Wei Xia, who warmed up at Staples Center three hours in advance, became the most threatening Lakers player on the offensive end.

He gave the Celtic a headache.

Because the Celtics had no idea who should go against him.

Rajon Rondo? In addition to height, it is the most suitable in all aspects.

But this height formed a natural barrier among them. No matter how Longduo did, he could not change his figure so thin that as long as Wei Xia was willing, he could beat him up at any time.

Ray Allen? The most suitable one in all aspects is even the right height.

But he needs to deal with Kobe.

Pierce? In terms of figure, he has an advantage. Apart from his figure, there are not many people who can be regarded as an advantage.

His speed could not withstand Wei Xia's off-ball running position, and he dared to fight on the defensive end, but he often could not keep up with the latter's pace.

The Celtics decisively implemented the winning method of the first two games.

A lot of confrontations and countless physical contacts, but they meet a Lakers who are determined to change themselves.

The biggest change for the Lakers is Paul Gasol's positioning.

Before, his positioning was the axis of the system.

Before the finals, he faced various teams in the Western Conference and changed his flexible swimming and support to create countless empty spaces, becoming a pure blue-collar worker. The price was that he made little contribution to the offensive end, except for trying harder when he was stuck and grabbing more offensive rebounds.

This arrangement is puzzling, because Gasol's greatest value to the Lakers has never been not defense or rebounds, but his flexibility in plug-and-play triangular offense.

But when you think about it carefully, it’s not impossible to understand.

Phil Jackson is unwilling to die under the opponent's frontcourt rebound anymore. The stuttering at the basket can at least allow Garnett to follow him.

He went all out on the defensive end and gave up the axial position on the offensive end. Gasol scored 1 point and 5 rebounds in a single quarter.

If the Celtics hadn't sent two free throws, he would have scored zero.

The Lakers' reaction to the hand-to-hand battle initiated by the Celtics was to resist head-on because they knew that it was impossible to hide. If there was a better way, no one wanted to play in the field that the Celtics were best at.

Since you can't avoid it, you'll meet it like a man.

Kobe's offensive condition was not good after entering the court, and he did not continue with 1 of 3 shots. Wei Xia's condition was like a light of inspiration on the court, pointing out the right way for the Lakers' offense.

Wei Xia played the whole first quarter as usual.

His offensive distribution is interesting.

7 shots of 3,42% shooting percentage. If you look closely, all the goals he missed were outside the three-point line.

0 out of 4 outside, but 3 out of 3 out of 3 in the three-point line, and 8 free throws were won with very few shots.

The shortcoming point is that 8 is 5 free throws.

42.9% shooting percentage and 62% free throws were both below average performances for him.

If it is enlarged between the two teams, his shooting rate is not only not ugly, but also dazzling.

The Lakers and Celtics once again played the same rhythm, the same efficiency, the same score, and the familiar and boring first quarter draw 20-20.

Wei Xia is the one with the most points in the game, and he scored a total of 11 points.

With hit rate, both sides can only compare who is worse than who is better than who can compare.

The Celtics team scored 33% shooting percentage.

The Lakers' team has a 27% shooting percentage.

The most obvious comparison is the free throw.

In the first quarter, the Lakers team scored 14 free throws, while the Celtics had only 2.

The Celtics scored more positions due to their inside advantage. The Lakers had no touch except Wei Xia. Fisher, Kobe, Gasol, and Radmanovic were worse than each other. If they had not caused enough damage, they would have been at a disadvantage at the beginning. Even with 14 free throws in a single quarter, the Celtics still led the game in momentum.

In the first quarter, 20 to 20, both sides were still on the same starting line.

Phil Jackson looked at Wei Xia, who was sweating profusely and rotated abnormally: "Wish, come down and rest."

If it were before, Wei Xia was in such a good state, and the Zen master wanted him to play the whole audience.

But today, he made a substitution early.

The situation on the court was not clear, and no one knew where the next game would go, and he replaced the best player of the game.

Then, another abnormally allowed Kobe, who had been resting for 3 minutes, to appear.

Before Kobe came on the court, he approached and said: "If we want to win, we must not rely on the performance of one person."

Kobe nodded seriously, indicating that he understood.

Then, Kobe took Radmanovich, Magloire, the "smarst Lakers", Kyle Lowry, a lineup with only two main players, and appeared.

Wei Xia rarely got a chance to rest after one quarter.

He didn't dare to relax for a moment. He hung his towel on his body, his eyes were long on the field, and his eyes seemed to be fixed on Kobe.

The Celtics' second quarter lineup is no different from before.

Aliens, Poway, Percy, PJ Brown and Ray Allen.

Kassel made a shot and Poway rushed out and grabbed the offensive rebound.

This character player who came from the sky in the fourth quarter of game2 left a deep impression on everyone. At this time, he was still an inconspicuous person.

After grabbing the offensive rebound, the ball was given to Junzi Lei.

Ray Allen stood outside the three-point line at the top of the arc and shot, like "Jesus" coming to life, with three-pointers falling into the pocket.

23 to 20

Similarly, Kobe, who had been resting for three minutes, was enough to adjust his form back.

Ray Allen hit a three-pointer and he responded with two points.

Since the beginning of the game, the Lakers rarely attack too much on the strong side forming a triangle according to their habits. Their off-ball running and passing are certainly conducive to maintaining offensive space, but the Boston inside double evil spirits move too fast and pass misses easily crash into the surround. Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, Fisher did not turn the ball towards the strong side of the three-man, and directly chose a two-man group attack. But the problem is that except for Kobe, others lack the ability to score goals.

This led to the Lakers' biggest mistake in this game - if they lose, it will be the root of the disaster: in the first 7 minutes of the second quarter, the Lakers only had two jump shots from Kobe and two points from Radmanovic who were released.

Kobe's two jump shots were one-on-one space obtained when he passed the arc top after interspersing the baseline to attract the Celtics' defense to concentrate on the downline. In addition, both unilateral offenses failed.

Kobe's aggressiveness made him hard when he hit the free throw line, and Magloire's layup was unbalanced. Radmanovic's tenacity ruined Pierce's rhythm and also made him foul prematurely.

The Lakers' main problems are on the surface, with insufficient defensive continuity and no one protecting rebounds, but the Celtics also encountered problems at the Staples Center.

The offensive is weak.

The Celtics scored 20 points in the first quarter, with an overall shooting percentage of 33%. In the second quarter, they continued to decline on an already poor basis - 27%.

Seeing that their defense was actually such a virtue, Wei Xia decisively adopted a strategy of focusing on defense and offense after coming on the court, which helped Lu Kai score 17 points in a single quarter in the second quarter.

At the end of the half, the Lakers led the Celtics by 6 points.

"Although the Lakers are leading, in all respects, this is still not their best condition."

Needless to say, Kobe's single-quarter shooting percentage is 100%, but Lu Kai mainly prevents him from receiving the ball. His attacks are very few and only scores 8 points.

Gasol was basically a sacrifice because of hand-to-hand combat in the penalty area.

Radmanovich and Magloire highlight a reckless feature.

In contrast, Kendrick Perkins and PJ Brown are much more mature and steady.

Fisher played his worst game since the playoffs.

The most damn thing is that the Lakers have not taken advantage of their home court advantage at all.

There were 22 free throws in the half, compared with the Celtics, they only had 5 free throws in the half.

There were so many free throws, but 12 were lost.

The poor shooting percentage is simply amateur level. Some people think that the Lakers are lacking in training, but it is understandable that their free throw feel is reduced.

The Celtics are going to fight hand in hand, and excessive physical contact will make the feel messy.

In that case, few people can control their feel.

In the second half, the Celtics made a little progress.

They increased their shooting percentage to 37.5%, scoring 44 points in the first half, leveling with the Lakers.

However, the Lakers' shooting percentage is higher than theirs and assists are more than theirs, and even the unstable free throw shooting percentage in the first half is higher than that of Green Kai.

The second half scored 44-44, and the Lakers won by the advantage accumulated in the first half.

The Celtics maintain their obvious advantage in frontcourt rebounds and great defense, and have not allowed the long hand-to-hand combat and the Big Three to kill the passion of others.

Perkins and Rondo, even though their offense was stagnant, could still drag their advantage until the end.

Many Lakers fans at the scene needed a quick-acting heart-saving pill. Because, they all knew that if they lost this game, the Lakers would be finished.

As a result, the Lakers held on.

How to hold on? Statistical data can naturally explain everything.

Although data is the easiest thing to deceive on the basketball court, the Lakers' data today are not deceived.

Kobe scored 36 points and Wei Xia scored 30 points. In addition to scoring, the other data of these two people combined are 14 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks.

They shine in Staples Center's performance, allowing people to accept Paul Gasol's unbearable 3 points and 7 rebounds, Fisher's disastrous 4 points and 3 assists, as well as a string of single-digit scores and a shooting percentage of 40%.
Chapter completed!