996. Defense
72-70.
The final battle is approaching, and Lin Feng and Yingge are resting on the sidelines at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
The Lakers sent Rondo, James, Beasley, Pope and McGee to start the final quarter.
Lao Zhan returned to the third position, which is his most familiar position, which means that Lao Zhan will be the main attacker at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
On the Bucks, Antetokounmpo and Middleton are both here. In the fourth quarter, they decide life and death, continue or watch the Lakers raise the O'Brien Cup!
The other three are George Hill, Lopez and Bledsoe. Braddy originally wanted to start the inside double tower, but was afraid of being affected by the Lakers' mobility like in the last game, so he finally gave a regular lineup.
The fourth quarter begins soon, and the Bucks attack first!
Lin Feng is not here, and the Bucks have much less pressure on the outside, at least they don’t have to worry about being cut off at any time.
After a series of cross-running runs, Antetokounmpo received the ball from the outside, and James personally pulled him to the outside to defend!
Then I asked the cover for Pope, which was a misplaced. Antetokounmpo turned around and walked to the basket without hesitation, and then turned around to throw!
The movements were very cool, like Kevin Durant, but they came out of the basket.
James jumped high and closed the rebound, holding the ball near the logo to find someone.
When Lin Feng and Ingram were not on the court, the Lakers' offensive speed was significantly reduced a lot. There would be surprises at Beasley, but after all, it was not as stable as the two young men.
The attack time was 11 seconds, and James had to cover with one finger. McGilling rushed up and "hugged" Antetokounmpo, exposing Brogdon to the boss!
From big to small, the former best rookie has a lot of pressure to defend. However, James did not choose to damage the basket, but turned left and took three points!
No, fortunately, Beasley was fouled by his opponent while grabbing the rebound, and it was still the Lakers' right to play.
Middleton, who got the third foul, was very dissatisfied and spread his hands to the referee to ask for an explanation, but it was useless.
The frontcourt ball was sent, and James pressed in with all his strength!
As a result, the Bucks quickly arranged a double-team, and the successive attack of the old James had to withdraw and find the route again.
In 15 seconds, Beasley reached the low post to receive the ball, and turned around and jumped and threw!
He looked in good shape after entering the net with hollows. He had been waiting silently for opportunities off the court since the playoffs.
In the transition to attack, Antetokounmpo seeks mid-range shots, but still doesn't.
The Lakers made a pass mistake in a quick counterattack, but was stopped by Hill and then counterattacked.
Hill quickly got off the ball and entered the penalty area and was divided into Antetokounmpo. The latter missed the close throw!
But the referee's whistle sounded, and McGee made a foul. From the slow-motion replay, he pointed to Antetokounmpo's wrist in the blocking, and the referee's whistle was whistle.
Antetokounmpo walked onto the free throw line, and the whole audience cheered. Every round was crucial and even determined the result of the game.
Antetokounmpo did not disappoint the expectations of home fans and made both free throws!
Under tonight's defensive intensity, Antetokounmpo scored just over 20 points, and is also the only player in the game except Lin Feng to score more than 20 points.
In the Lakers' round, the ball was handed over to Rondo. She served as a "side-side coach" most of the five games in the finals, giving advice to her teammates, and when she was on the court, she was more over-playing as a substitute for Lam.
Rondo faced Brogden with the ball from the left, and broke in and passed James with two steps. LeBron suddenly looked for Pope on the outside, but his intention to pass was too obvious and was cut off by Middleton!
Quickly return to defense, the Lakers Five players quickly ran back halfway, and George Hill from the Bucks received the ball from the outside and pulled it out!
The Lakers fans were sweating in cold sweat when they came out of the basket.
"Hill hasn't stood firm yet, and he shot directly and was not a good choice. However, Rondo is defending in front of him, and his height cannot interfere with much. Hill has another three-pointer, so it's okay to choose to shoot directly."
Nearly three minutes into the fourth quarter, the Bucks had not scored yet, and the Lakers still had a 4-point advantage!
At low post, James quickly encountered a pincer attack when he received the ball and had no chance to return to Rondo.
Give it to Beasley again!
"B-easy!" Old Pa stood up excitedly off the court, waved his arms and twisted his fat body to cheer him up.
Ricky, who was originally a business elite next to him, was also inspired to celebrate with Lao Pa.
On the field, Beasley went to the meeting alone, and then tried three steps and started with his left hand!
Fight the big, enter the three-second zone to slow down and ride a horse and shoot archery!
The ball hit the front of the basket and then rushed in and filled the ball with the two of them!
After stopping the Bucks, Beasley scored four points in the fourth quarter and caught his opponent off guard.
76-70, 9 minutes and 05 seconds the Lakers consolidated their advantage.
Walton waved his hand and Lin Feng was about to appear. James left the court to rest. The two led the team to play for three minutes, and stayed on the court for the last six minutes at the same time. This is the Lakers' final tactic tonight.
Old Zhan's expression was domineering, standing on the sidelines to move his muscles.
The atmosphere on the Bucks was a little nervous. They were defeated on the offensive end and were seized by the Lakers.
Their basket problems were exposed, and although they were sufficiently high, there were problems at the defensive level, allowing Beasley to grab a rebound from the three, which made Budenholzer very dissatisfied.
Lin Feng returns, and the audience booed!
It is worth mentioning that the management has begun to prepare for the "winning of the championship". They must prepare in advance. Jenny was considering two different endings before the series began.
By the way, Jenny prepared several boxes of good red wine for everyone, and if she wins tonight, she will start a sleepless night in Milwaukee.
Come back with a pause and the game continues!
Mill Walton gave Antetokounmpo through the halftime, who used the cover to find someone on the right. After continuous transmission, Brogdon suddenly started!
Pope, who defended him, caught him off guard and could only let the guy score at the empty basket in the inside. Showing the value of the former best rookie, this goal may be priceless.
The Lakers attacked, and Rondo's outside organization gave Lin Feng. He appeared at the third position and fell down and hit Antetokounmpo in the low position!
Obviously, he couldn't stand it, so Lin Feng chose to fight head-on!
After tentative steps, he held the ball in his left hand and made a strong breakthrough. Of course, Antetokounmpo would not give him a chance to enter the basket easily. Pope's open position in the bottom corner, and Lin Feng flew to pass the ball, but unfortunately Pope's three-pointer was slightly off.
In Tencent live broadcast room, Yang Yi raised his voice, "This ball is the successful gambling of the Bucks. They plan to bet on the Lakers' outside shooting percentage to exchange for the ball. Pope only hits one three-pointer tonight, and the Lakers' overall outside shooting percentage in the second half is less than 30%.
"Looking at the Bucks' counterattack, can we continue to narrow the score difference."
Middleton continued to hold the ball and gave Antetokounmpo to the bottom corner!
This time the defender became Lin Feng, and the two faced each other head-on.
Antetokounmpo seemed to be planning to eat alone, but he knew very well who was standing in front of him. After a feint, he held the ball in his left hand and crushed it in. Lin Feng retreated repeatedly but always stood in front of him.
The collision between muscles made his waist hurt slightly, but now he didn't care about anything and only had victory in his eyes.
McGee assisted in defense at the basket, forcing the Greeks to be distributed to the outside!
Brogden, the guy who just scored two points, hit the basket and scored a three-pointer against Beasley!
Physical fitness issues, the shooting percentage of both sides has dropped greatly and frequent iron shots. At the last moment, the game returned to the essence of the finals and won the championship with defense!
Chapter completed!