Chapter 1378 Three Pairs in a Single Quarter, the Fastest Man in History!
The Lakers are off to a fantastic start, and now it's up to the Magic to adjust.
The Zen master thinks that they will still adjust their offense, because although Ji Feng easily tore their defense, the main reason is that they failed to shoot the ball themselves, which made the Lakers catch transition attacks several times in a row, and Turkoglu opened the game. Feeling cold in the hand, Ji Feng scored 3 rebounds in a row and sent 3 assists by the way.
When Ji Feng got the rebound and the Lakers made a transition, the entire league didn't have a particularly good solution, which was the fundamental reason for the Magic's passive start.
So Van Gundy simply replaced Pietrus, strengthened the defense while also allowing the ball to return to the backcourt, and then found a way to play inside to create opportunities for Howard.
That's what they did in the first attack. Nelson and Howard picked and rolled, and scored the ball. However, Howard, who received the ball, was directly blocked by Bynum in the free throw line. Dunk is Howard's favorite attack method. Don't even think about it, But Howard still has his back.
Howard turned around and slowed down, leaned on Bynum, and after two runs found that he couldn't move, he forcibly turned around, and slammed the ball directly into the basket with his right hand.
Yes, it's smashing!
There is really no better word to describe Howard's back hook. It is obviously an action taught by Olajuwon, but Howard's feeling is like the difference between a buyer's show and a seller's show, really don't too big.
The speed is slow, there are almost no qualified fakes, and the stiff feel makes the ball hit the back edge of the basket and bounce, and then Ji Feng, who has just come to the basket to help defend double-team, is in mid-air. Just take it off!
After picking off the rebound, Ji Feng moved away from Howard who wanted to interfere with Ji Feng. He dribbled the ball to the half court and attracted the attention of the two players. After that, he hit the ground and passed the ball again. Kobe shot out from the right of Pietrus. Accurately catch the ball in three steps and enter the penalty area, and a light three-step layup succeeds again!
The 4th consecutive rebound, 4th assist and 8 consecutive points shined on the court at the same time!
"Nice job!" Kobe and Ji Feng high-five near the midfield.
"Brilliant counterattack, the Lakers' transition attack is really unique in the league. If Ji Feng passes halftime, then you can't watch his passing at all. Ji Feng's passing feels like he has a safe hand in his hands. Navigation, really accurate, Kobe is also amazing, too tacit understanding!" Zhang Guizhi clapped his hands on the commentary stage.
"As for magic, the tactics are out, but Howard's shot is still a little far away. This post-up technique has to be practiced."
Instructor Zhang is being polite, the back-to-back technique of Warcraft needs more practice, it just needs to be learned from scratch.
On the defensive end, Howard has allowed his opponents to score only 0.64 points per possession this season, ranking fourth in the league and first in the interior, and forcing his opponents to shoot only 36.7% from the field.
But on offense, Howard's main scoring method this season is dunking, which accounts for half of his total scoring, and his back is also a method that Howard likes very much. He can only get a pitiful 0.74 points per possession, which ranks 121st in the entire league. When the post-up is implemented, the World of Warcraft's shooting percentage is only 44.5%.
As an insider, this is definitely substandard stats, and most importantly, his range is really too close.
This also makes it very easy for the Lakers to target him. Just like just now, Bynum is stuck in a position far from the basket. Using his weight to make Howard unable to easily shoot at the basket, it will reduce Howard's efficiency to a minimum. !
This is a very effective tactic, and teams that play Magic usually do this, but the Lakers can do the best because they have twin towers that can take turns to top, and the perimeter Kobe, Ji Feng, and even Fisher can be double-teamed at any time. , which made Howard very uncomfortable.
However, Howard did not believe in evil. After he failed the first time, he made a comeback in the next two rounds, and took advantage of a distraction in the Lakers defense to score two points with both hands.
"Roar~!" Howard raised his arms and showed his muscles to interact with the audience.
However, the embarrassing thing was that the Lakers ignored him at all. After dunking, Bynum picked up the ball and walked out of the sideline. The moment the referee whistle, the ball was given to Ji Feng, and Ji Feng launched a counterattack in an instant.
This time, Pietrus kept his mind. After all, he was hit 4 times in a row by JK, so when Kobe was in the fork, Pietrus chose to defend two. While maintaining the defense of Ji Feng, he put pressure on Kobe.
But how can Ji Feng care about him, since you let go of Ji Feng, you will naturally not be polite, pass Pietrus in one step, and go straight to the basket.
Pietrus reaches out and grabs it!
The whistle goes in!
2+1!
"Brilliant!"
"Pitrus really thinks too much about defending two!"
"No solution, Ji Feng, online hammer!"
The ball ignited the atmosphere of Lakers fans, and also caused the temperature of the Magic's home stadium to plummet.
Ji Feng made a steady penalty, scoring 5 points, and 4 assists and 4 rebounds. At this time, it was only 6 minutes.
The Lakers have also made a 16-7 lead!
The Magic was a little overwhelmed. They didn't expect the Lakers to be so determined in their transition tonight. Fortunately, the official suspension saved them at this time, allowing them to have some breathing time.
After the timeout, Alston played, and Turkoglu replaced Lewis. The offense was not smooth and the Magic could only take this risk.
Immediately after replacing Turkoglu, he made a mid-range hit after the pick-and-roll on the line, and Gasol was at a disadvantage in defending him with speed.
But in turn, Ji Feng also assisted Gasol in the singles Turkoglu succeeded, and Turkoglu could not prevent Gasol.
In the next 3 and a half minutes, the two exploded each other, Turkoglu made a strong shot, Gasol immediately hooked the basket and returned the color, Turkoglu committed a foul and stood at the free throw line, and Gasol received Ji Feng's assist. One-handed cleavage…
While the scores of the two sides rose alternately, Barkley found something unusual.
"Hey, Smith, have you ever seen someone reach double figures in assists in a single quarter," Barkley said.
"This, it's too difficult, this is the finals, I have never seen it." Smith said.
"Hey, you see now, there is still one minute left in the first quarter, and Ji Feng has already scored 8 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds! This should be the first time in history that a single quarter of the playoffs has reached double figures in assists! ' said Barkley.
"Wait Charles! It should be more than that! Ji Feng is only 2 points and 1 rebound away from a triple-double! A triple-double in a single quarter?! OMG! Incredible!" Smith opened his mouth wide.
Before he finished speaking, Ji Feng unlocked a double-double with a mid-range shot. The Lakers scored 40 points, 40 points in a single quarter, and the single-quarter record in the final was almost unstoppable.
When it was the Magic's turn to attack, Turkoglu pressed the time and made an assist at the last minute. However, with Alston's three-pointer, Ji Feng picked up the rebound and the red light was on at the same time!