Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 640 Invincible!

For Kobe now, Jordan is much easier to beat than Thabeet!
Kobe now feels that his touch may have reached the peak of his career.

In the last game of his professional career, before the game started, he fulfilled the biggest wish of his career.

Now Kobe just wants to show the best of himself!

But when playing against Tabeet, he didn't even have a chance to show his skills. First of all, he had to shoot!
First of all, the basketball he shoots can fly towards the basket!

In his current state, let alone Jordan, even if Jordan, Pippen, and Payton were surrounding him, he wouldn't care, as long as he could see the basket!
However, this magical kid, Tabit, really made him uncomfortable. Not only was he familiar with his offensive rhythm, but he was also too tall. A 2-meter guard, he was so fast and so flexible. Maybe at his physical peak, he still had a way to beat Tabit.

But at this moment, Kobe felt that it was not so easy to find a way to deal with Thabeet.

At the very least, it won’t be easy in the short term.

Unexpectedly, he noticed this, and Antetokounmpo also noticed it.

There were some things he couldn't say out loud. He couldn't say that he couldn't beat Tabit, so for many things, he needed others to take the initiative to help him.

Otherwise, the story of the admiral will be repeated.

The Admiral found that he could not defeat the Dream, so he called Rodman for help. Rodman laughed at him for the rest of his life, and the Admiral became a laughing stock of the entire NBA.

Among the four centers at the end, the general is the most cowardly. The other three centers will fight to the death and stand against the opponent, but you will not be able to defeat them and call for help.

Not to mention that he is not as good as Ewing, he is not even as good as young O'Neal.

The Admiral's honors have never been the lowest among the four centers, but in terms of reputation, the Admiral has always been the lowest among the four centers because of these flaws and weaknesses in public opinion. Most of the NBA public opinion respects Ewing more than the Admiral.

It was Duncan who saved the Admiral in the end and helped him win the championship. Otherwise, he would have been unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

So, even when facing his good brother Mai Zi just now, what did Kobe say?
Let the wheat go first, he went slowly.

Instead of saying I can't beat Tabit, you go and hold him back first, and let me think of a solution.

This is the Maizi of today. If it was the loudmouthed and low-EQ Maizi of the past, he wouldn't even dare to say this. Even if he couldn't defeat Tabit, he wouldn't back down even if he gritted his teeth, but would continue to do it.

I can only say that it is so comfortable to have a sensible younger brother and teammate like Antetokounmpo around.

If he had a little brother like Leonard who stabbed his big brother in the back instead of Antetokounmpo by his side, he would really cry to death.

Just like Rodman making fun of the admiral back then, in the NBA, backstabbing the big brother is a tradition.

The Spurs have a tradition of backstabbing their big brother, and the Lakers actually have that too, and the entire NBA has that too.

If James hadn't stabbed his big brother in the back, he would have become Pippen long ago.

So, at this moment, Kobe was really moved.

"This is the legacy Coach D left for me and the Lakers!"

The fact that these Lakers players are so united is truly the legacy left by the coach.

Because these young people all know what kind of players the coach likes, even a bad guy like Howard is fine, but you can't backstab your own teammates. It's okay before you meet the coach, but for players trained by the coach, if they backstab their teammates, the consequences will be very serious.

So, although these veterans don't play much with young people like Antetokounmpo, Antetokounmpo and his friends basically play around with Ebanks and regard Ebanks as their leader.

But at the critical moment, they still stood on their side.

"Giannis, great job!"

Kobe smiled and high-fived Antetokounmpo.

115 is better than 114!

Kobe's extremely difficult two points once again narrowed the gap with the Bobcats.

The Bobcats were still leading, but the final lead was reduced to 1 point.

The key point is that Kobe scored, and it was such a beautiful score, which made Jordan a background board. This boosted the morale of the Lakers more than the score.

This tells the Lakers that their nuclear weapons are useful at this time. As long as they are given opportunities, he can do anything!

There were 7 minutes and 50 seconds left in the game. The score was so close that the fans on both sides were even more nervous.

The Bobcats players on the court have once again started their offense.

Rose's three-point shooting touch was gone, and the Bobcats did not continue to attack Rose this time.

In fact, it was Rose who took the initiative to hold the ball. He was trying to play against the rhythm of Thabeet, Duncan, and Beasley.

Antetokounmpo's forward pressing defense is still very strong.

But Rose, who is already prepared and more cautious, would never choose to face Antetokounmpo directly again, as that would be too disadvantageous.

So, after Antetokounmpo came over, Rose called his teammates.

Antetokounmpo only dared to push to the center circle, and he didn't dare to do it after that.

With the current athletic ability of the Lakers' outside shooting, they simply cannot expand too far outward, otherwise there will be problems.

Fortunately, the Bobcats don't have any players who can shoot from particularly long distances. Among the players on both sides, Kobe is the best at three-pointers and has the longest shooting distance.

Kobe just scored a beautiful goal. This goal of the Bobcats' offense is very important to the Lakers.

It is very likely that Thabeet or Beasley will do it personally.

Of course, since Kobe is in front of Rose this time, Rose may also attack on his own.

Duncan just failed to play one-on-one against Jokic.

The Lakers thought so too, so Ebanks, who was originally helping defend Jordan in the zone, focused more on helping defend Beasley and Thabeet's offense. It didn't matter if they shot from outside, as McGrady and Antetokounmpo would stick very closely to them.

But if Rose, Thabeet and Beasley want to break through, his help defense will be very important.

"It's not Thabeet, it's not Beasley, it's Rose, Rose broke through Kobe!!!"

In this game, Rose had a very high success rate in his pull-up jump shot after breaking through Kobe, so when Rose broke through Kobe, Kobe almost subconsciously wanted to jump.

Kobe can only rely on his own consciousness to defend now. He jumps early. Ebanks almost takes a step towards Rose. He is taller, jumps faster and farther, and can wait for Rose to move before moving!
Ross jumped up!

Ebanks also rushed out!
then!

"Oh my god, Rose didn't shoot, Rose passed the ball!!!"

Rose in the air avoided the double-team of Kobe and Ebanks with a pull-up shot, and calmly passed the ball to Jordan who was cutting in!
Seeing this ball, Westbrook's teammates on the sidelines almost subconsciously looked at Westbrook with their peripheral vision.

If the meaning of that look needs to be interpreted, it is very simple, that is, this is the gap between you and Rose. This is why Rose is the youngest MVP, and when you were Rose's age, you would be frozen by the head coach at critical moments in the playoffs!
Rose's passing and organizational skills are not that good. After all, he is not a traditional point guard. However, Rose can really break through and pass the ball, especially passing the ball in the gap in the air, which is a unique skill!
Jokic felt very uncomfortable when he saw Jordan suddenly rushing towards him.

Finally, he could hide, with reason, and defend Duncan, allowing Jordan to dunk the ball.

But in the end, Jokic still went forward.

Because, Jordan will definitely dunk this ball himself!

Since he had guessed it, he had no choice but to go up. As for becoming a background board...

Even if there is a 1% chance of defending Jordan, we cannot give up!

Jordan was riding on Jokic, but because Jokic was too big, his hands couldn't reach the basket. Jordan was quick-witted and slammed the basketball in his hand into the basket with one hand!
Bang!
The basketball hit the rim and jumped high!
Then, with a swish, the basketball fell into the basket.

117 is better than 114!

"Incredible dunk, luck was on Jordan's side just now!!!"

Jokic defended beautifully on this Bobcats attack, and Jordan's dunk was even more beautiful!

The most important thing is decisiveness!

If it were any other guard, as long as he hesitated a little or lowered his height a little, Jokic would be able to block it.

But this is Jordan!
The face that was lost in front of Kobe just now was regained by Jokic.

"So strong! Every player in this game is so incredible and unbelievable. Each one of them is epic!!!" Even a blind person would not criticize Jokic for this attack.

Just like the offense just now that won’t discredit Jordan’s defense.

"There were too many scenes in this game that were beyond human control!!!"

"You can do your best, which is something we can control, but the result is up to fate, and that is not something we can consider!!!"

"At this moment, this game has surpassed everything!!!"

Listening to the crazy commentaries in front of the TV, James in front of the TV was stunned.

It felt like my ears were exploding.

It was as if someone was constantly saying to him, LeBron, did you really try your best?
James, have you really exceeded your limits?
LeBron James, can you really swear to God that you didn't choose to escape when you encountered difficulties?

At this moment, James, who was ready to start over, felt his soul being cleansed again.

This game was madly cleansing his competitive spirit which had already become extremely dirty.

The competitive spirit that had been covered in dust for a long time began to slowly glow.

At the Charlotte Arena, the game continues.

Antetokounmpo and Kobe's pick-and-roll has become the Lakers' strongest weapon!

The Bobcats wanted to use Thabeet to strangle Kobe, so Antetokounmpo held the ball and played pick-and-roll with Kobe, and then blocked Thabeet for Kobe.

The rest is Kobe's own.

The Lakers also knew this. This time, they replaced Beasley, who had a better height, to defend Antetokounmpo and at the same time switched to defend Kobe.

After Kobe received the pass from Antetokounmpo, he played against Beasley this time. With 5 seconds left, he still had no good chance. His height is indeed an advantage.

"Fake!!!!!!"

It was too late for Tabit to shout, Beasley still jumped up!

Kobe's touch was so good that he completed the shot and Beasley felt it was going to go in!
Under such pressure, Beasley has been able to hold on until now without losing his position or being fooled, which is already amazing!!!
But in the end, Beasley was fooled!

The last thing Beasley could do while flying in the air was to avoid Kobe's body and not give him a chance to foul!

When Kobe saw Beasley trying hard to avoid him in the air, his eyes were full of envy. It’s great to be young!

but!

Jump up and take action!
This time Kobe didn't even fade away, it was a very easy mid-range shot.

There was a brushing sound!
hit!

117 is better than 116!

There are 7 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game!
"This game... Oh my god..."

At this time, the current superstars such as Oden, Garnett, Nowitzki, Wade, Carter, Durant, Al-Farouq Aminu, Curry, Anthony, Westbrook, and the legendary players such as Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, Admiral, and Ewing in the stands were all stunned.

“It’s hard to imagine how great this game will be!!!”

Even they couldn't imagine that an NBA game could be so great!
The Bobcats did not call a timeout and continued to attack.

Just now, Rose made a tactic for Jordan, which made the Lakers once again take Rose's offensive threat seriously. Antetokounmpo began to press frantically in the frontcourt and the defense intensity increased.

In the end, Rose was forced to pass the ball to Jordan, who then advanced the game with the ball.

Jordan's breakthrough ability is also very strong, but Jordan's shooting threat is not that great, and the threat of breakthrough is much less.

The Lakers are not afraid of Jordan dribbling to the basket.

I'm afraid that Rose will make a quick stop and jump shot after breaking through.

Facing Kobe's defense, Jordan realized that Kobe was deliberately sticking close to him to let him break through.

This Bobcats attack was not a planned attack, but a disrupted attack.

Jordan is indeed the weakest link in the Bobcats' offensive ball-holding threat on the court.

Jordan knew it himself.

but!

Since you asked me to break through, I will break through!!!

Jordan breaks through Kobe!
But Jordan didn't go for the basket!
Jordan actually went diagonally towards Thabeet!!!
Antetokounmpo focused all his efforts on Rose, and he had no way to deal with Thabeet. Ebanks was also very strong, but he was still worse than Antetokounmpo in clamping down on people.

Facing Antetokounmpo's suffocating defense, Thabeet really felt like he might be beaten to death.

Jordan Thabeet passed the ball hand to hand, and then Jordan blocked Ebanks!

After receiving the ball, Thabeet took a step back, and Kobe had no choice but to pounce on him!
then!

A 2-meter-tall guard shot at Kobe!

"A 2'21" Michael Jordan!!! Incredible Thabeet, amazing Coach D!!!"

Thabeet's fadeaway move is no worse than Kobe's!
There are 7 minutes left in the game!

There was a brushing sound!
Thabeet shot at Kobe again and hit it!
119 is better than 116!

After the shot, Antetokounmpo did not celebrate, but stayed where Kobe was!
It's also a forward-forcing tactic!

"I didn't expect that the forward-pushing tactic invented by the magical Monty would become the protagonist at the most crucial moment of the finals!!!"

Kobe was caught by Thabeet without the ball, and it was impossible for the Lakers to wait for Kobe in the backcourt.

If the other Lakers players cannot punish the Bobcats immediately, the Lakers' next offense will be very difficult!
"Nikola, here!!!"

"Oh my god, TMC went to the basket again!!! The Bobcats' height has dropped, TMC went to the basket again!!!"

Turn around!

Turn around!

Or turn around!!
"Dream Steps!!!"

His physical talent is back, and the excitement of showing off his treasures is back. Duncan, flying in the air, wishes he could temporarily cut off his legs!

Beep beep beep!
Pressing foul!

A swipe!
The basketball thrown sideways by McGrady flew accurately into the net!

2+1!

stunned!

Silence!

At this time, O'Neal, who was standing in front of the Bobcats bench with a camera and broadcasting the bench's perspective to netizens on the NBA official website, murmured subconsciously.

“Invincible…”

Netizens all heard it.

Everyone understood O'Neal's murmur.

Because, they also have eyes, and they also see!

Kobe + McGrady, they are truly invincible!!!

Coach D is truly a god, he can even create someone like Kobe and McGrady!
This is truly invincible!!!
(End of this chapter)