Chapter 551 "Back" (8K kills to the moon(2/5)
"High-difficulty shoters" can improve the grasp of high-difficulty shots, but there will still be instability.
And after all, this is just a bronze badge. With such a super-god performance in the last game, it is worth it.
The Nuggets won a goal 102-91, rewriting the big score to 1-1.
In the next third game, whoever wins will get the initiative in the series.
Before the third game of the Western Conference Finals started here, the tiebreak between the Celtics and the Bulls also came to an end in the East.
The Bulls dared to fight and fought, and the three armies tried their best, but in the end... they still lost to the Celtics.
Every defense of the Celtics makes the Bulls look like they can't play, either making mistakes or making irons.
Of course, what's more important is that this has reached the tiebreak, and the intensity of the Celtics' game has not dropped at all!
This kind of toughness is a bit scary!
So in the end, there were suspense and surprises, but after going around, the two strongest teams in the East still met in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Is it the Wizards that continue the dominance of the East, or the Big Three will break out of the East as they wish, the exciting level of this group of matches may be greater than the ones from the West.
Of course, at this moment, the Eastern Finals had not started yet, and more people once again focused their attention on the Western Finals.
The Nuggets and the Lakers moved to Denver Plateau to continue the third game of the series!
O'Neal is still the focus.
The temporary good news for Lakers fans is that although they are still uncertain whether they can go, O'Neal followed the Lakers to Denver.
On the night of the game day, the attendance rate of Pepsi Center was full, and the fans' enthusiasm was even better than that of Staples Center.
Nothing else, it's because the team has reached the division finals again after 22 years since 1985!
At this time, there will definitely be fans asking what the Nuggets' best record in team history is.
The answer is the Western Finals!
So you can understand why Denver fans are so excited this year.
Because as long as they defeat the Lakers, they can reach the finals historically and even have the chance to win the first championship in their team history!
Not only fans, you can tell from the faces of Nuggets players that they are more excited than they have in the past few games.
It is obvious that what fans know, Carl must have said to the Nuggets players before the game, and he must have said more.
The Nuggets are determined to win this game!
During the warm-up before the game, the live camera was looking for O'Neal.
O'Neal went on the court to warm up in training suits.
However, by the time of the entrance ceremony, his name did not appear on the starting list.
Even later, O'Neal was not on the 12-person list given on the scene.
O'Neal, I'll still not be there tonight.
This is also the decision of the Lakers coaching staff.
As early as the OK period, they had already experienced the disadvantages of O'Neal taking the game with injuries.
So they would rather risk continuing to lose than let O'Neal get on.
What's more, even without O'Neal, they might not necessarily lose.
Who can guarantee that Sun Hao will not have an outbreak like he did in the first game?
After the opening ceremony, the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.
The Nuggets West, Iverson, James, Martin, Camby, are the same as in the past two games.
Lakers Sun Hao, Hill, Percy, Millsap, and Mourning.
Phil Jackson has made a big adjustment to the lineup tonight.
But this adjustment is understandable.
Percy's outside feel is obviously better than Ariza in this round of the series. If he is present, Sun Hao can avoid falling into the situation where he cannot receive the ball on the offensive end.
The main function of Walker's starting lineup is to help O'Neal pull out space at the basket. Now O'Neal can't play, so the significance of his starting lineup is not that great.
Although Millsap is short and lacks experience, he has tough defense and active fighting, which is a good addition to inside defense.
Especially when Percy or Hill can't stand James, Millsap's excellent mobility can also make up for defensive loopholes in time.
The game began soon, and James threw magnesium powder as usual before he went on the court, which motivated the emotions of the fans on the scene in advance.
"beep!"
With a whistle, Camby turned the ball back to the Nuggets' half and the curtain of the third game of the Western Conference Final officially kicked off.
The Nuggets' style of playing is no different from the previous two games.
During positional battles, James or Iverson holds the ball, and then breaks in after a simple pick-and-roll.
When the Lakers contract, they send the ball to the outside line. If they don't shrink, they score directly.
The Lakers' response strategy is: the outside players remain unmoved, but only let Mooning and Millsap shrink inward, limiting the situation by double-teaming the ball.
This is a very good defensive method, but James has a strong ability to break through points. As soon as Millsap came to defend, he knocked the ball to Martin.
As the top scorer, Martin's independent offensive ability is obviously unqualified, and it can even be said to be very poor.
But his ability to catch and attack is first-class!
He doesn't need to be transported to get the ball now, so he took a big step and directly scored with both hands!
2 to 0!
Martin roared after dunking.
The Nuggets, who play at home, open the game, declared their determination to win tonight!
Looking back, Sun Hao ran without a ball.
Because of Percy's restraint, the Nuggets did not dare to double-team the team at will. After receiving the ball, Sun Hao took a 3-pointer and took a slight move.
"Swish!"
The knife fell with your hands!
Sun Hao's opening feel is also quite good!
O'Neal stood up and applauded Sun Hao on the sidelines.
When he set out to Denver again, Sun Hao already knew that O'Neal could not get in.
However, on the plane, he also praised O'Neal:
Tonight, the "Big Shark" sat off the court and watched him win!
Sun Hao threw the ball into it, but the Nuggets had no chance to play high-speed round trip, so they could only play positions with the Lakers.
This is good news for the Lakers.
James broke into the inside again, and Millsap continued to double-team.
The difference is that Mo Ning assisted in defense in advance and went to Martin.
The space under the basket is too small, and James's rumor Camby is likely to be destroyed, so he directly chose to be stronger!
Phil Jackson looked happy when he saw this.
His substitution adjustments were all effective in the opening offense and defense!
Millsap's words are known for confrontation, and he plays as a power forward, and he is fully capable of withstand...
Well, he pretended he didn't say it.
In the shocked eyes of the fans, James scored the ball with Millsap hanging on his body, causing Millsap's foul!
2+1!
Real bulldozer!!
This amazing physical fitness!
Looking at the history of the NBA, there are probably unique small forwards who have this outfit.
James went to the free throw line, adjusted his breathing, and also made the extra free throw!
After winning the last game, he had already walked out of the "shadow" of Sun Hao's first game.
Moreover, O'Neal did not play in this game and gave him great confidence.
As long as the series is tied to 2-1, even if O'Neal comes back, the Nuggets will still take the initiative in the series!
During the Lakers' offense, Sun Hao received the ball and was double-teamed by three people.
Well, Carl's reflex nerves are not very developed. When a ball sees Sun Hao feels good, he will give you SVIP treatment directly.
Sun Hao divided the ball into Percy's hands at the bottom corner.
The time to test psychological quality comes again.
To be continued...