NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Feinting under the crotch, changing direction in front of the body, turning around and breaking through!
The whole set of movements is like flowing clouds and flowing water, with a perfect sense of rhythm, breaking through Long Rui's defense line!

Kobe headed towards the inside, facing Varejao's supplementary defense, he had no fear on his face, kicked up directly, and completed the lever shot in the air!
In this shot, he almost used his physical talent to the extreme, especially the last layup, avoiding Varejao, and his timing was perfect!

Just when everyone thought the goal was about to be scored, Long Rui's palm followed closely!

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball was ruthlessly fanned out of bounds, and at the same time, the 24-second shot clock ran out.

"Ouch!"

"This block directly shattered Kobe's almost perfect attack!"

"This is Long Rui's physical talent. He is younger and faster than Kobe."

"Even if Kobe passed him clean, he was still able to finish chasing caps in time!"

Kobe glanced at the basketball that was blown away, and gritted his teeth fiercely. It's a pity that this shot was so short.

He glanced at Long Rui again. The hard work of this Chinese young man on the court also made him seem to see himself when he was young.

At this moment, he felt a little helpless in his heart. If he was younger and had faster speed, then Long Rui would definitely not be able to block him with this ball.

But the age gap is irreversible, so he can only accept it and gradually adapt to it.

With the last 16 seconds left in the third quarter, the Cavaliers made their last attack.

In order to consume as much energy as possible, the Lakers also directly used the defensive strategy of full-court marking.

Yi Jianlian struggled to throw the baseline ball and almost violated the five-second rule. At the last second, Long Rui jumped out of the crowd and took the opportunity.

After receiving the ball, Long Rui directly received special care from Kobe.

Just now Kobe's last attack was defended by Long Rui. With his strong competitive spirit, he naturally wouldn't make it easy for Long Rui.

Long Rui was very uncomfortable being entangled by Kobe. Under the cover of his teammates, he brought the ball to the frontcourt.

The players of the Cavaliers are also very savvy to open up space for Long Rui, trying to create the most comfortable one-on-one environment for Long Rui.

This last goal is extremely important for both teams. The Cavaliers are now leading by one point. If this goal can be scored, they can lead by at least three points, and may even lead by four points.

For two teams with similar strength and equal status, every point is crucial.

If they can enter the final quarter with a 3-4 point lead, then for the Cavaliers players, at least they will have a certain psychological advantage.

The same is true for the Lakers. They play at home and have certain advantages.

But if the opponent is allowed to make a move, it will also be a psychological blow to them, and it will even affect the state of the last quarter.

Facing Long Rui's last fight, Kobe didn't dare to be careless at all.

As he said, no one in the Lakers understands Long Rui except him, so only he has the chance to restrain Long Rui.

Kobe lowered his center of gravity and kept half a step away from Long Rui.

He controlled the defensive distance very well, neither too far nor too close, this is the best distance to defend Long Rui.

Long Rui also pressed the attack time, and when there were only eight seconds left, he started to attack.

The butterfly piercing the flower combined with the quick change of direction in advance mobilized Kobe's center of gravity.

He quickly took a step forward to the left and made a breakthrough.

But this time, Kobe wasn't fooled, but stood in front of Long Rui.

Immediately afterwards, Long Rui made another Iverson-style 'crossover' and instantly shifted the ball to the right.

This is Long Rui's common technique for breaking through others, and Kobe has watched a lot of such highlights.

This time, he finally followed Long Rui's footsteps and moved at the same time.

However, at this moment, Long Rui suddenly stopped suddenly, and then took a step back, immediately putting distance between him and Kobe.

With only one second left, Long Rui successfully completed a three-point shot!
Kobe secretly said something bad, and immediately turned his gaze to the direction of the basket.

"Shh!"

The wonderful sound of brushing the net sounded, and the three-pointer hit the buzzer!

94:90
With Long Rui's three-pointer at the buzzer, the Cavaliers will enter the final quarter with a 4-point lead!

On the sidelines, Ran Ruoxue felt so happy after seeing Long Rui's performance.

However, she looked at Long Rui with reluctance, how much she wanted to be by Long Rui's side in every game in the future, but...

"Hey... In his heart, I'm just his apprentice..."

The sideline shots were once again shown on the Lakers' bench.

At this moment, 'Zen Master' Phil Jackson's complexion was a little dignified, as did all the Lakers players.

They thought that they were waiting for work at leisure, and they still had the advantage of the home court, so this game would be played very easily.

But no one thought that after the three quarters, they were still 4 points behind.

"Kobe, you continue to rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter to recover your strength..."

Before Phil Jackson finished speaking, he was interrupted directly by Kobe.

"I don't need a break, the team needs me."

Kobe's tone was very firm, and he directly rejected the arrangement of the 'Zen Master'.

Everyone knows Kobe's stubbornness, and Phil Jackson frowned: "Your physical strength..."

"I said, I can still fight, don't worry about my physical strength, I know my body very well."

Kobe Bryant talked about this, and Phil Jackson couldn't say anything more.

"Okay, you can play, but if you feel exhausted, call a timeout immediately."

"It's just a regular season, I don't want to see anyone have an accident."

Phil Jackson paid great attention to Kobe's physical condition.

Especially in this season, he will deliberately reduce Kobe's playing time and reduce the hidden danger of injury.

You know, Kobe's average time per game last season reached 38.8 minutes, which also caused Kobe to miss 9 games.

And this season his playing time has dropped significantly, averaging only 33.9 minutes per game.

Only one season apart, but a full 5 minutes less playing time, perhaps it is precisely because of the "Zen Master"'s deliberate protection of Kobe that kept him healthy.

Kobe has not missed a game so far this season.

After exhorting Phil Jackson, he took out the tactical board and began to lay out the layout for the last quarter.

After a while, the inter-section break ended, and the two sides ushered in the final contest!