Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 645: Never Fall!

With 3 minutes and 45 seconds left in the game, with Thabeet's dunk, the score between the Bobcats and the Lakers widened to 7 points, 130 to 123!

If three points is the difference of one ball, five points is the difference of two balls, then 7 points is the difference of three balls!
In a game like this, a three-goal difference was indeed enough to make the Lakers despair.

So, watching Thabeet, who was like a god in front of Kobe on the court, the Lakers legends and Lakers fans on the sidelines were all silent.

Even Popovich and McGrady, who were on the sidelines and had always supported Kobe in single-handedly targeting Thabeet, were staring in amazement at the big man from the Bobcats hanging on the basket.

Such suppression of Kobe is simply unheard of!

This is Goat Kobe!
This is not the rookie Kobe, nor is it the low Kobe from 2011-2013. This is the Goat Kobe who is a little bit better than the peak Kobe, who makes Jordan feel that he has been surpassed!

Tabeet came down from the basket, turned around, and saw Kobe staring at him.

Looking at the expression on Kobe's face at this moment, a smile appeared on Thabeet's face.

In the dream, he was the Asian Jordan, Hu Weidong. In the dream, as Hu Weidong, he led his younger brothers Kobe and others to surpass Jordan and become the Goat.

Kobe, the little brother in his dream, is so familiar to him. The Kobe in his dream was created according to the real Kobe.

Although his strength is definitely not as strong as Kobe in real life, many of their characteristics and styles are the same.

In fact, the ability to suppress Kobe in this way is actually due to Thabeet's current super physical talent.

Being familiar enough with Kobe can only be ranked second.

Although it ranks second, it is important enough.

If Kobe tries hard to break through me in this game, he will get hurt.

but……

Tabeet shook his head again. He knew that even if his head was broken and bleeding, Kobe would still charge forward without hesitation.

So, he originally had a lot to say to Kobe. In fact, during this finals, he wanted to say something to Kobe many times, but in the end, he said nothing.

And this time, it was still the same. Thabeet just walked past Kobe silently and returned to defense.

Feeling the complex emotions coming from Thabeet, Kobe clenched his fists tightly.

He originally thought that his opponent in this finals would be Jordan and Beasley, but unexpectedly, his biggest opponent in this finals would be Thabeet!
And it was Thabeet who unilaterally suppressed him, as if Coach D had specially prepared a Thabeet for him, just like how old Nelson prepared a bunch of forwards for Nowitzki back then, giving Nowitzki the last moment.

In fact, it was not only Kobe who had this feeling now, even Nowitzki in the stands at this moment had this sense of déjà vu.

"I always feel that the situation on the court is familiar..."

In the stands beside the field, the driver muttered to himself.

Thabeet is too familiar with Kobe, which goes beyond the scope of strength. It is hard for Nowitzki not to think of his past self.

If it is really as he guessed, then we can only say that Coach D's love for Kobe is really deep, just like Mr. Nelson's love for himself.

Kobe is different now from when he was young. When he was in the Mavericks, he was at the peak of his career. The battle between the Mavericks and the Horses was the main theme of the NBA at that time, and he was the popular MVP of the NBA. It can be said that everything was so beautiful. Although he is humble and not arrogant, it is inevitable that he would be really proud of himself under the flattery of the number one active player in the entire NBA.

In this situation, it was necessary for him to be given a wake-up call by old Mr. Nelson, because he had not yet succeeded, and he was not as powerful as those people praised him to be. Before he truly succeeded and became truly powerful, he needed to remain sufficiently humble. And old Mr. Nelson, in that situation, made him physically humble. It should be said that it directly prevented him from ever being praised by the media, and he could work hard to improve his own strength.

And what about Kobe?

Kobe is about to retire now, and this game is his last game.

Why does Coach D still do this?
Is it necessary to create an insurmountable gap in front of Kobe and a regret that he cannot overcome?
Given the relationship between Coach D and Kobe, was it necessary to cultivate a player like Thabeet in Kobe's Last Dance?

On the surface, it was Thabeet who was beating Kobe on the court just now. In fact, as a discerning person like Nowitzki, he could see that it was not Thabeet who was beating Kobe, but Coach D who was beating Kobe!

"Mr. Nelson, Coach D doesn't really want Kobe to retire with regrets and then come back?"

Nowitzki asked curiously to old Nelson next to him.

Is this necessary?

If it really has to be like this, why not just tell Kobe not to retire? Why must Kobe retire and then come back because of regret, like Jordan? Is there any explanation for this?

Not only does Nowitzki not understand, in fact, old Nelson doesn't understand either.

Nowitzki saw that Du Kang was doing to Kobe in this game what he did to Nowitzki in the past. Of course he saw it too.

"No matter what, Coach D always has his own ideas."

Du Kang certainly has his own ideas, which can be regarded as giving Ke Zi a thought after retirement.

It also gave Kobe some motivation.

Du Kang once said when he was with the Lakers that he hoped Kobe could play until he was 60 years old.

Haha, of course this is a joke, but if Kobe really has such an idea, and he really gets a high-level player comeback card, naturally people hope that Kobe will come back.

By then, the NBA will be lively again.

Therefore, the existence of Tabit really made Du Kang very happy.

On the court, Kobe took a deep breath.

He was stubborn.

But it still didn't work.

Tabit was like a mountain, standing in front of him. He could not climb over it, no matter what.

The Lakers attacked, and this time, Kobe did not choose to challenge Thabeet alone, as they were already seven points behind.

Now he also realized that Tabit was a treasure deliberately created by the coach to attack him. He was still so stubborn to hit Tabit, which was disrespectful to the coach.

Since the coach created a player like Thabeet, it is impossible for him to defeat him.

It's a very bad feeling that there is someone in this world that you can't defeat no matter what.

But, at least, at this moment, Kobe felt that maybe he should stop for a moment and think about it.

In this offense, Kobe not only did not have the ball to play one-on-one, but he also did not have the opportunity to run without the ball.

This time, the player who executed the Lakers' offense was Li Kaier.

After Li Kaier broke through Beasley with his weird rhythm, he suddenly made a mid-range jump shot.

Blacksmithing!

Although Beasley failed to defend against Li Kai's breakthrough, this time, Beasley deliberately let Li Kai break through, deliberately gave Li Kai a chance to jump shot, and then interfered from behind.

Li Kaier was fooled.

Sometimes, it is better to be defensive than to be defensive.

If Beasley had defended Li Kai's attack seriously, he would not have had the energy to block the jump shot.

Intentionally letting himself be broken through, deliberately being fooled, in fact, holding back his strength and waiting for the final attack from Li Kaier, which actually had a miraculous effect. "Li Kaier's floater was touched by Beasley behind him, and Tim Duncan grabbed the backcourt rebound. The Lakers' offense failed again!!!"

After Tim Duncan grabbed the backcourt rebound, the Lakers players retreated with all their might. If the Bobcats launched another fast break, it would be all over.

In fact, after the Lakers changed their lineup, the Bobcats' positional offense became difficult to play. If they only played positional offense, the Bobcats' offensive efficiency would not be that high.

But fast break is different.

The most damaging thing was that Kobe's previous missed shots allowed the Bobcats to launch fast breaks.

In fact, the Lakers and Popovich would be willing to accept it if Kobe's missed shots did not lead to a fast break.

Just like this time, with 3 minutes and 20 seconds left in the game, when Tim Duncan pulled out to screen Jordan who was breaking through with the ball, Jordan seemed to have used Duncan's screen to get rid of Kobe. At the same time, because Duncan pulled out, the Lakers' basket was also empty, and it seemed that they had a very good opportunity to break through the basket and score.

However, when Jordan got to the basket and was about to dunk, he was tightly covered by the big hands of Ebanks and Antetokounmpo. As long as Jordan dared to attack, whether it was a dunk or a layup, it would be blocked.

"It's too fast. The Lakers' rotation speed is too fast now!!!"

This is the biggest defensive effect of replacing Jokic with Li Kaier.

Fast, very fast!

The defensive rotation is incredibly fast!

It doesn’t matter even if McGrady is pulled out by Duncan.

It was difficult for Jordan to pass the ball.

Jordan thought that the tactics he directed this time left McGrady open, but in fact, McGrady intercepted his route to pass the ball backwards.

Jordan thought he had deceived McGrady before.

In fact, McGrady took advantage of the situation to put Jordan in a desperate situation!
In the end, Jordan in the air faced the embarrassment of having nowhere to go, no dunk, no layup, and no pass.

After pulling up the lever under the basket, he fell down while holding the ball.

Seeing Jordan like this, the audience at the scene, the audience in front of the TV, and the audience on the Internet were all in an uproar.

"Jordan just pulled the lever, just to fall down and travel?"

Many ordinary viewers and fans simply cannot understand what Jordan is doing. It is simply incomprehensible.

However, anyone who saw the predicament that Jordan was put in by McGrady would admire Jordan for being able to make such a judgment at that moment, which was simply incredible.

The Bobcats are now leading by 7 points. It doesn't matter if they can't score, but they must not make mistakes. The Bobcats' positional battle is not so easy to play now, and the Lakers' positional battle is not so easy to play either.

Other than asking Kobe to gamble on his touch, that's basically it.

Therefore, as long as they don't make mistakes, it will be difficult for the Bobcats, who are currently leading by 7 points, to lose.

So, Jordan fell from the air, smiled and threw the ball in his hand to Antetokounmpo who flew out of the baseline.

Looking at the smile on Jordan's face, Antetokounmpo frowned.

He really didn't expect Jordan to make such a choice.

But, it is indeed correct.

The Lakers attacked, and this time, McGrady took the initiative to ask for the ball and actively asked to advance with the ball.

As the current center of the Lakers, Duncan is now in an awkward position with McGrady holding the ball.

It is definitely impossible to follow him throughout the entire court.

Even the half-court press was barely enough.

But if they don't follow, the Lakers will soon be out of position.

It can only be said that McGrady is indeed the actual brain of the Lakers at this moment. He just betrayed Jordan, and now, he has created problems for Duncan.

In the end, Duncan chose to wait for McGrady in the center circle.

Seeing Duncan's choice, there was no surprise on McGrady's face.

He believes Duncan will make the right choice.

Besides, pulling Duncan out to the center circle was not for his own offense, but...

Duncan came out, and as the tallest player on the court, it was naturally impossible for Thabeet to press Kobe.

Kobe felt the pressure on his defense was instantly relieved.

"TMC..."

At this time, Kobe, whose mind was not so clear because he was targeted by Coach D, looked at McGrady not far away, gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists tightly.

"The game is not over yet, Kobe Bryant, how long are you going to be disappointed, how long are you going to regret!!!"

Kobe was talking to himself in his heart, wishing he could slap himself.

No one wants to leave their last dance with regrets.

Facing the future where he will inevitably leave the NBA with regrets, it is hard for Kobe to not feel emotional.

but!

"The game is not over yet. Coach D also said that the game is not over yet. No matter what happens, we must not give up the game!"

How can a professional player, such an excellent professional player, give up the game just because he cannot achieve his goal?

If this is true, what's the difference between this and James who went undercover when he couldn't win the FMVP?
“TMC!!!!”

When Thabeet was about to move inward to protect the inside, Kobe actually took a step outward!
Although Thabeet no longer forces Kobe, how could Kobe not have defense?

Beasley, who is the best at running, chased out.

Although it is impossible to prevent Kobe from suddenly popping out to catch the ball, it is also difficult for Kobe to attack after catching the ball!
Then, Kobe didn't even look at Beasley, no, it should be said that he treated Beasley as air. After receiving the ball, Kobe, who was two steps outside the three-point line, suddenly jumped up!!!
Beasley was treated like air and was dumbfounded.

He never thought that Kobe, who was doubting his life just now, would do such a thing!
In this world, few people would have thought that Kobe, who had just reached his lowest point, would suddenly attack like this!!!
But Kobe just threw it!
Beasley jumped up from behind, but it was too late!

The basketball is flying!
Looking at the basketball flying in the air, the whole scene fell silent.

Just now, Kobe was in a situation where he was questioning his life because of Thabeet. How is Kobe choosing such an attack at this time different from suicide?
"It's unreasonable, too unreasonable. Kobe's offensive choice this time is too inappropriate..."

Teacher Zhang Heli, you haven’t finished yet.

There was a brushing sound!
Kobe's super long three-pointer suddenly shot and hit it!!!
130 is better than 126!

"OMG Kobe Bryant will never fall!!!"

(End of this chapter)