Chapter 296: The Seventh Defeat

Than broke through! Nice change of direction in front of the body! But Jim Jackson's reaction was just as swift! Continued to slide to fill the position, and the hand pulled and withdrew, and stubbornly defended Kobe's offensive direction! ”

"Barkley bag clip! Kobe Bryant didn't want to get caught in the middle of the shot, so he made a quick decision, took a step and used Jim Jackson to block Barkley, leaned back, and made a backward jumper! ”

"Mario Elie side kill! It seems to have interfered with Kobe! ”

"No! The iron is struck! At the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant's first offense was a rare iron! ”

"Olajuwon didn't even make a move, he flew Campbell! A layup to score again! ”

"Kobe Bryant suffered a bag clip! Pass the ball! Pass to Ben Wallace under the basket! ”

"Ben Wallace ready to dunk! Olajuwon makes up for the defense in time! The young and vigorous Ben is still rising in the air! ”

"Two people jump at the same time! Olajuwon is significantly higher! Hold down Big Ben's dunk with your palm! ”

"Stalemate! Big Dream holds down the big book with his palm! ”

"The fan flies! The basketball was slapped away from Ben Wallace by Big Dream! Amazing caps! That's enough to be named the best block of the season! ”

"Drexler strikes back! Ben Lei Bu went straight to the Lakers half! The Lakers only Kobe Bryant reacted to keep up! ”

"Drexler tosses the ball high in the face of Kobe! Barkley follow up! Empty Catch! ”

“6:0! Just 2 minutes into the game, Harris opted for a timeout! ”

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The Houston home fans roared with joy! This is their invincible triumvirate! Even the first Lakers in the league are on the verge of collapse at their fingertips! This season's Houston once again has a very big chance to win the championship, and the situation on the court proves it! There is no doubt about the strength of the Lakers, even without O'Neal, their last 10 games have a whopping 80% win rate.

In the face of strong teams, even if the Lakers are defeated, they have never collapsed. This has to do with the fact that their current leader is Kobe. Kobe's willpower is gradually infecting the rest of the Lakers' players, and from practice to the court, Kobe Bryant leads by example. At first, it was just a young rookie, gradually adding a few young players, and finally even some veterans began to be influenced by Kobe, and the Lakers team can be said to need no one in terms of willpower alone.

It's just that under the crushing of Houston's absolute strength, everything about the Lakers and everything about Kobe Bryant seems so weak.

"Hold on! Campbell, don't jump! As long as you jump Olajuwon, you can't miss this opportunity! ”

"Vacant seats! Your defenders are attracted to Kobe Bryant, and you have to run and pull out the open spots! Then throw that damn open ball in! ”

Kirtlambis hated that iron could not be made of steel, and Harris on the side looked at Kobe Bryant again.

Bryant's eyes widened and he looked at the head coach innocently.

I'm not in a rut!

Three top-tier perimeter defenders, plus Barkley to help defend them. What can Kobe Bryant do? In this formation, even Jordan Pippen was easily slaughtered. Houston's system is almost invincible against a team without a top center.

Harris said a few symbolic words, pay attention to the defense of the penalty area, pay attention to the transfer of the ball, and the game continued.

Los Angeles Lakers 16:29 Houston. After the first quarter of the game, the must-score has been thrown to 13 points! An exaggerated point difference, the Lakers have rarely started the season like this.

Bryant was just getting used to Jim Jackson's defense in the first quarter, and Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovic immediately replaced the defender with Drexler.

After getting used to Drexler, the defender was immediately replaced by Mario Ely.

Three different outside defenders, three different styles of players.

Jim Jackson is physically stunning, with light feet and fierce strength.

Drexler is experienced, accurate in defensive prediction, and crushes Kobe Bryant in all aspects of height and reach.

Mario Ely defensively is well-rounded and balanced in all aspects, and it's hard to find a place to target.

3 people take turns defending Kobe! Not only can it ensure the continuity of physical fitness, but it can also keep Kobe Bryant's defense of Houston in a tentative stage. Coupled with Barkley's pinch shot, Olajuwon's sitting on the basket, Kobe Bryant was in a very difficult situation in the first quarter. Even so, Bryant could only choose to shoot a lot.

Because Ben Wallace's offensive range is only under the basket, after Barkley assists in defense, Ben Wallace is in a completely empty state, as long as he dares to attack after receiving the ball, then Olajuwon is already waiting under the basket.

This is equal to 5 defense 4. Under the premise of 5 defense and 4, the Lakers' tactical running is a little blocked, Eddie Jones and Bowen's three points on the outside are not open, Houston's three outside defenders play very chicken thieves, there is always one hanging Kobe, and at the same time Barkley acts as a pinch attacker, no matter who holds the ball, he will go up and do two shots.

Other players, without losing position, will harass Kobe Bryant when they are close, not Kobe, any player with the ball, they will stand in their defensive position.

Very targeted defense, Rudy Tomjanovic is fully prepared for this game, this string of combination punches, not only on the offensive end to blow up the Lakers' interior line, but also on the defensive end.

And Kobe Bryant has no way to challenge Olajuwon, the peak Jordan is the object of deflated in the regular season, the current Kobe Bryant of course knows that if he wants to face two people to break through, enter the basket and then challenge Olajuwon, this is the least efficient way to score, and it is almost impossible to succeed.

Bryant made 2-of-8 shooting and finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

His teammates were 4-of-15 from the field and scored just 10 points.

An indescribable offensive performance, Kobe Bryant and his teammates were on fire. I have to say that Rudy Tomjanovic did a fantastic job of targeted defense.

And the ratio of Lakers and Houston to the restricted area is 2:18!

From here, it can be seen that Houston has dominated the field.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers' bench was also a rare dumb fire in this game. It seems that the performance of the starters also has an impact on them.

Houston's bench is led by AC Green, who was traded from the Suns, and the Big Three take turns leading the team. Where is the Lakers' bench the opponent of the Big Three, and any one of them is an inexplicable existence to face the Lakers. In normal times, the Lakers' bench still has the possibility of exploding with Houston, but today, the Lakers' bench with a bad hand continues to dig holes.

Harris had no choice but to change to the starter early. The situation was no different from the first quarter. Bryant's hand was cold. In the second quarter, the defense like Houston continued to play iron, and even so, Kobe Bryant never gave up.

Kobe Bryant's crazy shot improved the situation a little. However, a large number of mid-range can never match the high scoring efficiency under the basket.

In the end, the Lakers 79-113 Houston, swallowing their seventh loss of the season.