Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 558
On May 5, after two days, the flames of war reignited.

This time, the game returned to the home court of the Warriors.

On the day of the game, more than 15000 people poured into the arena. With the confidence of winning, they came to the scene to cheer for the Warriors.

"It seems that the confidence of the fans seems to be a bit too confident! What do you think? Hubie?" Dick Stockton, the famous commentator on CBS, looked at the camera and expressed one by one the Warriors fans who will win tonight , teased Hubie Brown, the commentator on the side.

Since Hubie Brown left the Knicks in 87, he came to CBS to replace Billy Cunningham as the new commentator. Unlike Cunningham, Brown's biggest feature lies in his rich knowledge, ability to tell stories and first-class analysis.

Therefore, although he is not as interesting as Cunningham's commentary, he can rely on evidence and convincing, such as now: "Basketball is round, the game is not over, and no one can predict the outcome of the game."

"Uh..." Brown's words directly made Stockton unable to answer. He just wanted Brown to predict the outcome of the game. He only knew that this guy pulled out so many philosophical questions that he didn't even know. What to say.

"Haha, I'm just kidding you! In fact, I'm more optimistic about the Warriors tonight." Brown laughed.

Serious people joke, and sometimes they just don’t get the point. Stockton quickly put these behind him and asked, “Oh? Why?”

"Because, I found that the state of the Warriors in the first two games was abnormal, but I believe their adjustment ability, especially West, will never be so bad in a series."

"Then let us wait and see!" Stockton made a timely summary for Brown, because the game is about to begin.

Unlike the slow heat of the previous two games, returning home tonight, the Warriors seem to have gotten rid of the curse of the basket in the Great Western Forum, and they performed extremely well in the first place.

First, Lewis received a pass from Li Weisi and hit a three-pointer from the corner. Then, Richmond singled Johnson and hit an elegant mid-range.

And this seems to be an announcement, telling the whole world that the Warriors' shooting is back.

In the wave after wave of the Warriors' ultra-high shooting rate offense, the Lakers actually withstood it. Although the Lakers were still behind, the point difference was still unable to be completely opened by the Warriors.

This is because it's not just the Warriors who have a high shooting rate, the Lakers' shooting rate is not low tonight.

In this way, the two teams fought another offensive battle in the first quarter, and it was still the kind of offensive battle that rarely conceded the ball.

You come and go on both sides, the fight is very lively, and the fans are also very enjoyable to watch. After all, most fans are still more willing to watch the offense than to fight the iron.

Then, Duckworth went down after the pick-and-roll, and after receiving the ball from Li Weisi, he turned around and hit a hook. The point difference came to 5 points. The Lakers finally requested a timeout, and the Warriors also took the opportunity to replace the main force. At the end of the first quarter, with more than 3 minutes left, it was time for Nelson to make a substitution.

Faced with such a good situation, Nelson didn't want to beat his opponent with all his strength. Instead, he stabilized his mentality, played steadily, and prepared for a protracted battle with his opponent, because he knew very well that the Lakers could not be killed with a single blow. .

After the timeout, the Lakers also made substitutions, replacing Scott and Thompson with Cooper and Ulrich. In this round of playoffs, the Lakers only played with seven players, even Larry Drew has given up in this round of playoffs.

In comparison, on the Warriors side, it seems that there are too many people who can play, and the lineup is up and down, and they are not afraid of the mixed lineup of the Lakers.

At this time, the five players on the Warriors field are: Hornacek, Curry, Petrovic, Schramf and Divac.

The offensive ability of this lineup is nothing to say, but it is a pity that the defense is too sloppy. As soon as it came up, the Lakers Ulrich received a through pass from Johnson and dunked successfully.

One pass pierced the Warriors' defensive line, which shows how poor the Warriors' defense is.

However, the reason why the Warriors dare to bring up this lineup is of course not to count on his defense.

After Hornacek dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Curry to organize, and he went directly into the penalty area, and then used the pick-and-roll to switch defenses, and came outside the 45-degree three-point line. Curry took the opportunity to pass the ball to Hornacek. .

Facing Green, who had switched defenses, Hornacek made no adjustments at all after receiving the ball, and directly chose a three-pointer.

Green had tried his best to defend this goal, but it was too late, and the "Dead Light Gun" hit a three-pointer!
Apparently, it wasn't just the Warriors' starting shots that opened up tonight.

Under the leadership of Hornacek, although the Warriors still couldn't defend against the Lakers in defense, they were completely unafraid of the Lakers' mixed lineup with their precise offense.

In this way, with Johnson playing the first quarter, the Lakers still ended the first quarter behind the Warriors by 29 points at 36:7.

I thought that after the end of the first quarter, the Lakers could finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a breather. In fact, in the first half of the second quarter, it was true. Although Magic Johnson was not on the court at this time, the Warriors did not pull back. Open the score.

But after the Warriors returned from the starting lineup, they suddenly strengthened their defense. The Lakers lost power in an instant, and the Warriors took the opportunity to fight back.

Magic Johnson has returned to the court at this time. During the offense, he wanted to distribute the ball to Worthy on the wing. Unexpectedly, Rodman saw through the ball and directly completed the steal.

As the basketball had already flown out of bounds, Rodman once again showed his desperate save, jumped into the air with a big stride, scooped up the ball, threw it forward, and then fell down in the audience.

Rodman didn't throw the ball blindly, so Li Weisi was running in the frontcourt at this time.

However, there are still some problems with Rodman's passing of the ball. The angle is too close to the sideline. Li Weisi, who is galloping, may even go out of bounds with the ball when he receives the ball.

Faced with such a situation, Li Weisi did not slow down at all, and caught the basketball ahead of Scott. However, he was only one step away from the sideline at this time, but it was too late for him to brake.

At this critical moment, Li Weisi, who received the ball, took a step forward without making adjustments, twisted his body in the air, and directly chose to shoot.

Looking at Li Weisi who was crooked all over, Scott never expected that Li Weisi would shoot so suddenly that he didn't even have time to defend, so he could only watch Li Weisi complete the shot.

However, it was such an illogical shot that he actually scored!
Seeing this scene, Scott felt a chill in his heart. He was not afraid of his team's offensive power failure, but he was afraid of Li Weisi's touch. No one can prevent such a goal from coming!

(End of this chapter)