Chapter 324: The Victory That Determines the Situation of the Alliance! (3 more, 4/7)
Bryant and Olajuwon confronted each other outside the three-point line, and Bryant seemed to be covered in flaws, dribbling loosely, as if the basketball would be stabbed off with a slight finger poke.
But in fact, Kobe Bryant firmly controlled the trajectory of the ball. As long as Olajuwon moves his center of gravity forward and doesn't even try to make a steal, Bryant will accelerate to get Olajuwon clean in the next step.
However, Kobe's small dose did not seem to have an effect on Olajuwon, and Da Meng always stood still, and his footsteps adjusted with the trajectory of the basketball, and the small strides left and right. With his eyes firmly fixed on Kobe, his calm face and calm pace all show his strong confidence in his defensive ability! You must know that Big Dream has won 3 block kings, 2 Best Defensive Players, and 8 Best Defensive Team so far!
Bryant saw that Olajuwon was unmoved, and he was not deceived by his own little tricks. Then start a big dribble in front of the body!
Pull the ball to the far right of your body, then pull it like the leftmost hand of your left hand, accompanied by a change in pace and rhythm. Kobe Bryant doesn't use much of this kind of large-scale pull, and the player who is best at this skill is the later Deron Williams, and this skill is terrible for the interior players with a high center of gravity!
After Bryant pulled the ball continuously, Olajuwon's center of gravity still swayed back and forth uncontrollably.
Hasten! Kobe Bryant's fast and slow rhythm changed abruptly, and he killed the past with one arrow step.
Olajuwon sliding in a row! However, his center of gravity was shaken, and his slow steps made his sideways and backwards seem a little slow.
It's in!
Kobe Bryant passed Olajuwon one-on-one!
It's a great achievement, but that doesn't mean it's a success. Olajuwon followed closely behind Kobe, waiting for Kobe's jump at any time, and took Kobe Bryant away from behind!
A player with top bounce and reach never worries about getting passed, and hat-chasing was one of Olajuwon's most typical defensive moves as a young man.
Kobe Bryant cuts to the free throw line! Of course, he knows that it is not so easy to get rid of Olajuwon, and it is very likely that Olajuwon will be caught up by Olajuwon and fly from the back of his head.
Although there is a chance to make a foul or avoid Olajuwon's block.
But Kobe Bryant didn't want to bet on the odds at this time!
Kobe Bryant has only one choice, go forward!
Houston also has Charles Barkley under the basket, and what Kobe Bryant has to do is force the score in front of Barkley and Olajuwon!
"Kobe Bryant broke through Olajuwon! Kobe Bryant is in! The pace doesn't stop, it's getting faster and faster! ”
"What is Kobe going to do? Barkley in front and Olajuwon in the back, and he's still rushing to the basket! ”
"Kobe Bryant wants a buckle! To shackle Barkley! To smash Barkley under the pursuit of Olajuwon! Defeat two of Houston's strongest superstars in one round! ”
"Unbelievable courage! No one would dare to play like this on the inside of Houston! Kobe Bryant is the first player in the world to challenge Olajuwon and Barkley in the same round! ”
"It's jumping! Kobe Bryant jumps high! Lean forward sharply! Leaning forward is to avoid Olajuwon's pursuit, but this will affect his own strength in the air! ”
"Barkley also jumped high, and the bounce of the flying pig was not for nothing!"
"Kobe and Barkley crashed together! Kobe Bryant's acceleration was very fast, causing his inertia to be amazing, and combined with the exaggerated bounce, he and Barkley both crashed into each other! ”
"Out of balance! Both Kobe Bryant and Barkley are out of balance! Kobe Bryant held Barkley with his left hand, picked up the ball with one hand with his right hand, the basketball was picked into the air, and the dunk failed! Kobe Bryant is completely powerless in the air! ”
"The basketball was picked up in the air by Kobe! Kobe Bryant and Barkley both fell to the ground at the same time! ”
"The basketball stalled on the basket for a while and ended up falling into the net! Hit! Although Bryant didn't succeed in completing the dunk, he still completed the offense with a pick-and-roll after losing his balance! ”
Bryant fell off the basket and tumbled to the ground.
Alas, almost! With just a little strength, he was able to complete the dunk, Barkley's body was too strong, and Bryant completely lost the opportunity to exert his strength after the collision. Fortunately, in the end, the ball was pulled in.
Kobe Bryant VS Olajuwon + Barkley, Kobe wins!
The Great Western Forum Arena is boiling! What they saw! Their team's strongest rookie Wang actually challenged the old superstar, defeated one against two, and scored!
What level of achievement is this? This goal can be selected as one of the top 10 goals of the season!
Top 10 Balls! This goal is bound to be selected as one of the top 10 goals!
Olajuwon and Barkley, two veteran superstars, can be said to be the strongest group of players under Jordan, and they were actually picked by Kobe Bryant alone!
Kobe's teammates were also crazy, and four people on the court rushed over and helped Kobe Bryant up from the ground. At this moment, Kobe Bryant is a god in their hearts!
The Houston players and coaches were not looking good, and they were a little unacceptable that the leader of their team and the current second-in-command were defeated in one round at the same time.
If Kobe Bryant is the god in the hearts of the Lakers, then Olajuwon has been the god of the Houston team for many years, although it is not without failures, but failures like this one are really very rare.
Houston possessed the ball, and Mario Elie smashed the ball directly into Barkley's neck and bounced off the court.
Then Bryant singled Barkley again, and hit a mid-range horizontal turnover jumper.
Olajuwon was already stumbling with the ball, and Harris immediately asked Ben Wallace to interfere with Olajuwon's advance, and then switched defenses with Campbell in his own half.
Such a defensive set-up worked wonders in a demoralized situation like Houston, where Olajuwon's pass was cut off by Eddie Jones! Played a wonderful fast break with Kobe Bryant 2 on 1.
Then the situation was completely out of control, the Lakers continued to push on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the final quarter, and Olajuwon had fitness problems, and his teammates had problems with their will, and they made a series of mistakes.
Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Lakers beat Houston 29-17 in a single quarter. A 12-point lead in the first quarter.
Olajuwon shot 3-of-8 in the final quarter and finished with 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers. He still did the best he could, and another challenge from Kobe Bryant was cleanly capped by him.
Bryant stretched the score to eight points, and Olajuwon scored two goals in a row in the final moments. But even so, Olajuwon is no longer in control. The defeat was like a mountain, and the moment the morale of the Houston players was lost, the Lakers had already taken the initiative in this game.
The end of full-time Houston Rockets 104:108 Los Angeles Lakers.
Olajuwon played 43 minutes, shooting 18-of-30 from the field and 11-of-14 from the free-throw line, finishing with 47 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks, 1 steal and 3 turnovers.
Bryant played 37 minutes, shooting 13-of-25 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, with 37 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers.
The Los Angeles Lakers still stand at the top of the league! Top of the West!