basketball hero

Chapter 694 The Strength of Alliance No.1
Back from the timeout, the two sides began to attack.Today's Kobe, facing the current No.1 Yingxiong in the league, was extremely excited and felt very good. He scored 10 points in the first quarter.

But the Lakers' defense is also really bad, and they were scored 39 points by their opponents in the first quarter.Ying Xiong scored 14 points in the first quarter, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, and he was in very good condition.

In the competition between the rotations of the two sides, the Raptors are naturally better.The Lakers have already started players like Ronnie Price and Wesley Johnson. The team really doesn't have any outstanding players.Their rotation is Nick Young, Jordan Clarkson, Ed Davis and others.

By the time Ying Xiong and other main players came back in the second quarter, the point difference had been pulled to 2 points.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and organized an offense at the top of the arc.

Ying Xiong was cruising near the bottom line, waiting for opportunities to attack.At this time, it was the sixth man of the Lakers-Nick Young who was defending him.

Nick Young is a fearless type on the offensive end, which is comparable to JR Smith, but on the defensive end, his role is not as good as Wesley Johnson.

With the help of Amir Johnson's off-ball screen, Ying Xiong got the chance to catch the ball, and then made a direct 3-point shot-hit!
Nick Young's defense was not timely enough, and he even paid for a foul!
"3+1!" Kevin Harlan said in surprise.

"Nick doesn't need to throw the ball. If the ball is fouled, even if the shot is missed, it will still be 3 free throws!" Mark Jackson shook his head and said.

Ying Xiong walked to the free throw line, and under the interference of the Lakers fans, he made an extra free throw steadily!

Relying on Ying Xiong's "four points", the Raptors widened the point difference to 12 points.

Jordan Clarkson dribbles to Boozer up high.

Boozer tried to pass the ball to Kobe, but the intention of passing the ball was too obvious and was intercepted by Ying Xiong!
Ying Xiong came over with a dribble, facing Nick Young's defense, after a change of direction, he stopped and made a jump shot--returned!
But Kobe also hit a difficult fadeaway jumper!

"The game is getting better and better, and Kobe and Ying are starting to fight!" Kevin Harlan laughed.

"So, don't worry about the outcome, just watch the performance of these two superstars!" Mark Jackson said.

The game continues.

Ying Xiong made a pass error, and Kobe chased and scored 3 points. The point difference between the two sides was narrowed to single digits.

The coach of the Raptors, Coach Casey, immediately requested a timeout!
In the huge Staples Center arena, the fans chanted "MVP" frantically. Obviously, they were not calling Ying Xiong, but their king - Kobe Bryant.

"Kobe played really well in this game!" Kevin Harlan was also very affected by the emotion on the scene, and said excitedly.

"It is Yingxiong's excellence that forced him to be better. He was already excellent, but because of injuries and age, it was difficult for him to maintain such a high level throughout the season!" Mark Jackson said.

Back from the timeout, the Raptors removed Amir Johnson and Jeremy Lin and replaced them with Patterson and Lowry.

Lowry dribbles over and cooperates with his teammates in the high post.

Ying Xiong asked for the ball with his back, and Patterson gave him the ball.

Ying Xiong faced Nick Young with his back, turned forward, wiped the opponent, cut to the basket, faced the old Boozer, took off along the baseline, crossed the opponent's block, and succeeded in a layup!

The point difference returned to double digits again.

"Nick's single defense can't limit the response. If you want to stop him, your teammates must help defend!" Mark Jackson explained.

In the next game, the two sides launched a confrontation, but the point difference did not continue to widen, and remained stable at around 10 points.

At the end of halftime, the Raptors led the Lakers at home by 11 points.

Kobe scored 21 points in the half, and Ying Xiong scored 28 points in the half.

The two superstars played against each other in the first half, and the fans were extremely excited and mesmerized.Before the game, even fans of the Lakers were not optimistic that the 36-year-old Kobe could compete with the No. 10 player in the league who was 1 years younger than him.But in fact, Kobe still has a lot of fuel in his fuel tank, and he is still far away from retirement.

Section 3 started soon.As soon as the game started, both sides made a mistake each, which was regarded as reciprocity.

Ronnie Price dribbles over.As a long-term wandering player in the league, he has always played the role of "third point guard", basically similar to a drinking fountain administrator.He himself did not expect that in the wealthy Lakers team, he would actually become the starting point guard, and his partner would be Kobe Bryant, the second-ranked player in NBA history.He also knows very well that he cannot be the long-term starting No. 3 of this giant team, and he cannot be in the team's future plans.

The Princeton system of the Lakers is just the wishful thinking of coach Byron Scott. Let Boozer exist as the axis, but it can't support the team's offense. It plays more like a hybrid of the triangle offense and Princeton, nondescript.

Kobe came out to catch the ball, facing the opponent, pulled the ball from his crotch, and took the ball with his right hand to break through.

Ying Xiong kept his defense in front of the opponent to prevent the opponent from going directly to the basket.

"With Kobe's current speed, it is very difficult to think about the reaction." Mark Jackson said.

"But he still scored such a high score in the first half!" Kevin Harlan said.

"But you didn't find out. More than 90% of his points in the first half were jump shots. Except for a layup at the basket, there was one offensive and defensive transition, and nothing else." Mark Jackson explained.

Kobe didn't pass Yingxiong, he turned back and made a fake move, then turned forward, and then made a fake move, but the opponent didn't eat the fake move.

After three feints, Bryant had no choice but to take a fadeaway jumper -- but it didn't.

Amir Johnson grabbed the rebound and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

Jeremy Lin holds the ball to the frontcourt and breaks out to Yingxiong from the outside.

After Ying Xiong received the ball, he directly pulled up a 3-point shot-feeling hot!
For the Lakers, Boozer made a fadeaway jumper, but was blocked by Amir Johnson.

After Ying Xiong got the ball, he accelerated with nitrogen gas in the backcourt, went straight to the basket, and scored a dunk!As he scored 5 points in a row, he directly widened the point difference to 15 points.

"L.A. can't defend Toronto with just a dozen switches!" Mark Jackson said.

"But playing half court, the Lakers have no advantage!" Kevin Harlan said helplessly.

"The talent is there. If there is no support from the system, it will be difficult to win." Mark Jackson said.

Lakers coach Byron Scott on the sidelines immediately requested a timeout!
Pause back, the game continues.

Jordan Hill received Kobe's second pass and made a mid-range jumper to break the scoring shortage for the home team.

But on the defensive end, Ronnie Prince was out of position and Jeremy Lin scored a 3-pointer.

(End of this chapter)