masters-orleans Chapter 220 215 [The referee is the protagonist? 】
Chapter 220 215 [The referee is the protagonist? 】
Chapter 220 215 [The referee is the protagonist? 】
When the first quarter lasted more than 8 minutes, as Kobe hit two consecutive three-pointers, the Lakers instantly expanded the point difference to 8 points.The Grizzlies coach Mike Frattero immediately called a timeout.
Back from the timeout, Mike Fratello replaced the out-of-form James Worthy with Duntay Jones.
In the 2004-2005 season, Dengtai Jones played 79 regular season games on behalf of the Grizzlies, averaging 10.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. In this series, Dengtai Jones averaged 15.4 points per game. Apart from Shane Battier, the Grizzlies are the third scoring point. Of course, for Mike Fratello, Dengtai Jones is also the most reliable scoring point on the Grizzlies bench.
On the Grizzlies bench, Dengtai Jones took off his training clothes, touched his heels twice, and then walked onto the court.
"Mike Fratello replaced Duntay Jones. With them trailing by 8 points, Dengtay Jones may have become the only point of trust for coach Mike Frattero"
"It's not unreasonable for Mike Fratello to choose to trust Dengtai Jones. After all, the 25-year-old Dengtai Jones does have a certain scoring ability, and his performance in this round of the series is also very good."
After Dengtai Jones played, the Grizzlies' offensive pressure was indeed much less. The first offense Dengtai Jones played, Mike Miller passed the ball to him.
Facing Caron Butler's defense, Dengtai Jones made a breakthrough, rushed to the inside, then avoided Odom's block, made a layup, and caused Odom's foul by the way.
FedEx Arena was full of cheers. Dengtai Jones walked to the free throw line and hit an additional penalty, 17:23. I have to say that the Grizzlies' offense seemed to be much smoother as soon as Dengtai Jones came on the court.
The Lakers' offense finally failed once when the Grizzlies were completely in position. Fisher's cut layup was blocked by Pau Gasol. The Grizzlies won the basketball fast break, and Mike Miller rushed to There was a dunk in the frontcourt, 19:23, I have to admit that after Dengtai Jones played, the Grizzlies' offense was suddenly revitalized
With these two goals, the Grizzlies quickly narrowed the point difference to 4 points.
And then, the Grizzlies quickly established a connection on the offensive end. Mike Miller broke through and scored, Battier succeeded in a three-pointer from the outside; Going into the basket; back to the offensive end, Dengtai Jones faced Odom's defense, rushed inside to attract double-teams, and then distributed the ball to Paul Gasol on the other side. Paul Gasol made a mid-range shot and made a successful hit .
In this way, when Dengtai Jones came off the bench, the Grizzlies clung to the score, and Battier also took advantage of the Lakers' omissions in several defenses to get two excellent shots again, scoring 5 points in a row, one Three-pointers and a mid-range shot, while in the first quarter, Battier had scored 14 points.
At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies were only 28 points behind the Lakers at 30:2 at home. You must know that the Grizzlies were 8 points behind before Deng Tai Jones played, which means that after Deng Tai Jones played, the Grizzlies Winning the Lakers directly by 6 points also means that Mike Fratello made the right bet!
In the second quarter, the Lakers began to dispatch troops and replace them with substitutes.
Except for Li Hao who continued to stay on the court, everyone else was replaced. Point guard Li Hao, shooting guard Caron Butler, power forward Grant and center Medvedenko, plus Devin George, five people Played in the second quarter.Li Hao rested for 5 minutes in the first quarter, and his physical strength seemed to be fine.
The Grizzlies sent out a semi-main lineup. Mike Miller, who played a full first quarter, rested, Bunch Wells played, plus shooting guard James Worthy, Deng Tai Jones guest power forward, power forward Jason - Williams plus Shane Battier.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers' touch was mediocre. The new Devin George missed two shots in a row, while the Grizzlies tied the score with a strike and a goal from Dengtai Jones.
Fortunately, in the third attack of the Lakers, Derek Fisher rushed to the inside and scored two points for a layup, which helped the Lakers stabilize the situation.
After that, James Worthy broke through for a layup, and after hitting it, he also caused a foul by Derek Fisher, and the Grizzlies turned the score again.
For the Lakers' offense, Derek Fisher hit the ball as soon as he caught it, but his touch was still not good, and the offensive end hit the iron again.
Then, the Grizzlies relied on Dengtai Jones to score consecutively. After that, Dengtai Jones replaced Jason Williams with Brian Cardinal and played a small lineup. In the middle of the quarter, a wave of 9:1 offensive climax was played, which suddenly expanded the lead and led the Lakers by [-] points.
Rudy Norwich immediately called a timeout. Fisher was not in good condition, so he had to be replaced. Rudy Tom Norwich thought about it for a while and said, "Kobe, you replace Derek, and we will also replace Derek. Play a small lineup and play against the opponent."
Now the Grizzlies lineup is also a small lineup, so Rudy Norwich thought about it and decided to give up the inside line and rely on the single defense of Li Hao, Kobe and Caron Butler to start the fast break.
"The Lakers changed, they replaced Kobe, and it seems that they are going to play a small lineup."
The game came back, and the Lakers, who replaced the small lineup, accelerated their offensive rhythm. Caron Butler cut in with the ball, attracted double-teams, and then distributed the ball. Li Hao in the bottom corner catches the ball and shoots, stepping on the line and hitting a two-pointer!
Then, the Grizzlies attacked, and the Lakers speeded up the defense on the defensive end. Dengtai Jones' breakthrough hit Kobe, and the referee suddenly whistled.
Just when the Lakers players thought it was an offensive foul, the referee signaled that it was a defensive foul.
All of a sudden, the crowd was in an uproar. Kobe frowned and spread his hands, expressing from a distance that he didn't understand what the penalty meant. Caron Butler, who was more fiery on the court, rushed to the referee and appealed to the referee.
Knowing that it's useless, Caron Butler is still aggressive.
It wasn't until the referee resolutely let Dengtai Jones go to the free throw line that Butler walked away angrily.
"The Grizzlies' home field advantage has begun to show off. Indeed, if the Grizzlies lose this game, then their season is completely over. Obviously, for the league, they don't care who advances to the second round between the Lakers and the Grizzlies , What they really care about is profit, if the Lakers solve the Grizzlies in four games, it is obvious that the ratings have not met the requirements of some people or certain interest groups... This is what the league does not want to see."
In the TNT commentary live broadcast room, Charles Barkley, who has always been known for his "big mouth", this time, he also couldn't hold back, and pointed his finger at the league.
Dengtai Jones walked to the free throw line and made two free throws, still 1 points behind.
Then, Devin George cut in with the ball and was called an offensive foul by the referee. At this time, Caron Butler finally couldn't help it. is an impulsive person.
"You *shit referee! Did you take money from Memphis?"
There was a lot of boos at the scene, but the boos were aimed at the Lakers and Butler.
The referee of this game was named George Patton. He took a few steps back to avoid the aggressive Butler, and then blew his whistle again amid boos, indicating that Butler got a technical foul. cheer.
Now Butler was even more annoyed, and he was about to charge up again, but Li Hao rushed over to hold Butler.
"Caron, calm down!" Li Hao pulled Butler back to the Lakers' bench with his own strength. Rudy Tom and Norwich didn't hesitate, and directly replaced Fisher to play again, and the Lakers continued to play. Small tactics.
Dauntay-Jones walks to the free throw line, takes a technical free throw, makes two free throws, the Grizzlies lead by 12 points, and then the Grizzlies throw in-bounds, Dauntay-Jones takes the basketball, and if the ball is scored again, the point difference will be [-] points To pull it further.
When the Grizzlies were attacking, the major broadcasting stations in the United States did not dare to say too much, but in China, CCTV Sports did not have so many scruples.
Zhang Weiping directly blasted: "Two consecutive wrong judgments, especially after Caron Butler has already appealed once, the referee still has not restrained himself, and continues to make wrong judgments. I think the situation is already obvious. The league is manipulating the game!"
Xu Jicheng was also very angry: "Mr. Zhang is right. One ball was clearly an offensive foul, but the referee called it a defensive foul, and another one was clearly a defensive foul, but the referee called an offensive foul. Unreasonable, with just a few blows, the Grizzlies immediately opened up the point difference, and the professional ability of this referee does not seem to be as good as ours!"
On the court, the game was not suspended because of these two misjudgments. The Grizzlies' offense, Battier rushed inside, and Kobe interfered with the layup and missed.
This time the referee was not blowing the whistle. Although Kobe still used the same action to defend, the referee did not dare to keep blowing the whistle on the Lakers.
In the second quarter of the game, the referee began to make various biases and misjudgments, most of which were in favor of the Grizzlies, and the score was slowly opened by the Grizzlies.
At the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by 17 points.This was something no one expected before the game.
The Lakers locker room at halftime was finally not as quiet as before.
Rudy Tom and Norwich were hoarse in the middle of the court: "We fell behind by 17 points in the first half. This point difference is a bit big. What does it mean? It means that we are likely to lose this game, Yes, we have already led 3:0, and it doesn’t matter if we lose a game! But, we can win this game! I don’t want to continue to entangle with a team that doesn’t have the strength to win the championship.”
"Leaving aside the referee's problem, in the middle of the second quarter, why did your opponent score 9 points in a row? What is your defense doing? The offense can be attributed to poor state, what about defense?" said Rudy Norwich With a yell, he even directly yelled Derek Fisher into it.
Fisher lowered his head without saying a word, listening to Rudy Tom and Norwich continue to criticize: "Then the referee's side call and faint call, but can this really affect us? We are far behind. To a certain extent, our offense did not do a good job.
Rudy Tom and Norwich's tone eased: "Then, in the next quarters and the fourth quarter, we must chase points! Now the league hopes to control the game through referees, then we will not let them do so! In the second half, the offense The success rate of the end game, the fast pace of the game, the difference of 17 points, and it will be recovered soon!"
"Yes, we can't let the league do what it wants. We must win this game!" As the spiritual leader of the locker room, Kobe stood up at this time and helped Rudy Tom and Norwich boost morale.
Li Hao has to admit that after Shaquille O'Neal left this season, Kobe is really gradually making changes, or in other words, he is trying to truly become a leader.
Of course, for Li Hao, he doesn't need to be encouraged. No matter when, Li Hao's morale is at its peak, and he is always eager for victory.
In the first half, Li Hao played the most stable role for the Lakers. He shot an open three-pointer from time to time on the offensive end. Of course, he can also shoot a mid-range fadeaway jumper now; Sean Battier only scored 8 points under the defense of Li Hao, which was the result of playing the entire first half.
In the second half, the game restarted, and Li Hao still did not rest. At this time, he has become the most important part of the Lakers. When Kobe puts his main energy into the offensive end, as long as Li Hao is there, the Grizzlies will be one less Offensive point, this is still very important.Of course, if Rudy Norwich dared to continue using Li Hao like this, he naturally understood that there was no problem with Li Hao's physical strength now.
The third quarter officially started, the Lakers attacked, and Derek Fisher, who was trained by Rudy Tom and Norwich for a halftime break, also began to explode. He and Kobe made a cross screen and rushed to the third with the ball. Inside the line, a jumper was shot after an emergency stop, and it hit steadily with a bang!15 points left.
The bad touch in the second quarter was finally driven away by Derek. He scored the first goal and held up his right hand for shooting. Derek Fisher quickly retreated back to the defense, and there was a burst of boos from the FedEx Arena.
In the case of a large score behind, defense is very important. Only by defending against the opponent's attack can the point difference be quickly narrowed.
For the entire league, since last season, Li Hao's single defense ability has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and for Mike Miller who is facing Li Hao's defense now, the grievances between the two have ended since the beginning of this game. No need to say much, I can only say that I am extremely jealous.
Of course, for the quasi-all-star Mike Miller, he is not a stunned young man. Although he is unhappy with Li Hao, he also knows that Li Hao is really not easy to mess with, so when facing Li Hao, Mike Miller immediately fought ten times. With two points of attention, he slowly dribbled the ball, and then suddenly, without any extra movement, Mike Miller directly broke through from Li Hao's right side with speed.
Li Hao's whole body was attached to Mike Miller's body. Mike Miller carried Li Hao's body and rushed a few steps. His whole body was almost crooked.
But Mike Miller is not the kind of person who is good at cheating fouls. Li Hao's defense is fine, and he can't pretend to fall or something. With Li Hao's defense on his shoulders, he made an emergency stop, then jumped up and was about to shoot.
Li Hao also jumped up and stretched out his hand to block Mike Miller's shooting angle. Mike Miller in the air turned around and passed the ball again.
It's a pity that the other players of the Grizzlies on the field at this time basically have no ability to attack independently. James Worthy, who received the ball, dribbled the ball for a while, and then handed the ball to Mike Miller again.
Seeing that 24 seconds were running out, Mike Miller had to force it, dribbled a few steps, and forced a super long two-pointer one step inside the three-point line, and hit the iron with a bang.
The rebound was protected by the Lakers, and Kobe quickly brought the ball to the frontcourt. According to Rudy Tom and Norwich's request, he rushed directly to the inside to speed up the rhythm of the attack.
Kobe, who rushed to the inside, was blocked by the Grizzlies inside. He didn't stick the ball, and directly passed the ball. Odom caught the ball and made a layup, scoring two points, with 13 points left in the gap.
Then, Mike Miller failed to beat Li Hao again, the Lakers launched a fast break, Li Hao took the lead, received a pass from Kobe, and directly shot a chasing three-pointer!
With a bang, the basketball went into the basket!Only 10 points left!Li Hao jumped up with his hands raised, and Rudy Norwich on the sidelines waved his hands violently, uttering an American curse. Obviously, the Lakers' pursuit of points at the beginning of the third quarter made the old man very excited.
The FedEx Arena was full of boos, and Mike Frattero's call for a timeout was timely. The referee blew his whistle and the Grizzlies asked for a timeout.
As soon as the third quarter came up, the Lakers played a 7:0, and the momentum was full. When the timeout left the game, everyone was excited.
The Grizzlies adjusted quickly, and Sean Battier reappeared. Sean Battier's appearance was intended to liberate Mike Miller. After all, although he did not perform well in the first half, his restraint was still there.
(End of this chapter)