Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 320 It's That Man

In the second quarter, Kobe was temporarily replaced for a rest, and Artest played with four substitutes Nocioni, Haslem, Dengtay Jones and Trevor Ariza.

The ball was more concentrated in the hands of Artest. Jim made the following arrangements for him before the start of the second quarter: 7 seconds before halftime, and then attack with 7 seconds left. I would rather hit the iron than make a mistake.

Without a reliable point guard, Jim had no choice but to make a bad plan. His wishful thinking was as follows: slow down the pace first, and use the Jazz's constipation-like offensive ability. Enough to stick around until Kobe comes back.

But Jerry Sloan made adjustments in the second round. Matt Harpering pressed close, and Howard Eisley stepped forward to help defend. folder.

Artest tried to use his strength to kill a bloody path, but Matt Harpering took advantage of the situation and fell, and the referee immediately sent an offensive foul.

Jazz rookie Kirk Snyder made a [-]-pointer, and after the goal, he made a blow-gun gesture to the Lakers bench.Jim noticed that something was wrong with Kobe's eyes.

The Lakers attacked, the Jazz continued to double-team the frontcourt, and Artest took a risky long pass to Nocioni, with too much strength, he threw it directly out of the baseline.

Artest's operation made Jim dizzy, and he called a timeout in a hurry. Obviously, this tactic of driving ducks to the shelves was unsuccessful. In order to stabilize the situation, Kobe still had to return to the court.

The three of Billups were dressed in casual clothes and watched from the sidelines, and the broadcast footage was frequently shown to them. The two main players and the super sixth man were collectively absent. How did the Lakers deal with this situation?
Kobe, who returned to the court, picked up his jersey and faced Schneider.

Schneider's physical fitness is not bad, but his golf quotient is a bit impatient, and after scoring a three-pointer just now, his confidence is bursting. As soon as Howard Eisley dribbled the ball across the half court, he asked for the ball, ready to single-handedly beat Kobe .

Eisley is already a veteran at the end of his career. Seeing that this rookie is young and energetic, he gave him the ball.

Schneider spouted trash talk, met Kobe, and continued to change directions in front of his body, trying to shake the space, but when he made a real breakthrough choice, Kobe had already seen it through. I can look back and watch Kobe score a dozen and zero fast break dunks.

Sloan was so angry that he yelled at Schneider, "It's not terrible to shoot the ball, it's terrible to make a one-on-one direct mistake and give the opponent two easy points."

Eisley didn't dare to give the ball to Schneider anymore, and after a pick-and-roll cooperation with center Cudis Bouchardt, he distributed it to Kirilenko who made an air cut.

Ariza was a little dazed, and Kirilenko attacked the basket through the back door, and also made Haslem suffer a dunk, which served as a background board.

Realizing his mistake, the young man kept saying "my, mine" while picking up the ball before others, and sent it to Kobe.

Schneider immediately came to defend him. In terms of physical fitness alone, he is still good, and facing Kobe is a good opportunity to make a name for himself.

Kobe signaled everyone to pull away, he wanted to play singles.

Schneider's eyes were firm, his arms were outstretched, and his center of gravity was lowered, watching Kobe's every move.

Kobe swayed left and right, and Schneider slid quickly, trying to keep up.

But Bryant was already flying in the air, scoring a picturesque jumper.

This seemingly simple and casual emergency stop jump shot is Jordan's daily operation in the post-three-game period. It requires offensive players to be proficient in various offensive methods, so that opponents have to be scruples, so that they can make moves at any time with ease.

The Jazz's tactical quality is very good, and Howard Eisley cooperated with Butchardt, and the latter misplaced Dengtai Jones under the basket and scored easily.

On the Lakers side, after Kobe passed halftime, he handed the ball to Nocioni. After he pulled away, he suddenly accelerated and ran back.

Schneider was caught off guard, and when he chased again, Kobe had already received a pass from Nocioni and made a three-pointer.

Schneider, who was desperate to defend, did not hold his body, knocked over Kobe, and was called a foul, but Kobe's just shot three-pointer was clear and hollow into the net.

Fei Xia got up, ignored Schneider, made an extra free throw, and scored 2 points alone in 8 minutes.

Sloan called a timeout and switched back to the starting lineup. Seeing that Schneider was likely to be blown up, he adjusted to allow Kirilenko, who has long arms and legs and excellent athletic ability, to defend Kobe.

But unfortunately, once Fei Xia's butcher's knife is out of its sheath, it doesn't matter who is defending in front.

Because of the same excellent teammates, there are not many games that require Kobe to carry wildly in the past few seasons. Just run a few tactics and shoot mid-range shots, play a few misplaced singles, and then shoot a few catches. A 27-eight-point punch card has become Kobe's normal state. When Iverson kept scoring high scores and pointed to the scoring champion, people seemed to forget what a terrifying killer Kobe was.

Pull-up three-pointers, emergency stop mid-range shots, fadeaway jumpers, one-on-two extreme turnaround jumpers, forced pull-up layups against 3-man defense, breaking through dunks with a cover, two plus one dunks, continuous false and true turns, point-flying defenses and self-defense Throwing self-dunks, Kobe turned the Jazz's restricted area into his own playground, showing off his attacking talent to his heart's content.

After five years, the Jazz home audience seemed to feel the despair of being ruled by that man again.

25, 28, 30...

Fans counted Bryant's points, and George Gervin's record wasn't that far off.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. With the three-pointer in the final half, Kobe scored 30 points in a single quarter. Many people are complaining about Jim. If Kobe is not replaced at the beginning of the second quarter, he can If you play 2 minutes more, maybe the record for scoring in a single quarter will be broken.

Kirk Schneider, who was still high-spirited half an hour ago, is now sitting on the bench in a daze, not knowing what happened.

Under Kobe's outburst, the Lakers played a 42-25 attack wave in a single quarter.

Back in the second half, the Jazz did not make any effective resistance. After three quarters, the game became garbage time, and Kobe's score "only" came to 51 points.

In the fourth quarter, sitting on the bench and drinking a drink, the murderous look in Fei Xia's eyes finally dissipated. Garnett and Billups sat beside him, chatting and laughing.

"What can I say? It's a gift from God to see such a gorgeous performance. Many fans didn't get to see how a young Michael Jordan played, but now we have Kobe Bryant. Don't miss it. As the head coach, I can tell everyone responsibly that this performance is definitely not accidental for Kobe. As long as the team needs him, he can contribute crazy scoring performances at any time." After the 109-82 victory over the Jazz , Jim sang praises for Kobe.

(End of this chapter)