(One hundred and fourteen) Van Gundy's inclusion
After the outbreak of the first half, Yao Ming was also tired. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 But fortunately, he doesn't have to worry too much, these days in the team training Da Yao has not been less against Pulzbilla. He believes the new signing will be good enough to act as a solid barrier for the team's interior when he rests.
Reed is still tearing through the Lakers' defense with his trademark diligent runs. Finally Butler lost his mind a little, Reid ran to the bottom corner, and Billups instantly passed the ball into place. Reed received the ball without adjustment and made a quick three-point shot.
Ball in, 52:50. Reed made the Rockets' first three-pointer of the game. They shot 0-of-6 in the first half.
Seeing that the score was approaching, Kobe, who was playing in the first half, finally stepped forward to take over the game. Bryant stuck Jefferson on the left side to ask for the ball, and Atkins observed that the pass was coming immediately. Bryant caught the ball with a jump step, pulled back with his right foot to jam the position, and turned over to the right to make a jumper.
Jefferson was caught off guard and didn't have time to make a defensive move. Goal scored, 54:50.
Yuanfei couldn't help but sigh secretly, Wallace's departure is an irreparable loss for the team. Now that Maddie and Wallace are not the two aces of outside defense, Jefferson can only make do with the top.
At this time, Wallace, who was in Charlotte, was furious. He tried his best to contribute 22+10, but the Bobcats still lost by 16 points to the league's bottom bad team Warriors, who had lost six in a row. After losing this game, the Bobcats have a record of 1 win and 4 losses, and they are at the bottom of the table.
Bryant played another back-to-back single, and this time Jefferson shrewdly stepped back to prevent Bryant's right roll. Who knew that Kobe Bryant turned around with a left-footed pivot, turned to a basket attack, and made a feint with his right foot to shake off Jefferson's center of gravity and break through to the layup, 56:50.
The Rockets called a timeout, and after the timeout, they were replaced by Yao Ming and Turkoglou, and Turkoglu defended Kobe.
Yao Ming took over the scoring task again, and hit the inside again and again. Soon Grant was replaced with 5 fouls and Meme also had 4 fouls. But Kobe Bryant on the Lakers' side was also unstoppable, he took out a skillful back hit, a little with his right foot, turned to meet Tekoglu is a jump shot, or went in!
As a result, Kobe Bryant scored 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting in the quarter, and Yao Ming also scored 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting plus free throws. 75:72 Lakers maintain lead.
"Steady, don't rush. The Rockets' Yao had a problem with his physical fitness, and he couldn't attack so fiercely in the fourth quarter. "Jeff. Van Gundy has a loud voice, and when he speaks loudly to the players, the Rockets can almost hear it. Yuanfei deliberately leaned a little closer, wanting to hear what the Lakers were saying.
"That's right, we have the initiative, and if we play according to Coach Van Gundy's arrangement, we will definitely win!" Jason. Bass's voice was low, hoarse, and calm, not befitting his age.
Yuan Fei was dumbfounded, this guy actually interjected, and Van Gundy actually acquiesced to his behavior and did not protest. What's going on? You know, Van Gundy is not a man of Tomjanovich who is a good talker.
Jeff. Van Gundy is 42 years old, not tall, with obvious big black bags under his big eyes, and he looks vicious all year round. Others know by looking at his face that this guy is a stubborn and irascible guy. He is the NBA's most famous devil coach and basketball maniac, who is very strict with his players, loud and swearing. Yuan Fei remembers a little anecdote in his previous life, Van Gundy hated the players very much when they made the phone, and stipulated that the mobile phone must be turned to silent in the locker room during the game. Once Alexander's boss's cell phone rang, Van Gundy actually yelled at the boss, "Get out!" Alexander obeyed the rules and went out obediently. This shows how bad Van Gundy's temper is and how stubborn his character is. The media had previously doubted that Van Gundy and Kobe Bryant could coexist, as both men had very bad tempers.
But right now he actually tolerates this Jason. Buzz pointed and pointed, what kind of sacredness is this little Bass, even Fan Bald can handle it. The bigger problem is that in the memory of Yuanfei's previous life, the Lakers management did not have this person at all. Where did this man come from?
Yuanfei's mind was all on pondering Little Bass, and he was a little careless about the game. By the time he returned to the game, the two sides had fought until the last two minutes, and the score was tied at 95.
Billups missed a three-point shot, and Meme protected the rebound. In the fourth quarter, Yao Ming was physically exhausted, and the Rockets had no good way to shoot a lot of three-pointers, but the shooting rate was not high.
Kobe Bryant forced Koglou to foul and made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Lakers the lead again.
"Tekoglu is still a little slower." Yuan Fei secretly thought to himself: "The team still needs a wing defender very much. ”
Reed made a fatal mistake and was tackled by Williams. Reed counter-steals on the spot and fouls. Williams hit both free throws, 98-95.
Bryant rolled over and missed a jumper, Reed grabbed the rebound but couldn't get a quick break. The ball was still given to Yao Ming, and Da Yao Dan made Mime's fifth foul. Previously, Grant and Cook had both left the court with six fouls.
Yao Ming hit 1 of 2 free throws, and the Rockets still trailed by 2 points at 98:96.
The key was still given to Kobe, who forced the ball to draw the ball and Odom got the ball and caused Bosh to foul. 1 of 2 free throws, a 3-point difference, and 19 seconds left!
Tang Shuai called a timeout and replaced him with Wang Zhizhi.
The ball managed to run out of tactics, and Reed scored a three-pointer from the open position, but unfortunately it was a little shorter, and the front bounced off. Billups was immediately fouled, and Butler hit 2 free throws, and the game lost its suspense.
At 100:95, the Lakers won away against the defending champion Rockets with their excellent play in the last 2 minutes. Kobe Bryant's mediocre performance was only 21+11+3, and Odom's 21+13+5. For the Rockets, Yao Ming chipped in a game-high 34 points and eight rebounds, and Billups chipped in 15 points and dished out a game-high nine assists, but they couldn't lead the team to victory.
After losing this game, the Rockets had a measly 3-4 record, and only overwhelmed the Kings with the same record to rank 10th in the West by a win-loss relationship, temporarily falling out of the top eight in the West.
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Van Gundy nodded to the Lakers players who won the game and even hugged Kobe. It seems that contrary to everyone's expectations, this iron handsome and Kobe, the iron man, unexpectedly got along. There is a reason why Fan Bald is harsh on people and on himself. This is because he loves basketball from the bottom of his heart, but he is limited by talent and cannot become a good basketball player, so he pins this love on the players.
(Quick fact: How much does Van Gundy love basketball?) After graduating from high school, he attended Yale University. However, due to his failure to make the Yale basketball team, Fan Jr. resolutely decided to change schools, joined the relatively small University of Nazareth, and became the main point guard of the school team. In 1996, he was inducted into the Varsity Hall of Fame)
When a reporter interviewed Kobe Bryant after the game, he happened to ask him about how to get along with the new head coach. Bryant replied: "I came to the arena at four o'clock in the morning one morning and found that Van Gundy had come to the office early to study the game footage. From this moment on, his charisma conquered me. ”
Van Gundy also responded with a smile: "Kobe Bryant is the hardest working athlete I've ever met. In him, I saw tenacity, I saw bravery, I saw a love for basketball. ”
Van Gundy and Kobe Bryant, their identities, appearances, personalities, skin colors are completely different, and even their basketball talents are very different, but they see their own shadows in each other. These two ball addicts and ball maniacs, in the spirit of their love for basketball, conquered each other.
(Today's third update) (To be continued.) )