NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 382 Unstoppable

Kobe's offense made the Sun's coaching staff unbearable, so they replaced Russell nearly 2 minutes earlier.

As soon as Russell came on the court, he didn't perform much, and the coaching staff and players were relieved a lot.

It is blind trust, but after enough time, Russell has led the team to achieve good results, and the current trust will be formed.

The sun's plan is not to flank Kobe until the second half of the final quarter, and now they have to wait patiently for a while.

After Russell went up, the goal of the Suns was to confront the Lakers.

To be honest, Kobe is now on the rise, and his shooting percentage is higher than in the first half and higher than in the third quarter.

Superstars like Kobe are very confident in their offense. Even if they don't feel that good at the beginning, they can adjust their shots and get better step by step.

Of course, only superstars can make adjustments like this. If ordinary players are not in good shape, they won't have the opportunity to make shots later.

After Russell played, Kobe immediately made a difficult mid-range shot, which seemed to be declaring war.

But Russell is really different on the court. In their next offense, Russell's understatement hit the ground and passed the ball, which created Stoudemire's 2+1.

Although Stoudemire did not hit the penalty, but the sun's offensive aggressiveness has been raised.

Then Bryant still hit, but Russell also hit.

When Kobe hit again, Russell passed to Durant again.

Kobe was really depressed, and it felt like a group of Suns were beating him up.

With Russell on the court, the threat of the Suns players will increase by at least [-]%.

Fortunately, Kobe didn't mind either. After he took over the game, he felt that he could single out the world, let alone the five Suns.

However, now that both teams have scored, the Lakers' momentum of chasing points has stopped.

The Lakers have no other choice at this time, but to resign themselves to fate.

Even if their head coach Jackson asked Kobe to play reasonably and strive for higher efficiency, Kobe might not be able to listen to it. More importantly, if he played more reasonably, the team's efficiency would not necessarily improve.

Kobe must have the kind of indomitable, ignoring all defenses to be aggressive.

During the Suns' offense, Kobe took the initiative to find Russell once, and he said fiercely: "Come on, let me see your skills."

It's a pity that Russell was unmoved by the provocation and asked for a cover directly.

Kobe's physical fitness is not at the level of a beast, but it is also much better than Russell. He is at the top of the league. He doesn't need to get angry with Kobe, just win the game.

Russell didn't confront him directly, and Kobe was a little depressed.

But it's just a little thought. After all, it is impossible for him to defend Russell all the time. The Lakers still need his offense.

After halftime in the final quarter, the Suns suddenly flanked Kobe.

Kobe is considered a player who is often flanked, because he is often flanked and does not pass the ball, and the defender does not need to think so much.

But in the Western Conference Finals, the Suns suddenly did this, which still made Kobe a little uncomfortable.

In order to defend Kobe, the Suns also adjusted the lineup and played Hill, who had been very mediocre before.

Hill's performance in the playoffs was not as good as in the regular season because of his age, but he still has experience. With Ray Allen's assistance, it is still possible to limit Kobe.

It's a pity that the team didn't have enough opportunities for Ariza to grow up, which caused this buddy to upgrade a bit slower, otherwise he can be used, and the young man's physical fitness is much better.

Now, whether it's the main defense or the experience is more popular.

When Kobe was flanked, the Lakers chose to let Gasol and Odom control the ball more. Anyway, their No. [-] Fisher is a tool man, just dribble the ball across the half court and squat in the corner.

It's just that at this critical moment, Gasol and Odom's attacks were not so resolute, and Kobe had been attacking all the time, and the two's touch was not fully adjusted.

This is the advantage of pinching at the last moment. Even if the opponent has expected it, the players don't have much time to adjust.

Of course, this must be able to withstand the Lakers' attack before, otherwise they will not fight in the end.

However, the Suns' tactics are not very advantageous. Lakers coach Jackson actually saw through the Sun's careful thinking. After all, the Suns did this in the regular season.

That's why he let Gasol and Odom hold the ball more, just because he didn't want Kobe to get on top.

The Lakers' consideration is really good, the problem is that at this time they are really embarrassing except for Kobe.

So more of the ball is handed over to Kobe, and Kobe is also strong, and he can still score in the face of flanking, and his efficiency has not declined.

His feeling seems to be fully up, and the Lakers coach also let other players cooperate to defend the Suns well.

Odom and Gasol took on the task of assisting the defense. Their performance on the offensive end was mediocre. At this time, the defense was really good.

Although the aggressiveness is not strong enough, the movement is indeed beyond the usual level of the Lakers.

When the time was approaching 2 minutes, Kobe went in and caused Hill's foul. After he made two free throws, the Suns' lead was also reduced to less than 5 points.

The flanking didn't reduce Kobe's shooting percentage. There is really no way. Many things about superstars are unpredictable.

When it was the sun's turn to attack, Russell went in through the screen, but this time he was blocked by Gasol, which was rare.

Because of the various shooting patterns developed through technical training, and rarely hitting the basket, Russell is rarely blocked.

But this time I really underestimated Gasol's long arms and flexibility. This help defense is really neat.

However, being capped while playing is no big deal. Russell quickly adjusted his mentality. The Suns also successfully fouled once when they came back, forcing Kobe to pass the ball and Odom to hit the iron.

It was the sun's turn to attack again, Russell overshadowed Fisher once, and made the opponent a foul.

The more superstar you are, the easier it is to get fouled. It's not that the referee treats you well, but that the defensive players tend to overreact to a small action of yours.

Standing on the free throw line, Russell was full of confidence and made two free throws.

The sun is still ahead, the key is that there is only a minute left, and the pressure on the Lakers is increasing.

Teammates missed shots, and Kobe didn't pass the ball at the last moment.

Entering the last minute, Kobe made a small jump and stepped back, scoring 1 points on the difficult level.

Russell also sighed, Kobe was really strong in the second half, if it was the same in the first half, maybe the situation of the Suns would be much more uncomfortable.

But now, it’s okay for Kobe to score. Russell controls the attack time, and when the consumption is almost exhausted, he throws another ball to Stoudemire. Hit the ball and the Lakers are going to crack.

I can't help it, what should I do?
(End of this chapter)