NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 343: Kobe takes the class in person!

After halftime, the Lakers had fallen behind by 21 points.

Lin Tian and Kobe came to the locker room to encourage the players, but the effect was not good.

After the start of the second half, the Warriors were still the five dead starters.

Their fast-break style of play made the Lakers completely unable to keep up with the rhythm and was almost crushed.

Durant's shot count also dropped, allowing the Splash Brothers to have more shooting opportunities.

Howard once again became the target of being targeted. He was led to outside military training by the Warriors again and again, and Lin Tian felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

When Lin Tian was on the court, it was not so easy for Curry to find Howard, because Lin Tian could use his speed to help defend at any time.

Although the current Lakers players are very defensive, their lateral movement speed is not as good as Lin Tian's.

Without Lin Tian, ​​no one can fill this loophole.

This can be clearly seen from this game.

When Lin Tian defends any top player, his teammates don't have to think about wiping his ass on the defensive end.

On the contrary, Lin Tian has to wipe his teammates' ass more often. Without him, the Lakers' defense has dropped by at least two grades.

In the middle of the third quarter, it rained three-pointers again for the Warriors.

From time to time in the arena, the home fans sighed.

Seeing that the game basically lost its suspense, some fans got up and left before the third quarter was over.

Lin Tian clenched his fist tightly, he wished he could take off his protective boots and step onto the field right now.

Kobe, who was sitting next to him, could also feel Lin Tian's disappointment. He sighed, "Lin, you have to understand that life cannot always be smooth sailing."

Lin Tian nodded and said, "I know, Kobe, I'm just not reconciled, I want to fight side by side with my brothers."

"Sitting here today, you are fighting side by side with them." Kobe patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, "You can help the team the most by recovering from your injury as soon as possible. Don't think about it."

Kobe's earnest words made Lin Tian feel a little better.

The live broadcast footage also showed the two men in suits and sitting on the bench, and this scene was seen by millions of viewers.

Penguin Sports Live.

"Oh! Kobe is too difficult! Howard and Wade are really old to see such a terrible game even after retiring!"

"The Lakers with Lin Tian and without Lin Tian are simply two teams! The gap is not ordinary!"

"The Warriors can win the championship without Durant, and the Lakers can't even win the Western Conference championship without Lin Tian!"

"Howard, this guy, said before the game that he would stand up today, but he was shown off by the Warriors again! How is he going to explain to Lin Tian?"

"If Kobe has not retired, the Lakers at least have a very reliable point of possession and finishing, he should not retire!"

"Even if Kobe didn't retire, I'm afraid it would be difficult to bring much help to the team, right? His offensive efficiency was already very low last season."

……

Not surprisingly, after three quarters, the game was completely turned into garbage time.

Howard came to the bench with his head drooping. He said to Lin Tian and Kobe with a face full of shame: "Sorry, I messed up things, Kobe, you are right, I played too softly and didn't help the team. This is entirely my responsibility."

Wade couldn't help but punched the bench angrily: "Damn! I beat like shit today!"

When Lin Tian was injured, the two of them were the most important players in the team.

Now that they have been blown up by the Warriors in two consecutive games, one can imagine how bad their mood is.

Lin Tian took the initiative to pass the towel to the two of them: "Don't be discouraged, even if we lose today, we still lead the Warriors by a big score, and we can still afford to lose."

Besides, he didn't know what else to say to comfort them.

Instead, Kobe took the initiative to give advice to the players: "Don't always let the little man on the opposite side find Dwight! You must switch defenses as soon as possible! If you want to break the Warriors' death five, switching defenses is the most important thing!"

Kobe originally just wanted to say something, but when he saw other players gathered around, he simply got up and straightened his suits, and continued pointing at the noses of each player to preach: "Della Vedova! Where did your toughness go in the first three games? Why did you seem to become soft after Lin Tian was injured and couldn't play? You can't even keep up with that Golden State brat? This is not your normal level! And you rookies! Without Lin Tian to attract defense, you are all guarded like butter hands? Take the ball? You can’t even hold it steady, why play basketball? It’s better to sleep!”

Although the next time will be garbage time, no one dares not to listen carefully.

They listened to Kobe's preaching silently, even if they were scolded, they still felt heartwarming.

O'Neal in the commentary seat saw this scene and hurriedly said into the microphone: "Kobe is giving lessons to the young players in the team. It can be seen that he was very aggrieved in today's game. The Lakers did not take advantage of themselves. This is the first time Kobe has given lessons to the players publicly after retiring."

Another commentator also echoed: "For a player like Kobe who is so obsessed with basketball, he didn't continue to shine with the Lakers after retiring. It is really a big loss for the basketball world! Fortunately, her second daughter has inherited his mantle. If there is no accident, she may develop into a professional player."

Kobe gave the players less than 3 minutes of lessons before the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers trailed by a full 35 points at this time. Scott simply didn't let Wade and Howard appear on the court for the time being, and replaced them with a few substitutes.

I don't know if Kobe's words awakened the Lakers players.

After they played, each of them worked hard as if they had been pumped with chicken blood.

Although the Warriors were also on the bench, Caruso and Brogdon had no one to guard against them for a while.

In 4 minutes, they narrowed the score to 25 points!So much so that the home fans even thought they saw a glimmer of hope.

It wasn't until Durant came on stage again that he completely killed the game.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Lakers 126:100, and the big score between the two sides became 3:2.

Neither Lin Tian nor Kobe left the field early, and they got up and high-fived the players one by one as soon as the game ended.

After returning to the locker room, Lin Tian took off his protective boots in front of his teammates, and then asked the team doctor to remove his bandages.

The team doctor said with a worried face: "Now is not the best time to disassemble this thing, Lin, this is not a joke."

Lin Tian said: "Take it off first and see how it goes. This thing makes it hard for me to walk."

(End of this chapter)