Chapter 202 The Battle of Tianwang Mountain!
"Buy a gift?" Ivanka quickly refused: "No need. I don't need to have a gift, you'd better treat me to a meal."
"Since that's the case, I can see that you are planning to save money, so let's save money to the end. I'll cook for you to eat once. Is this OK?"
"Cook for me?" Ivanka's eyes lit up. If you want to say that the best-tasting country in the world, there is definitely a Chinese dish. Moreover, when thinking about Zhong Yu, who was unable to defend on the court, made Kobe unable to defend, a sense of absurdity in his heart.
However, she hesitated for a moment and then said, "Okay, I think you are a stingy guy. However, being able to eat the dishes you cook, I think it is definitely an excellent experience! As long as I can meet you, I think I will eat it."
"Okay!" Zhong Yu said: "Then I'll ask you about my agent."
"Okay." Ivanka nodded.
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The fourth game between the Hornets and the Lakers began at the New Orleans Arena.
This game is still the Hornets' home court.
In the previous game, the Hornets won a lot of glory in this stadium.
Zhong Yu has also become the most popular figure in the American basketball world recently after game one after another.
In this game, both sides still used the starting lineup. After playing the game, every player is very tired, and this kind of fatigue is not just about physicality.
This kind of fatigue has reached the depths of my heart. One intensive football match after another is indeed a huge torment for people's physical and mental health.
However, I still have to hold on. It is now the Western Conference Finals. Although I still have a long way to go before the final victory. But I am already far away.
This game just started. You can see that the Lakers may have to unswervingly implement the tactic of hitting basketball to the inside.
They have to give full play to their inside advantages! Everyone knows the Hornets' shortcomings in the inside.
Since the Lakers have fully utilized their inside advantages, the Hornets will be in a big way when comparing with them. When the Hornets attack, it is difficult for them to guarantee rebounds, and because of the Lakers' inside blockade, the Hornets' breakthrough has become quite difficult.
Even Paul, under the opponent's strict defense, needs several pick-and-rolls to enter the inside line.
The Hornets' offense is difficult to open.
In defense, the opponent began to use the tactic of strongly playing the inside. No matter how the Hornets change their formation, the Lakers' offensive focus is on their inside.
It is difficult for the Hornets to defend against the Lakers' inside. The Lakers' inside towers have forced a rush to the Hornets' inside. Various means have been used to score. In addition, they often guarantee their rebounds when they miss the shots, so the Hornets cannot resist the Lakers' offense and defense.
The Hornets also used tactics against xing to start dealing with the Lakers.
What they adopted was mainly the offense from the outside.
Although the Hornets are relatively weak in the inside, they have an attack group of Paul + West + Peja + Zhong Yu on the outside, and a shooter group.
These people all have a good feel, especially Zhong Yu, whose hit rate is there, and everyone knows how powerful this person is.
The Hornets established this tactic and then began to implement it.
The Hornets' outside shooter group began to show their power, and Chandler also opened up space for Paul to break through. Although the effect was not very obvious, in short, in the second half of the second quarter, the Hornets' people worked together to start the offense.
In the last six minutes of the second quarter, the Hornets made a 16-7 attack
o, in the last second before the end of the first half, tie the score between the two sides.
Within these six minutes, Zhong Yu made a three-pointer and a mid-range shot, scored five points, Paul made a three-pointer, and got two free throws, two free throws, and scored 4 points and two assists.
Peja also had a three-pointer, and West made two mid-range shots.
With their efforts, the Hornets tied the score and entered the second half. However, the Lakers were still unswervingly prepared to use their strengths to play against the Hornets' shortcomings.
With the correct guiding ideology, the Lakers also began to score.
Gasol scored continuously in the inside line, and even if he didn't score, he could often make fouls. Other Lakers' ball mi also found their own positions and began to shine.
In terms of defense, the Hornets' outside offense gradually became colder. The Lakers started a short while after the third quarter.
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o, although it cannot be said that the Hornets were knocked out, the blow to them was indeed quite heavy. In the third quarter, Zhong Yu made a three-point jump shot, helping the Hornets recover a few points. Then the other Hornets also scored a lot, but they were not as good as the Lakers' offense and defense.
At the end of the game, the Hornets were 7 points behind the Lakers.
Of course, the Lakers will not allow themselves to lose this game, because if they lose this game, the Hornets will already lead the Lakers 3-1 in the total score, which is quite dangerous, which means that the Lakers will also fall under the sting of the Hornets this time - after all, there are not many teams that have overtaken after the total score of 1-3, quite limited.
Therefore, the Lakers will try their best and cannot let the Hornets win this game.
The final battle in the last quarter began. Paul passed the first ball to Zhong Yu. At this time, Zhong Yu didn't have much action. He directly used an acceleration to enter his second area and then made a jump shot.
In this way, he scored 19 points in this game, and today he didn't score a lot. Today, Zhong Yu didn't feel very good, which caused him not to score much.
However, he also gave 4 assists in this game, and all of them were well transmitted.
The game continued to begin, and the Lakers successfully counterattacked and scored two points.
Zhong Yu felt really weak. The Lakers are too strong now. The feeling is that the Hornets need to score points is not a simple matter, but requires a series of cooperation and the care of the final luck.
The Lakers' scoring is simpler, especially Gasol. His scoring really makes people feel that it's easy to do it.
He can always find his own opportunities. A big man of 2.16 meters gives people a ease in the inside.
Moreover, his mid-range shots are quite accurate, and he often gets a hit.
There is no doubt that the Lakers are not the Lakers in the eyes of many people without Kobe, but this season without Gasol, the Lakers will definitely not be able to go so far.
In this way, the Lakers' inside line showed their strength again in the fourth quarter. Although the Hornets organized many counterattacks, they did not achieve much results.
As the final whistle sounded, the game came to an end at the Hornets' home court.
The Hornets lost to the Lakers with a score of 89:96 at home.
After the game, Zhong Yu scored 25 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. This data was also very good, especially 25 points, which was obtained in the rain of bullets and bullets that the Lakers were strictly guarding, which was very valuable.
In this way, after the game, the Hornets lost a game at home, with a total score of 2-2, drew with the Lakers, and both sides returned to the same starting line.
The record of 2-2 draws has forced the players of both sides to a dead end. No matter who loses the next game, it will be an unimaginable heavy blow to them.
Both teams want to win, no, they are eager to win!
Extremely longing for victory!
Although they only played four games, the players on both sides felt so tired that they could not move. Although the fights in the past four games returned to the same starting line, the struggles and fighting between the teams in the middle made people feel a little scared when they thought about it, and they didn't want to go back and experience them again.
The game is really tiring. Even Kobe has greatly reduced the amount of training in the past few days, mainly to maintain his physical strength. In addition, it is also the time when he played in this series, everyone is exhausted physically and mentally.
They all want to end the battle as soon as possible... end this torture of invisibility.
And now, many people who are following the NBA have turned their attention to Los Angeles! The city with the lights, where the fifth game between the Hornets and the Lakers is about to begin.
The fifth game of the two teams in the playoffs is usually called the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Few people know where this allusion comes from, but the fifth game is indeed somewhat important to the two teams, and often gives people a very important feeling.
No one can ignore this.
[Preview of the Hornets Lakers' Battle of Heavenly Kings Mountain - Whether the Hornets can defeat the Lakers' inside advantage is the key.]
There are more and more such prospects.
The Hornets have never been that popular.
They have been getting more and more ball miles recently, and their exposure is getting higher and higher, mainly because of their performance in this playoffs.
Their performance was so good, and the sudden rise of the Hornets Zhong Yu and the huge increase in his exposure in various places have made the Hornets receive various results.
The Hornets' management is really laughing crazy.
However, this battle at Tianwang Mountain is indeed very important, and the Hornets also want to win.
This is not the first time I have been to Los Angeles, but every time I come here, Zhong Yu can feel a glitz. This time, they will hold a fifth more critical battle with the Lakers in this glitz place. No matter who wins, anyone can get the match point.
After getting the match point, it will be very difficult for another team to turn the tables.
Before the start of this game, Zhong Yu and Scarlett Johnson found a place to stay for some time!
Chapter completed!