At the beginning of the third quarter, as expected, just as Jiang Dongbing expected, the Lakers gave Horry a big role. Entering the second half, Horry's shot frequency was even higher than that of Kobe.

But Jiang Dongbing soon laughed out loud. Horry's three-point shooting percentage was really embarrassing. He made four three-pointers and only made one.

As for O'Neal under the basket, Ben and O'Neal were working together to target him, and he was also playing in a bit of a mess.

Ben may not be the best blue-collar player in NBA history, but he is definitely a super blue-collar player in history. If O'Brien hadn't had a poor start and was affected by injuries, his achievements would definitely be at the Hall of Fame level.

In addition, Ou's defense is also underestimated. Although under normal circumstances he has never been selected to the best defensive team in his career, let alone won DPOY, but that is only because of the history of Duncan and Garnett above his head.

The top five power forwards are pressing. If the timing is staggered with these two, it will not be difficult to enter the best defensive team with Ou's defensive strength.

In this way, the two players work together to guard O'Neal. As the saying goes, it is difficult for two fists to beat four hands. Now O'Neal is in such a situation, being defended by Big Ben and Little O'Neal is extremely painful.

If there are two weak insiders against each other, then O'Neal may still be able to kill everyone, but Ben and O'Neal are definitely not weak insiders. In fact, if the league today purely depends on defensive strength, the pair of Ben and O'Neal are definitely not weak insiders.

The inside double-tower combination is the best in the league.

Jiang Dongbing was sitting on the bench with a bright smile. On the one hand, he was watching Horry hit the iron like crazy, and on the other hand, he was watching O'Neal being taught a lesson under the basket. This game was very interesting to watch.

It can be seen from Horry's expression and shooting posture that he actually no longer wants to shoot three-pointers. It is really too cold today. He feels that even if Kobe is being guarded and guarded, his shooting percentage will be higher than his own.

If his touch is good, then Horry must be craving for high shots, but now his touch is not good. If he loses this series, he will probably take the blame.

"Dudu!" With the last minute left in the game, the Grizzlies led by seven points.

It can be said that Horry was definitely indispensable for the Grizzlies' ability to turn the tide of this game. Without his crazy efforts, the Lakers would definitely be in the lead now.

O'Neal was already anxious and shouted at Horry: "Shoot your damn open three-pointer!"

To say that the team O'Neal hates the most is definitely not the previous dynasty Bulls, but the current Grizzlies. Horry's embarrassing three-point shooting rate makes O'Neal crazy.

He wants to win against the Grizzlies so much? He's going crazy thinking about it!

Kobe's current team status is not enough to yell at his teammates? But looking at his expression, he is obviously dissatisfied with Horry? Of course, it may also be dissatisfied with Zen Master? Because in Kobe's view, even if he shoots a three-pointer against the opponent's defense,

points, and definitely has a higher shooting percentage than Horry.

Only one minute? Want to recover the seven-point difference? It is very difficult, but it is not impossible.

The Grizzlies have the ball. Although Billups is young, he doesn't need Jiang Dongbing's orders now. He has already begun to slow down the rhythm and is about to start stalling for time.

Jiang Dongbing nodded with satisfaction. It is said that the point guard is the coach on the court. This statement is vividly reflected in Billups. In fact, many teams do not need the coach to make decisions at all. The point guard on the court can bear the responsibility.

Take this responsibility.

This is also the reason why many point guards take up coaching positions after retiring.

The Grizzlies' offensive round lasted 21 seconds. In the end, Jackson broke through for a layup. Unfortunately, he failed to score. The rebound was also grabbed by O'Neal.

When it came to the Lakers' offensive round, there was now less than 40 seconds of game time left. The Lakers did not dare to slack off. Kobe and Fisher pushed forward without waiting for O'Neal to get into position. Kobe shot a three-pointer directly from the frontcourt.

"Whoosh!" With a sound, Kobe scored a three-pointer, bringing the score back to four points.

Jiang Dongbing felt a chill in his back. There were only four points left, and the situation was not optimistic.

In the last thirty-three seconds, Billups continued to stall for time. Kobe and Lao Yu quickly stepped forward to double-team Billups. If Billups was allowed to delay for more than twenty seconds, it would be left to them.

The Lakers only had ten seconds left.

Even if the Grizzlies still hit the ground running in this offensive round, with only ten seconds left, it would not be easy for them to recover four points.

Now the Lakers are thinking about using double teams to make Billups make mistakes. As long as they can get a steal or make a pass error, the Lakers will still have a chance.

However, they obviously still underestimated Billups' stability. The more critical the time is, the more trustworthy Billups becomes. Facing double-teams, Billups is calm and unhurried. He knows very well that the opponent will definitely

Don't dare to send him to the free throw line. Once you get to the free throw line, it will basically mark the end of the game.

Kobe and Xiaoyu moved their hands up and down, but they still paid attention to the rules and did not give the referee a chance to blow the whistle.

After another ten seconds of delay, Billups looked for an opportunity to pass the ball to Kirilenko. The latter took advantage of his height and scored a mid-range shot with a horseback archery shot.

Jiang Dongbing relaxed. There were about ten seconds left in the game, and the score difference was still six points. The suspense of this game was no longer great, unless they could get their big shot to the free throw line, in which case they might still have a chance.

However, in the last two minutes of the game, the cost of fouling a player without the ball was too high. As long as Ben never touched the ball, the Lakers would definitely not be able to send Ben to the free throw line.

O'Neal rarely had a chance to touch the ball in the last two minutes, and he was probably worried that he would be sent to the free throw line.

The Lakers still haven't given up hope. This first game is too important. If the Lakers can win, then they will have won half of this series.

Kobe attacked, but failed to score, and the rebound was taken down by O'Neal. O'Neal quickly fouled O'Neal.

It's a pity that O'Neill's free throw shooting is not the same as that of Big Ben or O'Neal. His free throw shooting percentage is as high as 75%. After walking to the free throw line, he was lucky and made two free throws, opening the point difference to eight points.

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The Lakers had completely lost hope. After Billups swayed with the ball for a few seconds, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Grizzlies fans at the scene were overjoyed. They had won. Even though the Grizzlies were short of major generals, they still beat the Lakers!

Although it was not easy to win, it was not as crushing as the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves in the previous Grizzlies games, but now they don't expect so much, as long as they can win.

Jiang Dongbing breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy to win this game.

But we still won in the end, which was a good start for this series.

"If we can make those three-pointers that we should make, if we can make those free throws, it is certain that the winner of this game will be us." After the game, Lakers head coach Jackson Jackson said with an unhappy expression.

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Horry's three-pointers this year are really terrible. He only made one out of eight three-pointers. And O'Neal's free throws are also miserable. Although there is no hacking tactics, how can a player like O'Neal not do it in one game?

There were no free throws, and he only made 5 of 12 free throws.

It's no wonder that Jackson Jackson is unhappy. Even if Horry scores two more three-pointers and O'Neal's free throw percentage is higher, they can beat the Grizzlies tonight.

"We are confident that we can defeat the Grizzlies in the next schedule, and now we are ready!" Jackson Jackson said again with confidence.

Judging from this game, at least the Grizzly Bear is no longer invincible, and there is still a good chance of killing the Grizzly Bear.

However, Master Jackson obviously never thought that both Glen Rice and Kobe Bryant had very high offensive efficiency tonight. No one knows whether these two people can maintain such offensive efficiency in the next schedule.

It's normal for players to have ups and downs in touch. Even Jordan can't guarantee that he can perform brilliantly in every game in a series.

Sure enough, in the next second game of the series, Horry's three-pointers were somewhat accurate, but Glen Rice exploded again. He failed to score any of his six three-pointers. The entire game was dominated by Kirill.

Under Ke's defense, he only scored 5 points!

As the current third-leading player of the Lakers, he only scored five points, which is obviously a failure. With O'Neal and Kobe unable to break out, it is obviously impossible for the Lakers to win the game.

Kirilenko also showed his worth in this game. Facing a star like Glen Rice, he scored 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. The all-round ability he showed has already made him better

Think of it as a tall, thin, white version of Jackson.

Needless to say, Jackson's performance is that when the Grizzlies' internal offense is not smooth, he is the Grizzlies' most important offensive point on the outside. He scored high scores of 27 points and 29 points in the two games respectively, helping the Grizzlies to maintain two home games.

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The next third game finally came to the Lakers' home court, and the Lakers won the third game with difficulty.

Jackson is actually right. The Grizzlies are indeed losing their invincibility now. After all, they are missing two generals, and among them is the crucial point of David Taillon.

In this third game of the series, the Lakers finally got lucky. Horry, Glen Rice and Kobe all performed well and helped the Lakers win a crucial victory.

The victory in this game is of great significance to the Lakers. If the Grizzlies still win, then the Lakers will be forced to the edge of the cliff.

In the fourth game of the series, the Lakers actually won, but the referee's decision in this game was extremely controversial.

The Lakers took a total of 36 free throws in the game, most of which were free throws by Kobe and Glen Rice, while the Grizzlies only took 20 free throws.

The number of free throws is still secondary. The referee's whistle on the field was obviously aimed at the Grizzlies. If it had not been biased, the Lakers would probably have lost the match point game tonight.

Jiang Dongbing was furious watching from the sidelines. Although he knew that the whistle was part of the game, he also knew that tonight was the Lakers' home court, and he knew that the league might prefer to see the Lakers win the championship, but he blatantly blew the whistle in front of him.

Jiang Dongbing definitely couldn't stand it.

It is not nonsense to say that the league hopes the Lakers will win the championship. If the Lakers win the championship, how much benefit will it create for the league? It must be at least three to five times that of the Grizzlies!

After four games, the two sides ended up tied at 2:2, returning to the same starting line.

Now no one dares to say which team will advance, because judging from the scene, both sides have a chance, and it is roughly a 50-50 draw.

However, in the next fifth game of the series, the Grizzlies won at their home court and successfully gained the winning point, pushing the Lakers to the edge of the cliff.

A big lead of 3:2 means that if the Lakers lose one more game, their season will be over.

At the home court of the Lakers, the Grizzlies generals looked solemn after entering the stadium.

"Guys, cheer up, cheer up!"

"This game is the most important game for us to win the championship. As long as we win this game, the championship will be ours!"

"Now work hard for me. We must win this game." Jiang Dongbing stood on the sidelines and continued to explain the importance of this game to the young Grizzlies players.

The situation with the Lakers is generally similar, with Jackson Jackson frantically injecting blood into the players.

Not long after the game started, the Grizzlies took two whistles. Looking at today's situation, the league obviously wanted to drag the game to the seventh inning.

In the third quarter, although the Grizzlies were in good shape today, they were still trailing by five points against the Lakers, who had the help of referees.

"Coach, let me go, I'll replace one of their players." Rodman, who had not communicated much with Jiang Dongbing, suddenly whispered in Jiang Dongbing's ear.

He was actually quite grateful to Jiang Dongbing for giving him this opportunity. When no other team was willing to take him, Jiang Dongbing actually opened the door to him.

Moreover, Rodman was extremely grateful for Jiang Dongbing's attitude toward him. In his opinion, Jiang Dongbing gave him money for nothing.

Now that the situation for the Grizzlies is somewhat unfavorable, Rodman feels that he needs to step forward and find a way to help the Grizzlies and Jiang Dongbing to share the pressure. Otherwise, including dividends, the income of nearly one million US dollars will be really hot!

You must know that Rodman has only played in four games so far this year, and each game averages just over 20 minutes.

Playing four games and getting one million U.S. dollars, this is not an era when big contracts are rampant in later generations. One million U.S. dollars is not a small amount.

"Okay, Dennis." Jiang Dongbing didn't say much. He said nothing. Since Rodman said he wanted to get rid of one of the opponent's players, he must have his own way. Jiang Dongbing didn't need to say a word.

Rodman walked onto the court and looked at Horry with a ferocious expression. For a veteran player like him, he could analyze the situation on the court very thoroughly.

Horry is the biggest threat to the Grizzlies. This threat does not mean how strong Horry is, but that it is difficult for the Grizzlies to target Horry.
Chapter completed!