suitable for the Nuggets, or even for any team. He can be the main point guard, can play without the ball, has a big heart, has excellent defense, and more importantly, has rich skills. Who doesn't love this kind of team player?

In this game, Billups scored 24 points. It didn't look like he had the highest score, but he had 12 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. His shooting percentage was as high as 65%. He was the top player in the field in shooting percentage, and he only made only one turnover. There is 1. You must know that the Nuggets made as many as 15 turnovers, and Billups, as the main point guard, only made 1 turnover. This is really an incredible result.

In addition to double guns, JR and Martin contributed 14 points and 15 points respectively.

But no matter what, after losing three consecutive games, the Nuggets finally defended their second home court. A 19-point victory finally allowed the Nuggets to sweep away their previous lows and depression, as ESPN commentary said After the game, he said: "The Nuggets players can finally stand up straight and walk out of the arena."

Of course, even if they win this game, the Nuggets' prospects are still very worrying. No one outside is still optimistic about them. After all, the big score is still 3-1, and the Lakers still have plenty of opportunities to end this series.

The most important thing is that in the next game, the Lakers will return to Staples, a place where they have only lost one game all season. Here, they will launch their final impact on the Finals!

On the bus leaving the Pepsi Center, the Zen Master gave a collective speech for the first time in a long time.

"Hey, hey, guys, we didn't have a good time tonight because we lost by 19 points. Yes, this is the biggest point difference we have lost in the playoffs. If we feel tired, then today The performance is the most obvious, because the Nuggets have more energy." Jackson Phil Jackson said, "This may be the only thing I want to say, but it is not a good excuse."

"If you lose, you lose. The Lakers don't need excuses, but what I want to say is, this will be the last time. In the next game, we will end the game!"

"Right in Los Angeles, right at Staples, right where we are most familiar!"

"Guys, let us bring victory back!"

"Victory belongs to Los Angeles!" the Lakers generals shouted.