Chapter Ninety-Eight: I'll Teach You How to Win!
Hardaway finally responded in the face of Kobe's provocation, breaking through Kobe Bryant with dashing ball control and hitting a mid-range shot.
This is the first time that Kobe Bryant has been broken through head-on with skill this season, Hardaway's height of 2.01 meters still has such ball control ability, and his coordination ability is incredible.
Give him back!
Bryant held the ball, came to the Magic halfcourt, and asked for a one-on-one tactic.
To deal with this kind of tall and thin player, Kobe Bryant chose to dribble under his hip continuously, combined with an explosive first step to accelerate the breakthrough.
The simple move Kobe Bryant used flowers, swinging the ball back and forth under the crotch, and the combination of fast and slow was very confusing. Penny was shaken by Kobe's crotch dribble and his center of gravity was unstable, Kobe Bryant made a quick decision and strode through the past!
Hardaway missed the lead, but his excellent physicality allowed him to keep the pressure on Kobe, squeezing Kobe's offensive space tightly on the side to push Kobe Bryant to the baseline.
Stop! Bryant's acceleration came to an abrupt halt, and he used his back dribble to unload the momentum of the forward rush, and Hardaway couldn't close the momentum in time and didn't close in time.
Kobe Bryant even has a time to aim, and he also shoots in the middle of the shot! Hollow into the net.
"Nice break, nice stop! It's me after all! Old Joe Bryant jumped up from the couch in front of the TV.
The contest between Kobe Bryant and Penny symbolizes the highest level of world basketball, and every frame is worthy of other players to record and study carefully.
"Wife, turn on the VCR! I'm going to record this game for the stinky boys in high school! "A lot of Raulmayne players are penny fans, and Joe thinks they'll love the Kobe and Penny showdown.
"It's rare to be able to make a penny so embarrassed" Old Qiao was proud, I am so good that I can cultivate a son like Kobe, and the next goal is to train thousands of Kobe! I want to be the godfather of world basketball!
"Very nice offensive skills." Penny held the ball, handed over the ball again after half-time, and played without the ball.
"There are more powerful ones, but you probably won't see them if you fight like this." Bryant was a little speechless about Hardaway's offensive options.
"It's still a long game, isn't it?"
Since Hardaway didn't want to attack, Kobe Bryant also began to organize team tactics.
In the first quarter, the core of the Lakers' tactics was O'Neal, Kobe Bryant continued to feed the ball, and O'Neal lived up to expectations and played 6 of 9 shots in a single quarter, with 14 points and 3 rebounds.
The boos on the sidelines of the Orlando Coliseum were quiet, and the team's poor performance made them miss the days when O'Neal was still on the team.
Magic wasn't going to be slaughtered like this.
At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers 25:21 Magic. Bryant had 5 points and 4 assists, while Hardaway had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
The benches of both sides came on, and the Magic team deservedly ranked in the top 5 in the league. They have three quality players, Gerard Wilkins, Brian Shaw and Darrell Armstrong. There is no problem for these players to play as starters in the average team.
Magic head coach in particular, Brian Hill likes to play with Hossgrant off the bench, and this versatile interior player can often lead the bench to play very well.
The Lakers' bench has been tested, they have a good hand for many consecutive games, and this game is dumb in front of the Magic's bench, but fortunately, Ben Wallace is firmly stuck in the interior defense, and there is no collapse on the field, and he is not beaten out of the offensive climax.
In the second half of the second quarter, the starters of both sides returned to the court, and the blocking of Kobe and O'Neal tore through Orlando's defense.
Shaq was absolutely 120% strong today, and he wantonly bombarded the Magic's basket.
In front of Ronnie Secali, his replacement, declares his sovereignty. Orlando will always be my kingdom!
15 points in the first quarter and 8 points in the second quarter. O'Neal scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 direct dunks in the half, and Kobe Bryant's assistance was indispensable, and he knew O'Neal's receiving habits and running habits well. can let O'Neal receive the ball in the most comfortable position, and then all he has to do is wait for O'Neal to take off and contribute to the wonderful shots.
In particular, Kobe Bryant released cold shots from time to time, making the Magic's defense very difficult, and Hardaway hesitated between helping to defend and single Kobe, and the final situation was the collapse of Orlando's defensive system.
At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers launched a 15-6 attack wave to pull the score away in one fell swoop. Hardaway still maintained a reasonable offense and had excellent opportunities to attack in the team's difficult moments, which led to the Magic's power outage.
The Lakers 58:47 Magic at halftime, this score difference is not small in this era.
"Guys, you're doing fantastic!" Harris applauded the team, a team of young players who tend to collapse after a loss, leading to back-to-back losses.
The Lakers, who lost to the Jazz in the last game, were not affected at all, but were motivated.
"Finish them out in three sections!" O'Neill raised his fist.
"Good!"
The Magic's locker room in the midfield was a bit gloomy, and Hardaway was not a leader who was good at livening up the atmosphere, and his silence made the team feel even more depressed.
The Magic's starters are very fond of the leader, and his spirit of sharing gives his teammates a chance to perform. But not being able to win, that's a very big problem.
There are a few players who are ready, brush up on a good stat and go to another team to sign a big contract.
With such morale, the team's performance can be imagined.
Hardaway frowned, can't go on like this, doesn't my fairy tale basketball really work?
The half-time break ended quickly and players from both sides returned to the field.
The Magic attacked, and Hardaway turned and shook off Kobe Bryant with a disguised addition and threw a shot to score.
Bryant passes the ball to Eddie Jones and falls into the elbow zone.
"Back?" Hardaway was a little surprised, Kobe's offensive skills were too comprehensive.
"I'll teach you how to win." Kobe Bryant knew that Hardaway had the strength of a superstar, but he just couldn't play a superstar performance, which made Kobe Bryant feel a little pity.
If Hardaway can take advantage of his height to take his low-post back-to-body skills up a notch and take the initiative to attract defenders, then he will be the next Magician.
"I want you to teach?" Kobe Bryant's old-fashioned tone made the good-tempered Hardaway a little angry.
False sway, false sway, step back and take the ball!
Hardaway pounced! Don't think about it!
Kobe Bryant collected the ball, his pivot feet did not move, he took a step to the side, leaned forward and shot.
Basketball hit the board into the frame!
Hardaway was stunned, isn't this step Olajuwon's dream footsteps?
It makes no sense for an outside player to be able to use such footsteps.
Hardaway's surprise was still to come, after the offensive and defensive switch, Kobe Bryant took two steps outside the three-point line and shot the first three-pointer of the game, hit!
Third goal! Kobe Bryant used O'Neal to block and dismantle, and he flew to the basket and dunked the tomahawk!
7 points in a row! Stop the game on your own.
"This TM is called reasonable!" Kobe raised his chin proudly, pennies, have you woken up?