Zhiba NBA

Chapter 224 (220 [-]) The Unhappy Kobe
On May 5, the Rockets, who had rested for many days, ushered in the Western Conference Finals opponent Los Angeles Lakers at home.In the eyes of many people in the media, the Lakers are the Rockets' nemesis. They also led their opponents 22:2 in the regular season. They are one of the few teams that deflated the Rockets.

Jason Bass' high-profile interview before the game added a touch of gunpowder to the game.When a reporter asked about his outlook for the series, Buss said unceremoniously: "I hope to sweep the Rockets 4-0."

Everyone at the scene laughed, and most people took this as a joke, after all, the Rockets look so invincible now.But Buzz knew he was serious.

Because he has the best Kobe!

When Kobe led his teammates into the arena with a livid face, the temperature of the hot Toyota center seemed to drop a few degrees.

McGrady still started the game, and Ashuai arranged for him to face Kobe.The two of Comey looked at each other, McGrady looked calm, while Kobe looked resentful.

"I led the team here, not to fight you like this!" He said to McGrady viciously.

"I am me, the McGrady of the past, present, and future is me." McGrady responded calmly without changing his expression.

"See you in the game!" Kobe said forcefully, and turned to his teammates.

Gasol won the jump ball, and Kobe got the ball without stopping and dribbled it directly to the free throw line, taking advantage of the opponent's foothold to pull up and shoot.McGrady reached out to block, but failed to block, the ball scored!
"You're too slow!" Kobe still looked unhappy, "You were much faster than this in the past!"

Yao Ming made a hook shot from Mutombo in singles.

Today Kobe has a strong desire to attack, and he shoots when he turns around the ball, but this time he missed.Uncle Mu blocked Yao Ming, Gasol struggled to rebound and then scored outside, Battier's three-pointer was blocked by Jefferson.The Rockets took the opportunity to fast break, and Billups missed a layup against Deron but caused a foul.

Chauncey made two free throws and the Rockets led 2:4.The atmosphere of the home fans was mobilized again, and the cheers of "fo! fo! fo!" continued.

(Fofofo is a famous saying of the superstar Moses Malone. It sounds the same as four, which means that the series will end after only 4 games. In the end, the 76ers achieved 12 wins and 1 loss and won the championship. They missed fofofo by one game. The Rockets had previously scored two 4-0, and fofofo encouraged them to win the third sweep)
Gasol missed the shot, but Kobe grabbed the rebound and caused McGrady to foul.He also made two free throws.

Bosh was a little careless, and the ball was intercepted by Deron Williams behind him.Kobe, who was highly focused, immediately strode forward, received a pass from Deron and stunned everyone with a windmill dunk.

"Come on, answer me!" He yelled at McGrady.

McGrady catches the ball and misses a jumper. Bosh rushes to grab the rebound and hand it over to McGrady. He makes a three-pointer but still misses.

Kobe hit back again and made a layup.

这次攻防就像是整个上半场比赛的缩影。麦迪不断打铁，而科比不断得分。半场结束时，麦迪已经被阿帅按在了板凳上。他出战了14分钟，7投1中仅仅得到了2分4篮板。而对位的科比11投7中，高效砍下了21分。湖人也得以以14分优势领先。

When the bell rang at the end of halftime, Kobe went straight to the Rockets' bench and yelled at McGrady: "Don't be kidding, your strength is more than that!"

Maddie didn't speak.The Lakers players discovered Kobe's abnormality, and stepped forward to try to pull him away.

"I'm playing this game seriously, and you should be serious too!" Kobe was very angry.The Lakers have been suppressed by the Rockets over the years, and he is known as the second shooting guard under Tracy McGrady.Now the Lakers managed to put together a luxurious lineup, but the opponents back then were different. Kobe felt as if he had punched a cotton pile with a heavy punch, and he didn't feel like he was hitting at all.

McGrady finally spoke, and he said: "There are 7 games in the series, just wait."

"Okay, I'll wait!" Bryant was finally pulled away by Gasol.

But in the next game, McGrady did not get the chance to play.

In the third quarter, Reed continued to consume Kobe's physical strength by running without the ball. He also blasted three of four three-pointers.Driven by Reid, the Rockets continued to narrow the point difference.

But at this time, Yao Ming, another scoring arrow of the Rockets, encountered a problem.Generally speaking, Dayao is the Rockets' top scorer this season and is their first choice to solve the problem of chasing points.But as soon as he got the ball, Gasol held him firmly from behind, not giving him a chance to turn around and exert strength.

"Damn it, is Gasol so much better than Mutombo?" Yao Ming secretly said, "I didn't think he was so strong in previous fights."

It has to be said that Van Gundy is good at training tall centers.When he was successful in his previous life, the Knicks had the gorilla Ewing, and the Rockets had the little giant Yao Ming.Gasol has always been criticized by fans for being soft, but also because he is unwilling to confront, not because of his poor confrontation ability.On the contrary, his lower body strength is very strong, and it is his strong point to deal with the tall center forward's back attack.This is even more so after Van Gundy's assistant coach Thibodeau's special training. Today's Gasol is far from the former Wuxia Amon.

Bosh also faced Odom, who is also able to play inside and out, flexible and stronger, and he also didn't take advantage of it.Mutombo is just a fake starter for the Lakers. At critical moments, Van Gundy still gave more playing time to Gasol and Odom.

In the last 5 minutes of the game, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 5 points.Roy bravely cut off the opponent's pass, but his layup was blocked by Kobe.Odom grabbed the rebound and went straight to the fast break, dribbled to the free throw line and made an emergency stop for a jumper, but missed.But Gasol, who followed closely, grabbed the rebound and made up the middle.

It was still Roy with a big heart. He slowly controlled the ball and suddenly accelerated, hit a layup and caused a foul by Kobila, and also made an additional penalty.

The point difference returned to 4 points, and the Rockets fans seemed to see the hope of victory.

Kobe, who has revenge, naturally refused, and he made a strong two-pointer against Roy.After scoring, he glared at Roy, as if to say, "My opponent is McGrady, you are not qualified enough."

Yao Ming made a 2-pointer in a low-post singles. His offensive efficiency is not high today, but he still showed no mercy at the critical moment.

The ruthless Kobe did not stop scoring. He broke through with the ball and hit a layup, scoring his 36th point.Time is ticking, and there is not much time left for the Rockets players.

"Hold on!" Billups yelled. He hoped to awaken the fighting spirit of his teammates. At the last moment, only by staying focused can he win the game.

But Jefferson made a mistake after all. His pass was seen through by Odom and he reached out and cut it off.

Odom assists Shane Battier hit a three-pointer, 9 points behind.The ball basically sentenced the Rockets to death.

In the end, the Lakers overturned the Rockets away with 97:91, shattering the dream of home fans fofofo.

　Sorry for the late post

　　
　
(End of this chapter)