The long-awaited Huyong Spring Festival Gala did not disappoint the fans. It even took double overtime to determine the winner, giving the fans two extra minutes. You can watch this game as two games. The stories that happened during the regular time period are exciting enough.
Against the Lakers, Cole changed his formation. Dream Chasing, who has been a substitute since his comeback, started today, with Wiggins and Kuminga in the frontcourt. Directly put up the five players, and a series of formations targeting the two Lakers defenders was put up first.
Wiggins defended Russell, and Kuminga defended Reeves, which directly caused the two defenders to misfire. Russell, who has been in hot form recently, was completely blocked in the first half. After all, he is a veteran of the Warriors, and Cole still understands it.
But the Warriors did not expect that Fan Debiao was still very active in this game, and directly used defense to change the direction of the game. Coupled with James' continuous output in the first half, James' personal 7-0 run before halftime kept the Lakers still in the lead.
The situation suddenly changed in the second half. The Warriors launched a wave of 25-5 attacks, and the Yongsan madness reappeared. However, the Lakers did not collapse, and then responded with a 14-0 wave. Russell found his touch and the main point played vigorously.
But during this period, Nongmei was accidentally injured and left the game, once again casting a shadow on the Lakers. Fortunately, the thick eyebrows came back in time to support the Lakers' defense in the final quarter. The Lakers once again went ahead with a 12-0 lead and looked like they were going to win the game.
But the Warriors still had Curry. Faced with the defense of the thick eyebrows at the last moment, they patiently entered the paint and came out, and then made a huge change of direction with a counterattack to shake the thick eyebrows for a layup that tied the game in overtime. This is just a regular time plot, which is exciting enough.
In the first overtime, James and Big Eyebrow looked like they were going to dominate the overtime, but Curry, Klay, and the Splash Brothers scored two consecutive three-pointers, and Klay's absolute tie brought the game into the second overtime.
Curry's 10 points in the second overtime seemed to have formed a great script, especially the go-ahead three-pointer at the last moment, which gave a harsh response to those who doubted his ability to make key shots.
But after all, this night still belongs to the 39-year-old James. He was able to hit a three-pointer at the beginning of the second overtime, and he could also turn over and make a fadeaway shot. You don't know where his physical limit is? If there is a third overtime, I doubt James can continue to play.
He was full of energy throughout the overtime. Even during the timeout, he was sitting on the sidelines yelling about tactics. Curry hit a go-ahead three-pointer, and James had the Lakers' first chance to serve, but Reeves called a timeout at the same time, and James even jumped in a hurry.
came back from the timeout, still the same tactics, this time James caught the ball. Kerr should have expected the Lakers to use the same serving tactic, but they let James receive the ball twice in a row. Letting James catch the ball at the last moment is definitely not good news.
At this time, many Warriors players were full, and only Chasing Dream was left inside the Warriors. James quickly passed his opponent and attacked Dream Chaser, just like the impact in G7 of the 2016 Finals. Dream Chaser's pressing foul gave James a free throw to win the game. The first free throw was made, the second free throw was made, and it was a game-winner!
Finally, this magical Spring Festival Gala that took three and a half hours came to an end. This is definitely not the highest level matchup this season, but it is definitely the one that attracts the most attention. Even the black guys held their breath at the last moment. You finish singing and I will appear on the stage. No one knows who has the right to breathe after the game until the last second.
The Warriors played their best game in recent times. Curry scored 46 points and hit 9 three-pointers. Those three-pointers in overtime really brought back the feeling of his peak period. Although Klay is tough, he also has a few key three-pointers.
Wiggins and Kuminga both scored 22 points, and they both tried their best on both offense and defense. Chai Meng had 8 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, plus/minus: +31. Both he and Van Der Biao have the highest plus-minus values on the team. They are everywhere in the game and use details to influence the game.
Big Eyebrow endured injuries today and scored 29 points and 13 rebounds. If he hadn't come back in the final quarter, the Lakers would not have been able to catch up in this game, and they would not have been able to reach overtime at all.Although he returned to the locker room for a while during the game, Nongmei still played more than 45 minutes.
Russell, who played almost 49 minutes, had 28 points and 5 assists today, continuing his recent outstanding performance. The two mistakes in the second overtime gave Lakers fans the urge to tear Russell apart, but Russell made up for it by hitting a go-ahead three-pointer and grabbing key rebounds.
Finally, there is James. At the age of 39, he played 47 minutes and nearly 48 minutes. Just looking at this data is amazing enough. He also scored 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, the oldest 30+ triple-double in history. And this is the first time in James' career that he has 20+ rebounds in a single game during the regular season.
Whenever you think James is about to die, he can always stand up again. Facing the old rival Warriors, James played the toughest and most tiring game of the season. He was fully committed and did not treat this as an ordinary regular season game. This is a sign of respect for the Warriors.
This is a game that can enter the 2024 summary. The Hu Yong fought fiercely in double overtime, and Zhan Ku gave everything he had. At the end of the game, the excited James and the reluctant Curry hugged each other and smiled at each other.
This was the second time today that the two looked at each other and smiled. In the first half, James also whispered to Curry before the free throw, making the latter laugh, and then he laughed. This is my favorite shot today, basketball That's how it should be.
