I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 128 Matchup Kobe
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the big screen was 24 to 26, and the Mavericks led by 2 points.

On the Lakers bench, coach Phil Jackson is arranging the offensive and defensive tactics for the next game.

"Shaq, Kobe, you disappointed me in the second half of the game. You didn't cooperate at all. I don't know what happened to you two, but if you want to win, you must cooperate sincerely."

Kobe and O'Neal were silent, each with their own ideas.

O'Neill speculated that after Kobe put him together, he stumbled in the subsequent game and deliberately brought the defender to Kobe's breakthrough route to prevent Kobe from breaking through to the basket.

And Kobe saw that fat man targeting him, and he didn't pass the ball to O'Neal when he broke through and encountered double-teams.

Seeing this, Phil Jackson no longer cared about the two emotional guys, and quickly called the players to arrange the offensive and defensive tactics for the next game.

On the other side, the Mavericks are on the bench.

"In the first quarter, our defense was very good. We will continue to work hard and carry out targeted defense against O'Neal and Kobe to limit the OK combination. We are one step closer to victory."

After the old Nelson encouraged the players, he quickly arranged the next offensive and defensive tactics.

Not long after, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

Mavericks playing players are: Delk, Lagabel, Li Xuan, Jamison, Nowitzki.

The players on the Lakers are: Fisher, Kobe, Rick Forbes, Horace Grant, Medjodenko.

The Mavericks had the ball, and Delk dribbled the ball forward without rushing, came beyond the three-point line, and handed the ball to Nowitzki on the high post on the right.

After receiving the ball, the "driver" supports at a high position and observes the position of his teammates. If the teammates have no chance, he will complete the attack in the future.

With the help of Jamison's off-ball screen, Li Xuan got rid of the defender and cut to the basket.

At this time, the two inside players of the Lakers were taken out to defend, and there was no one guarding the basket.

Seeing this situation, Kobe rushed to the basket to make up defense, and could not give the Mavericks a chance to easily attack the frame.

Li Xuan received Nowitzki's ground pass and rushed towards the basket. Seeing that Kobe retreated to the basket to defend, he didn't panic at all. His height, wingspan and weight are dominant, even if he can't score, he can still grab Offensive rebound for second offense.

Kobe under the basket saw Li Xuan rushing over without hesitation, the corners of his mouth raised, thinking that this kid must be a stunned young man, really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

If you want to prove yourself in front of me, it depends on whether you have the ability.

After Li Xuan took a big step, he soared into the air and made a posture of attacking the frame. Kobe also jumped up immediately to interfere with the block.

The two collided in the air and had a fierce confrontation. Li Xuan had a slight advantage, stabilized his body and threw the ball to the basket.

The basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced out, but failed to hit.

After landing, Li Xuan and Kobe took off almost at the same time to compete for rebounds, but Li Xuan's height and wingspan were better than Kobe's after all, and he was the first to touch the basketball and make a tip-up.

After Li Xuan made a tip-up, he smiled at Kobe and quickly returned to defense.

Kobe knew what Li Xuan wanted to express, and cursed secretly in his heart: "Fuck! I was pretended by that kid."

The Huaxia fans in front of the TV were collectively excited when they saw the scene just now.

In the first confrontation between Li Xuan and Kobe, he was not at a disadvantage and successfully scored.

Does this mean that Brother Xuan and Kobe are evenly matched!
The game continued, the Lakers attacked, and Kobe asked for the ball from outside the three-point line on the right, trying to save face.

The ball handler Fisher dribbled the ball across half court and immediately passed it to Kobe.

Kobe made a three-threat move after receiving the ball. After seeing other Lakers players open up the space, the "Black Mamba" bared his fangs, started quickly, and changed his body forward to break through the penalty area.

Lagabel immediately slid and moved laterally to block, and the close defense delayed Kobe's breakthrough.

After Kobe's breakthrough was blocked, he took a high look at the unnamed player in front of him. He didn't expect the Mavericks to have such a number one character. He suddenly felt that this year's Mavericks are a bit strong and might become the biggest stumbling block for the Lakers to win the championship.

Immediately, the "Black Mamba" stopped suddenly and chose a fadeaway jumper to shoot.

Lagabel reacted quickly, stopped immediately, and rushed to interfere with the shot.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

In an instant, warm applause and deafening cheers sounded in the auditorium, cheering for the Lakers!

In the next few rounds, both sides scored points, but the point difference failed to widen. The two teams took the lead alternately.

The Lakers relied on Kobe's personal ability to score.

The Mavericks relied on Nowitzki's singles and Li Xuan's off-ball moves to score.

The second quarter played for about 4 minutes, and the head coaches of the two teams replaced the main players one after another.

After the substitution adjustment, the Lakers have the ball.

Payton dribbled forward without rushing, and came to the top of the arc to organize the attack.

Seeing that the Mavericks took O'Neal's defensive measures around the front, they did not take the risk of passing the ball into the paint.

So, he made a tactical gesture and called his teammates to come out to play the pick-and-roll, and Malone immediately ran forward to do the pick-and-roll.

With the help of a screen, Payton broke through and entered the three-point line. When he came to the free throw line and encountered the Mavericks' defense, he immediately passed the ball.

After blocking the man, Malone did not cut to the basket, but ran to the high position on the right and made an off-ball screen for Kobe again.

Kobe used the screen to get rid of the defensive player, cut to the basket, received a pass from Payton, took three direct steps, rose into the air, and scored with one hand.

34: 34!

The two sides tied and returned to the same starting line again.

In the next round, Nowitzki missed a mid-range jumper, and the Lakers launched an attack after protecting the backcourt rebound.

O'Neill finally lost his composure when he saw Kobe killing all directions, and frantically stuck inside to ask for the ball.

Seeing this, Payton immediately hoisted the ball into the inside line.

Bradley failed to intercept the pass, and immediately adopted the "shark hacking tactic", hugged O'Neal roughly, and did not give him a chance to play two plus one.

The referee blew his whistle and called Bradley a defensive foul, and O'Neal got two free throws.

Amid the cheers of the fans, O'Neal stood on the free throw line and took over the basketball from the referee. He missed the first free throw and the second free throw.

Bradley grabs the ball and slams it toward the center circle.

Nash received the pass just after passing the center line. Seeing Kobe running to intercept, he immediately passed the ball.

Since Li Xuan didn't go to the basket to fight for rebounds, he had already ran to the frontcourt at this time. After receiving the pass from beyond the three-point line, there was no one in front of him. He directly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

The basketball is hollow into the net and hits steadily!
34: 37!

The Mavericks took the lead again.

In the next attack, Payton's passing intention was too obvious, and he still wanted to pass the ball to the basket to O'Neal for singles.

Li Xuan, who rushed back to help defend, took off vigorously, intercepted the basketball in the air, and got a steal.

After landing, Li Xuan immediately passed the ball and ran forward.

After receiving the pass, Nash immediately dribbled forward to launch a defensive counterattack.

The Lakers retreated quickly, but only three players retreated back, and O'Neal and Malone were still running slowly behind.

Except for the center, the Mavericks all ran to the frontcourt to participate in the fast break, and got the opportunity to play more and play less.

After passing the ball quickly, tearing open the Lakers' defense, Finley got an open chance to hit a mid-range jumper.

34: 39!

Looking back, the Lakers attacked. This time they had to guarantee the success rate and hand it over to Kobe to complete the offense.

Kobe came to the high position on the left to catch the ball and began to play Finley with his back. After pushing his back to his shooting area, he suddenly pushed Finley away, and immediately turned over and shot a jumper.

I thought this attack would be sure, but I didn't expect that there would be variables.

At this moment, Li Xuan quickly rushed to help defend the double-team, predicted the position of Kobe Bryant's back, rushed directly to the designated position, jumped vigorously, and stretched his arms to block the shot.

Clap!
Li Xuan ruthlessly slapped the basketball that Kobe had just shot near the middle circle.

After landing, Li Xuan immediately ran towards the direction where the basketball fell. Kobe was not to be outdone, and quickly turned around to grab the basketball to save some face.

Li Xuan saw that Kobe was following closely beside him, and he had a tendency to overtake. Then he gritted his teeth and threw himself at the basketball in a diving manner.

Seeing this, Kobe also tried his best and rushed towards the basketball.

Li Xuan took the advantage of his wingspan to touch the ball first, got the basketball and immediately passed it out, not giving Kobe a chance to fight back.

Nash, who followed up, received the pass, rushed towards the basket like the wind, and ended the fast break with a civilian layup.

34: 41!

After a 7-0 attack by the Mavericks, the Lakers coach Phil Jackson on the bench finally couldn't sit still. He immediately asked for a timeout and called the players back to the bench to readjust their offensive and defensive tactics.

(End of this chapter)