Chapter 1381 The Battle of Fate, We Will Win the Cup Away!
A 33-point victory that set a team record, the Lakers took away the victory without any suspense on the road.
3-1, the 2008-2009 NBA Finals has come to its match point!
Guidance Zhang: "Let's congratulate the Lakers for their great victory on the road and the first to get match point. This is a game that has created a number of individual and team records. The game has entered the rhythm of the Lakers from the very beginning. In the end, the Magic didn't take a second lead, and it was an undisputed game."
"Thank you for the wonderful showdown dedicated by the players on both sides. Although the Lakers won, the finals are not over yet. The next game will also be played in this stadium two days later. The Magic still has a chance to fight for the last time. Don't be discouraged, we'll see you in two days!" Perhaps because Director Zhang's words were too straightforward and the Magic fans lost confidence, Yu Jia quickly comforted a wave of Magic fans.
But such consolation is of no use, at least tonight the Magic fans can't be slowed down.
The Magic fans at the scene had already left for a long time, and the ones who stayed were the diehard fans among the diehard fans, but at this time, they were all sitting on the stools without love.
Howard did not return to the locker room immediately, sitting alone on the bench, looking up at the empty arena ceiling, this is the biggest difference from Staples, because they still do not have a championship flag.
"Is this flag really unable to be raised?"
No one could answer, only the song "Argentina don't cry for me" sounded faintly in the arena.
The DJ praised it, which is really in line with the mood of the Magic players tonight.
Because the blow of this game is really too big, 33 points is not only the biggest difference between the Lakers' wins in the finals, but also the biggest difference between the Magic's losses in the finals. A humiliating record, after all, although the Magic was swept 4-0 by the Rockets that year, the four games were very close to the first game, and the difference was only 2 points, and the fourth game that lost the most was only 12 points. .
"Perhaps the most fortunate thing for the Magic tonight is that the Lakers didn't hit the killer. They didn't break the record for the biggest loss in the NBA Finals," Smith said after the game.
That's right, the biggest loss by points in the NBA Finals belongs to the Jazz in Game 3 of the 1998 Finals. They were all lost in the first game in Chicago. All kinds of iron work became the main theme. They collectively missed a lot of empty blues, and they ended up with 42 points. The fiasco created the biggest point difference in the finals. The Jazz's 54 points in a single game was also the lowest score in a single game in the finals.
When analyzing the reasons for the Magic's fiasco in this game, almost everyone thought that the biggest credit was Ji Feng in the first quarter.
"Ji Feng broke the Magic in just one quarter." - Barkley.
"A single quarter triple-double is a personal mentality that will explode when you see this statistic. I can understand the magic's abnormality after that. It's hard for me to imagine what would happen if I encountered this situation." -Smith.
"There is no doubt that it is Ji Feng, although his score is not the highest in the game, but you look at his statistics, 28 points, 14 assists, 18 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and he only played 30 minutes, if you told before the game I said there is a player who can get that stat in just 30 minutes in the finals and I must think you're crazy, well, even if I see it now, I still think I'm crazy, this guy really isn't human .” — ESPN commentator Reggie Miller.
"It's Ji Feng. There is no doubt that his performance has unloaded all the burdens of the Lakers early. Kobe scored 34 points with his assists, and Gasol also scored 16 points. The hit rate is a terrifying 7 of 8 shots. In, Bynum also has 12 points"
Of course, there are people who think there is a problem with the Magic's mentality, especially Howard's mentality exploded in the game.
"Dwight is immature, this game is very obvious, he took the initiative to use fierce but obviously also took some stupid fouls in the fourth quarter to get himself sent out for the second time in the finals, his mentality has collapsed. , Obviously, Ji Feng's performance and the team's situation deeply stimulated him." O'Neal, a senior, commented on the social network.
This has also been recognized by some media in Orlando that are not afraid of serious problems, such as the Orlando Sports News: "Howard created opportunities for his teammates in this game, he kept picking and rolling for his teammates, but in fact this choice is obviously not very good, Turkoglu 15 points, Lewis 18 points, Nelson 10 points, Alston 10 points, looks good, but his own score is too low, this game is still only 14 points, although considering that he played less than 40 minutes , but it is still too low, you must know that he is the first center in the league, and it is really difficult to match this title with an average of less than 15 points per game."
However, this seems to make sense, but in fact, after careful analysis, the Lakers defense is too good, coupled with Howard's own technical flaws, in general, that is Howard has been thoroughly studied by the Lakers.
This makes knowledgeable professionals already waiting for the Lakers to win the cup.
And Ji Feng also confirmed this when he was interviewed.
"Hello Ji Feng, in the first quarter you fought back crazily and scored more than 40 points in a single quarter. You have been passing the ball and grabbing rebounds to your teammates. Is this your tactical arrangement?" a Sports Illustrated reporter asked. .
Ji Feng said unabashedly: "Yes, our tactic in the first quarter is to fight back. The Zen master told me to pay more attention to rebounding, and I don't need to hesitate to move forward quickly after getting the ball, because we expected that the Magic would focus on the outside line. And once they don't hit that well, that's our chance."
"Wow, is it really alright for you to tell the tactics like this." The reporter who asked the question did not expect Ji Feng to answer in such a detailed manner. Usually, players will push this kind of thing to the coach or not answer at all. After all, tactics are such a thing. It's no fun to be exposed.
"Of course, to be honest, many people can see this thing. We can only rely on their outside shooters to play magic. They won the third game like this, and they won't change this time." Ji Feng said, In fact, what he wants to say is that Howard's series is really unreliable, and he would have collapsed without relying on the outside line.
"Okay, then you have already got match point, and there is another away game. Will you pursue winning the cup away?"
"Of course, no one can refuse the temptation of the championship. Of course it's good to get it early." Ji Feng said, confident and calm, this is what the Lakers think, they don't want to go back to Staples for the box office, they The next game is to get the O'Brien Cup!
Of course, the Magic will not be caught off guard. When facing reporters, Van Gundy, who is not far from Ji Feng, said: "We didn't play well in this game, our hit rate was very low, but the next game will definitely be different, we We will do our best to protect our home court.”