The bench lineups of both sides were also indistinguishable, and the Hawks' bench was extremely tactically literate, and Joan Barry came off the bench to shoot a series of three-pointers. The Hawks are averaging 22.4 three-point attempts per game, which is the most in the league.

Wilkens' coaching philosophy is very advanced, and he knows that the Hawks, who lack offensive superstars, will have to shoot more threes and shoot more threes if they want to gain an advantage on the offensive end. Superstar teams play defensively, and civilian teams play bombardment, often achieving better results than on paper.

And without the Lakers bench led by Kobe, only defense remains, and their performance on the offensive end is completely dependent on the sky, Van Exel plays well if he feels good, and if he can't shoot, he can only grind defense with the opponent.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers came off the bench with a score of 31-28 when they started, and the Hawks led by 3 points.

Wilkens quietly instructed before starting the game, "The Lakers were careless, they didn't get into the groove, they ran up, they hit threes, and we could win this game." ”

The game changed rapidly, and the Lakers, who were somewhat relaxed, were hit by Leitner and Steve Smith in a row to shoot three points, and the score was pulled away.

The Lakers' starting lineup, Bowen played well on the defensive end after replacing Ceballos. But in the first quarter of this game, Bowen was used against Tyrone Corbyn, a role player small forward, which was undoubtedly overkill.

"Bruce, you and Eddie switch guards, you guard Smith! He made three three-pointers in the quarter! "Bryant was a little angry, he didn't want to lose this game at home.

"Okay, don't worry, boss." Bruce had a fierce look in his eyes, this was his first start in the American professional basketball, and he didn't allow anyone to spoil it. Teylon Corbyn didn't even get a shot off the ball in Bowen's first-quarter close defense.

Angry Kobe Bryant decided to come on his own, and Murch Blaylock was 15 centimeters shorter than Kobe. But the player defended very hard, forced past O'Neal's pick-and-roll, and stopped Kobe.

Kobe's breakthrough was blocked, so he simply ignored it and threw it up. Kobe Bryant's basketball philosophy is that when you don't have a better offensive option, you might as well solve all problems with jump shots.

“DUANG！” The ball hit the basket hard, and Bryant shook his hand, believing that the ball should be a must-hit, after all, there was only one player defending him.

Damn, looks like I'm going to have to throw a few more shots to get my touch back. Kobe Bryant bit his jersey, he wasn't happy with himself and his team's performance.

In the first few games, Kobe Bryant's hand was very good, and on the rest days of the past few days, Kobe Bryant had intense strength training under the leadership of Jeff, which caused his hands to be a little sore.

Bryant didn't think it would interfere with him, and the soreness was much more comfortable than dislocations and torn tendons in his fingers. But if the offensive end can't be efficient, Kobe Bryant will focus on the defensive end.

At the end of the second quarter, the Atlanta Hawks were 5-of-9 from three-point range in the first quarter. And the score became 52:45. O'Neal had 12 points and four rebounds in the half, while Bryant missed three shots in the second quarter and scored only seven points in the first quarter.

"Coach, we need a point to limit Leitner, let's play instead." At halftime, Bryant suggested to Harris. Atalanta's three offensive arrows, Bowen will tackle Steve Smith. Bryant tackled Murch Blaylock on his own.

And Leitner's hot hand opened up the Hawks offensive end in the second quarter. Campbell simply couldn't keep up with the nimble Lettner, who was in the mid-range and repeatedly hit shots from beyond the three-point line was the reason the Lakers were behind.

Harris doesn't like players to interfere with his tactical command, but Kobe is the darling of the Lakers, and his opinion is very reasonable, and Harris decided to give it a try as Kobe Bryant said.

The Lakers' lineup in the second half became PG Kobe Bryant Bryant SG Eddie Jones SF Bruce Bowen PF Ben Wallace C Shaq O'Neal, this lineup is very good defensively, but O'Neal's offense on the inside will be interfered with, and only Kobe Bryant can play well on both offensive and defensive ends at the same time to free O'Neal.

O'Neal doesn't like to play with Ben Wallace, and he knows that Big himself has a lot of strength. He was often defended against him in training, and to O'Neal's surprise, Ben Wallace's strength was enough to interfere with him.

But Ben's offense was so bad that even the secondary offense and the basket cut often didn't score because of the stiff touch. Ben Wallace has shot just 34.8 per cent this season, and that's all from inside the box!

This shooting percentage is so intimidating that the presence of such a player on the court when it is necessary to score can cause a sharp drop in the team's offensive efficiency. And in the Lakers, a team that has O'Neal as the main point of attack, the opponent will even wrap O'Neal without scruples from the beginning of the serve.

"Lock them up!" Bryant roared under his breath, knowing that in order to win against the Hawks, he had to drop and destroy their three-point offense.

Kobe Bryant took the lead, and the ball passed by Murkey Blaylock to Lightner was quickly intercepted by Kobe Bryant, and he quickly held the ball and pushed a counterattack, and the tomahawk dunked to score.

The Lakers are aggressive under the leadership of Kobe Bryant and extremely aggressive defensively. The Hawks' offense stalled, and the Lakers repeatedly counterattacked.

Wilkens hurriedly called a timeout, "Steady, guys. We have the lead, let the ball go through! ”

Wilkens knows that when defensive intensity comes up, passing the ball is a helpless move. When every defender is highly stressed, it is difficult to create open space by defending.

But the Eagles lack a player who can break the deadlock one-on-one, and if Wilkens has a player of his kind, Wilkens is confident that he can lead the Hawks to a higher level.

But if everything is just if, the Lakers' lineup defense firmly locks every offensive point of the Hawks. There was not much chance on the outside, and the ball was turned and passed to Mutombo on the inside.

Mutombo stopped the ball and watched the lap, didn't have too many good chances, and was ready to play on his own.

And Kobe Bryant came quietly and quietly came behind Mutombo. Unaware, Mutombo hit O'Neill twice and turned to throw the ball away.

The No. 8 jersey was flying in the wind, and Kobe Bryant was about to take off at the right time, and he was waiting for Mutombo to make a move.

Here comes the ball! Now is the time! Bryant jumped high and fanned Mutombo's throw off the court like a volleyball! It's like Mutombo usually does with other players.

"Fake." O'Neal exclaimed for the first time, this defensive prediction timing was too accurate, how did he know that Mutombe would make a move at this time.

Mutombo looked back at Kobe Bryant in disbelief, he usually slapped others, once upon a time he was hatted like this?

Bryant looked indifferent, raised his left hand, and shook his index finger at Mutombo. Murder is nothing more than that.