Chapter 1505 Memphis Bear Baby
despair!
Looking at the crowd celebrating at Staples, James has never been so desperate. This is a feeling of powerlessness that goes deep into his bones. Although he is so confident, looking at the Purple and Gold Army in front of him, James feels uneasy for the first time. The feeling of victory.
It is true that James is still very impressive. He scored 46 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 45 minutes. His shooting percentage reached 48%. This is the highest shooting percentage in a single game against the Lakers in the past three seasons. Even the three-pointers that have been criticized in the past were 3 of 5 tonight, and he was 11 of 13 free throws. Such statistics make it difficult for anyone to ignore his brilliance.
However, they still lost, even more feebly than in the first game.
In the first game, he was trapped in the steel defense jointly constructed by Ji Feng, Artest, Kobe and the Twin Towers. Although he lost, James felt that he could still fight as long as he was more fierce. However, this game broke his Fantasy, he has reached his strongest state, but there is still no way.
The Lakers didn't even come up with the winning lineup in the last game. They simply used a very conventional lineup and completely took control of the situation in one quarter. Although the Cavaliers were not far behind at halftime, they always looked promising. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that from the first quarter when Varejao committed too many fouls and O'Neal was exhausted, victory was far away from the Cavaliers.
When you try your best and still can't keep up with the pace of victory, this is the most desperate thing.
James has undoubtedly encountered such a situation.
"Five Lakers players scored in double figures in this game. Ji Feng scored 19 points, a season-high 22 assists, and 8 rebounds. He only committed 2 turnovers. Such an assist-to-turnover ratio can silence all defenders."
"With Ji Feng's assist, Kobe scored a season-high 38 points, shot 45% from the field, and made all 10 free throws. Kobe had his best game against James."
"The Twin Towers performed quite well. Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Bynum had 12 points and 10 rebounds. They well protected the Lakers' firepower in the mid-to-late game."
"Substitute Farmar also took advantage of the last quarter to score 11 points. Farmar averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 assists per game this season. He is still an indispensable scoring point on the Lakers' bench."
After the game, while James was standing on the court doubting his life, Yu Jia summarized the Lakers' data in this game.
As for the Cavaliers, Yu Jia's words represent the mood of the vast majority of fans.
"The Cavaliers lost again in this game. They were beaten by the Lakers at home and away this season. This is undoubtedly a very bad result for the Cavaliers who aspire to win the championship. They may be able to dominate the Eastern Conference, but if they want to win the championship, they More efforts are needed, James is already at a loss, but he still needs more and better helpers.”
The Cavaliers, who were strong on paper, still performed poorly in this game. O'Neal had 13 points and 8 rebounds, Big Z had 8 points, Mohamed had 16 points, West had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Varejao had 3 points and 6 fouls, and J.J. 1 point and 6 fouls. This performance undoubtedly disappointed everyone.
It's no wonder that many people comment that James' teammates have always been in the CBA. This data is really not on the table.
But there's nothing I can do about it. The Cavaliers are so magical. Whoever comes here will have poor statistics. No matter how big a player he is, Szczerbiak was a former All-Star when he came here, but when he came to the Cavaliers, his career was ruined. Survival, visual inspection of sharks will be in danger later in life.
James was also very annoyed by his teammates' performance. The angry Emperor went directly to the airport without even attending the post-match press conference.
And the media doesn't advocate much for the Lakers versus the Cavaliers in the finals. After all, the Lakers abused the Cavaliers twice. It's really hard to say who can make it to the finals in the Eastern Conference. Although the Cavaliers are still No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, the lessons of last season tell us that this season The playoffs and the regular season are not the same thing.
After defeating the Cavaliers, the Lakers, who were so pleased with themselves, went back-to-back again. The schedule from January to February was really devilish for the Lakers. There were 4 back-to-back games, all of which were away games.
This time they have to face Ji Feng's old club, the Memphis Grizzlies, known as the Trail Blazers version 2.0.
Just look at the draft to see how talented the Grizzlies lineup is. Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo, Mike Conley, and Hasheem Thabeet are all the top five players drafted in the past four years. He is a recognized talented player, especially Thabeet. Before entering the league, he was promoted to be Mutombo's second, a talent monster. Before the season, he was traded to acquire Zach Randolph, a black and tough player. Gasol, Spain's main inside line, forms the starting inside line for the Black and White Bears.
This lineup looks so comfortable.
But it just can't be played.
Their record this season is still slightly better than last season, but only a little bit. They are 12th in the Western Conference and are still far away from the playoffs. Compared with the rising stars, they are also two young guards with outstanding talents. Ranking With the Trail Blazers ranked fifth in the Western Conference and the Thunder ranked eighth in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies seemed so embarrassed.
Facing the Lakers this time, the two outside players Guy and Mayo teamed up to hit 20 irons. This was absolutely amazing. From the beginning of the game, the "Hengha Erjiang" showed his talent for iron, and it took half a time. I gave my home court basket a full range, no blind spot, 360-degree massage.
At the end of the game, the home commentator couldn't stand it anymore: "Guy and Mayo didn't feel good tonight. They missed 13 goals in the half. We are already 19 points behind. Why can't we go inside?"
This comment speaks to the sentiments of many people. Although the inside partnership of Randolph and Gasol is not necessarily better than the Lakers Twin Towers, they can definitely fight head-on. Conley is also a good passer and rhythm master. , averaging 8.9 assists per game is also the highest in his career. Why don't he play?
Of course, it’s because the core of the tactics is Gay and Mayo. No matter how many times they change coaches, the outside line is still what they think is the core. In the beginning, it was Gay. After Mayo joined the team last season, Mayo has risen again. momentum.
This made the relationship between Gay and Mayo very tense. Because the head coach's tactics were not clear, the two had been playing each other on the court. The locker room was also divided into two groups, with the Thunder's third youngster and the Blazers' second general next door. Compared with the tacit understanding, these people are just a mess.
On the court, good tactics are sometimes more important than pure stars, at least for the Grizzlies. Even with such a good lineup, what they use most is one-on-one spacing in various positions to achieve results. There is a ghost.
105-80, the Grizzlies handed over the victory cleanly, and the Lakers successfully won back-to-back victories and currently have two consecutive victories.
The Grizzlies' five-game losing streak continues to sit on the bottom line. If they continue to play like this, they are not far from the next lottery pick, and they may soon be able to collect seven summoned dragons.