masters-orleans Chapter 422 Match Point
Chapter 422 Match Point
Chapter 422 Match Point
The Blazers attacked, Zhao Dong took the ball to the top of the arc, the Lakers' defense shrunk, and Kobe and Harper double-teamed.
At this time, he suddenly made a breakthrough action. Kobe and Harper quickly closed the door to defend, but he retracted his right foot and jumped up outside the three-point line.
Facing the two-team, his self-confidence was 100% bursting, and his technical movements were perfect. He completely got rid of Kobe and Harper.
"Shh!"
Splashes appeared and a three-pointer was hit.
Barkley praised: "Today, Feilong has a murderous look on his body, and his shots are too straightforward. I seem to have seen Feilong breaking a hundred in a single game that day."
"Zhao Dong is murderous!"
In the commentary seat of CCTV, Su Qun said excitedly.
"Snapped!"
O'Neal once again got the ball under the basket, but when he dunked, he was blocked by Grant and Marion, who was assisting in the defense, and the ball was blocked.
But David Robinson grabbed the ball, made a small throw with one hand near the basket, and hit a goal.
5:4, the Blazers attacked.
Immediately, Zhao Dong played a fast break from the outside, and Kobe and Harper couldn't stop them, and dunked successfully.
"boom!"
The capped Shark worked hard and dunked Grant again to close the score.
Zhao Dong made a fast break again, but was held back by Kobe. The Lakers quickly returned to defense and turned into a positional battle.
Bang bang bang, Zhao Dong came to the top of the arc again, encountered Kobe and Harper's double-team, he suddenly started and made a breakthrough.
Kobe and Harper paid attention this time, the former backed up and the latter stayed put.
But this time Zhao Dong really made a breakthrough. He got past Harper with one step, met Kobe, who retreated a step, turned around, and then charged into the paint.
The Blazers opened up the two inside lines. At this time, O'Neill and David Robinson returned to the basket at the same time, but they were too late. As soon as they reached the basket, Zhao Dong had already flown towards the basket. Simultaneous take-off cover on the side.
"boom!"
Zhao Dong was a little faster, and his left hand catching the ball slammed down from between the two blocks, and the water splashed instantly, and the basket trembled endlessly.
At 9:6, Zhao Dong widened the gap again.
"Di!"
The referee blows his whistle.
O'Neill and David Robinson raised their hands at the same time, indicating that they had fouled.
The referee looked at O'Neill and pointed to David Robinson.
In fact, David Robinson was on the right side. He couldn't hit Zhao Dong's left hand. It was O'Neill's foul. The referee's penalty is also a manifestation of home court advantage.
Zhao Dongjia made a free throw, 10:6, and the Blazers led by 4 points.
The Lakers attacked, and Phil Jackson called a timeout.
In fact, there is no problem with the offensive tactics. The Lakers scored all three offenses. The Trail Blazers led by 4 points because of a three-pointer, a free throw, and an extra offense. Phil Jackson called a timeout because of the defense.
"Ron, when you defend, stick to his body first to create double-team opportunities for Kobe."
"Kobe, when the flying dragon breaks through Ron, you have to judge the flying dragon's breakthrough."
"Fox, you are the second line of defense. You have to fill Kobe's loophole and block the other side of the dragon."
"If you are still attacked by him, then double-team the basket immediately."
"Shaq, David, speed up your return to defense."
He actually arranged a three-person double-team on the outside, a two-person guard under the basket, and a five-and-one under the basket, using all his defensive power on Zhao Dong.
There was no other way. Today, Zhao Dong took over the first four offenses of the Blazers, and all four offenses were completed.
Except for one fast break score, all the other three were scored, and two of them were breakthroughs. He had to limit Zhao Dong's outside breakthroughs.
The timeout ends and the Lakers attack.
The Sharks rested and did not actively ask for the ball, but pulled to the low position on the left wing to attract defense.
Kobe ran without the ball on the right wing, suddenly ran back and dropped Zhao Dong, and cut to the basket.
The Blazers still played the mixed defense of the previous game. After Zhao Dong was thrown off, he did not pursue the defense. Instead, he immediately approached the free throw line to fill in Marion's position, and Marion went down to defend.
David Robinson set up a pick-and-roll for Bryant and blocked Marion when a Harper pass came in.
It was a scalpel pass, a straight pass through the gap.
"Snapped!"
Just as Zhao Dong filled Marion's position, he stretched out his arm and broke the ball.
"Oh, the ball is cut off, go back to defense!"
The on-site commentator exclaimed and immediately roared.
Zhao Dong turned around and took the ball down quickly, but was blocked by Harper at the top of the arc. He passed it to Eddie Jones, and then continued to play down quickly.
The rest of the Lakers fell behind, including Bryant who cut to the rim, while Eddie Jones and Zhao Dong were neck and neck.
Eddie Jones crossed the center line with the ball, Harper chased him, and he passed it to Zhao Dong immediately.
Zhao Dong went to the basket with the ball, and Harper chased him again. He counterattacked and passed the ball to Eddie Jones, who cut in from the left wing.
Jones caught the ball and flew up, completing the defensive counterattack with a dunk.
12:6, the Blazers lead by 6 points, and the Lakers attack.
A timeout was called for the defense, but the offense failed. Phil Jackson raised his heart and walked up and down the sidelines.
As long as he plays with Zhao Dong's team, he has no chance to sit quietly on the bench.
"boom!"
It was still O'Neal, who used a heavy dunk under the double team to bite the score for the Lakers, and also caused a foul by Marion.
With a bang, the Sharks missed an extra free throw. David Robinson grabbed the rebound in the crowd, shook Grant and O'Neill with a fake up, and then scored a goal with a small hook near the basket.
The Lakers scored four points in a row, 12:10, and the Blazers only led by two points.
Next, the Lakers started a tug-of-war with the Blazers based on the advantage of the two super centers at the basket, and Kobe kept Zhao Dong on the outside.
After the first quarter, 30:26, the Blazers led by 4 points.
The Lakers have not made any substitutions. Both O'Neal and Robinson played 12 minutes. Without the depth of the lineup, they can only play the main force.
The Trail Blazers, who have the advantage of the bench lineup, replaced Grant with Fortson, Jermaine O'Neil with Davis, and Eddie Jones with Steve Smith. The overall strength has not declined.
Zhao Dong made 13 of 9 shots in the first quarter, nearly 2% of his shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 22 free throws, and scored [-] points.
After the Lakers stepped up double-teaming him, his efficiency declined somewhat.
But under the effect of the blacksmith's badge, even if he was double-teamed by many people, his hit rate was actually very high.
In the first quarter, O'Neal made 10 of 7 shots, 4 of 2 free throws, and scored 16 points. His efficiency was similar to that of Zhao Dong.
罗宾逊也是5投3中，加上1罚1中，很高效地砍下了7分。
It was the super high efficiency of the two super centers that helped the Lakers bite the score. Otherwise, with Zhao Dong's high efficiency, how could they only lead by 4 points?
In the second quarter, the elderly David Robinson couldn't hold on anymore and sat off the court, and Cobra Grant replaced him.
The Lakers really wanted to win this home court, so O'Neal worked hard and played at the beginning of the second quarter.
The same goes for the other three starters, no rest.
For the Blazers, Zhao Dong continued to play, Mike Miller replaced Marion, and the other three were in the lineup at the end of the first quarter.
In this quarter, only O'Neal was in it, the strength of the Lakers weakened, Zhao Dong still focused on attacking, and wanted to widen the gap in the bench lineup.
Fortson held on to O'Neal. The latter played a whole quarter, his physical fitness declined, and his efficiency was significantly lower than in the first quarter.
In this way, the Lakers slowly fell behind in the contest of the bench lineup in the second quarter, and were widened by the Blazers.
Zhao Dong took more shots in the second quarter, and because the Lakers only had O'Neal inside, they made a lot of breakthroughs, and wanted to inflict O'Neal's damage.
However, O'Neal was not fooled, and he didn't dare to try his best on the defensive end. As long as Zhao Dong can rush in, he can hit one shot accurately, and his efficiency will be further improved compared to the first quarter.
David Robinson took a 4-minute break before coming on to replace O'Neal.
But in the Blazers' powerful offense, O'Neal only sat off the court for 2 minutes before being beaten up, and the Lakers were forced to restore the main lineup.
Zhao Dong made 15 of 11 shots in the second quarter, and his shooting percentage was as high as 73.3%. In addition to making two free throws, he scored 24 points in a single quarter and 46 points in the half.
The Blazers scored 32 points in the second quarter's bench lineup, surpassing the first quarter's main lineup.
62:52, the Lakers scored 26 points in the second quarter, trailed by 10 points at halftime, and trailed by 12 points at the end. If O'Neal hadn't played again later, they would have fallen behind even more.
Barkley analyzed during the halftime break: "If the game continues like this, the Lakers are likely to collapse in the final quarter. O'Neal's current tonnage is close to 150 kilograms. It is impossible for him to persist under the basket for such a long time."
Smith said with a smile: "This is because David Robinson helped him share the defensive pressure. Otherwise, at most [-]% of his offense will be at the basket. It is impossible to have such a strong physique that allows him to always play at the basket."
With the efforts of O'Neill and David Robinson in the third quarter, it entered a tug of war again.
Zhao Dong played two quarters, and also reduced his breakthrough and offense in the third quarter, scoring only 15 points and scoring 61 points in three quarters.
After three quarters, 88:76, with a score difference of 12 points.
"Hoho..."
Sitting back on the bench, O'Neill and David Robinson didn't even want to drink water. The sweat was dripping down, their mouths were open and their chests were heaving violently.
On the Blazers' bench, the situation is much better. Several powerful insiders take turns playing and the two super centers are deadly.
"The final quarter is our chance. Shaquille O'Neal and David Robinson's state has declined. They are not physically fit enough. Let's work hard and win this game, and we will have a big advantage."
Larry Bird was clapping his hands for morale.
In the CCTV commentary seat, Su Qun smiled excitedly: "Now the situation is biased towards the Trail Blazers. As long as the main lineup holds up, the substitutes can overwhelm the Lakers."
Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Actually, whether the Blazers are outside or inside, except for Zhao Dong and Eddie Jones who are obviously stronger than the others, the others don't care about the main substitutes. They are the original main players of the Blazers and the Knicks." player."
"Yes, Steve Smith, Grant, and Davis were the main players of the Blazers last season. Marion and Fortson were also the main players of the Knicks." Su Qun laughed.
"As for the substitute, only O'Neal was the real substitute last season, and he was the substitute among the substitutes. He has become the absolute main force this season, haha!" Zhang Lili laughed.
Su Qun said with a smile: "In addition, Feilong scored 61 points in three quarters, and the possibility of breaking the century is almost non-existent, but it is very possible for him to break Jordan's record for the most in a single game in the playoffs."
Zhang Lili nodded again and again: "69 points, this is the first time Jordan and Zhao Dong scored in the Eastern Conference finals. It has been four seasons, and it is time to break it."
At the end of the last quarter, the game entered the rhythm of the Blazers.
With a deep lineup, the Blazers can still maintain a good state, while the Lakers continue to play the main force, and the state is obviously in decline. As the game progresses, the point difference begins to widen steadily.
In the 6th minute of the final quarter, the Lakers had fallen behind by 17 points, and the situation was over.
At this time, O'Neal could no longer hit the basket and had no physical fitness. He could only shoot outside, and his efficiency dropped drastically.
At this time, the Blazers' players on the court can still maintain a considerable amount of physical fitness and state. Zhao Dong has no physical problems and still maintains extremely high efficiency.
Phil Jackson and Jerry West stood on the sidelines with cold hearts.
Sitting in the VIP room, Old Bath and Paul Allen sighed and said, "Paul, how about I exchange the OK combination with you for the flying dragon?"
"Impossible." Paul Allen shook his head immediately.
In the sixth and a half minutes of the final quarter, following Zhao Dong's shot, cheers from away fans erupted at the scene, because Zhao Dong had already scored 71 points, breaking the record for the highest score in a single game in the playoffs.
At the end, 115:95, the Lakers were defeated at home, losing a full 20 points.
Zhao Dong played 48 minutes and scored 80 points. His efficiency declined in the second half, but his overall shooting percentage was still as high as 67%. He is a veritable god of efficiency.
After the game, Barkley concluded: "The Blazers win on two points, one, the Dragons, and two, the depth of the lineup. The Lakers lose on two points, one, the Dragons, and two, the depth of the lineup."
"You nonsense." Smith complained immediately.
Barkley said with a smile: "Combine the two points, I think the Lakers lost in physical fitness."
"Physical fitness?"
"Yes, if O'Neal's physical fitness is the same as that of the dragon, then the Lakers will not lose." Barkley laughed.
"That's impossible. Flying Dragon is at the Ironman level. Even if O'Neill loses weight, his physical fitness can't keep up with Flying Dragon." Smith shook his head.
Having won the G3 match, Zhao Dong happily accepted the on-site interview.
"Flying Dragon, 80 points, this is the third highest score in a single game in the history of the league, and the highest score in a single game in the playoffs. Today it can be said that you defeated the Lakers alone. What do you want to say about this? "The Portland Sports News reporter asked excitedly.
"Of course I didn't beat the Lakers alone. I'm not that good."
Zhao Dong said modestly first, and then said: "Actually, I am a little regretful today. My condition is very good, very good. I originally wanted to break the hundred again..."
"Oh!"
Several reporters couldn't help but exclaimed.
Zhao Dong continued: "But in the second half, the Lakers obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm, so I don't want to score points on them."
"Pfft!"
When the people around heard Zhao Dongzhuang's 13 words, they burst into laughter.
Several passing Lakers players heard Zhao Dong's words and were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
"Didn't he make that 101?" Kobe asked angrily.
"Maybe it was done by another shameless guy." O'Neill said in the same way.
"Obviously, his state declined in the second half. If he had the superb state of scoring 38 points in the last quarter, he would definitely continue to score." Ron Harper said angrily.
"That's right." The others agreed one after another.
Zhao Dong watched the Lakers players walk away, and then said to the reporters: "It seems that I haven't convinced these guys yet, I still need to work harder to convince these hard-talking guys."
On the second day, on the 26th, the media overwhelmingly believed that the Blazers would win the Western Conference Finals, and the Lakers were likely to be eliminated with a score of one to four.
That night, the Nets lost and the Bulls pulled back a game.
On the 27th, the G4 game of the Western Conference finals started.
This is a game the Lakers can't afford to lose. If they lose, they will fall behind one to three. The Blazers will get the match point, and there is almost no possibility of pulling back.
Therefore, the Lakers are desperate, and the five main players have almost no time to rest.
In the first three quarters, under the full strength of the five main players of the Lakers, the two teams played inextricably.
Zhao Dong scored 53 points in the first three quarters, with a shooting percentage as high as 61%, slightly lower than in G3, but still unable to lead the team to the lead.
But in the fourth quarter, the Lakers' physical fitness collapsed again. O'Neal and David Robinson were exhausted physically, and they just barely persisted on the court, and they were no longer in a good state.
Zhao Dong took advantage of the momentum and led the team to play a wave of offensive in the final quarter, and won the G4 game in one fell swoop, leading by a big score of [-] to [-], and the Lakers fell into a dead end.
After the game, Barkley sighed: "Although David Robinson is old, he is still the strength of an All-Star center. With the OK combination, if a strong lineup can be played like this, one can imagine how powerful the Blazers are." gone."
Smith said: "Is the Trail Blazers lineup bad? Marion is one or two grades better than Fox. Eddie Jones is mainly against Ron Harper, and he is also one or two grades stronger than the old Harper. The dragon is mainly Against Kobe, everyone knows how big the gap is between the two. The Blazers are stronger than the Lakers in the entire perimeter, from positions one to three.
Also, the Trail Blazers, who are already stronger outsiders, have two strong substitutes. Mike Miller and Steve Smith are both capable of playing the main force for the Lakers. How do you let the Lakers play?
What the Blazers are really weaker than the Lakers is the two inside positions.But in these two positions, the Blazers also have enough strong substitutes to equalize some disadvantages.
To sum up, I think the Blazers' lineup is not weaker than the Lakers at all. The reason why we think the Lakers' lineup is stronger than the Blazers is because our vision is blinded by the strength of the super center combination. "
Barkley looked weird and authentic: "According to your statement, that is to say, the Blazers win the game by relying on the lineup, not the flying dragon?"
Smith choked, pushed Barkley, and scolded with a smile: "You bastard, do you want Feilong to trouble me? That's not what I meant."
Barkley laughed and said, "Okay, I'm just kidding."
Having said that, his expression suddenly changed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Kenny, if the Blazers win this season, do you think Feilong is a single-core champion?"
Kenneth smiled wryly, thought for a while and said, "As the percentage of his score to the team's score, what is it if it's not a single core?"
(End of this chapter)