"When Lin was in college, I said he was going to be an All-Star."

Barkley said from the live broadcast booth.

This directly made Smith on the side laugh.

Damn it, I clearly remember when you said that Lin Ying would not be able to play in the NBA.

But he saved some face for Barkley.

"But the Nuggets are only ahead by 3 points. This Lakers team is very strong."

He then came to a key point.

This game is actually very similar to G2, except that the Nuggets' breakthrough changed from Iverson to Lin Ying.

"There is a high probability that this game will go down to the final decisive moment."

Barkley made another prediction.

Smith nodded in agreement.

It's strange to say that Barkley was originally a huge poisonous person, but before the four big guys predicted the Spurs and Nuggets' big score together, the person who finally succeeded in predicting it turned out to be Barkley!

Then in G2 of the series, Barkley midfielder predicted that the Nuggets would win the game, but the Nuggets actually won!

This poisonous milk is suddenly no longer poisonous!

So are the Nuggets and Barkley predestined, or has Barkley's poisonous milk been almost neutralized by Jordan?

No matter what it is, it was successful again.

In the second and third quarters, the confrontation between both sides was fierce, but no one could open up the score.

Even though Kobe was injured, he kept breaking through and making air cuts. Gasol was still unstoppable inside, and the Nuggets couldn't guard against the Lakers.

Lin Ying felt great tonight. Coupled with his passing threat, he has scored 27 points in the three quarters. Coupled with the contribution of two guns, the Lakers could not defend the Nuggets.

The two teams really reached the decisive moment in the fourth quarter.

Then, at this time, changes came.

Perhaps because he really realized that Odom was more of a devil than an angel tonight, Phil Jackson directly abandoned Odom at the final moment!

He asked Turiaf to play center and Gasol to face Lin Ying!

Gasol's movement speed is not much slower than that of Lin Ying. Coupled with his height and wingspan advantage, the Nuggets did not score for a long time.

Again, before Lin Yingjiu is truly developed, there is not much he can do against Gasol on the offensive end.

And don't think that Jackson adjusted late. Gasol is not a physical monster. If he had to defend Lin Ying early in the morning, his physical fitness would not be able to keep up in the fourth quarter.

This point is just right, not too much and not too little.

Although Karl also followed suit, forcing Kobe to take continuous shots from the outside.

But slowly, after the Lakers' offensive focus shifted to the inside, Gasol scored consecutively, and the Lakers began to open up the score!

My sister-in-law is as fierce as a tiger tonight!

With 5 minutes left before the end of the game, the score on the court was 108 to 102, with the Lakers leading.

Carl reached out and called a timeout.

The problem now is actually a problem in the entire series. Kobe can rely on Lin Ying to consume him, but Gasol really can't prevent him!

It's not easy for the Nuggets to find someone to match the upper position.

Of course, the more important thing is the offense.

Boozer was a pretty mid-range shooter in front of Gasol, but Lin Ying could only be a three-point shooter in front of him.

"I'm going to guard Gasol."

In a familiar scene, Lin Ying once again asked Ying to take the initiative to plug the hole of the gun.

"I believe scoring Melo and AI can handle it."

And he added another sentence.

He can't help much on the offensive end at this point. On the contrary, Gasol is pulled to the top of the key by him, and Iverson and Anthony will be more helpful.

Karl nodded and patted Lin Ying on the shoulder.

His mood now is so similar to that of Rick Barnes back then.

Obviously Lin Ying is not the core of the team, but he always takes the initiative to do the most difficult things at critical moments.

This kind of responsibility is hard to find with a lantern, but it makes people feel inexplicably distressed.

But it seems that there is really no other good way!

What is different from the NCAA era is that Lin Ying is now the captain of the Nuggets, and there are reasonable reasons for doing so.

Of course, no one will object. Is there anyone in the Nuggets who loves to defend? Except for Lin Ying, I’m afraid there will be no one!

Don’t believe it, don’t read it, Anthony’s face is full of happiness.

After the timeout, the Nuggets attack.

Anthony holds the ball and plays in the low post.

He directly faced the rim and drove to the basket.

Gasol is not here, Radmanovic and Turiaf can't stop him.

This is indeed the case.

Radmanovic couldn't keep up, and Turiaf's cover was directly passed by Anthony with a feint.

"Bang!"

Anthony dunked with one hand and roared.

I'm unparalleled!

Phil Jackson touched his chin, glanced at the time, and made no adjustments.

Now that the lineup has been changed, he has already had this awareness.

And it's still early before the game ends.

The Lakers advanced to the frontcourt, and Gasol continued to position himself in the low post.

Kobe was moved to the weak side.

Gasol's strength may be much worse than O'Neal, but Kobe trusts him much more than O'Neal.

Lin Ying?

It was at this time that Phil Jackson showed an unexpected look.

Because on the Nuggets side, Lin Ying is guarding Gasol!

He smiled and adjusted his glasses.

Carl’s adjustment is a bit interesting.

Fisher didn't feed him the first time because Lin Ying was moving around.

Kobe came back from the weak side again, took the ball and threw it directly to the basket.

Gasol also turned around and threw Lin Ying away and went to the basket.

It comes from the tacit cooperation between the "Kesao" group.

The compatibility between the two is already high, and after working together for most of the season, such a difficult connection is just a piece of cake.

Lin Ying saw the right moment and jumped to intercept, but Gasol's height and wingspan were much better than his.

In the end, Gasol got the ball and dunked directly on the spot.

104 to 110!

More than half a minute has passed and the Nuggets are still 6 points behind!

"Huh~"

Lin Ying took a long breath.

The same feeling as before against Duncan, it is very difficult to guard against such a large forward.

And compared to the previous Mad Three semifinals, the strength gap between Kobe and Conley, Gasol and Oden is also huge.

Fortunately, Anthony Wushuang was still there, and this time he got inside and caused Turiaf to foul.

The Nuggets continued to maintain a 4-point difference as they made two steady free throws from the free throw line.

The Lakers attacked, and this time Kobe stood directly at the three-point line to feed Gasol.

Lin Ying did not go around again this time. After being broken once, he knew that going around would not work.

His choice was to push Gasol out with all his strength before he could catch the ball.

Gasol received the ball and was already outside the penalty area, which can only be regarded as a low position.
To be continued...