I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 282

The Mavericks didn't enter the state quickly today. They only hit the first goal of the game in the third round. On the contrary, the Lakers played very aggressively today, especially Kobe, who easily sent the ball into the basket with the first two shots!

Bill Wharton: "It's still too difficult for Stevenson to defend Kobe. Although he is a very good perimeter defender in the league, if Carlisle expects him to defend Kobe alone, he may be beaten by Kobe!"

Under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers led 7-2 by 5 points in the opening game. Bill Walton was a little confused about Carlisle's arrangement tonight. In his opinion, Carlisle shouldn't just let Stevenson defend Kobe alone without any assistance.

Bill Walton said: "Kobe has to limit him from the beginning!"

Carlisle, who was evaluated by him, was also frowning at the moment. He was not dissatisfied with Stevenson's defense, but he was dissatisfied with the rhythm of the entire Mavericks. In the current situation, the Lakers are obviously adapting to this rhythm, so he immediately gestured to remind Jason Kidd to pay attention to increasing his speed. Otherwise, the rhythm of this game is too favorable for the Lakers!

Kidd actually noticed this situation, but his idea was to let Nowitzki play first. If the latter can shoot with touch, then the entire defensive arrangement of the Lakers tonight will definitely be very difficult.

It's just that in the current situation, he also knows that after his idea is implemented, it is estimated that the opponent is about to lead the point difference to double digits!
The Mavericks began to change their rhythm, the overall coordination speed on the offensive end accelerated, and the shooting speed also accelerated a lot. At this moment, the shortcomings of the Lakers' slow defensive formation were fully exposed.

At 4 minutes and 40 seconds into the first quarter, the Mavericks tied the score at 12-12!
The entire route center arena became a lot more noisy because the Mavericks caught up with the score. Since the Mavericks can catch up with the score, it naturally shows that they have an advantage just now!
There was a bit of commotion in the Lakers team, and the defensive end was a little bit at a loss. Facing the fast pace of the Mavericks, Bynum was even more uncomfortable. He is a big center.

Coupled with his slower pace, the Mavericks have several offenses coming from the area he and Bynum are guarding!

Kobe looked at this and was a little anxious. He also performed well on the defensive end, and he just stole one. Speaking of which, he has always been a strong contender for the best defensive player award.

Although the final result is always worse, Kobe's defensive ability is really good.

It's a pity that no matter how good he is, he can't help defend with two people alone.

This also made him just watch from the side, but he was powerless.

Another person who can save the team is Phil Jackson. He should actually call a timeout at this time, let the Lakers slow down, adjust the rhythm again, talk about the points of attention when the opponent is attacking, and the Lakers players can be more adapted to the opponent's offensive routines.

This is what a normal head coach should do, but Phil Jackson still put his hands in his trouser pockets, just looking at the court like this, as if they were not tied, as if the Lakers were still ahead.

The old man is wandering again!
Kobe Bryant has been cooperating with him for n years. You can tell what this guy is doing just by looking at his expression. He must be thinking about something, but he is definitely not thinking about tactics!

"Shh!"

Kobe hit a super long three-pointer in the next round, helping the Lakers to open the point difference to 3 points again!
After completing this difficult goal, Kobe had already scored 9 points in the first quarter, and he only took less than 6 minutes!
He can't help it either. If he can't do it on the defensive end, he can only make up for it on the offensive end!
"Bah!"

It's a pity that in the next round, the Mavericks completed the linkage between Kidd and Chandler. The latter successfully dunked and narrowed the point difference back to 1 point!
After scoring this goal, the Mavericks have scored for 5 consecutive rounds!
And judging from the offensive picture, it's getting easier for them to score goals!

"The Lakers are starting to fall into a passive position. They are extremely passive on the defensive end!" Seeing the Mavericks scoring another goal, Drexler was also worried about the Lakers' defensive end.

Kobe received Fisher's pass in the midfield and continued to play by himself. He was not under the pressure of the Mavericks' smooth offense. He faced Stevenson half-turned and pressed his back to the latter.

Kobe's core strength and instant power were fully displayed in this ball, and there was almost no room, but Stevenson was directly squeezed away by Kobe!
Kobe Bryant, who reached the inside, sent the ball into the basket with a giant loop.

Scored in again!
Kobe Bryant scored in double digits in a single quarter.

"Fortunately, they have Kobe Bryant!" Drexler was still worried about the Lakers' defensive performance in the last sentence, but at this moment he immediately sighed for Kobe's offensive performance.

Indeed, if it weren't for Kobe's strength, it would be impossible for the Lakers to still lead at this moment. I'm afraid the Mavericks would have overtaken the score long ago!
It's great that the Lakers have Kobe!

This is the voice of all Lakers fans who are watching the game.

During this time, they could also see that Kobe was carrying the team with all his might.

It's just that Carlisle is not in a hurry when he looks at the Lakers' style of play!He is very clear that as long as the Mavericks can guarantee to keep scoring goals, the Lakers' style of play is destined to not last for too long. Although the playoffs rely on the performance of stars, basketball is a game of five people after all.

So Carlisle is in no hurry!
What happened on the field did not exceed Carlisle's expectations. At 7 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Kobe failed to score for the second consecutive offense, and the Mavericks took advantage of the trend to overtake the score by 1 point!

(End of this chapter)