NBA Opening Draw To Twilight Shaquille O’Neal: Chapter 236 Do you think I still have a chance?

Soon, the Blazers ushered in the penultimate game of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Hello everyone from the audience, this is TNT, I'm Kenny Smith, the commentator of today's game, some people may be curious, where is my colleague Charles Barkley, uh... It's hard to say, let's not talk about him!

In this game, we invited the famous and famous glider Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers!

Honestly, Clyde, do you think the Lakers have a chance to win this game? "

Drexler, after listening to Kenny Smith's words, said immediately: "It is true that Kobe and his Lakers have come to the edge of the cliff. They are only 0.5 games away from the eighth Mosaic. If we say this game, It is very likely that they will miss the playoffs directly. I think it is time for them to work hard!

But well...

Then again, the performance of the Blazers this year has exceeded everyone's expectations, including me. Although they are still very young, no one will question their strength, especially the luxurious lineup configuration in the interior~Wang Zelin + Aldridge The combination almost tops the league.

Compared with Dwight Howard, I think Wang Zelin was the league's No. 1 center in the 2012-13 season. As long as he wins this game, the Blazers will achieve a single-season sweep over the Lakers for the first time in team history. I've been looking forward to this moment! "

The **** decides the head. As a pioneering legend, Drexler and Kenny Smith are always advocating their home team in the process of communicating.

After listening to Drexler's analysis, Kenny Smith continued to speak.

"Clyde, you said that Wang Zelin + Aldridge's insider combination is the best in the league, I choose to reserve my opinion on this point.

On the other hand, the Lakers' interior lineup is also very luxurious, and Howard has played in the last few games, making people feel that he has gotten rid of the troubles of his back injury. At this stage, Dwight is still the first center in the league! "

Clearly, Kenny Smith doesn't quite agree with Drexler's claims.

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, let the facts tell us!"

The starting lineups for both teams are as follows.

Away Lakers: PG Steve Blake, SG Kobe Bryant, SF Earl Clark, PF Paul Gasol, C Dwight Howard

Home team Blazers: The same, skip it...

From the perspective of paper strength, the Blazers' No. 1 and No. 3 positions are obviously dominant. Whether it is Steve Blake or Earl Clark, they are all little-known characters, if not because some of the Lakers' main players are too old. As a result of the constant injuries, it is impossible for them to become the Lakers' starters.

After comparing the two, the only advantage of the Lakers is Kobe, so Terry Stotts gave an order during the pre-game meeting: At all costs, get Kobe!

The game on the field started quickly.

Wang Zelin and Howard jumped the ball in the middle circle, the latter lost again, and the Blazers took the lead in getting the offensive ball.

The twin towers on both sides at the same time fell into position. Everyone's attention was on players No. 36 and No. 12. Another collision between the two was a highlight of the night.

Wang Zelin just received the ball in the low post, and Paul Gasol defended it. Who would have thought that Howard hurriedly reprimanded: "Go away, I can solve him alone!"

Yes, kindness is like a donkey's liver and lungs.

Pau Gasol walked away helplessly.

"You know Dwight, I love you to death!"

"What?"

"Every time I meet you, I can always get a beautiful data, I believe this time is no exception"

"..."

Howard's face was black in an instant, Wang Zelin took advantage of the situation to push him, took a step back and turned over to shoot a jumper. Howard reacted immediately and rushed towards Wang Zelin, but unfortunately the ball was already thrown.

"Shh!"

The pioneers go to the next city first.

"Look, what did I say? This is not coming..."

After scoring the goal, Wang Zelin also specially waited for Howard to send the baseline ball before going to the Lakers position with him.

"You're just a mouthful, I'm not afraid of you!"

Howard showed a fierce look on his face and said savagely.

"But you can't prevent it..."

Wang Zelin smiled.

At this time, Kobe received the ball at the top of the arc and made a gesture of pulling away. After his teammates pulled the outside line, he suddenly started to pass Matthews and went straight to the penalty area.

But Batum, who was high on the left, reacted very quickly, and immediately came over to make up for the defense. Kobe quickly turned around and made the defender clean. Wang Zelin wanted to make a step defense, but Howard stopped him.

In the end, Aldridge took the initiative to meet Kobe Bryant.

"drink!"

Kobe roared, ignoring Aldridge in front of him, and jumped up without fear. The basketball flew past the latter's fingertips, fell into the net, stumbled to the ground, and nearly fell.

"Oh!"

The Rose Garden Arena was in an uproar.

The 1.98-meter Kobe Bryant bumped the 2.11-meter Aldridge away, which made the fans very dissatisfied.

Why don't you dare to be ruthless?

How cowardly!

"Beep!"

Aldridge thugs foul, Bryant added a penalty.

"The performance from the Black Mamba! As soon as he played, he contributed 2+1. It can be seen that Kobe's offense is terrible!" Kenny Smith's commentary sounded at the scene.

"Shh!"

There were boos on the spot, and tens of thousands of Blazers fans performed exceptionally well.

I hope they obviously underestimated the cold-bloodedness of the Black Mamba, a student of this level is tantamount to encouragement to him.

"Shu~"

The extra penalty hit, and the Lakers overtook one point.

The performance of the boss led to a revelry from the Lakers' bench.

Looking back, Wang Zelin received the ball from a high position, assisted with a fake shot and a real pass, and Aldridge made a dunk at the basket, which was regarded as a return.

In the recent two games against the Spurs and the Jazz, Aldridge's state has recovered, so the players decided to give him more **** and try to adjust his state before the playoffs.

The Lakers played very hard here. They only added the boss before the game, and warned everyone quite seriously: They must win the game tonight, and they can't lose again.

After the half quarter, Kobe took turns to educate Matthews and Batum on the offensive end. In the half quarter, he made 3 of 4 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points and 1 assist...

Of course not!

Wang Zelin and Aldridge took turns bombing the Lakers penalty area. The two scored 11 points and 5 rebounds together, helping the Trail Blazers stop the Lakers with a 4-point lead and enter the official timeout.

During the timeout, D'Antoni arranged for rotations and offensive tactics. Kobe sat on the side with a black face.

He is still like this and can fall behind, how can he still win?

Everyone can see that the fundamental reason why the Lakers are behind is that there are too many loopholes in the perimeter defense, especially the No. 1 position.

After half a quarter, Lillard got 3 assists through a simple sudden point, not counting indirect assists, Steve Blake couldn't prevent Lillard at all.

I hope Kobe doesn't blame his teammates too much, because he knows that Steve Blake's level is there, as long as they do their best.

What he hates most now is time!

Time has taken away his youth, causing him to gradually decline in his inevitable peak, and he hates the feeling of being weak.

On the Blazers side, coach Terry Stotts saw that the players were playing so well and did not make too many arrangements. He learned chicken soup from Rivers because he knew that what the players needed at this time was encouragement. Not with a Sima face.

Through the half-quarter just now, I especially saw the way the Lakers, or Kobe Bryant, played tonight.

Unlike some previous games, where teammates were organized first, they did the opposite and attacked as soon as they came up.

In addition to being anxious about the regular season record, it is more because both Kobe and D'Antoni are very clear that the Blazers have too many points to guard against, and blindly spending time is just a slow suicide.

Instead of waiting for death, it is better to bet on Kobe's feel.

From the current point of view, D'Antoni is right. Kobe's hand is really good, but he overlooked one of the most crucial points, that is, No. 24 is no longer young, and he can't do the same on offense and defense as when he was young. ruled for a long time.

While grasping the offense, the defensive efficiency will definitely decline.

...

Back from the timeout, the Lakers attacked.

The two teams were still in the starting lineup. Batum defended Kobe Bryant, Aldridge defended Paul Gasol, and Wang Zelin and Howard fought hand-to-hand at the basket.

Steve Blake had just dribbled the ball across the halfway line, when Kobe Bryant approached it from a 45-degree angle on the right, as if saying, "Give me the ball and I'll take you home."

In this regard, Steve Black has long been used to it. After handing over the ball, he obediently ran to the bottom line and squatted, silently shouting "Boss 666!"

Unlike the last time he opened the singles, Kobe made a gesture this time, allowing Pau Gasol to pull out the three-point line to do the pick-and-roll.

The two are worthy of the old man who has won two consecutive championships together for many years. Pau Gasol has a high-quality pick-and-roll, just to get Kobe's cool point, and he shot a mid-range shot near the free throw line.

"Well, if Dwight was willing to be a pick-and-roll, I'd blinded that physique..."

During the return to defense, Kobe looked at Howard with doubts in his eyes, obviously the latter would do pick-and-roll, even one of the best big men in the league... The team increased its own low-post singles tactical arrangement.

Don't you have a point in your heart?

Do you think you are the number 36 on the opposite side, do you have someone who does that?

Mingming is to death, but he always likes to say, "I am very big, you have to bear with me!"

Howard was stared furiously, and the idea of ​​low-post singles that had just arisen in his heart suddenly weakened a lot.

Or do a good job of defense first, make Kobe happy, and talk about singles or something later.

Two points left to tie.

The Blazers attacked and continued the fierce play in the interior. After the first quarter, the point difference had been widened to 10 points.

Wang Zelin also continued his characteristic of "one-hit Lakers will explode". In 11 and a half minutes, he scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He was able to fill all 5 data columns with just one steal.

In addition, Aldridge also played well, with 8 points and 2 rebounds. The two scored 18 points in the interior and accounted for half of the team's score in the first quarter. They directly attacked the visitors and completely dominated the penalty area of ​​the Lakers.

Led by the inside duo, the Trail Blazers opened the first quarter. He made 14 of 22 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 34 points with extremely high efficiency! That's about 10 points higher than the average single-quarter score in previous games.

The Trail Blazers led the Lakers by 11 points with 34:23.

A true warrior, dare to face the bleak life, dare to face the dripping blood...

Ahem, I'm talking about the current Lakers.

One thing to say, the Lakers actually did not play badly. They made 10 of 21 shots, 3 of 5 free throws, and scored 23 points... The only thing worth complaining about is that the three-pointer is a bit hot, 0 of 3, and the shooting percentage is 0.

But considering that the Lakers' scoring average this season is only around 101 points, they have played their due level... They can't stand the strength of the opponent.

In the final analysis, the Lakers are a residual team now, and the overall strength of the team is not as good as it was at the beginning of the season.

Nash is old, and he is a defensive loophole, but he is a two-time regular-season MVP after all. There are few people in the league who can match the organization and field control alone.

Steve Blake is too far behind Steve Nash after all!

When his opponents have a little bit of strength, they can't really attack, and they can't defend...

Coupled with the problem of the Lakers' small forward position, it has not been resolved since last season, and it is thanks to Kobe Bryant's hard work that he can reach the edge of the playoffs.

5-of-7 from the field, 12 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, Kobe is enough to carry, but a comparison of the lineups on both sides... It doesn't matter if it's not at home, it's still a back-to-back...

Instantly chills!

...

The second quarter started, and Tristo City was not willing to replace the main players who were in a state of bravery.

"I said a number ~ ~ ~ 20 points! At the end of the half, I hope to see the point difference break through 20 points...

Answer me out loud, have the confidence to do it! "

Coach Tristos waved his hand, and the starting five tigers continued to play.

"Have!"

+5～

On the Lakers side, Paul Gasol was replaced by Antoine Jamison in the power forward position, and the other four players remained unchanged.

If nothing else, Kobe and Howard should play more than 40 minutes tonight.

Thirty-four or five people still dare to do this, no wonder there will be problems in the playoffs.

Wang Zelin felt a little embarrassed about what happened in the future.

"Playing~www.mtlnovel.com~What do you think?"

Batum stepped forward and patted Wang Zelin's butt. This kid is fine with everything, but the problem of being in a daze from time to time needs to be corrected.

"understood!"

...

In the end, the Blazers controlled the rhythm very well and did not give the Lakers a chance to lead.

The Lakers lost crucial back-to-backs by seven points.

The reason why the score difference was recovered to less than 10 points is entirely because the coaches of the two teams were lining up for more than half of the final quarter, and the rookies pecking at each other on the field, which prevented the Lakers from losing so ugly.

After this game, the Lakers have fallen behind Mosaic by a full margin, and they are getting farther and farther from the eighth position in the West. I don’t know if there is still a chance.

Everything depends on the result of the match between Mosaic and the Sun tomorrow night. If the latter wins, there is suddenly some possibility.

But if the former wins, there is basically no chance.