Chapter 565: Balance of Power (4)

The score difference between the two sides has always been relatively close, but there is a tendency to open up during this period.

Bryant's shooting percentage dropped for a while, and the offensive efficiency of the entire Lakers team would also be affected, and the score was about 5 points behind the Warriors.

Ray Allen and Yang Di played a block, the Lakers both came to wrap Ray Allen, and Yang Di received the ball from the middle distance.

When no one was guarded, he hit a solid jump shot and scored 20 points.

Ray Allen didn't score well until near the end of the third quarter when he hit another jumper and scored his 10th point.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Lakers by four points, 78-74.

The Lakers still have hope of overtaking, at least the fans in Los Angeles see the hope and the light of day, they are facing the defending champions, no matter how much criticism the defending champions suffer, if they can beat them in the first game of the new season, it is not bad news.

David Lee played, and after the veteran Foyer came on in the first half, the efficiency was average.

At this time, the Lakers changed to a small lineup, and Montgomery intended to try the ability of the newcomer, so he replaced the young David Lee, David Lee has comprehensive skills and is active in scrambling, and in Montgomery's view, it is a very good scoring No. 4 position.

In this way, the Warriors' bench has a strong scoring ability, in addition to David Lee, there is also Monta Ellis on the outside, and the two of them block and dismantle, and the speed of lateral cuts is off the charts.

It's a pity that Monta Ellis was so enchanted today that he never made the opening, and he didn't hit any of the layups except for the pull-up layup that was enough to be selected as one of today's top 10 balls.

David Lee is excited, he didn't have much of a chance to perform last season, and since the new season, the head coach has clearly signaled his favor for him, which is a good sign that he will be looking to perform well this season and try to make the main rotation of the Warriors.

The Lakers' interior line is not strong, after Odom went off, the Lakers played a big and four small lineup, and one of the big ones was the 2.06-meter-tall forward Brian Cook, a first-round pick selected by the 03 Lakers, but in height, he was just similar to David Lee.

David Lee grabbed the offensive rebound and completed the second offense.

David Lee hits a mid-range jumper.

In just a few minutes, David Lee had enough presence to play much better than Foyer in the first half.

"What kind of player is this, that's good!"

Although Lakers coach Phil Jackson didn't speak, his eyes lit up, the Warriors' young bench inside is very good, showing a very good fighting power, looking back to see if he can try to trade with the Warriors to strengthen the team's interior lineup.

Bryant rested for two minutes and then returned to the court.

In the head of substitute Trevor Ariza, he hit a three-pointer and scored more than 30 points.

Ariza didn't change his face, Kobe Bryant was the top wing player in the league, and there was nothing to be ashamed of being thrown in the face by Kobe Bryant to score a goal or two.

The Warriors attacked, and after a couple of passes, Ariza got an open three-pointer in the corner.

He raised his hand and made a decisive move.

"Three points?"

Yang Di was stunned off the court, Ariza is a notoriously hard hand in the team, and his shooting level is very bad, at least within the three-point line, Yang Di is confident that he can finish Ariza. Unexpectedly, in the first game of the new season, he actually shot directly outside the three-point line!

"Huh!"

Actually hollow into the network.

At this moment, the Warriors' bench was boiling, and Yang Di took the lead in standing up and applauding.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Ariza returned to the defense and saw Yang Di and others waving a towel, putting his index finger and middle finger together in front of his forehead and waving it, saluting the classic gift of western cowboys.

"This kid!"

Derek Fisher laughed, he had a good relationship with Ariza, and he was very happy for him to see Ariza's growth.

"I heard that he only practiced two three-pointers in the left and right corners, which is more accurate in these two areas, and there is still no certainty in other places." Byron Davis said with a smile that as the team's main controller, he has a grasp of the habits and dynamics of each player, and the players will communicate with him in a timely manner.

Ariza returned a three-pointer and the Warriors' lead remained around five.

After Bryant came on the court, the Lakers found the backbone, the players regained their composure, Kobe assisted Cook on the inside to complete the dunk, and the Lakers approached the score.

Then the Warriors called a timeout, and after the timeout, they were replaced by Yang Di.

Yang Di and David Lee partnered for an inside combination, and Yang Di returned to the No. 5 position he hadn't played in a long time, closer to the basket.

David Lee has a wide body and is also good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and after blocking and picking with Byron Davis, Byron sent him a second pass.

David Lee catches the ball from mid-range and makes a jumper, and Odom blocks it back.

The basketball was off, and under the basket, Yang Di grabbed the rebound in the front court, jumped on the spot, knocked Cook away, and dunked successfully.

"Sure enough, this way of scoring is still the way I am good at scoring and I like." Yang Di added 2 points and 1 rebound in his stats.

The Warriors began to wrap up Kobe, and when Ray Allen returned to the court, he and Byron Davis chased and intercepted.

The inner line Yang Di guarded and watched.

In this situation, Kobe Bryant still hit some shots, and with Smush Parker hitting a 3-pointer very aggressively, the Lakers instead played a wave of small high-tide to tie the score.

"Is there any mistake, the Lakers are so fierce!"

The momentum of chasing points at the end of the game gave fans a feeling that Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were fierce, and the two teams were tied at 95, with only 3 minutes left in the game.

Both sides have switched back to their starting line-ups.

Yang Di took the initiative to go outside and played a block for Byron Davis, who dribbled and broke through, and was one of the few individuals in the game who held the ball to attack the basket.

Although Smush Parker is active defensively, his defensive ability is very average, and his gambling steals are easy to get out of position, as if people who come out of the street have some minor problems in this aspect of defense.

Byron Davis got past Smush Parker, went inside and broke away, knocked away Lamar Odom in the air and hit a layup.

Yang Di, who followed him, flew out of the bottom line with him, he had no one to get in his position, if Byron didn't score this ball, Yang Di would be able to make up for it nine times out of ten.

Bryant had already scored 10 points in the final quarter and scored as many as 37 points in the game.

As soon as the outside line held the ball, Ray Allen and Byron Davis were resolute in their grip, and seeing that Smush Parker also hit a three-pointer, Kobe Bryant decisively transferred the ball.

The moment of this shift, there was a mistake, and small forward Danny Granger appeared out of nowhere and appeared in the path of Kobe's pass and made a steal.

Then he picked up the basketball and ran to the front court, running as fast as if the bullets couldn't hit.

The Lakers didn't have time to retreat, and Granger glided a one-arm dunk.

"Good shot!" Yang Di applauded, and at the critical moment, the Warriors led by 4 points.