Zhiba NBA

Chapter 203 (two hundred and two) the happiness and troubles of the Lakers
After the Rockets' 24-game winning streak was ended, the Lakers became the team with the most winning streak.After they lost to the Rockets in January, they ushered in the comeback of strong support Gasol. As a result, they won 1 consecutive victories against strong opponents.

However, after all, they failed to reach the level of 24 consecutive victories. On the third day after the Rockets lost, the Lakers lost to the Suns in back-to-back away games, and their record came to 33-7.Second only to the Rockets and Pistons, it ranks second in the West.

Such a record makes the Lakers supporters very satisfied. Even the most demanding fans did not dare to expect the team to reach this height before the season.Judging from last season, there should be a big gap between the Lakers and the Western powerhouses like Niu Mayang.

But the Lakers are full of ambitious guys, and they're not satisfied.Especially Kobe Bryant and Jason Buss.Kobe is a well-known competitive man in the league, he can't bear any loss.If he hadn't been so competitive, he wouldn't have fallen out with his big brother O'Neal back then, but if he hadn't been so competitive, it is estimated that Kobe would not have worked so hard to see "4 o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles", and he would not have been able to achieve such high achievements.

But Jason Bass simply refused to accept Wang Yuanfei.He thinks that both of them are the same time traveler, he has a better identity and more family resources, and it should be easy to defeat Wang Yuanfei.In his opinion, the trio of Kobe Gasol and Lamar Odom is enough to win the championship. With a super guard like Deron, a golden supporting role like Shane Battier and a strong bench, the paper lineup has already surpassed the Lakers who won two championships and one championship in the three years of 08-10.Bass believes that for such a luxurious Lakers, winning the championship is a matter of course.His goal should be to create some miracles, such as a 35-game winning streak in the regular season or something.

But Van Gundy is not a person who is good at creating miracles. He is old-fashioned, rigorous, and meticulous in his actions.Even if he faces a weak team the next day, he will carefully study the video to explain tactics.Even if the game has already led by 20 points, if a player loses his mind on defense, he will curse.

So it is natural to rely on Kobe to create a miracle.

January 2006, 1 was a happy day for Kobe fans all over the world.Fans who came to the Staples site unexpectedly discovered that the weak lineup of the visiting team, the Raptors, broke out magically and shot extremely accurately, especially point guard Mike James scored 22 points on all 5 three-pointers in the first half.After halftime, the Raptors led the powerful Lakers by as much as 19 points. As of this point in time, most Lakers fans believed that the home team had the strength to come back, but this would be a bad game. After all, the Lakers shouldn't lose so many points.

But what happened next made the home fans feast their eyes. The big score behind inspired Kobe, who was in the strongest state, and he started the crazy scoring mode.He made consecutive three-point shots from the outside, and he was omnipotent from low to high inside the three-point line. He hit the basket, hit a fadeaway jumper, turned around and shook his opponent, and made a breakthrough layup.The Raptors tried to use Jaylen Rose, Maurice Peterson and Eric Williams to defend Kobe, but none of them had any effect.Kobe scored 27 points in this quarter, and scored a total of 53 points in three quarters!The Lakers won by 20 points in a single quarter and overtook the score.

The Raptors have been beaten crazy by Kobe. Head coach Sam Mitchell yelled at the players: "We can lose, but we can't be defeated by one of the opponent. Next, even if he fouls, he must be stopped. Bryant must not be allowed to do whatever he wants!"

Although the Raptors are weak, the players still have a certain ability to execute tactics.Sure enough, in the fourth quarter, they obviously increased their defensive aggression against Kobe, but unfortunately the gap in strength was too great.In particular, Jaylen Rose rushed forward recklessly when he saw Kobe was about to shoot, but was called a three-point foul, and Kobe made all three free throws.

In the last 5 minutes of the game, the Lakers had already led by as much as 12 points.Kobe Bryant still continued his crazy performance on the court. He received a three-point pass from Odom and scored 70 points!

The Raptors players have been stunned. At this time, they just want to end the game early and go home to sleep and forget about these things.Mike James was a little distracted, and didn't know how to deal with the pass, so he reluctantly shot and missed.Gasol grabbed the rebound and immediately handed it to Kobe. Kobe dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, forced a breakthrough and hit a jumper, 72 points!
Van Gundy requested a substitution, and Kobe went off.A tsunami of applause erupted from the Staples Center.For their leader, Kobe Bryant, a magical performance of 72 points!

"Why did you replace Kobe?" Jason Buss asked Van Gundy frantically, "Don't you know he's creating a great record?"

Van Gundy looked at Bass in astonishment, "Of course I know David Robinson's record of 71 points. Now that Kobe has scored 72 points, I will replace him and rest."

（小典故：1994年4月24日，正是巅峰的海军上将罗宾逊和年轻的鲨鱼奥尼尔展开了对得分王的角逐。在常规赛最后一轮比赛前，两人场均得分非常接近，奥尼尔以0.06分的微弱优势领先。马刺最后一场球全队支援罗宾逊，其他球员甚至在大比分领先的情况下不惜主动犯规加快回合进度。最终罗宾逊狂砍71分逆转成为得分王，而奥尼尔得到了32分以0.44分之差屈居次席。罗宾逊的71分也是1978年到2005年之间唯一一个单场过70分的纪录）

Kobe nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Actually, I can continue to play, and 80 points is fine! However, I am more happy to win." This is insincere, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is very satisfied with the 72 points.

Buss was going crazy, he shouted hoarsely: "Why don't you let Kobe continue to play? He can score 80 points today, maybe even 90 points!"

"Haha, don't worry, Jason." Kobe came out to smooth things over, "I will definitely get more points in the future. This record is here, let me break it slowly!" Kobe recognized Van Gundy and gave the coach his support at this time.

Van Gundy frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with Bass' attitude.If it wasn't for the fact that the two had a good personal relationship before, he might have cursed.

When Wang Yuanfei was relieved to see the Rockets beat the Pistons, he also noticed the miracle Kobe created in the game on the same day.

"Kobe's miracle, 72 points in a single game?" He laughed while thinking.

(In history, on January 2006, 1, Kobe scored 22 points in the final quarter of the game against the Raptors at home, and finally scored 26 points, which is the second record for scoring in a single game in NBA history)
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