Chapter 1242 Team Buff

After the timeout, James stormed to the basket to do more damage and got two free throw opportunities.

He took the free throws very seriously, and he also had a premonition that the Pelicans would be different tonight.

However, he still only made one of the two free throws.

Gasol protected the defensive rebound, the Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, and Tang Tian made a sudden three-pointer from the outside.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

Tang Tian also has three points!

15 to 4!

The score difference has reached double digits!

The fans at the scene were restless.

The battle of Tianwang Mountain, judging from the past history of the two teams, can be expected to be a fierce battle.

In a fierce battle, the Lakers will have a greater chance of winning by virtue of their home court advantage.

But now, the situation is completely different from what they expected!

The game was one-sided!

More than nine minutes into this quarter, the Pelicans already lead the Lakers by a full 15 points, 29-14.

The scene was much quieter than when it started, and the fans had a look of despair in their eyes.

Vogel still has hope in his eyes.

Not only because he is the head coach, but also because he feels that the game is not over yet.

Especially at this point in time, both sides have entered the rotation lineup one after another.

In the past three games, the Lakers have had the upper hand in the substitute transition period, opening up the score when they are leading and catching up when they are behind.

Compared to the Pelicans' bench, the Lakers' bench performed significantly better in this series.

For the Pelicans, Siakam is still on the court, and Alexander, Kuzma and Harrell have appeared one after another.

Counting Green, who had been substituted long ago, Stevens used a 9-man rotation.

For the Lakers, Middleton and Durant were on the court, and Simmons, Frye and Zubac were substituted one after another.

Vogel uses an 8-man rotation.

On the Lakers' first attack back, Simmons cut to the basket and received a pass from Zubac for a layup.

Simmons was demoted to the bench this season, and Jenner broke up with him again. His relationship and career were both at a low point. In addition, this is a contract year.

Except for the fact that his shooting is still not perfect, his performance in other aspects is better than in previous seasons.

Vogel also beamed when he saw this.

That's it.

Although the Pelicans had the upper hand at the beginning, they were able to recover the score during the bench time, and the rest of the game was still successful.

Tianwangshan, if the Pelicans want to win easily, they have to ask him and the Lakers if they agree!

In the Pelicans' frontcourt, Alexander is organizing with the ball.

Siakam put up a pick-and-roll, he held the ball and broke through.

Both Kuzma and Green on the weak side are running without the ball to contain the defense.

The Lakers' defensive focus is on the Pelicans' perimeter and Siakam.

Stevens uses a nine-man rotation, and Davis is unable to play. The Pelicans have very few ball-holding points in this lineup.

If they guard those off-ball spots and then guard Siakam, the Pelicans' tactics will basically be impossible to open.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened to the Lakers. After Alexander broke through to the inside, he threw directly towards Zubac!

Zubac has improved a lot this season, pushing McGee to the bench.

However, he is a traditional big man and his speed is slow, so the ball is too late to interfere.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball drew a parabola in the air and hit the net!

Alexander's throw went in!

There was a commotion in the place.

The bench of the substitute team cheered.

Parker's eyes were filled with relief.

As early as the regular season, Alexander had already performed well, and his throwing skills were getting better and better, becoming more and more like him.

In the Lakers' offense, Durant used Zubac's catch-and-shoot jumper to miss, but Zubac used his height and wingspan to grab the offensive rebound and score a tip-in.

Harrell still suffers a bit on the defensive end.

The scene burst into cheers.

Compared with the starters, the performance of the Lakers' bench transition period is obviously better!

"Defense! defense!"

After returning, the fans cheered and cheered in unison.

Now is a good opportunity for the Lakers to get going!

The Pelicans' continuous tactical cooperation in the frontcourt failed, and Alexander finally broke through with the ball.

"Shrink! Double team!"

Vogel knew there was little time left and shouted to the players on the court.

The Lakers' wings shrank and no longer gave Alexander the same throwing opportunities as before.

However, Alexander has two famous players in Nash and Parker to guide him, and he knows more than just throwing.

After sensing the changes in the Lakers' defense and estimating the attack time, he directly threw his hand and passed the ball to the outside.

Kuzma catches the ball and takes a quick shot.

As soon as the ball was released, the red light on the sideline came on.

It was a shot at the buzzer.

However, although Kuzma didn't have much time to adjust, the shot was accurate.

"Uh-huh!"

With a crisp sound, Kuzma's buzzer-beating three-pointer went in!

After Kuzma scored, he pointed at Alexander.

It looked like a pass, but what he got was a wide-open three-point opportunity.

The so-called wealth and wealth are found in danger.

The scene was agitated.

Vogel also almost choked.

This three-pointer is fatal.

The most direct manifestation is that after these rounds, the Lakers not only did not close the point difference, but were stretched by the Pelicans to 16 points!

In the Lakers' offense, Simmons used Zubac's pick-and-roll to rush to the basket, squeezed past Harrell and was about to fly for a layup.

But at this moment, Kuzma didn't know when he recovered to the basket, and quickly stood near the reasonable collision area.

Simmons couldn't brake in time and collided with him.

Kuzma was knocked to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle to signal Simmons' offensive foul!

Kuzma was still lying on the ground. After seeing the referee's gesture, he punched the floor hard and couldn't help but roar.

Others may not know it, but there is actually quite a connection between him and Simmons.

Because his current girlfriend Jenna is Simmons’ ex-girlfriend.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jenna did not come to watch the game in this series.

But Kuzma knew Jenner must be watching the live broadcast.

The competition between men is not just about length, diameter or time, but also direct confrontation on the field.

Simmons jumped up and ran to the referee to question, indicating that Kuzma was in the reasonable collision area.

There were also boos at the scene.

The referee was forced to conduct a video review.

Replays showed Kuzma standing outside the legitimate collision area and standing still.

The bottom line referee's decision was very accurate.

Kuzma had already been pulled up. After seeing the referee confirm the penalty, he reached out and clenched his fists.

If the old doesn't go, the new won't come. He deserves Jenna more than Simmons.

The Pelicans' frontcourt attack was also the last attack of this quarter.

Alexander continued to score suddenly to Kuzma, and Durant pounced hard on the ball.

Kuzma feinted a shot and broke through directly. After attracting help from the flank, he chose to pass the ball to the bottom corner.

Green received the ball, a very good three-point opportunity.

He adjusted and took the shot at the buzzer in this quarter.

In the nervous look of the fans at the scene.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball hits the net!

Green's three-pointer is also there!

From starter Carter Gasol to substitute Kuzma Green, the Pelicans fired across the board. This is a team-wide buff!