Riaan Ukuzola nokushesha, konke ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Kunjalo D’Angelo Russell uyakwazi ukunyakaza ephethe ibhola lomnqakiswano ezandleni zakhe, ezivikela ngokushelelayo ngesineke ngaphambi kokutshuza aye endaweni afuna ukufika kuyo.
Ijubane elikhohlisayo, izinto zenzeka ngokushesha kunalokho obungakulindela.
Injalo indlela igeyimu eyadlala ngayo ekubuyeni kuka-Russell, ngokushesha, nokulimazayo okuthathe isiqondiso segeyimu nokuyijikisa kakhulu.
Futhi i Lakers unogada wakhona wayengemva kwesondo, eyishaya ibheke LA
U-Russell ubephakathi kwama-run amakhulu kakhulu, eshaya abathathu benguquko kanye nabasizi be-dishing njengoba igeyimu ibishwibeka ku-Lakers ngekota yesibili neyesine.
Wenze amahlanu amathathu wathola amaphuzu angama-28 ukuholela iLakers ku-a 122-112 ukunqoba emdlalweni alandele okungenani ngama-12 esiwombeni ngasinye.
“Yingakho elapha,” umqeqeshi uDarvin Ham kusho.
Ama-Lakers amahlanu athole amaphuzu ngamanani aphindwe kabili, iqembu libhekane nemidlalo emikhulu ka-Scottie Barnes (amaphuzu angama-32) no-OG Anunoby (amaphuzu angama-31 ku-12-for-14).
U-Anthony Davis uthathe amashodi ayisikhombisa kuphela futhi wathola amaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili kuphela ukuvikela iRaptors bemzingela. Ujikijele i-jumper sekusele imizuzwana engu-46.6 ukuze anqobe i-Lakers okwesithathu.
I-Lakers igada i-Austin Reaves, isikhungo esiphezulu, ishayela kubhasikidi ibhekene nama-Toronto Raptors esiwombeni sokuqala. IReas iqede ngamaphuzu angu-18.
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“Kukhombisa nje umlingiswa anawo,” Austin Reaves kusho. “Ubejabule njenganamuhla kusihlwa ewina amaphuzu ayisishiyagalombili njengoba ebejabule ngemuva kokushaya angu-39.”
Ukujula kwe-Lakers bekubusa, u-Wenyen Gabriel eqeda nge-plus-19. Bekuyi-plus-minus ephansi kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umdlali webhentshi obedlalela iLakers ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku.
I-Lakers yenza konke oku-19 kokuphonswa kwamahhala futhi bavumele amaphuzu angu-22 wekota yesine, kodwa kwaba ukubuya kukaRussell okwabagqugquzela.
“Ubukhulu bakhe, amakhono akhe, ubuchopho bakhe,” kusho uHam ngaphambi komdlalo lapho ebuzwa ukuthi uRussell uletha ini phansi. “Ngicabanga ukuthi ungumdlali we-basketball onekhono ngempela futhi okhaliphile futhi kufanele uziphendulele ngaye. Ungumdlali ozivikelayo okhaliphile futhi, ngakho-ke ungomunye nje ucezu olungeziwe esijabule ngalo ngempela, futhi abantu bakuzwile lokho akulethayo kusenesikhathi. Ukuphuma ekulimaleni yisikhathi esihle kakhulu Izimo zikaLeBron. Kodwa sikubheke ngabomvu lokho kuhlanganisa okuhle futhi silindele ukuthi abe yinhlansi kithina.”
Ngemva kokuqala kancane nge-Lakers ngokushesha ewela ngemuva kwe-15, uRussell wahola i-Lakers nge-21-5 egijima engxenyeni yesibili, ebonisa ukuthi kungani iqembu limazisa ngesikhathi sokuhweba.
Ukubuya kwakhe nakho kwamkhuthaza UDennis Schroderowathuthela ebhentshini futhi wakwazi ukunikeza okwengeziwe ngenkathi ebuzwa kancane, omunye umdlali odlalayo nomdlali webhola emuva phansi.
Ngaphandle kukaRussell, ukoniwa kukaSchroder kwaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, ukuguga kokuphatha icala ngokusobala kumdicilele phansi.
Kepha ngoLwesihlanu, udlale ngejubane elikhulu futhi waqhuma, into uHam ayisho ngaphambi komdlalo abelindele ukuyibona.
“Kunzima uma kuwuwena kuphela umqaphi wamaphuzu ohlwini,” kusho uHam. “Ukuba [Russell] phuma lapho futhi u-Dennis ekwazi ukubona lelo gagasi lokuqala futhi azi ngokuzenzakalelayo lapho ehlola emdlalweni ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze, yini okudingeka ilungiswe noma yini okudingeka iqiniswe, kuwukunethezeka okuhle ukuba nakho [Russell] manje isibuyile ohlwini. Leso sibhakela esisodwa nambili. Ngakho uma ehlala phansi. sinenye i-orchestrar ezongena izosigcina sihlelekile futhi isho nezwi.”
USchroder uyena owayeshesha ukuxega amabhola, wabamba amabhola amane ngesikhathi eshaya angu-23.
“Lawo mandla ehlela kuwo wonke umuntu,” kusho uReaves.
Futhi njengoba icala labakwaLakers bebambekile ekungathathi hlangothi uma kuqhathaniswa nosayizi namandla e-Toronto kwesesithathu, iReaves ibagcine besondele ngokwanele. Uthungele isixuku ngemuva kwesigamu, eshayela phakathi nenkantolo eshaya izandla ezimbili.
“Senze umzamo omuhle impela,” kusho uReaves. “…Bekufanele senze izinguquko ezimbalwa futhi sidlale kanzima.”
I-Lakers iqhubekile nokugijima kwe-32-11 isuka phakathi kowesithathu nowesine ukuze iguqule umdlalo okokugcina.
“Sihlale sithi ‘Ungadangali. Thola ukuncintisana okwengeziwe,’” kusho uHam.
