1329: That's not how basketball is played, baby(1/2)
Although the Lakers and the Clippers' tiebreak battle is on the surface, the Lakers' home court is actually held at the Staples Center in fact, and there is no home and away game difference at all.
Therefore, today, there were not only Lakers fans, but also many Clippers fans.
For a long time, the Clippers have been teased as "Los Angeles Second Team".
In Los Angeles, under the aura of the Lakers, the Clippers' fan base is very small.
But since Blake Griffin and Paul met and the Lakers were lonely, the Clippers have also gained a place in Los Angeles.
Therefore, now, in Los Angeles, there are many people who like the Clippers. So today's tiebreak battle that determines life and death, the atmosphere in Staples Center is unprecedented.
In the past, in the playoffs, it was basically impossible for fans of both sides to confront each other in the stadium.
Because in general, the number of home fans has a crushing advantage.
But today is different. The number of Lakers and Clippers fans in the Staples Center is basically half and half.
Before the players could play, cheers from the fans of the two teams were one after another. Today, Staples sent two times the number of security personnel in the middle of the center, for fear that the fans of both sides would fight each other in the stands.
"If it weren't for the fact that the stands were hard to get, I would like to go down and experience it."
Link in the luxurious private room looked at the rolling people below, and was infected by the intense atmosphere.
It’s the most passionate thing to watch football below.
Although there are sofas, TVs, coffee tables, food, and on-call services in the luxury private room, you don’t have to worry about being photographed on the face with a cake from a mascot.
By the way, the Lakers don't have a mascot...
Well, the luxury private rooms are also very enjoyable. Although Link has played in the NBA for ten years, this is his first time watching football in the luxury private room.
Here and in the stands are completely different concepts!
As soon as you enter the private room, a strong atmosphere of luxury comes to your face, reminding you everywhere of the expensive price of this private room.
However, Link booked a VIP private room today but didn't even spend a penny, which is a shame to say.
Because I couldn't book a seat, Link called the Los Angeles local snake "Black Mamba". Kobe called Jenny Bass with another call. Bass left the best private room ten minutes later.
And it is said that later, the Lakers boss will come to the private room to say hello to Link and express his respect.
Although the Lakers and the Grizzlies are likely to become opponents in the future, Aunt Jenny will naturally not let Link down the popularity of the upcoming superstar.
At that time, when she and Link were posted on social media, Aunt Jenny would be able to increase her fans.
Link didn't expect that one day he would be able to use his face card in a metropolis like Los Angeles.
It is still necessary to meet a rich friend living in Los Angeles.
Just as Link was thinking about it, the Lakers and Clippers players were already in place, and this tiebreak battle that determines life and death is about to start!
At this time, Link didn't care about the luxurious facilities in the luxurious private room, but stared at the stadium with concentration.
The process of this game did not disappoint the fans, it was simply ups and downs and extremely tragic.
The scenes of people turning over and overturning appear from time to time, and the smell of gunpowder on both sides is also very strong. The trash talk and the body collision never stopped from the first second.
The two teams have been leading alternately, which is definitely the most exciting series since this year's playoffs.
Although the Grizzlies won the game cleanly, it was not the most exciting. The 4-0 and tiebreaker experience was completely different.
After the third quarter, with Anthony Davis' big explosion, the Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 12-point advantage after a wave of attacks!
At this time, the Lakers fans in the Staples Center have entered a state of carnival.
In the last game, James showed his magical powers, and today Davis suddenly broke out again.
What else is there to say? Lakers championship!
During the holiday break, Jenny Bass indeed came to Link's private room and said hello to Link's family.
At the same time, Aunt Jenny also suggested that she wanted to watch the last quarter with Link's family.
Although Link didn't want to be disturbed, he was not easy to refuse.
After all, this private room is given by someone...
In this way, Jenny Bass successfully updated her social media account. Link went abroad, liked and forwarded it was true.
"It seems that we will inevitably fight in the Western Conference Finals, Link." Seeing that James continued to expand his advantage with a layup at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Aunt Jenny smiled very happily.
"Well... I really want to fight LeBron again, too. But... the game is not over yet." Link didn't think it would be safe to lead 14 points in front of the Clippers.
Leonard and George's potential is more than that.
The score difference was widened to 14 points, and Doug Rivers called a timeout.
Because he was sitting in a luxurious private room, Link couldn't hear Rivers' duck voice shouting today.
At the end of the pause, Link saw George and Leonard flirting on the sidelines.
Well, from now on, the two ultimate aces of the Clippers will be considered to be a successful combination.
After the pause came back, the situation suddenly changed.
In the first attack of the Clippers, Leonard broke through and assisted George to make a three-pointer, allowing the Clippers to end the Lakers' continuous scoring momentum.
After that, the Lakers continued to attack Davis.
Harrell actively defended himself as soon as possible. Just as Davis was about to make the next move, Leonard waved his long arms and doubled over it.
The Clippers are starting to move!
Seeing this, Davis passed the ball to James. James took the ball outside the three-pointer and made Leonard rashly double-team pay the price!
However, James had just taken action, but he found that his vision was completely blocked and he could not see where the basket was.
It's impossible for Leonard to come back so quickly?
James looked at the guy in front of him in surprise. Sure enough, it was not Leonard, but Paul George, who was also tall and long!
You know, George, who was also the "General of Yincheng" back then, was able to compete with James in the east to the end.
The Clippers' strongest forward line is well-deserved.
With George's timely interference, James's already unstable three-pointer came out of the box.
Leonard and George began to gain a foothold on the defensive end and finally curbed the Lakers.
After the counterattack was over, Lu Wei directly stopped and jumped from outside the three-point line.
Generally speaking, you won’t choose to shoot three-pointers when you go in a fast break, because it is not safe to do so.
But for a "ronin" like Lou Wei, there is nothing to do or not.
In the end, Lou Wei made a steadily three-pointer with a quick stop. The Clippers' defensive counterattack after the timeout came back, which was quite exciting!
However, the Lakers are still leading by 11 points, and Jenny Buss next to Link still has a faint smile.
Link shook his head, is the situation on the field obviously wrong?
It was still Phil Jackson who once said a good comment to Jenny: "This is not how basketball is played, baby."
Sure enough, after that, the Clippers' offensive began to gradually swallow the tired Lakers.
As I said, the Lakers have been pushed to the limit long ago. But the Clippers give people the feeling that there is still room for growth.
George and Leonard both turned on the scoring mode, and Harrell also used his diligent assistance to destroy the Lakers' offense.
The score almost got smaller, and Jenny Bass's smile gradually disappeared beside Link.
The Clippers truly achieved a balance between offense and defense, and finally completed the overtake of the Lakers with three minutes left in the fourth quarter!
Leonard, George, Harrell and Louve, the Clippers' "ultimate engine" made Link feel a little scared.
At the last moment of the fourth quarter, James had hope to regain the advantage for the Lakers. But in a critical attack, Leonard used his own "death entanglement" and successfully intercepted the ball during James' breakthrough!
Sometimes, a mistake is enough to ruin the entire game. Even the entire series.
Leonard made a quick push after stealing, and James immediately chased back, but his overdrawn physical fitness made James fall to the ground when he turned around, so he could only watch Leonard
Seeing James fall in a mess, Link felt a little reluctant.
Because of this fall, you may not be able to get up.
Leonard showed no mercy and rushed forward with a dunk.
This goal stopped the game directly, allowing the Clippers to take a 4-point lead in the last 27 seconds!
Beside Link, Jenny Buss had gone from being proud of the beginning, to being expressionless, and then to being frightened now.
"Sorry, Link... I'm missing a little while." Aunt Jenny stood up after saying that, and started running in her high heels.
She probably will appear next to Pelinka later and yelled: "What the hell happened?"
Unfortunately, no "Zen Master" tells her how to play the game now.
At the last moment, Davis was preparing to break through and layup to grab a two-pointer. However, Leonard accurately judged the timing as soon as Davis took off and directly slapped the ball out of bounds.
Now, there are only 20 seconds left, and the Lakers are almost sentenced to death.
"A block that determines the direction of history, Kavay Leonard! After completing that historic finale last season, he once again changed the trend of the entire series at the last moment!"
On the sidelines, the commentators yelled. Clippers fans wearing white T-shirts made waves in the stands.
To be continued...