Chapter 333: The duel between Mashburn and Kobe
"Half time is over! Los Angeles Lakers 67:64 Miami Heat. The Lakers made 11 three-pointers in the half! You must know that the current American professional basketball team only averages 22.3 three-point shots per game! He also averaged only 7.9 shots per game. The Lakers threw out a three-pointer in half a game that would take another team a quarter to hit! ”
That's why they scored a whopping 67 points in the half, and at halftime, the Lakers were just one short of the current halftime three-point record of 12.
"The current record for the most three-pointers shot in a half was set on February 29, 1996, when the Dallas Mavericks hit 12 three-pointers in the half, led by the 'three Js'!"
"The team that hit the most three-pointers in the game was the Atlanta Hawks! And it is precisely in this season that the record was produced! On December 17, 1996, the Atlanta Hawks played against the Dallas Mavericks and made 19 three-pointers! ”
"The Heat players in this game, Jamal Marshburn had the privilege of going through both games."
"Kobe Bryant scored a career-low half-time score of just six points, will he bounce back in the second half? However, Kobe Bryant's assists have come to 7, and it should be a very easy thing to get a double-double in the second half. ”
"Can the Lakers break that record today? Will Pat Riley's defensive set-up change in the second half? ”
At half-time, a remark from a radio commentator made Pat Riley's concern very clear.
Hit 11 three-pointers in the half! What is this concept? This means that the Heat's defense has almost no impact on the Lakers' offense, and a large number of shots are generated in completely open positions, and the Heat's defensive layout is useless!
Pat Riley's slender eyebrows were almost twisted together, and his fingers were tightly clasped. He really didn't expect that the Lakers' role players, players other than Kobe, would be able to seize the opportunity so much.
Hitting a three-pointer isn't that hard for a role player, but having the ability to hit a three-pointer in a row isn't the same. The Lakers' several outside lines except for Kobe Bryant are really the kind of people who can always hit continuously as long as they have the opportunity!
This kind of stable outside shooter role players, there are no more than 15 players in the league combined, and the Lakers actually have 3, which is simply terrible.
Is it to continue this kind of defense and be penetrated by the Lakers' role players? Or do you want to restore single defense and test Kobe's feel?
The problem is already obvious, and now that there is no way to continue to defend like this, Pat Riley has tested the ability of the Lakers' role players, and they really can keep shooting. Then next, you can only try Kobe's feel.
Two poisoned drinks, one had been determined to be 100% poisonous, and it was impossible to continue drinking, and now Pat Riley had to try another one.
"Jamal! In the second half, you come to defend Kobe Bryant. "Pat Riley looked around, Tim Hardaway was too short, Sasha Danilovic was too soft, and the only thing left in the starting line was Marsh could have tried.
"Understood." Mashburn tightened his headband and took it down. He really hasn't tried to defend Kobe, although Kobe has been blown up by the rest of the league. But Marshburn doesn't think he has no way to stop Kobe.
Marshburn's 2.03-meter-109 kg body is a copy of the melon Cameron Anthony, with speed, strength and explosiveness, such a player is not good at defense. But Pat Riley always believed that Marshburn's dedication to defending would work wonders.
With only one person to defend Kobe, the hole on the outside is gone. Next, he used the SHOWTIME system to beat the Lakers' interior and finally won the game. That's what Pat Riley was going to do.
When the game entered the second half, the Heat still lined up the starting five, while the Lakers continued to super five. Harris will certainly wait until Pat Riley finds a way to target this roster system, or if the players lose their fitness, and then adjust back to the regular system.
Since the first quarter was Mourning's jump ball to win, and the ball in the third quarter was the Lakers, Kobe Bryant advanced directly with the ball.
Marshburn, on the other hand, lowered his center of gravity near the three-point line and waited for Kobe Bryant's arrival.
Kobe Bryant smiled slightly, the god operator really changed his tricks, and any team that was shot 12 three-pointers in one half would panic! There is no way to do this, and it is not easy for Pat Riley to last half a game before changing tactics.
"Kobe, let me try how many pounds and taels you have!" Mashburn opened his hands and looked at Bryant fiercely.
Kobe Bryant plans to test it first, and switching defenders does not necessarily mean that the Heat will give up 100% of the package.
Break through one first! Try the water!
Kobe Bryant faced this kind of powerful big man, the breakthrough method is a rhythmic breakthrough that combines fast and slow, and it is difficult to suppress the physically gifted Mashburn with explosive power alone, which is a forward who can cut 20.8 + 6.2 + 2.5 in the last year of his career with top physical fitness!
But his defense is really not very good, and Marshburn's defense is completely talented. Kobe's way of dealing with this kind of player who relies entirely on talent is a change of pace!
The continuous combination of fast and slow crotch dribbling, plus hesitation and instant acceleration, Kobe accelerates!
Mashburn's lateral movement and agility are very fast among this high-end small forwards, but he still can't keep up with Kobe Bryant's speed!
Kobe Bryant entered the inside line and swept his eyes.
There is no bag clip!
Very good!
If the first two quarters were Bryant who created offensive space, his teammates completed the finish.
So from now on, it's the teammates who create one-on-one opportunities for Kobe, and then Kobe Bryant goes to dominate the game!
Kobe Bryant's dashing mid-range pull-up jump shot hit! Get the 8th point!
In a rare move, Pat Riley got up from the bench and paced back and forth in front of the bench. He felt like he had unleashed a terrible beast.....
The Heat's offense was still fluid, Tim Hardaway blocked the ball over the half, Mashburn received the ball, didn't dribble at all, went straight to the basket with three steps, scored a layup before Ben Wallace finished the defense, and then glared at Kobe Bryant viciously.
2:2! We're tied! That's what Mashburn means.
Bryant smiled.
"Eddie, let's change the guard."
Since no one who guards Tim Hardaway can block his passing, Kobe Bryant wants to put defensive pressure on players who need it more.
Next, Mashburn suffered the most painful quarter of his career.
Kobe's one-on-one is not something that can be prevented by his body alone.
Mashburn became a marionette in Kobe's hands on the defensive end, toying with him. On the offensive end, Kobe Bryant was continuously cut off.
Fortunately, the Heat's SHOWTIME system is not out of the way to run without Mashburn, and at the end of the third quarter, the scores of the Lakers and the Heat alternately rose and led each other.
Lakers 98:101 Heat.
An absolute big score in this era, the game went into the final fourth quarter.