Phil Jackson did not rush to replace Kobe today, and continued to use it in the second quarter: Jordan Famar, Vujasic, Walton Jr., Odom Odom, Bynum's semi-main + semi-substitute lineup.

The Lakers' lineup is strong in the inside, and the Clippers' substitute inside is not very good, so four minutes later, the Lakers have already led the Clippers by 3 points.

At 7 minutes and 55 seconds in the second quarter, the score was 33:36, the Lakers led by three points, and the two teams replaced their respective main players again, and the final battle in the first half began.

After the main players of the two teams reappeared, the Lakers' offensive was still surprisingly fierce. The Zen master's order was to defeat the Clippers in one breath in the second quarter. This was a continuous skill launched by the Lakers. Taking advantage of the smooth moves, they had to deal a high enough damage before they could stop.

Kobe and Fisher made three-pointers one after another, and Gasol then played two plus one at the basket. In a blink of an eye, the Lakers expanded the gap to double digits in one go. After this team battle, the Lakers had a clear advantage.

The Clippers fans were extremely distressed. The Lakers actually did not have much good chance in these three attacks. Almost all of them were forced to take action, but they all hit. On the contrary, the Clippers had opportunities in several attacks, but they just couldn't hit anyone. In the end, all three shots were hit.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Old Dunleavy quickly called a timeout and told the players to try to hit the basketball to the inside. Even the fans knew that the closer they were to the basket, the easier it was to score points, and it was easier to go to the free throw line without scoring.

"Continue to stay calm, it's not a big deal. We're just bad luck this time. You are all the best players in many battles. I believe you have encountered this situation more than once. We will defend their offense first after we come on the court." Old Dunleavy's words made the Clippers players maintain a calm and calm mind. Clippers players also know that this is the case. Everyone has time to be accurate and there are times when they are not accurate. The difference between a strong team and a weak team is that when their hands become cold, strong teams can often find ways to prevent their opponents from taking the opportunity to widen the score difference. The best choice is of course to use high-intensity defense to make the opponent's feel colder.

If it is not accurate, then no one will be allowed.

After the game started again, the Clippers used a suffocating defense. In the past, the Clippers used this tactic of less than one meter away from the defender. When defending in close-fitting defense, they would use a man-to-man defense formation, because this defense is originally strong enough. If you play in the joint defense again, then the opponent will not only be able to bear this intensity, but you may not be able to cope with it first.

Old Dunleavy suspended the use of Garcia to replace Artest this time, with the purpose of making the team run faster and more flexible. Artest's single defense is indeed powerful, he is probably the best player in the Clippers' single defense. However, his pace of playing joint defense is slower. When the Clippers use joint defense, it is easy to have loopholes in Artest's link.

Garcia averaged 18 minutes per game this season. She was able to contribute 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds and a three-point shooting percentage of 36%. Uncle Gar is better than Artest in terms of height and wingspan, has a more flexible footsteps, has a strong will, has a desperate style, and has strong adaptability. She is an excellent team player.

After the Clippers used Garcia to play the second and third positions, it was more difficult for Lakers players to find loopholes, and the Clippers' defensive formation was more airtight. However, in terms of defensive strength, the Clippers were not as good as Artest's when they were on the court. If you use the data in the game as a metaphor, it means that the Clippers' defensive range has increased, but the defensive intensity has decreased.

Kobe has a high basketball IQ. He quickly discovered the difference between the Clippers at this moment. Although Artest's area was originally responsible for defense, the rotation is now faster, its protection has decreased. If he aims at this point, it may have unexpected results?

The Lakers attacked, Gasol and Bynum once again performed multiple screening tactics for Kobe. Pan found a gap and immediately dribbled the ball and broke through Garcia's guard position.

Garcia moved his footsteps and quickly followed Kobe's breakthrough, but was still thrown away half of his body, and the latter dribbled into the inside.

Ji Guomeng quickly assisted in defense in the inside, delaying Kobe's breakthrough. Garcia took the opportunity to form an encirclement with the little fox immediately, and Kobe was double-teamed in the inside!

The Clippers players immediately shrank their defense line and trapped Kobe in the inside. Their defense intensity did drop, but joint defense was to gather the strength of the whole team to defend the opponent's strong points. The purpose was to fight less, rather than relying on the strong to bully the weak. Therefore, flexibility and consciousness are the most important attributes of joint defense.

Kobe was surrounded by Clippers players, but he still made no mistakes with his outstanding sense of ball, and he also wanted to create a foul of Ji Guohu.

Unfortunately, in this round of playoffs, the referee didn't give Pan a chance to stand on the free throw line. This time Kobe's shot hit the basket, and the referee did not whistle and punished a foul. The Clippers immediately launched a counterattack after getting the rebound!

Billups and Percy, Ji Guoqiu launched a third-line fast break, and in the end, the key assisted Percy to dunk and scored two points.

A successful defense is often the easiest to create opportunities for steals and fast breaks.

The Clippers' shooting feel was not good in the second quarter, but in the second half, they relied on their excellent defense to frequently create fast break opportunities similar to this one, and used third-tier or even fourth-tier fast breaks to rush to deal with the Lakers.

The Lakers were not prepared for this, and the Zen master was anxious and there was no good idea. In the second half of the second quarter, the Clippers began to slowly catch up with the previous behind score.

At the end of the first half, the score was 54:58, and the score difference between the two teams was only 4 points left.

In the second quarter, the Clippers made only 8 of 25 shots, and most of the shots made in these 8 hits were second attacks after laying down and grabbing frontcourt rebounds. However, fast breaks and second attacks were the easiest to create free throw opportunities. The Clippers made a total of 8 free throws in the second quarter. After calculation, they still scored 26 points in the second quarter.

The Lakers had an old problem in the second quarter. They were grabbed by the Clippers' twins four frontcourt rebounds, which made Zen masters almost unable to calm down. Four frontcourt rebounds meant that they could lose up to 8 points. Without these key four frontcourt rebounds, the Clippers might still be behind them twice.

Ji Guochou scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Ji Guomo had 18 points and 5 rebounds, Billups had 9 points and 4 assists, Artest had 8 points, Percy had 5 points, Garcia had 4 points, and Mobri had 4 points.

Kobe scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Gasol scored 11 points and 6 rebounds, Odom scored 7 points and 5 rebounds, Radmanovic scored 6 points and 3 rebounds, Fisher scored 6 points and 3 assists, Vujasic scored 5 points, and Walton scored 2 points.

Charles Barkley was at midfield break and didn't know where to get a data, saying: "In this year's playoffs, the Lakers lost the most points in the league. Billups' first two rounds of efficiency was 21, but his efficiency value reached an astonishing 27.8 in the first five games of this round, making him the Clippers' player with the highest efficiency value in this round of the series."

Kenny Smith became interested and asked, "Who is the first one? What is the efficiency of the twins? How much is Kobe and Gasol?"

"This year's playoffs, the efficiency value ranked first is LeBron. James, the efficiency value of the Little Emperor 31.1 is the highest record for all players since 2003. The second is Chris Paul. It's not unreasonable that the Queen Bee is so popular this year. The efficiency value of 28.9 in the playoffs makes him second. The third is Kobe. The efficiency value of the Peter Pan this year is 28.1, which is one of his best results in history. The fifth is Ji Guomeng, whose efficiency value reaches 26.3. However, his brother Ji Guoque was dragged down by the scoring data, and he only had an efficiency value of 23.0, and he did not rank in the top ten, only 13th. The efficiency value of the Clippers in the second place is Billups. Mr. MVP's 23.6 in the finals ranked 11th in the league, and he also did not enter the top ten."

"Where did you get these data? Is it accurate? I think the guy who calculates this data has a grudge against Kobe. Why does Pan rarely enter the top three, and never reach more than 30 at once?"

Charles Barkley smiled and said, "There is no detailed information in the playoffs, but since the 1960s, the ones who have won more than five regular season efficiency kings in history include Chamberlain, Jabbar, Jordan, and Sharks. These four are the most dominant superstars of that era. Among them, the efficiency value of 30+ is only Jordan 4 times, Chamberlain 3 times, and Sharks 3 times. As for Kobe, he has not had one. I have another NBA historical efficiency value here.

Ranking list..." Barkley picked up another piece of paper and said proudly: "In the entire NBA history, Michael Jordan ranked first in efficiency. That guy achieved an efficiency value of 27.91 in his career. The second was Shark O'Neal, and the Shark's efficiency value was 27.82, which was almost the same as Jordan. The third was David Robinson, the fourth was Wilt Chamberlain, and the fifth was Bob Petitt, and I ranked seventh."

Many fans were secretly talking. Although the Clippers do not have a superstar like Kobe, they have three All-Stars with an efficiency value of more than 23, and the combined power seems even more terrifying.

In the second half, the Lakers were restrained everywhere as soon as they came out, and the players were completely out of shape and played three-way players in the beginning.

Today's game was very strange. After the Clippers' touch became cold in the second quarter, it was the Lakers' turn to feel cold in the third quarter, but the Clippers' players' touch had begun to recover.

Only Gasol made one shot in the first five minutes of the third quarter, but the Clippers scored a 8:2 small ** and overtook the score in one fell swoop.

In the third quarter, 7 minutes and 10 seconds, the score was 62:60, and the Zen master called a timeout.

The Clippers' performance during this period is not very good. Both teams have too much energy to bet on the defensive end, which has affected their offense. However, the Lakers have been affected even more, especially Kobe has failed to hit three shots in the second half. These three shot opportunities have already come out, but without exception, they all went out.

The Lakers' cold hands were faced with each other, and the choices made were exactly the same as those of the Clippers. They chose to stabilize the defense, first shrink the fists, and then hit them until they have enough strength.
Chapter completed!