Chapter 1797 Ji Feng’s First Battle at Tianwang Mountain!

Trailing by 18 points at halftime, the Lakers encountered the biggest difficulty since this playoffs. Before this game, the Lakers had not trailed by so many points at halftime for a long time. They had already beaten the Thunder in G4 in the last round. It can be called difficult, but it is only 15 points behind. Although it seems that there is not much difference between 18 points and 15 points...

However, even though they were so far behind, because Zhu Yu was in front of them against the Thunder and those previous comebacks, Lakers fans still had hope at halftime. They were looking forward to this game being the first in the history of the Lakers playoffs. A masterpiece of reversal.

However, things did not go as smoothly as people expected...

If the Mavericks' victory in the last game was largely due to the referee's home whistle, although no one would say it clearly, everyone with a discerning eye could clearly see what was going on. The serious difference in scale between the two parties was the reason why the last game was so controversial. The main reason is that in terms of performance alone, the Lakers were not as good as the Mavericks in the last game, and even had a slightly higher shooting percentage. However, it was the loss of 29 free throws that prevented the Lakers from regaining the score no matter how hard they tried. Sorry to lose.

However, in this game, judging from the performance of the entire first half, the Mavericks completely suppressed the Lakers!

"The Lakers only scored 42 points in the first half and shot 34.5% from the field. This set the Lakers' lowest half-time record in this series. What's more serious is that Ji Feng didn't feel good. He only made 15 shots in the half. 6. To be honest, I can’t remember the last time the peak shooting rate was less than 50%. This shooting rate may be acceptable for ordinary players, but for the playoffs, the average shooting rate per game is 72.5%. For Ji Feng, this is a serious poor feeling. "

"Not only that, Ji Feng played very impatiently on the court. He seemed to be affected by the previous game. He was always eager to score. Instead, he was burdened by the Mavericks' attack. In the first half, he only scored 4 assists and no rebounds. There are only three, which are very different from his crazy performance in the past few games," Smith said in the half-time analysis.

"This is definitely not good news for the Lakers. Ji Feng is the absolute core of this Lakers. In the past comebacks, there is no one that was not initiated by Ji Feng. Can Ji Feng still lead the Lakers in this game? Playing the Lakers' offensive rhythm that people expect in the second half now requires a big question mark." Barkley was also not very optimistic about the Lakers' prospects in the second half.

In fact, not only Ji Feng, but the entire Lakers played very abnormally tonight. The fast pace they were familiar with in the past was gone, and their best defensive counterattack was not played. Instead, they were beaten by the Mavericks, and the player status was also poor. No, they were impatient from top to bottom, and it showed in the feel. The number of shots the Lakers made in the first half soared, and they only made 1 of 9 three-pointers. With such a performance, it is not surprising that they were 18 points behind.

"Unless the Lakers or Kobe suddenly break out, we can look forward to the Battle of Tianwang Mountain." ESPN commentator Steve Nash, an old acquaintance of the Lakers and Mavericks, said at halftime.

Yes, this is the only way the Lakers have a chance to make a comeback.

However, at the beginning of the second half of the game, Lakers fans did not wait for the explosion of the JK double stars, but instead waited for the explosion of Nowitzki.

Dirk scored 18 points in the first half, which was quite satisfactory. However, just 4 minutes into the third quarter, Nowitzki scored 9 consecutive points on the offensive end, bringing his score to 27 points, and this was not the end yet. For a full 6 minutes, Nowitzki scored 15 points. He made every shot and beat Gasol directly.

The Mavericks beat the Lakers 25-8 in the first half of the quarter, and their lead was once expanded to 35 points!

This is a desperate number.

Jackson called three timeouts in 6 minutes, but still did not stop the decline. The Lakers narrowed the point difference to 28 points before the end of the third quarter. However, this point difference entered the fourth quarter and almost declared the Lakers' death.

The whole world was in an uproar!

The media and reporters are going crazy. The surging crowd can already be felt on the sidelines, and the storm outside is definitely more terrifying than inside the court.

The camera was focused on Ji Feng on the Lakers bench. Ji Feng's face was solemn as he had never seen before. In this quarter, Ji Feng's touch recovered and he scored 10 points. He scored 25 points in the third quarter and his shooting percentage returned to 48. %, returning to 50% is just around the corner, but everyone knows that in the current situation, it is impossible to win with such performance.

The atmosphere on the Lakers bench was also very bad. They fell behind by 28 points in three quarters. This was the first time in their four playoff seasons. To be honest, they were a little panicked.

The Zen master yelled about tactics, but in fact, he had little hope of saving the situation. This was a completely suppressed game.

Sitting in front of the TV, Hot Bar frowned, and she also understood that her man had encountered what might be the most difficult moment in his career.

Just like the bearded commentator on the TV said: "The Lakers have never experienced a battle in the playoffs in the past four seasons. They have always been able to solve the problem or achieve 3-1 in the first four games. So far, They have never been tied at 2-2, let alone a 7-7 tie. This is even more true for Ji Feng. He has never experienced the Battle of Tianwang Mountain in his career. If this game goes according to the trend, maybe, this will happen. It will be the first time!”

In basketball games, people call the fifth game after a 2-2 tie the Battle of Tianwangshan, which means that this game will be a key battle to determine the direction of this series. Historically, the fifth game of Tianwangshan can be won. Most of the teams successfully advanced in the subsequent games. The importance of this game is self-evident.

There are many classic Tianwangshan battles in NBA history. Take the past few years as an example. In the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2006-2007 season, James descended from heaven and scored 25 points at the last moment in Game 5, including 18 points in overtime. He scored 48 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, single-handedly dragging the Cavaliers from the death line. The Cavaliers won the match point 109-107 and eventually eliminated the Pistons and entered the finals, as well as the 2005-2006 season championship. In the finals at Tianwangshan, Wade regained his form at the last moment and scored 17 points with sudden shots. He also used stable free throws to help the Heat retain the fruits of victory. In the end, they won the opponent 101-100 and scored 43 points in the game. 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals led the Heat to win the first championship in team history 4-2, all in the famous Battle of Tianwangshan.

Of course, there is also Jordan's famous performance in Tianwangshan when he was sick and led the team to kill the opponent to get the match point, and there is also Fisher's magical 0.4-second victory in Tianwangshan to lead the team to a comeback...

Too many classics were staged in this fifth game, and this is also the stage for stars and superstars.

But in Ji Feng's resume, there is never any mention of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, because Ji Feng has never let his opponent lead into the Battle of Tianwang Mountain!

Yes, Ji Feng and the Lakers are really too powerful. Their dominance is by no means just talk. In the four years of playoffs, they have only been beaten 4-2 twice, once in the Western Conference Finals in the 2007-08 season. , the other time was the 2007-08 Finals, but this all happened when the Lakers took the lead to score 3-1. At that time, losing a game was not a big problem, and it was not the same as the criticality of Tianwangshan.

Therefore, this time, Ji Feng may really have to experience his first battle at Tianwang Mountain!

Sure enough, 12 minutes later, although Ji Feng and Kobe fought hard to catch up in the last quarter, scoring a big score of 40-24 in a single quarter and recovering 16 points in a single quarter, the hole dug in front was too big, and in the end the Lakers still ended up with Lost in the away game 108-120, and the total score was tied at 2-2!

Tianwang Mountain is really coming!