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Seeing Kobe and Ariza turning their heads back and forth in sync, the Zen Master, who wanted to let the players adjust themselves, called a timeout.

The background this time was too tragic, and even an old blacksmith with a broken heart seemed unable to bear it. The two of them had to be given some time to calm down, and it was time for the official suspension.

It was just that Zhang Yang dunked the ball and the score was tied. If they called a timeout at this time, their morale would definitely be affected. And that guy...

After the timeout, both teams made personnel adjustments. Carlisle replaced Hill and Perkins, and added Felton, Zhang Yang, and Okafor to form the strongest lineup. The Zen Master also replaced Kidd and Kwame Brown, and added Kobe, Ariza, and Garnett to form the starting lineup again.

The Lakers attack and serve in the frontcourt.

Although the Zen Master emphasized the need for stability, as he expected, Kobe directly asked for the ball to attack!
In fact, he could have forced Kobe to initiate the offense in the low post, but he didn't. If that were the case, what would be the fun in coaching players like Jordan and Kobe?

With players like this, isn't the purpose to score those miraculous goals?
But miracles always come with huge risks. Kobe failed to create a magical goal this time. He passed Hill, avoided Zhang Yang who was defending in the mid-range, broke into the inside and made a pull-up shot against Okafor who was defending... but was slapped down by Perkins!

One against four failed!

Zhang Yang knew too well what Kobe would do at this time. He would definitely attack to the end. During the timeout, he told his teammates that as long as Kobe wanted the ball for a singles game, they should double-team him.

Zhang Yang's fancy dunk stopped the Lakers and boosted the morale of the Bobcats. Perkins' block on the shot brought the Bobcats' morale to the peak!
In the offense-defense transition, the Bobcats failed to start a fast break. Zhang Yang did not get impatient. He kept the rhythm steady and passed the ball to Okafor who was blocking Garnett at close range.

Okafor received the ball, turned around and rushed to the baseline, threw it high and hit the backboard... It also caused Kwame Brown, who was defending, to commit a hand foul!

Hubie Brown, a commentator for Time Warner Cable Sports, said, "So tough! Okafor reminds me of Duncan. Garnett just can't defend against players like Duncan."

Bill Walton analyzed the singles itself: "It's not just the play, Okafor also had a good grasp of the timing of his turn. Kwame Brown had just left the three-second zone with Perkins, and Okafor immediately turned and cut in..."

It was the Lakers' turn to attack again. They were blocked and scored 2+1. Kobe finally calmed down a little. He continued to break through, but this time when Zhang Yang came up to defend, he passed the ball to Ariza. Ariza's three-pointer posture in the wide open space was quite good-looking, but it was ridiculously crooked!
In the offense and defense transition, Okafor continued to receive the ball at close range and beat Garnett. Kwame Brown received it in advance. Zhang Yang on the right sideline seized the opportunity to cut in from the baseline. Perkins blocked Kobe. Kidd at the free throw line saw this and hurried to make a move, but Okafor did not pass it to Zhang Yang. Instead, he raised the ball with one hand and swung it over Garnett's head to the top arc!
Felton received the ball one step inside the arc, stepped back and shot a three-pointer...and it went in!
During the retreat, even Okafor's poker face was filled with a smile, and he patted Zhang Yang on the back.

This ball was not his on-the-spot reaction, but when he grabbed the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Felton, Zhang Yang told him that if Kwame Brown double-teamed him during one-on-one play, he should look for Felton at the top of the arc!

Zhang Yang's face was full of "I'm that awesome", but he was a little scared in his heart. He admitted that he was gambling... No, he trusted Kidd's defensive ability. As long as Kwame Brown got in early and Perkins was inclined to help him block Kobe, Kidd would never let him and Okafor pass the ball inside and attack the basket directly, and Okafor would have the opportunity to connect with Felton.

What if it fails... He didn't think too much about it at the time. Tactically, there are always mistakes, and they didn't win the game!
随着奥卡福加罚命中，比分来到94比89，被湖人队打了一个8比3之后，山猫队还了对方一个9比0！

With a 5-point difference, the Lakers, whose morale was already suppressed, played even more impatiently.

The Bobcats, who were in high spirits, became more and more stable as the game went on, and their tactics of regular cooperation and on-the-spot adjustments became more and more solid.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers only relied on Kobe to make a three-pointer and Kidd made a difficult pass to Garnett, causing a foul and making two free throws to get 5 points, while the Bobcats steadily got 9 points.

The score was 103 to 94, and the Bobcats' lead expanded to 9 points!
After the Zen Master called a timeout, Kidd connected with Garnett and passed the ball to Fisher who replaced Ariza. Fish made a three-pointer in the bottom corner at this crucial moment. The Lakers chased the score to 97 to 103. With 1 minute and 08 seconds left and a 6-point difference, the Lakers still had a chance.

But just as the Lakers were preparing to launch a final counterattack, Zhang Yang made a three-pointer from the top of the arc with Hill's cover and against Kidd who was switching defense!
When Kobe saw Zhang Yang using the screen, he knew that he would definitely shoot. They were all iron kings, so everyone knew who was who. He immediately went to the upper line, but it was too late. Zhang Yang's starting, sideways movement, and receiving the ball when using the screen had such a good rhythm!
Zhang Yang learned the pick-and-roll shooting from Teacher Na very little, but he practiced it a lot!
After making a three-pointer at the beginning of the final quarter, Zhang Yang missed his last three shots. However, at the crucial moment, he did not let down and made his sixth three-pointer of the game!

With this shot, the Lakers' momentum was crushed to pieces!
The score difference returned to 9 points, and the Bobcats only left 58 seconds for the Lakers!
The Big Three were unwilling to give up. They didn't even call a timeout, but quickly served the ball and rushed forward to shoot. In their first round, Fisher, Kidd, and Kobe took turns to throw a three-pointer... Garnett grabbed two offensive rebounds in a row!
But Kobe's final shot also missed. After this round of shots, the Lakers lost the will to make one last push.

After Perkins secured the defensive rebound, Felton's shot missed even after the final minute. After Kidd got the rebound, he did not attack again. There were only a dozen seconds left and the score difference was 9 points. Even if McGrady and Reggie Miller came, it would be hopeless.

At 10:24 p.m., the final whistle sounded and the Turkish Airlines Arena became a sea of ​​joy.

8投4中、其中三分球5中2，还有1次加罚命中，张杨末节拿到11分，全场27投13中，其中三分球15中6，加上7中6的罚球，拿到全场最高的38分，外加4板6助攻1抢断1盖帽，力压30投13中、其中三分球9中3、外加罚球7中7拿到36分的科比。

106 to 97, the Bobcats defeated the Lakers with a climax in the counterattack in the final quarter, making the score 2 to 0!

After celebrating with his teammates, Zhang Yang accepted a post-match interview with TNT Sports. His words made the Bobcats fans in front of the TV scream and cheer again, and made the fans who were watching the excitement feel that there was even greater excitement to watch.

"I'm sorry to the fans in Charlotte. This will be the last time you can watch the finals live this year. I will let the finals end in Los Angeles."

This sentence is exactly the same as what Kobe said in an interview before the Lakers warm-up in the evening! Not a single word was changed!

...

After finishing their post-game chores and physical therapy, the three young players and Hill sat on the stools in the physical therapy room, leaning against the wall, all looking relieved.

Hill said in a comfortable tone: "We have already played the two most stressful games. The next pressure will be on the opponent."

Felton's tone was also relaxed: "If we win one of the next two away games, the championship will be secured! But Jack, it's still difficult to sweep the Lakers and win the championship. They almost pulled away from us tonight. Fortunately, you and Emeka scored three consecutive goals and suppressed them."

Zhang Yang was confused: "When did I say I would sweep them all?"

Felton: "Didn't you say you wanted the finals to end in Los Angeles?"

希尔笑道：“雷蒙德你07年不是打过总决赛吗？总决赛的赛制是2-3-2，我们的两个主场打完了，接下来3场比赛都是客场。”

Felton: "Oh, I remember now. It seems to be like this. I haven't played in the finals for so long that I forgot about it... But this competition system is too weird. If we lose a home game, wouldn't it be possible that we would lose the championship directly on the road later?"

Zhang Yang responded, "Yes, we won the championship in 07 because we took advantage of the home court in Game 2. Boss, just imagine if we didn't win Game 2 that year and returned to our home court, we would have only won two of the three games, which would have meant we lost 3-2 to San Antonio. It's scary to think about it."

Felton: "Yeah! But we've already won that finals, so there's no need to be afraid. Now we have the better record. We have defended both home games. As long as we can win one of the three away games, we will still have a big advantage. If we win two games, hehe, we can end the finals in Los Angeles!"

"We can't be careless. Don't forget the Mavericks in 06." Okafor suddenly poured cold water on them.

Okafor doesn't need to explain this in detail, everyone thinks of that highly controversial finals.

In 06, after the Mavericks led 2-0 at home, they lost two games in a row on the road. The whistle was off to begin with, and they had to play the decisive battle at the opponent's home court. Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson directly swore and was fined $5 by the league.

In fact, Kidd complained about the schedule in the 03 Finals, but there was not much response. What really caused public opinion to explode was the controversial 06 Finals.

Felton muttered to himself, "Little Duncan is such a spoiler," but he did calm down and said in confusion, "Now that I think about it, I feel that the schedule of the finals is wrong. The next three games are all at home for the Lakers. If they win all of them, they will lead us 3-3, and our home advantage will be meaningless."

Hill explained: "This is a historical problem. 60 years ago, the aviation industry was not well developed and air tickets were expensive. The NBA divided the league into two parts, the East and the West. Not only the playoffs, but most of the regular season games were played within the division. At that time, there were 6 teams in the East and 5 teams in the West. They only went to the opponent's home court for one game. There were 1 games that were played by several teams in rotation, more than a dozen times a year... There were 70 games in the finals, and in order to reduce air ticket expenses, only two home and away game rotations were arranged."

Felton: "I see, that's right. I remember when I was in elementary school, I went to Miami with my parents. They complained that half of the money was spent on air tickets. It would be better to drive there... But when I was in college, air tickets were already cheaper. Now air ticket prices are not a problem, right? I remember seeing the news when I was a freshman. The Clippers were the last team to sign a charter agreement with an airline. Many teams even have their own planes. In terms of time, the finals are the last game. Can't we just give one more day of rest time for the home and away games? The Tourism Bureau will also thank them."

Hill: “I am also confused about this…”

Zhang Yang interjected, "I guess Stern wants to leave some legacy for his successor? To allow his successor to achieve some results immediately? He is already 67 years old and will not be in office for many more years."

Hill suddenly realized: "Now that you mentioned it, Jack, I remember that the NBA still has a lot of areas that can be improved, and Stern didn't take care of them. Although he still has the most important task of globalizing the NBA to do, it's still unreasonable not to deal with these areas that have already been improved. It makes sense to analyze it from your perspective..."

Felton heard the conversation between the two, looked at Okafor, then looked at Millsap and Afflalo...did they all seem to understand? Then I understood too.

Zhang Yang was just chatting with his teammates after the game. It was true that the pressure in the first two games was high, and now he could breathe a sigh of relief. However, he found that some of his teammates seemed to be too relaxed. Fortunately, there was Okafor...

The next morning, Zhang Yang got up at around 8 o'clock. He had to go to Los Angeles in the afternoon and take the time to study the video.

The person from the team who was delivering the video had not arrived yet, so Zhang Yang and the little bitch ate something together and went to the study to read the news.

Both of them couldn't suppress their smiles, it was another day of dominating the charts!
The hottest topic, of course, was his retelling of Kobe's words after the game.

What Kobe said meant that the Lakers were about to win four games in a row and win the championship.

The Lakers lost in G2. According to the schedule of the finals, it is impossible for them to win the championship at home. Kobe has been slapped in the face.

Zhang Yang repeated the words after the game which was broadcast live across the United States, "It was the close-range shot that counted."

Fans once again witnessed the broad mind of bad boy Jack.

In addition to this, there is another hot topic that Zhang Yang did not expect - his fancy dunk with a "back-pass fake pass" was named "Best Dunk of the Year" by ESPN.

He felt like ESPN was playing a trick on him.

That dunk was actually not difficult. He had used it when he was competing with DeRozan in high school in dunking. He was defeated miserably by the various crotch-changing moves of the spring man Ronaldinho.

There were indeed constant mocking voices in the news comment section and related forum posts, and the wonderful dunks of all the dunkers this year became popular again because of this.

However, there are also many people who support the claim of "Best Dunk of the Year"!
The finals, the crucial ball, the 'one on two' trick to play with two opponents with stronger jumping ability... these elements infinitely raised the value of this dunk.

The other wonderful dunks were basically from the regular season, and most of them were fast break dunks without anyone defending them. The more difficult ones were just dunks over the defense...

After browsing these random things for a while, Zhang Yang opened the columns of well-known journalists and analysis experts to read some professional stuff.

Those columns do have a lot of merit, and some of the experts and celebrities provide good analysis.

The article by ESPN data analysis expert Hollins attracted Zhang Yang's attention.

Hollins analyzed this finals from another perspective:
In terms of the completeness of the offensive and defensive systems, the Bobcats are not as perfect as the Lakers, who have been immersed in the triangle offense for ten years.

As head coaches, Zen Master has more experience while Carlisle plays more innovatively, so it is difficult to tell who is better.

In the competition between the star players, Zhang Yang is younger and has more intense short-term bursts, but Kobe has stronger overall ability and better continuity throughout the game. Zhang Yang has more highlight moments, but after a game, his points are actually similar to Kobe's.

Hollins believes that the biggest advantage of the Bobcats is that after losing Gerald Wallace in the summer of 07, the team's remaining three talents were still on rookie contracts. At that time, Mike Miller, the highest-paid player on the Bobcats, made less than 3 million, and the others were either on rookie contracts or minimum salaries. The total salary was just over 900 million, leaving them with almost 3000 million in salary space. In the mid-term trading market, they made a decisive move and acquired two powerful players, Pietrus and Brad Miller. Later, as Zhang Yang, Okafor and Felton continued to grow, 2000 rookie Millsap and 06 rookie Afflalo also gradually grew up, giving the team a terrifying lineup depth.

Millsap, who has the ability to start in an ordinary strong team and is even trained as a core by a weak team, can only serve as the fourth inside player after Okafor, Perkins and Brad Miller in the finals, and is a pure substitute.

On the outside, players like Mike Miller were directly abandoned due to psychological problems, which did not affect the Bobcats' lineup rotation. Pietrus even became the third choice at the small forward position.

Hollins introduced a new concept with this - rookie bonus. After reading Hollins' analysis, Zhang Yang opened the comment section and took a look. The article was very popular. It was published at 8 am and there were already thousands of comments.

He remembered that the concept of the "rookie bonus" was not introduced until several years later during the Splash Brothers era, probably in 13? Curry had a child labor contract with an average annual salary of 1100 million, while Thompson, Barnes, and Green were still on rookie contracts. They didn't spend any money, signing Iguodala for 2 million for 2500 years, and they also had room to use Ellis, who had an annual salary of 1100 million, as a bargaining chip to eat Bogut, who had an annual salary of 1300 million, to form the 15 championship team.

Iguodala was acquired by the Nuggets in the summer of 12 in exchange for Afflalo, who had proven his worth after five years of training, and a first-round pick.

The Spurs also reaped Leonard's rookie bonus during Duncan's fourth peak period, and they reaped it very cleanly. They won the championship in 14. In 15, the last year of Leonard's rookie contract expired. The Spurs first offered Leonard a qualifying clause with 14% of his salary for the 15-150 season, taking up less than 450 million in space to retain the parent team's contract renewal rights, and then signed Aldridge without a deal.

With the successful demonstration of these two teams, other teams began to pay attention to rookie contracts. 16 years later, the value of draft picks continued to rise.

Before that, for example, in 09, rookie contracts were very "cheap", and the Clippers were still playing the game of selecting a talented rookie and selling him cheaply in the third or fourth year to avoid losing the rookie in vain or avoiding paying him a high salary.

Because of the Bobcats' previous operation and subsequent success, the concept of 'rookie bonus' was born ahead of time? !

Zhang Yang analyzed that even if so, it would not have an impact on the Bobcats. They have already reaped the benefits of the three young stars. The ones that should worry are other teams that have such vision but have not yet started to implement it, such as the Spurs who are waiting for Duncan's big contract to expire and renew it at a lower salary, and who also have two talented rookie contracts with Conley and Gay.

However, the impact should not be that great. In the next two or three years, we should still be in the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis. It would be good if the salary cap does not decline. The stage when the Warriors and Spurs were reaping the rookie bonus happened to be the stage when the NBA salary cap began to rise again. It is difficult to operate now.

The Bobcats were able to successfully complete that wave of operations because they had only been established for three years and did not even have a mid-level contract. Every team now has one or two burdens.

After browsing the news for a while, just after 9:, the team staff arrived and Zhang Yang got the video of last night's game that the editor had worked overtime to finish overnight.

I spent an hour watching the video clips of G1 and G2...the opponent was really strong!

Last night in the fourth quarter, after the Lakers scored 8 to 3, if he hadn't been able to withstand the pressure and make that mid-range shot, the Lakers would have collapsed! If that mid-range shot hadn't gone in, Kobe probably wouldn't have made a three-pointer to fight for a 5-point difference, and he probably wouldn't have made the counterattack dunk to tie the score and set off a 10-0 climax.

The same was true in Game 1. They took advantage of Garnett and Ariza's poor touch at the start and took a 7-point lead in the first quarter, forcing the opponent to start a star-studded battle. As a result, the score difference was reduced to 7 point with 1 seconds left at the end of the third quarter...

Zhang San: It’s better not to watch this video!

With that in mind, he watched the video again and studied it more so that he could react better when encountering similar situations...

...

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang came to Los Angeles with the team, but little bitch didn't go with them. She, Zhang's father, mother and little Wukong will go tomorrow.

After a night's rest, the whole team came to the Lakers' training hall, Toyota Center, the next day to prepare for the game.

There are three away games that Zhang Yang prefers to go to. There are two in the Western Conference, the Lakers and the Mavericks. The owners of these two teams are respectable people. The training environment they arrange for the visiting teams is better than that for the home team. It's just for face.

The one in the East... the Hawks, the son of the consortium, apart from anything else, is as concerned about face as Cuban and old Buss. The practice of replacing new equipment every year is unique in the entire NBA.

Zhang Yang remembered that when Boss Qiao signed the contract to update the equipment of the entire stadium in Beijing last summer, his face turned green when he saw the price. Of course, Boss Qiao was also very proud, so he gritted his teeth and forced a smile.

After a day of preparation, at 6 p.m. on June 11, the Bobcats faced the Lakers away in the third game of the finals at the Staples Center.

The Bobcats took to the court with the momentum of winning, and the Lakers were also determined not to lose.

From the beginning of the game, the two teams started a fierce fight. Whether it was tactical operations or star singles, they continued the high level of G2.

Both teams did a great job on the defensive end. Even a team like the Nuggets would see their scoring performance plummet if they met the Bobcats and Lakers in their current state... but tonight, it didn't play a particularly big role!
In addition to the fact that the number of three-point shots on both sides was suppressed and Zhang Yang and Kidd found it difficult to start fast breaks and the rhythm was slowed down, neither side could defend the other, and both played high-level offense under high-intensity defense!
After 2 hours and 26 minutes of fierce battle, the Bobcats tied the score at the last moment thanks to Zhang Yang's long two-point shot, and fought the Lakers into overtime with a score of 101 to 101!
In the first quarter, the Bobcats led 27-26, and in the second quarter, the Lakers overtook by two points 26-23. In the third quarter, the Lakers had a clear advantage and suppressed the Bobcats 25-21. At the end of the three quarters, they led the Bobcats by 77 points 71-6. Fortunately, Zhang Yang and Okafor stood up in the final quarter. Although they still couldn't be defended on the defensive end, the Lakers were stable throughout tonight and scored another 24 points in the final quarter. However, the two led the team to score 30 points in a single quarter, wiping out the 7-point advantage created by the Lakers in two quarters.

Unfortunately, in overtime, the Bobcats were unable to hold on. The point guard combination of Fisher and Kidd scored two three-pointers in a row under Kobe's singles. The Lakers started with a 6-0 lead. In the next 4 minutes, the Lakers only scored 4 points, but they also prevented the Bobcats from scoring only 6 points...

The game ended at 10:41 pm.

山猫队想要一口气干死湖人队的目标破灭，科比29分7板8助攻、基德16投8中拿到20分7板4助攻、加内特11投5中拿到13分10板4助攻、费舍尔8投4中拿到10分2助攻……湖人队以111比107险胜山猫队，拒绝0比3！

The Bobcats performed very well, making 83 of 42 shots, with a hit rate of over 5%.

Zhang Yang made 20 of 11 shots, including 5 of 2 three-pointers, plus 4 of 4 free throws. Although his score was not the highest in the finals for the first time, "only" 28 points, he still had 8 assists, which was tied for the highest in the game, plus 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks. He fully cooperated with his teammates and fought on equal terms with Kobe.

It’s just that the Lakers performed better, with point guards Kidd and Fisher scoring 30 points each.

The finishing roles of these two players in the tactics are that they are open-handed shooters who receive the ball and belong to the "tail" in the tactics. In this regard, the Lakers have indeed done better than the Bobcats in recent games, and they did particularly well tonight.

With Kidd, when the Lakers go all out in the playoffs, their ability in this aspect leads the entire league. Even though the Bobcats have Zhang Yang, Hill, and Brad Miller, they can hardly match Kidd. That is Kidd's ability that is unrivaled in the league. Looking at the entire history of the NBA, it is hard to say that there is anyone stronger than him.

Such a defeat certainly made the Bobcats players, led by the three young players, feel unwilling, but at the same time, it also made the three young players who were eager to defeat the strong enemy even more excited!

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." After four years of getting along with each other, Felton and Okafor have long been infected by Zhang Yang. They enjoy easy victories, but they are more eager to face opponents that they may not be able to beat even if they try their best.

In the locker room interview after the game, when the three young players were asked whether "ending the finals in Los Angeles" was still their goal, they all said "of course" in unison.

Then Zhang Yang faced the camera and praised the outstanding performances of his opponents and teammates, and expressed his great anticipation for the Lakers' next performance.

After the defeat, San Shao still showed a strong competitive spirit and successfully led his teammates out of their unwillingness and focused on the next game.

On the other hand, Kobe was furious after seeing the video of Zhang Yang being interviewed on the news - what does this Zhang San's tone of "I gladly accept the challenge" mean?
Wait, they were the champions two years ago and the team with 70 wins this year, so they really have the right to speak in that tone.

Thinking of this, the old blacksmith became even angrier...

...

After a day of rest, on June 6, Zhang Yang and his teammates once again stepped onto the Staples Center court to face the Lakers in Game 13 of the Finals.

The Lakers held on to Game 3, and their morale suddenly rose. If they win tonight, they can play Game 5 at home! After winning two games in a row, they will definitely take the initiative in Game 5, and then they will play two more away games, and their chances of winning will be even greater!
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Game 4 started. In the first quarter, the Lakers, who were in high spirits, overwhelmed the Bobcats and scored 29 to 23.

In this quarter, under Kidd's command, the Lakers made only one turnover. On the defensive end, led by Garnett, although the Bobcats shot a high hit rate of 1 out of 16, through effective double-teaming and interference with passes, the Bobcats made 9 turnovers in a single quarter, which greatly reduced the number of shots of the Bobcats. The best performance was the three-point defense. The Bobcats only shot 5 three-pointers in the whole quarter and scored one goal. They also created 3 counterattack opportunities for Kidd by creating pass errors, and he succeeded twice!
After the intermission, the Bobcats launched a counterattack and took advantage of the gaps in the Lakers' zone double-team defense. Felton and Hill cut into the basket continuously and caused damage, causing Gasol to commit three fouls in one and a half minutes. The three of them also fought hard and made all 1 free throws!
During this period, the Lakers actually made both shots, allowing the Bobcats to narrow the gap by only two points. They still had a 4-point advantage, leading 33 to 29, but the Zen Master still called a timeout at the start!
During the intermission, Carlisle didn’t make many changes on defense, only emphasizing the details.

If it weren't for the many mistakes in the first quarter, which gave Kidd several excellent opportunities to counterattack, the Lakers should have scored around 25 points.

But on the offensive end... he faced two choices at the time. One was a conservative strategy, emphasizing passing stability and supplementing tactical details. Their offensive efficiency in the first quarter was not bad, so doing so was a safe option. But in that case, they would completely enter the opponent's rhythm, and that situation made him very uncomfortable.

He doesn't expect to drag his opponents into their rhythm like he did against the Bulls in Game 1 of the Finals, but at least he can maintain his own rhythm like he did against the Hawks in Game 2 and Game 3 of the Finals.

The gambling nature of Bi Tu was revealed in Ka Tu at the critical moment.

He chose to overturn his previous style of play. The opponent didn't want them to shoot three-pointers, but they insisted on using the three-point tactics!
The three-point receiving points are Brad Miller and Zhang Yang. Using Brad Miller's height advantage and Zhang Yang's bold pass, they pulled the opponent's defense to a high position and then made an open cut to attack the basket!
This time, Ka Tu made the right bet, and Zhang San and Big White Bear executed very well!

The Lakers are in trouble as the rotation at the center position collapsed!

In this situation, even a calm Zen Master couldn't hold back. Gasol's first foul was nothing, and he thought it was okay. The second foul, he thought he could just endure it, but he ended up committing three consecutive fouls! Including the one foul in the first quarter, Gasol had four fouls!

Not only that, the intensity of the opponent's offensive adjustments was beyond his expectations!
The Zen Master at this moment felt the same as the iron-blooded Popovich in the 07 Finals, disgusted by the gamblers!
Although annoyed, the Zen Master still had to pretend to be calm and replaced Gasol Jr. with Kwame Brown. As for the tactical adjustment, he did not emphasize anything, but instead hinted that the Big Three should "act according to circumstances."

He really couldn't predict what the bald gambler on the opposite side would do next, so it was better not to make trouble. Kidd was responsible for offense, Garnett was responsible for defense, and Kobe was responsible for shooting and initiating offense. This was the best option at the moment.

The Zen Master's calm appearance did work. The players regarded the timeout as just asking them to calm down and not get into a foul crisis because of the substitute center. After the timeout, the Lakers' offense was still very stable and they were little affected.

But defensively...

Kwame Brown, who played center for more than 8 minutes and power forward for more than 3 minutes in the first quarter, took a short rest and his rim protection performance declined significantly when he came back!
Kwame Brown's physical strength was not so poor earlier, but he gained nearly 20 pounds of muscle last summer. Also, because the talented rookie center Marc Gasol adapted to the NBA too quickly, he often played power forward, which is now not suitable for him, and his physical strength consumption is even greater than before!

Garnett was very dependent on big centers when he was young, and now at the age of 33, he is more dependent on them than before!

Kwame Brown's rim protection effect has declined, and the change it has brought to the Lakers' defense is an overall decline!
Zhang Yang seized the opportunity and opened fire at the top of the arc, and then led the two wings. Zhang Yang made two three-pointers in a single quarter, Felton made one, Brad Miller made one, and Afflalo made two... The Bobcats threw in 1 three-pointers in the second quarter, and at the same time, they focused on long shots and opened up the linkage between inside and outside. In the remaining 1 and a half minutes, they scored 6 points and suppressed the Lakers who scored 10 points!

The Lakers' overall offense looked good in the second quarter, scoring 27 points in a single quarter, but the Bobcats scored 36 points... At the end of the half, the Bobcats overtook the Lakers by 59 points with a score of 56 to 3!
This quarter was actually relatively good for the Lakers, but in the third quarter, their real troubles came.

After the halftime break, Gasol Jr. came on and was attacked by Zhang Yang, Felton and Okafor in turn. He wanted to dodge the defense, but because of his defensive actions, he soon received his fifth foul and was replaced again.

At this time, Garnett was still resting on the sidelines. His ability to assist was the key axis of the Big Three's connection. Usually when he was resting, it was the talented rookie sister-in-law who took on this role. In the second quarter, Garnett played the entire quarter. The impact of Gasol's foul crisis on the offensive end had not yet appeared, but this time...

Zhang Yang seized the opportunity and launched a series of attacks, leading the team to a score of 16 to 7 in the first half of the third quarter. When the official timeout came, the Bobcats' lead reached double digits, with a score of 75 to 63!

Not to mention, the Zen Master was also very brave. After the official timeout, he chose to let Kwame Brown rest and use Garnett and Gasol Jr. to partner in the interior. The sister-in-law who was scolded by the Wolf King was not afraid after returning to the court. She protected the rim very vigorously and was no longer worried about being sent off.

This really played a big role. The Bobcats' score in the second half was reduced to 12 points. However, the Lakers' offense did not pick up and the first half was a mess. Even with Kidd, they couldn't adjust for a while and only scored 10 points.

After three quarters, the Bobcats led the Lakers by 87 points, 73 to 14!
In the final quarter, Kwame Brown, who had gotten enough rest, and Garnett formed the strongest twin towers of high school students, and played the entire quarter with Kidd, Kobe, and Ariza. It has to be said that the three old men are really strong. The Bobcats scored 36 points in the second quarter and 28 points in the third quarter, but in the final quarter they were suppressed by these three giants who fought hard and only scored 19 points in a single quarter.

But the Lakers couldn't catch up either. Their scoring only improved compared to the third quarter, but was not as good as the first half, with only 26 points!
At 10:23 p.m., the final whistle blew, and the cheers of thousands of Bobcats fans drowned out the more than Lakers fans.

科比今晚25投12中，其中三分球7中3，加上8中6的罚球，拿到全场第二高的33分。

Garnett's playing time set a new record in this Finals, playing for 39 minutes. He only rested for more than 3 minutes in the first quarter and more than 5 minutes in the second quarter. He made 15 of 8 shots, scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, which was also his best performance in this Finals.

Kidd had 9 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, with the highest rebounds and assists on the team.

三巨头表现都很出色，但还是没能守住第二个主场……28投13中，其中三分球12中5，外加5中5的罚球，张杨拿到全场最高的36分，外加5板3助攻3抢断，率领山猫队以106比99击败湖人队，将大比分打成3比1。

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