Chapter 694 Defeat Utah City
This score is not surprising. In the first quarter as a whole, the two sides played about the same, but Gasol's sitting on the bench did have some impact on the Lakers. The operation of the Lakers now depends on Ji Feng alone. The 4 points and 6 assists in the quarter said everything. Gasol was not there. The Lakers could only rely on Ji Feng and other teammates to cooperate in the pick-and-roll. This is the most effective scoring method for the Lakers.
However, when it comes to playing pick-and-rolls, the Jazz are more proficient. Boozer has no restrictions on Gasol today, and finally found the feeling of his All-Star power forward, so it is not surprising that he leads by 7 points in a single quarter.
But the Lakers are also very calm, there is still a lot of time, and 7 points is not a big score. The most important thing is that Gasol, who has rested for more than ten minutes, is about to come back.
Big Gasol on the bench has long been suffocated. He is full of anger and has nowhere to vent. It doesn't feel very good to be given a routine by Okur and Boozer. He wants to go up and educate him now. These two people!
"Coach! Let me play!" Gasol took the initiative to ask for the fight, which is a rare situation in the Lakers, which is enough to show that Gasol is really hot.
"Well, pay attention to the trouble of fouling, the referee is very strict with us today." Zen master naturally agreed, but he still reminded Gasol, after all, from the first quarter, today's referee obviously looked at them very closely.
"Don't worry! I'll get it done!" Gasol nodded. The home whistle is a very common thing in the NBA. He is an old man, so he will naturally find a way to avoid it, and he doesn't believe that the attention is so high. The match referee dared to give him an unwarranted one!
So at the beginning of the second quarter, Gasol came on the court with a majestic appearance from the bench.
But Gasol may be really too confident, it is obvious that Sloan and the referee are running for him today!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers attacked, Gasol did not mention the line, he was the main point of attack in this lineup, so he came to the low post, Fisher transferred the ball to his hands.
Gasol backs Millsap!
Although Millsap has made significant progress this season, there is still a gap between Gasol. Gasol turned his back on Millsap and turned a half-handed hook to score the ball steadily!
During this period, Gasol's offensive ability in the low post was very strong. In addition to his criticized style of play, he was proficient in all kinds of martial arts and was difficult to defend.
After scoring the goal, Gasol also changed his low-key style, shouting at the bench, venting his depression.
"Brilliant!" Ji Feng threw the towel.
The Jazz also handed the ball to the inside line, and Millsap also wanted to play Gasol, but he failed to squeeze out of the position, so he could only force a jumper and hit the iron!
The Lakers quickly sent the baseline ball, Fisher dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and scored the ball directly, and Gasol cut the ball inside to receive the ball and dunk with one hand!
Four points in a row!
The Jazz were a little flustered, and Fisher seized the opportunity to complete a bottom line steal. The three of the Jazz rushed to Fisher, and Fisher directly distributed it to Gasol, who was still under the basket and did not leave.
Yu Jia shouted, "Dunk again! Gasol scored 6 points in a row! Dajia, who was suffocated, showed his good feel and strength!"
"The rhythm is here! The Lakers are awesome!"
One and a half minutes, the Jazz did not score a point, and the point difference was reduced to 1 point. Sloan directly called a timeout. The Lakers fans celebrated excitedly, and the Lakers bench was also jubilant.
After the suspension ended, the Lakers replaced all the main players, and the Zen master wanted to overtake the score in one go!
The Jazz came back and missed the first attack again. Boozer shot hard against Gasol. Gasol's defense was very tight and Boozer was deflated inside for the first time.
"The opportunity is here!" Ji Feng dribbled the ball over halftime, and if they scored this goal, they would overtake the score, so he was extra cautious!
At the top of the arc, Gasol was called to pick and roll for a long time, ready to give a big extra point to the hot hand.
Gasol knew it and came up to block Kirilenko!
Kirilenko wanted to go around, but was blocked by Gasol and slammed into Gasol's side. Kirilenko took advantage of the situation and made an exaggerated move!
Ji Feng just passed behind Gasol, and the referee blew the whistle again!
"Covering foul!" The referee's gesture was very obvious, and the foul was given to Gasol in the pick-and-roll!
"The referee blew another Gasol! Move the screen?!" Yu Jia's face was incredulous. Gasol basically didn't move the ball, it was more like Kirilenko hit it himself.
"FUCK! I didn't move! Referee, you're targeting me!" Gasol was furious, and he lost his composure after being repeatedly called for a foul.
"Calm down! They just want you to be like this!" Although Ji Feng was also very angry, he couldn't let Gasol roar at the referee anymore, or he might be sent off the court.
He can see it clearly, the referee is here to blow the whistle today!
Ji Feng was right. Seeing Gasol's dissatisfaction, the referee called a T, a technical foul, and the Jazz made 2 free throws and 1 throw!
There are cheers!
The Lakers substitute held his head in his hands and looked shocked!
Master Zen went to the technical desk angrily, but was stopped by the Lakers staff. At this time, another Laker was completely cold.
The transformation of God stunned the Lakers fans, how many points will be lost this time, and Gasol fouled three times, it is time to go down and rest!
"Damn, garbage referee!"
"The referee shot, the league doesn't want this series to end prematurely!"
"The referee has collected the money! Black whistle, black whistle!"
"SHIT! Shit Referee Sima!"
The angry Lakers fans in the comments swiped their screens in anger, and they all gave their sincerest greetings to the referee. Shouldn't it be so obvious.
"This ball... is up for debate. Gasol's movements are very clean, and there is no extra movement." Yu Jia said it very euphemistically. After all, CCTV can't bring rhythm, but his meaning is obvious enough.
But everything was of no use. Delong made two free throws and made a three-pointer from Okurbia while the Lakers were in chaos!
5 points in a round, the difference is back to 6 points.
The most important thing is that Gasol has gone down again, and Boozer is no longer in control.
Kobe Bryant then frantically charged the Jazz inside with anger, but the whistle sounded very cautiously, and none of the three people blew it.
Ji Feng also received the same treatment, and his several breakthroughs did not result in free throws.
However, relying on JK's fatal impact, the Lakers stubbornly grabbed the score and scored 55-49 at halftime, and the Lakers were only 6 points behind!
But the referee's whistle was the same as before, and the Lakers were taken care of, and the Jazz saw this situation and immediately strengthened the impact on the inside.
Soon the Lakers in addition to Gasol, Bynum also got foul trouble, just a few minutes in the beginning of the fourth quarter, Gasol received the sixth foul of the game and was sent out.
The Lakers fell into a big disadvantage, and Jazz Boozer kept hitting the inside line, causing the Lakers to chase points many times without success.
In the end, the 5-point difference was maintained to the midfield, the Lakers defeated Utah City, the first loss of the playoffs, and the 6-game winning streak was ended.