God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 276 The Battle of the Conferred Gods ([-])

After Kobe left the field, Reed felt the defensive pressure around him dropped to a notch instantly.Harper, who replaced Kobe as the Lakers' shooting guard, is already a 37-year-old veteran. Although he averaged 23 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game at the peak of his career, it is clear that he is not the same player he used to be in the Clippers. The shakers are gone.

Reid isn't known for his athleticism, his strength lies in physical fitness, which happens to be Harper's weakness.Less than 2 minutes later, Harper began to gasp for breath. On the defensive end, he really couldn't keep up with Reid's running speed.In this way, Reed got more shooting opportunities, and his shooting percentage was significantly improved compared to when Kobe was on the court.

From 5 minutes and 37 seconds to 3 minutes and 19 seconds of the first quarter, Reed hit three consecutive three-pointers at almost the same position at a 45-degree angle on the left side, opening the point difference to 11 points in one fell swoop.Kobe on the sidelines was very anxious. He clenched his fists and couldn't wait to say to Zen master: "Coach, let me play. If I don't play, Reid will continue to expand the point difference!"

The Zen master smiled inscrutably and said: "It's not a big problem. There are still more than three quarters in the game. It is not difficult to recover 11 points. And there is not much time left in the first quarter. You should continue to play the game." Take a rest on the bench, I promise, you will appear in the starting lineup in the second quarter, and whether you can limit his performance by then depends on you!"

After listening to the Zen master's words, Kobe sat back to his seat helplessly, and now he began to regret his irrational behavior.But as Zen Master said, 11 points is not an irreparable gap, anyway, there are still three quarters left!
However, Zen Master soon regretted not letting Kobe play in time. In the last minute of the game, Reed hit another three-pointer and also sent 1 assists.Although O'Neal also continued to score inside, the 2ers still led by as much as 76 points 45 to 30 at the end of the first quarter. This is also the 15ers' biggest lead in a single quarter in this round of the series.

At the end of the first quarter, Zen Master looked at the numbers on the scoreboard with no expression on his face.He won't admit his mistake, and it's just slightly more than expected. It's no different for him to be 15 points behind or 11 points behind. He has always maintained strong confidence in his team. It was 2-2.

The intermission passed quickly, and the Zen Master kept his promise and let Kobe play again. At the same time, he also put O'Neal off the court to rest.This giant insider played the entire 12 minutes of the first quarter. Although he didn't look very tired, Zen Master gave him a certain amount of rest time just to be on the safe side, and let Kobe lead the team on both offensive and defensive ends.

But when Bryant was aggressively trying to find trouble with Reed on the defensive end, Brown put Reed on the bench and turned Snow to the shooting guard.Although Reid scored 19 points in the first quarter, he also got 4 rebounds and 3 assists, but Brown does not intend to continue to drain his full strength, and proper rest is also necessary.

Seeing that the player facing him had become Snow, Kobe felt that he had punched the cotton directly, which made the flame in his heart burn even more vigorously.This time Kobe vented his anger on the offensive end. His continuous singles with the ball made Snow hard to defend. Under his leadership, the Lakers played a wave of 9-0 spurts and instantly caught up with the score.

Originally, Brown wanted Reid to continue to rest, but Reed's desire to play was very strong. He felt that his touch in this game was more fiery than the previous game. Wouldn't it be a waste not to help the team widen the point difference in time?So after Horry hit a three-pointer again, Brown hurriedly let Reid play, but he was not replaced by Snow, but the backup point guard McGee. In Brown's opinion, McGee's organizational ability is far inferior to that No, the latter can also help Reed wipe his ass on the defensive end.

Logically speaking, as a rookie who was selected in the second round, Reed should help Snow with the dirty work, but his shooting has been recognized by all his teammates, and Snow would have He is a team-oriented player, and he has no objection to Brown's arrangement, even in the locker room, he is still covering Reed.

With Snow sharing the pressure on the defensive end, Reed was able to devote more energy to the offensive end.Although Snow's breakthrough is not as sharp as Iverson's, Reid doesn't need his teammates to create shooting space for him now. If there is no shooting opportunity, he relies on his own singles with the ball to create opportunities. In addition, his emergency stop jump shot also showed a lot of fire, even in the face of inside players who came up from the supplementary defense, he can also calmly shoot from mid-to-long distances.

Kobe's defense with all his strength didn't seem to have any effect. Instead, he was hit 2+1 by Reid. This time he was not as irrational as he was in the first quarter, but it was even more sad when he thought about it.For the Lakers, the most tragic thing is that Reed's shooting drove the other players of the 76ers. Snow, Lewis and Bell all hit three-pointers from the outside. By the end of the second quarter, the Lakers were still behind 63 to 75 , and in this quarter, Reid played for 7 minutes and 23 seconds. Although he only scored 11 points, he sent 5 assists. His outstanding performance was also the reason why the 76ers led by double digits at halftime.

When the halftime whistle blew, Kobe walked towards the player tunnel a little dejectedly, looking at his lost back, Chang Wei was secretly proud.In fact, Chang Wei was a fan of Kobe for a long time in his previous life. Although he is now on the opposite side of his idol, he pays close attention to Kobe's performance. Watching Kobe lead the Lakers to two consecutive victories is painful for him. And happy.But now, the players he cultivated made Kobe feel ashamed. This may be the greatest respect for his idol.

Thinking of this, Chang Wei couldn't help but look at Reid. He is hurrying up to sign autographs for the fans near the entrance of the player tunnel. His performance in the first half has undoubtedly conquered the home fans.Scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists in the half, which is already the data of many players in one game, but he did it in only half.

This made Chang Wei start to imagine Reid's performance in the second half. If the Lakers still don't plan to carry out targeted defense against him, this game may make this second-round pick famous!
(End of this chapter)