Chapter 585: Lost by 8 points

After the first half, under the extremely powerful firepower of the Kings, the point gap had widened to 15 points, and the Lakers were in a big crisis.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

And in the crisis, Kobe returned in the second half, missing his first two shots, nearly making the entire Lakers team despair.

Fortunately.

The Kings' firepower couldn't continue.

Kobe completely refused to believe he was worse than Peja and couldn't defend Peja, and once again pulled up for a three-pointer in the face of Mike Bibby.

So what?!

"Clang!"

Still missed.

Fortunately... "Big Shark" O'Neal squeezed past Webber, protected the rim, and then rose up to dunk violently.

Immediately after.

O'Neal gave Bibby, who was attacking the rim, a big block against the backboard, successfully stopping a Kings attack.

This wasn't over.

Just a minute later, O'Neal once again relied on his strong big butt and amazing body tonnage to box out successfully and protect the rim.

"Roar~"

In a roar, he was about to rise up again to stage a violent poster dunk.

"Get down!"

Webber, knowing he couldn't stop him, hugged O'Neal's arms and forcibly destroyed his attack.

"Beep!"

Whistle.

Webber's holding foul.

O'Neal stood on the free-throw line.

"Clang!"

"Swish!"

Making one of two free throws, which to a certain extent also relieved the Lakers' offensive pressure.

"COME! ON!"

Eli Ott's expression was spirited, "At the critical moment, it has to be O'Neal; his dominance in the paint is still steady.

From offense to defense.

O'Neal is unstoppable; he is turning the tide and saving the Lakers from the depths of water and fire."

"That's right."

Doug Collins echoed, "O'Neal's shocking dominance in the paint will give his teammates a reassurance pill.

This allows his teammates to attack more confidently and calmly.

The Lakers... are about to sound the horn of counterattack."

That's right.

When you know someone is protecting the rim every time you shoot, you will inexplicably have more confidence, and your shooting percentage will rise.

Because of the steady "Big Shark" in the paint.

The Lakers sounded the horn of counterattack.

Of course, the strongest player on the outside was still Kobe.

Led by the "OK Combination", the Lakers launched an 18:4 counterattack storm in the third quarter, narrowing the gap to just 1 point in one go.

"Swish!"

Kobe, who once again shot strongly against Peja, hit this pull-up.

Reversal.

The Lakers reversed the score at the end of the third quarter.

"Boom!"

The arena was in an uproar.

The 15-point reversal in a single quarter made the home fans excited.

And the Lakers, whose momentum was completely up, took advantage of the situation to further overtake the score, leading by about 7 points.

It was maintained until the end.

Finally... the Lakers won the game and won G1 of the Western Conference Finals.

The whole game.

O'Neal had 24 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists, and 5 blocks.

And after shooting again and again, Kobe finally found his touch, and in the final quarter, he also counterattacked, finishing with 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals.

It looked like... "Little Flying Knight" Kobe scored more and also hit the key shots to reverse and kill the game.

But everyone knew that "Big Shark" O'Neal's domineering dominance in the paint was the foundation for the Lakers to win the game.

While the Lakers were playing the Kings.

Pistons training gym.

Conference room.

Head coach Larry Brown pulled the players over for a meeting overnight.

"Cough cough..."

Coach Brown looked at everyone, cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice: "Our defense against Su Yan in the last game was already at the limit.

However.

It still couldn't stop him.

He is like a monster.

The more contact there is, the more excited he gets; the more double-teams there are, the more he can find scoring opportunities, and he can even make his teammates better.

So. ===== CHAPTER 587 =====