Zhiba NBA

Chapter 65 (64) Kobe's Counterattack
Game [-] of the Lake Fire Series is still underway at the Toyota Center.McGrady walked out of the player channel, enjoying the warm cheers of the fans, he suddenly felt confident.

Last year at Compaq, few believed we could beat a mighty Triple Crown winner, but we did.Now we are the regular season champions, I am the MVP, we are stronger than last year, we can definitely win.

The Lakers players came out, McGrady looked at his old rival Kobe.The latter had no expression on his face, but there was a faint flame burning in his eyes.At this moment, Kobe has been thinking about what the Zen master said in the locker room just now-"The Rockets seem to be using Jordan's rules against Kobe. Hehe, this tactical setup is really a big deal, so there is no need to worry." Jackson's sneer voice still lingers in Kobe's mind.

"Am I not worthy of Jordan's defensive strategy? Am I really that much worse than Jordan?" Kobe asked himself, but there was no answer.If Kobe was only the second in charge at the beginning of the Lakers' three consecutive championships in 00, in 04 Kobe could almost rival O'Neal and be called a first-tier star in the league.But compared with Michael Jordan, the number one superstar in NBA history, it is obvious who wins and who loses.

With the players on both sides in position, Yao Ming and O'Neal are ready to jump the ball to start the game.

"Only basketball will give me the answer, basketball is my friend!" Kobe put aside the question for a while, determined to fight.

Yao Ming won with a jump ball.He reached the inside and turned his back to catch the ball and then turned around for a jumper. O'Neal defended in place and blocked the shot.Yao Ming alertly grabbed the offensive rebound and went on! "Slap" took another big hat from O'Neill.

Payton got the ball and quickly advanced to the frontcourt, assisting Malone to make a successful mid-range shot.

The Rockets still used the strategy of focusing on the inside to consume O'Neal in the first quarter. Yao Ming didn't have a good chance to catch the ball, so Billups simply handed it over to Bosh.Here the Lakers Kobe Bryant also missed a three-pointer.This time, Yao Ming, as the team's first insider killer, did his part. He received a pass from Turkoglu and made a successful shot, 2-2.

Bryant's killing intent broke out, and he broke through McGrady and missed a layup but caused a foul by Bosh. He made two free throws.

McGrady assisted Billups and returned a mid-range shot. Kobe immediately ran diligently, threw away McGrady and cut inside, received a pass from Malone and made a layup, which caused Turkoglu's foul and scored 2+1, leading the Lakers 7:4.

Yao Ming and Bosh hit each other again. Kobe broke through again and caused Bosh to foul, but he still made two free throws.

Billups assisted Turkoglu for a layup and returned a goal, but Kobe immediately stopped and scored consecutively.The Rockets did not take advantage of the main inside, but it was O'Neal who fouled Bosh again and missed both free throws this time.

Only the opening 5 minutes, Bosh actually fouled 3 times.Tang Shuai had no choice but to send Wang Zhizhi to replace him, and Bosh looked annoyed. Many young players in the NBA are inexperienced, sometimes overactive on the defensive end, and will foul again and again if they make a big move.

After the first quarter, the Lakers led by 24 points at 22:2.The Rockets' strategy of consuming O'Neal can't be said to be useless. O'Neal failed to score 1 of 0 from the field and only contributed 2 rebounds and 2 blocks.Yao Ming made 7 of 3 shots and 5 of 4 free throws and scored 10 points, beating Kobe with 9 points, temporarily leading the game.But Tang Shuai knew that Yao Ming's advantage was temporary, and he wasted a lot by playing like this in the first quarter. He would definitely have to rest in the second quarter, but O'Neal of the Lakers would probably also rest.In view of the fact that the Lakers usually use Kobe to lead the bench in the second quarter, Lao Tang immediately arranged for Kobe's defense, and made some arrangements for Wang Zhizhi and Okur.

At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal Payton rested off the court, and Kobe and Malone led the team.Okur and Da Zhi looked at each other and nodded.According to the play that Laotang just arranged, Ao Pang was not there, and Ma Long was mainly consumed by actively running without the ball.

The running of the double-height turrets did cause a lot of trouble for Malone and Medvedenko. The old Malone was out of breath after a few rounds.But Tracy McGrady was struggling. According to the plan, he should turn on the iron gate mode in this quarter to prevent Kobe from dying.As a result, Kobe stopped attacking and tried his best to defend McGrady.Tracy McGrady under his ferocious pressure pass a little too hard, Jefferson missed, another turnover.

Back Kobe Bryant immediately made Jefferson's foul, two free throws.Bryant also scored these two points in half a quarter.

The superstars on both sides are not opening, and the role players are about to exert their strength.Fisher received consecutive assists from Medvedenko and Kobe and hit three-pointers, scoring 6 points in a row.The Lakers widened the point difference to 7 points.McGrady responded immediately, assisting Billups to hit a three-pointer, and Chauncey reciprocated his return and assisted McGrady with a layup.The Rockets scored 5 points in a row to narrow the gap.At the end of the first half, the score was 50:48. The Rockets were still slightly behind.

During the intermission, Zen master named and criticized several players who did not play well, but Kobe's eyes were red and his hands trembled slightly, as if he didn't listen to anything.

"Dude, are you okay?" Fisher asked Bryant in a low voice.

"It's very good, I feel so good that I can explode." A smile appeared on the corner of Kobe's mouth.

The Zen master also noticed Kobe's abnormality, but he didn't say anything.The old coach was secretly proud of himself. It seemed that the aggressive method against Kobe before the game had an effect.When this kid went berserk, no one in the league was more like Jordan than him.

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"Give me the ball!" Bryant yelled at Payton, seemingly venting his power.

Of course, an old monster like Payton would not hand it over to him easily. Instead, he took two steps and made an emergency stop, then made a fake lob to O'Neal, and then subtly handed it to Kobe.Of course, Kobe would not waste this kind of good shot. When he gets the ball and takes a big step, it is a flying dunk!
Yao Ming hit the iron, and Kobe immediately received a pass from Fox and made a jumper, 54:48.

Billups and Bosh made a pass with McGrady finishing.Kobe received the serve and quickly pushed over the three-point line, facing McGrady and made a stop jumper, scoring 56:50.

Yao Ming wanted the ball for a single play, but Kobe suddenly appeared behind him and copied the ball to complete the steal.But this time Kobe missed a three-pointer, but everyone in the Rockets was scared into a cold sweat.

What's going on here?Is Kobe crazy?

But then Kobe missed 2 shots and hit 3 irons in a row. Everyone in the Rockets seemed to be relieved. After all, Kobe is also a human being, so how can he fight against McGrady's super defense?

But O'Neal immediately made an internal and external cooperation with Kobe. Kobe jumped up and completed a dunk across McGrady. The goal also caused McGrady to foul, 2+1!

The few Lakers fans on the field were ecstatic, so what about the MVP?Didn't he get dunked by our Los Angeles pride!
McGrady did not show weakness and returned a ball. Kobe immediately fouled Billups and made two free throws.

Kobe, who had completely entered the killing state, roared at the stands of the Rockets fans. At this moment, the bloodthirsty black mamba started to be crazy.

这一节，科比11投5中加上8罚全中，狂砍19分。而火箭全队也只得了19分。82:67，分差拉开了。

The Rockets failed to pose enough threats in the last quarter, and the overall situation was settled. The Lakers replaced F3 early, leaving only the bloodthirsty Kobe to fight against the Rockets.The final score was 106:92. The Lakers won the away game and regained the home court advantage (that is, the Lakers have 5 home games in the remaining 3 series).Kobe made 22 of 11 shots and 17 of 16 free throws and scored 40+4+4, while O'Neal was consumed by the Rockets inside and only got 7+7+4.The Rockets pressed the gourd and picked it up, and finally contained the Lakers' inside line, but Kobe beat him to pieces.Although McGrady scored a triple-double of 18+10+11, he failed to guard against Kobe, and could only lament the loss.

At this time, the so-called "Jordan Law" looks so ridiculous.

　In Game 5 of the finals, I hope the Cavaliers can win.As much as I like Curry, I still hope to play more games ^_^
　　
　
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