126. The gentleman on the front line (Happy New Year)(2/2)
Not only the Lakers emphasized defense, but the Heat were the same. Due to the increasingly violent confrontation and physical decline, small-scale conflicts have obviously become more frequent. In the first half of the third quarter, the two teams fell into a situation of continuous fouls again.
The official timeout came back from the middle of the third quarter. Owens made a mid-range shot and the score was 44-45. The Lakers were overtaken by the Heat by 1 point. Such a game is obviously more familiar to the Heat. The Lakers were beaten 10-6 by the Heat in this half of the quarter.
After persisting for half a quarter, he was actually overtaken. Just when the Lakers' belief in winning was about to break, Van Exel, who received the serve, saw that Zhang Hao had already rushed out!
Van Exel quickly cheered up and advanced quickly. After Zhang Hao rushed to the center circle and started to get faster and faster on their side, Van Exel made the ball!
Zhang Hao surpassed the opponent's defender like a cavalry leading the way, entered the opponent's free throw line first and received a long pass. There was nothing fancy, and he scored two points with one hand!
It was obvious that the opponent's retreat speed slowed down. Zhang Hao waited for a long time and finally waited for this moment!
After getting 4 points from the last minute of the second quarter, Zhang Hao found that it was difficult for them to defeat the Heat by defending and singles, and it was also difficult for him to run mid-range shots. The opponent's defense against him was indeed very good. He had to shoot when he received the ball, and he would make a foul if he hesitated a little.
Strong investment?
No, Zhang Hao chose to consume!
Although the Lakers consume a lot of physical strength, Zhang also consumes a lot of energy, but when both sides consume a lot of energy, Zhang has an advantage - he can fight back, and his opponent can't keep up!
rush!
I haven't felt this way for a long time. After arriving at the Lakers, many games were very simple to win, while some were very difficult to play. He did not have a chance to fight back until the last moment of the game.
Finally, now there is a chance!
Zhang Hao's counterattack dunk this time once again ignited the Lakers' morale and fighting spirit that had a downward trend and raised it to the top!
In the third quarter, the Heat actually played very well. When the Lakers only scored 6 points in the half quarter, they themselves relied on Owens' singles to score 8 points in the first half of the quarter, narrowing the gap to 1 point with 8-6.
Logically speaking, they have laid an advantage, but after the official pause came back, they just overturned the score and saw Zhang Hao's incredible counterattack!
In the next two rounds, the Heat's shooting performed surprisingly well, scoring a three-pointer and a two-pointer.
However, no matter whether they scored or not, Zhang Hao directly counterattacked. At this time, the Heat players could no longer catch up!
They got 5 points, and Zhang Hao got 4 points in person!
It was the Heat's offense again. After the official timeout, the Heat, who scored 3 goals in a row, missed the shot. The Lakers focused on Owens and Reske Chapman, squatted under the basket, and Coles' open three-pointer did not make a goal. As Zhang Hao took off again, he received the Magician's long pass and dunked with both hands. The Lakers tied the score to 50!
The game was at a very delicate connection point. The Heat played very well in the third quarter tonight, defended well, and shots exceeded expectations. They successfully limited the Lakers' shooting to only score one in 8 minutes. This can be said to be as good as it would be.
However, Zhang Hao scored 6 points in three consecutive counterattacks, and the Heat were tied by the Lakers again without scoring one goal!
What is the score? In fact, it cannot cause too much psychological fluctuation for Heat players, but Zhang Hao's crazy counterattack caused a hint of despair in the Heat... They recalled the encounter when they met Zhang Hao, who was playing for the Nets at the beginning of the season.
The Nets are not as strong as their Heat, but the Nets beat them up with Zhang Hao's crazy counterattack in the third quarter!
Just like the current situation!
Originally, after half a season of running-in and adjustment, the Heat have already made good plans for the distribution of physical strength, and it is no problem to play defense and play the whole game. If you defend well, the Bulls will not be able to gain an advantage in regular time.
The Heat didn't take the Lakers' defense seriously, who would have thought that the Lakers actually fought a hand-to-hand battle with their Heat!
By the middle of the third quarter, their Heat's physical strength had dropped significantly, and the Lakers' physical strength also dropped significantly. The Heat had taken advantage of this to create a scoring wave. Seeing that the Heat were going to take the initiative, if they persisted, they would likely be able to directly drag the game to the end.
But Zhang Hao is here again!
That incredibly powerful counterattack is coming again!
Chapter completed!