Chapter 1786 Looks Like We’re Going to Win?
Ji Feng performed superbly, with 30 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals, leading the Lakers to a 7-point lead over the Mavericks at halftime. Ji Feng also had a lot of wonderful scenes, not only various extremely difficult three-pointers, but also incredible In terms of blocking shots, Terry also unfortunately became a new member of the season peak blocking collection. Generally speaking, the Lakers seem to have returned to the familiar winning track.
"Ji Feng is awesome! Ji Feng is awesome! Lakers championship!!!"
"The familiar rhythm of the Lakers, the familiar super god Ji Feng, 30 points in the half, only Ji Feng has done it in the playoffs this season, twice, let me ask you whether it is good or not!"
"There is no doubt that Ji Feng is the leading scorer in the league today. He is also the number one super giant. He was close to a triple-double with 30 points at halftime. He is about to reach his eighth triple-double in the playoffs this season. This Ability is something you can’t envy!”
"Although the Mavericks are not bad, they are still a little bit behind. The Lakers are still the strongest."
"Dirk tried his best, but there is a bug on the other side!"
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Although the half-time difference was only 7 points at this time, perhaps it was the strength of the Lakers in the past or Ji Feng's performance in the first half that gave people absolute confidence, so at this time on the Internet and in forums, people thought that the Lakers would The winning fans make up the majority.
The atmosphere within the Lakers team is not bad. Although the game was very anxious, overall, the Lakers were in very good shape tonight, with a high offensive success rate, a shooting rate of over 50%, and good defense. The Mavericks did not allow a fast break in the half, and key data such as backcourt rebound protection and foul control were perfect, which also made the Lakers team's momentum high.
"Let's win this one! Kick Dallas' ass!"
Before the end of the break, Kobe roared at his teammates in the locker room for the first time in a long time. Tonight, Kobe became a defensive gate. He performed very well in various individual defenses and assists. Terry's misfire after that also had a lot to do with Kobe's strengthening of defense. As for Kobe's strengthening of defense, Stephenson, a pseudo-starter, failed to score in front of Kobe in the whole game. In addition, Kobe made 4 of 6 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 12 points in the half. Kobe was the king of efficiency tonight. This kind of performance has also become an important pillar of the Lakers.
"Okay~! Hammer them! Let them remember us and remember Los Angeles!"
"Just do it!~!"
"Continue in the second half and the victory belongs to us!"
Teammates also responded one after another, and the atmosphere in the locker room was very strong.
However, as the best player in this game so far, Ji Feng is not so confident, because the Mavericks actually played very well in the first half.
In the half, Dirk made 9 of 14 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and all 5 free throws. He efficiently scored the second-highest score of 26 points in the game, which was only 4 points less than Ji Feng. He also had 6 rebounds and 2 1 assist, 1 block, only one turnover, and zero fouls.
This kind of performance is not much compared to Ji Feng, and Terry, the second scoring point of the Mavericks, scored 13 points in 14 minutes, one point more than Kobe. If not for the subsequent targeted defense of him by the Lakers, Terry probably scored even more.
In addition, Kidd, Barea, Marion, Chandler and other major figures all scored, and the data panel and efficiency are both good. It is really only a 50-50 tie with the Lakers, and it is exactly the same as the performance in the first two rounds. It can be said that It's the Mavericks' standard winning formula.
The reason why they fell behind was just because the Lakers shot more accurately. This is undoubtedly a huge hidden danger. If the Lakers cannot maintain such scoring efficiency in the second half, the Mavericks have a good chance of evening the score difference.
So Ji Feng still put up his 120% spirit and asked to extend his playing time.
Jackson naturally understands Ji Feng's concerns, but he thought it was no big deal at first. In the second half, he was hampered by physical strength and other reasons. It is normal for the shooting rate to drop. Not only the Lakers but also the Mavericks will be affected, so Jackson still chose to give up first in the third quarter. Ji Feng rested on the bench.
Something went wrong during this break.
The Mavericks took the lead. Marion took advantage of Artest's appearance and scored a three-pointer. Although Kobe soon retaliated with a breakthrough to cause damage, the point difference inevitably returned to 6 points.
After that, Terry unexpectedly chose to pass the ball after attracting the defense. As we all know, Terry passing the ball is almost like celebrating the New Year, so the Lakers didn't expect it. This also allowed Chandler inside to easily dunk to get the third goal of the game. 4 points.
Chandler was still an important part of the offense in the Hornets, but when he came to the Mavericks, the offense had almost nothing to do with him. His scoring basically only consisted of second-attack tip-ins, or unexpected goals like this. , averaging only a little over 6 points per game.
But the most glorious time of Chandler's career was in the Mavericks. Chandler who devoted himself wholeheartedly to defense was the most terrifying. He provided the interior defense and frame protection hardness that the Mavericks have not had for so many years.
Saying all this is to draw out Chandler's contribution on the defensive end after scoring on the offensive end. Kobe's strong breakthrough was interfered by Chandler and failed to score. Chandler passed the ball the moment he got the rebound. The Mavericks scored the first fast break of the game from Terry!
4 points!
In the subsequent offense, Kobe was double-teamed again. After the ball was distributed, Shannon Brown shot out of the frame. The Mavericks took position. Barea assisted Dirk and scored another 2 points!
The score difference is only 2 points!
At this time, Zen Master finally felt that something was wrong. The Mavericks' continuous scoring ability was really too strong, which was a bit beyond his expectation, so he could only switch back to Ji Feng.
As soon as Ji Feng came on the court, he attracted the defense and passed the ball to Kobe. Finally, Kobe did not need to face double-teams from 2-3 people and easily scored two points in one hit.
"Ji Feng is too important. His existence is not just about scoring and assisting. As long as he is on the court, he will not dare to flank Kobe. Kobe can easily score points. This is Ji Feng's role!" Director Zhang said.
Indeed, Ji Feng stabilized the precarious situation after returning, and the Lakers maintained a lead of about 5 points.
Until the last moment of the third quarter, Ji Feng made a steal in the frontcourt and scored his 14th point in the quarter with a one-arm dunk inside, and his 44th point in the game. He also successfully helped the Lakers return the point difference to 7 points!
As the Mavericks failed to shoot in the end, at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led 77-70 entering the fourth quarter!
The Mavericks fans stopped talking. The 7-point difference seemed a bit too strong. Could it be that the Mavericks, who played so well, would also lose?
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Mavericks replaced all starters, and Dirk began to constantly look for scoring opportunities. However, Gasol dunked directly after receiving a pass from Ji Feng at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and Kobe then succeeded with a three-pointer. The Lakers scored 7 points in a row, and the point difference was instantly widened to 14 points!