Chapter 535 I will kill you bastards!
11 seconds before the end of the half, the Lakers passed the ball to Paul Gasol. They still hope that Espanyol will regain confidence. On this night that seems to be heading towards a big victory, they need Espanyol to be full of confidence and then go to Boston to accept the championship.
Perhaps because of the Lakers' leading score, Gasol decisively attacked with the ball, causing a large-scale physical contact, the baseline referee blew the whistle and Kevin Garnett made a defensive foul.
With 8 seconds left in the first half, Gasol made two free throws.
60 to 39
With a 21-point lead, the Celtics seem to be drowned under the Lakers' steel-like offense and defense.
The Lakers are eager to dominate the game, and Weisha once again pressed Rajon Rondo in the frontcourt.
No, this time it should be a press conference for the whole audience.
Rondo used his body to resist Wei Xia after halftime.
Wei Xia was too aggressive, like a beast attacking her prey, biting off the opponent's limbs first, and then trying to find a way to lock her throat - Rondo was knocked out of bounds by an unexpected body collision.
The whistle sounds!
"Wish defense foul!"
When the Lakers were leading 21 points, Wei Xia no longer cared about the number of fouls he had.
As for the first half of the game, 5.2 seconds left, Rondo's first free throw hit the front of the basket and missed.
After adjustment, hit the second penalty.
40 to 60
Wei Xia seemed not satisfied with the 20-point gap.
Rondo scored a free throw, and the Celtics allowed three players to stay in the frontcourt, preparing to press Wei Xia at the highest intensity in the frontcourt. However, Wei Xia did not expect that Wei Xia would play the simplest forward change, with pure explosive power and acceleration, pass the defense, throw away Rondo one half-body position, and dribble the ball at full speed and rush to the frontcourt.
Kobe has already gotten off the court, so Wei Xia has no object to pass the ball.
"He plans to do it himself," Kobe said.
Wei Xia brought the ball to the frontcourt, and the game time was less than a second. He closed the ball first, stepped forward with his right foot and stepped one meter outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. He leaned forward and jumped. The ball was shot before the timer was red.
Ryan Hollins at the bottom corner raised his hands - "Wish is thrown in!"
"Wow! What a pleasing performance! In the last attack before the end of the first half, wish seized the opportunity!"
63 to 40
When the Lakers led by 23 points and Wei Xia hit the buzzer, Staples' atmosphere was like religious worship, as if the balance of the game had completely fallen to Los Angeles.
That classic slogan appeared.
Michael Thompson shouted like the late "Voice of the Lakers" Chick Hearn, "Boston is dead!"
"If you think this is over..." Rondo's face was filled with cold fighting spirit, "I promise you will regret it!"
Wei Xia pretended to say: "Please forgive our commentators and fans for being too happy too early, but you shouldn't be too harsh on them, because they didn't expect you to be 23 points behind in such a critical half."
Listening to Wei Xia's disgusting words, Rondo left coldly and left.
Judging from the first half, the Lakers' explosion was perfect.
The Celtics are in poor form, while the Lakers are in good shape.
The best Lakers meet the worst Celtics.
The Lakers have three hidden worries.
The first hidden worry is Kobe, whose hot offensive state in the previous four games did not continue until the fifth game.
The second hidden worry is Paul Gasol, who is as weak as a son against his own father in front of Kevin Garnett. Even tonight, the Lakers almost secured the victory in the first half, and he still couldn't see a strong point in the matchup with Garnett. Garnett made 3, 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first half, which was very bad. Gasol was not much better. With the help of his teammates, he made 3, 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in the half, which was a little better than Garnett. However, with the advantages the Lakers achieved against the Celtics, his data performance should be crushing, but there was no result.
The Lakers' best player in the halftime was Wei Xia, who scored 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
If the Lakers win over Tianwang Mountain, he will make great contributions.
Wei Xia is also the third hidden worry for the Lakers.
His foul number, the third foul against Rondo before the end of the half, is unnecessary.
As for the others, the Lakers are showing a trend of blooming across the board.
Two of the Big Three did not perform well, but all the role players stood up.
"I think you all saw what the real Lakers are like, and for me, there are a lot of things to consider," Phil Jackson said proudly.
His subtext is not difficult to understand: those who are still paying attention to the winners and losses of game 5 are only on the first level, and I am already considering game 6.
The commentary trio selected by ESPN's Obc Sports is Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, who has just retired from the coaching position and gold medal commentator Mike Bryn.
When it comes to the game, the three of them have different opinions.
Jackson felt that there was no suspense in the game: "I was 23 points behind away, and although there was still the entire second half, I don't think Boston could catch up. Their scoring ability is not as good as the Lakers, and the away call scale is not conducive to their offensive pursuit."
"Jeff, what about your point of view?" asked Bryn.
"I watched almost every playoff game with the Celtics, and I think they are resilient. So, I don't think the game is over, they will fight to the end." Van Gundy looked more like he was deliberately supporting the Celtics.
Bolling integrates their views and “advises” the audience in front of the TV to switch channels too early: “The history of competition between Los Angeles and Boston can be traced back many years, and if you switch to another show now, you may miss a wonderful history.”
They talked, and players from both sides had returned from the locker room to shoot and warm up.
It looks no different from when it first started. The Lakers are more relaxed and the Celtics are more nervous.
No wonder, one side needs to chase points, while the other side can win as long as they ensure that the total score in the second half is no less than that of the Celtics.
Too simple, isn't it?
The Celtics seem to have made no changes, and the five starting players are still the ones.
The Lakers took the initiative to seek change, Maglouire and Gasol partnered with the inside, while Weisha, Kobe and Luke Walton were on the outside.
This lineup beats the Celtics from a height, but there are some problems on the defensive end.
At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics let Pierce play the first goal.
Pierce frequently looked for physical confrontation with the ball, and suddenly rushed to the near paint area, and Magloire came up.
He actively sought physical confrontation, causing Magloire to foul.
42 to 63
Wei Xia dribbled the ball through halftime, and the Celtics called the person who defended him was Rondo.
Rondo's one-on-one single defense on the outside is enough, and Wei Xia cannot play the body ball from the outside. He is not James.
Just as he was about to call a pick-and-roll, Perkins pressed him up with thick hands and feet, putting pressure on him.
The sudden pressure was so strong that it exceeded Wei Xia's expectations.
He quickly passed the ball out.
Walton received the ball from the middle and hung it to the inside.
Garnett has committed two fouls. If he defends Gasol one-on-one, his movements should not be too presumptuous - he should...
As a result, Garnett's movements were not just presumptuous, but completely letting himself go, actively looking for confrontation, and putting on his body, making his scalp numb by the pressure on Gasol.
The Spaniard couldn't stand the collision of that level and dropped the ball, but fortunately there was Magloire behind him.
The Canadian picked up the ball and wanted to continue attacking. Garnett raised his hands high. Magloyle suddenly hit the Wolf King's chest, and then screamed, and the whistle of the referee Yibo.
Perhaps his screams were too uglier, perhaps Garnett's defense was too clean, or perhaps the referee thought that such a collision would make him look too sissy.
Whatever the truth is, Magloire failed.
Garnett, who was one-to-two on the defensive end, made two opportunities in a high position on the offensive end.
The Lakers' inside defense put enough pressure, and Rondo's only passes.
Garnett got the ball at a high position and made a jump shot.
44 to 63
The score falls within 20 points.
Kobe seemed to have noticed the Celtics' ambition to chase the score, took the initiative to attack, held the ball at a high position on the right, and shot a fake shot to the left, and stopped and jumped on the right.
"Swish!"
65 to 44
"It's not easy to chase points!" Kobe said coldly.
Rondo is located one meter outside the three-point line on the right, and Wei Xia is about half a meter inside the three-point line and deliberately put it to the opponent's space. He expected Rondo not dare to take action.
The result is, too.
Rondo really dared not take action, but dared to call a pick-and-roll.
Garnett landed quietly next to Wei Xia, until Rondo started a breakthrough and hit Wei Xia on an iron wall, and found that the opponent's opponent was already blocked like an iron barrel on the necessary path to move horizontal defense.
Rondo took the middle road directly and started to throw in the paint area.
46 to 65
"Who said it's not easy to chase points?" Pierce spoke with a slutty mouth, "Is there anything easier than scoring under your defense?"
Kobe was glaring and was about to call back.
Who would have thought that the Celtics decisively double-teamed Kobe who was receiving the ball and forced him to pass the ball out.
It was a rare scene. Kobe, who played 31 and 41 and 5 during the regular season, became routine operations, but he understood that this is not the time to be sarcastic.
But he handed the ball to an unreliable person.
Paul Gasol, he accepted the open space created by Kobe, hit the iron with a jump shot, and gave the Lakers a heavy hammer of morale.
The Lakers' defense is daunting in the next round.
Perkins attacked strongly at the basket, allowing Magloyle to go out of bounds with the ball cap.
The outbound ball was sent to Garnett, whose iron-blooded jump shot was interfered by Gasol's long arm.
The offensive rebound was caught by Ray Allen. He stabilized for a while, passed the ball to the outside, and then handed over Rondo and Rondo to Garnett.
After going around, it’s the wolf king again!
Garnett roared angrily, "Ahhhh!" Sweat and saliva flew together, green and purple gold together. Garnett flashed through Gasol's steps under the basket with a wonderful step, and hit the board with his backhand.
Chapter completed!