ace marshal

Chapter 1138 The Dignity of the Defending Champion

"Based on Kobe's current momentum, I think there is no problem with 50 points~!!, and maybe even 60 points~!"

Mia sat next to Lan Shengli, eating grapes, watching the game, and said.

"I don't think so~"

Lan Shengli shook his head and responded.

"Why~?!, Kobe has already scored 18 points in this quarter, almost catching up with the entire team of the Thunder. It should not be difficult to score 50 points in the whole game~!!"

Mia responded.

"It's possible for you to say that. If the scores between the two sides continue to be anxious, there should be high scores. But with Kobe's current state, I don't think the Thunder may be able to withstand it~"

Lan Shengli responded.

"Maybe in the third quarter, or the first half of the fourth quarter, I was directly taken away by a wave of the Lakers. Even if it is safer to keep Kobe on the court, but considering that the entire series is still very long, I want to give Kobe has plenty of physical buffer time, so he must not play for too long~”

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Oh~, that's it~, that's possible~, come on Thunder~!!, you must hold on to the score~, I'm still waiting for Kobe to score 60 points~!!"

Mia clenched her fists and cheered.

"Kobe is planning to rest for one minute, won't he rest~?!"

Lan Shengli sighed as he watched Kobe, who finished the inter-section break, took off the towel draped over his shoulders, and walked towards the court.

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

After the game, Kobe still played at a dominant level.

"Dum~!!!"

Coach Brooks quickly called a timeout. Young Marshal Yang has not given up on the game and wants to make some adjustments.

"KD (Durant), you go to defend Kobe, cover Kobe with your height and wingspan, don't let him shoot easily, try to make it more difficult for him to shoot, or force him to pass~!!"

Here Brooks made defensive adjustments, and at the same time replaced Sefolosha with the more aggressive Evans.

Even if Brooks uses Durant, who is tall and long, to defend, the effect is still not good.

Kobe's super-high shot arc, and the almost 45-degree recline angle to the floor, as well as his unmatched ability to stay in the air, even Durant couldn't block it at all.

Not only did Durant fail to defend Kobe successfully, but the huge physical consumption on the defensive end also greatly reduced his offensive efficiency.

"Clang clang~!!"

The previous dry shot against Artest did not have a guarantee of hit rate.

Looking at Durant who often bends his knees, you can feel that the physical consumption of defending Kobe is too great.

After playing 36 minutes in three quarters, Bryant has scored 41 points.

There are 50 points left from the 9 points that Mia expected.

However, the point difference has come to 15 points. It is very difficult for the Thunder to end this series at Staples.

In the following game, Gasol and Bynum stood up. When Kobe had physical problems and his shooting percentage dropped, the two of them grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively, and the consecutive hits helped the team expand the lead. Advantage.

On the Thunder side, Perkins was unable to come out of the pick-and-roll because of his slow movement, so Brooks basically didn't dare to use it at critical moments, and Ibaka was the only point left inside.

But after all, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and the Thunder's interior is dominated by the Lakers' twin towers.

With 3 minutes left in the game, the Lakers led by 19 points.

"No chance~"

Lan Shengli looked at the score and shook his head.

"46 points, still 4 points away~!"

Here Mia only pays attention to Kobe's scoring situation.

"Dum~!!!"

However, Mia was about to be disappointed.

Zen Master quickly made substitution adjustments, and Kobe was replaced.

"Yeah!!!!!!"

"Crack clap clap ~!!!"

Accompanied by the standing applause and cheers of the fans, Kobe, who scored 45 points in 46 minutes, took a rest.

45 minutes, 46 points, 31 of 9 two-pointers, 9 of 5 three-pointers, and 13 free throws.Kobe defended the home court with a scoring feast.

Although this is a scoring feast that is not very efficient, as long as it can win the ball, it is enough.

This is Kobe's game style.

Looking at the unstoppable sweat on Kobe's face, the slow pace, the small mouth and the frequent breathing rhythm, you can feel that Kobe has given everything to this team, In order to win, for the series, for three consecutive championships, for winning, and for the dignity of the defending champion, Kobe has given everything to the Lakers.

Suddenly, I thought of a sentence Yao Ming once said when he was in the national team: Give yourself to this team and carry the team on your shoulders.

This is when a professional player, a man is at his most attractive and handsome.

The Lakers won the game and saved a match point.

But for them, the difficulty of the series can only become more and more difficult. Returning to Oklahoma City, returning to the Chesapeake Energy Center, returning to the blue ocean, the Lakers are destined to be in bad luck .

"This game shows that even if the Lakers don't play the triangle offense, they can still win the game. Although this kind of superstar play is difficult to help the team go to the end, at least in the moment, it can make the team win the game. , defending the dignity of the defending champion, this is the most important thing~!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Kobe, who was wearing a towel and was about to be interviewed in the TV broadcast, and sighed.

"You played for 45 minutes tonight, and you didn't rest for a minute before that. Did Phil ask you to do this, or did you take the initiative~?!"

The beautiful reporter asked.

"Myself, I must help the team win tonight's game. This game is of great significance to us, and there is no room for loss~!!, I have the responsibility and obligation to help the team win the game. I am very glad that we did It’s here, but we still have a lot to do, and the difficult situation is still to come~!!”

Kobe responded.

Even though the game was over, even though Kobe had rested for almost 10 minutes, the sweat on his cheeks still couldn't stop flowing, which shows how huge Kobe's physical energy consumption was before.

"After playing for 45 minutes in a row, won't you be tired~?!"

The reporter asked in a very exaggerated tone.

"No~, the Mamba spirit is supporting me, put all your heart into the game, focus on each round, and you won't feel tired physically~"

Kobe continued to answer.

"Evaluate the performance of your teammates today~!"

The reporter continued to ask.

"We can do better, we haven't adjusted to the best state, we need to get back to the state of the previous series, especially the series with great success~!!"

Kobe continued to answer.

Obviously, Kobe has always been very strict with the team.

Whether the Lakers can continue to defend the dignity of the defending champion, whether the series can return to Los Angeles and Staples, let's wait and see.

(End of this chapter)