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In the following game, the two teams went back and forth. The Los Angeles Lakers, who only relied on the completely unformed"run-and-gun tactics", were quickly pulled away by the Spurs, who had strict, changeable tactics and tacit cooperation.

At the end of the first half, the Spurs led by 10 points at 49:39!

D'Antoni only knew how to emphasize speeding up and increasing offensive rounds... but ignored the biggest problem of the Lakers' starting lineup - age.

Although the Spurs on the opposite side are the team with the oldest average age in the league, except for Duncan and Parker, all of their starting lineups are under 30 years old.

Look at the Lakers again. Kobe is 34 years old this year, Nash is 38 years old, and Gasol is 32 years old. The three of them alone have raised the average age of the Lakers players by two or three years, not to mention that they also have Dwight Howard, the former No. 1 center in the league who is on the decline before he is 30?

D'Antoni's overly idealistic run-and-gun tactics are the biggest factor that caused this four-star Lakers team in the original history to suffer from injuries!

If you swap Popovich and D'Antoni and let the old man coach this Lakers team, I can't say that you can win a few championships, but at least you can guarantee that you will be in the Western Conference semifinals every year. According to the old man's regular season lineup, just post a table in the team:

1, 3, 5 Kobe and Nash rest, 2, 4, 6 Dajiasao and Howard rest, and everyone rests together every Sunday game...

This lineup can play until Kobe retires.

Unlike now, the start is 1 win and 5 losses, and it is difficult to beat the bad team Kings, and the playoffs are even more distant.

Even these Lakers fans are still shouting"Lakers champion" on various social media every day!

However, after a direct matchup in the first half, Joey has a clear understanding of Kobe

's strength, who is gradually entering the end of his career. Indeed, Kobe now has no explosive power and athletic ability when he was young, and even his specialty fadeaway jump shot has been lost, leaving only the"fadeaway jump".

But his mature post-up skills and superb shooting ability are still the most threatening among the league's guards.

With two unsolvable outside shooting skills in hand, Kobe's singles are still sharp and strong!

In the first half, he shot 7 of 13 shots against the tall, long-armed and strong defensive Joey, scoring 16 points with a hit rate of more than 50%. At the same time, he also sent out 5 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.

Joey, who was in the"hot period", also had a hot hand. He made six shots in just eight shots, two of which were scored"2+1" over Kobe's head with Silver·Powerful Terminator and Bronze·High Difficulty Shooting King, contributing 14 points and 6 assists in the first half.

While taking into account the connection of the team, he also continued his offensive firepower, which was the biggest factor for the Spurs to lead the Lakers in the first half.

At this moment, both sides have already played a little bit of anger.

Howard has"made dirty moves" on several Spurs players including Duncan more than once in the process of scrambling for rebounds. There was even a ball at the end of the first half when Leonard had already protected the backcourt rebound. The Warcraft, who was trapped behind Duncan, was so angry that he raised his elbow and hit Duncan's neck hard.

The latter fell to the ground immediately. After the Spurs team doctor's diagnosis, there was no big problem. He was just hit in the aorta nerve and was in temporary shock.

Popovich hurriedly replaced Duncan. He wanted to kill Howard at that time - this was his"big baby" that he had used for almost 20 years. Whoever touched the old man would be angry!

And because this was the Lakers' home court, the referee only gave Howard a first-degree flagrant foul and did not expel him from the game.

This caused the latter to become more arrogant, and his small movements in the process of scrambling for rebounds became more and more violent.

Little did he know that a pair of cold eyes on the Spurs bench had already been staring at him.

………

The third quarter started, and before he went on the court, Popovich was a little puzzled - what was Joey whispering to Stephen Jackson on the bench just now? Why did it feel like the two were plotting something?

Before he could think too much, Duncan, who was arranged to stay in the away locker room, woke up, and the team doctor came to report that he was safe, which gave him a"reassurance".

At the beginning of the game, Kobe received Howard's screen and went straight to the basket. He was about to dunk over Boris Diaw, who was not tall enough, but Leonard suddenly rushed out behind him and slapped the basketball out of Kobe's hand. Mills picked up the rebound at the bottom line and quickly passed it to Joey who was running fast.

Damn it! What the hell is Popovich doing with so many defensive forwards?

Kobe cursed inwardly and hurriedly pulled away to chase.

Joey took the lead. As soon as the others passed half court, he had already reached the Lakers half court.

The fastest Lakers player to return to defense was Howard, the player who has lost the most points in the Lakers' starting lineup this season.

Just as Joey was about to jump up and dunk, Howard rushed over from behind and glided for several meters like a roc with its wings spread.——

"Boom!!!"

The ball was not hit, and Howard's long arm hit the backboard heavily. Joey only made a fake move to trigger his pursuit.

Howard fell straight down in a state of weightlessness. Joey was keenly aware of the opportunity at this time, and took the initiative to fight with his shoulder -

Silver Powerful Terminator!

""Whistle!"

The whistle and the sound of the basketball hitting the net sounded almost at the same time. Joey took the initiative to shoot at the falling Howard in the air and scored the third"2+1" in this game.

Shit!

Kobe, who was following behind him, cursed angrily and watched Joey being pinned to the ground by Howard:

What a cunning and difficult rookie!

The teammates on the Spurs rushed over and worked together to pin Joey down from the"monster".

The latter just got up and fell to the ground. Howard, who didn't care about the pain, seemed to be out of control and knocked away Dio and Leonard of the Spurs. He rushed to Joey and pushed him away fiercely:

"Go to nm, you newbie, do you really think that your little tricks that are not presentable can get away with it?"

Howard seemed to be overwhelmed by anger at this time. He kept chattering and rushed towards Joey.

The Lakers fans off the court were stunned. After a moment, the Staples Center actually erupted in cheers!

Competitive sports... They love to watch such exciting scenes!

Joey was pushed out by the huge impact force and hit the protective pad under the basket. At this moment, the referee and teammates on both sides were ready to rush over to stop the conflict between the two, but Joey endured the sudden pain, quickly stood up, and walked towards Howard.

At this time, everyone thought that this young and energetic rookie was going to have a head-on battle with Howard, the thorn, but the next scene was beyond their expectations- two referees held Howard and the Lakers fans such as Artest who were eager to move behind him, and a referee walked quickly to Joey and said something loudly.

No one expected that Joey just smiled and pushed away the referee beside him, walked quickly to Howard and other Lakers players, and showed a"warm" smile:

"Is that all, Dwight?"

"Is this the only despicable trick you can use? You are not as strong as those technicians in the massage parlors on the street. You can only bully the elderly, you loser.……"

Joey's contemptuous words immediately made Howard's already strong anger rise even more. Artest and others almost failed to suppress this"30-year-old, 18-year-old"���A big boy with a"heart"

""Okay, okay, Joey,"

Popovich shouted from the bench. Joey and Howard, surrounded by their respective team players, ended the"antiseptic" dispute.

"You wait for that damned pretty boy, I'll make you pay the price……"

Before leaving, Howard did not forget to make some harsh remarks.

Lakers head coach D'Antoni was a little distressed at the moment. If Joey scored another free throw after the timeout, the Spurs' lead would have expanded to 13 points. At this time, if Howard, who was out of control, was left on the court, it would undoubtedly be a"time bomb" that could explode at any time, hurting both the enemy and himself. If the league's top center is not allowed to play, not to mention his temper, what if he does something unexpected?"……

Oh, what a headache!

In the end, D'Antoni decided to let Howard continue to play, and at the same time he told Kobe and Nash to control his performance and not to create unnecessary conflicts in the game.

However, he did not expect that when Joey and Wusheng Jackson saw Howard continue to play, they smiled at each other strangely, obviously they had expected this... and Howard here was also cursing and saying something like"I will make him pay the price" and continued to play.

After Joey made the free throw in the third quarter, he played for a few minutes and was immediately replaced by Popovich, letting Stephen Jackson come on the court temporarily for a few minutes.

Wusheng is obviously not a"peaceful person". As soon as he came on the court, he used a rough foul to stop Howard who was about to force himself in the penalty area.

"Oh my god, Manu, look what I saw, a wimp who only dares to bully honest people and is even softer than my normal JJ, hahahaha……"

Howard was about to turn around and warn the person who said this, but when he turned around, he saw that it was Jackson, the martial arts master who was one of the participants in the Palace of Auburn Hills. That was fine.

Seeing Howard turn around and walk to the free throw line, Jackson behind him curled his lips and continued to taunt:

"In today's league, any useless person can be called a superstar……"

Howard's veins popped up on his forehead after hearing this sentence, but he dared not speak out. After all, a guy who went crazy and dared to rush to the audience and beat up fans in public was not a player like Joey who looked"honest and responsible"...

If he was annoyed, he might join hands with Metta World Peace on his team to stage a"Staples Center Incident".

Bang-bang!

Obviously, Jackson's"trash talk" had a great impact on Howard, causing him to miss both free throws.

Well, in fact, he might not have missed both free throws even if it didn't affect him...

Split protected the rebound, Mills advanced with the ball, Manu received the ball and singled out Kobe, but was blocked by a big block from the latter.

The Lakers fast-break, Kobe attracted the defense, Nash played the game, Gasol made a fake pass, and Howard received the ball and violently dunked!

It should be said that this Lakers team has many superstars and a good-looking style of play... and the only advantage is the number of superstars. In the next few rounds, the Lakers continued to chase points under the leadership of Kobe, and the score was narrowed to within five points before the end of the third quarter.

Howard was already somewhat overwhelmed by Jackson's constant small moves and trash talk, and his emotions were on the verge of losing control...

He could only keep repeating what Kobe taught him.——

"I am a superstar, I am a superstar, I don't need to get angry because of a role player's provocation……"

Seeing this scene, Joey's mouth curled up into a triumphant smile.

His expression change was also noticed by Selena, who had been paying attention to him, and she was immediately fascinated by it.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs temporarily led the Lakers by five points with 78:73.

In the last quarter, both sides had to fight to the death.

Kobe had already scored 24 points at this time. In the few minutes when Joey was off the court, he kept scoring on Green and Mills.

Although Nash and Howard's pick-and-roll combination had some"minor problems" because of the latter, they also scored 11 points for the team.

It must be said that although Nash was in his twilight years during this period, he still had a lot of gas in the tank. Whether it was controlling the game or attacking, he had his own system. With any strong inside player in the league who was good at catching cakes, plus some role players, he could lead the team to a good record.