God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 260 Happy Cooperation
After Kobe came on the court, he brought the latest instructions from the Zen master. Then he will control the ball. Fisher and Fox are just waiting to catch the ball on the outside. It doesn't even need Fisher to take the ball across the half court. Kobe is alone. It's taken care of.

Seeing Kobe return to the backcourt to catch the ball, O'Neill's face darkened. If Nima Kobe is in control of the ball, what's wrong with him?He insisted that Bryant would definitely go it alone with the ball instead of passing it to him.

But soon O'Neal was shocked. Kobe did dribble the ball in half court and used his physical fitness to kill, but after attracting the defense, he suddenly hit the ground and passed the ball to himself.O'Neal, who rarely enjoyed this kind of treatment this season, was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered, and a powerful dunk once again opened the point difference to 7 points.

Kobe still had a cool expression on his face. He gave O'Neal a thumbs up, and then Niu complained and ran back to his side of the half.O'Neal shook his head. He didn't understand if Kobe had taken the wrong medicine today. It stands to reason that Kobe could have made a picturesque mid-range jumper before Mutombo's defense was in place, but he actually passed ball?

However, O'Neal didn't think too much about it. Since it was passed to him, he should seize the opportunity to score. No matter what Kobe thought, the shooting opportunity was always given to him.Moreover, the current situation on the court did not give O'Neal time to think seriously. With the offensive speed shown by the 76ers, if they don't return to defense as soon as possible, they may score a goal.

In fact, Kobe was also inspired by the last game. He scored an astonishing 52 points in a single game and even lost. Obviously, the 76ers are not an opponent that can be defeated by himself.As for Zen Master's instruction to let him control the ball, Kobe also knows it well. The head coach obviously hopes that he can use breakthroughs to attract defenses and then create opportunities for his teammates.

It's not that Kobe can't pass the ball. Although he is not a point guard and takes scoring as his top priority, his passing is still of a certain level. The only thing that determines whether he will pass the ball is his personal will.As long as he believes that his pass can help the team win, then he will strictly implement the tactics, just like the ball just now.

The personal relationship of the OK combination is not very good, at least Kobe's best friend in the team is definitely not O'Neal, who may not even be counted as the top five.It's not bad now, this is only the fifth season of their partnership, and Chang Wei knows very well that as time goes by, this pair, which may be one of the strongest combinations in history, will gradually drift apart and eventually fall apart, so in his It seems that Kobe is not surprised to pass the ball to O'Neal, and it will be surprised if he can continue to do so in the next few seasons.

Kobe's breakthrough ability is second to none in the Lakers, and when he broke into the inside, no one dared to let him make a mid-range shot. Mutombo always subconsciously saved it, which gave Kobe a chance to keep feeding O'Neal.In desperation, Lewis could only continue to go inside to make up for his position. Unfortunately, his previous block on O'Neal was only a flash in the pan, and he was beaten to shame by the latter.

The only thing that makes Brown feel gratified is that the team's outside firepower has not weakened. Although Lewis was consumed a lot of energy when defending O'Neal, Reid's performance is still strong.If it weren't for him to stop the team's bleeding from outside the three-point line, the Lakers would have opened the point difference to double digits by virtue of the OK combination.

Zen Master is as stable as a mountain on the sidelines, and the current state of the OK combination is what he has always dreamed of.It's really not easy to coach two top scorers at the same time. When he coached the Bulls, Pippen's scoring ability was obviously not comparable to Kobe's now. He only averaged 20+ per game in four seasons in his career, and Kobe has already shown The potential to become a scoring maniac.But when Kobe is willing to put more energy on passing the ball, the OK combination can exert its greatest power.

The two sides chased each other on the court, and the Lakers always maintained a 5-7 point lead, and Reed played an important role in it.Whenever the Lakers were about to further expand the point difference, he could always hit a three-pointer from the outside to make the Lakers dispel this idea. By the end of the first half, he had scored a team-high 17 points.

However, Brown did not praise him in the locker room, even though his performance has far exceeded the level of a second-round pick.Not only that, all the 76ers players including Reid were severely criticized by the old coach. In the first half, they did not do a good job of defending in the middle of the offense, and the Lakers scored 65 points in the half. , For a defensive-based head coach in the league, this is already equivalent to a face-to-face slap.You say you are not good at defense, so you can make up for it on the offensive end, but your offensive performance is average, and the defensive end is not doing your best.You must know that there is no state at all on the defensive end, it all depends on the spirit of stalking and the attitude of never giving up. Offense may be a matter of touch, but defense is definitely a matter of attitude.

After giving the players a reprimand, Brown began to lay out the focus of the second half. In his opinion, the team must first do a good job of defense, and then focus on offense on this basis.Although the connection between Kobe and O'Neal is difficult to defend, it doesn't mean that everyone can stay out of it and watch them score. Even if they can't defend, they must do their best. This is Brown's request.

As for the offense, there is nothing to say. The 76ers scored 60 points in the first half. Every player scored a score. Iverson even sent 8 assists in the half, which was the first time this season. It was Snow who used to get assists for a long time before. Iverson himself only needs to charge forward, but in this game he played more like a traditional point guard.

Moreover, the 76ers have become accustomed to focusing on outside offense this season. This is determined by their lineup. In addition, Iverson uncharacteristically started to organize offenses instead of directly killing the basket. The three-point line in this game can be said to be the 76ers. As long as they continue to maintain a normal three-point shooting rate in the second half, they can compete with the Lakers until the last moment.

While Brown didn't publicly praise Redd's performance in the first half, it was evident from his move to start Redd at shooting guard in the second half.From Brown's point of view, Iverson played like a playmaker in the first two quarters. Instead of letting Snow play to add a passing point, it is better to let Reed go up to help the team score. Not as good as Snow, but the offensive firepower is too strong, which is also the trait that the team needs most at present.

(End of this chapter)