Chapter 76: A fierce battle, Wang Yan scored 81 points in a single game!
Staples Center, USA

After the halftime break, both teams played with their starting players.

Wang Yan, who was in hot form in the first half, continued to ask for the ball on the offensive end, but this time, Gasol, who was defending him, got in front of him.

"Paul Gasol began to stick close to Wang Yan. The Lakers really changed their defensive strategy in the second half!"

"It's just this small step forward, but it's a completely different defensive strategy."

"Wang Yan changed the Lakers' defense with his accurate mid-range shooting!"

The strategy change of the game was very clear. Wang Yan used his excellent mid-range shooting accuracy to change the opponent's defense.

In the NBA, teams don't like to change their initial defensive strategy unless it is absolutely necessary, because this will cause confusion in the team's overall defensive direction.

However, the Lakers have reached the point where they have to change.

This is the embodiment of Wang Yan’s mid-range lethality.

After Wang Yan entered the NBA, he had never encountered such close and tight defense, but Wang Yan still handled it calmly.

With a fake shot and a push of his back foot, Wang Yan was like a Lamborghini that took off from the ground, instantly creating space between him and Gasol.

For Wang Yan, who possesses the physique of peak Antetokounmpo and the explosive power of peak Derrick Rose, passing Gasol is as easy as crossing the road in the morning.

"Assist in defense!"

Seeing his sister-in-law being thrown away in one step, Zen Master Jackson in the off-court couldn't help but shout.

boom!
The little shark Bynum immediately flew out to assist in defense, spread out his five fingers, and pounced on Wang Yan.

To be honest, before Little Shark activated his innate martial spirit, his strength on both offense and defense was not at the All-Star level, but at least top in the league.

Then goose.

After Wang Yan pushed away the little shark Bynum, he made a strong pull-up layup in the air and still hit the bank.

The physique of Antetokounmpo at his peak plus the finishing skills of Kyrie Irving at his peak.

Wang Yan was able to handle the attack from the Lakers' twin towers from both sides.

Layup scored!

"What other defensive strategies do you have?"

After scoring the goal, Wang Yan looked at the KFC man in the audience and asked, "Take them all out."

Being hit right in the face by the rookie Wang Yan, KFC uncle certainly didn't look happy.

The rookie Wang Yan actually trash-talked his epic legendary coach.

Too embarrassing!

Swish!
But then Kobe responded with a pull-up three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

The performance of both teams in the third quarter was almost the same as in the first half.

Just talking about offensive firepower and the ceiling that the offense can reach.

The Lakers and Cavaliers are both the best in the league.

In the third quarter, both teams opened fire and scored 3+ points at the same time.

"98 to 95, both teams were just a little short of scoring over points in three quarters!"

When Charles Barkley looked at Wang Yan's statistics, his voice became a little excited.

"I must mention that Wang Yan scored 3 points again in the third quarter!"

"Wang Yan became the first player in NBA history to score 20+ points in all three quarters of a game!"

"This is a performance that Kobe Bryant never accomplished even in his 81-point night in a single game!"

Kenny Smith on the side couldn't help but say: "Wang Yan has scored 63 points in three quarters, breaking the three-quarter scoring record in the Christmas game!"

"I can't help but think of the game in which Wang Yan scored 65 points in three quarters. In that game, Wang Yan didn't even score 20+ in all three quarters!"

"Now, as long as Wang Yan can score 18 points in the final quarter, he can tie Kobe Bryant's single-game record of 81 points!"

If Wang Yan scores another 20 points in the final quarter, the total would be 83 points.

Kobe's halftime scoring record is lost.

But to be honest, Kobe's offensive firepower was fully opened tonight.

Scoring 43 points in three quarters is the highest three-quarter scoring record this season.

Even if we look at Kobe's career, this performance can be ranked among the best.

But even so, the team is still 3 points behind.

the reason is simple.

Wang Yan is so fucking awesome!

"He has completely adapted to my defense!"

On the Lakers bench, Pau Gasol looked helpless: "Guys, I really can't defend him!"

"Whether I shoot or not, he scores so easily!"

"It's not your fault, Paul."

Facing Wang Yan's explosion, the Zen Master now seems somewhat helpless: "No one can defend him, just like no one can defend Kobe and Michael Hope."

"All we can do is restrict him."

Zen Master Jackson is very familiar with players of Wang Yan's level.

After all, the Zen Master has coached top superstars such as Flying Man, Shaq, and Goat.

Once such a top superstar finds his touch.

The only way to defend against them was to lock him in the team's entry bus.

"You all get out of the way."

Kobe turned into an angry bird, and his voice seemed to be on the verge of going berserk at any time: "Leave him to me to defend."

"NO!"

However, Kobe's tough proposal at this time was opposed by the Zen Master: "Kobe, if you use an outside player to defend him directly, then this person is not you."

"We can use Ron or Lamar to match up against Wang Yan. We must ensure your physical fitness in the final quarter."

"I will not allow you to defend Wang Yan one-on-one until the very last moment of the game."

In the first half, when the Lakers were defending, Wang Yan adopted the strategy of letting the opponent shoot.

After tightening the policy of letting Wang Yan shoot in the third quarter, there was still no effect.

In the final quarter, the Zen Master decided to use the guard directly to match up with Wang Yan.

However, the good Lakers do have high-quality perimeter defensive resources.

In addition to Kobe, who was selected to the All-Defensive Team many times, there are also Artest and Odom.

After changing the defensive strategy, the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers directly put out a crazy defensive lineup: Kobe + Artest + Odom + the twin towers in the interior.

"In the last seven minutes of the game, the two sides were tied at 7, and we saw both sides make substitutions."

With a dead ball opportunity, the coaches of both teams simultaneously reached out to make substitutions.

"What kind of lineup did the Lakers put out? My God, this lineup is too great!"

The Cavaliers had a regular rotation, but the Lakers' lineup shocked Barkley: "They let Lamar Odom play point guard, Kobe and Artest play the second and third positions respectively."

"My God, this lineup is too tall. Four of the five players are over two meters tall, and the shortest one, Kobe, is 5 meters tall!"

The Lakers rarely use this lineup.

Offensive spacing may be a problem, after all, only Kobe and Artest can shoot three-pointers in this lineup.

But how terrible is the defense?
In addition to the top-level inside single defense + rim protection + assist defense of the twin towers.

Kobe can defend from the 1st position to the 3rd position.

Artest can defend from position 1 to position 4!

Odom, who is 2 meters tall, is a super defensive warrior who can defend from position 06 to position 1!
"This may be a defensive lineup tailor-made for Wang Yan!"

Kenny Smith looked at him viciously and said directly: "The Lakers have ensured that every player on the court can defend Wang Yan one-on-one!"

. . . .

The Lakers' defensive lineup is indeed interesting.

Everyone has different defensive characteristics. If you look at it individually, every player on the field can indeed defend Wang Yan one-on-one.

but……

Wang Yan faced Odom right at the start and did a one-legged stand with his back leaning forward, In your face, and scored easily!
The 2-meter-tall left-handed magician's ability to cover the opponent's defense is indeed a nightmare for many offensive players.

But Wang Yan’s method of breaking the impasse was too simple.

After Wang Yan scored two consecutive goals in "On the Importance of Men's Length" with two strong mid-range shots, Artest on the side was eager to try.

Artest's defense against Wang Yan is completely different from Odom's.
After all, Odom's lateral movement speed is relatively slow, so he left Wang Yan with some room to operate.

When Tai Ge was defending Wang Yan, he elbowed him right from the start and pressed him closely.

Facing Tai Ge's challenge, Wang Yan pressed forward with his back, while turning around and raising his elbow.

Bang!
One elbow directly sent Artest flying!

You elbow me and I elbow you, and we play basketball so sweetly!
Afterwards, Wang Yan scored again with a Yao Ming-style jump hook.

"Damn, that's dirty!"

Seeing Wang Yan score a goal, Artest couldn't help but curse.

However, this is pure double standard behavior by Brother Tai.

"The tension between the two sides has become increasingly intense. In this round when Wang Yan played against Artest, players from both sides made moves against each other, but the referee did not whistle!" Feizhu was extremely excited.

Kenny Smith on the side was not interested in this: "Don't talk about this, Charles. Wang Yan has scored 71 points after this goal. This is the second time in his career that he has scored 2+!"

"He became the second player in NBA history, besides Wilt Chamberlain, to score 2+ points twice in a single game!"

"He is also the youngest player in NBA history to score 70+ in two games!"

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense was excellent today. Kobe pushed Butler hard, entered the basket to attract the defense, and then assisted Odom on the outside.

The master of prostitution, who was completely left alone, made an open three-pointer.

112 is better than 111
With this three-pointer, the Lakers were only one point behind.

Looking back, Kobe broke through Artest again and caused damage. He made two free throws and tied his career high of 73 points.

Kobe was also unstoppable. He caused Butler to foul in a single play, and then made a drifting shot and scored 2+1.

"Shh!"

As Kobe's free throws were made steadily, Kobe's 50 points also made the commentator on the scene excited: "After three years, we finally saw Kobe score 50+ in a single game again!"

"The last time Kobe scored 50 points in a single game was in the 08-09 season!"

"That is to say, when Kobe officially led the Lakers to open the championship window, he never scored 50 points again!"

"And Wang Yan finally made Kobe awaken his scorer bloodline!"

The game continued, and Wang Yan and Kobe were completely blood-thirsty.

距离全场比赛结束仅剩三分钟时，科比已经29投20中，三分球8投5中，罚球11罚10中，轰下了近3年来单场最高的55分。

Also had 8 rebounds and 6 assists!
Wang Yan scored a career-high 78 points with sparks and lightning.

He made 39 of 30 shots, still without a single three-pointer, but Wang Yan went to the free throw line 18 times and made all of them!
At the same time, Wang Yan also grabbed 16 rebounds and made 3 blocks.

Although there was not a single assist, Wang Yan's explosive output of 78 points outweighed the merits.

Official suspension.

At the Staples Center, the fans felt their hearts pounding.

Fans all over China were also stunned.

"This is an epic duel between two people!"

Zhang Weiping was stunned: "Even if we put Jordan against Kobe at his peak, we can never achieve this kind of result!"

As strong as Jordan was, his highest score in a single game was no more than 63 points.

However, Wang Yan far exceeded this figure without any three-pointers.

Not only that, Kobe's 55 points are close to Jordan's 63 points.

“We’ve never seen two players score more than 50 points in a game!”

Yu Jia's voice was also extremely incredible: "We may even witness two 60s in the same game!"

"Not necessarily."

Mr. Zhang Weiping directly pointed out another expectation: "Is it possible that this game will produce a match between 60 points and 80 points?!"

As long as he scores one more goal, Wang Yan can get 80+!
At this moment, the number of people online in the live broadcast room of Tianchao Balcony Set 5 has reached a new high.

The 13 billion fans across China are eagerly looking forward to Wang Yan breaking Kobe's 81-point record.

Many news media writers had already written their articles in advance during the pause period, waiting to announce the news the moment Wang Yan broke the record.

After the official timeout, players from both teams returned to the court.

The Cavaliers attacked, Irving quickly dribbled the ball across half court and immediately passed it to Wang Yan who wanted the ball.

Young Irving had a mediocre touch today facing the Lakers' high-pressure defense.

But this is Wang Yan’s night, mortals should stay aside.

"Oh!"

The moment Wang Yan received the ball, he turned over and raised the ball, but a hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Oh hoo!"

At this time, the commentator Feizhu exclaimed: "The scene I was looking forward to finally came into being. Kobe finally defended Wang Yan alone in the final moments of the game!"

"Although the Lakers have too many outstanding defensive players, they still use Kobe to defend the opponent's offensive core at critical moments!"

"I guess Kobe must have volunteered during the timeout just now. He won't allow Wang Yan to break his record at Staples Stadium!"

indeed so.

Kobe knew from the official timeout that the next three minutes would be his hunting time.

In contrast to Kobe's stern expression at this time, Wang Yan smiled evilly.

"Oh!"

Without any hesitation, Wang Yan moved sideways and pushed hard with a force as strong as a mountain, hitting Kobe's body, and the latter immediately took a step back.

But even if he was pushed away, Kobe was still able to quickly get close and prevent Wang Yan from shooting in the first place.

"Kobe's defense is very fierce, this is the level of defense in Game 7 of the Finals!"

"And pay attention to the positions of other players. The Lakers' twin towers are all sitting under the basket!"

"Kobe sticks close to Wang Yan to stop him from shooting directly, and the twin towers under the basket are ready to assist at any time. This is the Lakers' defensive formation!"

Kobe Bryant stuck close to Wang Yan, forcing Wang Yan to dribble the ball with his left hand. And at the moment when Wang Yan's left hand was about to dribble the ball, Kobe Bryant rushed up to grab the ball.

Because his center of gravity was too high and Wang Yan had no extra dribbling skills, he could only quickly hold the ball with both hands and raise his hands to avoid Kobe's steal.

But Kobe's defense has worked and Wang Yan is in a dead ball situation.

There is a cheetah ahead!

There are twin towers inside!

"Kobe's close pressure forced Wang Yan to stop the ball. Wang Yan had to pass the ball!"

"Look, this is the super defense that has gone through the baptism of Game 7 of the Finals!"

"Wait, what? Wang Yan's move is too difficult!"

At the game, TNT's two gold medal commentators spoke at a very fast speed.

However, his rapid speaking speed could not keep up with Wang Yan's offensive choices.

Even when Wang Yan was in a desperate situation, he still did not pass the ball to his teammates.

Wang Yan used his shoulder to carry Kobe away on the spot, gaining a little space to shoot.

Just jump off one foot and shoot the ball.

He completely relied on his height advantage + wingspan + jumping ability to pull away from Kobe!
So what if there is no space to shoot?
A man's length can create space!
"One leg standing on one leg again!!"

Charles Barkley exclaimed directly.

The basketball flew in an extremely high arc, and the scene at the Staples Center was like a rainbow descending. Amid the exclamations of the fans in the audience, the shot went straight into the goal.

Swish!
beep...

The next moment, Wang Yan fell to the ground, and a whistle suddenly sounded.

Kobe hit Wang Yan's shooting arm.

"OH! MY! GOD!"

This extremely difficult and ridiculous goal stunned Feizhu and Kenny Smith.

"It's in! Wang Yan made this almost physics-defying, one-legged shot with a super high arc!"

"This is a shot that can crush the enemy's confidence. He has already scored his 80th point of the game!"

"And he also caused Kobe's shot to be beaten. If he made the free throw, Wang Yan would have scored 81 points in front of Kobe!"

(End of this chapter)