Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 616 Kobe’s counterattack, that familiar rebound shot!

Kobe's offense was severely restricted due to the Bobcats' crazy double-teaming.

However, Kobe continued to help Yao Ming in his own way. Kobe's superb ball-handling and ball-protecting abilities left the audience dumbfounded and dazzled.

Not to mention the ordinary spectators and fans, even the NBA superstars, celebrities, and experts at the scene all stared with their eyes wide open.

Before, when Kobe used his ball control and ball protection to conduct personal offense, his style was actually not like this. Everyone knows that Kobe's Goat Way is to kill himself with unparalleled bravery to become a god, killing 1 enemies and injuring of his own.

Quite ferocious.

But when Kobe used his ball control and ball protection to attract the defense, there was no trace of bravery. There was only gorgeousness, beauty, and smoothness to an unimaginable degree.

They could say they had never seen Kobe like this before.

In fact, no one has ever seen such a Kobe, and I'm afraid even Kobe himself has never thought that there would be such a Kobe.

In the past, when he used his ball control and ball protection abilities, he had only one goal, which was to attack, attack, and attack!
Killing oneself to become a god will injure oneself by eight hundred means. With such a huge price, if the weapon is only used to pass the ball, attract defense, and help teammates, it would be a waste of talent.

The final result might be that you perform as hard as a tiger at first, but your teammates fail in the end. That would be really sad.

Not to mention Kobe, no one can bear to see that the opportunity they have gained at the cost of their own huge body is finally lost because of the touch of their teammates.

Therefore, when Kobe used the method of killing himself to become a god, he moved forward courageously with no way to retreat. He had no opponents or teammates in his eyes, only himself. At this moment, he was the god of killing!
Quite terrifying!
But now, when you see Kobe using his ball control and ball protection to create opportunities for Yao Ming, and using his injuries to support Yao Ming, you can see the spiritual sublimation of Kobe.

Just like Olajuwon back then. When he was young, Olajuwon didn't pass the ball to his teammates. When asked why, he would say that no matter how good the opportunities were for his teammates, their shooting percentage was not as good as his. It would be better to attack than to pass the ball to his teammates.

Olajuwon was very strong, extremely strong as an individual, but the team was not able to win the championship.

The one who finally helped Olajuwon win the championship was a star. The big cancer who was once the most reluctant to pass the ball to his teammates turned into a star who liked to pass the ball to his teammates and make plays the most.

Kobe became the Goat, but he never actually improved.

Unexpectedly, in perhaps the second game of his professional career, his state of mind would be so elevated.

"It's hard to imagine a player like Kobe can still grow like this in the final stages of his career!"

"This is a great game! Although this game only lasted two quarters, I still think this is a great game in NBA history! The players, coaches, and everyone in this game are lighting up their careers and elevating their careers in their own ways!"

With Kobe's reawakening, the pressure on the Bobcats on the court exploded again.

In this game, the Bobcats are already trailing 2-3, and they cannot lose this game.

"So, many people say that Coach D'Antoni had planned everything out for this year's finals. He only focused on two key games and deliberately gave up the other games. How is that possible? The fans who say this neither understand Coach D'Antoni nor basketball games, just like those fans who said that James lost the 2011 finals on purpose. Basketball games change rapidly, and there is no such thing as certainty or %. Even Coach D'Antoni, who is in the torrent of NBA games, cannot control everything. Just like Kobe now, who would have thought that Kobe would grow up again in the finals? Could Coach D'Antoni have thought of it? The problem facing the Bobcats now is no longer whether Duncan can defend Yao Ming as always. The problem facing the Bobcats now is whether Duncan is qualified to continue defending Yao Ming!"

Yang Huahua became more and more excited as she spoke. She counted on her fingers and said excitedly, "I think this game between Coach Xiao Du and the Bobcats is hanging by a thread!"

In China, there is actually no controversy as to whether Yao Ming has more fans, Coach Durant has more fans, the Lakers have more fans, or the Bobcats have more fans.

Of course, Coach Durant has more fans.

For the time being, there are more fans supporting the Bobcats.

But similarly, in China, there are many people who support the Lakers, the Warriors, Yao Ming, and Abdul-Jabbar. But it is obvious that Yang Huahua is not one of them. He is a fun person.

He will do whatever it takes to sell more products in his online store, and attention is the most important thing.

However, his commentary style, even if it is nonsense, sounds like it is true to many people, and it seems to make some sense.

Therefore, many fans in the Penguin Live Room who support Du Kang and the Bobcats are really nervous about what Yang Huahua said.

Although it seems acceptable that Yao Ming eventually led the Lakers to win the championship, I still hope that Coach Durant can achieve his goals and ideals with the Bobcats.

And on the court at the Charlotte Arena, the Bobcats are indeed in crisis.

However, it is just huge pressure and crisis, not real despair.

As long as the Bobcats' offense can still score and has not collapsed, the Bobcats still have a chance.

The Bobcats attacked. In the past few attacks, the Bobcats chose to focus on Kobe. Whether it was Grant Hill or Thabeet, they chose to put Kobe in front of themselves before attacking.

"In the current game, the two teams have reached the stage of targeting each other!"

If in the first quarter, the two teams were still testing each other and looking for opportunities, then in the second quarter, both teams had completely grasped the key points and played.

Grant Hill dribbled the ball across half court, and Kobe took the initiative to come over to defend. This time, Kobe did not choose to wait for Grant Hill at the three-point line. Instead, after Grant Hill came to half court, Kobe went up to lead the defense.

This is actually a very correct defensive choice.

It can only be said that Kobe used his experience to realize the points where he can focus on defense. O'Neal and Grant Hill have obvious physical problems this season. The two can basically only play in one game every two games, and can only play about 20 minutes in a game.

With such an appearance, it is hard not to suspect that the two of them had physical problems.

Although many people have called for them to have more playing time, the coach has never accepted such suggestions. Although the coach has not said why, it is hard not to doubt him in this regard.

Since he doesn't have enough physical strength, then it's easy. Just increase Grant Hill's physical strength consumption!
Seeing Kobe coming towards him just after he passed half court, Hill of course knew what Kobe wanted to do.

However, at this moment, Grant Hill didn't think there was any problem.

In fact, at this stage of the game, no one would be so careless.

In the regular season, both teams will not even make arrangements against each other. When playing the regular season, most teams are actually just going through the motions in terms of tactics and targeting.

But now it's the finals, even a Goat like Kobe will become the target of attack by opponents.

What's more, Grant Hill's physical strength is obviously questionable.

Entangling Grant Hill, preferably entangled with Grant Hill for all 24 seconds in a round.

This is what Kobe would like to see most.

However, when Kobe got close to Grant Hill, he found that things were not that simple.

Kobe couldn't even catch Hill when he turned his back, but this was something Kobe had already calculated. It didn't matter if he was broken through once, because Grant Hill was no longer in the offensive area, and he could continue to pursue and defend and consume Grant Hill.

It can only be said that Kobe's defensive intention was too obvious, so Thabeet, who was entangled by Ebanks, tried to come over to support, however, Ebanks' entanglement ability was too strong.

In addition, Ding Yanyuhang and Jordan were being watched by McGrady and Antetokounmpo respectively. Even though the surrounding Bobcats players could see Kobe's extremely obvious defensive style, it was difficult for them to come out to help.

It can only be said that the Lakers' defense is not as dynamic and strong as the Bobcats, but the Lakers' man-to-man defense ability is much higher than the Bobcats. Antetokounmpo, Ebanks, McGrady, Kobe, all are top performers of the forward-pushing tactic, and the league can be ranked in the top ten in terms of the intensity of the forward-pushing tactic.

The cameras at the scene were also focusing madly on the magical Monty who was also at the scene.

"I didn't expect that the forward-pressing tactics created by the magical Monty actually strengthened the Lakers instead of the Celtics!"

The commentators' exclamations made many Celtics fans in front of the TV feel extremely complicated.

It is hard to say that Magic Monty is not strong. They are very sad to lose Magic Monty. However, we can only say that James, the clown, is really useless!

He let down Amazing Monty and all those who still believed in him.

In the hearts of Celtics fans now, James is the murderer who broke up the future eight-time champion Celtics, the clown!
In fact, James, who was in front of the TV, felt very complicated when he saw the magical Monty appearing on the big screen. He felt guilty, of course. Magical Monty was the only head coach who devoted himself to him in his career.

Many people say that he let down many head coaches during his career.

He refused to admit it. Which of those coaches he had let down was truly innocent? When they wanted to use pressure and self-improvement to advance to the level of famous coaches, they clearly knew what kind of player he was, but they forced him to do things he was not good at. Isn't this sacrificing himself to achieve personal success?

Are these people not defeated and dare not leave? Will they stay here to celebrate Christmas?
Only Magical Monty was the head coach who used his own reputation to save him. It could be said that Magical Monty did everything for him without asking for any reward. Even though his reputation was already rotten and he had even become a deserter, Magical Monty was still willing to follow him to hell.

To be honest, even the most heartless person would find it hard not to be moved by a head coach like this.

These are such good people. In the end, they created tactics for themselves, which benefited Kobe and his group. This makes James feel very uncomfortable.

I always feel like something that belongs to me has been taken away by someone else.

This is the love that the magical Monty has for himself, which was finally used by Kobe and his group to achieve their own achievements and glory!

James took a deep breath.

Then, there was a cry of surprise from the screen on TV.

Just when Grant Hill was being consumed by Kobe, Duncan, who had been facing Yao Ming, actually came out to cover for Grant Hill!!!
“OMG, Tim Duncan pooped!!!”

Duncan's three-pointer to defeat the Lakers in Game 1 of the Finals can be said to be the key point of this year's Finals. It was because of Duncan's buzzer-beater that the Bobcats took the initiative in the Finals.

It was precisely because of Duncan's three-pointer that the Bobcats had the opportunity to defeat the Lakers in the finals.

However, Duncan's hitting that three-pointer does not mean that Duncan really has a stable three-point shooting ability.

The Lakers are too strong. The Lakers are not like other NBA teams. Duncan has no shooting ability, which is very dangerous, especially for his teammates who play one-on-one.

Look at Antetokounmpo, he also doesn't have a stable outside shooting. He is far away from his teammates on the offensive end. Even if he comes over for a pick-and-roll, he uses the forward-forcing tactic of one blocking two.

If you don't have the ability to block two at once, you will just become a tool for your opponent.

"At this moment, in such a crisis, it takes courage for Tim Duncan to stand up!"

Yes, courage!
This is the courage to take responsibility for the team!
This is the courage to bear the team's infamy!
Grant Hill's stamina is 80. Not only is his stamina low, but it is also consumed quickly. Kobe's entanglement can be said to have grasped the weak spot of the problem.

When teammates like Thabeet were trapped, only Duncan could stand up.

And Duncan also dared to stand up!

Looking at Duncan standing at the free throw line, Grant Hill was very moved.

After another back-turning breakthrough with Kobe closely following him, Grant Hill was delayed by the double-team of Yao Ming and Kobe as he wished.

Grant Hill passed the basketball in his hand to Duncan, and then he immediately went down, while Yao Ming immediately retreated to protect the basket, and Kobe became the defender in front of Duncan.

The Lakers' switch defense was very smooth. If it was Nowitzki, Yao Ming would definitely not dare to protect the basket, but this person is Duncan, so Kobe should be enough.

Especially when there is not much time left to attack.

however!
Duncan didn't even adjust!
Take off!

Shot!

“So high!!!”

Kobe, who was defending Duncan, looked dark.

This shot by Duncan was definitely the highest he had ever seen Duncan jump when shooting!!!
He couldn't even interfere!
Kobe failed in defense and turned around immediately.

Bang!
The basketball hit the backboard gently!
Kobe didn't have time to be happy.

A swipe!
The basketball hit the backboard and fell into the basket!

"Hit the board!"

"Peak Duncan's iconic bank shot appears again!!!"

"The Bobcats have also found their inside-outside combination!!!"

"This game has entered a new stage!!!"

"The Lakers' plan to take the lead has been thwarted once again!!!"

Halftime is over.

The score on the field at this time is 53 to 50!

The Lakers led by 3 points.

However, seeing Yao Ming coming off the court exhausted and even limping, the experts, spectators at the scene, and fans in front of the TV and on the Internet were dumbfounded.

"The bayonet is bleeding!!!"

"The Lakers lost Yao Ming, and the rest of the team was depleted! The Bobcats lost their starters, Grant Hill, and Shaquille O'Neal!"

"It was an incredible game! Coach D successfully defended against Yao Ming's might and became the first person to limit Yao's full power, but... now the Bobcats have lost their seven strongest fighters. It seems that they are really in danger..."

"The Lakers are still the stronger team. Coach D and the Bobcats really tried their best..."

(End of this chapter)